Hey everyone. I told you I was going to get caught up this week. Hope you enjoy. I had fun writing this chapter. Happy reading.

Friday night during house show.

"Did it feel good being in the ring again?" Randy asked his friend as John came around the curtain.

The man in question grinned as he wiped sweat from his body. "Hell yeah. I missed getting a chance to kick some ass." He glanced over at his friend. "I noticed you didn't wrestle tonight. You didn't get into any trouble with Vince did you? I was worried when he kept you in his office."

"Ahh, you were worried. Isn't that sweet?" Randy crooned, putting his arms around the shorter man.

"Dude, get off." John said shrugging away. "Man you're sick."

Randy laughed as they walked down the hall. "But its so much fun. And no, he just wanted to talk. You know how he likes to hear himself speak." Randy grinned at his friend's pained expression. "Actually I have this big feud coming up with Mark. Have to get the storyline going."

John's eyebrows went up. "Man you're in for a world of hurt."

"Oh, somehow I don't think it's going to be like that. And anyway I get to make out with Keibler." He said smugly.

He stopped suddenly with a look of horror on his face. "But its just acting. Nothing against your sister."

John grinned at his friend's expression. "Nikki can take care of herself. If she doesn't like it she'll let you know."

"What about you? Did you talk to the story people?"

John nodded. "Yeah. I get my Intercontineal title back Monday."

Randy glanced over at him. "What about the championship belt? Are you still going to get a chance at it?"

John's face broke out in a wide grin. "At Wrestlemania man. Can you believe that shit?"

"You know what this means right?" Randy said grinning at his friend. "Major party that night."

"That night, hell the whole week." John boosted. "But you know, it's going to be so much more special having a family and winning the title. I called Journey. She's on spring break that week and we're going to take Ari to Disney world. How lame is that?" He asked grinning like a fool. "But don't tell her. It's going to be a surprise."

"You'll have to take a picture of her holding the belt." Randy suggested.

John's eyes lit up. "Yeah."

"So, where's the little brat now?" Randy asked looking around.

"Shelton volunteered to watch her while I was in the ring." He groaned. "I have a bad feeling they're planning something."

"Then why did you leave them alone together?" Randy asked amused.

"Hey, I'm new to this parenting thing." John pointed out.

Randy shook his head as he stopped to get a drink. "Did you let Journey know Dave got here okay?" He asked.

"Yeah. She was thinking about coming out this weekend but with Dave being so touchy she thinks it might be a bad idea." John sighed. "She was all happy about getting her paper finished and now I don't get to enjoy it."

"Yeah, well I don't think its going to get better any time soon." Randy said popping the tab on his drink. He filled John in on what had happened up to that point.

"Fuck that. He finally finds someone, finally gets laid and she stabs him in the back." He shook his head.

"Bites don't' it?" Randy said as his gaze sharpened on a point down the hall. "Speak of the devil." He murmured. "I'll catch up with you later."

John watched as he approached the figure dressed in the stylish suit. "That isn't going to turn out good." He said walking off in the opposite direction.

"Hey." Randy called out, getting the attention of the woman ahead of him. "Hi, you're Jayden right?"

"Sure." She answered raising her eyebrows at him. "You're Randy. Dave talks about you a lot."

"Nothing good I'm sure." He grimaced. "Are you looking for Dave?"

"Yeah, I have to head back to the airport. Do you know here he's at?"

"Um I think he's behind the curtain warming up. He's got to head out to the ring in a minute. He said to tell you goodbye and that he'd call you in the morning." Randy improvised quickly.

"Oh." She said in disappointment. "I guess I better get a cab then."

"Why don't I drive you?" He suggested giving her his most charming smile.

Jayden stared at him suspiciously for a minute. "Okay, I guess." She said finally.

"Now, see that wasn't so hard was it?" He teased as he led her towards the exterior doors.

"Hi Randy." Ari said as she slid to a stop in front of them.

"Hey midget. What are you doing?" Randy asked, frowning down at her.

"Just playing a game." She squeaked, backing away.

"The kind that gets you in trouble?" He asked raising an eyebrow.

She grinned. "That's the best kind."

"What are you doing by yourself?" Jayden asked in concern. She continued to peer up and down the hallways looking for another adult.

"Shelton and I split up so we could get things done faster." She answered causing Randy to roll his eyes.

"I don't want to know anything." He said holding up his hands.

"Do you know how dangerous it is for her to be traipsing the halls alone?' Jayden demanded looking pointedly at Randy.

He shrugged. "It's pretty safe here. Everybody kind of looks after her."

"It only takes a second and she could be gone." Jayden insisted her voice rising. "Do you have any idea of how many monsters walk among us?"

"Okay calm down. It's not a national emergency." Randy stared at her in shock, unsure how to respond.

"How could her parents be so irresponsible?" She demanded.

"Hey, her father is my best friend and he's new at this so give him a break." He said, getting angry.

"Should I give him a break when he's attending his daughter's funeral?"

"That was cold and uncalled for. And it doesn't matter. She's gone. But." He continued when she started to speak. "I'll call John, make sure she made it back."

Keeping an idea on her he flipped out his phone. "John I just had a very interesting encounter with your daughter." He listened for a moment. "She was running the halls alone."

He was silent for several minutes before grinning. "I'll leave you to it then." He snapped the phone shut and turned to his angry companion. "John met her in the hall and he's just as angry as you are. She's getting her butt chewed out right now."

She nodded as she fought to reign in her temper. Both remained quiet until they had gotten in the car.

"You want to talk about what that was all about?" Randy asked looking over at her.

"Not really." She answered pleasantly.

"Well that's too bad because Dave's like an older brother to me." He responded, an edge creeping into his voice.

"Actually Dave considers you more of a son." Jayden said pleasantly.

Randy sighed. "I know and sometimes I have a little problem with that."

She smirked at him. "A little problem?"

Narrowing his eyes he looked over at her. "How did this get turned around so quickly?"

She shrugged her shoulders. "I'm really good at my job."

"Maybe, but are you good enough for Dave?" He asked gruffly, braking for a stoplight. "That didn't make you mad." He said observing her reaction.

"It's a normal reaction from a family member." She smiled at him. "I think it's cute."

"Oh no. Don't turn this around again." He advised hitting the gas as the cars behind them honked.

"What do you want to know?" She asked her eyes twinkling.

"Well you obviously don't like children."

"I love children. I just think it's very important to keep them safe." She defended herself.

"You're not married are you?" He asked warily.

She laughed. "No, I'm not married."

"Lesbian?" He ventured.

"No." She answered exasperated.

"Why'd you lie to Dave today?" Randy asked quickly. He looked over to watch her reaction.

The amusement in her eyes cooled and her lips thinned. "That was very well done."

Randy glanced back at the road in time to avoid the slow car ahead. "You didn't answer."

"And I'm not going to. I don't believe it's any of your business." She said coldly.

Gritting his teeth Randy yanked on the wheel and pulled into an empty parking lot. "Why did you lie to Dave?" He demanded.

"I'm going to miss my plane." She sighed.

"I don't give a flying fuck about your damn plane." He roared.

"Would you please watch your language?" She said warily.

Randy saw red. "Don't you dare say that to me. I had to watch him, the man that is always telling me to watch my mouth, use the exact language he is always warning me about. Because of you."

"I am not talking to you when you're this unreasonable." She said reaching to open the door. She sat back in surprise as the car locks slammed into place. "You're taking this too far." She warned.

"Just tell me why you would hurt him like that." Randy pleaded.

"I thought he believed me. He hid it pretty good." She murmured.

Randy struggled to keep silent.

"What did he think?" She asked turning to face him. "When he and Paul went out to have their little conversation that I wouldn't know something was wrong. That I wouldn't worry."

She turned to look out the window. "So I called Steph. She told me about the doll."

"Why didn't you just tell Dave you already knew?"

"Why should I? He was basically accusing me." She retorted.

"No he wasn't. Paul was. Dave got put in the middle and you made it worse." He informed her.

"I wasn't thinking very clearly." She sent him a pointed look. "I'm sure you know how that is."

"You can't blame me for doing this. I was protecting my family." Randy protested.

"You kidnapped me and locked me in a car."

Randy winced. "You aren't going to tell Dave about this are you?"

"I wouldn't want to lie to him again." She said innocently. "But I might be more in tune with the idea if we get moving. I might still make my plane." She waited until they were on the road again. "So Dave wasn't really in the ring was he?"

Randy kept his mouth shut and continued driving.

Shaking her head she pulled out her phone. "Dave, hi."

"Where are you?" He asked pacing down the hall. "I've been looking everywhere for you."

"Well apparently there was a problem with communication." She slid a glance over at Randy. "I was running late and you were busy so I got a ride."

"Oh, well its probably for the best." He said softly, leaning again the wall.

"Actually the truth was that something was bothering me and I didn't know how to tell you." She took a deep breath and told him what had happened earlier in the day. "So when we were on the plane I didn't want it to sound like I didn't trust you."

Randy waited until they had finished the conversation and said goodbye. "Did he believe you?"

Jayden frowned. "I don't know. But it's your job to keep me informed." She waved a finger at him. "You owe me."

Hartford Hospital

"Okay." Paul said as he cuddled with his wife on the hospital bed. "Here is all the information on amniocentesis I could find."

"Well" Steph placed a hand on her stomach as the butterflies began flapping in her belly. "What are the reasons they do the test?"

"Lets see. To test for genetic disorders such as down's syndrome." He read off the papers. "But that is done in the fourth month so I think we're past that."

"What's the other reason?" She asked pulling his hand down so she could see the paper herself. "To determine whether your baby's lungs are mature enough for an early delivery." She read. She pursed her lips. "That was a lot of help."

"Did you read how it was performed?" Paul asked as he continued studying the data. "The doctor inserts a long thin hallow needle through your abdominal wall and into the sac of fluid surrounding your baby." He frowned. "What if they hit the baby?"

Steph shook her head. "According to this they use an ultrasound the entire time so they can avoid the fetus."

"I don't like it. It's too dangerous." Paul said flatly.

"Well there's really no point in it. The only reason we would do the test is to determine is the baby is ready to come out. But we already know he's coming early. Nothing is going to change that." She pointed out, rubbing her hand over her belly.

"Besides." He said hugging her. "We're going to love this baby no matter how he comes out. He's going to be out perfect baby."