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DEAN's POINT OF VIEW:
Sitting in the audience next to my beautiful wife as our beautiful daughter dances on the stage as Sleeping Beauty in the ballet of her dance school. She makes it look effortless as she twirls and spins across the floor, doing a serious of leaps and ballet moves. She's perfect. Watching her dance reminds me of Ana back in her dancing days. Ana had it all until she gave it up to be a mom. Natalia loves dance just as much as Ana did and I hope with our parenting that Natalia can reach her dreams of being a ballerina one day. As I watch her glide across the stage tears fill my eyes as I hold onto Ana's hand, intertwining our fingers. I can't help but to think how far she's come in the last 9 years of dancing. Ana put her in ballet when she was just 2 years old and she was the cutest ballerina I had ever seen. Her strawberry blonde hair put up into a bun wearing a pink leotard and a pink tutu with white tights. She would spin around the house and the kitchen. I have tons of videos of her dancing when she was little. She grew serious about it around the age of 6 has gotten better ever since. She has developed her mom's passion for dance and her talent. For being almost 10 years old she is pretty good.
We are entering the final scene of the ballet as Natalia is asleep on the bed after being put under the sleeping spell which was one of my favorite scenes in the ballet she was so dramatic as she fell into her deep sleep. The prince comes to Natalia's bed side as other characters in the ballet such as animals, fairies, gypsies, birds and many others gather around sitting like mermaids as the prince wakes the sleeping princess up by kissing her cheek softly. I almost cringe at seeing my 10 year old get kissed on stage. She wakes up so perfectly and starts to dance with the prince. She looks beautiful as her pink ballet dress and her blonde curls twirl with her as she turns with him. He lifts her up in the air and the audience goes wild. They finish out their dance and the stage goes dark as the curtain closes. The curtains open again shortly after and everyone in the ballet does a curtain call and finally Natalia and her Prince take the stage and do their curtsey and bow. The prince gives Natalia the spotlight as the audience goes wild. I stand up and clap my hands, whistling for her. "That's my baby!" I yell before I whistle for her as she takes a curtsey and blows kisses to the audience. Her dance teacher walks out and hands her a bouquet of pink roses before the prince hands her a rose. She smiles and stands in her ballet stance as the curtains close. I couldn't be any prouder of my baby girl than I am right now. She did an amazing job and owned the stage. It's one thing to dance with good technique but it's another to dance from your heart and Natalia went on that stage and danced from her heart. It was perfection at its finest and you could see it on her face as she danced. I am one proud father she comes to support me when I wrestle in town so I am doing the same for her.
I stand outside the theater waiting for Ana to bring Natalia out to me. I smile as I see her coming from the door of the theater in her beautiful pink dress, her make up on thicker than I would like and her hair now pulled up into a perfect bun as she and Ana carry flowers. She runs over to me with a smile on her face and runs into my arms as she wraps her arms around me. "Daddy, you came," she says with a smile as I hug her tightly. "I'm so glad you came."
"I told you I wouldn't miss it for the world," I say with a smile. "You did a fantastic job," I say with a smile. "I am so proud of you."
"Thank-you, Daddy," she says with a smile as Ana joins us.
"You were such a superstar on that stage," I say as I kiss the top of her head. "I am so proud of you. Congratulations. You were beautiful."
"Thank-you," she says with a smile.
"And these are for you," I say with a smile as I hand her a bouquet of a dozen red roses.
"Thank-you," she says with a smile. "They are so beautiful," she says with a smile. "Mom, take a picture of Daddy and me," she says handing her mom her cellphone.
"Okay," says Ana with a smile as I wrap my arms around Natalia and we smile for a picture.
Ana hands the phone back to her. "Now all of us as a family," she says with a smile as Ana smiles and comes over next to me, I wrap my arms around my girls as Natalia snaps the picture as we all smile. "I'm hungry," she says. "Can we go get something to eat now?"
"Sure," I say with a smile as I take her hand. "Where does the Princess want to go for dinner?"
"Let's go to Friendly's!" she says with a smile.
"Sounds like a plan to me," I say as I take Ana's hand into mine and walk with my girls to my car so I can take them out for dinner before we head to Ohio for Money In The Bank.
When we arrive at Friendly's the hostess leads us to our table, Natalia takes a seat in the booth next to me and Ana sits across from us. We order our drinks and then we order our food. Ana and I decided to tell Natalia about the baby at dinner tonight hoping that she doesn't freak out too much. I have never heard her ask for a baby brother or a baby sister so I'm curious to see how she will handle the news. The waiter brings her grilled cheese and French fries as well as mine and Ana's burgers and fries. I thank him and as he walks away Ana looks at me with her dark brown eyes and I look at her with my blue eyes. "So Natalia," I say as we are eating. "How would you feel about having a baby brother or baby sister?" I ask.
"Eh, I'm okay," she says, "I don't want a baby brother or sister. I like it just the three of us. I don't want to share either of you with anyone else."
"You don't want a little brother or sister to play with?" asks Ana.
"No," she says, "they would be a baby and I'm almost 11 what am I going to play with them? Peek-a-boo? Babies are annoying anyway. All they do is cry and poop. They don't do anything but get on people's nerves."
"That's not true," I say putting my arm on the back of the booth behind her. "I think babies are cute and they're fun. You were a baby once you know that right?"
"I am sure I was boring," she says as she takes a bite of her sandwich. "I told you I don't want a baby sister or brother. I like it the way it is don't have a baby."
"You weren't boring," says Ana. "You were a fun baby. You were so wild and crazy. Even at 1 you were fearless. You were so much fun, Natalia."
"I guess," she says shrugging her shoulders. "Why are you asking me about a baby brother or sister anyway?"
"Well," I say, "your mom and I are going to have a baby."
"WHAT?" she yells as people in the restaurant look at us. "How could you do this to me? I like being the only child. I don't want a baby in the house."
"It's really not your choice," says Ana. "And besides you can help me with the baby and you can teach it all sorts of things."
"I don't want to help with the baby and I don't want to teach it anything. I want it to go away. Do you really have to have a baby?"
"I don't think we really have a choice," I say, "your mom is pregnant and your baby brother or sister is coming in January."
"Is this why you got married without anyone around because Mom is pregnant?"
"Not exactly," I say, "You don't like the idea of being a big sister?"
"No," she says, "you're ruining my life! I told you babies are annoying all they do is poop and cry. They don't do anything else."
"Sure they do," I say, "and they learn things. You can teach your brother or sister things. Like your mom said you can help her with the baby."
"I'm good," she says, "I can't believe this," she says shaking her head. "You two, everything was perfect and now you're bringing a baby into the house."
"You'll be a great big sister I'm sure," says Ana. "It really won't be that bad. I love my little sisters and my little brother. I wasn't too sure of your Aunt Chastity at first but she grew on me. I didn't want to be a big sister either but when your Aunt Chastity was born she was too cute not to love and then your Uncle Rod came. I love being a big sister. It's not so bad and they look up to you that's always fun. You can play with them. I know you're almost 11 and the baby will just be a baby but think about all the things you can teach it," she says, "and the baby will look up to you and want to be just like you. You might even get a baby sister and you can teach her how to do ballet. You can paint her nails and do her hair. You'll love it. You can baby-sit the baby one day. You'll love being a big sister I promise. I know it's a scary thought but it's going to be okay. It doesn't mean your dad and I are going to forget about you. We're hoping that you're willing to be the best big sister and help out. You're still are number 1 and still our little princess. You always will be and we will still love you the same so you have nothing to worry about. The love in our house is just going to get bigger."
"And what if it's a boy?" she asks. "He can't do ballet."
"Boys can do ballet too," she says as I give her a look. "They can if they want to," says Ana giving me a look right back. I know better than to say anything. I just feel that if Ana has her ballerina I should have my baseball player and my wrestler but whatever he wants if it is a boy. "You will have lots of fun being a big sister I promise. Do you think you can handle the job?"
"Maybe," she says, "but I don't like the idea just yet," she says.
"And you don't have to," I say, "but let it sink in and eventually you'll be excited for the baby like when we start buying it clothes and we start to decorate its room. We want you to help with all that. We want you to be involved. Okay?"
"Okay," she says with a smile.
"That's my girl," I say as I kiss her forehead. Telling her about the baby went a little better than I had expected. Although she nearly freaked out she didn't and I'm glad she's processing the idea of being a big sister. I'm sure once the baby gets here she's going to love it and be the best big sister ever. She has never really been around babies because no one in Ana's family has them but then again Ana rarely visits her family anymore and I don't have any family left but Ana, Natalia and the baby. It should be interesting to see at first how she reacts but I'm sure everything will be fine.
THE NEXT NIGHT:
ANA's POINT OF VIEW:
"Are you ready for your match?" I ask Dean as Natalia and I are sitting in his locker room as he is getting ready for his ladder match with Seth Rollins tonight. It's for the WWE World Heavyweight championship so I know he's nervous. He always gets a little nervous even if he doesn't admit it when it comes to the title. I on the other hand am nervous about him being in the ladder match. I hold my breath every time he does some crazy stunt or takes some crazy bump because as his wife I don't want to see him get hurt.
"As ready as I'm ever going to be," he says with a smile as he bites the tape he's wrapping around his wrist.
"Be careful out there tonight," I say, "I know how you like to take some crazy risks but remember you have a wife, a 10 year old daughter and another baby on the way. We need you to be healthy and in one piece."
"I'll be careful," he says with a smile. "I'm always careful."
"I hope so," I say with a smile. "Who is going to win tonight do you know?"
"Yeah, Hunter talked to us today," he says. "We know who is winning tonight and we're both okay with it."
"I hope to see you win but if not I know you're giving your best out there. You'll do an amazing job no matter what. This is the match people are waiting to see," I say.
"It is pretty exciting to see what Seth and I are planning to do. We are going to blow the roof off this arena."
"I bet," I say with a smile. "How many times am I going to close my eyes during this match?"
"A few," he says with a smile as I admire his cute little dimples. He's so sexy I love him. "What?" he asks.
"Nothing, you're just really sexy."
"And you're just now noticing that after 11 years?" he asks.
"I've known it all along," I say with a smile. "Well, I guess the show is about to start. Natalia and I will be front row as always cheering on our favorite, right, Talli?" I ask.
"Right," she says with a smile as she wears her Dean Ambrose t-shirt and I do the same. "Good luck, Daddy," she says as Dean scoops her up into his arms. She wraps her arms around his neck and kisses his cheek softly. "I love you, Daddy. I know you're going to be awesome."
"I love you too," he says kissing her cheek. "I'm only out there for you and mommy," he says with a smile as we walk out of his locker room.
"I'll scream my loudest," says Natalia with a smile.
"I know, Baby Girl," he says with a smile before he kisses her cheek once more before putting her down.
"I love you," I say to him before he kisses my lips softly. "Please be careful out there. Please," I beg.
"I'll be careful," he says with a smile. "Love you too, Ana," he says before we share one more kiss before he hands us off to security to escort us to our seats. "Take care of my girls," he says to him.
"I always do," says Mike the security guard before he leads us to our front row seats in the audience. Of course as we make our way to our seats some of Dean's fans that hate my guts are yelling at me and booing me. I don't care how they feel about me but I wish they would respect me when mine and Dean's daughter is with me. They can call me a whore on the internet all they want but to call me names in front of my 10 year old is a different story. Security warns them once but it keeps up throughout the show but I'm doing my best to focus on the matches.
We watch a few matches but Natalia isn't really interested in any of them except the Money in The Bank Ladder match for the briefcase. She cheers for her Uncle Roman as I do the same and he comes out on top just like I knew that he would so he has the ability to cash in whenever he wants for the championship any time within a year of today. Dean's match is up next and as Dean makes his way out to the ring the crowd goes wild. I can actually feel the cheers vibrate throughout the arena beneath my feet as we stand for him. He walks over to us and kisses my lips softly before he hugs Natalia and kisses her forehead before he rolls into the ring. Seth comes out after him to a bunch of boos, he is not a favorite. The ref signals for the bell as both men stand in the ring with the belt hanging over head. Dean was not lying it is an explosive match and they have already tore the roof off the arena. They are high flying, taking crazy risks and taking crazy bumps. I have covered my eyes three times so far once when Dean was thrown through the announce table and the second time when he jumps onto Seth from the top of the ladder instead of getting the belt. It was a high risk move that the crowd loved to see. Chants of Holy Shit fill the arena as Dean and Seth are on top of the ladder inside the ring. Seth grabs Dean and suplexes him onto a ladder outside the ring. Dean's back smacks against the steel and his head bounces off the ladder. I cringe at the sound it makes right in front of us. The steel ladder snaps in half on impact. "DADDY!" yells Natalia as Dean lays motionless on the broken ladder and Seth lays on the outside of the ring. Neither of them moving as Roman's music hits, "what is Uncle Roman doing out here?" asks Natalia as Roman runs down the ramp with the briefcase. He slides into the ring and hands it to the ref.
"Oh, no," I say as I look at Roman in the ring and then down at my motionless husband as I see the blood coming from his head. I tell Natalia to look away as I see Roman telling the ref he's cashing in.
"What's he doing, Mom?"
"He's cashing in for the title," I say as Roman gets a ladder as the announcer announces that Roman has decided to cash in. He puts the ladder in the ring as Seth and Dean aren't moving outside the ring and he sets it up underneath the title. He climbs up it slowly and unhooks the title. The bell rings and Roman is announced the winner and new WWE World Heavyweight champion as Dean is being looked at by the medical team. In all the years he's done this he has never been hurt. I'm just hoping it's stitches but he hasn't moved.
Natalia and I watch the medical team work on Dean at ringside as Roman celebrates his victory at ringside. I don't even care that Dean lost I just hope he's okay. He sits up on his own as one of the medical team members hand him a towel to put on his head. I breathe a sigh of relief as he stands up onto his feet but then watch him stumble as he tries to walk. He's holding onto his ribs as well as the towel on his head as he walks. I know he's hurting and I can't wait to nurse him back to health. It was a nasty bump. The medical team walks him to the back but the good thing is he is walking back on his own. I take Natalia's hand as security waits for us at the end of the row. "Is Daddy okay?" she asks.
"I think so," I say, "we're going to go back and see him to make sure okay?"
"Okay, Mom," she says with a smile as she holds my hand.
Security walks in front of us. We are walking passed a couple of Dean's crazy fan girls. "Ana!" yells one of them. "You're a dirty whore," she says.
"Don't talk to me like that in front of my daughter," I say. "You can call me a whore on the internet all you want and call me a whore in the privacy of your home but do not call me a whore in front of my daughter."
"You don't deserve, Dean," she says as security steps in.
"You know nothing about Dean," I say. "The only thing you know about him is that he's a wrestler. I've been with him for 11 years. I have been by his side through it all. "
"Ana, please," says Mike, "just keep walking."
"I'm not going to let her disrespect me in front of my daughter," I say.
"Yeah, whore get to walking," she says with a smile on her face. She starts a slut chant and most of the arena is calling me a slut as we are making our way to the back. There are no words for how embarrassed I am about it all. I feel bad for Natalia as she has to hear it all. She looks up at me and holds onto me as we walk.
"It's okay," I say as I see the concern in her eyes.
"Okay, Mom," she says as she leans up against me.
"Ana, you're a bitch," yells one girl as she throws her drink on me and Natalia. Natalia screams out as Mike turns around. "Fuck you, Ana."
I don't retaliate as I tend to Natalia as I am soaked in beer. "What's wrong, Natalia?"
"My eyes," she says as she cries but won't open her eyes.
"What happened?"
"The ice got into my eye and the drink, Mom. It hurts," she says. "I can't open my eyes."
"All right," I say. "We'll take you to the medical staff. You and Daddy can be checked on together."
"Okay," she says, "I can't see," she says. "Can you carry me?"
"Mike?" I ask, "I can't carry her. She's too heavy," I say as other security members have the girl that threw the beer onto me and damaged my daughter's eyes down on the ground. I can't believe that Dean has such crazy fans. Who does that to someone? Natalia cries the whole way to the back.
"What happened out there?" asks Dean's friend Renee as she comes over to us with concern.
"The people hate me so much they belittled me in front of my daughter and it didn't stop there they threw beer on me and it got in Natalia's eyes along with some ice we're having her checked out."
"That's just crazy," says Renee. "I hope she's okay."
"Thanks," I say with a smile as we make our way to the medical room for Natalia. I am so upset over the entire situation. If I had known it was going to get that wild I would have never brought Natalia out there. I never would have gone out there.
*A/N: What did you think of Dean going to Natalia's recital? Is it clear that he truly supports and cares about his little girl? What did you think of his pride in her? Is she Dean's pride? What did you think of her reaction to having a little brother or sister? Do you think Ana helped her with it a bit? Do you think there will be problems with her and the baby when it comes? What did you think of Dean losing the championship to Roman as he cashed in? Do you think Dean is going to be okay after his nasty bump on the ladder? What did you think about the fans starting with Ana? Did she deserve that at all? What did you think of the fan throwing the drink on her and getting it into Natalia's eyes? What do you think Dean is going to say and do about it? Please review and thank-you for reading.