Sorry it took me so LONG to update my stories but like I said, I had writers block. I'm starting to get in the groove of things again so hopefully you'll see more updates. Okay enough with me, back to the story.

Chapter 4

"Hey Ria, where are you going?" Nick asked as he got his gun and badge from the bedside table.

"I'm going to hangout with Ryse then maybe go visit John" she replied. She knew that he didn't like her going to John's house considering their past but they were just friends, or so she tries to convince herself that they are.

"If you go to that guy's house, it's going to be like the 7th time you have gone there this week. I mean I know the guy lost his wife and daughter but doesn't he have any other friends, like those three guys that were with him at the wedding?" Nick commented. He never liked John. Not just because he was Maria's ex but also what he does for a living. Like all of Maria's other friends, he had searched John in the police database and found out about his criminal record. He tried to tell Maria but she told him she already knew some details and didn't need to know anymore. She was made at him when she found out he checked up on him but eventually got over it.

"They aren't his friends, they work for him. Besides wouldn't you want a familiar face to be around when you're going through a hard time?" she questioned. Nick rolled his eyes, said goodbye and left.

"That man has problems" Maria said as she left to go see Maryse.

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"Randy!" John called out.

"Yeah"

"Daniel thinks he might have found something so you and Cody head over to his place." He said.

"You got it" he said before he left

Just as Randy left, John's cell began to ring. "Hello?"

"…"No one answered.

"Hello?" he repeated.

"Hello John"

"Who is this?"

"Oh come on, you have been looking for us for almost 2 years yet you don't know the voice of the Nexus's leader?"

"Wade" John said angrily.

"Bingo, you know John I would have thought killing your daughter would have been enough for you to take us seriously and come after us, but that seems to not be the case, is it?" Wade said.

"I will find you, and I will kill you"

"Yeah well at the rate that you are going, I don't think so. So let's see if we can refuel that anger that you had when I blew your daughter up into millions of pieces. You see this morning I found out that a little friend of yours went out. What was her? Was it… Maria? Does that name mean anything to you?"

"If you go anywhere near her, I swear..."

"You swear what John? You swear what? Your daughter has been dead for almost 2 years yet you still are unable to catch us. Now Maria is going to suffer the same fate your daughter did but unlike your daughter, Maria is going to suffer pain and agony. Something your daughter should have felt but we didn't have the heart to that." Wade said as he started laughing.

"I'M GONNA KILL YOU!" John yelled through the phone.

"Bye John, have fun at Maria's funeral." Wade said before hanging up.

Once Wade hung up, John immediately called Maria.

"Hello?"

"Maria, where are you?"

"At Maryse's place. Why?" she questioned.

"Stay there and lock all of the doors and windows and stay away from them. Do not answer the door no matter who it is until I get there. Do you understand?"

"John what are you talking about? What's going on?" Maria asked a bit scared.

"Just do what I said; I will be there in a few." John said as he hung up and went to his car. "Ted! We have to go NOW!"

"Why? What's going on boss?" Ted asked.

"Don't ask questions; just get in the damn car." John said as they entered the car and sped off to Maryse's house.

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"Maryse lock the doors"

"Why?" Maryse questioned.

"Just do it" she said as she went to lock all of the windows and check the back door.

"Maria, what's going on?"

"John called saying to lock the doors and windows and to stay away from them. He also said not to answer the door until he comes here."

"Why?"

"I don't know, he didn't say" she said

"Okay well that's stupid. If something is wrong, I want to know."

"Well I…" all of a sudden there was a knock at the back door. Maria and Maryse just stared at the door and froze.

"MARIA, ITS ME OPEN THE DOOR!" they heard John yell. Maria went over and opened the door.

"John, what's go on?" Maria asked when he and Ted came in with guns in their hand.

"We have to get you two out of here before…" before John could finish, guns were firing on the house. "Everyone get down!" John yelled as he guided Maria down.

"WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?" Maryse yelled. "WHY ARE PEOPLE SHOOTING AT MY HOUSE?"

John and Ted began to shoot back, "Ted, take the girls through the back door and to the car. I'll stay and distract them." Ted nodded and tried to get the girls to the back but Maria refused to leave without John. "Maria! Go with Ted!" John yelled over the shooting.

"No, I'm not leaving unless you come with. You are not staying here by yourself." She said as she hid behind the wall to avoid being shot.

John looked at her, then got up and shot a guy that he saw coming through the front door through a mirror. "Come on hurry up! Let's get out of here." John said as they all went through the back door to John's car. As Ted drove back to John's house, John explained what was going on. Once they got to the house, John had Maria and Maryse call whoever they need to call to let them know their where abouts and showed to the guest house.

"I'll be back." John said.

"So what are we suppose to do? Just stay here because the people that John is dealing with are after you? This sucks." Maryse said as she practically through herself in the bed.

"Well, if you want you can call Mike again and just have him pick you up so you're not stuck here." Maria suggested.

"No, I'm gonna stay. I don't want you to go through this only. What did Nick say when you called him?"

"Well… he thinks that I'm going with you overseas for a few days."

"You didn't tell him what happened?" Maria shook her head no. "Why not?"

"Well, he already doesn't like John and if I were to tell him he would freak and probably have John and Ted arrested."

"Okay, I see your point but I still think you should tell him. I mean you are in danger."

"Yeah and John is doing whatever he can to protect me."

"But he is not your boyfriend, Nick is."

Maria sighs, "I'll think about it, but in the mean time I'm hungry. Do you want to order some pizza?"

"Yeah sure."

So sorry it's short but like I said, I'm just starting get into the groove of things again. Thanks to those who sent me there ideas and gave me there advice. I appreciate it a lot, hopefully I'll another chapter up soon as well as my other stories.