Chapter 16

We told Vince about our getting engaged that very same day. He was happy for us, and he asked us if we'd consider having the wedding live on Raw. We turned him down. Explaining that we had planned on having the celebrations be a little more private. Not on display in front of millions of strangers.

My best friend Kathy flew out to join us in Germany a couple of days later. And she and I busied ourselves with plans for the big day; when I wasn't busy wrestling or doing autograph signings.

I asked Kathy to be my Maid Of Honour. She was ecstatic with that offer.

John and I had set the date for the following Valentine's Day. We had also worked out a theme….John had been listening when I told him that since I was a little girl I had always wanted a fairy tale wedding. He suggested the theme himself, saying he had no problems with dressing himself up as a Knight, and me being a princess.

This brought up another question though, where would we find a castle to hold the ceremony at….then I had an idea! Walt Disney World! We could probably swing something to have an evening ceremony out in front of Cinderella castle after the park closed for the day, with the dinner and dancing inside the castle.

John liked this idea too. We told Vince about what we wanted to do, and he said he would contact the Disney people and arrange it. They were very helpful, and the plans were finalized a few days later. We were even assured that security would be good, and that we didn't have to worry about any paparazzi or reporters sneaking in.

A couple more weeks went by, and our European tour was coming to a close. Back in the States, the Thanksgiving holiday was approaching and John was eager to travel home and spend the time with his Dad and his brothers.

I agreed to go with him. I hadn't seen John Sr. Or Matt, Steve and Danny in years. They had been ecstatic when John had phoned to give them the news. I had been happy when his father had expressed his approval over the phone.

"That's wonderful! Alex is a sweet girl. She'll make you a great wife! I'm so happy for you…you have to come home for Thanksgiving to celebrate with us."

"Will do Dad." He'd said, with a grin.

We finished out the week in Italy, and then on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving we caught a flight back to Boston.

When we arrived, John's Dad was waiting for us at the airport. He hugged me extra tight when he saw me, and he congratulated us again on our engagement.

"So, have you two kids set a date yet?" he asked.

"Actually yes we have. Valentine's Day." John said.

"I'm so happy for you two. You know, when you two were kids, and you were always together, I often wondered if you'd always be close, and if you might one day want to marry each other. Now it's happening, and I couldn't be prouder." He said.

"Dad!" said John, embarrassed.

"No no, it's ok. My Mum had similar things to say when I phoned her." I said.

Mum had been over the moon with happiness. Dad had been pretty proud too. Saying he couldn't think of a better person to be his son-in-law.

The weekend was really great. I had forgotten how close John and his family were. His brothers were still the same crazy, fun bunch of guys I remembered from my childhood.

"Alex…don't think I'm being rude here but damn girl! When did you get so hot? I remember you being the buck-toothed, skinny, freckle-faced red headed girl from across the street." Matt Cena said to me when we sat down for dinner on Thanksgiving.

"Matt!" said John.

"What? Sorry bro, just stating the obvious." Matt protested.

I was sorry to see our time with John's Dad and brothers come to an end. But I was ready to get back into the swing of things when we flew from Boston to Los Angeles to join the crew for Raw that Monday.

As I was getting ready for the show, Mickie squealed and came running up to me, grabbing my hand….I hadn't told any of the other divas yet.

"Is this what I think it is?" she asked me, looking down at my ring with a huge grin on.

"Yes. John and I got engaged in Paris." I replied, blushing.

"Aw! That's awesome! Congratulations Alex. You and John are such a beautiful couple. I'm sure you'll be very happy together."

The other Divas were happy for me too. Torrie, Maria, Lillian, and Mickie all agreed to be bridesmaids.

The months leading up to the wedding flew by in a whirlwind of dress fittings, Dj searching, menu planning, decorating decisions, and other wedding stuff, as well as shows, personal appearances, and TV appearances for both John and I.

Finally, the night of his stag party was upon us. The wedding was two days away, and we were both really eager to just get it over with. The planning had been exhausting, and John and I were both stressed and worn out. The girls and I had planned to have my Bridal Shower on the same night.

Randy had arranged to have a strip club rented for John's last night out as a single man. It was then that I had a great idea. Kat had wanted to get a male dancer for my shower…but I really had no interest in seeing some big burly guy prance around naked in front of me…

When Kat had tried to argue, I reminded her of my job. She laughed and agreed with me, saying I was probably used to seeing oiled bodies by now.

So we spoke to Randy about things, and it was agreed that the party would be for both of us, sort of a Co-Ed stag. John loved the idea.

The other girls had been cool with the idea too, when I had spoken to them, and they began arriving at my room about an hour before the party to help get me ready.

I dressed in my sexiest little white mini-dress. Mickie styled my hair for me, and then I laughed as she got me to put on a little white veil, with devil's horns sticking out of the top. She also put a sash on me that said Bride to Be.

We were ready on time, and when the limo arrived we all piled in and it took us to the club.

We went inside. John and the guys were all sitting in pervert's row, right against the stage. I wanted to go over to him and kiss him; he looked so sexy, dressed in a blue shirt that matched his eyes, and black jeans.

"Nuh-uh girlfriend! No Men allowed at our table." Mickie had said, grabbing me and steering me away to a group of tables in a corner of the club.

We had a great time, watching the strippers dance. A lot of them were really talented, and I could tell from the hoots and hollers, that the boys were enjoying them a lot. John disappeared a few times with a few different dancers. I wasn't worried; I wanted him to have his fun.

I even went and had a couple of dances myself. There had been this very sexy Japanese girl that had asked me for a dance. We had gotten to chatting while she was doing her thing, and she said that she danced for girls all the time, when they came in with their boyfriends.

I opened my presents from the girls. And we had a really great time chatting amongst ourselves. I was really relaxed because I was able to keep an eye on John from a distance, and I was really happy at one point when he made his way over to talk to me.

"Having a good time, babe?" he asked

"Oh yeah. This is great."

"Good. I'm having fun too. I only wish I didn't have to say goodbye to you tonight…but it's tradition for the bride and groom not to see each other before the wedding. That's all right though. I'll have you all to myself on our wedding night."

"Indeed you will." I said with a smile.

"John!" called Randy, walking up.

"Yeah bro?"

"You need to come and check out this one chick…" I heard Randy say to him.

I smiled…boys will be boys.

"Go on!" I said to him, kissing his cheek, "Have fun and enjoy yourself."

"You too sweetie." He said, as he walked away.

The rest of the night was lots of fun, and by the end of it, I was pretty tipsy as I went back to my room at the hotel.

I awoke the next morning, with a little bit of a hangover. I slept it off, and called John later that afternoon when I woke up.

"Hey! I was just thinking about you." He said.

"Oh yeah?"

"Yeah, I miss you Al. I hate this stupid tradition that we're not allowed to see each other before the wedding."

"Well I would say come up to my room, and I'll sneak you in, but Kat's here. She crashed with me last night, and she'll flip if she sees you here. She's a stickler for tradition. Besides, you'll see me tomorrow."

"Yeah. I bet you'll be beautiful. Anyway baby, I have to go, I'm going to the gym. Randy wants to go and work out."

"All right. I'll call you later on. And I'll be seeing you tomorrow." I said, smiling.

"Bye Al. I love you." John said, and hung up.

I spent a great day with the girls. We went shopping, and then decided to go and explore Disney World together, since we were staying on site. It was a lot of fun, and I was a little tired when I got back.

Kat stayed with me again that night in my room.

"Just think, tomorrow night, you'll be in the honeymoon suite with John." Kat said to me with a naughty smile.

"Actually, I'm trying not to think about it, I'm missing him pretty bad. This has been tough. The last time we were apart was when I went to Toronto for my Nana's funeral."

"Well like I say, you'll be seeing him soon enough." Kat said.

We finally drifted off to sleep. And when the alarm woke me the next morning. I was filled with happiness, and hope for the future. It was going to be a wonderful day!