Chapter 8
Mercedes ended up going home with Colby the next few days that had off. The two were both excited for it. Mercedes was happy just to be away from Boston a little longer. Even though, her mother would want to have seen her.
Her mother had wanted to see her a lot after she found out about her daughter's rape. She was worried about the welfare of her daughter every day. She was happy Mercedes got the help she needed after her rape. She was also happy when Mercedes found herself a little better with being around her best friends of the male superstars of WWE. But then when Mercedes told her she was pregnant, she knew that would be a major setback for her.
But with Colby being excited for Mercedes coming home with him, he would get one-on-one time with her without interruptions from their friends. He just wanted to spend some time with her and dig deeper into getting to know her and not just through text messaging, talking backstage at work, and their friends being around. It would be a quiet setting without anyone else there. Just him and Mercedes at his home talking and having fun. He was going to make sure she had lots of fun, because she needed it.
Mercedes grinned as she followed Colby to his front door. She heard his dog, Kevin barking. Colby unlocked the door and opened it up.
"Hey buddy," Colby said. Kevin was right there, wagging his tail. Colby quickly scooped him up from the floor and held him. Kevin licked his daddy's face. "I missed you too, buddy."
Colby turned to Mercedes. "Come on in."
Mercedes smiled as she walked into the house. She took a look around. It was really nice. She turned back to Colby.
"Meet Kevin," Colby said.
"Hi," Mercedes said, slowly holding her hand out for the dog to sniff. Kevin sniffed her hand and wagged his tail again. "Can I hold him?"
"Sure. That way I can get our bags into the house."
Colby handed Kevin over to her. Mercedes took him and held him.
"You are so adorable," Mercedes giggled as Kevin licked her face.
Colby chuckled. He grabbed onto their bags and brought them into the house. He then closed the door, turning back to Mercedes and Kevin. Kevin was still licking her face.
"He is such a lover," Mercedes said.
"Yeah, he really likes new people," Colby replied. "Plus he's a lover like his daddy."
"I have no doubt about that."
Colby smiled. "Shall give you the grand tour?"
"Sure."
"Maybe we can find Darrell. He's probably asleep on my bed or something."
"Yes, I have to meet all of your babies," Mercedes grinned.
"Come on," Colby said. He took her hand, looking at her.
"I'm okay," Mercedes said. "You can hold my hand," She laughed.
Colby chuckled. "Okay, then."
Colby showed her around his house then.
"Here's my guest room," He said once they got there. He flipped a switch to turn a light on in the room. Mercedes took a look inside. It was nice like everything else in the house.
"The guest bathroom is right in here," He said. He then stopped in front of a door that was slightly open. "And this is my room." He pushed the door open and walked inside. Mercedes a few inches behind him.
"I think this is the nicest room of all," Mercedes commented.
"That's because a king's bedroom needs to be a great as castle."
Mercedes laughed. She took a second glance around the room. She heard the sounds of a meow. She looked over toward the bed and saw Colby's cat, Darrell lying on the bed and meowing.
"Hey Darrell," Colby said. He went over to his bed and petted his cat. Darrell continued to meow and close his eyes as his owner pet him.
"Come meet Darrell, Mer," Colby said.
Mercedes smiled. She placed Kevin down on the floor. She walked over to the bed. Darrell meowed when he saw a new person of Mercedes. He stood up and walked over to her as she was sitting on the bed. Mercedes began to pet him. He liked to be scratched around his neck and behind his ears.
"Oh, he's so cute too." She looked at Colby with a smile. "Your fur babies are just as cute as you."
Colby smiled and blushed a little. Mercedes grinned, looking back to Darrell.
"So what would you like to do?" Colby asked. Mercedes looked back to him. "Do you want something to eat, relax, or what?"
"Food and relaxing sounds good."
"What are you in the mood for?"
"Well, even though, I might get sick later. I want some pizza!"
"Getting sick later?" Colby questioned.
"One of the many joys of being pregnant."
Colby nodded his head. "Pizza it is then. What would you like?"
"Just plain cheese."
"All right."
"And bread sticks with marinara sauce."
"Okay, anything else?" Colby laughed.
"No. I'm good. But I might need something for dessert as well."
"I got ice cream and other stuff for an ice cream sundae or whatever you want something of ice cream."
"That sounds amazing. Pizza, bread sticks with marinara, and ice cream," Mercedes said.
"All right, I'll order those," Colby replied.
"Yay," Mercedes said.
Colby chuckled. He grabbed the mobile phone from the side table. He listened for a dial tone and dialed a number.
A half hour later, Colby and Mercedes were sitting on the living room sofa eating, talking, and watching WWE Network. They were currently watching WrestleMania 32.
"It still sucks not having been performing there," Colby said. "But it was an awesome show as always."
"I agree," Mercedes said. "The women's match this year was a lot better than last year's. WrestleMania 30 was sort of good. You had all the current divas in a match up."
"WrestleMania 32 is the best to date. I believe the Divas' Revolution really started when you, Ashley, and Becky made your debuts. Then Ashley became Divas' Champion. You three continued to make things evolve. Then at WrestleMania 32 you three showed what Women's Wrestling was all about now."
"We did," Mercedes replied. She looked at the TV screen. She suddenly thought back to when she was competing at WrestleMania. It made her think of wrestling. It then made her remember she wouldn't be in the ring for a long while. She began to cry.
"What's wrong?" Colby asked.
"I don't know if I can do this!" Mercedes sobbed. "I don't know if I can get through this pregnancy!"
Colby moved from his spot on the sofa and over to her. He wrapped his arms around her and held her close.
"It'll be all right," He said. "I'll help you get through it. I'll be here for you. I want to be here for you."
Mercedes smiled. She pulled away to look at Colby. "Thank you, Colby," She said, wiping away tears. "I appreciate it."
"I stand by everything I have said. I'll be here for you. Even if you need me to go to Boston with you."
"Thank you so much, Colby. You are just so caring." She leaned forward and kissed his cheek.
"You're welcome with all this, Mer," Colby replied with a smile. He wrapped his arms around her, hugging her and kissing the top of her head.
Later that night, when Mercedes and Colby were getting ready for bed, Mercedes thought about sleeping in the guest room. However, she didn't want to sleep alone. And she really wanted to be close to Colby.
"Does the offer still stand for me to sleep with you?" Mercedes asked.
"Yeah," Colby said. "If that's what you want. Hell you can have my bed and I'll sleep on the floor. You seem like you don't want to be alone."
"I don't," Mercedes admitted. "But no. No need to sleep on the floor. I'll be okay with you next to me."
"Sounds good. Are you ready for bed then?"
"Yes," Mercedes said.
"All right, go head and get comfortable. I need to double check things before I join you."
"Thank you."
"You're welcome."
Colby left the room to do a double check of lights being off and doors being locked. Mercedes climbed into bed. She laid down, getting comfortable. She closed her eyes. As she tried to sleep she thought of everything that was Colby. She smiled thinking about how she was at home with him and getting to sleep next to him. He would not be too far away. It was what she wanted.
Colby came back into the room a few minutes later. He looked over toward the bed. He took a few steps. He nodded his head seeing Mercedes was asleep. He flipped a switch turning the bedroom lights off. He also turned the ceiling fan on. He walked over to the bed and climbed into it. He moved over toward Mercedes.
"Good night, Mercedes," Colby whispered. He kissed her forehead and then settled into bed going to sleep himself.
Mercedes had so much fun with Colby the next few days. Spending time with him was as great as she thought it would. Mercedes felt they grew closer together. He did too. But on their last night before heading back to work, they talked about her pregnancy.
"What are you going to do with the baby?" He asked.
"I'm thinking about keeping him or her," Mercedes said. "And maybe adoption."
Colby nodded his head.
"I had wanted to miscarry. But now I don't. It can still happen, but if that happens it happens. But I do want to keep the baby."
"That's good. You do what you want to do."
"I need to go see a doctor for the baby, though. I need to make sure he or she is okay as well as me with being pregnant."
"That's a good idea. The health of the baby and you is very important."
"Yeah," Mercedes replied. "I probably should go back to Boston and have a doctor there."
"If you want somebody to go with you, I will," Colby said.
Mercedes smiled at him. "I would love that in all honesty."
"I want to be by your side the whole time you go through this pregnancy, Mercedes. Even if you decide to give the baby up for adoption. I want to take care of you!"
Mercedes's smile brightened. "You are so sweet, Colby," She replied. She leaned forward and kissed his cheek. "And thank you for everything the last few days."
"You're welcome. But I truly mean it when I say I want to take care of you!"
Mercedes smiled looking away from him for a few seconds. She looked back at him, smiling still. "I want that too! I want someone to take care of me! I never usually do, because I can handle my own. But with this I want someone too. And I want it to be you!"
"And I will!" Colby said. He leaned over getting near her lips, but he moved and kissed her forehead instead.
Mercedes smiled. She wouldn't have minded if he kissed her.