Okay so this is it we are finally done I hope you are going to enjoy this final chapter (thought there may be a sequel at some point) My thanks to all those of you have reviewed and those of you who have read the story followed and favoured it. My special thanks to Skovko for reviewing the last chapter for me.

So with that said here is the end of the story (for now at least)

Chapter twenty five

Epilogue

Looking over at his Mother, Seth could not help smiling, they were in his back garden and his parents were organising a family and friends barbeque. His Mother was organising Kiri, Jacinda and Renee, into helping her bring out the food from the kitchen, Seth didn't understand that, his Dad had the meat what more was there to worry about okay a bit of salad maybe and rolls for the burgers and stuff. The women did seem to be running back and forth with a lot of stuff, though and the table was slowly filling up. By the time his Dad was shouting for them to come and get the meat the women were sitting down, so they hadn't done that much. His Dad gave him a steak telling to come back for more as there was plenty. Then he grabbed a baked potato, and loaded his plate with some of the salad items, grabbed a couple beers and sat down next to Kiri.

"Mum must be enjoying having a day off for once." He said to her, Dad always looks after the food for the barbeque.

Kiri was looking at him as if he had grown another head. "Seth?" She said looking into his eyes. "What on that plate did your Dad cook?"

Seth looked at his plate of food. "Well the meat obviously." He replied. "And the potatoes and the corn, and." He broke off seeing the look on his girls face.

"Your Mom cooked the potatoes and the corn, they were put on the barbeque to keep warm, all that salad stuff she made with some help from Renee, Jacinda and I and what about the desserts who made them?" Seth was watching his girls face. "And who gets to do the clearing up and washing up?"

"Okay." He said knowing better than to argue with Kiri on this. "I'll tell her thank you soon okay?"

Kiri leaned in and place a light kiss on his lips. "Just remember, if you ever invite people to a barbeque, you are doing all the work."

Seth smiled at her. "When we have a barbeque, we'll do it together." He offered Kiri a piece of the steak which she accepted.

"I knew you were smart." She told him, as he passed her his plate of food, and went to get another one for himself, while Kevin ran up to Kiri, to beg for some food, putting his little paws on her leg, as he always did, and looking up the woman, he considered one of his humans.

Smiling at the little anima,l and feeding him titbits Kiri found her eyes drawn to Seth, who was filling another plate. She watched as his Mom joined him, she had not had much chance to get to know the older woman, as things were busy when they got there. She watched him hug his Mom, they were smiling at each other and talking. Kevin yipped at her ,asking her for more meat, and she fed him another small piece.

"Kevin seems to like her." Seth's Mom looked over at Kiri, feeding little bits of steak to the dog.

"He found her for me."Seth said, with a fond smile at his dog, and girl. He had told his Mom some of what had gone on, but there hadn't been time to sit down, and have a good talk with his family, so much had been going on, especially with Vince taking back the reigns of the shows.

With Stephanie's power effectively nipped in the bud, Orton and Kane had taken a hike, since the Shield had in effect become Vince's enforcers, as well, as their own group, Stephanie and Hunter seemed to be backing the Shield. Stephanie was also trying to butter up Kiri, and apologise for the way she had treated her, as were a lot of the diva's. Kiri maintained a professional relationship with Stephanie, and had a tentative friendship with some of the diva's, she got on well with the diva's champion AJ Lee, and the former champion Paige but then neither of them were what you would call conformists, so maybe that wasn't a surprise. Both of the diva's wanted to teach Kiri some moves in the ring, even Vince was pushing for her to learn, at least a little something. However Seth was determined, if anyone taught her anything it would be him. Now they had a ring at The Black and The Brave wrestling academy, it would be the perfect place for him to start teaching her quietly, without anyone else getting wind of it.

Kiri was travelling with the WWE, working on her new book, with the dashing hero Simon Rochester, there was even some talk of having Seth pose for the cover. Something Dean was having great fun teasing him about. Kiri had told him, she was considering a hero modelled on Dean, she was looking forward to the teasing Roman and Seth would heap on him.

Precilla was thankfully conspicuous by her absence, thought no one would put it past her to be hatching plots somewhere. Much to Kiri's surprise, she had received a letter from her Father, containing his congratulations, and asking to see her. After careful consideration, she had agreed to the meeting, however it had been awkward and stilted. Kiri would never forget how he had laughed at her dreams, and told her she would amount to nothing. Weston for his part thought she should be more forgiving, and at least visit them on a regular basis. He had been angered, when Kiri told him that was unlikely, at least till his mistress sat him down, and made him think about just what had gone on. It was at this point, he realised he was asking too much, and that Kiri was his child, not some investment, he expected to produce a dividend. If she wanted love or comfort, all Kiri had to do was pick up the phone, and call Vince or Linda, both were supportive of her, even if Vince would love to get her in a wrestling ring.

Seth though, was the most important person in her life, he had given her the courage she needed, to stand proud and tall, and without him, she would probably have been drugged up, and in her Mothers care. Instead of having people know her face, and see her on TV valeting the shield, on a semi regular basis.

"Well she seems to be a nice girl, from what I've seen of her." His Mom was talking to him again, and Seth gave her his full attention, pulling himself out of his thoughts. "I was worried to start with, and I didn't like her walking out on you, I wasn't at all happy about that."

Seth sighed, maybe now was time to talk. "I kind of buldozered her into everything Mom, I moved in on her way too fast, the Kiri you see there, would have told me to take a hike, and got a restraining order out on me." Seth smiled at the memory. "The Kiri back then, thank goodness, let me push her where I wanted her to go." His Mother saw the look on his face, and allowed herself a little smile. "I never even stopped to think she was an innocent, she kept me at arm's length, a little kissing and cuddling, but that was it. So when Hunter found out about us, and told me it was because she wanted her family's approval, it all made some crazy kind of sense to me I was ready to turn on my brothers and side with him." He looked over at Kiri and Kevin; she was feeding the little dog, the tiniest amounts of steak possible. "Thankfully for me, Kiri got wind of it, and stopped me making the biggest mistake of my life, unfortunately, as well as it almost costing me my brothers, it also nearly lost me her." Seth looked down at his Mother. "She felt like I betrayed her, and sided with the people who had made her life a misery, so she left. We searched for her everywhere, not knowing she was also the famous writer." His Mom smiled, she had a set of signed books by Kiri now, and was working her way through them, surprised when Seth had confessed to reading at least one. "Kevin was the one who sniffed her out, when Jacinda made us go to a signing with her, and thankfully, I got my girl back." Seth gave a smile in Kiri's direction, he wanted to get back to her, but his Mother wanted to keep him just a little bit longer. He watched as Renee came over to her, and sat down patting Kevin on the head. "I think she might be the one Ma, she's everything I could ever want right now."

His Mother looked at him knowingly. "You haven't know her long son, but if she is what makes you happy." She stopped, and watched Kiri laughing and joking with Renee, her first female friend in the WWE. "She seems like a nice girl, and I'd like to get to know her, but don't go rushing into things too soon."

Seth smiled, as he saw Dean creeping up on the two unsuspecting women, with two cups of ice water in either hand, the ice bucket challenge, was just starting to become a big thing, and Dean had obviously got the idea from that, if it hadn't been for a yip from Kevin, which made Kiri look round, and launch herself out of her chair with a yell, he would have soaked both women. As it was he only got Renee, who after she had screamed at the flood of cold water that soaked her, leapt up from her chair and chased Dean around the yard, before the jumped the fence and hid in Kiri's back yard. However he forgot about the doggie door, which had been installed for Kevin, by taking out a couple of fence panels, and Renee was easily able to fit though it, and hunt Dean down.

Cries for mercy, and threats of retribution, were cut strangely short, and a small group made up, of Seth, Kiri Roman and Jacinda, made their way to the fence, to see what was going on. Dean had Renee wrapped up in his arms, and appeared to be kissing the life out of her. Kiri looked at the two men, with a smirk on her face, and held out her hand. "Pay up guys I win."

Roman laughed, and good naturedly pulled out his wallet, handing Kiri some money, while Seth pouted before yelling at Dean. "Could you not have waited just a little bit longer?"

Suddenly aware of his audience, Dean broke the kiss, and looked over at them with a grin on his face. "Were you betting on us?" He laughed, seeing Kiri with the bill in her hand. "Damn we corrupted our baby sister." He kissed Renee again slowly, and grinned at them all. "She said yes to a date."

Renee looked over at their co-workers and friends, Dean had warned her about the bets the Shield went in for, and it looked like Kiri had decided it was easier to join them, than to complain about it. She had been interested in Dean for a while now, but she was not going to be just another notch on his bedpost. With a little help from Kiri, she had flirted with and teased him, and finally today the pay off had happened, he had asked her out. She half wanted to ask him, if the ice water was just so he could get her alone, and finally do more, than hint at the fact her would like to fuck her. That he had asked her out on a date, was a surprise, and she had been more than happy to say yes, once he knew of course, that it would not end with sex, surprisingly he had been okay with that. The time that he had spent with Sue, getting to know her, even though that had not been his intention, had shown Dean that maybe, actually having someone in his life, could be a good thing, and there was the added bonus, of not having to go our hunting for sex. He knew Renee liked him, he'd have had to be blind not too, it was just getting up the nerve to finally ask her out.

When Dean had trapped her in a headlock, Renee had wondered what Dean was going to do, that he had then taken the opportunity, to ask if she wanted to have dinner with him, was not what she was expecting next. She hadn't really had to think about it, just tell him if he was expecting her to fall into his bed, or for him to get into hers at the end of it, he might want to think again. Dean's answer had been to pull her into a long breathtaking kiss, until the others had broken it up, that was.

Wrapping an arm around her, Dean helped Renee back through the fence, before anyone else could come to see what was going on, and embarrass her further. Kiri pulled her into a hug once she was through, and whispered into her ear, so none of the men could hear. "Way to get your man."

Smiling as she hugged her friend back, Renee asked just as softly. "You actually bet on us getting together?"

Kiri grinned at her. "Better get used to it, they bet on a lot, and don't let Roman and Seth sucker you into betting on anything Dean will do, if he gets hold of an energy drink, seriously though, I do hope you will be happy with him, he's a good guy, when he's not just thinking with the little head."

Renee's good natured roar of laughter, had everyone wondering what the two women were saying, before Dean came over to claim her. "Don't believe anything she tells you about me." He said with a smile for Kiri.

"So you're not a good guy then?" The interviewer asked with a straight face, making everyone laugh again, before they all drifted away back to the food, leaving Dean for once, speechless.

Kiri and Seth cuddled in one of the chairs, trading lazy kisses, a lot of the food had been demolished, and now people were just lazily picking over the remains. Bearing in mind what Kiri had said, Seth vowed to himself, he would be helping to clean up afterwards. His Dad might have cooked the meat, but his Mom had worked just as hard as she always did, and she deserved a bit of help.

It was typically Roman, who suggested a game of football, and they managed to set up two mixed teams. The game was a lot of fun though hardly competitive, especially when Dean tried to hide the ball up his shirt, and was piled on by everyone, but it was a lot of fun, and the younger people had a good time, while the older ones cheered them on, and offered suggestions. Finally though, it was time to start cleaning everything away, and true to his word, Seth pitched in to help. In fact he told his Mom to put her feet up, and organised his younger brother, along with Dean and Roman to help him carry everything in. Kiri, Renee and Jacinda took charge of cleaning off plates and platters, before putting what they could in the dishwasher. and putting the leftovers in the fridge, before starting work on the rest of the cleaning up.

From her seat in the garden by her husband, Seth's mother watched the coming and going of the young people, with a contented smile on her face. She looked forward, to sitting down, and getting to know Kiri better at some point, the young woman, was obviously good for her son, and it was apparent to anyone with eyes, that they adored each other. Finally she hoped, he had met someone, who would be willing and happy to share his life with him, and maybe give her a grand baby or two. She just hoped that if they did, they would have Kiri's eyes.

Andrew Macadum, looked over at his mistresses husband, they were sitting in his office, looking at each other. Andrew was aware Weston knew of his relationship with Precilla, and was in some ways fine with it, it left him free to devote time to his own mistresses, over the years. They had met and interacted at social gatherings, but this was not a social gathering this was in a way business.

"I'm getting worried." Andrew said quietly. "I know she's your wife Weston, and maybe it's not my place, but Precilla is getting more and more unstable." The other man merely looked at him, so he went on. "She had pinned her hopes on getting control of your daughter." He could not miss, the sad smile on the other man's face, to have lost a child like that, he could not imagine how Weston must feel, he knew any meeting her Father had with her, was stilted, even though he had tried to unbend, it was too little, too late. His daughter had other people in her life, who supported her, and offered her the love she must, he supposed, have once craved from her parents. "She has one scheme after another, each one even crazier than the last." He pushed the papers over, and allowed Weston to take them, before going on. "This last one, is to have Kiri kidnapped, and forcibly artificially inseminated, what she will come up with next, I dread to think." He looked on, as Weston read the catalogue of madness, which Precilla was slipping into. "Her obsession with having you daughter give birth to a child, that she can mould into an appropriate heir, is frankly now bordering on madness." Still Weston had said nothing, allowing the other man to talk. "I know she is your wife, and you care about her, but maybe, having her taken quietly to an exclusive private sanatorium, would be for the best." Weston put the papers down, and steepled his fingers, looking at the man his wife had been screwing, for so many years now.

"I will admit, I share your concerns, my marriage to Precilla, as you are probably aware, was more of a business arrangement, than a love match, I had money and position, she was beautiful and a skilled hostess, who enjoyed sex, and was pleasing in bed." He drew a breath, before going on. "When she had Kiri, when I saw her for the first time I questioned if she was mine, a DNA test proved she was, she wasn't what either of us wanted, or expected, and trying again was out of the question, not with the complications of the birth, despite the efforts of the best doctors, so we were stuck with what we had." He paused again before going on. "A cold attitude to take maybe, we had both hoped to mould her in our own way, what was strength I now see, I then took for stupidity, to both of us, she was a possible stepping stone, to a better and more fitting heir." He gave Andrew a sad look. "Now too late, I see what we had, and I doubt she will willingly, let either of us, near any child she should have." He picked up the papers and handed them back. "You are right of course, Precilla has crossed the boundary from obsession into madness, if you will have the necessary papers drawn up, I have just the place in mind, it is where I once thought to place, Kiri." Andrew could hear the note of longing, as he spoke of his daughter, and for a moment wondered how he would have felt in a similar situation, the big difference was, he supposed, that he loved his wife and children. Weston and Precilla had never loved each other, and the man had come to realise too late, that he could have loved his daughter. "Our staff seem like they are on a carrousel, we've had so many maids in the past few weeks, I can't even pretend to know their names, its only with great difficulty, and a substantial pay rise that I've managed to get cook to stay." He sighed, and for a moment looked defeated, he had hoped it wouldn't come to this, but he could bury his head in the sand no longer. Precilla was diving headlong into madness.

"I'll get right on it." Andrew replied, he realised he didn't feel anything, knowing his lover was going to be locked away, any feelings for her he had, had were long since gone, now strangely, all he felt, was a sense of relief that she would be gone from his life, and from the lives of his family.

"The regency ball will go ahead as planned." Weston said, looking down at him, as he rose to his feet before Andrew scrambled to his, and met the other man's gaze. "I will have Jessica as my hostess." It was the name of his long time mistress. "I will of course, expect to see you and all your family there Andrew, you are family friends, and we must stand together at this difficult time."

"Of course." Andrew took the hand that was offered to him, and they shook almost warmly. Perhaps with Precilla out of the way, he thought maybe, he and Weston could be friends.

"I will see you there then if not before, have the papers sent to my office, I have a doctor in mind, who will sign off on them, and she'll get the best help money can buy." He turned and walked out of the office, his mind already drifting to the letter he would write to his daughter, inviting her to the ball, along with the young man she was involved with. Maybe it would be a good idea to invite the McMahon's as well, they it seemed, had taken the place, he and Precilla should have had in Kiri's life, she might be more likely to accept, if they were coming as well.

Precilla looked out of the picture window, onto the sweeping lawns and manicured garden. She was waiting for Kiri to be brought to her, the baby would be born soon, and then she would have what she wanted. She would be able to push the baby carriage around these beautiful grounds, and later teach him everything he would need to know. The nurse walked in and smiled at her, she returned it, after all you had to be nice to the help.

"Where is my daughter?" She asked coldly. "I was expecting her; I want to discuss the baby."

The nurse gave her a sad smile, before replying briskly. "She's been delayed with the doctor; she'll be along in a little while."

Precilla smiled they took such good care of the child here, once the baby was born, her daughter could languish in her room all day, unless they needed another baby that was, an heir and a spare, might not be a bad idea. The nurse wondered if Mrs Johnson realised, that she asked the same question every time she saw her, and got the same answer every time. The woman had lost touch with reality, the pills they gave her kept her calm and a little docile, but nothing seemed to be working on restoring her mind.

"It's time for you medication now Mrs Johnson." The nurse offered the pills, which Precilla took almost automatically now, and washed down with a drink. Checking they were gone, the nurse walked out of the room, it was such a shame really. She knew when she came back in, she would find Precilla dreaming of a child that existed, only in her own head, and be asked the same question again.

Lying in bed with Kiri in his arms, Seth felt content and happy, they had just made love, and her head rested against his chest, her eyes closed. It had been a busy day, and this made the perfect end to it. Kiri had finished the first draft of her latest book, and Dean had been asking, if Martin was going to take the cover shots of Seth for it. Of course it was all speculation and teasing on Dean's part, and Seth realised he just had to put up with it. He suspected Renee, was supplying his brother with energy drinks on the sly.

Over the last few months, Dean and Renee had become an item, much to the distress of some of the fans, since all three members of the Shield, were now taken. Some fans showered out hate, but more were supportive and happy for them. They did what celebrities all over did; they thanked the supporters, and ignored, or blocked the haters.

Over the weeks, following the barbeque, when they had had a day off at home he and Kiri had made sure to spend time with his family, though for every meal his Mother cooked for them, Kiri made sure to invite them to either Seth's or her house, where she would cook for them. Over these meetings, she got to know and love his family, and they to know and love her, maybe not as much as Seth did, but then, he was sure he was falling in love with her more each day, if that were possible. He heard her breathing even out, and smiled, they seemed to go back and forth between the two houses, maybe they should think of getting a new place together, and that was when it hit him, he wanted all the time he could get with kiri. He wanted a home, a family, everything. "I'm going out tomorrow to buy a ring so I can ask you at just the right time, to be my wife." Seth told the darkness, and his sleeping girlfriend. "Who would have thought one choice could change our lives so much?"

There was no answer, he had not expected one, just the steady even breathing of the girl in his arms, who he knew held his heart in her hands. If she hadn't had the courage, to move away from all she knew, if he hadn't decided to buy her dinner, without asking her first, who knew where they might have been now? Still all that mattered was that she was here in his arms and the woman he hoped to spend the rest of his life with. He pulled her closer, closing his eyes, and soon was asleep too, dreaming of their life together, and everything they would have.

So there it is for now Kiri and Seth are happy and his family like her, Renee finally got her man , Kevin got steak . Do you think Precilla got her just desserts?

So please tell me honestly what did you think of the story? Did you like it did you hate it should there be a sequel at sometime, or should I just leave it there? If you have an opinion, please be kind enough to leave me a review.