Upon arrival from the arena, Mercy asked, "Hey, Daniel." I looked to my new girl. "What are your plans for Thanksgiving?"
"Nothing. I was just going to go home and spend it alone." I answered her question.
"No. My boyfriend is going to come home with me and spend it with me and my parents. And they're going to absolutely love you. But not as much as I do." I smiled as did she.
"I'd love to Mercy honey. In fact I look forward to spending Thanksgiving with you and your parents."
"And I was wondering if you would like to have a new home and would like my help to look for one?"
I thought about it and smiled. "You know I've been in dire need of a change of scenery. So I'd like that Mercy." She hugged me tightly while we headed to my floor and room. "Want to sleep with me tonight?"
She pulled me in for a kiss and when she let me pull away, she was smiling as she asked, "What do you think?" After I opened the door, she pushed her her suitcase and two duffels into the parlor of my hotel room. She turned around only for me to sweep her up in my arms and carry her to the bedroom and put my arena bag that was slung over my right shoulder near the foot of the bed and she giggled as she landed softly on the bed.
"Well I'm going to take a quick shower and if you wish. You can call Bayley and tell her you'll be staying with me tonight?"
"Okay baby." She smiled as I rummaged through my suitcase and retrieved clean casual clothes before heading to the bathroom for said shower.
She called Bayley and told her that she would be staying with me tonight. And Bayley was happy for her best friend and after her phone call she started prepping for a shower herself.

While in the shower I was leaning against the wall thinking of what had transpired in the last 24 to 36 hours. I came back to the WWE, and instead of physically letting my anger loose on Becky. I voiced my disappointment and discontent, with her. But there was a platinum silver lining to my situation. And she was a real sweetheart, beauty and was quickly becoming the new love of my life. And I'm okay with that.
After a while I leaned forward under the shower head and let the warm water wash over my back. And not too long after the muscles in my back were starting to loosen up. I felt a pair of slender hands caressing my back and shoulders. I didn't even have to see who it was.
"Your phone call went well I see." I smiled as she gently pulled on my left shoulder to turn me around and face her.
"Yeah it did. Bayley is well aware of our sleeping arrangements tonight. And I just  want to make sure your certain," She looked down a moment. "When we come back from Thanksgiving break, would you really be interested in bunking with me from now on as I suggested at this morning at the elevators. I mean, you are my new travel partner or boyfriend as you put it." She smiled. I did as well as I found the fact she wanted make sure I was certain about us bunking with each other from now on, unbelievably adorable and sweet.
"Well you didn't suggest it but you alluded to the possibility of us bunking with each other." She smiled  as she playfully slapped my right shoulder as I continued. "But, yes, I'm certain Mercy honey." I wrapped my arms around her waist as she wrapped hers around my neck and I leaned in close and kissed her. She returned the kiss and we started making out right there in the shower. Which evolved into a nice, hot and passionate two hour round. And when it was all over we took an extra twenty minutes to wash off our fresh layer of sweat and dried ourselves off and she wrapped her towel around her body as I slid on a pair of boxers. She brushed her hair and smiled at me in the reflection in the mirror as I was buttoning up and zipping up the clean pair of jeans I had grabbed before my or our shower. I looked to Mercy and she looked extremely alluring with her hair slowly drying, and the towel wrapped around her body just made my imagination run wild as to how much fun, trouble or mischief we could get in while in Boston for Thanksgiving break. I palmed down a mens, extra large, Legit Boss T that I got while I was still in self imposed seclusion. Mercy really giggled as I approached her and wrapped my arms around her and slid my right cheek against her left as she put her hairbrush down.
"Mmm, a good kisser, and you seem to know intuitively as to what I want and need, the two hour round in the shower proves that." She grinned.
"Your absolutely amazing as well darling." I kissed her neck which made her smile and chuckle.
"Mmm. I think my life will be decidedly more interesting with you." She turned her head to the right and kissed me, then turned in my arms. And continued to kiss me which nearly turned into another steamy round in the bathroom.
"Whoa, easy Mercy honey." I smiled as she kissed me once more. "Save some of that energy for tomorrow night or at least until we are on Thanksgiving break."
"Okay. But I will be expecting my boyfriend to give me some down and dirty fun while on break." She grinned evilly.
"Fair enough." I kissed her forehead as she rested her head on my chest. She soon started to get dressed in some dry clothes and I left her alone so she could change in private. Once she came into the bedroom, she smiled as she saw me looking at my Twitter account and reading all the rave reviews from fans about my return promo from tonight and a lot of congratulations on me and Mercy being together. Once I finished looking at Twitter. I closed my phone and put it on the bedside table with Mercy's phone and turned off the light and laid down as Mercy cuddled up close to me as I wrapped an arm around her as we both fell asleep.

The next morning, Mercy woke up before I did. She yawned and stretched before looking to me. "Ohh my poor Outlaw." She leaned over me and smiled. "You sleep in baby. I'll go get us both breakfast, by the time I come back up you should be awake. But iust rest up baby." She smiled as she kissed my cheek. "Love you, baby."
She got up and retrieved a spare keycard for the hotel room before heading downstairs to the hotel lobby to get us both some breakfast then once she had a couple plates with eggs, bacon and pancakes covered up on a tray. She made her way back to my hotel room. While she was in the elevator, I was slowly waking up and stretching and yawning as she unlocked the door and came in with the tray, I smiled so did she as she put it down on the coffee table. But before we could say anything to each other. Her phone went off, she looked at the caller ID and saw it was her mom calling. I got up and kissed her before she answered, "Well, should I eat without you, Mercy Honey. Or should I wait?"
" No, go ahead baby. I'll be eating with you shortly." She kissed my right cheek, then I sat on the sofa and started eating my breakfast as she answered her phone. "Hey, mom." Mercy answered.
'Hey, honey. How are you doing?' Her mother Isabella asked.
"Just fine, mom." She smiled. "And I'm bringing someone to meet you and dad."
'It wouldn't by any chance be Daniel Boyce 'The Iron Fisted Outlaw' would it?' Isabella asked.
"Yes it is, mom. And to be honest. I'm happy to have him as my boyfriend." Mercy smiled as I smiled at her while getting a couple bottles of water from the rooms mini-fridge and returned to the sofa and opened the bottle of  water in my left hand and taking a few swigs before continuing to eat. "He's sweet, caring and loving. Not to mention handsome in his own way. But altogether. He's a true gentleman and I'm proud to call him mine." I grinned wider as I finished my plate of food, got up, approached and wrapped my arms around my Mercy girl from behind.
'Well, we look forward to seeing you and meeting him. When do you plan on being here?'
"About tomorrow afternoon towards evening."
'Okay. See you tomorrow night.'
"See you tomorrow night, mom." She hung up and smiled as she turned in my arms, looked up at me and wrapped her arms around my neck. "My parents are very excited to meet you baby."
"And I am excited to meet your parents also Mercy honey. " I leaned down and kissed her lips and she grinned as we pulled away from each other. And she went to the coffee table, to the tray and ate her breakfast and drank some water bottle that was untouched next to her plate and I got ready to head to the arena. The entire time I was repacking my arena bag. I couldn't help but smile at Mercy as she sat on the edge of the sofa watching me while she ate. "Enjoying the show darling?"
"Very much so, thank you."
"Do you need to go to you and Bayley's room first before we head to the arena?" I asked.
"Yes, I do." She replied as she finished eating and drank what was left in her water bottle.
"Okay, grab your arena bags and let's drop by you and Bayley's room."
She smiled as she retrieved her arena bags and I followed her out of my hotel room but not before grabbing my phone and keycard.

After a short trip to her and Bayley's hotel room, we headed to the arena for a special taping of Smackdown to be aired on Friday while we were on Thanksgiving break.
I wasn't on the schedule at all and just remained backstage as Bayley and Sasha had a promo with Lacey Evans. Charlotte Flair sat with me as she wanted to make sure I was doing good since coming back.
"I'm doing as well as can be expected Ash."
"Well that's good. Any plans for Thanksgiving?" She asked.
"Yeah. I'm going with Mercedes to her parents place in Boston."
I could tell that Charlotte wanted to tell me something. So I got up, walked over to her and spun a chair around and sat down with my arms on the back. "What?" She asked.
"You tell me." I replied. "You need to tell me something Ash?" I asked. She looked at the monitor and noticed that Sasha and Bayley's promo with Lacey was getting intense.
She then stood up and grabbed my left wrist.
"I need to say this privately." I got up and followed her to an unused locker room.

Once we were in the unused locker room, "Okay. We're alone. So what do you have to tell me?" Ashley breathed in and out very slowly.
"Now don't shoot me for telling you this Daniel."

18 minutes later...
I walked out of the unused locker room in what most people would say in some sort of haze as it were. Charlotte tried to catch up with me. When Sasha found me sitting against a wall near catering, she asked, "Hey, baby? What's wrong?"
Charlotte spoke up, "I told Daniel the truth."
"About what?" Charlotte motioned for her to follow her out of earshot. And told Mercedes what she told me. "Ohh, my poor Dani."
"Becky swore me to secrecy when I found out, but I don't want to keep it secret from Daniel. I feel relieved that I told him. He deserved to know."
"I agree. What should I do now?" She asked Charlotte.
"Be there for him. Daniel's going to need you to get him through this. We were his friends. And I feel like I failed him for not telling him sooner."
"Ash. You know Daniel. He'll forgive you for it." Mercy smiled, as did Ashley. "He will. As long as you don't keep any secrets from him ever again." Ashley grinned wider. "But Becky and Seth won't be safe for much longer. Because if I know Daniel. He's going to go after them with everything he has after we come back from Thanksgiving break."
"Ain't that the truth." Ashley smiled. "I wouldn't want to be on his hit list."
"I'm going to check on Dan."
"Okay. Once again, Mercy. Just be there for him. And please tell him that I'm sorry."
"I will. Enjoy your Thanksgiving."
"You too."

Mercy smiled as she approached me as I moved from sitting against the wall to a table in catering. "Hey baby." She sat in my lap and wrapped her arms around my neck. "Hey." She slid her right hand under my chin and lifted my gaze from my hands to her eyes. "I'm right here. Always will be."
"I know." I smiled as she kissed my cheek.
"Hey." I looked at her. "Come with me and I'll change,and we can go to the hotel."
"Yeah." I grinned and as she got up so did I. And led me by the hand to her locker room and I parked myself on a tech crate as Mercy went into her and Bayley's locker room. "Give me ten minutes and I'll be out and we can go to the hotel. Just remember that I love you."
"I know Mercy honey." I smiled and kissed her gently before she headed into her locker room.

Once she closed the door Pamela approached her. "Is everything okay?" She asked.
"I'm not sure. But Pam. I am going to kill Rebecca when I get back. That's if Daniel doesn't get his hands on her and Seth first."
Mercy told Pam what Ash told her and after a few minutes Pam was saddened and said, "Ohh poor Daniel. If you need help with anything you call me. I may be on another coast, but doesn't mean I don't care about either of you."
"Thanks, Pam." Mercy hugged her best friend.

While the former Hugger was having a lapse in her new code since becoming a heel in hugging Mercy.
I was thinking about what Ashley told me. And before I could cheer up or at least try to. Seth and Becky walked by. And I couldn't help but yell, "Why did you not tell me, Becky?!" She turned and could tell by my tone and the look in my eyes that I knew her best kept dirty secret. "Why didn't you god damn tell me?!" I yelled as I jumped off the crate.
"Hey. Don't talk to her like that." Rollins tried to get in between me and Becky.
"Nobody was talking to you, you walking hemroid." He tried to hit me only for me to block his punch and grab his windpipe and push him against the wall by Mercedes and Pamela's locker room. "The pressure you are feeling on your windpipe is from the ranger chokehold I currently have on your throat." He tried to squirm only to feel even more immense pressure and immediately stopped. "You may have noticed any attempts to try and get out of it results in extreme pain. Yes?" He nodded. "I twist my fingers either way. I break your windpipe. Now stay out. Of. It." He nodded in agreement. "Now. Why didn't you tell me, Becky?" I kept my fingers on Rollins' windpipe as I looked to Becky.
Before she could say anything, Hunters voice rang through the hall. "What's going on here?" He saw me holding Rollins against the wall and had my fingers on his windpipe. Mercedes and Pamela came out of their locker room. "Daniel. Let him go." I looked to Hunter and after a moment or two of silence. I did as told. And let Seth go, against my better judgment. "Now, who wants to explain what's going on?" Ashley walked up and approached Hunter.
"I can. But I don't want to repeat the story in front of Daniel." She grinned a bit as I nodded.
"Come with me." Hunter led Ashley to a supply room. And closed the door. I stared daggers at Becky as Mercy slid under my right arm.
Pretty soon, Hunter and Ashley came out of the supply room and Hunter did not look happy. Ashley smiled as she approached me and Mercy.
"Becky. You, Rollins,Daniel, Sasha and Charlotte. In my office now." I wrapped my left arm around Ashley's shoulders and turned to Mercy and kissed her forehead as we continued to follow Hunter to his office. When we arrived at his office I sat in a chair across from his and Sasha and Charlotte stood to my left and Becky sat in the chair opposite me with Rollins standing to her right. "Now I'm not in the mood to deal with you four. Ashley told me everything. And since we're all tired,and I would like to go to the hotel and get ready to head back to Stamford, Connecticut. So. You all will come see me when we come back from Thanksgiving break. Is that clear?" I nodded as did Sasha, Ashley, Rollins, and Lynch. "Good. Thank you all. You can leave now." Rollins and Lynch left first. Ashley left a second or two later. Mercy and I were the last ones to leave Hunters office. Mercy went to her and Bayley's locker room to get her arena bags. Bayley rode with us to the hotel, Mercy grabbed her things then after a quick farewell to Bayley. We headed to my hotel room and went straight to bed. Mercy laid her head on my left shoulder. And wrapped her left arm around my waist.
"Don't worry baby. Tomorrow morning we'll go for a run. Come back here. Pack for the flight to Boston and by early tomorrow evening. We'll be at my parents place and I'm sure we'll be staying in my room. And. We'll have some house hunting to do while we're in Boston. And I'm going to make sure to find the perfect home for my Outlaw." I looked to her and grinned.
"Thank you, Mercy honey. And I do hope we can find something for me."
She giggled as I kissed her and squeezed her tight against me. "I believe we will."
"Well. If everything goes well at your parents place. We should have another thing to celebrate before years end."
I smiled as she looked up at me with a questioning look on her face. Then after a little makeout session. We fell fast asleep.

The next morning, we woke up and went for a quick run before packing for the flight. The entire time I either watched Mercy pack or thought about what Ashley told me.
Mercy approached me and wrapped her arms around me from behind. "You okay baby?" She asked.
"Yeah. I am." I gently pulled her left arm making her smile and laugh as she was quickly in front of me. "And in a couple hours we will be on our way to Boston to go to your parents place for Thanksgiving and to find me a new home. And if we do. I want." I quickly corrected myself. "I would like for you to move in with me." Mercy smiled and moved her arms from around my waist to around my neck. Then kissed me with enough heat and passion that I was sure would have set off the smoke alarm. After a moment or two we pulled away from each other smiling wildly.
"You know. I don't think we had a shower yet?" She giggled as I kissed her neck.
"Agreed." I laid my forehead against hers and looked into her eyes. "Let's get that shower in."
We headed to the bathroom and both stripped down to nothing and once she turned on the water, we both got in and started making out with each other and it didn't take long for it to evolve into an intense, and heated, hour and forty minute round we've ever had since we started dating which granted hasn't been long, but anyway.
When it was all over. We just got out of the shower, dried ourselves off, dressed in clean clothes and gathered our bags and once we or I ran through a mental checklist and made sure we had everything. We grabbed our bags, turned in our keycards and headed to the airport to catch our flight to Boston.

On the plane. Mercedes showed me properties that were available to buy or rent in Boston and one stood out to me. A colonial/southern style home which is rare to find in the northeast.
"That looks perfect to me Mercy." I told her.
"Okay." She smiled as she set up an appointment with the realtor. After she did that. She leaned into my side as I wrapped an arm around her. Then fell asleep. When we arrived in Boston. We snagged our bags from the overhead bin and deplaned and snagged the rest of our bags from baggage claim.

When we came out of the terminal we were met by a couple who Mercy ran to and they ran to her. The lady had dark brown hair and the gentleman had black hair. After a couple hugs to both people, Mercy turned to me and smiled as she said, "Baby come meet my mom and dad." I walked over and smiled as Mercy introduced me. "Mom, dad this is my boyfriend, Daniel Boyce."
"How do you do?" I extended my right hand.
"Baby. This is my mom, Isabella."
"Ma'am." I shook her hand gently.
"And my dad, Erick."
"Sir." I shook his hand sternly and he matched my hands intensity.
Isabella was the first to speak up. "We heard so much about you. Mercedes hasn't stopped talking about you since your return. But she also told us that you are quite the gentleman. And if this first meeting is any indication. Me and Erick agree with what Mercedes told us."
"And we're proud that Mercedes found a good man since her divorce." Erick said.
"Thank you." I grinned.
"Shall we." Erick opened the trunk and him and I packed me and Mercy's suitcases in the trunk and once it was all in. I shut the trunk and we both got in the car. With me sitting in the back with Mercy.

After we arrived at her parents place, and like she said we were to bed down in her old room, unpacked our bags and after changing clothes. We headed into the living room and Isabella called Mercy into the kitchen and Erick called me into his study.

"Yeah mom?" Mercy asked as she came into the kitchen.
"Daniel, he's a good man. The way he greeted me and your father was nice. Comes from a good upbriniging." Isabella said making Mercy smile. "But he seems troubled about something. Anything wrong between you two already?"
"No. No. Everything couldn't be further from the truth. But it's not really my place to tell you." Mercy said solemnly.
"Ohh. Past relationship trouble?" Isabella asked.
"That's one way to put it."Mercy replied.
"Hmm. Well I hope he feels comfortable enough to tell us sometime."
"I'll talk to him tonight about it mom. And see if he would like to tell you guys about what's troubling him."
"Thank you dear." Mercy started helping her mom with getting dinner ready for the night.

Meanwhile in the study...
Erick was looking at me as I perused the shelves. Then a couple books caught my eye. 'Conagher' by Louis Lamour, 'Last Of The Plainsmen' by Zane Grey. "I always respect a fan of the classics." I smiled.
"Thank you." Erick said. "Now Daniel," I looked to him. "Mercedes is my only child. My only little girl. And eventhough you may have acted the right way when meeting us. I can't help but wonder what does my little girl. See in you that she didn't see in Mikaze when they were married."
I looked to the floor. "Look. I know you don't trust me. I wasn't expecting you to right off the bat. But, bottom line is. I love Mercy. I would never hurt her or do anything to upset her." I sat in a chair across from him. "I in all honesty sir. I have no idea what she sees in me but I feel like my old self when she's around. She's been there for me throughout our careers in WWE. When I came back to the WWE this past Sunday. I wasn't planning on having a girlfriend. But there was something about Mercy that just drew me to her. You can call it our mutual history of bad relationships. I heard about her divorce from Mikaze. I feel like my forced breakup a year or two ago was just preparing me for one who wouldn't break my heart, and when I saw Mercedes Monday morning, I was just in awe of her beauty. When I made my return promo and she came out after my ex. I was completely blown away by how beautiful she looked. And I know I'm rambling. But truth is. I love Mercedes. I do. She has become my rock as I have become hers. I know you don't think I'm worthy of her and I wouldn't blame you. But in the very short time we've been dating. I've been focused more in the ring and in my life. But I've also been sleeping better the past two nights then I have in the past year. And I believe that it's because of Mercedes. And if I may be even more frank. I can't imagine my life without her."
Erick smiled as I finished. "I can see why my daughter likes you so much."
"Guys. Dinners ready!" I heard Mercy yell from the kitchen.
"Look Daniel. I'm happy that you make my little girl happy. And, I'm happy that you are honest with me. I see the smile you bring to my little girls face. And I know that you will keep her safe. I'm just worried about her well being both emotionally and physically.  But, I'll get used to the fact that she's got a new man in her life. So just in case." He hugged me and said, "Welcome to the family."
We soon joined Mercy and Isabella in the dining room. Mercy approached me and kissed me.
'Baby. I know you don't really want to talk about it this soon. But mom was wondering what was bothering you, so I told her that I'd talk to you. And see what you thought in terms of telling them about what Ashley told you last night.' She looked at me with worry very apparent on her face.
'Well no time like tonight. But, after dinner please.' She smiled and kissed me once more before we sat down.
After some roast beef, scalloped potatoes, and green bean casserole. We then adjourned to the living room. Then Mercy started, "Mom, dad. I know that you noticed that something was bothering my Dani. And he would like to explain what it is."
Isabella and Erick looked to me as Mercy slid her hands in mine. "Uhh, where to begin." Mercy squeezed my hands in a reassuring way. I smiled at her before continuing, "A couple years back. I was dating Rebecca Quin who you may know as Becky Lynch. Halfway through 2017. She stopped talking to me. I mean at all. Soon in early to mid 2018 I left the WWE. Retuned to the indie's for a short time then decided to go into a self imposed seclusion." I started to tear up. "Ashley, or Charlotte Flair told me a very big secret that Rebecca kept from me." I took a deep breath as Erick and Isabella looked at me, chomping at the bit for me to continue. "Ah, in the same year Rebecca stopped talking to me. She found out she was pregnant in October or November of 2017. Umm, she started dating Seth Rollins behind my back at the same time or a couple months after she stopped talking to me. And she told Ashley about the pregnancy. But she never told me. If she told me I would have stayed in the WWE. But since she didn't. But sometime in the beginning of their relationship and during a rough training session with her new boyfriend. She started to feel immense pain in her abdomen. Four to five hours later," I was starting to lose my nerve. "It was confirmed that she lost the baby. I wasn't told whether it was a boy or a girl. That would require me to call or go to Dublin, Ireland. To visit someone who I haven't seen in a couple years."
"Mary Quin." Mercy piped up. "Rebecca's mother."
"I was less than pleased not only that she lost the baby. But I was more displeased or disappointed, that she didn't tell me that she was pregnant. So. If I do forgive Becky. Which isn't going to happen for some time. It would have to be a life changing event for me to do so."
Isabella asked, "Does Mary Quin like you?"
"It surprised even me when she took my side once she found out that her daughter cheated on me after she stopped talking to me." I told her.
"Then why not call Mary tomorrow? I'm sure she'd love to hear from you again after all this time." Erick said.
"I don't know." I said with hesitation.
"Baby." I looked to Mercy. "I believe the only way you will at least get some momentary peace of mind. Is if you call Mary right now and ask." She kissed me and my forehead and I smiled.
"Excuse me." I said pulling my phone and pulling up the number for Mary Quin. Erick, Isabella and Mercedes watched as I pressed call.
Not even close to a minute. Somebody answered, 'Daniel you sneaky rascal. How've you been?' Mary asked her voice heavy with her Irish accent.
"I've been better."
'What's wrong, Daniel?' She asked.
"Ashley Fliehr told me Becky's secret."
'Ahh. So you know about the baby and that she lost it?'
"Yeah. I do."
'Hmm. When I found out, I tried to call you but every time I had your number pulled up. I'd chicken out and close the phone.'
"Well, I forgive you. But I'd like to know if the baby was a boy or girl."
'It was a boy. And Becky named him Robert.' I smiled at that with tears starting to form in my eyes. 'I wish she told you herself. But at least you know.'
"Yeah. And in case nobody told you I'm with Mercedes Varnado now and tomorrow she'll be helping me find a new home in Boston."
'That's good.' Mary said.
"Yeah. And I would like you to come to Boston for Christmas when I find one and get settled."
'I'd love to.'
"Excellent. Talk to you soon Mary."
'Talk to you soon.' She hung up and I smiled real wide and started breaking down.
"Baby?" Mercy asked.
"It. Was a boy." I giggled and she hugged me tightly. "And if that's not enough. Becky named him Robert."
"How much you want to bet. Becky did that to honor the babies father. You." Isabella said
"Not holding my breath on that." I said in a serious tone.
"Come on, baby. Let's go to bed, we have an early morning appointment to look at the home your interested in." Mercy smiled.
"Yeah." We said our goodnights to Isabella and Erick then headed to our appointed room.

While Mercy and I changed for bed, Isabella and Erick were talking about whether or not they liked me enough to possibly have me as their new son in law someday.
"Daniel's a great guy and he seems to have Mercedes best interests at heart and what's more I believe him when he says he loves her." Isabella said giving me passing grade.
"I believe him as well. But what happens if Becky dumps her current boyfriend. Will Daniel drop Mercedes for his ex?"
"I don't think he'll do that Erick. I truly believe he loves her. But to ease your suspicion. We'll ask Calvin to come to Boston once Daniel settles in."
"Agreed." Erick replied.

Once Mercy and I were changed and ready for bed. She looked to me. "Baby?" I looked to her.  "I know that I'm being paranoid or worried about nothing, but. If Becky breaks up with Seth. Would you go back to her if that ever happened?"
I looked to Mercy, then patted my lap and she sat on my lap and I wrapped my arms around her waist. "Mercy, you are the only girl I want. You said it best when you told me that Becky had her chance to be with me. And I agree. She had her chance. Now," I slid my right hand over her left cheek and gently caressed it making her smile and move her head in tandem with each caress. "Now your with me and I'm with you and I'm not going to leave you or break your heart. No way." She leaned down and leaned her forehead against mine and looked dead into my eyes, then grinned wider as she saw I was telling her the truth.
"Good." She said after a moment or two. "I love you."
"And I my dear Mercy. Love you too." I kissed her and she melted into the kiss. Pretty soon we got in bed, cuddled up close to each other and fell asleep.

The next morning, Mercy and I woke up. And I smiled as my blue haired angel looked me in the eye as we laid on the bed just staring at each other. "Morning, baby." She smiled.
"Morning, Mercy honey." I grinned as I leaned over and kissed her.
"Ready to go and find a place of your own?" She smiled.
I nodded and chuckled. "You know it." I said. "And you know what the best part is?" She shook her head. "I'll have my girl beside me the entire way. And I believe she will be moving in with me as soon as I'm settled if not sooner."
"Your right. I will be moving in with my boyfriend right when he buys a home for himself." She kissed me as she said. "But the moment I move in. His home will be our home."
I kissed her forehead and said, "Agreed." She slid closer to me and I wrapped my arms around her as she slid onto my lap. I sighed as she looked at me. "I'm very happy to have you in my life Mercy." She leaned into my shoulder. "I can't really imagine what my life would be like without you. I've been so wrapped up in what I lost with Rebecca. That it didn't occur to me to at least try and find someone who would actually be there for me. Like I'd be there for her. And love me as much as I love her."
"Well you have me now. And I have you. And I wouldn't have it any other way." She smiled as she nuzzled into my chest.
"Neither would I, Mercy honey. I love you." I grinned as did she.
"I love you too, Daniel." I kissed the top of her head. Making her sigh in pure relief  and contentment in knowing she had a man who wouldn't turn on her or even break her heart or make her sad or hurt her in any way.
"Well we need to get up, showered and changed for the appointment with the realtor." I said as she nodded and headed to the shower down the hall and I grabbed some casual clothes from my suitcase and went to the bathroom and found Mercy in the shower and she had the curtain open slightly, not enough to let the water sprinkle out of the shower but enough to let me watch her shower. She grinned as I stripped down to nothing and joined her.
"What kept you?" She smiled and giggled.
"Nothing really. I just didn't know that you wanted me with you?" I grinned.
"I'll always want you with me. Well sometimes." She wrapped her arms around my neck as I wrapped my arms around her waist.
"Well, either way Mercy. At any time you want me to join you. In the shower, in the gym, wherever. All you need is to ask."
"I know baby." She said as she kissed me.
"Good. Now as I recall. I promised my girlfriend some down and dirty fun on Thanksgiving break." I said as I moved my hands from around her waist to her ass and gave it a nice squeeze.
"Mmmm that you did." She smiled as we made out in the shower which evolved into a steamy quickie and since we didn't want to alert her parents as to what we were doing under their roof, every time Mercy was about to scream or moan loudly I slid my hand over her mouth muffle the sound.
Forty minutes later, we were washing off the fresh layer of sweat from our quickie and soon were drying off and soon made our way back to her room and just got ready to meet the realtor.
The entire time we were getting dressed I stole a few glances at her and I'm very sure she did the same to me. I couldn't help but watch as my beautiful girlfriend got dressed in a nice black tank top with a dark red sweatshirt and jeans. I just dressed in a gray shirt and leather jacket and dark denim jeans. When we were ready, Mercy slid into my arms and rested her head on my chest.
"Mmm, just think baby. In an couple hours time. You'll have a home here in Boston, have your girl move in and what's even better, is that when we have sex or make love, we can be as loud as we want." Mercy smiled.
"Very true." I grinned as I kissed the top of her head. Which made her look up at me and we kissed, and pulled away from each other after a few moments and left for to the house I was interested in buying.

When we arrived at the address of the home, Mercy smiled as I got out of the car, walked around the car to the passenger side and opened her door and she stepped out of the car and I closed the car door behind her and we walked over to where the realtor was standing. "Hello. You must be Mr. Boyce and that would make you Miss. Varnado." The realtor said.
"You'd be right on both counts." Mercy smiled as she kissed my cheek.
The realtor led us inside the house and gave us a tour. The rooms were very spacious and large even the living room, kitchen and dining room. The asking price was a bit much as it was a little over a million dollars. But with a few autographs, pictures and a little backwoods negotiating. I got the price knocked down to just under five hundred thousand.
Once the paperwork was filled out and I wrote the check for the amount agreed on. I shook the realtors hand, got  the keys to the place, then Mercy and I drove back to her parents home and I called a moving company that would pack my things and have them shipped to Boston.
Later that afternoon, Mercy was in the kitchen helping Isabella with Thanksgiving dinner while I was in the parlor with Erick, when I got a text from Mary wishing me a Happy Thanksgiving. I smiled at the message and replied with a thank you. Erick and I didn't talk at all as he was watching the Turkey Bowl. I soon made my way to the kitchen and slid behind Mercy who smiled as I kissed her neck. "Hey baby." She didn't take her eyes off her task of making a vegetable salad and the stuffing for side dishes among others.
"Hey, anything I can help with?" I asked.
"No Mercy and I have things under control here." Isabella looked at me. "Is Erick too engrossed in the football game?" I simply nodded. "Sorry about that."
"Agh. It's alright. Well, I'm going to get a quick nap. Wake me when dinners ready." I kissed Mercy's cheek as I walked by, went upstairs,went to Mercy's room and just flopped onto the bed and quickly fell asleep.

An hour later,
Mercy came into her room and smiled as she saw me asleep on her bed. She slowly walked up and kissed my cheek. Making me open my eyes and smile. "Dinners ready, baby." She grinned.
I yawned before saying, "Good. Cause I'm starving." She giggled in reply to what I said. I got up and with Mercy beside me we headed down to the dining room for Thanksgiving dinner. And it was an amazing dinner. The Turkey, the stuffing, potatoes and gravy, everything was absolutely delicious. After dinner we were all in the parlor just hanging out, talking and having fun. Erick nearly shattered the serene moment by saying, "Well, I'm not trying  to ruin the evening." Isabella and Mercy looked at Erick. "But I would like to know for sure, if Becky becomes single again for any reason. That you won't break my little girls heart and go back to your ex?"
"Erick." Isabella scolded.
"Dad." Mercy said.
"You still. Don't trust me. That's fine. Your daughter asked me the same question last night. And I'm going to tell you what I told her. Becky had her chance. But instead of being happy with her loyal boyfriend years ago. She decided to date someone else behind my back. She had her shot. Now it's time for me to find someone else and your daughter is the one who has my attention and my heart and nothing or no one is gonna change that. I know you don't believe me. But it's the truth. I love Mercy. And I'd do anything for her." Mercy cuddled closer to me. "Anything." I kissed her forehead making her smile. "So to recap. I will never go back to Becky, if and when she becomes single again. Mercy's my girl and I'm her guy. Becky, had, her, chance. Capisce?" Erick nodded. I stood up and went for a little walk with Mercy.

As we approached the park, "I'm sorry about my dad baby. He's just looking out for me." She said as we continued our walk.
"I know Mercy honey. And I know he means well." I hung my head a bit.
"Your just not a big fan of being put under the microscope so much." She said laying her head against my left arm.
"You know me so well." I smiled finally giving some levity to the heavy moment caused by her father.
"I sure hope so. I mean I am your girlfriend." She stopped as did I. We turned to each other and I wrapped my arms around her waist as she wrapped hers around my neck. "And I can't think of anything I'd rather be. Well maybe a few things." She smiled making me smile even more.
"Love you Mercy honey." I told her as I leaned down.
"Love you too, baby." She leaned up and we kissed for a moment or two with enough heat and passion I was sure would start the trees in the area of the park we were in on fire.
We soon returned to her parents home and went straight to her bedroom for some down and dirty fun. And it lasted close to three hours. We didn't even care if her parents heard us this time. When it was all over. Mercy was laying on my chest with her arms wrapped around it, a wide smile on her face and my hands were on her shoulders as I slept. A grin on my face as we slept soundly for the remainder of the night.
But as the time drew to a close on Thanksgiving break. The meeting with Hunter with me, Mercy, Becky, Ashley,  and Rollins was drawing near.
I wasn't looking forward to that dumpster fire of a meeting. On a happier note all my things from my old residence in Menan, ID arrived that Saturday and Mercy and I spent all day Sunday unpacking and arranging everything. She even arranged with the help of me and her mom to have her stuff packed up and brought to our new home. I somehow felt that I would be suspended after the meeting with Hunter . But until the meeting actually happens I wouldn't know for sure if I was suspended or not. And I hoped that I wouldn't be.

We spent the last night of Thanksgiving break in our new home. And woke up for an early flight to Nashville, Tennessee for that night's Raw.