Chapter 13

A week later, John was released from the hospital and Ady took him back to her house. As ordered by the doctor, John spent most of his time either sleeping in Ady's room or resting on the couch. He was miserable, not wanting to rest. This was supposed to be his time off, and he was supposed to be enjoying it with Ady. Instead, he was stuck sitting on his rear end, bored out of his mind.

Ady walked back inside her house after going to the store and buying food. She saw John sitting on the couch and staring at the TV, apparently not interested. She set the groceries down on the table and walked over to him. "Hey sweetie."

He looked up and smiled. "Hey babe."

"I bought you some ice cream while I was out." She sat next to him and kissed him softly on the lips.

"Great. Can I have it now?"

"No, silly! After dinner, you can have it."

He sighed and sat back, staring at the screen again. "Fine."

She stood up after about a second and walked to the kitchen, starting to cook dinner. "You know, I was thinking we could go see a movie tomorrow. Maybe we can go see The Amityville Horror. I heard that was good."

He shrugged. "Sure, we can go see that. You sure you're up for a scary movie?"

"Yeah, why wouldn't I be?"

He cracked up a little bit. "You know how you get during them."

She stopped cooking and looked at him with disbelief. "How do I get, John Felix Anthony Cena?" She put her hands on her hips and stared.

He grinned and went back to watching the TV. "Never mind."

She put down the spatula and strolled casually towards him. "Oh, you're gonna tell me."

He sat back and got comfortable as he casually glanced at her. "Or what?"

She sat next to him and grabbed his arms, pinning him to the couch. "So you want me to tickle you?" She smirked evilly. "I know your weak spots, mister."

"Hey, I was shot, okay? You have to take it easy on me."

She sighed and let go of him. "Fine." She started to get off him, but as soon as he was about to sit up, she started to tickle him.

He busted out laughing, trying to pry her off. "Ady, stop!"

"Never!" She continued to tickle him, struggling to keep tickling him.

Finally John was able to get her off, and this time he pinned her. "I know your weak spots too, Adelaide."

She tried to wriggle her arms free from his clutch. "Okay, I won't do it again, John. I promise."

He smiled, gazing at her as she looked up at him. "I love you Ady."

She smiled back. "I love you too, John."

He leaned forward and kissed her lips softly and gingerly. He let go of one of her hands and placed snuck it under her shirt, feeling her silky soft skin. She wrapped her free hand around his neck and pulled him closer in, kissing him deeper.

They kissed for a few more seconds the stopped, looking deeply into each other's eyes. Ady broke the silence first. "John, I really need to tell you something. I know right now might not be the time to, but-"

He placed a finger on her lips. "Shh, Ady. Whatever it is, don't worry about it. It can wait."

She took his finger off. "No, it-" He interrupted her, kissing her again. In that instant, all her impatience melted into romance as she kissed him back with equal passion.

Before they could get any farther, Ady's phone began to ring. They stopped kissing and groaned. Ady reached for her phone but John stopped her. He smiled. "I got it." He reached up and took the phone off the hook and put it up to his ear. "Hello?" There was no answer. "Hello?" he said again.

"If this is John Cena, here's a little warning for you. Stay away from Ady or you're going to end up with more than a gunshot wound next time."

He got off Ady and stood up angrily. He was almost shouting into the phone. "Who the fuck is this?"

"Oh, you already know who this is. Just try to remember the other man in Ady's life."

"What the hell are you talking about?" Again, there was silence. "Hello?" Nothing. John slammed the phone down and stared straight ahead of him, his breaths deep as he tried to calm down.

Ady stood up next to him and wrapped her arms around his waist. "John, who was that?"

He turned around, staring at her. "Brendan. I'm gonna kick his ass."