Later that week: Friday.
"Dad what the hell is this?" Shane asked coming into Vince's office. Holding the revised script to the show.
"Told you he wasn't gonna go for it." Paul stated glancing over at Vince.
"It makes no sense. Why would Roman get momentum going into Stomping Ground?" Shane said.
"It was Dunn's idea. He said it would make Roman look stronger for the next two weeks."
"We said that Roman would win in two weeks against Drew so him beating me tonight makes even less sense. Not to mention what the hell is with this promo? If he wins he gets my wife? That is bull shit. Kayfabe or not I am not agreeing to that." Shane stated. "Karen is my wife Dad. Mine she is not a prize to be won and to be used in a story line like this."
"I already voiced my concerns to Dunn about this. We are having the writers work on it." Vince stated.
"Dad this is our company! Not Dunn's. Stop making excuses and letting him run rough shot around here." Shane stated.
"I have to agree with Shane on this one Vince. We know Dunn is your right hand man but lately he's been taking that to a whole new level." Paul said.
"He is great at what he does." Vince told them.
"At one time that may have been true but not any more. He's let power and money get to him." Paul explained.
"Not this time. I am not going to let him bring my wife into this as a prize for Roman Reigns to win. We stick with the original plan." Shane stated as he walked away slamming the office door behind him.
Paul signed as he and Vince exchanged a look to one another.
Shane was very heated about this as he went to go talk to Dunn.
"Dunn we need to talk. This ..." Shane said waving the script in his hand. "This isn't happening. My wife is not a prize to be won. I am not doing this promo and Roman isn't winning like that. From here on out my wife stays out of this unless I say so. Get me."
"Shane it's just for entertainment purposes. No harm was meant by it. I just figured it would be better to have Roman win tonight making him look stronger going into his match against McIntyre."
Shane shook his head trying to understand this new found logic coming from Kevin Dunn.
"Well stop figuring. It's not happening. We are going back to the original plan for the night. This isn't the Kevin Dunn show any more. You remember you work for my family." Shane stated as he ripped the script in his hand and walked away.
Dunn rolled his eyes and then headed to find Roman.
"Roman we need to talk." Dunn stated.
"What's up?" He smiled.
"The new script is a squash he's not buying it." He told him.
"What?" Roman said. "You told me that it was already a go. That it would be fine. I paid you another 2 grand to put Karen into the mix once again. What the hell happened?"
"Shane wont go for it. He says that Karen is his wife and I quote not a prize to be won. She is out of the story line as of now."
"You really are the McMahon's bitch aren't you? I want my 2 grand back. I will just have to think of something else. Thanks for nothing." Roman scoffed as he walked away.
Back in New York Karen had a slow go to the morning. She wasn't sure if it was another round of morning sickness or something she ate the day before but she spent most of the morning feeling ill. She finally decided to try eating some soup as she got comfortable on the couch and started watching the show. The Shane vs Roman match was next. As Karen smiled seeing Shane come to the ring.
"Yes little lady. That is your daddy." She smiled patting her belly as she felt her moving.
As the match started Karen watched on seeing this fire in both their eyes. Drew was of course ring side during the match. She still loved and cared about Roman but just as a friend. She was so grateful to him for introducing her to this world of WWE. She had always been a fan but with out Roman taking a chance and inviting her to Raw all those years ago. She wouldn't be happily married to Shane McMahon and pregnant with their daughter today.
Roman tried to superman punch Shane. Who then did a chop block to him in midair. Shane then did the triangle choke to Roman.
"Karen's mine Reigns. No amount of money to Dunn will change that. So back off." Shane whispered in his ear while tightening the choke hold.
"Never." Roman choke out as his face was turning red. He used all the strength he had to lift Shane into the air and deliver a power bomb to him. Then went for the cover in which Shane kicked out at two. The fought around the ring a little bit more when Shane speared Roman and went for the cover. Which Roman kicked out of. Roman went to punch Shane which caused him to falling to the official blocking his view. Giving Drew the opportunity to deliver the claymore on Roman. Shane quickly went for the cover and the win.
"Here is your winner! The best in the world Shane McMahon." Greg Hamilton announced.
Before Shane rolled out of the ring to celebrate his victory with Drew. He leaned down to Roman.
"This is over. Karen chose me not you get over it and leave my wife alone." He whispered into his ear.
Shane then rolled out of the ring as Drew put him up on his shoulders and they celebrated his victory over Roman Reigns.
The next day Saturday.
Karen landed in Las Vegas. She had taken an early morning flight out of New York and arrived in Vegas a little after 11 am. She had a little nausea on the plane but was feeling a little better now. As she wheeled her luggage behind her.
"Hey babe come here often?" Moxley asked with a grin as he came up to her.
"HI you." She smiled seeing him when he pulled her into a hug.
"Wow look at you?" He said looking down at her visible baby bump.
"I know right? One day it was like Hello Mommy I am here." Karen smiled patting her belly.
Moxley smiled. "You look beautiful."
"Thanks not feeling that beautiful these days but thanks for saying it."
They headed out to his truck as Mox put her luggage in the back and they headed to his place.
"Are you hungry? I can stop and get you something?" He offered.
"I am good. Thanks. I ate breakfast this morning." She smiled.
They arrived at Mox's place and went in. He carried her luggage and sat it by the stairs.
She giggled looking around his place. It didn't look any different than from when she was here a few months ago.
"Here sit." He said taking her hand and making her sit on the couch.
"Thanks." Karen smiled kicking off her shoes and getting comfortable on the couch.
"So it's a girl huh?" Moxley asked.
"Yes she is a girl." Karen smiled patting her belly.
"Does she have a name?"
"Shane and I talked last night we have it narrowed down to a few choice. But my favorite is Gracie Kennedy McMahon." Karen smiled.
"Gracie is a sweet name." Moxley smiled.
"I like it too. It's my top choice. But hey you have to tell me all about Japan and your new Young Lion Shota."
Moxley smiled and kicked off his shoes too and sat on the couch next to her. As he began to explain everything he could remember about his recent trip to Japan. His working out in the Dojo his first match against Juice and winning the title. Not to mention how he was starting to find his passion and love for wrestling again. He talked about how Shota is a great kid and he was lucky to be working with him.
"That's awesome Mox. I am so proud of you. For taking this chance and doing what you want for knowing what to do to make your career be what you want it to be." She smiled. "So I here you want in the G1?"
"Oh fuck yes. I mean to compete in the G1 would be one of the high lights of my career." He grinned like a little kid.
"And I know you will kick ass doing it." She smiled.
"Yeah just the only bad thing is that I would have to be in Japan most of the summer." He said putting his hand on her cheek and tucking it behind her ear.
"But you would be wrestling almost every night and be wrestling some of the top talent in the business. You can't not do it. You go kick ass Mox. Mr. Purveyor of Violence."
"Thank you for always having my back. For believing in me even when I don't believe in myself sometimes. But mostly for always being by my side." He told her as he leaned in close and kissed her cheek softly.
"Of course. That's what friends are for. I know you will do amazing things Jon. I am here for you always." She smiled.
"Look can I be honest with you?" He asked rubbing the back of his neck and looking down.
"Of course." She answered. Karen could tell that he was nervous.
"Remember back at the end of February you, Terri and Kristi came to Vegas?" Mox asked.
Karen nodded. "Yes I remember most of it. It was so much fun and just the get away we all needed why?"
"Do remember what happened after the karaoke bar?"
"A little. I remember we were in the Uber together. Terri and Kristi headed back to their hotel and we came back here. I remember telling you how great you were and how I loved you. Then you kissed me." She giggled.
"Is … umm is that all you remember." He asked tapping his collar bone now.
"I remember sleeping in the spare room down the hall and then I woke up and tossed my cookies in your bathroom."
"Karen I have to be honest here. We slept together." He blurted out finally.
She gave him a funny look sure she didn't hear him correctly.
"What? Mox come on be serious." She said.
"I am Karen. I just I had to tell you because we had sex and I wasn't going to say anything because it was one drunken night between friends. But you're pregnant and I thought I could get past this but I can't." Moxley told her.
"Jon you know I care about you. But we didn't sleep together. I remember I kissed you in the Uber then we got back here I passed out in your spare room. You called another chic you called her your booty call. Not sure if you slept with her because I like I said passed out. I remember waking up at like 4 am feeling like I had been hit by a truck and then I puked in your bathroom. You came in to check on me and carried me to your room and we cuddled that night. But we didn't have sex." She said.
Moxley signed. "We did Karen. I didn't really mean for it to happen. After you you puked in the bathroom. I carried you to my room. I couldn't help my self you are so damn sexy and we started making out. You pulled away and kept saying it was wrong because you were happily married but it felt so right. I should have stopped but I couldn't help myself. It was an amazing night."
"Mox that isn't what happened. When I went into your room you began to talk about your dream to go to Japan and all the things you wanted to do post WWE. Then I fell asleep and when we woke up in the morning you made us breakfast." Karen said sternly.
"I don't want to upset you at all. Just please try and remember everything about that night. That is all I ask."
"I remember Moxley I may have been drunk but I am not clueless. We didn't sleep together and whatever it is you are eluding too. Get it out of your head. I love my husband and I would never cheat on him. I love you Jon Moxley I really do but we are just friends." She stated slowly getting off the couch.
"Karen please where are you going?" He asked.
"I think I am gonna try and take a nap before seeing if I can get a flight to LA tonight."
"Please babe stay just rest and we can go to dinner late like we planned." Moxley asked.
"I will see after my nap." Karen said as she went upstairs to the spare bedroom. She laid on the bed trying to get comfortable all these thoughts and memories running through her head.
"I know I kissed him but I never slept with him. I would remember that. Over the last few months things about that night have come back to me but I would remember sleeping with Moxley."
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