Title: Still in Love
Chapter 17: The Epilogue
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A/N: This is the very last chapter and I hope you all enjoyed my story as much as I liked writing it. Thank you to all those you reviewed my story. If you have any ideas for a story you would like me to write I'll see what I can do. Now on to the last chapter.
3 Years Later
Stephanie and Hunter's House
Stephanie smiled as she woke up to the sun hitting her face. As she looked to her left, instead of seeing her fiancé she saw her three year old daughter Jordan Michelle Helmsley lying next to her. She smiled softly as she got up and headed into the bathroom glowing. Today was the day, she was going to be Mrs. McMahon-Helmsley again and they were going to do it right this time. As much as she tried she couldn't wipe the smile off of her face. Stephanie looked down as she felt a tug at her leg. She looked down to find her daughter.
"Hey princess" Stephanie smiled picking her up.
"Hi mommy, you and daddy get married today?" Jordan questioned with a sparkle in her eye.
"Yeah, me and daddy are getting married today." Stephanie smiled at her daughter who looked just like her father yet like herself.
"Finally" Jordan replied as if the day would never come.
"Why don't you go wake up your grandmas, Aunts and cousin?" Stephanie motioned her out the door.
"Ok, but if they are cranky I'm telling them you told me to do it." Jordan smiled skipping out the bedroom.
"Ok, J, you tell them that." Stephanie laughed as she looked to the mirorr where her dress was hanging and she couldn't help but use Jordan's word. "Finally"
Jordan skipped down the hall to her room where her cousin Nayssa was sleeping. She opened the door quietly and walked in. Nayssa was lying peacefully asleep. Jordan sighed as she ran up to the window and pushed the shades open as best as she could. The sun hit Nayssa's face and she groaned.
"Time to get up." Jordan said energetically running over to the bed and sitting on it.
"Jordan, I don't want to get up now." Nayssa the six year old said putting her head under her pillow.
"Come on Nayssa." Jordan said starting to jump up and down on the bed.
"Okay, I'm getting up." Nayssa said sitting up tiredly.
"Thank you." Jordan smiled. "Will you help me?"
"With what?" Nayssa asked as she rubbed her eyes.
"Help me wake up Grandma Linda, Grandma Patricia, Aunt Lynn, and Aunt Marissa." Jordan replied counting her fingers to make sure she got everyone.
"I'll help you, but it's not Aunt Marissa yet." Nayssa stated climbing out of bed.
"It will be, so why not start early." Jordan answered skipping across the hall to the room Lynn and Marissa were sharing.
Nayssa and Jordan peaked their heads inside the dark room. They pushed the door open some more and walked inside. Nayssa went to her mom Lynn's bed and Jordan went to her Aunt Marissa's bed. Jordan and Nayssa looked at each other then hopped on to the bed. As soon as they were about to start jumping Nayssa and Jordan were grabbed by their sides and pinned to the bed. Lynn and Marissa started tickling the girls until Linda and Patricia walked in hearing loud laughter.
"What are you two doing to our grandbabies?" Patricia asked with a smile.
"They started it." Marissa and Lynn said in union.
"Sure they did." Linda smirked knowing that the kids did start it.
"Really, they did." Lynn smiled pointing to Nayssa and Jordan.
"We were sleeping, so we couldn't have started it." Marissa smiled sweetly.
"Well, how about we just ask them?" Patricia stated as she turned to the kids.
"Did you two wake up these to big babies?" Linda said jokingly.
"No, we didn't." Jordan and Nayssa smiled with their best angelic look. "They started it."
"Did not" Marissa and Lynn said again as they pretended to pout.
"Who should we believe Grandma Pat?" Linda smirked looking towards Patricia.
"Jordan and Nayssa, come on you get the first pancakes." Patricia smiled taking Nayssa by the hand as Linda picked up Jordan.
"No fair." Lynn and Marissa laughed as Linda and Patricia left with the kids.
As they climbed out of bed they smelled the smell of pancakes, bacon, eggs, toast, and hash browns. It smelled great. They made up their beds and talked about the wedding today and the arrangements with where the kids were staying when Hunter and Stephanie were on their second honeymoon. While finishing up making the bed Lynn look towards the door and saw something bolt right past the door like lightning. As she thought about it, she couldn't help but wonder if it was Stephanie.
Curiosity kicking in and besides the fact that they were hungry they decided to go downstairs and find out what that was. As they headed downstairs sure enough there was Stephanie eating just as fast as she had ran downstairs. When they sat down Linda, Patricia, Nayssa and Jordan were just about to start eating and Stephanie was finished.
"Stephanie, calm down, you don't want to be sick on your wedding day." Linda smiled at her daughter.
"I can't mom, there's no time to waste, so chop chop and hurry up and get ready." Stephanie said quickly drinking the rest of her orange juice and running back upstairs and maybe faster then when she ran downstairs.
"How come I wasn't like that on my wedding day?" Lynn asked as she stared at where Stephanie was two seconds ago.
"Because you don't have the McMahon jeans in you sweetheart." Linda smiled at Lynn and got a worried look from Marissa.
"Does that mean Shane is going to act like Stephanie on our wedding day?" Marissa asked sitting down and pouring herself some orange juice.
"We'll never know." Linda said as everyone started laughing.
Michael and Lynn's House
Shane and Michael sighed as they chased a naked three year old Hunter Hearst Helmsley Jr. The twin brother of Jordan. As far as they were concerned Jordan was more of the mellow one and Jr. was the wild one. They had been chasing Jr. for twenty minutes now and they were getting very tired. So they decided to sit down for a few minutes.
"Man, I don't see how Hunter and Stephanie can keep up with him." Shane stated rubbing his head.
"Well, you better learn to catch your nephew now." Michael smirked.
"Why do you say that?" Shane asked confused.
"Well, aren't you going to be the next newlywed?" Michael stated hinting a little bit.
"Oh, I forgot about that." Shane sighed. "We're going to have kids of our own."
"Yep, and I'm grateful that Peter can run faster now then when he was little." Michael stated with a sigh of relief.
"That's it." Shane said standing up.
"What's it?" Michael questioned looking at Shane as he stood up.
"We can get Peter to chase Jr. around the house." Shane said as he saw Jr. run passed the sofa.
"Good idea." Michael smirked as he yelled for his nine year old son. "Peter"
"Yeah dad." Peter answered coming from downstairs.
"Catch your cousin please." Michael stated as Jr. ran right passed Peter.
"Alright" Peter said as he started chasing after Jr.
Shane and Michael's smirks faded as Peter came back downstairs two minutes later with Jr. by the hand. Michael looked at Shane and Shane looked at Michael. They couldn't believe at how quick Peter had caught Jr.
"How did you catch him so quick?" Shane asked as he went and picked up Jr.
"I told him that he needed to get ready so he can see his parents get married." Peter stated walking into the kitchen.
"We told him the same thing though." Michael said as he followed Peter.
"Well, dad, it's a man to man thing." Peter said getting an apple juice from the fridge.
"So, you're a man?" Shane questioned shaking his head.
"Yeah, I am." Peter smirked as he walked off.
"Maybe you two should take some advice from him." Vince said walking into the kitchen where Michael, Shane and Jr. were.
"Ha ha, dad you're funny." Shane said leaving to give Jr. his bath.
"So you too finally caught Jr.?" Paul Sr. asked walking into the kitchen after seeing Shane with Jr.
"I wouldn't say they caught Jr." Vince stated with a smirk.
"What is that supposed to mean?" Paul Sr. questioned turning to his son-in-law.
"Well, uh, Peter caught him." Michael answered honestly.
"You mean to tell me a nine year old can catch a three year old before you and Shane can." Paul Sr. laughed.
"It's not that funny." Michael play pouted.
"Sure it is Michael, anyway where is the groom?" Vince asked as all three of them walked into the living room.
"Last Shane and I checked he was still sleeping, but that was two hours ago." Michael stated looking towards the stairs.
"When did you two get Jr up?" Paul Sr. asked as he began to wonder if his son was still sleeping.
"The same time we checked on Hunter." Michael answered looking from Paul Sr. to Vince.
"I really hope he still isn't asleep." Vince stated as he stood up about to check on Hunter.
"Hope who isn't still asleep?" Hunter asked walking down the stairs fully ready.
"We were just talking about you." Paul Sr. said as he stood up.
"Why would I still be asleep, today is one of the best days ever." Hunter smiled disappearing into the kitchen.
"Don't we still have nine hours to waste and he is already ready?" Michael asked looking at the kitchen's entrance.
"Yeah, but don't tell him that or he'll be a nervous wreck." Vince chuckled when Hunter walked back in.
"Where is my son?" Hunter questioned looking around for Jr.
"Shane's upstairs giving Jr…" Michael almost finished when they saw a naked wet Jr run downstairs and into the kitchen.
"What's going on?" Hunter asked as Shane came downstairs drenched in water.
"He's done with his bath." Shane sighed in relief. "I'm going to go change."
"Hunter Hearst Helmsley Junior!" Hunter stated loudly through out the house.
"Y…y…yes d…d…daddy?" Jr replied walking up to his father.
"Why are you running around the house naked?" Hunter asked kneeling to Jr's height.
"I didn't want to take a bath." Jr stated looking up at his dad about to cry.
"Hey little man, don't cry, let's go get you dressed." Hunter said taking the towel that Jr was dragging with him.
"Then you and mommy get married?" Jr smiled as Hunter wrapped the towel around him.
"Yeah, me and mommy are getting married." Hunter smiled as he picked up Jr and headed upstairs.
8 Hours Later
Stephanie's Dressing Room
Stephanie stood in front of the full view mirror looking herself up and down. Lynn had just left with Jordan to go see Hunter, Marissa was talking with Shane, Linda and Patricia was talking with Paul Sr. and Vince. She couldn't help but wonder how much longer it would be when her maid of honor got here. She would have been with the girls yesterday and this morning but she had to work, which was understanding because Chris was working to. She was in the middle of fixing her veil for the tenth time when her maid of honor walked in.
"I'm going to guess that that is your tenth time fixing your veil." Torrie laughed walking into Stephanie's dressing room.
"How did you know?" Stephanie laughed as she stopped fiddling with her veil.
"Just a lucky guess." Torrie smirked as she walked over and gave Stephanie a hug.
"Torrie I can't believe I'm doing this again, but the right way." Stephanie beamed.
Torrie smiled at how happy Stephanie was. She couldn't remember the last time Stephanie was truly happy. Torrie was always there by Stephanie's side, just like Chris was for Hunter. It was good to have a friend like Torrie to be there for Stephanie, that's how Stephanie knew exactly how Hunter felt.
Hunter's Dressing Room
"Knock, Knock" Lynn said as she opened the door not really knocking.
"Daddy!" Jordan screamed as she ran into Hunter's arms.
"Hey Princess" Hunter smiled picking Jordan up then turning to Lynn. "Haven't you heard of knocking, I could have been changing?"
"Sure Hunter, I've changed your diaper so many time little brother." Lynn smirked.
"You where diapers daddy?" Jordan asked curiosity in her eyes.
"No sweetie, when I was a little baby I did." Hunter answered Jordan's question.
"Did mommy?" Jordan asked tilting her head.
"Yes, mommy did too." Hunter smiled as Jordan smiled back. "How is your mom?"
"Pretty" Jordan stated with pride.
"Yeah, she looks very pretty, but she's a nervous wreck." Lynn laughed shaking her head.
"That makes two of them." Michael said walking back into the room.
"What?" Lynn asked as Michael wrapped his arms around Lynn's waist.
"He can barely stay still for one minute without moving or fixing something." Michael laughed.
"That was so funny, I'm dying inside." Hunter joked around. "How much longer?"
"See what I mean?" Michael asked with a laugh.
"Daddy," Jordan started as she looked at her dad sweetly. "It's time for you to get a watch."
Stephanie's Dressing Room
"Mommy!" Jr yelled running into Stephanie's dressing room.
"Lil' Hunter" Stephanie mocked as Jr ran into her arms.
"I missed you mommy." Jr stated hugging his mom as if she were going to leave him.
"I missed you to sweetheart." Stephanie smiled.
"You won't leave me again?" Jr asked happiness in his eyes.
"I never did leave you." Steph stated confused with how her son was acting.
"Yeah you did, you got on this big black plane and you went far away into purple clouds." Jr stated not realizing that it was only a dream.
"Baby, that was only a dream, I'm not leaving you." Stephanie smiled hugging her son and looking at Shane for the first time.
"He fell asleep in Hunter's dressing room and woke up crying." Shane answered. "Hunter tried to calm him down, but the only way to calm him down was if he saw you."
"Thanks for bringing him here." Stephanie thanked her brother.
"So, is Hunter losing his mind?" Torrie asked with a laugh knowing Hunter.
"How did you know?" Shane laughed. "It's always the same thing over and over again."
"Let me guess." Torrie stated. "How does she look, is it time yet, how much longer?"
"Exactly" Shane laughed as he looked over at Stephanie laughing. "You didn't even have to guess."
"It wasn't that hard, if the bride to be acts the same way." Torrie smirked at Stephanie.
"You look very pretty mommy." Jr smiled at his mother.
"Thank baby." Stephanie said kissing her son on the forehead.
The Wedding
All the wrestlers and divas were sitting outside on the warm spring day in a lovely decorated park. They sat there along with family and friends of Hunter and Stephanie. Everyone talked with the person next to them as they waited for the wedding to start. The guests got quiet as Hunter walked down the aisle to take his spot at the alter. He turned around and smiled at everyone who was attending the wedding.
The music started to play as Jordan and Nayssa came out first tossing pink, white, and red flowers to their left and right. Jordan smiled at her daddy as she walked down the aisle next to Nayssa tossing the flowers. Hunter couldn't help but smile at his daughter and think that one day he would be walking her down the aisle.
When Jordan and Nayssa got to the end of the aisle they went and sat in the middle of Linda and Patricia. Then Peter and Jr walked out each carrying a small pillow with a ring on it. Jr was carrying his mother's ring and Peter was carrying Hunter's ring. As they got to the end of the aisle Peter went and sat in the middle of Patricia and Paul. Jr sat on the other side of Linda.
Next Chris walked out with Torrie on his arm. They smiled at everyone then smiled at Hunter who looked as happy as ever. When Torrie and Chris got to the end of the aisle they went and stood in their respective spots. Then came Michael and Lynn and then lastly but not least Shane and Marissa. Following the same thing Chris and Torrie just did.
While Marissa & Shane Walk Down The Aisle
In The Back
Stephanie nervously stood there as she watched Marissa and Shane walk down the aisle. To be honest with herself she was having second thoughts. Stephanie didn't have second thoughts up until now. She didn't know why she was having them though.
"Princess, what's wrong?" Vince asked Stephanie who looked worried.
"Daddy, what if things don't work out again and we get divorced again?" Stephanie asked looking at her dad with worry in her eyes.
"Stephanie," Vince sighed. "The same thing isn't going to happen again. Hunter loves you to death and the kids too. You have nothing to worry about, he isn't going anywhere."
"You don't know that." Stephanie stated as she noticed Shane and Marissa getting closer to the end of the aisle.
"I do know he isn't going anywhere Stephie." Vince smiled pulling his daughter into a hug.
"How are you so sure?" Stephanie asked as the wedding march started signaling her to come out now.
"I am so sure, because you lost him once and he came back." Vince started quickly. "Now obviously he still loves you or else he wouldn't be here right now. If he was going some where or he didn't love you do you think he would be standing out there waiting for you?"
"I guess your right daddy." Stephanie smiled as the music started over for the third time.
"We better get out there before Hunter gets upset and comes looking for you." Vince smiled holding out his arm.
"Let's go daddy." Stephanie smiled taking her dad's arm.
Back At the Wedding
Hunter stood there as he looked towards the entrance of the aisle for the third time. He chocked back tears. This couldn't be happening, she wasn't leaving him at the alter. As the music came to a stop for the third time Hunter looked at the woman playing the music then at all the guests, Torrie, and then Chris. Chris gave Hunter a nod to have the woman play the music once more. Hunter nodded to the woman and she started the music up again.
As the music started to play for the fourth time Hunter looked towards the entrance with hope. Then out of no where, there she was standing before him at the entrance. Hunter's small smile went into a huge grin. She looked so beautiful. All of his worries went away when he saw her walk down the aisle with a smile matching his.
Stephanie smiled just as big as Hunter did. When she saw him, she knew for sure that he wasn't going anywhere. All of her second thoughts went away instantly. It seemed like forever until she reached him. As Stephanie and Vince made it to the end of the aisle and to Hunter, Vince took Stephanie's hand and put it in Hunter's hand.
"Take care of her son." Vince stated with a smile before going to sit down next to Jr.
Vince took his seat and the wedding march ended. Linda smiled at Vince when he sat down and whispered something to him.
"Why did it take so long?" Linda whispered.
"Nothing, she was just nervous that she would trip on her way out." Vince smiled at his daughter.
"Before we begin, is there anyone who objects to these two to be wed to each other?" The priest asked.
Hunter smiled at Stephanie not taking his eyes off of Stephanie. Stephanie smiled at Hunter not taking her eyes off of Hunter. As they waited for the priest to continue they couldn't help but think how beautiful one another looked.
"Alright, we shall continue." The priest stated. "We are gathered here today to wed Hunter Hearst Helmsley and Stephanie Marie McMahon for the second time. It appears that Stephanie and Hunter have written their own vows, so we shall start with you Hunter."
Everyone in the park turned their heads to Hunter. Stephanie looked at him with love so deep in her eyes and heart as she waited for him to speak. Hunter took a deep breath and started to speak.
"Stephanie, wow, I don't even know where to start." Hunter smiled as everyone gave a small chuckle. "You are the most amazing, beautiful, intelligent woman that has ever walked into my life. The first time we were married, I was only in it for the power and the money, just like you were, and to screw over your father. No offense Vince." Hunter said getting a nod and a smile from Vince to go on. "But as we started to work together to take over the company, I found myself falling in love with you but I didn't know it at first. I kept asking myself what it was that I was feeling for you, and I soon came to realize that I was in love with you Steph. I was afraid Kurt would steal you away from me. That's why I was the crazed jealous husband I was. You were and still are perfect, I was afraid I would lose you, which in the end I did lose you." Hunter continued as he took his hand and wiped a tear from Stephanie's eye. "After a couple of years, I came to realize that I was and still am in love with you. At first I thought I would never have you back in my life. The reason I thought that was because I pushed you out of my life, forcing you to lie to me. I now know not to push you away. You've molded me into a better person Stephanie, and I really love you for that. You've given me two amazing kids and your love. You've made me the happiest man ever. My promise to you is to protect you and the kids from any danger that may happen, and most of all my promise to you is that I will love you forever."
As Hunter finished saying his vows the teary-eyed guests turned to Stephanie to here her vows. Stephanie smiled at Hunter as a tear slipped down her face. Hunter again wiped Steph's tear away with a smile. After he did that Stephanie began to speak.
"Hunter, when I chose you to help me take over my father's company I chose you for many reasons. I chose you because you were and still are the most powerful, convincing, evil, and sadistic person to ever hate my father as much as I did. No offense daddy." Stephanie smiled at her father who smiled back. "But the number one reason I picked you was because I had a crush on you. I felt like a love struck teenager when ever I was around you. I obviously couldn't let you know that because that would have ruined everything. Plus I just thought it was a small crush. As the days, weeks, and months passed I found myself in love with you. I tried so many times to make myself tell you, but I just couldn't. I was afarid that I would lose you by telling you how I really felt. You made me feel special, like I was the only important thing in this world. I almost told you how I really felt the day when you were arrested. I was so close to telling you, but then the police officers walked in and that was the end of that." Stephanie breathed. "Now as I think to when you tore your quad and I watched the surgery I couldn't help but let my tears fall. I was afraid I would lose you, but you made it. Now after that you needed sometime off. I was with for maybe a week out of six months, and that I feel bad for. During that I went back to the WWE and that's when it happened. I changed, I went from your loving wife to a whining get everything I want type of girl. When I was forced to leave I came back with you. I used you just to get back into the company. I could see it happening, you and I were drifting apart." Stephanie bit her lip as Hunter wiped away some more tears from her eyes. "I didn't know how to keep us together, and I knew exactly what you wanted most in your life. A family. So I took that to my advantage and lied to you. When you found out that I lied, we divorced and some years later you walk back in my life with just a short letter. I tried so hard to hate you, I was so convinced that you were set to hurt me, to get revenge. But after everything, I realized that that wasn't what you wanted to do. The day you went into a coma I nearly died, thinking that I had lost you again, but I wasn't about to lose faith. Now because I didn't lose faith and you kept fighting it we stand here today in front of each other with two little kids and very much in love. I stand here today in front of the most handsome, wonderful, amazing, and most perfect man alive and I can't wait to be your wife for the second time. I love you too."
Stephanie finished as she noticed that Hunter had gotten a little teary-eyed. She smiled at him as he again wiped the rest of the tears out of her eyes. The guests were all teary-eyed as well. Hunter and Stephanie smiled at each other as the priest began to speak again.
"Hunter do you take Stephanie to be your wife?" The priest asked with a smile, he had gotten teary-eyed too.
"I do." Hunter stated proudly.
"Stephanie do you take Hunter to be your husband?" The priest asked again.
"I do." Stephanie smiled.
"Can I have the rings please?" The priest asked as Peter and Jr walked up with the rings.
Hunter took the ring from Jr and placed it on Stephanie's finger. Stephanie took the ring from Peter and placed the ring on Hunter's finger. As they finished placing the rings on Peter and Jr sat back down.
"I now pronounce you man and wife for the second time." The priest stated proudly. "You may kiss the bride."
Hunter pulled Stephanie to him and passionately kissed Stephanie on the lips. The guests all clapped and cheered. Jr and Jordan ran up to their mom and dad after Hunter and Stephanie finished kissing. Stephanie picked up Jr and Hunter picked up Jordan. After standing there for a minute Stephanie and Hunter grabbed hands and ran out the entrance with Jordan and Jr in their arms to the awaiting limo that was taking them to the reception.
Chris smiled as Hunter and Stephanie ran out the entrance with their kids, "I knew they were 'Still In Love.'"
That's it, that's the last chapter. It took me four days to finish this last chapter. Thank you to everyone who read my story and reviewed. I'm trying to think of an idea for a new Stephanie and Triple H story, so if ya have any ideas let me know, and again thank you everyone who reviewed.
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