It was 6:55 and Nessa's hands were shaking with nervousness as she sat on the couch with Joe.
"Babe calm down, everything's gonna be okay." Joe assured her.
"I know...I'm not even sure why I'm nervous. It's not like these guys are total strangers to me." The doorbell rang, Nessa took a deep breath and got up to answer it.
"Hey Nessa...you look good." Allen commented as he, Chris and Monty walked into the apartment.
"Thanks. It's good to see you guys."
"Good to see you too Nessa." Monty stated, hugging her.
"You guys come on in and have a seat, we'll go check on dinner." Joe said, taking Nessa's hand and leading her into the kitchen. The two of them got dinner on the table then Nessa went to go get the three guys.
"Time to eat boys!" They all walked back into the kitchen and sat down.
"So what's this all about?" Chris questioned.
"Well...as you know Joe gets his title back at the next Impact taping. We were talking and Joe asked me..." Nessa trailed off and looked over at Joe.
"Asked you what?" Monty questioned.
"I asked her to marry me." Joe stated. Jaws all across the table fell to the floor and Nessa couldn't help giggling.
"You did?" Allen asked, once he was able to register it all.
"Yes he did and I accepted."
"Oh wow! This is a cause for celebration then!" Monty laughed, grabbing more beers out of the fridge.
"When are you getting married?" Chris asked.
"Not sure yet...we did just get engaged after all." Nessa giggled.
"True. You'll let us know when you decide though, won't you?" Allen questioned.
"Of course I will, you guys are like my family and I want you to be there. You guys want to go watch a movie?"
"Sounds good to me. What are we watching?"
"How about Mary Reilly?" Nessa suggested.
"What the hell is that?" Monty asked, confusion written all over his face.
"It's a very interesting take on the story of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde." Nessa explained.
"Let's go check it out then." Chris stated. The five of them walked into the living room and after a few minutes of fighting about who gets to sit where they finally sat down to watch the movie. About two and a half hours the movie ended Chris, Allen and Monty left leaving only Joe and Nessa sitting on the couch.
"So are you staying the night tonight?" Nessa asked.
"If you want me to."
"I do. I actually...no, never mind."
"No, tell me. Please?" Joe pleaded with her.
"I actually want you to move back in with me...if you want that is."
"As long as you're sure that's what you want then I'd love to." Nessa smiled, took his hand and led him upstairs where they made love well into the night.
