Chapter 7
Well, I got brought out of my thoughts again, when glen came in and asked, "Is everything going alright? I heard you crying."
"Yes, as a matter of fact, I just finished all the wedding plans and everything is set to go for our New Year's Eve wedding."
"Good, I'm glad. Now what were the tears about?"
"I was just remembering when you proposed to me that's all."
"Okay. Now how about we do a little bit of celebrating ourselves." He whispered into my ear. He then picked me up and carried me off to our bedroom. We then made love to each other.
By the time Christmas came we were both ready to get married. Me more than Glen, because I wanted the truth to come out once and for all and it would be on the day of the weddi
The day of the wedding, I was so nervous, but on top of it, I was not feeling that good as well. Three days before I found out I was six weeks pregnant. When I found out I was so happy that Glen and me were going to have a family together.
The dresses I had picked out for my representatives were beautiful. I pocked out two beautiful shades of blue. Stephanie, who was wearing the tealish blue, was my maid-of-honor, and Amy "Lita" Dumas, who was wearing the sky blue, was my other representative. My dress which was white was like the others a simple a-line dress that had a flowing shirt to it with little bows around the waist.
Glen and his two representatives, Paul and Shane, wore all black tuxedos with Shane wearing the sky blue, Paul, being best-man, wearing the tealish blue, and Glen and Collin wearing white on their bow-ties and cubberbunds. Yes, I even put my son in a tuxedo.
Everything went fine with the ceremony at the church. We did not want that many people for the ceremony except for immediate family. Both Glen and I really did not want that many of our friends there because I think we both thought something might happen during the ceremony, but we did invite all of them for the wedding reception.
At the wedding reception something did happen and it was not a pretty site. We had programs made up and setting on the tables telling everybody who was in the wedding and the parents of both Glen and me. Well about half-way through the reception Sara, Mark's wife, was looking really good at the program and must of saw Collin's last name and the must have mentioned it to Mark, because he came over to both me and Glen and demanded answers.
Glen looked at me and said, "Mark we will explain everything to you, but not here and now. Tonight is our might together to be happy."
"Mark, please let me explain why I never really told you who I was." I told him with sadden eyes.
Mark then walked off towards Collin to look at his son to really see. I did not like it at all, because I knew something was going to happen. I told Glen, "Please go get Collin and bring him to me. I do not like the look Mark just gave me before he walked over towards Collin."
"Everything will be okay, nobody will ever let him take Collin away from you." He said, and then gave me a kiss on the cheek.
Once the night was over, I just felt terrified, because I knew we would not leave the reception hall without having to explaining what all happen and how I got there to Mark. I was right too.
Mark came up to us and said, "Now is the time we talk about this?"
"Fine, but if we are going to talk about this. It will only be Glen, Shane, Vince, you and me." I said to him.
Paul, Stephanie, Linda, and Collin left the hall and went back to the house where they would be staying for the night. Before they left, I gave Collin a hug and a kiss goodnight.
After they left the hotel, we sat down at a table and I explained to Mark everything that had happened to me since I left Houston all those years ago. I told him about what my father did, what I did in Boston, how I met Shane at college and how he introduced me to his family, the job they offer to me after graduation, and how Collin came about. I also explained to him that even though Glen and I are married now, we wanted him to be apart of Collin's life and we did intend to tell you, Mark, about him, but we thought that you would interrupt our happiness if you knew before than.
"Barbara, I understand how you felt, but still you did not have no right in keeping my son from me." Mark said.
"I know I did not, but at the time I was afraid and you were just divorced. I did not want you to take pity on me, because I was pregnant." I told him.
"Mark, you can not put all the blame on her. I told her we should wait as well." Glen said.
"Well you should of told me about it when you found out. I thought you were my friend." Mark said to Glen.
"Mark, since Barbara really did not know how you would react to this and where you were at at the time. Can you blame her for not telling you. So I suggested to her to keep it quiet for a while. Plus I knew you were involved with Sara at the time as well." Shane said to him.
"Mark, I just want to work this out to make both our lives happy. I know family means a lot to you, but you also have to realize that Glen and I are happy together and I will not let you take that away from me or from Collin, who does know who is father is. I never kept that from him." I said.
"If you never kept my identity a secret from him, why keep it from me then." Mark said to me.
"One, I was scared. Two, I saw how happy you were with Sara and I didn't want to interfere with that. Three, I did not want to jeopardized your career as well as mine. Last, I just did not want to bring that hurt I put away along time ago to come back." I said to Mark through my teary eyes.
"And what hurt would that be?" Mark asked me.
"The pain of not having you in my life." I said.
Glen then came up to me and put his arms around me. He then said, "I think we are done for the night and for the next couple of days, so if you gentlemen don't mind, I'm going to take my wife home." Then he got up from his seat and picked me up and carried me off to our car in his arms.
When we got to the house, we both noticed all the lights were still on and Shane and Vince just pulling up behind us in the driveway. I knew that I had a lot of explaining to do to the people who were in the house and I really did not want to do that tonight, but I knew I better do it before anything else bad could happen. So, Glen and I walked into the house to see everyone sitting in the den.
I then went into the den with Glen, Shane, and Vince close behind me. Once we were all seated, I started to explain what all happen with Mark and how he reacted to my news. I also explained that I did what I thought was best for Collin and that no matter what happens Mark is not going to take my son away from or his family.
Several weeks have past since that night. After the honeymoon, the talking, and the normal stuff that went on in my life. Mark and I came up with a way for Collin to spend sometime with both of us and it would not be putting that much strain on our lives. I even told Glen about the pregnancy and he was happy that we were going to have a family together. I also was happy on how my life was turning out to be.
Epilogue (18 years later)
Collin grew up to love both his parents and was happy to see that they were happy. He was also glad to be a big brother to his three sisters and two brothers. He even was happy to find out that he had two older brothers as well. He never regretted his mother's decision on waiting to tell his father about him, because he had a great family. He also was happy because he got to see what his family did for a living.
Mark and Sara lasted only about five years later after the wedding because she was killed in a car accident. Mark really did not fall in love again, because deep down inside I think he still loved me. He spent most of his spare time now being with either Collin or his other two sons. Once Sara died he decided it was time for him to retire from wrestling and spend the rest of his time with his family in Houston.
Paul and Stephanie eventually became husband and wife three years later. They had three beautiful children of their own.
Shane eventually took over for his father and is now running the only major and best sports entertainment company known to man.
As for Glen and me, we are still happily married and I am still a dedicated worker for the federation. So is Glen. Even our children even played a part in the company at one point. We named our children Diana, Richard, Glen Jr., Trisha, and Callie.
Things really did turn out for the best.
The End.