**THANK YOU Kinley Orton, Mocha, WWE-Slash-Luvee, Devante, and Emmettluver2010 for the reviews! I appreciate your feedback and input and it helps me! Please read and review! PS: Deaf people can use VRS's for communication. They get a regular phone number and it's amazing technology! Any questions, feel free to ask me!**
Normally Nev and Max would tell the person what all they had found first before trying to contact her, but John was busy with an autograph signing all day so he had told them to go ahead and try contacting her.
Sadie was walking to class when she felt her phone vibrate. She pulled it out of her pocket and looked at the caller ID but didn't recognize the phone number. She was confused. She only had the new phone for a couple of days and wasn't fully used to it yet.
"Hello?" Nev and Max heard a male voice answer.
"Is Sadie there?" Max asked.
"Who is this?" The male voice replied.
"My name is Nev and I am making a show for MTV about online relationships. I am calling to talk to Sadie."
Sadie's heart sunk. "This is Sadie. You're hearing my interpreter's voice. This is a VRS."
Max shot Nev a look, "An interpreter?" He whispered to Nev.
"What is a VRS?" Nev asked.
"Video Relay Service. I'm Deaf, I sign to the interpreter on my screen and they talk to you. That's why I haven't spoken to John. Then when you talk, he signs it to me. I just got this phone with this on it a few days ago, so I'm still getting used to it, bear with me please."
"Sure."
"Your friend John would really like to meet you in person. Is that something you're ready to do?" Nev questioned.
"I totally do, but I'm scared to death. At first I didn't think John was who he said he was so I didn't feel as bad for not telling him I'm Deaf, but by the time I figured out he was really him I was scared to tell him the truth. But I really care about him, please don't think I don't. And please don't judge me. I just really fell hard for him and I don't know if I can handle him rejecting me because I'm Deaf. For anything else is fine, just for being Deaf would really hurt." Sadie replied.
"I understand. But I think meeting in person is the best thing to do. You can't hide forever." Nev suggested.
"I know. I know. I was planning on surprising him with a phone call this weekend so why not meet in person and lay it all out. Tell him yes. I would love to meet him but please don't tell him I'm Deaf, I need to be the one."
Nev and Max smiled, "That's great. Let's set this up And I won't say anything."
The two talked a bit more and arranged the meeting. Then Nev and Max waited for a text from John letting him know that he was home and they headed over.
When they arrived, John and the crew all sat outside and talked about what they found and how she seemed like a real person. They talked to her friend who confirmed that she was indeed real and they contacted Sadie. She was nervous but ready to meet him in person.
"Sadie is going to take the weekend off so you guys can meet." Nev advised.
John smiled, "That's great!"
"There is definitely something there that she hasn't opened up to you about yet. But she wants to meet up in person." Nev replied.
He nodded his head, "I understand. I figured there would be something, but I still can't help but feel like there's something special about her. Let's go to D.C.!"
Sadie was so nervous she felt sick. She felt absolutely awful that here she had been talking to the real John Cena for this long yet she had never been open and honest with him about who she truly was. She had opened up about most things…except her deafness.
Part of her wanted to just tell him everything right away and get it over with, but Nev had suggested she wait and tell him in person. So all she had done for the week was beat herself up and stress out over this.
Her being Deaf is why her Mom left and here she was possibly setting herself up for it again. Sadie was pretty guarded and cautious about whom she let into her life. It wasn't the most conventional upbringing, but it was what made her the person she is today.
Misty was texting Sadie like crazy asking her if she was mad at her for talking to Nev, and if she was doing ok. Sadie responded with no she wasn't mad and yes she's ok and to give her time to text because she was meeting John that day. Then Misty replied asking if she should come along to interpret and Sadie decided yes.
Sadie hopped in the shower and then went through a ton of clothes trying to find which outfit to wear. Misty helped her finally settled on a pair of flare blue jeans with cute rhinestone designs on the back pockets with a burgundy v-neck, fitted sweater. She wore her hair down with soft curls and light make-up, making sure to emphasize her eyes. They were her favorite feature. Then she finished her look with a burgundy-tinted lip gloss.
Just as she was making sure everything was in order, the lights began to flash. The alarm was going off telling her it was time to head to the courtyard to wait for John to arrive.
Nev looked over at John as he parked the car, "How are you feeling?"
"Nervous, excited, scared…all of those plus a million more. My stomach is in knots." John replied as he looked out the window.
Max laughed, "Take a deep breath. It's time."
Sadie opened the door and walked outside over to the tables and saw John standing there along with who she guessed was Nev and Max along with the camera crew. Sadie smiled as she saw John smile. His dimples were so hot in person.
She waved to them. As they walked towards each other, the butterflies fluttered crazily in her stomach. Misty waited till Sadie had taken a few steps before she followed her out. Misty was ready to serve as interpreter just in case it was needed.
John was feeling just as nervous. Sadie looked just as cute as her pictures. What could she possibly be hiding?
"Hi Sadie, it's great to see you." John said with a big smile on his face. "Can I hug you?" And before she could even answer he wrapped his arms around her and held her close.
Sadie bit her bottom lip and held him tight. When she pulled back, tears had filled her eyes, "Hi John, it's nice to see you too." She signed.
Misty spoke the words Sadie signed, but tried to stay out of the way.
John looked at her with a mixed look of confusion and shock, "You're…Deaf?"
The tears were now running down her cheek. Sadie nodded and began to sign, "I'm so sorry I never told you. For the longest time I didn't know if you were really you so I didn't think anything of it. Then I started to fall for you and I knew I was getting a new phone with a video relay system app on it, so I was waiting to tell you over that, but I was trying to get used to it and then Nev called and here we are."
John watched her sign, but listened to Misty speak. He was silent in shock. She was Deaf? The woman he was falling so hard for turned out to be a Deaf woman…And she never told him?
John looked at Misty, "Are you her interpreter?"
Misty smiled and shook her head, "Not usually. But I figured it would make this a lot smoother."
Sadie wiped her eyes, "John, I'm so sorry for not telling you the truth right away. I never knew when the right time to bring it up was, and now it's too late."
John was absolutely shell-shocked. Was being Deaf the only thing she had been hiding from him? Or was there more? He had tried to prepare himself, but it was obvious he hadn't done so enough.
He opened his mouth, but nothing came out. He didn't know what to say. Or where to start. Without thinking, the first thing he said was, "Now what?"
"I don't know. I don't know what you're feeling, but I'm guessing you don't know what to think of me anymore. I promise you John, everything I told you was the honest truth. The only thing I never said was that I am Deaf. My family life, my schooling, my ex-boyfriends, it's all exactly as I told you. You can ask me anything." Sadie signed with tears filling her eyes again.
Misty wasn't signing what John was saying, she was letting Sadie read his lips. She was however verbally saying whatever Sadie signed.
John looked into Sadie's eyes, "Let me take a quick walk. I'll be right back, don't leave."
Sadie nodded and she watched him stand up and take a walk around the courtyard. She knew he was trying to clear his head and figure things out for himself.
And that was exactly what John was trying to do. Nev hurried after him and asked John what was running through his head. John began to ramble many questions, "Could a Deaf/Hearing couple make it work? Could he adapt? What about life? What would friends and family think? Did it matter what they thought? What if they got married and had kids? Would they be Deaf or Hearing? He would have to learn how to sign. Did she talk? Ever? Or would Misty always have to be around? I have so many things running through my head…but, I will never know if I don't give it this weekend."
Nev nodded, "I think you're right. Without this weekend you won't know."
Meanwhile, Max talked to Sadie. She was ok, but she was upset with herself for never telling John about her being Deaf. But she couldn't turn back time and all she could do was see how he felt.
Finally he returned to the table he had left Misty at and sat back down across from her. He looked at her, took her hand and said, "We have the weekend. Let's see what happens."
Sadie smiled, "I'd like that."
"First, no interpreter. This has to be about what our life would be like." John said with a smile.
Sadie nodded and signed to Misty, "You can go. I'll be ok."
Misty smiled, then waved and walked off.
"Now, how about we go to your place to talk. Then we could go to dinner." John suggested.
Sadie smiled, "Ok. Let's go." She signed slowly.
John laughed and touched her arm, "I think I got that!"
They both laughed, and he took her hand. They talked to Nev and Max for a few minutes then they headed inside her place for John to get some answers.
**PLEASE read and review! Please tell me what you think. Is John going to give them a chance? Or is this more than he bargained for? Would John Cena walk away from a challenge without giving it a good try? Would you trust that she wasn't hiding anything else? **
