CHAPTER 88:
Nearly 2 more months had passed and it was now February 8th, 2015. By now, AJ and Roman have purchased a new 5 bedroom, 2 bathroom house in a private neighborhood in Pensacola for $1,250,000. The couple stood in their bedroom packing their bags as they were heading to New Jersey. "I can't believe that my parents finally want to see the baby" said AJ. "And you." "Well it's like Erica said to me a few months ago that once you had the baby that things would change" said Roman. "Yeah hopefully for the better" said AJ as she removed the suitcase from their bed. "You think your parents will be ok alone with Bullet again?"
"Of course" said Roman. "It's a good thing that I'm off this week". "Yeah it is" said AJ. "All of this is just happening so suddenly." Roman stepped up to give her a kiss. "I promise you that it'll be ok. It's only until Saturday" he said. "Yeah but she's only 3 months old" said AJ. "And a preemie at that." "She'll be fine" said Roman. "We're taking a private jet out." AJ nodded. "Ok" she said. "I just hope that my parents have soften up a bit more now that Alia's actually here." "They will" said Roman. "But Leati…I'm still worried" said AJ. "I mean you saw how they treated you the last time, right?" Roman placed his hands on her shoulders. "April…" he said. "You worry so much, you know that right?"
"I just don't want them to hate you anymore" said AJ. "I want them to accept you as their own." "And they will in time" said Roman. "They have to. I'm the father of their first grandchild and I'm your husband and I love you both." AJ looked into his eyes. They were so sincere. "Please don't worry sweetheart" said Roman. "I hate to see you like this, it breaks my heart to see you hurting in anyway." AJ continued to look up at Roman when he went to give her a kiss. "I love you so much" AJ said. Roman smiled. "And I love you too April" he said. "Come on our flight is leaving soon. Besides think of it like this, we're finally gonna get to use our Jersey City apartment". "You always think of the bright side, don't you?" asked AJ.
"Why yes I do" said Roman as the two took each other's hands and left their room. They made their way into their living room where they heard their doorbell being rung, causing Bullet to bark intensely. "Hey there big man! You're going to wake up Alia and trust me we wouldn't want that don't we?" said Roman as he went to answer the door and to his surprise, it was Seth and Dean on the other side of it. "Hey you guys!" said Roman as he greeted them. "What are you two doing down here?" "Well you know given that we have a show here tomorrow night on "RAW" we'd thought that we would you know stop by and check out your new place" said Dean.
"Hello Jon, Colby?" said AJ as she walked over. By now Bullet had ceased with his barking and went to lay down on the carpet. AJ gave Seth and Dean hugs. "It's so good to you see guys" she said. "Likewise" said Seth. Roman closed and locked the door behind them. "So I hear that you're going to be vising AJ's folks up in Jersey?" asked Dean. "Yes we are" said Roman. "Our flight is leaving in 3 hours." "And when will you guys be back?" asked Seth. "This weekend" said Roman. AJ at this time had left but had managed to come back with Alia who was still asleep in her arms. "Would you two gentlemen care to hold her?" she asked. "Sure" said Seth. "Ok but first wash your hands and sanitize them" said AJ as she gently sat down on the couch.
"Come on I'll show you guys the bathroom" said Roman as he led Seth and Dean away. AJ continued to hold Alia in her arms as she stared down at her sleeping face. Moments later Roman returned with the guys. "Here sit next to me" AJ said softly. Seth sat to her right as Dean sat to her left and Roman took a seat in front of them. "I'll hold her first" said Seth. AJ carefully placed Alia into Seth's arms. "There you go" she softly. "That's your Uncle Colby and he's a really nice guy." "She's really beautiful you guys" said Seth. "Thank you" said Roman. Seth continued to hold Alia for a few minutes before AJ carefully took her to place into Dean's arms. "And this is your Uncle Jon" she said softly. "He's also a really nice guy too." Dean removed his WWE snapback and placed it backwards on Alia's head. "Now she looks more like her Uncle Jon" he said.
The group lightly chuckled as Seth took out his IPhone. "May I?" he asked. "Of course" said Roman. He quickly snapped a photo of Dean holding Alia and he uploaded it on his Twitter account with the caption "Alia is chilling in her Uncle Dean's arms I'll say?" "I must say Joe I do like your house" said Dean. "Yeah it's really nice and cozy" said Seth. "Thank you" said Roman. "AJ and I picked it out together a few weeks ago." Dean continued to hold Alia for another few moments before AJ carefully took her out of his arms. "She is such a good baby" said Seth. "She didn't even cry or anything when we were holding her." "I guess it's because she remembered you when you came to see her before" said AJ. "But that was forever ago" said Dean. "Eh what's 6 weeks?" asked AJ.
Roman glanced at the clock which read 4:45PM. "Hey you guys, I really don't wanna cut this short, but we've really gotta get going." "It's no problem man" said Dean. "We'll see you next week on "RAW". Seth nodded as he and everyone stood up. "Have a safe flight" said Seth. "Thank you Colby we will and thanks for stopping by" said AJ as she walked in the back with Alia. "Alright Joe, take care" said Dean. "I will do" said Roman. "And you two, win your match up against the Rhodes Brothers ok?" "Will do" said Seth. "We'll catchup with you guys later." The three hugged and Roman let them out and AJ returned with Alia strapped in her carrier. "You ready baby?" she asked softly. "Yes of course" Roman said with a smile. "Ok then well let's go" said AJ. The family continued their preparations for their trip.
Meanwhile, Nikki laid on her bed relaxing when Brie entered. "Hey there sis, any contractions yet?" she asked. "Nope" said Nikki. "I'm only 2 days late." "You look like you're going to pop at any moment" said Brie. She was right. By now Nikki's baby bump looked to be big enough to fit twins inside of her. "I feel so tired and irritable" said Nikki. "I just wish that she hurries up and come already. I don't think I can take much of this for that much longer. I feel like I'm walking around carrying a freaking boat or something mega huge inside and of me and not to mention my shin on my bad leg has been constantly aching lately." "I'm really sorry about that Nikki" said Brie. "It's ok hopefully it'll be all over soon" said Nikki. "So Dr. Lake didn't have a scheduled C-Section planned for you?" asked Brie. "Nope, I just said that she'll come when she comes" said Nikki as she sat up slowly.
"Besides I would like a more natural, calm and smooth delivery but she did say if I went past the 13th then I could have a Valentine's baby". "Aww that's so sweet" said Brie. "I just want it to be as holistic as possible" said Nikki. "I want it to be as stress-free as possible." Brie chuckled. "Nicole, they're going to be cutting you wide open and you'll need to have a painkiller-no tons of painkillers to go with that."
"Yeah and afterwards too" said Nikki. "And thanks for the graphics by the way." Brie sat down onto the bed. "You know Nicole, a few months ago I didn't really see you coming this far" she said. "And for that, I'm proud of you." "Thank you" said Nikki as she and her sister hugged. "I really appreciate that so much, especially if it's coming from you." "You're welcome" said Brie. "And I really mean it. 8 months ago, you were on the brink of falling, no shattering to pieces. You didn't even want your baby and then after thinking about it you decided to make the right choice by having her."
"Yes I did" Nikki said as she smiled and touched her stomach. "And speaking of the baby, have you finally picked out a name for her yet?" asked Brie. "Bryan and I are tired of guessing you know?" "Yes, yes if you must know, I think Ima call her…Joy" said Nikki.
"Joy?" asked Brie. "Yeah, Joy Katherine for our mom" said Nikki. "I think that'll be a wonderful name" said Brie. "Yeah and don't you go telling her ok?" said Nikki. "It'll just be another few days, that's all." The two smiled. "I love the name you chose for her" said Brie. "Really, I do." "Thank you" said Nikki. The two sisters smiled at each other. "Oh my God Brie come feel this!" Nikki said as she gently placed Brie's hand over her stomach. "Oh my God that is so cool" said Brie. "She's moving Brie" said Nikki as she smiled. "Joy's moving." "She's moving a lot" said Brie. "Yeah because she knows that you're her auntie" said Nikki. "We've gotta call her Bella 03 as a nickname" said Brie. "Of course" said Nikki. "I'll have her a little outfit made for her as soon as possible. That way she can cheer her mommy on when I get back in the ring."
Brie continued to keep her hand over her twin's stomach as she felt the movements of her unborn niece. "She's moving around in there huh?" asked Brie. "Like a soccer player" said Nikki. "Just like her mom was" said Brie. "And her Aunt Brie too" said Nikki. Brie removed her hand from Nikki's stomach as she felt the movements stop. "Finally" Nikki said. "I was beginning to think I had a whole bunch of fireworks going off in there." Brie chuckled. "Ok Nicole" she said. "I still can't believe that you don't have to have any more ultrasounds." "Actually I do" said Nikki. "They're going to do one last one on the day she is born." "So your last one was when in January?" asked Brie. "Nope it was a week ago" said Nikki. "Dr. Lake said that Joy is completely healthy and all ready to come out…well I guess she was ready considering she's still inside of me."
"Have a little patience there girl" Brie teased. "Besides it'll all be worth the wait. Trust me." "I hope so" said Nikki. "I miss my wine and my body." "But I thought Dr. Stewart said you can't drink while taking your medication" said Brie. "And don't worry you'll have your body back soon enough." "I know" said Nikki. "And I can still drink. I just gotta wait an hour after my medication dosage." Brie placed her hand back over her sister's stomach. "I just hope that now that you've finally got some answers that you'll be alright" she said. "I will be" said Nikki. "I'm so glad to finally see a smile on your face again" said Brie. "Because that's something I thought I'd honestly never see again on you lately." "Well unfortunately there's not much that can be done for my depression when I'm pregnant" said Nikki. "Medication wise that is."
"Hey I've got an idea" said Brie. "What?" Nikki asked. "Let's take a picture of your baby bump and put it on Instagram" said Brie. "Why so that everyone can call me fat?" asked Nikki. "Nikki I thought you said that you pay no attention to them?" said Brie. "I don't…but still" said Nikki. "I don't know. I've never showed off a bare pic of my belly before…well pregnant that is." "Come on Nikki" said Brie. "Lots of celebrities did it and there wasn't a lot of backlash." Nikki sighed. "Ok" she reluctantly said. Brie got up to help her sister get up from the bed. "Hey…you're waddling" said Brie. "Waddling? What do you mean I'm waddling?" asked Nikki.
"You've got that pregnancy walk thing going on for you" Brie said as she smiled. "Brie let's just take the damn picture ok?" Nikki snapped. "You're alright there Nicole?" Brie asked. Nikki sighed. "I'm sorry. I've just been feeling a little extra crabby lately since I'm overdue. I didn't mean to snipe at you." "Its ok" said Brie as she reached into her back pocket and pulled out her IPhone. "Ready?" she asked. "Ready as I'll ever be" Nikki said as she lifted up her shirt to expose her baby bump. Brie snapped a few photos before walking over to show her sister. "I like the second one" Nikki said. "Ok I'll send it to you" Brie said. "By the way, I can't believe that my little niece is in there." "She isn't that little" said Nikki. "Dr. Lake said that she is like 7lbs."
"Well at least it means she's healthy sweetie" said Brie. Nikki picked up her phone from the bed and opened her Instagram app. She ended up choosing the Earlybird filter and had the caption "It seems like my baby doesn't wanna come yet" with a red heart emoji and a baby emoji before exiting the application. "See was it that bad?" asked Brie. "Nope. Not at all" said Nikki as she smiled. "Come on, let's go tell Bryan. I know he'll be so excited to hear that you've finally named her" said Brie. "Ok" said Nikki. "But as long as I get to have my tiramisu ice cream with cherries and ginger cookies." "Of course Nikki" said Brie as she smiled and with that the two left and as they did, Nikki reopened up her Instagram application and saw that she had well over 35,000 likes on her photo. She smiled. "Thanks sis" she said to herself.
A/N: Don't worry…Nikki will have her baby soon ;-)