CHAPTER 13

"You must be Tianna."

Tianna felt… quite unattractive next to the very leggy, very beautiful Stacy Keibler. But she smiled and held out her hand anyway. "And you're Stacy."

Stacy laughed, nodding her head; her blond hair bouncing gently with each movement. "I'm glad to meet you finally, I've heard quite a bit about you from Vince."

Vince who was still sending her a check in the mail, who was still calling weekly to see how she was doing and who was still paying all the medical expenses even though David was adamant about doing it and repaying the cost of all the other visits. Tianna was a bit curious to know when this charity was going to end and Satan emerge.

"How was the flight?" David asked from behind Tianna, his arm firmly wrapped around her shoulders. He knew from the uncomfortable way she shifted from foot to foot that she wasn't feeling… chipper. He knew why. She had just had one hell of a break out on her face thanks to her hormones zipping into overdrive and in an effort to clear it up; she had been skipping make-up to avoid clogging pores. As far as he was concerned, she was still beautiful; it was their baby who was doing this to her.

Factor in the recent… ballooning, as she had put it; he was curious if it really was just one baby like Dr. Watts said or twins because she looked like she was carrying several buns in that oven.

Tianna cleared her throat nervously, unsure what to say. She knew Shane had been caught in a comprising position with Shane by Vince, apparently about to suffer what Tianna had. And that Stacy had immediately asked for her release afterwards.

"I'm sorry it had to be under these circumstances."

Stacy nodded.

"Excuse me, I have to sit down." Tianna said under her breath, one hand on her side; fairly certain she felt a foot poking out and growled at the all too pleased expression on David's face as she waddled to the couch; gingerly lowering herself onto it.

David gestured for Stacy to make herself comfortable. He had taken up residence in Tianna's altogether too small apartment simply because moving now when she was in the last trimester of pregnancy and her doctor was here simply wasn't feasible.

After Stacy was settled, he eased himself down beside Tianna; knowing if he dropped down like he was wont to do on his own furniture, he would probably break the couch. "How did the meeting go?" He asked, knowing that was why Stacy was here.

She nodded, looking concerned for a moment. "Well, at first they weren't too interested in hearing what I had to say. Mainly because of all the time that's gone by, and I have to agree, it seems a bit silly to be coming out with all of this now."

Tianna cringed.

"But on the other hand, it's really good to know that that slimeball will finally get what's coming to him." Stacy took a deep breath, leaning over the coffee table; her hands outstretched to Tianna pleadingly. "I feel like… what happened to you, him raping you, is my fault." She admitted softly.

Tianna blinked, that hadn't been something she had expected to hear. "Why?"

Stacy inhaled deeply, blinking back tears. "Because if I would have said something when I had the chance, this could have been avoided. Vince gave me the opportunity but at the time, all I wanted was to quit the company and never look back. I think now, if I had done the right thing, the smart thing, and filed charges or something, well…"

Tianna shifted uncomfortably. "Shane and I dated when I first started the company."

"I didn't know that…"

"I broke up with him after he… slapped me, accusing me of sleeping with Jeff Hardy, who's my best friend." She murmured, leaning forward to pick up her glass of water; downing it. "I don't think anything could have stopped him."

David had to agree, as much as it made his stomach churn. Especially since he had overheard the hotel incident in Japan, not to mention Tianna had reluctantly filled him in on everything else.

Shane McMahon was a cocksucker.

"So…"

"So it went good?"

"Oh yes, what I had to say on top of Tianna and then Jeff gave a statement and of course, Dave. Factor in Vince's own testament… Shane was stripped of all duties, given a severance package and told to not come back basically."

"He'll live quite comfortably regardless." Tianna snorted.

"Vince did say we could press charges against Shane, not the company-"

They all snorted at that.

"But Shane himself, and he would provide whatever help he could."

Tianna was quiet for a long time, finally asking: "Are you going too?"

"No," Stacy said with a sigh. "I thought about it the entire flight but… that was a few years ago, it'd be a pain in the ass to drag through court. That and I've got several jobs lined up, a court case like this would kill those in a heartbeat." She smiled in a deprecating manner. "I'm shallow I suppose, but I really just want to move on with my life."

"That's understandable." Dave murmured.

"What about you?"

"No, I don't think so." Tianna said quietly. "Shane would drag me through the mud, Jeff and Dave."

"I don't care-"

"You're divorce is ALMOST over, why would I let them drag you through shit?" She shifted to stare at him. "And you know a lawyer would tear me apart. A nobody who slept her way to the top, and then stole a rich married man from his wife."

"I was divorcing her BEFORE we got together, Tia."

"Well I know this. I just want it to be over. I'm ready to move on too." She nodded at Stacy, who smiled.

"I knew this was coming," David sighed, though he was also smiling a little. "Before Shane retires…"

***

"You asked for a match against him…" Tianna said later that night, watching as Dave paced the bedroom floor in just a pair of jeans; holding a contract in his hand; his glasses perched precariously on the tip of his nose. "Are you kidding me?"

"Nope. Vince gave it to me too." He waved the papers, smirking slightly. "His… retirement match."

"What does that contract say?"

"Same old, that they're not liable for any damage done in the ring…" He snorted, knowing it wasn't going to be him who was damaged. Finally, Dave set the papers down on top of the dress; moving to hover over her; mindful of her stomach. "He's not getting away with it with just a pat on the wrist. If you won't press charges, at least let me stop him from reproducing."

The way he said it, his tone and the expression on his face was enough to make her giggle. Nodding, Tianna wrapped her arms around his neck, meeting his lips when they brushed against hers. "I love you." She murmured.

"I love you too."

3 Years Later…

"Unca Jeffy!"

"Oh hell," Dave groaned when he heard that, glancing at his wife. They both turned to look over the couch, watching as Michael –who was SUPPOSED to be napping- flew to the now open door. "Don't you knock?"

"Why? I'm family." Jeff said with a laugh, stooping to catch his adopted nephew. "Hey Mikey, what's up, buddy?"

"I'm nappin'!" Michael exclaimed proudly, his brown eyes crinkling as he smiled; looking identical to his father.

"I can see that." Jeff reached his free hand back, pulling someone in. "They don't bite, I promise."

Tianna arched an eyebrow when a woman with hair an interesting shade of magenta followed Jeff inside, nudging David in the ribs when he coughed.

"This is Indy." Jeff announced proudly.

"Indy?"

"Indiana." She said with a sheepish smile. "My parents named me after the um… state, I was conceived in."

This time it was Dave nudging Tianna when she started coughing.

"Your hair is… pwetty?" Michael said, looking confused.

"Thank you, cutie."

Tianna shook her head, reluctantly getting up. Jeff and Indy had just interrupted what had started to be a really good make-out session, but… She shot her husband a look that promised this wasn't over; blushing when he slapped her ass.

She began the process of getting to know Jeff's new girlfriend, knowing he wouldn't make a decision if it was 'serious' or not without her approval, and… to her surprise, she liked Indiana, the woman was cut from the same mold as Jeff, they'd get on famously.

It was crazy, she mused later in the day as she set the table for dinner, Indiana and Jeff keeping Michael company while David finished in the kitchen. Life was definitely an insane ride, though now it was mellow; mostly.

Mostly meaning that on occasion she found a Lego jammed into the disc drive of her computer.

She and David were happily married, which had surprised her as he had sworn up and down he was never marrying again only to wind up proposing to her a year after Michael was born. She was also happily retired from active wrestling, though she now had a stay at home job as a talent director.

As they lived in Florida and the training camp was located a few cities over, this worked out quite well.

Shane McMahon… he had lost every last dime he had, trying to build up a new wrestling company. At first it had seemed like he might actually make something of it, until he had been charged with attempted rape on a would be Diva.

Last she heard, he was sharing a cell in prison with some guy who Jeff jokingly referred to as Bubba.

Crazy indeed.

The End