Career Choices…With Dad
Chapter 26
The room was dark when Lily unlocked the door. She figured John was sleeping so she quietly closed it behind her and placed her keys and purse on the table. She slipped her sneakers off and padded across the floor in her socks, draping her jacket over the couch as she made her way to the bedroom.
From where she could see the bed was empty, a small strip of light streaming from underneath the bathroom door. Lily smiled and dropped her suitcase by the dresser and pulled out her pajamas, quickly changing into them and moving toward the bed. She was clad in a simple lime-green tank top and matching black and lime-green bottoms. She had a feeling John was waiting for her to say something so she moved toward the bed, seeing a scatter of what looked like flower petals on the comforter.
"Oh John," she whispered with a smile, following the trail to her pillow. There was another scatter of petals, along with a small box on the pillow. She could not really see what it was until she picked it up.
The smile widened as Lily opened the box, a diamond ring glittering in the moonlight streaming in from the window. There was a creek as the bathroom door opened and she looked up at see John leaning against the frame, a smirk on his face.
"John," she whispered.
He grinned and she rushed into his arms happily, kissing him passionately, "So it's a yes?"
"You never asked the question," she smiled between kisses.
John chuckled and got down on one knee, resting his hands on her hips, his eyes locked with hers. Lily blinked as tears of joy sprung to her eyes and waited.
"Lily Marie Jacobs, we've been through a hell of a lot but I love you with my heart and soul. I want to spend the rest of my life with you. Will you marry me?"
"Yes," she nodded, stifling a sob. She knelt down in front of John, wrapping her arms around his neck and kissing him again. John laughed and she drew away, letting him slip the ring on her finger. "I was sort of expecting this, but then again, it comes as a shock."
John laughed, picking her up easily, her legs wrapped around his waist. He kissed her, placing her on the bed gently. Lily grinned, slipping her hands under his white beater, running her hands over his chiseled abdomen. John kissed down her neck as she relaxed beneath him, his fingers tracing design on her soft skin.
"This isn't the only thing we'll be celebrating," Lily smiled, tugging at his boxers.
"What else is there?"
"My title win."
"Of course," John breathed against her neck, nipping her shoulder playfully.
Lily giggled and pulled him down to her, her night filled with excitement and bliss as they celebrated their new engagement.
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"Lily! You're back!" Randy beamed, scooping Lily into a hug as she made her way toward the Diva's locker room.
"Hi, Randy," she smiled as he placed her back on her feet.
"What's the occasion? You and Dave not working out or what?" he asked eagerly, his face alight like a young boy.
Lily laughed and shook her head, "Actually, Dave and I broke up about a month ago. I wanted to tell you but I didn't know where you were. John and I are back together, and engaged."
Randy looked stunned and took her left hand in his, studying the ring, "Congratulations, I kept telling him you two were made for each other."
Lily blushed and shrugged, "I guess so. Oh, and I'm back on Raw, I'm challenging Mickie James for the title tonight. If I win, my contract is final and if I lose I go back to SmackDown, but I intend not to lose."
"Well, I wish you luck, and I better be invited to the wedding," Randy winked.
"You're the best man!"
"I thought John was the best man, but you know, I don't mind taking you off his hands," Randy laughed, wiggling his eyebrows at her.
Lily shook her head with a smile, "No, I mean you'll be the best man at the wedding."
"I know, I was just joking," he chuckled. "Hey, good luck and congrats!"
"Thanks, I'll see you later," Lily waved and moved into the locker room to get changed.
The room was empty when Lily walked in so she unzipped her bag and grabbed her ring attire. She quickly changed, pulling on her shiny black boots before focusing on her hair. Since it was such a crucial match that the WWE had been advertising for almost a month she decided to do something different with her hair. She pulled it back from her face, clipping it with a black clip she'd found in her bag. When that was done she let her long locks drape over her should and curled it, letting the short strands around her face stay straight.
"Looks good enough," she shrugged, glancing over her figure before leaving the room to find Vince.
He was sitting casually in his office, the door swung open as Jonathan Coachman scurried in and out doing the things Vince told him to. Lily knocked on the frame of the door, distracting Vince from the monitor he was watching as the broadcast began. He looked up and smiled, beckoning her to come in.
"Miss Jacobs, time to renew your Raw contract," he said as Lily sat down beside the TV screen.
"Won't I be signing it after the match?" she asked curiously.
"Well, we sign the official one now and there's an unofficial one we use for television just in case. After the match, whether you win or lose, you'll still be on Raw," Vince explained.
Lily nodded and took the pen from Vince's jacket pocket. The contract she was to sign was already out for her so she scribbled her signature and stood up.
"I see you have a new piece of jewelry to show off," Vince noted, seeing the ring on Lily's finger.
"Oh, yes, John proposed a few nights ago," Lily blushed.
"Congratulations, I'll see you after your match."
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The butterflies kicked up in Lily's stomach as she waited behind the curtain for her music to hit. When the chord struck and the roar of the crowd greeted her ears she took a deep breath and strode onto the ramp, a smile gracing her face.
"This match is scheduled for one fall, and it is for the WWE Women's Championship. Introducing first, the challenger, from the deepest circle of Hell and the daughter of Kane, PHOENIX!
Lily threw her arms up, her hands signaling rock on before she brought them down, setting the ring post aflame. She climbed up to the top turnbuckle and signaled rock on again as her music stopped and Mickie's began.
"And her opponent, from Richmond, Virginia, she is the current Women's Champion, Mickie James!"
Mickie slid into the ring and jumped onto the turnbuckle as Lily waited. She yelled, holding up her title before jumping down and glaring at Lily. The ref, Mike Cioda, took the championship from Mickie, holding it in front of Lily's face. Lily stared at it, almost tasting the victory. She smirked and Mike signaled for the bell.
"Let's go!" Mickie screamed and the two locked up in the middle of the ring.
Lily growled, pushing her into the corner. Mike pulled her off and told her to keep it clean, but Lily ignored him, ramming her shoulder into Mickie's stomach. As she doubled over in pain Lily pulled her into the middle of the ring, hitting her with a Face Buster.
"Come on Mickie, fight back!" she yelled, her blood boiling as the crowd roared, feeding her adrenaline.
Mickie slowly go to her feet only to be speared back to the mat as Lily punched her. Mike began to count, forcing Lily to stop and glare at him her eyes flashing in annoyance.
"Let's go Phoenix, keep it clean, open hands," he said waving his hand in her face.
"I get it," Lily snapped.
Mike backed off and Mickie crawled over to Lily, her hands groping for something to help her stand. Lily grabbed a handful of her hair and pulled he to her feet, hitting her with a neck breaker to wear her down.
"Wait," Mickie pleaded ad Lily went to pull her up again.
"No thanks," Lily replied, lifting Mickie to her feet and Irish whipping her across the ring.
Lily charged, getting low to ram her in the stomach but was caught with a boot to the face. She fell backwards, clutching her face and Mickie grinned, picking Lily up and hitting a sidewalk slam. Lily groaned at the impact her back had on the mat and rolled onto tall fours, knowing Mickie was going into her winning routine. As she yelled, signaling the tornado DDT Lily crumpled to the mat, catching Mickie off guard. She rolled her up for the first near fall of the match and instantly went on the offensive.
"Lily, open chops," Mike reminded her as she reared back and smacked Mickie across the chest.
"Mike, I got it!" she snapped again, chopping Mickie three more times.
Lily let Mickie fall to her knees, rolling her up for another near fall. She knew she had to make the match a bit more interesting, so she picked Mickie up, throwing her over her shoulder and hitting a modified Samoan drop. For extra measure she rolled Mickie up again to no avail.
"Almost there," Lily taunted, picking Mickie up again. She set her up for a Tombstone but Mickie fought out of it, rolling Lily up for a near fall.
"Look who laughing now," Mickie teased as Lily got to her feet.
"I am," she grinned and grabbed her throat.
Mickie began to fight and plead but Lily lifted her up, the camera's flashing for a split second, before she brought her down, completing the Chokeslam. The crowd went wild as Lily fell on Mickie for the cover. She nodded with each count, the smile on her face as Mike counted three and rung the bell.
"Your winner and new Women's Champion, PHOENIX!"
Lily stumbled to her feet, taking the championship from Mike and holding it up high. He held her wrist in victory as Lily sank to her knees, kissing the belt. She looked up just as john rushed down the ramp, scooping her into his arms and kissing her happily. She wrapped her legs around his waist and held the belt up high, kissing John as the camera's went crazy around them.
Mr. McMahon's music hit and the Chairman made his way down the ramp, a microphone and a clip board in each of his hands. John placed Lily back on her feet as Vince climbed into the ring, his face set.
"Congratulations on the win, Phoenix," Vince said flatly. "Now it's time to sign your contract."
Lily nodded and Lillian handed her a mic, "Thanks Vince, I'm glad to be back." With that she scribbled her name once again, the crowd going wild as she handed the clipboard back to her boss.
"Welcome to Raw," Vince shook her hand and handed his mic off to Todd Grisham, who was waiting for an interview in the middle of the ring.
Lily turned to him with slight surprise and smiled gracefully, "Hello Todd."
"Phoenix, what win, just one question. Now that you're on Raw again and the leader of the Women's Division, what are you going to do next?"
Lily laughed and kissed John, her blue eyes bright as she gazed into the camera, "I'm going to celebrate."
THE END!!!!
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Hope you all enjoyed the story and I hope the ending was adequate enough. I think I covered everything…tied it up right. No there will not be a sequel, I'm terrible at trilogies. This is where the fun stops. Thank you all for being so faithful to this story and I'm glad you liked it so much!
Sadie