Stephanie and Chris Jericho: Bubble Baths Are Wonderful
Grumbling as she stood from the bed after a long, fulfilling sleep, Stephanie made her way out of the room. She could smell bacon, eggs, and pancakes cooking in the air as she slowly made her way to the kitchen. When she walked in, she laughed.
"Aw, do I look that bad?" Jericho said as he turned away from the stove. He had white boxers with red heart on them, a pink shirt with a matching chef hat and an apron that said 'kiss me, I'm the cook.'
"Yes," Stephanie said as she settled into a chair at the table. The table had a red covering on top of it, and where she sat was a single rose to the side of her empty plate. "Let me guess... it's Valentine's Day?"
Jericho smiled as he put a small stack of pancakes, a couple of strips of bacon, and some scrambled eggs on her plate. He gave her a small kiss on her cheek. He put some food on his plate that sat adjacent to hers, and then sat down. "Happy Valentine's Day, baby."
Rolling her eyes, Stephanie mumbled a 'thanks,' and began to eat her food.
"Um," Jericho said as he took his hat off and picked up his fork, "why don't you like Valentine's Day?" He looked down at his plate and shuffled his food around. Despite what he told the guys days ago, he loved Valentine's Day and every year he hoped that by celebrating it Stephanie would eventually join in... instead of always blowing him off.
Stephanie shrugged her shoulders. "I don't know... actually I don't remember why or what happened to make me hate Valentine's Day."
"Well, I personally love it," Jericho said, "and it hard, when I go out and see Valentine's stuff everywhere and I see something that you would love... and I can't get it for you because I'm scared how you would react. Or I do get it and you react badly."
He finished eating his food and stood from the table and put his plate in the sink. "I would love to celebrate it with you," he faced her as he spoke. "We never have. We have been with each other two year before marriage, and have been married for six years... not once during then. And just once I would love to celebrate with you and not get the ugly stares and bad attitude." When he finished his rant, he walked out of the kitchen, and to the garage to let out some of his anger.
She sat at the table and thought over what he said. She had to admit, he was right. Every year he would attempt to have Valentine's Day at their home, even buying her a gift, and every time she would give him an ugly stare or mumble something rude. Before Jericho, Stephanie never had a problem with not celebrating Valentine's Day, because either she was single or she would tell her boyfriend at the time not to get her anything... and he wouldn't.
Jericho was the first person she has encountered that wanted to celebrate Valentine's Day, and did so despite the fact that she didn't want to or care to. He would give her gifts and do stuff for her, and she would never do anything for him.
Sighing, Stephanie stood and put her plate in the sink. "I didn't know it affected him that much," she whispered to herself. She felt bad for what she was doing to her husband. Thinking for a couple of minutes, an idea appeared in Stephanie's head. Shaking it slowly, she said, "I can't believe I'm going to do this..."
*******
After puttering around in his garage for three hours, Jericho finally decided to face his wife. The more and more he thought about it, the more he realized that maybe he was being a bit harsh to her. He felt sorry for going off on her like that... especially over something as dumb as Valentine's Day.
As soon as Jericho went into the house he noticed the lights were off. "Great, now she's pissed off at me," he grumbled. Marching up the stairs, he opened their bedroom door and was surprised at the sight in front of him.
Candles glowed everywhere and covered every crevice of the room. The scent that flowed off of them filled his nose in a heavenly scent of vanilla and roses. The other lights that were left on were dimmed and soft. Rose petals were covering parts of the floor and on the bed sat Stephanie with a smile.
Still feeling a bit self conscious about herself, Stephanie had on a pair of Winnie-the-Pooh pajamas pants and a large, white shirt covering her pregnant belly. Her hair was in curls, down, and settled on her shoulders. Sitting cross-legged, with her hands on her stomach; Stephanie smiled at the astonishment on Jericho's face.
"Did I surprise you?" Stephanie said softly.
He nodded, too shocked to say anything. The room was beautiful and Stephanie looked even more gorgeous than ever before.
"I thought about what you say... and I never knew I affected you like that. I wish you would have told me sooner," Stephanie replied. She held out her hand for him to take.
"I don't know what to say," Jericho said as he took her hand. He settled in front of her.
Stephanie took his shirt off. She massaged the muscles in his back and shoulders. When she was satisfied, Stephanie stood from the bed and took him with her to the bathroom.
"I love this Steph," Jericho said when he saw what she had done.
The bathroom also had candles glowing everywhere with the vanilla and rose scent. But what really caught his eye, was their medium sized old bathtub with clawed feet. It was overflowing with bubbles and had a couple of fun bath toys floating in the water.
Giggling, Stephanie smiled in embarrassment as she saw Jericho pick up a yellow, rubber ducky out of the tub. "I thought it would be cute to have them in the tub with us."
Jericho smiled and nodded. He stripped his clothes off and just as he was about to get in; he turned to Stephanie. "It wouldn't be fun if you didn't join me."
"No," Stephanie said while she shook her head from side to side, "I made it for you."
He held her face in his hands and softly caressed it. "Please baby," Jericho said softly. He lightly kissed her on the lips.
She sighed as she took her clothes off. "Fine."
He got in the tub and sat down. Holding out his hand, Stephanie took it and got in the tub. She leaned her back against his chest and sighed in contentment.
After minutes of silence, Jericho said, "Thank you." He ran his hands up and down Stephanie shoulders, and then settled them on her stomach. There, he gently stroked her stomach.
"For what?" Stephanie said.
Before he could reply, a ripple was felt through Stephanie's stomach. They both smiled at each other as their son made himself known.
"For what?" Stephanie repeated.
"For sacrificing your beliefs and celebrating with me," Jericho said with a laugh.
Stephanie lightly hit him. "Well, bubble baths are wonderful, for me and you. Anyways, don't get use to it... it won't be this good every year." She flashed him a smile.
"Every year?" Jericho replied with a smile too.
She shrugged her shoulders. "So... I surprised you, what did you get me?"
Laughing, Jericho stood from the tub and went to retrieve her gift. After shuffling around their bedroom, he came back to the bathroom with long jewelry box in hand. He got back in the tub and settled himself behind her. "I saw this and immediately thought about you... this is for you to remember all of us."
Sending Jericho a weird look, Stephanie said, "All of us?" She took the box from him, and gasped at its contents.
Jericho smiled. He knew he had got the perfect gift for her.
A gold necklace with a pendent in the shape of a heart, with three stones: a topaz, Jericho's birthstone; a sapphire, Stephanie's birthstone; and in the middle, in a small heart shape sat a diamond, the birthstone of their soon-to-be born son.
Note: Not sure about the birthdays... so if they are wrong, sorry....
Something Extra: Wonder how Stephanie told Jericho that she was pregnant? Read Costume Party Surprises...