Birthday dreams
9:17pm 22nd July 2012
The month of July was slowly coming to a close. The month had been riddled with storms and rain. There had been little glimpses of the summer here and there but as a whole the summer had been waterlogged.
The bleak skies, the dark clouds the horrible sound of thunder and lightning had an adverse effect on the mood of everyone.
The nights were the worse. The sound of raindrops dripping on the windows was a sight that brought a wintery sense to everyone.
One girl in particular hated the horrible weather. She loved to wear lots of different summer dresses. She enjoyed the light summer breeze flowing through her luscious golden blonde hair.
The smile would always beam from her face as she walked and ran with her three little dogs around her local park. People seemed to be really friendly when she would run past. People would smile, people would wave, a sense of togetherness that only the summer would bring.
But this horrible weather had got her down. She would still go for her runs, she would still take out Chloe, Stewie and Pepper for their walks but it was different. The rain and storms kept people from going outside and the people that did go out were miserable, they were unfriendly and inward. There was no waving; there was no smiling the horrible weather brought nothing but bleakness.
The beautiful blonde Torrie Wilson sat in her blue armchair looking out of the window. She tried to let out that beautiful smile that she was so famous for but the bleak darkness outside just kept her from being happy.
The sweet beauty leaned her head back as she felt two strong hands cover her eyes. She listened as she heard the sound of his deep voice say "Guess who?"
Torrie turned on her chair without opening her eyes and softly said "Well if it's not you John then I'm going to be really scared."
She opened her eyes and saw the tall muscular figure of her closest male friend John Cena. She let out a little smile and said "How did you get in?"
John replied "The door was open. I knocked a couple of times but there was no answer, and I was worried so walked in to check nothing was wrong."
Torrie looked back at him with a stern smile "What if I was in here with a man?"
The strong John Cena twitched a little and turned away nervously before replying "Well then I would turn away, walk out of the front door, go home and remove my eyes with a fork."
The Boise beauty giggled and replied "You're an idiot John."
John sat down on the sofa and answered "Thanks. Anyway you don't look very happy. What's the matter?"
Torrie started to run her finger and thumb down her hair, quietly answering "There's nothing wrong."
John leaned forward of the sofa onto his knees and shuffled over the chair where Torrie was sat. He gently tapped her knee and said "Come on you can't fool me. I know you too well tell me what's wrong."
She closed her eyes and tried to deny it again "I'm fine John."
The persistent John wasn't going to give up. He said "Fine I'm just going to bug you until you tell me what's wrong."
He started to gently flick her knee trying to get her to open up to him.
Torrie tried to ignore it for a little bit but eventually she said "Ok I will tell you. Boy you are annoying."
John laughed and answered "Well your lucky I was about to start singing."
She rolled her eyes as she moved over to her other sofa and said "I'm glad I gave in. My ears wouldn't have liked your singing."
John leaned back on the wall and looked up at Torrie ready to listen to what she was saying.
She took a sip out of her glass before she started to talk.
"Well it's just. It is my birthday in two days."
John interrupted saying "Are you not looking forward to it then?"
The beautiful Torrie replied "No I'm not. I am 37 this year and it doesn't seem like I have done anything since my last birthday. I have been thinking for days as I look up at this horrible weather what do I have to show for my 37th year on this earth and I have nothing to show for it."
The handsome John Cena had moved up to sit on the sofa next to her as he listened. He followed on and said "What makes you say that? You have a lot to show for it. You are very close to having your book published. You have moved house I think it has been quite successful."
She looked at him and replied "You count that on one hand. I remember doing this little exercise at school where we had to pick a bingo number and whatever number it was we had to say what we wanted to be doing at that age. Mine was 37 and I am two days away."
John slowly asked "Where did you want to be?"
She closed her eyes trying to imagine that perfect place. "I have always had a vision ever since I was a little girl. I had my own beach house that I have been saving up for all my life. At the front of the house there is a rocking bench where my little daughter Kelly Marie would rock and read my stories that I had written. My husband would come home from work and we would walk hand in hand down the beach, the golden sand touching our feet. My little girl running over as the three of us run through the shallow water, laughing and giggling as we flick water at each other. We put her to bed and then me and my husband go sit out on the beach. We sit down to a candle lit dinner. The moonlight just makes every meal romantic and wonderful. We go to bed and the last sound that I hear as I drift off to sleep without a care in the world is the sound of the waves."
Her eyes opened and a tear rolled down her soft cheek.
John gently wrapped his hands around Torrie and hugged her as she cried into his shoulder. "I'm so far away from my dream John."
John gently stroked the back of her shoulder. He struggled to find the right words to say to her. After a couple of minutes John quietly said "Never give up on that dream Torrie. It may seem to you like it is getting away from you, you are strong Torrie you can be all you want to be. You can achieve those dreams."
She pulled away from John and snapped "It's too late now John. I am too old. I will never get that dream vision that I want. I have saved, I have written, I have tried to find love but nothing has ever worked out."
John moved away and sat on the floor leaned up against the wall. He looked up at Torrie's beautiful blue eyes and quietly spoke "If you give up on that dream you will have nothing to wake up for."
Torrie stood up and said "John I'm really sorry I want to be on my own."
John replied "I…"
The upset blonde snapped "John please just go. There is nothing you can say or do, that will make things better. I don't want to think about that dream anymore and I definitely don't want to think about my birthday!"
The dejected John didn't say a word. He got to his feet and looked down at Torrie. He could see her gorgeous eyes begin to swell up with tears. All John wanted to do was make her feel better. Make everything alright again, but sometimes there aren't the right words when a heart is so in pieces.
He walked towards the door and softly said "I'm here for you if you need me."
The downhearted beauty listened out for the sound of the door closing. She stood by the window and watched through the gap in the curtain at John walking away. She knew if he heard her crying he would come straight back and she wanted to be by herself. Her eyes were fixed on him as he walked down her path. He looked back and forth at the window, worried and concerned that his very close friend would be ok. He kept looking back as he walked down the road and around the corner out of sight.
Torrie turned her back and leaned on the back wall of her front room. She slowly slid down the wall as she couldn't hold her tears in anymore. She held her head in her hands and let all of her emotion out.
In the mind of Torrie Wilson the 24th July was going to be nothing more than the worst birthday of her life.
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9:37am 23rd July 2012
The next morning the rain had stopped. There were still clouds in the sky there was still that sense that there hadn't been a summer.
The strong John Cena was sat in the dining area of his home. His desk was covered with bits of paper, pens and posttests with drawings and writing and scribbles of ideas all over it. His hands were covered with ink he had been plucking his brain all night working on an idea working on a scheme that meant so much to John. He was surrounded by screwed up pieces of paper as he stood up to make himself an orange juice.
As he squeezed the juice from a fresh orange he heard a knock at the door. He shouted "Come in"
John took a sip of his drink as he heard to sets of footsteps coming towards the kitchen.
"John buddy. How's it going?"
John turned around and said "Yello Cody, Randy what's up?"
The tall and tanned Randy answered "Nothing we just wanted to come see you man."
John looked as the young Cody Rhodes was slowly and gradually moving towards John's remote.
John walked in front of Cody and stopped him just as he was about to pick up the black TIVO remote. He sternly said "So you just wanted to spend some time with me then?"
Cody nervously stood back and answered "Ok we did honestly want to see you but you have all the sports channels as well."
John laughed and replied "I should have known."
The St Louis born Randy Orton followed on "Well at least you get to see us for a bit. We can never seem to catch up with you."
The young Cody reached for the remote again, but John pushed his hand away. John looked at them both and said "I tell you what I will make you a deal. If you help me with what I have to do for today and a little bit tomorrow then I will get you both a key cut and you can come in here and watch my sports channel whenever you want day and night."
Cody excitedly answered "Oh yes definitely."
Randy was a little more reserved "Hold on what is it you need help with?"
John walked over and picked up the only pile of paper that was neatly stacked. He motioned for Cody and Randy to sit down as he handed them the pieces of paper.
The both of them started to look through John's work. The amazement grew in their eyes as they read page after page of John's plan. They read the final page and both slouched back in their chairs simultaneously.
There was a small amount of silence before John spoke up and said "So what do you think?"
Randy answered "I think you are crazy."
The man originally from Boston had a nervous look on his face. He looked over to Cody to get his reaction.
Cody flicked the pages through his fingers and answered "If it was to work then it would be perfect but how on earth do you expect it to work. I mean some of the things are not even in your control."
John scratched the back of his head and quietly answered "I admit there are some risks involved."
Randy butted in "Risks? That is the understatement of the century. You are pretty much putting all of your eggs in a broken basket."
John's friends kept picking up the collection of paper shaking their heads.
John was a little disappointed with the reaction but he was not one to give up easy.
He finished off the last of his orange juice and said "Looks like I'm on my own then."
Randy and Cody had a worried look across their face. They both stood up either side of John. Randy put his hand on John's shoulder and said "John we are your best friends. We will always be your best friends and I know how much this means to you and I know why it means so much so we will help you even though we are going to need a fricking miracle to pull it off."
Cody said "Hold on what have I just been signed up for."
No one answered Cody. John just said "Thank you guys you are the best. We better had get to work."
The three of them sat around the table. Cody asked "So John where do we start?"
The echo of papers being sorted through could be heard around the room. John found the pieces he needed. He stood up as if he were chairing a meeting.
He spoke with real purpose "Well there is a few of them that will be quite easy to do. I can handle them but there is some that is going to take some real work. So here is the plan. I'm going to divide the difficult ones into three piles. If we can get it all sorted tonight then will be fine."
Randy almost spat out a mouthful of cola as he said "Hold on we have to do this at night?"
The determined John answered "Well yeah because if we do it all today then nothing will go right."
Cody slapped Randy on the shoulder. "This is your fault. I said to go to the library and watch live streaming."
John slapped his hands on the table firing his friends up "Are you with me?"
They both nervously replied "Yes were with you John."
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8:38pm 23rd July 2012
The beautiful, red sky shone through the window of Torrie's bathroom. The gorgeous blonde had spent the entire day watching romantic comedies and eating small tubs of ice cream.
She just wanted tomorrow to come and go so she could forget about it and move onto trying to have a better 38th year. There was no way she wanted to get to her 40th birthday and feel this way, at least she a few years to finally do something with her life.
Torrie had been relaxing in a boiling hot bubble bath. She had place scented candles on the four corners of her bath tub mixing the aroma of lavender, lemon, cherries and strawberries.
She felt very relaxed as she tipped some of the hot water over her soft and smooth skin. She looked over to her phone a few times as she thought "I should really text John I know how much he worries about me."
She leaned over and dried her hands before picking up her mobile and sending a text.
"Hey John, I'm really sorry about last night. This whole birthday thing has really got to me. I hope I didn't upset you too much. I know you will probably buy me a present tomorrow just don't go to mad and that is the last I want to hear about my birthday. I will talk to you tomorrow. Torrie. X"
Torrie carefully threw her phone onto her pile of clothes. She whispered to herself "I wonder if I could sleep through tomorrow."
She closed her eyes and slid down into the water.
….
8:42 23rd July 2012
There was a smile on John's face as he put his phone into his pocket. He opened his front door and waited outside for Randy and Cody to turn up.
A small ford fiesta pulled up outside his house. John started to laugh and shake his head as Cody and Randy got out of the car.
He continued to shake his head and say "What in the blue hell are you two doing."
The two of them had dressed completely in black. They were wearing a fleece with a t shirt over the top of it. They had dark sunglasses on with a wooly bobble hat.
Cody replied "We need to get this done quickly and you said you don't want us to be seen."
John laughed and quickly answered "Yeah I did but I also don't want you both arrested for being suspicious characters. Well never mind there's no time for you to get change your first task definitely needs for you not to be seen."
The tall Orton started to moan "Oh no which one are we doing first?"
The three of them put their hands together and raised them in unison.
Randy and Cody looked back at John. Good luck buddy. I really hope this goes well.
John picked up two sets of keys. He had a big night ahead of him.
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7:47 24th July 2012
"I'm on the edge of glory…."
Torrie picked up her phone and pressed a button. She sat up out of bed. Her hair was very messy. She scratched her back and looked at her phone. She saw six messages and three mixed calls all from different people. She stood up and looked in the mirror. She said "I do not look human. Couldn't people have waited until I don't know, until it was morning?"
Torrie opened the curtain and shielded her eyes as the sun came shining through. She put her dressing gown on started to comb her hair. A small smile had appeared just from seeing the sun.
As she brushed her teeth she couldn't help but say "That sun was a nice surprise."
She walked towards her front door and saw a card appearing through the letter box.
She opened the card and read the handwritten words inside.
"Dear Torrie today is a day to feel special and bright, a day to feel happy, contended and full of light, a day to shout out and say, forgot about all my worries as it is my birthday. Love John xxx. P.s 1
Torrie smiled as she held the card in her hand "Aww he is so sweet. He is an idiot but sweet. What was the P.s about?"
She walked into her front room and put the card on her mantelpiece. She walked through and opened her kitchen door.
The sweet Torries eyes widened as she saw what was before her. Her table had been lined with a purple table cloth. There was a vase in the middle with Torrie's favorite pink and white roses. She sat down and saw a bowl of her favorite cereal. On a plate were two boiled eggs and soldiers and a glass of orange juice and a pot of tea. She sat down and started to eat her breakfast. Torrie scooped out the last bit of egg from the shell. As she lifted the egg shell out with a spoon she noticed the number 2 written on the bottom of the egg.
She took a sip of tea and said "What is he up to?"
Suddenly she stood up and screamed "Where are my babies?"
Torrie frantically ran to her back door. She opened the back door as a sense of relief flowed through her body. She saw her three dogs Stewie, pepper and Chloe stood in front of her. The stunning Boise native had a huge smile across her face as she saw the words "Happy birthday Mummy" Written with a mixture of dog food, treats and carrots with the number 3 next to them.
Torrie knelt down and called them over. She started to fuss over them "Well you three are very smart. You did all this for me?"
Torrie noticed little stickers behind the ears of the three of them.
She read the first sticker of Stewie "Thank you Mummy for taking us for such lovely walks 4."
Torrie smiled and scratched the back of Stewies ear. She went to Pepper and read hers next "Thank you Mummy for all the lovely food and drink that you buy us 5."
Her beaming smile got even bigger as she hugged her pepper. Finally she went to Chloe and read her sticker "We love our Mummy so much for everything she does for us and we would be lost without you xx6."
Torrie kissed the top of Chloe's head and stood up. "Well you three are very lovely. I am going to treat you for a lovely long walk."
Her dogs were always very well behaved. Torrie put them on their leads and walked them to the park. She let them off the lead and they walked by her side. She walked about five minutes into the park and saw a small hole in the bushes. Torrie screamed as Chloe ran through the hole.
Torrie frantically caught up with her. She stroked her head saying "Please don't run off Chloe I get so scared you normally only run when you see someone you….."
She looked into the clearing and saw there was a patchwork blanket with a plate with some chocolate fudge cake on. She smiled at the can of Doctor Pepper next to it and the six dog bowls with water and foot in them. She opened the can and saw the number seven on the bottom.
She looked around and laughed "John how many more of these are there to come? I feel like I am playing a game of snakes and ladders."
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John smiled as he sat on the other side of the clearing. He text Cody and Randy the same message. "All going well so far, can't believe nothing has gone wrong."
He virtually immediately got a message back from Cody saying "Don't worry only another thirty more to go."
…
Torrie finished her fudge cake. She waited for the dogs to finish their little bit of food before she decided to head back home. The sun was shining off Torrie's luscious blonde hair as she walked back along the path and back out of the park. Torrie couldn't hide the smile on her face as she walked past other people in the park. Dog walkers were waving little children were playing and coming past and stroking the three dogs. It was as if Torrie had walked into some kind of dream, some kind of fantasy of what summer should be like.
She couldn't believe how happy she was feeling. She got back to her house and saw there were three numbers on her door. She lived at number ten and there were two pieces of paper next to the ten with the numbers 8 and 9 written on. The beautiful blonde looked down at her dogs and said "Looks like three surprises here then. I should never have given John my spare key."
Torrie opened her door and walked in. She shut the door behind her. She looked on the stairs and saw a glass. She took a sip and said "Ooh I haven't had this wine in a long time."
She walked into her front room and heard the sound of screaming. "OH MY GOD."
She ran into the arms of three stunning women and they all hugged together.
They let go of each other as Torrie had happy tears in her eyes. She tearfully said "I can't believe this, what are the three of you doing here?"
A very tall and slim woman by the name of Stacy Kiebler answered "Well we all got this letter like a week ago it had plane tickets hotel tickets and five hundred dollars each in it saying to come here."
The gorgeous young mum Candice Michelle followed on saying "Then we met up at the hotel last night and were asked to meet this guy Randy in the lobby."
Stacy butted in "That Randy was hot I want to take him home with me."
The Latina girl Lillian Garcia looked at Stacy and said "Stacy this is about Torrie."
They all laughed Torrie asked "Come on girls just tell me what John is up to. I know it's all him."
The three of them looked at each other. Stacy and Candice stood back leaving the floor for Lillian. She said "Well I know we all have been friends since kindergarten but we are sworn to secrecy but what I will say Torrie you are in for the day of your life."
Torrie shuffled back in her chair and suddenly said "Wait a minute John brought you plane tickets. Candice you live in Wisconsin, Lillian you live in San Diego and Stacy you live in Los Angeles and he gave you five hundred Dollars each. Where is he getting this money from?"
The three of them nervously looked at each other. Candice said "Forget that Torrie we are going shopping we are going to spoil you rotten girl. Oh and shopping is number 11 by the way"
They dragged Torrie to her feet and out of the door ready for a really special birthday girly shop.
Torrie had a huge smile on her face seeing her friends for the first time in ages.
Who knows what other special surprises John had set up for her birthday?
End of Part 1
This is a birthday 2 part one shot for my friend and fan fiction mentor Kelly. She is wonderful writer and an even more wonderful person. I really hope you like it lady.
And I really hope everyone else likes it as well. Lol