Over the next few weeks, Randy and Roxy began preparation for their wedding. It was to be Randy's Royal Rumble return the next night, something that he was a mixture of very excited and very nervous about. He'd missed being on the road, and although Roxy only had to be away for one night a week, he missed her a lot too. He couldn't wait for married life to start.
Roxy on the other hand did want the wedding. She didn't mind too much when or where it would occur; she loved Randy and that was all that mattered. She had to find a dress first, which would prove to be a challenge!
Roxy, with her bridesmaids Lita and Lily, were traipsing around the shops. Both Lily and Lita had found their dresses; maroon, long flowing dresses with spaghetti straps and netted layering underneath that parted in the middle slightly, so you could see the netting. Rebecca, Randy's little sister who was to be the flower girl, had found her dress. It was a softer red than that of the bridesmaids dresses but with roughly the same design, only a little shorter.
They were in their fifth shop of the day so far. Roxy had found nothing that screamed 'it' at her. Despite her motions of it just being a simple ceremony, Randy urged her to get something completely spectacular that would blow everyone away. As Roxy tried on yet another dress, the other three girls were still looking.
"This really doesn't look right." Roxy pouted sorrowfully, walking out of the changing room.
"Roxy, it's gorgeous!" Rebecca squealed.
"It's pink." Roxy mouthed.
"We could get it in a red." the sales assistant spoke, determined to get a sale.
"Nah, I do want to get married in white. Besides, the bridesmaids are in maroon." Roxy declared.
"Is it the design you don't like?" Lita questioned.
"Yeah, it makes me look frumpy." Roxy sighed, looking at herself in the mirror.
"You are so not frumpy!" Lily half laughed, walking over.
"I feel it."
"What time do we have to meet the guys?" Rebecca inquired.
"Half one...oh my God, it's one o'clock!" Roxy yelped, walking as quickly as she could back into the changing room to get the dress off.
They were to be meeting Randy, Shawn, Chris and Nathan at a wedding planner's office. However, the guys were already there...
"Where can they have got to, it's like nearly half one now." Randy moaned warily, looking at his watch, pacing the office.
"Calm down bro, they'll be here in a minute." Nathan reasoned.
"What if something's happened like Roxy's ill or something? What if there has been an accident?"
As Randy continued his distressed rant, Chris and Shawn shot each other a worried look. If he was like this before the wedding, what would he be like afterwards?
"Roxy will be fine, have a little faith." Shawn answered "Now sit." Shawn ordered, forcing Randy's shoulders down.
"You really are paranoid aren't ya?" Chris questioned.
"I'm sorry, I can't help it...I love her."
The other guys rolled their eyes and sighed.
"You've got it bad!" Nathan sniggered.
"You will one day." his older brother reassured.
"I have another appointment in less than an hour; you're sure they are gonna be here, right?" the wedding organiser asked.
"Yep, if they aren't here by two we'll have to cancel." Chris decided.
"The next appointment I can offer you is 4.30pm tomorrow..."
Before he could say anymore the girls hurried into the store.
"I'm so sorry." Roxy apologised.
"What happened?" Randy asked.
"Your bride here couldn't find anything she liked!" Lily imputed.
"It's not that, it's just..." Roxy disagreed, raising an eyebrow and facing Lily.
"Just what?" Rebecca asked, sitting down next to her younger brother and taking her heels off. Her feet were killing her.
"There was nothing that suited me." Roxy shrugged.
The organiser coughed, he was quite frankly fed up of waiting for everyone to be quiet.
"Please, can we get on?" he inquired.
Everyone took a seat and waited for him to start.
"Do you know what time of year you want to get married in?" he asked Roxy and Randy, tapping a few keys on his computer.
"Summer-ish." Randy spoke, getting Roxy's nod of approval.
"What kind of scenery?"
"Anywhere with sun, sea, sand and clear blue skies." Lily spoke on behalf of Roxy in a way like she had said it a million times before. Or at least, she'd heard it a million times before...
"In or out of America?" the gentleman asked, still taping in details on his computer.
"Wedding in America, honeymoon outside America." Randy smiled, squeezing Roxy's hand.
"How about Florida?" he finally spoke, looking at the couple.
Roxy simply shrugged "I guess, isn't there anywhere a little closer to Connecticut?" she questioned.
"Florida would be the better choice, weather wise." the man spoke "but if you did want me to look at Connecticut than I could do." he suggested.
After about an hour later, Roxy and Randy were in agreement to hold the ceremony in Connecticut while holding the reception on the beach. Really, nothing else was set in stone.
"Have you guys brought your outfits?" Lita asked.
"Yeah, in like the third shop we went in." Shawn stated.
"Like I said, Rox is a little hard to please." Lily laughed, giving Roxy a playful look.
"It's not that, I just didn't think any of them looked right."
"That pink one was fine." Rebecca sighed, walking gingerly.
"You were in a pink dress?" Chris sniggered "Bet that's never happened before."
"Oh but it has!" Randy smirked, remembering the modelling photo that Charlotte showed him.
"Shut up!" Roxy murmured, pinching his butt.
"What's up, sis?" Nathan asked, turning to face his older sibling.
"My feet are killing me!"
"You shouldn't have worn high heels." Randy said cheekily.
"So?" she questioned in disgust, playing the role of younger sister perfectly.
Randy pulled Chris aside.
"Look, go with Rox to find a dress." he whispered to him.
"What? Why me?"
"Coz I can't see her before our wedding day in her dress and Shawn won't wanna go. Plus, you're better at making her feel good about herself. I dunno what the hell you said to her the other day when Vince was yelling at her but it sure worked! She seems to have some real confidence issues...please?" Randy pouted.
"Fine." Chris sighed.
"Nath, we're gonna have to get to the airport soon." Rebecca stated, looking at her watch.
"Sure, Shawn and I will take you to the airport while Chris takes the girls shopping." Randy decided.
"Hopefully, we'll have found one before then." Roxy tried to enthuse.
"If not, she'll be dead!" Lily joked, putting her arm around Roxy's neck.
After saying their goodbyes, Roxy, Lily, Lita and Chris headed off to yet another Bridal Wear shop while Shawn and Randy took Nathan and Rebecca to the airport.
An hour later...
"Nah, it makes me look slightly fat." Roxy decided, glancing over the dress she had on.
"What?" Lita asked.
"Look, my boobs are gonna fall out."
The other three sighed. They felt like they were getting no where.
"Roxy, that was like, your 500th dress today and you haven't had a good thing to say about on of them!" Lita said, a little aggravated.
"I can't help it. Trust me, I didn't want to spend this long looking for a dress I would wear for about three hours and never again."
"Calm, look, it's Roxy's decision at the end of the day. She has to look perfect at her wedding." Chris rationally stated.
"Oh my...Rox, this dress is perfect!" Lily enthused, skipping over to where Roxy was grimfully standing.
"Like everyone said, the last however many dresses were perfect." Roxy sarcastically said.
"This one is different, trust me." Lily urged, thrusting the dress into her hands.
Lily, Chris and Lita waited anxiously to see if the dress would be what Roxy was indeed looking for. Meanwhile, Shawn and Randy were on their way back to the hotel...
"I'm beat, I can't remember the time when I did so much shopping!" Randy half laughed, changing the gears in his car.
"I know what you mean. Why did you send Chris with the girls?"
"Roxy really doesn't understand that she looks beautiful in whatever she wears and it can really piss people off. Chris doesn't seem to get annoyed easily and would probably make her confident enough to buy something outrageous that does suit her."
"I thought she always was quite confident." Shawn spoke.
"She comes across as it but I think she is a little self conscious. I think it all stemmed from her last boyfriend, you know, Gavin. He told her that they would never have kids coz she would put on weight."
"What?" Shawn questioned in disbelief.
"I know, crazy. Thank God the bastards dead!"
Elsewhere...
"C'mon Rox, today would be nice!" Lita hollered.
Roxy walked out of the changing rooms smiling from ear to ear. The pure white dress with a meshed centrepiece that ran straight down the bodice and down the front of the skirt sparkled. It was tied up by a maroon coloured ribbon at the back that showed off her figure perfectly. It had a modest sized train, not to long but equally, not to short. The bodice was strapless but well shaped.
"Oh my God, Rox, you have to buy it!" Lily ordered.
"It suits you so well." Lita agreed.
Chris himself was gob smacked. She looked gorgeous.
"Chris?" Roxy asked almost innocently.
"Works for me!" he grinned.
