Where does Stephanie's heart lie

Here is the next chapter in this story.

The following day, John woke up when he heard Joshua, Stephen, and Vicky and got up to attend to them so Stephanie could get a little more sleep. He had them fed, and Joshua and Stephen were in the family room watching cartoons while Vicky was in the living room lying on the couch watching Disney Channel. John was on the phone talking to his sister Carol.

Lilliana and A.J. woke up and walked down the back staircase into the kitchen. They saw their father on the phone, and he pointed to the oven where their food was. They smile at him, and A.J. opens the stove and grabs his and Lilliana's plates. Stephanie woke up to find John had let her sleep in. She smiled and then got out of bed; Stephanie got ready for the day and then out of the bedroom toward the back staircase down into the kitchen and saw A.J. and Lilliana eating breakfast. John noticed his wife and smiled at her while listening to his sister telling him what Nikki Bella attempted to do to their sister's marriage.

John opened the oven and grabbed Stephanie's plate, and she smiled at him, took the plates, joined their two oldest children at the kitchen table, and began eating her breakfast.

"Yeah, well, she lives in some fantasy world there, Carol."

"I know John. I haven't spoken with Brie because our niece got a shot yesterday."

"OK, um, I will talk to Stephanie after she finishes her breakfast about what we should do about that gold digger."

A.J. and Lilliana looked up at their dad, and Stephanie chuckled under her breath at the faces of her two oldest children. Liliana looked at her mom. "Mon, who is Dad talking about?"

"Someone else, that is all you need to know," her mother responds.

"Ok, Mom," she said, standing up and walking around the island to the dishwashing and placing her plates and unties inside; then A.J. followed his sister, and they walked out of the kitchen, leaving their parents.

"What did the gold digger say, babe?" Stephanie asked before sipping her coffee.

"That gold digger texted my sister Callie to tell her that Mike is leaving her for Nikki Bella because Nikki cannot have me."

Stephanie cleared her throat and said, "Well, Mike doesn't get her any close to you. And I know you are not leaving me for her."

John nodded and said, "Yes, I am not leaving you or the kids for her."

"I wonder if her husband Dolph knows what his wife is up to."

"I was wondering the same thing, baby. She must not be happy with him."

"Maybe or she is not in love with him, and all she wants is a man who has a nice bank account and unlimited credit cards."

John nodded his head in agreement with his wife. "That's why Nikki is a gold digger, baby."

Stephanie wrapped her arms around him and said, "I hope Mike and Callie show that gold digger she does not get her way."

"Me too, baby. Nikki needs a dose of reality."

Meanwhile, Carol calls her sister-in-law Brie.

"Hey, Carol."

"Hey, Brie, and how is my munchkin doing today?"

"Angelina is a little better, not too clingy today, but she is being a daddy's girl right now; they are both on the couch watching the Disney channel."

Carol chuckled. "Good to hear. Um, listen, there is something you need to know."

"Okay, what going on, Carol?"

"Um, Callie called me and said that your twin sister sent a text message from my Brother Mike's cell phone saying that he is leaving her for Nikki."

"What?" Brie said in a somewhat loud voice.

"That's just the beginning of the story, Brie."

"What else is my twin up to, Carol?" she said, annoyed that Nikki had attempted to cause trouble in her in-law's family.

"Mike believes that Nikki is trying to break up their marriage because she cannot have who she wants."

Brie said, "My brother-in-law, John."

"'Bingo Brie."

'I swear Carol, my twin, needs her head exam. Nikki is jealous of Stephanie, who is married to John."

"Oh, I know, Brie, Nikki is jealous of my sister-in-law."

"Yes… Nikki is jealous of me being married to Matt John's brother. And that I have kids, too."

"Do you know if John and Stephanie will do anything to Nikki?"

"No, I do not know that."

"I do not care. My twin deserves anything they do to her. But I do want in on anything that they do to her."

Carol chuckle. "Well, you would have to talk to them about that, Brie."

"Oh, I will, Carol. Thank you for the information on what my twin is up to."

'No problem. We are family through marriage."

They end their call. Brie looks up to see Matt in the laundry room with her.

"Hey, gorgeous"

'Hey, handsome."

'What's going on? I heard you talking to Carol."

"It seems my twin is trying to break up Callie's marriage because she cannot have your brother, John."

Matt shook his head. "I thought she was married to another WWE Superstar."

'Nikki is married to Dolph Ziggler, but apparently, he is not what she wants."

"Ok, then, why marry him if he is not what she wants."

"I have no clue, handsome. But breaking up Callie's marriage doesn't get Nikki closer to John."