Crowned
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Chapter 1
Paige Santino was twenty-one, she had just reached her senior year at Columbia University, she had decided that it was time to move out of the Delta Gamma Theta Zeta sorority house. There was an apartment agency that would place you with a roommate, according to what you were looking for. Paige was now standing in front of a townhouse on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. She hadn't been told anything about her roommate and was nervous. She rang the doorbell and a rather tall guy with brown hair and blue eyes came to the door.
"Can I help you?" He asked.
"Hi, I'm Paige Santino, your new roommate." She said with a smile.
"Randy Orton, nice to meet you." He said.
"Likewise," She said. He looked past her at the pile of Louis Vuitton suitcases and trunks on the side walk.
"Come on in, make yourself comfortable and I'll bring your stuff in." He said.
"I couldn't let you bring all that in by yourself, its heavier than it looks." She said, Randy didn't protest and they started bringing her bags into her room. When they finished Randy got a good look at her. Paige had blonde hair and icy blue eyes, her lips were full and cherry red and were stuck in a slight pout. She was wearing a jean mini-skirt with a red cashmere sweater and a pair of brown Ugg boots that came up to her calves, on top of the sweater she had a white cashmere scarf and a white cashmere hat and a brown jacket. The fall weather had just started getting cold, and her outfit was perfect for it.
"Do you want to go grab a cup of coffee or something?" Randy asked.
"Sure," She said.
"I know this great place about a couple blocks away." He said.
"Cool, we'll walk." She said. When they got their coffee, they began to get to know each other.
"So, with your busy schedule do you have time for a girlfriend?" She asked.
"As of this moment, I'm single, what about you?" He asked.
"I had a boyfriend, that's over now." She said
"What happened?" He asked.
"He wasn't exactly willing to wait until I was ready, so I dumped him." She said.
"What do you do?" He asked.
"Well, I'm a senior at Columbia and I'm a beauty queen." She said.
"Is that a real profession?" He asked.
"Believe it or not, if you win the good ones the checks are pretty big." She told him.
"You're serious?" He asked still in shock.
"I know it sounds weird, but it pays for college, because we all know Columbia isn't cheap." She told him.
"How long have you been doing that?" He asked.
"Since I was three." She said.
"How many crowns have you won?" He asked.
"Thirty-seven," She said.
"You must be good at it." He said.
"But none of them mean anything compared to what I'm competing for in a couple weeks." She said.
"What are you competing for?" He asked.
"The title of Miss New York, who goes on to compete for Miss USA, and the Miss USA winner competes for Miss Universe." She said.
"So, what exactly do you do?" She asked.
"I'm a wrestler for the WWE." He said.
"I've never watched it before, but maybe I'll start." She said.
"You must have been a heartbreaker in high school." He said.
"No, most of the guys were afraid to talk to me." She said.
"Why would they be afraid of you?" He asked.
"Not afraid of me, they were afraid of my brothers." She said.
"How many brothers do you have?" He asked.
"Four, there's Anthony he's the oldest, Carmine, Peter, and Luciano, but we just call him Luke, and then there's me." She said.
"Are you guys close?" He asked.
"Yea, they're very protective of me." She said.
"What about your parents?" He asked.
"My dad owns two restaurants here in the city, I work at one." She said proudly.
"Your parents are making you work?" He asked.
"No, actually I wanted to make my own money and I filled out an actual application." She said.
"I'm impressed," He said. She looked at her watch.
"We should really get back, I want to finish unpacking."
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About a month had passed and Paige had fallen into a routine with Randy, she would drop him off at JFK airport Monday morning, got to work, and he'd be back by either Tuesday or Wednesday. It was Tuesday she was working at the restaurant, Randy hadn't called for a ride. She had just picked up her tip and was heading to her next table. She wasn't looking when she started to speak.
"I'm Paige and I'll be your…Randy?" She asked.
"Hey, yea I got in early and didn't want to pull you from work." He said.
"You should have called me, taxis are expensive." She said.
"Oh guys, this is my roommate Paige. Paige this is John Cena, Mark Jindrak, and Hunter." He said.
"Nice to meet you guys. So, why don't I start you off with something to drink?" She said with a smile. She took their drink orders.
"I'll be back in a few minutes." She said and walked off. As soon as she was out of earshot, Mark leaned in.
"That's your roommate?" He asked.
"Yea, and?" Randy asked.
"She's gorgeous," Mark said.
"Yea, I'm glad we're staying at your place this week." John said.
"I wouldn't try anything if I were you." Randy said.
"Why not?" John asked.
"She's got brothers." Randy said.
"I could handle her brothers." John said.
"She's got four and they're all older." Randy said. Paige came back with a tray that had their drinks on it and passed them out.
"Okay, are you guys ready to order?" She asked.
"I want the sirloin steak with French fries." John said.
"How do you want that cooked?" She asked.
"Medium-well," He said and she wrote it down. They all ended up getting the steak. She had taken the order to the back and then came back and was chatting with the guys, just then four bigger guys walked in the door and looked right at her.
"Pretend you don't know me." She said.
"You haven't told them that your roommate is a guy yet?" Randy asked.
"I haven't gotten around to it yet." She said.
"It's been a whole month." He said.
"Hey Paige, get me some food." One of the guys said.
"Get your own food Carmine; do I look like your slave or something?" She said across the diner. She had started walking into the back, and Carmine hoisted her over his shoulder.
"Carmine I'm working, put me down." She said.
"Come on Carmine, put my baby sister down." Anthony said. He let her slide off of his shoulder.
"Anthony, you weren't supposed to be here until tomorrow." She said as she hugged the oldest brother.
"I came home early to kill that little shit Ricky who broke your heart." He said, Paige rolled her eyes and crossed her arms.
"Can we not talk about Ricky right now; I have to get back to work." She said and kissed them all on the cheek. She went back over to the table to check on the guys.
"Is everything alright over here?" She asked.
"Yea," They all said.
"Okay, your food should be out in a few minutes." Paige smiled and walked off. On her way into the back, Carmine gave her a wedgie.
"Carmine, leave me alone or I'm going to disown you as my brother!" She exclaimed as she pushed the top of her panties back into her pants.
"You are, I dare you." He said and started to tickle her.
"Okay, I won't disown you, just stop tickling me." She pleaded through laughter, he let her go and she went to get their food. She brought it out, she had the tray balanced on one hand and had the tray holder in her other hand, she set it up and gave each of them their food.
"Your brothers are giving you hell today." Randy said.
"Try all week, do you see this abuse!" She said.
"Hey Paige, who are you talking to over there, they better not be guys." Peter called to her. She rolled her eyes and mumbled something.
"If they turn up missing, you know who did it." She said and walked off, on her way into the back, she smacked her brothers on the back of the head.
"Ouch, what was that for?" Carmine asked.
"Why are you even here?" She asked.
"Mom sent us to tell you that some pageant was bumped up to this afternoon." He said.
"Which pageant?" She asked.
"Miss New York or something." He said and her eyes widened. She walked over to Randy and the other guys.
"I have to leave right now, I'll get someone to cover you guys, but I really have to leave." She said.
"What's wrong?" Randy asked.
"A pageant has been bumped up to three this afternoon." She said.
"How big?" He asked.
"Miss New York big., oh my God, it's like two o'clock. I only have an hour to get ready, this is so fucking big. Paige was lost in her own thought, and her hands shook profusely. Randy had never even heard her curse, let alone use the word 'fuck'.
"Calm down, just breathe, remember to be a person and not a robot." He said.
"I feel sick all of a sudden." She said.
"It's just butterflies, you're nervous, but you've done this like fifty times and you've won thirty-seven, and I highly doubt any of the girls there today will be half as pretty as you are." Randy told her.
"Aw, thanks Randy, that's really sweet of you." She smiled her million dollar smile at him.
"I know, get going time is precious." He told her.
"You're right; I got to go, if I don't leave now I'll be late. I t was nice meeting you guys, I'll see you later." She said as she walked out the door.