Chapter 19
It was Saturday morning and Jessie was packing a bag. She, John and Randy were heading out on tour. After they got back to Randy's from the bridge they stayed up a while longer talking and sorted everything out. She told John that she didn't feel that she needed to see a therapist but would have one appointment when they got back. John and Randy had made up, of course it wasn't a big thing seeing as Randy knew John had just been upset and didn't really mean what he said and John knew Randy was just telling the truth.
Jessie had spent the nights with her dad in his room. She felt closer to him for some reason. She wanted to spend all the time she could with him.
"Babygirl hurry we need to leave soon" John said sticking his head in the door way. She motioned to her packed bags with a smile. He smiled back and took them and put them with his at the door. She walked out of the room and saw Randy watching tv and John of course walking around the house like a chicken with its head cut off.
"Daddy you got it all no need to go around the house for a 12th time" Jessie said with a smirk. John stuck his tongue out and looked at her with a sheepish look. Soon after they made their way to the airport.
"Daddy where are we again?" Jessie asked from the back seat of the rental car they were presently in. They had flown to the city the house show was at and were on their way to the arena.
"Atlanta babygirl" John said with a laugh. It seemed that Jessie got his knack for not remembering where he was at most times.
They pulled up to the arena and got out. As per usual John and Randy got out the bags and Jessie held doors. They got their locker room assignments and saw that they were sharing a big one with Maven and Mark. It had been a while since Jessie had saw Mark and Maven and she was kinda nervous about seeing them again. She knew that John had talked to them after Jessie had had the miscarriage and had almost committed suicide. She just didn't know how they would react when they saw her. She didn't want to see the pity in their eyes.
They walked into the locker room and saw Mark and Maven sitting and talking to an attractive brunette lady who Jessie figured was about 22-23. She had beautiful green eyes and a bright smile. All three of them looked up when Jessie John and Randy walked into the room. Mark and Maven immediately walked over and hugged Jessie expressing their sympathy and all. She thanked them and sat on Mark's lap when he pulled her on it. She didn't mind though because there wasn't a lot of seating in the dressing room and it beat sitting on the floor.
"Oh" Mark said "Randy, John, Jessie this is my sister Alexis. She hasn't met you yet this is her first time coming to see me since I've been in this company". Alexis shook each of their hands. Jessie noticed that her hand lingered a bit in Randy's. She smiled thinking that Randy needed a good girl in his life and that maybe Alexis was it. They all sat around talking a bit when the guys had to get ready for the show.
"Why don't I take Jessie and we'll go umm get a pop or snack something we'll find something to do...ooh I wonder if I can get us to accidentally run into Shelton Benjamin or Charlie Haas?" Alexis said standing up. John looked about ready to say something but Randy nudged him and shook his head. John had been having Jessie by his side almost constantly since the whole running away thing and he knew Jessie was getting a bit annoyed with it even though she had become a bit more dependent on John.
"Charlie's engaged to Jackie and Shelton's not looking at the moment" Mark said looking Alexis in the eye and then looking toward Randy so only she could see. She smiled at him before turning toward Jessie.
Alexis looped her arm around Jessie's and the 2 girls headed off. Along the way Alexis and Jessie made small talk and Jessie found herself liking Alexis. She was nice, funny, and made Jessie feel like she was one of the girls in a way.
On their way to the soda machine Jessie and Alexis bumped into (literally) Trish and Victoria. "Oh I'm so sorry I wasn't really watching where I was going". Trish bent over and picked up the water bottle she dropped and smiled at the girls.
"It's ok" Victoria said putting out her hand "hi you probably know who we are but who are you two".
"I'm Alexis Jindrak" Alexis said shaking Trish's and Victoria's hands "Mark's younger sister".
"I'm Jessie Cena" Jessie said quietly "John's daughter".
"I'm sure you don't want to hear this but..." Victoria started and then she and Trish yelled "HOT MEN!"
"Ewwww" Alexis said while Jessie just chuckled and shook her head.
"Any ways what are you guys just wandering the halls for? Why aren't you with the guys?" Trish asked looking in between Jessie and Alexis. Alexis motioned for Jessie to answer and Jessie shook her head and motioned for Alexis to answer.
"Someone tell me" Victoria said looking at the girls exasperated. She pointed at Jessie to answer.
"They're changing" Jessie said quietly. She was a bit shy standing with the only two female wrestlers she liked.
Trish had a far off look on her face when Jessie said this. Victoria wiped at her mouth and nudged Trish. She snapped out of it and looked at the two.
"Wanna go hang out at our locker room? It's just us two and we could girl talk" Trish asked Alexis and Jessie. They nodded and followed Trish and Victoria to the locker room.
"Ok so lets be totally dumb and all and play hot or not. If you dont know how you just say a name and the person next to you says hot or not depending on if they think the person is hot or not" Trish said looking at each person in the room. They sat on the floor in a circle and motioned for Jessie start. All of the 3 girls thought Jessie needed to open up a bit.
"Dad?" Jessie said looking at Trish. Trish blushed and Victoria laughed really hard.
"Hot" Trish said still blushing, she turned to Victoria a wicked smile on her face "Mark Jindrak?"
Victoria immediately quit laughing and mumbled "hot" blushing like Trish had moments earlier.
"Randy" Victoria asked looking at Alexis.
"HOT AS HE--HECK" Alexis shouted smiling widely. Jessie got evil ideas in her head when these crushes were revealed. She hoped she could do something about them.
"Shelton" Alexis asked looking at Jessie. Jessie thought about it before answering hot.
"Alright enough of that cause I think we covered most of the hot guys in the WWE so let's just chit chat" Trish said moving off the floor. The other girls followed suit.
"So how does it feel to be related to the hottest guys in the world?" Victoria asked with a playful smile. She sat on a chair and Trish, Jessie and Alexis sat on a long bench.
"Mark annoys the hell out of me most times" Alexis said simply, she smiled so that they'd know she was kidding.
"My dad's the best dad in the world. I love him lots. He's been a bit overprotective of me lately but I understand why." Jessie shook her head of her thoughts and focused on the conversation.
"Yeah we heard about what happened to you. I'm sorry you had to go through that" Victoria said giving Jessie a sympathetic look. Jessie felt her pulse rise.
"How'd you find out?" she asked calmly.
"Oh uh it was going around. I think most people know really" Victoria said almost hesitantly. Jessie got up madder than she had ever been.
"Great" she spat out sarcastically before storming out of the door. She thanked God a bit for giving her good sense of direction because she found the room she was looking for rather quickly. She opened the door and stormed in ignoring Danny and Doug Basham and Shelton Benjamin sitting there talking to Mark and Randy and Maven she stormed over to John and smacked his face with all that she had. She watched as he was knocked back into the wall in satisfaction. "HOW COULD YOU?" she screamed.
"Babygirl what are you talking about? Why'd you hit me?" John asked holding his mouth. Jessie started pacing angrily.
"You just spread it around about what happened to me" she exclaimed "every one knows! It's like I'm a circus freak. I mean hey why don't you just lock me up in a cage and charge admission. I'll even make the sign 'GIRL WHO COULDN'T FIGHT OFF PERVERT' I'm sure you'll be filthy stinking rich" Jessie was cut off by John grabbing her arms in his hands. She looked at him and saw that his expression hadn't changed from neutral since she burst in.
"Jessie honey I did--" Jessie didn't give him time to finish she broke out of his grip and stormed out of the door. She ran down the opposite hallway, tears streaming down her face, and ran into someone. She fell down on the ground and kept sobbing to herself.
"Oh my God" said a voice "are you ok? I didn't hurt you did I?" Jessie looked up and through her tear-vision saw the form of Chris Jericho.
"No I'm ok just found out that I'm a freak show around here apparently" Jessie said turning her head to the side, she was no longer sobbing but she was still crying.
"Hey that's not a bad thing. Well at least not in my book" Chris sat down beside Jessie and looked at her inquisitively "so do you wanna introduce yourself and tell me what all the tears are about? I mean I know I'm known to be a rather cocky bloke but I'm a pretty good listener. By the way ignore the bloke thing Fozzy was doing a tour in England and I can't shake the lingo".
Jessie chuckled a bit before starting "well see ok I'm John Cena's daughter and as you probably know I was...raped. And I just found out that Dad told everyone about it. I mean why? I don't want people seeing me as a weak, fragile messed up girl" Chris interrupted her.
"Woah back up, rewind, how do you know John told? I mean for all you know he could have been talking about it to Randy or someone and it was over heard and spread around. Believe me in this business if its talked about backstage then someone will have overheard it and its spread like wildfire. So it could not be John's fault. Did you ask him?" Chris asked her, almost as if he knew.
"Well" Jessie said a bit embarassed "no I kinda just assumed that's how it happened", she knew she should have let him explain but Jessie just figured that John had told.
"Let him explain" Chris said simply. He stood up and walked off, Jessie looked after him and saw John standing against the wall a ways down the hall from her. He and Chris spoke a few words and John made his way down to where Jessie was sat. He sat down next to her and pulled his knees up to his chest, mimicking the way she was sitting.
"Dad I'm sorry" Jessie said, tearing up "I just heard Victoria say that everyone knew and I assumed that you told. I guess it's true what they say about assuming huh?" John chuckled and pulled Jessie onto his lap. He hugged her to him a bit before talking.
"Your not an ass and neither am I. Well I can be I guess but well ahhh ok baby I didn't tell anyone what happened. Like Chris said it was probably over heard when Randy and I or Mark and I or Maven and I or..." Jessie interrupted him by covering his mouth. John chuckled again and licked her hand making Jessie squeal and wipe her hand on his shirt. "Anyway just because everyone knows doesn't mean I told them. I wouldn't hurt you like that I swear. But I mean babygirl just because they know doesn't make it a bad thing. These people here are great. I mean there's a few bad eggs but for the most part they're good people and they won't make you feel uncomfortable or like a circus freak".
"I love you dad" Jessie said hugging him.
"I love you to Jessica I love you too" John said hugging his little girl.