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After Madden and I left the OB/GYN to find out we are having a little boy we went to the office downtown to apply for our marriage license so that we can get married in a few weeks. We each presented our spouse's death certificate to prove that neither of us were married anymore due to death and once they saw our documentation they set us up at a computer to fill out an application online giving our information and our family information before we submitted the forms before we talked to a representative to sign paperwork, answer her questions before she presented us with a marriage license which in the state of PA is valid 3 days after applying for it and then valid for 60 days. I never thought I would be getting married again after losing Kate but here I am getting ready to marry Madden in a few weeks.
Once we are home and settled before we tell Amari and Gatsby the news of them having a baby brother Madden takes a nap due to pregnancy exhaustion while I get ready to call my mom to invite her to our wedding and then to call my two best friends Seth and Dean to tell them the news. I pick up the phone to call my mom first. I hit the facetime button under her name and the video starts to pop up as I wait for her to connect. "Joe," she says appearing on the screen.
"Hey, Mom," I say with a smile. "How are you?" I ask.
"I'm doing all right, when do you think you're going to come back to Florida?" she asks. "I miss you."
"I miss you too, Mom but I don't know when I am going to make it back to Florida, I'm kind of busy right now. I even took some time off work to take care of some things I need to do," I say.
"I thought you took time off for your health because of your immune system being especially in danger due to that new virus going around that's shutting everything down," she says.
"Well, that's part of the reason," I say knowing that there's some new virus going around that's sort of like the flu but also deadlier than the flu, it started overseas and has slowly made its way over to us so due to Amari's immune system being weakened due to her Neuroblastoma, Madden being pregnant and my weak immune system on top of getting married it was a better choice for me to miss a few weeks of wrestling and to take a break to focus on my family. "Also it's because of the fact that Amari has a weak immune system and she's only been given about a month to live yet," I say sadly, "and with Madden being pregnant I don't want to risk getting the virus and passing it on to them."
"Well, that sounds like a good reason, so I guess you won't be making it to Florida any time soon," she says.
"Probably not, no one knows how bad this is going to get and I don't want to take any risks," I say.
"I understand," she says. "You have to look out for your family."
"Thanks, Mom," I say, "so another reason is Madden and I decided to get married."
"I know, you already told me that you were engaged," she says. "I know you're getting married."
"No, I mean in the next couple weeks," I say.
"I'm sorry, what do you mean in the next couple weeks?" she asks.
"Well, the thing is with Amari's doctor giving her a month to live, Madden wants to get married while she's still able to attend the wedding, so we agreed to get married April 10th in just a small courthouse ceremony and then go out to a restaurant to celebrate, nothing big and nothing spectacular just something lowkey," I say.
"April 10th?" she asks, "that's so soon."
"I know but Amari doesn't have much time left and it really means a lot to Madden to get married before she leaves us," I say.
"And you're okay with this?" she asks.
"Of course I am okay with it," I say. "I want Amari there just as much as Madden does. if it weren't for Mari Madden and I never would have met and Amari and I are close."
"I understand the importance of having Amari there but I think it is just a little crazy you two haven't even known each other that long and I think this whole thing is happening too fast. I thought you two having a baby together was a quick step and then when you told me you were engaged I thought it was speeding up but I at least thought you had a year until you actually got married."
"I know it seems like everything is going fast but I'm happy, mom. This is the happiest I have been in a long time since I lost Kate. I never thought I would be able to find love again, I didn't think I would be able to fall in love again but then I met Madden and everything changed. She makes me happy and I love her. I'm glad our lives entwined the way they did because I am happy."
"I know that you're happy but I'm asking you to think about this, and I haven't even met her yet."
"I know you can meet her at the wedding," I say.
"I wanted to meet her before you got married," she says.
"I know but everything is so time sensitive and with the virus we don't have time for that," I say.
"I just hope you know what you're doing," she says.
"I know what I am doing, I love her and I'm ready to make her my wife. Will you be able to attend the wedding?" I ask.
"Even if I don't agree with it because I think this is all too soon I wouldn't miss it," she says with a smile.
"Thank-you," I say, "I promise you that you will love Madden."
"I hope that I do, Joe, I mean if she makes you happy how can I not love her?" she asks making me smile, "so April 10th?"
"Yes," I say with a nod.
"Okay, I will fly out the 9th and then arrive that evening, we'll have dinner the night I arrive."
"That sounds good to me," I say with a smile. "I love you, Mom."
"I love you too," she says with a smile. "Bye," she says.
"Bye," I say before ending the call.
I choose to face time Dean and Seth together that way I can tell them the news together, it wouldn't be the same to get married without my two best friends to be there. The camera activates as I wait for each of them to connect and surely enough they both connect at the same time. "What's up," I say with a smile.
"Not much," says Seth, "just working like usual."
"I honestly don't miss that," I say with a smile, "and Dean how's life for you, how's AEW, you miss WWE yet?"
"Not at all," he says honestly, he left the company a few months ago to pursue a new career in another wrestling company. He had his reasons for doing it. He just wasn't happy with the direction WWE was going and he was a guy that came from a hardcore background and in WWE everything is PG so there is not a lot of hardcore work not at least the way he wants it. I'm happy for him for making that decision.
"I didn't think so," I say with a laugh, "and how's everything with Becky, Seth and how is everything with Renee, Dean?" I ask.
"Pretty good," says Seth, "Becky and I are planning to get married in May after Wrestlemania is over," he says, "I'm looking forward to it and taking some time off. I envy you. How is your time off going?"
"It's going great, we just found out the sex of the baby today," I say with a proud smile. "I'm getting a son."
"That's awesome," says Seth, "Congratulations, Man."
"Thanks," I smile, "so Dean, what's up with you and Renee?"
"We're doing good, working two different companies is hell for us because our schedules are so hectic."
"I bet," I say, "so when are you and Renee going to have a little one?" I ask.
"Never," he says, "Renee and I like kids BUT with our lifestyle kids are not for us."
"I understand that," I say. "What about you, Seth?" I ask.
"I don't know probably after we get married, Becky is doing so good in her career that I know she's not ready to take time off yet or walk away from the business so I am just waiting till she's ready."
"That's good," I say. "So the reason I called you guys is because Madden and I moved up the wedding," I say.
"You moved up the wedding?" asks Seth.
"Yes, we want Amari to be able to be at our wedding and we got some not so good news from the doctor this week that we decided it's probably better that we move up the wedding so she is able to be there."
"Okay, so when do you plan to get married?" asks Dean.
"April 10th," I say, "it's nothing big just something lowkey, the ceremony at the courthouse and then out to a restaurant to celebrate."
"Well, that's a surprise," says Dean, "I never thought you were going to get married after Kate."
"I never thought I was going to either but I love Madden and she's everything to me."
"I'm glad you're happy," says Seth with a smile. "Becky and I will definitely be there the 10th."
"Renee and I will be there too," says Dean.
"Good, I couldn't get married without my two best friends," I smile.
"We wouldn't miss it," says Dean, "you know that."
"I know," I say. "I appreciate it."
"So by the end of May we will all be married men," says Seth.
"Looks that way," I smile. "Crazy to think," I say.
"I never thought Dean would settle down and marry someone," says Seth.
"Neither did I but him and Renee are perfect together," I say. "I never thought I would be getting married again."
"Neither did I," says Dean, "you always vowed against it."
"Yes," I say, "but that was until I met Madden and she changed my life."
"She has definitely made you happier," says Seth.
"I agree," says Dean. I nod in agreement.
"Well, it's good to be happy again," I smile, "I'm happy to be marrying Madden, happy to have son with her and just happy for a life with her."
"Good," says Seth, "You deserve all the happiness you get."
"Thanks, Man," I say as Madden comes into the living room. I look at her and smile as she smiles back at me. "All right, I'm going to let you go," I say.
"All right," they say together. We say our goodbyes and then I end the call.
"How was your nap?" I ask Madden.
"It was short," she says sitting down next to me. "Who were you talking to?"
"Seth and Dean," I say. "I was inviting them to the wedding. I also called my mom too."
"How did your mom take the news?" she asks.
"Well, she was surprised and I don't know if she's exactly happy about it. She thinks everything is happening so fast but she said she wouldn't miss it so she's coming."
"That's good to know," she says with a smile. "I can't wait to meet her."
"She can't wait to meet you either," I say with a smile, "so how are we going to tell the girls that they are getting a baby brother?" he asks.
"I don't know," she says, "I know I want it to be a surprise, we should have a little gender reveal party for them."
"That sounds like a good idea. Do you think they will be happy?"
"I think that Amari will be happy she wants a baby brother and I don't think Gatsby cares either way she said she would be happy with either or. Are you happy to have a son?"
"I'm happy to have a BABY," I say, "it's something that I have wanted for a while. It just never happened but I guess it wasn't in God's time for it to happen, I was upset and I was disappointed but I continued to trust in his timing and in his plan for the blessing. I think he chose the right time to make it happen."
"I think so too," she smiles. "I love you, Joe."
"I love you too," I say before I kiss the top of her head. "And don't worry I don't want a junior or in my case it would be a 3rd. I want to name him something different."
"Okay," I say, "would you be upset if we gave him the middle name Wyatt?" I ask, "in honor of the girls' dad."
I think about it and say, "honestly if you would like to honor Wyatt and give our son his name as a middle name I am okay with it, I know you would do the same for Kate."
"Thank-you," she says with a smile.
"You're welcome, any first names come to mind for him?" I ask.
"I know you don't want to name him Leati but what if we named him Joseph Wyatt Anoa'i?" she asks.
"Joseph?" I ask. "I like it would we call him Joe or would we call him Joseph?"
"I don't know whatever goes best for him," she says, "unless you want to name him after your brother Matt."
"I thought about it and I would LOVE to honor my brother by giving our son his name but with that being said I feel like my niece or nephew should have the honor of naming their child after their dad. I'm okay with Joseph if you are."
"I like Joseph," she says with a smile.
"Me too," I agree with her, "so did you get a wedding dress yet?"
"Not yet, Kenzie and I are going to go out tomorrow to find one."
"Okay," I say, "I need to get a new suit for the wedding."
"Sounds good to me," she says with a smile. "I'm excited to marry you."
"I can't wait to marry you," I say with a smile. "Do you think the virus that's going around could impact our wedding?"
"I don't think so," I say, "I mean I know a lot of places are taking precautions talking about handwashing for 20 seconds with soap and water but that's all I have really heard about it. I know it can be deadly but I don't think we have that many cases here in PA for anything to impact our wedding."
"I'm just saying because I saw on the news how Italy was on lockdown due to the virus because it spreads so fast and because so many people contracted it so they put the country on lock down to keep people from spreading it. What if that happens here?" she asks.
"I don't think it will happen here," I say, "I mean we never shut down for a virus before and we've had Ebola, Zika, Swine Flu and it was handled quickly and it didn't get out of hand."
"I hope this is the same," she says. "And then I worry about it because Amari is already sick and she's getting her treatments, what if something happens like in Italy and she's not able to get the medical care she needs that could mess up any chances she could have to live longer than what the doctor is saying and if she contracts it then what?" she asks and I can tell she's nervous about it and I don't blame her. It's a scary situation. No one really knows how it's going to go and Amari is high risk due to her cancer.
"I honestly think that we will be fine," I say, "you don't have to worry about anything."
"I hope not," she says.
"You won't," I promise her taking her into my arms to calm her down from thinking about the virus and thinking about Amari getting worse. There's a lot up against us but we're going to get through this, I know we are the last thing we need is for this virus to impact us as well.
*A/N: What did you think of Joe's mom reaction to Madden and Joe moving up the wedding? What did you think of Seth and Dean's reaction to the new wedding date? Do you think Madden and Joe are moving too fast? What did you think of the baby name Madden and Joe picked for the baby? Do you agree with giving the baby the middle name Wyatt? Please review and thank-you for reading.