The next morning Tessa was tying her hair up in a high ponytail and she was adjusting her black tshirt. She never was one to be high in power but since it was a job Stephanie had pulled strings for her to even get this job, she was glad she at least got something to help with the bills. Brayden was fast asleep in his crib so hopefully her next door neighbor would hurry up and get to her apartment before she left. As she was tying her hair up, her phone started buzzing. She checked the caller ID and saw that it was Andy. So she answered it and placed it on speakerphone. "What's up Andy?"

"Nothing much, how's the job search going for you?" Andy asked.

"Actually Stephanie found me a job as the Store General Manager for the local Dollar General"

"Really?" He asked, stunned that a complete stranger to him had found a job for Tessa.

"Mhm and I start today, now if only the neighbor could hurry his ass up that would be great"

"Why don't you just bring Brayden with you to work?"

Tessa looked at the phone after tying her hair up and she sarcastically said "Yes because that's a great way to start off the firsr day at work, showing my son off to the whole store"

"Just a suggestion. I honestly think it's alot better than leaving him with your next door neighbor who quite frankly I don't trust"

"You don't trust anyone, Andy" Tessa joked.

"I trust you" Andy pointed out.

"Yeah but you love me I'm that special case for you" Tessa added.

"Fair enough" Andy said.

"Bring Brayden to work?" Tessa asked out loud. Then, she sighed and she said "Since the neighbor isn't gonna actually show I guess I can bring him"

"See wouldn't this be the perfect time for me to be there?" Andy asked.

"Yes but I'm not pulling you out of your tour to drag you here to babysit" Tessa said as she put on her glasses. Then she went to the crib and she gently took Brayden out of the crib and got him ready to leave. "Oh Tessa, why'd your family have to disown you? Things would be so much easier" Andy pointed out.

"Because my parents are douchebags that wanted nothing to do with me once I told them I was pregnant and the rest of the family just followed suit"

Then after she got Brayden ready, she grabbed her baby bag, placed Brayden in his carseat, picked it up from the handlebar, grabbed her phone and started walking. "I just hate not being there to help you out" Andy said guilty.

"Trust me Andy, you've done enough" Tessa said as she closed the door behind her and locked it and started to make her way to the stairs. "If you did anymore I would feel like I'm stealing from you"

"Then that means I'm doing my job right"

Tessa made her way down the stairs as she said "Shouldn't you be at a signing right now?"

"I AM at the signing right now" Andy said. "I just wanted to sneak in a call before I got bitched at by Jake or Jinxx"

Tessa chuckled as she made her way into the lobby and started to walk out as she said "I barely know them and I feel like they would"

"They're just like mothers except dudes" Andy joked.

That made Tessa think of something. "Speaking of, did you get bitched at for eating paper?"

"Paper is healthy for you, Tessa" Andy joked. "And no I did NOT get bitched at for eating paper"

"Well be prepared because I think they might" Tessa laughed as she made her way down the street to her new job. She looked down and saw Brayden was fast asleep in his carseat. She smiled and then she looked forward as Andy said "Let them. I'll just dance my Santa Claus dance"

Tessa giggled and as she approached her job, she said "Well Andy I'm here, I'll talk to you after my shift"

"Alright bye Tessa" Andy said.

"Bye Andy"

Then, she hung up and made her way into Dollar General. She looked around and she saw that the store wasn't too big, nice and small to be exact and she also saw that there wasn't too much people in here, so she went behind the counter and she placed her son's carseat in a high chair. One of the male employees there saw her and her son and he said "Newbie?"

Tessa looked at him and she said "Yeah I guess"

The kid nudged his head at Brayden and he said "That your baby brother?"

Tessa looked at Brayden and then back at the employee and she said "More like my son..."

"Oh pardon me" The employee said and then he turned back to face the aisles. Tessa walked up next to him and she leaned her arms on the counter and she said "This place isn't usually busy is it?"

"Eh not really, once you're here for like a few months this is sweet bliss"

Tessa continued to look on and the employee asked her "How old are you?"

"17"

"And how old is your son?"

"Almost two months" Tessa said and she turned to meet the employee's gaze. He had hazel eyes, short, brown, spiked hair, a lean face, a lean body to him. He was a handsome young man no doubt, but her eyes were for a certain lunatic fringer and she intended to keep it that way. Then she felt her phone vibrate. She checked it and there was a message from Dean;

From: Dean Ambrose

Morning Tessa, hope you have a good day today. Text me whenever you get the chance. I love talking to you :)

Tessa couldn't help but break out in a smile. The employee saw this and he asked her "Boyfriend?"

Tessa looked at him and she shook her head 'no'. "My ex boyfriend actually left me and our son in the delivery room and I haven't heard from him since"

"Oh" the employee said. "What a douche"

"They all are"

The employee was slightly offended by this and he said "Hey!"

Tessa looked at him and she quickly added "Well not all of them. I'm sorry"

"It's OK. I usually am, but today is a good day for me" The employee said. Then he added "Tom"

Tessa looked at him and she asked him "What?"

"My name's Tom. What's yours?"

"I'm Tessa"

"Nice to meet you, Tessa"

"Likewise Tom"

Then, they started their day in the store.

A few hourse later, Tessa came out of the store with her son (in his carseat) in one arm and her phone in the other. She typed out a message to Dean saying;

From: Tessa Adams

Hey Dean, just got out work now. Will be home in a few minutes, give me a call when you get this

Then, she put her phone away and she continued walking home. When she got into her apartment, the door was kicked in. The whole house was totaled. Stuff was thrown all over the floor, the TV was broken, everything was a mess. Then she went into Brayden's room and saw that that was a wreck in there too. Someone broke into her house. The realization set in and she placed her son's carseat on the table, she pulled out her phone and made a phone call to Stephanie.

"Hi Tessa I'll transfer your call immediately"

She waited.

"Tessa why so late with your call? Did everything at work work out for you?"

"Yes it did," Tessa said quickly. "But uhm could you or someone come and pick me up from my house"

"Why? What happened?"

"Someone broke into my house and destroyed everything, my bedroom, Brayden's bedroom EVERYTHING is ruined. I need a place to stay until I can get back on my feet"

"I'll get Paul to drive down and get you himself. Just prepare a bag for you and Brayden and we'll do the rest"

Tessa sighed and she said "Thank you Stephanie"

"No problem" Stephanie said then after an hour of talking, she hung up. Tessa placed her phone down and she went into her bedroom, maneuvared her eay around the mess, and got a dufflebag and put some clothes she needed. Then she made her way out of her bedroom and she went to Brayden's room and she grabbed his baby bag and grabbed a bunch of clothes for him. Then, she grabbed his pacifier, a few bottles and then she made her way back into the kitchen. She played the waiting game, stealing a few glances at her son. Her son. Her precious gift of life. Thank god she decided to bring him to work. Then, Paul came into the apartment and grabbed Tessa and Brayden's bags. Tessa stood up and grabbed the careset by the handle and her phone and her and Paul made her way out of the apartment, out to the parking lot, into his car and they drove to the McMahon-Levesque house.

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