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A/N: A big thank you to everyone who has read and reviewed, you guys are the absolute best. This is a fun, packed chapter. Enough babbling, go and read! Enjoy & review!
At the sight of his girlfriend, John pulled Evie to him and kissed her passionately. He had missed her over the weekend and talking on the phone wasn't doing him or her any justice. The kiss quickly became heated. His assault on her lips continued when he pushed her against the wall. A groan escaped from his lips when he heard her whimper. He was going insane, he had to have her right away. Four days was too much time apart for them, especially since they started dating. He picked her up and walked over to the bed and gently laid her down.
"I missed you." He said between kisses.
"Mmm, I missed you too baby." She was able to get out.
Slowly, but surely, clothes were carelessly thrown aside. Words were shouted out, and whimpers were barely heard. Pleas to continue filled the room as did the scent of their love. Finally, they reluctantly pulled away from each other and laid their in silence. They each caught their breaths and then turned on their sides to face each other.
"Maybe I should go away more often."
"No way, never again." John said, pushing back a strand of her hair. "Phone calls don't do us any justice. Do you know how hard it is to hear your voice, but not see you."
"If you keep talking like that, I'll make sure I'm away from you more often. I don't mind be greeted the way I was when I you opened the door for me."
John smiled at her. He couldn't believe that she was his and only his. They hadn't been together all that long, but he still felt compelled to move things to the next level. Being official and having sex were levels that they were already on. What he really wanted to do next was officially announce it, people were already speculating anyway.
"Of course you wouldn't mind, it's because I'm John Cena." He joked.
Evie only smirked as she looked at him. Her conversation with Paul had suddenly come to mind. When they talked, he didn't seem all that happy. While, he said he was, she could still tell he was just saying it to make her happy. On her way to see John, she had felt a little doubtful about their relationship, but when he kissed her, all of that disappeared. It was then that she decided to push Ted and Kristen back together. It was the only way that either one of them could move on from the past.
"Jackass."
"You know I'm right."
"I'm only going to let that slide because you're cute." She got up and slid on her panties. Her eyes scanned the room for something to wear, she smiled when she found his shirt. Quickly, she slid it on and turned her attention towards John. "Aside from the obvious, how was your time off?"
"It was good to relax for a few days. For the first time in a while, I didn't have to worry about work. All I got to do was sleep in and spend time with family."
Smiling, she rejoined him in bed. "I'm glad, you've been working too much lately. You need the break."
John nodded as his eyes traveled her body. "Hopefully, you'll be with me for the next one, whenever that is."
"You got it babe." She replied without hesitating. It was her plan to spend as much time with John as possible, she was finally over Ted and felt like she could move on. All she had to do was tell him about her past and they were good. But when?
"You do realize you'll have to skip out on Saturdays with DiBiase?" John pointed out. That he would enjoy because all Saturday he was paranoid. He kept wondering if Ted had made a move on her or if they were sleeping together. Different case scenarios of what if played through his head until he talked to her. When they talked, he could hear a happy non-guilty tone in her voice which made him realize he was stupid for worrying in the first place.
"I guess me and Ted are going to have to reschedule then." Evie replied. She hoped John wasn't hinting at what she thought he was. Sighing, she had to tell him something. Her love life had been something of a train wreck and she didn't want that to continue. "I want to make something perfectly clear right now John. Don't think for one minute that I'm going to pick between you and him. You have to understand that Ted is a close friend of mine. And he's going to have to understand that you are my boyfriend. Neither one of you are to make me feel guilty when I decide to spend time with the other."
He ran a hand over his face as he tried to fight his way out of this one. When he said that, he wasn't saying it to put her in a tough spot. He just said it so that she doesn't have to pick between either one of them. Evie meant a lot to him and he didn't want to ruin any chances with her.
"That's not how I meant it." He said, wrapping his arms around her. "I just said that because our days off are never the same. Sometimes they're on weekdays and sometimes they're on weekends, it varies, you know that. I know that Ted means something to you and I'm not going to make you pick. Evie, I don't know much about your past relationships, but I'm not one of those guys who makes his girlfriend pick between him and her friends."
She felt herself relax against him. While, she felt bad for coming right out and saying it the way she did, she was still glad that he knew where she stood. Now, she was glad that she knew where he stood. There was one guy after Ted that made her decide between him or her friends. Ultimately, she ended things with the guy and never spoke to him again.
"What makes you think that Ted means a lot to me?" She questioned unsure of herself.
John wanted to say it was because of his suspicions, but he didn't want her to think he didn't trust her. He did trust her, it was Ted he didn't trust. John's skin would crawl when he saw how Ted looked at Evie. The way he practically sucked her face off the week before made him uncomfortable. He didn't like the thought of his arms around her, but all he could do was grit his teeth and go with the flow. There was also that time when she came to the hotel crying a while back. He knew it had something to do with Ted. Right off the bat, he could see that she was a bit sensitive, so he held back on asking her. Maybe she would tell him on her own? At least, he hoped she would.
"I just know that he's a good friend of yours." John replied.
"Oh."
Silence fell between them, each of them in their own world. John was trying to figure out how to ask her about announcing it to everyone, while Evie was trying to figure out how to rope Ted into a relationship with Kristen.
"Baby, can I ask you something?"
"Sure, John, what's up?"
"I've been thinking about this for a few days now," he started saying, "do you think we should tell everyone that we're together?"
Usually, she would say no, but she wanted to. She wanted everyone to know that she was with John. The faster everyone knew, the better. Everyone would stop giving them looks or asking them if anything was going on. When word broke, then Matt would get off her back about her history Ted.
"Let's do it."
//
With his shoulders slumped, Ted entered his hotel room. Saturday was his best day off and that's because he was with Evie. Other than that, Sunday and Monday completely sucked. The rest of the time he was visiting his parents, his brothers would give him hell. They would constantly remind him to fight for her since he loved her.
His talk with his dad sucked. Because Ted gave him the cliff notes version, his dad wasn't as much help as he thought he would be. All his dad told him was that if things were meant to be, then him and Evie would find their way back to each other. When that conversation was done, he figured that he could have spared himself the trouble and gotten a fortune cookie, since all his dad gave him was a fortune cookie answer.
"Hey Ted, you'll never guess what happened this weekend," Cody said, "I ran into one of my friends that use to live next door to me and I now have a date with her."
Ted glared in his young friend's direction. He was miserable and the last thing he wanted to hear was about other people being happy. It sickened him to see people so animated and excited about life when he was down about his.
Cody's eyebrow quirked up in curiosity. Nothing has ever bothered Ted, he was always an easy going guy. That is until Evie came around. A knowing smile stretched across his face. His friend was in love with the diva.
"You look like you're about to kill me right now, so I'll see you at the arena." Cody grabbed his gym bag and left his friend alone. "Bye."
When he was gone, Ted plopped down onto his bed. Evie was so close to him, yet so far. She was in his grasp, but he couldn't seem to catch her. As if things weren't hard enough before, he now had John to contend with.
"What am I going to do?" He asked himself.
The question went unanswered. He didn't know what to do, and he knew for sure nobody else would know either. There were a couple of times over the weekend where he wanted to pick up the phone and talk to Evie. He wanted so badly to tell her how he really felt, but he couldn't. Anytime he dared pick up the phone to do so, he quickly threw it aside when he realized how happy she was with John. He had to let go, that was his only choice.
//
They had decided to start telling people when her first title push was done with. Her title push would begin in a week or two and end by late May. That gave her and John a couple of weeks to get everything together and figure out how to go about things.
"Ms. James, you're needed by Mr. McMahon and Mrs. Levesque." A stagehand told Evie when he saw her entire the arena.
"Thank you." She said as the guy walked off.
Before stopping to see her bosses, she stopped at the locker room and left her things there. Then, from there, she made her way to the office of her bosses. She wondered what they could possibly need now. Her storyline with Ted was already in full swing. Not to mention, her character was slowly becoming one that the fans loved to hate.
"You needed to see me?" Evie leaned against the doorframe.
Stephane smiled when she saw the young diva in the doorway. "Yes, we did. We were just waiting on you to get here. Close the door."
Evie did as she was told and quickly sat down. It was when she sat down that she noticed Ted there. Automatically, she knew that something was bothering him. He was usually all smiles and jokes when she saw him, what could possibly have happened? She made a mental note to talk to him when the meeting was over.
"First order of business, your angle is going tremendously. People despise Ted even more now that he has the Million Dollar Belt, and you've been doing excellent in your matches and promo. Evie, people are beginning to love to hate you. The men want you and the women want to be you. Slowly, but surely, you guys will be a power couple. I think we've got a good deal with you guys."
Ted and Evie nodded as they listened to their employer speak their praises.
"Evie, as we said before, your training will be done shortly. I give it two to four more weeks until you're done." Stephanie said as she looked at the papers in her lap. "Next week, you will have your number one contenders match against Brie Bella. From the looks of it, you're slated to win. This will lead you into your feud with Eve Torres. You're scheduled for your title match in two weeks. However, you'll lose that match."
"That's fine."
"You didn't let me finish, this feud between you and Eve will last until Over the Limit, which is scheduled towards the end of May. Hopefully, by then, you'll be the next Divas Champion. Between now and then, you'll have matches with Eve and other divas, and countless promos. Not to mention, you'll still be working with Ted."
"I'm pulling double duty then?"
"Precisely." Vince broke into the conversation. "Now that Ted, Sr., has handed the belt down to Ted, we're giving him his own stable. Ted, you will be the leader with Evie by your side. Also, joining you in the group will be Brett DiBiase and Joe Hennig. You guys will be called the Fortunate Sons. We have a few weeks time until the stable comes together. Until then, you'll be cutting promos about it and having matches here and there. Things will be picking up for the both you soon, so hold on tight."
Her mind was in a tailspin. She'll be pulling double the work. Not only will she still be working with Ted in his storyline, but she'll be heading her own. She might even be a champion by the end of May. Out of everything that meant the most to her because it takes time to become a champion, especially if one was just starting out.
"As time goes on, you guys will be getting scripts and schedules, so you have nothing to worry about in terms of remembering anything." Stephanie smiled. "This was just a heads up."
"Thanks."
"It's a house show tonight, so Ted will be facing off against Christian later on tonight. Evie, you'll be facing off against Kelly Kelly at the top of the show."
Both Ted and Evie nodded, knowing full well that she would still have to manage him later on in the night. It was a full night for the both of them, and then early the next morning, it was off to the next city.
"You guys can go now. Have a good night and be safe." Vince dismissed them.
Saying their thanks, the former lovers left their bosses to their own vices. They silently walked down the hall that would take them to their respective locker rooms. When Ted stopped in front of his, so did Evie. She wanted to know what was bothering him.
"Is everything okay?"
Ted wanted to shout out that nothing was okay. He wanted to scream out that he loved her at the top of his lungs. Something was urging him to push her against the wall and tell her that she was making a mistake with John. He wanted to get down on his knees and ask for another chance with her, but he didn't.
"I'm fine." He lied. "I'm just exhausted from traveling today. It's a long flight from Clinton to San Diego."
"Are you sure?" Evie was skeptical. He seemed to have forgot that she knew when he was lying.
"I'm positive." He ran his hand through his short hair. "Now, go and get ready, your match is first." He smiled.
Whenever he ran a hand through his hair, she knew he was lying. She noticed that he always used to do that when they were younger too. Instead of calling him out on it directly, she subtly hinted that she knew that something was bothering him. "Well, I'm here if you need me."
Ted watched as she walked away. Letting her go was going to be harder for him than he thought, especially since they were going to be together almost everyday. He groaned to himself when he thought of what kind of mission it would be for him to keep his hands off her.
//
"Congratulations on the boyfriend." Matt smiled when he saw Evie a few days later. For some strange reason, someone at the office booked an appearance for them at the same time. That never happened, considering she was on Raw and he was on Smackdown. Appearances tended to stay within the brand they were on.
"I don't have a boyfriend."
"You don't have to lie to me, John told me last week."
"That's funny, he never told me." She put her drink down on the table.
"Maybe, he forgot." Matt suggested. He thought John told her.
"It's not a big deal as long as you don't tell anybody." Evie shrugged. "I'll tell you this though, I'm surprised you didn't call me right away to give me hell."
"I figured I'd give you a few days."
"Thanks for taking my feelings into consideration." She said sarcastically. "I'm glad that you know because I've been meaning to talk to you about something."
"I'm listening." He said leaning back in his seat.
Evie sat in silence for a few moments. Her thoughts were everywhere and she wasn't quite sure how to tell him. Besides her and Ted, he would know everything. She was sure he would flip when she told him what happened. Taking a deep breath, she went into the whole story of what happened on her birthday, and her conversation with her cousin Paul.
"You had a good birthday Evie." Matt shrugged. "You got in a lot of birthday sex from what I hear."
"Matt, that's besides the point. I slept with John and Ted in the same day. That makes me a slut!"
Matt nervously smiled when the people around them looked at her. Leave it to them to attract attention to themselves whenever they hung out together. Thankfully, the people surrounding them didn't seem to know who they were, so they were good.
"Calm down. You weren't with either one of them officially on your birthday. John asked you out the day after your birthday, and on that day, you guys became official. It's not a big deal. What happened with you and Ted on the night of your birthday isn't considered cheating."
"What about everything else?"
"Your past with Ted, that's not cheating either. Hell, you and John didn't know that the other existed until recently, so that really doesn't count either." Matt said, realizing that he was right. "However, you're cheating John by not telling him about it."
"I'm afraid to tell him."
"John is your boyfriend and an understanding guy on top of that. Evie, you've got to tell him. He was honest with you about Liz, it's only fair you do the same."
Evie pushed her sunglasses up and looked closely at her friend. Judging by the look on his face, she knew he was right. She would have to tell John, it was really the only way to make things work to it's fullest.
//
Three weeks later, Evie was head on in her storyline with Eve Torres. As planned, she won the number one contender's match, and lost in her title match the following week. This week, she was scheduled to fight in a tag team match. Her partner for the night was Maryse, while Eve Torres and Gail Kim were their opponents.
"Are you ready for tonight?"
"Yeah, I am." Evie responded, then turned her attention towards her opponents, "Are you guys ready?"
"I am." Gail responded, jumping place.
"Remember, we changed the ending for the match." Maryse pointed out. "Instead of Evie getting the pin on Eve with an illegal pin, Eve will win the match with a spear when Evie's done arguing with the referee."
Everybody nodded as they listened to her talk. Everything she said was right. The original plan was for Evie and Maryse to win, but then at the last minute the winners were changed for reasons unknown to any of the participants in the match.
"Sounds good." Eve Torres said as Gail Kim's music blasted throughout the arena.
The match was going as planned. Everything was going great. Evie got in a few good moves, even using the Million Dollar Dream at one point (since she was managing Ted, why not borrow a move or two).
Then, came the time to tag in Maryse. While, standing on the apron, waiting to be tagged in one last time, she felt sick. Something wasn't right with her, and she couldn't quite figure out what it was. Finally, it came time for her to get back in the ring.
Eve noticed that Evie wasn't looking too good. When they were caught up in an arm an elbow tie up, she questioned her friend on her well being. "Are you okay? You don't look so good."
"I'm fine. Let's finish this." Evie got out between deep breaths.
The next few moments of the match went smoothly. It was when Evie was arguing with the referee, that she felt a sharp pain in her stomach. Ignoring it, she turned around and walked into a spear from Eve. That's when everything went in slow motion for her. The sharp pain in her stomach became even sharper. Tears were streaking her face as she continued to stare up at the ceiling.
"Evie, are you okay?" Maryse asked concerned for her friend.
She shook her head no as she grimaced in pain. Nothing was okay, it felt like her insides were being shredded to pieces. Quickly, Maryse signaled for help and waited until the EMTs surrounded the ring. In the meantime, Evie had blacked out.