"Reno! Janae!" Yelled Amber leaving her suitcase as she ran towards the two figures, pulling them into a tight hug. Reno, The male, who was tall and slender with unruly Black hair, Hazel eyes, and Light tan skin smiled down at her and placed a kiss on her head,
"I missed you Jade." He said, the much smaller female probably around the same height as AJ, but who had long Hip length dyed red hair, Green eyes, and pale skin, squeezing her friend. "You don't even call or nothing Baby Girl."
"I shouldn't be the one who had to call you guys."
"Uh, yeah you did or have you forgotten our promise."
"Babe, you know Jade, she has Alzheimer's." Reno said laughing as Amber smacked him. "So I'm taking it you two are still together." Amber said as she crossed her arms over her chest.
"We've been together since the beginning of High School." Reno said shrugging, "And know for the rest of our lives." Janae added lifting up her hand showing the engagement ring.
"Oh My God! Congrats!" Amber said hugging the both of them again before she turned seeing John standing a few feet away, standing awkwardly with his Bag slung over his shoulder as well as hers and her suitcase.
"Oh Fuck, Sorry Dean. Reno, Janae, this is Jonathan, But I'm used to Dean. Dean this is Reno and Janae, some friends from High School."
"Hey." Reno said sticking out his hand, Dean taking it once he was close to them,
"Hey." Janae smiled and shook his hand as well. "Please tell me you brought my car."
"Yup your baby is in the parking lot." Amber did a little happy dance but stopped blushing as Dean let out a deep laugh shaking his head at her.
"Here" He said giving her, her title as well as the rolling suitcase. "Damn let me check out that Diva's Title." Janae said as she got it whistling lowly as she inspected it. Her eyes raising to the Title that Dean had of the United States Championship.
"I like his better." Reno said as they began to make their way out of LAX. "You're a guy obviously you're going to like that one."
"Unless you're gay." Amber added, Janae nodding.
"Yup, or you might be because of the Butterflies."
"You know there are some guys who like Butterflies right?" Dean said looking at them.
"Do you like it?"
"By itself no, on you yeah." Amber blushed but hid it with a smile as Dean acted Casual. "Thanks for coming to pick us up and dropping off my car."
"Of course, we would take you all the way home, but if we don't start driving we won't make it in time to spend Christmas with Reno's family in Nevada."
"One of the many reason's they named me Reno."
"You guys will make it in time; it's only six in the morning."
"Yeah, we'll get their before it's time to open presents. Speaking of Presents." Janae toke out a small box from her bag and handed it to not Amber but Dean,
"Do me a favor will ya? Don't let her open it." Dean smirked at Amber who pouted. "Well we'll see ya later okay?"
"Okay." Amber said hugging both of them, getting the keys from Reno and Dean Nodding as they made their way towards the other parking lot. Dean put the present inside his jacket Amber rolling her eyes, "You're mean."
"Hey I'm doing a favor, have to keep it." They walked across the street the cars and buses stopping as they walked into the parking lot in front of the exit.
"Do you even know what floor it's on?"
"It's on floor one, Janae hates heights."
"You guys good friends?"
"Well with Janae, We became friends the first day, Reno and I met three weeks later, since he got moved into my Spanish class and I Hooked them up."
"Match maker."
"To bad my love life sucks." Amber grumbled as she spotted her car smiling as she made her way over and unlocking it. She opened the trunk and tossed her bags in it. "Don't you wish Roman was here?"
"Yeah, I miss mister perfectionist." They tossed their things and closed it before getting inside. "Oh How I've missed my car." Amber said as she stuck the key in the ignition hearing her car rumbled to life.
"Really?" Dean said as he looked at her,
"You wouldn't understand the love that runs through a car and a person." Dean snorted and shook his head,
"Whatever, What do you have on the radio." He said pushing the button.
"If I can still remember I think it's a CD my brother made for me with a mix of some bands." Sure enough it was the first song was Alive by POD which caught Dean of guard not having ever imagined Amber liking this band. Amber pulled out of the parking lot and onto the highway,
"So tell me about your family what are they like?"
"Well My Brother Juan and Step Dad Oscar are overly protective of me, My Sister, Mayra punks on me, and My Mom well my mom's a mom." Dean nodded, "So have you told you're family about the whole Steve incident."
"No, But I am going to have to talk to my Mom and Step-Dad about some things." "Hmm… How long till we get there?"
"An Hour, so just catch some Z's or something."
"Alright." Dean turned, pulled on the hood of his hoodie, and leaned against the window, closing his eyes and letting sleep come over him.
Amber looked down the highway feeling a sense of comfort go through her as she saw her hometown. She felt like she was complete, and suddenly missed being home, missed seeing the Los Angeles people. She looked over at Dean and smiled seeing him asleep his mouth hanging open. It was very strange the way their relationship had grown in the past weeks, going from one of anger to allies to friends. But know as she thought about it she wasn't really sure what they were, they had been throwing flirty suggestions at each other through the whole trip but Dean was so serious that she wasn't sure he was being serious or not. And it didn't make things easier that Natalya had pointed out her attraction to him. Yup, Amber Jade the new Diva had a crush or was in love with Dean Ambrose, the leader of the Shield.
But In her defense who couldn't love him when he had been there for her. Hence the reason why she had invited him to spend Christmas with her family. She wanted to see if maybe they could grow closer and she could see if he felt something for her, or at least he knew that she cared. She sighed and put the volume up a bit as Seven Sins by Maria Kanellis, a released Diva came on. Amber instantly humming to it and if singing it but in a low tone not wanting Dean to awaken.
"My Demons are my company; I'm feeling like a zombie. The Devil's finally got me, Hand's around my throat trying to make me choke. I cannot get back what I desire, so I'll just lay here in this fire. It was heaven yesterday, how could I throw it away. Give me one good love cliché; give me one more good game to play. Seven Sins, Seven Sin, are making my head spin in this hell I'm living in. Seven Sins, Seven Sins, Seven Sins, which one will pull me in, is there no way I can win. Seven Sins. Lust this fairy tale sucks, why didn't I give you trust, run the circles of hell, I wonder why I fell in love with you. I don't understand why I can't find your eternity, oh never mind. It was heaven yesterday, how could you throw it away. Seven Sins, Seven Sin, are making my head spin in this hell I'm living in. Seven Sins, Seven Sins, Seven Sins, which one will pull me in, is there no way I can win. Spinning, spinning, round and round, how could love knock me down, got me wrapped up in your spell, I'm trapped in my own hell."
"Glad to hear that." Dean said making Amber stop singing and look at him before looking away.
"Never knew you could sing, Jimenez."
"You never asked." She said quietly. "Touché, We almost there."
"Yup."
She Said as they pulled into the driveway, It was a two floor home but it had two doors in the front of the house with a gate separating each side, on the left was an older woman watering her plants, her husband sitting on the bench with a cup of coffee and the newspaper opened in front of him.
"Thought you lived in an apartment by yourself."
"I do this is an Apartment Duplex. My Neighbors Rita and Francisco live on the left I live on the right."
She said as she jumped out the car and went to the trunk taking out her stuff and heading up the wood steps.
"Buenos Dias, Amber, Bienvenida a casa."
"Buenos Dias a ti tambiene Rita, Morning Francisco." "Mornin, Amber as Rita said, Welcome Home."
"Thank you."
"Te compramos comida, we got you groceries." Said Rita the older woman looking up her, greying hair put in a tight bun.
"Thank you." She said as she opened her door using her key, Dean smiling at the couple before walking inside Amber going in behind him.
"Nice House."
Dean complimented seeing around the house. When you walked in you instantly saw the stone steps to go to the second level as well as the Living room which was rather large and had wood flooring, The living room walls were a light brown and the Three sofas which were placed in the living room, The three person couch placed against the stairs while the two persons were faced in front of each other, were black leather. There was a Large Checkered rug on the ground underneath the wooden coffee table and there was a Plasma TV with a shelf underneath with Movies, CD's and a couple of books. There was also a Desk with a Computer pushed in the corner. Dean could see that the next room was the Kitchen but all he could see was that the rooms were separated by an arch and that there were White Tiles in the kitchen.
There was also a Sliding glass door and in front of that there was a Table with Tall Chairs as well as a tall table. But as he toke a step forward to continue investigating a loud thump was heard from upstairs, before a large Black and Gold Fur ball came bounding down the steps. "Hey Krueger." Amber said as she kneeled the dog, which he could see was a Bernese mountain dog put his paws onto his master's shoulders and beginning to lick her cheek, Whimpering and Yipping.
"I Know, I missed you to." She said petting the dog's head and rubbing his belly as he laid down.
"That's your dog?" "Yup, this is my baby Krueger."
"How old is he?"
"He's one and a half, I got him when I entered my senior year of High School." Krueger hearing the man's voice stood up and walked over to him, smelling his leg before sitting down and looking up at the older male cocking his head to the side, letting his tongue come out of his mouth. Dean smiled and leaned down petting the dog's head.
"You Like Dog's?" Amber asked. "Yeah, Had a Doberman named Rocky growing up, Died though when I was fifteen when Michael toking him walking. Rocky pulled to hard, the leash slipped out of his hands and as he ran across the street go hit by a passing car. He broke his two back legs and they weren't sure if he was going to be able to walk again, so instead of making him suffer we decided to put him to sleep."
"Sad… Well bring your stuff upstairs so I can show you the bedroom you'll be staying in." He looked up.
"I'm fine on the couch."
"No, you're my guest you're staying in the guest bedroom."
She climbed up the steps with her bags, and seeing Amber go upstairs Krueger booked it up the stairs as well. As Dean made his way up he could see Photos of Amber with her family. One picture caught his eye though, one of a young Amber probably no older than 6 and had her hair in Pigtails, she was smiling as she stood next to a tall man with dark skin, a very strong face and build who had her on his shoulder, A short woman with pale skin, brown eyes, and curly hair, she was also short and plump and besides them were two teens, one of them was a spitting image of the woman, except she was a bit more thin but still Chubby. The Boy was tall like his dad and had a very muscular build to him even though he looked to be no older than 14, and finally standing beside Oscar but not looking to happy was Steve, His hair long and showing the Blonde.
"That's when we went to Disney Land, Me, My Mom Maria, My Step Dad, Steve, Juan, and Mayra." "You look happy."
"Yeah." Dean walked up and there were three doors, the last one had a small hallway which then led to the door.
"This is the bathroom." She said opening the door directly in front of the stairs, the bathroom was rather large, it had a Bathtub with a Shower head above it, a toilet, and a Counter with a sink and large mirror on it. There was also a Cabinet right next to the Tub, and was in front of the Toilet.
"This is the guest." She said opening the door beside it, revealing a bedroom that had the walls painted a light Crème, a king size bed with Brown sheets and white pillows, two light brown nightstands as well as a dresser and a couch with a sliding glass door closet.
"Finally this is my bedroom." She said opening her bedroom door, her room was larger than the Guest and had a King size bed with Dark Purple sheets, Black pillows and a Dark Brown head board. There were two nightstands on each side as well, with a dresser and a TV with a door which he guessed led to the closet which must be a walk in closet. There were pictures hanging up as well but only two, one was of her sister and Brother with Four kids and the last one was of Her Mom, and Two Dads.
"Well this is my house." She said finally rubbing her neck feeling shy all of a sudden. "It's nice."
"Yeah, you feel like relaxing?"
"Yeah, But I am kind of hungry."
"All right I have some food in the fridge, How about I make us something and we watch some movies." "Sounds like a plan."
"So tell me why I'm forced to wear Red and Black?" Dean yelled from his room and looking out the doorway directly to the closed Bathroom door.
"It's a tradition in my family. The guys wear Red and Black, while the Girls wear Green and White."
"I'd rather wear that." He grumbled as he buttoned up his Long sleeve shirt which he had paired with Black Slacks and Red Converse.
"Your Family's weird."
"Tell me about it." She said, Dean looked up and toke in her appearance, Amber was wearing a tight fitting Green Dress that was made of Lace and had long sleeves but you could see through except when it came to the body of the dress starting from the breast to the end of the dress which stopped right above her knee, that part had a green cover underneath almost as if she had another dress underneath the lace one to cover up everything. She had White Heels and her hair was curled.
"Do you mind zipping me up?" She said smiling embarrassedly. She turned and grabbed her hair moving it to the side. Dean walked forward feeling his heart beat loudly in his chest wanting to jump her then. He grabbed the zipper which stopped at her lower back and began to zip it up seeing the hook of her bra which was white. He shook away that thought and zipped it up.
"There."
"Thanks. So you ready?"
"Sure let's go meet you're folks." The trip over was slightly quiet, broken by the occasional question of Dean. When they arrived Dean Toke in the home which was just a one floor and looked rather simple.
"It's my Mom and Dad's house. My Sister and her kids live here as well." "Oh. Do they know we're coming?"
"They know I was coming for Christmas they don't know though if it was Day or Eve or that you are tagging along."
They got off and began to make their way up the stairs before knocking on the door. The Door opened and standing there was a girl, with Dark brown hair, large brown eyes, and light tan skin.
"Aunt Amber!" Yelled the little girl hugging her waist.
"Hey Alina, How are you sweetie."
"I'm good Missed you- Whose that?" She asked looking at the man behind her.
"That's Jon."
"Aren't you two supposed to hate each other." She said.
"We are but, you're aunt makes it difficult to do that." Dean said.
"Yeah, everyone loves my aunt!" Alina said smiling.
"I can see that." Dean said smirking, earning a hit from Amber as they walked through the door.
"Auntie Amber!" Yelled another small voice Amber leaning down and picking up the six year old who had tan skin, Curly dark chocolaty hair, and Caramel eyes. Two other little kids ran towards her hugging her legs, they were almost like twins the two, a little boy and little girl. They both had Black hair, Dark brown eyes and pale skin.
"Dean these are my nieces, Emily, Alina, and Dafnie, and My Nephew Junior." The kids smiled, Junior who was the youngest of the bunch only being three years old lifted his hands to the older man, Dean tensed slightly but picked him. The little boy smiled before laying his head on Dean's shoulder. Amber smiling at the sight.
"Amber your home!" Said a female voice, Dean looking up and seeing Mayra, Juan, and another woman who he could only guess was her sister in law Maricela who had curly black hair and brown eyes. After hugging everyone, Mayra finally noticed Dean and her face wavered slightly.
"Juan, Mari, Mayra, this is Jonathan, Jon this is my brother Juan, Sister Mayra, and Sister in law Mari."
"It's great to meet you." He said nodding at them,
"It's nice to finally meet you outside the ring, and have a different impression than what you've made us believe inside." "Yeah, I know."
"Well Jon, why don't I introduce you to my mom and dad." She said grabbing his arm and making her way through the living room and into the kitchen where sure enough her Mom was, leaning over a pot and her Dad was fixing the star from the Christmas tree.
"Mom, Dad, I'm home." She said, Her Mother, Maria turned and let out a shriek as she hugged her daughter,
"Oh, Honey I've missed you. How are you? Are you okay? How's your Shoulder? I saw you're match are you fine?"
"Mom I'm fine swear, Stop asking so many questions." The older woman toke a step back as Oscar hugged her,
"How are you Baby Girl?"
"Fine Dad." They split,
"Um Mom, Dad, this is Jon, he's going to be spending Christmas with us." Her mom smiled, "Well the more the merrier, Amber can you help me with the food?"
"Sure." She grabbed a bowl of what was Lasagna, while her mom grabbed a plate of Tamales, A Mexican dish.
"So… You're a friend of my daughter?" Asked Oscar as he sat down, Dean taking a seat as well. "Yes sir."
"Well… what are your intentions with My Daughter."
"Not anything bad."
"I've heard that before, her ex told me that and as you can see what happened with her and John." "You know about that?"
"Natalya told me. And I can see the way you look at her, you have feelings for her and don't try to deny it cause it's clear as day on your face, I just want you to know if you try anything, if you use my daughter or break my daughter's heart, know that I've met you I will hunt you down."
Dean stared at him and nodded, "Also, I am glad for what you did for my daughter when the fucker hit her. I owe you for that." Oscar stood and walked off leaving Dean not really sure where he stood in the boundaries with her dad. But he knew he wasn't finished when Juan came into the room next.
"So… I was talking to Dad." She said her Mom just continuing to set the plates on the table. "Yeah, and what did Oscar say?"
"I meant… Steve." Her mom froze and looked at Amber.
"Why were you talking to Steve?"
"He came to my match last night, I don't know if you saw that they cut it off but he gave me some tickets to go visit him in Texas."
"And what did you say?"
"I ripped them up."
"Good for you." She said,
"But he told me something." Amber began her mother turning,
"Something that made me think and I want the honest truth."
"You know I always tell you the truth."
"Steve told me that you had never wanted to have me because you had slept around with a lot of guys. And that Oscar knew this as well." Her mom glared at Amber before looking over her shoulder where the whole family was drinking beers and watching the TV while they talked, while Dean was drinking a beer as well but was watching her and her mom.
"Look I don't know why he told you that but it's not tru-"
"Maria, why do you keep denying it." Her step dad said still keeping it low.
"I am not denying anything because there is nothing to Deny, Oscar." She hissed glaring at him. "Fine you don't want to tell her than I will."
"No. Look Amber when you were conceived as much as I hate to admit it. I was sleeping around. You're Dad and I met at a bar and after a couple of shots we hooked up. You were conceived and me not knowing who the father is, I will admit I did want to get an abortion but Oscar decided that we could raise the baby then we found out that Steve was the father and everything went down the drain. Because he didn't want me in the picture-"
"Maria." Oscar said growling.
"Fine, I didn't want him in the picture, I was hurt and angry he wanted to take care of you but without me. Which made no fucking sense, I was your mother. So the first few months I ignored his calls until your dad convinced me to let him see you. Happy?" She said before turning and walking back into the kitchen, Amber looking at the food.
"You're dad told you when he hit you didn't him?"
"Y-Yeah how'd you-"
"I know things." He said before leaning against the table,
"And how I also know that you have a crush on Jon over there." Amber looked at her dad before looking at Dean who was pointing at something in a book Junior and Emily both standing near him While Dafnie who was 10, and Alina were staring at the screen.
"How the heck did you figure that out while it toke me two weeks to realize that and Natalya had to tell me."
"When people fall in love they are blind to it, just as the saying goes Love is blind."
"Ugh."
"Well we better serve the plates." They began and after they had finished they sat on the couches as they watched a movie waiting for it to be 12 and to start opening the presents.
"What is this?" Dean said as he poked the food in front of him specifically the Tamale,
"It's good." Alina said looking at the man, "its cornmeal dough wrapped around seasoned meat that is baked in a corn husk." Juan said,
"That's the full definition."
"You look up food definitions." Amber said raising an eyebrow.
"Only of food I like."
"Fat ass." Grumbled Mayra as she toke a drink of her Champurado.
"Okay, what's that?" Dean said looking at the cup.
"It's like Hot Chocolate except thicker." Amber answered.
"Huh. You guys have weird food." He grumbled as he took a bite of the Tamale tasting the slightly spicy meat. And after blowing on the Champurado he drank some.
"Well it's weird but taste's really good."
"Welcome to our Mexican Heritage, White Boy." Juan said smiling at Dean who just smirked.
"Alright Present Time!" Yelled the kids.
"Wow, relax little ones. Who wants to pass out the gifts?"
"Me!" Yelled Alina instantly. As she stood up, ushering her little sister with her and grabbing a small box. They walked to where Dean was exchanging the Champurado for a beer.
"We didn't know you would be coming but since you're one of our Aunt's friends we made you this." Alina said.
"Here ya go." Emily said as she gave the box to him which he looked down at and opened it. A smile lit up his face as he toke out a bracelet, it was red and Black with a skull charm on it. "We put the skull because our Aunt gave you the two rings for your birthday."
"Thank you." Dean said hugging the two little girls. The presents continued to be handed out, Amber receiving three dresses from her sister in law, her brother giving her a pair of Converse High Tops. While her nephew gave her a drawing, while her nieces gave her bracelets. Dean was helping open one of Junior's presents when Alina got a gift,
"This one is for Dean." Dean looked up and then looked at Amber raising an eyebrow as the younger girl smiled, Alina gave him the box which was large and Juan toke Junior from his lap, the little boy protesting slightly but then calming down as he opened his gift realizing that it was cars. Jon opened the gift and smiled when he saw that it was a Black Hoody with the design of a vest on the front signifying the shield and on the bottom of it, it had the United States Championship Belt. Dean smiled and lifted it up,
"Check the Back." She said and he flipped it, Laughing as he saw the four of them, Seth, Roman, Dean, and Amber but they were all in animation as they wore their ring gear. "Thanks, you really think you're presents through."
"Hey I have to give you the best gift." She said, they continued handing out presents Amber receiving her last ones since they were Two.
She opened the first one which was a Necklace, A golden Chain to be exact.
"Wow you got her a chain white boy." Juan said while everyone laughed,
"The second part is in the next box Shorty." Juan narrowed his eyes but high fived him,
"That was good." Amber laughed before opening the second one. She smiled as she toke out a charm for the necklace, smiling as she saw that it was a Shield, and was half the size of her I-Phone. It was cut in three sections, one had the tribal designs that Roman had on his arm, The Next one was a video game controller signifying Seth and the Last one was a Rose for Ambrose.
"I love it." She said,
"Check the last one."
She moved the paper that was covering the bottom of the box and laughed as she toke out the last charm which was a Red Devil, The same size of the Shield with a beanie on, his horns poking through, he was wearing a vest and baggy pants and combat boots, but what made her laugh was that it was holding a small cigarette in between his red fingers.
"Since you love me more than all the other guys I have to be on your chain two times." Everyone laughed and Amber put both charms on the necklace. Dean stood up and stuck his hand out, Amber putting the necklace in his hand before turning Dean putting the necklace on her. She looked down and smiled, before leaning forward and hugging him, giving him a quick kiss to the cheek,
"Thank you." She said before turning to talk to her sister showing her the Charms while Dean smiled at her and sitting down talking to her brother.
"So did you enjoy it?" Amber asked as she looked over at Dean who was driving them home.
"Yeah, You're family is really nice, except your sister who didn't like me much."
"Well what do you expect when her and Natalya are so close."
"Hm. Speaking of which, I got you another present." He said taking out a small box from his jacket and giving it to her.
"But-"
"You gave me three gifts on my birthday so I get to give you four." Amber opened the box and her mouth fell open, it was a ring with a Silver band and a Jade gem in the middle.
"Jon-"
"Thought you'd like it because your name. Jade?" She slipped the ring on her finger and looked at it. "Thank you."
"You're welcome." He said grabbing her hand and lifting it to his lips kissing it and lowering it. Amber letting their hands stay intertwined as they drove home.
(Holy Crap that shit was long! But I loved how it turned out, the Next chapter will be a day with the family! And I think you guys will like how it turns out but it will also add to the upcoming troubles, The next amount of Reviews I need is going to be…. 62 Reviews, Not much but just right? Review!)