Chapter 22

At the arena, John prepares for another Smackdown taping.

"I don't think I can go on tonight John, I feel awful." A voice says to him from behind.

John turned to find Tomoko standing before him looking a bit worse for wear. Her skin looked a little paler than usual and she was holding her stomach. Little did he know that she was not only having issues with morning sickness, but that she had confirmed what she already knew. Tomoko was indeed pregnant. If the baby was John's she would be walking on clouds right now, but she was sure this wasn't the case. She was almost certain that the baby belonged to Shane. She thought for sure that being raped was the worst thing that could have ever happened to her, now she was certain that this was even worse. She thought about aborting right away, but she feared the "what ifs". What if by some miracle the baby wasn't Shane's but John's? What if it was Shane's, but John accepted her anyway. No one said she actually had to tell Shane it was his. She knew what his reaction would be. She experienced it first hand when she first arrived. Shane was nothing more than a selfish bastard. His only reaction would be to deny it, even if a blood test proved him to be the father. But, no, she would not abort as tempting as it was. She knew that aborting was not the answer. There would be no easy way out of this for her. In her mind, having an abortion and keeping the whole thing a secret would weigh on her mind more painfully than just living with the consequences. She had to believe that some way, some how, her decision to keep the baby would be the best one.

"You sure babe?" John replied, concern on his face.

Tomoko had been acting very strange the past couple of days and John couldn't help but to notice. It seemed to him that Tomoko had fallen back into a state of depression, similar to the way she acted after she had been raped. John wandered if this sudden illness had more to do with depression than an actual physical ailment. He made a mental note to discuss the issue after the show, but now was not the time.

John placed a hand on Tomoko's face. He was sure she was about to cry for some reason and it killed him inside not knowing why.

"Okay then, I'll talk to Vince. You go back to the hotel and get some rest." John said.

Tomoko smiled at him the best she could. Here she thought there were no more secrets to be kept between the two of them, and now this.

As she walked away John called out to her.

"I love you baby!"

The words almost fell from Tomoko's ears. Instead of giving her comfort as John had hoped, they only made her feel worse.

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In another part of the arena, Victoria spots Shane off in the distance looking over some paperwork. She'd hoped that by now he might have some good news about Tomoko. She kept up her end of the bargain by sleeping with him on more than one occasion, now she was curious if he kept his.

"Hey handsome." She said seductively.

He turned but barely took notice of her. He was still in a more than foul mood after the conversation he had with his father. He hated not having his way. Noticing his disposition Victoria responded defensively.

"Damn, somebody's not a very happy camper. What's wrong Shane, haven't fucked anyone over in a while?' Victoria congratulated herself on the inside for the statement. She knew Shane deserved it.

Shane turned to Victoria less than amused.

"What do you want Victoria, as you can tell, I'm a busy man." Shane replied.

Victoria moved in closer to Shane and placed a hand on his ass.

"You know what I want Shane."

"Well if you're wandering, Tomoko's still on the card for tonight." Shane responded nonchalantly.

Victoria of course hated what she was hearing and took a step back, arms now folded across her chest.

"Lovely." She said under breath. Then replied to Shane. "Well, I guess I'll see you around then. You are a busy man I suppose, just not busy enough."

Shane knew exactly what Victoria meant by her last statement. It was obvious she was upset that Shane had not managed to get rid of Tomoko as he promised. As Victoria started to walk away, Shane grabbed her by the arm.

"Hold on little girl. Let's get one thing straight, I don't answer to you, you answer to me. I think we need to have a conversation in private. What do you say?" Shane said, smiling now at Victoria.

"You know what I want Shane and until that happens, you'll just have to wait." Victoria responded, teasing Shane by gently tracing his lips with the tip of her fingernail.

Shane pulled Victoria to him even closer now. The grip on her arm tightening.

"Doesn't work that way honey." He replied now taking control of the situation. A position he loved being in.

Victoria suddently noticed something in Shane's eyes she had not seen before. He was almost now consumed with anger and control.

"Shane, let go, you're starting to hurt me." She said. Her voice now laced with fear.

Shane smiled back at her and forced a kiss on her so aggressive, she thought her lip might start to bleed. Finally, Shane pushed her back away from him. Victoria now holding her lip.

"You think you can play me like you did that poor excuse of a man John Cena, but mark my words Victoria, I will never be played by a slut like you, or any slut for that matter. Just for future reference, if I want to fuck you, I don't have to have a reason for it. Now leave before you find yourself fired from this company." As Shane finished he turned to leave not giving Victoria a chance to respond.

Victoria watched him go with water starting to swell up in her eyes. John had warned her about Shane and he was right. It was in that moment that Victoria truly realized what she had lost in a man like John.