Disclaimer: I do not own the characters affiliated with WWE, I do own Nicole Michael's however. This story is completely AU! This is my first fic so be gentle, reviews are welcomed!

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"Knock, knock," Adam called barging into Nicole's bedroom the next morning. She covered her bare chest with her shirt. "Nice tits," he said closing the door.

"Fuck you, and don't you know how to knock," she said turning around and put on her bra.

"Yes please and no I don't," he said coming up behind her, placing his arms around her waist and kissing her neck. "Now then today's the big day."

She moved away from him and pulled on a t-shirt. He handed her a small Tiffany and Co. box. She opened it to see a pearl ring.

"It's beautiful," she said letting her fingers roll over the pearl.

"It's the engagement ring," Adam whispered in her ear as he watched her put it on. "It looks beautiful on you."

"This doesn't mean I hate you less," she said turning to face him.

"You'll love me," he snarled, "or you will regret the day you were born." He held her hand firmly and pulled her down to the dining room.

Everyone was seated at the table, including Maria who'd flown in that morning from New York.

"What is this?" her grandmother asked with a triumphant smile on her face.

"Nicole and I have a little announcement to make," Adam said putting his arm her waist and pulling her closer. He looked down to see a fake smile pasted on her face. "I asked Nicole to marry me and she said yes."

"Congratulations!" her grandmother said standing up and hugged the two. "You two make a handsome couple."

"This is very sudden," Shawn said, "are you sure this is what you want Nicole?"

"Of course," the words stung, "I've always felt someone so strong for Adam, and he's been such a good friend since the whole Jeff thing. When he asked me to marry him I couldn't say no. I love him."

"Congratulations," her father said hugging her and shaking Adam's hand. "You take good care of my baby."

"Of course sir," Adam said.

Maria pulled Nicole into a nervous hug and whispered, "If you're sure this is what you want." Nicole could only nod. Randy hugged Nicole and kissed her forehead.

John was speechless. Nicole hated Adam, why would she want to marry him? He pulled Nicole into a nervous hug and whispered into her ear, "Meet me at the swings in half an hour."

Breakfast was an awkward affair. Adam spent his time touching Nicole's leg and kissing her cheek. She could feel her stomach squirm at his touch. John watched on in frustration as Nicole pretended to be in love with a monster.

After breakfast Nicole watched John storm out of the room.

"Sweetie," Adam said pulling Nicole into him, "why don't you and I go for a walk?"

"I was actually going to go feed the horses. Why don't we start looking over wedding details this afternoon?"

"Sounds like a good idea," he said and kissed her gently on the lips and then watched her leave the room.

"How long until the wedding?" Nicole's grandmother asked.

"Six months," Adam said.

Nicole walked out of the house, avoiding confrontations with Maria and her father, and went to the swing. She'd spent so many hours here as a child hiding from John and her grandmother.

She found John leaning against the large tree.

"What the hell do you think you're doing?" he asked as she sat on the swing.

"Please don't I've already had this argument with Shannon."

"No we are going to discuss this," he said coming over to her and kneeling before her. "What kind of hold does he have over you?"

"If I don't marry him my father will kill me."

"I think your father would prefer it if you didn't marry him."

"Adam knows something."

"What? What could he possibly know that would make you throw your life away?"

"I can't tell you," she was so ashamed. She shouldn't have come here.

"Why? There's nothing in this world you could have possibly done that would make your father so mad that he would shoot you in the head."

"My grandmother would manipulate him to do it."

"You can tell me, I won't tell a soul."

Nicole sighed and looked him in the eye only seeing his gentle honesty. "When I was in Europe I went through a really bad time. I did some things I'm not proud of. I hurt a lot of people along the way." She wiped away a few tears and held onto his hand. "I got pregnant and lost the baby. Things got a little crazy after that. I started sleeping around and taking drugs."

John squeezed her hand. "Your father…"

"My father killed Dave in cold blood John. Dave was like a son to him. He would not hesitate to pull that trigger if my grandmother said the word." She put her hand on John's cheek. "I'm going to marry Adam."

John pulled her into a hug, holding her tight. "I'll be here for you."

"Thankyou."