An hour later and my husband is carrying me into our apartment. Husband. Officially. Wow. He carries me straight through to the bedroom, laying me gently on the bed. "What did we just do?" I finally ask. He smiles, taking my left hand and playing with the eternity ring that has joined my mothers rings. "We just made it official, Mrs Good" he whispers. "And I couldn't be happier. Oh, before I forget..." He stands up and gets my fathers wedding ring out of his wallet. "Sorry pops" he says, looking up at the ceiling. "Got one of my own now." I cry. I can't help it. "Jon" I say. "Did you read it?" "Read it?" he asks, frowning. I nod. "The ring" I say. "Did you read it?" He takes it off and puts the light on quickly. "You have my heart" he reads. "I love you. L." He realises what he's just read, and looks at me quickly. "You love me?" he asks. I nod. "More than you will ever know" I whisper. Suddenly he's in tears too. "Then we did the right thing" he says, getting onto the bed with me. He looks at me then gets off again. "Where are you going?" I ask, sitting up. "I left my birthday present in the lounge" he says, opening the door. I smirk. "Jon" I say, pulling my dress over my head. "It was a spare. I had the real one on all along." "Happy birthday to me" he growls, kicking the door closed and running back to me.
He's watching me sleep when I finally wake the next morning. "Morning Mrs Good" he says, kissing my head. Wow. Mrs Good. Officially. I smile. "Morning dear husband" I whisper, cuddling into him. He chuckles. "Your phone has been going mad" he says. I groan. "Probably twitter, full of your birthday messages" I say, grabbing it out of my bag. I have a text from Lex so I FaceTime her instead of replying. "Awww don't you two look sweet" she says laughing as she answers. "Happy birthday Jon, oh, and happy anniversary guys. So, what did you get for your birthday Jon?" "Married" he says simply. She laughs. "That was a year ago allegedly" she says. "What did you get this year?" "Married for real" he says, waving the ring at her. "Holy shit!" she squeals. "Are you two crazy?" I shake my head. "I love him Lex" I say. "It was the right thing to do." She nods. "So when did all this happen?" she asks. "About 1.30 this morning" Jon laughs. "After a night out with the guys." "The guys?" she asks. "Joe and Colby came to visit" I explain. "We went out for a few drinks, that's all." She nods. Jon looks at her, them at me. "I'm gonna go make my wife some coffee" he says. "Give you girls some time to talk. Uh, Lex, you might wanna cover your eyes a sec, kinda naked in here." She shakes her head. "I'm good" she smirks, staring at him. I turn the camera away from Jon and she groans. "Damn Lora you're such a spoilsport" she says. "Lex, as much as I love you, you're not seeing my husband naked" I laugh. I wait until Jon is out of the room before turning the camera back.
"Go on, give me both barrels" I groan. "I know it's coming." She shakes her head. "I'm happy for you" she says. "Really, I am, I just, ah fuck Lor are you sure it's the right thing to do? Can't you just come home?" I shake my head. "Lex" I say. "I don't think you understand. I can't be without him. It's just not possible." "What are you saying Lor?" she asks, frowning. "I don't think I'm coming home" I whisper. "Not to live, anyway." She nods, taking a deep breath. "I really hope he's worth it Lor" she says. "For your sake." She ends the FaceTime and I throw the phone onto the floor. When Jon walks back in I'm hugging his pillow, tears rolling down my face. He puts the coffee down quickly and climbs onto the bed. "Give her time to get used to it Lor" he begs, pulling me to him. "It's a shock. I mean, it was ok while we were pretending, but now, shit just got real. Now she realises she's not gonna have you all to herself, she gotta share you with me, and I don't share well." I smile. "I'm not sharing you" I warn. He shakes his head. "Not even an option doll" he says, kissing my head.
We stay in bed most of the day, until a bang at the door makes Jon get up. It's Joe and Colby, minus the girls this time. "We, uh, wanna take the birthday boy out" Joe says. "If that's ok with you?" I nod. "I need to pack ready for Raw anyway" I say. "Dresses and heels doll" Jon says winking. I smile. "No problem" I say. "Need to make the competition feel inadequate." Jon laughs. "Lora, the ring is on your finger, not hers" he says. "There is no competition." "Glad to hear it" I say. "Go on, go play nice with the guys. Is there anything you want packed?" He nods, smirking. "My birthday present" he says. I smile. "Your wish is my command, dear husband" I say. Joe and Colby look at him. He shrugs. "It's a secret" he says. "Between me, my wife, and Victoria." Joe gets it first, and starts laughing. Colby finally catches on and laughs too. "What about the anniversary present?" he asks. Jon shows him his wedding ring. "Already wearing it" he says. They all head for the lounge while I get dressed quickly. I make it into the lounge as Jon is pulling his shoes on. "Gonna miss you" he whispers. I shake my head. "It's a few hours Jon" I say. "We've got forever."