Cena did not sleep at all that night. He tossed and turned thinking about Allison. At 7am, he finally decided to get on up. There was no point in staying in bed if he wasn't going to be able to sleep. He headed straight for the shower then once dressed, he started towards the kitchen for some coffee. Normally he wasn't a big coffee drinker but because his head was throbbing he decided coffee would be the next best thing besides having Allison in his arms safely.

The door bell rang a second later and he groaned. Who in the world…? I am so not in the mood.

"Coming." He hurried to the door and flung it open only to find his former tag team partner grinning up at him. "Shawn! Oh man…I forgot you were coming."

"Well I can leave if this is a bad time…"

"No, come in. Maybe you can put my mind at ease."

"That's what I'm here for."

"Yeah and take off that ridiculous hat. You look like a bad gangster."

"Sorry. I thought you of all people would appreciate my hat." He closed the door behind him following Cena into his kitchen. Cena fixed them both a cup of coffee before settling down.

"Alright bro. Tell me what's on your mind. You had me scared the other day when I called you. I would have thought you'd be happy to hear from your favorite tag team partner."

"I'm sorry man. I've just…got too much on my mind."

"Well spill it. I didn't come over here for nothing."

"I don't want to…I need to talk about it but I'm not sure where to begin. My life's all screwed up."

"Ha!" Shawn coughed. "Your life? Screwed up? I don't think so buddy."

"Oh yes it…wait a second. Don't tell me you and Kim…"

"No, we haven't broken up but…"

"But…" he said sounding deeply disturbed.

"But Rhi isn't letting this go so easily. First of all, Kim has yet to tell her mom that we are engaged."

"Why not?"

"Because she's afraid of Rhi. She thinks that I'm going to let Rhi take me back."

"Are you?"

"No, but this divorce is starting to get nasty and Kim's afraid that something bad is going to happen. Plus, we don't see each other much. In fact, since Wrestlemania I've only seen Kim twice."

"Why do you two…Well, you're on the road a lot but are you two even making an effort to see each other?"

"Not really."

"Why not?"

"Because I don't trust myself. I don't want to..." Shawn paused to think for a minute before letting a wide grin form across his face. "Well I would love to make love to her but I can't. She's too perfect and I will wait for her hand in marriage. I feel like she's worth it."

"I hear you man. I don't think you should worry though. Nothing bad can happen if you keep your head up."

"I know but…you don't know that woman. I often find myself wondering how I lived with her for all those years. The woman's a nightmare!"

"Oh man. Shawn I had no idea…"

"Don't worry about it. I am not going to worry about that woman, especially Monday night."

"What's going on Monday night?"

"Kim is coming to the show with Brittney. They are going to sit in the audience…or so that's what they think. I am planning on letting Kim accompany me to the ring. Matt is going to do the same with Brittney for his match."

"I think she's going to love that. I…is it this Monday or the next?"

"Next Monday. I get the week off since I was attacked viciously by Edge last week."

"Oh yeah…Well…that gives me…"

"An idea. Let's hear it."

"Well…Carmella is in town."

"Oh yeah. How's that coming along?"

"I don't know. I still have feelings for her…something like that but for some reason I can't bring myself to return the feelings that she have for me."

"Does she still love you?"

"I think so but I can't bring myself to tell her that I love her too."

"Do you?"

"Maybe," he mumbled.

"Well then I suppose you can't tell her if you're not sure."

"Yeah, I guess."

"The idea?"

"Oh yeah. I can bring Allison to the match, you know, like a date if I get the cast off. If I'm out with Allison I won't have time to think about Carmella. In fact, I never think about Carmella when I'm with Alli."

"That sounds good. I can introduce her to Kim and Brittney. They'll take good care of her."

"Yeah," he said softly.

"So how is she?"

"Carmella?"

"No, the other one doof."

"Oh…Allison. She's doing…actually I wish I knew. There's some funny business going on in her home and I want to help but she won't let me."

"What's going on?"

"I am positive she's being abused."

"Positive?"

"I…well yeah I'm positive and don't ask me how I know. I didn't actually see the scars but I felt them and…Quit laughing Shawn. This is serious."

"I'm sorry but you are being ridiculous. So you made out with the girl and things got hot and heavy? Who am I to judge you? I'm no better."

"Yeah well…"

"Stop beating around the bush and tell me what's going on."

"Allison's being abused Shawn. I know she is but she won't admit it. I think she's trying to…protect her father but I can't understand why."

"Maybe she thinks that you can't help her."

"But she won't even let me try!" he said angrily.

"That's when you take matters into your own hands and do it yourself."

"I've thought about it but I'm uncertain about how to proceed. She lives on campus except on the weekends that she has to work. I guess I could go and have a talk with him but…"

"I would agree with you on that one but I don't think that's going to fly."

"Why not?" Cena took another sip of his coffee and stared at Shawn grimly.

"Well…if I had a daughter and some guy came by my house telling me how I should treat her, I would probably be offended."

"But he's a bad person!"

"That may be but that doesn't matter. Unless you're planning on asking him for her hand in marriage then you need to find another way to do it." There was a long awkward silence that was interrupted by the ringing of Shawn's cell. Shawn looked down at his phone and groaned.

"Who is it?" Cena asked.

"Rhi," he grimaced. "Hold on…Hello?"

"Shawn we need to talk."

"We've already talked enough. Unless you're planning to give up this ridiculous act about being the helpless victim of an affair then we have nothing to talk about." Cena couldn't help but to laugh out loud at this. He put his head down on the table in a sad attempt to ignore Shawn's annoyed, sarcastic humor.

"No I'm not giving up the act because it isn't an act."

"Whatever. Get to the point woman. I have things to do…"

"More like young women to do," she snapped.

"Rhi…"

"Your son wants to see you."

"Well let me take him..."

"As if. If I let you take him you might not bring him back."

"You're probably right. So when might you be bringing him to me?"

"I'll let you know but just so you know, you'll see him sooner than you think and with his new potential step father."

"Huh? Stepfather? Wait a second, we need to talk…"

"Good-bye Shawn." The line went dead and Shawn banged his fist on the table causing Cena to jump.

"Oh…sorry man," he mumbled.

"What's wrong?"

"I…don't…want…to…talk about it."

"Shawn…"

"Oh alright! Apparently Rhi has a new love interest or as she put it, a 'potential stepfather' for my son."

"Oooo…that's…"

"She kills me. Just one more thing I have to worry about."

"Well, what are you going to do?"

"I don't know," he sighed. "But we're talking about you not me."

"But you…"

"What are you going to do about Allison?"

"Any suggestions?"

"Ha! I can't believe I am trying to give you advice when my life is more screwed up than yours. Well…I suppose you can talk to her."

"I already told you that she won't listen."

"Then make her."

"How do you make a woman listen?" Shawn just grinned.

"I have my ways," he grinned.

"Oh my…Shawn you are something else. Aight. I'll give it a try but…"

"You know you want to seduce her."

"Yeah well it'll have to wait til my arms are healed."

"When does the cast come off?"

"Hopefully in a few hours," he smirked.

"Well then. Let's get out of here for a while. Where's a good place to get some grub?"

"Uh…I know just the place," he grinned.

AN: Sorry that it's shorter than usual, but I wanted to focus this chapter on my two favorite tag buddies. Let's see...things will get very interesting soon. Trust me. R&R: