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Tori sadly sighed as she finished packing her suitcase on Monday morning. Sadly, her Las Vegas vacation was over and it was back to the real world for her and Shannon. Shannon noticed how sad she looked.
"Babe, what's the matter?"
"I'm just kind of sad our vacation is over. It seemed like it just flew by."
"I know it did," Shannon agreed. "You know what though."
"What?"
"I think this has been the best vacation I ever took."
"Why is that?" Tori asked.
"I think its because I got to marry you," he said smiling as he placed a kiss on her lips.
About another half hour later, Shannon and Tori left their room and said goodbye to their friends, they headed toward the airport. Several hours later, they finally pulled up the driveway.
"Wow, its good to be home!" Tori exclaimed as she sat her tired body on the couch.
"Yes, it does feel nice to be home. Did you like the matches you saw over the weekend?"
"Absolutely," she said as Shannon sat on the couch, and she leaned into him. "You looked awesome out there. I could tell that you were honestly happy."
"Thanks," he said as he kissed her forehead.
1 Week Later
It was the day of Shannon and Tori's wedding reception, or big ass party as they called it. Since it was only going to be their group of friends, Shannon's parents and two older brothers and some co-workers from the tattoo shop, they decided to have the party in their huge basement.
"Tor, do you need any help with anything?" Angela and Beth asked as they found Tori gathering food in the kitchen to bring downstairs.
"Yeah, if you want to grab the chips and the other snacks. Shannon is outside now grilling the hamburgers and hotdogs, so I think that is all that needs to go downstairs for right now."
While the girls went downstairs, Shannon's dad, Brian, came outside to help his son.
"Hey dad," he said smiling as he watched the older man walk outside.
"Hi Shannon. You need any help out here?"
"Well, I don't think so. Everything is pretty well cooking. Have you gotten to talk to Tori yet?"
"Yes, and she is great. She is definitely the opposite of you."
"Is that good or bad?" Shannon asked laughing.
"Its good. By the way, when you told us you eloped, I got to thinking about something I have that you may want," Brian said as he handed Shannon a small box.
When he opened the box, he was surprised to see what was inside. Inside was Shannon's grandmother's 1.25 princess cut platinum engagement ring. "Dad, is this grandma's?"
"Yeah, she gave it to me right before she died. Listen, I know that you and Tori only exchanged bands. Go ahead and give this to her too."
"Thanks dad," he said as he gave his dad a quick hug. Just as they broke apart, Tori came out with some plates.
"Hi guys. Shan, are you ready for these yet?"
"Yes thank you babe," he said kissing her temple. Shannon's dad couldn't help but notice how Shannon and Tori looked at each other. They were really in love with each other.
A little while later, everyone was eating dinner when Shannon stood up to give a speech, clearing his throat to get everyone's attention.
"On behalf of Tori, I want to say thank you to everyone who is here with us tonight as we celebrate eloping," he said with a smirk. "I know not all of you were there, and just so you know we are planning on renewing our wedding vows sometime in the future." Shannon then looked down at Tori, who was still sitting, and took her hand to stand her up. "If anyone in this room doesn't know, this person to my right is the most important person in my life. Tori, I just want you to remember that I love you so so much, and I'm obviously happy that you agreed to be my wife," he said as squeezed her hand, and taking the small box out of his shirt pocket. "I want to give you this, as one of many symbols of my love for you."
Tori had a confused look on her face as she took the box, and gasped when she opened it. "Oh my God, its beautiful!"
Shannon then took the ring, slid it on top of her wedding band, and got down on bended knee once again. "Tori, will you stay married to me?"
"Yes," she said giggling as Shannon got off the floor and wrapped his wife in a hug and a kiss, while their guests clapped for them.
"I love you babe."
"I love you too Shannon," Tori said smiling.
