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Trish drove home from the airport with her head swimming in all of her thoughts. Instead of going straight home like she planned, she realized that she had a lot of thinking to do. She wound up driving around for a few hours, and then heading home. She walked in and found Melissa sitting in the living room. "Hey, can we talk? I need sister time."
Melissa turned off the tv, "Of course, what's up?"
"Well, Brock is facing a decision of whether he wants to pursue a relationship with me, or get back together with Nicole and give it another try." Trish started.
"Whoa, when did this come up?" Melissa asked confused.
"Remember the call at the restaurant? It was Nicole telling him that she realized how much she loved him and what not. So I made him talk to me like a friend, and now he's finding himself faced with this decision. So, I've come to the conclusion that I'm just going to be me for awhile."
"What do you mean?"
"Well, I start radiation therapy next week, then after that finishes, I have to go to OVW and work off the ring rust, so I won't be cleared to wrestle for awhile. So within that time, I'm going to live for me. If Brock decides to be with Nicole, which I'm ok with, then I'm just going to have fun for awhile. If I meet someone, great but if I don't, then that's ok too. I'm going to reacquaint myself with my friends, maybe do a little dating, but I'm not going to worry myself with trying to find someone to spend the rest of my life with." Trish explained.
"But, are you going to be ok if Brock decides to be with Nicole?" Melissa asked cautiously. She knew how much Trish had fallen for him.
Trish nodded, "Yeah I am. He knows in his heart who he wants to be with, and who's good for him and if it's not me than I'm going to stand by him and support him with his decision."
"Wow, good for you. I'm really happy for you. You know, I hope that I grow up to be as great of a person as you are." Melissa said to her.
"Oh stop, I'm just being me." Trish said blushing.
MEANWHILE.
Dave had just finished packing up the rest of his stuff. Angie came out and looked at him, "Now you're sure that this is what you want to do? You don't know if she's even going to give you the time of day, let alone consider going out with you again. But yet here you go moving to Toronto just to try and surprise her with your dedication to what used to be a relationship?"
"Angie, I know that it's hard to understand, but I have to do this. I can't move on with my life knowing that somewhere deep inside her she might still love me and if I can show her how much I've changed, maybe we can re- light the flame. I'm going to take it slow and try to start off at least as friends and see if I can work my way back up." He reached out and took her hand. "Ang, I really appreciate everything you've done for me. You helped me find a counselor to work out my problems, and the classes have been great. I really feel like the old me, not the one who let the demons get out of control. I'm also really glad that we reconnected, but I can't get back together with you until I have full closure from Trish. I really feel like we're not through, and just maybe we'll be together again. I hope you understand."
Angie nodded, "Yes I understand. I just hope that you know what you're doing. But I will agree, you have definitely come a long way then from when the incident took place."
Dave smiled, "Thanks."
"Well, be careful, don't do anything stupid, and good luck." Angie said to him.
"The two embraced for a long, meaningful hug. Finally Angie stepped back, Now go on, get out of here and go get you're girl."
Dave climbed in the truck and headed off to Toronto.
TWO MONTHS LATER.
Melissa opened the front door just as the phone was ringing. She rushed over to it, "Hello?" she answered breathlessly.
"Is Ms. Stratigias home?" A male voice asked.
Not thinking Melissa replied, "This is."
"Hey, it's Scott! How are you doing? Long time no hear from. Boy are you hard to get ahold of. What are you doing tonight?"
Realizing that he thought that she was Trish, she replied, "Um, I actually have plans tonight. I'm going to my sister's 18th birthday party tonight, I'm sorry."
"Ok, how about I pick you up at 8:00 p.m. tomorrow night and we'll have dinner and catch up on everything?" Scott offered.
"Um, alright, sure that will work." Melissa said hesitantly.
"Great! I'll see you tomorrow night!" And he hung up.
"I don't remember Trish talking about a Scott, I wonder who he is." Melissa thought to herself as she hurried to her room.
Trish came in the front door hurriedly, "Melissa are you home yet?" She called running up the stairs.
"Yeah, I'm getting ready to go." Melissa replied. "Hey I've got to talk to you about something."
"I'm going to change and then we can go. Don't worry, I'll make sure we get there on time. Dave said that he'll have your car fixed by tomorrow. I just got off the phone with him." Trish called while getting dressed.
"Is he still coming tonight?" Melissa asked brushing her hair.
"I think so, but I'm not sure." Trish said walking in her room. "So, are you ready to find out what the baby is?"
"I'm a little nervous, but I'm really excited. I just wish that Randy had been able to be here. It's such a big day for me. It's not everyday that you get to turn 18 and find out the gender of your niece or nephew all in the same day." Melissa said turning around, "But I'm ready."
Trish hugged her, "I know, but Vince had him scheduled at a house show. But, I do have a surprise for you from Brock, you can have it in a little bit."
They walked out to Trish's car and started to head for the doctor's office. "So, how are you and Dave doing?" Melissa asked.
"Well, I was really skeptical at first, but he's really become a good friend. He's like the same Dave he was when I first fell for him. But we're taking it slow and just enjoying each other. Why?" Trish replied with a smile.
"Well, what if I told you that I kind of, sort of set you up on a date with a guy that thought you were me on the phone?" Melissa asked nervously.
"Wait a minute, you did what?" Trish exclaimed. "With who?"
"Scott?"
"Scott? Who's Scott?" Trish asked her.
"I don't know for sure, but remember that guy that called when Brock was over. I think that it's that number that shows up on the caller id but he never leaves a message. But he said that it's been a long time since you've talked and that you're hard to get ahold of." Melissa added.
"When is this date that you set me up on?" Trish asked.
"Tomorrow at 8:00 p.m. He's going to pick you up." Melissa answered.
"Oh god, I bet it's Scotty. Did he have a deep voice?"
"Yeah, and he referred to you as Ms. Stratigias." Melissa said with a snicker.
"I haven't seen him in forever. We went to college together and I haven't talked to him in months. Alright, I guess it's not as bad as it could have been." Trish said playfully slapping Melissa's knee.
They pulled into the parking lot and they got out of the car and walked into the doctor's office. Just as they were about to enter the radiology suite, Trish stopped Melissa. "Alright, here's your birthday surprise from Brock," And she pulled out a card.
Melissa opened it and read the front of the card out loud, "To a wonderful girl turning into an 18 year old woman" She opened the card and read, "Hope you have a great 18th birthday. I thought that I would get you something special, something that you would never forget. Now open the door and your surprise will be waiting. Happy Birthday, Brock." She got a puzzled look on her face. "Why would he send it here?"
"Because he wanted you to open it away from everyone else, you know how odd he can be. Do you know how hard it is to go from the hospital for my therapy, to the post office to pick it up back out here to the office, make sure that they'll participate and come pick you up to get here on time? Now get in there and open it!" Trish said with a smile.
Melissa opened the door, and there leaning on the front desk was Randy with a bow on the top of his head. Melissa squealed and went and held him. She had the biggest smile on her face. "How did you get here? I thought that you had to work?"
"Look at the note on the back of the card." Randy said holding her.
Melissa turned the card over, "I asked Vince if I could work for Randy since it was your birthday and he said yes. Hope you have a great birthday night.-Brock." Is what was written. She smiled and looked at Randy, "This is so great, I'm so glad that you're here."
He leaned down and kissed her, "Me too."
Trish went over to the receptionist, "Thanks for your help, Melissa Stratigias is here now." She said with a smile.
"Anytime, it was a great birthday surprise. I'll let the doctor know that you guys are here."
Everyone sat down, but Randy had Melissa sit on his lap. He rubbed her tummy and looked at Trish, "So, are you ready to find out what it is?"
Trish smiled and nodded, "Yeah I am. But as long as it's healthy, that's all that matters to me."
Randy nodded, "Definitely. Have you heard from Dave? I thought that he was supposed to be here?"
Melissa laughed, "Yeah she's heard from Dave, they talk a few times a week."
"Really?" Randy said raising an eyebrow at her.
"He moved up here, and we've become good friends. We're taking things slow." She answered trying not to smile too much. "But he had to go into the doctor to be re-evaluated and since it's the company's doctor, he has to work around them.
Melissa interjected, "Yeah, they've become really good friends, Trish has totally re-fallen for him, but she's not telling him yet."
"Shut up big mouth." Trish said playfully to her. "See what you're getting yourself into Randy?"
"Yup, and she seems to get that quality from her older sister." He said with his trademark smirk.
Trish shook her head and Melissa stuck her tongue out at her.
"Melissa?" The radiologist called. They all stood up and followed her. The radiologist brought them to the room. Melissa got excited when she seen the ultrasound machine. "If I could just have you hop up on the bed there and lift your shirt up, we can take a look at your baby."
Melissa pointed to Trish, "Her baby. I'm carrying the baby for my sister because she's not able to have children."
"I apologize, I didn't realize that. My name is Wendy, if you have any questions, just go ahead and ask."
Randy held Melissa's hand and Trish close by. Wendy let them listen to the heartbeat and the blood going through the chambers of the heart. She showed them that the spine was perfectly formed and that the baby had all ten fingers and toes. She took some facial shots and found that the baby did not have a cleft lip or cleft palate. She took a picture of the baby sucking it's thumb. Then it came to the big question. "Would you like to the know the sex of the baby?"
All three of them nodded yes. The doctor found that the umbilical cord was in the baby's hand up by it's head. She scanned down and showed them. All three were squinting at the screen, "Congratulations, it's a boy."
Trish's eyes filled with tears, as did Melissa's. Randy held them both. "I'm going to print off the pictures and run some numbers. Go ahead clean yourself up and I'll be back in a couple minutes." Wendy said pointing Melissa towards the bathroom.
"Congratulations mom." Randy said giving Trish a hug.
"Thanks." Trish said tearfully.
Melissa came out of the bathroom and held Randy and Trish. "Well, looks like I'm baking you a little man." She said with a smile.
"Melissa, I just want to make sure that you're still ok with me adopting the baby." Trish said squeezing her hand.
Melissa looked at Randy, "She asks after every appointment, if you're ever here, you'll see that it's a ritual." She turned back to Trish, "Hon, I have plenty of time to have babies, I want to do this, I'm 100% sure." And she held her.
Wendy walked back in, "Here are the photos for you, and according to the statistics of the baby, he will be somewhere between 7 and 8 pounds, but you never know. Congratulations."
They walked out to the car and headed to their mom's house. Trish dropped them off, "Hey guys, I'll be back in a little bit, I have to take these pictures somewhere."
"Ok, I'll tell mom that you'll be bringing them." Melissa said waving.
Trish took off and showed up at the doctor's office where Dave was being evaluated. She looked at her watch and seen that his appointment should be over shortly, so she hopped up on the hood of his car and sat there looking at the pictures.
"Hey, how did I get so lucky to have a hot blonde sitting on the hood of my car?" Dave called to her.
She got a big smile and jumped off hiding the pictures. "So, how did your appointment go?"
"They said that I'm good to go. I just have to work off the ring rust and I'll be back." Dave said with a big smile.
"Well, how about some more news?" Trish asked smiling.
"What?"
"They did the ultrasound," She started saying. She handed him the pictures to look at. "Isn't he beautiful?"
Dave looked at her, "Did you say he?"
Trish nodded smiling wide.
He picked her up and spun her around. "That's so great, oh I can't believe this." Without even thinking, he pulled her close and gave her a really sweet kiss.
At first Trish was a little hesitant, but just as he was going to let her go, she wrapped her arms around him and kissed him back.
**Sorry the chapter got so long, I got carried away. No more writer's block!! What's going to happen here? And what about Brock? Was Scott the guy on the phone originally? Was Scott lying about who he was? Hope everyone has a great weekend, and please read and review! If anyone has any predictions for the future, please share them, I love to see what you guys are thinking! Thanks!**
Trish drove home from the airport with her head swimming in all of her thoughts. Instead of going straight home like she planned, she realized that she had a lot of thinking to do. She wound up driving around for a few hours, and then heading home. She walked in and found Melissa sitting in the living room. "Hey, can we talk? I need sister time."
Melissa turned off the tv, "Of course, what's up?"
"Well, Brock is facing a decision of whether he wants to pursue a relationship with me, or get back together with Nicole and give it another try." Trish started.
"Whoa, when did this come up?" Melissa asked confused.
"Remember the call at the restaurant? It was Nicole telling him that she realized how much she loved him and what not. So I made him talk to me like a friend, and now he's finding himself faced with this decision. So, I've come to the conclusion that I'm just going to be me for awhile."
"What do you mean?"
"Well, I start radiation therapy next week, then after that finishes, I have to go to OVW and work off the ring rust, so I won't be cleared to wrestle for awhile. So within that time, I'm going to live for me. If Brock decides to be with Nicole, which I'm ok with, then I'm just going to have fun for awhile. If I meet someone, great but if I don't, then that's ok too. I'm going to reacquaint myself with my friends, maybe do a little dating, but I'm not going to worry myself with trying to find someone to spend the rest of my life with." Trish explained.
"But, are you going to be ok if Brock decides to be with Nicole?" Melissa asked cautiously. She knew how much Trish had fallen for him.
Trish nodded, "Yeah I am. He knows in his heart who he wants to be with, and who's good for him and if it's not me than I'm going to stand by him and support him with his decision."
"Wow, good for you. I'm really happy for you. You know, I hope that I grow up to be as great of a person as you are." Melissa said to her.
"Oh stop, I'm just being me." Trish said blushing.
MEANWHILE.
Dave had just finished packing up the rest of his stuff. Angie came out and looked at him, "Now you're sure that this is what you want to do? You don't know if she's even going to give you the time of day, let alone consider going out with you again. But yet here you go moving to Toronto just to try and surprise her with your dedication to what used to be a relationship?"
"Angie, I know that it's hard to understand, but I have to do this. I can't move on with my life knowing that somewhere deep inside her she might still love me and if I can show her how much I've changed, maybe we can re- light the flame. I'm going to take it slow and try to start off at least as friends and see if I can work my way back up." He reached out and took her hand. "Ang, I really appreciate everything you've done for me. You helped me find a counselor to work out my problems, and the classes have been great. I really feel like the old me, not the one who let the demons get out of control. I'm also really glad that we reconnected, but I can't get back together with you until I have full closure from Trish. I really feel like we're not through, and just maybe we'll be together again. I hope you understand."
Angie nodded, "Yes I understand. I just hope that you know what you're doing. But I will agree, you have definitely come a long way then from when the incident took place."
Dave smiled, "Thanks."
"Well, be careful, don't do anything stupid, and good luck." Angie said to him.
"The two embraced for a long, meaningful hug. Finally Angie stepped back, Now go on, get out of here and go get you're girl."
Dave climbed in the truck and headed off to Toronto.
TWO MONTHS LATER.
Melissa opened the front door just as the phone was ringing. She rushed over to it, "Hello?" she answered breathlessly.
"Is Ms. Stratigias home?" A male voice asked.
Not thinking Melissa replied, "This is."
"Hey, it's Scott! How are you doing? Long time no hear from. Boy are you hard to get ahold of. What are you doing tonight?"
Realizing that he thought that she was Trish, she replied, "Um, I actually have plans tonight. I'm going to my sister's 18th birthday party tonight, I'm sorry."
"Ok, how about I pick you up at 8:00 p.m. tomorrow night and we'll have dinner and catch up on everything?" Scott offered.
"Um, alright, sure that will work." Melissa said hesitantly.
"Great! I'll see you tomorrow night!" And he hung up.
"I don't remember Trish talking about a Scott, I wonder who he is." Melissa thought to herself as she hurried to her room.
Trish came in the front door hurriedly, "Melissa are you home yet?" She called running up the stairs.
"Yeah, I'm getting ready to go." Melissa replied. "Hey I've got to talk to you about something."
"I'm going to change and then we can go. Don't worry, I'll make sure we get there on time. Dave said that he'll have your car fixed by tomorrow. I just got off the phone with him." Trish called while getting dressed.
"Is he still coming tonight?" Melissa asked brushing her hair.
"I think so, but I'm not sure." Trish said walking in her room. "So, are you ready to find out what the baby is?"
"I'm a little nervous, but I'm really excited. I just wish that Randy had been able to be here. It's such a big day for me. It's not everyday that you get to turn 18 and find out the gender of your niece or nephew all in the same day." Melissa said turning around, "But I'm ready."
Trish hugged her, "I know, but Vince had him scheduled at a house show. But, I do have a surprise for you from Brock, you can have it in a little bit."
They walked out to Trish's car and started to head for the doctor's office. "So, how are you and Dave doing?" Melissa asked.
"Well, I was really skeptical at first, but he's really become a good friend. He's like the same Dave he was when I first fell for him. But we're taking it slow and just enjoying each other. Why?" Trish replied with a smile.
"Well, what if I told you that I kind of, sort of set you up on a date with a guy that thought you were me on the phone?" Melissa asked nervously.
"Wait a minute, you did what?" Trish exclaimed. "With who?"
"Scott?"
"Scott? Who's Scott?" Trish asked her.
"I don't know for sure, but remember that guy that called when Brock was over. I think that it's that number that shows up on the caller id but he never leaves a message. But he said that it's been a long time since you've talked and that you're hard to get ahold of." Melissa added.
"When is this date that you set me up on?" Trish asked.
"Tomorrow at 8:00 p.m. He's going to pick you up." Melissa answered.
"Oh god, I bet it's Scotty. Did he have a deep voice?"
"Yeah, and he referred to you as Ms. Stratigias." Melissa said with a snicker.
"I haven't seen him in forever. We went to college together and I haven't talked to him in months. Alright, I guess it's not as bad as it could have been." Trish said playfully slapping Melissa's knee.
They pulled into the parking lot and they got out of the car and walked into the doctor's office. Just as they were about to enter the radiology suite, Trish stopped Melissa. "Alright, here's your birthday surprise from Brock," And she pulled out a card.
Melissa opened it and read the front of the card out loud, "To a wonderful girl turning into an 18 year old woman" She opened the card and read, "Hope you have a great 18th birthday. I thought that I would get you something special, something that you would never forget. Now open the door and your surprise will be waiting. Happy Birthday, Brock." She got a puzzled look on her face. "Why would he send it here?"
"Because he wanted you to open it away from everyone else, you know how odd he can be. Do you know how hard it is to go from the hospital for my therapy, to the post office to pick it up back out here to the office, make sure that they'll participate and come pick you up to get here on time? Now get in there and open it!" Trish said with a smile.
Melissa opened the door, and there leaning on the front desk was Randy with a bow on the top of his head. Melissa squealed and went and held him. She had the biggest smile on her face. "How did you get here? I thought that you had to work?"
"Look at the note on the back of the card." Randy said holding her.
Melissa turned the card over, "I asked Vince if I could work for Randy since it was your birthday and he said yes. Hope you have a great birthday night.-Brock." Is what was written. She smiled and looked at Randy, "This is so great, I'm so glad that you're here."
He leaned down and kissed her, "Me too."
Trish went over to the receptionist, "Thanks for your help, Melissa Stratigias is here now." She said with a smile.
"Anytime, it was a great birthday surprise. I'll let the doctor know that you guys are here."
Everyone sat down, but Randy had Melissa sit on his lap. He rubbed her tummy and looked at Trish, "So, are you ready to find out what it is?"
Trish smiled and nodded, "Yeah I am. But as long as it's healthy, that's all that matters to me."
Randy nodded, "Definitely. Have you heard from Dave? I thought that he was supposed to be here?"
Melissa laughed, "Yeah she's heard from Dave, they talk a few times a week."
"Really?" Randy said raising an eyebrow at her.
"He moved up here, and we've become good friends. We're taking things slow." She answered trying not to smile too much. "But he had to go into the doctor to be re-evaluated and since it's the company's doctor, he has to work around them.
Melissa interjected, "Yeah, they've become really good friends, Trish has totally re-fallen for him, but she's not telling him yet."
"Shut up big mouth." Trish said playfully to her. "See what you're getting yourself into Randy?"
"Yup, and she seems to get that quality from her older sister." He said with his trademark smirk.
Trish shook her head and Melissa stuck her tongue out at her.
"Melissa?" The radiologist called. They all stood up and followed her. The radiologist brought them to the room. Melissa got excited when she seen the ultrasound machine. "If I could just have you hop up on the bed there and lift your shirt up, we can take a look at your baby."
Melissa pointed to Trish, "Her baby. I'm carrying the baby for my sister because she's not able to have children."
"I apologize, I didn't realize that. My name is Wendy, if you have any questions, just go ahead and ask."
Randy held Melissa's hand and Trish close by. Wendy let them listen to the heartbeat and the blood going through the chambers of the heart. She showed them that the spine was perfectly formed and that the baby had all ten fingers and toes. She took some facial shots and found that the baby did not have a cleft lip or cleft palate. She took a picture of the baby sucking it's thumb. Then it came to the big question. "Would you like to the know the sex of the baby?"
All three of them nodded yes. The doctor found that the umbilical cord was in the baby's hand up by it's head. She scanned down and showed them. All three were squinting at the screen, "Congratulations, it's a boy."
Trish's eyes filled with tears, as did Melissa's. Randy held them both. "I'm going to print off the pictures and run some numbers. Go ahead clean yourself up and I'll be back in a couple minutes." Wendy said pointing Melissa towards the bathroom.
"Congratulations mom." Randy said giving Trish a hug.
"Thanks." Trish said tearfully.
Melissa came out of the bathroom and held Randy and Trish. "Well, looks like I'm baking you a little man." She said with a smile.
"Melissa, I just want to make sure that you're still ok with me adopting the baby." Trish said squeezing her hand.
Melissa looked at Randy, "She asks after every appointment, if you're ever here, you'll see that it's a ritual." She turned back to Trish, "Hon, I have plenty of time to have babies, I want to do this, I'm 100% sure." And she held her.
Wendy walked back in, "Here are the photos for you, and according to the statistics of the baby, he will be somewhere between 7 and 8 pounds, but you never know. Congratulations."
They walked out to the car and headed to their mom's house. Trish dropped them off, "Hey guys, I'll be back in a little bit, I have to take these pictures somewhere."
"Ok, I'll tell mom that you'll be bringing them." Melissa said waving.
Trish took off and showed up at the doctor's office where Dave was being evaluated. She looked at her watch and seen that his appointment should be over shortly, so she hopped up on the hood of his car and sat there looking at the pictures.
"Hey, how did I get so lucky to have a hot blonde sitting on the hood of my car?" Dave called to her.
She got a big smile and jumped off hiding the pictures. "So, how did your appointment go?"
"They said that I'm good to go. I just have to work off the ring rust and I'll be back." Dave said with a big smile.
"Well, how about some more news?" Trish asked smiling.
"What?"
"They did the ultrasound," She started saying. She handed him the pictures to look at. "Isn't he beautiful?"
Dave looked at her, "Did you say he?"
Trish nodded smiling wide.
He picked her up and spun her around. "That's so great, oh I can't believe this." Without even thinking, he pulled her close and gave her a really sweet kiss.
At first Trish was a little hesitant, but just as he was going to let her go, she wrapped her arms around him and kissed him back.
**Sorry the chapter got so long, I got carried away. No more writer's block!! What's going to happen here? And what about Brock? Was Scott the guy on the phone originally? Was Scott lying about who he was? Hope everyone has a great weekend, and please read and review! If anyone has any predictions for the future, please share them, I love to see what you guys are thinking! Thanks!**