Title: Never Knew Love

Author: Mel

Rating: PG13

Summary: They say some will do anything to have a child, usually women, but what about a man? How far will one man go to have the child he's always dreamed of?
Disclaimer: I own nothing other than the Ocs you will meet.

Dist: Ask

Spoilers: None really, I may use some storylines, I may not.

Warnings: Angst and well deception lies ahead.

Notes: This story is born of pure imagination, mine and And's who came up with the interesting challenge. For Lita leaving say it's set to be at Survivor's Series with a final match against Victoria and Mickie James for the Women's Title. Survivor's Series is November 26th. Also anything WWE related, matches, cities, will more than likely be made up, may allude to present storylines and matches, but cities might be wrong. OK? It's called fiction anyway so it doesn't really matter.

Pairings: Randy/OC, Randy/Lita, others?

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"So you're going to be okay? You don't want me to come home?" Randy asked into the cell phone as he walking into the hotel heading towards the elevator, heading towards his single room for the night, having chosen to go it alone this trip.

Randy was talking to his wife of a year and a half. They'd met by chance both on vacation to Hawaii. He'd seen her on the beach in a barely there bikini, blonde hair blazing around her shoulders. It had been lust at first sight for him, love for her. They'd gotten married six months after their first meeting on the same beach in Hawaii. Randy thanked god for the day he met Ashton Holland, which happened to be almost exactly two years ago.

"Yes Randy I'm sure. I will be okay. I wasn't that far along anyway. So it's not that big of a loss." Her southern accented voice replied. Randy couldn't help but feel a tightening of his chest at her words. She had been far enough along this time for them to even think of names and colors. Last time sure it hadn't been that far and they'd made the decision to end that pregnancy as it could have been the death of Ashton and Randy couldn't handle that option in life.

"But baby, we even had names picked out this time. Little Alexa Ray or Reese Alan." By now Randy had made it to his floor. He continued the conversation as he walked towards his room which he figured was at the end of the hallway.

A sigh at the end of the phone caused Randy to stop. "Baby what's wrong?"

Another sigh. "Nothing, it's just I don't know how much longer I can do this Randy."

"Do what Ash?"

"This. You and Me in separate places. It was cool at first, oh my god! Randy Orton! But now its hard. I wanted us to have a life together Randy. I left my life for you. I left my familiar settings and my home for you. And now you're never here."

Randy leaned forward until his forehead hit the wall. He listened to her complaints and took deep breaths before replying. "Ashton you knew who I was when you met me. You liked that I was a famous wrestler. You said you always wanted to marry someone famous and well ya got me babe. You know my job enables you to spend money like you do, live the lifestyle you always dreamed of and wanted. Now you have to deal with me being gone. I can't tell you how sorry I am that I can't be with you right now because of the loss of the baby, but it comes with the territory baby. I'm sorry."

Both were silent for a few minutes.

Sigh. "I know. I'm sorry. It's just I want you here and I know you have to do that so we can be where we are, but do you have to be gone four to five days a week?"

Sigh. "Yes, Ashton Marie Holland Orton, I do! Now you knew that when you married me. Remember our plans? I work…you play. I work and make the money, you stay at home and start our family. I want to be there. I swear to god baby girl I do! But I have to do this. You can't ask me to stop the job I love, just like I can't ask you to stop the job you love, spending the money I earn." The last was said with an added smile in his voice. It worked because she laughed.

"Okay. We'll talk about this when you get home, which will be what tomorrow night?"

"Yes."

"Okay. I'm just not sure how much more I can take of this Randall."

"I know Ashton. We'll discuss it when I get home. Okay?"

"Okay. I love you."

"Love you too."

He hung up and sighed before pulling his head away from the wall and reaching into his pocket for this key card.

The card was almost through the slot when he heard a voice behind him that caused him to jump.

"Problems at home Orton?"

He rolled his eyes.

"Nothing I can't handle man. What do you want?"

"To bug you?"

"Haha, seriously Hunter, I'm tired and banged up from the match tonight so what do you want?"

The tall blonde man with a nose large enough for it's own zip code shrugged. "Nothing really. Thought I'd stop by and see how you were and if you wanted to come hang out."

Randy put the key in once more waiting for the door to open before answering.

"I'm fine. I mean it's hard, but I'm okay."

Hunter nodded, being a recent father for the first time, he could understand how Randy felt.

"Well I'll put it like this, it will happen when it happens and when it does it will be the right time. And when you do have your child, it's the most amazing kind of pure love that you could never imagine." Hunter smiled at the man he considered his protégé waiting till he smiled back.

"I know, it's just the getting there that's hard."

Both men grew silent, before Hunter opened his mouth to speak once more.

"Now the real reason I came by."

"Ha, I knew it wasn't to see how I was!" Randy smiled, glad of the distraction.

"Of course not, why would I care how you are Randall? I swear how big is that ego of yours?"

"No where near as big as yours H."

"Haha. Now really, some of us are gonna play strip poker and watch movies, thought you'd wanna join."

"Hmm let me think. Who is this 'us' of which you speak?"

"Well, me, Steph, the munchkin is with the grandparents for spoiling. Umm Cena, Edge, Mickie, Victoria, Melina, Nitro, Ames and Shawn. Maybe Lil. Nothing big."

"Hmm…well I could do without seeing Cena, Edge, HBK, you and Nitro naked, but the girls….hmmm I'm in, especially since you said Ames."

Hunter smiled. It was no secret that before his marriage Randy had had a huge monstrous crush on the red head, and sometimes Hunter wondered if he still did. Not that it mattered because Hunter knew the pair were close friends anyway. In fact Hunter was sure Amy was his closest female friend, maybe even a closer friend than he was with his wife, which was odd, but Hunter didn't really want to think about young Orton's relationships. That would take more time than he was willing to devote to it.

"Yeah figured as soon as I said Amy you'd be there." Hunter said as Orton shoved his luggage into the room and then turned back to him.

"Well duh. She's a good friend and she's hot, so it'd be nice to see her naked."

Randy continued the conversation as they walked down the hallway.

"Now whatever would your wife think if she heard you say that?"

"Nothing. She's cool and she knows Amy is like my best friend."

"Sure. Whatever Orton. Enough talk let's go see how quickly Cena losing his clothing." Hunter said as they made it to the elevator and waited on it.

"That's a horrible image. Thanks man."

"You're welcome."

Hunter laughed as they entered the elevator and went up.

Randy laughed too despite the imagery and was thankful for the distraction from his current situation.