Disclaimer: Same as always! :)
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Chapter Six
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Adam just looked at Stacy with wide eyes. She smiled at him, her fingers still absentmindedly trailing down his cheek.
"Stace..." Adam said, hugging the small girl close to him. "You have no idea how happy that makes me to hear you say that."
Stacy wrapped her arms around his neck and stayed close to him. He was still lightly rocking her back and forth, and the silence that filled the room was a comfortable one.
"I really mean it, Adam." Stacy whispered into his soft hair after a moment. "I love you so much. You really showed me what it was like to be loved. You took me away from the most painful thing I've ever experienced. You've stayed by me through all of this crap that's going on now."
"Stacy, I stay beside you because I love you. The night I got you from Andrew's hotel room...I thought I was going to kill him. I really did." Adam said, looking into her eyes. She smiled up at him.
"I love you more than anything in this world," He went on. He got up and reached into the bag that was lying on the bedside table and pulled something out. "And I want to spend the rest of my life with you." He sat back down beside her and opened his hand. Inside of it was a black velvet box. He popped it open, and nestled inside of the soft fabric, was an engagement ring. "Marry me?"
"Oh my God...Adam," Stacy choked out, throwing her arms around his neck. "Yes, yes, of course." Adam pulled out of her hug and kissed her on the lips, a soft, romantic kiss. After they broke the kiss, he took the ring and slipped it on her finger. She looked at it, admiring its beauty. It was a platinum band with three diamonds in it; but they were no ordinary diamonds. There was a larger one in the middle with two smaller ones on either side of it, and all three diamonds where light pink in color.
"It's so beautiful." She said, still admiring the ring.
"I had to get the most beautiful ring for the most beautiful girl." Adam said, placing another soft kiss on her lips.
"Ms. Keibler, it's time we check you again." Adam and Stacy broke the kiss and looked up, seeing the nurse and Dr. Thorton. Neither of them had even heard the door open.
"Alright." Stacy said as Adam stood up and walked back over to the chair that he had been sitting in. Dr. Thorton looked over all of her injuries while the nurse went and retrieved an ultrasound machine. Once she returned, the doctor pulled Stacy's hospital gown up, exposing her stomach. He applied a clear gel to her stomach, then began to look over it, checking her internal injuries.
"You are doing much, much better, Stacy." Dr. Thorton said with a smile. "Your baby is looking fine. I'd say that it's chances are now up to at least fifty percent."
"Thank you so much doctor, that's wonderful news." Dr. Thorton nodded and cleaned her stomach off before walking out of the room, the nurse wheeling the ultrasound machine behind him.
"Adam!" Stacy cried happily after they were gone. "Our baby is going to make it! I just know it will!"
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Stacy was released from the hospital the next day. She had strict orders from Dr. Thorton to fly straight home and do nothing but rest for two weeks. He had already called ahead and made Stacy an appointment with her normal doctor. It was around eleven at night when Adam and Stacy arrived at their Tampa home.
"Adam!" Stacy laughed as her fiancee scooped her into his arms after he had shut the front door. He grinned and carried her up the stairs.
"Close your eyes. I have a surprise for you. And no peaking!" He told her as they stopped in front of their closed bedroom door. She sighed playfully before covering her eyes with her hands.
Chris had flown home the day before. Adam had given him one of his extra house keys while Stacy was sleeping, having planned this out since she got into the hospital. He had Chris and Stephanie, who had flown down to be with Chris for the week, to go into his house during the afternoon before he and Stacy got home that night and fix it up romantically, just as a nice surprise for her. He opened the door and looked inside.
There were tiny, white, glowing candles spread all about the room. Their bed had been made with black silk sheets. Light pink and red rose petals were spread over the entire bed, beautifully meshing with the sheets. Adam figured that they had burned a stick or two of incense before they had gotten there too, because the room faintly smelled of strawberrys, which he knew was Stacy's favorite.
"Alright." He said, inching her forward into the room. "Open your eyes."
He watched as Stacy slowly opened her eyes. She looked around, shock evident on her face.
"It's gorgeous." She whispered, walking inside. Adam walked up behind her, circling her waist with his arms.
"You're gorgeous. I love you." He whispered into her ear. She tunred around and wrapped her arms around his neck as he bent down, capturing her lips with his.
"I love you too." She said once their kiss was broken.
Adam smiled at her as she sat down on the rose-petal covered bed. He sat down beside her, turning down the sheets.
"Now get in here." Adam grinned. "You need your rest."
Stacy smiled and walked over to her suitcase. "I'm at least putting on pajamas first." She grabbed a few articles of clothing and walked into their bathroom. She emerged a few minutes later, wearing a white tank top and short black shorts. Adam smiled at her and she returned it as she walked over to the bed. Adam was already laying underneath the thin black sheets, pillows propped up behind his back against the head board. Stacy returned the smile as she walked over to the bed. Adam turned the covers down, allowing her to get in and snuggle up beside him. She rested her head on his shoulder and sighed happily. Adam held her close to him as she drifted off to sleep.
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"Scott," Andrew said, walking over to his muscular friend. "She's gone. She's out."
"How the hell'd she get out?" Scott replied gruffly as he took a gulp of water out of the open bottle in his hand.
"Well, I'm guessing she got better." Andrew snapped.
"Go after her again."
"And get my ass arrested?"
"You can go after her again or let Copeland win. It's up to you."
"Dammit!" In a flash, Andrew had punched the wall. Scott looked at him in surprise as he cradled his bleeding knuckles.
"Copeland isn't going to win."
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The next morning, Adam woke up with Stacy still in his arms. He smiled at the petite blonde as she turned her head in her sleep.
"My baby..." She murmured in her sleep, twisting around again, clinging to Adam. "Don't let him take my baby..."
'She's sleeptalking.' Adam thought, watching her.
"Don't let him take the baby away from us..."
'She must be dreaming about Andrew.' Adam said, and shook her lightly, deciding to wake her up from it.
Her eyes snapped open in a flash and she looked at him with fright.
"Adam, it's you." Stacy whispered, sitting up. She threw her amrs around his neck. "I had a dream about Andrew. I had the baby and he took her away." Her voice was cracking with every word, and before he knew it, Adam felt a dampness on his shoulder.
"Honey..." He said, scooping her up into his arms. He held her close to him and let her cry into his chest.
"What if he comes back and gets her?" Stacy asked.
"I would never, ever let that happen. I promise you, Stacy, that I will protect you and the baby until the day that I die."
Stacy flashed him a small smile as she brushed away her last remaining tears. "I think it's a girl." She said. "It was a girl in my dream. A beautiful little baby girl. She's going to have my hair, and your eyes and smile."
"She'll be beautiful. Just like her mother." Adam smiled, nuzzling her neck. Stacy giggled and placed a gentle peck on his lips once he looked up.
"I love you, Adam." Stacy whispered, resting her forehead against Adam's.
"I love you too." Adam smiled with content as he wrapped his arms around her waist, holding her close.
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"He proposed!" Stacy squealed into the phone.
"That's awesome, girl!" Amy replied. "When is it?"
"I dunno. We're going to see a wedding planner today."
"Awesome. I better go though, I have to shoot a promo with Trish in a little bit."
"Alright chick, I'll talk to you later." Stacy said before hanging up. She threw her phone on the bed beside her and lay down, her arms spread out around her. Smiling, she closed her eyes.
"Baby?" Adam said, walking into the room.
"Mm?" Came Stacy's mumbled reply.
"What time is the appointment today?"
"Three." Stacy said, sitting up. She looked at Adam and he smiled.
"I never thought that this would happen. I thought you'd be with Andrew forever." He told her, sitting on the bed beside her.
"Andrew will forever be in my past." Stacy said, running a hand through her light blonde locks. "Hopefully he'll be in jail until he's too old to hit another woman."
"Vince will fire him. I'm sure of it." Adam nodded.
"Yeah..."
"Don't worry, honey. You'll never have to be around him again."
Stacy nodded and Adam wrapped his arms around her. He kissed the back of her neck lightly, making her giggle.
"See, there's the laugh that I love so much." Adam smiled into her hair. Stacy smiled and turned around, pressing her lips to his.
"We better go. The planner will be expecting us soon."
"It's nice to meet you, Ms. Keibler, Mr. Copeland." A woman by the name of Christine DeVoir stuck her hand out. She was dressed in a prim pinstriped pantsuit and her salt and pepper hair was neatly bobbed. Adam stuck his hand out and shook hers.
"You too, Mrs. DeVoir." Stacy said, smiling pleasently at the older woman.
"I understand that you two are looking forward to a fall wedding."
"This fall, if it's possible." Adam said. Stacy smiled once more, her hand absentmindedly rubbing her already slightly swollen stomach.
"It should be no problem. Now, do you want a big or small wedding?"
"It'll be about medium sized. Close friends and family, and the McMahon family, of course."
"The McMahons? I believe I've heard of them." Christine said, tapping her manicured nails on the desk in front of her.
"They own the WWE. We're both wrestlers in the company."
"Yes, yes. My youngest son is a big fan of the WWE." Christine smiled pleasently.
"We were thinking of an outdoor wedding." Stacy piped up, deciding to return the conversation to the wedding.
"Alright..." Christine said, jotting things down every once in a while. They talked to the planner for almost another hour, then headed through a drive-thru to get a late lunch, and finally, they returned home.
"This is going to be a beautiful wedding." Stacy smiled.
"Of course. Anything you want. Anything for you." Adam said, kissing her forehead.
"All I need is you. You and our baby and I'll be set." Stacy softly murmured in reply. Adam just held onto her, rocking her back and forth slightly.
"I love you." He whispered.
"I love you too."
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A/N: Sorry for taking so long to update, guys! School's been crazy so far. I'll try to have chapter 7 out soon! And thank you so much to all of my reviewers!