Author's Note: I just really want to thank all of you for reading this story and giving your reviews. It means alot. Above all else thank you for still supporting Chris Benoit and lettign his legacy live.

Melony pulled up to the home she shared with Chris and paused long enough to powder her face and wipe away the traces of mascara. There were already at least 15 cars lining her drive way. She decided that most everyone would be in the backyard so she went in through the front door and made her way upstairs. The bedroom door was locked so she tapped lightly on it. "Chris it's me, open the door."

"Where have you been? I've been worried sick." He pulled her into a hug, so grateful that she was unharmed. He pushed her back looking her over her as if making sure she were really there. She let the shopping bags fall to the floor.

"Why are you locked in your room brooding like a teenager?"

He smiled shyly. "I guess it all just got the best of me. Despite me telling myself that I wasn't going to over think things I did. I started thinking of you and Brock and wondered if you were meeting him somewhere. I don't know what came over me. A wave of jealousy I suppose."

As much as she wanted to be mad at him she just couldn't. The look on his face made him look like a little boy that had been caught with his hand in the proverbial cookie jar. She laughed out loud, then immediately started crying like a fool and Chris looked absolutely perplexed. "What is it sweetheart?" He nudged her toward the bed and sat her down. In between sobs she managed to explain to him how she was angry at him for asking Molly about Brock and how she had run into Brock at the bar and all the other bits and pieces. Chris never said a word he just held, stroking her hair as she cried. When she finally seemed to have it all out of her system he wipe away the last straggling tears and cupped her face in his hands forcing her to look at him. "Mel, it's ok. I know you love me and we're together. Honestly, once and for all that's all that matters to me."

She sniffled. "Chris, you know me. You've seen me at my best and my worst and you have managed to love me through it all. Why would I jeopardize all that we have for the nothingness of my past? I wouldn't. You are why I wake up in the mornings and what makes my heart beat. I can't live without you."

They embraced. Both feeling refreshed and relieved that it was finally settled and for the first time, Chris felt it deep in his heart that he didn't have a thing to worry about.

"Before we go downstairs I want to give you something." He went over to the dresser, opened a drawer and pulled out a small box. "I know this is usually given on anniversaries but it seemed so perfect." He placed the box in her hand.

Mel smiled and carefully opened the box to reveal an eternity band. Three diamonds lined the platinum band. "For the past, present and future." She whispered.

He turned the ring over in her palm so that she could read the engraving. "Chris loves Melony Benoit forever."

"And Melony loves Chris Benoit forever." She laughed and threw her arms around his neck. "It's perfect and so are you."

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Chris and Melony walked downstairs arm in arm and went out to join their guests. If possible they seemed even more in love than they did on their wedding day. They held hands and mingled with guests never letting the other out of sight.

"Hey guys. You want something to eat?" Molly asked as she linked arms with Mel.

"Not me." Mel said and looked at Chris.

"Yeah, I think I'm ready for some real food. Those cheese fries just didn't do the job." Chris winked and left the women alone to talk but not before he placed a kiss on his wife's cheek.

"Have you seen Autumn?"

Molly thought for a moment and scanned the backyard. "Not since she and Jericho dropped off the liquor."

The two walked over to the area that served as the bar where Jericho was busy whipping up some fruity concoction. "Hey ladies. What can I get you?"

"Nothing!" They replied in unison.

"Have you seen Autumn?" Mel asked and Molly sniffed one of the drinks in front of her and turned up her nose.

"Yeah, she was here about five minutes ago looking for Doug. She seemed upset."

"Thanks Jericho." Mel walked off and Molly stopped her.

"What's up?"

"We got into a little fight earlier." Mel shrugged. "No big deal but I wanted to apologize."

"I see." Molly gave her a sympathetic look. She knew better than to pry when it came to the sister's disputes so she left it alone. They found an empty table and sat down. Not long afterwards Chris and Dave made their way over with plates of food.

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"I've been looking for you everywhere." Shannon laughed as he walked onto the front porch. Autumn was sitting curled up on one of the chairs her cell phone in her hand.

"Hey you. When did you get here?"

Shannon sat in the seat next to her. "Not long ago. I got lost a few times." She was unusually quiet and he sensed that something was wrong but for the moment decided not to broach the subject of what had her preoccupied.

"Sorry, you should have same on with us."

"It's ok. I made it just fine. Have you ate yet?"

Autumn shook her head. "No. I've been out here most of the night."

"Oh. Well, you wanna go grab a bite? I'm starvin'."

She shook her head. "No, you go ahead. I'm waiting on Doug to get back so we can leave."

Shannon leaned back in the chair. "You wanna talk about it?"

"Nope."

"Ok then. You want me to give you a ride back to your house?"

"No it's ok. You go enjoy the party. Doug should be back soon." She half smiled at him.

"I'll wait with you then."

Neither said a word for at least ten minutes and out fo the blue Shannon started laughing. "Do you remember that time you, Mel, Jeff and I missed our flight and had to drive from St Louis to Austin?"

She chuckled. "Yeah, Mel and I talked you guys to death because we were so bored and wired up on iced coffee."

"Leaving Jeff and I completely sleep deprived which led to Jeff accusing you of stalin' his Metallica cd and ya'll got into a heated argument. Mel pulled the car over and told Jeff that you would never steal a cd or nothing else for that matter then ejected the cd from the player and handed it to him, apparently he had left it there when he was driving."

She looked at him quizzically. "Is their a point to this random trip down memory lane?"

"All I'm sayin' is when you get like this it's usually cause you and Mel got into it. And you know neither of you mean what you say. Just take that night for instance, she didn't hesitate to have your back even though you are known for takin' and keepin' people's cd's."

Autumn punched him playfully. "Hey, it was all good too until they invented the Ipod."

"Yeah, good for you maybe." Silence settled between them. "You should be out there with her. Even though Mel is well ...Mel, she still needs you to have her back sometimes too." He grabbed her hand and brought it to his lips grazing her knuckles with a kiss before he left her to make her decision.