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A/N: Wow, 40 chapters and well over 300 reviews! A HUGE thank you to everyone who has read, reviewed, alerted and added this story to their favorites. You guys are awesome and I love you all. I'm astounded that I've made it to 40 chapters. That's a lot. Believe me when I say there's a lot more to happen, so hold tight. Well, enough babbling, go and read. Enjoy & review!
"I figured out what my problem is." John stood in front of Evie, looking down at her. "After you told me about your relationship with Ted, a fear of you going to him just took over my mind. My problem isn't you, and it probably isn't even him. It shows that I'm insecure and I have no reason to worry at all. If you wanted to be with him, then we wouldn't be here right now. It's just that I love you Evie and I don't want to lose you to anyone."
"John-"
"I'm not finished yet." He interrupted her, kneeling down in front of her. "I understand why you reacted the way you did the other night and I don't blame you. Thinking about it now, it did sound like I didn't trust you. I didn't mean for that to happen, not in the least bit. It's only been a day and I already feel lost without you. I want you, plain and simple. I love you and I want you in my life forever."
Evie stared into his eyes and saw that he was being sincere. He always was and she wished she could be the same way with him too. But, she felt if she was sincere with him then it would prove all of his doubts right. There was a time or two when she landed in bed with Ted, but she didn't want him to know that. It would hurt him in the end. He already admitted to having an insecurity, so why add onto it? Biting on her lower lip, she wished there was a way for her to drive away her recent actions. Maybe then, she wouldn't feel so guilty.
"Maybe it wasn't you, John." She spoke for the first time in minutes. "Maybe it was me. I knew trying to put us on a break wouldn't last. Neither one of us could last without the other. It's just how our relationship works."
"What are you saying?"
"I was wrong to put myself ahead of you." Evie explained, trying to ignore her newfound guilt. Their argument from the previous night had really opened her eyes to things she hadn't noticed before. "Instead of saying that you didn't trust me and all those other things, I should have listened. Maybe even asked you what brought all of this about."
"This isn't your fault."
"Let me finish please." She whispered, pressing her index finger to his lips. "I have insecurities too and I just wanted to ignore them."
"Talk to me." He pleaded. "Let's fix this."
"I want to very much." She cried.
John got up and grabbed her hands, slowly pulling her up. His hands found their way to her face and carefully, with the pads of his thumbs, he wiped away her tears. "Don't cry. It'll all be fine."
"How do you know?"
"Because we love each other." He answered, wrapping his arms around her.
"Is that enough?"
"It always is."
"Are you sure?" She was skeptical. "I mean look at my parents. They can't stand to be around each other. John, your parents aren't even together anymore. They thought love was enough, but it obviously wasn't."
"Calm down." He whispered, not really understanding where all this was coming from. "Baby, we're not our parents. We don't have the relationship your parents have or the one mine had. We're different people from them."
"You're right." She weakly replied.
There was a lot going on in her mind. On one hand, she had the fear of ending up like her parents. Then she had all her issues with Ted to weed out. Yes, she wasn't in love with him anymore. But, that still didn't explain why she gave in to him a while back.
"I'm sorry." John apologized.
"You don't have to apologize, babe." Evie said, looking up at him. "Let's just forget everything. Forget about the break. Let's just go back to normal."
John only smiled, leaning down to capture her lips with his. He was so glad he had come to talk to her. It finally felt like things were going to be falling into place. He wouldn't find Ted a threat anymore. Evie wouldn't lie to him and Randy did have a good point.
But, he did have to work on convincing Evie that they would last. They wouldn't get divorced like his parents and they surely wouldn't treat each other the way her mom and dad did. He knew he had a long road ahead of him, but she was worth the fight. He would do everything in his power to prove to her that everything would be fine.
"If we're going to go back to normal, you're going to need this." John smiled, sliding the ring back on her finger. "It'll only be right if you still want to marry me."
"Of course I do." Evie laughed, temporarily forgetting about everything.
"I love you."
Pulling away from him, she slid her shirt off and allowed it to hit the floor. "Show me."
Smirking, he quickly picked her up and gently placed her on the bed. He would show her over and over again. She didn't have to ask him twice.
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Cody really wanted to smack his head against the wall. When he had given his brilliant idea to Ted, this wasn't what he had in mind. Come to think of it, he was really starting to think that his plan was idiotic only because of the girl he decided to use.
"You're incredibly dumb." He said, looking towards his former tag team partner. "I don't think dumb is even the best word to describe you right now."
"She is the perfect girl to use to make Evie jealous. Besides, after everything that has been going on, this is a smart move. If I really want Evie back in my life as more than just a friend, then I really need to step my game up."
"By using her?" Cody questioned incredulously. "She's put you through hell and back. I just don't understand why you would do this."
"Because I'm determined to have Evie back in my life."
"I understand that." He reasoned. "Come on Ted, wouldn't that be a low blow to Evie. This is only going to push her towards John."
"I can't lose her to him."
"Dude, you can't even see her how far away she is." Cody pointed out. "You've beyond lost her."
"No, I haven't. Don't say that!" Ted snapped.
"It doesn't need to be said, it's obvious."
Silence fell between the two friends. Neither could comprehend why the other was reacting the way they were. Both had different visions in their mind and both refused to admit that they were wrong.
"I'm helping you pick the girl next time." Cody broke the silence.
"Next time?"
"Yes, next time. It's very clear that Evie and John will go to Vegas and elope after she sees all of this." Cody predicted. "She'll be gone from your life forever and eventually you'll find somebody else and fuck up with them too. Then we'll be back to this idea, except the only difference this time around is that I'll be picking the girl."
"You're a good friend." Ted sarcastically replied.
"I am a good friend. You're just stupid." He laughed. "Words can't even describe your stupidity right now."
"I want her back. If this is what I have to do to get her to be with me again, then so be it. It'll all be worth it in the end."
"What if it doesn't work?"
"It will work." He was determined. Letting her go before was a stupid mistake, but now was his chance to get her back and he wasn't going to blow it. "I've lost her before, I won't let it happen again."
"What if it doesn't work? Come on, be realistic, Ted."
He thought about if for a moment. "Then she'll always be known as the one who got away."
"You'll be okay with that?"
"No, but I won't have any other choice but live with it."
"You wouldn't be able to live with it." Cody shrugged. "I know you better than you think and you wouldn't be able to live without her. I've known it from the day I saw you guys together, even before I knew anything. There's some type of chemistry between you two. I've always seen it, even when you denied having any feelings for her."
"When did I ever deny having feelings for her?" Ted questioned, confused. It was a well known fact between the two friends that he was in love with Evie.
"You don't remember?"
"Obviously not." Ted shrugged, sitting down.
"It was the day that I found you and Evie in bed together. I think it was after her birthday." Cody thought out loud. "Anyway, you were quick to say that it meant nothing and that you were only friends. When I kept bringing up the fact that you love her, you kept denying it."
He shut his eyes, remembering that day clearly. How could he have forgotten that? Maybe it was because he knew he couldn't deny loving her. Not anymore at least. Evie was it for him and he was working on getting everything back to the way it was before.
"I remember now." He whispered, getting up. "I was afraid of loving her that much. Mostly because I knew she didn't want to be with me anymore."
"Then why are you doing all of this now?"
"Let's just say a part of me knows that she wants to be with me."
Ted didn't wait for Cody to say anything. He didn't want to stay inside anymore. It was time for him to be alone and think. When he finally stepped outside, for the first time, he realized just how much he had to lose.
A/N: A little more insight to everyone. What did you think?