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CHAPTER 3
AWESOME REUNION
Eve smiles as she sees her cousin's house come into view. The taxi driver helps her with her luggage as she grabs Jayson's car seat. She takes a look at her baby before getting out of the taxi. She pays him, and finally thanks him. She watches as the car leaves. She turns her attention at Melina's house. There are three tricycles on the lawn, probably the twins and their little sister's. She smiles and finally knocks. She is greeted by John Morrison, her cousin's husband.
"Eve!" he said hugging her. She put her hair behind her ears as he lets go of her.
"Well, you can go ahead and go inside. I'm leaving you with your girls," Morrison blurted.
"My girls?" Eve asked curiously.
"Oh, yeah, pretend you don't know. They wanted to surprise you so that's why they agreed to give us a "guys" night out," he confessed.
"Oh, well, then tell the guys I said hi," Eve smiles.
"Will do."
She knocks on the door and is greeted by Melina. She quickly gives Eve a tight hug.
"OMG! I'm so glad you're back to us!" Melina said all too excitedly.
She grabs Eve's luggage and shows her the way inside to the large living room. Maryse, Kelly, and Layla are all talking about the newest shoes online.
"Girls, look who's finally here!" Melina yells.
Maryse is the first one to hug her. She is practically in tears.
"Okay, give us a chance to hug her, Ryse," Layla protests.
She lets go of Eve and wipes her tears.
"I'm sorry. I've been a little emotional lately and just seeing my best friend back, well, it was too much for me."
"Awh, thanks, Rysie cup!" Eve coos.
Just as they finish welcoming Eve, Jayson starts crying. Eve walks up to her baby and grabs him.
"What's wrong, my little man?" she coos at Jayson.
"Aw, is this the famous Jayson?" Kelly asks excitedly.
"Yes. This is the man of my life," Eve smiles.
"He's adorable!" Maryse exclaims.
"He has your eyes, Evie," Layla smiles looking at Eve.
"Can I hold him?" Kelly asks.
"Of course," she says handing Jayson over to Kelly.
Eve sits down on the couch. She sees as a little girl about five or six years old is staring at her.
"Hi, there," Eve waves at her.
Layla turns around and sees her five-year-old daughter staring at Eve.
"That's Jasmin; my little one," Layla says proudly.
"She's so big. Last time I saw her was when she was just born. Come here, mami," Eve says to Jasmin.
The little girl shyly walks towards Layla.
"Honey, it's okay. This is Eve; she's you're aunt," Layla lets Jasmin know.
The little girl smiles, runs towards Eve, and hugs her. Eve is a little confused, but gladly takes the hug. They are interrupted by Melina.
"These are my little devilish twins, Jacob and Jade, and this is my little princess, Mia."
Alex watches as his brother laughs from the living room with Cena and Alberto. He seems happier since he found out Eve is coming back and Alex hates it. He liked seeing Mike happier, more motivated than ever, and with a lot more energy to do things, but he hated the fact it was all due to her. His thoughts are interrupted when Morrison walks through the house. He says hi to the guys and accompanies Alex in the kitchen.
"Hey, man," Morrison says.
Alex just smiles while JoMo grabs a beer from the fridge. He is about to leave when Alex speaks.
"Is she here?"
"Who? Eve?" JoMo asks confused.
Alex nods.
"Yea. She arrived just when I walked out the house. Oh, speaking of her…" JoMo said about to walk out the kitchen.
"Whoa, what are you doing?" Alex asks.
"She told me to say hi to everyone so-"
"Don't even think about mentioning her to Mike," Alex rudely interrupts him.
"What is your problem, man? He already knew she was coming to town. Besides Mike is a big boy now. He can make his own decisions and do whatever he wants with his life," JoMo says annoyed.
He walks out and tells Miz about Eve; completely ignoring Alex's "threats." Which only makes Miz even more happier and totally infuriates Alex more than he already was.
Eve listens as her friends hate on Ted for what he did to her. She managed to tell them everything without crying. Well, on the outside because on the inside her heart was breaking more and more as they talked about it. She still felt something for him even after everything. Her besties were the best though and cheered her up. They are one hundred percent supportive of her.
"He is a total asshole," Layla says.
Melina agrees with her by nodding her head.
"And besides there are millions of guys out there that would love to treat you like a queen," Kelly smiles.
"Like Mike!" Maryse blurts out.
All the girls except for Eve give her a "look."
"Mike? As in Mike Mizanin?" Eve asks smiling.
"Of course. You two are perfect for each other!" Maryse exclaims clapping her hands. Eve shakes her head.
"Oh, come on, girl! Why not?" Layla decides to ask.
"Just because… I don't believe in love. It doesn't exist; at least not for me."
"Yes, it does! With Mike! He is your high school sweetheart!" Maryse is trying to convince Eve to change her mind about love.
"How is he, anyways?" Eve changes the subject.
"He's doing really well for himself," Melina smiles at her cousin.
Eve smiles knowing Mike was doing well. They had shared a beautiful relationship back in high school and had ended on good terms. She always believed he in him and knew he would someday be very successful.
The following morning, Eve wakes up when she feels the sun shine through her window. It was a beautiful morning in Denver. She smiles and takes a quick shower. She decides to wear her pale yellow sun dress with her white flats. She brushes and blow dries her beautiful brunette curls. Just when she finishes applying her make-up, Jayson starts to cry. Eve runs towards him and carries him.
"Morning, my little man," she kisses him.
She grabs a bottle from the baby bag and gives it to her baby. She walks out the room Melina had given her. When she arrives at the kitchen, Melina and JoMo are eating toast and drinking coffee.
"Where are you going to so early?" JoMo asks.
"I'm going to look for a job," she smiles.
"Well, before you go; here," Melina says handing her a toast with grape jelly and a cup of coffee.
"I'll take the toast but I'm not in the mood for coffee," Eve wrinkle her nose.
"We have bottled juice and water in the fridge," JoMo says opening the refrigerator.
"Um, okay, I'll take one of each."
Morrison hands Eve the bottles. She waves at them and walks out with her baby in the arms.
Layla watches as her 5-year-old daughter watches Sponge Bob. She seemed like a happy little girl and that's all Layla wanted. She wanted to know her Jasmin was happy, and wasn't hurting due to her and Alberto's recent arguments. They argued over everything and if she didn't ask him for a divorce it was only for the brown-haired little girl sitting in front of the wide TV screen. Layla had been from divorced parents and had suffered a lot for that reason. She didn't want Jasmin to go through everything she had to. Her daughter didn't have to repeat her story.
"Sweetie, what do you want to do today?" Layla asks Jasmin.
"But, mommy, you are not working today?"
"Nope. Mommy rather take her little princess anywhere she wants to go," Layla smiles.
"Really?"
"Uh-huh."
She runs towards her mother and hugs her.
"I love you, mommy!"
"I love you, too, baby."
These were the moments Layla absolutely loved. Moments like these with her daughter made her forget about all of her problems with Alberto Del Rio. Moments like these were what made her strong to deal with everything and anything, and it was all thanks to her everything and her reason to live; her daughter.
Alex and Kelly look at each other. They are both on their lunch breaks. Kelly smiles at her husband.
"Babe, are you okay?" she asks touching his forearm.
"Yeah. Great, just tired. Mike had to go two hours from here to sign some papers on his gym and my hands are full," he replies.
"Are you sure that's it?"
"Yea. So how was last night?" he asks curiously.
Kelly smiles just thinking about Eve's baby.
"OMG! It was awesome! Her baby is just too adorable, but you'll get the chance to meet him soon."
Alex shakes his head.
"I don't want to see her, and I sure as hell don't want to meet her son," Alex blurts out and startles Kelly.
"What is your problem? What did Eve ever do to you?"
"Nothing, but my brother needs to move on."
Kelly shakes her head at her husband.
"We'll talk at home when you cool off."
She grabs her purse and leaves angrily. What was wrong with Alex lately? He had been too upset recently and Kelly hadn't found the right time to ask him what he thought about starting a family. She would just have to wait until he came to his senses and started to be the A-Ri she fell crazily and madly in love with.
For the past five hours, Eve had searched for a job but she had no luck. She had become tired carrying Jayson so she bought him a baby stroller and he was fast asleep now. She kept on walking and came to a stop when she sees a rather big building. She couldn't believe it. Was this for real? She walks closer to the building and smiles wider when she realizes it's real, and this BeliEve! gym had to be owned by Mr. Mizanin. She was going to enter the building but it was locked.
"Can I help you?"
She quickly turns arounds and comes face to face with Alex Riley. She smiles at him, but he seems like doesn't remember her.
"A-Ri, it's me Eve Tor-"
"Yeah, I know who you are," he says coldly.
She bites her lower lip gently. She doesn't understand why he is being so cold to her. They had been friends back in high school when she was Mike's girl. As a matter of fact, she had introduced him to his now wife, Kelly.
"Oh, um, right," she simply replies.
"What are you doing here?" he asks.
"I'm looking for a job and I thought maybe-"
"We don't have any job openings. Sorry," he interrupts.
"Oh, um, okay," she says disappointed.
"I guess I'll just keep looking. Thanks, anyways, and say hi to Mike for me,: she continues. "Nice seeing you again, A-Ri."
He gave her a fake smile and watches her leave. Was he wrong to do that? She was going through a rough time right now. Right or wrong, Alex couldn't have her close to Mike. Not now and not ever. Alex jumps when he hears Cena speak.
"That was just wrong, Alex, and you know it."
Alex ignores him, unlocks the gym, and walks inside without saying a word to Cena.
Coming up on Chapter Four:
Mike finds out a painful truth…
Alberto is living a double life…
Alex tries to make-up with Kelly…
Maryse receives some shocking news…
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