The day before leaving for her business trip Gabrielle decided to go and tell her parents about the baby. She just hoped they'd take her decision to give the baby up for adoption better then Michelle did. She walked through their door.
"Hi mom, hi dad." She said.
"Hi Gabrielle." Her dad Glen said.
"Hi dad."
"This is a surprise." Her mom Samantha said.
"Yeah." "I have something to tell you guys." She sat down on the couch.
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing." "I told you guys I was causally seeing John Cena." "A couple of days ago, I found out that I'm pregnant." "The shocking part about it is John had a vasectomy and I still got pregnant."
"I think it's great that I'm going to have another grandchild."
"Actually you're not."
"What do you mean?" Glen said.
"I've thought about it and I'm not ready for a child." "I know John would be supportive if I decided to keep it but I know he doesn't want a child." "I've decided to give the baby up for adoption."
"Why?" Samantha asked.
"I told you, I'm not ready for this." "The thought of having a child has never even entered my mind." "Finding out I'm pregnant now is overwhelming." "I know it would have a better life with people that can give it the time and attention it deserves, I can't do that." "Take the business trip I'm about to go on for example." "I can be called up for a trip like that on a moment's notice." "With a baby I couldn't fulfill my obligations to my work." "A child deserves more then to see their mother running out the door every two seconds." "It deserves a home with family dinners and helping with homework and after school activates." "I can't do that."
"Who would the baby go to?"
"I plan on interviewing several families." "I haven't started looking yet." "I want to tell John about the baby first."
"He doesn't know?" Glen said.
"Not yet." "I'm telling him when my trip is over."
"Are you sure you want to give your baby up for adoption?" Samantha asked.
"Yes." "There are millions of people who can't have kids." "If I can make a childless couple happy, while at the same time knowing I'm giving my baby a better life, I know I'm making the right choice."
"Well I don't a hundred percent agree with you but it's your choice."
"I say whatever makes you happy." Glen said. "It's not like this is our only shot at a grandchild." "We already have nine." "If you wanted to keep it that'd be great but I think it's good that you want to give it to a deserving family." "It's better then the alternative."
"You guys are taking it better then Shell did." Gabrielle said. "We got into a big fight about it." "She's pissed."
"All of your sisters know?" Samantha asked.
"Yeah."
Two weeks later Gabrielle was in New Orleans. She was standing outside John's hotel room door. She knocked. When John asked the door he got a big smile on his face.
"Hey." He said happily.
"Hi." She said just as happily. She went in. They hugged.
"I missed you so much."
"I missed you to." They kissed. Still kissing he started backing up with her towards the bedroom. "John, we really need, to talk." She said in-between kisses. He put her on the bed and got on top of her.
"What do you wanna talk about?" He asked as he started unbuttoning her shirt.
"I um,… He started kissing her neck. "Oh John." She moaned.
Afterwards she sat up in bed using the sheet to cover herself.
"Ok, I'm serious, we need to talk." She said.
He sat up and took her hands. "We need to find a way to figure this out." He said looking into her eyes. "I love you Gabrielle."
"I love you too John but that's not why I came here." "I'm pregnant." "My doctor said something might've went wrong with your vasectomy."
"You're pregnant?" He said shocked.
"I know, it's a lot to take in."
"Wow." He said trying to hide the terrified look on his face. His reaction was what Gabrielle expected.
"John it's ok." "You don't have to do anything." "You don't have to pretend to be happy, I know you're not." "I'm not ready for a baby either." "So I'm giving it up for adoption."
"You're sure that's what you want to do?" "You're not just doing it because of me?"
"No I'm doing it because it's what's best for the baby." "My lifestyle isn't appropriate for a baby."
"How does the adoption process work?"
"Within the coming months I'll interview several families and make my decision before the birth." "I've also decided not to find out the gender."
"I want to know about the couple you decide to pick."
"Ok." "I made it an open-adoption meaning the baby can find me if it wants when it turns eighteen." "I have it so it can find you to." "Is that ok?"
"Yeah." "Everything's gonna be ok." "I'm here for you whatever you need."
"I know." They kissed.