The wedding goes surprisingly well, no significant drama disrupting anything. Mike, AJ and Sara spend a couple of days in Texas, relaxing and spending a little bit of time with both sets of newlyweds, not wanting to disrupt their abbreviated honeymoons since both Heath and Alicia have to get back on the road come Monday, before flying back to California so Mike can prepare for Smackdown and Mixed Match Challenge. He's packing when AJ leans against him, kissing his shoulder. "Are you happy to be teaming with Asuka again?" she asks softly and he smiles, staring down at the shirt that WWE had mocked up for Awe-ska.
"Yeah, I am," he says. "Between that, and getting a title opportunity after I beat Daniel Bryan in Australia, it's actually going to be a really good month for me." He turns and leans in, kissing AJ softly on the lips. "A really good month." He grins against her mouth as she hums, tangling her fingers together behind his neck. He lifts her up and she sighs, wrapping her legs around his waist. "The double wedding was really nice," he says quietly and she nods, kissing his neck lazily as he walks her over to the bed and lays her down, leaning over her and watching with an affectionate gleam in his eye.
"It was," she confirms, reaching out for him. He nuzzles into her arms and she sighs, running her fingers through his hair as he rests against her. "Sleepy Mike," she teases him and he chuckles against her cheek, shifting to kiss her, hands brushing against her sides as he traces shapes into her ribs. "Ok, not so sleepy Mike." She bites her lip as he trails kisses lower down her throat, heels digging into the side of the bed as he scrapes his teeth down her flesh. "Mm. Mike..." She swallows hard and gasps as he kisses and touches her, warming her up in all of the best ways. "Is this our honeymoon too?"
"We never left it," he tells her, pressing a soft kiss to her sternum after he pulls her shirt up over her head. She trembles and closes her eyes, arching up into his warmth, his touch teasing and light against her hips. "I love you so much," he says against her and she breathes out his name.
"I love you too," she whispers, her fingers tangling in his short hair as he looks up at her with a smirk.
When he has to get up to leave later in the morning, she's still asleep so Mike leans over and softly kisses her on the lips before grabbing his bag and slipping into the nursery. Sara is only just awake and he lifts her up, making sure her immediate morning needs are taken care of before settling with her into the rocking chair, lazily rocking back and forth as he feeds her some cereal and fruit. "I love you, sweetie," he tells her quietly before settling her in her play pen, making sure some toys are nearby to keep her busy until AJ is awake. "I'll be home as soon as I can be."
He's not sure what to expect from Smackdown, but R-Truth starting his own show and challenging Mike for ownership of MizTV definitely is not it. He's angry and frustrated, fighting back every time Truth gets offense in on him, and eventually beats him, purposely using Daniel's Yes Kicks to defeat him. He makes his way backstage, frowning at Paige as she waits at the gorilla position, tapping her fingers against her arm impatiently. "Sorry to disappoint, looks like you're stuck with my show," he informs her coolly, moving to walk past her.
"One second, Mike," she says and, for the first time since he interacted with her, she sounds more like AJ's best friend than the rigid general manager of Smackdown. He sighs and waits as she hovers behind him. "So you called in for the weekend events. Since I know everything's ok with AJ and Sara, I'm guessing your reasons for not being at the events is for someone else." She scratches at her neck awkwardly as he turns to look at her. "A certain double wedding that I've heard rumors about." She looks away from him for a moment before catching his eye. "Is he happy?"
Mike exhales, seeing the sad exhaustion in her eye. Even though it's years in the past by now, Ricardo still carries the weight of her and Alberto's betrayal so it's almost comforting to see that Paige still feels guilt and discomfort over her own actions from that time period. "Yes," he says quietly. "He's very happy."
She nods, some of the fear and worry leaving her gaze. "I'm happy for him then. Maybe some day I can tell him."
Mike doubts it, but he keeps it to himself. Stares at her for a few moments longer before turning on his heel and leaving, having nothing to say to her.
He and Asuka teach Truth and Carmella another lesson when they win their first match in the Mixed Match Challenge round robin, Carmella tapping to the Asuka Lock. Mike beams at his tag partner and points happily at her as she points back at him, excited Japanese pouring from her lips as they make their way backstage, Mike nodding along agreeably.
All in all, he thinks, life is pretty good.