Chapter Two

In front of me stood my daughter and twin boys. No car in sight nor their mother. My blood begins to boil.

"Where is your mother?" I ask our daughter who just stands there looking at me.

She let goes of Ainalani's hand and reaches into her pocket before pulling out some folded up sheets of paper. She holds them out to me and looks down at him. After I take them from her, she reaches back down and takes hold of his hand again. She looks over to her left side at Lainiakea who is making faces.

I unfold the papers and start reading.

"Joe,

They are your problem now. I no longer want them. I moved on like you apparently did, so don't come looking for me."

I didn't read anymore since I was already beyond pissed that she would abandon our kids on my front porch.

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A year later

Rachel pulls her rental car into the parking garage of the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. In the passenger seat is her adopted sister Ashley. After grabbing a ticket, she drives up to the second level of the garbage and goes half way down the row before parking the car.

They grab their purses off the backseat. Rachel grabs her laptop off the seat as Ashley closes the door. Rachel closes the door on her side and activates the alarm. They walk toward the employees entrance and Rachel flashes her WWE badge.

"You can stay backstage with me or take a seat in the arena with other family members of the talent," Rachel says, as they enter the arena.

"Where would we meet up if I was to sit by the others ?" Ashley says, as they slowly make their way through the backstage area.

"I can have security come get you after the show and bring you backstage."

Rachel continues to walk, as Ashley bumps into someone. She falls back into her butt as she sighs.

"Couldn't you watch where..."

"Sorry baby girl. I was preoccupied," a husky male voice says, as a hand comes into her view.

Ashley scans from the hand up before her eyes are met with rich brown eyes. She gasps as she looks to the right arm and views the full arm tattoo.

**Joe's POV**

After my divorce, I didn't think I would fall in love again. That was until I saw the set of most beautiful hazel eyes looking back at me.

She grasped my hand and I helped her up before she ran off in the direction I came from. I turn around and start run. She was so far ahead and I had no clue where I was going to find her.

I enter catering and catch a glimpse of Rachel in the right corner in the back. I walk over to her and take a seat across from her.

"The woman you care here with," I say, as she continues to type on her laptop.

"Yea," she says, without looking up.

"I need to find her."

"I haven't seen her since we were by Stephanie's office."

"I bumped into her. I just want to talk to her."

"And you thought she was with me?" she asks, looking up at me.

"Where else would she be?"

"Out in the main area of the arena," she says, as she shrugs.

"I need to talk to her."

**Ashley's POV**

I sat in the front row behind the barricade beside Marissa McMahon and her sons with Shane. We watch on as Shane beats on Miz. Declan cheers on as the crowd around us boos.

As the night continues, the matches grow more boring. I spent most of my time on my phone texting Rachel.

A- He seriously wants to talk to me?

R- He was looking for you.

A- Why would he be looking for me?

R- The way he was asking seems like he's interested.

A- But I'm just a fan.

R- Well he wants me to give you his number.

Just then, Sierra, Hotel, India, Echo, Lima, Delta... Shield blares out. I turn my focus to the one aisle across from us. My favorite faction in the company appear at the top of the steps as the crowd around me erupt in cheers. I stand up and cheer loudly with them. Dean and Seth come down the steps side by side with Roman behind them.

They leap the barricade and walk over to the ring. Roman stands close to their entrance side, Seth walks to the side in front of the commentators, and Dean walks over to our side before climbing up onto the apron. They enter the ring and stand face to face with Baron Corbin, Bobby Lashley, and Drew McIntyre. A couple minutes later the six men are locked up beating on each other.

As the match continues, the crowd cheers on the Shield as they dominate the match. Seth curb stomps Bobby Lashley on the middle table before the Shield turns their attention to McIntyre. Seth and Dean lifts up McIntyre before they drag him over to the left commentators table. They turn him around as Roman approaches them. A roar later, Seth and Dean lift him up onto Roman's shoulders. They hold him up there for a minute before they triple power bomb him through the table.

With both Lashley and McIntyre out, they enter the ring and surround Corbin. He attempts to bargain with them. Seth super kicks him, twirling him into a superman punch, which turns him around and sets him up for dirty deeds. Seth and Dean stands Corbin up. After another roar, Corbin is lifted up onto Roman's shoulders. A second triple power bomb and Roman covers him. 1...2...3... The bell rings ending the match. The Shield has won their last match together.

I stand up and cheer as all three members gather in the middle to place their fists together one last time.

I go to sit back down, but my arm is grabbed. I turn around quickly and raise a fist before I see him standing there. Roman flashes his classic smile. He places his hands on my waist and lifts me over the barricade before leading me over to and up the ramp. We walk through the curtain into the backstage area.