**Well, here we go on another adventure with Jon Moxley, Dean Ambrose and Jecina Shaw! I couldn't leave these characters unsettled any longer. I have reread Powerless countless times and my brain won't let me forget the characters. Damn it to hell, LOL! Oh well, here's the first chapter to the sequel and I hope you enjoy it as much as you did Powerless, my fellow readers and lurkers! As far as Asservation goes, I have deleted it for the time being and hope to return to it in the future, but right now it's just not working for me. Now, on with the story!**

Puissance
~Sequel to Powerless~

Chapter 1

A change was coming.

Jecina had no idea how she knew, but a nagging feeling in the pit of her stomach wouldn't go away. She couldn't figure out where it stemmed from, especially since it came on suddenly and without warning. Everything was in order as far as her life went. Her bills were paid on time, she had a dream job with WWE and her love life was electric. It was hard to believe it'd been almost 2 years since she met Jon Moxley. He turned her world upside down, broke her heart and mended it all in the span of mere months. Currently, the WWE was overseas for their European tour, which took place after WrestleMania every year. She always had those 2 weeks off due to Vince hiring caterers overseas to take care of the Superstars and backstage crew.

Every overseas tour the WWE had was her mini vacations and Jecina took full advantage of them since she only got 3-4 a year. Other than that, she was on the road with the company, only getting 2 days off a week and all that traveling wore on the mind and body. Jon had invited her to come with overseas and Jecina declined, already making plans with her sister and family while he was gone. It was the only time she could really spend time with them due to the hectic traveling schedule WWE had. She missed him so much it physically hurt to be away from him, especially for 2 long weeks. Jon wasn't doing too well without her either since he didn't have a lot of friends in the company. He was a natural recluse, only talking to a handful of people and the rest could go to hell as far as he was concerned. At least, that's what he told Jecina and she accepted it without complaint.

His handful of friends included Bryan Danielson, who was married to the lovely Brianna Danielson formally known in WWE as Brie Bella, Antonio Cesaro formally known as Claudio Castagnoli in the Independents and the veteran AJ Styles. All Independent circuit guys Jon had crossed paths with over the years and wrestled against a time or two were now his friends and some of the only people he trusted in WWE. The only other person he trusted and managed to tolerate, who wasn't from the Indies, was Baron Corbin. WWE recently brought him up to the main roster from WWE's developmental show NXT and let him make his debut at WrestleMania by winning the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal. Due to injuries Bryan couldn't heal from completely, he was forced into early retirement and worked backstage at WWE, helping the new blood rise to the top and anything else the company needed.

However, Jecina still dragged him out on double dates with Lilianna and Roman whenever the opportunity came up. Jon always fought tooth and nail to go because he didn't particularly care for the large Samoan. The feeling was mutual with Roman. The realism was Roman was Dean's best friend and Jon didn't want any part of his twin brother's personal life, friendships included. Multiple times Jon had commented about getting a weird vibe from Roman whenever he was around the big man, but he couldn't put his finger on why. Jecina brushed it off to his paranoia and didn't bother talking to him about it because she respected her best friend's relationship with Roman far too much. For the sake of his relationship not crumbling, Jon kept his thoughts about Roman Reigns to himself, not wanting to cause friction between Jecina and Lilianna.

Smiling at the thought of her best friend, Jecina was ecstatic for her upcoming wedding to Roman and had helped as much as she could. Being the maid of honor, she had obligations and responsibilities to ensure Lilianna had the wedding of her dreams. The woman hadn't gone all out, learning her lesson the last time she tried planning an extravagant wedding with Randy Orton. This time, she went with a smaller scale and only invited close family and friends, refusing to have a guest list of 500 people. It shocked nobody that Dean Ambrose was Roman's choice to be his Best Man at the wedding. Lilianna was still very good friends with him, thinking of him as a brother despite what happened between him and Jecina. She wasn't fond of Jon Moxley, but respected Jecina's choice between the brothers and extended the same supportive courtesy. They had vowed not to let the men they were with destroy their friendship, no matter the circumstances.

Truthfully, all Lilianna wanted to do was marry Roman, become his wife and start a family with him. He wanted the same thing, already trying to knock her up, but Lilianna was steadfast in wanting to retire from wrestling before trying to get pregnant. They agreed to start trying after the wedding, which would be in September and Lilianna had already put in her notice with WWE since her contract expired a week after her wedding. It was time to start the next chapter of her life, which included being the best wife and mother she could, both wanting a huge family. Jecina claimed the godmother slot with their first child and Lilianna simply said she wouldn't have it any other way.

Children wasn't a topic Jecina and Jon had discussed yet, even after being together for almost 2 years. He seemed alright around kids at the WWE events and signings, but that didn't mean Jon wanted a rug rat of his own. Jecina wouldn't mention or bring up the subject either because she had no idea how she felt about having kids. Her biological clock wasn't going haywire unlike Lilianna's, who couldn't stop talking about being a mother. She was happy for her best friend, wanting all of her dreams to come true and supported anything Lilianna wanted to do. It would be sad once she retired from wrestling to pursue a new dream of motherhood, but Jecina would never stop being her friend and keep contact as much as she could. Lilianna planned on traveling with Roman on the road until she became pregnant, but grappling in the ring was out of the question since it would put a lot of stress and strain on her body.

Her thoughts shifted back to Dean, a frown marring Jecina's face. Everything had seemed to go to hell in his life, starting with losing Liliya. She'd been diagnosed with schizophrenia after nearly killing Nikki Bella in the ring during a live event. Luckily, it hadn't been on live television or else the network would've had a field day. The WWE fired her the very next day and Liliya went to be evaluated before checking herself into a mental institution. Granted, the medication they put her on helped balance her out as far as all of her personalities went, but she wasn't deemed mentally stable to be in the ring anymore. Shortly after the incident, Dean had paid her a visit at the institution and they called it quits, neither thinking the relationship would last due to him always traveling while she was stuck in a room with 4 padded walls. Jecina did what she could to comfort him, but Dean pushed her away and asked her to leave him alone. They hadn't spoken more than a few words to each other and it was only when Jon had to talk to Dean about their matches.

That was 6 months ago.

Despite the resigned reconciliation and working together as a tag team, the twin brothers kept to themselves and stayed out of each other's personal lives. It was strictly professional between them and Jon made it a point not to mention anything regarding Jecina. Rubbing the fact in he'd stolen his twin brother's dream girl wasn't the best way to establish a business relationship between them. Though he was sorely tempted to do it anyway. Jecina was the reason Jon held back and bit his tongue; she changed him in every way possible and he no longer was a man with a heart full of ice and steel. She chose him over Dean, which was something Jon still didn't understand to this very day and he stopped questioning it long ago. When they first started dating, he was sure she would get tired of his attitude and crude ways and eventually go back to Dean. It never happened and she stuck with him through everything, even when he tried walking away from the relationship countless times. All Jecina told him was they were in this for the long haul and, no matter what he did or said, he wasn't getting rid of her easily, not without a fight.

Jon Moxley was possibly the most challenging relationship Jecina ever had in her life and there were times where she thought about calling it quits. He had a volatile temper, harsh mood swings and pushed her buttons more than any other man ever had. Jon was very reserved and it took a lot to get him to open up to her, especially when it came to his past. Countless times she had asked him about his childhood and Jon always brushed it off, finally telling her one night it was none of her business and to drop it. Jecina already had trust issues with him, even though they were together and in love, wanting to know everything she could about her man. Finally, she gave up and received the message loud and clear, vowing never to bring up the obvious sore subject again. And she hadn't.

Other fights consisted of petty situations that were soon forgotten. The biggest fight they ever had was 3 months into their relationship and Jecina wanted Jon to come back to Chicago with her for their days off to meet her family. He was steadfast against it, telling her it made him uncomfortable to meet the parents and Jecina didn't let it go until he blew up at her. For their 2 days off, Jon went to Cincinnati while Jecina cried her heart out in Chicago and didn't bother seeing her family. It was a crossroads moment in their relationship where Jon had to either step up or walk away, choosing not to give up on what they had. Jecina had planned on breaking things off with him since he didn't want to put the effort into their relationship, but all that changed when he showed up at her front door with a pizza and six pack of beer, his way of apologizing to her for being a dick. At the end of the day, even with their horrible fights, Jecina couldn't deny how much she truly loved Jon. She chose him for a reason and decided she wouldn't push her family on him, wanting him to make the decision on when he wanted to progress their relationship to the next level.

Luckily, the second year into their relationship was a lot better and smoother than the first. Jecina couldn't recall the last time they actually fought; it'd been months and their 2-year anniversary was on the horizon. Maybe they were past the worst of it and could finally be happy without any problems getting in the way. She highly doubted it, however. The nagging feeling in the pit of her stomach had heightened considerably over the past almost 2 weeks being away from Jon, growing more intense. A storm was brewing and something catastrophic was about to send their relationship into a chaotic frenzy. Things between them had been too quiet and peaceful – surely something or someone would try to disrupt their happy relationship and pop the bubble they were in.

Jecina had no idea how right she was in all of her assumptions.

Her cell phone going off jolted Jecina out of her deep thoughts while she sat outside on the veranda of her penthouse, looking out at the Chicago skyline and city. It was her alarm clock. The sun had just started rising over the horizon to start the day and bustle of the city could be heard even all the way up where she currently stood. All her belongings were packed up; Jecina had been up for the better part of 2 hours unable to sleep much without being in Jon's arms. By tonight, she would be back with him and everything right with the world again. Jecina couldn't wait for her flight to take off from Chicago to Raw's location that night, done with her 2 week break from WWE. 9 AM couldn't come fast enough and it had barely turned 6 – she still had 3 hours and an hour to kill before she could leave to go to the airport.

Looking up at the sky, Jecina knew Jon was currently in the sky flying over the Atlantic Ocean and smiled, saying a silent prayer the plane landed safely. Normally, he would've texted her by now letting her know what he was doing for the day, calling if he had a chance, but not today. There was no way to contact her while he was up in the air. His flight had left around 10 hours ago and he still had several more to go before the plane would land in the United States. Finishing her coffee, Jecina walked back inside her penthouse to make sure everything was locked up and jumped in the shower, getting ready for what the day brought.

Once showered and dressed in a black and white plaid skort and short sleeved white matching top, Jecina busied herself with her longer black hair. It was nearly down to her waist since she hadn't really chopped it in 2 years. Trimming was a lot different and it just made her hair grow faster. Jon seemed to enjoy wrapping it around his hand to grip it tightly whenever they had sex and Jecina loved his animalistic side, so she kept it. Granted, it was hell to take care of, but if it made her man happy she was willing to deal with it…for now. Eventually, she would get tired of the upkeep and chop it to shoulder length again, but not now. Looking in the full length mirror, Jecina smoothed the skort over her thighs since it rested an inch above her knees and decided to braid her hair back. She had to have it pulled back due to working with food; nobody would want her hair in their food at work. Once that was done, Jecina glanced at the clock and saw it was time to leave, praising whatever gods were up above. She grabbed her rolling suitcase and bag of toiletries along with her purse before hightailing it out of the penthouse, locking it up behind her.

Boarding the plane nearly 2 hours later, Jecina pulled out her kindle to read a story on it she'd started a few days ago and put her earbuds in to listen to music. It helped drown out the noises and any turbulence the plane may have on the way to her destination. She glanced out the window as they took off into the sky and shut her eyes, hoping Jon was as eager to see her as she was him.

The nagging feeling of change rumbling in her stomach still intense as ever, not ceasing for a second.