Here we go again…after our boys were on fire at Wrestlemaniaaaaaaaa! 2 – 0, baby! On jeez, was RAW fucking epic or what?!
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EPILOGUE
One year later
"SETH, can you come here real quick?" Maxine yelled desperately, her heart beating fast in her chest, her breath shallow.
"I'll be right there," he yelled back, quickly throwing on a shirt before leaving the bedroom, rushing into the bathroom where his girlfriend's voice came from.
A few months ago, they had decided to rent an apartment in Pensacola, always wanting to spend their time off together, not only just the two of them but their friends as well. It was too early for buying a house, they both knew it, so an apartment close to the beach would definitely do for the beginning.
"What's up, angel?" he asked, a frown on his face when he saw the look in her eyes which were reflecting insecurity and even a little fear. "Baby, what's wrong?"
"Seth...we...we need to talk," she stuttered, running a shaky hand through her waist long, auburn hair. "Maybe you wanna sit down for a minute."
Seth looked confused when she pointed to the closed toilet lid, concerned when he realized just how tensed up and anxious she seemed to be.
"Spill the beans, Maxi. I can't take that damn tension," he said through gritted teeth, expecting the worst.
An uncomfortable silence fell over them, the only sounds audible her unsteady breathing. She made her way back to the sink, supporting herself with her hands while taking a look in the mirror. She was pale, really pale. And her eyes were blood-shot. She didn't recognize herself anymore.
"Maxine..." he said warningly, eventually losing his patience with her, his heart pounding so loud he could hear it in his own ears.
"Seth...I...uhm...let me get straight to the point. There is no need beating around the bush," she mumbled, sighing heavily and swallowing hard. "I...well...I think I'm pregnant."
If Seth wasn't sitting already, he would need to do so now. The fear of him fainting was definitely justified. He just looked at her with a blank expression on his face, not sure what to say. He was absolutely speechless. But the moment a sob escaped her lips, he was right back to reality.
"Angel...why...how...I don't understand," he mumbled, getting up and quickly closing the distance between them, his arms automatically wrapping themselves around her shoulders, pulling her close so that her face was pressed against his well-toned chest.
"I don't know...I wish I did...I'm so sorry," she sniffled, tear after tear streaming down her cheeks, wetting his grey shirt slightly.
He gently let go of her, taking a step back before lifting her chin with his index finger, wanting her to look him in the eye. "What are you sorry for? There is no need to apologize here, angel. I'm as much into this as you are."
Out of the corner of his eye, he noticed something lying in the sink, immediately attracting his attention.
"I think I have a déjà vu," he said, chuckling when she gasped. "No...don't worry...I wasn't the expecting father. I was with Karo when she took the pregnancy tests when she was pregnant with Joshua. It's funny you took three of them as well."
"I wanted to make sure," she said quietly, relaxing a little when she realized that he seemed calm and collected. "So...uhm...you're not mad at me?"
Seth huffed and rolled his eyes playfully, raising his eyebrow at her as if he was asking her if she was nuts.
"Why would I be? As I said before, I take full responsibility for my actions, and whether it was you being negligent with your pill or me bursting a condom, this is about you and me. It takes two to tango, right?" he explained, trying to soothe her with his words but deep down he knew he also said all of this to calm down himself.
He would lie if he said he was happy about the news. It was way too early for them to have a baby. They were on the road constantly, just having moved in together. They wanted to enjoy their time as a couple, just the both of them, travelling all around the world, go out partying, drinking, having sex and just be careless. But if she was indeed pregnant, then all of this would be over instantly.
"So...well...are they all positive then?" he asked, picking them up piece by piece, taking a deep breath when they all had a little blue line on their displays.
"Yes, they are...all three of 'em," she replied, wiping away the tears with the back of her hand. "But I think we need to make sure."
And now here they were, sitting in Dr Matthews's waiting room, impatiently awaiting the doctor's assistant to call them in.
"Miss Lewis, the doctor is expecting you in room 2," the petite raven-haired girl said, a smile on her face when she held the door open for both Maxine and Seth, chuckling to herself when she saw how nervous they seemed to be. "This way, please."
She quickly led the way, knocking on a door before opening it just a few seconds later and letting them enter.
"Miss Lewis, Mister Rollins, please have a seat," the doctor said after getting up from his chair, extending his hand to both of them before all of them took seats around his massive wood desk. "What can I do for you today?"
Maxine looked at Seth unsure, feeling as if she couldn't come up with a coherent sentence. But Seth quickly took her hand into his, giving it a soft squeeze and nodding at her with an encouraging smile on his face.
"Well...uh...a few days ago I took some pregnancy tests as I haven't been feeling well the last couple of weeks. Normally I would say that this is in no way possible but well...we're all adults, we know it can always happen," she said, trying to lighten the mood a little.
"So, the tests were positive then, I suppose," the doctor said smiling, writing something down when she nodded her head yes. "Well, how about we find out for sure then?"
It was only a couple of minutes later that Maxine was lying on the examination table, her belly that seemed to be slightly swollen exposed now.
"So, this is gonna be a little cold now," he warned, squeezing some gel onto her tummy before finally letting the ultrasonic device roam over her skin, pushing it lightly here and there and pushing some buttons on the device's display.
Seth once again grabbed Maxine's hand and squeezed it, giving her a warm smile before turning his attention back to the doctor who seemed to be deeply concentrated.
"Okay...here we go..." he said, moving the device back and forth, printing out some pictures. "One thing is for sure: you two are definitely going to be parents. Congratulations."
Dr Matthews chuckled quietly when Seth and Maxine looked at each other with slight frowns on their faces, the expecting parents still unable to cope with the news they had just received. They should have been prepared before, the fact that the three pregnancy tests all had been positive making it obvious that she was expecting his baby.
"I'm sure you both need a few minutes to come to terms with all of this, but I have something else you two need to...well...process," the doctor stated, a smirk on his face when the parents-to-be looked at him confused.
"And what would that be?" Seth asked, suddenly afraid that something was wrong with the baby. "Is the baby sick? Is everything ok?"
"Oh, the baby is perfectly fine. But come a little closer, can you see this?" he pointed to the middle of the display, pushing the device into her skin a little more.
"Well, I do, but I'm not sure what to make out of it," Seth replied honestly, looking at Maxine who just shrugged her shoulders.
"Prepare yourself," Dr Matthews simply said, printing out one final picture before handing it over to Seth. "You two are expecting twins."
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It took Seth and Maxine a couple of days to fathom that their lives would change significantly from now on. They all of a sudden were not only expecting one baby, but two at once. Twins. Out of nowhere.
"So you're sure you wanna tell them just yet? I'm only seven weeks' pregnant, Seth. There is so much more that can happen in the next few weeks," Maxine sighed when Seth parked his car in Roman's driveway, immediately shutting off the engine.
"Yes, I'm sure. I want them to know, they're my best friends. Our best friends. I'm sure Karo and Shannon will give you some advice on how to act during the pregnancy while I will pump Roman for information on how to be a good daddy," he said, frowning at her when she raised an eyebrow. "What?"
"What about Dean?" she asked jokingly, giggling when he rolled his eyes at her.
"I wanna be a loving father...not a crazy one," he answered, opening the door of his car and meeting Maxine on the passenger side, taking her hand into his and intertwining their fingers before eventually making their way to the front porch, knocking on the door once, then twice.
Just a few more moments later, Karo opened the door, a huge smile on her face when she welcomed them warmly, hugging both of them tightly before inviting them in.
"Roman and I thought you would come around to tell us you would break up but you two look too happy for that," she said giggling while leading the way to the living room, the sounds become louder and louder the closer they got.
Seth had called Roman and Dean the evening before, asking them for a little Shield reunion as he had an important announcement to make. While Dean simply accepted it, Roman tried everything in his power to get some information out of him. But Seth wouldn't give in.
As soon as Seth entered the living room, Leni immediately focused solely on him, a huge smile spreading across her face so that her pacifier fell out of her mouth, making everybody chuckle.
"Where's my little girl? Look at how big you are already," he said in a baby voice, making his way over to her before kneeling down, spreading his arms. "Come here, beautiful. Let's try this again."
Leni was holding onto the living room table for dear life, standing on wobbly legs, making funny noises as she was excited to see her Uncle Sethie.
She cautiously let go of the table and just a brief moment later fell flat on her diaper-covered behind, at first looking as if she would start crying but as soon as Seth placed butterfly kisses all over her face, she started giggling, grabbing his beard lovingly.
"And I see Dylan is still too lazy to start trying, huh?" Seth teased, picking up Leni before standing up again, looking at the little boy intently before making funny faces at him.
"He loves being with his mommy, right baby boy?" Shannon countered, kissing her son's cheek softly.
"He's too cool for that. One day he'll get up and simply start walking. And then I'll enroll him in a wrestling school right away," Dean said, sticking out his tongue at Leni who quickly hid her little face in the crook of Seth's neck, laughing.
"Okay okay, enough of that," Roman said, clapping his hands to get everyone's attention. "I'm too damn curious to know what you guys have to tell us."
He put an arm around Maxine's shoulders while Seth was cuddling with his daughter, looking at him expectantly.
"Oh yeah...uh...right, we were here to announce something," he chuckled nervously, turning his face slightly to whisper into Leni's ear. "You tell 'em, sweetheart."
"Sethie," Karo said impatiently, sitting down next to Shannon and Dean while the others kept standing. "Spit it out, now."
Seth looked at Maxine pleadingly, all of a sudden feeling slightly unsure about telling them. He knew they wouldn't judge them, quite the contrary, but this was big news and it would make him realize once again that his old, carefree life was over.
"You wanted to tell them, so you do it," Maxine insisted, apparently being able to read his thought.
"Yeah...fine...whatever," he mumbled, wanting to put Leni back onto the floor but she wouldn't let go of him. "So...uhm...where do I start?"
"Why don't you just get right to the point?" Maxine requested, feeling slightly uncomfortable as there was so much tension in the room that it was almost tangible.
"Whoa...okay...take a chill pill, woman. Fucking hormones already," he mumbled, the last few words inaudible. "Okay...here we go. Short and sweet: Maxine is pregnant. We're expecting twins."
Shannon and Karolina were the first ones to yelp, looking at each other before staring at Seth and Maxine in disbelief. Did they understand correctly?
"You've gotta be fucking kidding me," Dean said bluntly, shaking his head. "Are you fucking insane?"
Before Seth could get back at his friend, it was Roman who immediately saved the situation.
"Dean, would you for once stop being an asshole when somebody announces that they're expecting a baby. You did so with Joshua and even your own baby. So think before you act, ok?" he said through gritted teeth, sending his friend a death glare when he raised his hands in defence.
"Uh...was this planned?" Karo asked curiously, getting up and making her way over to him, taking Leni to make her sit on the ground again.
"No, it wasn't...it just...happened," he said with a shrug, both him and Karo looking over to Roman and Maxine who were hugging each other, small smiles on their faces.
"Congratulations, Sethie. I'm so happy for you," she whispered into his ear after wrapping her arms around his neck gently, hugging him tightly. "You'll be such an awesome daddy."
"Thank you, sweetheart. It's still a shock though. Twins...wow...that's just…unbelievable," he said after stepping out of the hug, taking both of her hands in his, smiling at her.
"I'm sure Leni will be so fucking jealous," Dean said with a chuckle, interrupting the conversation between the two best friends. "Congrats, man. Sorry for always being such a dick."
Seth fist-bumped his friend before embracing him, feeling how Dean patted his back, knowing that he was indeed happy for him, although he sometimes couldn't really show it.
"Seeethie, aw, we're so thrilled. Even Dylan is, right baby?" she asked her son, chuckling when Seth started tickling the little boy, making him laugh hysterically. "He just told me he wants you to have two boys."
"Oh really? Well, he should have told you earlier, then I would have kept on my socks while making love to my lady," Seth replied, trying to move closer to Dylan's head but the little guy automatically raised one of his fists. "He's so much like his dad."
"He wasn't wearing socks when he made that baby though, so shut up," Shannon scoffed, giggling when she wrapped one arm around Seth's shoulder, kissing his cheek softly.
This time it was Roman who interrupted them, sending Shannon and Dylan over to Maxine who was being hugged by Dean, both of them joking and laughing with each other.
"Twins, huh? If you do it, then you do it properly, right?" Roman asked, chuckling when Seth shrugged his shoulders innocently, a weak smile on his face. "Come here, my friend. You can't imagine how happy I am for the both of you. You know you don't have to worry about anything. You'll be just fine being a dad. The way you are with Leni shows me just that."
They both embraced each other, millions of thoughts running through their heads. So much had happened ever since they had met each other many years ago. It was a rocky road, sometimes so much that their friendship had almost died. But now here they were, all of them either parents or parents to be, and they couldn't be any happier.
"Thanks, big man. It means a lot to me," Seth replied, fist bumping his Samoan friend after letting go of him, both of them now looking at Karo and Maxine who were lost in a conversation, happy smiles on their faces.
"How far along are you?" Karo asked, taking over Dylan when Shannon joined them. "You're not really showing yet."
"About seven weeks. I can still hide it very well. But damn, morning sickness is a bitch," she mumbled, frowning slightly.
"PREACH," both Shannon and Karolina said simultaneously, all three ladies bursting out laughing which made Dylan clap his hands in joy.
"God, I still can't get over the fact how gorgeous he is," Maxine swooned, pinching Dylan's little dimples. "So precious."
"Okay, that confuses me. My son is a spitting image of my boyfriend. Is there anything you wanna tell me?" Shannon asked teasingly, shrieking when all of a sudden Dean wrapped his arms around her from behind.
"Yeah, is there anything you wanna tell her?" Dean asked, wiggling his eyebrows at Maxine, making her blush. "But hey, I don't do pregnant woman. At least not when it's not my kid. Sorry, doll-face. Maybe next time."
"Will he ever grow up?" Karolina asked no one in particular, sighing playfully when they all shook their heads no. "Thought so. Why don't you all sit down? I'll get us something to drink."
And with that Karo handed Dylan to Maxine and turned around to make her way into the kitchen, still totally shocked about the fact that Seth and Maxine were expecting twins. But she was really happy for them. It would intensify their relationship even more. That's what babies did. At least that was the case with her and Roman ever since Leni was born.
"Hey babygirl, can I help you with something?" Roman asked out of nowhere, startling his wife who held her chest in shock, making him chuckle. "Feeling guilty for anything or why so startled?"
She just smiled at him before bending down to get a few bottles of water and juice out of the fridge, taking a deep breath when Roman suddenly stood right behind her, pressing his crotch against her ass and grabbing her hips tightly.
"Roman..." she whispered, trailing off when he rubbed himself against her. "Not now."
She carefully straightened up again, her back now pressed against his strong chest.
"I just had an idea," he whispered into her ear, nibbling on her earlobe while wrapping his arms around her from behind.
"Oh really? And what is that?" she asked almost breathlessly, her man's high sex drive making her crazy.
He quickly spun her around so that they were face to face, the look in his eyes not only full of lust but sincerity as well.
"Babygirl..." he whispered, his lips mere inches from hers, her forehead pressed against his while they were looking deep into each other's eyes. "Let's try for another baby."
The end (for now)
With each and every sequel I'm writing, it's getting harder and harder to end them. This story/series means so much to me and I'm so thankful for all the support you've given me ever since I started writing it last year.
You all have always encouraged and supported me throughout this story and I can't thank you enough. And FINALLY Seth has also found his happy end ;-)
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PLEASE NOTE: This is not the end for Seth and Maxine, Karolina and Roman with Leni or Dean and Shannon with Dylan. There will be another sequel, the final one, starring all of them which will probably start in the coming weeks. So keep your eyes open and watch out for another story called "Justice always wins."