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Chapter 16: The Newlyweds Return

John and Kimberly spent the next week touring Kenya either by jeep or atop elephants. The first time she sat on the elephant she started to cry. She couldn't believe she was this close to such a majestic creature. If it had been safe, she would've been in the fields playing with the rhinos, swimming with the hippos and walking through the woods with the gorillas. Every night they made love and decided to try and get pregnant immediately. She was on top of the moon. Kimberly thanked John almost every five minutes for such a perfect wedding and honeymoon. She couldn't believe he knew exactly what she wanted. On the last day they made a pact to come back to Africa for every anniversary. The return flight was exactly like the other only less hustle; more autographs and pictures.

They flew straight to Boston since New Year's Revolution would be held there in two days. John had time to deal with the time change and jet lag before having to wrestle at the pay-per-view. His family, along with Marc and his wife, came to visit and Kimberly was swarmed by her housekeeper and Stephan. John's Christmas present to his Dad, Marc and brothers was tickets for the New England Patriots playoff games and the Superbowl. The Patriots had homefield advantage and the first playoff game was in Boston the following day. Kimberly settled her household affairs Friday and took John's Mom on a shopping spree Saturday since Christmas had been crazy. Marc's wife, Angie, and her housekeeper, Maria were going with them and Stephan insisted on going also so they could still work and she agreed. Carol Cena learned a little more about her new daughter-in-law and how busy her work was. She and John were glad his parents could finally get along. They had a messy divorce several years ago after 25 years of marriage and they knew it was best for the boys if they were friends. They also discovered they were still the best of friends. The men drove Kimberly's Lincoln Aviator, which may as well be John's SUV. Kimberly, Angie, Carol, Maria and Stephan took her 2006 BMW 760Li. Carol couldn't believe the vehicles she had seen at each house and how roomy they were. Each house had two sedans and two or three SUVs, no vehicle was under $100,000. Maria drove the cheapest car at each location and that was still the top of the line Acura sedan, Kimberly bought Maria one for each house. Carol also learned she paid for Maria's medical and dental insurance and sent her on vacation three times a year for two weeks with one guest, all expenses paid anywhere in the world. Also at each house she had her own suite and Carol thought to herself, this is one lucky housekeeper.

When the girls and Stephan had finished shopping, they went to a late lunch at a quaint little seaside restaurant. She learned Kimberly loathed seafood, almost to the point of gagging at the smell, but she loved the location and they served her favorite chicken. She explained the smell inside the restaurant didn't bother her as much since it was masked by other smells. After they had lunch, they went to the spa and had massages, facials and mani-pedis, of course Stephan joined them. Carol had noticed the locket bracelet on Kimberly's wrist and had seen the significance of it at the wedding. She wanted to ask about it, but thought it best to ask John. After the pampering they went back to Kimberly's condo. They were surprised the men were already back and had planned to cook for the girls. John didn't care there was three feet of snow outside, he was grilling steaks. Carol and Angie cooked the rest of the meal and got to know Maria and Stephan a little better. When Carol and Angie were able to corner John they asked about the locket.

"It has a picture of her son on one side and herself on the other." He replied nonchalantly. Carol and Angie were stunned. They didn't know she had a son and asked where the son was now.

"Her son was killed." John offered no further details so they knew they needed to ask more questions if they wanted any information. "Eight years ago she was in a relationship that went horribly wrong. The guy raped her. She found out she was pregnant and put herself into hiding. She thought everything was fine until about eight months after her son was born. The asshole found them and attempted to kidnap the baby. Kimberly caught him and jumped in the car. There was an insane police chase and the fucker drove them off a cliff. On purpose. He lived and was put in jail for life. Kimmie was in a coma for six months and it took her another year to recover. He tried collecting the insurance money for the baby but never got it since he was the murderer. When Kimmie recovered, obviously, she got the money. It was enough for her to start her first boutique."

Angie and Carol both said in unison, "Shepherd's." John nodded and went back outside to check on the steaks. When he came back in Carol asked how she felt about another child.

"She says she's okay with it." John said with a slight smile not wanting to reveal they were working on it. Carol and Angie couldn't believe it. "Don't say anything to her. She doesn't like to talk about it."

"Talk about what?" Kimberly walked in and startled them.

John kissed her firmly and whispered, "I love you." He went outside to get the steaks and Carol and Angie had a hard time not staring at her with sympathetic eyes.

"Fine, don't tell me, I'll just get everybody drunk and force it out of you!" Kimberly smiled and walked out. Maria walked in just as Carol and Angie let out huge sighs as if they'd been holding their breaths. Angie put her head on the counter and Carol reached for a tissue.

"Don't treat her any different." Maria said with her thick Italian accent. "She'll know instantly."

"I'll have to get drunk so I don't act funny, but then I might say something." Angie said.

"Kimmie will talk about it, but only on her terms. Don't confront her." Maria said getting out a bottle of wine. She poured the three of them a glass and Angie gulped hers. John came back in and rolled his eyes.

"Mom, please, do not say anything." He said. Carol and Angie both promised to keep quiet but found themselves staring at Kimberly. It didn't take long for her to figure out they'd learned something and it didn't take a rocket scientist to figure out exactly what they'd learned. When everyone finished dinner and Stephan and Maria cleared the table, Kimberly sat back and looked at everyone.

"Just ask me and get it over with, please." She looked right at Carol and Angie. Carol got tears in her eyes and Angie looked away.

"I don't have any questions; I just want to say I'm so sorry." Carol said choking back her tears. Kimberly gave a half smile and left the room.

"Smooth, Mom. Real nice." John got up and went after his wife. He found her in her office looking for something on the bookshelf. "I'm sorry. They asked about your bracelet." Kimberly didn't respond she just pulled two photo albums from the shelf. She gave one to John and took the other to the dining room. She put it in front of Carol and walked out. John walked in and saw his Mom had the other. He sat next to his Mom and everyone gathered around. For the next 20 minutes everyone ooh'd and aah'd over the pictures. When they'd finished Carol, Angie, John and his father all had tears in their eyes.

"She's never shown those to anyone. She always has them with her, but she's never revealed them before today. " Stephan said. "She's downstairs." He finished and walked back out. They all got up and went downstairs to the home theater. Kimberly was sitting in a chair in front of the TV and they all sat silently around her. She pressed a button on the remote and the TV screen lit up to reflect a chubby newborn boy. Everyone sat in silence as they watched the baby boy grow. The last images were Kimberly holding her son over her head and looking up at him smiling; telling him how much his Mommy loved him. The chubby boy looked down at his Mommy and smiled and giggled. She kissed her son's cheek and turned to face the camera. Her and her son's eyes sparkled with joy and they smiled. He looked just like her. The video stopped and they sat quietly. The only sound you could hear was sniffing. John hugged his wife and whispered his love for her.

"So, who needs a drink?" Kimberly said and went to the bar. Carol and Angie followed and John thought this was the perfect time to get naked to relieve the tension. "Did you not dress him as a child? Why is he obsessed with nudity?" She asked his parents. Carol rolled her eyes and shook her head. Kimberly had to laugh at how crazy John was and he didn't care who saw him naked. That care-free spirit running rampant again. Stephan and Maria came downstairs and Stephan squealed like a little girl and dropped to his knees. He placed his arms on the ground in front of him as if worshiping John. Everyone laughed and John put his boxers back on. The rest of the evening was filled with Cena family stories and Maria and Stephan couldn't believe Carol made it out with her sanity. Stephan managed to control himself since John was running around almost naked. He came up behind her and wrapped his arms around her. He kissed her neck and whispered, "I love you." She turned around and looked at him with tears in her eyes.

"I love you." She pulled John to her and kissed him. The newlyweds excused themselves and went to bed. John needed rest before the pay-per-view tomorrow night. Being a man, he wasn't so tired he couldn't make love to his wife. They drifted off to sleep contentedly loving the way their bodies fit together. John didn't want to say anything but he hoped they would get pregnant right away. He knew their baby could never replace Shepherd, but he knew it would help her heal a little.

Sunday morning was crazy in the new Cena household. The phone was ringing like crazy from all the well-wishers excited to see them. John was pumped and kept inviting people over. Before they knew it, the house was packed with guests. The men congregated in the basement and first floor family room bouncing between football and video games. The women holed up in the living room at the front of the condo talking about typical female topics: men, sex, shopping and kids. John kept checking on Kimberly every 15-20 minutes and it made all the girls laugh and tease him. Torrie and Sara vowed to bring bodily harm to their husbands since they hadn't visited once. Dave Batista's wife, Angie agreed and said she'd go as far as to cut him off from any bedroom activities, knowing this would pain her also. The girls were laughing hysterically when John came back in with Dave behind him. The girls quickly stifled their giggles and John and Dave knew they'd been the topic of conversation.

"It would be in Billy and Mark's best interest to get their asses in here and kiss their wives." Kimberly whispered. John kissed her and left the room returning a few minutes later with Mark and Billy. The men joined them and wanted to know what they were discussing. When the girls wouldn't reveal the topic, the guys began mocking them. They had the girls in hysterics and Kimberly excused herself when her phone rang. She listened to the caller and her smile quickly faded. She turned and stared at John and he knew this wasn't a happy call. She just looked at him and let her arm fall to her side dropping the phone. The room grew silent.

"That was the lawyer. She recanted everything she said and admitted she lied about the paternity." Kimberly said still looking as if fate had dealt another cruel blow.

"Baby, that's great news. What's wrong?" John lifted her chin to look at him. Kimberly turned slowly and walked away.

"He's out. He's free. He's…out. He's…" She could barely speak and he thought he'd heard her wrong. "Out. He's out." John knew instantly what she meant. Carol stood along with Torrie and Sara. Kimberly walked aimlessly around the room repeating the same two words. John couldn't get her to respond to him so he called the lawyer back. He turned and looked at his Mom.

"He escaped. They had to transfer him and he escaped." John hung up the call and grabbed his hysterical wife who was now on the verge of hyperventilating. "Dave, get Stephan up here and tell him what's happened." John said forcefully. Dave had no clue what was going on but he knew it was very serious. Mark got on the phone and called Linda Hogan. Sara and Torrie offered to take Kimberly upstairs but John refused to let her out of his sight. Stephan flew into the room with anti-anxiety pills and water. "Forget it! You are not drugging her!" John screamed at Stephan.

"Relax honey. These are for me." Stephan said as he popped the pills. John got Kimberly to relax a little and sit down. The guests all came upstairs and announced it was time to go to the arena. They walked into something they had no clue about. "If he chooses to come after her, you know he's coming here, right?"

"What's going on?" John's Dad asked the silent group.

"Fuck! What am I supposed to do?" John put his hands over his eyes and let his head fall back. He looked at Mark. "If I take her she's exposed, if I leave her here she's vulnerable…Fuck!" John was getting himself angrier and angrier. "I'll kill him myself before he gets near her."

"She'll be with a large group either way. If you leave her here, we'll stay." Sara said motioning around the room to all the females. "If you bring her, your right there and so is everyone in this room." The group nodded in agreement. Not everyone knew the situation but they could tell the severity.

"She goes." John said. "I need to pack a bag." John picked up Kimberly and took her upstairs with him. She finally seemed coherent and helped pack a backpack with the items she'd need if confronted. Everyone left to head to the arena and John and his parents took the Aviator. Kimberly rode in the middle row between Stephan and John's Dad. John and his Mom rode in the front. The Aviator had bullet–proof glass which may have seemed to border on the edge of paranoia until you experienced the events currently taking place. They arrived at the arena to find everyone in the parking lot. Mark waved to him to drive right into the arena, he had called ahead and gotten permission from Vince McMahon. When Kimberly got out she was immediately surrounded like the Secret Service surrounds the President. The group went to catering and sat down. Guards were posted at the door and would follow Kimberly where ever she went.

New Year's Revolution went off without incident and the group followed the same procedures getting her out of the building. Kimberly cried all the way home. Nobody said a word to her they just offered comfort. The next few weeks went by easily and she hadn't heard or seen anything to indicate she was being hunted. They went back to living their lives when the police called and said they'd traced him to the Florida panhandle near his parent's house. They'd soon have him back in custody. That was the last John and Kimberly had heard anything.