Chapter 6

By 5:30 p.m. the house was like a beehive. The girls would run from one room to the other borrowing hair dryers, curling irons, mascara, blush, lipstick and anything else that you can imagine. "Hey anyone have an extra pair of hose, I just put a hole in mine" Jade said as she ran down the hallway. "Here you go sis" I said as I poked my head out of my room and chucked a new pair in the package in her direction.

When we were done we started filing down the stairs. We looked as if we were in a modeling show. There were evening gowns of all colors and styles. I wore a strapless form fitting black gown with a slit all the way up to my left thigh . It was backless with a thin string holding it together in the back. It had a heart shape in the front that showed my cleavage to my advantage. I put on 3 inch spiked open-toed, tied at the ankle black satin shoes and carried a clutch bag to match. I put on my pearl necklace and matching earrings and had pulled my hair up with a couple of loose strands of hair falling here and there. I checked myself one last time in the hallway mirror to make sure I wasn't forgetting anything.

When I looked around at my sisters I could see several wearing pearls, diamonds and even some gold earrings. All were dressed to kill and the hairstyles were something to behold. One of the girls even had some sparkles in her hair which when the light hit it, made her look as if she had a halo.

At exactly 6:30 p.m. we heard a motorcade of cars approaching the house. Margaret peeked out the window and the stretch limo's were parked in a line for 3 blocks. Duane exited from the first one and it pulled up the block so that the next limo could pull up onto the front of the house. He came up to the house and Betty met him at the door. He gave her a quick kiss as the next limo pulled up.

The first ones to step out were Matt and Jeff Hardy. They looked all spiffy in their tuxes. They had their hair tied back into pony tails and they looked really nice. They walked up to the house and Duane introduced them to Anne and Missy (respectively). The guys produced a rose from behind them and handed them to the girls. They offered the girls their arms, which the girls took and all four walked towards the waiting limo. They got in and it took off as the next one pulled up.

Next came Edge and Christian. Edge had his hair loose and if I weren't in love with Duane, I would have jumped him right there. Christian also had his hair loose and he looked so cute. They were introduced to Lori and Sandra. The same scenario took place with the rose and the escorting back to the limo. They also took off and the next limo pulled in.

Next out were Bradshaw and Blackman. They were looking at each other with mean looks. "Man I told you that drinking beer in the limo before picking the girls up is a no-no" Blackman told Bradshaw. "She won't smell it. I popped 6 tic-tacs before I got out" Bradshaw replied as he tugged on the back of his jacket and walked with Steve up to the door. They were introduced to Cenny and Tracy. As they too walked back towards the limo Cenny and Tracy looked at each other behind the guys' back and Cenny whispered "I smell beer". Tracy shook her head and they both giggled.

Next up were Test and Chris Jericho. As they walked up towards the house Kal looked at Jade and said "I think I'm gonna pass out". To which Jade said "Well, I'll make sure he picks you up on the second bounce". They both laughed. Once again the flower bit was done and they too went towards the limo with Kal hanging onto Chris' arm for dear life.

When they had pulled out the next limo pulled in. Raven and Road Dogg stepped out of that one. Dville could feel her heart start pounding and when Chawnie looked at her she looked pale. "Breath, Chawnie, breath" Dville said to her in a low voice as they too were introduced, given a rose and escorted to the limo.

There were 3 limos left and the next one pulled up. Out stepped Shawn Michaels looking like the boy-toy that he is. Hair in a pony tail and a wide smile on his lips. Duane introduced Kari to him. He kissed her hand, gave her the rose and offered her his arm. They walked towards the limo, got in and it sped off.

"Oh Lord" Margaret said as she crossed herself and took a deep breath. Sharon was standing next to her and she looked as if she too would hit the floor. "Are you okay sis?" Margaret asked. "I'm not sure" she said as she looked at Margaret with wide eyes.

Next out was Glenn. He unfolded himself out of the limo and walked over towards the house. "You're up Sharon" Margaret whispered. As Glenn approached, Sharon thought she would faint. She managed to stay upright and just nodded her head when they were introduced and was handed her rose. They too walked over towards their limo, got in and left.

The last one to get out of his limo was Mark. When the door opened you could see him as he endeavored to pull his body out. Being as tall as he is, he had to make sure he did not bump his head. Margaret took one look at him and her mouth went dry for there he stood in all his glory and was walking towards her. They were introduced and I could see her open her mouth, but no words came out. "Oh Lord" I prayed. "Don't let her faint on the stairs". She managed to walk to the limo without stumbling or falling down but I could tell her legs were unsteady

. Once everyone had left I turned off the hall light and locked the door. Duane's limo pulled back and we walked towards it. All the time that Duane was introducing the guys to the girls he could not keep his eyes off of me. The driver opened the door and Duane gave me his hand and helped me in, then got in himself and the driver closed the door.

He looked good in his tux. He was the only man that I knew that could wear a tux and not have to wear a bow tie with it to make it look good. It seemed to fit him as if it were tailor made, which I'm sure it was.

"You look ravishing" he said as he reached over and curled one of the wisps of hair which hung down my neck in his finger and kissed me lightly. "I have something for you" he said as he reached toward the seat across from us and pulled out a gift wrapped package. "What's this for?" I asked. "Because my woman has to look as good as possible" he said. "Open it" he added. I opened the package with shaky hands and there was a felt box. Not a small one but a medium sized one. I looked at him and then back at the box. I opened it gingerly and what I saw there took my breath away. Inside was a choker made of diamonds, a pair of diamond earrings and a matching bracelet. I looked from the box to him with my mouth open and very wide eyes for the earrings must have been at least one caret each. That's not counting the choker and bracelet. "I can't accept this" I finally was able to tell him". "I want you to have it as a token of my love for you" he said. I'm not in the habit of giving things like this, but you are what I want and I wanted to give you something that you would remember me by" he added with a smile on his lips. "But this is too expensive" I said touching the choker gently. "It doesn't matter" he said in his best Rock persona. "But I want you to have it and you will accept it or I will be heartbroken" he added.

I looked at him again and could tell that he really meant it. He removed my pearl necklace and replaced it with the diamond choker. "I would do the earrings, but I don't really know how you girls work them, so I'll let you do that" he said as he placed the diamond bracelet on my wrist. I switched earrings and turned to him. "Now, that's more like it" he said as he pulled me towards him and kissed me with wild abandon. We kissed throughout the ride to the function.

Chapter 7

When we arrived at the event place I made sure that Duane did not have any visible lipstick and then I repaired my own as the limo driver came around to open the door for us. Duane helped me out of the limo and camera flashes went off all around us. We walked into the ballroom and were told to wait a few minutes until the introductions were done. all the others were there already. Paul and Bonnie came up to us and Duane did the introductions. "Paul, Bonnie, this is Betty. Betty these are Paul and Bonnie". We shook hands and Paul said "I didn't think you could do it, but man you pulled it off" as he looked around at the girls.

I gave Paul the once over and Hunter looked extremely good in his tux. Any woman would have given her right arm to have been Bonnie.

As I looked around I could see that the girls were very nervous, but Cenny and Bradshaw had disappeared towards the bar and were each holding a glass which contained what looked like beer in it. They were laughing at something that Bradshaw had said.

Matt and Jeff were jittery because they did not like to be in tuxedos. "Whose bright idea was it to put us in these penguin suits?" Jeff said as he pulled on his collar. "Leave it alone" Matt said as he straightened Jeff's bow tie.

The doors opened and we were called into the ballroom in the order that we had arrived. When we entered the guys received standing ovations. The guys waved and we were shown to a huge round table in the center of the dining room. As we were escorted by the guys to the table I could see the envious looks that we were getting from all the females in attendance. As Duane pulled out my seat so that I could sit down I overheard one woman tell another "those rocks she is wearing can't be real". I sat down and nonchalantly turned to her and said "But of course they are. After all they were given to me by The Rock". With that I grabbed the bracelet and moved it on my wrist, then brought my hand to my choker and pretended to adjust it (as if to say, you missed these), smiled smugly at her and turned my attention to Duane who had heard the exchange and came close to me and kissed me on the neck. (Of course that kiss on the neck was captured by one of the photographers and that picture appeared in the Enquirer the next day with the screaming headlines "Rock's Marriage Not As Solid As Earlier Thought").

All in attendance were told that they would get to have an autograph signing session with the wrestlers later on in the evening, but for now dinner would be served. After dinner, the guys were called up one by one to make a short speech. It was funny to see Glenn standing up there talking in a normal voice.

Vince was all smiles, especially when he saw the ladies that the guys had walked in with. "Thank God they learned their lesson from the last time and got some ladies with class to be their dates this time" he thought to himself. After the speeches were done, several huge tables were set up along the sides and the guys went and sat there to sign autographs and take pictures with the people in attendance.

While the guys were busy the girls had after dinner drinks and talked. "I still don't believe I'm here" Sandra said. Kal pinched her on the arm. "What was that for?" Sandra said as she rubbed her arm. "So that you believe it" Kal said with a smirk on her face.

About an hour later they returned to the table where the girls were. A band started playing and some of the couples headed out to the dance floor. Cenny and Bradshaw once again headed towards the bar and ordered beers, which they stood there drinking while they talked.

The only ones left at the table were Margaret and Taker, Glenn and Sharon and Duane and Betty. The band started to play a slow tune and all three couples got up and joined the rest of the group on the dance floor.

Duane enfolded me in his arms as we swayed to the music. The smell of his cologne and the nearness of him was too much for my overloaded senses and I was having a hard time staying upright. Thank God he had his arms around me. At one point he looked into my eyes and I could see the love that he had for me in them. All the while we danced, pictures were being taken. Unbeknownst to us, those pictures would appear in newspapers and magazines throughout the world the next day.

After a while the couples starting leaving each one with their own plans for the rest of the night. Duane and I were still sitting at the table when he whispered in my ear "Let's try to make an inconspicuous exit". We got up from the table, bid the few couples left goodnight, and walked out to the waiting limo. Once inside the limo I told Duane "I just have to make a quick stop at home to pick up the overnight bag that I left by the door". Duane leaned forward and told the driver to head towards the house. We arrived. I got out, went to the front door and opened it. The house was still dark and quiet. Apparently no one would be home that night. I grabbed my bag and walked back to the limo. Duane grabbed it from me and put it on the other seat as he helped me back in and we headed back towards his hotel room.

Throughout the ride he held my hand and would occasionally kiss it. He pulled me towards him until I was resting my head on his chest. I could hear his heart beating. "Do you hear that?" he said. "Um hum". "Well, that beats for you" he said as he turned my face up towards his and kissed me. I returned his kiss and he intensified the kiss as he practically crushed me to his chest.

We arrived at the hotel several minutes later. Like the night before we went into the garage and up that elevator to avoid the lobby crowd. When we arrived on his floor we went directly to his room and he hung the "Do Not Disturb" sign on the door as we entered.

Chapter 8

Once we entered the room he locked the door as I walked into the bedroom. He followed me carrying my overnight bag and placed it on a chair. I placed my handbag on the bed and turned around as he came over to me. He had removed his tux jacket and I could tell that the shirt he wore was made from a silk like material.

He pulled me towards him slowly and placed his lips gently on mine. He coaxed my lips open and proceeded to explore my mouth with his tongue. His hands were on my back. He slowly let them go lower until they were on my lower back. His hands went lower still until he was cupping my butt. He got a handful and pulled me towards his hips and I could feel his desire for me rising to the occasion. I ran my hands up to his chest and started to slowly unbutton his shirt. My hands slowly moved on his waist as I pulled his shirt out from his pants. Once his shirt was out I ran my hands back up his chest and coaxed his shirt off. I grabbed his belt buckle and I opened it. I then moved onto the button of his pants and undid the button. I also unzipped his pants. I ran my hands into his boxers and cupped his butt cheeks, pulling him closer to me.

I could feel his hands on the string that was holding my gown closed. He pulled it and the gown opened a bit. His hands then went to the small zipper which was in the back of the gown and was the last thing holding my gown closed. Once he had unzipped it he ran his hands around my waist, pulling the garment open at the same time.

He groaned into my mouth when he felt me pull him towards me and very gently he pulled my dress down. His lips followed wherever his hands had been. He slowly and gently pushed me on the bed as he stepped out of his shoe and pants. I in turn had stepped out of my gown as he put me on the bed. I still wore my heels and that seemed to turn him on more and more.

He removed his boxers and socks and stood in front of me the way he had come into the world, with not a stitch of clothing on. I reached out for him and he came to me. He started by kissing from the bottom of my body up. He tantalized me to no end. I had all I could do not to explode from his ministrations. He knew what he was doing and that I would not be able to take much more. He entered me and that drove me over the edge. He continued to move in me until I had climaxed several times. He stopped but did not pull out. He gave me a break while he kissed my neck and earlobes. After a few minutes he started his movements again and this time he continued until he had filled me with his seed. As he came, he groaned in my ear.

We lay spent in each others arms for a while. I removed my shoes and relaxed against him, resting my head on his chest. He wrapped me in his arms and kissed the top of my head. As he squeezed me to him I heard him say softly "God, I love you". Those words coming out of his mouth surprised me again. I looked at him and smiled as I said. "I love you too". I kissed him and that started us again.

Several hours later, exhausted by satiated, we fell asleep. I know it was early morning because we could see the first rays of light coming through the blinds in the room.

It must have been around 9:00 a.m. when the phone started ringing incessantly off the hook. Duane reached over and picked it up. Before he could say anything he heard "You son of a bitch!!!! How dare you? I had to find out from the papers!!!!!" she screamed into the phone. "Calm down woman" he said in a sleepy voice as he got out of bed and headed to the other room, closing the door behind him. "How dare you take someone else? I thought we had an agreement that you would not go out to public functions unless it was with me" she added. "We did. But it was only until I found someone else. Someone who I was serious about" he said into the phone, rubbing his hand over his face. "I see" she said then all he heard was silence on the line. After a few minutes she asked "Do you love her?" "Yes, very much" he replied. "Are you going to marry her?" she questioned. If she'll have me" he said. He heard her take a deep breath and then come back on the line with a warmer tone of voice. "Duane, that's great! I wish you both the best" she said. "You too, Dani" he said before he hung up.

He returned to the room where I lay propped up on the pillows watching T.V. after waking up as he walked out. He lay back down on the bed and pulled me into his arms. "Problems?" I said. "I will not lie to you. That was Dani. She was upset because she saw a picture of us in the paper. But like I explained to her there's nothing between us anymore. And the arrangement that we had was only until I found someone that I would want to be seen in public with" he replied. "What did she have to say to that?" I asked. He gave a slight laugh. "Well she wished us luck and all the best" he said. "Can I ask you a question? You don't have to answer if you don't want to" I said. "I'm an open book. Ask away" he said. "Why did you guys break up. It appeared as if you guys were so in love and would be together forever" I said. "We were okay at the beginning, but then with me being away so much we kind of drifted apart until one day we realized that we were no longer in love with each other. Don't get me wrong. I will always love her and would never want anything bad to happen to her, but I am not in love with her. There is a difference between loving someone and being in love with someone. I love her but I am in love with you" he said. As he said that he pulled me closer to him and kissed me. After we broke the kiss I relaxed into his body and slowly drifted back to sleep content and with a smile on my lips.

Chapter 9

I woke up mid afternoon. Duane was still sound asleep when I slipped out of his embrace. I got out of bed and grabbed my bag. I went into the bathroom and took a quick shower. "I dressed in jeans, sneakers and a t-shirt and pulled my hair up in a pony tail. I put the jewelry that he had given me back in the felt case and into my overnight bag before I came out of the bathroom as quietly as I could. I put my bag back on the chair and grabbed my handbag. I went out to the other room and lit a cigarette as I dialed home. Lori picked up the phone. "Hey sis, how'd it go last night?" I asked. "Great. We went dancing afterwards and Edge brought me home early this morning" she replied. "How about you?" "Fantastic. I think I have found the man that I could spend the rest of my life with. I'll be staying with him until he has to leave in two days" I replied. "Anyone else make it home yet?" I asked. "Well Sandra dragged herself in sometime this morning and I think some of the others may be around, but they may be sleeping. I know for a fact that Margaret, Sharon, Cenny, Chawnie and Anne are not here, but I can't vouch for anyone else" she replied. "Okay, if anything you know where to find me" I replied. "Let everyone know that I"m okay and I'll be home eventually" I said as I hung up.

I had not noticed that Duane had opened the door to the room and was standing behind me listening to my side of the conversation with Lori. "Checking in, huh" he said as he placed his hands on my shoulders and slowly started to massage my neck. I leaned into his hands until my head was resting against him. . "Yeah, just had to make sure that everyone was okay" I said. "They are grown. I'm sure they can take care of themselves. Also the guys know that if they were to try something with the girls that the girls were not willing to do, they would be in a shit load of trouble" he said. " I know, but I still worry" I said.

He bent down and kissed my nose as he said. "Let me take a shower and I'll be out in a second. He went into the bathroom and I heard the door close. A few seconds later I heard the shower start. I went to the glass doors and stepped out onto the balcony. I seemed to have lost track of time because the next thing I knew he was standing behind me dressed exactly as I was. He put his arms around me and I leaned into him once again. "I don't believe I'm here" I said to him. He turned me around and told me "Believe it, cause I don't plan on ever letting you go" he said. Our lips came together slowly and I was lost in his kiss. He finally pulled away from me, grabbed my hand and led me out of the room. "If we don't get out now, we won't be leaving at all today" he said as he made sure he had the key to the room as we walked down towards the elevators.

He placed his shades over his eyes as he pressed for the elevator. I stood off to the side admiring the way the jeans and t-shirt seemed to mold onto his body in all the right places. I reached over and traced the tattoo of the Brama Bull that he has on his arm as I said "Yeah, that seems to fit you to a ‘T'. "Come here woman" he said as he playfully pulled me towards him He held me as he pretended to dance with me in an exaggerated fashion. As the elevator dinged open we were in the middle of doing a dip. We turned our heads towards the elevator still in that position and several people who were on the elevator looked at us and laughed. We got on the elevator with smiles on our faces. I could not for the life of me look at him and keep a straight face. When we finally reached the lobby, I stepped out and broke out in fits of laughter. He took one look at me and laughed too. "Come on we better get out of here" he said as he grabbed my hand and we ran out the door before the crowd of reporters, photographers and fans could reach us. We kept on running until we hit the corner and made a right turn on it.

Chapter 10

It has been six months now since that fateful day in the House of Mirrors. I spent the best 3 days of my life with Duane that weekend. He left on Tuesday to go back on the road, but has been calling me everyday in the evenings while he's been away. Three months after he left, he showed up at my door late one day with an engagement ring which I accepted because I knew that we could not live without each other anymore.

But I'm getting ahead of myself. Let me tell you what I found out upon my return from my fun filled weekend.

When I got home I found out that a few of the sisters had also had great weekends. It seemed that most of them hit it off with the guys and had made plans to see each other on a regular basis. Cenny and Bradshaw hit it off so well that she went on the road with him and she has plans of moving in with him. Anne and Missy have already made plans to go stay a week in North Carolina (or is it South Carolina?). I know they told me but I can't remember. Anyway. Jade, Sandra and Kaleigh have started working on their passports because they've been invited up to Canada for a few weeks. Kari will be going down to Texas this weekend to visit a certain gentlemen who runs a wrestling federation down there. Sharon has gotten on a physical fitness kick and will be traveling to Tennessee in the next couple of weeks.

Tracy is on a martial arts kick. She insists she has to become a black belt because she has to prove to someone that she can whop his ass. I will never understand her. She walks around with the broom stick hitting the furniture as if it were a kendo stick. Oh well, as long as she doesn't cut it in half and use it as those shorts sticks that are twirled around. Hum . . . what are they called. Damn, can't remember that either. Have Rock on the brain.

Where was I? Oh, yes. Every time we say the words "arm" or "strong" in the house, Chawnie takes to barking like a dog. That girl is strange. Margaret has been on cloud nine since that fateful evening. She walks around bumping into everything. Its as if she doesn't see the things in front of her, or to the side of her, or hanging over her head. The other day she almost fell head first down the stairs because she wasn't paying attention to what she was doing. She was lucky Lori was coming up the stairs and was able to grab her before she did a Superman number. She too will be taking a trip, but to Las Vegas. A certain gentleman wants to introduce her to the fine art of boxing. Geez.

Speaking of Lori. Only friendship came out of her date with Edge. But that's okay because she had been seeing this absolutely cute guy (who is affectionately called Buff) and their relationship seems to be getting more and more serious as the days go on.

Now the one that really has me worried is Dville. For some reason every time we speak to her all that comes out of her mouth is "What about me? What about Raven?" as she walks around throwing her hands up in the air. If she doesn't stop that pretty soon, I think we may have to get her some help.

Me I sit here, thinking about my time with Duane and what he has said to me over the phone. He wants us to get married upon his return in two months. After that we will honeymoon at the spot where he has to go to film this movie. Don't know too much about it, just that it's supposed to be a sequel to a movie called "The Mummy". Our wedding won't be a big affair. Mark will be the best man and I'm bringing my sister down to be my maid of honor. Of course all are invited, but we are trying to keep it as small as possible. No more than 200 people. (Laughing.)

My dance school? Well since we will be settling here in Florida, I will still be able to keep it open, even though I won't be there to work it. I don't plan on making the same mistake that Dani did. You know "Out of sight, out of mind". Oh no, not the kid. I plan on traveling with him and sticking to him like glue.

Oh well, I gotta run. It's 11:30 p.m. and the phone is ringing. "Wonder who that can be?" I say to myself. (Like I don't already know). "Hello". "Hi sweetheart" is said in a male voice as I sink down into the sofa and listen to him talk.

The End

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