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A/N: A big thank you to everyone who read and reviewed, I love you all! This chapter has been on my mind for a while now and I've finally decided to do it. You'll get little tidbits from John and Evie on the day they got engaged. It's not too much, but it gives you and idea on what was going on. Those flashbacks are italicized. Enough babbling, go and read. Enjoy & review!

He was having a hard time trying to decide what to do. He knew he loved her. Sure, they had moved fast. Maybe a little too fast, but it's how he felt. It's how she felt too. Evie was the one for him and that was it. There was no need to mull over the decision. He knew what he wanted to do. However, the question was how?

"You're really stupid, John." Randy admitted after he got the run down of what happened. "If there's anything all men should know, it's not to question their girlfriend's judgment."

"I know, but I just couldn't help it. Do you understand that I love her? I just don't want to lose her to anyone else."

"All of this stuff with Ted is news to me. She never told me anything and neither has he. Although, everything does make a lot of sense now. But, believe me, she won't leave you for him. They're over. It's just your paranoia at large."

"Really? So, if Sam were still really good friends with her ex, you wouldn't feel the same way as I do?"

He watched as his long time friend thought about what he said. The look on his face told John that he was right. Randy himself would feel the same way. He knew Randy would even take the next step and kick the guy's ass, regardless if something happened or not.

"You have a valid point. John, you have to realize that Ted has moved onto someone else. That right there is a solid reason. You don't have to worry about him trying to hit on her. Besides, Evie's a great girl, she wouldn't do anything to hurt you."

John looked at the shining jewelry case before him. Diamonds were glittering from every direction. There were big ones, small ones, detailed ones. So many to pick from, but where to start? He knew the right one was somewhere under the glass. All he had to do was look a little harder.

"I blew all of this out of proportion." John stated, looking down at the ground. "There was no reason for me to react the way I did."

"No, considering you're the one who asked how everything went." Randy smirked.

He walked out of the jewelry store, smile on his face, little black box in his hand. Now in his possession was the perfect ring. It just screamed her name and he knew he had to buy it for her. All he had to do was give her the ring and hope that she accepted his proposal.

"Regardless of who brought it up first, I still think it's a little strange. Have you seen the way he looks at her? He looks at her like she's a piece of meat. I've seen the look in his eyes, there's always this lustful look when they're together."

"What's the look in her eyes?"

"She looks uninterested." He said, hoping that he was right. Truthfully, he could never read the looks on her face.

When he got home, he quickly hid the box. He couldn't risk her finding it and her ruining the surprise. Even worse, he didn't want her to see ring and be afraid. Maybe it wasn't such a good time to do anything.

A noise from the bathroom brought him out of his thoughts. He looked up and realized that she was done with her shower. She had on no make up, her hair was tangled, and little droplets of water cascaded down her body. To him, she never looked more beautiful. When she saw him, she padded towards him and placed a kiss on his lips. It was then he knew, now was the perfect time.

"Unless she outright tells you that she wants to be with Ted, then you have nothing to worry about."

"She broke off the engagement."

Randy was the only one in the company that knew about him proposing and her accepting. Of course, John had made him promise not tell anyone that he knew, including Evie. After he had proposed, he and Evie decided to wait a while before breaking the news.

"What?"

"She broke it off. According to her, we're on a break." John replied, using air quotes. "She told me that how long the it lasted was up to me. When I'm ready, I should talk to her."

"Did you ask her to stay?"

"I begged her to stay, but she refused. She told me to work out whatever problems I have." John continued to play around with his phone, ignoring the looks Randy was giving him. "Just before she left, she told me she didn't want a relationship like the one her parents have."

"Have you tried talking to her since?"

"No."

Tonight was the night he was going to ask her. He knew she was a romantic at heart and he was trying to play the part for her. Evie had known all along that he wasn't a romantic, but tonight, for her, he would be. He wanted the night to be perfect.

"Talk to her you moron."

"It's been one day."

Randy ran a hand over his head as he contemplated his next move. John was being stupid and he didn't know if he should smack him or kill him. Deciding that killing him was not only illegal, but useless, he opted for a much simpler route.

"Ow." John rubbed the back of his head. "What the fuck was that for?"

"Talk to her."

"I'm giving her the space she wants." John punched his friend in the arm.

"Get your head out of your ass and go talk to her before she decides to end things all together. Don't drag this out, go to her, sweep her off her feet." Randy shouted, hoping to get his friend fired up enough to fix the situation. "Don't you dare fuck up."

He nodded his head, knowing that the St. Louis native was right. Sitting around and waiting for something to happen or giving her space were the wrong things to do. If he really were serious about being with her and if he really did love her then he would be at her room right now, talking to her, holding her, and kissing her. Because he did love her, he would go to her right away and tell her everything. With her in his life, he knew he had become a different person. Thoughts of cheating never entered his mind and he was never annoyed with her. Things were different between them than they were with Liz. Evie was a positive thing in his life and he wanted that always. He loved her and he wasn't going to lose her to that jackass.

"Thanks, Randy." He quickly got up, leaving his friend behind. There were some things he needed to do.

It had been quite a day for them. They had done everything from shopping to going to the beach. Every hour of the day had presented a perfect moment to surprise her, but he resisted the urge, waiting for the ultimate moment. It was coming, he knew it was, he could feel it in his bones.

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She had quite an eventful day. John had woken her up early in the morning and together they made breakfast. While, they did make a big mess, the task of making something was completed. When breakfast was done, they left the house, searching for something to do.

"You're on break?"

"Yes, is that so hard to believe?"

"Well, duh!" Maryse exclaimed. "You and John are the best thing to happen to each other. Ever since you guys have gotten together, you've been happier."

"I broke off the engagement."

The blond diva's eyebrow rose up in curiosity. Engagement? This was her first time hearing of any type of engagement. Come to think of it, there weren't even any rumors of one. How was it that they were able to hide something from everyone? Especially where they worked. It was impossible to keep anything hidden.

"Engagement?"

Evie mentally cursed herself. She hadn't told anybody but Ted about the engagement. The main goal was telling her family. But, then everything went south and she neglected to break the news to anybody after that. As far as she knew, Ted was the only one that knew about the engagement. Well, with the exception of Maryse.

"We were engaged for a while." She kept folding her clothes and placing them in her suitcase. "Just last night, we got into an argument and I broke it off while putting us on a break."

He was spoiling her today and she wondered why. Sure, he had gotten her things before, much to her dismay. She loved John a lot, but she felt like he felt the need to buy her things. When they had first gotten together, she had mentioned that there was nothing she needed. She wasn't Liz. He accepted that for a while, but it seemed today he was throwing all caution to the wind.

"What did you fight about?"

"Ted."

"DiBiase?" Maryse was confused now. As far as she knew, Evie was only friends with him. There was nothing to worry about. Then again, she had noticed how he looked at her, there could have very well been something to worry about. "I'm confused."

"John is worried that I'm going to leave him for Ted." Evie slowly said, trying to go around the truth. "He doesn't like Ted much and he also doesn't really like the fact that we're good friends."

"Why? It's not like you slept with him or anything." Maryse laughed.

Evie weakly laughed, hoping not to give herself away. She could think of a few occasions of her committing adultery. Even a painful miscarriage and period of separation from everybody else came to mind.

"He's just worried." She whispered.

"I don't blame him, Evie." Her blond friend admitted. "Everyone's seen the way he looks at you."

"How does he look at me?"

"Like he loves you."

Her heart dropped down to her stomach. Why is that things were becoming so obvious now? Everything was fine before and then somewhere along the line, things started to go downhill. It just angered her that she couldn't pin point when it all started.

She came up from underneath the water. Before opening her eyes, she rubbed them and then opened them, trying to locate her boyfriend. He was nowhere in sight. Where could he have gone? It's not like he was hard to miss.

"Looking for someone?" He wrapped his arms around her from behind.

Her breathing hardened and she leaned into his embrace. They had been at the beach for most of the day and she was starting to grow tired. She felt that their last game was coming to an end. Shifting herself so that she was now facing him, she gently pressed her lips to his.

"Let's get some food on the way home, I'm getting tired."

Nodding, he let her go and together they made their way back to their things. Quietly, they packed their things and left. Leaving Evie to wonder why he had been acting so strange all day.

"That's crazy." The brunette waved off her friend's words. "He doesn't love me. In fact, he just started seeing someone."

"It still doesn't change the way he looks at you. Crazy or not, Evie, I see the way he looks at you and I know you don't look at him the same way. But, I can kind of see why John is weirded it out by your friendship with him."

"Why is that?"

"You said it yourself, he's afraid you'll run to him."

"But, I won't!" Evie exclaimed. "I love John!"

"Then, what's with the break? You're only giving yourself and him unnecessary drama."

They watched a movie in the living room after they had finished their Chinese food. However, their attention wasn't focused on the movie. Instead, they were focused on each other. Her lips were attacking his. For some reason, she had felt even more attracted to him today. She didn't know if it was because they were having such a laid back day or because he had turned her on when he started whispering swee t things in her ear.

"He basically said he couldn't trust me. He told me that we couldn't set a date until he knew everything." She cried. "I love John and I trust him with everything, but I can't be with him if he can't trust me like that. Clearly, he needs to work some things out. I refuse to have a relationship like my mom and dad."

"What do they have to do with anything?"

"My parents don't have a healthy relationship. Growing up, they were always fighting about something or my mom was always suspicious. They lacked trust and love. Call me crazy or dramatic, but I just don't want that for us."

"What is it you want?"

"All I want is space." Evie zipped up her suitcase and pushed it to the floor. When she heard it collide with the floor, she fell to the bed. "Maybe, he isn't the only one who is insecure. I could very well be too. There might be some things I need to work on."

She was learning a lot about her friend. Maryse found it hard to believe that so much could be going through her mind. Here, she had a friend who was talented in her line of work and had a great boyfriend. Then, she learns all of this. She didn't know how to feel about everything now.

"How did he feel when you brought up taking a break?"

"He didn't want it. When I tried to leave, he tried to stop me. He begged me to stay, telling me that we could work things out and set a date."

She was waiting for him to come back. After making slow, peaceful love, he had gotten up and told her to wait until he got back. She had done just that. While he was gone, she had thought about the day and wondered what he was up to. He was acting strange all day long. Now, she knew he was up to something. She just didn't know what.

"I'm sorry, Evie." Maryse apologized. She had really felt bad for her friend.

"It's not your fault." She shrugged. "It's just something that needed to happen. This could very well be a blessing in disguise. Whenever he decides that this break should end and we get back together, we might be even stronger than before."

"Do you really think that's going to happen."

"I hope."

"I hope so too." She got up and hugged her friend. "I'm sorry, Evie. I have to get going, they scheduled me for a last minute signing. But, if you need anything, text me."

"Thanks."

When she was gone, Evie fell into her thoughts again. Maybe, everything was being blown out of proportion. He had taken things the wrong way and so did she she. A break probably wasn't needed. They could be together right now.

She had to find John. They needed to talk before it was too late. This whole break thing was stupid and she didn't want another minute without him. She wanted to be in his arms later that night, not alone in bed.

"Ted." She jumped back in surprise when she had opened the door.

"Hey, Eves." He smiled, putting his hand down to his side. "Can I come in?"

Evie stepped aside and allowed him in. "What's up?"

"I can't stay very long, but I just wanted to see if you and John wanted to go to dinner with me and my girlfriend tomorrow night. She's coming in tonight, but I want us to be alone tonight."

She inwardly grimaced at the last part of his sentence. While, he probably meant it in the most innocent of ways, she still couldn't help but notice the sexual innuendo underlying everything. She took her feeling as being grossed out, however, it was much more than that.

"It's really not a good time, Ted." She replied, ushering him towards the door. "John and I hit a bit of a snag and I really need to work on that with him."

Ted's eyes lowered to her hand and he noticed that the ring was gone. Maybe they didn't hit a snag, he thought, maybe they would be done for good. However, he still wouldn't put his plan to rest. There was still that nagging feeling that she would go back to Cena no matter what.

"Where is he?"

"Don't worry about it, Teddy. I've got this all under control."

Minutes after he had left her alone, he finally returned for her with a towel wrapped around his waist and another one in hand for her. She took the towel from him and wrapped it around herself. Taking his hand, they walked up the stairs together. He knowing what was coming next and her not knowing that the surprise of her life was waiting upstairs.

"I want to help."

"There's no need for help. I see what the problem is." She kept trying to get him to leave, but it was hard when his back was pressed up against the door. "I promise everything is going to be fine. There's no need to run after him. Besides, the faster we can get this fixed, the sooner we can have dinner with you and your girlfriend."

She was trying to get rid of him and he hated that. But, there wasn't anything else he could do. Evie was rushing and willing to fix things with that idiot. He should have known that things wouldn't end so fast between them.

"Are you sure?"

"Positive." Evie smiled, hoping that this meant he would be leaving.

Evie walked into the room alone. They had just reached the landing when John said he forgot something. Kissing her, he told her to go on without him. Not trying to think much of it, she decided to do what he asked.

They had agreed on taking a bath together. Nothing else, just relaxing together. She was quite excited for it and made her way inside. However, relaxing would be the last thing on her mind when she reached the inside of the bathroom.

Soft music was playing. The lights were dimmed. Vanilla scented candles were burning and red rose petals were sprinkled all over the place. The room itself looked beautiful.

"John." Evie called, hoping he would have been back.

"If you say so." Ted whispered, not really wanting to leave. "How are you doing?"

"I'm going to be fine soon. Is there anything else I could help you with?"

When initial shock had worn off, she stepped towards the tub and saw that the tub was filled with bubbles and more rose petals. Her eyes took in the sight before her. She was on the verge of tears, he was being so sweet. Then, her eyes caught it. In the center of there was a little rubber duck with a ring tied around its neck.

Clutching the towel close to her body, she leaned over and took the duck in her hands. With shaky hands, she untied the ring and looked at it closely. Tears were escaping from her eyes, she knew what it was. It was an engagement ring.

"I love you." She heard him say from behind her.

With the duck in her hands, she turned around to face him. Only to find that he was on his knees. She looked down at him to see that he was being truthful.

"I love you too."

"I know we haven't been together long. We haven't even reached six months yet, but I still want to be with you. You're always on my mind. Whenever we're together, I'm happy. I want to grow old with you. I want you to be the last person I see at night and the first person I see in the morning. I love you so much and I can't last another day without you. I want to make you mine for a lifetime, for an eternity. Evie, will you marry me?"

"There's nothing else, Evie." Ted admitted, after a minute of silence. "I just wanted to make sure that you were going to be okay."

He opened the door and stepped out into the hallway.

"I'll be fine, Teddy." She followed him out into the hall.

"That's all I ask. Well, I'll see you later."

The newly engaged couple relaxed in the tub. John's back with hitting the porcelain back of the tub and Evie sitting in between his legs. Her back pressed against him. They were both talking quietly, loving the fact that they would be spending the rest of their lives together.

She was halfway to his room when she bumped into him. It was awkward between them. Neither knew what to say to the other. Finally, they agreed to go back to her room and straighten things out.

"I just need you to listen, Evie." John said when they got inside the room.

"Fine." She sat on the bed, patiently waiting for him to start.

He had seen them go back into her room. That right there told him that they would be fixing things. He knew how Evie worked. Whatever it was that was going on between her and John was going to be fixed. Which only told him he had to step his game up. Turning around, he walked down to the elevators, deciding that he wouldn't give up Evie without a fight.

A/N: Phew, that was a lot. So, what did you think? Review!