Disclaimer: As much as I wished I owned John Cena I don't. I don't own anyone you recognize even though it'd fuckin rock if I did. I only own Delaney and Jessica owns herself. I know Dave is on Smackdown now but in my story he is still on RAW.
Note: For those of you who are reading Change of Heart, What I Want, and/or Where Life Leads You…well I'm sorry to say they are all on hiatus for now. I don't really know where I want to take those stories anymore. I know two years is a big gap between chapters but that's how I want it.
Chapter 10TWO YEARS LATER
Delaney looked around her surroundings. She had just arrived at her new house. She sat on the couch in her living room and couldn't believe what all had happened in the past two years. Six months after she had left with Dave Mirra, she'd not only been living with him but they were dating again. Six months after that the two were married. That had all came crashing down two months ago. She'd found Dave in bed with his ex-girlfriend who apparently was also his ex-fiancée. She looked at the picture in her hands and wiped away some of the fallen tears off her face. It was a picture of her and John taken the day she'd given birth to their twins. Meanwhile in Boston, Massachusetts, John was looking at the same picture backstage at a RAW show.
"Have you talked to her recently?"
John looked up and noticed Jessica standing next to him with her fiancé Dave Bautista. Dave and Jessica had gotten engaged a few months ago.
"Jess…no interfering…"
"Dammit Dave he needs to know."
"Stop arguing…what do I need to know Jess?"
"Delaney filed for divorce a few months ago. She caught Mirra cheating on her with a woman who was not only his ex but was also his fiancée at one point."
John sat in shock. He still remembered when he'd seen their wedding announcement in a newspaper clipping that Jessica had.
FLASHBACKJohn walked into the kitchen at Jessica's house. He noticed something sitting on the table and walked over to it. Lying on the table was a clipping from RAW magazine of him and Dave holding the two biggest titles in the WWE. Next to it was wedding announcement that had been clipped out of a newspaper. He looked closer and noticed it was Delaney and Dave Mirra in the picture. It was weird that he see this picture now because he could hear Jessica's radio playing Clay Walker's 'Where Do I Fit In The Picture'. Meanwhile two weeks later in Greenville, North Carolina, Delaney Mirra looked at the items in her hand. Jessica had sent her the article with John and Dave about their titles. In her other hand was her wedding announcement. She set them in a small box and put them in her filing cabinet and locked it. It was then she heard a song on the radio that she hadn't heard in a long time. Delaney changed the station after Little Texas finished singing 'What Might Have Been'. But the damage had been done. The song had made her think and she had all kinds of what if's running through her mind.
END FLASHBACK
John looked at Jessica and Dave confused.
"What?"
"I asked if you'll be ok seeing her at the wedding."
Jessica and Dave were getting married in two days. Delaney was the maid of honor and John was the only groomsmen. Paul Levesque was the best man, and Jessica's sister Allison was the bridesmaid. John and Delaney's son was the ring bearer and their daughter was the flower girl.
"Yeah. I'll be ok."
"She's bringin the twins…"
John smiled at the mention of his son and daughter. The twins would be turning two soon. He remembered how shock he was when Jessica had called him letting him know that Delaney was going into labor and she wanted him there. He hadn't seen or talked to Delaney since that day at her house. He remembered being the first one to hold the twins. He was even surprised when Delaney had asked Dave Mirra to leave the room so she and John could name the twins. They'd chose Chase Anthony for their son and Catherine Renee for their daughter. He was even more surprised when she let him know that they'd have his last name. The last time he'd seen the twins was six months ago when Jessica and Dave were watching them for a week.
"Good."
Later that day Delaney stepped off the plane in Arlington, Virginia, with her brother. She was so thankful that Rob had come with her to help take care of the twins while she was busy with the wedding.
"Daddy!"
"Daddy!"
When the twins called that out, Delaney looked at Rob confused and then noticed he had stopped walking and was looking at something well someone. Standing there with two pink roses was John. Delaney was very surprised that he was dressed up. This was only the second time in her life since she'd known him that she'd ever seen him dressed up. He was standing there wearing a black button up shirt, dark blue jeans, and she could see the bottom of his traditional old school pumps from under the long baggy pant legs. When John heard his children yelling for him he turned and was amazed at what he was seeing. Delaney was walking to him holding their son, while Rob was holding their daughter. John smiled seeing his children. When there were only a few feet between them, Delaney and Rob had let go of the twins and watched as they ran as fast as they could to John. After hugging his children John looked up at Delaney.
"Hey."
"Hi John."
"Hey Rob…"
"Hey man."
"I know yall are wonderin why I'm pickin ya up, but Jessica had a last minute errand to do with her mother before the wedding party went out to eat tonight."
Delaney nodded.
"Do I have time to change?"
"Yeah Jess figured we'd have to stop at the hotel anyway to drop off Rob, Chase, and Catherine. So you can freshen up and change and then we'll meet them at Olive Garden."
Delaney nodded again and soon found herself waiting in the hotel room for John to come back and get her. He went into Rob's room with the twins while she'd gotten ready. Delaney looked in the mirror to look over her outfit for the night. She'd chosen a black off the shoulder top, a black skirt with white diagonal stripes on it, and black boots that almost went to her knees. She'd curled her hair in loose curls and let it rest on her shoulders. She'd applied light traces of makeup giving her the natural look. She'd been so busy getting ready she hadn't even realized the bracelet, necklace, and earrings she'd put on were all a matching set from John. When he'd come and gotten her so they could leave for the restaurant he'd noticed.
"You look beautiful baby girl…sorry force of habit."
Delaney thanked him and told him it was ok after he apologized for calling her the old nickname.
"I know it isn't really any of my business but how are you?"
"Surprisingly ok. I realized it was something that was rushed…and we were both in love with someone else. I think to us we both thought things weren't fixable with the people we really loved, so we did it out of comfort."
After her answer, John found himself speechless. He couldn't help but wonder if she had been talking about him. The night soon passed and it was time for the rehearsal dinner. Dave and Jessica had even decided to have a small little party.
"May I have this dance?"
Delaney looked up and smiled seeing Jessica's fiancé Dave Bautista.
"Sure big man…"
Delaney let Dave lead her to the small dance floor and placed one hand on his shoulder and the other in his large hand. The two began slow dancing to George Strait's 'The Man In Love With You'. Delaney felt someone staring at her and soon her gaze met John's. She slightly smiled at him and held his gaze.
