I fidget the whole way through the ceremony. Roman and Seth hold my hands, but they can't keep my feet still. I hear him. I smell him. I feel his gaze burning holes into my back. Yeah, he's sat behind me. Directly behind me. He growls whenever one of the guys leans in to speak to me. I smile, holding my head high. I have nothing to be ashamed of. He's sat next to a newbie, JoJo. I can hear him bitching behind me. "Supposed to be my brothers" I hear him say. "All my brothers bringing my ex wife here tonight, she's dating them both. And that's my baby. Jesus that's my fucking baby." I scoff and Roman holds my hand tighter. "Funny how he remembers it's his baby now" I say. "Didn't care about that when he was balls deep in Renee." Roman laughs, and suddenly I laugh too. I can't help it. I rest my head on his shoulder and he kisses my head. There's yet another growl from behind us. Tough. "Love you big guy" I whisper in Romans ear. He shivers and looks at me, eyes dark. "God I love you too Torrie" he growls, kissing me gently. Dean stands up and storms out. I shake my head and realise everyone else is standing. It's over. I survived being in the same room as him. I stand up and look at Seth, the only one blocking my way. "Bathroom" I say simply. He nods and moves his legs out of my way. "Meet you outside" I say. He nods again and I walk off.
Typical. The ladies is next to the men's, and Dean is leaning outside the men's. I walk past him quickly and go straight into an empty cubicle. I get my breathing under control, and do what I've got to do before heading out to wash my hands. Dean is leaning against the sink. I ignore him and head to a different sink. "How long are we gonna play this game?" he finally asks. I ignore him and carry on washing my hands. "Dammit Torrie" he groans. I grab a paper towel, dry my hands and walk out. Roman is waiting and I run into his arms. "Baby girl?" he asks quietly, looking behind me and groaning as Dean walks out of the ladies. "He followed me in" I whisper. "Did he touch you?" Seth asks, walking up. I shake my head. "He wouldn't be walking if he did" I say. "I still remember how to wrestle." They laugh as Randy joins us. "The car is here" he says. "Everyone is heading to the club. Do you want to go, or go home?" "I'll go" I say. "I've got no reason not to." They all smile and start to lead me towards the car. "Torrie!" Dean calls. I take a deep breath and turn around slowly, giving him the full profile of my baby bump before facing him. "You look fucking beautiful" he groans. I smirk. "I know." I say before getting into the car. As soon as the guys are in the car, and the doors close, we all laugh. "You're turning into Orton" Seth laughs, wiping tears from his eyes. I smile and look at Randy. "Glad to have some influence on you" he says kissing my head.
The party is already in full swing when we get to the club. Roman grabs us a table and I'm glad to sit down. "Juice?" he asks as Seth and Randy join us. I nod and smile as he goes to the bar. "Oh. My. God" Nikki says sitting next to me. "I can't believe how well you look! Have you seen him?" I nod, looking around. He's not here yet. JoJo is talking to Eva Marie and Roman at the bar. I scowl, but I can't stop him talking to her. Natalya walks up and does a double take. "Holy shit!" she squeals. "Where did you spring from?" "Randy's" I say simply. "I've lived with him for the last four months." She looks at Randy quickly. "So this is the woman you've been running home to every week" she says. "And you didn't think to tell me?" "I didn't tell anyone Nattie" he groans. "I did it for Torrie. And for the baby." "Baby?" she says looking at me. I nod and stand up. Her eyes light up. "Holy shit!" she squeals again. She grabs me and Randy and hugs us both. "Congrats guys!" Randy looks at me awkwardly. "It's not mine" he says quietly, looking at Nattie. She frowns and looks at me. I sigh. "I was pregnant when I left him" I say. I don't need to say his name, everyone knows who I'm talking about. "Did he know?" she asks, sitting down next to me and holding my hand. I nod. "He knew before he slept with Renee" I say. "I told him on his birthday." She shakes her head. As she opens her mouth to speak, the door to the club opens. I know it's him without even looking. Seth holds my hand tight. I nod, I'm ok. Hunter clears his throat and grabs a microphone.
"Hey guys" he says. I look over at him and smile. "So" he says looking around. "What a night! A brilliant ceremony, somewhat eclipsed by the return of my favourite diva. Welcome home Torrie!" I smile and shake my head as he holds the microphone out to me. Seth nudges me and I groan as I stand up and make my way to the stage. I take the microphone from him and he kisses my cheek. "Hey guys" I say smiling. "Thanks for putting me on the spot Hunter! Um, what can I say? I've been back for a few months now, keeping a low profile, but clearly, as the bump is growing, that's going to be harder and harder to do. I wouldn't be here now if it wasn't for one very special person. Randy, I love you, and thank you." He smiles. "I love you too princess!" he yells. I smile. "Randy helped me a lot" I carry on. "As did the lovely Miss Layla El. Always there when I needed a shoulder to cry on. And at first, I needed it a lot. But I'm getting stronger. And now, now I've got my true friends back, now I can really start getting back on track. They've helped me a lot already, and it's only been two days, but it's them I needed. Roman and Seth, I love you guys so much, and I just want to say I'm sorry for the way I left." They shake their heads. "So wasn't your fault babycakes!" Seth yells, earning him a glare from Dean. "Hunter" I say. "I'm back, so now you can prepare yourself for my unexpected visits to your office to complain about something, I know how much you've missed that!" He nods and I laugh. "Finally" I say looking around the room. "I just want to say, it's good to be home." I give the microphone back to Hunter and kiss him before getting off the stage. I nearly make it back to my seat before his voice rasps through the speakers.
"What?" he asks. "No special thank you for me?" I pause, then turn around and take the microphone from him. "How silly of me to forget you Dean" I snarl. Everyone goes quiet. "Dean?" he says. I nod. "Yeah, Dean" I say. "I'm sorry. Guys, I'm sorry, I forgot to thank my EX husband. Dean, thank you for screwing Renee and making me realise how much of a joke our marriage was to you. Thank you for doing it AFTER I told you I was pregnant, so I knew how much our baby meant to you. Thank you for not contesting the divorce and making me look at your pathetic face across a courtroom. And thanks in advance for leaving me alone for the rest of my life." I drop the microphone on the floor and head straight into the bathroom.