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A/N: I know in my previous story I used Natalya's and Tamina's real names, but then I realised I probably had to do that for other wrestlers and to be honest, I am a bit too lazy to do that XD So from now on, most other wrestlers will be addressed by their ring names.
Riley Orton and Dave Bautista are finally having their engagement party, after a whirlwind of events and tours and both earning headaches after trying to get hold of everyone. They decided to hold it in Tampa and flew in their families and a few close friends to celebrate the event. The couple have decided to hold their engagement party over dinner at the same Italian restaurant that Dave and Riley went to on the night when they decided to enter an official relationship with each other and rented out the whole place for the night.
The party was in full-swing as Riley's twin brother, Randy, was present together with their parents, Bob and Elaine, along with Dave's mother, Donna. Natalya and Tamina Snuka were both chosen as Riley's maid of honors as well as bridesmaids, while Dave picked Randy as his best man and John Cena as his groomsman. All three men were at development together before being pulled to the WWE, so Dave couldn't have imagined any other people he'd pick for the biggest day of his life.
Riley watched in amusement as a tipsy John attempted to flirt with Natalya, who just shot glares at him and moved away. Randy and Tamina were in one corner, laughing at John's attempts. Elaine and Donna were excitedly talking to each other about, which Riley thought was the only thing they are the most excited about, grandchildren. Bob was at the buffet table, sneakily eating a second plate of carbonara away from Elaine's eyes.
She then felt an arm around her waist and looked up to see Dave, smiling at the scene in front of him.
"You know, our wedding reception would probably be worse than this," he whispered to her.
"Oh joy," joked Riley. "This probably means more sleepless nights and headaches."
"It will be all worth it, though."
"And I won't have it any other way."
Randy then came over to the two of them, a glass of champagne in his hand and a smile on his face. "And what are we whispering about here?" he asked.
"None of your business," said Riley, poking her tongue out.
"SPEECH!" yelled John, clinging the champagne glass with his fork while Natalya rolled her eyes and Tamina stifled a laugh. "SPEECH! SPEECH! SPEECH!"
Riley felt Dave pull her closer to him as everyone stopped what they were doing to give the couple their full attention. Dave cleared his throat as he passed Riley a glass of champagne.
"We just want to thank everyone for taking the time to attend our engagement party," said Dave. "This is a very special time in our lives and we want to thank you for being able to be here with us."
Everyone clapped, then raised their glasses to toast to Riley and Dave.
"KISS!" shouted John, downing his champagne in one shot.
Riley giggled as Dave gathered her in his arms and kissed her in front of their families and friends, who clapped and cheered. Camera lights were flashing as Tamina began snapping photos for the photo album.
"Wait till we get married," Dave whispered into Riley's ear. "I'm going to make you so happy."
"In case you haven't noticed, you've already made me very happy."
"Well, I'm going to make you even happier."
TBC
A/N: Well, there it is. The first chapter of the second installment of the Dave/Riley story. I'm looking forward to working on this and I hope you guys are excited for it as well!