Nala ate breakfast and grabbed her bag. She drove to pick up Kathan and they stopped to get flowers, all kinds for her mom. Driving to the cemetery. They decorated her headstone with hearts. One said to the best mom in the world.
Nala wiped her tears. Kathan finished putting the flowers in their vase.
"I miss you momma. So much more now. I wish you could have met Roman, he's a good man and he loves me so much. He's perfect. I like to believe you led me to him", Nala said.
Kathan smiled.
"Daddy's doing great now. Eve is so good to him. You would love her too. She reminds me a lot of you", Nala said.
She placed her hands on her bump.
"Please watch over these twins. Your grandchildren.", Nala said.
In that moment she felt a soft flutter. She placed her hand on her bump and smiled.
"Are you ok?", Kathan asked.
"I think I just felt the babies move", she said.
"What? Really?", Kathan asked.
Nala laughed softly and nodded. Hoping to feel it again.
"Roman's going to be excited", Kathan said.
"He is", she said.
"And your mom is watching over you. Guiding you every day Nala. These twins are a gift from her, she knows you and Roman are meant to be", Kathan said.
"She wants us to be happy", Nala said, wiping her tears.
Kathan nodded. They stayed with Nala's mom for a few more minutes. Not saying a word, just sitting there and enjoying the moment of silence.
Roman tried calling Nala, but her phone was off. He really hoped she didn't get involved in this plan the girls had to get AJ and Joe.
"Baby, when you get this call me back or text me. I'm worried about you. You didn't come to school. Just call me ok", he said, leaving a message.
Mark walked into his class and showed him his phone.
"I can't reach Kaye. Have you spoken to Nala today?", Mark asked.
"No. I tried calling her but her phone goes straight to voicemail", Roman said.
"Kaye's does too. The other girls are here, but ours aren't", Mark said.
"You don't think this has to do with their oh so full proof plan to get AJ and Joe. Do you?", Roman asked.
Now that worried Mark more.
"I hope not. I mean, AJ is here, if it did, I don't think he would be. Apart of me was thinking they ran into Kaye's mom and that makes me even more nervous", Mark said.
Roman nodded.
"Should we call Kris and Chance?", Roman asked.
"Lets give it some more time. Maybe they just ditched their first classes.", Mark said.
Roman nodded.
Summer watched as two men walked into the building. She stood and smiled at them.
"Hello gentleman and welcome to Daniels Law Firm. What can we do for you?", she asked.
"We're here to see Paul Heyman", Christian said with a smile.
She nodded.
"Was he expecting you?", she asked.
"He is. Edge and Christian, of Copeland Daniels and Cage", Edge said.
Summer caught on. She knew Christian Daniels had more firms out there. Mickie had called them sister firms.
"Yes of course, I'm so sorry. I didn't know who you two were", Summer said quickly.
"It's totally ok. It's been a while since we've been here", Christian said.
Summer smiled and beeped Paul to make sure he wasn't busy.
"Sir, Edge and Christian are here to see you", Summer said.
"Send them in", Paul said.
"Yes sir", she replied.
"We know the way. Don't you worry", Edge said.
They made their way down the hall and to Paul's office. Closing the door behind them.
"So, shall we start?", Paul asked.
Both men nodded.
The school had called Kris asking if Kathan had taken a mental health day. He told them yes, even if he didn't know where she was. He tried calling her and no answer. He decided on calling Chance, before he could touch Chance's name. His phone rang.
"Hello", he answered.
"Hey Kris, you wouldn't happen to know if Nala is with Kaye right now, do you? I just got a call from the school telling me she didn't show up.", Chance said.
"I was just about to call you Chance. I tried calling Kaye but got no answer. You don't think their with them, do you?", Kris asked angry.
"No. Eve checked. Both men are at work.", Chance said.
"So what do we do?", Kris asked.
"We wait. If you don't mind, can Eve and I come over? I'm sure your house is the first stop.", Chance said.
"Not at all. Come on over", Kris said.
AJ had ran into Roman on their way out of work. Roman was busy trying to get in contact with Nala.
"Come on baby. Answer the phone", he said.
AJ bumped his shoulder. Roman glared at him. AJ smirked.
"Touch me and watch how fast I press send on those pictures of you with Nala", AJ said.
"You would do that to her?", Roman asked.
"To put you behind bars, hell yeah", AJ said.
Roman walked away. AJ took his phone out and found his gallery. The photos were gone.
"Fuck", he growled.
Till he remembered he had sent them to Joe. He tried calling him, but got no answer.
Mark met him by his truck.
"Hey, anything?", Mark asked.
"No. I've texted and left messages", Roman said.
Mark sighed. This wasn't like Nala or Kaye.
"I'm going to call her dad. I don't care if he gets pissed at me. I need to know that she's ok", Roman said.
He called and put it on speaker.
"Hello", Chance answered.
"Its Roman. Is everything ok with Nala? She didn't come to school and I'm just worried", Roman said.
Chance sighed.
"I don't know. We can't find them", Chance said.
"What?", Roman asked.
"Its not unusual. Today is my wife's anniversary of her passing. They've done this before but not without telling someone.", Chance said.
Chance sighed.
"Look, I have to go. If you hear from her tell her to call me", Chance said.
"I will", Roman said.
Roman looked at Mark.
"I think I know where they are. Follow me to mine so I can drop off my bike", Mark said.
Roman nodded.
Once at Joe's apartment. He knocked. When Joe didn't answer, he started pounding on the door.
"I know you're in there Joe. Open up", he shouted.
The door suddenly opened to a disheveled Joe. He shielded the sun from his eyes.
"What? I have a damn headache", Joe growled.
AJ walked in.
"Do you have the pictures?", AJ asked.
"What pictures?", Joe asked.
"Of Nala and Roman. Do you have them?", AJ said, raising his voice.
Joe grabbed his phone and started to panic.
"There gone", Joe said.
AJ paced. How? How could they possibly just….
"Did you have someone over last night?", AJ asked.
Joe couldn't remember, it took him a minute. He stood and nodded.
"Maryse came to see me", Joe said.
AJ screamed. Joe placed a hand to the side of his head.
"Not so loud", Joe said.
AJ walked out, slamming the door behind him. He pulled his phone out and called Emerald.
"What?", she snapped.
"Meet me. Now", he said, before hanging up.
Getting to their spot. Emerald was waiting. She got into his truck.
"I just need you to tell me the truth", he said.
"Yes, I deleted the photos", Emerald said.
AJ squeezed the steering wheel. She didn't even try to lie about it.
"Why?", AJ asked.
"I grew a conscience", Emerald said.
She looked at him.
"She's never going to love you the way you want. I could have", Emerald said.
AJ chuckled.
"Leave Mr. Reigns and Nala alone or I'll show my parents this", she said.
She sent him the video. He opened it and glared at her.
"You filmed us", he said angry.
She shrugged.
"I'm not the only one with this video. If anything happens to my phone or me and Maryse, they'll send it to my parents", Emerald said.
She got off his truck and drove off. AJ wasn't letting this go.
Kathan and Nala had driven to the lake house. They had stopped at a store and grabbed some snacks. Seeing headlights. They knew it was Mark and Roman.
"Took them long enough", Kathan said.
The guys approached them. Roman looked pissed. Mark gestured for Kaye to follow him. She did. Roman bent down and kissed Nala's stomach.
"Daddy was looking for you everywhere kiddos", he said.
"Sorry. I just needed a moment", she said.
He sat across from her and nodded.
"I know", he said.
After having a few hours to think about it. He knew her emotions had been all over the place.
"You aren't mad?", she asked.
"Only because you didn't pick up when I called. I worry about you, these twins. I thought maybe AJ, I don't even want to finish that sentence.", he said.
"I'm sorry. Kaye and I do this all the time", she said.
"But I'm not use to it. You gotta let me know. What if something happened to you and Kaye? We would never be able to find you", Roman said.
"Your right. I need to start thinking about these twins first. I'm sorry, again", Nala said.
He leaned over and kissed her.
"You could have sent me a text", Mark said.
"Nala needed a moment. We've done this before", Kaye said.
"Not with your mom around Kaye. What if she followed you here? What if she hurt you? Nala can't help, she's pregnant. What if she hurt Nala? Those babies?", Mark said.
She hadn't thought about that.
"You're right and I'm sorry. I'll text next time", Kathan said.
"I'm serious Kaye. If anything happened to you, I would be lost", Mark said.
She wrapped her arms around his neck.
"I love you", he said.
"And I love you", she whispered.
There was a knock at his front door. Kris answered and looked shocked to see them.
"Hey, there's our favorite godson", Christian said.
He hugged them both. They looked around.
"Where is Kaye?", Edge asked.
Kris sighed.