Chapter 20
The next afternoon, Mercedes was so excited for her friends to come visit her, Evelyn and Colby. Mostly her and Evelyn, though. But it would be fun for everyone.
Mercedes sat in the living room watching Eddie Guerrero matches on WWE Network as she waited for Pam, Becky with Fergal, and Ashley with Rami to arrive. Pam was going to text her when they arrived at Colby's.
"Yay," Colby said clapping, coming into the living room.
Mercedes laughed. The match she had been watching was when Eddie Guerrero won the WWE Championship for the first time on February 15, 2004 at No Way Out from Brock Lesnar.
"There's that beautiful smile," Colby said, taking a sit on the sofa next to his fiancé.
"I always smile when you are near, because are the main reason I really do," She replied.
Colby smiled. He leaned forward and gave her a passionate kiss. Mercedes happily returned the kiss. Her cell phone went off suddenly. She pulled away. "Hold that thought," She said.
"I won't be able to if that Pam and everyone," Colby replied.
Mercedes chuckled. She looked at her cell phone. It was a text message from Pam.
We're right here!
"Yay!" Mercedes exclaimed. She quickly jumped up from the sofa and went over to the front door, quickly opening it. She then ran outside.
"Pammy!" She shouted running into the driveway.
Pam smiled. She prepared herself as Mercedes quickly ran over to her. She had her arms open. Mercedes quickly stopped and hugged Pam lightly. Pam laughed and returned the hug.
"I was expecting a bear hug," Pam said.
"I had abdomen surgery almost a week ago. I don't need to hurt that area," Mercedes replied.
"Right," Pam replied. Mercedes hugged her tightly, though. She then pulled back. "How are you?" Pam asked her friend with a bright smile.
"I am fabulous like Carmella!" Mercedes grinned.
Pam laughed. "She wants to come visit you soon too."
"I'll send her a text in a bit."
"All right, all right," Becky said. "Its my turn to see her!"
Mercedes laughed. She turned her attention to Becky. "Hey Lass," She said.
"Hey Boss," Becky replied.
Mercedes smiled. She wrapped her arms around Becky, hugging her tightly. But not too tightly.
"You look great," Becky said as she pulled back from their hug.
"Thanks. Hello Miss Ashley," Mercedes said, turning her attention to Ashley now.
"Hey," Ashley said, hugging her.
"I am so happy the four horsewomen are together again!"
"Yay," Pam said.
The four did a group hug.
Mercedes pulled out of their embrace. "I have to say hi to my guys now."
Pam, Becky, and Ashley smiled.
"My favorite Irishman," Mercedes said, giving Fergal a quick hug. "And my favorite guy dating one of my girls."
"Hey!" Fergal said.
Mercedes laughed. She gave Rami a quick hug. She then turned her attention to Fergal. "I'm kidding, Fer. I love you and Rami the same." She hugged Fergal again.
"I know you're kidding," Fergal replied.
Mercedes smiled. "Come on in inside everyone. You can say to Colby and meet the sweetest baby girl ever born!"
"Lead the way, hun," Pam said.
Mercedes continued to smile. She led her five friends into the house. Colby was in the living room holding Evelyn.
Mercedes clapped her hands lightly with excitement seeing her fiancé with their daughter. "Let me see her."
Colby nodded his head. He gave Evelyn over to Mercedes. Mercedes happily took her into her arms. She turned to her friends. "You have to say hi to Colby first."
"Of course," Pam said.
"Yes," Ashley said.
Colby smiled. As he got a hug from everyone.
"All right, let me see that baby," Pam said.
"Yes," Mercedes said. She handed Evelyn over to her friend.
Pam took her goddaughter into her arms and held her. "Hi Evelyn," She said. Evelyn whined a little. "It's okay, sweetie," Pam continued with a smile, lightly rocking back and forth. Evelyn saddened down. "Yes, you are safe and sound."
Mercedes smiled. Everyone got a change to hold Evelyn. And each one of them lit up when they held her.
"All right, go back to Momma," Rami said.
Mercedes smiled. She moved over toward her friend to take her daughter. Evelyn whined again.
"Shh, shh," Mercedes whispered. "You're okay, baby." She rocked Evelyn in her arms. "There we go."
"I'll take her back to her room," Colby said.
"Okay." Mercedes handed Evelyn off to Colby.
"All right, here we go, sweetheart," Colby said. He kissed Evelyn on her forehead. He then left the living room.
Mercedes looked at all her friends with a bright smile.
"He is definitely happy about that baby girl," Rami commented.
"Oh, yes," Mercedes said. "We both are. Let's all sit and we can talk about it."
Her friends all laughed. They all then sat down.
"How was everyone's flights out here?" Mercedes asked.
"Much better once I was with my girl again," Fergal said as he kissed Becky's cheek. Becky smiled as she sat on her fiancé's lap. She moved in toward him, leaning into him. Fergal kissed her cheek again.
Mercedes smiled.
"Okay, we're good for a bit," Colby said, coming into the living room. He had the baby monitor in his hand. He sat down next to Mercedes.
Mercedes looked at her friends with the biggest smile.
"So are we a proud Papa now?" Rami asked.
Colby nodded his head with a huge smile. "I sure am!"
Mercedes looked at her fiancé. Colby smiled at her. He moved over toward her, kissing her. "And I'll have another one if Mercedes does."
Mercedes grinned. "Definitely. But I kind of want back in the ring. Sasha Banks is ready for a return in the coming months!"
"Yay!" Pam clapped.
"Whatever you want, Mer," Colby said. "We have many more years for Evelyn to have siblings."
Mercedes grinned again. She kissed her fiancé. "I love you," She said.
"Love you too, beautiful. And when you're ready to train up and make your return, I'll help you out like I did last year."
"I would love that. I'll have to go to Black and Brave and work."
"We'll help you out too, Mer," Becky said.
"Yeah," Charlotte said.
"Thanks, ladies," Mercedes smiled. "I need a few months before I can get back in the ring to train. But I don't think a light workout will be harmful."
"Recovery from the C-section?" Pam asked.
"Yes."
The group sat there together catching up on everything for about an hour until Evelyn started crying.
"She's probably hungry," Mercedes said. She got up from the sofa. "Ladies, come talk to me while I take care of my baby girl."
"Sure," Pam said, jumping up.
"Yes," Ashley said, getting up.
Mercedes smiled. She headed out of the living room. Her friends behind her.
"Wait for me," Becky said, quickly following her friends. They all laughed.
Colby smiled as he looked at Rami and Fergal. They both smiled at him.
"I see a definite change in you, Colby," Rami commented with a smile.
Colby continued to smile. "Add it to all the changes that have occurred since last May."
"When everything began with Mercedes," Fergal added.
"This is the happiest I have ever been," Colby admitted. "I was happy in my relationships with Leighla and Zahra. But things changed there."
"Definitely with the drama that came with that," Rami commented.
"Oh, yeah," Colby laughed.
Rami and Fergal laughed too.
"But everything worked out the way I wanted it to. Not Mercedes getting raped, you know."
"Yes," Fergal replied while Rami nodded his head.
"But despite how everything has been since September, I am truly happy with going to spend the rest of my life with Mercedes and be a father. She's my daughter! My little girl!"
Fergal and Rami smiled at each other and continued to listen to their friend.
"Most of the fathers in the locker room have told me about becoming one. They have told me a lot with everything: going through the pregnancy with their significant other, feeling the baby kick or see it on the ultrasound, all the mood swings, all the craving, their baby being brought into the world. Holding that baby in their arms for the first time. Bringing that baby home and taking care of him or her.
"I love it, guys! I love that baby girl with all my heart and I can't wait to watch her grow up to be like her mom."
"I'm very happy for you, Colby!" Rami said. "You deserve it and Mercedes deserves it!"
Colby smiled.
Mercedes was both breast feeding and bottle feeding Evelyn. She decided to breast feed Evelyn at that moment. Once she was settled in the rocking chair feeding Evelyn, she turned her attention to her friends. Becky and Charlotte were both sharing the lounge chair in the nursery. Pam happily sat on the floor.
"I have never seen you so happy, Mer," Pam commented.
"Yes," Ashley said.
"Yep, we've known each other for quite a few years now," Becky added. "And I know you are very happy."
"I truly am, Becks!" Mercedes exclaimed. "I truly am! We all know it was very hard after my rape. But after I found out I was pregnant and Stephanie announced to the Raw locker room about it, I wanted to be with Colby. I had wanted to be with him the six weeks after it happened. He was all I wanted then and he's all I want now!"
Mercedes looked down at her daughter in her arms. "I already have this beautiful baby girl!" Mercedes looked back at her friends. "And I already have Colby too! I have all I wanted! But there is still wanting to get back in the ring."
"Oh, you'll get back in that ring, Mercedes!" Becky exclaimed.
"Yes, we're all going to see to it!" Pam added.
"And Colby will see to it. As well as Stephanie, Paul, and Mick Foley," Ashley said.
Mercedes chuckled.
"Have you and Colby settled on a date for a wedding?" Becky asked. "I know you two have been talking a bit about it."
"I wanted to in October," Mercedes answered. "But we're going to do it next October."
"Yay!"
"And Evelyn can be the flower girl!"
"Definitely," Pam said.
"You'll be my maid of honor, Pam. And you two will be bride's maids."
"Yay!" The three all exclaimed.
Mercedes laughed.
Pam, Becky, Fergal, Ashley, and Rami spent the rest of the day with their friends. At about ten o'clock that night, the five were ready to go back to their hotel and get some sleep. They also knew Mercedes and Colby were ready to go to bed as well.
"I need a shower," Mercedes said as she stood in the living room with Colby.
"Go take it then," Colby said. He moved toward her, kissing her forehead. "I got Evelyn. And then we can switch."
"Sounds good."
Colby gave her a quick kiss. "Love you."
"Love you too," Mercedes said. She gave him a quick kiss and headed to their bedroom and into the bathroom to take her shower.
Fifteen minutes later, Colby was in the shower himself and Mercedes was sitting up in bed, watching some TV. She thought about talking with her friends that day. She thought about how she said she wanted to get back in the ring.
It had been almost a year since Mercedes had been in the ring wrestling. She got very pissed thinking about why she had to step away from wrestling in the first place. It was because of her rapist. She shook her head about it.
Evelyn began to cry. Mercedes smiled. She quickly got out of bed and went into the nursery where Evelyn was. Mercedes quickly picked Evelyn out of her crib and cradled her in her arms. Checking to see if Evelyn needed a new diaper, Mercedes smiled knowing that Evelyn was the reason why she had not wrestled in eight months. Her rapist had been the reason for the first two months. But Evelyn was worth the eight months in the total of ten months since Mercedes had wrestled.
Colby came out of the bathroom and into the bedroom from his shower, to see Mercedes wasn't in the room. He knew she was more than likely taking care of Evelyn.
Mercedes smiled coming back into the bedroom. She saw Colby was out of the shower and getting dressed.
"Oh, I missed the show?" She asked.
Colby chuckled. He turned to her. He was dressed in pajama pants. His T-shirt in hand. "Well, how about a look at this," He said, referring to his naked upper body.
Mercedes grinned. "That's the best part actually," She said, walking over to him.
Colby chuckled again. He wrapped his right arm around his fiancée as she wrapped both hers around his neck, kissing him.
"I'm so happy we got to see Pam and all them today," Mercedes said.
"Me too. And I am glad for you. You need to see everyone. And I will definitely see to you getting back in the ring," Colby replied.
"I can't wait. But for the next few weeks, Evie will be my main focus. Then we'll see to getting back in the ring and training. I miss it so much. But Evelyn was worth the last eight months without wrestling. The first two months of the ten months not so much!"
"I bet. But you will get back in that ring! We'll figure things out for you to get back to work. We have time to figure it all out with having Evelyn."
"Yes," Mercedes said. "But I am ready for bed."
"Me too."
The two took the next few minutes to finish getting ready for bed. They then got into bed. Once they were both suddenly into bed they both fell asleep instantly. They knew they would be awake in a few hours, because Evelyn will need to be taken care of. But she was worth everything.