Daddy's Birthday
July 27th 2002
"Shh... Daddy wants to have a bit of a sleep in." I told Makennah. She nodded and hugged me tightly.
"When can we wake him up?" She asked.
"How about we wait until he wakes up?" I said. She nodded and smiled.
"Good one Mommy!" She said. I smiled and Makennah kissed me.
"Can we get another Puppy?" She asked me.
"Can you worry about Bluto? We've only had him for seven months!" I said.
"Mommy, Bluto needs a friend! I promise to take care of both Puppies!" She said.
"No honey, you've got Bluto, you don't need another Puppy. What did you get Daddy for his birthday?" I asked.
"Uncle Shane helped pick it out with me. He said Daddy is gonna love it." Makennah said. I opened the present bag and saw a t-shirt.
"That's really thoughtful of you Princess. Did you pay Uncle Shane back?" I asked.
"Uh oh's, I forgot." She said.
"All right, you have to pay him back when he comes over next all right?" I said. Makennah nodded and hugged me tightly.
"When is Daddy gonna wake up? I wanna give him my present!" Makennah whined. She had gotten dressed up ready for lunch and if Paul slept in any more, he was going to sleep through our reservations.
"Go wake him up and tell him he is going to miss out on lunch." I said. Makennah nodded and ran upstairs. I sat on the lounge and fidgeted with my new dress. I knew Paul wasn't going to notice it, he hadn't noticed anything new about me lately. He always wanted to have sex. I knew that being away from me and Makennah was difficult but now he was kind of upsetting me.
"Yes Makennah, I love your shirt. Thank you very much. Baby, you ready to go to the restaurant?" Paul asked, walking down the stairs. I nodded and stood up.
"Makennah is Bluto outside?" I asked. Makennah nodded and ran down to the car.
"What's up with you Steph?" Paul asked.
"Nothing is wrong with me. Happy birthday baby," I said, leaning over and kissing his cheek. Paul ran his hand down my back and smiled.
"I'm neglecting you again aren't I? Dammit, even after we had our talk last week." Paul said while we were in the car.
"It's all right Paul, I understand." I said.
"No, it isn't all right. I don't appreciate all the things you do for me. You do my washing when I'm off the road, you're raising our daughter, you dress up to impress me and let me tell you it does impress me. I love your new dress." Paul said. I smiled and placed my hand on his thigh.
"That's all I need to hear every once in a while. I love you baby." I said. Paul smiled as we pulled into the restaurant.
"Auntie Rissa is here!" Makennah cried, running over to Marissa. Marissa lifted her up and hugged her tightly. Paul's fingers interlaced in mine and he pulled me closer to him.
"You look beautiful." He whispered in my ear. I blushed and smiled.
"Thank you, you don't look so bad yourself." I said. Paul smiled and rolled his eyes. We went over to the table and sat down. Marissa, Shane and Makennah joined us.
"Where are Mom and Dad?" I asked. Shane shrugged and Paul looked over at the door.
"Uncle Paul!" Neysa yelled, running towards us. Paul grinned as his niece jumped into his arms. His nephew Peter was next and he sat next to Paul. Then in came his parents, Paul Senior and Pat, and his sister, Lynn and her husband Gordon.
"Hi guys!" I smiled. Lynn smiled back at me and I saw Makennah look around confused. She had met them once a while ago but I knew she had forgotten who they were. She frowned at Neysa, who was sitting on Paul's lap and then she came over to me. I lifted her up and she sat on my lap.
"Who's dat?" She asked, pointing to Neysa. Neysa looked over at her and scowled.
"Honey, that's your cousin. You've gotta be friendly." I said warningly. Makennah walked back around the table and Marissa lifted her up.
The lunch was very awkward with all of Paul's family there. I knew he was happy but my family felt kind of out of place. I knew Makennah felt extremely out of place. Every time Neysa would go sit in her own chair, Makennah would creep up to Paul. Neysa would spot her though and move right back to Paul's lap.
"Daddy, I want a cuddle!" Makennah cried. Paul stared at her and frowned. Makennah started crying and I walked over to her. I lifted her up and brought back over to my seat.
"Baby, you're very tired. Have a nap here on my lap." I murmured. Makennah gripped my dress and I took Paul's jacket from the back of his chair. I wrapped it around Makennah and she loosened her grip on my dress. I rubbed her back soothingly and looked over at Paul. He was staring at her sadly and I smiled softly.
"She'll be fine." I said. Paul nodded and then he lifted Neysa off of his lap.
"Put her here." Paul said. I lifted her onto Paul's lap and he wrapped his arms around her.
"I would like to propose a toast to Paul." Dad said, standing up. I smiled and grabbed my glass.
"Now, I know I was against your relationship in the start but ever since you found out about Makennah, you have been so supportive and I appreciate that. All my daughter and granddaughter needed was stability and you Paul, have provided them that. I am so proud to call you my future son-in-law." Dad said. Everyone clapped and I smiled at Paul. He pulled my chair closer to his and wrapped his arm around my back.
"I love you." He whispered.
"Love you too honey." I said.
Shane and Marissa offered to take Makennah for the night, so Paul and I were going out to see a movie.
"We never get to go out anymore." I said, as we walked into the cinema. Paul nodded and grinned.
"I think lately, we've been worried more about Makennah than our relationship. We've got to worry about our relationship too." Paul said. I nodded and we sat down. He lifted the arm rest between us and pulled me closer to him. I smiled and looked up at him. I lifted up and kissed his neck.
"When you look at your future, do you see me in it?" I asked.
"I definitely do, you and Makennah will forever be in my life. Along with the other babies we make." Paul said. I grinned and laughed.
"I love you so much." I whispered, pressing my lips against his.
"I love you even more." Paul argued. I smiled and kissed him again.
"If you say so Paul," I said, settling down to watch the movie.
When we got home that night, I went to the bathroom and got in a shower. Halfway through my shower, Paul came in and sat on the counter.
"Baby, do you think your Dad would let me switch and do the Smackdown house shows with you?" Paul asked.
"Probably not Paul, I mean, you are exclusive to Raw. It would just seem weird if Raw's champ showed up at Smackdown's house shows. Besides, I would screw you over all the time." I said.
"Yeah, but house shows don't have to follow the storylines. Because, I'm not going to see either you or Makennah much and I want to.
"We are still going to the shows on Monday nights. Dad wants me to be there because most meetings happen there." I said.
"Oh, are you? Well, I suppose that is okay then. He told me that you weren't." Paul said. I smiled and got out of the shower.
"Dad sometimes lies to get people pissed off. He thinks that you somehow perform better." I said. Paul smiled and took his shirt off.
"Would he get mad if I said something about us on live television?" He asked. I nodded and raised my eyebrow.
"So would I so don't you dare Paul Michael Levesque Junior!" I said. He laughed and got in the shower.
"All right, but if it slips out, it is definitely not my fault." He said. I just smiled and continued drying out my hair.
"When is Makennah coming back?" Paul asked.
"Makennah is coming back tomorrow morning, before we leave to go to Texas. I'll wake you up early tomorrow." I said. Paul nodded and we lay down in the bed.
"That would be wonderful, thank you honey." Paul said. I smiled and nodded my head.
"I'm going to sleep now. Love you baby." Paul said. I yawned and rested my head against his chest.
"Night Paul, love you too." I said. I closed my eyes and went off to sleep.