Chapter 8: Visite de la maison

A/N: Hey guys I really hope y'all enjoy this chapter of this story. Honestly, I enjoyed this chapter it was almost easy and I love the flow of it. It is almost a filler chapter just giving a tour and much more history of the family and such. I hope u guys enjoy it nonetheless. Please tell me what u guys think in the comments I would love to know what u guys r thinking about this. Also, the title is in French thought I do something different it means tour of the house or visit the house, what do u think? 

Racheal's P.o.v:

I slowly woke up groggily, dazed, and confused. I was on my side facing the wall with Stud still in my arms. I then heard breathing behind me. I almost thought it was Ben until I started to smell a certain scent that didn't match Ben's at all. I looked down at the tatted arm that was wrapped around me and knew who it was instantly.

I smiled.

I almost forgot he came over and stayed the night. I slowly turned, trying not to wake him up. Once I turned to face him, I started to admire his features. His plump lips that I always want to kiss. Plus, his little beard always tickles me when we hug or snuggle, but I love how he looks with it. It made him look more rugged, and I love messing with it. Jessica never liked it. She always complained about how it felt and how it made him look.

She never deserved this man. She was so vile. I don't know what he saw in her in the first place. I feel bad for his son and the twins as well.

His son referred to me as his mom rather than his mother, which is something we kept to ourselves since I didn't want to cause any trouble. I don't need him to get hurt anymore because of it.

Nevertheless, I do love him as if he is my kid, even though I don't have a kid of my own yet, besides Brutus. I sighed as I continued admiring his features.

"You know, it's impolite to stare at someone," Chris says in a sexy, groggy voice.

I jumped a little with a look as if I had been caught with my hand in the cookie jar before dinner. He chuckled a little as he slowly opened his beautiful ocean-blue eyes and looked at me.

"Sorry," I started to apologize.

"Hey, I don't mind if you do," he smirked, "but I'd thought I just let you know."

I let out a shy giggle.

"You just looked so at peace," I said, "which is a look I haven't seen in a while, so I couldn't help but admire."

I couldn't help but place a hand on the side of his face and gently rub my thumb across his cheek, feeling the stubble. He closed his eyes before placing a hand on mine.

"It's because you're here," he said softly and kind of out of nowhere.

I blushed as I watched him. He then opened his eyes, and I couldn't help but stare into them. It was like we were the only two people left in the world. That was until Brutus popped up and got between us and started licking our faces, ruining the moment; which I am grateful for that he appeared when he did.

"Ah, Brutus!" I screamed out in surprise. "Enough with the licking."

Chris just laughs as I'm practically assaulted by my dog.

"Someone's a morning dog," he mentions before getting the same morning greeting from Brutus, causing more laughter.

"He probably just needs to go outside," I noted while giving the crazy dog some love. "I'll take him out, and you can get dressed."

"Alright, no problem," Chris giggles while Brutus and I crawl over Chris to leave the room.

"Let's go crazy dog," I said as I opened the door and let him go first. I heard Chris chuckle before I went through the threshold and closed the door.

Brutus ran down the hallway and then stopped at the top of the stairs before looking back at me, making sure I was following.

"I am coming, my boy," I said, "We aren't all hyper like you are in the morning."

When I got to the stairs, he started going down them. I then started to smell food and coffee as I walked down the stairs. I hear talking and Gus and Brutus greeting each other; once I get to the bottom of the stairs I walk toward the door since this house doesn't have a doggy door yet I had to open the door for the dogs.

Brutus came zooming around the corner and took off outside. Gus comes trotting behind and goes outside. I just laughed.

I kept the door open enough for them to come back in when they were done. Then I walked into the kitchen and saw Mum cooking while Dad was making his coffee, and Bubba was messing with his phone, probably making sure Mum didn't need any extra hands.

"Morning family," I greeted before yawning. I then went over to Mum, kissed her on the cheek, and gave her a little hug, making sure not to mess up things.

"Morning, my Little Hound," Mum says as she keeps cooking the food, making sure nothing gets burnt.

I then walked over to Da and did the same. He returned one before saying.

"Morning, my Princess."

I then went to Bubba and kissed him on the cheek as well as hugged him.

"Morning, Chompers," he says, looking up from his phone, kissing me on the cheek, and returning the hug.

"Your coffee has already been made just how you like it," Da says, "It's already waiting for you in the fridge since I know you love it cold."

"Thanks, Da," I thanked him as I went to go get it.

"Where is Chris?" Asked Ben.

"He will be down in a moment," I answered as I drank my coffee.

I set my cup down and started making coffee for Chris, knowing how he likes it.

I just got done making it when Chris appeared in the kitchen.

"Morning everyone," he says with a smile. He changed into a nice blue gradient button-down short-sleeve shirt and blue jean pants that seemed to fit him in all the right places.

My mouth went dry seeing this, and I saw Mum taking a glance at me in the corner of my eye before turning back to the pan.

"Morning, Big Guy," Da says, giving him a bro hug before asking, "How did you sleep?"

"Good, maybe even the best sleep I've had in a while," he said with a side look to me, which I blushed a little from.

"Here, just how you like it," I mentioned while handing him the mug.

He immediately looks down at it and smiles.

"Aww, you remembered," he happily stated.

"How could I not?" I smiled with a pat on his shoulder, then walked over to Mum. "You need any help with this?"

"Sure," she smiled before glancing back at Chris. "He certainly looks nice, doesn't he?" She mumbled to me.

I gave her a shocked look with a little red on my cheeks before we both laughed. I then glanced back at him, seeing him getting to his usual chat with Da while Ben laughed from seeing them together again.

The dogs came after spending some time outside. They then trotted to the kitchen, headed to their respective water bowls, and started drinking.

"Ben, can you please feed the dogs their food?" Asked Mum.

"Make sure you feed them the right one, please," I told him.

Gus has been gaining a lot of weight, almost becoming overweight, and does not have much energy because of it, so we have been making sure to give him the proper food to help with that. Luckily, Mum made something to help combat it along with making something for Burtus to help maintain his energy and his beautiful coat; along with whatever else they might be prone to for their breeds.

"Alright, I can do that," Ben says as he gets up and gets the bowls with their names on them.

"Thanks," I said with a smile as I continued helping Mum around the kitchen.

After a few more minutes, everything was done, we had a stack of pancakes, waffles, scrambled eggs, buttered toast, sausage, and bacon.

"Alright, everyone, grab a plate and make a line, get what you want," informed Mum.

"It smells good, ladies," Da says as he kisses both our foreheads before grabbing a plate.

"Man, I miss y'all's cooking," stated Chris.

We all chuckled as we got what we wanted then we sat at the dinner table. We then bowed our heads and prayed.

After we prayed, we dug into our plates. Chris moaned as soon as he put the food into his mouth, I giggled at his reaction.

"So, Big Mac, you have any ideas for your first Rampage so far?" Chris brought up as we ate.

"Oh, you better believe I've got some ideas up my sleeve," he excitedly nodded. "As a matter of fact, with all of us being here, I figured we pull some stuff that'll help fuel the new feud y'all got goin' on, maybe even create a few more iconic moments between me and you."

"Sounds great," Chris smiled. "I don't suppose you'll be looking for an excuse to climb back in the ring with me?"

"Oh no," Da laughed. "As one of my personal favorites, Danny Glover would say, I'm too old for that shit."

We all giggled at that classic line he liked to use.

"Boy, I just fed you, along with your nephew," Ben suddenly said to Gus, who was sitting right next to him looking cute. "Besides, you can't have any of this, bub."

"Gus..." Mum said with that slight warning tone that every mother has, causing her dog to lower his head before laying down with a groan. "I know, honey, I'm sorry."

We all giggled again from Gus' cuteness.

"Speaking of Rampage," Da continued, "I'm gonna need to go in and meet with Tony about the last of the paperwork today; make everything official."

"That's great, Da. I'm proud of you," I stated. "I still can't believe you're gonna be running Rampage and working with us."

"Well, hey, can't let you kids have all the fun on Friday nights," he shrugged, which we laughed at.

"Speaking of fun," Chris began, looking at me and Bubba; "You two feel like breaking a sweat today?"

"Of course, we never miss a workout," I answered before Mum spoke again.

"If you'd like, we have some equipment in the garage for that. It's no gym, but it's useful when needed."

"Well, if you guys want, the hotel everyone is staying at has a gym, and it's really excellent," Chris informed.

"Does it have punching bags, too?" Ben asked with a mouthful of food.

"Yeah, it's got everything," Chris nodded. "It'll give you guys more bonding time with some of the other All Elite people, too."

"Sounds great," I nodded. "Would you also mind if I film some of our day for my channel? It's been forever since you've been a guest on there."

"Of course, I've missed doing that," he smiled, both joyfully and encouragingly, before switching his gaze to Ben.

"I appreciate that, and so will Lexi when she sees it," Ben smirked, causing more laughter at the table.

"But first I did say I would give you a tour of the house," I said remembering that I mentioned it last night.

"True," smiled Chris then looked over at Mum, "What about you Julie? What are you going to be doing?"

"I have the rest of the week off, so I guess I'll be venturing with all of you today," she smiles as Chris grows amazed.

"You sure you're okay with not running your company for that long? I know how passionate you are about it."

"Yeah, it's fine. I trust my employees there," she proudly states. "Besides, this is an important week for my family and I wanted to be there for it."

"She's also really missed some of our friends," I noted to Chris and we giggled.

"And I have my computer if anything comes up," she quickly adds.

"Alright then," he smiled, "just want to make sure."

'He is so sweet and caring,' I thought. 'Why did that cunt have to hurt him?' I don't understand what he did to deserve it. If it is because he travels a lot, she knows it comes with his job, especially with him also being an amazing singer and in a band, but she still married him.'

"Alright, I am going to give him the grand tour of the house," I said with a smile.

"Alright, the boys are going to clean up the kitchen," Mum said and they groaned.

Mum gave them the daggers.

"Me and Racheal cooked," she retorted. "So, you two get to clean and put away any extra food."

I was behind Mum and stuck my tongue out at them with a smile. I then hugged Mum and kissed her on the cheek before I started to show Chris around the house.

"And Racheal, I will make you clean too," she said sternly, "and take Chris back to his group if you don't be nice to your father and brother."

"Sorry, Mum," I quickly apologized.

She raised her eyebrow.

"Sorry Da and Bubba," I quickly apologized again.

"That's better," she smiled.

"How do you know she did something?" Asked Chris in shock.

"I know my kids all too well," Mum said simply. "Plus, mother instincts."

Chris nodded in understanding.

"It's crazy what she picks up on, honestly," I stated, thinking of our conversation yesterday about Chris. "Sometimes, it will surprise you."

"So I can tell," Chris laughed as we started walking. "Of course, I like to think I have pretty good fatherly instincts when it comes to my kids, regardless of their mom..." I frowned with concern at the mention of his ex-wife, which he noticed and immediately regretted his words. "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have brought that up."

"It's ok," I assured him. "You are a good father, you know?"

He smiled sweetly from that statement.

"Thank you. Now, on with the tour," he added to lighten the mood again, causing me to giggle under my breath a bit.

"Alright, well, you've seen the kitchen and the dining room," I noted as we walked. "This door here is our downstairs bathroom." I opened the door so he could peek inside and admire the simple, yet nicely spaced loo.

Yes, I'm still British, and yes, that is a word there.

"Mmm, it's beautiful, gives a nice, comfy vibe," Chris commented.

"It should, it also connects to Tomo's room, see?" I pointed to the sliding door that led to his room here. "Everything here is easy access for him. You can see it even has a special bathtub for him. Mum and Da were lucky to get this, too."

Chris smirked, impressed by everything before him.

"How is Thomas doing?" He asks as he examines the special tub.

"He's doing good," I answered. "He is still in a wheelchair, sadly, but has been working on improving his legs."

"Must be hard for him," sympathies Chris.

"It is," I said with a sad smile. "It's hard for all of us when it happens."

"I remembered how it was," he said. "I was there comforting you when you got the news."

"I am grateful for that too," I said, thinking of when he was there for not just me, but all of us.

Mum took it the hardest when we received the call about Tomo. I wasn't handling it well either. Luckily, Chris helped a lot, making sure to help along with any other friends and family that helped. Some even started a GoFundMe for us to help with medical and anything else we needed. A lot of fans helped donate money and sent cards to us.

Tomo would have been here too, but he needed to stay and help with the gym. He and his wife both help there, which I always thought was sweet, especially since she stuck with him through this terrible situation. She really could not be more perfect for him.

"And down here..." We exit the bathroom and go to the next door. "... is his actual room."

I opened the door to reveal the unique setup in there. He had a king-size bed, his own little gaming area, and countless merch from all the stuff he was a fan of. Plus, not to mention the several photos of his time in both wrestling and the army, some family and friend group photos, and of course his wedding photos.

"I still find it funny how he married a fellow Canadian," Chris noted, causing me to laugh.

"Well, she is quite the catch," I admitted. "He was certainly stratusfied."

Chris laughed before we continued moving down the hall.

"Mhm, and down here is the living room, which you can now see in the daytime," I chuckled.

"Oooo, I like this," he said as he studied every detail of the large room.

It presented two large sofas, each against a different wall, with an end table in between them with a lamp light. Then, there is the big coffee table in the middle with different contents on it and an extra couch chair that rocks back and forth. On the back wall is where they have the large TV, surrounded by a large wooden entertainment center comprised of shelves with countless movies and different systems sitting below the TV. Then finally, there is the fireplace, which was something none of us could do without. Along with the usual living room stuff, there are also several different photos, mainly on the walls. The one above the fireplace is our family portrait, just like the typical rich people we are. We also had four different flags around; the American and Texas flags, the LGBT+ Ally flag, and the Demisexual flag for me, which I always loved.
The other large frames on the walls hold the posters of some of our favorite wrestling events, particularly ones we were a part of that were significant milestones.

"Oh man, I remember those nights," Chris grinned before pointing out some of the posters. "That one was when you became the first-ever three-time NXT Women's Champion. Um, that one was your dad's final match. That one the night you and Ben both debuted in NXT and... Awww, this one..."

The last one he spotted was three images in one, side by side with each other, that showed both mine, Ben's, and Da's first world title victories.

"Yeah, that's a special one," I smiled; "and this door across the hall leads to the garage, which you've seen. So, upstairs then?"

"Lead the way," he nods, but what he said caused me to giggle.

He looks at me weirdly because of it.

"What's so funny?"

"Sorry, it's just..." I giggled again before I could fully respond. "You saying that reminded me of Danny's song, Leading The Way."

It suddenly clicked with Chris, causing him to laugh as well. I joined him in his contagious laughter.

"Ok, that was clever," he acknowledged and I thanked him, feeling a bit proud.

I started leading him upstairs, and, for some reason, I felt like he might've been eyeing my bum, but it was doubtful, so I shrugged it off.

"Now, of course, you've already seen my room," I lightly joked, which he laughed at. "So, this one is Ben's."

I opened the door to his room, which certainly gave off the nerd alert vibes with the occasional photo of families and friends.

"Nice!" Chris grinned, almost laughingly. "Boy got his own little man cave going on here."

I laughed at that.

"Our rooms are connected by intersecting bathrooms because that's how this house is," I informed before we moved to the other end of the upstairs part of the house. "This is the office, which both of them use for their respective jobs."

We entered the room consisting of two desks, each with a laptop, and each work area specifically made for its user, be it Mum or Da. Each desk has different photos as well. Mum's is mostly family photos, while Da's is mostly our wrestling photos.

Go figure, right?

Chris looked at the pictures smiling. Then, all of a sudden, he frowned at the picture on Mum's desk. I walked over and saw what he was frowning at: It was my wedding photo from back when I was married to Charlie.

"I know, I ain't married to him anymore," I said. "It's weird seeing it, but me and him are still friends; and his dad still sees and treats me as a daughter, treats me as if I am still part of the family. We have our tea and biscuits along with talking about wrestling and our trips to England. Lots of people who don't know us assume he is my father since we are both British."

"Why does she have it, though?" He asks, still looking upset, maybe even jealous.

I don't know why.

"Because Mum loved how I looked in the dress, and it was a moment where all three of her kids were married;" I explained, "and even though we aren't together anymore, we both agreed we had fun still."

I glanced over at Chris, who was still glaring at the photo, causing me to grow concerned.

"Oi, what's wrong?" I ask with concern.

He sighs before responding.

"I'm sorry, it's just... I really wish you hadn't put yourself through that, marrying the wrong guy and all that..."

His anger turned into embarrassment, perhaps ashamed for having dampened the mood. Even so, I could probably understand at least part of why it made him act this way. I took his hand in my own, letting the warmth of my grasp ease his troubled mind. We finally regained eye contact and I could the sweetness returning in his beautiful blue eyes.

"It's alright, Mi Lobo," I softly assured him.

We stayed like that for what felt like a solid minute, reveling in the comfortable silence between us before we heard Mum's voice from downstairs.

"Racheal! Chris! Gonna be leaving before long! Make sure you're both ready by then!"

We both giggled a little, although a bit disappointed that our little moment of comfortable silence was interrupted.

"I guess you better start getting ready," Chris advised.

"Probably should," I groaned slightly. "I'll meet you downstairs."

He laughed as we exited their office, shutting the door behind us. We then stopped at the stairs before he looked down at me with an adorable smile on his face.

"Don't keep us waiting too long, Mini Lionne."

He then pecked my cheek before he turned and started going back downstairs. I lay my hand on the cheek as I felt myself blush, the tingling warmth of where his lips made contact on my skin still dancing. I had to take in a quiet breath and let it out as I watched him leave. Of course, I couldn't help but stare at his ass in the process.

A small smile danced on my lips as I turned and was about to head towards the door. Then, I started to hear footsteps coming up the stairs. I got confused as I stopped and looked over to see Ben coming up the stairs. He stops when he sees me and furrows his brow.

"You okay? You seem a little red or giddy or something," he noted.

"Wha- yeah, I'm fine," I assured, maybe a little too quickly. "What you doing?"

He looks at me weirdly before shrugging.

"Just coming up to get changed, same as you." He jogs up the rest of the way as I privately laugh without him noticing.

We then both go to our separate rooms to get changed.

I started to change into:

(Without the earbuds)

I grabbed the video camera that was gifted to me to use for my YouTube channel and checked if it was charged. Luckily, it was.

I turned it on and started my intro.

"Hello, my Little Howlers," I started before asking, "Howls everyone doing?"

I laughed a little at the joke.

"I know it has been a while since I posted anything and I am so sorry," I apologized, "but if you guys saw, you'll understand why I have been silent, I am back now and going to try to keep you guys updated. Anywho, for you guys that don't know, I am now in AEW. I had to leave the other company for reasons, even though I am going to miss my friends over there, especially Demi."

I paused a little, thinking of my friends.

"Don't worry, Demi and I haven't abandoned our shared YouTube account. This has made it difficult, I'll admit, but we will find ways to still post on it. In the meantime, I will still post as much as I can here. Anywho, my family and I are going to go see our friends, who are here, and do some gym stuff. Well, Ben and I will. Mum just wants to come so she can talk to some of our friends since she misses them. Speaking of which, I better get going before Mum comes up here and drags me out the door." I laughed. "With that, I am going to go record more as the day goes on. Hope y'all enjoy!"

With that, I turned off my camera for now, and then I grabbed a backpack and put that, along with an extra change of clothes and my MMA gloves that my friend and mentor, Shayna Baszler, had gifted me, inside. She had them customized as well. One glove in white says WOLF and the other in yellow says SPADES.

I grabbed headphones just in case I decided to listen to music put that in the bag and I then zipped up the bag, grabbed my phone, and started heading downstairs to the others. I noticed that Bubba was already done getting dressed:

"Finally, I was wondering if you were going to come down," he said while laughing.

"Sorry, had to do an intro for the video real quick," I explained, "and explain some things as well."

I then noticed a look I hadn't seen before on Chris' face as he was maybe checking me out. I looked down as I blushed, avoiding eye contact. Honestly, I hope he is. It makes me feel nice but nervous in a good way.

"You alright?" Ben suddenly asked, always one to notice my state of being, which snatched my attention. "You seem nervous all of a sudden?"

"Oh, um... haha," I nervously laughed for a moment. "Yeah, sorry, just a little anxious about seeing and working out with everyone still." It was the best I could manage.

He laughed a smirk with that weird look he gives me sometimes when he finds me actually strange.

"Alright, well, I'm gonna go check on the others really quick," he said before setting his gym bag down and heading toward the back with Mum and Da.

"So, you ready to go?" Chris asked with a giggle, which didn't help with my nerves.

"Yes," I slightly giggled back before realizing something. "Do you have any workout clothes?"

"Back at the hotel," he nodded while strapping on the same jacket he wore last night. "Don't you have cold weather clothes for when we're outside?"

"I am okay. I am used to the cold," I giggled at his question. "You forget I was raised in New York, so this is nothing."

Then Da comes in and notices what I am wearing.

"Baby girl, you better put on a jacket," he says sternly.

"But Da......" I started to say before he stopped me by raising his hand.

"Don't 'but' me. Go put one on now. Just because you're used to it doesn't mean anything."

I groaned as I went back upstairs to grab a jacket.

"Wait, why don't you use mine?" I hear Chris ask.

I then turned towards him in awe.

"Wait, really?! Are you sure? 'Cause you don't have to," I assured him to let him know.

"I don't mind at all," he says while already taking it off.

"But you didn't bring any spares, did you?" Da asked.

"I'll be fine," he shrugged. "She may be a New Yorker, but I'm Canadian. This is like average weather for us." We all laughed at that. "Besides, I won't be outside for that long."

He then hands his jacket to me, which I excitedly take and strap on after setting my gym bag down. Of course, it was oversized, but I'm used to wearing oversized hoodies and jackets anyway. Once it was on, I relished in the comfort of his body warmth that was still fresh in the protective garment. I hugged the jacket to my body while the other two giggled. Plus, I silently took in Chris' intoxicating scent from the inside, letting it fill my nostrils with a pleasant hum.

"Thanks, Mi Lobo," I hummed.

"No problem," he smiled.

It was then that Ben and Mum joined us with Brutus and Gus, having been nice enough to get Brutus in his harness and leash while Mum did the same for Gus.

"Is everyone ready?" Mum asked.

"Yes, and thanks, Bubba," I quickly told him.

"Hey, not my first time doing this," he shrugged as he walked up and handed me the leash; then realized what I had on before glancing between me and Chris and raising an eyebrow. "Seriously, you hafta steal the man's jacket now?"

I narrowed my eyes at him before Chris laughingly responded.

"It was my idea. I thought it would help since she wanted to go jacket-less and your dad wouldn't let her."

Ben rolls his eyes while Mum narrows her's at me, causing me to bashfully put on the innocent look. My brother then crouches over to pick up both our gym bags by the stairs, giving me mine before I thank him.

"Alright, so who's going in what?" He then asked, which Da answered first.

"I'm takin' my bike since it's just gonna be me, hence why I'm bundled up like this." We all then noticed how he was dressed, well suited for a ride in cold weather, which made us laugh.

"I'm taking the truck so we can all go together," Mum then added.

"Will the dogs have enough room with us in the back?" I asked with rightful concern.

"Sure, it's big enough, even with the both of them." We giggled at that.

"Alright, well, I guess we should get moving then?" Chris asked and we agreed, heading to the garage with all of our stuff.

A/N- I am going to end it here for now it getting pretty long plus I am satisfied with that being the end for the chapter not the end of the book just the chapter. So what do u guys think of the house? The rooms?

Yes, my girl is Demisexual, and Ben and the others r supporters not just of her but of anyone who is part of it. So, u can come to me or my fiancee and we won't judge we may ask questions cause we're curious and wanna know more but that's it. Anywho tell me what u guys think I would love to know.

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