Hi everybody! I just got back from exchanging presents and going out to eat with 2 of my friends. Of course, it proved to be a very good time! Kudos to vampiregirl2009 for reviewing! Danielle, I only disable the anonymous reviews sometimes because I don't want to have to worry about reviews while I update these stories. Don't worry about it. I will be working on the last two chapters of this today and tomorrow. On with it!

Chapter 8: "I Love You."

After winning the Intercontinental Title from John, Phil was watching the rest of the PPV with Maria, who was on his lap. They'd seen the Smackdown Diva team (which Michelle was on) defeat the Raw Diva team (which had Melina). Needless to say, they weren't happy about it. However, they felt Michelle would get what she really deserved after Mark was through with her.

"Hey Phil. Maria," John said, walking in on them.

"John! Hi," Maria replied.

"Hey John," said Phil. "Where's Melina?"

"She's in the ring selling the damage from her match. Can't believe that Michelle bitch defeated my girlfriend," John told his friend, sounding a little irritated.

Soon though, Melina walked over to Phil, Maria and her boyfriend while they were watching the World Title Triple Threat.

"Hey. What's going on you guys?" she asked, sitting next to John.

"Watching the rest of the show," replied Maria.

"Wow. Sounds awesome. Mind if John and I watch with you?"

"Sure. Get comfortable guys," Phil said to both John and Melina.

They proceeded to do so.

Later...

After the pay - per - view, Mark ( who had successfully defended his belt against Dave and Mysterio) was walking back to his locker room when his friend Glen (Kane) stopped him.

"Hey Phenom. How are ya?" he asked.

"I'm good. Congratulations on the victory," Mark replied. Glen and the rest of Team Smackdown had won a seven - on - seven match against Team Raw after Big Show betrayed his team. Therefore, Team SD won the trophy.

"You too," Glen said, pointing to Mark's belt.

"Thanks. You coming to the dance club with some of us tonight?"

"What?! Did I hear that right? You? At a dance club? And all this time I thought you were a private person." Glen was quite shocked. The Mark he knew did not like going to nightclubs with the rest of the wrestlers. The Mark that Glen knew usually just stayed behind at the hotel.

"I am a private person Glen, but I'm in the mood to celebrate tonight," Mark calmly told his younger, taller friend.

"Oh... Okay. In that case, I'll be there." The two friends hugged and Glen took off. Mark was almost to his locker room when he saw that a door to his left was open. He peeked inside and saw Phil, Maria, John and Melina all sound asleep on the two sofas in the room. He tapped on the door, waking them up.

"Huh? What's going on?" Phil asked, stretching himself out.

"The pay - per - view is done taping, you guys. You want to go out to a nightclub with some of us?" Mark asked them.

"WHAT? You, at a nightclub? Are you serious?" Melina questioned.

"What? I wanted to have a little fun tonight. So are you guys in or what?"

"Um... Sure. That'd be great," Maria said in reply. "Is Michelle coming with us?"

"No she isn't. I told her to either just go to the hotel or go home. I can't trust her after seeing her with Dolph lately," Mark informed her, shaking his head.

Under their breaths, the other 4 people in the room were muttering, "Thank you."

Then they took their bags and followed Mark out of the arena.

At Piper's Pub Nightclub

It looked to be a very popular night for the Piper's Pub Nightclub. Not only were the wrestlers from "Bragging Rights" there, but there were also fans that had attended the PPV taping. The majority of the clubgoers were either on the dance floor or having drinks at the bar. A while before the club was set to close, Phil whispered something to the club DJ.

"Okay. Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Brooks here has something to say to a certain Maria Louise Kanellis," the DJ informed the clubgoers.

"Geez buddy. You don't need to tell them her full name. Come on!" Phil told him, embarrassed.

"Oops. Sorry. Stage is yours, buddy." The DJ walked off to the side and Phil took a microphone and began to speak.

"Ahem. As the DJ just told you guys, I'd like to say something to Maria Kanellis," Phil began. "Maria, ever since I first laid my eyes on you, I knew you were the one. Out of all our Divas, it just seemed like you were the prettiest one. We've had some good times and some bad ones too, but I have something to say..."

Maria and the rest of the clubgoers held their breaths, waiting to hear what Phil had to say.

"Maria Louise Kanellis, I love you. Would you be my girlfriend?" Phil asked.

An emotional Maria walked onto the stage where Phil was waiting for a response. About to cry, she took the mike from him and replied, "Yes! I would love to be your girlfriend!"

While the emotional couple engaged in a full kiss, the fans and wrestlers all broke out in applause. Finally, the DJ played a slow song, and Phil and Maria danced together. After the song was over, the fans went home and the wrestlers went to the hotel.

Tada! There's the second to last chapter everybody! Now I gotta work on my other stories. Ta ta!

~Jen