Thanks to everyone who has reviewed and read this story! I turned on the annon. reviews so..have at it. Oh, and one last thing -slaps Steph- I think they drugged her up too much. Who the hell names their daughter after the princess from Sleeping Beauty? Oy. :-p We disclaim, enjoy!
"John! John! John!"
He looked up just in time to catch Lilian before falling backwards. "Whoa, what's going on?"
"We have to go! Get packed!"
John looked at her, cocking his eyebrow. "Go where, babe?"
Lilian looked at him like he grew a second head. "To Connecticut, duh!"
"And why are we going there?"
She crossed her arms, sighing. "John, I've known Steph for over seven years now. I believe it's my job to go visit her at this milestone in her life!"
"But I'm sure the family is there, do we really want to impose?"
"We won't be! Now come on, get packed so we can leave first thing in the morning. I already scheduled our flight but we'll have to stop and pick something up for the baby and Stephanie on the way."
"What about Paul...shouldn't we get him something too?" He glanced over, chuckling at the look she sent his way. "Hey, just asking!"
She shook her head and continued to pack her stuff, gushing about the baby. "I bet she's beautiful, and that name. Aww I can't wait to see her!"
"Lord help me," John muttered.
"What was that?'
"I said … uh … good and healthy." He smiled over at her.
"Yes she is! I can't wait to hold her! And I really hope she has Stephanie's nose."
He laughed. "Me too baby, me too!" He zipped up his bag and then put his arm around her shoulders. "Let's go before you attach a harness to me and haul me out the door."
She smiled sweetly and passed her bag to him before wrapping an arm around his waist. "Trust me, it can still be arranged."
He chuckled, leading her out to the car. "I don't doubt it." He grinned and helped her inside then put the bags away before settling down in the driver's seat.
"Who do you think she'll look like more, Stephanie or Paul?"
John started the car and pulled out of the lot, glancing over at her. "Isn't it too early to tell?"
"No silly! You can tell these things very early. Sure it might change as the baby gets older, but now's the best time to judge."
He looked at her, considering the fact that she could quite possibly be speaking a different language. "Right…we're going to the hotel now." He looked hard at her one more time before shaking his head and driving to the hotel.
Lilian put her bags down in the room and then jumped around. "I'm so happy!"
"Lily, it's a baby," he said slowly, closing the door and locking it.
"I know, but this is like…THE baby! I mean, this compares to Jesus!"
John laughed. "I think you're going nuts, woman. I think Vis might've knocked you out a couple weeks ago and you're just showing the effects."
Lilian giggled and took his hands in hers. "Come on John, this is a very big deal! The whole company has been waiting for this day…"
He cut her off and arched a brow. "We have?"
She nudged him lightly with her hip. "Yes we have!"
"My God girl, if you're this excited about someone else's baby, I can't imagine how you'll be about ours."
She smiled brightly at the mere thought her hands instinctively went to rest on her stomach. "I can't wait for that day, John."
He leaned forward and kissed her softly on the lips. "Let's get some sleep Princess, we can talk about it tomorrow."
The next morning, they both woke up and checked out of the hotel. Hailing a cab, they arrived at the airport and flew into Greenwich. Lilian was nearly bouncing out of her chair on the plane from the excitement. John continued to look at her like she had found RVD's stash. Once they landed, the rental car that she'd made arrangements for was waiting for them. Lilian drove them to the hospital, much to John's horror.
"You are never driving again," he said, getting out of the car.
Lilian beamed. "You love my driving and you know it!"
"I think you drive like your foot has been glued to the gas pedal." He shuddered and then ushered her inside the hospital where they got Stephanie's room number from the front desk.
Grabbing his hand, Lilian nearly drug him into the elevator and then down to the room. She stopped outside and knocked lightly on the door frame, smiling when they were ushered inside.
"Lilian, John, thanks so much for coming."
She smiled and gave Paul a hug. "Congratulations, we're so happy for you!" She left John and Paul to talk as she walked over to Stephanie. "She's adorable, she looks just like you! She has your nose and Paul's eyes, awww!"
Stephanie laughed softly as she watched her friend. "Wanna hold her?"
Her eyes lit up and she smiled. "Oh can I please?"
Behind Lilian, John was waving his arms around, signaling to Steph to not let her. However, his erratic movements went unnoticed as Stephanie handed her baby to Lilian. John looked down, shaking his head.
"Hey man," Paul said. "You look worse than me."
He shook his hand. "I doubt that." He chuckled. "Congratulations man, I'm happy for ya."
"John, look!" His blue eyes followed Lilian's voice and couldn't help but smile when she turned around with a little pink blanket in her arms. "I want one!"
John glanced over at Paul who laughed before his eyes landed on Lilian again.
"John come here, look how cute she is!" She glanced down at the baby in her arms. "You're just the cutest little girl in the whole wide world, yes you are."
He shook his head and moved to stand behind her, smiling down at her. "She is beautiful."
"You should hold her!" She turned to Stephanie. "Can he, Steph?"
"Of course," she said, smiling.
"No, Lil, I shouldn't, you all see how I am in the ring, I …" Lilian rolled her eyes and shifted her arms to place the baby in his arms. "And okay. I'm going to sit down now." He visibly swallowed and moved to an empty chair.
Lilian stood behind him, resting her arms on his shoulders. "You know you want a baby, John. Look how good you are!"
He turned to look at her. "Lilian, I am beyond terrified right now. This isn't ours. If I break it, sorry, no refund!"
She laughed softly. "Oh stop it, you're doing fine."
He started to say something, trailing off as the baby started to cry. "See I'm no good at this."
"Just relax," she cooed softly. "Babies can tell when you're not comfortable, if you're scared they are too."
John did his best to listen to her, smiling softly when the baby stopped crying and snuggled against him.
Stephanie smiled over at them. "You have no idea how natural the two of you look right now."
Lilian smiled and leaned her head against John's, running her finger lightly along the baby's cheek.
Paul ran his fingers through his disheveled hair. "I know who I'm calling when I want a babysitter."
John snapped his head up to look at his friend. "Dude…" Paul grinned.
Lilian took Aurora back into her arms, walking slowly over to Stephanie, and then handing the baby back to her mother. "Steph, she is beautiful. I am so happy for you." Leaning down, she hugged her friend.
John stood up and walked over to give Stephanie a hug of his own. "I'm very happy for you Steph, you've got a pretty girl right there. I'm sure her daddy ain't going to let her get mixed up with any of those wrestlers though, are ya?" he asked, turning to face Paul.
"Damn straight," The Game said quickly.
The brunette laughed and exchanged a smile with Lilian. "Besides, the two of us have seen how much trouble those wrestlers can be."
Lilian quickly agreed. "Oh God yes, I mean those egos!"
John and Paul exchanged a look, both rolling their eyes. "Let's just hope she doesn't turn out like the Divas, God help us if she does!"
"Care to repeat that?"
"Uh, I hope she's just like her Mother." Paul flashed his wife an innocent grin. "Love ya babe."
Once John and Lilian had reached the car, he quickly got in the driver's seat. She laughed and got on the other side. "John, that baby is like a doll. And just holding her, I want to be able to do that every day with my own baby."
Sighing, he turned to her, pulling the keys out of the ignition. "Lilian, you know I love you, right?" She nodded. "Okay, I know how much you want a family, and I do too. But I think right now, for both of us, that wouldn't be the best to do. Your first CD is about to come out, I'm at the top of my game pretty much. I'm sorry. I think it'd be better thought if we waited until a couple of years after we were married to start thinking about a family." He took a deep breath, waiting for her to slap him.
Instead, she leaned over and kissed him on the cheek. "You are so perfect!"
Confused, he shook his head. "Why aren't you mad?"
"Because you have the maturity to realize we aren't ready for that yet."
He grinned softly. "I was waiting to be slapped."
Laughing, she shook her head. "Don't get me wrong, if I found out tomorrow we were pregnant I would be happy, but I still think we need to wait a little longer. I want to be able to dedicate all of my time to our baby not to mention I'd prefer a pregnancy that didn't involve me running around all the time. Which in the next few months is what I'll be doing."
He grinned and cupped her face, pressing a soft kiss to her lips. "When it's time, you'll be an amazing mother. You were wonderful in there and you knew exactly how to calm her down."
"I had a lot of practice with my nieces, and for most women it can come naturally."
"Do you want to go get something to eat? I'm starving," he said randomly.
"Of course! I love food!" She giggled and looked out of the front window. "And I love you even more."
John pulled out of the parking lot. "I have to think about which I love more because you know food is really good."
She slapped him on the arm playfully. "That hurts, what if I was a cutter? I would be in a bathroom, cutting myself!"
He chuckled. "You don't even like it when your hair gets tangled and you have to have me comb them out. There's no way you could withstand the pain of cutting your wrists. Which brings me to my next point: how in the hell are you going to have a kid when you don't have any sort of pain tolerance?"
"Drugs baby." She smiled sweetly. "Lots and lots of them!"
He snickered over at her as he drove. "I have no comment on that, though I didn't know I was engaged to a drug addict!"
She rolled her eyes and laughed. "I'm not a drug addict, I just have a little problem. God John, the therapists said I'd be okay. Why can't you be supportive?"
He tried to remain serious but it was no use, one look at her expression and he was laughing. "You're wrong, plain and simple."
She gasped. "I am never wrong! I am Lilian Garcia! Hello!"
He pulled the car into a little sandwich shop. "Let's go eat, Lilian Garcia! Somebody might catch us together and I could be seen as the one Lilian Garcia is engaged to!" He gasped as though his face would be all over Hollywood. "This could do wonders for my career!"
"You are an asshole," she said, nodding.
He snickered. "Oh but I'm Lilian Garcia's asshole!" He made a face and groaned. "Wait...forget I said that."
Lilian giggled and climbed out of the car. "My God, you're lucky I love you." Taking his hand she led him inside.
Close to an hour later they were on their way back to the hotel.
"Mmm, I'm so full."
"Considering how much you ate? I'm not surprised!"
"Shut up before I hurt you." She flashed him a smile, leaving the rest unsaid as they headed back.
John pulled his car into a spot and helped Lilian out. "Come on, even if we're not ready for a baby we can still practice!"
She rolled her eyes and yawned softly. "Sorry, I'm going to bed, all the traveling has worn me out." With a wink, she headed inside and up to the room flopping down on the bed. She was asleep before he even got to the room.
He laughed softly as he closed and locked the door. After changing and turning off the lights he joined her, quickly drifting off as well.