Ashley sat on the couch re-reading the article for the 50th time when Laney and Shannon came home. They saw Ash on the couch and sat down next to her it was then that they noticed the heartbroken look on their friends face. Ashley was the youngest of the three of them so Laney and Shannon felt that they had to protect her. Laney saw what she was looking at and mentally slapped herself for not destroying it.
"H... he's c... chea... cheating on m... me" she sobbed
Shannon pulled Ashley into a hug and started rubbing her back.
"I'm so sorry" she said
"me too girl we never would have thought he would do something like this" Laney said truthfully.
"Christmas break starts tomorrow I'm going back home and getting things straightened out" she told them
"You shouldn't go alone let us go with you" Laney suggested
Ashley just nodded she didn't have the strength to argue she was already packed she had gotten ready weeks before because she wanted to spend Christmas with her fiancée and her son. She just sat there on the couch for a very long time not saying anything.
"Is she ok?" Shannon asked
"I don't think so" Laney replied
She sat down next to Ashley and took her hand.
"John told me about your sickness you took your medication right" Laney asked
"Yes I took my medication I have no intention of not taking it this is me dealing with this" she replied in an icy tone.
"Ok well me and Shannon are going to go pack if you need anything call us" she said getting up and leaving the room.
Ashley left the couch and went to bed she didn't have any assignments so she could spend all day in bed which is what she planned to do. She felt so betrayed and hurt and pissed off. Never in a million years did she think he would do this especially to her. Everything he had told her last night had been a lie maybe this whole relationship was a lie. It hurt her to think that this was the same guy who sat with her that time she had the flu and didn't want to be alone. The only person she thought that she wanted to raise her son with but now she felt nothing but anger towards him. She could never hate him just like she could never hate her 'parents' because he just like them was part of her life and his mark would never leave her no matter how much she wanted it too. She felt dirty like she was just something to be used and thrown away. She eventually cried herself to sleep. The next morning she could barely drag herself out of bed to go to her class lucky for her she had only one that day. She sat in the back and remained quiet the whole time which was very unlike her.
"Ms Harris can I talk to you for a moment?" her teacher Professor Damon asked
"Sure what about?" she asked not looking at him
"Are you ok?" he asked
"Yeah I'm fine" she lied
"Well you didn't say anything during my class today and to honest I'm a little worried you are my best student" he said
"I guess I just really can't wait for the break to start so I can go home and be with my family" she lied
"Yeah that must be it" he said not fully believing her
She turned to leave.
"Oh and Ashley" he said causing her to turn around "happy holidays"
She nodded as if to return what he was saying to her then she turned around and left Laney who had been waiting for her outside the classroom looked up from the book she was reading when she heard the door shut.
"You ready to go?" she asked
"Yeah" Ashley replied
Shannon jumped into the driver's seat of her Lincoln Navigator and Ashley sat in the passenger seat.
"Shannon what am I going to do?" Ashley asked
"What do you mean" Shannon replied
"About this whole mess I want nothing to do with John" she stated simply
"Well we'll figure it out but if you want you can bring Talon with you when you come back and he could live with us I know it'd be hard but we could make it work" Shannon said
"Would you really let me bring him to live with us?" Ashley asked
"Of course both Laney and I love that little boy and we love you and you are hurting and need your son we would be cruel if we denied you what you needed" She said
The rest of the ride was silent the went home and picked up Laney and their stuff and headed to the airport. They were on the plane before Ashley decided to talk.
"Thanks you guys for coming with me I don't think I could do this on my own but are you sure what about spending Christmas with your families" Ashley said
"Well my parents and I don't really get along so I usually don't see them on holidays plus they live in Puerto Rico so" Laney said
"My parents are never home so I usually celebrate by myself" Shannon said
"Well if you guys want I'm going to my dad's so you can come with me he'd love to have you" she said
"I don't know isn't this kinda a family thing?" Laney asked
"You guys are family and there probably won't be too many people just me, Talon, dad, and his girlfriend Lilian" she said
"Well if you want us there then sure" Shannon said
"Cool but Christmas eve is going to be insane the whole family is going to be at my dad's" Ashley said
"What do you mean the whole family?" Laney asked
"Well the WWE family each year some hosts Christmas eve and this year it is my dad's turn but I doubt John will be there because by then most people will know and he'll have people very eager to kick his ass"
"Like who?" Shannon asked
"Well dad and Randy and Dave and Paul(Triple H) and Mark(Taker) and Jeff and Matt" Ashley said naming people "oh and Shawn(Michaels) and Eddie and Rey"
"Ok we get it" Laney said
"Those guys are my family they are my uncles and brothers and then there is my dad" Ashley said with a shrug.
"Wow it must feel nice to be in a big family like that" Laney said
"It is till you get into trouble then you wish it wasn't that big" she replied
Once they landed she kept trying to get a hold of Marc or one of the guys. She called Bass Camp 5 times and no one answered she knew that they were avoiding her because someone was always at Bass Camp at all times.
"Marc, Chaos, Freddy I know you all are there and if you guys knew what was good for you I suggest you answer the phone now" she said very calmly to the answering machine.
Marc, Chaos and a few other guys were sitting there staring at the machine they knew that they couldn't avoid Ashley forever but they were going to try.
"A bit of advice next time you don't want someone to come in you should lock the door" she said looking from one man to another. Laney and Shannon were standing behind her guarding the door.
"Every one out" she said. They didn't have to be told twice.
"MARC ANDREW PREDKA, GET OVER HERE NOW!" she yelled (A/N; I don't know Marc's real middle name so I made it up.)
Marc sat back down and looked at the floor he didn't want to have to do this. John was his cousin but he cared for Ashley too and didn't want to see her hurt.
"What do you know?" she asked calmly. It was killing her to be this calm but she couldn't get unhysterical right now.
"He just said that they were talking to each other I had no idea that he was sleeping with her I swear" Marc said honestly
"I know you are telling the truth" she said her voice shaking a little she was loosing her control.
Shannon and Laney went to go sit in the car they knew that Ashley needed to talk with Marc alone.
"I can't believe he did this to me" She said finally allowing herself to go weak. She fell to her knees and Marc instantly went to comfort her.
"I'm so sorry Lea I don't know what to tell you" Marc said
She continued to cry into his chest. It didn't really matter that she was going to ruin his shirt she needed to comforted and he was there for her.
"John is an idiot and you deserve much better" Marc said
"Do you really think so?" she asked her blue eyes were bloodshot and puffy.
"Yeah I do you were the best thing going for him and he couldn't even see it" Marc said wiping her eyes.
"Thanks Marc I needed this" Ashley said.
She started to calm down and once she felt she was able to leave she stood up and looked at Marc for a minute.
"Where's Talon?" she asked
"He is with Nikki" Marc replied "John dropped him off there this morning"
Nikki was John's brother's girlfriend she was about 5'6 with waist length black hair and brown eyes. She and Ashley were close they had taken an instant liking to each other and often talked on the phone about life and other things.
"I'll call you later" she said heading out the door "and thank you for being here for me"
"No problem and don't worry I'll give my cousin what he deserves when I see him" he replied
She left and went to pick up Talon then she stopped by the house and picked up her stuff that she needed for herself and Talon. She stopped and wrote John a noted and then she left.
John walked into Bass Camp in a relatively good mood he noticed nobody was around except for his cousin.
"Hey dawg where is everyone" John asked
"They left" Marc replied coldly
"What's up with you?" he asked.
Marc grabbed John and threw him into the wall behind him.
"WHAT'S UP WITH ME HOW ABOUT YOU FUCKING LIED TO ME" Marc yelled
"What are you talking about?" John asked trying to get Marc grip to loosen up on his throat.
"YOU TOLD ME YOU WERE JUST FRIENDS AND NOTHING MORE YOU WERE JUST TALKING AND HERE I FIND OUT YOU WERE FUCKING HER" Marc continued to yell. "ASHLEY WAS IN HERE CRYING BECAUSE SHE IS SO HEARTBROKEN"
"Wait what Ashley was here and she knows?" John asked
"You are a piece of shit you know that Ashley was the best thing that happened to you and you just fucked it up and threw her away like she was fucking nothing" Marc seethed
"Did she say how she found out?" John asked
"Is that all you care about" Marc retorted "you know what I hope she takes Talon and leaves your ass and you never see either one again because you deserve it"
"She took Talon?" John asked
"Yeah you don't deserve that little boy and you sure as hell don't deserve his mother" Marc said finally letting go of John "you maybe my cousin but right now I want nothing to do with you so just get out of my sight before I do something that I'll regret later"
John got in his truck and left he got home and looked around he didn't see anything different. Then he went upstairs and saw that all her and Talon's clothes were gone. It finally hit John that nothing would ever be the same again. Then he saw the note on his dresser.
Dear John
By the time you get this I'm gone but you probably knew that. I can't describe how hurt I am right now but then again even if I could I wouldn't because then you would have some power over me. Don't bother trying to call my cell phone I changed the number and me and Laney and Shannon are moving so chances are you won't be able to find us. I hope you think that all of this is worth it because I want nothing to do with you anymore. Unfortunately I will have to see you during Talon's custody hearing but if you don't show up that won't bother me. I love you like I have never loved anyone else in my whole entire life but you threw it away for some cheap fuck so now John I hope you have a great life because Talon and I don't need you.
Ashley
John wanted to throw up which he did twice he couldn't believe how screwed up things had become and he still had no idea why he did what he did because he could never love Kelly the way he loved Ashley. He would spend the rest of his life alone because nobody could compare to Ashley.
A/N: Ok I lied I finish the first chapter and I realized I had nothing to do so I wrote this like I said I might update tomorrow if I have time.