Flashback to May, 1998
"I love you Kimberly. Please stop for a minute and think about this. You don't love him. You're just looking for the perfect life! It doesn't exist Kim, not with him."
"Ken, I'm sorry. I have to do this. I have no choice." Kimberly sat in the bridal suite of the church with tears in her eyes. Today was the day. Kimberly's wedding day. Ken took it upon herself to fly to Stamford and talk some sense into her.
Ken and Kimberly met while in college in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Kimberly wanted to be on her own, to prove to her father that she could make it. With a full time job and a full course load, Kim never thought she would find love in Wisconsin.
Ken worked at the local gym Kim attended religiously. With his puppy dog eyes and cocky smirk, Kimberly found an immediate attraction to him. Their friendship began as workout buddies and blossomed into a full out romance. Ken loved Kimberly more than life itself. He treated her like a queen, and gave her everything she ever wanted or needed. Kimberly even brought Ken home to meet her father and Linda. In Ken's mind, everything was perfect.
Kimberly had other ideas of what perfect was. Perhaps it was due to her background growing up. Watching all of those family shows on TV showing the Mom, Dad, and 2 kids living happily in the suburbs. All Kimberly ever dreamed of was getting married and living in a perfect house in a perfect neighborhood with perfect kids. Ken's dreams of wrestling did not fit into to Kim's dreams of having a husband home every day with her.
Kim's fears were holding her back from true happiness with Ken. Kimberly met Robert in a business class in school. She thought he would make her happy. The talk of moving her into a little house in Stamford near her father's home gave Kim a feeling of sense and security. Though she didn't love Rob, she thought she could grow to love him. Plus, Kimberly did not want to hold Ken back with his dreams of wrestling. She knew what she had to do, she had to break it off with Ken…
"Kenny, you need to understand. It's not you!" Kim was crying now. "You are going to Louisville for training. I just can't deal with you being on the road."
Kim was having trouble breathing at this point. Her chest was hurting. Panic was setting in. Ken kneeled next to the bride and took Kimberly's hands in his.
"I won't do it." he said quietly.
"Won't do what?" Kim asked with wide eyes. Kimberly looked into Ken's eyes and knew. She knew right at that moment that he would give it all up. He would give up his hopes and dreams for her.
"No Ken, no! You're not giving up this chance. Do you have any idea how hard it is to get into OVW?" Kim was panicking at this point. She was not going to let him do this.
"I have enough money saved up. We can buy a gym and work at it together. You tell me princess, tell me whatever you want. It's yours."
Kim knew what she had to do. She had to let Ken go. She never wanted to hurt Ken, that was never her intention. She knew though it was the only way to make him let her go.
"I'm pregnant." Kimberly said in defeat as she looked into Ken's eyes.
The silence in the room was deafening. The look of pain in Ken's eyes said it all. Ken knew that baby couldn't be his. He hadn't seen Kim in months. Finally collecting the courage to speak, Ken whispered to his princess…
"I will raise it as my own Kimmie. Please don't leave me." The tears in Ken's eyes showed his pain.
A knock on the door startled both of them as Shane stood in the doorway. "It's time Kim." he said quietly.
Kim rose to her feet and smoothed her wedding dress. She took a quick look in the mirror to check her make up. Thank God for waterproof mascara. She thought to herself.
"I'm ready now." She announced to nobody inparticular. Shane nodded and left the room. Ken stood to his feet and faced Kimberly.
"I'm so sorry Kenny." Kimberly whispered in his ear. She hugged Ken so tightly, she thought she would hurt him.
"Kimmie, look at me." Ken's voice was soft, but firm. Kim did as she was told and looked into his eyes.
"Remember no matter what Kimberly Denise McMahon. I have always loved you, and will always love you until the day I die. I will always be there for you my Princess. If you ever need me for anything at all, I'm just a phone call away."
Kimberly nodded her head and choked back her tears. She slowly left the room, trying not to look back. She felt Ken's eyes on her as she walked down the aisle. She saw him again at the back of the church as she stood next to Rob on the alter. Kim's heart was racing a mile a minute as the priest began the service.
She made a decision. She loved Ken. She needed him. She waited for the priest to say those infamous words…
"If anyone has just cause as to why these two shall not be wed. Let them speak now or forever hold their peace."
Kimberly looked to the back of the church to where she saw Ken just a moment earlier. The seat was empty. Ken was gone. Kimberly's heart fell to her stomach as the church remained silent. Ken was gone and Kim held her breath and let the priest finish the service.
Ken was outside the church by the time the priest asked those words. He was afraid of ruining Kim's day by causing a scene. So, he left quietly. Little did they know what a mistake they both made.
End of flashback.
Kimberly slept soundly in David's guest room. The room was dark, almost pitch black. The light from the room shone over Kimberly making her look like an angel. The sight of seeing her again was almost too much for him to bare. Kimberly began to stir. She tossed and turned mumbling in her sleep. She must be having another nightmare. He thought to himself as he sat in a chair and watched her sleep. Damn, this is bull shit. I hate to see her in this much pain.
He walked over to the bed and slowly sat on the edge. He didn't want to wake her. He just wanted to watch her sleep. The tossing and turning became worse as Kimberly broke out into a cold sweat. She finally awoke from her nightmare to find a shadow at the end of the bed watching her.
Kimberly tried to adjust her eyes to the dimness of the room as she sat up from the bed shaking. The shadow moved closer to her. She was trying to wake up from her nightmare and trying to figure out who was in the room with her as well.
"David?" Kimberly whispered. "I just had the most horrible dream. Rob was trying to take the girls away from me." Tears were running down her cheeks. The dream seemed so real to her.
The shadow moved next to her on the bed. He took Kimberly in his massive arms and held her close. The arms holding her felt so safe and strong. These arms were not familiar to her though. It wasn't David. She would know David's touch anywhere. As the man sitting next to her held her closer and closer, he took Kimberly's face and placed it in his hands. He then did something he dreamed about doing for years. He kissed her. He kissed Kimberly with such love. This was the kind of kiss Kimberly dreamed of as a little girl. She felt like Cinderella.
I must be still dreaming. Kim thought to herself as she broke the kiss. The room was still dark, and she still could not see the shadow sitting next to him. The scent of the man's cologne was familiar, yet she couldn't place where she smelled it before. Kenny must of came. Kim thought to herself as she reached over to turn on the light sitting on the nightstand.
The light brought a soft glow to the room as Kim looked at the man sitting next to her on the bed. The man that kissed her with so much tenderness and passion.
"Randy?!"