Cena didn't recall hearing Shawn when he got back the night before but when he woke up the next morning, Shawn was already up and moving about drinking coffee.

"Hey man. When you'd get in last night? Or did you come in just a few minutes ago?" Cena teased.

"Hey, you think so low of me. I told you that I had to be careful. I don't want to dishonor my baby anymore than I already have. God must have been with Brittney yesterday because I almost made love to Kim--in broad daylight no less—on the school courtyard."

"Whoa! Seriously?"

"Yeah. I didn't want to leave her you know, but if I would have crashed at the hotel there wouldn't have been any sleeping going on."

"I hear ya. Fine ass woman you got there," Cena grinned.

"I don't deserve her. You're probably wondering why I'm up so early."

"Yeah. After that eight hour round trip and the late night dinner, I'm sure you're pretty tired."

"That woman…"

"That's all I need to hear. What's Rhi up to now?"

"She'll be in town next Monday night for the show. She's bringing my son and apparently her fiancé as well."

"Her timing is always the worst."

"Yeah and I don't know how she knew but I get the feeling she knew Kim was coming. All she wants to do is scare Kim off and although Kim is pretty strong willed, she still feels like a home wrecker."

"But she's not."

"I know," he sighed. "I just can't…maybe when we're finally married she'll get over it. If anyone's the home wrecker it's me."

"And you're not either."

"Yeah well I sure as hell didn't make things any easier for my son. Anyway…I have been dying to ask you about yesterday but I was scared you'd beat me senseless." Shawn pretended to hide behind a chair while Cena frowned, folding his arms across his chest.

"You have a funny way of asking for info."

"What can I say? I learned from the best."

"Well it didn't go bad." Cena took a seat at the table followed by Shawn.

"So it went good then?"

"But…it didn't go good either."

"Oh damn. What happened?"

"Good news first. I managed to talk to Allison's father without killing him. I jacked him up and scared him shitless. That gave me great satisfaction."

"Excellent!"

"Yeah…well I don't know if it's so excellent for Allison. I sort of told the old man that Allison was my fiancé." Shawn just stared at his friend with his mouth wide open. He was now completely speechless and sensing this, Cena continued on with his story. "I…know it was a lie because you have to have an actual engagement to have a fiancé but it was the only thing I could think of. I told him that Allison did not have to listen to him anymore and he started ranting about his daughter blah blah blah…and how he's paying her tuition…blah blah blah…so I pretty much told him that the husband has more rights over the father." At this, Shawn burst out laughing.

"You always amaze me Cena. Well…that was one way to go about things and don't glare at me. I probably would have done the same thing but only if I truly cared about her."

"I do!"

"Well then. Be proud of what you did. Now did you get to talk to Allison?"

"Yeah through the 2 inch thick door of her dorm room," he scoffed.

"That's better than nothing. What she say…or rather what did you say?"

"I apologized for the lie. Told her that if I could do it over again, I'd tell her the truth…in my bed."

"Real smooth kid."

"I was serious. The night she slept with me…but not really, we had a nice conversation and the more I think about it, the more I just wanna kick myself. I should have told her then. She trusted me enough to sleep in my bed. I should have done the same and trusted her enough to keep my identity a secret. I mean seriously, who was she gonna tell? She has no friends…except me."

"Until tonight."

"Huh? If you want me to go back and see her then it's out of the question. I have a show tonight you slacker."

"Hey. Don't get mad at me because I'm the World Heavyweight Champion. And FYI, I wasn't talking about you."

"Then who are you talking about?"

"Uh…let's just say there's going to be a big party at your condo tonight."

"Huh? I'm…"

"The girls are coming over. Brittney, Kim, and…Allison," he added quickly.

"WHAT?! How'd you…?"

"Calm down lover boy. You want to make peace with Allison and we both want her to have new friends. Well…I talked to Kim and Brittney about the situation and they are planning to pay her a little visit. Brittney's got a cousin named Kelly who lives on campus. She's going to pay a visit to her cousin and then 'run into' Allison. If they can convince Allison to come over and watch wrestling tonight, she'll get to see her man on TV…"

"I'm not her…"

"And she'll have four new friends in me, Kim, Brittney, and Kelly," Shawn replied sweetly.

"Shawn that's…crazy…I can't believe you'd go behind my back but…"

"But?"

"But if…you can manage this then I'd be truly grateful. In fact, I'll owe you one…two if she talks to me again."

"Deal…but um…you got to help yourself too you know."

"What do you mean?"

"Any idea why she wouldn't open the door?"

"Uh…because she hates liars like me?"

"Not even close. I can assure you that she doesn't hate the only real friend she ever had. Pissed maybe but pissed is far from hatred. Try this for thought—maybe you didn't tell her what she wanted to hear."

"But I said I was sorry! What more did she need to hear?"

"Figure it out before you come home tonight. I trust my girls. She'll be sitting on the couch in the house tonight watching every move you make in the ring. Don't blow it this time. You might not get another chance and you said it yourself, you miss the girl."

"Yeah," he mumbled.

--BB--BB--

"Is this the place?" Kim asked. They pulled up in front of what looked like mini apartment complexes.

"Yep. There's Kelly standing by that tree over there." The girls got out and headed towards Kelly.

"HEY KELLY!" Brittney yelled. Kelly turned and yelped before running at her cousin giving her a big hug. "Gosh it's been forever!"

"Yeah I know! So this must be Kim?"

"Yeah, it's nice to meet you," Kim grinned.

"Well, we are here to see you but we're also here on a mission," Brittney informed.

"Yeah I remember. So Allison lives two doors from me. I hope she's in there because I haven't seen her all day. In fact, I hardly ever see her now that I think about it."

"Yeah well let's hit it," Kim urged. "I want things to work out for Cena and my baby's depending on us."

"Yeah, yeah," Brittney laughed.

"So how are we actually going to 'run into' Allison?" Kelly asked.

"Uh…" Kim started but Brittney just cut her off.

"We're not." She ran to Allison's door and knocked loudly like she was the gustapo or something.

"Damn Brit! Have you ever heard of the word 'tact'?" Kim hissed as she and Kelly hurried to join their friend. Before Brittney could answer, Allison opened the door staring at the three of them dumbfounded.

"Um…can I help you?" she asked frowning.

"Uh…well…we wanted to," Kim stammered, but Brittney cut her off.

"I know you've seen my cousin Kelly around haven't you?" she asked pointing to Kelly who managed to smile weakly.

"Yeah I've seen her around but…"

"Well, I'm Kelly's cousin Brittney and this is Kim. We wanted to talk with you about hanging out sometime."

"Uh…"

"Now I know this seems a bit odd being as you don't know us, but if you've ever watched wrestling then I'm pretty sure you've seen Kim's man on TV. He's a total hottie named Shawn Michaels," she grinned. Allison's face went pale and she wanted to just drop dead. Brittney looked slightly concerned and turned to Kim for help.

"Uh Allison? Don't mind Brittney. The word 'tact' is no where in her vocabulary. Let me be honest with you for a second alright?" Allison just nodded her head stiffly as she stared at the ground. "I know what's been going on with you and John Cena these past few weeks." At this, Allison's head popped up and she looked as though she were about to cry.

"You guys…I really would rather not…"

"He cares about you Allison," Kim said calmly. "If he didn't care then I wouldn't be here speaking on his behalf."

"He sent you?" she asked angrily.

"No, no, no, it's not like that. He has no idea that we're here. It was my fiancé that sent me here. He…he thought maybe you'd like to come and hang out with us at Cena's condo."

"No. I refuse…"

"But wait…just hear me out."

"Alright. Fine," Allison replied. She wiped her eyes and stared at them all with a look of utter annoyance.

"Look, my fiancé is also in the wrestling business and when I first met him, he did not tell me exactly who he was. I knew he looked familiar but I just couldn't place him. Since I'm a big wrestling fan, once he told me his name, I knew who he was right off the bat. I of course, am a selfish person so I never told anyone that he was a TV star. I wanted him all to myself…"

"In more ways than one," Brittney muttered. Kelly burst out laughing and Kim just glared at them both until they straightened up.

"Anyway, Shawn and I ended up falling in love but he…he was married and it was a long, tough fight to get where we are today. Right now, only one thing is certain about Shawn and me and that's the fact that we love each other very much. My point to this heart-wrenching tale? Uh…I'm not real sure. I just know that Cena cares about you very much and I think you may care for him too. If so, don't throw away this friendship just because he made one mistake. I probably should have given up on Shawn because of his wife Rhi but he loved me and it took a whole lot of convincing to get me to agree to marry him, but I just can't imagine spending the rest of my life without him. You and Cena may not be at that point in your relationship, but judging by the way you are fighting back tears, I can tell that you love him like I love Shawn." Kim pulled Allison into a hug and smiled. "Please come over tonight and watch Raw with us. You'll get to see Cena in action. My baby will be watching with us since he's got the night off and he'd love to meet the girl who's got his best friend losing his drawers." Allison managed a laugh as she pulled away from Kim.

"Are you…certain? You guys don't even…know me."

"Yes, we're sure. We're all friends now," Brittney grinned. "Now go get changed. Put on your best pj's and get ready to be amazed. Cena never ceases to amaze anyone. Plus, tonight is his big return. Nobody knows except us!" she exclaimed. Allison nodded her head as the girls ran off. When they were a safe distance from Allison's room, Kim let out a sigh.

"You guys are going to ruin me. You especially Brittney," Kim huffed.

"Yeah well she's so…I can't quite place her," Kelly commented.

"I think she's really hurting about Cena. I mean, if Shawn's story is accurate then she was the one who pushed him away and if that's the case, she pushed away a man that she loves to death. Any girl would be feeling sick to their stomach about something like this, especially if there's a chance he loved her back," Brittney added.

"For once your reasoning makes since," Kim joked. "Anyway, let's get back to the house. I miss my baby already."

"I know what you really miss," Brittney whispered to Kelly.

"I HEARD THAT!"

--AA--AA--

Allison sat on her bed lost in thought. She was trying to decide whether or not those girls were for real. She glanced at her cell phone and saw that her brother had called. It had been two weeks since she'd called home. She was so busy with school, work, Cena…Just the thought of Cena brought tears to her eyes. She glanced around the room trying to find something to do to take her mind off of Cena but everything had already been done. Her clothes were already ironed and put up. She had arranged all of her DVDs and CDs yesterday. The floor had been vacuumed and all of her homework was done. She had absolutely no reason not to go now. Secretly, she had wanted to scream out 'yes' when they asked her over but her pride wanted her to say no. Was Cena really worth swallowing her pride this once? She was about to find out. She headed to the restroom and started her shower. Tonight should prove interesting…