Vince opened the door to find Stephanie and Paul standing there, both with
armfuls of presents.
"Hey Daddy," said Stephanie. "Happy birthday!" Stephanie walked up to her Dad and gave him a kiss.
"Thanks princess. How are you today?"
"I'm fine thanks."
"Good, and what about this little one," he said, patting Stephanie's very pregnant tummy.
"Their both fine, especially after their little snack last night that Steph made me go and get from the local store at 3am in the morning. What was it Steph? Cookies, cheese and apples?" Stephanie's husband Paul said, laughing.
"Cookies, cheese and apples?" inquired Vince as he wrinkled his nose in distaste.
"Shut up!" She said as she put down the presents and playfully punched Paul. "Is everyone here yet?" Steph asked as she took off her coat.
"Yeah, Shane, Ris and the kids are in the living room and your Mom's in the kitchen. I'll go get your Mom actually, she's been in that kitchen all morning. Go through." Stephanie and Paul picked up the presents and walked through to the living room where Marissa and Shane were playing with Jack and Jessica.
"Hey guys." Paul said as he walked in.
"Uncle Paul!" Jack yelled as he ran over to him. Paul put the presents down, picked him up and spun him around.
"Hey buddy, you ok?"
"Yeah, I'm playing with my action figures."
"Wow, which ones you playing with?"
"The Rock and tonight he's gonna be fighting my Uncle Paul, known as Triple H for the WWF title!" Jack said excitedly.
Paul laughed as he sat down on the couch next to Shane and Jack started playing with his action figures again. Stephanie sat down in a chair, near where the kids were playing and Marisssa came over to her.
"You ok?" Marissa asked.
"Yeah fine." Steph nodded. "Just a little tired."
"Hardly surprising when you stay up half the night stuffing your face is it darling?" Paul joked.
Shane laughed. "Yeah, been there my friend," he sympathised with Paul.
"I'm glad I've only got about another month of this left to go. I don't think I could stand it much longer, I need my sleep." Paul jokingly complained.
"Why don't you two shut up." Marissa said. "Men don't even realise they've been born do they?" She said to Stephanie. "You have it easy compared to us women."
"Yeah whatever!" Shane scoffed. "We're the ones who have to put up with you."
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Vince walked into the kitchen where Linda was preparing the dinner. "When's dinner gonna be ready baby?"
"About 45 minutes, so your gonna have to wait till then ok?" Linda replied smiling.
"I can't wait till then, I want to open my presents now." Vince was like a little kid when it came to birthday's and Christmas, that was one of the things Linda loved about him.
"I'm very sorry but you can't. It's a McMahon tradition, we open the presents after dinner. You should know that by now."
"What are we having anyway?" Vince asked as he walked up behind Linda and put his arms around her waist.
"Well as its your birthday I thought I'd cook you your favourite."
"Chicken roast dinner with all the trimmings?"
"Uh uh." Linda said as she nodded her head.
"I can't wait, I have the best wife in the world." Vince said as he kissed her on the cheek.
Linda smiled, "You better believe it."
"Lin......." Vince slowly said.
"Yes honey?" She could tell he wanted something.
"What'd you get me?"
"You'll have to wait and see till after dinner won't you? And if you're a very very good boy," Linda said as she turned around to face Vince. "You just might get an extra special present tonight after everybody's gone home."
Vince raised his eyebrows. "Yeah?"
"Oh yes. I promise," teased Linda.
"Then I'll have to be on my best behaviour until then I guess." Vince bent down to kiss Linda as she put her arms around his neck.
"Your very very best behaviour," murmmered Linda as Vince's lips met hers.
They parted after about 20 seconds.
"If thats just a taster of whats to come later, I'm in for a very exciting night," smiled Vince.
"There's more where that came from, let me tell you."
"Good, I'm counting the seconds." Smiled Vince. "Oh I forgot to tell you, Steph and Paul are here."
"Yeah? Steph ok?"
"She's fine, craved cookies, cheese and apples last night though. Paul had to go down the store and get them for her."
Linda laughed. "Better go through and see them. Come on." She took Vince's hand and led him to the living room where they were still debating about who has the harder life
"Hey Steph, hi Paul. You guys ok?" Linda asked
"Yeah, we're all fine." Paul replied.
"Speak for yourself," said Stephanie. "I'm starving!"
Everybody laughed.
"What's so funny?" demanded Stephanie. "When's dinner gonna be ready?"
"About 45 minutes," Linda said trying her best not to laugh.
"I suppose I can wait till then. If its worth the wait of course."
"It better be, I've spent all morning getting it ready!"
"No, no I didn't mean that." Stephanie said. "Is there going to be enough?"
Linda laughed. "Yes honey, I made lots of extra just for you."
"Thanks Mom." Steph smiled. "I knew you wouldn't let me down."
"One, two, three!" Counted Jack, "and the winner and a new WWF champion.........Triple H!" He shouted.
"I can see Howard Finkel's gonna have competiton there." Vince commented.
"Nah," said Jack to his Grandad. "I wanna be a wrestler. When I get older I'm gonna hold that WWF title, just you wait Grandpa, you'll see."
Vince looked rather stunned with what his 8 year old grandson had just come out with.
"I bet you will," said Linda kneeling down beside him. "You'll be the best WWF champion there ever was."
"Better than The Rock?" Jack inquired.
"Sure."
Jack looked over at Paul, "Even better than Triple H?"
"Of course you will, if you wanna be." Linda said enthusiastically. "if you wanna be a wrestler though, I think you might have to clear it with your Mom and Dad first."
Jack turned around to face his parents, Shane who was smiling and Marissa who had a frown on her face.
Shane said, "that's great Jack. You really wanna be a WWF superstar?"
"Yeah."
"Well, we'll see won't we. First though, take your sister, go to the bathroom and wash your face and hands ready for the delicious dinner that your Nana's cooked." Marissa said.
Jack took his sisters hand and led her out of the room to the bathroom.
"I never knew that." Vince said. "I knew he had an interest in the WWF but I never thought he wanted to be an actual wrestler."
"Are you kidding, it's all he talks about." Marissa replied.
"That's great, hope his dream comes true," said Linda. "It's hardly surprising though is it? What with Shane, Vince and Paul teaching him wrestling moves at every opportunity."
"Hey," said Paul. "We've gotta teach the kid how to stick up for himself," he said defensively.
"Hey Daddy," said Stephanie. "Happy birthday!" Stephanie walked up to her Dad and gave him a kiss.
"Thanks princess. How are you today?"
"I'm fine thanks."
"Good, and what about this little one," he said, patting Stephanie's very pregnant tummy.
"Their both fine, especially after their little snack last night that Steph made me go and get from the local store at 3am in the morning. What was it Steph? Cookies, cheese and apples?" Stephanie's husband Paul said, laughing.
"Cookies, cheese and apples?" inquired Vince as he wrinkled his nose in distaste.
"Shut up!" She said as she put down the presents and playfully punched Paul. "Is everyone here yet?" Steph asked as she took off her coat.
"Yeah, Shane, Ris and the kids are in the living room and your Mom's in the kitchen. I'll go get your Mom actually, she's been in that kitchen all morning. Go through." Stephanie and Paul picked up the presents and walked through to the living room where Marissa and Shane were playing with Jack and Jessica.
"Hey guys." Paul said as he walked in.
"Uncle Paul!" Jack yelled as he ran over to him. Paul put the presents down, picked him up and spun him around.
"Hey buddy, you ok?"
"Yeah, I'm playing with my action figures."
"Wow, which ones you playing with?"
"The Rock and tonight he's gonna be fighting my Uncle Paul, known as Triple H for the WWF title!" Jack said excitedly.
Paul laughed as he sat down on the couch next to Shane and Jack started playing with his action figures again. Stephanie sat down in a chair, near where the kids were playing and Marisssa came over to her.
"You ok?" Marissa asked.
"Yeah fine." Steph nodded. "Just a little tired."
"Hardly surprising when you stay up half the night stuffing your face is it darling?" Paul joked.
Shane laughed. "Yeah, been there my friend," he sympathised with Paul.
"I'm glad I've only got about another month of this left to go. I don't think I could stand it much longer, I need my sleep." Paul jokingly complained.
"Why don't you two shut up." Marissa said. "Men don't even realise they've been born do they?" She said to Stephanie. "You have it easy compared to us women."
"Yeah whatever!" Shane scoffed. "We're the ones who have to put up with you."
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Vince walked into the kitchen where Linda was preparing the dinner. "When's dinner gonna be ready baby?"
"About 45 minutes, so your gonna have to wait till then ok?" Linda replied smiling.
"I can't wait till then, I want to open my presents now." Vince was like a little kid when it came to birthday's and Christmas, that was one of the things Linda loved about him.
"I'm very sorry but you can't. It's a McMahon tradition, we open the presents after dinner. You should know that by now."
"What are we having anyway?" Vince asked as he walked up behind Linda and put his arms around her waist.
"Well as its your birthday I thought I'd cook you your favourite."
"Chicken roast dinner with all the trimmings?"
"Uh uh." Linda said as she nodded her head.
"I can't wait, I have the best wife in the world." Vince said as he kissed her on the cheek.
Linda smiled, "You better believe it."
"Lin......." Vince slowly said.
"Yes honey?" She could tell he wanted something.
"What'd you get me?"
"You'll have to wait and see till after dinner won't you? And if you're a very very good boy," Linda said as she turned around to face Vince. "You just might get an extra special present tonight after everybody's gone home."
Vince raised his eyebrows. "Yeah?"
"Oh yes. I promise," teased Linda.
"Then I'll have to be on my best behaviour until then I guess." Vince bent down to kiss Linda as she put her arms around his neck.
"Your very very best behaviour," murmmered Linda as Vince's lips met hers.
They parted after about 20 seconds.
"If thats just a taster of whats to come later, I'm in for a very exciting night," smiled Vince.
"There's more where that came from, let me tell you."
"Good, I'm counting the seconds." Smiled Vince. "Oh I forgot to tell you, Steph and Paul are here."
"Yeah? Steph ok?"
"She's fine, craved cookies, cheese and apples last night though. Paul had to go down the store and get them for her."
Linda laughed. "Better go through and see them. Come on." She took Vince's hand and led him to the living room where they were still debating about who has the harder life
"Hey Steph, hi Paul. You guys ok?" Linda asked
"Yeah, we're all fine." Paul replied.
"Speak for yourself," said Stephanie. "I'm starving!"
Everybody laughed.
"What's so funny?" demanded Stephanie. "When's dinner gonna be ready?"
"About 45 minutes," Linda said trying her best not to laugh.
"I suppose I can wait till then. If its worth the wait of course."
"It better be, I've spent all morning getting it ready!"
"No, no I didn't mean that." Stephanie said. "Is there going to be enough?"
Linda laughed. "Yes honey, I made lots of extra just for you."
"Thanks Mom." Steph smiled. "I knew you wouldn't let me down."
"One, two, three!" Counted Jack, "and the winner and a new WWF champion.........Triple H!" He shouted.
"I can see Howard Finkel's gonna have competiton there." Vince commented.
"Nah," said Jack to his Grandad. "I wanna be a wrestler. When I get older I'm gonna hold that WWF title, just you wait Grandpa, you'll see."
Vince looked rather stunned with what his 8 year old grandson had just come out with.
"I bet you will," said Linda kneeling down beside him. "You'll be the best WWF champion there ever was."
"Better than The Rock?" Jack inquired.
"Sure."
Jack looked over at Paul, "Even better than Triple H?"
"Of course you will, if you wanna be." Linda said enthusiastically. "if you wanna be a wrestler though, I think you might have to clear it with your Mom and Dad first."
Jack turned around to face his parents, Shane who was smiling and Marissa who had a frown on her face.
Shane said, "that's great Jack. You really wanna be a WWF superstar?"
"Yeah."
"Well, we'll see won't we. First though, take your sister, go to the bathroom and wash your face and hands ready for the delicious dinner that your Nana's cooked." Marissa said.
Jack took his sisters hand and led her out of the room to the bathroom.
"I never knew that." Vince said. "I knew he had an interest in the WWF but I never thought he wanted to be an actual wrestler."
"Are you kidding, it's all he talks about." Marissa replied.
"That's great, hope his dream comes true," said Linda. "It's hardly surprising though is it? What with Shane, Vince and Paul teaching him wrestling moves at every opportunity."
"Hey," said Paul. "We've gotta teach the kid how to stick up for himself," he said defensively.