Chapter 14

Ady stood there, dumbstruck. "What did he say?"

He didn't look at her. Instead he stared straight forward. "He threatened to kill me."

She let him go and stepped back in horror. "What? Why?"

He turned around. "Apparently, he's obsessed with you."

She buried her face in her hands and shook her head. "Oh god, no."

"What?"

She sat down and stared at the floor, with a blank stare on her face. "John, the reason why he's being like this, is because of me."

He sat next to her, holding her hand. "What are you talking about, Ady?"

She felt the tears building up, but stopped them. She wasn't going to cry in front of him. "The night you went the hospital, Brendan took me home. The next day, me and Brendan," she stopped herself, knowing that if she continued, she would burst into tears.

"You and Brendan what?" She still didn't look at him. "Ady, please tell me what happened. I won't be angry with you."

She looked at the floor, her voice just above a whisper. "Me and Brendan slept together." She looked up at John uneasily. His mouth was gaping in shock, and he was completely silent. "John, please say something to me."

He stood up and ran his fingers through his hair, letting out a loud sigh. "Why did you do it?"

She started to silently cry, her hands shaking as she clasped them together, trying to stop them. "John, please, you have to understand. At first I didn't want to, but-"

He turned around and looked down at her, an irate look on his face. "But what, Ady? Tell me what!"

She didn't meet his glance. Instead she looked away and stood up, her back to him. "But he kept kissing me, and finally I just let him. I don't know why I did, but I couldn't help it." She started to bawl, burying her face in her hands.

He bit his lip as he stared, finally taking her hand and turning her around. She didn't look up at him. "Hey," he said quietly, as he pushed her chin up, their eyes meeting, "don't cry."

Her tears streamed down her face as she kept sobbing. "John, I'm so sorry!"

He pulled her to him, embracing her tightly. "Ssh, Ady. Stop crying, sweetheart."

She clutched him closely, not wanting to let go. She buried her face in his chest and cried into his shirt. "I can't help it! I knew it was wrong, and I did it anyway!"

He kissed her head as he held on to her. His voice was reassuring as he spoke. "Baby, I'm not mad. Trust me, I'm not." She still didn't stop. "Ady, I know you made a mistake. That's okay, everyone does." He kissed her head again as he caressed her back. "I forgive you, sweetie. Just please don't cry anymore."

Amazingly, she had almost stopped crying. She looked into his crystal blue eyes. "John, I love you."

He smiled as he wiped away her tears. "I love you too, Ady." He leaned in and kissed her lips softly.

She kissed him back, the warmth of his lips sinking in. After the kiss, she rested her head on his chest and smiled. "I'm so lucky to have you."

"No, I'm lucky to have you." He rested his head on hers, enjoying the feel of her in his arms.

As they embraced each other, there was a knock at the door. Ady unwillingly let go of him as she walked to the door, looking through the peephole. Standing there was her friend Marilyn.

She let out a sigh of relief and smiled as she opened the door. "Hey Mary. Come on in."

She smiled and walked in, stopping in her tracks as she noticed John standing there. She smiled, eying him up and down. Impressive physique. He's definitely a hottie! "Ady, who is this hunk standing here?"

John smiled as Ady introduced him. "Mary, this is my best friend and boyfriend, John Cena."

He took Marilyn's hand and shook it gently. "It's nice to meet you."

She smiled as she jokingly fanned herself. "Please, the pleasure is mine."

Ady laughed along with John and Marilyn. "So I should let Derek know you're checking out my man?"

She sat down on the couch, followed by Ady and John. "I was not checking him out."

Ady rolled her eyes. "Yeah, so you say."

"Anyway, what happened to you and Brendan? I thought that was working out." At the mention of Brendan's name, Ady and John both became tense. John got up and started pacing as Ady took a deep breath. Marilyn looked at Ady confused. "What happened?"

Ady took another deep breath. "He threatened to kill John."