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I Disclaim: You can sue me if you want but the only thing I really own is my cell phone and even that I won't give up without a fight.
Trish sat in the plush stool and looked on in the vanity mirror as the other women were bustling around her. She took a good look at herself and she wanted to cry. She was beyond ecstatic. Today was the day….finally. The sound of a baby's cry was heard and she immediately beckoned her mother to hand over the precious baby girl. She looked down at her and smiled. Being in her mother's arms immediately silenced Emma as she gave her mom a big smile before pushing her tiny thumb in her mouth.
"Trish, you better be careful….you can't mess your dress up you know, we don't have time to be running to the cleaners" her mother warned. Trish playfully rolled her eyes and laughed.
"Yes mom, I know. And don't you worry, I still believe it's a miracle that I was able to get back down to my normal dress size before I was pregnant in a matter of two months. I think I've earned it to wear this dress so I'm not going to be messing it up" Trish replied.
It was true, Trish had dedicated herself to getting back in shape as soon as the baby was born. Even with the lack of sleep, she used Emma's nap times to exercise and work out. Sometimes her mother or Randy's mom would baby sit and her and Randy would head to the gym. He constantly told her to relax and take it easy, reminding her that if she wanted to get back in shape, she didn't have to kill herself doing it. He also told her she had the best excuse…she just had a kid. But that didn't deter her, and as usual, when Trish put her mind to something, she always succeeded. Not only did she get back her small waist, which was the only place she put on weight, but she also got back her abs and everything. She was as tight as ever.
Trish stood up and handed Emma, now to Randy's mother who had a big smile plastered on her face. As she took Emma from her, she took a good look at her and began to cry.
"I'm so happy for you two…."Trish silenced her with a hug. She had been lucky enough that Randy's family completely adored her and she couldn't have been happier. It was nice to know that they accepted her and loved her like a daughter. She felt Amy from behind as she fixed her train at the back.
"Damn T, when Randy gets a load of you walking down that aisle, he's going to be stunned" Amy said while Lisa, Nora and Stacy all nodded their head and gave an 'Amen'. Trish blushed as she turned around and looked at herself one more time in the mirror. Her hand trailed down the white satin gown. The dress was form fitting up until the hips where it then flowed out. Her hand gently moved along the intricate detail of beaded diamonds along the corset of the dress. The detail was also hand woven along the end of the train. The strapless number was held together by strings of diamonds on the back that were woven through the loops and tied securely at her hips. She remembered going to the wedding boutiques and thinking she would never find a wedding dress. Everything she tried on, her brides maids would all agree that she looked beautiful. She wanted to look more than beautiful for Randy. She wanted something that was going to leave him speechless. She was about to give up until she saw this dress in the store. It was most expensive one there so it was found all the way in the back. She decided to try it on and the instant she was all dressed up, she fell in love with it. She was settled on buying it even before the others had stared in awe and assured that she had just found a winner. The diamonds added a gorgeous touch, but it didn't clutter the dress and that's exactly why Trish fell in love with it.
"Hey T, don't forget your necklace" Stacy reminded her, snapping her out of her thoughts. Stacy proceeded to hook the single diamond necklace around her neck before standing in front of her, giving her the once over and letting out a squeal.
"I can't believe your day's here. Church, reception and everything….I'm really happy for you T. You deserve it all, in fact we're all happy for you. You may not be blood, but you're our sister in every other sense of the word" Stacy said emotionally before giving Trish a tight hug. She noticed the tears in Stacy's eyes and she was beginning to feel her own coming on before Lisa interrupted them.
"Stacy, are you making the bride cry? I told all of you guys that we need to keep all of our mushy, lovey dovey stuff for after, otherwise the poor girl's gonna have to keep retouching her make up". Trish let out a giggle. Good ol' Lisa. You could always count on her to lighten the mood.
"So babe, you ready?" Lisa asked as she held out her hand.
"You've got a tall, dark, and incredibly handsome young man waiting to get married. You know, the faster the weddings over, the sooner the honeymoon begins" Lisa said with a wink. Trish only shook her head and smiled.
"What would I do without you Lisa?" Trish said softly.
"Not much I bet" Lisa giggled before turning serious, which she rarely did.
"Time to get married sweetheart….I know we're gonna have to start sharing you with another person and as long as he treats you right, I don't mind. However, if he hurts you, you better tell me, because I don't care man or woman, I'll kick his fine ass, we all will".
"Thank you, you guys have always been there when I needed you, I'm not stupid enough to let such amazing friends like you go slip through my fingers….you guys aren't getting rid of me" Trish said sincerely.
Dawn Marie approached from behind and gave her a hug and a quick kiss on the cheek, while Torrie gave her a hug from the front, creating a Trish sandwich.
"That's good to hear hun, because we ain't so easy to get rid of either" Dawn Marie giggled.
"Would you all stop smothering her. The woman is expected right about now" Amy said coming into the room with a big smile on her face.
"By the way Trish, I just gave Emma to Elaine….everyone's waiting for you, now" Amy said.
"Thanks Ames, let's go get me married ladies" Trish said, linking arms with the women and heading to the foyer.
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Randy stood at the alter, tall and proud. He didn't' look the least bit nervous. If anyone asked him his one fear for today, it would have been that Trish suddenly decided to change her mind. As ridiculous as it sounded, that's what it was. The music hit and he looked on as the wedding party maid their way down the aisle. First came John and Amy who were the best man and maid of honour. Matt was with Nora, David and Dawn, Andrew and Stacy, Maven and Torrie and lastly Mark Jindrak and Lisa. Everyone in attendance admired the crisp clean tuxedos on the men and the beautiful burgundy satin halter top dresses on the women. It was probably the best looking wedding party they had ever seen. Next came the ring bearer who happened to be Trish's nephews. They couldn't pick just one, so they decided that both of them could walk down the aisle. Next was the flower girl. It was none other than Terri's little girl, Dakota. She happily skipped along the aisle dashing the petals along the red carpet, making sure that there was enough for the entire walk down. Randy smiled at her, easily picturing his daughter at Dakota's age, acting in the same adorable manner. His eyes instinctively moved to Emma's tiny form resting in his mother's arms. Randy's eyes lit up as soon as the famous wedding song came on. The moment Trish stepped through the doors on her father's arms, Randy stared in awe and so did the entire assembly as they all stood and looked on at the bride. The entire way through, Trish kept her eyes focused on Randy, not once diverting her gaze anywhere else but to stop and give her daughter a quick kiss on the cheek before standing before Randy and the priest.
The entire ceremony lasted 20 minutes and both Randy and Trish had written their own vows. The moment they said their "I do's" and pronounced husband and wife, they didn't wait, they quickly embraced each other and shared a very happy, sweet and loving kiss. They turned around to the applause of the audience. They had done it, they were finally husband and wife.
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Trish giggled as she buried her head in Randy's chest while Charlie, Jackie, Shelton and Big (what everyone called Paul aka Big Show) all teased her about how eager she was to get down the aisle. Randy would only laugh as he continued to hold on to her hand, as he had done all night.
"You guys leave my wife alone….you know Charlie, you're gonna be doing the same thing in a couple of months so I wouldn't talk if I were you" Randy chuckled.
"Yeah you're right… Jackie might run so fast to get to me, she might just trip…" Charlie chuckled before received an elbow the side.
"Baby I was just kidding" Charlie said defensively and giving her his 'make your heart melt' smile.
"You better be, or I might now just come at all…." Jackie said before giving him a wink and then a kiss on the lips. Trish smiled at their interaction and it was easy to see how much in love they were. Her eyes quickly scanned the room looking for anyone who she might have missed in their rounds of meeting the guests. Admittedly, they hadn't expected to have invited so many guests but when they were making the list of family and friends, there were so many people on the RAW and SmackDown rosters that they couldn't' have ignored. She smiled, happy that everyone was enjoying themselves. The entire wedding party was on the dance floor with their respective significant other. They were also joined by the likes of their co-workers such as Lisa Moretti, Charlene and Rodney, the Dudleyz, who were doing a hilarious dance on the floor that had everyone cracking up. She looked over to another part of the room where she saw Paul, Steph, Shawn, his wife Rebecca and Trish's parents in, what seemed to be, a very funny conversation. Right next to them, Ric and his new bride along with Steve Austin, Kurt, Shane Helms, Eric Bischoff and the Coach were talking with Randy's parents. 'At least everyone was getting along' she thought. She felt a tap on her shoulder and turned around to see Shane McMahon and Marissa.
"Hey Trish, Randy…just wanted to say congratulations again and that we really enjoyed ourselves but we've gotta head back, our little guy is sick with the flu and we don't wanna stay out too long. And Besides, you know how mother's can be, Marissa has been worried about him all night" Shane said. Trish gave a sympathetic smile Marissa's way as she gently swatted her husband's chest.
"Don't act like you didn't worry about it all tonight…" she turned her attention to Trish and Randy. "Well we better be off. Thanks again, we had a great time". After exchanging hugs and kisses, Shane and Marissa made one more stop at Vince and Linda's table, where they were playing with Emma, to let them know they were leaving. After an hour of dancing and laughing at Christy and Nidia's antics on the dance floor, who apparently made up their own dance moves, which by the way, was very believable to anyone who saw them dance, Trish suddenly saw darkness.
"Guess who" she heard a man say. She smiled, knowing exactly who it was. He dropped his hand and she turned around and gave him a big hug. She was ecstatic that he and his family could make it. Dwayne had always been one of her best friends in the business, always checking up on her and calling her to see how she was doing. He was a great friend. She turned her attention to his wife, another good friend of hers and gave Danni a kiss and hug before looking around for their little girl while Dwayne talked to Randy.
"Hey Danni, where's your little girl?" Trish asked. "Right here". Trish then saw the beautiful girl slightly standing behind her mother.
"Well, you certainly aren't little anymore princess…you're so pretty….be thankful you took after your mother…" Trish giggled along with Hannah and Danni.
Dwayne stopped his conversation.
"I heard that T, and it's not funny…I'll have you know that she looks plenty like me, can't you see the bone structure…."Dwayne went on as Randy laughed.
"I see that's obviously a touchy subject for him huh?" Trish asked Danni and she nodded in response.
"Whatever" Dwayne laughed. "I'm good looking" he said reassuringly.
Trish stood between Randy and Dwayne, consolingly patting Dwayne's back.
"Yes, you are Dwayne, yes you are".
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Trish and Randy entered their St. Louis home at 4:00 in the morning. They had gone to Randy's parent's home after the reception that ended at 1:30 am. Since Randy and Trish were going on their honeymoon, Emma would be staying with Elaine and Bob and Randy and Trish went over there to give them all of her stuff as well as to say goodbye. Trish coddled her little girl, not wanting to let go. It was going to be the first time she had to leave Emma for more than a couple of hours. Every kiss turned into "just one more" and that's how they ended up staying there for two hours.
"Hey baby, what time is our flight?" Trish asked tiredly.
"11 am, I debating whether I should even bother going to sleep" Randy replied. "We've gotta be at the airport two hours earlier and it takes an hour to get to the airport so we've gotta be completely packed and ready to leave at 8".
"But that's only four hours away" Trish whined. "Where are we going by the way"
"Secret" was all he said. "And besides, you wouldn't have been so tired if you, Amy, and Lisa hadn't taken Chris, Jay and Matt's challenge for the dance off" he said with a smirk. Trish only stuck her tongue out before plopping down on the couch, pulled off her stilettos and massaged her aching feet. Randy walked over to her and took a seat, lifting her legs and placing it on his lap, before continuing to massage her feet for her instead. Her head fell back against the back of the couch as she closed her eyes. It was little things like this that made her love him even more, if that was even possible.
Four hours later, the suitcases were packed and at the door as Randy and Trish both fought over the last mug of coffee in the kitchen. They were incredibly tired and hadn't bothered to go to sleep, opting to get some shut eye on the plane. It was a good thing that Randy had arranged for a cab because there was no way Trish was going to get into a car with Randy driving practically asleep. "Come on babe, time to go, our cab is waiting…." Randy said as he grabbed the two suitcases.
"Holy cripes woman, we're only gonna be gone for one week, what the hell did you pack in here?" Randy said in astonishment. It wasn't that he couldn't handle it but her suitcase was incredibly heavier than his. What did he forget to pack? Trish gave him a glare before smiling at him.
"One difference between a man and a woman, is that a woman always prepares for anything…." and with that she held the door open for him. It was the least she could do. There was no way in hell she was going to carry her suitcase. It was way too heavy!
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"Can I take the blindfold off yet?" Trish asked for the hundredth time.
"Nope" Randy simply answered. As soon as they had landed, Trish was blindfolded so they wouldn't know where they were. All part of Randy's surprise. Apparently he had arranged everything in advance so they were already cleared in customs so they got to leave right away. He had held her hand until the they had gotten out of the cab. She was trying to make conversation with cab driver to see if she could pick up any clues but the sneaky bastard had arranged that too. The moment the cab stopped, Randy helped her out of the cab and lifted her into his arms. And that's how she was at this very moment. Her feet had yet to touch the ground so she didn't even know if they were on level ground or what. He carefully put her down and moved behind her so that she was completely braced against him. He wrapped his arms around her waist and gently kissed her neck.
"Are you ready?" he asked softly.
"Dear God, I've been ready since forever!" Trish said impatiently. Randy chuckled, noticing the excitement so he decided to put her out of her misery. The only thing Trish hated about surprises was the waiting, an important lesson he had learnt during her pregnancy.
"Okay….but keep your eyes closed until I tell you to open…." Trish only nodded in response so Randy carefully took off the blindfold and his arms returned around her waist.
"Okay….open" he instructed. The moment Trish opened her eyes, she was blown away. The view before her was breathtaking. The gardens and trees below accompanied with great weather and a gorgeous sunset. She noticed that they were standing on the balcony of a private villa. She turned around in his arms and put her arms around his neck.
"Italy?" she said with a big smile. He nodded.
"You are an amazing man Randy Keith Orton" Trish murmured against his lips.
"I know" he responded smugly. "For the entire week, you are completely mine, I'm not sharing you with anyone…come hell or high water…." he whispered. She giggled as her nails slightly grazed the back of his neck.
"Well what sane woman would argue with that?" Trish replied to his comment. Without saying a word, he picked her up and carried her to the bedroom and placed her on the bed before lowering himself down on her and gently kissing her all over. Their hands were roaming all over and her moans of pleasure only inspired him more. Tonight would be the first night they would make love to each other after confessing each other's feelings. It had been a long time coming. By the time Randy had finally gotten Trish to take him back, she was already too far along in the pregnancy to be intimate with each other. As far as Randy was concerned, they were going to more than make up for all the months lost. Starting with tonight.
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"Ames it was so beautiful. The gardens, the architecture, the food, the company…." Trish giggled into the receiver. She and Randy had gotten back from Italy a week ago but she didn't get to talk to Amy until now because she was busy with house shows and RAW.
"I would imagine so. That's so romantic. That's where I told Matt I would love to go on a honeymoon. I've alwayswanted to go to Italy….where did you guys visit?"
"Well, we went to a lot of the major cities like Milan and Venice which were both breath-taking and we also went for drives to the little cottage countries. It was very nice and quaint. I would have stayed longer had I not been missing Emma so much and if Randy didn't have to go back to work".
"Uh huh, did you guys go to a lot of galleries and stuff?" Amy asked.
"Well…..actually we only went out during the day so that's usually when we went sight seeing. Every city or town we went to is where we would spend our breakfast, lunch and dinner and then we go back to the villa. Thankfully the villa was central to everything so the driving wasn't so bad…." Trish replied.
"So then what did you guys do all night if you only went out during the day…." Amy asked curiously. There was silence for a couple of minutes because Trish didn't know how the answer that. She thought back their nights in Italy and blush rose to her cheeks. Amy was her best friend, but she was sure she wouldn't want to really know the details. Thankfully she figured it out. Laughing on the other end of the phone she answered her own question.
"Never mind baby doll, I know exactly what you're gonna say and all I've gotta say is way to go. There's no other way to spend a honeymoon really….anyways, when is Randy coming home?" Amy said switching the topic to Trish's relief. The things her and Randy had done with each other would have made any decent woman blush and she didn't think that even she had the guts to say it without feeling the hot blush rise to her cheeks.
"Actually, he had his last house show last night so he's driving back home today. He should be home early this evening….I can't wait to be getting back on the road but I'm probably gonna be carrying Emma around with me, like strapped to my back or something because I couldn't think of leaving her for so long, if that would be the case, I would definitely stay home from work" Trish said.
"I know what you mean. I wouldn't leave my kid with anyone for so long and so consistently. The kid will probably grow up thinking the nanny was the mom….besides I don't think Vince would hassle you, he let Gail do that with her kid and we all know that you're his favourite so you shouldn't have any problems" Amy replied.
Trish was ready to respond, but something Amy said caught her attention.
"Wait, did you say Gail's kid?" Trish questioned.
"Uh….yeah"
"When did Gail have a baby?" Trish asked, confused how she could have been so out of the loop.
"Oh, a couple of weeks after you I think…."
"Why didn't anyone tell me?" Trish asked.
"Well, would it have really made a difference. Everyone knows that you two aren't exactly the best of friends even before Randy. What were you going do, send her gift basket?" Amy asked.
"Well…no, I guess you're right" Trish said and left it at that. She had a bad feeling about this and little did she know she was about to find out why.
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Trish and Emma were laying on the floor as she and Trish played peek-a-boo. The slam of the front door caused Trish to jump and Emma to start crying. Trish quickly picked her up and patted her back soothingly to let her know that everything was alright. After she had calmed down, she put her in the crib and came back out. She saw Randy, now in the living room, angrily unbuttoning his shirt and removing his tie. He was so frustrated that he couldn't get any of them off successfully. Trish quietly moved over and silently unbuttoned his shirt and undid his tie. Her eyes looked up to meet his and his hard eyes immediately softened.
"Bad day?" she asked softly.
"Yeah, extremely bad day…." he said before pulling her in for a hug. "Sorry for coming in so loudly. Is Emma okay?" he asked worriedly.
"She's fine, just a bit startled but she's okay now….do you wanna talk about it?" Trish asked.
'Well we're going to have to' Randy thought. He still couldn't figure out how the hell his life could have taken such a wrong turn but it had and now he had to deal with it. He just prayed that Trish would stick around with him after he told her.
"Sure, but first, let me ask, how was your day today?" he asked with a small smile. Being with her really did put him in a better mood. She smiled at him before getting on her tippy toes and putting her arms around his neck.
"Actually it was pretty good. I got a lot of work done with my website, replying on the comment board. Was able to write back to a lot of my fan mail. I even did some laundry and still managed to take care of Emma" she said proudly. "I even got to finally talk to Amy, we had a pretty good conversation…." Randy interrupted her with a chuckle.
"Name one conversation you've had with Amy that you thought wasn't good or interesting". Trish rolled her eyes at him.
"I guess you're right….speaking of interesting, Amy mentioned something that really caught my interest….she mentioned that Gail had a baby two weeks after I did…..did you know?" Trish had noticed the immediate change of facial expression on Randy's face. It seemed like he was a bit angry, however she still went on. When he only nodded his head, she continued.
"How come you didn't tell me?" Trish asked making sure that she didn't sound defensive or rude. After his day, she didn't want him to get the wrong idea. Randy shrugged before responding.
"I didn't really think you'd care and besides, even if I wanted to, how would I bring it up, hey guess what baby….remember my ex-girlfriend Gail had a baby two weeks ago" he said with a chuckle. Trish could tell that he was trying to downplay the situation. She would have dropped it had it not been for his strange behaviour and Trish had a gut feeling that it had something to do with Gail.
"So now you tell me what's got you all tied in knots".
"Well, actually it has to do with Gail…." Randy began. 'How did she know' she thought. If any time in her life, she wished she had been wrong now.
"Look, she's been bugging me for a long time now and I didn't tell you because I didn't want you to think that anything was going on or that I couldn't handle being around her. I just avoided her because I know she just likes to cause trouble…..I've actually seen her kid a few times. She's brought him to the arena to cut some promos. Usually someone in the back watches him I think. Anyways, she was waiting today by my rental car, with her baby, his name's Kevin by the way. Yeah…as I was saying…she said it was really important and well, I don't know how to say this…." Randy trailed off, his voice quiet and he didn't try to fight his vulnerability with Trish. She could easily sense the scared emotion in his voice.
"I think I know what you're trying to say….so just say it Randy….just get it out…." Trish told him. She needed to hear him say it.
"Trish…Kevin's my son….."
I Disclaim: You can sue me if you want but the only thing I really own is my cell phone and even that I won't give up without a fight.
Trish sat in the plush stool and looked on in the vanity mirror as the other women were bustling around her. She took a good look at herself and she wanted to cry. She was beyond ecstatic. Today was the day….finally. The sound of a baby's cry was heard and she immediately beckoned her mother to hand over the precious baby girl. She looked down at her and smiled. Being in her mother's arms immediately silenced Emma as she gave her mom a big smile before pushing her tiny thumb in her mouth.
"Trish, you better be careful….you can't mess your dress up you know, we don't have time to be running to the cleaners" her mother warned. Trish playfully rolled her eyes and laughed.
"Yes mom, I know. And don't you worry, I still believe it's a miracle that I was able to get back down to my normal dress size before I was pregnant in a matter of two months. I think I've earned it to wear this dress so I'm not going to be messing it up" Trish replied.
It was true, Trish had dedicated herself to getting back in shape as soon as the baby was born. Even with the lack of sleep, she used Emma's nap times to exercise and work out. Sometimes her mother or Randy's mom would baby sit and her and Randy would head to the gym. He constantly told her to relax and take it easy, reminding her that if she wanted to get back in shape, she didn't have to kill herself doing it. He also told her she had the best excuse…she just had a kid. But that didn't deter her, and as usual, when Trish put her mind to something, she always succeeded. Not only did she get back her small waist, which was the only place she put on weight, but she also got back her abs and everything. She was as tight as ever.
Trish stood up and handed Emma, now to Randy's mother who had a big smile plastered on her face. As she took Emma from her, she took a good look at her and began to cry.
"I'm so happy for you two…."Trish silenced her with a hug. She had been lucky enough that Randy's family completely adored her and she couldn't have been happier. It was nice to know that they accepted her and loved her like a daughter. She felt Amy from behind as she fixed her train at the back.
"Damn T, when Randy gets a load of you walking down that aisle, he's going to be stunned" Amy said while Lisa, Nora and Stacy all nodded their head and gave an 'Amen'. Trish blushed as she turned around and looked at herself one more time in the mirror. Her hand trailed down the white satin gown. The dress was form fitting up until the hips where it then flowed out. Her hand gently moved along the intricate detail of beaded diamonds along the corset of the dress. The detail was also hand woven along the end of the train. The strapless number was held together by strings of diamonds on the back that were woven through the loops and tied securely at her hips. She remembered going to the wedding boutiques and thinking she would never find a wedding dress. Everything she tried on, her brides maids would all agree that she looked beautiful. She wanted to look more than beautiful for Randy. She wanted something that was going to leave him speechless. She was about to give up until she saw this dress in the store. It was most expensive one there so it was found all the way in the back. She decided to try it on and the instant she was all dressed up, she fell in love with it. She was settled on buying it even before the others had stared in awe and assured that she had just found a winner. The diamonds added a gorgeous touch, but it didn't clutter the dress and that's exactly why Trish fell in love with it.
"Hey T, don't forget your necklace" Stacy reminded her, snapping her out of her thoughts. Stacy proceeded to hook the single diamond necklace around her neck before standing in front of her, giving her the once over and letting out a squeal.
"I can't believe your day's here. Church, reception and everything….I'm really happy for you T. You deserve it all, in fact we're all happy for you. You may not be blood, but you're our sister in every other sense of the word" Stacy said emotionally before giving Trish a tight hug. She noticed the tears in Stacy's eyes and she was beginning to feel her own coming on before Lisa interrupted them.
"Stacy, are you making the bride cry? I told all of you guys that we need to keep all of our mushy, lovey dovey stuff for after, otherwise the poor girl's gonna have to keep retouching her make up". Trish let out a giggle. Good ol' Lisa. You could always count on her to lighten the mood.
"So babe, you ready?" Lisa asked as she held out her hand.
"You've got a tall, dark, and incredibly handsome young man waiting to get married. You know, the faster the weddings over, the sooner the honeymoon begins" Lisa said with a wink. Trish only shook her head and smiled.
"What would I do without you Lisa?" Trish said softly.
"Not much I bet" Lisa giggled before turning serious, which she rarely did.
"Time to get married sweetheart….I know we're gonna have to start sharing you with another person and as long as he treats you right, I don't mind. However, if he hurts you, you better tell me, because I don't care man or woman, I'll kick his fine ass, we all will".
"Thank you, you guys have always been there when I needed you, I'm not stupid enough to let such amazing friends like you go slip through my fingers….you guys aren't getting rid of me" Trish said sincerely.
Dawn Marie approached from behind and gave her a hug and a quick kiss on the cheek, while Torrie gave her a hug from the front, creating a Trish sandwich.
"That's good to hear hun, because we ain't so easy to get rid of either" Dawn Marie giggled.
"Would you all stop smothering her. The woman is expected right about now" Amy said coming into the room with a big smile on her face.
"By the way Trish, I just gave Emma to Elaine….everyone's waiting for you, now" Amy said.
"Thanks Ames, let's go get me married ladies" Trish said, linking arms with the women and heading to the foyer.
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Randy stood at the alter, tall and proud. He didn't' look the least bit nervous. If anyone asked him his one fear for today, it would have been that Trish suddenly decided to change her mind. As ridiculous as it sounded, that's what it was. The music hit and he looked on as the wedding party maid their way down the aisle. First came John and Amy who were the best man and maid of honour. Matt was with Nora, David and Dawn, Andrew and Stacy, Maven and Torrie and lastly Mark Jindrak and Lisa. Everyone in attendance admired the crisp clean tuxedos on the men and the beautiful burgundy satin halter top dresses on the women. It was probably the best looking wedding party they had ever seen. Next came the ring bearer who happened to be Trish's nephews. They couldn't pick just one, so they decided that both of them could walk down the aisle. Next was the flower girl. It was none other than Terri's little girl, Dakota. She happily skipped along the aisle dashing the petals along the red carpet, making sure that there was enough for the entire walk down. Randy smiled at her, easily picturing his daughter at Dakota's age, acting in the same adorable manner. His eyes instinctively moved to Emma's tiny form resting in his mother's arms. Randy's eyes lit up as soon as the famous wedding song came on. The moment Trish stepped through the doors on her father's arms, Randy stared in awe and so did the entire assembly as they all stood and looked on at the bride. The entire way through, Trish kept her eyes focused on Randy, not once diverting her gaze anywhere else but to stop and give her daughter a quick kiss on the cheek before standing before Randy and the priest.
The entire ceremony lasted 20 minutes and both Randy and Trish had written their own vows. The moment they said their "I do's" and pronounced husband and wife, they didn't wait, they quickly embraced each other and shared a very happy, sweet and loving kiss. They turned around to the applause of the audience. They had done it, they were finally husband and wife.
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Trish giggled as she buried her head in Randy's chest while Charlie, Jackie, Shelton and Big (what everyone called Paul aka Big Show) all teased her about how eager she was to get down the aisle. Randy would only laugh as he continued to hold on to her hand, as he had done all night.
"You guys leave my wife alone….you know Charlie, you're gonna be doing the same thing in a couple of months so I wouldn't talk if I were you" Randy chuckled.
"Yeah you're right… Jackie might run so fast to get to me, she might just trip…" Charlie chuckled before received an elbow the side.
"Baby I was just kidding" Charlie said defensively and giving her his 'make your heart melt' smile.
"You better be, or I might now just come at all…." Jackie said before giving him a wink and then a kiss on the lips. Trish smiled at their interaction and it was easy to see how much in love they were. Her eyes quickly scanned the room looking for anyone who she might have missed in their rounds of meeting the guests. Admittedly, they hadn't expected to have invited so many guests but when they were making the list of family and friends, there were so many people on the RAW and SmackDown rosters that they couldn't' have ignored. She smiled, happy that everyone was enjoying themselves. The entire wedding party was on the dance floor with their respective significant other. They were also joined by the likes of their co-workers such as Lisa Moretti, Charlene and Rodney, the Dudleyz, who were doing a hilarious dance on the floor that had everyone cracking up. She looked over to another part of the room where she saw Paul, Steph, Shawn, his wife Rebecca and Trish's parents in, what seemed to be, a very funny conversation. Right next to them, Ric and his new bride along with Steve Austin, Kurt, Shane Helms, Eric Bischoff and the Coach were talking with Randy's parents. 'At least everyone was getting along' she thought. She felt a tap on her shoulder and turned around to see Shane McMahon and Marissa.
"Hey Trish, Randy…just wanted to say congratulations again and that we really enjoyed ourselves but we've gotta head back, our little guy is sick with the flu and we don't wanna stay out too long. And Besides, you know how mother's can be, Marissa has been worried about him all night" Shane said. Trish gave a sympathetic smile Marissa's way as she gently swatted her husband's chest.
"Don't act like you didn't worry about it all tonight…" she turned her attention to Trish and Randy. "Well we better be off. Thanks again, we had a great time". After exchanging hugs and kisses, Shane and Marissa made one more stop at Vince and Linda's table, where they were playing with Emma, to let them know they were leaving. After an hour of dancing and laughing at Christy and Nidia's antics on the dance floor, who apparently made up their own dance moves, which by the way, was very believable to anyone who saw them dance, Trish suddenly saw darkness.
"Guess who" she heard a man say. She smiled, knowing exactly who it was. He dropped his hand and she turned around and gave him a big hug. She was ecstatic that he and his family could make it. Dwayne had always been one of her best friends in the business, always checking up on her and calling her to see how she was doing. He was a great friend. She turned her attention to his wife, another good friend of hers and gave Danni a kiss and hug before looking around for their little girl while Dwayne talked to Randy.
"Hey Danni, where's your little girl?" Trish asked. "Right here". Trish then saw the beautiful girl slightly standing behind her mother.
"Well, you certainly aren't little anymore princess…you're so pretty….be thankful you took after your mother…" Trish giggled along with Hannah and Danni.
Dwayne stopped his conversation.
"I heard that T, and it's not funny…I'll have you know that she looks plenty like me, can't you see the bone structure…."Dwayne went on as Randy laughed.
"I see that's obviously a touchy subject for him huh?" Trish asked Danni and she nodded in response.
"Whatever" Dwayne laughed. "I'm good looking" he said reassuringly.
Trish stood between Randy and Dwayne, consolingly patting Dwayne's back.
"Yes, you are Dwayne, yes you are".
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Trish and Randy entered their St. Louis home at 4:00 in the morning. They had gone to Randy's parent's home after the reception that ended at 1:30 am. Since Randy and Trish were going on their honeymoon, Emma would be staying with Elaine and Bob and Randy and Trish went over there to give them all of her stuff as well as to say goodbye. Trish coddled her little girl, not wanting to let go. It was going to be the first time she had to leave Emma for more than a couple of hours. Every kiss turned into "just one more" and that's how they ended up staying there for two hours.
"Hey baby, what time is our flight?" Trish asked tiredly.
"11 am, I debating whether I should even bother going to sleep" Randy replied. "We've gotta be at the airport two hours earlier and it takes an hour to get to the airport so we've gotta be completely packed and ready to leave at 8".
"But that's only four hours away" Trish whined. "Where are we going by the way"
"Secret" was all he said. "And besides, you wouldn't have been so tired if you, Amy, and Lisa hadn't taken Chris, Jay and Matt's challenge for the dance off" he said with a smirk. Trish only stuck her tongue out before plopping down on the couch, pulled off her stilettos and massaged her aching feet. Randy walked over to her and took a seat, lifting her legs and placing it on his lap, before continuing to massage her feet for her instead. Her head fell back against the back of the couch as she closed her eyes. It was little things like this that made her love him even more, if that was even possible.
Four hours later, the suitcases were packed and at the door as Randy and Trish both fought over the last mug of coffee in the kitchen. They were incredibly tired and hadn't bothered to go to sleep, opting to get some shut eye on the plane. It was a good thing that Randy had arranged for a cab because there was no way Trish was going to get into a car with Randy driving practically asleep. "Come on babe, time to go, our cab is waiting…." Randy said as he grabbed the two suitcases.
"Holy cripes woman, we're only gonna be gone for one week, what the hell did you pack in here?" Randy said in astonishment. It wasn't that he couldn't handle it but her suitcase was incredibly heavier than his. What did he forget to pack? Trish gave him a glare before smiling at him.
"One difference between a man and a woman, is that a woman always prepares for anything…." and with that she held the door open for him. It was the least she could do. There was no way in hell she was going to carry her suitcase. It was way too heavy!
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"Can I take the blindfold off yet?" Trish asked for the hundredth time.
"Nope" Randy simply answered. As soon as they had landed, Trish was blindfolded so they wouldn't know where they were. All part of Randy's surprise. Apparently he had arranged everything in advance so they were already cleared in customs so they got to leave right away. He had held her hand until the they had gotten out of the cab. She was trying to make conversation with cab driver to see if she could pick up any clues but the sneaky bastard had arranged that too. The moment the cab stopped, Randy helped her out of the cab and lifted her into his arms. And that's how she was at this very moment. Her feet had yet to touch the ground so she didn't even know if they were on level ground or what. He carefully put her down and moved behind her so that she was completely braced against him. He wrapped his arms around her waist and gently kissed her neck.
"Are you ready?" he asked softly.
"Dear God, I've been ready since forever!" Trish said impatiently. Randy chuckled, noticing the excitement so he decided to put her out of her misery. The only thing Trish hated about surprises was the waiting, an important lesson he had learnt during her pregnancy.
"Okay….but keep your eyes closed until I tell you to open…." Trish only nodded in response so Randy carefully took off the blindfold and his arms returned around her waist.
"Okay….open" he instructed. The moment Trish opened her eyes, she was blown away. The view before her was breathtaking. The gardens and trees below accompanied with great weather and a gorgeous sunset. She noticed that they were standing on the balcony of a private villa. She turned around in his arms and put her arms around his neck.
"Italy?" she said with a big smile. He nodded.
"You are an amazing man Randy Keith Orton" Trish murmured against his lips.
"I know" he responded smugly. "For the entire week, you are completely mine, I'm not sharing you with anyone…come hell or high water…." he whispered. She giggled as her nails slightly grazed the back of his neck.
"Well what sane woman would argue with that?" Trish replied to his comment. Without saying a word, he picked her up and carried her to the bedroom and placed her on the bed before lowering himself down on her and gently kissing her all over. Their hands were roaming all over and her moans of pleasure only inspired him more. Tonight would be the first night they would make love to each other after confessing each other's feelings. It had been a long time coming. By the time Randy had finally gotten Trish to take him back, she was already too far along in the pregnancy to be intimate with each other. As far as Randy was concerned, they were going to more than make up for all the months lost. Starting with tonight.
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"Ames it was so beautiful. The gardens, the architecture, the food, the company…." Trish giggled into the receiver. She and Randy had gotten back from Italy a week ago but she didn't get to talk to Amy until now because she was busy with house shows and RAW.
"I would imagine so. That's so romantic. That's where I told Matt I would love to go on a honeymoon. I've alwayswanted to go to Italy….where did you guys visit?"
"Well, we went to a lot of the major cities like Milan and Venice which were both breath-taking and we also went for drives to the little cottage countries. It was very nice and quaint. I would have stayed longer had I not been missing Emma so much and if Randy didn't have to go back to work".
"Uh huh, did you guys go to a lot of galleries and stuff?" Amy asked.
"Well…..actually we only went out during the day so that's usually when we went sight seeing. Every city or town we went to is where we would spend our breakfast, lunch and dinner and then we go back to the villa. Thankfully the villa was central to everything so the driving wasn't so bad…." Trish replied.
"So then what did you guys do all night if you only went out during the day…." Amy asked curiously. There was silence for a couple of minutes because Trish didn't know how the answer that. She thought back their nights in Italy and blush rose to her cheeks. Amy was her best friend, but she was sure she wouldn't want to really know the details. Thankfully she figured it out. Laughing on the other end of the phone she answered her own question.
"Never mind baby doll, I know exactly what you're gonna say and all I've gotta say is way to go. There's no other way to spend a honeymoon really….anyways, when is Randy coming home?" Amy said switching the topic to Trish's relief. The things her and Randy had done with each other would have made any decent woman blush and she didn't think that even she had the guts to say it without feeling the hot blush rise to her cheeks.
"Actually, he had his last house show last night so he's driving back home today. He should be home early this evening….I can't wait to be getting back on the road but I'm probably gonna be carrying Emma around with me, like strapped to my back or something because I couldn't think of leaving her for so long, if that would be the case, I would definitely stay home from work" Trish said.
"I know what you mean. I wouldn't leave my kid with anyone for so long and so consistently. The kid will probably grow up thinking the nanny was the mom….besides I don't think Vince would hassle you, he let Gail do that with her kid and we all know that you're his favourite so you shouldn't have any problems" Amy replied.
Trish was ready to respond, but something Amy said caught her attention.
"Wait, did you say Gail's kid?" Trish questioned.
"Uh….yeah"
"When did Gail have a baby?" Trish asked, confused how she could have been so out of the loop.
"Oh, a couple of weeks after you I think…."
"Why didn't anyone tell me?" Trish asked.
"Well, would it have really made a difference. Everyone knows that you two aren't exactly the best of friends even before Randy. What were you going do, send her gift basket?" Amy asked.
"Well…no, I guess you're right" Trish said and left it at that. She had a bad feeling about this and little did she know she was about to find out why.
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Trish and Emma were laying on the floor as she and Trish played peek-a-boo. The slam of the front door caused Trish to jump and Emma to start crying. Trish quickly picked her up and patted her back soothingly to let her know that everything was alright. After she had calmed down, she put her in the crib and came back out. She saw Randy, now in the living room, angrily unbuttoning his shirt and removing his tie. He was so frustrated that he couldn't get any of them off successfully. Trish quietly moved over and silently unbuttoned his shirt and undid his tie. Her eyes looked up to meet his and his hard eyes immediately softened.
"Bad day?" she asked softly.
"Yeah, extremely bad day…." he said before pulling her in for a hug. "Sorry for coming in so loudly. Is Emma okay?" he asked worriedly.
"She's fine, just a bit startled but she's okay now….do you wanna talk about it?" Trish asked.
'Well we're going to have to' Randy thought. He still couldn't figure out how the hell his life could have taken such a wrong turn but it had and now he had to deal with it. He just prayed that Trish would stick around with him after he told her.
"Sure, but first, let me ask, how was your day today?" he asked with a small smile. Being with her really did put him in a better mood. She smiled at him before getting on her tippy toes and putting her arms around his neck.
"Actually it was pretty good. I got a lot of work done with my website, replying on the comment board. Was able to write back to a lot of my fan mail. I even did some laundry and still managed to take care of Emma" she said proudly. "I even got to finally talk to Amy, we had a pretty good conversation…." Randy interrupted her with a chuckle.
"Name one conversation you've had with Amy that you thought wasn't good or interesting". Trish rolled her eyes at him.
"I guess you're right….speaking of interesting, Amy mentioned something that really caught my interest….she mentioned that Gail had a baby two weeks after I did…..did you know?" Trish had noticed the immediate change of facial expression on Randy's face. It seemed like he was a bit angry, however she still went on. When he only nodded his head, she continued.
"How come you didn't tell me?" Trish asked making sure that she didn't sound defensive or rude. After his day, she didn't want him to get the wrong idea. Randy shrugged before responding.
"I didn't really think you'd care and besides, even if I wanted to, how would I bring it up, hey guess what baby….remember my ex-girlfriend Gail had a baby two weeks ago" he said with a chuckle. Trish could tell that he was trying to downplay the situation. She would have dropped it had it not been for his strange behaviour and Trish had a gut feeling that it had something to do with Gail.
"So now you tell me what's got you all tied in knots".
"Well, actually it has to do with Gail…." Randy began. 'How did she know' she thought. If any time in her life, she wished she had been wrong now.
"Look, she's been bugging me for a long time now and I didn't tell you because I didn't want you to think that anything was going on or that I couldn't handle being around her. I just avoided her because I know she just likes to cause trouble…..I've actually seen her kid a few times. She's brought him to the arena to cut some promos. Usually someone in the back watches him I think. Anyways, she was waiting today by my rental car, with her baby, his name's Kevin by the way. Yeah…as I was saying…she said it was really important and well, I don't know how to say this…." Randy trailed off, his voice quiet and he didn't try to fight his vulnerability with Trish. She could easily sense the scared emotion in his voice.
"I think I know what you're trying to say….so just say it Randy….just get it out…." Trish told him. She needed to hear him say it.
"Trish…Kevin's my son….."