Chapter 6
John had just arrived at the Tacoma Mall and as he walked around, people looked and pointed at him. No one stopped him, but they knew who he was. John walked around until he came to a jewelery store. He loved Katie and wanted to get her something to show how much he loved her. After looking around, he found the perfect thing.
After being rung up, John headed to a few more stores and then headed back to the house. When he got there, Katie was upstairs sleeping, so he took the time to clean the house and start preparing a romantic dinner for the two of them. Once John had dinner in the oven, he set the table with plates, glasses, silverware, and candles. Just before dinner was ready, John went upstairs and woke Katie up.
"Baby, its time to wake up." John stated.
"How long was I asleep?" Katie asked.
"A few hours. Dinner is just about ready. Why don't you wash up for dinner." John answered.
"Ok. I'll be down in a few minutes." Katie responded.
John headed back downstairs and made sure that everything was ready. John put on some romantic music and lit the candles before turning down the lights. As Katie came down the stairs, she wondered what was going on. When she saw the table set up and heard the music playing, she couldn't help but smile.
"Are you ready for a romantic dinner with John Cena?" John asked.
"Always." Katie answered.
John walked her over to the table and helped her sit down. John then disappeared into the kitchen and returned with two steaming plates of baked manicotti. John poured some sparkling cider into their glasses before they ate. Katie couldn't believe that John had gone to this much trouble for her.
"Thank you, John. This was amazing." Katie stated as she finished her meal.
"Anything for the mother of my baby." John responded as he cleared the table.
"You are truly wonderful, John. No one has ever done anything like this for me before." Katie stated.
"Well, what can I say. I am a true romantic at heart." John responded. "And the romance will continue."
"What do mean?" Katie asked.
"I have a special surprise for you." John answered as he pulled the Ice Cream cake out of the freezer.
"I love surprises." Katie responded with a smile.
"Good." John stated.
John had gone to Baskin Robins and bought an ice cream cake for desert. But, he also gave them an extra $20 to put a special message on the cake. John couldn't wait to see the look on Katie's face. John made sure that he had the item from the jewelery store in his pocket before he walked into the dinning room with the cake.
"I couldn't help but get this for us and the baby for desert. I hope you like it." John stated as he walked into the room.
"An ice cream cake, right?" Katie asked.
"Yup." John answered. "But you have to read the cake before we can eat it. And you have to close your eyes first."
"Ok." Katie stated as John placed the cake on the table in front of her and she closed her eyes.
Once the cake was in place, John got down on one knee next to her and got the little box out. He swallowed hard before telling her to open her eyes to read the cake. John couldn't wait to do what he wanted to do weeks ago.
"Open your eyes." John stated.
"Ok." Katie stated as she opened her eyes to read the message on the cake.
"Read it out loud." John responded.
"Katie, I love you with all my heart. Will you marry me? John?" Katie read as she turned to look at John.
"Baby, I really do love you and the baby, will you please marry me?" John proposed as he opened the ring box.
"I love you too. Yes, I will marry you." Katie answered.
John slid the ring on her finger before standing and helping her up. John then claimed her lips in a kiss. After eating some of the ice cream cake, John cleaned up and then joined Katie in the living room. Katie admired her engagement ring while she placed a hand on her stomach. She couldn't believe that soon not only would she be a mommy, but she would also be marrying the man of her dreams.
Three weeks passed, and while Katie wanted to travel with John, she had to tie up some loose ends at work before resigning her position. Katie was now 16 weeks and as soon as John came back to Seattle, they had the amnio test done. The following week, John and Katie flew to Tampa for John's divorce hearing.
Liz tried to say that the baby wasn't John's even though it had nothing to do with the case. John provided the results of the amnio test to the court and the judge ruled that due the cause of divorce, John would be awarded everything that he had ever purchased. Liz walked away from the divorce with $100,000 paid over time. John made arrangements to pay $10,000 upfront and $7,500 a month for the next12 months.
Once they were done with court, John and Katie headed to John's house for the first time since he and Liz split. Liz had taken everything that was hers and left everything else. Thankfully John's housekeeper cleaned out the fridge of spoiled food and such. John decided that since he was starting fresh, a new mattress set and sheets were called for.
"Baby, what do you say to flying up to Boston and meeting my family?" John asked.
"I would love that." Katie answered.
"Good. I have two tickets for a flight tonight to Boston." John responded.
After packing for their trip to Boston, John and Katie head to the airport and fly up to Boston. Its around 4pm when they arrive in Boston. John collects their luggage while Katie deals with getting the rental car. Once they are on the road to West Newbury, it takes them about an hour to get to his parents house. John called his parents as they pull up to the house.
"Hello." Carol answered the phone.
"Hey mom." John responded.
"JC. How are you?" Carol asked.
"I'm good. Is everyone at the house, its loud there?" John answered.
"Yeah. For some reason your brothers are all here tonight." Carol answered. "And your dad is about to start up the grill."
"Sounds good. I have a favor to ask everyone first." John responded.
"What is it?" Carol asked.
"As soon as you hang up the phone, have everyone go into the front yard and wait there." John answered.
"Ok. Why?" Carol asked.
"It's a surprise." John answered.
John and Katie waited until the six members of the Cena family were standing the front yard. Sean was the first one to notice an unknown car parked in front of the house. John squeezed Katie's hand before getting out of the car.
"JC is here!" Sean shouted.
"JC, why didn't you tell me you were outside the house?" Carol asked as she hugged her son.
"Because I wanted everyone in one place when I revealed that I was here. But I am not alone." John answered.
"You're not?" Matt asked.
"Nope. Now if everyone will back up and make some room, I will open the passenger door." John answered.
Everyone backed up and John was able to open Katie's door and helped her out. Carol smiled as did everyone else. Steve and Dan were the only ones who were confused. Once John closed and locked the car, he took Katie's hand and approached his family. Katie was a little nervous, but she knew everything would be ok.