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I wanted to tell Dave face to face the news but I couldn't wait any longer. I had to call him to tell him the news. I knew he was probably filming the show but I couldn't wait. I had to call him. I picked up my Blackberry and called him. His phone rang about three times before he answered, "Tessa, what's going on? You know I can't talk while filming is taking place."

"I know. I know but I couldn't wait. How are you? How is your night going?"

"It's going all right. Nothing special. The same old same old," he said. "What's up?"

"The DNA testing center called," I said.

"Already?" he asked.

"I know. It was really fast but they called."

"Did they give you the results of the test?"

"Yes," I said with a smile on my face.

"And?"

"Congratulations, you're going to be a daddy!" I said with as much excitement as I could.

"Get the fuck out of here! Seriously? I'm going to be the dad?"

"Yeah," I said, "you're the daddy."

"Oh my God, Tessa, this is great. I am so happy! Oh my God!"

I smiled because he was so excited. This was the first time I heard him so happy about it. I was pretty sure he was almost in tears. He had that sound in his voice. "I know. I am so happy too. At least we know now."

"Yeah," he said, "I can't believe it. I'm going to be a dad again and Max is going to be a big brother. We're going to be a family. I am so excited Tessa. They're sure right?"

"They're sure," I said. "You're the baby's dad."

"Does John know?" he asked.

"Not yet. I am going to tell him. He's going to be upset but he needs to know. The sooner the better right?"

"I guess," he said, "are you calling him?"

"No. I'm going over to his house to tell him. I think it would be better that way." It was probably a bad idea for me to go over to John's house alone to tell him he wasn't the baby's father with his temper but I at least owed it to him to tell him face to face and not over the phone. I know I probably should have told Dave face to face but I couldn't wait because I was too excited.

"Tess, I don't think that's a good idea. He has that temper. I don't want you to get hurt."

"Dave, I'll be all right. I think it would be better if I told him to his face instead of over the phone."

"All right," he said, "but I want you to call me as soon as you're done. Okay?"

"Okay, Baby," I said, "I will. I'll let you go."

"Okay. Just be careful, Tess. I love you."

"I love you too," I said, "and congratulations."

"Thanks. Goodbye."

"Bye," I said with a smile as I hung up the phone.

I finished putting away our laundry before I headed to John's house. I wasn't sure if I was making the right move. I was pretty nervous because John's reaction could be unpredictable. I think I was more scared of his temper than anything. I didn't think he would physically hurt me while I was pregnant but it was John and you could never tell. He wasn't known for beating up women but it could be that one thing to make him snap. Maybe I was making a big mistake by driving over there but it was too late because while I was thinking about how badly this could turn out I had arrived at our old house. I pulled into the driveway and got out of the car. I saw his car outside the garage and there were lights on in the house. I walked up to the front door and rang the doorbell. It felt weird ringing the doorbell to the house I used to live in but it wasn't mine anymore. I owed him that respect. I waited a couple minutes before John finally answered the door. He looked rough and I almost felt bad for him. He looked like he hadn't had a haircut in weeks, he was starting to grow a beard which was something he hated so I knew he was in a rough place. He also looked like he hadn't showered in days. "Tessa, what do you want?" he asked. I could smell the alcohol on his breath.

"Were you drinking?" I asked.

"Why do you care? What do you want?" he asked.

"Can I come in?" I asked.

He sighed with annoyance and said, "I guess. It's kind of a mess in here but come in," he said opening the door more so I could walk in. I walked in and it was pretty much a mess. It had also looked like he hadn't cleaned things up for days and had forgotten what a trashcan was. I could also tell he wasn't following his strict diet because there were empty Chinese food cartons everywhere along with empty pizza boxes. There were empty beer cans and beer bottles everywhere along with his clothes. He shut the door behind us and said, "what do you want?"

"John, I just came to talk to you," I said. "How much did you drink?"

"Why do you care? We're not together anymore. You're with Dave. Why should what I do bother you?"

"Because you're still my friend and I care about you," I said.

"Tessa, why are you here?" he asked as we walked into the living room. "You're really starting to show."

"Yeah I know," I said moving a pizza box so I could sit down on the couch as he sat down. "This place looks like a junkyard."

"Things have been tough. What do you want? You obviously came here for something."

"John, there is no easy way to say this but the DNA testing center called me earlier."

"Oh," he said. "And what did they say?" he asked opening another bottle of beer. "You want one?"

"John, I'm pregnant of course I don't want a beer. And you shouldn't be drinking this much either."

"Tess, don't worry about it," he said. "What did the testing center say? Am I the father?"

For some reason even though I was happy Dave was the father a part of me still hurt knowing it wasn't John. I think it was mainly because I know how badly John wanted to be a father but this time it wasn't happening for him. I wasn't sure I was ready to tell him because of his recent state of mind. He seemed to be in a bad place and I wasn't sure him finding out he wasn't the father was going to help him get better. I felt the tears burning in my eyes and I had that lump in my throat before I softly said, "no, John, you're not the father. Dave is."

He let out a huff, took a swig of beer and said, "figures. I guess It wasn't my time to be a father. I wanted that more than anything."

"I know," I said. "I'm sorry."

"You're not sorry, Tessa, because if you cared you wouldn't have done what you did."

"John, I do care and I don't like seeing you like this," I said because I didn't. I didn't like to see him hurting and I didn't like to see him drinking his life away. I didn't like to see him neglecting his hygiene. I didn't like to see him destroying his house with trash.

"Then why did you do it, Tessa, why did you cheat on me?" he asked.

"Honestly, I don't know. It just happened the first time but then the more you tried to control me and tell me what to do the more I wanted to cheat on you. It was like the more you controlled the more you pushed me away."

"I didn't control you, Tessa."

"You did. Telling me to have a baby because you wanted one even though I didn't. Everything you ever said to me or did to me was a way of you controlling me. When I wanted to move to New York you wanted to move to Tampa. You were controlling and that pushed me away. That's why I cheated."

"Maybe I have a problem with that and maybe I don't but Tessa you cheated on me. Do you know how bad that hurt?"

"Probably a lot," I said. "And I'm sorry. This wasn't supposed to happen but it did. There isn't anything I can do to change it."

"I know. What's done is done," said John. "I'm sorry, Tessa, if I ever did anything to hurt you. I'm sorry."

"It's okay," I said.

"Do you love him?" he asked as he took another swig of beer.

"Yes, John, I do. I love him," I said.

"I figured," he said. "Tess, I love you and I probably will never stop loving you. You were my best friend, Tessa but now I don't even know you. You would have never done something like this and the fact that it's my fault that you did hurts me more than anything. What happened to us, Tess?"

"Life on the road happened to us. Our jobs happened to us," I said. "Our wants happened to us. A lot of things happened to us, John. I told you I can't explain why I did what I did the first time because it just happened. It was the heat of the moment thing but after that you started pushing me away."

"I didn't know I was pushing you away. I'm sorry. I probably should have been a better boyfriend."

"Probably but I should have been a better girlfriend. Being in a relationship is about making sacrifices. I wasn't willing to."

"Yeah you were. You were willing to get pregnant and you did," he said, "it may not be mine but you got pregnant. Are you keeping it?"

"It's a little late to do anything with it now. And I'm actually kind of excited. I can't wait to meet the baby. I'm looking forward to being a mommy."

"And you're going to be a great mommy. I'm sorry I got you fired," he said.

"No, John, you didn't get me fired. I got myself fired and I'm loving it. I like not traveling on the road. I like being at home doing homely things. I did apply for a job as a magazine editor. I haven't heard anything yet."

"That's good. I hope you get it. You're so talented."

"Thanks," I said. That was the John I was used to. The sweet and friendly John not the monster he had become. "Why are you doing this to yourself?"

"I'm just dealing with a lot right now. I miss wrestling and I miss you."

"I see," I said. "But you shouldn't live like this."

"Don't' tell my mom all right?"

"I won't and besides I'm pretty sure I'm not number one on your mom's list right now."

"My mom still loves you and she will always love you. You're like the daughter she never had. She's just disappointed in you."

"So is my mom," I said. "She's really disappointed in me."

"Because what you did just isn't Tessa Montgomery."

"That's the problem. Everyone thinks they know me and if I do something out of the ordinary it's not me. I hate how everyone has this image of me. I hate how everyone called me a goody goodie but now I'm a slut. I hate how everyone has this image of me."

"That's because you're a good person, Tessa," he said.

"Good people can do bad things," I said. "I'm not perfect."

"I know," he said. "No one is perfect. It's just what you did was a little surprising."

"I guess," I said.

"Is Dave excited about the baby?"

"Yes he is," I said.

"Good. I'm happy for both of you."

"Thanks," I said.

The room was filled with a silence before John said, "Tessa, you should probably go."

"Oh right," I said standing up. "Do you want me to help you clean up before I go?"

"No," he said. "I'll take care of it. It's time for you to leave."

"So are we going to stay friends because I would like that very much. I want to be best friends. You are my best friend. You were always there for me. You were my friend when no one else wanted to be. You were my only friend; my best friend. I don't' want to lose that. I know I fucked up and lost the relationship we had but I don't want to lose our friendship so can we still be friends."

John stood up with me, took a deep breath and said, "No, Tessa. I can't be friends with you."

"Why?" I asked.

"Because I still love you and it's hard to be friends with someone you love, second because I can't trust you."

"John does it really have to be like this?"

"Yes, Tessa, I'm sorry. Right now I have no desire to be friends. I'm sorry."

"Fine," I said, "I guess this is it."

"Yeah," he said without one ounce of emotion.

"Bye, John," I said hugging him but he didn't hug me back. "I hope that one day we can be friends again. I hate the fact I'm losing my best friend but I hope that one day we can get back our friendship."

"I don't know," he said.

"Bye, John."

"Bye, Tess, I hope you and Dave are very happy together."

"We are," I said as I walked to the front door. I walked to my car and before I put it in drive I needed a moment to compose myself. John was my best friend and it really sucked that I had lost that friendship. I screwed up I can admit that but John was being ridiculous. I didn't understand how he could throw away our friendship like it was nothing. It was 27 years of friendship.. You can't just give up on that. You can't just forget about it and pretend like it never happened. I knew I would never forget about it. John was there for me through everything and I was there for him through everything. He was my only friend for the longest time. It was pretty interesting how history can repeat itself because at this point in my life I had no friends again but this time John wasn't there to be my friend. I had no one. I wasn't sure how to feel about that but I knew it would take me a while to get over it. I just hoped that one day John and me could be friends again but I highly doubted it. Once I pulled myself together I called Dave to tell him everything was all right and then headed home. I was too emotionally drained and exhausted to do anything so as soon as I got home I went to bed to sleep off all the hurt, the pain and the sadness. It was interesting to me how my happiness level went from 10 to 0 in a matter of hours.

*A/N: So what did you think? Please review and thank-you for reading.