I bet you didn't see this coming. This is the last chapter. It was a great journey for me. I'd like to thank futureWWEDiva2011 for giving me the idea for it, as well as everyone else that stopped by and read it. If you haven't yet, you should hope over and check out my other story "My Happy Ending". I fear that may be coming to a close soon here, as well. So without any future ado, here it is, the finale of "Remember Me"...
Six months went by after Randy and John accepted who Sara was in their past. Randy actually confessed within a matter of weeks that he had crushed on her in high school. She was a little upset that he hadn't said anything, but she understood. She knew that things would have been different if he had said something back then, but she was happy with the ways turned out. She was now the Divas champion, and Randy was the WWE Champion. They would be heading into WrestleMania to defend their titles, accompanying one another to the ring for each others matches. Sara went up against Layla, beating her with ease. Randy's match was another story, though. As Sara stood next to John at ringside, though not quite sure why he had gone out with them, she watched a hard fought match between her boyfriend and Wade Barrett, who had won the Royal Rumble only a couple of months prior.
Sara gasped as Wade went for the "Souvenir Elbow", but cheered when Randy ducked out of it. Moments later, Randy hit the mat. The Viper had coiled and the match would be over soon. The first attempt at an "RKO" was a fail, which only angered the Apex Predator. Wade ducked out of the way and flung Randy into the ring post. As Randy's chest met with the turnbuckle, a very familiar, demented look filled his eyes. Sara and John smirked, knowing exactly what would be coming next. Wade had bounced off the ropes to gain momentum for his next attack, but it would prove fruitless as Randy in turn pulled off a perfect "RKO" seemingly out of no where. Sara walked over to where the title was being held and took it from the time keeper. She slid into the ring as Randy's hand was raised by the referee. She waited for Randy to do his normal pose in the corner of the ring before he walked over to her and took his belt, raising it into the air. He slipped his other arm around Sara's waist, pulling her in for a very passionate kiss. The crowd erupted as John climbed up onto the apron, a microphone in one hand and something else in the other. Sara couldn't quite made out what was in her friend's closed hand.
"Wait here for me, baby," Randy requested before kissing Sara once more and walking over to his best friend, taking each of the items from him. "Hold this for me, buddy?" was heard over the microphone as Randy handed John his title.
John nodded, hopping back off the apron with a grin.
Randy walked back over to Sara, speaking into the microphone. "Sara, I've been in love with you since high school. I waited a long time to say anything, but I couldn't be happier that I finally did. You are beautiful, talented, and you definitely have your dad's mean streak. Which I have to admit, is one of my favorite things about you. These past six months with you have been the best six months of my life, and I want nothing more than to spend the rest of my months with you." He paused, lowering himself down onto one knee. The crowd erupted once more, knowing exactly what was coming next. He opened his hand to reveal a small black box. He opened it, a beautiful diamond ring inside of it. "Sara Ann Williams, would you make me the happiest man in the world and marry me?"
A tear managed to slip down Sara's cheek as she saw her father at the top of the entrance ramp, who nodded at her. She shouldn't have been surprised that Randy had went to her dad first before proposing, but she was. She took the microphone from him, wiping the tear away as she nodded. "Of course I'll marry you, Randy."
Randy grinned, taking the ring from its holder and slipping it onto her finger. After letting the ring box and microphone hit the mat, Randy slipped his arm around Sara's thighs and picked her up. She laughed as she looked down at him from her new position, now a couple feet over his head. Moments later, he let her slide down to where they were face to face. He smiled, "I love you, Sara."
She hugged him tightly, "I love you too, Randy."
They left the ring together, John close behind them, handing Randy his title. The cameras caught a closeup of the ring on Sara's finger. It was nothing like the tiny, obviously fake ring that Daniel Bryan had given AJ Lee nearly a year before. It was just as real as the proposal was. This would be no "RAW wedding". It was the real thing. They met Stone Cold at the top of the ramp, who hugged them both tightly before they all retreated to the backstage area.
Just before reaching the locker room area, where they knew they would have a group of people waiting to congratulate him, Sara stopped Randy, raising her eyebrow. "Did you ask my father permission to take my hand?"
"Did you really think he'd have the guts to propose to you any other way?" John chuckled.
"Good point," Sara laughed just as she was about to be tackled by Zack. Thankfully, she caught him and backed into a wall, rather than falling onto the concrete floor with her best friend.
"Hey Ryder," Randy chuckled, "how about you do me a favor and not kill my fiancee?"
"Sorry," Zack coughed, stepping away from Sara. "I'm just happy for you dudes, is all."
"So, beers tonight?" John raised an eyebrow.
Randy looked over to his future father-in-law. "You in, Steve?"
"Definitely. You should know better than to even ask if I'm up for a few beers," Stone Cold chuckled.
"And this is why I can drink you boys under the table," Sara giggled.
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A few hours later, Randy and Sara were stumbling into their hotel room together. She was covering him with kisses, attempting to remove his clothing. Thankfully, his head was clear enough to stop her and sit her down on the bed.
She looked up at him with a pout, "don't you want me, baby?"
"Of course, Sara..." he swallowed visibly, removing his shoes, then hers before joining on her on the bed. "I just think that we've waited this long, what's a few more months?" He shrugged, "we may as well do it right."
"But we've been together for six months, it's got to have been at least that long for you," she attempted to drunkenly reason with him, leaning over to kiss his neck.
He let out a small moan, biting his lip. "Try never," he whispered.
She pulled away, blinking. "Excuse me?"
"You heard me," he turned to her, smiling.
"Y-you're a virgin? You? How... what... why?" she shook her head in disbelief as she turned to sit back against the pillows, draping her legs across his lap.
He shrugged, "it's not that I haven't had plenty of offers. It just never felt right."
She nodded with a smile. "I guess that I can take that. So it looks like we'll be having a white wedding."
He nodded with a chuckle, "and an honest one, at that."
"Sounds good to me," she held out her arms to him, wanting to cuddle for the night.
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They married five months later in a private ceremony. A few pictures leaked onto the internet, but they shrugged it off. It wasn't like the honeymoon video had mysteriously made it onto the net, like with a few other celebrity couples. Sara continued wrestling until she became pregnant with their first child four years later. They welcomed Jordyn Elizabeth Orton into the world in the spring of 2018. It didn't take very long at all for Randy to have his world revolve around his girls. Sara began joining Randy to ringside again a few months later, and even wrestled occasionally. In the fall of 2020, Randal Keith Orton, Junior was born. Sara wrested occasionally for another year after returning from having her son before fully retiring. In 2025, Sara was inducted into the Hall of Fame, with Jordyn giving one of the most adorable induction speeches in history.
Sara's time had come and she embraced it. She embraced it in the best way possible and she knew that she wouldn't be forgotten. Being forgotten once in her life was more than once for her. Now she would always be remembered.
THE END :'(