Five years had passed. Juliette had never told anybody the truth about why she moved to Washington D.C. It took a long time but Juliette was finally happy again. She was finally doing the serious reporting she wanted. She and her boss got along great. Her boss was a woman only two years older then she was, so they had a lot in common. They would often hang out outside of work. Also for the past three years Juliette had been dating Rick Porter her co-worker. He knew about John but not that he was John Cena. She had said no to him for a solid two years before she finally said yes and agreed to go out with him. Now they were engaged to be married. They'd been engaged for a year. Their wedding was in a month. Juliette had just walked into work. There was a vase of flowers sitting on her desk. She opened the card. It read.

A present for my beautiful fiancée. – Love Rick

"Oh somebody sent you flowers I see." Rick said smiling from his cubicle acrossed from hers. He was two years younger then Juliette. He was very tall. He had green eyes and dark brown short hair.

"Yes they did." She went over to his desk.

"He must be a lucky guy." "I wonder if his girlfriend would go out with me."

"Hey mister you have a fiancée."

"Yes I do and I love her."

"I love you too." She gave in a quick kiss. "Are you still coming over for dinner tonight?"

"I wouldn't miss it."

"Good." "The caterer called." "She wants to know what kind of cake we want."

"Let's go with the chocolate."

"I was thinking the same thing."

Juliette's boss appeared in her office doorway.

"Juliette can I see you in my office." She said.

"Sure." Juliette went into Angela's office. "Good morning Angela."

"Good morning." "I loved your article on the mayoral elections."

"Thanks."

"I want you to do a follow-up with the new mayor."

"You got it."

"One more thing." "This weekend I'm taking a trip to Seattle." "One of my closest friends is involved in a sports company and has invited me to a few shows." "I was hoping you'd come with me so I don't have to go by myself." "We could go shopping and see some sights."

"Ok."

"Great." "I haven't seen my friend Stephanie in so long." "Not for about ten years." "I'll make the travel and hotel arrangements right away."

John had tried to move in with his life. He'd even had a few relationships but they never lasted long. Ever since he'd been hurt by Juliette he'd had trouble opening up to women, trusting them, letting them in. He'd went down to the hotel gym to work out.

"Hey." Randy said from beside him.

"What's up?"

"How was your date last night?"

"I don't think there's going to be another one."

"They're not all like Juliette you know." "Not all women are sneaky bitches with hidden agendas."

"It has nothing to do with her." You could hear the resentment in his voice when he used the word her.

"Whatever you say."

"Trust me." "Juliette Barkley has no effect on my life."

Later that night Juliette and Rick were sitting on her couch.

"How many times did I ask you out over those two years?" Rick said.

"I'd say at least a hundred." "I'm glad I finally said yes."

"I'm glad it wasn't as difficult when I asked you to marry me."

"That was an easy decision." "Before I forget I have to make sure I have those suitcases."

She got up and went into the bedroom. She opened the bedroom closet. She saw the suitcases and took them down. When she did she saw something fall. It was Winnie.

"What's that?" Rick asked from behind her.

"Just an old gift from someone."

"Your ex-boyfriend John?"

"Yeah." She turned to face him. "How'd you know?"

"Just a guess." "He was a fool to break up with you." They kissed.

"I'm glad he did." "I never would've found you." They kissed again and laid down on the bed.

"I love you."

"I love you too."