A/N: Don't own anyone famous, DUH! Sorry it's taken me so long to update, I've been kinda busy and have been planning the next few chapters for this story in my head! This chapter deals with Ashley! By the way, thanks for your reviews everyone, I feel loved!
Mother Knows All
Ashley's POV:
"John Felix Anthony Cena, get your ass in here!" I yelled out hoping John would hear me in the garage. Seems like whenever John is home he's in that garage, playing with his cars. Not like I could blame him for hiding out in the garage, I've been a total bitch for the past few weeks. I don't know what my problem is lately, maybe I'm going through menopause? That would be nice, but I'm only 39 so I doubt that I'm menopausal!
John came running into the house, and stopped a few feet away from me.
"What's up Ash?" He asked, looking at me.
"I need you to pick up Mike from detention, and drop Mary off school. It's a cheerleading night." I told John, while I loaded the dishwasher.
"When are you just going to let Mary get her license?" John replied, sitting down.
"I'll let her get it when she proves that she can handle it. Mary has got to get her grades up. She has D's in two of her classes, and the rest are all C's. That's not acceptable." I answered.
"Ash, two D's are not going to kill her. Give the girl a break." John retorted.
"I'll give her a break, when she actually starts applying herself. I wouldn't be on her case if I knew that she was actually trying to do well in school. I've gotten calls from her teachers, and according to them Mary is just sliding her way through school. She's too busy talking and flirting to do her work." I informed him.
"Alright Ash, but I still think that you push her too hard. She's 16, let her have some fun in her life!" John replied, standing up.
"Oh she has fun, trust me she has fun. Now get going, Mike is probably waiting for you. I'll get Mary." I said, starting the dishwasher.
John sighed and then went back out to the garage and started up his prized low rider truck. I then went down the hall towards Mary's room, which happened to be Syd's old room. I heard her talking on her phone, so I knocked on the door.
"Mary, can I come in?" I asked.
"Yea, come on in mom." She replied. "I'll see ya at the game! Bye Chad!"
"Oh, it's Chad now?" I said as I leaned against the doorway.
"You got it. He's like the hottest guy on our basketball team, not to mention the most popular guy in school! Of course it's Chad now!" Mary replied as she put her phone back in her purse.
"Poor Jason Orton has been replaced, in three days! You move quickly Mary." I chuckled.
"Actually, I've been going out with Chad. You knew that, didn't ya?" Mary asked as she tied her shoes.
"Oh, I thought it was Tom then." I replied, looking around her room.
"There was Tom, Chris, Chad, and Jason. So many men, so little time!" Mary cheerfully stated.
"You're right. Well, your dad's waiting for you in the car. Cheer good!" I replied, walking out of the doorway. At least Mary was keeping her options open, or at least that's what she said. Jason had broken up with her a few days ago, and I don't even think she cared one bit. If she wasn't careful, she could end up in some trouble. Mary better slow her roll a little bit, she's only 16 years old. I don't want my youngest daughter ending up like I did at 16, pregnant.
I swear that my most of my kids think that I'm stupid or something. They forget that I was their age once. Sydney and Winsor think that I have no idea what's going on in their lives, well they are dead wrong. Syd insists that she doesn't have a boyfriend, but I've seen a pair of guy's shoes in her apartment. I also know that Syd has the beginnings of anorexia, she just won't admit it to herself. I wish that Sydney would just realize that although her dream is to become a principle dancer, she shouldn't have to starve herself to get there. She's so tiny, she looks a year or two older than Mike! I've brought the eating disorder up to her before, but Syd just shuts down if you ask her too many questions. She hardly comes back home to visit, and I really miss my baby girl! I guess that I'll just have to ride these waves, and will be there when her world comes crashing down on her.
The Winsor and Josh situation breaks my heart. Those two HATE each other, and make life very tough around the house. I will be the first to admit that Josh is a jerk towards her, and has done too many hurtful things to count. Mary doesn't help the situation much. Her and Winsor go round and round, and Mary usually wins. I still don't know why those two don't get along, but I think it has something to do with Jason Orton.
I have this nagging feeling that Winsor is still doing drugs, but I don't have anything to prove it. I know that she was caught up in that shit a year or two ago, and she has told me that she doesn't do it anymore, but there's still this feeling in the pit of my stomach, and it's telling me that she's still using. I never told John about Winsor's druggie days, because then there would be no way that he would ever give her the ok to become a wrestler. She's 18 years old, and I've told her that she should just go to Louisville and start training. She can live with Shawn, he would be good for her. But she wants John to support her, which I can somewhat understand. Josh will be moving out soon; him and Jason are going to the OVW to continue their wrestling training. Josh is a good kid, when he's not being an insensitive jerk. He definitely gets that from John; John was an ass when he was Josh's age too.
Shawn seems to be the most normal out of all of the kids, maybe that's because he's not really my son, by blood that is. He is a fair, honest, all around decent guy. Josh should take some lessons from him. Personally, I think that Leah is the reason that Shawn is a great guy. Leah says jump and Shawn pulls out the trampoline and starts jumping. That boy is WHIPPED! I'm really glad that we took Shawn all those years ago. He's an asset to this family, and it's almost like he's my own son. He knows what happened to his real mom now, but he doesn't get too upset about it. He just says that while his mother is dead, his mom is back home in Massachusetts. Shawn sure knows how to melt my heart!
Mike is my little terror of a son. He is why John and I quit having kids! The kids a pistol, but has his sweet moments. I'm worried that he's going to end up influenced by Josh, and get an attitude, but so far he seems fine. I'm always getting phone calls from his teachers, so much that we're all on first name basis! Mike constantly bugs Mary, which is only because he wants her attention. He basically likes all of his siblings, although him and Syd are the furthest apart. I think it's the age difference.
This is one of the few peaceful moments in the Cena household, when it's practically empty. Josh is in the basement working out with Jason, and the rest of my kids are gone, Mary is cheering at the basketball game, and John probably took Mike to get some food. Our dogs, Dirk and Sadi both died last year, but they were really old. Dirk was like 18, and Sadi was 16. Syd was devastated, because Sadi was HER dog. She'd gotten her when she was a puppy, although after she left for Julliard Mary considered Sadi to be her own. Dirk was my old boy, even though John was the one who wanted him. Well, maybe Dirk was everyone's old boy. He was a sweet dog, so was Sadi. I miss those two.
I heard pounding footsteps coming up the basement stairs, and discovered that they belonged to Jason. Jason is almost over at our house, or Josh is usually over at Jason's house. The two are inseparable.
"Hi Jason. How are you doing?" I asked, looking up at Jason.
"I'm doing really well Aunt Ashley. Thirsty though." He replied, while digging though our refrigerator.
"That's great. So, you excited to be leaving for Louisville in a few weeks?" I asked him.
"Yea, I can't wait. 4th generation wrestler right here! You might want to get my autograph now, it'll be worth something later!" Jason cockily retorted, giving me his father's trademark smirk.
"My, my, you are certainly Randy's son. You got the cockiness down perfectly!" I laughed, while I rolled my eyes.
"Damn straight! Oh wait, now I sound like Uncle John!" Jason replied, opening a bottle of water.
"Yea, you're sounding like John now. Well, you better get back downstairs to finish your work out with Josh." I said, directing my attention back to my newspaper.
"You're right. Hey, when's Winsor supposed to be coming home?" Jason asked me before he descended back down the stairs.
"Uh, I think she's coming back in a week. Why?" I told him.
"I was just wondering. Thanks." Jason quickly answered as he ran back down the steps.
Now why was Jason asking about Winsor? Oh well, he is a strange guy. I have to admit, that Stacy and I always talk about the two of them going out, getting married, having babies! Jason definitely got his father's good looks, Winsor would have to be stupid not to have noticed that. Ah, I can see it now…
A/N: So, it kinda sucked, but at least y'all got to see what Ashley is really like now. Winsor and Jason? Hmm, there's an idea! Please review, tell me what ya thought, gimme some ideas, y'all know the drill. Peace Out
