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*Four Months Later*
Adam and Amy looked up simultanously at the sound of the doorbell ringing. The tall blond man winked knowingly, and his wife smiled. They both knew who the visitors were.
"I'll get it," Adam offered, and he stepped away from the crib and out of their baby son's room. He was in terrific spirits as he passed the glass door to the patio and backyard, catching a glimpse of Mandy playing with her "uncle" Jeff. The two had been tossing a frisbee around earlier and were now apparently engaged in a game of Hopscotch.
The tall blond man reached the front door, his smile beaming as he opened it. Jay and Trish stood close, holding hands and looking ecstatically happy.
"Hey, you two... Come on in!" He ushered his friends inside and closed the door.
"We've got big news!" the short-haired blond man declared.
"Oh?"
They all looked up at the sound of Amy's voice. She was carrying baby Tommy in her arms as she approached. The boy had just awakened, and he was alert and gurgling happily in his mother's loving arms. Adam couldn't help but watch the two of them with love brimming over in his heart. What a beautiful, perfect picture this was.
"Yeah," Trish said with a nod. She had a huge, brilliant white smile as she released Jay's hand to come close to her friend, her left hand snaking out to tickle the baby under his chin. And then, Amy instantly knew what their big news was all about.
"Why, Trish Stratus!" She directed her hazel eyes on a certain shiny object, then raised her gaze to her best friend's brown eyes, then to Jay's blue.
"Huh? I don't get it." Adam looked confused, still in the dark as he frowned. Apparently, he hadn't noticed. His best friend let out a laugh.
"Well, since *he* doesn't know what's going on, why don't *you* tell him," Jay said to Trish.
"With pleasure!" the little blonde cried. "Adam, Jay asked me to marry him last night!" She held her left hand up and out, displaying to him the beautiful, generous diamond on her ring finger. She was practically bursting.
"What? Well, congratulations!" Adam said, hugging first his best friend and then Trish.
"You guys, I'm so happy for you!" the redhead chimed in. She hugged each halfway, as she still held the infant in her arms. "Wait - you have to tell Jeff and Mandy, too."
"Jeff's here?" Trish asked.
"Yeah, I'm here," the young man's voice suddenly answered. He and the little girl had just stepped into the room through the glass door leading out to the patio. Amanda was right beside him but shot past as she saw Trish and Jay. "That kid is a killer," the colorful-headed Hardy said with a gesture. "She whooped me in Hopscotch!"
"Aunt Trish! Uncle Jay!" Mandy threw herself into the petite blonde's arms before rushing off for a hug from her father's best friend as well.
"Hey, kiddo!"
Jeff waved and nodded at his friends, and he was still slightly out of breath from playing with Mandy. "What's up, guys?"
"A lot, actually," Trish said. She held her hands behind her back, testing her friend. He seemed to be more than just a little perceptive, so she wanted to see if he could guess their news.
"Something up," he said, a brow cocking. He glanced from the blonde diva to Jay, then back again. "You're pregnant."
Trish let out a hearty laugh as her man's face abruptly went white. She shook her head as she turned her attention back on Jeff.
"Guess again."
"You're engaged," he said calmly, not voicing the words as a question.
"Yes!"
"Hey, that's great news!" the man said. "Congrats, guys." He swept Trish into a big hug before turning to the short-haired blond man. "You better treat her right, man," he said lightly after a hug, "or I'll be forced to kick your ass in the ring." He chased the warning with a wink.
Amy handed Trish the baby as Adam came over, putting his arm around her waist. Four months after Tommy's birth, the redhead had dropped all of her pregnancy weight. She had not yet returned to the ring but would do so after two more months.
Her life was so incredibly full, more so than she'd thought she could even dream just a year earlier. She had her dear, amazing friends, her cherished, sweet family... And him - her heart, her other half, her soulmate.
She'd known seven years earlier that Adam Copeland was special. Tears nearly filled her eyes as she gazed up at him. He was now playing with Mandy, letting her stand on his feet as she held onto his hands, and he walked her around that way. He met eyes with her and winked, and Amy laughed.
Everything was exactly the way it was supposed to be - and life couldn't be better.
// END