Chapter Forty Two:
"Please." Joe sighed as Brooklyn gave him the Puss N' Boots look.
"No" he said firmly, though Brooklyn increased the look, even making some un-shed tears come to her eyes.
"Jon tell her I said no." Jon shook his head.
"Nope. This is all you man." Joe sighed and looked back at Brooklyn.
"Please" she said softly. Joe sighed and nodded.
"Fine." Brookyln dropped the look and smiled, grabbing her comb and brush before sitting on the couch.
"On the floor please." Joe sighed again and sat on the floor between her legs before she took his hair out of its bun and brushed it out before parting it and starting her french braids.
"Glad to see I'm not the only one who can't resist that look." Brooklyn smiled as Joe jerked when she pulled tight.
"Stop moving."
"You pulled my hair."
"Oh please. You face grown men for a living. You're fine." Jon laughed as Joe scowled. Jon watched as she quickly and expertly did Joe's hair in two french braid pigtails.
"Ta-da, now we're twins" she said, pointing to her own french braids she had done after her and Jon showered after they had sex.
"Jon will you take a picture of us?"
"No, no, no, I didn't agree to a picture."
"Please Joe. I know you love selfies."
"Fine, but no stupid caption." Brooklyn held up her hand.
"Scout's honor." Joe and Brooklyn stood together. Joe wrapped an arm around her shoulder's, putting his fist up like he normal did while Brooklyn did her Stay Fierce sign. Jon laughed and took the picture, making sure the flash was on so you could see Joe's hair. He wanted everyone to see them.
"Now what should I caption it?" She thought about it for a minute before she started typing.
Don't hate us cause you ain't us. #FrenchBraidBuddies #You'reNext HeelZiggler
Showing Joe, she got a nod of approval before posting it.
"Can I take them out?"
"No." Jon laughed and pulled on his leather jacket.
"I gotta go babe. Joe said he'll stay with you."
"I'm reconsidering it." Brooklyn giggled as Jon laughed. He kissed her goodbye before leaving.
"So how are you feeling baby girl?" Brooklyn sat down on the couch, Joe choosing the floor again.
"I'm good. Babies are good. They're about four pounds each."
"Wow, those are some big babies." Brooklyn laughed and nodded.
"And they looked like they were holding each other. It was so cute." Joe smiled at her.
"So when are you guys gonna actually tie the knot?"
"I don't know we haven't really talked about it. You know,with everything else that has gone on. "
"Well if you guys ever need help, Gal would be more than happy to." Brooklyn smiled.
"I might take her up on it. Lord knows I could use all the help." Joe nodded as they watched Jon's match against Curtis Axel.
"Promise to look after him when I'm not here." Joe laughed and nodded.
"Promise, but I doubt we'll do anything. When you're not here, he holds himself up in his room, only leaving when he has to."
"I know. I want you to make sure he eats and sleeps." Joe laughed.
"Does he really stay in his room?" Joe nodded.
"When you were out for your ribs, the only time he left was for the gym, shows, and media. Any other time, he was in his room."
"Explains why it was always so easy to call him." Joe nodded.
"You've made him a different man Brook."
"Is that a good thing or a bad thing?"
"A good thing. Before, we would just mention going out and he would already be at the door but now its like trying to bathe a cat to get him to go out." Brooklyn smiled and placed her hands on her stomach. They lapsed into a comfortable silence and watched the end of Jon's match.
"He looks like he is in a good mood" Joe commented as Jon celebrated his win before leaving the ring and heading backstage.
"He should be. He got what he wanted before the match." Joe groaned.
"Really? You two are like animals. Where, I'm not sitting there am I?"
"No we did it in the shower like normal people. I mean it started on the couch but-." Joe held his hand up, making her laugh.
"Stop. I don't need to know the details." Brooklyn giggled as a knock sounded on the door. Joe got up and opened it, seeing an unfamiliar blonde.
"Hi is Brooklyn here?" Joe nodded and moved to the side so the woman could come in.
"Hey Sarah" Brooklyn said as he friend walked in.
"Hey Brook. How are you feeling?"
"Better after my nap." Joe snorted and Brooklyn glared.
"Sarah, this is Joe, he is friends with Jon and Colby. Joe this is Sarah, my best friend and my uncle Shawn's daughter." Joe held out his hand.
"Nice to meet you."
"Nice to meet you too."
"I'm gonna head to catering. You guys want anything?"
"That chicken and biscuit thing that have."
Joe rolled his eyes.
"Where does all the food go?"
"To my four pound twins." Joe laughed and left, leaving the two girls alone.
"Where is Jon?"
"He had a match. How was Colby?"
"He was nice. He is funny."
"Do you like him" she asked, teasing her friend. Sarah blushed.
"I don't know. I only just met him."
"So, I knew Jon for five minutes before I liked him." Sarah laughed as Brooklyn smiled.
"Yea I think I do, but I don't know if I am ready for anything." Brooklyn nodded.
"Nothing wrong with harmless flirting." Sarah nodded and they watched as Jon's match ended.
"I should get going. I have an early flight." Brooklyn nodded and hugged her friend before she stood up.
"We get back on Thursday. Call me so we can hang out. You can come see the new house." Sarah smiled and nodded.
"Definitely. Bye Brook." Brooklyn waved as she got up and left. Not even five minutes later, Joe and Jon had gotten back at the same time.
"Hey cowboy" she said, when he plopped down on the couch next to her, wrapping an arm around her shoulder's as Joe handed her the food he'd gotten her.
"Hi darlin. You good?" Brooklyn nodded.
"Joe called us animals because we did it." Jon rolled his eyes.
"Like you and Gal don't do we it."
"Oh no, we do, but not in the bathroom at work."
"To be fair, we did start on the couch before-." Joe held up his hand again.
"Like I told her, I don't need to hear it." Joe shook his head and picked his plate up.
"I'll see you guys later. I want to eat without hearing about your fun. Keep it in your pants." Jon and Brooklyn laughed as he left.
"Think he remembers he still has his hair braided?" Jon shrugged, playing with the ends of her own braids.
"I'm sure he'll figure it out. Sarah come by?"
"Yea for a little bit, why?"
"Just wondering. I saw Colby and he had a goofy smile on his face. I think they hit it off." Brooklyn smiled and layed her head on his chest.
"How did you know he liked her?"
"Two ways. One, I've known him for years and have seen him with Leighla and Zahara. And two, he had the same look in his eye when he looked at her, that I have when I look at you."
"Ooh, the charming Jonathan Good strikes again." Jon laughed and kissed her head.
"I have to change."
"Why, I like what you're wearing" she said, pouting. Jon smirked.
"Do you?"
"Of course. Jeans and a tight wife beater, turns me on every time." Jon groaned and pulled her closer.
"I have to tell you something." Brooklyn furrowed her eyebrows. She expected something else after just telling him that.
"What?" Jon smiled.
"I talked to your parents about you going home, about how I was worried about you going into labor early and me not being there, so they gave me the end of next month through the beginning of May off." Brooklyn looked wide eyed.
"Really?" Jon nodded.
"Yup, so you are only by yourself for three weeks, not even because I have days off." Brooklyn smiled.
"That's great and I read that the babies can travel as soon as we think they're ready so we can leave with you." Jon smiled again.
"I can't believe they're almost here." Brooklyn smiled and placed her hand on his that rested on her stomach.
"Me either. Are you ready for the sleepless nights, dirty diapers, no sex for six weeks."
"The first two yes, the second, absolutely fucking not." Brooklyn laughed.
"Don't worry, I will make sure my third baby is taken care of." Jon smirked and lent down to kiss her.
"God I hope our kids aren't short like you." Brooklyn whacked his chest.
"I mean where did your height even come from? Both you're parents are tall."
"My grandmother. Mom got grandpa's height, so did uncle Shane but grandma's side is short. Don't you like my height?"
"No I do, but bending down to kiss you is a real back killer." Brooklyn rolled her eyes.
"Then don't kiss me." It was Jon's turn to roll his eyes.
"Like that will ever fucking happen." He lent forward to try and kiss her but she moved.
"Nope, you don't like to bend over." Jon chuckled as Brooklyn got up and started packing her bags up.
"Come on babe, I was just teasing." Brooklyn smiled as she was folding her clothes.
"Sure you were. Sorry I'm not a giant like you."
"I'm not a giant."
"Sure you're not Mr. six foot four."
"Well you know what they say about tall guys" he said smirking, putting his hands behind his head as she looked at him.
"They're the first ones to know when it rains." she answered, giving a smirk of her own.
"Funny. Maybe I'll show you when we get back to the hotel what they say."
"Are you sure? I wouldn't want you to bend down. Since your older, I guess your back isn't what it used to be. Sucks getting old doesn't it." Jon growled as she smirked smugly.
"But" she started, walking over to stand in front of him as he watched her.
"Like I said, I like older men." Jon smirked and sat up, placing his hands on her hips as she ran a hand through his hair.
"Are we done bickering now?" Brooklyn shrugged.
"We barely fight. Gotta make it fun every now and then." Jon chuckled and kissed her stomach before standing up in front of her.
"Lets get ready and head back. I wanna relax with you." Brooklyn nodded and they got ready to go. Jon changed, much to Brooklyn's dismay, before they grabbed their bags and left.
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"Babe?"
"Down here." Brooklyn walked downstairs to their home gym, seeing Jon lifting weights while Colby spotted him. He had flown to Hartford to hang out with Brooklyn and Jon on their days off and was staying in their guest room,
"You really trust him to spot you?" Colby rolled his eyes as Jon laughed before placing the weights back in their holder and sitting up.
"Better than you Levesque. You can barely lift a box." Brooklyn rolled her eyes.
"At least I'm not a sellout. Hey, does it make you my brother since my mom and dad do everything for you?" Jon laughed as Colby glared.
"Why are you even down here?" Brooklyn smiled and looked at Jon.
"Sarah called, I invited her over to hangout." Colby felt a small smile form on his face, making him turn around and "look" at the different weights. Jon and Brooklyn shared a smile of their own. Their plan was working.
"What time?"
"Around two so I thought I'd make lunch and we'd hang out."
"The game is on at three." Brooklyn nodded, eyes flicking to Colby, who still had the small smile on his face.
"Then we'll watch and I'll fall asleep like always." Jon laughed and stood up, wrapping an arm around her.
"You fine with that Colby?" Colby turned around, trying to act like he wasn't listening.
"What?"
"Sarah is coming over so her and Brooklyn are gonna hang out with us." Colby nodded, feeling something course through him that felt like excitement.
"Sure, sounds good to me. I'm gonna go shower."
"Don't use all the hot water" Brooklyn yelled after him. When they heard the door close, they looked at each other and laughed.
"Do you think they know what were doing?" Jon shook his head.
"As much as they seem smart, I don't think so."
"Hey speak for Colby. Sarah graduated top of her class from Harvard."
"Really? What the hell does she want with Colby then." Brooklyn giggled and slapped Jon's chest.
"Don't be mean to him. That's my job." Jon laughed as they started walking upstairs. Jon watched the sway of her hips as she walked into the kitchen. She was wearing black leggings and one of his ugly Christmas sweaters they had available in the WWE store. It hugged her belly nicely and she looked relaxed what with her comfortable clothes and hair up in a messy bun.
"What do you want for lunch?" Jon's eyes snapped up to hers, making her giggle softly.
"I don't know. What do you feel like making?" Brooklyn shrugged and looked through the fridge.
"I can do chicken stir fry." Jon nodded.
"Sounds delicious. I'm gonna go shower." Brooklyn nodded and kissed him softly before he walked upstairs. Brooklyn got to work, chopping all the vegetables and chicken before she started cooking.
"Something smells good. What is it?" Brooklyn laughed as Colby came into the kitchen.
"Chicken stir fry." Colby nodded and grabbed a beer from the fridge.
"So what is Sarah like?" Brooklyn smirked before looking at Colby.
"She's smart, funny, has a big heart. Why?" Colby shrugged.
"Just wondering. If she is friends with you she must have a lot of patients." Brooklyn rolled her eyes.
"Jackass." Colby laughed as she stirred the food around.
"Does she uh, does she have a boyfriend?" Brooklyn looked over at him.
"No, she doesn't. She used to but he cheated."
"Shawn kill him?" Brooklyn smiled.
"He came close but my dad was able to stop him, and my mom was able to stop my dad. Its a cycle." Colby laughed and sipped his beer.
"You know if you like her, ask her out." Colby shrugged.
"I don't know. If she was cheated on, maybe I'm not the best considering my track record." Brooklyn gave him a sad smile. He and Leighla broke up because Colby cheated on her with Zahara.
"Just because it happened once, doesn't mean anything Colby. When you meet the one, you're never gonna want to cheat because you won't want to hurt them. That and Shawn would definitely kill you." Colby smiled and so did Brooklyn.
"Just get to know her Colby, I promise she doesn't bite." Colby nodded and sipped his beer as Brooklyn finished lunch. Jon came down and sat on the stool next to Colby, Brooklyn sitting on his lap, smiling when he kissed her head. They hung out in a comfortable silence before the door bell interrupted them.
"I'll get it." She kissed Jon's cheek before sliding off his lap and walked out to the front door. Opening it, she smiled as she saw Sarah, wiping snow from her hair.
"Hey Sar."
"Hey Brook, nice place you've got here." Brooklyn smiled as she moved so Sarah could walk in before shutting the door.
"Thanks. Here let me take this." She took Sarah's coat and hung it up next to Colby's.
"Follow me, Jon and Colby are in the kitchen."
"Colby?" Brooklyn nodded.
"Yea, he is staying with Jon and I for a few days. You okay with hanging out with them today?" Sarah nodded.
"Of course. What is with the sweater" she asked as they walked into the kitchen.
"Hey, that's my sweater" Jon said, making the girls laugh. Colby smiled as Sarah smiled.
"Sorry. Nice to see you again Jon."
"You too Sarah. You remember Colby?" Sarah nodded and looked at the man who had plagued her thoughts since she first met him.
"I do. Nice to see you again Colby."
"You too Sarah." Brooklyn looked between the two and smiled.
"Lunch is done. You want anything to drink Sar?"
"Water please." Brooklyn nodded and grabbed the drinks as Jon dished up the food and they all sat around the table. Brooklyn and Jon sat on one side while Colby and Sarah sat on the other.
"How are the babies Brook?"
"Good, kicking like crazy."
"Crazy, like their father" Colby said smirking, which turned into a laugh when Jon threw a carrot at him.
"When are they due?"
"The beginning of March. Although our doctor said that twins sometimes have a habit of coming early so who knows."
"They better stay in there until I come back" Jon grumbled. His biggest fear was that he was going to miss them being born, hence asking to be let off earlier.
"Well if they're anything like you two, they're going to be stubborn and stay in until they are ready." Jon and Brooklyn smiled.
"So what game is on today?"
"Chicago Bears vs. San Francisco."
"Oh good, so I wore the right shirt" Sarah said, unzipping the sweatshirt she was wearing and showing the Jay Cutler jersey she was wearing. Colby smiled.
'A woman after my own heart' he thought.
"You like the Bears?" Sarah nodded, Brooklyn and Jon sharing a look.
"Yup. I try to go to a game every year but its hard with work. Why do you like them?" Jon snorted.
"Likes them? He'd marry all of them if he could and he would marry A Day to Remember." Colby scowled and threw his fork, Jon dodging it.
"Hey" Brooklyn said.
"Don't hurt the baby daddy." Sarah laughed, Jon wrapped his arm around Brooklyn, and Colby rolled his eyes.
"I would too, I love them." Colby shared a smile with her.
"I'd never take you for someone who listens to them. I thought you'd like country like Jon." Sarah laughed and Jon rolled his eyes.
"Jon likes country?"
"Unfortunately" Brooklyn said, hating country music, which Jon insisted on playing it when they're driving. Sarah laughed and looked at Colby.
"No I love them, I saw them when they went on tour with Mayday Parade." Colby looked wide eyed.
"Me too! Where?" Sarah laughed as their friends looked on smiling.
"Boston." Colby set his fork down and laughed.
"That's where I saw them." Sarah smiled.
"I guess its a small world after all." They shared a smile as did Jon and Brooklyn. Oh yea, their plan was definitely working.
After they finished lunch, they all went into the living room to watch the game. Jon sat in the recliner, Brooklyn on his lap while Sarah and Colby sat on opposite ends of the couch.
"They're hitting it off" she whispered in his ear. Jon nodded and lent his head against her chest.
"You look hot in this sweater."
"Its an ugly Christmas sweater. How is that possible?"
"You could make a garbage bag look sexy darlin." Brooklyn giggled and kissed him when he looked up at her.
"Can you guys stop, there are other people in the room." Brooklyn rolled her eyes at Sarah.
"Geez you sound like Colby." Sarah laughed and they sat back to watch the game. By the time it was done, Sarah and Colby were happy because their team won while Jon and Brooklyn were bored. Brooklyn wasn't a big football fan and Jon usually didn't care about any other team but his own.
"We get it, you guys won, congrats." Sarah and Colby rolled their eyes as they high fived, both feeling sparks from the contact.
"Be nice Jon" Brooklyn said, hitting his chest.
"Its alright Brook. I should get going." Brooklyn looked outside, the snow now heavier than it was and the street was covered.
"Hey Sarah, the roads look pretty bad. Why don't you stay here for the night." Sarah looked at her friend as Colby looked wide eyed. He was already having dreams about the woman but now to have her sleeping right under the same roof as him.
"Are you sure?" Brooklyn looked down at Jon, who nodded.
"Yea. I don't shovel or anything so your best bet is to stay here until the plows come and it gives you and Brook some more time to hang out." Sarah nodded and smiled.
"Okay, thanks guys. Brook, do you have clothes I can borrow?" Brooklyn nodded.
"Of course follow me." She kissed Jon's cheek before sliding off his lap and going upstairs with Sarah.
"What the hell" Colby asked when they were upstairs. Jon looked over at his friend.
"What?"
"Spend the night?" Jon smirked.
"What did you want your future girlfriend to drive through this and get into a crash?" Colby blushed and scowled.
"She is not my future girlfriend." Jon chuckled and sipped his beer.
"Yea okay." Colby rolled his eyes and they sat back to watch another game. He felt a smile form on his face, hiding it behind his hair so Jon couldn't see it. Maybe this was his chance to get to know her better. Maybe it wasn't going to be so bad after all.