CHAPTER 80:
A few more days had passed and it was now November 2nd. AJ and Roman had just arrived in Jacksonville, Florida where they planned to stay at the Hyatt which was across the waterway from the arena he would be filming "Raw" at the next night. Roman had finally pulled up into the driveway of the hotel when he noticed AJ was next to him still asleep. She had been for the past 6 hours of their 18 hour drive.
"Hey there sleepy girl, we're finally here" he said as began to gently shake AJ awake. "Huh?" asked AJ. "Baby you're sweating" said Roman. "I should have turned the heat lower." AJ sat up. "No baby, its fine" she said. "It's normal for pregnant people to sweat in their sleep." "Yeah but you're sweating bullets and no I don't mean our dog" said Roman as he took the keys out. "You sure you're alright?" "Well besides the occasional Braxton's Hicks, gas, bloating and my weird 4lb weight gain then yeah" said AJ as she unbuckled her seat beat. "Come on let's go." The two proceeded to unload their bags and walked through the front entrance. "Last trip baby?" asked Roman. "Trust me it is" said AJ as the two reached the front desk.
"We have reservations under the names Leati and April Anoa'i" said Roman. "Ah yes, suite 709. Come follow me. A bellboy will attend to the rest of your belongings and a valet will care for your car" said the receptionist. The group were lead upstairs to their hotel room. "And here's where you'll be staying at" said the employee. "Thank you" said Roman as he and AJ entered into the room. "Ah a bed!" said AJ as she took off her shoes and gently laid down on the bed. "Now this is the life and look we have a clear view of the arena from here."
"Yeah we do" said Roman. "Baby your feet are swollen." AJ sat up. "Leati why are you being such a worrywart?" she said. "I'm fine." "I know" said Roman. "It's just that are you going to be ok while I'm gone tomorrow?" "Of course" said AJ. "And you're leaving me the car since you're pooling with Colby and Jon". Roman nodded. "Now I know how Nikki and John felt every time they use a hotel. Baby this is really nice" said AJ. "Well I looked really hard for the perfect room" said Roman. "Nothing's perfect" said AJ with a smile. "And regardless I still love you anyway-ow!" "What's wrong?" asked Roman. "It's nothing" said AJ as she grasped at her stomach. "It's just another one of those damn false contractions."
"I'm calling Dr. Hernandez" said Roman as he began digging into his pockets in a frantic search for his phone. "No baby it's ok" said AJ. "See it stopped now. I'm all better". "Are you sure?" asked Roman. "Because it looked to me that you were really in pain." "Yes of course baby" said AJ. "But that was the 3rd time that happened to you today" said Roman. "Yeah and that was like 8 hours ago" said AJ. "But if it makes you feel better, I'll make an appointment to come see Dr. Hernandez on Friday". Roman nodded. "Now come on worrywart. Let's enjoy the view" said AJ. Roman sighed as he got up into the bed next to her. He couldn't help but feel like something wasn't right.
Meanwhile, Nikki was back in San Diego having a photo shoot for "OK Magazine" to showcase her growing baby bump. "Work it honey!" shouted the photographer. Nikki's outfit consisted of a long white dress with a blue and pink background. Brie arrived on set to greet her sister after her shoot was done. "Hey there sis" she said as she gave a hug to Nikki. "How's it going?" "Great" said Nikki. "Thanks Martha". "No problem" said Martha as she began to take down her equipment.
"So what's the title gonna be again?" asked Brie. "She's not telling" said Nikki. "Nice how very Nikki of you" said Brie with a smile. "I brought you your favorite ice tea and snack". Brie handed Nikki her tea with a bag from Starbucks. "I can't believe that you're actually 6 months pregnant already". "Neither can I" said Nikki as she took a sip of her tea. Just then the camera crew from "Total Divas" approached them. They were in the middle of shooting for season 4.
"I'm so sorry to interrupt but do you think we can maybe get a shot of you guys walking back to Nicole's dressing room?" asked the producer. "Sure" said the twins as they began their walking. "So how's everything with John?" asked Brie. "Fair" said Nikki. "I don't plan on seeing him again until next week when he comes off tour. Oh and he has that new movie he's gonna be shooting in March." "Oh what is it?" asked Brie. "I have no idea actually" said Nikki. "He said it was a tip-top secret". The two eventually reached Nikki's dressing room where their conversation continued.
"So I've been meaning to ask you something for a really long time" said Brie as the two took a seat. "Have you even picked out a name for her yet or at least thinking about having a shower?" Nikki gave Brie a look before continued. "Brie now come on you know that I can't have a baby shower" she said. "Because if I do it gives it away." "No it won't Nicole" said Brie. "You just buy unisex things." "Yeah but I don't wanna buy any unisex things for her. I wanna like be able to dress her up in pink stuff" said Nikki. "Then it looks like you're gonna need to tell mom" said Brie. Nikki flipped her hair. "Nope, sorry no can do" she said. "She's not gonna find out until the baby comes in February."
"Well I still think it was pretty cool of you to allow her to come join her in the ER" said Brie. "Yeah, she and John can come" said Nikki. Brie places her hand on Nikki's stomach. "Oh I can't wait until I have mine" said Brie. "You can if you want to?" said Nikki. "Yeah well to be honest Bryan and I have been trying a lot lately" said Brie. "But we want them within the next year or two". "That's cool" said Nikki as she took a bit of her cookie. "And cut!" yelled the producer. "Thanks ladies. I've think we've got enough for another 5 minute segment". "Alright" said Brie as she removed her mike. The two girls waited until they had known they left.
"Brie, you didn't tell me that you were bringing the cameras over" said Nikki. "Yeah I did Nicole. Don't you remember the text I sent you warning you that we were coming over here?" asked Brie. "No Brie because I haven't been looking at my phone since I left this morning" said Nikki. Brie sighed. "Ok I'll get in better contact with you the next time I promise." "Thank you" said Nikki. "But yeah I have another question" said Brie. "Yeah?" asked Nikki. "Does John even know that you're having a girl?" asked Brie. "No I haven't spoken to him since August 25th" said Nikki.
"What do you mean you still haven't told him yet?" asked Brie. "I just don't see a reason to" said Nikki. "There is a reason to tell him Nicole" said Brie. "It could be his daughter." "Or it could be Joe's" said Nikki. She sighed. "I…I don't need to talk to him anymore for the time being anyway." But Brie didn't believe her. She felt that that there was so much more to the story.
"Come on Nicole" she said. "There's obviously something still there between the two of you. I mean you're still holding onto a $16 million dollar engagement ring for crying out loud." Nikki reached into her chest only to reveal that she had turned the ring into a secret necklace. "I don't have feelings for John anymore" she said. "Are you sure about that?" asked Brie. "Yeah" said Nikki. "Then why don't you give him back his ring?" asked Brie. Nikki looked up at her sister in shock as she continued to play with her necklace. "Because" she said. "I can't."