Chapter 21

A week later, Tomoko is awakened by the sound of John showering in the bathroom. Snuggling closer in the sheets, Tomoko smiles to herself as she looks around the room. Thus far, Vince has held true to his promise, Tomoko is still employed by the WWE and the truth about her past as a prostitute remains a secret. It's been about a week since the last run-in she had with Shane, and the time she has been spending with John has been nothing short of paradise. If she had any complaints at all, it would be that John has been pushing the whole moving in thing a little too frequently.

Although they spend almost every waking second together, Tomoko still feared living with John. It wasn't so much that she didn't trust him, it was more that she didn't trust herself. That and the fact she had always imagined that if she were to find the right one, she would do things the old fashioned way. Obviously the waiting until marriage before having sex thing was not going to happen, but the least she could do was avoid the whole love shack thing. Or as her mom would put it, "living in sin".

Trying hard not to dwell on the whole situation, Tomoko decided she'd better get up and dressed before the day slipped past her completely.

As she rose from the bed, Tomoko started to feel a little dizzy, almost like she was going to pass out. She guessed that maybe she had gotten up too fast and needed a second to let the blood rush back to her head. While sitting at the edge of the bed with her head in her hands, John emerged from the bathroom, towel wrapped around his waist, hair still wet.

"Tomoko, baby, you okay?" He asked upon seeing her.

Tomoko looked up briefly.

"I'm fine John, just a little dizzy. Why don't you go to the gym without me? I think I'll just lay back down for a bit."

John walked over and sat next to her on the bed. He put his arm around her and started rubbing her shoulder.

"You getting sick baby?" He asked.

"Yeah, it's weird, I was fine until I tried to get out of bed. Then the dizziness hit me, and now I feel a bit queasy. Nothing to worry about though." Tomoko assured.

John looked at her and smiled, he loved just being next to her. He loved being able to take care of her, even if her independent side made it difficult at times. Taking the back of her long black hair, he twisted it gently and placed it behind her back. Then giving her a kiss on the cheek, he got up from the bed, got dressed, and was out the door within minutes. Tomoko in the meantime got back in bed and curled up against the blankets hoping that whatever illness she was feeling would soon pass.

Back at the WWE Headquarters, Shane storms into his father's office.

"What the hell is the deal here? Why is Tomoko penciled in for Tuesday dad?"

Angered somewhat by the intrusion, Vince gets to his feet and stares directly at his son.

"Is there a problem Shane?" He asks.

"Hell yeah there's a problem. Did I not explain it to you in black and white the other day? She's a whore. She lied to you, to your face. You're going to keep someone like that around? What if it gets out that the WWE now employs prostitutes. Our stock will drop so fast we'll never be able to recover." Shane said, his voice raised and his face turning redder by the second.

As Vince circles around his desk, Shane paces back and forth like a child having a temper tantrum, something that Vince is all too familiar with and wasn't about to put up with, especially on company grounds.

"Listen son, you're not in a position to tell me how to run my business. Now settle down or I'll throw you out myself." Vince advised sternly.

"Oh I see, you'd throw me out but not a two-bit slut like Tomoko. Just whose side are you on dad?"

Vince was now losing patience by the second. He feared that possibly giving Shane 25 of the company and allowing him a little control was going to his head. His behavior now only went to prove the point further.

"No one's, yet. Now if you want to discuss this further, come back when you get rid of the attitude."

As Shane started to leave, Vince stopped him.

"By the way, what do you have against Tomoko anyway? I find it hard to believe that her past would be such a big problem for you. I'm not stupid Shane. Your behavior would lead me to believe that maybe you've got something to hide, not her."

Shane's face softened with the coolness of the famous McMahon smirk. At this point Shane knew he needed to play off the whole notion that he would be hiding something from Vince. The last thing Shane wanted Vince to know was that he had actually paid to sleep with Tomoko. That would only give Tomoko more power and possibly the courage to actually accuse Shane of attacking her. In Shane's mind it would make her seem like a victim and him like a scumbag. Then there was the whole Marissa finding out issue he would have to deal with. No way would Shane let any of that happen. If Vince wasn't going to fire Tomoko, then he'd make damn sure she found it in her best interest to quit.

Making sure now to control his temper Shane responded.

"Why would I have something to hide? I told you everything I know about Tomoko. Do whatever you want dad, I don't care, just don't say I didn't warn you if this gets out. I my opinion, Tomoko's nothing but a liar and always will be."

Shane was sure to drive home the point that Tomoko couldn't be trusted. If accusations started flying he would be sure to cover his ass, not that he trusted women anyway, but prostitutes were nothing more than dirt beneath his shoe, and that's exactly how he felt about Tomoko.

Back at John's apartment, Tomoko stared at a calendar hanging on the wall. The nausea she felt earlier has yet to go away. Her mind now racing as she recalled running out of birth control pills for an extended period of time. It was in that time she had sex with one person. It was in that time she recalled the date she was raped. As Tomoko covered her mouth with the knowledge that she could possibly be pregnant, she spilled to the floor. How would she ever tell John what she knew in her heart to be true. She was 7 days late, the proof was in the pudding, and the worst part of it all, she was quite possibly carrying Shane McMahon's baby.