The next morning I woke up with a full bladder, one of the many joys of pregnancy. I got up, ran to the bathroom and returned a few minutes later to see John still sleeping. I heard some noise downstairs so I changed into some jeans and a long sleeved tee and went down.

"Well good morning, Acelynn." John's father smiled.

"Good morning." I smiled back.

"Come sit down, dear." Fabo said standing up to let me sit in the recliner.

"Thank you." I said sitting down as he sat on the couch next to Sean.

"I almost forgot about what happened last night until you walked in." Steve smiled.

I nodded. "Yeah…" I put my hand on my little bump and rubbed it. "Surprise."

"It's kind of unreal." Matt began. "I didn't think that John would ever have a kid."

The others all agreed with Matt. As much as I knew about John, I for sure was surprised by the way he handled everything. We talked more about the baby details and about the due date, John's work schedule and if he'd take time off. There was so much to think about. It wasn't like this baby was going to be born into a normal family. This baby would be born to a single, yet supported mother, grandparents who lived states away, lots of uncles and a few aunts, and the biggest thing of all was that this baby's father was one of the WWE's most prized superstars.

Everyone turned when John walked into the living room.

"Hey, kid." Fabo smiled.

"Hey, old man." John nodded as he walked over and stood in front of me. "Has anyone offered you breakfast yet?"

I looked around the room as everyone smiled at the sight in front of them.

I shook my head and smiled.

"Come on." He smiled and pulled me up. "Let's go find something to eat."

I followed behind John as he lead me into the kitchen.

I stood at the kitchen counter as John rummaged through the refrigerator.

"Did you sleep okay?" he asked still digging.

"Yeah…" I said leaning on the counter. "I didn't even hear you come up last night."

John stood up and turned to me. "I tried really hard to be quiet and not shake the whole bed."

I giggled.

"Anyway…" he grinned. "How about cereal?"

I smiled. "Cereal is fine."

John poured the cereal and milk and we sat down to eat. Everyone else slowly poured into the kitchen grabbing their own breakfast just as we had finished.

"So kids, what are the plans for today?" John's father asked.

"I'm going to take Acelynn for a drive around town." John said putting the empty bowls into the dishwasher.

"Yeah." I smiled. "I really want to see where John grew up and where he liked to hang out as a kid."

"That sounds like a good idea. You two have a lot to learn about each other before the little one gets here." Fabo said.

He was somewhat right. There were still some things that we needed to know about each other, but we had talked and been around each other so much lately that we already felt like we had been friends for years. The two of us went upstairs and got ready for the day. I fixed my hair and makeup and then we were ready to leave.

John grabbed my coat and held it out as I slipped it on. "Ready?" he smiled.

I nodded as I put on my ugg boots.

After getting into the car, we spent most of the afternoon driving around. He showed me where he went to school, the places he liked to hang out and some of the local hot spots.

"Last, but not least." John smiled as he turned off the car's engine.

I looked out the window to see a gym and not just any gym, the gym. I smiled at him. Any fan of John's would know and have heard of this gym.

"That's right." He grinned. "The infamous Hard Nocks Gym."

We got out and walked into the gym. Because people were still celebrating the holidays, it was kind of quiet except some of the more serious weight lifters.

John dug in his bag and handed me a pair of shorts.

I gave him a confused look as I took them. They were a pair of my shorts.

"You're gonna work out with me today." He smirked.

"What?" I said shocked. "John, no."

I tried to hand him back the shorts, but he wouldn't take them. All he did was smile and nod.

"No." I whined. "And you had to pick the smallest pair of shorts I own?"

He grinned. "They are just what I found in your suitcase."

I sighed. Oh was he going to be in trouble later.

"Come on." He chuckled.

He put his hand on the small of my back and pushed me to the women's locker room.

"It'll be fine. I'll go easy on you." He laughed.

I looked at him and pushed my lip out.

"I'll meet you out here in a few minutes." He smiled as he turned and walked into the men's locker room.

I walked into the locker room and slowly changed into my shorts. I piled my hair up onto my head and looked at my image in the mirror. There was no hiding the bump today. Although I wasn't that big, it would still just be there.

After fixing my shirt, I walked out of the locker room. I stopped to see a bunch of people now in the gym. Great, the locals now knew he was here, so they were flocking to see him and welcome him home. I sucked in a deep breath and looked for John and of course he wasn't hard to find. He was right in the center of the crowded room.

I stood at the back of the crowd and watched him for a few minutes before he excused himself.

"There you are. Ready?" he smiled.

I shook my head. "No!"

"Good. Come on." He said taking my hand and leading me over to some mats.

"We're just gonna stretch first and then we'll just do a short work out."

I kept the pout on my face.

"Hey." John pointed at me as he laughed. He stood directly behind me and whispered. "Damn girl, that is sexy as hell. You do that again, and I'll bend you over right here."

He wrapped his strong arms around me and cradled my belly.

"John…people are watching." I said looking around as I held onto his arms. "Aren't you worried that…"

"I don't care. People are gonna find out sooner or later, Ace." He said calmly as he turned me around.

I was now facing John as he still held me. "What about Liz?"

He shook his head and grinned. "She's not a part of my life anymore. You are the one care about. You, and our little avocado."

I giggled. Every week he knew the baby's size by The Bump's size chart. It was so cute how he remembered.

"This baby…" He continued as he placed his hand over my stomach. "Is now the most important part of my life."

I smiled at him. "Aww John…" I stood up on my tippy toes and gave him a small peck on the lips.

He smiled back at me.

I pulled out of his arms and we sat down on the mats. We stretched and then did some pilates type poses and stretches and then he said I was done.

"That wasn't so bad was it?" he grinned.

"No I guess not." I said quietly.

"Alright…I'll finish up and be done in about 15 minutes."

I followed him through the rest of his work out. I watched as he did all his reps along with others that were there. I know I was being watched even though I tried to stay towards the back again, but people couldn't stop looking at me. I guess as John has said before, let them think what they want.

When he was done, I returned to the locker room and changed back into my street clothes. Once I was dressed, I headed back out to the gym. I saw John standing around with a couple of guys.

I heard them asking all kinds of questions, some which happened to include me, the pregnant hottie.

"Guys, she's a close friend of mine." John said.

I walked over to the boys and looked at John. I knew he didn't want to have to explain further.

"Ready to go?" He asked.

"Yeah." I smiled. "I'm ready to go back to bed."

"God…" John chuckled. "Pregnancy sure has put you outta whack. All you wanna do lately is sleep or have sex…"

"John!" I smacked his arm as the guys laughed including John.

"Guys…" John said shaking each man's hand. "Nice talking to you. Have a good rest of the holiday season."

After the goodbyes we headed back to the house.

"Are you upset with me?" John asked as I changed into something more comfortable.

"No. Why would I be mad?" I asked confused.

"I don't know." He shrugged. "Maybe because of what I said back at the gym, how we were just friends or how I kind of made fun of your pregnancy ...moods…I guess."

"Well…" I began as I sat on the bed next to John. "That's what I smacked you for and…we are just friends. Everything you told them is true."

Once I said that, I could see the hurt look on his face.

"What?" I asked.

There was a pause before he finally spoke. "Nothing… just thinking."

He got up and kissed my forehead. "Have a nice nap. I'll wake you before dinner."

I nodded and watched John close the door as he left. I don't know what I said that was so wrong or why he looked so hurt. I thought that's all he wanted was to be friends? I wanted more than friendship maybe he was starting to too?

About an hour later John came and woke me up. We went downstairs and had dinner with everyone. Then it was time for our goodbyes. Fabo hugged me and told me to come back before the baby was born. He wanted to spend more time getting to know the lovely woman is son knocked up. I now knew where John got his sense of humor. I told him I would and then we left.

We had a long drive to my parent's house and we had to keep on schedule if we would make it in time for the party, but all I could think about was their reactions to our surprising news.