Oh my gosh, you guys, I am so sorry. I don't know when my last update was, and that's pretty bad. At least you weren't waiting a month, right?? Heh heh *scratches head nervously* *sighs* Alright, I'm hiding something. Look, now that they are going to be splitting up the roster again, I'm not sure what will happen. I don't get Smackdown, because my cable company doesn't provide it *cries* so if Randy or Rene went over there, I wouldn't know what to do. I wouldn't know what happened, or who shares the back, or even how to write in Ric, Paul, or Dave as a group, so you see, I'd be screwed. So, that being said, this story is coming to an end. I had thought about ending it soon anyway, but now it's official. This story is coming to an end, but I promise that all loose ends will be tied up, and all things will fall into place. I'm sorry, I know this seems like a short notice and it might be, however, I promise to work extra hard to make it flow and fall into place. Expect an epilogue, okay? Great, now on with the next chapter.

Chapter 16: Wedding Planner (s)

Annie and Randy sat in the booth side by side as they waited for Rose and Rene to show up. "Are you sure you want to get married so soon after Wrestlemania twenty?" Annie asked, looking worriedly up into Randy's eyes. She was worried that her husband to be may have a black eye or broken ribs on the day of their union. 'What fun that would be.'

"It'll just be the following Tuesday. It's perfect timing, really. Tuesdays are my day off, and the same goes for ninety percent of the other guys in the back."

"So, we're inviting all of the Raw and Smackdown locker room. Hell, most of the WWE, right?"

"Yup. Don't forget the family and friends. Okay, so who besides your dad are you going to invite?"

"Well, no one," Annie smiled weakly, "There's no one else to invite. I'm an only child, and we're not too close to the extended family. We're the black sheep of the family, and I don't want them to come anyway."

"Why not, honey? They're still you're family aren't they?"

"I suppose, but…" Annie tried to pick the exact words that would describe her family if they found out she was marrying Richey Rich, "They're mooches," she shrugged. Yes, that was the right word.

"Huh?"

"Well, if they find out how well I'm doing they'll be more than willing to play the part of adoring family. That's not what I want though. They can't just come up to me after years of ignoring my existence and expect me to except them. Is that wrong? Is it so much to ask that they love me for who I am instead of who I'm marrying and what I'm doing?"

Randy sighed as he pulled her to him, "No, babe. It's not too much to ask. They should have been there for you. They should have been there for you and your dad."

Annie smiled and took a deep breath, breathing in the scent of his cologne and his manliness. "Hmm…" she let out a contented sigh, "This is just so wonderful."

"I know. I've been thinking the same thing," he said pulling her closer, "Just think of how much better it will be when we get married. "I intend on spoiling you rotten."

Annie let out a laugh, "No complaints here."

"Nope, there won't be a need for complaints. When the baby gets here, I'm going to spoil him too."

"Over my dead body!" she slapped his pecks.

"Aw, c'mon. I'll punish him too. There'll be a good balance of spoiling and discipline, I promise," he whined.

"How about a good balance of love and discipline?" she smiled.

"Or that could work too," he conceded kissing her forehead.

There was a content pause before Annie glanced at her watch, "Where are those two? They were supposed to be here half an hour ago."

Randy was about to answer when he looked out the window to his right and saw two rental cars pull in. Rose got out of the driver's side of one, and Rene hopped out of the other. "It looks like Rose got her license," Randy observed as he nudged Annie to take a look at the huge grin on the young writer's face.

Annie smiled sweetly at the girl through the glass, "She'll make a beautiful maid of honor, won't she?"

"I think you were right in choosing her, hon."

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Rose smiled proudly at her perfect parking job. She ran over to Rene and dragged him over to see it, "See! It's the best job I've ever done!"

"Rene smiled at her excitement, "You passed your driver's test, Rose. You don't have anything left to prove."

"I know," she said a little embarrassed, "but I'm-"

"Proud?" he finished her sentence before wrapping his arms around her from behind. "C'mon, we better get in there, we're already late."

"Well, it's not my fault you couldn't wait to pull your pants off until after our meeting," she stoutly pointed out the facts.

"Hey, I'm a man. When I see a beautiful, blonde woman dressed the way you're dressed, it's only natural for me to get horny."

Rose snorted in disgust, "I'm wearing jeans and a t shirt!!"

He only held her tighter to him and smirked, "What?" he asked as he moved his hand over her mid drift, "You didn't want this?" he whispered in her ear, sending chills down her spine.

She slumped against him, "Must you rub it in?"

"Most definitely. Now, let's get in there," he said, grabbing her hand and leading her to the doors.

They weren't aware that they had been watched by two pairs of knowing and humored eyes. As Rene and Rose entered the restaurant, they immediately recognized Randy and Annie cuddling in a booth that was dangerously close to the window. If a fan happened to recognize either of the superstars and drew attention to them, it would be a hectic day. However, Randy and Rene were both wearing their caps and shades, so that at least would give them some peace of mind.

"Hey you two," Randy motioned for them to come and sit down across from them.

When they sat down, Annie immediately sprang to attention, "So Rose, it looks like you passed your test! Let me see it!" she exclaimed excitedly.

Grinning ear to ear, Rose pulled out her new license, "Isn't it great!?!"

"Yup. Sorry I didn't ever get around to instructing you myself. I just got so swamped and-" she broke off her own sentence then cast glances from Rose to Rene, "Oh well, it looks like it worked out for the best anyway."

"Yah," Rose said softly, a light pink rising to her cheeks. She then perked up again, "So what's up? Why did you guys call us to meet you today?"

"Well…" Randy trailed off, building up the friendly suspense.

"Well?? Spit it out!" Rose demanded.

Annie smiled, "We called you here because we're planning the wedding. We've decided on a date!"

"You did? When?" Rene asked, happy that the two of them were going to get it over with. It needed to be done. They were both obviously very in love, and he hadn't understood why it had been put off for this long.

"The Tuesday after Wrestlemania," Randy answered with a proud smile.

"Whoa…Are you sure? I mean, we don't want the groom to have a black eye during the ceremony, do we?" Rose teased.

"Hey, no one is going to even come close to ruining this handsome face," Randy reassured, his cocky grin in place.

Rose shook her head, "Okay, well…that's great news. But why tell just the two of us? Why not tell everyone at the same time."

Annie piped up, "That's exactly what I was hoping you'd ask, Rose!"

"Huh? I don't get it-"

"Rose, I want you to be my maid of honor," Annie cut her off, unable to hold it in any longer.

Rose's eyes widened in shock, "Really? You want me to be you maid of honor? But don't you have someone closer. I mean, I'm honored, but-"

"No. You're the one I want. Ever since you came to the WWE, you've made me feel like an older sister to you, always asking advice and confiding in me. Rose, I don't have any siblings or close family. I know I haven't known you long, but I've secretly adopted you, so you have to do this!"

Rose laughed at her confession before her eyes filled with tears, "Of course I'll do it! I wouldn't miss it for the world. Thank you so much, Annie."

"It's okay," Annie fought back her own tears, then gave in and stood, pulling Rose up with her and into a hug, "This is going to be so much fun. You get to help me pick out everything!"

Randy and Rene cocked an eyebrow at each other, "Women," they stated in unison.

"Shut up!" they both answered back.

Randy took a breath, "Rene, I'd also like to ask you to be one of my groom's men."

Rene nodded and shook his hand in response, "Most definitely."

With all the secrets out in the open, Rene, Rose, Randy and Annie ordered lunch and ate together. Randy and Rene discussed their matches at Wrestlemania while Annie and Rose exchanged ideas for the wedding. It would be coming soon, and they had well over a hundred people to invite. Soon there would no longer be a Mr. Orton or a Ms. Davis. In a matter of weeks there would be Mr. and Mrs. Orton.

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