Chapter 20 – Thoughts of Marriage?

"I'm so happy we only have about a two-hour drive to Tucson," Colby said as he and Mercedes were in their rental car on the way to Tucson, Arizona for the SmackDown tapings.

"I could drive if you want," Mercedes said.

"No, I want to live," Colby joked.

"I am not a bad driver, you jackass," Mercedes said, lightly hitting him multiple times.

"Hey, hey," He said, grabbing onto her hands. "Save that feisty attitude for when we get to the hotel." He winked.

"Yes, we do have to celebrate my win for the Women's Championship."

Colby chuckled. "There is a lot to celebrate in the coming days," He said. "A lot of one-month anniversary dates."

"You are so cute about remembering on those dates after one month. I think your womanly side is coming out," Mercedes joked as well as laughed.

Colby chuckled. "Whatever you say so, beautiful."

Mercedes smiled. She quickly leaned over and kissed him on the cheek.

Colby smiled. "Have you ever thought about getting married some day?"

Mercedes looked at him. "In general that is!" He quickly added.

"Yeah, I have thought of getting married someday. I have gotten to where I want to be for my career: WWE. I started off in NXT. I made an impact there. I was NXT Women's Champion. I was in the first women's 30-Minute Iron match in NXT. I debuted on the main roster. I was a fan favorite from the start. I had my first WrestleMania moment with two of my best friends. I am WWE Women's Champion. And I met a wonderful man in the process of it all."

Colby smiled, looking over at her. She smiled back at him. "I have accomplished a lot in the last few years for my career. I want to do more, of course. But I'd love to get married someday. Maybe even have some babies."

Colby chuckled.

"What about you? Would you want to get married one day? Try to make it to the alter?"

Mercedes realized what she said last. "Crap! I'm sorry, Colby! I wasn't…"

"…It's all right, baby," Colby interrupted, smiling. "Yeah, I honestly do want to get married someday. And maybe kids as well. I love kids. I love seeing my friends with their kids too. I love Kevin's kids. I also love Joe's little girl."

"Yes, Joelle is such a beautiful little girl. And Joe adores her so much."

"That's what I father should be like. If he is married, he should adore his wife and he should adore their children. Some marriages might go to crap, but I hope mothers and fathers still adore their children."

"I agree," Mercedes said. "I hope Becky and Fergal have some. I think they would be great parents and have super cute Irish babies."

Colby laughed. "Yeah, I can image them too. Fergal seems to really love Kevin's kids."

"What's not to love about them. They are so sweet and well mannered."

"Yes, they are."

Mercedes nodded her head. Her phone went off, alerting her to a text message. She looked to see who it was from.

Colby smiled as he drove. His focus on the road, but a few thoughts on his mind. He had marriage with Mercedes on his mind. He was seriously in love with Mercedes and he didn't care about only being together for nearly a month. He felt she had changed him in some way. He loved to be with her and he wanted to be with her for a long time.

The next day, after getting settled into the locker room at Tucson Convention Center for the tapings of SmackDown later that night, Colby went looking for Kevin. He was the only specific person he seriously needed to talk to.

"Hey Kevin," Colby said when he found his friend outside the catering room.

"Hey," Kevin said. He was talking with Fergal.

"Hey," He said. "Hey Fergal."

"Hey," Fergal said.

"Enjoying being with your fiancée?"

"Loving it," Fergal smiled. "We were talking dates to get married on the way to Tucson last night. We have officially decided to get married in Ireland. Then we'll have a wedding reception here for all our friends."

"Great. I look forward to that."

"Thanks."

"Can I borrow Kevin for a bit?"

"Yeah," Fergal said. "I'll go bug Rami and Ashley."

"Rami and Ashley?" Colby asked. "Are those two back on?"

"Yes," Kevin said.

"Good for them."

"Yes, I'll catch you both later," Fergal said. He walked into catering.

"What's going on?" Kevin asked.

"Not here," Colby said.

Kevin nodded.

The two walked to where they would have a little privacy.

"What's going on with you?" Kevin asked once they were away from people.

"I want to ask Mercedes to marry me!" Colby admitted.

"Are you for real?" Kevin asked, shocked.

"Yeah, I am."

"Wow. After only nearly a month?"

"Yes," Colby admitted with a smile. "I don't know what it is, Kevin. But somehow I feel Mercedes has changed me in some way."

Kevin nodded his way. "I know the feeling. I had that with Karina. That was love. Now here she and I are a few years later, happily married with two kids. I love her as much as I did the first time I told her. I say go for it, man."

Colby smiled. "Yeah, I came to talk to you, because you really pushed me not to walk away from Mercedes. I seriously love her, Kev. I love her more than I did Leighla and Zahra."

"Just forget about those two! Focus on Mercedes. She loves you just as much you love her. I see the way she looks at you and interacts with you. I overhear her talking to people and she smiles so much when she is talking about you."

Colby smiled. "I feel the same."

Kevin nodded his head. "The heart wants what it wants and your heart wants to propose to Mercedes. Go for it. You two don't have to get married right away. You can be engaged for a year or whatever. Just go for it!"

Colby's smile widened. "Thanks, Kev."

"Anytime."