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A/N: A big thank you to everyone who has read and reviewed, you guys are the absolute best! I'm glad to see that you guys are enjoying this. I'm not too sure how much longer this story is going to be, but my guess is that we still a long way to go. Also, do you guys think I should do a prequel to this story? Let me know. Enough babbling, go and read. Enjoy & review!
A sigh escaped from his lips as he digested everything she had told him. He had a feeling that everything bothering her had something to do with Ted. But, he never expected that it would be what she had told him.
"I'm sorry, John. I should have told you all of this sooner. It's just that we started going out shortly after that and I didn't want to burden you with my past."
"Baby, you were young at the time all of this happened. Neither one of you knew how to react to what was going on. You guys were young and afraid. The only thing that could be done is what you did." John said, pulling her closely to him. "I know that it took a lot for you to tell me all of that and I'm not mad that you waited this long to tell me."
Evie listened as the tears continued to stream down her face. Her plan was to tell him everything, but she chickened out at the last minute and only told him part of the story. She didn't tell him that she miscarried four months ago and she also neglected to tell him that she had been with Ted recently.
"I know. It's just that I thought you really needed to know this. I just couldn't go on like this." Evie was disgusted with herself. Inwardly, she kept yelling to tell him the whole truth, but she just kept on going, not even bothering to acknowledge everything else. "We're getting serious and I just wanted you to know. I'm just sorry that I've waited this long to say something."
"Babe, it's like I told you earlier. I don't expect to learn everything about you all at once. These things take time. Calm down."
"John-"
"Let's relax, Evie." He said laying back in bed, still holding her close to him. "Everything will be okay, I promise.
She incoherently mumbled something as she allowed her eyes to drift closed. However, she didn't fall asleep right away. Instead, her thoughts kept her eyes closed, but her thoughts awake. It was selfish of her to hide the most important parts from him, but she knew if she said more then she would have lost him. She loved him so much that she felt she had to keep that from him. He knew about her relationship with Ted when they were younger and that was all he would know. She didn't have to worry and neither did John.
Meanwhile, John watched as she slept. Well, at least he thought she was asleep. He knew that she thought they didn't have anything to worry about anymore and he would stay with that thought just to make her happy. But, he knew deep down inside that he would have worry. Whenever he saw Ted and Evie together, he always saw something of a spark between them, but thought nothing of it. Now, he to think everything of it. Before, he thought it was innocent, but that feeling went away. While, he wouldn't tell her who to be friends with, he would still keep an eye out on Ted. Sighing, he wrapped his arms around the woman he loved.
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"Are you excited to be back?" John asked a couple of weeks later.
"I'm really excited." She said with a smile. "I couldn't wait until I got back. Sitting around all day with not much to do wasn't doing me any good."
John smiled as he laced his hand with hers. Ever since she had told him about her past with Ted, he had been trying to look past it, so he never brought it up. He wanted everything to go as smooth as possible. He didn't want to know anything that would upset him and he especially didn't want to upset her. It was just how he felt about her.
"I'm glad. Do you know what they're going to have you do tonight?"
"Vince told me to come see him before Raw tonight. If anything, I should know in an hour or so." Evie said when they stopped in front of the women's locker room. She would have shared with John, but she hadn't spoken to Maryse in a while and wanted to see her friend. Standing on her tip toes she pressed her lips to his. "I'll see you before Raw."
"Evie, can we please talk tonight?" He whispered against her lips.
"Is everything okay?" She asked worriedly. Her heart was racing, he heard something that she neglected to tell him. "Are we still going to your dad's house tomorrow?"
"Yeah, we're still going." He smiled, happy to know that she was looking forward to it. "I just really need to talk to you, but everything is okay." John reassured her with a small smile.
"Meet me here after Raw and we'll talk when we get to our room." Evie hinted.
Smirking, John pulled away from his girlfriend and walked down the hall that would take him to his locker room. On the way there, he smiled and nodded his head at people he passed in the halls. However, he stopped in his tracks when he saw Ted. Suddenly, he was seeing red. He didn't like that Ted had his hands all over Evie, even if it was years before they had met.
"Ted, can I talk to you?" He asked when he had reached him.
Ted's right eyebrow shot up in curiosity. They had never talked, even though they both had Evie in common. Sighing, he leaned against the wall and nodded his head, signaling his coworker to say what he had to say.
"Whatever you and Evie had together is the past. It's going to stay there. What you guys had is dead, gone, and buried. It's never coming back." John said harshly. "I don't care if you guys are friends, that's fine by me. Just keep your hands to yourself and kill whatever thoughts you had of getting back together. Got it?"
"I don't know what you're talking about." He pushed himself off the wall and looked at the older wrestler standing before him. "You've taken one too many shots to the head. I think it's time you took a break or just retire, considering people think you suck anyway."
It took every ounce of energy he had, but he was able to keep his temper in check. "You know exactly what I'm talking about, so don't play dumb. If you guys are still going to be working in that storyline together, then that's fine. Whatever happens onscreen stays there. Like I said, whatever hopes you had of getting her back are dead."
"Still don't know what you're talking about, Cena, but okay." Ted humored him, trying to walk away.
"Okay, I see you're dumber than you look." John said, grabbing his arm. "She told me what happened when you guys were younger. I know that you guys were together. She told me that she was pregnant with your baby and that you broke up and started dating her cousin afterwards. Because of that, she went and aborted the baby."
"It's in the past." Ted reasoned. "We're only friends and that's where it's going to stay."
"Do you think I was born yesterday?" John laughed sarcastically. "I'm not stupid, DiBiase, I see the way you look at her. I'm warning you, stop it." He said angrily and walked off.
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"Is everything okay, Ted?" Evie asked when she met up with him before Raw. "You've been awfully quiet tonight."
He only shook his head as he looked at his one time lover. She was avoiding everything that had been going on and that bothered him. They had been together and she had completely ignored him after it. He told her not to be sorry , but she was.
"Can you not pretend that nothing happened between us?" He whispered harshly. "No matter how hard you try to ignore it, you can't. I'll always be there."
"Where is all of this coming from?"
"Don't bullshit me, Evie." Ted snapped. "We haven't talked since that night back home. Evie, we were together and you can't deny it. I sure as hell don't deny it. I'm glad it did happen."
"Things haven't exactly been the easiest on me lately. I got injured and put on the shelf, I lost my baby. Not to mention, I still have to talk to Kristen's dumbass. Moving on, we got together and I hate that it did because I hurt John."
"He doesn't know, so he's not hurt." Ted shrugged. He was sick of hearing about him, especially after his little tiff with John earlier in the night. "It doesn't matter."
"It does matter."
"Whatever, Evie. I don't want to hear about him anymore. Scratch that, I don't care to hear about him." Ted said, looking down at her. "I only want to hear about us. Us being me and you, that's all that matters."
"No, what matters is that I love John and I hurt him."
"If you really did love him, Eves, then you would have told him everything."
"H-h-how do you know any of that?" She stuttered. Suddenly, she was nervous about what he had and heard and what he had said. What if he slipped and told John about her miscarriage and everything else that happened afterwards.
"Lover boy had a word with me earlier." He said, thinking back to what was said.
"What did he say?"
"Just that you told him about our relationship when we were younger."
"What did you say?"
"Relax, I didn't say anything about your miscarriage or us being together recently." He waved everything off. "So no need to flip out."
She felt herself relax and little bit. Everything was still okay. John was still in the dark and they were still fine. Ted knows that she told him and he was mad. Despite the fact that he was mad, she knew that everything would be okay. Things between them had been bad before, but they've always been able to get past everything.
"You're not going to say anything to him."
"No, I won't. You and I will talk about everything on Saturday." He said, his shoulders slumping. "Everything will stay as is between you and John. I won't say anything because you love him."
"Thank you, Teddy!" Evie exclaimed, hugging him closely to her. "I really appreciate this." She said, pulling away from him and walking off.
"And I won't say anything because I love you." He whispered, looking after her.
A/N: I know I teased you guys at the end of chapter 29, but I had to do it, it'll keep you guys guessing. But, I promise you, the shit will hit the fan soon. I hope you guys enjoyed! Review.