A little while later, Dean woke up and looked down at his still sleeping wife. He needed to get up to get ready for the show, but he hated to disturb her slumber. After all, Chrissy needed all the rest she could get since she was pregnant now. A smile lit up his face as he rubbed her stomach again at the mere thought of his impending fatherhood. The blonde brushed her hair back from her face before attempting to stand. 'Shit. How do I do this without waking her?' he thought before hearing the locker room door open.
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Roman walked in to check on Dean and make sure that he was in the right head space for their tag team match that night. He also wanted to be sure that Chrissy got in safe as well. The Samoan looked over to the sofa and saw Chrissy sleeping with her head on the blonde's lap and a very conflicted look on Dean's face.
"What's wrong?" Roman asked. "Trying to figure out how to get up without waking her up. She's totally exhausted." Dean replied. "Pick her up and I'll put one of your hoodies down as a pillow. That shouldn't disturb her too much." the older man suggested. The blonde nodded and pulled his sleeping wife into his arms before standing up. Chrissy shifted a little and mumbled something unintelligible before settling back into his warm body. Roman grabbed a couple of hoodies from the younger man's bag before bunching one up into a makeshift pillow. Dean laid her down and then he took the other one from his brother and used it to prop her healing shoulder up.
"Thanks bro." Dean said as he knelt next to the couch and brushed her hair back and rubbed her stomach really quick. He kissed her forehead and started pulling his ring gear out. Roman watched the younger man with her and a knowing smile crossed his face. The blonde turned around to see the Samoan smiling like an idiot. "What's up with you?" Dean asked. "How far along is she?" Roman responded with a question of his own. The blonde's jaw dropped a little and it took a bit for him to stutter out "How did you know?" "I'm a father myself, so I've had that reaction before." the older man replied. "Shit. Chrissy wanted to keep it a secret for a while until we know everything is fine. She's gonna be pissed." Dean grumbled. "Relax, I'm not gonna tell anyone. I won't even tell her I know if you don't want." Roman assured him. "Please don't. She's only three weeks along, so it's really early." the younger man said. "Don't worry about it." the Samoan told him before letting the blonde get changed.
Dean stepped out of the bathroom and looked at his sleeping wife. He didn't want to, but he needed to wake her up soon since he was in the opening segment and didn't want her to wake up alone. Roman ducked out of the room to give them some privacy and stood outside to make sure they weren't disturbed.
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"Chrissy.. Darlin', it's time to wake up." Dean murmured as he brushed her hair back and kissed her lips gently. Her eyes opened slowly and she let out a soft whimper. "I know, but I need to leave in a minute since Joe and I are opening the show and I didn't want you to wake up by yourself." the blonde said. "Thank you baby. That was so sweet of you." Chrissy said as she tried to sit up. He reached his hand out and pulled her up so that she didn't strain too hard. "I need to talk to Stephanie anyways." the brunette added. "About what?" Dean asked. "Lightening my work load. I want to be as stress-free as possible with this pregnancy, especially since we have all those other things working against us." she replied. "Good idea. I'll walk you to her office." the blonde said before giving her a kiss. The brunette stood up and he put his arm around her waist as they walked out the door and to Stephanie's office. Dean gave his wife one last kiss before leaving to go to the curtain area. Chrissy knocked in the door and was immediately summoned inside.
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"Chrissy, I wasn't expecting to see you. How are you healing up?" Stephanie asked as she guided the younger woman to a seat. "I'm doing better than expected, so I decided to surprise Jon." Chrissy replied. "Thank God you did. We were really starting to worry about him." the older woman told her. "You too, huh? I got calls from both Colby and Joe within fifteen minutes of each other, which made me decide to come out." the younger brunette responded. "Hopefully he'll do much better with you around now. Is there something I can do for you?" Stephanie asked. "There is. I got some news from my doctor this morning and the end result is I need to cut back on how much I'm working for a while, to reduce stress." Chrissy replied. The older brunette got a sad look on her face and responded "Of course, we'll do whatever you need. Does it have to do with your assault?" "No. I don't want this to get around just yet, but I'm three weeks pregnant. They said I shouldn't have any ill effects from what happened, but less stress would help." the younger woman said. "That's amazing! Anything you need us to help out with, you just ask. Does Jon know?" Stephanie quizzed. "Yeah, he's ecstatic." Chrissy said with a smile.
"I have an idea. How about since those boys only seem to listen to you when it comes to medical advice, you become their unofficial personal medic. We'll provide any supplies you need as long as you make sure they're taken care of. They really worry me sometimes." Stephanie suggested. "You mean the four morons? Why not, I really already am." Chrissy agreed. "Thank you so much. Is there anything else you need?" the older woman responded gratefully. "I'm good otherwise." the younger brunette replied. "Oh, if you need any pregnancy advice, don't hesitate to ask. I think I've had pretty much every symptom in the book." Stephanie offered. Chrissy nodded and said "I really appreciate that. I'll definitely have to take you up on that."
The two women's conversation was interrupted by Hunter and Seth coming in the room. They had obviously just finished the opening segment with Roman and Dean, which meant Chrissy could go lay back down. "Colby, could you walk back with me to Jon's locker room please?" she asked. "Sure." the two-toned man said. Chrissy stood up, and after exchanging some parting words with Stephanie and Hunter, walked out of the office with Seth.
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Seth and Chrissy made it to Dean's locker room and went inside, but it was empty. "He had to talk over the match some more with Joe, so I can stay if you don't wanna be alone." the older man offered. "Please.." she whispered. "No problem. Besides, I owe you." the two-toned man said as he helped her get comfortable in the couch. "No, you don't. If anything, I owe you. We've never been good friends, but you swallowed your pride and called to tell me how poorly Jon was doing. Granted, he's your brother, but that still took a lot of character on your part. I appreciate it more than you'll ever know." Chrissy responded. Seth shook his head and said "You're welcome."
Chrissy yawned and rested her head on Seth's shoulder, which startled the other man. He was really surprised that she was leaning on him like this. Upon realizing that she was already asleep, the two-toned man grabbed the hoodie that was still on the end of the couch and managed to cover her up. Seth put his arm around her and made sure she was comfortable while waiting for Dean to return.
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After Dean and Roman's match was over, the blonde returned to his locker room to find his wife sleeping on Seth. He was relieved to see that she was finally comfortable with his brother now, especially after her recent trauma. "How long has she been out?" the blonde asked. "A while. Pretty much since we left Stephanie's office." the two-toned man replied. "I'll shower and then get her out of your hair." Dean told him as he grabbed a towel. "Take your time." Seth said. The blonde leaned over to kiss her head before going into the shower.
Dean showered and dressed quickly before heading back to his wife. "Go ahead and get cleaned up. We'll wait for you." he told Seth. The younger man nodded as the blonde picked Chrissy up from the couch. Seth made sure she was covered up and watched the young couple leave the room before heading back to his own locker room.
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Dean stepped onboard the bus with Chrissy held tightly to him. Roman opened the bedroom door and closed it behind them once they were inside. The blonde laid her down on the comfortable bed and stripped his jeans and jacket off before joining her under the covers. He bundled them underneath the warm blankets and nuzzled her neck, which woke her up.
"I talked to Stephanie." Chrissy mumbled sleepily. "Colby told me. What did she say?" Dean asked. "Say hello to y'alls unofficial personal medic." was her response. "Seriously? Even Orton and Cena don't have that." he questioned in disbelief. "Her exact words were that since y'all seem to only listen to me, it makes sense. They'll provide all the supplies I need and I only have to worry about you four. Not that I don't already, but it'll be my job now and it'll be much less stress on the baby." Chrissy explained. "I owe her a huge thank you. Now, go back to sleep. My baby needs you to rest." Dean said. "Okay. I love you baby." the brunette mumbled tiredly. "I love you too darlin'." he responded right before the couple fell into a deep slumber.
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Thank you so much for 50 favorites and for the amazing response to the last update.
Special thanks to AeonBlue for helping me through a crisis which delayed this chapter getting written.
