The hum of backstage activity buzzed around Jey Uso as he sat on a production crate, lacing up his boots. The upcoming show was the last thing on his mind. Lately, everything felt off-his focus, his energy, his relationships. And though he wouldn't admit it out loud, a part of him knew exactly why.

Isa.

She had been everywhere lately, her presence unavoidable. At first, he told himself it was just business. They both worked for WWE, after all. But deep down, he felt the shift. The way she looked at him wasn't the same as before. There was something behind her eyes-something unresolved, something unfinished.

And that scared the hell out of him.

Before he could dwell on it any longer, a familiar voice cut through the noise.

"Jey, can we talk?"

He looked up to see Carmen Vega standing a few feet away, her expression unreadable. Usually, Carmen carried herself with a smug confidence, knowing exactly how to manipulate a situation to her advantage. But tonight? Tonight, there was a different energy about her.

Jey sighed, rubbing his face before nodding. "Yeah. What's up?"

She hesitated, glancing around as if making sure no one else was listening. Then, in a voice barely above a whisper, she said the words that would change everything.

"I'm pregnant."

Jey froze. His hands, his breath, his entire world came to a standstill. He blinked, sure he had misheard. "What?"

Carmen swallowed hard, wrapping her arms around herself. "I found out a few weeks ago. I wasn't sure how to tell you, but... Jey, I'm having your baby."

His heart pounded in his chest. A baby? His baby? The weight of the words crashed over him like a tidal wave.

"But how-" He stopped himself, shaking his head. Stupid question. He knew how. The real question was why now?

Carmen stepped closer, her voice soft. "I know things between us have been rocky, and I know you've been... distant lately. But this changes everything, Jey. We have a future now. A family."

A family.

The word hit him harder than he expected. He already had one. He had Sofia and Mateo, his twins with Isa. And now, suddenly, he was going to have another child?

His mind raced, trying to process it all. A part of him should have been happy, excited even. But something wasn't sitting right.

He looked at Carmen, really looked at her. There was no glow, no excitement, no warmth in her eyes. Just... calculation.

And that's when the doubt crept in.

Before he could say anything, a voice from behind them made them both turn.

"What's going on?"

Isa.

She stood a few feet away, arms crossed, eyes flickering between the two of them. Jey felt his throat tighten. Of all the moments for her to walk in, why did it have to be now?

Carmen was quick to recover. She turned toward Isa with an almost triumphant smirk. "I was just telling Jey some big news." She glanced back at him, her voice thick with artificial sweetness. "We're having a baby."

Isa's expression didn't change, but something flashed in her eyes-something sharp, something knowing. She didn't look surprised. If anything, she looked... prepared.

Jey stood there, caught between two women, caught between two worlds. He should have felt joy. He should have felt something other than the growing pit in his stomach.

But all he could feel was the overwhelming sense that something wasn't right.

And deep down, he had a feeling Isa knew exactly why.