***I'm supposed to be proofreading a 14 page paper right now but this seemed more important to me. M...you named the baby. I hope you all like the story! PLEASE R&R!!!!***
****************Five days later********************
"How is my godson?" Jeff asked as he came into the nursery in Shane and Lita's home.
Lita smiled. "He's eating. He's able to do about three things. Eat, sleep, and go to the bathroom."
"I can't believe you let me name him and you made me his godfather," Jeff said, looking down fondly at the tiny baby boy.
Dallas chuckled. "They did that so the baby would know who to blame."
"What do you mean?" Jeff asked.
"She means that when our son asks who cursed him with his name," Shane said. "We can say go ask your godfather. I will, of course, blame Lita because she's the one who promised you could name him."
"Nero is not a bad name!" Jeff exclaimed. "It's my middle name!"
"Right," Shane said. "At least you gave him a decent middle name."
"That was Dallas' idea," Jeff sighed. "I thought he should by Nero Jeffrey. Dallas thought Brandon sounded better."
"I like Brandon myself," Shane grinned.
"As do I," Vince said, coming into the nursery with Linda and Madison. "I remember giving someone else that middle name awhile back."
"Oh, he's so beautiful," Madison sighed. "I hope junior here is that perfect."
"He will be," Lita assured her cousin. "Shane, be polite and let Madison sit in your chair."
"Of course," Shane said, jumping from his rocking chair.
"Chris and Steph send their love," Vince said. "She volunteered to be the sole McMahon to stay with the company for a couple weeks. I had to assure her and Chris a month off though."
"He looks like you Vince," Linda said fondly.
Vince grinned happily. "Strong genes."
Lita smiled at her father-in-law. "Is it okay if the girls look like me?"
"Of course," Vince said. "Who would want a girl that looks like Shane or me?"
Dallas went to sit on the ground by her sister. "How are you doing?"
"Pretty good," Madison said. "My feet hurt and I can't even see them to know if they are swollen. And I'm really craving fried pickles with peanut butter."
"I can fry some pickles for you," Dallas said. "Mom's recipe."
"That sounds like heaven," Madison sighed. "But not right away. It's nice to be with family."
Vince smiled at Madison as he looped his arm around Linda's waist. "It looks like we'll be grandparents a second time any day now."
Linda laughed, "There was a time you would have shuddered at the thought."
"I know," Vince said. "I was stupid. It's time for Stephanie to get pregnant too."
"Oh dear," Dallas said. "You might want to run that one by her first."
"And you!" Vince exclaimed. "You two have been married, what, eight months? When am I going hear that you two are expecting."
"I'm only 20 Vince," Dallas said. "I have plenty of time."
"I agree," Madison said. "You need to at least be old enough to drink before you get pregnant."
There was a light knock at the door and everyone looked up. Madison's eyes widened in shock. She tried, in vain, to hide her swollen abdomen. Luckily he hadn't even realized she was in the room yet.
"I hear there's a new McMahon," Test said, a huge box in his arms. "Congratulations Shane and Lita."
"Thanks man," Shane said, trying not to look at Madison. He knew if he did he would get angry at one of his closest friends."
"I would like to know who saddled him with the name Nero Brandon though," Test said.
"Jeff," everyone said together.
"It's not a bad name!" Jeff exclaimed.
"Can I see the chap?" Test asked.
"Sure," Lita said, handing the bundle to her husband to show Test.
"He's so perfect," Test said.
Madison stood up while Test was involved with the baby and left the room without detection. She was nearly to the stairs before a hand around her wrist stopped her.
"Mad," Test said. "Can we talk?"
"No," Madison said, not turning around to face him.
"I tried to find you after that night," Test said, "but you just disappeared. No one would tell me where you were. Give me a chance Madison."
"Let me go," Madison said coolly.
"No," Test said. "I'll never let go of you again Madison. I love you."
"What?" Madison asked, turning toward Test in shock. "What did you say."
"I love you," Test said, looking into Madison's eyes. "You've never looked more beautiful."
"Really?" Madison asked. "You sure about that?"
"Sure," Test said, he then looked down. "Whoa shit."
"Yes?" Madison asked. "You sure I look beautiful."
"You didn't tell me we were having a baby," Test said.
"There are plenty of good reasons for that," Madison said. "The number one reason being you called me a lying, manipulative bitch. I liked the beating Hunter gave you the next day. Very entertaining. Secondly, I don't know that it's yours."
"What?" Test asked.
"Eight months ago I was just barely breaking up with Hunter," Madison answered. "There's a definite possibility it's his child."
"It's mine," Test said with certainty.
"I hope not," Madison said. "Funny, when I first found out I was so excited. I imagined us being the perfect parents. We could get a house in Texas or Canada or Louisiana or something. Then you called me some pretty horrible things. And I had done nothing. Nothing!"
"I know that Madison," Test said. "I'm sorry."
"Too little too freaking late," Madison said.
"I know I overreacted," Test said. "I do trust you Madison. More than I've trusted any other person on this earth. You have to admit I have a pretty bad track record with women. A pretty bad track record with Hunter. I think seeing you and him holding hands snapped something inside me."
"I'm not Stephanie," Madison said. "And I sure as hell am not Trish. You need to get over whatever trust issues you have with women."
"I know," Test said sadly. "I wish I knew what to say to you to show you that I trust you."
"Tell me you won't hate this child if it's Hunter's," Madison said.
"Of course I won't," Test said. "Because I fully intend to be his devoted stepfather."
"Test?" Madison asked uncertainly.
"Madison darling," Test said. "I love you. I've been looking for you for months now. I never thought you'd hide away with the McMahons. Obviously you know me pretty well. Can you ever forgive me?"
Tears filled Madison's eyes. "Oh Andrew."
Test was about to gather Madison in his arms when he saw a look of extreme pain cross her eyes. "What?" Test asked in concern.
"Oh man that hurts something fierce," Madison said. "You better start praying this is your child because I'm never going to have another one."
"What?" Andrew asked frantically.
"Hey, don't lose your head buddy," Madison said. "I'm going to need you for a couple of hours."
"I don't understand," Test said.
"Oh that's a gross feeling!" Madison exclaimed. "Hey Vince! You're about to be a grandfather again!"
Vince came into the hall with Shane. "Hey that's the same exact place where Lita's water broke!" Shane exclaimed. "That's a little scary."
"That's really great," Madison said. "Can I please have someone take me and this dolt to the hospital?"
"Can I name your baby?" Shane asked.
"Oh hell no," Madison said. "Come on people."
Twenty minutes later, everyone was once again at the hospital. "Mrs. McMahon, lets get you into scrubs so you can be ready when it's time to go into delivery."
"Keep her calm," Linda told Dallas and Jeff. She looked at Andrew. "Don't do anything to upset her."
"Sweetie, you're about to be a mommy," Dallas said. "Do you already have names picked out?"
"Yes," Madison said.
"What are they?" Dallas asked, holding onto her sister's hand.
"If it's a boy," Madison panted, "it's going to be Anthony McMahon Reynault."
"After Daddy?" Dallas asked.
"Yeah," Madison said. "And the girl's name is Natalie Marie."
"What's the Marie from?" Dallas asked. "I know Mom was Natalie."
"Steph's middle name," Madison said. "Linda didn't sound right so I picked Steph's middle name."
"I see," Dallas said. "Hey Test you want to get in here and let her squeeze the hell out of your hand?"
"Sure," Andrew said. He sat next to Madison's bed and held out his hand.
"If this baby is yours I hate you," Madison said.
"I love you," Andrew replied. "I was a fool to ever have let you think otherwise."
"Remember that," Madison said as she squeezed his hand.
****************Five days later********************
"How is my godson?" Jeff asked as he came into the nursery in Shane and Lita's home.
Lita smiled. "He's eating. He's able to do about three things. Eat, sleep, and go to the bathroom."
"I can't believe you let me name him and you made me his godfather," Jeff said, looking down fondly at the tiny baby boy.
Dallas chuckled. "They did that so the baby would know who to blame."
"What do you mean?" Jeff asked.
"She means that when our son asks who cursed him with his name," Shane said. "We can say go ask your godfather. I will, of course, blame Lita because she's the one who promised you could name him."
"Nero is not a bad name!" Jeff exclaimed. "It's my middle name!"
"Right," Shane said. "At least you gave him a decent middle name."
"That was Dallas' idea," Jeff sighed. "I thought he should by Nero Jeffrey. Dallas thought Brandon sounded better."
"I like Brandon myself," Shane grinned.
"As do I," Vince said, coming into the nursery with Linda and Madison. "I remember giving someone else that middle name awhile back."
"Oh, he's so beautiful," Madison sighed. "I hope junior here is that perfect."
"He will be," Lita assured her cousin. "Shane, be polite and let Madison sit in your chair."
"Of course," Shane said, jumping from his rocking chair.
"Chris and Steph send their love," Vince said. "She volunteered to be the sole McMahon to stay with the company for a couple weeks. I had to assure her and Chris a month off though."
"He looks like you Vince," Linda said fondly.
Vince grinned happily. "Strong genes."
Lita smiled at her father-in-law. "Is it okay if the girls look like me?"
"Of course," Vince said. "Who would want a girl that looks like Shane or me?"
Dallas went to sit on the ground by her sister. "How are you doing?"
"Pretty good," Madison said. "My feet hurt and I can't even see them to know if they are swollen. And I'm really craving fried pickles with peanut butter."
"I can fry some pickles for you," Dallas said. "Mom's recipe."
"That sounds like heaven," Madison sighed. "But not right away. It's nice to be with family."
Vince smiled at Madison as he looped his arm around Linda's waist. "It looks like we'll be grandparents a second time any day now."
Linda laughed, "There was a time you would have shuddered at the thought."
"I know," Vince said. "I was stupid. It's time for Stephanie to get pregnant too."
"Oh dear," Dallas said. "You might want to run that one by her first."
"And you!" Vince exclaimed. "You two have been married, what, eight months? When am I going hear that you two are expecting."
"I'm only 20 Vince," Dallas said. "I have plenty of time."
"I agree," Madison said. "You need to at least be old enough to drink before you get pregnant."
There was a light knock at the door and everyone looked up. Madison's eyes widened in shock. She tried, in vain, to hide her swollen abdomen. Luckily he hadn't even realized she was in the room yet.
"I hear there's a new McMahon," Test said, a huge box in his arms. "Congratulations Shane and Lita."
"Thanks man," Shane said, trying not to look at Madison. He knew if he did he would get angry at one of his closest friends."
"I would like to know who saddled him with the name Nero Brandon though," Test said.
"Jeff," everyone said together.
"It's not a bad name!" Jeff exclaimed.
"Can I see the chap?" Test asked.
"Sure," Lita said, handing the bundle to her husband to show Test.
"He's so perfect," Test said.
Madison stood up while Test was involved with the baby and left the room without detection. She was nearly to the stairs before a hand around her wrist stopped her.
"Mad," Test said. "Can we talk?"
"No," Madison said, not turning around to face him.
"I tried to find you after that night," Test said, "but you just disappeared. No one would tell me where you were. Give me a chance Madison."
"Let me go," Madison said coolly.
"No," Test said. "I'll never let go of you again Madison. I love you."
"What?" Madison asked, turning toward Test in shock. "What did you say."
"I love you," Test said, looking into Madison's eyes. "You've never looked more beautiful."
"Really?" Madison asked. "You sure about that?"
"Sure," Test said, he then looked down. "Whoa shit."
"Yes?" Madison asked. "You sure I look beautiful."
"You didn't tell me we were having a baby," Test said.
"There are plenty of good reasons for that," Madison said. "The number one reason being you called me a lying, manipulative bitch. I liked the beating Hunter gave you the next day. Very entertaining. Secondly, I don't know that it's yours."
"What?" Test asked.
"Eight months ago I was just barely breaking up with Hunter," Madison answered. "There's a definite possibility it's his child."
"It's mine," Test said with certainty.
"I hope not," Madison said. "Funny, when I first found out I was so excited. I imagined us being the perfect parents. We could get a house in Texas or Canada or Louisiana or something. Then you called me some pretty horrible things. And I had done nothing. Nothing!"
"I know that Madison," Test said. "I'm sorry."
"Too little too freaking late," Madison said.
"I know I overreacted," Test said. "I do trust you Madison. More than I've trusted any other person on this earth. You have to admit I have a pretty bad track record with women. A pretty bad track record with Hunter. I think seeing you and him holding hands snapped something inside me."
"I'm not Stephanie," Madison said. "And I sure as hell am not Trish. You need to get over whatever trust issues you have with women."
"I know," Test said sadly. "I wish I knew what to say to you to show you that I trust you."
"Tell me you won't hate this child if it's Hunter's," Madison said.
"Of course I won't," Test said. "Because I fully intend to be his devoted stepfather."
"Test?" Madison asked uncertainly.
"Madison darling," Test said. "I love you. I've been looking for you for months now. I never thought you'd hide away with the McMahons. Obviously you know me pretty well. Can you ever forgive me?"
Tears filled Madison's eyes. "Oh Andrew."
Test was about to gather Madison in his arms when he saw a look of extreme pain cross her eyes. "What?" Test asked in concern.
"Oh man that hurts something fierce," Madison said. "You better start praying this is your child because I'm never going to have another one."
"What?" Andrew asked frantically.
"Hey, don't lose your head buddy," Madison said. "I'm going to need you for a couple of hours."
"I don't understand," Test said.
"Oh that's a gross feeling!" Madison exclaimed. "Hey Vince! You're about to be a grandfather again!"
Vince came into the hall with Shane. "Hey that's the same exact place where Lita's water broke!" Shane exclaimed. "That's a little scary."
"That's really great," Madison said. "Can I please have someone take me and this dolt to the hospital?"
"Can I name your baby?" Shane asked.
"Oh hell no," Madison said. "Come on people."
Twenty minutes later, everyone was once again at the hospital. "Mrs. McMahon, lets get you into scrubs so you can be ready when it's time to go into delivery."
"Keep her calm," Linda told Dallas and Jeff. She looked at Andrew. "Don't do anything to upset her."
"Sweetie, you're about to be a mommy," Dallas said. "Do you already have names picked out?"
"Yes," Madison said.
"What are they?" Dallas asked, holding onto her sister's hand.
"If it's a boy," Madison panted, "it's going to be Anthony McMahon Reynault."
"After Daddy?" Dallas asked.
"Yeah," Madison said. "And the girl's name is Natalie Marie."
"What's the Marie from?" Dallas asked. "I know Mom was Natalie."
"Steph's middle name," Madison said. "Linda didn't sound right so I picked Steph's middle name."
"I see," Dallas said. "Hey Test you want to get in here and let her squeeze the hell out of your hand?"
"Sure," Andrew said. He sat next to Madison's bed and held out his hand.
"If this baby is yours I hate you," Madison said.
"I love you," Andrew replied. "I was a fool to ever have let you think otherwise."
"Remember that," Madison said as she squeezed his hand.
