Chapter 2

Scanning up and down the aisles of the local grocery store he was in, John Cena's attention fell on the magazine aisles were he saw co-workers Dawn Marie and Jackie Gayda, sitting on the ground looking at a fashion magazine. Walking over to them, trying to remain the cool, calm thug that he was known for, he sat down beside the two diva's mocking them as they looked through the magazine.

"Oh my God, can you believe Nicole Kidman wore that pale pink dress?" John mocked, rolling his eyes. "I can't believe you actually spend time gossiping about that stuff. There's so much stuff going on in the world right now, and so many new bands that are out there..."

"Like Thair?" Dawn asked, handing over a copy of Rolling Stone magazine to John. "She's a cute girl John, I don't know why you broke up." John flipped the magazine over and glanced at the cover, and there she was; Lidia Orton made it on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine with her band. He bit his lip, hard, not beliving that was her on the cover. Her dreadlocks still remained in a fountain on top of her head, her brown eyes still laughing like they usually were. The dogtag necklace they both had she still wore; he fingered his slowly, forgetting why he still had it. Don't forget to breathe was engraved on the dogtag, which was something that only he and Lidia could understand. She was the only person that shared the same passion as him for music, and was thankful that her older brother, Randy Orton, was his best friend.

Still gripping the magazine, John got up and went to the cashier, buying it to see if Lidia says anything about him. When the cashier scanned it, a smile came across her face. "You're a fan of them too, eh?" She asked as John handed her the money. "This is hot, I have no idea how many times I've seen someone buy this issue today. It's been out for over two weeks, I think it's one of their best selling yet..."

"That's nice," John mumbled, hoping his coldness towards her would shut her up. Leaving the store in a grumpy mood, once he reached his rental car, he looked over his shoulder, only to see his traveling partner asleep. Taking out his cell phone, John could feel his face heating with anger. Why didn't Randy tell him? Waiting for Randy to pick up, he drummed his fingers on the steering wheel.

"Hello?"

"Why the hell didn't you tell me?!" John yelled into his phone as he peeled out of the parking lot.

"Tell you what?"

"Don't play dumb, Orton. You knew she was on the cover of Rolling Stone didn't you? All of this time without talking to her, you would think an update from you would be nice once in a while."

"You never asked." John stopped at the red light, realizing Randy was right. "That's why I never told you. I thought you weren't interested in her anymore. Listen man, she still likes you, and she has a show at the House of Blues this Saturday. Lots of people from Raw are going, I know Dawn and Jackie are, and in case you are, I have an extra ticket. But I swear Cena, you do anything to break her heart again..."

"Yea, yea, you'll break my neck, I got ya." John rolled his eyes; he recieved that threat two years ago when he first started to go out with Lidia, and since John is older than both Lidia and Randy, he really had to prove to Randy that he wouldn't do anything to hurt his baby sitster.

When John and Lidia did break up, Randy didn't talk to him for two months. Now, it was almost a year later, and not a day goes by where John doesn't find himself thinking about her. Turning into the arena parking lot, he woke up his traveling buddy before leaving the car. Gripping the Rolling Stone magazine tightly, he began to walk to the change room that had his name on it; he was going to need private time to get over what had just happend.

Reading the interview, John found out what Lidia has been up to since the breakup. She didn't mention his name, which was a huge relief to him, but she did mention how she wouldn't be able to trust any other guy with her feelings, except her brother. Rolling Stone mentioned how she was brought up in a wrestling family, and how being on the road was in her blood; when she picked up a bass, how close she was to Randy, and how the band was formed. Nothing John didn't already know, except how she won't trust another guy.

Checking the calender that hung in the locker room, he checked the date to see when Saturday was. There was a joint pay per view the day after; John decided to go to the show.

Waiting for Randy and Stacey to come back from the backstage area, John paced back and forth. 'Maybe she won't see me,' John thought, tugging onto his dogtag necklace. Don't forget to breathe, he reminded himself, over, and over and over. Dawn saw John looking at his dogtag, and frowned to herself.

"John, you'll see her tonight," she reminded him, taking his hand away from his necklace.

"I know...but what if she doesn't see me? I still love her, Dawn. I'd give up my career just to be with her, just one more night. One more night of sitting by the fire, watching the Red Sox game..." Dawn smacked him across the head.

"The Red Sox? You're too romantic." Grinning at Dawn, he could see Randy coming back with Stacey. Just when he was about to ask Randy how Lidia was doing, the lights went out, singling that the show was about to start. Cheering with everyone else, he yelled the loudest when he heard a bass solo start. The spotlight was on her, and she acted like she didn't even notice. Her dreads were hanging loose over her shoulders, swaying to the music while she bobed her head, but then there was a bass rest, and she looked down at her necklace. 'She still wears hers too,' John thought to himself.

Singing along with the song, he noticed that Lidia saw him, and began singing along with the song, while looking at him.

You're the antidote that gets me by

Something strong

Like a drug you make me high

John sang the last part as loud as he could, hoping she would hear him. Getting closer and closer to the stage, he could the look in her eyes, and how scared she was.

When the song ended, it was like their interaction never happend.

Author Note: Ta da! chapter 2! If things are repeated from the first chapter, its because I had this idea for it to be the original intro to the story, but deicded to make it a chapter instead, so yea.....Can you guess who is going to be in trouble though? Read and review!