About six months had passed. My father and I were getting closer. Everything checked out and I eventually started believing him. He even met Joe which was amazing.
I had talked to uncle John and told him everything. He was happy that I decided to open up and he was proud of me for being so strong just to be able to do it. Most girls that are almost molested by their father, have a hard time opening back up to their father for the rest of their life.
Right now I was out with the girls on a shopping trip. Something was seeming very suspicious. It was like Joe was trying to get rid of me lately and I didn't have a good feeling about it. If he was cheating on me, not only would I never see him again, neither would anyone else.
Nikki and Brie pulled me into Victoria's Secret and started shopping around for bras and underwear for their men. I was just staring off into space hoping and praying that Joe wasn't cheating on me. No matter how hard I tried to put the thought out of my mind, it kept coming back to haunt me with every breath.
"Earth to Katie." Brie said waving a hand in front of my face.
"Sorry. You were saying?" I asked.
"What's up with you? You've been distant all day." Nikki said.
"I'm sorry. I just have a bad feeling that something's going on with Joe. I mean, he's never tried this hard to get rid of me. I feel like he's cheating or something." I said.
"Honey, I can assure you, that boy loves you way too much to be cheating on you. Don't worry about it. I'm sure everything is fine. You'll see." she said.
"Yeah. And if it's not then you know he's not the one for you." Brie said.
"Guys, can you just take me home? I don't really wanna be here when my mind is all clogged with these thoughts. I don't wanna ruin things for you guys." I said.
"Sure. But let's just wait a little longer, okay? We're all almost done shopping for the day. Please?" Nikki asked.
I sighed. "Okay. Half an hour."
"Great." they said together.
***
An hour rolled around and we were still at the mall. I was getting frustrated. If they didn't hurry up, I was gonna just start walking back to the hotel even though it was all the way across the city. I followed Nikki and Brie out of the store we were currently in and stopped them.
"Guys, you promised a half an hour. It's been an hour. You either take me home now or I'm gonna start walking." I said.
Nikki checked her phone and then smiled at me. "Okay. We'll take you." she said.
They were all acting really weird today. I felt like I was out of place everywhere.
When we got back to the hotel, I walked straight up to my hotel room that I shared with Joe. If he was cheating on me then I would definitely catch him since I told him I wouldn't be back until late evening.
I opened the door and Joe was nowhere to be found. "You have got to be kidding me." I said.
"What's wrong?"
I turned around to see Jon standing in the door way. "Where's Joe?" I asked.
"I don't know. He said that he had to go out and do a few things. He said he'd be back later."
"Jon do you think he's cheating?" I asked.
"Joe? Cheating? I don't think so."
"He's never tried this hard to get rid of me. Now he wants his space? I mean, what am I doing wrong?"
"Nothing. You're not doing anything wrong. Look, if Joe is cheating on you then he's an asshole. You're an amazing girl and anybody would be lucky to have you."
"Thanks Jon." My phone vibrated and I looked at it.
Joe: We need to talk. Meet me in the lobby at seven. No later. Bye.
Great. He's either cheating or he's breaking up with me.
"What's going on?" Jon asked.
"Joe sent me a message that we need to talk. I'm supposed to meet him in the lobby at seven." I paused. "I'm not even gonna go. I already know he's cheating on me. I don't need a conformation."
"You should go. You can't just jump to conclusions Katie. Listen to what he has to say. It may not be what you're thinking." he said.
"Okay." I said.
***
I was ready to meet Joe in the lobby. The whole time after that message, I had been watching the time waiting and waiting and waiting to go down there. I kept contemplating all of the things that could happen tonight. I narrowed it down to three.
1. He's gonna break up with me.
2. He's gonna confess to cheating on me.
3. He's gonna do both.
I was driving myself insane wondering what was going on.
Just when I was about to go down there, I heard a knock on the door. I opened it to see my dad and my uncle John. "What are you guys doing here?" I asked.
"Escorting you to the lobby. Come along my dear. You have someone waiting." my dad said.
This was all getting very weird but instead of arguing or asking questions, I went with them.
"What's going on?" I said after I finally decided I wanted to know what I was getting into.
"You'll see baby girl. Don't worry. I know that's what you do." uncle John said.
"This has to be a trick. Am I being Punk'd?" I asked.
"No. You most definitely are not being Punk'd. But you are getting off this elevator." my dad said as the elevator door opened.
I walked out in awe. Joe's family, my family, all of our WWE friends and even the hotel staff were standing there. Joe was in the middle of everyone wearing a grey t-shirt, dark jeans, and his white Vans.
I walked up to Joe and stood in front of him. "What is all of this?" I asked.
"Katie, there's something really important that I need to ask you." Joe said.
I'm scared.
