I'm baaack! I know it's a tad too late in the day for an update, but I was too forgetful earlier. I just read through most of the story and felt inspired to end it. Yes, this is the final chapter of "Hard Night Left Behind." In this one, the wedding between Phil and Maria will take place. Danielle, I will not forget the Matt/Maria story. I have to finish my holiday stories before I can do that one, though. I do not like to have to work on more than two stories at a time. If I do, I get confused and forget to update everything. LMAO! Enjoy the conclusion!

Chapter 10: The Wedding

The Tuesday after TLC had taped, Phil and Maria's wedding would be recorded live for the WWE Universe in Laredo, Texas to see. Like all the past WWE wedding, the arena was beautifully decorated with white flower - covered ropes, a podium, and white flowers inside the ring.

Backstage

Phil was standing near a mirror in the hall, checking out his tux. He looked very dapper in it. Soon, Mark and his 4 - year - old little girl Gracie decided to say hi to him. The reason Gracie was in the arena was because after her father told her about the wedding, she'd wanted to see the wedding live.

"Hey Phenom. Hi sweetheart," Phil said to them.

"Hello Brooks. You know my little girl Gracie, right?" Mark questioned.

"Yes. Let me guess, you told her about the wedding tonight, and... she wanted to come with you to see it live. Am I right?"

"Yes you are, uncle Phil," replied Gracie, talking for her father. "And you look handsome, I have to admit."

"Aw. Why thank you sweetie," Phil said to her.

"You are welcome," the little girl replied.

"C'mon kiddo. Let's go find our seats in the arena," Mark said, picking his daughter up and walking into the arena.

Elsewhere

Maria was in her pale blue Vera Wang wedding gown. She was with her bridesmaids, Melina and Eve (who had been appearing on Raw to a Diva trade - off), as well as Mickie James and Layla El. Normally, Layla would be with Michelle making other Divas miserable, but lately she didn't care for Michelle's guts.

"Ria, you look so pretty girlie!" Melina said to her, sounding choked up.

"Yeah. I cannot wait for this wedding to start!" Mickie shouted.

"Me either. I like Michelle, but sometimes she talks way too much about Mark. I know she's dating him, but she doesn't have to brag!" replied Layla.

Then the five Divas took off for the arena as well.

Start of the Wedding

Seated in the arena in front of the ring were Mark and Gracie, Glen, Dave, Rey, Morrison, and a few other wrestlers and Divas from all three brands. Dolph and Michelle, however, were inconspicously absent. Phil came out first to applause from his coworkers in front of the ring. He got into the ring and stood in front of the minister. When Maria and her bridesmaids walked out, Phil was clearly trying not to look emotional.

Later on...

Now that Phil and Maria had stated their wedding vows, it was time for the 'I do's.'

"Phillip Jack Brooks Junior," the minister started. "Do you take this woman to be your lawfully wedded wife?"

Phil managed to get out, "I do."

"And do you, Maria Louise Kanellis, take this man to be your lawfully wedded husband?" the minister asked Maria.

Maria finally said, "I do," and as the minister asked if anybody objected, Michelle's voice rang out, "We do!"

Everyone else turned around and saw Michelle hand in hand with Dolph.

"We will not allow this!" Dolph shouted. "You people don't want to see this wedding, do you?"

Everybody, even the fans, cried out, "Yeah!"

"Well, too bad. Dolph and I are clearly the better couple," said Michelle. "As a matter of fact, let's show them... sweetie."

Dolph and Michelle kissed on the lips, and Mark and Gracie were seething with rage. They, along with Phil, were the first people to approach the couple. Mark and Phil looked at each other briefly, then punched and kicked him. After Phil hit a GTS, Mark picked Dolph up and gave him a Last Ride off the stage.

"NOOO!! Mark, what have you done, dammit?! Our relationship is SO over!" Michelle screamed, clearly angry and emotional.

However, Mark picked Gracie up and Gracie slapped Michelle in the face, hard!

"That's what you get for dumping my Daddy, miss Michelle!" she screamed at her father's soon - to - be ex.

Maria and the bridesmaids, even Layla, then beat Michelle up for a while. Then Mickie finally took her down for good with a vicious DDT. Then Mark picked her up, held her with both hands over his head, and threw her down onto Dolph! Then he had someone grab him a microphone. When the mike was delivered to him, Mark brought it to his lips and spoke.

"Michelle, you look pretty comfortable on top of Dolph, darling. As a matter of fact, go ahead and take him. Because as of now, this relationship is OVER!" Mark shouted. This caused the fans to explode into an uproar.

Everybody then went back to their respective places, and after nobody else said they objected to the marriage, the minister made it official.

"If nobody else objects, then I pronounce you husband and wife. You may now kiss the bride!" he declared.

Phil and Maria kissed long and hard to the delight of everyone in the building. Phil finally picked up his bride and carried her to the back, followed by everybody else.

3 days later...

Mark was watching the wedding in his living room with Gracie and Phil and Maria, who were now happily married. They were watching the part where Phil and Mark worked together to incapicitate Dolph.

"Yeah! Nice Last Ride Mark!" Maria cried out.

Later, they watched as they saw Gracie slap Michelle and yell at her.

"Nice, honey! Could not have said better myself," Mark said, giving her a hug.

"I had to let her know how I felt," the little girl said.

When they saw the part where Mark ended his relationship, the other 3 people in the room nodded, indicating that they were proud of Mark for dumping Michelle for good. After the show was over, Phil and Maria looked at each other lovingly, kissed, and finally went home. After saying goodbye to the new couple, Mark looked and saw that Gracie had gone to sleep.

Smiling and letting out a yawn, he said, "C'mere sweetie." Then he picked her up and carried her to his bedroom.

He put her into bed, climbed in himself, and faced her. One thing he kind of wanted for Christmas was the fact that Phil and Maria would spend it as a happy newlywed couple.

"Good night, Gracie," Mark said in a soft voice before finally shutting his eyes and going to sleep.

There's the conclusion! Now this story is over, which makes me a little sad. I had a lot of fun in writing this story! :'( It's a little too late for me to update the other two stories, so I will do so tomorrow. Hope you liked it!!

~Jen