Chapter 13

"Oh, two big girls," Trish said carrying both her daughters.

"You got 'em, baby?" John asked.

"I sure do. You learn to juggle as a mother."

"All right," John said. He grabbed the rest of their stuff and the two walked into the arena.

It was seven months later, the twins were nine months old, a little over, actually. They were both beautiful girls. They had a little bit of both John and Trish in them. But they had both learned to crawl, sit up, pull up, and they were teething too. The teething was the worst part.

"Hey, John and Trish," Mickie said.

"Hi Micks," Trish said.

"How is everyone?"

"Great," John said. "We have some baby teeth for both."

"Oh, that is great. It must hurt like hell for them."

"It does," Trish said. "But we have plenty of teething rings."

"Well, keep the twins out of pain. I'll see you two later."

"Bye."

John and Trish continued on to his locker room. John helped Trish get the girls settled in before he went wondering for awhile. He went to find Randy. He ran into Stephanie. Aurora and Murphy were with her.

"Hey Steph. Hi A and M."

"Hi John," The daughters of the Billion Dollar Princess said.

"Hey, how are you?" Stephanie said.

"I'm great. My girls aren't, though."

"What's wrong with them?" Murphy asked.

"They're getting their first teeth in and it isn't very much fun. It hurts them a lot. It did for you," John said.

"Why does it hurt?" Aurora asked.

"Well, when little girls like you lose baby teeth and get a new one in, there is a hole in your gums from your baby tooth coming in when you were a baby. It hurt both you and Murphy when you were babies. You don't remember it, though. Babies don't have holes in their gums for their first teeth to come in, so that is why it hurts," Stephanie said.

"Can we go see them and make them feel better, Mommy?" Murphy asked.

"In a minute, sweetheart." Stephanie turned her attention to John.

"So are we all set for later?" John asked.

"Yes. Everything will be ready. I can't believe you're gonna do it before the show tonight. Trish is going to freak out."

John smiled. "I know. I know I want to spend the rest of my life with Trish. I want it all!"

"And that includes marriage."

"Yep. I don't give a shit. I want to marry Trish."

"You're gonna marry her!"

John hushed Stephanie with his left pointer finger to his lips. Stephanie nodded. "Come on, Aurora and Murphy, let's go see Trish and the twins."

"Yay," The sisters said.

John smiled. Stephanie and her daughters wondered off. John continued on his way.

An hour or so before the houseshow event that evening, he was going to propose to Trish. He was going to take her into the arena where the ring was and propose there. It was because of wrestling that couple had met and he was going to propose in a wrestling symbol, the squared circle: the ring.

"Hey John," Ted said.

"Hey," John said. He found Randy, Ted, and Cody sitting inside their locker room. "How's the wife and the baby?"

"They're both great. Thank you."

"Good. How's the wife for you, Randy?"

"Both Sam and Alanna are good. So is the newest member of the Orton family." (A/N: I know for sure Randy and his wife, Sam only have one child at this time, Alanna, but I'm giving them another one.)

"Good. How is the future Mrs., Code."

"Barbie is great. You could have seen her yourself," Cody said.

"Good."

"How are Trish and the girls?" Ted asked.

"They're all good. They're in my locker room right now. The girls started teething, though."

"Oh, not fun," Randy said. "Poor babies."

"Yeah, my poor babies girls."

"They'll be all right. Every baby goes through it."

"Yep, but I have bigger things to worry about in about an hour."

Ted and Cody gave John a look.

"John's proposing to Trish in the ring," Randy said.

"Really?" Ted said. John nodded.

"Very cheesy for a wrestling couple," Cody said.

"Whatever," John said. "I'm a cheesy guy."

"That's one of the reasons why Trish loves you," Barbie said walking into the locker room. The door was wide open to Legacy's locker room.

"Barbara, hey," John said.

"Hi," She said. She sat down on Cody's lap.

"Hey," Cody said.

"Hi." She kissed her fiancé.

"Did you hear anything?" John asked.

"Dude, does it matter?" Randy asked. "Its happening soon."

"My lips are sealed!" Barbie said.

"Thank you," John said.

Chapter 14

"Oh, Miss Patricia Stratigias," Stephanie said walking into John's locker room an hour later.

"Mrs. Stephanie McMahon-Levesque," Trish replied. "Your girls are behaving, don't worry."

Stephanie smiled. She had left Aurora and Murphy with Trish an hour ago since the girls had wanted to see her, plus Stephanie had had to help set things up for John's proposal in the ring. "I'm not here for them, I'm here for you."

"Why me?"

Stephanie cleared her throat. Aurora and Murphy looked at their mother. She gave them a look and moved her head toward Trish. Trish raised an eyebrow. The girls got it.

"It would be our pleasure if you would come with us," Aurora said.

"We would also like Piper and Phoebe to come too," Murphy said.

Trish gave her friend a look. "What's going on?"

"Humor us, please, Trish," Stephanie said.

Trish rolled her eyes. "Okay, let's go." She stood up from the sofa. She picked one of her daughters up from being on the floor with Aurora and Murphy. Stephanie grabbed the other one.

"Lead the way, girls," Stephanie said.

Aurora and Murphy did that. They went out of the locker room. Trish and Stephanie with the twins followed. Aurora and Murphy led them all the way to the steel stairs leading up to the ramp for superstars and divas to make an entrance. Paul and Shawn stood waiting for them.

"Okay, what the heck is going on here?" Trish said looking at Stephanie.

"There is a surprise for you in the ring," Paul said.

"And I will be taking you to the ring," Shawn said.

Trish shook her head. "My boyfriend has something to do with this, doesn't he?"

"Yes," Everyone said, even Aurora and Murphy.

Trish nodded.

"I'll take Phoebe," Paul said.

Trish nodded. She gave her daughter to her friend. Shawn held out his hand to Trish. She sighed and took it. Shawn led her up the stairs and to the ramp. They both walked out from behind the curtain. All the seats, which would be filled with screaming fans later, were all empty.

Trish looked into the ring. She saw John. He was not alone in the ring. Randy stood in the ring with him. There were also red rose petals on the ramp that led the way to the ring. They went from the ramp to the steps to get into the ring, and to where John stood. They were actually scattered all over the ring.

Shawn let Trish sink it all in. He then offered her his arm. Trish placed her hand in the crook of his elbow. The two then walked down the ramp and to the ring. Trish thought she had some idea to what was going on. She hoped she was right.

Trish got to the steps. She walked up them. Shawn held onto her hand as she did. She was good about walking up the steps in heels. She stepped onto the apron of the ring. Randy came over and held the ropes open for her. Trish shook her head.

"What the hell is going on?" She asked.

"I'm only here to give my friend support. He's a little nervous," Randy said.

Trish looked at her boyfriend. John smiled. He held his hand out to her. Trish walked over toward him and placed her hand in his. "What are you nervous about?"

John smiled. "Not nervous. I just wanted my best friend to be one of the few that witnessed this."

The one of the few? Trish looked toward the ramp. She saw Stephanie and Paul, carrying the twins. Aurora and Murphy were at their side too. They joined Shawn at the end of the ramp. Trish turned back to John. He got down on one knee.

"Oh, my God!" Trish said.

John smiled. He pulled a box out from his pocket and opened it. Inside it was a diamond engagement ring. "Patricia Anne Stratigias, will you marry me?"

Trish shook her head. "Hell no!"

"What?"

Trish laughed. "Just kidding! Yes, of course, I'll marry you, John!"

John chuckled. He got to his feet, hugging and kissing her. He then placed the ring on her left hand. Trish kissed him. Their friends around them clapped. John and Trish turned to them with a smile. There were more superstars and divas that had witnessed the proposal. They were standing on the ramp.