Chapter 100:
He smiled again, then lowered to one knee, pulling a blue Tiffany's box from behind his back. He undid the white ribbon and removed the top, revealed the platinum engagement ring, with a princess cut diamond in the center surrounded by a split curved diamond band. She was stunned by the beauty, elegance and uniqueness of the ring. Dave knew what suited her style better than she could have imagined.
"Keep me believing in happy endings." He said softly. "You're the only one who can. So Haley Audra Mariano, would you do me the greatest honor and make me the happiest man on earth? Will you marry me?"
"Oh!" Candice burst into tears, burying her face in Dwayne's shoulder as Dave completed his proposal. There were several other sniffles coming from Kelly, Maria and Michelle, but otherwise all eyes were on Haley, waiting to see what she would say.
"Yes!" Haley all but shouted it from the depths of her soul. "Yes! Yes, I will marry you!" Her tears spilled over but she no longer cared about holding it together. The love of her life had just asked her to marry him, if that didn't give her a reason to come undone with joy, she didn't know what did.
She squealed loudly when he lifted her off her feet, spinning her around. A cheer rose up from her friends and now each girl was crying with happiness. When they were both nearly dizzy, he set her back on her feet, pulling the ring out of the box and slipping it onto her left ring finger.
"It's beautiful." She held her hand up closer for inspection. "It's perfect."
"Just like you." Dave told her. "God I love you so much." He stroked both hands down her hair, framing her face in his palms.
She looked up at him eyes shining with love. "I love you too, more than anything in the world."
He kissed her forehead, the tip of her nose, both cheeks and finally her lips. Haley wrapped her arms around him, kissing him back with the same amount of passion and love that she knew would never fade away.
Meanwhile…
From the shadows of the Gorilla position, Randy Orton watched the entire display unfold. He had seen Haley come in alone and followed her, then stayed behind as she went down the ring. He listened to Dave's proposal and heard Haley's answer.
Married.
Haley had agreed to marry Dave Batista. Cold fury roared through his veins and a thick layer of ice froze over his heart. He let the curtain fall back into place and stepped away from the scene. His face became an emotionless mask while his mind reeled with evil intentions.
She had made him feel, made him fall in love with her. He had done everything he could to make her see it and she had rejected him. To Randy, that was unforgivable. And her pledging to marry another man, that made him hate her.
Oh that traitorous bitch would pay, and pay dearly. He would see to it. Haley Mariano had no idea what was in store for her.
A/N: I know that this last chapter is insanely short. I wanted to give a happy ending and foreshadow the hard times to come in the next fic.
I want to thank you all for being so patient with me when life got in the way of writing this fic. I've enjoyed every step of this part of Haley's journey and I can close this fic knowing I'm going to enjoy writing the next steps of her story. I hope you'll be sticking around because we're just getting started.
Remember, the sequel to Becoming a Legacy is titled No Boundaries. Be on the look out for it. Add me to your Author Alerts list.
And as promised. A summary for No Boundaries.
Haley Mariano has nowhere to run and nowhere to hide. Her fiancé is on the sidelines injured and Randy Orton has gone off the rails of sanity. Haley cannot help but think it's her choices that have drove him to this. Randy is determined to make Haley pay and will stop at nothing to do so. Now the only thing standing between Haley and her complete destruction is the man who forged them both, Triple H. Will they survive a war that knows no boundaries?
Stay Tuned!