The next afternoon, Tori was feeling better about her situation, especially since she knew that Shannon was on her side, no matter what. She had been to the doctor earlier in the day, and was on her way to Shannon's house to let him know how it went.

"Hey gorgeous," he said smiling when he opened the door.

"Hey," she said shyly as she stepped inside the house. Once inside, Shannon instantly wrapped her in a hug, and they soon sat down on the couch.

"So, how was the doctor appointment?"

"Everything went good. She said the baby was good sized, and that my due date is June 1st. She did tell me even better news though."

"What's that?"

"She told me of a paternity test that could be done before the baby is born. The only thing is...its really expensive."

"How expensive?"

"Like $2000. It can be done between 13 and 24 weeks. Basically they stick me with a needle and get some amnotic fluid from the baby. From there, they take a blood sample from you and we find out from there."

"Wow, that sounds painful. Is there any risks for the baby?"

"Only slight risk. Some other risks is miscarriage and vaginal bleeding, but like I said all of that is slight. She has done it before, and the baby in question was born normal."

Shannon only nodded as he got off the couch, pulling Tori in his arms. "Tor, I want to get this done. That way, when the baby is born, we know and won't have to worry about it. I will even pay to have it done."

"Shannon, I couldn't ask you to do that."

"I know, but I don't care," he said as gently started rubbing Tori's belly. "That could be my baby, and I want to know just as much as you do."

"What if it isn't?"

"Then I will help you in any way I can, and treat and love it like my own. That is...if you want me to."

"Yes, I do," she said as she tightened the hug. "Thank you."

"Your welcome."

"Tor, I have an idea," Shannon said as he broke the silence.

"What's that?"

"Will you go out on a date with me tonight?"

"Yes," she replied smiling. "By the way...I have a little bit of bad news."

"What?"

"My parents want to meet you."

"Your parents? I didn't think you got along with them."

"I don't. My mom called me for whatever reason, and it slipped that I had a doctor appointment this morning. She kept asking why, and I finally told her I was pregnant. So, they asked to meet the daddy over dinner."

"Ok, I can handle that. Do they know about the rape?" he asked as Tori nodded her head yes. "When are we going?"

"Tomorrow night if that's ok."

"Yeah that works for me."

"I will warn you. They are horrible and will probably say mean things."

"Well, we will just deal with that when the time comes," he said kissing her forehead.

"Deal. Well, I guess I should go. I have a hot date to get ready for," Tori said smiling.

"Ok, how about I pick you up about 7?"

"Yep, that works for me."

"Ok I will see you then. Kiss goodbye?"

Tori smiled as she wrapped herself closer to Shannon, as they kissed each other passionately. Her arms instantly locked around his neck, while his hands moved around the base of her shirt. When their lips broke apart, Tori felt like she was in a daze. "Wow," she said smiling.

"That was for making me wait 2 months to kiss you again," he said jokingly.

"We should probably make up for lost time then," she said as she took Shannon's hand and led him to the couch, where they resumed their make out session. About a half hour later, Tori really left Shannon's house, but not before getting pulled back in a time or two.

When she got home, she instantly changed her clothes and started getting ready for the date. She chose a pair of comfortable jeans and pink baby tee. While she was finishing putting on the last of her make up, she heard the door bell and knew instantly it was Shannon.

When she opened the door, her smile grew even bigger as she saw Shannon on the door step, looking sexy as ever in a pair of jeans and blue button down shirt. "Hey!"

"Hey Tor. You look great," he said kissing her lips.

"Thank you. Should we go?"

"Yeah, lets go."

Shannon then took Tori's hand, and led her to his truck, where he kissed her one last time before he got in himself. Shannon loved the feel of her lips on his, and could have kissed her forever if he could. "So, Shannon, where are we going tonight?"

"Its a surprise."

"I hate surprises!"

"You will like this one, trust me!" he said, taking her hand. They continued conversation as it looked like Shannon was going to drive out of town, but took a turn as he drove toward the beach. Sure enough, within fifteen minutes, he was parking in the lot near the sand and grabbed a basket out of the extended cab.

"A picnic on the beach! Very sweet!" Tori said.

"Well, I can be sweet and romantic every once in awhile," he said laughing. Soon, the blanket was spread out, as Shannon and Tori ate their sandwiches and exchanging stories of the past.

"Tori can I ask you something?"

"Sure what is it?"

"You have always said that you and your parents don't get along. What happened?"

Tori looked on at the ocean, and took a deep breath. "Well, it really started when I was with Jason. They were a big fan of his. When we broke up, they blamed it on me and didn't believe me when I told them he beat me and said harsh things. So, after Jason and I broke up, I left and moved here to live with Angela, and moved into my own apartment about 4 months ago."

"That is really brave of you, standing up to your parents like that."

"It wasn't easy, but I'm glad I did it. How about you? What was it like working for the WWE?"

Shannon smirked as he put his food back in the basket, and laid his head down on Tori's lap, who instantly started rubbing his scalp and playing with his hair. "It was great. I loved the traveling, meeting the fans and doing what I loved each night. As you know, I was released in August, and kind of just fell into a depression. Sure, I went to the tattoo shop every day, and still wrestle for independents here and there, but working for the WWE was my dream, and to have it taken away was heart breaking."

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to open up any sore wounds."

"No, its ok," he told her as he took her hand. "I'm getting out of that funk though. Alot of people have told me recently that I have never seemed happier...and that is because of you, Tori. Its true. My life seemed to have gotten its happiness back when you walked into it."

"Shannon, that's sweet."

"Its also true," he said as they both stood up. "Baby, I want this baby to have parents who are considered a couple, and not together just for the sake of the baby, but because they care about each other and maybe love each other one day. So...Tori, will you be my girlfriend?"

Biting her lower lip and smiling, she nodded her head yes. Smiling back, Shannon gave her a soft kiss. "I promise I am going to make you so happy."

"You already have."