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DEAN's POINT OF VIEW:
"How's your recovery going?" asks Roman as we are sitting in our hotel room that we are staying in.
"It's going great, I'm back to work obviously, PT is going well. I should have full use of my arm soon. I just can't believe I got shot. I never expected that."
"Yeah, that's crazy. I wonder how Cody could even get into your office with all of security hanging around. I'm sure someone had to help him in. Don't you think so?" he asks.
I think about it and I don't want him to know that my security team, Journey and myself are onto him so I say, "We have no idea. All we know is Cody got into my building and into my office somehow. I don't know if he had help or not. We will probably never know I mean after all our security tapes weren't working that night so if Cody was working with someone or someone helped him get into the building we'll never know and that person is pretty lucky."
"Damn," he says and I have to admit he has a pretty good poker face but so do I. I guess that's why we are the two most powerful business men in the US. You have to have a good poker face to get your way and to make others believe you. "That sucks," he says. "So Cody is in jail huh? Have you heard anything about that?"
"All I know is he signed the divorce papers for him and Journey as well as signing his rights away to Zoey. He was taking a deal so that he doesn't get too much jail time. I'm just glad he signed the divorce papers finally and signed his rights away. We can finally move on with our lives whatever happens with Cody after this isn't my problem. He can rot in jail the rest of his life for all I care but it doesn't bother me."
"A deal?" he asks nervously, "What kind of deal is he taking do you know?" asks Roman and he's starting to lose his poker face. He seems like he's about to lose his mind. "Do you know what the deal is?"
"All I know is that he's pleading guilty to the charges against him I don't know what it entails or what it's all about. All I do know is he's out of Journey's and Zoey's lives for good, he's going to jail and we are free from him. Why are you so concerned about the deal?"
"I'm not concerned," he says with a nervous chuckle, "I just wanted to see if he was going to speak out that someone helped him out or not. It's not a big deal. I just wanted to see if you knew anything."
"I'm just as clueless as you are," I say as I give him a look. He is definitely hiding something. I am not surprised but I wouldn't doubt if he really was the one that helped Cody try to take me out. It would make a lot of sense especially when he showed up to the hospital after it happened and tried to make it look like it was Journey that helped him. He had to take the blame off himself so why not go for Journey even though it made no sense at all to go after Journey. All that it caused was for us to lose our child to the unnecessary stress of Christmas Eve. I wish that we had never lost our baby I was excited about having another little one in the house and I know Journey was just as excited to have a baby. I guess it just wasn't the time but I know the time will come when it's supposed to happen.
"Okay," he says, "so how are things with Journey? How are you doing after the loss of the baby and the shooting? Do you think she could have helped Cody?"
"Why do you assume that it is Journey that helped Cody? She despises him. She would never help him besides she was cleared by the police, so no she didn't help Cody in any way. And as for losing the baby we are dealing with it. It's been hard but it will happen again someday when it's supposed to happen. I am just glad that I can adopt Zoey and marry Journey now that Cody signed the papers once that's finalized I will have a wife and a daughter."
"You're really going to marry Journey?" he asks. "You barely know her."
"I know her very well and I am crazy about her. It's funny because I never thought I needed this life with a wife and some kids but after I met Journey I wanted nothing more than to make her my wife, adopt her daughter and have kids with her. I can't wait to make her Mrs. Ambrose it is going to be the best day of my life."
"Or the most foolish, I still think she's working with Cody and that she's just after your money. You don't think she's after your money?"
"No, I think she's after me," I say. "And don't worry she will be signing a prenup. We already discussed it. I will have my lawyer draw up a prenup and then she will sign it. Although I am pretty sure I don't have anything to worry about when it comes to her. I think she's in it for the heart. I just can't wait till we are running the empire together. She has some really good ideas plus she's helping me branch out into kid fashion and toys. It's a new territory but I like it. My line of Zoey dolls took off more than I ever expected them to. They are in high demand. They haven't even hit the shelves yet but people are waiting for them and pre-ordering them. They are going to be a big hit. I never thought I could market dolls and be successful especially against the other top doll company. I can't wait to see how well they do."
"I never thought I would live to see the day Dean Ambrose marketed dolls, toys or girl clothes. I want in on this."
"I don't think so, Roman. The girl clothes are from Journey's line and you're not a toy marketing or doll marketing guy."
"I can make a doll and sell it," he says, "it isn't that hard."
"You trying to compete against me in the doll department?"
"I could," he says, "but I'm not going to. I want to work with you not against you, Ambrose. I think you and I could do a pretty good job," he says. "Forget about Journey and you and I could go into business together we could join our companies together how does that sound?"
"As good as that sounds I have too many new projects on the horizon that I want to start up but I don't think Reigns Corp would be good at marketing. I'm sorry, Roman. Journey and I are in this together. We have a plan of what we want and where we are going."
"It's fine, Ambrose," he says but something in his voice is telling me otherwise. I sense some agitation and a little jealousy. I can tell he's upset over me choosing to work with Journey rather than him. I meant what I said Journey is very talented and creative she has a lot of ideas that will be good for my company. I have spent years competing in the electronic and technology industry but I have never branched out to the clothing or toy industry. Of course the competition is fierce with electronics and electronic devices like with cellphones, tablets all of which I release a new one each year trying to outdo the last and my competition as well as game systems which I release a new one every other year but in the toy industry especially around Christmas competition is fierce you want to be that number 1 or the hot toy of the year. I could get into that.
"I'm sorry, Roman but I have been thinking of working together on a project."
"I'm listening," he says. "What did you have in mind?"
"I like the design of your Reigns phone and some of your specs. I was thinking that we could combine our ideas together on our phones and release a joint phone from Reigns and Ambrose it could be called the Ambreigns Phone," I suggest. "It would have your design, some of your specs and some of my specs. I think it would market well. What do you think?"
"It sounds like a good idea but I don't like the name," he says. "I am not sure about it let me think it over and I will get back to you. I'm not sure I want to go that way. I wouldn't mind working on the toy industry with you."
"I told you I'm working with Journey on the toy industry and let's just say Journey is not a fan of yours. I don't think she wants you working with us."
"Of course she wouldn't because she knows I know the truth about her," he says or she knows the truth about him. I am with Journey on this one. I strongly believe that Roman had a part in my shooting. He does have a lot to gain from me being taken out. He knew Cody wanted to do away with me so he helped him but it backfired on him when I didn't die. He wanted Cody to take the fall for my death but since I didn't die he is trying to pin some of it on Journey while trying to stay out of the light of blame. He's concerned that Cody will give him up as an accomplice which is why he was so concerned with the deal Cody is taking. Of course this is my speculation and I do not trust Roman by any means but I cannot allow him to know I am onto him. "I'm watching her, Ambrose," he says snapping me out of thought.
"Okay, you do that," I say rolling my eyes.
JOURNEY's POINT OF VIEW:
I am sitting in the waiting room of my OB/GYN's office waiting to be called back for my appointment. I can't keep my mind off of Dean while he's away with Roman. I tried to get him to cancel the trip but he wouldn't he said that it would make Roman suspicious that we were onto him. Dean insisted he would be all right because of security but we also had security around the night that he was shot. Roman is tricky and I don't trust him especially even more now that Cody told me that we can't trust certain people. I am almost certain that Roman tried to kill my fiancée. I let out a deep breath as I look at my phone hoping to see if Dean called or text me but nothing. I hope he's all right. "You know, Journey," says my security guard Shuka; a really large Samoan/Hawaiian man, he scares me so I know as long as he is around no one is going to mess with me. I know Dean prefers it that way. "Mr. Ambrose is all right. He's safe in California with Roman. If Roman was or were to try something he wouldn't do it on a business trip. He is working to gain Mr. Ambrose's trust after that is when Mr. Ambrose should worry."
"So you're telling me that Reigns isn't a threat to Dean while they are on their business trip?" I ask.
"Yes," he says. "You have nothing to worry about. I know that our security team has Mr. Ambrose's safety as their number 1 priority. He will make it home in one piece we are making sure of that besides I think you have something else you should be worried about," he smiles at me. "Stress and worry doesn't do that baby any good. When do you plan to tell Mr. Ambrose the news?"
"As soon as I have confirmation," I say, "and I was hoping to surprise him when he gets home from his business trip. I want to make it special for him especially since we weren't really trying but just letting life happen. He has wanted this since we lost the baby over Christmas. I hope that I am and this isn't a false positive."
"I hope so too," he says with a smile before I am called back to the see the doctor. Shuka stays in the waiting room due to my privacy plus I think it is weird to take my bodyguard back to the room with me for something so personal.
"How are you today, Journey?" asks the nurse.
"I'm okay feeling a little sick," I say. "But other than that I am okay."
"That's good," she says. "I just need you to step up on the scale." I do as she says and stand on the scale. "120 lbs.," she says marking it down. "I know you are probably going to hate me for this but I need you to pee in a cup for me." She hands me the cup.
"All right," I say as I take it from her. I know where the bathroom is and I make my way into the bathroom to do what I need to do. I bring the cup out to her and hand it to her before she takes me to the room the doctor will see me in. I have been suspecting for a couple weeks that I am pregnant especially when my period didn't come a couple weeks after we returned from Hawaii. I remember the doctor telling us that my first period would probably be irregular but then my boobs started hurting and I was going to the bathroom more. I was getting more tired and I started to feel nauseous. I decided to let it go a few days to see if it was an impending period but after a few days when my period didn't come I decided to take a pregnancy test on a whim. I didn't think it would happen so fast but I thought that I would take a test. The morning I went to visit Cody at the prison after Dean went to work I took the test and much to my surprise it came back positive. I have been waiting to tell Dean the news to make sure I am absolutely positively pregnant and it isn't just a false positive even though I have taken over 6 home pregnancy tests and all were positive.
"So what brings you in today?" she asks.
"Well, my period was late, I am having pregnancy symptoms so I took a few home pregnancy tests and they all came back positive so I am pretty sure I am pregnant."
"Oh wow, how many home pregnancy tests have you taken?"
"At least 6," I answer.
"Yeah I would say you are probably pregnant. I will let the doctor decide what they want to do to see if they want to do a blood test or to see if they just want to do the pee test. When was the date of your last period?"
"I don't know that's the thing. I had a miscarriage over Christmas I bled for a few days and then I was done. I never got a period after that so I can't answer that," I say. "I mean my fiancée and I went away for a couple weeks so I think I got pregnant then but I don't know for sure."
"When was your trip?" she asks.
"The beginning of January," I say.
"And it is now the beginning of February and you haven't had any signs of a period?"
"Not at all," I say as she marks it down.
"All right well, I am going to check your blood pressure and then I will send the doctor in to see you."
"Okay," I say before she takes my blood pressure and of course with all the stress and worry it's a little elevated but not by much. She goes to get the doctor and I sit on the table waiting hoping that I am pregnant.
A few minutes later the doctor comes in with her tablet and an ultrasound tech with her. "Hello, Journey, I'm Dr. Avery," she says with a smile.
"Hello," I say.
"So you believe you're pregnant?" she asks.
"I mean I did take 6 home pregnancy tests that came back positive and I have been having all the symptoms."
"The thing is you could still have the pregnancy hormone present in your system from your miscarriage which could throw a false positive so there is no way to tell unless we do an ultrasound to see if there is a baby in there. Now you said that you had intercourse at the beginning of January? It isn't possible that you could have gotten pregnant at a different time?"
"I don't know all I know is I have 6 positive pregnancy tests at home and tender breasts along with other symptoms of pregnancy," I explain.
"Well, I'm going to do an ultrasound today to see if you're pregnant."
"Okay," I say.
Dr. Avery prepares the ultrasound machine before she prepares me for the ultrasound. She chooses to do an internal ultrasound to get a better reading if I am pregnant as well as an accurate reading on how far along I am. "All right," she says, "this is going to be a little uncomfortable but just relax," she says before inserting the Doppler into my vagina. I feel uncomfortable and try to stay relaxed. "Oh wow," she says as she looks at the screen. "You are indeed pregnant," she announces.
I look at the screen and see mine and Dean's baby on the screen. Tears fill my eyes. I have waited for this moment since my miscarriage. Dean and I tried a little in Hawaii but I never expected anything to come out of it just because I had miscarried a couple weeks beforehand. "So I am pregnant?" I ask.
"Congratulations," she says with a smile, "you're having a baby. I would say you're about 6 ½ weeks along almost 7 weeks."
"And the baby is it okay?" I ask.
"The baby is fine," she smiles. "It looks healthy and has a strong little heartbeat. I would say you're due September 19th," she says.
"Wow," I say in complete shock. I didn't expect this but I am grateful.
"We will label your pregnancy high risk due to the past complications and what you went through during your last pregnancy but as far as I can see the baby looks good but I want to keep you monitored throughout the pregnancy."
"That's a good idea," I say as I think about how I can tell Dean the news about our little baby. He's going to be ecstatic because he was talking about trying when he came home from his business trip guess we don't have to do much trying. Dr. Avery prints me off some ultrasound pictures so I can show Dean and then she schedules me for my next appointment with her in a couple weeks. I walk out of the doctor's office feeling completely blessed and happy that life is finally falling into place. Dean will be able to adopt Zoey soon, as soon as the divorce papers are signed we can get married and now we are having a baby. Life is definitely looking better for us.
*A/N: Do you think Roman is starting to sweat? What do you think of him trying to get closer to Dean do you trust him? What did you think of Journey finding out she was pregnant? How do you think she should tell Dean the news? Please review and thank-you for reading.