Chapter 9
After Shane and Bella left for the night, Matt pulled Angelina close to him and kissed her as passionately as he could. Angelina was a little surprised as to how affectionate Matt was being. But she knew not to question him as he usually had a good reason for being that way.
"You're in a very good mood tonight." Angelina managed to say in between kisses.
"I want to ask you something and I want an honest answer." Matt stated.
"Ok." Angelina responded.
"I know that we have only been together for a few weeks, but with Shane and Bella having a baby already I can't help but want to feel the same happiness Shane feels. It's not that I'm jealous, it's just that I am getting older and I really want to have a family and I can't think of anyone else that I want to start a family with than you." Matt stated.
"I don't know what to say. No one has ever said that to me before." Angelina responded. "I want to have a family and I'll admit that day you were at the clinic I could see myself having a family with you. But we've only been together a few weeks. I need a little more time than that."
"I understand. I'm just glad that we both can see us having a family." Matt stated before he kissed her.
The next day, Angelina and Matt had slept in until the door bell rang. Matt rolled over and tried to ignore the sounds. Angelina got up, grabbed one of Matt's shirts and a pair of shorts before heading downstairs to see who was at the door. Neither of them were expecting anyone over until later that evening.
"Angelina?" Jeff asked.
"Hey Jeff. What are you doing here so early?" Angelina answered.
"It's noon." Jeff responded.
"Oh. Oops." Angelina stated.
"Where's Matt?" Jeff asked coming into the kitchen.
"Sleeping." Angelina stated.
"Could ya go get him for me, please?" Jeff asked.
"Yeah, sure." Angelina answered as she headed back upstairs. "Matt. You need to get up."
"Hmmm…no. I want to stay in bed with you and have a repeat of last night." Matt mumbled.
"Uh, yeah… I don't think so. Your brother is downstairs." Angelina responded.
"Ugghh. Great. What does he want so early?" Matt grumbled as he got out of bed and pulled on a pair of shorts.
"I don't know, but it's past noon." Angelina stated as she grabbed some towels and headed towards the mater bathroom.
"Well, I will go get rid of Jeff and I will join you in the shower." Matt responded as he headed downstairs.
After dealing with Jeff, Matt locked the door and headed back upstairs and joined Angelina in the shower. He was glad that he had a large shower and a built in bench seat. After their tryst in the shower, Matt and Angelina dried off and got ready to head into town to get stuff ready for that night's party. Angelina was looking forwards to meeting the rest of Matt's friends and it would also be the first time that Angelina would be meeting Matt and Jeff's dad, Gilbert.
As Matt and Angelina were shopping in town, Angelina's phone went off. It was a text message from none other than Cody Runnels. Angelina was a little shocked and slightly scared by the fact that Cody had gotten her phone number.
Angie, I know that you are probably freaking out from getting this message, but this is the only way I can talk to you. Please respond.
What do you want?
I need to tell you that Randy is planning on coming after you. He want's you back. I know that you are happier with Matt.
I am very happy. Why does he want to do this to me? Didn't he put me through enough pain and heartache?
He's basically lost it. Mentally. He was the one following you in the black car. Ted and I tried to stop him, but he is dead set on getting you back into his life. My advice is to get a restraining order against him as soon as possible.
How do I know that you are not working with him?
You'll just have to trust me. I am taking a few weeks off from RAW and I will be in North Carolina for a promo shoot. Would it be possible to meet up with you and Matt?
Maybe. I will message you after I talk to Matt. Bye.
Ok. Bye.
Angelina finally caught up to Matt who was in the Men's department looking at shirts. He could tell that something was bothering Angelina and became concerned especially after what happened with Randy.
"Is everything ok?" Matt asked.
"Cody text me. He will be in North Carolina in the coming weeks and wants to meet up with us. It has to do with Randy. He also suggested getting a restraining order against him as it was him that was following us that night." Angelina told Matt.
"Ok. We'll meet with Cody and I think he's right. A restraining order is a great idea." Matt agreed as he hugged her.
After they were finished with their shopping trip, Matt and Angelina headed back to the house. Bella and Shane were sitting on the front porch when they pulled up. Angelina hugged her sister and then Shane. Once in the house, Shane and Bella decided to tell Matt and Angelina their big news.
"We have something that we want to tell the both of you." Bella stated.
"Ok. What is it?" Angelina asked.
"We've decided to get married." Shane stated.
"Really?" Matt asked.
"Yeah. We both feel that it's the right thing to do. And if it's possible, we want to get it done this afternoon at city hall." Shane responded. "We want you both to be the witnesses to our marriage."
"Wow. I would be more that happy to be there." Angelina stated as she hugged the both of them again.
"Same here." Matt stated.
After everything was put away, the foursome headed into town and to the city hall. After Shane and Bella were legally married, they headed back to Matt's house to get stuff ready for the party. Shane and Matt got the heavier stuff done while Bella and Angelina worked in the kitchen getting the food and drinks ready.
Once everything was ready, Matt, Angelina, Bella and Shane hung out in the living room and waited for people to arrive. The first ones there were Shannon and Julie followed by Sean (Yuk) and Yum (Tiffany). As the party really started to get underway, Jeff, Beth and Gilbert finally arrived. Angelina and Bella were introduced to everyone they hadn't met yet. Then Matt with ok from Shane and Bella, made an announcement.
"May I have everyone's attention please." Matt stated as everyone stopped doing what they were doing. Gilbert and Angelina, who were talking and getting to know each other were now standing next to Matt. "For those of you who didn't already know, I would like to introduce Angelina Rodriguez, my girlfriend of 7 weeks. Next, I would like to introduce to everyone, Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Shane Helms."
Shane and Bella made their way out to the crowd of people. Everyone congratulated them and the party continued. The party started dwindling down somewhere around 2am. Bella was getting tired and really wanted to go home, but Shane wanted to stick around and help Matt and Angelina cleanup.
"You look tired." Angelina told Bella.
"I am, but we want to help you guys clean up." Bella responded.
"Why don't you go lay down in the spare bedroom. We can handle everything, plus I want you to take good care of my niece or nephew." Angelina stated.
"Thank you." Bella responded as she headed into the guest room while Angelina went back to cleaning up.
"Where's Bella?" Shane asked.
"Laying down. The pregnancy is taking a toll on her physically." Angelina stated.
"Oh ok. Is she going to be ok?" Shane asked.
"Shane, she will be fine. She just needs to get plenty of rest." Angelina told her new brother-in-law.
"Ok. I guess I have a lot to learn about this whole pregnancy thing and becoming a dad." Shane stated.
"Why don't you and Bella come by the hospital on Monday around one and I will take you guys over to the clinic and get her first appointment set up." Angelina responded.
"Sounds good. Thanks." Shane stated. "I think I am going to get Bella and head on home."
"You're not going anywhere. Take the spare room with your wife." Matt stated. "Man, it's going to take some time getting used to saying that."
"I know what you mean." Shane responded. "Thanks."
Once everyone was either in or out for the night, Matt locked up and then joined Angelina upstairs in bed. Angelina was still changing when Matt walked up behind her and started kissing her neck. Angelina was still buzzed and she knew that Matt was drunk, but she didn't care. His warm lips felt good on her bare skin and so she let him continue and soon enough they were laying on the bed with Angelina on top. While Matt and Angelina continued having fun, no one bothered to remember to stop for anything. Once they were both spent, Matt and Angelina collapsed on the bed and fell asleep.
Later that day, everyone started waking up and moving around 2pm. Angelina and Matt finally rolled out of bed and got dressed. Matt headed downstairs and decided that it would be easier to go out to eat than to try and cook something. So once everyone was downstairs, they all headed towards Miller's.
The following week, Angelina was able to get Bella and Shane an appointment with the OB clinic and arranged to have the afternoon off so that she could be there with them. Matt and Angelina had arranged to meet with Cody on Wednesday and the meeting went as well as they had planned.
Cody told them everything that Randy was planning and he even wrote a statement on Angelina's behalf. Matt and Angelina headed to the local court house and were able to get a restraining order placed against Randy for a period of 30 days and after a court date, the judge would decide if a longer restraining order would need to be put in place.
As the weeks went by, Angelina thought more about what Matt had asked of her and she knew that she wanted to have family, but she wasn't sure if she was ready to be a mom. After attending one of Bella's appointments while Shane was on the road, Angelina decided that it was now or never for her and Matt to start trying for a baby.
"Matt, do you remember when you asked me about starting a family a few weeks ago?" Angelina asked one night.
"Yeah. What about it?" Matt answered.
"Do you still feel that way?" Angelina asked.
"Of course. But I respect your wishes and I want you to know that when you are ready I will be too." Matt answered.
"Well, after attending Bella's appointment on Thursday, and hearing the baby's heart beat. I couldn't help but think that maybe it's time for us to start trying." Angelina responded.
"Are you sure?" Matt asked. "I don't want you to do something just because your sister is."
"I am very sure. I want to have a baby with you." Angelina answered.
"Ok. Well why don't we start next week when you are with me in Las Vegas for my comeback show on Smackdown." Matt responded.
"You got the contract?" Angelina asked excitedly.
"Yup. Found out this morning." Matt answered.
"That's wonderful! I think everything is going to work out perfectly." Angelina responded.
The following Sunday Matt and Angelina arrived into Las Vegas around 4pm. As they were walking through the hotel lobby, Matt and Angelina both noticed the wedding chapel. They exchanged looks and continued to the front desk to check in. After finding their room, Angelina started unpacking some stuff that needed to be hung up.
"Were you thinking the same thing I was when we were down in the lobby?" Matt asked.
"About what?" Angelina answered knowing what he meant, but wanted to be sure.
"About the wedding chapel." Matt responded.
"What about it?" Angelina asked.
"Why don't we throw caution into the wind, get a couple of rings and elope tonight?" Matt suggested.
"Are you serious? You want to get married just like that?" Angelina asked.
"I love you more than life itself and that's all the matters. I don't need a huge fancy wedding just to prove to everyone how much I love you." Matt answered.
"I feel the same about you too." Angelina responded.
"Then what's stopping us?" Matt asked waiting to see what Angelina would say.
"Nothing. Nothing is stopping us." Angelina stated. "Let's do it."
