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About 3 weeks later we finally reached the 12 week mark and I had not told John yet. I came close many times but each time I did he started talking about the baby and how happy he was. I couldn't destroy his happiness. I guess I was being a coward about it but I just couldn't hurt him. Over those three weeks Dave kept his promise that if I didn't tell John he would. I had no idea when or how he was going to tell him. He just told me that if I didn't he would. I was nervous when John and me arrived at the arena that night. We were in Tampa for a pay-per-view so we weren't' staying in a hotel or anything so we didn't have to rush to get there. Ironically enough John had a match defending his championship against Dave in a street fight. I thought it was pretty risky because personal tensions were already high between the two. Why add to it by having them face each other in a match where they could use any weapon they wanted? It just didn't seem like a good idea to me but all the votes were against me during that meeting. "So are you hungry?" asked John.
"No. I'm all right," I said as we walked down the hall. "Are you sure you want to have this match tonight?"
"I'm sure," he said. "It's going to be a great match. It's going to be one heck of a match. I'm hoping it's match of the year worthy."
"Heck? When did you start using the word heck?" I asked. John had a locker room mouth and he always used foul language. I wasn't sure when he stopped cursing and talking like he was in the locker room.
"Yeah. I just think it's a good idea for me to stop the swearing now because of the baby and all. I don't want our son or daughter to use curse words so I wanted to break my foul mouth habit now," he said with a smile.
"Oh," I said, "good idea. Maybe I should start that too." I also had a foul mouth but it wasn't as bad as John's. I guess it was a good idea if I eliminated curse words from my vocabulary also. John had a great point. I didn't want my child to use those words.
"Um yeah," he said wrapping his arm around my shoulders as we walked. "You're 12 weeks now. Is it okay if I tell people? I've waited this long to tell Randy and it's killed me. Can I tell him now?"
"John, I don't know if that's a good idea," I said. I didn't want him to tell too many people we were having a baby because sometime that week Dave was going to tell John the truth unless I got the chance to do it. "You know what, John, I want to talk to you tonight after the show. I have something VERY important to tell you."
"All right," he said, "but can I still tell Randy and some of my other friends?"
"John, I think that you should just wait until after we talk tonight before you tell anyone," I said. I was planning on telling him that night after the show. There was no way I could tell him before his match with Dave because I knew if I did he would destroy Dave with no remorse. John had a really bad temper and I didn't want to hurt Dave. I already knew the street match wasn't going to be pretty but if I told him before the match it would be a lot worse and John would take it too far.
"Tess, just let me tell Randy. Please. Look here he comes," he said pointing to Randy walking in our direction.
I went against my better judgment and said, "fine go ahead."
"Thanks," he said as Randy came up to us.
"Hey, Guys," he said with a smile.
"Hey, Randy," I said with a smile.
"Hey, Bro," said John. "Tess and me have something to tell you."
"What?" he asked.
"We're going to have a baby," said John with the biggest smile.
"Oh my god. Congratulations!" he said. "That's great!" he said as he hugged me.
"Thank-you," I said with a smile.
"How far along?"
"12 weeks," I said, "I'm due February 18th."
"Well, that's awesome. I'm so happy for you guys. You two deserve this. Congratulations."
"Thanks," said John with a smile. "That's my future WWE Champion or Diva," he said touching my stomach. I was actually starting to show. I wasn't that big but I was definitely showing even if it wasn't that much. I did have a belly forming.
"That's awesome," he said, "Hey, I will catch up with you guys after the show. I have to meet up with Christian to go over our match for tonight. I will talk to you guys later. Congratulations," he said.
"Thanks," I said again as he walked away.
John and me walked a little further down the hallway when we ran into Dave. "Hey, Tess, can I talk to you for a minute?" asked Dave.
"Sure," I said, "John, I'm going to go talk to Dave. I will be right back."
"Fine," he said, "go work with your project."
"John," I said giving him a warning look. We had a talk about his negativity toward Dave and he agreed he would be a little nicer to him.
"All right. I'll see you when come to the locker room. Love you," he said kissing my lips before walking away.
Dave and I walked a few inches a way to an empty hallway to talk. I already knew what Dave was going to say. "You didn't' tell him did you?" he asked.
"Not yet," I said.
"It's been 12 weeks," he said. "I told you that you only had till the 12 week mark or I was going to tell him. He needs to know, Tessa."
"I know and I don't think it's a good idea to tell him before the match. You know his temper and everything," I said. I wasn't making an excuse that time. I was being serious. John had that bad temper and I didn't want anything bad to happen to Dave.
"Do you think John scares me?" he asked. "Because I'm not scared of Romeo. I think he's a punk."
"I don't' think you're scared of him. I just don't want him to take things too far in the match."
"I'm not scared. I want him to know and since you didn't tell him. I'm going to," he said.
"Dave, let me tell him. Give me more time," I said.
"Nope. I gave you enough time and you didn't do it. I'm going to tell him. He needs to know."
"Dave, don't," I said pleading with him.
"Sorry, Tessa, but I have to do this," he said walking away.
"DAVE!" I yelled after him but he didn't listen. I put my hand on my stomach and said, "Well, Baby, I think your daddy is about to do something stupid. I hope it is all right." I made my way back down the hall to John's locker room to see him preparing for his match. I didn't say anything and just walked over to the couch to do some reading on pregnancy.
"What was that all about?" he asked me as he stretched.
"He just wanted to ask me about tonight. It's all good," I said. "Just prepare for your match."
"Okay," he said as he went back to getting focused on his match and stretching.
When it came time for his match I walked him to the curtain and kissed him before Dave went out. Dave just looked at me and shook his head. I know he wasn't happy about it but I was still in a relationship with John. I had to make it legit. Dave was the first one to go out to a loud ovation but when John's music hit for the first time ever I heard the entire arena erupt with boos. The fans were not split down the middle like they usually were they were anti-Cena. I was shocked that John could become that good of a heel in a matter of weeks. People literally hated him which just proved he was doing his job correctly. I went to a monitor backstage to watch the action and was joined by Vince McMahon. "Hey, Tessa," he said. "Congratulations on your pregnancy."
"Hey, Mr. McMahon. And thank-you. How did you know I was pregnant?"
"John told me. Congratulations," he said.
"Thanks," I said again as I focused on the match. I already knew who was winning the match but I still couldn't help but to watch it. I wanted to see what John and Dave had come up with. I was sure they were going to make it the best match they could because that's the ONE thing they had in common; besides being excited about the baby I was carrying, it was going out there in front of the fans and putting their bodies through hell to give them the best match they could. Neither of them gave the fans less than their best.
"I am really excited for this match," said Vince, "my two top superstars. I'm sure this is going to be epic."
"Me too," I said as I directed my attention to the match.
The match started off a little slow and no weapons were used until Dave pulled a trashcan out from underneath the ring. He began to hit John with it until John retaliated and kicked it back in Dave's face. The match bounced back and forth. There were times Dave had the upper hand and there were times John had the upper hand. It was far from being one sided. "This must be hard for you huh?" asked Vince.
"What do you mean?" I asked.
"You know. The man you've been shaping and forming into this amazing Romeo character is beating up the man you love. It has to be hard to watch. And hard to know who you want to win."
"It's just business and I look at it as such," I said as I watched John put Dave through the announce table with an Attitude Adjustment. As Dave laid there John sat down to catch his breath and that's when I saw Dave's mouth moving. I didn't know what he said but whatever it was infuriated John beyond belief.
John's face turned red and he yelled, "WHAT?" It was loud enough to be heard. Dave's mouth moved again and John told him to shut up. The next thing I knew John attacked Dave and it got pretty intense. He dragged him into the ring and grabbed a wooden stick out from underneath the ring. He took it into the ring and began to hit Dave with it repeatedly. Dave didn't even bother to defend himself. The wood had ended up cutting Dave's head causing him to bleed. It wasn't just a small amount of blood but a large amount pouring from his head. I didn't even know what I was watching anymore. They were told no blood and this was way beyond that. It was out of control. John didn't stop with the wooden stick he unbuckled his belt and began to hit Dave with it.
"What the hell is going on out there, Tessa?" asked Vince.
"I don't know. Don't ask me," I said. "It's like John just snapped out of no where. I never saw him like this."
Before Vince could respond Stephanie came running toward us and said, "Dad, this is getting out of control. The match needs to be ended now. I don't care if there is no disqualification John Cena is out of control. Tessa, what happened?"
"I don't know," I said. "But I agree it needs to be stopped."
"All right," said Vince as he grabbed his walkie talkie and said, "Cut the match. End it now." I saw the referee nod and then try to pull John away from Dave. One referee couldn't handle John's strength so he had to call for back up and more referees came out followed by security. I don't remember how many referees and security people it took to pull John backstage but it was a lot. Once they had John away from Dave two trainers went over to check on Dave. He pushed them away and got up on his own. He stumbled a couple times but he made it to the back.
Vince, Stephanie and me were standing by the curtain waiting for both of them to come back and the first one to come through the curtain was John. "What the hell was that, John?" I asked before Stephanie or Vince could say anything. The two trainers came through the curtain with Dave before I said anything else. I handed Dave a towel to wipe the blood off his face. "Are you okay?"
"I'm fine," said Dave.
"Nurse the asshole," said John.
"John, I am because you took it too far," I said.
"Tessa, you took it too far. Sleeping with Dave, getting pregnant, not knowing the father of that baby. You took it too far," he said. "You lied to me. You took it too far."
"You told him, Dave?" I asked.
"Yeah," he said with blood still coming out of his head.
"What is going on here?" asked Vince.
"That's what I want to know," said Stephanie looking at me. "What is going on, Tessa?"
"Nothing," I said. "Absolutely nothing."
"That didn't look like nothing to me," said Stephanie. "John, what happened?"
"That asshole slept with my girlfriend, got her pregnant and has been sleeping with her. They've been sleeping together for months. That asshole right there," he said pointing to Dave, "and I'm going to rip his fucking throat out," he said charging at Dave.
"Whoa, John!" said Stephanie. "Get him under control!"
"You want to fight me, Cena? Bring it bitch," said Dave. "I'm sorry that you aren't man enough to satisfy Tessa like I could. Tessa got so sick of the way you were controlling her and disrespecting her that she came to someone that would treat her the way she deserved. Did I try to get her pregnant? Hell yeah I did even if it was only once but she was in on it too. Because it was more than once it was 3 times. You don't deserve her, Cena. You never fucking did. That's why she came to someone that can treat her with respect and someone that is going to respect her decisions. Someone that's not going to force her to do something she doesn't want to do. So if you want to take a swing at me, Asshole, go ahead but I guarantee I will knock your ass down. And you will not be standing."
"I was man enough to satisfy Tessa all these years. You just came along and seduced her with your tattoos, your bad boy attitude and your womanizing tactics."
"I may have but I did something you couldn't do and that was get her pregnant. Who's the man now?" asked Dave.
"You son of a bitch!" yelled John breaking free once again. This time he managed to get over to Dave and began hitting him but this time Dave fought back. The next thing I knew they were on the ground rolling around fighting as the security people tried to break it up.
By this time the other superstars had heard about the action occurring so many of them came to see the show. John's and Dave's strength was too much for security because each time they were pulled off one another they were back to fighting a few seconds later. A few of the other superstars stepped in and took them their separate ways. They wanted to get them away from each other. Dave was taken to the trainer's office to get looked at while Randy, Triple H and Rey Mysterio escorted John out of the arena to get him some air so he could calm down. I didn't say a word during the whole fight because there was nothing for me to say. The truth was laid out. I slept with Dave, I didn't know who the father of the baby was and Dave and me were sleeping together for months. It was all pretty much put out there. Along with John calling me a whore and a slut a couple times. I would say that the superstars got their fill of drama for the night which I know most of them enjoyed to the fullest. I didn't know how to feel. I had too many emotions running through me at that point. I was contemplating between sad, relieved, angry, scared and many more. I just didn't know how to feel.
Vince and Stephanie were both pacing back and forth. I heard Stephanie say, "Dad, we need a lawyer, H.R. and all three of them in a room. This is out of control."
"I know," said Vince. I could see the anger on his face as he walked over to me and said, "I don't want to hear a word about anything tonight. First thing tomorrow morning, I want you, Dave and John at the FCW offices to meet with me, our company lawyer, H.R. and Stephanie. No excuses. I don't know what happened here but we will discuss it tomorrow morning. Go home and get some rest," he said.
"All right," I said as I walked through the crowd of superstars. I could feel their eyes on me as I walked past and could hear the whispers. I made my way to John's locker room and grabbed my things. I took a cab to a local hotel because I knew I couldn't stay with Dave that night, Nattie wouldn't want me to stay with her and I knew John wouldn't want me in the house so I figured the hotel was the best way to go.
I arrived at the cheapest hotel possible and walked up to the desk. "How can I help you?" asked the woman behind the desk.
"I need a room tonight. Do you have any available?"
"We have one."
"Thank-you," I said giving her my credit card and then she handed it back to me along with the keys to my room. I made my way to the room and it wasn't the best but at least it was a bed for me to sleep in. I locked the door behind me and made my way over to the bed. I checked my phone and saw I had 10 missed calls. 5 calls were from Dave, 3 were from John and 2 were from Nattie. I put my phone on alarm only and set my alarm for the next day. I didn't want to be bothered with anyone so I laid it down on the night stand, rolled over on my side and cried myself to sleep. I realized at that point that's not where my life was supposed to be and I had no idea where my life was headed. It was a waiting game and I was scared to death to meet with my boss the next day. I was pretty sure I was going to get fired and I was stressing about it. All of which was NOT good for the baby.
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