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JOHN:

I wake up this morning alone. Natalie said she needed time to process everything that happened at her wedding yesterday. She was pretty upset with everything that went down and that wasn't my intention. My intention was to stop her from doing something she would regret in the future. Max is a horrible man. He would have hurt her some time down the road even if it wasn't recently it would have happened. I know I did the right thing. I just hope that Natalie can forgive me. I get out of bed and walk over to my window of the hotel. I see the ocean and the beach as clear as can be. I guess this is one of the perks of being a WWE superstar you get the best rooms with the best views. I woke up just in time to see the sun rising over the ocean. It is absolutely beautiful. I wish I was watching it with Nat but she asked me to leave her alone while she thinks about us. I really hope to get good news or to at least hear from her soon. I am interrupted by a knock on the door. "Hold on," I say desperately hoping that it's Natalie. I walk over to the door and open it. To my disappointment Jay is standing on the other side. "Jay," I say. "It's you."

"Don't sound so excited," he says.

"Sorry. Come in," I say inviting him in. He walks in the door and I close it behind him. "What's up?"

"Just came to see how you're feeling?" he asks.

"I'm all right. I'm waiting to talk to Nat or to hear from her," I say.

"That might take a while," he says.

"Why?" I ask.

"She's really upset right now, John," he says.

"Really?" I ask.

"Really," he answers. "The only person she's talking to is our mom. She isn't talking to anyone else."

"So she's mad at me?" I ask.

"Very," he says. "And me too. She said we ruined her wedding."

"We saved her from falling victim to that ass clown Max," I say.

"I know but she doesn't see it that way. She feels that you could have handled it better. She said that you could have done it in private."

"If she's not talking to you how do you know all this?" I ask. I am really curious how he knows so much about Natalie and what she said if she's not talking to him.

"She's not. She told my mom and my mom told me. My mom wants you to know she's on your side and not to give up on Natalie. She said that she wants you two to be together. You just have to wait till Natalie is ready to talk to you."

"I plan to wait," I say. I never planned to walk away. I will never walk away again.

"Okay," he says. "Nat is a complicated woman, John. She loves you. She made that clear yesterday but I think she was more embarrassed than anything with the way everything turned out. That wedding she had yesterday is NOT what she ever wanted. She wanted a big wedding and all that girl stuff."

"How do you know?" I ask.

"Because Natalie is my sister and she has been planning her wedding since she was a little girl."

"Okay," I say. "She can have all that. I will give her what she wants."

"I know, John," he says. "And you announcing that her baby was yours and not Max's was humiliating for her."

"What? She's embarrassed to be having my child?" I ask.

"No. She's not embarrassed that you and her are having a child. She's embarrassed that you announced it making her look like a slut. It made everyone know that she was sleeping with two men at the same time and one of them a married man. She feels humiliated."

"I didn't mean to humiliate her. I probably shouldn't have announced that huh?"

"Probably not," he says. "She'll get over it though. Just give her some time."

"I am," I say. "I just can't believe that I missed this much of her pregnancy though. Why did she lie to me?"

"That I can't answer. My mom said she asked her but she's not giving away any information regarding that."

"Oh," I say. "Maybe she'll tell me. Was she trying to do the same thing she did with Angelina? Keep me out of the loop for 7 years and then I mysteriously discover that it's my child?"

"Angelina was different," he says.

"How? She did the same thing," I say.

"Okay it is the same thing," he says. "But I think she did it to protect you. She did it to help you."

"I don't need to be protected, Jay. I need to know the truth. If she would have told me from the beginning of this pregnancy that the baby was mine I would have been there. I wouldn't have gone anywhere. I would have left Ashley the day she told me and been there every step of the way," I say. I wouldn't have abandoned her. I would have been there for her since day 1 she just never gives me the chance to be there.

"Well, then tell her, John."

"I will," I say. "So where is she?"

"Locked in her hotel room," he says. "She doesn't want to see anyone but Angelina and my mom. So you're just going to need to wait."

"Okay I get it, Jay, I'm waiting."

"Just letting you know. I don't want you to get her more upset and she do something she's going to regret."

"I will wait for her," I say. "So what are you up to today?"

"Nothing just hanging out on the beach. It's supposed to be a beautiful day."

"Sounds like fun," I say. "I think I'm going to take Angelina to the beach for a little bit today so that I can spend some time with her."

"Sounds like fun," he says. "John, you're a good father. Angelina is lucky to have you."

"Thanks," I say.

"And the baby you're having with Natalie is just as lucky. Congratulations."

"Thanks," I say. "Did you know about that?"

"Know about what?" he asks.

"That she was pregnant with my baby?"

He's silent for a few seconds before he says, "I did. She told me when we were at the beach. I couldn't tell you. I had to keep it a secret. I wanted to tell you but she swore me to secrecy. How did you know?"

"Angelina told me," I say. "She told me that she heard you and Natalie talking. She told me."

"That doesn't surprise me," he says. "Angelina is a smart girl. She picks up on social cues and everything around her. I'm not surprised that she knew about that."

"She is very smart. She gets that from her mom."

"That she does," he says as there is a knock on the door.

"I'll get that," I say as I walk over to the door. I open the door and see Natalie standing there. "Natalie," I say with a smile.

"John, we need to talk," she says.

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