A few weeks later, we were on our way to meet his family. I felt very nervous meeting his mom. But she was so sweet. At first she seemed really shocked and was lost for words, but the more we told her about us and the baby, the more excited she seemed to be. At one point, she pulled me aside and told me that she could see how happy her son truly seemed. She was hoping that John would settle down with me and the baby. She wanted to have him home more often. She knew that that wouldn't have happened anytime soon, but with a baby on the way, she thought it would change his mind and she couldn't wait to have another grandbaby to love and spoil.

We didn't stay much longer because we had to make it to John's father's place.

I was even more nervous to meet his dad and on top of that, his 4 brothers and their wives and girlfriends would be there. I decided to wear a cute pair of jeans, a cami, and a cute black sweater… to cover up the now more noticeable bump.

We planned to go the first night without telling anyone about the baby. I just wanted everyone to get to know me and like me before they found out I was having John's baby. This could be the difference in acceptance or not, but they all ended up being very welcoming.

"This must be Acelynn!" John's dad smiled as he hugged me.

"Hi." I smiled as I hugged him back, careful not to get to close.

He then looked at John. "Good to have you home son."

"Good to be home old man." John's dimples popped.

"Well…" Fabo began. "Everyone is in the living room."

I followed the two men through the hallway and into the living room, where I met the rest of the Cena boys and their families. We all sat and talked a little before dinner. Everyone definitely showed their interest in me.

After introductions and a few stories, the men and women soon went separate ways. The boys went downstairs as the girls began the finishing touches on dinner. They began asking me all sorts of questions.

I was a little uncomfortable, but I answered all their questions like how John and I met, how long we've know each other and of course if we were really just friends.

"Yeah…" I smiled while standing at the kitchen counter. "John and I are just friends. We haven't known each other for very long, but…he's my best friend."

"I don't know." John's sister in law smirked. "You've only known each other for 4 months, but I already see the way you 2 look at each other. I've known John for years now; I think there's more than what you two are letting on."

I just smiled and shrugged. Then we were interrupted by the boys. They were laughing and already drinking.

"Acelynn…can I get you a drink?" Matt asked.

"Yeah…" Sean piped up. "We have beer, some wine and…"

"No thanks." I smiled. "I'm okay."

"Oh…come on. Have a drink with us." Dan added.

"Guys." John started as he dug in the fridge for another beer. "Lay off."

He then turned to me. "You want water or something, Ace?"

I looked at him and sighed. "Yeah. I'll just have water."

He went back into the fridge, took out a bottle of water and handed it to me.

"Thanks." I said quietly as he smiled at me.

"Hey, so when is dinner going to be ready?" Fabo asked entering the kitchen.

"A few minutes. Everyone go sit down at the table."

I followed everyone out to the dining room and sat between John and his dad, who sat at the head of the table.

It was nice to be included in family's Christmas. Everyone was so happy to be together and it was also the family's time to catch up on all the current happenings, but…John and I seemed to be the huge topic most of the time. With the all curiosity, it was hard not to tell them the truth, but we kept our story and that was the end of that…for the time being.

After just sitting at the table for a while, the boys headed downstairs to play pool so I decided to follow John this time hoping to avoid any more questions. I didn't totally avoid the questions. Even though I didn't have to answer any of the boys questions, John did. The boys were a lot harder on John than the girls were on me.

John sat on one of the bar stools as he waited his turn as I sat next to him.

"John…I don't understand you." Dan said. "You're divorced now. You have this beautiful girl, and you still choose to be single and just friends?"

We looked at each other as we both smiled. Maybe his brothers could make him see that he should be with me. I could be the one for him.

"Yeah, man." Matt smiled. "You better make you're move soon before someone else does."

John chuckled as he stood for his turn. "Guys, thank you for your concern, but I'm a grown man and I can figure that out for myself."

I grinned and shook my head. Well…maybe he won't listen to them. I know John has his own opinions…strong opinions, but I thought family influence would help. After his turn, John sat back down on the stool and pulled me up onto his lap.

"I'm sorry that everyone is giving you such a hard time." He whispered in my ear.

I turned to him. "Me, a hard time?" I giggled. "I think you're the one that is getting a hard time, but it's okay. I was ready for it. And…" I smiled. "It's your family and they're just trying to figure everything out and protect you."

"Oh…" He smirked as he rested his hand on my thigh. "You may be right, but you only know the half of it. You didn't hear everything they had to say when you were in the kitchen with the girls."

"Aww John, you poor baby. " I laughed.

John continued to smile at me. "I know, but I think that there's some jealousy."

"Really?" I grinned.

"Yes." He replied.

I shrugged. "Well I guess I'm pretty cute."

John chuckled. "Cute wasn't exactly the word I would use, but yeah. You are a beautiful girl, Ace."

"Thanks." I blushed.

John was always so sweet…and he could be such a flirt. I just wished that this friend's thing could turn into more. He leaned in and kissed me on the cheek.

"Hey…" Steve yelled. "Go to your room if you two are gonna be doing that."

We all laughed. I sighed and got off of John and stood in front of him.

"I'm gonna go lay down for a while." I said quietly.

"Are you okay?" John asked now standing.

I nodded. "Yeah. I think I just ate too much and now my stomach just kind of hurts."

"Okay. Do you want me to come up with you?" He asked.

This was the part where he was always so sweet. He truly worried about me.

"No…" I said. "I'll be okay."

"Well if it gets worse, just let me know."

I nodded with a smile.

"I'll be up in a while." He smiled.

"Okay." I smiled back before I turned and walked away.

I quietly snuck upstairs and went into John's room. I loved being in his room. I couldn't believe I'd ever get to see it.

I put on a pair of red and black flannel pj pants and a black cami and climbed into John's bed. I sighed. It felt so good to lie down. It had been a long drive and I felt exhausted. I turned on the tv and fell asleep a few minutes later.

I woke up not even an hour later and John was still downstairs. I was just about to put on a hoodie and go downstairs when there was a knock on the door.

"Ace…it's me" John's voice called from the other side of the door.

I opened the door as he walked in.

"You're up." He said. "I thought you'd be sleeping."

"I just woke up. I was gonna come downstairs." I said.

John looked down and smiled. "Cute pjs"

I giggled. "Thanks…but my tank tops are getting a little tight."

I pulled down my shirt a little bit to cover up some of the bare skin that was showing.

"I see that." He smiled as he touched my swollen belly. "It looks good on you though."

"John…" I giggled. "You are such a liar." I said as I playfully slapped his arm when he pulled me into him.

"Well it's true." He said more seriously. "Ace, you're hot pregnant."

"Thank you." I blushed.

Then he leaned down and kissed me. Of course I started to kiss him back, but then we stopped when we heard someone clear their throat. We turned towards the door.

"Son?"

"Dad?" John said surprised.

John's dad continued to stare at us. I could hardly move. I just stood still. We had been caught. Our relationship would no longer be secret…but that wasn't the thing I was worried about.

We moved away from each other and John dropped his hand from the side of my stomach and blushed.

"Dad, I…" He began as he looked at me. "We…have something to share with you."