Unexplainable [Original Version]

[chapter seventy-nine: "this lovestruck fool"]

Paul and Dallas are definitely going to be groomsmen, too. How could I not include those guys? They're the two of the coolest motherfuckers ever. Kid has to be there, too, because it's Kid.

Ideally, Shawn would be a groomsman, too; I guess that all depends on whether or not I can reach him.

Wait, how many groomsmen do I need? Is it supposed to be an equal number to the bridesmaids? Because if that's the case, I won't need many at all.

Obviously, Kimberly has to be Joli's maid of honor. There's not a doubt in my mind that's who she's going to choose, and there's no one else I'd want her to choose over Kim. Those two girls are as close as they could possibly be, and I'm glad that they are. Kim's been Joli's girl since day one, and vice-versa.

I'm sure Joli will choose Paula as a bridesmaid, too, because it seems like they're becoming closer all the time. I guess the only good that came out of Joli's chaotic high school reunion was the fact that she and Paula got to meet up again and begin whatever friendship they're blossoming together.

I like Paula, I really do. She's a crazy mark, sure, but she's slowly mellowing out. It's just hard for me to imagine myself in her shoes, since I never originally planned on going into professional wrestling; it's just something that happened.

Don't get me wrong, there's no where else I'd work. Wrestling is great and it's helped me not only meet the love of my life, but the best friends I could ever fuckin' ask for. But, at the end of the day, it's just a job. A man has to provide, and I'm lucky I get to (usually) have so much fun at work.

Aside from Kim and Paula though, what females does Joli have to make bridesmaids? That sounds like such a dick thing to say, but it's a genuine question. Through no fault of her own, my babe doesn't socialize much. When she does socialize, ladies normally don't have good impressions of her at first.

Whether that's because of Joli's charm easily working on men or the fact that she can have a bitchy look on her face when she doesn't mean to is open to discussion.

I guess when it comes time for the wedding, it is possible that Joli is closer to some of the other Nitro Girls. Fyre and Chae are the ones she's been hanging out with a lot, right? Maybe they'll become close enough by the time we get hitched that Joli will want them to be bridesmaids, too.

Joli could also choose Elizabeth. I don't think they're very close at all, but Joli's mentioned several times that she wants to be friends with Liz.

Maybe Joli will pull a random name out of the bag, like Madusa? She's cool.

Ah, I don't know. I'm sure Joli will figure it out. She always finds a way to make things work, and I'm sure her lack of social skills will be more of a speed bump than anything.

Huh. Now that I think about it, Joli could just put Kid in drag and have him be a bridesmaid. That's a horrifying image, but I wouldn't put it past my girl. He'd probably be fine with doing it, too.

We also need to decide where we're having the weddding, because I don't have the slightest clue where we should do it. I like the idea of doing it in Detroit, because that's my city. What kind of man would I be if I didn't love my hometown? Detroit has been nothing but good to me.

I know Joli won't want to do it in her hometown, but maybe Norfolk is an option in her mind?

Fuck, that reminds me, we're going to have figure out where we're going to live. Does she want to move in with me? Or does she want us to find a place of our own?

I like the idea of us keeping our houses we currently have and using them as vacation spots, or something of that sort. Michigan and Virginia are far enough away from each other that they could be nice little vacation homes, or places we could go for a getaway weekend.

I'm not sure where we'd move to, though. Florida, maybe? Florida is nice. Hot summers, lots of beaches, and no fuckin' snow that could freeze my nuts off. The snow is nice, sure, but I doubt Joli would complain about not typically having to deal with it.

She'd be able to go out to smoke in December without a single worry about getting cold. Isn't that all my babe has ever wanted?

At this point though, I guess it doesn't matter as much where we make our true home at. If all goes according to plan, it'll be several years before Joli and I have enough of a break to spend most of our time at home. Bar injury and suspension, we're probably going to be in this crazy pro wrestling business for a while longer.

Well, I know I'm going to be here for quite some time. I don't think I'll be giving wrestling up for at least, fuck, 10 more years? 15? I'm only 40 years old, and even though I've had my fair share of injuries over the years, I can still go like a goddamn champ.

Joli, though, I'm not too sure about. She's almost 33, and since she's not a wrestler, she could leave at any time she wanted. The industry is always going to need talented talkers, and my girl can make anyone she accompanies to the ring look like a million fuckin' bucks. Jolene has an eye for talent in this business, and she knows how to cut a promo better than just about anyone. I know for a fact that she's helped me out a hell of a lot.

Really though, I don't see Joli leaving anytime soon, not unless she gets kicked out of the business. Eric is doing his damnedest to get her to quit, but I don't believe my babe will give him that satisfaction. If anything, Joli will continue being a manager just to piss him off. She's all kinds of petty, and I love that about her.

Joli must know that I'm thinking about her, because she starts to stir in her seat. I glance down at my love and watch as she slowly begins to wake up.

"Morning, sleepyhead." I place a kiss on her forehead before I brush a few strands of her dark hair out of her face. "Enjoy your nap?"

"Fuck yeah," Joli mutters as she tries to blink the sleep out of her eyes, "Did you sleep any, babe?"

"Not a wink." I can't help this grin from forming on my face. Fuck, she's adorable.

"Ah, cool." Joli's just barely awake. She rubs her eyes a couple of times, and then she quickly pulls her hands away from her face while exclaiming, "Fuck!" I can tell by the way that she looks over her hands that she expects there to be makeup on them. "Oh, yeah. Okay."

I guess it finally clicked in my girl's sleepy mind that she left the house with a 'naked' face today.

Joli soon cuddles back up to me and begins to watch the clouds pass by out the window, but I'm busy just watching as she slowly drifts back off into sleep. It's funny to me that she woke up for just a moment before falling back asleep.

But, that's fine with me. In a couple of hours, we'll reach our destination and I'll wake her up, if she's not already gotten up by that point. Until then, I guess this lovestruck fool will return to his wild thoughts.