Disclaimer: I do not own any of the WWE superstars listed in this story. I
own the lead character and that is Aurora Rivers. Everyone else is purely
in it for fanatical fan purposes, and I do not want to be sued. The
characters are owned by the WWE and the personalities are owned by the men
and women themselves.
A/N: On a roll now aren't I? Okay so here is the next chapter and I'm not sure but I think I might be the last one. But by the end of it you will know if it is or not, because I will let you know. Thank for you sticking with this story for as long as you have, it was a weird one to right and with me falling in love outside of the story it's making it harder to write. When I'm not with someone and I'm wanting to see a happy ending, I can write awesomely, this way, its lucky if I do it once a week. But! Thank God for Zach Gowen Fiction! My Saving Grace! Enjoy!
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"You wanted to see me Aurora?" Stephanie asked, pasting her fake smile all the way across her face.
Seeing it just made what Aurora was about to do that much easier. There was something going on and it had her right in the middle of it, and when she signed on with Vince this wasn't what she was hoping for. So with the news of the baby on the way, she knew this was the best move for everyone involved.
"Yes I did, there is something we seriously need to sit down and talk about."
"What would that be Rory?"
"That little stunt you pulled a few weeks ago for one. I know you set that whole thing in motion and that wasn't the reason Matt wasn't out there. He told me what he was out there for, and it wasn't so that I could get a beat down in the middle of the ring either. So what I want to know right now is why would you set it like that?"
The look on Stephanie's face went from one of great pleasure to ultimate shock. She had no idea that Aurora was going to come into the office and lay down that she knew about the plans going on around her. She wasn't supposed to know and now that she did Stephanie was worried.
"Don't even think of sitting there and giving me a half assed reason. Because let me tell you something Ms. McMahon, I am standing here in your office right now willing to put my career on the line because of all the bullshit and backstage politics that are going on around me right now, and I don't want to hear a bunch of lies out of your mouth. The game is over, and you of all people should know what that means, being almost married to it and all. It's over Stephanie so why don't you just tell me right now why the hell you want to see me and Matt apart from each other?"
"Okay, no more games and no more lies. I called Angel in to break you and Matt up yes. We succeeded at one point, but then something happened and you two became closer. That incident in the ring was supposed to be the end of it. We knew he was going to come out there and propose to you and we needed you to stop it and we knew you would because you weren't ready for that yet. You still have so much you want to do inside of the ring. So you went down there, and Matt saw how you acted and he changed his mind, but he was still going to tell the world about you and him. I couldn't let that happen, so I came down there and made him choose. He knew it was you or his job, and Matt being the total work horse he is, chose work and took you out."
"Why did you want us apart?"
"Angel Michaels has been in love with Matt since I can remember. She went off and did her own thing and I saw you as the new girl, and originally I brought her in to be your mentor, so this business wouldn't overtake you like it does so many of the other girls. Well she came in and came to me wanting to be with Matt and I couldn't turn her down. We're best friends and she's been there for me as well as I have for her. I got clouded in judgment and I let the company and the people in it suffer. I know that. I just didn't know that you would find out about any of this and least of all quit."
"What did you think would happen Stephanie? I would let you take Matt away from me and just forge on and let everything go back to normal?"
"No, I don't know what I thought. I just knew that I didn't want you to get too involved with him and then have your work suffer, and the plan with Angel was something that could prevent that. She's not in the ring anymore, so she doesn't need to worry about dating a wrestler. I'm sorry Aurora."
"I'm sorry to Stephanie because my decision is final. I'm in this office right now to tell you I'm sick of the games and you can have your title back. I got an offer from Eric Bischoff the other day and I've talked to your father and I'm heading over there to Raw where they can better use me without the games. I'm out of here Stephanie."
"Don't do this. You being on Smack down is good for everyone in the business. Please rethink this Aurora."
"I've done nothing but think about this. I have a baby on the way Stephanie. Matt and I are serious about each other and that's the end of the game. I don't want to put my child through this shit and I think me and Matt would work better if we weren't on the same show. At least for sanity reasons. So please, end the game now. It's over and it's such a waste of time. Tell Angel we are on to her and she can go climb back under her rock again. Or better yet, here" passing Stephanie the belt "give her this, let her go against Matt."
Not waiting to hear the response she walked out of the room and let the door slam behind her. She did have a new offer on the table from RAW and she was going to take it and make a better run of it. Plus RAW was falling in ratings and needed some new talent and help to make it better. This was the right move for her, and for her baby. Her thoughts went to the baby and she realized she'd waited too long; she was going home tonight and telling Matt everything. They had a lot of things to decide about their future.
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Aurora lit the candles around the table, and looked at the place settings. She had planned on having a family dinner and sharing the news of Jeff's pregnancy with Matt as well as sharing her own news, but Jeff had called and cancelled saying Beth was ill, and now it was just the two of them.
She heard Matt step out of the upstairs bathroom and turn the shower water off. He knew Jeff had called and cancelled and he wasn't sure why, but he had told her he rather it just be the two of them anyway. Aurora couldn't have agreed more. She needed to tell Matt about the move to RAW and about the baby, and she couldn't do that freely with other people around her. A few minutes later he came down the stairs and came up behind her, kissing the back of her neck.
"Wow, you went all out with this dinner didn't you?"
"Well there is some news I wanted to share with you, and I wanted to make sure I had you well fed before I do it."
Matt laughed and wrapped his arms around her. He had never been so much in love with a woman before and he knew that he didn't get a chance to ask in the ring, but he was going to ask her again tonight, and he hoped now she would say yes. They had been so close to being apart so many times, and he wanted to make sure that never happened again.
"I love you Aurora Rivers, you know that right?"
"I do know that, and I also know that you would never let me forget it. So why don't you take a seat and then I can get dinner on the table and we can just be together?"
"Sounds like a plan."
She brought the cooked chicken and salad into the living room, placing it down on the table, and she gave Matt the knife. She didn't have an issue cutting it, but it seemed like the right thing to do. If they were going to be a family, then this was something families did. The father always cut the turkey and the chicken. As she sat down and looked over at Matt, she couldn't help wondering what he would be like as a husband. She found herself hoping against hope that he asked her again to marry him. She had a feeling she would say yes this time.
"So there was something you wanted to tell me Aurora?"
"Actually there are a couple of things, and I don't know what your reaction is going to be to them."
"Did you finally wise up and decide you loved my brother or something?" Matt said laughing lightly. Aurora saw him smiling about it and couldn't help smiling herself.
"No, but now that I think about it, Brock is still single, I'm sure he would like another go with me."
She laughed out loud as she saw Matt's face go from that of a peachy red to completely white. She knew that anything to do with Brock Lesnar made him nervous and it was still so obviously apparent.
"Actually it does have to do with work, and with us."
"Okay so tell me about work then, what happened with Stephanie?"
"I quit and took a job on RAW."
"You did what?" Matt asked putting the fork down on his plate and giving her his full attention. He couldn't believe he was hearing this right now. He knew that things were really hard for her over on Smack down but she didn't seem like the quitting type, and they hadn't even talked it over.
"I quit. I found out the real reason for all of the bullshit and I talked to Vince and Eric and they felt that I would be better needed on RAW. I know I won't be with you anymore, but career wise that's better because you hate fighting me and I hate fighting you, and well the last time we did it we broke up. I don't want to do that anymore."
"You do have a point. I just wish you would have come to me with this before doing it. I loved having you near me that much. Now I have to resort back to Shannon and he just doesn't do it for me anymore."
Aurora laughed and stood up from the table. She walked slowly over to Matt, and pushed his chair back a little ways from the table. She placed herself down on his lap and looked deeply into his eyes. She had no idea how she could love someone this much, but she did and she didn't think it would get any more perfect for them.
"So you wanted to talk about us?"
"Mmhmmmm"
"I don't like the sound of that. When you do that it makes me think we aren't going to get much talking done at all."
Aurora smiled and leaned in and kissed him deeply. She knew he was right, and she did need to get all of this out there for him. So with one last breath, she realized it was now or never.
"Remember last week when I went to the doctor's because I was so sick?"
"Yeah, did that all get worked out alright?"
"Well it got worked out, but I don't know if it's totally alright. There's something I need to tell you Matt, and it's pretty serious."
"You're not really sick are you?"
"No, nothing like that. I will be sick, over the next little while though."
"Aurora I'm not sure I get what you mean here princess. How sick are you? And what can I do to help you feel better?"
"Matt, I'm pregnant."
Matt had just taken his glass of white zinfandel to his lips and taken a sip when she said the words, and before he had a chance to swallow it was out and all over the table.
"You're what?"
"I'm pregnant. Not far along at all right now, but that night that we made up and made love, well we made a baby. I don't know how you feel about this, but I'm keeping it, and I hope that you still want to be with me."
Matt knew in his heart that if he didn't ask for her hand in marriage right now, she was as good as out the door. There was nothing else he could do to make this moment more special. He loved Aurora with his entire heart and soul and he wanted to spend the rest of his life with her, if not in the ring, then out of it. He realized that the idea of her being pregnant didn't scare him, it made him finally feel complete, and something he hadn't achieved in a long time.
"Aurora Rivers, there is nothing I want more then to be a family with you and our child. I was going to ask you this in the ring a few weeks ago, but you looked like you weren't ready. I hope you're ready now and that you will have me. Aurora will you please be my wife?"
Still sitting in his lap, she moved a little bit and looked directly in his eyes. She smiled and moved over to his ear, where she whispered a breathy "Yes."
Slipping the ring on her finger, he knew that no matter what, they were going to be okay, and that they were going to be a family. That thought alone made him feel the most complete he had in his entire life. He truly was home.
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A/N: That is the end folks. So thanks for sticking with it and for reviewing your little asses off. But now that this one is done, look for a thank you chapter coming later, and now you can be on the lookout for the Zach fic and the Belle Black Fiction. Those two are my babies now! Enjoy!
A/N: On a roll now aren't I? Okay so here is the next chapter and I'm not sure but I think I might be the last one. But by the end of it you will know if it is or not, because I will let you know. Thank for you sticking with this story for as long as you have, it was a weird one to right and with me falling in love outside of the story it's making it harder to write. When I'm not with someone and I'm wanting to see a happy ending, I can write awesomely, this way, its lucky if I do it once a week. But! Thank God for Zach Gowen Fiction! My Saving Grace! Enjoy!
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"You wanted to see me Aurora?" Stephanie asked, pasting her fake smile all the way across her face.
Seeing it just made what Aurora was about to do that much easier. There was something going on and it had her right in the middle of it, and when she signed on with Vince this wasn't what she was hoping for. So with the news of the baby on the way, she knew this was the best move for everyone involved.
"Yes I did, there is something we seriously need to sit down and talk about."
"What would that be Rory?"
"That little stunt you pulled a few weeks ago for one. I know you set that whole thing in motion and that wasn't the reason Matt wasn't out there. He told me what he was out there for, and it wasn't so that I could get a beat down in the middle of the ring either. So what I want to know right now is why would you set it like that?"
The look on Stephanie's face went from one of great pleasure to ultimate shock. She had no idea that Aurora was going to come into the office and lay down that she knew about the plans going on around her. She wasn't supposed to know and now that she did Stephanie was worried.
"Don't even think of sitting there and giving me a half assed reason. Because let me tell you something Ms. McMahon, I am standing here in your office right now willing to put my career on the line because of all the bullshit and backstage politics that are going on around me right now, and I don't want to hear a bunch of lies out of your mouth. The game is over, and you of all people should know what that means, being almost married to it and all. It's over Stephanie so why don't you just tell me right now why the hell you want to see me and Matt apart from each other?"
"Okay, no more games and no more lies. I called Angel in to break you and Matt up yes. We succeeded at one point, but then something happened and you two became closer. That incident in the ring was supposed to be the end of it. We knew he was going to come out there and propose to you and we needed you to stop it and we knew you would because you weren't ready for that yet. You still have so much you want to do inside of the ring. So you went down there, and Matt saw how you acted and he changed his mind, but he was still going to tell the world about you and him. I couldn't let that happen, so I came down there and made him choose. He knew it was you or his job, and Matt being the total work horse he is, chose work and took you out."
"Why did you want us apart?"
"Angel Michaels has been in love with Matt since I can remember. She went off and did her own thing and I saw you as the new girl, and originally I brought her in to be your mentor, so this business wouldn't overtake you like it does so many of the other girls. Well she came in and came to me wanting to be with Matt and I couldn't turn her down. We're best friends and she's been there for me as well as I have for her. I got clouded in judgment and I let the company and the people in it suffer. I know that. I just didn't know that you would find out about any of this and least of all quit."
"What did you think would happen Stephanie? I would let you take Matt away from me and just forge on and let everything go back to normal?"
"No, I don't know what I thought. I just knew that I didn't want you to get too involved with him and then have your work suffer, and the plan with Angel was something that could prevent that. She's not in the ring anymore, so she doesn't need to worry about dating a wrestler. I'm sorry Aurora."
"I'm sorry to Stephanie because my decision is final. I'm in this office right now to tell you I'm sick of the games and you can have your title back. I got an offer from Eric Bischoff the other day and I've talked to your father and I'm heading over there to Raw where they can better use me without the games. I'm out of here Stephanie."
"Don't do this. You being on Smack down is good for everyone in the business. Please rethink this Aurora."
"I've done nothing but think about this. I have a baby on the way Stephanie. Matt and I are serious about each other and that's the end of the game. I don't want to put my child through this shit and I think me and Matt would work better if we weren't on the same show. At least for sanity reasons. So please, end the game now. It's over and it's such a waste of time. Tell Angel we are on to her and she can go climb back under her rock again. Or better yet, here" passing Stephanie the belt "give her this, let her go against Matt."
Not waiting to hear the response she walked out of the room and let the door slam behind her. She did have a new offer on the table from RAW and she was going to take it and make a better run of it. Plus RAW was falling in ratings and needed some new talent and help to make it better. This was the right move for her, and for her baby. Her thoughts went to the baby and she realized she'd waited too long; she was going home tonight and telling Matt everything. They had a lot of things to decide about their future.
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Aurora lit the candles around the table, and looked at the place settings. She had planned on having a family dinner and sharing the news of Jeff's pregnancy with Matt as well as sharing her own news, but Jeff had called and cancelled saying Beth was ill, and now it was just the two of them.
She heard Matt step out of the upstairs bathroom and turn the shower water off. He knew Jeff had called and cancelled and he wasn't sure why, but he had told her he rather it just be the two of them anyway. Aurora couldn't have agreed more. She needed to tell Matt about the move to RAW and about the baby, and she couldn't do that freely with other people around her. A few minutes later he came down the stairs and came up behind her, kissing the back of her neck.
"Wow, you went all out with this dinner didn't you?"
"Well there is some news I wanted to share with you, and I wanted to make sure I had you well fed before I do it."
Matt laughed and wrapped his arms around her. He had never been so much in love with a woman before and he knew that he didn't get a chance to ask in the ring, but he was going to ask her again tonight, and he hoped now she would say yes. They had been so close to being apart so many times, and he wanted to make sure that never happened again.
"I love you Aurora Rivers, you know that right?"
"I do know that, and I also know that you would never let me forget it. So why don't you take a seat and then I can get dinner on the table and we can just be together?"
"Sounds like a plan."
She brought the cooked chicken and salad into the living room, placing it down on the table, and she gave Matt the knife. She didn't have an issue cutting it, but it seemed like the right thing to do. If they were going to be a family, then this was something families did. The father always cut the turkey and the chicken. As she sat down and looked over at Matt, she couldn't help wondering what he would be like as a husband. She found herself hoping against hope that he asked her again to marry him. She had a feeling she would say yes this time.
"So there was something you wanted to tell me Aurora?"
"Actually there are a couple of things, and I don't know what your reaction is going to be to them."
"Did you finally wise up and decide you loved my brother or something?" Matt said laughing lightly. Aurora saw him smiling about it and couldn't help smiling herself.
"No, but now that I think about it, Brock is still single, I'm sure he would like another go with me."
She laughed out loud as she saw Matt's face go from that of a peachy red to completely white. She knew that anything to do with Brock Lesnar made him nervous and it was still so obviously apparent.
"Actually it does have to do with work, and with us."
"Okay so tell me about work then, what happened with Stephanie?"
"I quit and took a job on RAW."
"You did what?" Matt asked putting the fork down on his plate and giving her his full attention. He couldn't believe he was hearing this right now. He knew that things were really hard for her over on Smack down but she didn't seem like the quitting type, and they hadn't even talked it over.
"I quit. I found out the real reason for all of the bullshit and I talked to Vince and Eric and they felt that I would be better needed on RAW. I know I won't be with you anymore, but career wise that's better because you hate fighting me and I hate fighting you, and well the last time we did it we broke up. I don't want to do that anymore."
"You do have a point. I just wish you would have come to me with this before doing it. I loved having you near me that much. Now I have to resort back to Shannon and he just doesn't do it for me anymore."
Aurora laughed and stood up from the table. She walked slowly over to Matt, and pushed his chair back a little ways from the table. She placed herself down on his lap and looked deeply into his eyes. She had no idea how she could love someone this much, but she did and she didn't think it would get any more perfect for them.
"So you wanted to talk about us?"
"Mmhmmmm"
"I don't like the sound of that. When you do that it makes me think we aren't going to get much talking done at all."
Aurora smiled and leaned in and kissed him deeply. She knew he was right, and she did need to get all of this out there for him. So with one last breath, she realized it was now or never.
"Remember last week when I went to the doctor's because I was so sick?"
"Yeah, did that all get worked out alright?"
"Well it got worked out, but I don't know if it's totally alright. There's something I need to tell you Matt, and it's pretty serious."
"You're not really sick are you?"
"No, nothing like that. I will be sick, over the next little while though."
"Aurora I'm not sure I get what you mean here princess. How sick are you? And what can I do to help you feel better?"
"Matt, I'm pregnant."
Matt had just taken his glass of white zinfandel to his lips and taken a sip when she said the words, and before he had a chance to swallow it was out and all over the table.
"You're what?"
"I'm pregnant. Not far along at all right now, but that night that we made up and made love, well we made a baby. I don't know how you feel about this, but I'm keeping it, and I hope that you still want to be with me."
Matt knew in his heart that if he didn't ask for her hand in marriage right now, she was as good as out the door. There was nothing else he could do to make this moment more special. He loved Aurora with his entire heart and soul and he wanted to spend the rest of his life with her, if not in the ring, then out of it. He realized that the idea of her being pregnant didn't scare him, it made him finally feel complete, and something he hadn't achieved in a long time.
"Aurora Rivers, there is nothing I want more then to be a family with you and our child. I was going to ask you this in the ring a few weeks ago, but you looked like you weren't ready. I hope you're ready now and that you will have me. Aurora will you please be my wife?"
Still sitting in his lap, she moved a little bit and looked directly in his eyes. She smiled and moved over to his ear, where she whispered a breathy "Yes."
Slipping the ring on her finger, he knew that no matter what, they were going to be okay, and that they were going to be a family. That thought alone made him feel the most complete he had in his entire life. He truly was home.
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A/N: That is the end folks. So thanks for sticking with it and for reviewing your little asses off. But now that this one is done, look for a thank you chapter coming later, and now you can be on the lookout for the Zach fic and the Belle Black Fiction. Those two are my babies now! Enjoy!