Disclaimer: Alright, you know the drill, I don't own any WWE superstars that appear in this story. They are the property of themselves and Vince McMahon. I only own my original characters and the storyline that I have created. Hope you all enjoy!

A/N – Okay, I just feel I need to explain something first for anyone who is confused. Desiree is pregnant from a night with John prior to the visit that occurred in this story. So when she found out that she was pregnant she was about a month pregnant. I just wanted to give you all a timeline so that you don't get confused in this chapter.


Chapter 13 – As Time Goes By

John quickly stumbled out of the bar. He looked up the street and then he looked down the street but Desiree was nowhere to be found. Then he spotted her across the street, a little ways up. She was starting to get into a taxi.

"Rae! Wait!" John yelled as he headed towards the taxi.

Desiree paused momentarily but then she just continued to get into the taxi. John reached the taxi and tried to open the door but Desiree had locked it. Desiree and John just looked at each other for a few moments neither knowing what they should do or what was going on in the other one's head. Then Desiree simply told the driver to drive. John sadly looked at the taxi as it drove away and Desiree didn't even look back.

John stood there staring after the taxi long after it was out of sight. He didn't even want to comprehend what had just occurred. Desiree had stood him up at the park only to find him in a compromising position at the bar. They both had reasons to be upset but John still just wanted to talk to her. Now though, it seemed that Desiree didn't want anything to do with him.


It had been 3 months since that night. John had been trying to get in touch with Desiree the entire time but it seemed that she had disappeared off the face of the earth. Her cell number had been changed, she didn't live in the same apartment anymore, and even their mutual friends didn't know where she was. Well, they either didn't know or they just wouldn't tell John. John really was at a loss for what to do next. For three months he had been trying his best to get in touch with her and now he was about to give up. He didn't even understand Desiree's actions. Granted she had found him with his arms around another woman but it was harmless. There had to be something else going on with her. John just wished he knew what that was.

John was walking in the halls of the arena looking the way he had for the past three months, sad and defeated. Everyone knew why he was so upset but no one really talked about it. No one really knew how to fix it either, except for Randy and Alex. His especially sad mood today didn't go unnoticed.

Alex pulled Randy into the empty locker room and quickly closed the door. "Randy, do you see what your friend is going through?"

"Yeah. Of course I see how torn up he is about this entire situation." Randy replied quickly.

"Then, why won't you let me convince Desiree to come back?" Alex exclaimed loudly.

Randy tried to quiet his girlfriend down so that no one heard them. No one knew that they had been in contact with Desiree. "Alex, we've talked about this. I just think that they should be left alone to handle this on their own."

"What, like we were left alone?" Alex asked quickly before she continued. "Do you realize that we probably still wouldn't be speaking if we had been left alone? Randy they need our help."

Randy shrugged his shoulders. "I just don't think that it's a good idea. If you try and convince her to come back that might push her away more. If we push her away, then she might lose contact with us too."

Alex just scoffed at Randy's idea. "She wouldn't do that. Desiree would never lose contact with me."

Randy laughed. "Alex you haven't been friends with her for that long. How do you know that?"

That was Alex's cue to get defensive. "Desiree and I bonded. She would never do that. I know that she just wants an excuse to come back. We can give that to her."

"Alex you're wrong and you just aren't willing to admit it because you always have to be right." Randy replied stubbornly.

Alex threw her hands up in defeat. "You are impossible." Then she stormed out of the locker room and slammed the door on her way for good measure.

Randy flinched at the sound of the door slamming. He just shook his head. It seemed like all they did since they had gotten together was fight. It always stemmed back to John and Desiree too. Randy just wished he knew what to do.

Alex stormed down the hall. She couldn't believe Randy. She knew that the right thing to do was to convince Desiree to come back. Randy was wrong. Then Alex stopped walking. Once she thought about it, Randy had a point. Alex leaned against the wall. Why did she always have to get so defensive? She always overreacted and then regretted it later. She then slowly headed back towards the locker room. Once she was halfway there, she stopped. What was she going to say to Randy this time? They always had huge fights about seemingly small situations. Both of them had a habit of blowing things up bigger than they needed to be. In the end though they always seemed to figure things out once they both stopped needing to be right. She decided the only way to fix things was to go and see Randy. She took a deep breath and then continued towards the locker room.

Randy was sitting on a bench in the empty locker room trying to figure out how to fix things with Alex. Then he heard a knock on the door. "Come in." He answered quickly. He watched as the door slowly opened to reveal his girlfriend standing there.

Randy quickly stood up and walked towards her as she entered the room and closed the door. "Randy…" Alex began quietly.

"Alex?" Randy questioned as he grabbed her hands to support her in whatever she had to say.

"I'm sorry." Alex said quickly. "I don't want to fight with you anymore about this. You're right." She said as she looked towards the floor.

Randy grabbed her chin and lifted it so she would look at him. "No, baby. I was thinking about it. You're right. We should at least give it a try for the good of John, Desiree, and their baby."

Alex smiled up at him. Then her face clouded with confusion again. "But Randy, you had a point. I don't want to push Desiree away."

Randy thought for a moment. "Then why don't we just feel it out with her and see if she is open to the idea at all. If she immediately shuts it down then we won't push her but if she seems open then we can try for our idea."

Alex smiled. "I love the way you think."

Randy looked at her with a grin. "What can I say baby? We work well together I guess."

"I guess we do." Alex said with a smile as she leaned in to kiss Randy.

Randy willing returned the kiss and then they began formulating their plan to get John and Desiree together again. John had missed enough of Desiree's pregnancy already. He didn't deserve to miss anymore of it.


Desiree's pregnancy had gone pretty well so far. In the early part of her pregnancy she had morning sickness but it was never too terribly bad and by now it had subsided to almost nothing. She was tired a lot like most pregnant women, but she figured she had a right to be since she was handling everything herself. She was still living in Boston but she had moved and kept in contact with only a few of her friends. She had made them promise not to tell John where she was living now. It was tough being pregnant without a significant other by her side. Through it all though Desiree was handling it all pretty well. She was now about halfway through her pregnancy and her little baby was showing up pretty well at this point. Desiree had finally been able to convince herself that she needed maternity clothes at the 4 month mark and was now enjoying showing off her little bump wherever she went.

Throughout the past months Desiree's baby had grown but Desiree had been given a lot of time to think too. She had thought a lot about so many things. She had thought about the baby, about John, and mostly about her past with John. When Desiree first learned about the baby, she had been upset. It was just because she was nervous, scared, and mostly confused about everything else going on in her life. Now though, she was very excited about the baby. Before the baby, Desiree had been lying to herself about her feelings for John. It wasn't that the baby changed her mind. It was that the baby made her realize that she was in love with John. She had just been avoiding admitting it because she was afraid of getting hurt. She was still afraid of getting hurt but she knew that the baby deserved a father. Desiree knew that she should try and talk to John for the sake of the baby. If John wanted nothing to do with her, it would hurt but Desiree knew that she could never say that she hadn't tried.

The problem now was actually getting herself to commit to talking to John. She had tried to call him several times. The first time she hung up after the first ring. The second time she hung up after hearing John's voice. The third time his phone went to voicemail and Desiree couldn't convince herself to leave a message. On this particular day Desiree had convinced herself to call him again. As she was about to call though her phone rang. Desiree hesitantly answered it. "Hello?" She questioned cautiously.

"Hey!" Alex's voice sounded through the phone confidently.

"Oh hey Alex." Desiree said with a laugh.

"So, how are you doing today?" Alex questioned.

"I'm doing good. The morning sickness has pretty much gone away and my baby is growing more and more everyday."

"Yeah, I bet. So do we know the sex of this baby yet?"

"Well, I do because I just barely found out yesterday." Desiree replied with a laugh.

"So?" Alex questioned quickly.

"Alex, I would kind of like the father of this baby to know it's sex before my friends know."

"Okay, so does that mean that you are going to talk to John before you pop that baby out?" Alex questioned cautiously.

"Of course I'm going to talk to him before that." Desiree said boldly. "I just haven't gotten around to it yet." She continued more timidly.

"Well, why don't I give you an excuse? Come and visit Randy and I on the road for a week. I would love to see you again and it would give you the chance to see John."

Desiree thought for a moment. It was her perfect chance to talk to John once and for all. "Umm…okay." She said quietly.

"What?" Alex questioned. She wasn't sure if she heard Desiree right or not.

"I said okay." Desiree yelled over the phone.

"Alright then." Alex replied with a laugh. "Randy and I will set that up. You're doing the right thing Dez. I can't wait to see you."

"Yeah, I know. I'll talk to you later I guess. Bye."

"Bye" Alex replied quickly as they both hung up their phones.

Alex turned quickly to Randy. "She wants to see him."

Randy grabbed his girlfriend and kissed her. "I knew we could get this to work. So when is she coming?"

"When is who coming?" John questioned as he walked in to the room.


A/N – I am SO sorry for taking so long to update. I got stuck on how to continue, plus I had very little time. That combination basically equals no update for over two weeks. But anyways, I'm finally back! I hope you all enjoyed that chapter. Now are Alex and Randy going to be able to keep the secret for a little while longer? And will Desiree be able to actually go through with talking to John? All will soon be revealed. Just review and I'll try to update soon. Thank you everyone for all of the reviews so far. I love and appreciate the support.

Kim