The autumn air was crisp as Lily sat and watched the seven-year-old kid play on her swing set. Her laughter filled the air as Jon pushed her on the swings or chased her around the mulchy ground. Halloween was just around the corner, you could feel it in the air. It wasn't too cold, it wasn't too hot. The weather was Lily's favorite part of the year. The time when the spookier things came out to play, the nights were colder, and she could snuggle up with Rose, or sometimes Jon, at night with a warm glass of cider.

Rose loved her father. She had him wrapped around all her fingers. He had spoiled her as soon as he laid his eyes on her. No matter how rocky Jon and Lily's relationship was, he always stayed true to his words to his daughter when she was first born; his oath of never leaving her life had stuck.

Jon and Lily's relationship had been very rocky these past few months with Jon being on the road as "Dean Ambrose" for the WWE, but never once did she question his loyalty to his family. She missed him and she knew he missed them as well with his time on the road. He would leave tonight and be gone for a couple of days and only get maybe a day home. Being twenty-three with a seven year old daughter was sometimes rough on Lily, especially when school was out and she had to bring Rose to work with her.

After graduating high-school, Jon had put Lily through beauty school fully. He paid for her to open her own shop, paid for everything she needed to go into the shop. He even refurnished the building. His excuse was that she had supported him through his years as an Indy wrestler, so he was going to help support her. And he did. He paid for her full tuition and everything else to make sure she got what she wanted out of life.

They had recently moved to Pensacola, Florida in order for her to work with clientele that better matched her inquiries. He had done everything for her, and yet she still felt as if she was failing him. He didn't seem happy. He didn't have that spark in his eyes anymore. Granted, she knew he was older and his body was almost worn out from the years of taking harsh bumps, but she felt as if she wasn't good enough for him anymore.

"Mama! Mama!" Rose's shrill voice cut her out of her thoughts.

"Yes baby," Lily asked as she bent over to see what she had in her hands. "JON! Don't give her worms! That's gross!"

A smile had spread over his scruffy face as he watched Lily wiping Rose's hands down on her pants legs in disgust. When Rose returned to him, she looked upset.

"But daddy, the worm was my friend." She pouted as Jon pulled her small frame up into his arms.

"There's plenty of worms to pick up another day. Right now, we need to go get you something to eat." Jon laughed as she laid her head down on his shoulder. He walked over to where Lily was sitting contently. He didn't know how to approach her lately. She always seemed so edgy towards him.

"Where do you want something to eat from," Lily asked, moving to stand up from the bench.

Jon looked her over. He could tell she didn't feel comfortable in his gaze anymore. He didn't know how to get things back to the way they were before. He didn't know what went wrong between them. All he knew was that he loved her.

After they ate they took Rose out to get a few new toys. Jon just wanted to spend a little bit more time with his family before going back out on the road later. He could tell it was bothering Lily and Rose this time that he had to leave, and he hated himself for putting the strain on his family. It wasn't this bad when he was an Indy wrestler. He hadn't been in this much demand.

"I want this one, Daddy," Rose said as she pointed up towards a dollhouse.

Jon looked over at Lily who just silently shrugged. "I guess I'll be up all night putting a dollhouse together." She smiled softly.

Jon stretched his arms upwards to get the box but couldn't reach it. There were no store employees around and neither of them felt like walking all over the store in order to find one. Jon lifted Lily up on his shoulders. After she had retrieved the big box, they were stuck in a crisis - they didn't know how to get Lily down without hurting each other.

Rose thought this was hilarious as she watched her parents fumble around the aisle. "You look like clowns."

Jon took the box from her hands and sat it down on the ground before bending down and trying his easiest to let Lily down. Once her feet were planted on the ground they both glared at Rose, who at this point was in the floor laughing.

"What so funny," Lily smiled as she fixed her pants.

"You were tall, Mommy." Rose laughed as she wrapped her arms and legs around Jon's long legs – the way she preferred him to carry her around.

They paid for the dollhouse and were soon on their way home, back to get Dean's bags for the airport. Lily always grew silent in the trip they made to the airport. He looked down at the golden band he had adorned on his finger for the last two years. When he took it off to wrestle there was an indention in his skin where it had laid. Many times he'd thought about whether or not marrying Lily was worth it.

He felt like a failure as a husband. Their sex life had all but vanished. They would have sex but they didn't have that connection anymore. This wasn't how either of them had their marriage planned out to end. This wasn't happy, they felt distant and they never hit on the same level here lately.

"I need to be at the airport in like thirty-five minutes, Lily," Jon grumbled as he leaned against the window.

"I can't drive any faster, Jon," Lily griped. Jon opened his mouth to snap back at her but the big blue eyes piping up from the back of the car caught him. He didn't like arguing in front of Rose. He scooted further down in his seat and chewed on the padding of his thumb the rest of the way to their house.

Once they arrived at the airport, Lily laced their fingers together. It shocked Jon a little and he looked down at her to see she had tears welling up in her eyes. He stopped walking and sat Rose down. He pressed his lips down to hers as he held her face in his hands.

"I love you, Lily," Jon mumbled.

She sniffled, "Do you really?"

"Don't start that baby." He shook his head. "You know I love you."

"It doesn't feel like it sometimes," she whispered as he pulled her into his chest.

Jon huffed. "I know and I'm sorry…you know this is my job and I wouldn't leave you two ever if it wasn't."

"I know." She nodded, trying to blink her tears away.

He picked Rose up and wrapped the two girls in his arms. "I love you two. With everything I am. Understood?"

"Yep." Rose nodded as she wrapped her small arms around Jon's neck. "We love you too, Daddy."

Lily jumped out of the bed at the sounds of Rose's crying. She had always been extra cautious when she was alone with Rose during the night. She walked down the hallway quickly, following Rose's sobs into her room. She knew what it was over as she sat down at the edge of her bed.

"I miss daddy," Rose sobbed as she crawled into Lily's lap and laid her head against her mother's shoulder.

Lily rubbed her back slowly. "Did you have another dream?"

"Yeah." The upset child was heartbroken each time Jon left and had nightmares that he'd get into an accident. Lily didn't know how to stop the dreams. They had assured her countless times that Jon was traveling as safe as he could and that he wouldn't let anything happen to him.

"I miss Daddy, Mommy," Rose whispered as she twirled the pendent on Lily's necklace.

"Let's go call him, okay? And then you can sleep in my room with me," Lily said as she scooped the sad child up in her arms, along with her blankets and stuffed animal.

Carrying Rose back to her room, she felt like a hopeless mother. She didn't even know how to soothe her daughter when she was upset. She sat her down at the edge of the bed and reached for the phone before dialing Jon's cellphone.

"Yeah," Jon groaned into the phone. His groggy voice always sent chills down Lily's spine; so raw, so raspy.

"Sorry babe, she had another dream," Lily yawned into the phone.

"Put her on speaker," Jon yawned.

"Hey, Daddy," Rose whispered as she curled up with the phone on their pillows. Lily lay down on the bed beside the small mirrored image of her and twirled Rose's long black hair.

"What's the matter, baby?"

"I miss you," she whimpered. "I had a bad dream. Are you okay, Daddy?"

"I'm fine, baby. I'm lying in the hotel bed right now. I fell asleep looking at pictures of you and Mommy."

"Yeah?" Rose's eyes were starting to drift closed.

"Sure did, baby girl."

"I miss you."

"I miss you too, Rose." Those words coming from her small voice tore at his insides.

"Me and Mommy got the dollhouse set up."

"You did?"

"Yeah. You have to play in it with me when you get home, okay?"

"I will. Promise." Jon's eyes were getting heavy again as he pulled the blankets closer down around his shirtless body.

"Alright, Daddy. Sorry for waking you up. I love you."

"I love you too, baby-girl."