WWE: Three Wrestlers and a Baby ~BOOK ONE~

I Forgot...A Kiss

I wiped my face dry, making sure there was no sign of sadness. I didn’t need Jake in my life. I was perfectly capable of raising my son myself. Besides, Alex never got the chance to get to know Jake anyway.

Jake would always come home from work and go straight to bed, or sit and watch TV. But he never spent that much time with Alex, except when he brought Alex to these kinds of events…which wasn’t that often.

I walked out into the main backstage area, looking for the Bella twins. I couldn’t see them there, so I walked past the curtain and onto the stage at the top of the ramp. The girls were down by the ring watching Alex run around in circles and pretend to beat up John.

I walked down there and threw my bags down on the ground.

“Hey Gem!” Brie said.

“Alex has been very good for us, haven’t you Alex?” Nikki motioned towards Alex, and he turned and saw me.

“Mommy, Mommy!” He ran over to the ropes and I hugged him, the ropes separating us. I kissed him on the forehead as he struggled to climb through the ropes. He yawned loudly.

“Alright bud, it’s time to say goodnight to Nikki and Brie, and to John. We gotta get you to bed.” I picked him up and walked him over to the twins. They both kissed him on the cheek, and said goodbye to me as they walked up the ramp.

It was just John, Alex and me left in the arena. I looked all the way around me, amazed with how empty it was. “I forgot how amazing this job feels,” I said softly.

John sat down on the side of the mat with his feet hanging off the side of the ring. “It’s really good to have you back. Say, uh, where’s Jake at? Shouldn’t he be getting the little one home?”

I chuckled a little, remembering the awkward break-up we just had. “Well, let’s just say Jake is no longer in the picture.”

“Uh-oh, what happened?”

I adjusted Alex on my shoulder as he slumped further and further down as he fell asleep. “Well, let’s just say he’s unsupportive of everything I do, and he’s just a terrible father figure for Alex. I want Alex to have someone that can be there for him and spend time with him.” I sighed. “But anyway, I gotta get this little one to a hotel for the night.”

“You want a ride? I actually drove up here tonight.”

I smiled but then I remembered, Alex’s car seat was still in the car that Jake drove up here with. I’m sure that he’s already left. “That’s nice, but I actually don’t have his car seat.”

“Alright, well then I’ll walk with you. The hotel isn’t that far away.”

I nodded. “Okay. Let’s get going then.”

He smiled. “Alright. You start walking, I’ll catch up with you. I gotta go get my gym bag. I forgot about it.”

I nodded as he jumped down off the mat and started jogging up the ramp. I held Alex tightly in my arms, hugging him close. I kissed the side of his head as I bent down to grab my large bag. I threw it softly over my shoulder, along with the purse and diaper bag, and then I started walking up the ramp.

I was exhausted by the time I got to the loading area. I just now realized that I never even talked to Jason. His retirement party was the main reason that I had come down here tonight in the first place! Oh well, I didn’t really know him anyway.

Just then I saw a familiar face walking over to me from the main tunnel that led to the parking lot. He was carrying something that I couldn’t really see in his arms.