This had to be a dream, I was going to wake up and Jeff wouldn't be kneeling in front of me with a three carat diamond ring asking me to marry him.
"Mel"
I snapped out of my thoughts when I heard my name. It was real, I looked at Jeff with tears in my eyes.
"Yes" I said "Yes I will marry you"
Jeff got up and picked me up in his arms and swung me around
"I love you baby" he said as he put me down and placed the ring on my finger. I just stared at the piece of jewelry on my finger, not so long ago I had it in my mind that I would be without Jeff in my life but now I would be with him forever.
A few days later…..
John took a seat on the back patio of his house with a cold beer in hand. He took a few sips and the placed the bottle on the table. He took his phone out of his pocket and began scrolling through his twitter feed. It was mostly the same, tweets from his fans, the haters and his co-workers, but one tweet caught his eye.
MelanieWWE: Someone special asked me to marry him and I said YES! The tweet also included a picture of Melanie's hand with her engagement ring.
John let out a breath. He knew the day everything came out he had lost her, and not being able to talk to her due to his probation punishment made it worst. Now seeing that she was engaged, well it really hurt. He put his phone down and picked up his beer and took a long sip, then threw the bottle across the yard, it smashed into the fence and broke into a million pieces.
Three days later….Monday Night Raw
The response about our engagement from our family, friends, co-workers and fans were overwhelmingly amazing and greatly appreciated. It felt good to finally be happy and another great thing was that since Jeff asked me to marry him the nightmares had stopped.
'So have the two of you set a date yet" Finn asked
I looked over at Jeff who was sitting next to me on the couch in the locker room.
"Well" Jeff said "Yes"
Finn looked at us "so are the two of you goofy grinners going to tell me when it is"
I laughed at Finn's comment. "We are getting married on New Years Eve" I said
"That is six months away" Finn said
"Yes it is" Jeff said with a smile
"Isn't that pretty quick" Finn asked
"No" I said as I looked over at Jeff and nodded to him. He looked at me weird, and I tilted my head toward Finn.
"Um, Finn" said Jeff "would you be my best man"
"Really" Finn asked surprisingly.
"Really" said Jeff "we have been through a lot together, and there is no one else I would want standing up there with me on that day"
"Besides Melanie" Finn quipped
We all laughed "Yes besides Melanie" Jeff said
"Yes, absolutely" Finn said "it would be an honor"
"Thank you" Jeff said as the two got up to hug each other.
There was a knock on the door, I got up to answer it. Shawna, Stephanie's assistant was at the door.
'Hey Melanie" said Shawna "Stephanie would like to see you and Jeff"
'Okay" I said to her then turned to Jeff "Stephanie wants to see us"
He nodded and walked out the door with me, we followed Shawna to Stephanie's office. She knocked and opened the door when Stephanie said come in. Stephanie stood up when we entered. "Please take a seat" she said
Jeff and I sat down and looked at each other.
"First off" Stephanie began " I would like to congratulate you both on your engagement"
"Thank you" Jeff and I said
Stephanie nodded and smiled and then continued "well I asked the two of you to come in for a few reasons" she said as she looked at me.
"Melanie I have heard you have been doing better"
"Yes" I said "the nightmares have finally disappeared"
'That is great" said Stephanie
"It is" I said
"How would you feel about coming back full time" she asked
'I have been waiting two months for you to say that" I said
Stephanie laughed 'well then consider yourself a full time employee again"
"Thank you so much" I said with a smile
She nodded and then her face turned serious. "So unfortunately I have some not so great news, My dad has taken John off probation which means the no contact order has been lifted"
I looked at Jeff who had concern written all over his face, my stomach dropped, I knew eventually this would happen but not this soon.
"Paul and I do not agree with this decision" she continued "we believe it is too soon"
"It is too soon" Jeff snapped "I know he is the poster boy around here but this deserves more then two months"
"I agree" said Stephanie "but unfortunately my father's decision is final"
Jeff sighed, this was not what he wanted to hear.
"What if I talk to John" I said "get everything out in the open"
"No" Jeff practically yelled "I don't want him near you"
"It may be a good idea" said Stephanie
"What if we both talk to him" I said
"I may end up tearing his head off" Jeff said
"Then what if I sit in" said Stephanie
Jeff looked from Stephanie to me and then back to Stephanie
"No" he said "he doesn't deserve the time to explain himself"
I looked at Stephanie and then looked down, its not that I really wanted to talk to John but I thought it would be better to nip things in the butt now, get everything out in the open, let John know where I stood and maybe for me to fully understand why he did what he did.
'Okay then" I said "is there anything else" I asked Stephanie
"No" she said quietly "you may go"
I nodded and thanked Stephanie and got up out of my chair, Jeff followed and we left the office. I walked a little ahead of Jeff as we made our way back to the locker room.
"Mel, wait" Jeff said as he gently grabbed my elbow as I was about to approach our door.
"What" I said quietly as I turned to face him
"I just want to make sure you understand why I said no to talking to John"
"Um because you don't want me near him and he doesn't deserve the time to explain himself" I said annoyed "you made yourself perfectly clear in Stephanie's office"
Jeff didn't get a chance to respond as Finn came running out of the locker room.
"Jeff, Mel, get in here, you need to see this" Jeff and I hurried into the locker room not sure as to why. Braun, Randy, Roman and Seth were also in there starring at the TV screen. I didn't even realize that the show had started. On the screen was John.
"Part of my punishment was a no contact order with Melanie Callahan" John was saying to the crowd. "The woman who was one of my best friends, the woman I would walk through fire for, but because of my mistakes I no longer have in my life.
I heard Jeff sigh with annoyance behind me.
"So with that said" John continued "Despite my punishment being lifted, I will continue with it because Melanie didn't deserve what I did to her and I don't deserve her.
The crowd gasped with surprise.
"Melanie" said John " if you are listening back there, please know I never meant to hurt you, I only wanted a chance to be with one of the most wonderful women in the world"
Tears began to form in John's eyes but he continued. "You are an amazingly special person and all who know you knows that, I was lucky enough to be one of those people" John paused and looked around the arena "I do love you Melanie and I always will, you have my heart forever but you no longer have to worry about me, Goodbye Melanie"
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