Stacy wakes up the next morning and hears Mark talking on the phone. She knows that he likes his privacy so she slides under the covers so she doesn't hear his conversation. That was the one thing Stacy vowed to change, she had promised Mark that she would respect his privacy more. And he had vowed to be faithful and never hold anything back from her again. Mark comes back into the room and sees that Stacy is under the covers, he smiles as he slides under the covers with her. Stacy yelps, she had somewhat fallen back asleep and didn't realize he was in front of her. Mark kisses her noise and throws the covers off of both of them.
Mark- What were you doing with the covers over your head goofy"?
Stacy-I noticed that you were on the phone and like I promised to respect your privacy, I did that so I could not hear your conversation.
Mark grabs her by the hand and leads her into the bathroom, he runs the bathwater for her and she strips down and climbs into the tub. Mark tells her he will be right back and leaves the bathroom; Mark goes down stairs and see Kevin and Michelle standing in the kitchen talking.
Mark-"Michelle, I was wondering since you already know what is going down tonight, I thought maybe that you and Stacy could go shopping after she gets ready for the day. I want her to be completely surprised by what is going to happen tonight. It is close to her birthday also, so have her pick out a nice evening dress for tonight, the reservations are at 8pm. The rest will be here shortly but they will be already dressed and at the resturstant before any of us arrive."
Michelle-"Of course Mark, I promised her yesterday that we would go shopping today anyway, so it works out perfectly"!
Michelle runs up the stairs and yells for Stacy to hurry up. Stacy yells back that she will be down in five mins and Michelle goes to her own room and throws on some make up. By the time Stacy comes down the stairs Michelle grabs her arm and tries to drag her out the door, but Stacy had to have her coffee for the day or she would not be able to function! Stacy fixes her coffee, and she and Michelle disappear from sight. Mark looks at Kevin and smiles, him and Kevin knew what they had to do before they had to come back and get ready for the night. Michelle pulls up into the parking lot of a nice bouquet and parks. Stacy has a puzzled look on her face as Michelle explains that Mark wants to take her out tonight and wants her to dress nice. Stacy nods her head and they head into the store, as they are sorting through the dresses Michelle sees one that will do perfectly for Stacy. She grabs it, shoves it into Stacy's hands and tells her to go try it on. Stacy is standing in the mirror looking at her reflection; Stacy can't not believe who is staring back at her. The dress is a purple Grecian style gown that only has one shoulder and has sequins going down the bodice. Stacy steps out into the store and Michelle's mouth drops the floor.
Michelle-"OH my gosh Stacy you look so beautiful! It fits you like a glove, doesn't need to be altered and the great thing is you have to buy it because there are no more like it!
Stacy and Michelle purchase their items, Michelle had purchased a light blue gown that was knee length and strapless and had a pair of matching shoes to go with it. They leave the store and go grab lunch at a little bistro that is right next store.
Stacy smiles as she looks at Michelle and they both bust out laughing over Michelle's reaction to the dress. Stacy agrees though, the dress is one of a kind. And Michelle made her agree that anytime she wanted to borrow it she had to. Stacy agrees and they find earrings, and matching shoes to go along with the dress. Both of them ordered a salad and water with lemon, they are eating when Stacy's cell phone rings.
Vince-"Hey baby girl, I was just calling to check on you"
Stacy-"Hey dad! I'm doing well just out to lunch with Michelle".
Vince-"That's good, glad to see that everything is working out between you and Mark. And also glad to hear that there is no cat fighting going on".
Stacy and her dad laugh at the same time and talk a few more second, and then hang up. Michelle and Stacy finish their lunch and then go and get their toes and their nails done then head back to the house in order to get ready for dinner. Meanwhile Kevin and Mark while the girls were out shopping are at the restaurant getting the decorations set for tonight. Mark had put a lot of thought into this night for Stacy. He wanted her to know that he was done with playing with his and her emotions and was ready to make it official. At the restaurant Mark meets up with Stephanie, Paul, Christian, Trish, and Matt and Lita.
Stephanie-"Hey Mark! I'm so glad that you decided to invite us to celebrate my sister's birthday with yall! I know that she is not only going to be surprised but so happy to see everybody. I just talked to her on the phone yesterday and she was talking about coming to see me and Paul when both of you got back into town.
Mark-"Yea I know how Stacy is she misses being on the road and misses being at home and being able to see you guys, but we have really enjoyed ourselves for the past week. It gave both of us time to realize we really needed each other".
Paul-"I for one am so glad that you two finally realized that yall needed each other! I knew that Stacy loved you from the first moment that she meet you". She never had any intentions of failing in love when she started with the business but hey what I can say it runs in the family"!
Paul grabs Stephanie around the waist and pulls her to his side and kisses her forehead. Mark was so glad that Paul found Stephanie they were made for each and he could tell from the moment they started working on the McMahon- Helmsley storyline.
Stephanie-"And just think if you two got married you would be my brother in law!
All of them bust out laughing as Matt, Lita, Trish, and Christian join in the conversation. By the time that Mark and Kevin leave, they have about an hour before the ladies return home to shower and get ready for the night. Mark smiles to himself knowing that Stacy will take a while to get ready, but that was his woman and he would not have it any other way! Michelle and Stacy arrive home and enter the house with their bags. They see that both Kevin and Mark are sitting on the couch still lounging in their regular clothes. Stacy grabs Mark by the hand and drags him by the hand and up the stairs. She closes the bedroom door and turns to him.
Stacy-"Why haven't you gotten ready" We have to leave in an hour"!
Mark-"Relax babe, I already took my shower I just have to throw on my tux and we will be ready to go".
Mark walks up to Stacy and places both of his hands on the side of her face and draws her lips to his in a passionate kiss. Stacy wraps her arms around his neck as their tongues dance with each other. Stacy giggles as she feels Mark's hardness pressing against her hip. Stacy pulls away and walks into the bathroom shutting the door, leaving a shocked Mark to himself. Stacy showers and then curls her hair and puts on her make up. She slips into her evening gown and then applies some perfume. Stacy slips into the heels and then steps out of the bathroom. Mark has his back turned to her trying to get his neck tie fixed. Mark turns and his mouth falls to the floor as he takes in how Stacy is dressed. His mouth goes dry and all he can do is stare. Stacy walks up to Mark and places her finger under his chin and closes his mouth. They both bust out laughing as they head downstairs where Kevin and Michelle are already waiting for them. All four of them climb into the car and head toward the restaurant. Kevin is driving and Michelle is sitting up front with him, while Stacy and Mark are sitting in the back. Their fingers are entwined with each other's as they cruse down the highway. Stacy leans her head on his shoulder and he places their hands in his lap. When they pull up Kevin and Michelle go ahead and get out and head into the restaurant. Mark grabs Stacy by the hand and pulls her to him, and kisses her deeply. Stacy moans into his mouth as Mark can feels himself getting harder by the second. He pulls away and places his forehead on hers and both take a deep breath of air. Mark grabs her hand and opens the door to the restaurant, when he does everybody yells surprise! Stacy has a shocked look on her face as she turns to Mark with tears in her eyes.
Stacy-"Did you plan all of this Mark"?
Mark-"The birthday was Kevin and Michelle idea, but I heard you talking on the phone one day about how much you missed being at home so I called all of our friends and invited them out here.
Stacy grabs Mark into a hug and cries on his shoulder. Nobody had ever done anything this special for her, except her parents of course.
Stephanie-"Mom and Dad wanted to be here, but they some business to conduct in a different state, but they did give me this to give you to".
Stephanie hands a package to Stacy and Mark takes it and places on the table along with the other gifts. Mark had rented out the whole restaurant for just their party and Stacy loved each and every second of it. They sat down and ordered their food and drinks and socialized while they waited. When the food came everybody ate, and then they sang Happy Birthday to Stacy and then she opened her presents. Then Mark hands her a small shaped box, Stacy at first thinks it is a necklace, but when she opens the box there is a 6 carat princess cut shaped diamond sitting in the middle. Stacy can't believe it and tears spring to her eyes as she looks up at Mark. Mark drops down on one knee and takes the ring out of the box and takes Stacy's hand.
Mark-"Stacy you and I have been through a lot these past couple of years, but I have now realized that I want you in my life forever, not just part time or some of the time but all the time. It took me loosing you and being without you to see that you are the one and only for me. Stacy, will you do me the honor of being my wife"?
Stacy breaks out in tears as Mark slips the ring on her finger and Stacy nods her head yes. Mark lets out a holler, picks her up and swings her around. They both kiss as all their close friends and family gather around them to say congratulations! Stacy can't not believe she is engaged! As they are all leaving the restaurant, they all agree to have a cook out at the cabin tomorrow around 12 noon. When they get home Stacy slips out of her dress and into her night clothes. Mark slips on a pair of pjs and a tank top and they go and sit out on the deck. It was a little cool outside but the weather was perfect for a fire. Mark puts the wood in the fire pit and gets the fire started as Michelle and Kevin join them. Kevin and Michelle on one side and Mark and Stacy on the other. Stacy could not ask for anything better, she had an awesome fiancé, a great family and some wonderful friends that she was ready to get married in front of all of them.
Stacy-"thank you guys so much for the surprise birthday party you guys have no idea how much that meant to me! And Michelle good hiding it from me! I never would have guess what was going on!
Michelle-"Believe me it was hard as hell to keep it from you! Mark had told me the day before we went shopping to get you out of the house and keep you away! But I somehow managed to pull it off!
All four of them are laughing, knowing that in the next few days they all got to hit the road to get back on tour with the wwe. Stacy who was still in her storyline with Kevin Nash and The Undertaker had lost her woman's title to Lita and now she was on a mission to make everybody's life hell! But Stacy had come up with an idea that would work.
Two days Later… Greenville, South Carolina
Stacy had already talked to her dad (Vince) about the storyline that she wanted to do. Have Michelle turn heel and join with Kevin, Taker, and Stacy. Michelle and Stacy loved the idea, Vince didn't know if it was such a good idea, but somehow Stacy had managed to get her dad to agree. Michelle and Stacy were in the locker room going over ideas that would make Michelle look good at turning heel.
Stacy-"How about I come and sit at ringside for one of your matches and you win but Gail goes to sneak attack you and I jump into the ring and defend you shocking everybody including you"?
Michelle-"I agree with you on that one Stacy, expect let's keep building the whole thing up. Like one of your matches I help you win and one of my matches you help me."
Stacy nods her head in agreement as Kevin and Mark walk into the dressing room. Both are dressed in ring gear and ready to go. Stacy smiles as Mark bends down and kisses her on the lips and she goes into the dressing room to put her ring attire on. Her outfit was a baby blue halter top with a black mini skirt and baby blue knee high boots. Michelle's ring attire was a black tank top with the middle cut out a black best, white pants and black boots. Michelle was going out to the ring tonight to address the crowd her recent behavior. Mark and Kevin had a match tonight against The Hardy Boys. Stacy's music hits and she makes her way to the broadcasting station.
King-"Oh Boy looks who is coming to join us JR, it is the youngest child in the McMahon family Stacy, and boy does she looks absolute amazing tonight! Good evening Stacy and how are you doing tonight?
Stacy-"Why King, thanks for asking and I'm doing fabulous! I'm looking forward to watching tonight's match Michelle McCool vs. Gail Kim."
As Stacy says that Gail Kim's music hits and she makes her way down the ramp and slides into the ring, as she address the crowd Michelle's music hits and she makes her way down the ramp and is eyeballing Stacy as she approaches the ring. Stacy nods her head and Michelle shrugs it off as she climbs the steps and the bell rings signaling the beginning of the match. Gail and Michelle lock up and Michelle soon gets the upper hand, man handling Gail in the ring.
Jr-"I hate to say this Stacy but it looks like you the women's division is picking up and it looks like Michelle is eyeballing you! I mean it looks like you got a fight on your hands to be the #1 contender for the women's title.
Stacy-"Well Jr, I don't blame you for saying that. I agree with you totally, we are finally getting some good competition and I'm ready for a good challenge!
Michelle hits the faith breaker on Bail and picks up the win but before she can celebrate Victoria's music hits and she begins to attack Michelle. Stacy waits for the right time and climbs into the ring and Michelle and Stacy team up on Victoria. Stacy hits her finishing move on Victoria and she raises Michelle's hand in victory. Michelle looks shocked as Stacy makes her way up the ramp and to the backstage area. Michelle soon joins her and they hug knowing they got everybody wondering what in the hell is going on!
Stacy-"Great work girl, I know we got them wondering what in the world is going on!
Kevin and Mark join them in the backstage area and hug both of them Kevin knows that somehow they got to work Kevin and Stacy's relationship out of the storyline. Kevin grabs Mark by the arm and pulls him to the side.
Kevin-"I got a great way to work me and Stacy's relationship out of the storyline. Let's say that we get this faction going for a while and then all of a sudden the relationship between me and Michelle is revealed and the two of them can branch off from there. But we try not to let it affect our tag team partnership.
Mark nods his head in agreement, so they turn to Stacy and Michelle and tell them the idea they have. Both of the girls look at each other and smile knowing its going to work out perfectly. They all head back to the locker room, and prepare for the match that Kevin and Mark have coming up. Little did Stacy know that things were going to get more complicated then she could ever imagine!