Chapter 21- Newlyweds

7:30 am

Liz and Shane were still in their peaceful slumber when suddenly the phone rings, causing Shane to groan.

"I really need to learn to unplug that phone," Shane mutters under his breath as he eases a still sleeping Liz off him.

"Hello?"

"How's the happy couple?" Paul asks smugly.

"Paul! I'm going to kill you!" Shane says angrily, "you almost woke Liz up and YOU WOKE ME UP!"

"Geeze, I'm so sorry, I just wanted to be the first one to congratulate the happy newlyweds," Paul said not bothering to try to stop his laughter.

"You're an ass you know that?" Shane says chuckling.

"I'm just going to ignore that question and let you get back to…. well…"

"Newlywed business," Shane finishes for him.

"Right, that, Bye!"

"Bye Paul."

Shane hangs up the phone and turns to go back to bed. As he turns, he meets Liz's eyes.

"Hi you," she whispers giving him a sweet kiss.

"Hey, I'm sorry I woke you up baby," Shane says as he wraps his arms around her.

"You should be. Now that I'm your wife I can't let you get away with stuff like that," Liz replies matter of factly.

"Well, Mrs. Shane McMahon, what exactly do you plan on doing to punish me?"

"Hhhhhmmmmm, just this!" Liz starts tickling Shane's ribs.

Shane laughs as he grabs her hands and pulls her onto his lap.

"So, how does it feels waking up Mrs. Shane McMahon anyway?"

Liz kisses him and he pulls her in farther as they share a passionate kiss.

"It feels good, really, really good," Liz whispers staring into Shane's eyes.

Before he kisses her again, the phone rings for a second time. Rolling his eyes, Shane picks it up.

"Paul, I swear to God…" Shane starts.

"How was the wedding Shane?" A sinister voice asks.

"You son of a bitch!" Shane yells, "leave us alone!"

"You better watch that pretty little bride of yours because at Survivor Series, I'll put you in the hospital, leaving Liz all alone," Glen chuckles.

Shane tries to reply, but the line goes dead.

"Shit," Shane mutters as he hangs up the receiver.

Liz meets his eyes and he can see the fear in him.

"Let me guess, that was Glen," she says softly.

"Don't worry about it hon," Shane comforts, "I'll take care of it. Just think about going to France tomorrow."

Liz smiles and pulls him into a kiss. Shane pulls back and brushes his hand down her cheek, hoping he will be able to protect her from the evil that will be coming.

Monday, 11-31

Shane and Liz walk in the door of their house and Shane heads into the family room, turning on the TV. Liz takes the bags upstairs, then joins Shane on the couch. Raw comes back from a commercial, and they cut to the parking lot where an ambulance is. Glen comes into the picture and Shane's grasp on Liz's hand tightens.

"This is your future Shane," he smirks as a video clip starts to play.

It's of a person being put into an ambulance as a woman's voice begs the man not to leave her.

"When they put you in the back of the ambulance, the last thing you'll see is my face, smiling at you. You'll arrive at the hospital, D.O.A.," Glen chuckles as they cut to another promo.

"Oh God! Shane!" Liz says as tears come to her eyes.

"Baby, don't cry," Shane pleads, brushing away the tears.

"Don't go through with this, please," Liz begs, grasping his hand tightly, "I need you and so does our baby!"

Shane sighs and holds her against him rocking her back and forth, hoping to soothe her.

The Following Day

Shane is standing by the exam table that Liz is laying on as they wait for the ultra sound.

"I can't wait to see the first pictures of our baby," Shane exclaims as he grasps Liz's hand.

"Yeah," Liz replies half-heartedly, "They will probably be the only pictures you'll get to see since you HAVE to go through with this dumb match with Glen!" she snaps as her temper rises.

"Sweetie…"Shane is cut off by Liz's yelling.

"Don't you sweetie me Shane McMahon! You want to leave me and the baby alone FINE!" Liz says as the tears start to flow from her eyes and she coughs from the yelling, but she slows down as she meets Shane's hurt eyes, "Oh baby, I'm sorry," Liz cries, trying to wipe her eyes, "I didn't mean what I just said, I just lost control, I just feel so crazy, I don't understand why."

"Hormones," the doctor states entering the room. "I'm sorry, but I couldn't help over hearing your little argument and I wouldn't worry, from the looks of the blood work you're in for a very normal and healthy pregnancy. Which means all those fun things, nausea, which you have already started to experience, crazy mood swings from your hormone imbalance, and don't be surprised if your appetite changes and you want some pretty crazy things."

"And this is normal?" Liz looks at the doctor in shock.

"Oh yes," she turns toward Shane, "and my advice to you would be to do what she asks, for your own safety, pregnant women tend to get VERY emotional."

"Well, I knew she was already emotional when I married her, OW!" he gasps in surprise as he receives a hard smack from Liz.

"Yeah, plenty of that to come," the doctor replies smirking, "but now we get to the good stuff," as the doctor pours the gel on to Liz's stomach for the ultrasound. A loud beating sound suddenly filled the room. Shane grasped Liz's hand and she turned to him with tears in her eyes.

"I'll give you two a minute," the doctor excuses herself.

"Oh my God Shane, I never thought I could be this happy," Liz exclaims with a beautiful smile on her face.

Shane just smiles, taking in all the joy in the room, he now knew that no matter what, he would keep Liz and their child safe from Glen.

Next Monday 11-10-03

Liz grabs a bottle of water and slowly sits down on the couch, turning on the TV in the process. As Raw comes back from commercial, they show Shane arriving at a restaurant asking for a table for two. Liz grabs the phone and dials Shane's cell number. Shane answers on the second ring.

"What the hell are you doing?" Liz screams.

"Liz, baby, calm down," Shane replies, "I know what I'm doing ok? If I would've told you, you wouldn't have let me come."

"Damn straight I wouldn't have let you go. Damn it Shane! He's going to hurt you!" Liz cries out as tears form in her eyes.

"Sweetie, I'm going to be alright, but I have to go, he's here," Shane says, "I love you."

"Yeah, right back at ya," Liz grumbles, hanging up the phone.

Shane looks up from his dinner to see Glen standing there.

"I was wondering when you were going to show up," Shane states, setting his fork down.

"Shane, you know me better than that, I always keep my promises," Glen replies, smirking as he sits down across from Shane.

"I want you to think about what we're going to do to each other this Sunday because this is the last time we'll meet. You know damn well that whoever gets thrown into the ambulance isn't coming back. I have no more emotion, I show no compassion, and I will stop at nothing to beat you."

"How's your mother, Shane?" Glen asks, causing Shane to glare at him, " You know, you remind me of your mother before I smashed her head into the steel girder. I can still remember the sounds she made but I could barely hear it over the screams, but I heard it. And since we're being open, I have a confession. Do you know why I tried to electrocute you a while back? I wanted to make sure that you never had the pleasure of having a child. I wanted to make sure that whenever you and your pretty little wife tried to start a family, you'd think of me. Just out of curiosity, did I succeed?"

Shane goes to say something, but shuts his mouth, glaring at Glen.

"You say you have no emotion and no remorse, well I've been like that since I was born! Unlike you Shane, I've never felt compassion. You know love, I don't. I am a monster whose only happiness is derived from making others suffer. And this Sunday, you will suffer and you will find out that for all your guts, you cannot stop pure evil," Glen chuckles as Shane shakes his head.

"You're not evil, you're pathetic. You say you're a monster, but your not. You're a self pitying son of a bitch! You can live in the reality you choose to, but it's because you're afraid. I know it and deep down inside of you, you know it too. I dare to say it, even your brother knows it," Shane stands up, grabbing a couple bills from is wallet, and tosses them to the table, coming up behind Glen, "I promise you this Kane. At Survivor Series, I am going to put you out of your misery."

Shane scoffs before turning on his heels and walking out of the restaurant, ignoring Glen's last comment.

"We'll see who puts who out of their misery."

There ye be! I wanna give a big thanks to Courtney who wrote some of this chapter. I was so stuck on what I was going to do, so she said she'd help me out and write some of it, so lets give her a round of applause! Please review because I only have about 3 or 4 more chapters left of this story! Thanks!

Laura…..and Courtney!