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Chapter 11: Fact or Fiction

Things were going well for John and Kimberly. It was two weeks before the Christmas party and his plans for her surprise were going according to schedule. Stephan and Linda really came through for him and he would be indebted to them forever.

John was at WWE Headquarters in a company meeting when he was delivered a package. At the same time Kimberly was at her home in Amesbury reviewing the reservations for her clubs and restaurants for the holidays and looking over the projected sales at her boutiques when a package was delivered to her.

When John's meeting was over he jumped in his car and went directly to Kimberly's. He still had the package with him but had forgotten to open it; he just wanted to get to her. Stephan had put the package aside until the meeting as over. John pulled into the driveway and grabbed his things. It was then he saw the package. He opened it and ran inside. Kimberly was putting her papers away and remembered her package. She opened it. All she could do was sit down. She was stunned. John entered her office waving around what he had received. ""You want to explain this to me?" He threw photographs down on her desk. Kimberly was still in a state of shock; she hadn't even looked at John. "Kimberly. Are you listening to me?" still no response from her. He looked to see what she was staring at and found more photos only these were of him. "What the fuck is this?" He flipped through the photos she had received and grew angrier. "This never fucking happened, where did you get these?" He saw the envelope and it had come from the same carrier his did. And then he saw it; a picture of a newborn and a copy of a birth certificate naming him the father.

"Get out." She could barely speak and he couldn't hear her. Tears falling from her face, she looked at him. "Please just get out."

"You're mad at me? How dare you get mad at me when I've got pictures of you and Dave." John was yelling at her at the same time his heart was breaking. As she looked at the photos through her tears she asked him point blank.

Her chin quivering, "Did you sleep with her? At all? Ever?"

John softened as he looked into her eyes. "Never. Not before you, not at all."

"Please don't lie, John, just tell me. Even if it was before me, just tell me."

John grabbed her and hugged her. "I never touched her."

They began looking at the photos closer when Stephan walked into the office eating popcorn. He glanced over both their shoulders and immediately said, "They're fake." And went back to his popcorn.

John looked at him, "How could you tell so fast?"

Stephan grabbed all the photos and laid them on the floor in a pattern. The photos were the exact same with the exception of the people in them. "Kimmie, honey, this is your blouse. Johnny, honey, this is your shirt. Whoever did this is very bad at it. All they did was superimpose the heads. The girl could have at least used her own body it would have been more believable." Kimberly grabbed the two photos and looked closer. "Call your lawyer?" She shook her head and Stephan took the photos and left the room. John and Kimberly stood there momentarily stunned at what had just happened. Fresh tears rolled down her cheeks and she looked at him. He knew exactly how she was feeling because he was feeling it too. She broke down and cried and crumpled to the floor. John sat next to her and hugged her. They almost threw everything away, everything they'd just repaired, everything they desired the most in life, because of the woman who won't give up.

"This has to stop. We can't continue living like this, fearful every time one of us leaves town. Afraid of what the other is doing. Traveling with you only feels suspicious, like we don't trust eachother. How can we have any relationship if we can't trust eachother?" Everything felt out of control at a time when everything should be in complete control.

The following day they met with Kimberly's lawyers and each gave their statements of their past involving this woman. John met with Vince McMahon later in the day and informed him on what was happening. Vince was nice enough to offer the WWE lawyers. They would act as backup to Kimberly's lawyers and assist with any research needing to be done and anything involving WWE personnel and files. Both sets of lawyers met with John and Kimberly a few days later and simply put by the Chief Litigator, "This will get ugly before it gets better." The woman had an accomplice behind the scenes and she wasn't telling who that person was, she just told them they would know soon enough. She was still claiming John was the father of her baby and said if they didn't believe her she would gladly allow a DNA test. Kimberly knew who this woman was involved with, she had a gut feeling. He found her. She knew she shouldn't have gone to the shows with John. She knew she shouldn't have sat in the front. She knew if she went on a national TV show, he would find her. She had to think of something, he probably knew where she lived. Kimberly ran out of the meetings in a panic and called Stephan. "He found me. I don't know how, but he found me. I was so stupid. It was allowing interviews. I let my guard down and permitted others into my life. I know it was from Raw that's it! He saw me on TV. Holy shit, this means he knows about John. What have I done?" John walked up behind her and listened.

"Kimmie, honey, you don't know it's him. How could he have possibly seen you much less find out about John? If you do think it's him you have to tell the lawyers. They can find out for sure but they need to know." Stephan was trying to sound calm and not panic as well. He knew what would happen if Kimberly was found. When he hung up with her he immediately called Linda Hogan to let her know what was happening. "Linda, you know what to do."

Kimberly paced the hallway on the verge of tears when she saw John standing there. He looked devastated. "When I invited you and got you those seats, I didn't know. I didn't know he would be looking for you."

"I know you didn't. It's my fault, not yours." Kimberly continued pacing. "I just have to find a way to hide again. I'll sell everything and move to another country." John stopped her.

"You're not going anywhere without me and I'm not leaving. I told you I would protect you and I will. He won't come near you." John said as he hugged her as tight as he could, hoping all hopes he could fulfill his promise. He knew what this guy was capable of and he had a small army behind him.

John called Hulk and Linda and told them what as happening, but they already knew. He was determined not to let this interfere with all he had done and asked Linda for her opinion. She agreed; Kimberly needed to know she was safe and secure. All he had worked for in the past months were about to come to fruition, nothing was stopping him now. Stephan and Linda were still on board and ready for the finishing touches. Now all they had to do was wait; it was up to John now.