>JOHN CENA •Legible with envy

May i boast?

Johns point of view

It was 5am in la I was just finishing wrapping up loose ends with this interview and then I was on the way home to Lacey. I hadn't been able to get ahold of her before the interview and I didn't want to wake her up. I felt so bad. Everything that happened to her had been a cause of coming into my world she deserved better and maybe it was selfish but hell I was in love with her.
   All that anyone was talking about as of late seemed to be how amber went full out on a rookie, not any rookie but her exs new girlfriend. And the footage was brutal I doubt Lacey would remember it, I hope she didn't. It would be one more thing on my Conscience and that seemed to be growing.
 
I grabbed my gear and shoved it in my gym bag, wondering why the hell i was here and not there with her, I could have pushed the interview off but I didn't. I really needed to fix this. Shaking my head I jammed everything I had in my Range Rover and peeled off.
 
As John drove through the rain his thoughts ran wild, acts of selfishness is what everyone had been calling it. And he had known better but part of him wanted to see Lacey destroy Amber. Through all of his thoughts and in times the lack of them, John hadn't realized his phone was on silent. Too much too soon? The words echoed in his mind until he reached the hotel.

"Mr.Cena can we help you with those?" The concierge offered
"No thanks, but I'll get yah to throw her in valet" and with that John had thrown the man his keys and made stride towards the stairs.

"Awe shit what floor is she on? I think it was the penthouse sweet?"
The elevator climbed to the top floor making the occasional groan. I grabbed my bags and knocked on Lacey's door. This looked familiar I thought.
  "Hold on a sec"
As the door opened revealing a very dishevelled and worrisome Lacey johns heart melted at the sight of her.
  "John!!!" Lacey jumped into my arms words couldn't describe how good it felt to hold her so close to me.
"Go easy lace" I chucked putting her down and landing a kiss top her forehead

"I didn't think you'd be awake my phone never went off so I assumed you'd be sleeping"  John studied her face as his eyes landed on her stitches,

Lacey glanced at the ground.
"I tried calling you, when you hadn't picked up I began to worry, it's good to see you John" she hugged him not once looking up.
  "Lacey, look at me please"

She shook her head embarrassed at the state of her complexion, no longer as beautiful as when they first met or so she thought.

"I'm sorry about everything, my phone ringer was off so I could do that stupid interview when I should have been here with you, I regret ever bringing you here I should have kept you as far away from this world as I could, all I kept picturing was the way you went down and everything was a blur. I've never felt more helpless in my life."
     I picked her chin up and kissed her soft lips carefully as I could. It wasn't enough to show the passion or that I longed for her but it felt familiar, and that's all we needed.
  
"What do you say we get some sleep John?"
Lacey took Johns hand and dragged him off to bed not that he was overly reluctant. Once under the covers Lacey lay atop Johns chest and the pair felt calm for the first time in months.

An: hi guys thanks to those of you who read! All of this has been written in my phone so apologies for the format, hope y'all have a great rest of your summer!