Chapter 15: Chapter 15
"Well, Stephanie just came up with a very good storyline for you two. It turns out that started next week, you two will be teaming up to wrestle Edge and Candice Michelle." McMahon said
"For real? Finally, I get to do some damage with my hubby," Felicia smiled
"Not only that, but Felicia will help change Randy's whole outlook, thus turning him face." McMahon explained
"Hey, that's cool with me. Just as long as I get to be with my beautiful wife." Randy said
After McMahon left, so did the crew. Felicia couldn't believe that she was just weeks away from becoming Women's Champion, but not only would she be Women's Champ, but she would also be taking Raw by storm alongside her husband. Now, that she was looking forward to.
A New Era Is Born
Atlanta, GA
As Felicia and the rest of the crew arrived at the hotel, they noticed Steph standing in the lobby by herself. Felicia could tell that something was bothering her by the look on her face, so she decided to go see what was up.
"Hey Steph, what's up?" Felicia asked
"Oh good, I was hoping I would find you here. Listen; there has been a change of plans with your match tonight." Steph said
"What change?" Felicia asked
"Well, my dad still wants you and Randy to team up, but there will be an addition to the team." Steph said
"Like who?" Felicia asked
"Okay, do not go off. My dad wants to put Stacy Kiebler with you two." Steph said
Felicia felt her insides begin to boil, "WHAT!"
"Calm down Felicia." Steph said
"No! Hell No! I am not having that long legged bimbo on the same team with my husband. I refuse, and if Vince doesn't change it, then he can kiss my ass." Felicia said
Just then Randy walked over, "What's going on?"
"Oh I'll tell you what's going on; Mr. McMahon wants to put your ex-girlfriend on our team tonight." Felicia snapped
"Wait, Stacy's coming back?" Randy asked
"Yea and she requested to be put on the same team with you and Felicia." Steph said
"No! She is not going to be on our team. I'm sorry." Felicia said
"Now lets think about this." Randy started
"Think about what? There is nothing to think about, Randy. That slut is not going to team up with us tonight, end of story." Felicia said
"Oh come on, Felicia. What harm can she do? Me and you are happily married, we have two beautiful baby girls at home, so what can she possibly do?" Randy asked
"Never underestimate that power of a ho, Randy. They always get what they want." Felicia said as she walked into the elevator
"So, I'm guessing Felicia hates Stacy's guts?" Steph asked
"Oh more than that. Let's just say that if Stacy steps within one hundred yards of me, Felicia would religiously kick her ass up and down that damn arena." Randy predicted
"Oh boy, this is not going to go over well with my dad." Steph said
"Well, let me explain the whole situation to him. Maybe he'll understand." Randy said
"Alright, see you all at the arena." Steph said as she left
As Randy entered the elevator, he could tell that Felicia was very agitated because she kept fidgeting.
"Everything is going to be fine, Felicia. I will make sure that Stacy won't team up with us." Randy assured her
"You better fix this, cause if you don't I swear by the end of the night, Stacy's ass will be lying in a gutter somewhere." Felicia said
"Don't talk like that. I mean, I know you hate Stacy, but damn." Randy said
"Oh this goes way past hate; I absolutely detest that skanky heifer. And if she even thinks about talking to you, she better think again." Felicia said
"You aren't seriously thinking about doing her major harm, are you?" Randy asked
Felicia looked at him, and raised her eyebrow.
"Oh boy." Randy said to himself
Once they got settled in their hotel room, Felicia went to Ashley's room and started banging on the door.
"Ashley, open the door we need to talk." Felicia said
When John opened the door, Felicia noticed that he didn't have a shirt on. A small smirk played on her face and she raised an eyebrow, "Put a damn shirt on and let me in."
"Do you know how to ask nicely?" John asked
"Not really." Felicia said pushing her way past John
Ashley was sitting on the bed typing on her laptop, but closed it as soon as Felicia walked in the room.
"Hey Felicia, to what do I owe this visit?" Ashley asked
"McMahon wants me to team up with Stacy fuckin' Kiebler." Felicia said
"What? When the hell did Stacy comeback?" Ashley asked
"She supposed to be making her comeback tonight." Felicia said
"Well, are you going to tell Vince that you can't work with her?" Ashley asked
"Yeah, Randy and I are going to explain the entire situation to him before the show." Felicia said
"Good, because I don't like that slut anymore than you do." Ashley said
"Just don't do anything stupid." John said
"Was anybody talking to you, jackass?" Felicia asked
"No." John said
"Then shut up and mind your own business." Felicia snapped
"Okay, John why don't you go back into the bathroom before Felicia kicks your ass again." Ashley said
"You seriously need some anger management." John said
Felicia turned to John and glared at him, "Hey John, do me a favor and go die."
"Sorry, but I'm too young to die." John said
"But that can be arranged." Felicia said
"Why are you always threatening my life?" John asked
"Because you won't stay out of mine. Now shut up and go in the bathroom like Ashley said." Felicia snapped
"Excuse me, but I don't have to listen to Ashley." John said
"John, do you want to continue to have sex?" Ashley asked
"Hell yeah." John said
"Then shut up and go in the bathroom, and stay out of grown folks business. You walkin' on the devil's ground, boy." Ashley said
John sprinted into the bathroom and slammed the door.
"That always gets him." Ashley smiled
"You two seriously need counseling." Felicia said
"What about you and Randy?" Ashley asked
"What about me and Randy?" Felicia shot back
"How are you two doing?" Ashley asked
"We're perfect. Our love life is perfect, our social life is perfect, and everything between me and Randy is perfect." Felicia said
"Except for the whole Stacy Kiebler situation." Ashley said
"If that two timing whore comes anywhere near Randy, I promise to God I'm going to kill her." Felicia said
"Hey, now I'm starting to agree with John. We wouldn't want you to do anything stupid. I mean what would killing Stacy solve?" Ashley asked
"It would solve the years of torment she put Randy through, and trust me when I say that if she even thinks that she going to hook back up with my husband, she better get that shit out of her mind right, quick, and in a hurry, cause ain't nobody gonna take my man from me. Over my dead body." Felicia said
Ashley just raised an eyebrow and lay back on the bed.
Meanwhile, Stacy Kiebler was checking into the same hotel the crew was staying in. And once Steph saw her, she knew the shit was about to hit the fan.
"Hey Stephanie!" Stacy squealed
"Hi Stacy, how are you?" Steph asked
"I am just fine thank you, so how's the baby?" Stacy asked
"Aurora is just fine. She's enjoying spending time with her dad." Steph said
"That's good, so is everything planned for tonight?" Stacy asked
"Um, not exactly." Steph said
"What's wrong? Does Randy not want to see his future wife?" Stacy asked
Stephanie started laughing, "I'm sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but Randy's already married."
"You're kidding right? To who?" Stacy asked
"Does Felicia Gilbert ring any bells?" Steph asked
"Felicia Gilbert? You mean LEXA? He's married to a black chick? Oh how could he stoop so low?" Stacy asked
"Excuse me, but Felicia just so happens to be one of my closest friends, so I would watch what I say if I were you." Steph warned
"I really feel sorry for Randy now; I mean he's using her as a substitute for me." Stacy said
"Ha! You're in denial. They have children together." Steph said
"Really, and how ugly are the little bastards?" Stacy asked
Just then a look of terror came across Stephanie's face, and when she saw Felicia's face all she could do was move as far away from Stacy as possible.
"What did you call my children?" Felicia asked
Stacy's face went pale as she slowly turned around to come face to face with Randy's wife, Felicia.
"I called your children bastards." Stacy repeated
Without hesitating, Felicia drove her fist into the right side of Stacy's face, sending her to the floor.
"The next time I see you, hopefully will be in the ring, cause what you just said earned you the ass whoppin' of a lifetime. And believe me when I say that what you saw me do to Candice last week is nothing compared to what I'm going to do to your skanky ass tonight." Felicia said
And with that, she stormed off and headed towards the rental cars with Randy. Once they had arrived at the arena, Felicia was still angry from the encounter with Stacy.
"Sweetie, calm down. You can't let McMahon see you upset like this." Randy said
"And why the hell not? He might as well know what happened, so I'm going to tell him." Felicia said as she started knocking on Vince's door
"Come in." McMahon said
When Randy and Felicia walked into the office, Linda and Shane were sitting in the chairs opposite Mr. McMahon.
"Um, we're sorry to disturb you Mr. McMahon, but we needed to talk to you about tonight." Randy said
"Not a problem, Mr. and Mrs. Orton. What is it that you needed to talk to me about?" McMahon asked
"Well, Stephanie told us that Stacy Kiebler would be teaming up with us tonight." Randy said
"Is there something wrong with that?" McMahon asked
"You damn skippy there's something wrong with that. Stacy and I do not get along what so ever, and I would greatly appreciate it if she wasn't teamed up with us tonight." Felicia said
"Is there some kind of grudge between you and Ms. Kiebler?" McMahon asked
"Grudge, no. Pure hatred for one another, yes. And if I'm forced to work with her we just might end up tearing each other apart, more like me tearing her apart." Felicia said
"Let me guess, now that she's back, she wants Randy all to herself, again?" McMahon asked
"And I will be damned if I let that wench try to take my husband from me." Felicia said
"Well, Mrs. Orton. You sound determined to end the career of Ms. Kiebler." McMahon said
"And I will if I have to." Felicia said
"Mrs. Orton. Are you sure that this is what you want? Cause if you win tonight's match, then you will have your match with Ms. Keibler. After that, you will have your title match against Candice Michelle at New Years Revolution." McMahon said
"That sounds like a plan to me." Felicia said
"Well then, it's done. Tonight, it will be you and Randy against Candice Michelle and Edge. No Interferences, that way we'll make sure Ms. Keibler doesn't get involved." McMahon said
"Nice lookin' out Mr. McMahon." Felicia said
"No problem, I've seen what you can do, Felicia. And I know that if Ms. Keibler gets involved you won't hesitate to rip her apart. So, I'm doing this for the best interest of Raw's future WWE Women's Champ." McMahon said
"Thanks again, Mr. McMahon. We really appreciate it." Randy said
"Oh and Randy, keep up the good work, and I'll see about getting you a number one contender's shot at the WWE Title." McMahon said
"I'll be looking forward to it." Randy said
As they walked out of McMahon's office, Felicia again came face to face with Stacy.
"Would you look at this? We have to stop meeting like this, Felicia." Stacy said with a smirk
"That's Mrs. Orton to you, Stacy." Felicia spat
"Oh you just have to rub it in, don't you?" Stacy said
"And I'll keep doing it until you have it memorized in that pretty blonde head of yours." Felicia smirked
"Ladies, I suggest you wait until next week to settle this." Randy said
"What do you mean, next week?" Stacy asked
"Oh, that's right. She doesn't know. You're not teaming up with us tonight…or any other night for that fact. And next week, it's going to be me and you in a single's match." Felicia said
"Oh really, and does Mr. McMahon know about this?" Stacy asked
"He's the one who planned it, oh, and jus so you don't get any bright ideas, tonight's tag match will be No Interferences." Randy said
Then Stacy got in Felicia's face, "You better watch your back, Felicia."
"You got two seconds to get out of my face before I punch in yours, just like I did at the hotel." Felicia said
With that, Felicia pushed Stacy out of the way with Randy by her side. Stacy just glared at them as they walked down the hallway, hand in hand.
Felicia will get what's coming to her, and then Randy will be mine for the taking.
As Felicia got ready for her match, she noticed Randy walk on screen for an interview with Todd Gresham. She had a small smile on her face as she shook her head, "He is such an attention hog. Well, that's my husband."
As they continued with the interview, Stacy showed up wearing basically nothing with her shorter than short denim skirt, and a black tank top.
"Sorry to interrupt this little interview but Randy and I have some business to discuss." She said
"Stacy I have nothing to discuss with you, let alone business." Randy said
"Oh trust me; you'll want to hear this. And if your little tramp of a wife is watching this, then she'll want to listen to what I'm about to say." Stacy said
Felicia balled up her fist, but calmed down. She continued to get her wrestling gear on, but kept her eyes glues on Stacy.
"There is indeed a match next week between me and your beloved wife, but there is a rather unique stipulation. Whoever wins gets Randy, but the loser has to go to Smackdown. Also, the winner becomes the no. 1 contender for the Women's Championship." Stacy said
"I think Lexa would approve of those stipulations. Plus, I would love nothing more than to see you go to Smackdown." Randy said
Just then Felicia came on camera with a smirk on her face.
"Well, Stacy it looks like this will be your last week on Raw, cause next week I will make sure that the last thing you see is my foot being shoved straight up your ass." Felicia said
Felicia got in Stacy's face, but Randy pulled he back.
"I won't hesitate to kick your ass." Stacy said
"Oh please you two bit whore! I'd kick your ass up and down this damn hallway. You are so lucky Randy's holding me back!" Felicia screamed
Then Ashley and Sadie came out of nowhere and bum rushed Stacy to the ground. Felicia then stepped on Randy's foot, and jumped on top of Stacy and started throwing punches. Ashley and Sadie just stood there and laughed at Stacy while Felicia beat the shit out her. Randy wanted to stop her, but he didn't. When Felicia stopped, she got up and spit on Stacy.
"If you ever come near me, my husband, or my kids again I'll make sure that it'll be your last." Felicia said before walking towards the gorilla.
"Damn Stacy, you're lucky she didn't kill you." Sadie said
"But we sure as hell would have." Ashley said with a smirk
"And if there is a next time…We won't hesitate to kick your face in the concrete." Sadie said
As they walked away, Randy walked over to a broken Stacy and shook his head.
"See, you never should have provoked her. Now you see what's happens when you try to cross her. Just imagine how worse it could have been?" Randy said before he walked off leaving Stacy in a heap of her own blood.
As Felicia and Randy stood behind the curtain, she felt the adrenaline rush wash over her like a wave of cosmic energy. Her heart started racing and she started jumping up and cracking her knuckles. Randy started massaging her shoulders, then she turned to face him with a small smile on her face.
"Are you ready?" Randy asked
"As ready as I'll ever be." Felicia said
With that said, Felicia gave Randy a quick kiss on the lips, and once his theme started they walked out onto the ramp hand in hand.
"Now coming to the ring, at a combined weight of Three hundred and seventy pounds Randy Orton and Lexa!" Lillian Garcia announced
The crowd was a mixture of cheers and boos, but mostly cheers. As they made their way to the ring, Felicia high-fived some of the fans and slid into the ring. She and Randy stood on each of the turnbuckles making sure the fans got plenty of pictures. When they hopped down, Candice Michelle's music started and she came strutting down the ramp. Felicia was disgusted, but she knew that this wouldn't be just a five second match seeing as how she was going to do the exact same thing to Stacy next week. As Candice entered the ring, Edge's theme started blasting throughout the arena. Once he slid into the ring, the ref got in between the four of them making sure that the brawl didn't start until the bell rang.
"You're ass is mine Orton!" Edge yelled
"Sorry Edge but I'm already taken. Looks like you're just going to have to settle for the ass kicking of a lifetime." Orton smirked
Just then the bell rang, Edge and Randy started off the match by locking up. Randy put Edge in the headlock, cutting off his circulation. Edge started gasping for air, but Randy clearly wasn't giving him that chance. Edge fell to his knees, and Randy applied more pressure.
"That's it Randy, knock his ass out!" Felicia yelled
Then Candice interfered and kicked Randy in the head, cueing Felicia to get into the ring and go after Candice. She would have succeeded but the ref held her back, giving Candice and Edge the upper hand. Edge tagged in Candice, so Randy tagged in Lexa. And without warning, Candice tagged Edge back in. Felicia just smirked at Randy and nodded her head. Edge went after Lexa, but she tripped him making him hit his head on the middle turnbuckle.
"Come on Edge! You can do better than that." Lexa taunted
Then Lexa climbed to the top of the turnbuckle, and waited…Then hit Edge with the drop kick to the head. Randy couldn't believe it, but that wasn't the end. Once Edge got to his feet Lexa kept kicking him in his legs, trying to keep him down. She kept punching Edge in the head not giving him any chances to regain his composure. She then quickly lifted Edge to his feet and irish-whipped him into the ropes giving him a hard hitting clothesline.
"Get up, Edge! What's wrong? Can't hack it against a real diva?" Felicia smirked
Edge got pissed and charged after Lexa again, but she countered with summersault clothesline off the top rope. When Lexa went for the pin, Candice tried to interfere, but Randy caught her with an RKO, knocking her out.
"1..2…3!" The crowd counted
"You're winners by pin fall are Randy Orton and Lexa!" Lillian announced
Lexa's theme "Survival of the Sickest" by Saliva blasted throughout the arena as the crowd went crazy. Lexa gave Randy a quick kiss before sliding out of the ring. Randy soon followed, leaving Edge and Candice Michelle unconscious in the middle of the ring. When Felicia and Randy got backstage, Randy picked her up and swung her around.
"You were absolutely amazing!" Randy said
"I guess those years of training paid off." Felicia smiled
"You guess? They did, and there is not a single doubt in my mind that your match next week will be as easy as this." Randy said snapping his fingers
"You know you're going to be ringside, right?" Felicia asked
"I wouldn't miss it for the world." Randy said
Then Ashley and Sadie busted into the locker room full force.
"You completely kicked Edge's ass, Felicia. I couldn't believe it. I mean you went toe to toe with Edge in the ring and you kicked the holy shit out of him." Sadie smiled
"Just wait and see what I'm going to do to Stacy. It's going to be just as worse." Felicia said
"You better put her ass in the stretcher if you have to." Ashley said
"Don't worry, I'll do a whole lot worse than that. Believe me when I tell you that I'm going to channel all of my anger and focus it all on Stacy's stank, trifling ass." Felicia said
"That's sounds a lot like Lexa with her ghetto ass." Ashley said
"Well hoes like that bring Lexa out, and when that shit happens, there ain't no turnin' back." Felicia said
Then Stacy burst into the room and tackled Felicia to the ground. Felicia and Stacy started clawing at each other like wild cats. Felicia then punched Stacy in her eye, giving her the chance to roll over and pin Stacy's arms down. Felicia then started wailing on Stacy's head, screaming at the top of her lungs.
"You stupid slut, I'm going to kill you! I'm going to fucking kill you!" Felicia screamed
"Get off me! Get the fuck off of me! Somebody help! Help me!" Stacy screamed
Randy ran over to Felicia and tried to pull Felicia off of Stacy, but she wasn't budging.
"Make her stop! God make her stop!" Stacy screamed
"Oh shut up you little slut! I hope you die and go straight to hell you little bitch!" Felicia yelled
Felicia started banging Stacy's head on the hard concrete floor. That's when everyone got involved. Sadie and Ashley helped Randy pull Felicia off of Stacy, but Felicia continued to kick and scream like a wild woman.
"Let me go! Let me go dammit!" Felicia screamed
Stacy stumbled to her feet and sat down on the bench beside the locker, blood pouring from every angle, her nose, her lips, and from the back of her head.
"Sadie, go get the EMT in here. Felicia what the hell were you thinking?" Randy asked
"Excuse me, but that skanky heifer attacked me first…or at least tried to." Felicia said
"That doesn't give you the right to try and kill her." Randy said
"I wasn't trying to kill her, Randy. If I was going to kill her, she would have been dead already." Felicia said in a cold tone.
Stacy's face went pale when she looked over at Felicia.
"You don't have shit to say now do you? That was just a taste of what you're going to get next week." Felicia said
"You won't be able to touch me next week, bitch." Stacy taunted
"I guess you haven't learned anything from the ass whoopin' you just got. I guess I'm going to have to completely dismember you from head to toe." Felicia said
"I would love to see you try." Stacy said
Felicia tried to charge at Stacy, but Randy caught her.
"Calm the fuck down, Felicia. Save your energy for next week." Randy said
Felicia sat back down and let Randy clean her up, but she still wanted to kick Stacy's face in. Then the picture of her two baby girls came flooding into her head. So, she calmed down and Randy finished cleaning her face up.
"You nearly ripped Stacy apart, you know that?" Randy asked
"I know. I was just so overwhelmed with anger and rage. I felt like I was going to explode." Felicia said
"You exploded alright. You gave Stacy a mild concussion, but nothing serious…yet." Randy said
"That's right, yet. Cause next week it's me and her. And I will be damned if she takes you away from me. She can have that damn title shot, but you…never. I'd have to die a thousand deaths in order for her to get you." Felicia said
"Don't worry, I'm not going anywhere. As long as you're here with me, that's all that's going to matter. I love you Felicia, and nothing or no one can ever change that." Randy said
"Why is it that you know how to say the most romantic things as such screwed up times?" Felicia smiled
"That's me." Randy smiled back
As she changed out of her ring gear, she couldn't help but wonder if Randy ever thought about getting back with Stacy, but quickly blocked that thought out of her mind. She slipped on her denim mini skirt and her black baby phat tank top, and started stuffing her ring gear in her duffel bag.
"Well, since Raw has gone off air how about we go back to the hotel?" Felicia asked
"That sounds good to me." Randy said as threw his things in his duffel bag
Once they were packed up, Felicia slipped on her black flip-flops and they both headed for the parking lot. Felicia opened the trunk and threw their duffel bags in. When she got in the car, Randy noticed that she looked a little annoyed.
"Are you okay?" Randy asked
"Oh, yeah I'm fine. I'm just thinking." Felicia replied
"Thinking about what?" Randy asked
"About us and where we stand in all this chaos." Felicia said
"What do you mean?" Randy asked
"You know, lately we haven't been getting along. Actually for past couple of months all we've been doing in arguing and to be honest with you, I'm getting tired of us never being able to agree on anything anymore." Felicia explained
"I know where you're going with this, and to be honest you're right. I'm just as tired of arguing as you are. And I don't want to fight anymore." Randy said
"Then what do you want to do about it?" Felicia asked
"I want to work through our problems. I want to be able to discuss anything with you without getting into an argument." Randy said
"Me too." Felicia said
As Randy pulled into the hotel parking garage, he turned the car off and they just sat in the car. Felicia looked over at Randy and smiled.
"You know we did a great job tonight." Felicia said
"Yeah we did, didn't we?" Randy smiled
"You know…you looked kind of sexy when you do that little pose on the turnbuckle." Felicia smirked
"Oh really? Well, after that fight I've never seen you so sexy a day in my life." Randy smirked
Felicia smacked him on his arm, "Shut up."
"What, that's the truth." Randy said
For a brief moment there was an awkward silence between the two. That was until Felicia broke that silence when she kissed Randy. She pulled away quickly and looked him with a puzzled look on her face.
"What was that for?" Randy asked
"I don't know. It just kind of hap-." Felicia was cut off when Randy kissed her back
Felicia wrapped her arms around his neck, deepening their kiss. She then pushed him back into the driver seat and straddled his lap. They continued their fiery kiss as Randy traced a line from the middle of her neck to the side with his tongue. Felicia let out a soft moan as she caressed the back of his neck.
"How long has it been?" Felicia asked as she closed her eyes
"Too damn long." Randy said in a low sexy tone
They started kissing again, but this time Felicia started tugging at Randy's shirt. He lifted his arms so that she could take is off. Felicia threw his shirt on the back seat, and did the same with her's. Felicia reclined the driver's seat back so that Randy was lying down. Their kiss became more intense as Randy ran his hands up her thighs. He ran his fingers over her lace boy shorts and began to pull them down. Once they were off, Felicia untied Randy gym shorts and pulled them down. She straddled him again but this time letting the head of his shaft invade her hot wet core.
"Hmm, damn it has been too long." Felicia moaned as slid up and down his shaft slowly
"Mmm, you feel so good, baby." Randy said
"You like that?" Felicia asked continuing her slow movement
"Mmm." Randy moaned as his eyes rolled into the back of his head
Felicia then grabbed Randy's hand and interlocked her fingers with his. As she picked up the pace, Randy met her thrust for thrust in an all out battle for the climax. But before Felicia reached her peak, she stopped.
"What's wrong?" Randy asked
"Shh." Felicia put her finger on Randy's mouth
She lifted the driver's seat so that Randy was sitting up, but just enough for Felicia to turn around. As Felicia rode Randy backwards, she couldn't help but feel like she was complete. Like she had everything she wanted at that moment. Then as Randy's thrusts got harder, she let out a loud moan. Randy took his hand and covered her mouth, but she ended up taking one of his fingers into her mouth and started suckling on it.
"Oh yeah, right there. You're hitting it, baby. Mmm, that's it." Felicia moaned squeezing Randy's hand harder
Randy then grabbed Felicia's hips and grinded his hips harder into her, sending her into a complete sexual frenzy. As the car rocked from their sexual escapade, Felicia could barely breathe; she gasped for air as she rode Randy constantly.
"God I love the way you love me." Felicia said
"And I do love loving you." Randy said
Then Randy set a pace that put all of Felicia's hypersensitive nerves on edge. Tiny shivers swept across her body, reverberating through her limbs, shaking through her core and up her spine, radiating outward. Even after Randy came, she could see the devilish glint in his now exhausted eyes as he wrapped both arms around her stomach as pulled back onto his chest.