"So how much trouble did James get in?" Cody asked. He and Randy were taking a walk through the park a few nights after the wedding. They were alone for the first extended period of time since the reception-in between work it had still been one big giant party lately, even with John and Shawn on their honeymoon. A few of them (namely Mark and Phil) had tried to be the voices of reason but they had fallen on deaf ears. It wasn't until they all had to wrestle hungover at a house show that they decided it was time to stop with the partying.

Randy shrugged his shoulders. "I don't really know. I know Mark like was ready to strangle him but I don't think he really cared."

"Did you ask Jeff?"

"I was going to but then I realized that I had to care so…"

Cody let out a short laugh before elbowing him in the stomach. "You're terrible."

Randy made a mock hurt expression. "Terrible? Me?" He put a hand over his chest and shook his head. "Never. Never terrible. Just honest." He draped an arm over Cody's shoulders and pulled him closer to him. "If you want to know so bad you ask."

"Eh…I'm almost afraid of what that weird troop would tell me," Cody replied honestly. "I'll pass."

"Good answer." Randy placed a kiss on the younger man's temple and looked around, really enjoying the fact that they were completely alone. They had gotten so caught up in everything that they hadn't had a chance to just be together and relax. No worries, no obnoxious friends, nothing.

"Adam was telling him about the whole adoption process he and Matt are starting," Cody said after a few minutes of comfortable silence. "It sounds like a major bitch to me."

"Oh it is," Randy said with a nod. "It's not an easy thing to do. But I guess if that's what they want then more power to them."

"Yeah…" Cody frowned slightly and gave Randy a serious look. "Would you ever want to do it?"

"Do what?"

"Adopt a kid? Or artificially get a woman pregnant or something like that?" He was stumbling over his words because he hadn't actually meant to steer the conversation in this direction. The words just kind of popped out of his mouth and he was trying to just go with it now. "You know, in the future? Not right now or anything. God no not right now. I don't know how Matt and Adam are going to deal with that with our lives. You know, with being on the road and wrestling and not being home much. The kid just can't live on the road with them you know that's not very good for it. It needs a stable home life and I just don't think we could-"

Randy listened to Cody babble like that a bit more before cutting him off with a hard kiss to the lips. Cody immediately kissed him back, moving his arms up to wrap them around Randy's neck. They just stood there kissing for several moments before backing up on to the nearest bench and falling back on to it. Their lips weren't breaking apart for a second. Randy just deepened the kiss, his tongue slowly sliding into Cody's mouth and staying there. It wasn't until their lungs started to burn from the lack of oxygen that they finally broke apart.

"I wouldn't mind kids some day," Randy confessed, brushing his thumb across Cody's cheek gently. "But that's not even a conversation that we need to be having right now." He brushed the tip of his nose against Cody's and smiled wryly. "I don't know about you, but I enjoy having you all to myself."

Cody couldn't disagree with that. After all the time he had spent pining over Randy he sure as hell wasn't looking to share him any time soon. A family would be nice one day, but he wasn't ready to settle down in that way yet. "I love having you to myself too."

A smirk spread across Randy's face as Cody followed that statement with moving on to his lap. "Oh yeah?" The smirk got better as he was straddled. His hands went to Cody's hips and he put his face right up to his, their lips almost touching.

"Mhm." Cody acted like he was going to kiss him before suddenly pulling back. "I would love it even better if we were back in our room…" He didn't have to say anymore than that. Randy was up to his feet in a flash, adjusting Cody in his arms so that he was in a wedding carry.

"You should have said something earlier," Randy said, tightening his grip as he almost began to run back to the hotel.

Cody smirked and wrapped his arms around Randy's neck. "Why? What's the rush? You're stuck with me forever buddy."

"Oh I know. And believe me, I wouldn't have it any other way.

…

One year later

Randy and Cody were watching the others arrive at the restaurant, both of them barely able to contain the grins that were just dying to come out. They had called everybody there for a special dinner because they had an announcement to make and just wanted to tell them all at once. It was better than relaying the message a dozen different times though nobody else seemed to have the patience to wait for everyone else to get there.

"Why can't you just tell us now?" Jeff asked. He had just arrived with James, Mark, Cooper and Connor and was bugging Randy and Cody off the bat. The only people they were waiting for now were Matt and Adam. They would have been there already but their newly adopted daughter Alyson had a doctor's appointment so they were running a bit late.

"Adam texted me and said they're almost here," Randy replied. "You can wait-"

"No I can't!" Jeff whined. "Matt and Adam can know later. Tell me now."

"No."

"But-"

"Jeff that's enough," Mark scolded. He grabbed the younger man by the belt loop and pulled him on to his lap. "Leave 'em alone." He put an arm around Jeff's waist to keep him in place before reaching over and slapping James's hands. "And YOU! You don't even start."

James, who had been playing with the salt and pepper shakers, glared at Mark. "What? I wasn't even doing anything."

"I know how you behave in restaurants." Mark wasn't going to be fooled by any innocent act. "I'm telling you to not even start."

"Fuck you Mark." That led to the start of the usual bickering which everyone but Jeff tuned out. Randy and Cody were holding hands under the table, snuggling against each other and trying to be patient as they waited for Adam and Matt. It was harder for Cody than it was for Randy, who was doing his best to keep him occupied so he wouldn't just blurt out the news in excitement.

Matt and Adam finally arrived twenty minutes later, Matt holding the diaper bag and Adam carrying baby Alyson in his arms. She was blonde with blue eyes and the cutest little fat cheeks. "Sorry we're late," Matt said as they took their seats. "Traffic was a bitch."

"It's fine," Randy assured him. "How is she?"

"Healthy," Adam replied happily. "Happy and healthy." He smiled as Alyson grabbed at his hair. "Isn't that right sweetie?"

She cooed and tried to put a handful of his hair in his mouth, which made them all laugh.

"So what exactly do you have to tell us?" Mor asked. "What's the occasion?"

Cody and Randy looked at each other before standing up, Cody holding out his left hand so they could all see the ring on his finger. "We're getting married!" Cody just about shouted.

The table instantly erupted into cheers and Randy and Cody both found themselves being bombarded by hugs and congratulations. Randy was surprised, given that they didn't react quite like this when John and Shawn announced their engagement. Then again, those two had been dating absolutely forever before they decided to tie the knot. Nobody ever thought Randy would at all, least of all himself.

How things had changed though. Randy would think back to his life before getting over his fears and being with Cody and he kicked himself for being so stupid. He had never been happier than he was now with Cody. Being with him made him feel more complete than he ever had before in his life and when their wedding took place, it would just be the icing on the cake.