When morning approached, I rubbed my eyes and glanced over at the door after hearing someone aggressively knocking.

"Fuck, who is it?" I asked myself with a groggy voice.

I stood up and went to answer the door and to my surprise, it was my cousins, Josh and Jonathan.

"What's cooking, Uce?" Asked Jonathan.

"I'm tired."

"Damn, Uce is out here with his hair looking all nappy and shit. You're also looking like a train-wreck today. You good?"

"You got jokes there, Josh?" I asked with a grumpy tone. "And besides, I just woke up."

"I'm just fucking with you, Uce! However, we do have to ask you something serious."

I rubbed my eyes once more and looked over at my cousins with confusion, "And that is?"

"About this Chloe chick. When can we finally meet her? We heard she's your new girlfriend and how everything ended between you and Galina, Uce." Jonathan said, "Does she treat our 'cuz good?"

"Yeah, she does actually. She's a lot better than Galina in every way."

"Damn, you must really love that girl, huh? We gotta meet her whenever you see her next time!"

Dammit! I just wanted to surprise her without my cousins being in the way. Although I loved them and they're my blood, I'd rather wait another time for them to meet her.

"Listen guys. Thing is, I wanted to see her later today and I had something to surprise her with the moment I arrived. Don't get this the wrong way, Uce, but I wanted it to be just the two of us." I say.

"We respect the hustle, Uce. Bring her around the company sometime and we'll meet her then, alright?" Josh smiled.

"Sure thing, guys."

After my cousins left my rental bus, I stepped out and prepared myself some breakfast and went out of my way to buy a huge bouquet of roses for Chloe.

Three hours later passed and I was already making my way over to Chloe's house without her knowing.

Chloe
I was sitting around at home on my day off and was still deep into my thoughts about that uneasy feeling that I had last night.

Was Joe cheating on me? Did something happen to him?

I haven't heard from him all day and I was beginning to worry myself constantly.

Then I suddenly heard knocking on the door and went to answer it. When I seen Joe, it felt like all of my worries were put behind me. He was the only person who could always take away my anxiety.

"Hey baby. I just wanted to surprise you with a small visit. Also, I picked you up these bouquet of roses; I hope you like them."

"Like them? No, I love them!" I smiled.

Joe flashed a smile back and brought me closer into his embrace, "I missed you, baby."

"I missed you too. How come you didn't call me this morning or said you're coming over?"

"I wanted to surprise you baby."

"I understand."

Out of nowhere, I looked over at Joe who continued to warmly smile at me and I started overthinking once more.

When he realized that I remained silent, his smile began to fade.

"Baby, are you alright?"

"Yeah, I'm good."

"You sure? I know when you're lying to me."

I sighed, "I'm not, Joe. I've been overthinking about a lot of things lately."

"I see." He replied, nervously scratching his beard, "Are you wanting to break up with me?"

"No! I'd never do that to you. It's just that I have this uneasy feeling in my stomach about something."

"Your stomach? Are you pregnant, Chloe? I mean, I wouldn't mind being a father already."

"I don't think so, I haven't had any morning sickness or any pregnancy symptoms."

"I can get you a test and we can find out."

"Sure."

Joe
I made sure that Chloe was comfortable on the couch and made my way over to the pharmacy to purchase two pregnancy tests. Of course, I made sure I was unrecognizable in the meantime and walked in, grabbing two of the boxes and making my way to the checkout line.

"I need to buy two pregnancy tests." I said to the cashier with the two boxes in my hand.

"Alright, your total will be sixteen-ninety-five."

After paying for the tests, I made my way back to the house and seen Chloe slumped over on the couch. Worried, I dropped the bag and sat down next to her.

"Hey baby."

"Hi, Joe."

"I bought the pregnancy tests. Do you wanna see if you're pregnant?"

"I guess I can. I'll be back."

Chloe's been acting weird towards me ever since I've been home. I always grew worried whenever she'd act out of the ordinary; and I hope everything is okay with us.

Chloe
I knew I wasn't pregnant because I'm normally taking birth control to prevent a pregnancy. However, I didn't know how to tell Joe about my thoughts and feelings; considering the fact I've always been used to hiding things for years due to the way Joshua used to treat me in the past. That's what trauma does to you.

Then again, Joe and I recently had sex after the Royal Rumble; which wasn't that long ago, and it wouldn't hurt to take some tests to see if my birth control wasn't working. I could see why he was concerned.

After a few minutes have passed, both tests came out negative and I allowed a sigh of relief to escape from my mouth.

When I stepped out from the bathroom, Joe stood up from the couch and walked over towards me, wrapping his arms around my waist.

"Hey, are you pregnant?"

I shook my head, "No. Both tests came out negative."

"Alright, that's good. But there's something I wanna talk about with you."

"What's that?"

"You've been acting funny towards me since I've been home. Is everything alright?" He asked.

"Not really." I replied, dropping my head and staring at my feet.

"Talk to me, baby."

We both sat back down on the couch and he looked over at me with concern written all over his face. I needed to be more open with him. He was nothing like Joshua, and he was someone that I always felt safe around.

"Alright, so after we talked on the phone last night, I started overthinking some things."

"Our relationship?"

"No, but it had something to do with us. Maybe I'm just overthinking about this certain part."

"You can tell me, Chloe."

"To be honest with you, I was worried that you'd cheat on me one day in the future."

"Cheat on you?" He replied and shook his head, "I'd never do that to you baby. I love you too much to ever do that and no other woman is worth my time except for you."

"Really?"

He nodded, "And besides, you don't have to worry with me. I'm not like that bastard Joshua. I'm Joe and I'd do anything to see that beautiful smile on your face."

I started to smile and then my smile faded once again, "Joe, there's another thing that's been crossing my mind, and it's more than just that."

"And that is?"

"I have a gut-wrenching feeling that something may happen between us. I don't know what it is, but I'm concerned."

He was speechless and all he could do was bring me closer to his embrace and run his fingers through my hair in attempt to comfort me.

His voice began to deepen, "Chloe. Listen to me, alright? Nobody's going to hurt or cause any issues between us. And our ex's are in prison where they belong. Trust me when I tell you this, but everything's going to be alright baby."

I gazed into his darkened brown eyes that were full of concern; and I pressed my lips against his, feeling the stubbles of his beard gently brushed up against my lips.

"Do you feel any better?" He asked.

"I do."

He flashed a smile, "Great! How about we spend the day however you want to. We could go out, stay home, relax on the couch and watch a movie of your choosing! Anything for you."

"I'd like that a lot, Joe."