"Hey Megan, honey, can you come out here for a minute?" yelled Randy.
"Yeah just give me a second." Randy's wife, Megan replied.
In their bedroom, Megan was just putting up the towels and washrags, when Randy had hollered for her. She was wondering why he needed to see her. She quickly put them in the linen closet in the bathroom, and then went to find Randy.
"Randy? Where are you?" She hollered.
"I'm out in the garage." Randy hollered back.
Megan walked to the other side of the house to the garage. When she walked out, she didn't see Randy anywhere in sight. She started to get this weird feeling that something was wrong; a feeling that she just couldn't seem to shake. She turned around to walk back in the house to try and find Randy. As she turned around, she let out a scream of shock and surprise to see that Randy had snuck up behind her.
"Jesus Randy! Are you trying to make me have a heart attack before I'm twenty-five?" Megan exclaimed.
"I'm sorry honey, but your reaction was just what I was looking for. You see, I'm trying this new gimmick for sneaking up on opponents in the ring. I needed to test it out, and see if this would work. And I think that it will." Randy explained.
"So you were going to attack me?" asked Megan.
"No, I just needed to try it out on someone unsuspecting before I try it out in my match on Monday night. You know that I would never attack you! I'm not that kind of guy. Sure I attack guys on a weekly basis in the wrestling ring, but I leave that all IN the ring." Randy added getting a little offensive.
"Chill Randy, I was just kidding. I know you would never attack me. You love me too much to do that!" Megan said as she stepped closer to Randy and ran her hands up and down his bulging, tattooed, biceps.
Just touching him gave her chills up and down her spine. She still couldn't believe how lucky she had gotten. Before she met him, she was working as a waitress at the local diner and was still living with her parents and little brother. She remembered watching him on TV every Monday night with her brother, Jarod. Watching how he would coil into his signature move, and then bust a cap in his opponent's ass. It was just the type of thing that would turn her on.
Megan had finally saved up enough money to take her brother to see this Monday night wrestling show when it passed through. They had front row seats, and were having a blast. The night was coming to a close, and the main event was coming up next. Megan and Jarod's two favorite wrestlers were going head to head, the Viper Randy Orton and Edge.
The music cued and out came Edge. The lights went low and the music was loud, but it could barely be heard over the roaring of the crowd. Edge had stopped halfway down the ramp and then the pyrotechnics started going off making it even louder. He then sprinted the rest of the way into the ring and started hyping the crowd up. Then his music was cut off by Randy's music. The music started off as a whisper then grew into a screaming voice. Just hearing this music made the crowd go wild.
Randy was making his was down to the ring, but stopped halfway down, just as Edge had done. He then looked to the right at the crowd, and then looked left. When he did, he locked eyes with Megan. He just stood there for a minute gazing at her beauty, as if he had never seen anything like here before. He then shook his head and continued towards the ring.
While he made his way down to the ring, her brother asked…
"Why was Randy Orton staring at you?"
"He was probably staring at someone behind us. He could not have been staring at me. I mean come on, he is a professional wrestler, and I am a waitress at Cracker Barrel full time. Why would he be staring at me?"
"Because, you look great tonight, Megan!" Jarod said.
"Well thanks for the compliment Jarod, but I look like shit right now! I just got done pulling a double shift at work, and had no time to get ready before coming here. Plus, when I take you home, I have to go back to work and cover for another waitress." Megan said as she dreaded going back to work.
"That stinks, let's just enjoy Randy kicking Edges butt!" Jarod said, turning his attention back to the match that was already under way.
After what had to have been the longest professional wrestling match, Megan and Jarod were on their way out of the arena an hour later. With all of the people trying to leave at once, they sat in the parking lot for a good half hour. Megan finally got Jarod home at 12:25, knowing that she only had five minutes to get back to work; she had him walk into the house and put himself to bed.
Megan knew most of the places where cops would hide at night, so she sped a little bit, but was still cautious. It was a good thing that she did too, because she made it inside just as the clock hit 12:30. She let out a sigh of relief knowing that she was not late, but she immediately had to get to work.
"Hey Megan, can I talk to you a minute?" Megan's boss, Jourdan, asked.
"Yeah sure." Megan replied as she walked into the kitchen.
"We have a huge group coming in, in about twenty minutes. Therefore, you and the other three waitresses have to be in overdrive. But it won't be for nothing, I will give you four, nice little bonuses on your next few checks." Jourdan said.
"Oh wow! How many do you think are coming in?" Megan asked, exhaustion setting in.
"About fifty to a hundred people. I guess it's a bunch of professional wrestlers who just had a show or whatever downtown. So there is going to be a lot of people in here." Jourdan replied.
Megan thought to herself; professional wrestlers who just had a show downtown? It couldn't be the same show that she had just come from. She couldn't be that lucky. Megan had to shake her head to get the thought of a bunch of wrestlers who may or may not be from the same show that she had just seen, and get her body in motion for the chaos that was about to erupt in the small restaurant.
Sure enough, twenty minutes later, three Greyhound buses pulled up and unloaded its passengers. Like a wave, people came rushing into the dining area and sat themselves. Immediately, Megan and the other three waitresses went to work first by taking drink orders, one table at a time. It was a good thing that they had ten coffee makers, and five soda machines, because if they didn't, Megan and the other waitresses would be waiting for each other to finish and they wouldn't be in each other's way.
Finally all the tables had been taken care of. Until Megan noticed way in the back a table had not been. It wasn't in her section, and she noticed that the other waitresses were busy; she decided to take that table anyway. She walked over, and quickly noticed that sitting at that table was Randy Orton, Edge, and two other people that she had never seen. She was taken aback by who was sitting at the table that she stopped short of the table to try and control her shaking hands.
"Hi, my name is Megan and I will be your server tonight. What can I get you all to drink?" Megan asked with a waver in her voice.
"Hi, I'll have water and a coffee." Edge said.
"I'll have the same." The other two men said.
"I will just have water." Randy said without looking up.
"I will be right back with your drinks and then take your orders." she replied as she walked back to the kitchen area.
When she got to the kitchen, she had to hold on to the counter to keep from falling because her knees were shaking. She was thinking about what her brother had said and wondered if it was true. Was Randy really staring at her or was he staring at someone behind her? This she didn't know, but thought that if it was her he was looking at; he would recognize her when she brought him his drink. She finally finished filling four glasses of water and put three empty cups on her tray then grabbed a pot of coffee and was off to their table again.
"Here's your waters and coffee." Megan said as she set the pot of coffee on the table to give them their water, and then filled their coffee cups.
"Do you know what you want to order?" she added.
When Edge and the other two men had told Sam their orders, it was Randy's turn. He read what he wanted from the menu, and finally looked up at Megan with a surprised look on his face.
"Do I know you?" he asked.
"I don't think so. Do you want onions in your hash browns?" Megan replied.
"Um…no thank you." Randy stammered.
"Alright, I will have your orders up shortly." She said as she turned and walked away.
While she was waiting for Randy's food to cook, she hurriedly brought her other customer's their food and refilled their drinks. She was trying as hard as she could to not look over at Randy's table, but there were a few times that she glanced up, and every time that she did, he was staring at her, making her blush.
After running around like a chicken with its head cut off taking care of the other customers, Randy's tables food was finally came up, giving Megan an excuse to go back over there. Since there was quite a bit of food, she would have to make two trips. She made sure to leave Randy's behind to bring back on the second trip.
"Here you go guys. I'll be right back with the rest of the food, and then I will bring refills." Megan stated.
She walked back to the kitchen to grab the rest of the food, and another pot of coffee.
"Dude! Why do you keep looking at the waitress? You are engaged to Maria!" Edge said, waving his hand in front of Randy's face to get his attention.
Randy blinked, shook his head, and turned his attention back to Edge.
"I know, but she just looks so familiar. I know that I have seen her before, but I just can't remember where or when." Randy said just as she came back with his food.
"Here you go, and here's some more coffee. Would you like some more water, sir?"
"Um…yes please." He stammered.
"Okay, I'll be right back." Megan smiled as she walked away.
"Dude! Keep it together! If you think that you know her, and then just ask! Stop being a little chicken shit, and ask. Maybe you saw her at the show tonight, when you were walking down the ramp." Edge said.
"That's it! I saw her just behind the left barricade when I walked down for our match. She had this little boy with her too." Randy exclaimed.
"So you are crushing on a chick that has a son? That's weird! Check her left hand when she comes back to see if she's married. Even if she isn't, you can't go after her." Edge said.
"Why the hell can't I?" Randy asked.
"Well, one word comes to mind. Maria! Ring any bells?"
"Oh shit! You are right." Randy said, slapping his forehead with his palm.
He was remembering that Maria was planning their wedding back home. He was going to be a married man within the next three months. Like clockwork, Megan came back with his water. All at once, Randy and Edge immediately looked at her left hand, and saw that there was a ring on her ring finger. It was nothing to fancy, just a simple amethyst set in a thin gold band.
"Is there anything else I can get you gentleman this morning?" asked Megan asked with an exhausted forced smile.
"No, but I have a question. Our friend here, Randy, thinks he saw you at our wrestling show earlier. Was it you?" Edge asked bluntly.
Randy kicked him hard in the shin underneath the table.
"OW! What the hell man?" Edge hollered.
"Actually, yes I was. I saved up and took my little brother." Megan replied.
"Awe, well that was sweet of you. Are you married?" Edge again asked bluntly.
"Um…no, I'm not. This was a gift from my parents. It was my late grandmother's and she passed when I was only nine."
This time, it was Edge who kicked Randy under the table. Randy barely flinched.
"That's so sad. How old are you know?"
"I'm twenty-one."
"Wow! So it's been about thirteen years. I bet that was tough at such a young age. Were you close with her?"
"We were very close, and I miss her a lot." Megan replied, feeling like she was playing twenty questions.
"Is there anything else that I can get for you, or do you want to continue our game of twenty questions for your server?" Megan added, getting a little annoyed.
"Uh…no thanks, we're good." Randy answered looking flushed.
With that, Megan turned and walked away to check on her other customers. She was thinking and wondering why they were grilling her all because she took her brother to a wrestling show.
"Dude! What the hell?" Randy exclaimed, throwing his arms in the air.
"What?" Edge asked.
"Why were you grilling her like that?"
"Why not? It's not like you were -going to ask."
"You're right I wouldn't have. I was going to hang back and talk to her after we were done and getting ready to leave, but now she probably thinks that we are just a bunch of spoiled superstars."
"People think that already!"
"Whatever. I'm not hungry anymore. I'm going back to wait on the bus." Randy said, getting up from the table.
"Okay, but leave your wallet, you are paying." Edge said taking a sip of coffee.
"Whatever." Randy said as he threw his wallet on the table as he walked out with one last look at Megan.
Megan saw Randy stare at her as he walked out. She started to wonder if he had walked out because of something that she said. She decided to go over and check on his table.
"How is everything?" she asked.
"It's great!" Edge exclaimed.
"Are there any dishes that I can get out of your way?"
"Yeah, those dishes where Randy was sitting. He said he wasn't hungry."
"Would you like me to put it in a box so you can take it to him?"
"That would be so great of you." Edge complimented Megan.
"Okay, I will be right back." she said as she walked towards the kitchen.
She quickly put Randy's leftovers into a Styrofoam box and took it back to the table. She cleared the rest of the plates, and gave them the bill and told them she would be right back. She went around to the rest of her tables and did the same thing. When she got back to Edge's table, he and the other two guys were getting up.
"How was everything tonight guys?" Sam asked.
"It was great. Thank you for being such a wonderful server. Keep the change." Edge said as he shrugged into his leather jacket and walked out.
"Thanks! Have a good morning!" Megan hollered after them.
She leaned over the table, and cleaned up the dishes and took them into the kitchen. When she got back to the table, picked up the bill payment, and was astounded by how big of a tip they had left her. The total bill was $37.98, and Edge had laid down a one hundred dollar bill! That was just over a sixty-two dollar tip. She thought there was surely a mistake in the payment.
Shaking the whole "was the tip a mistake or was it on purpose" from her mind, Megan bent down to pick up bits of food that was dropped, and the napkins that had hit the floor, and noticed that there was something else lying on the ground. She picked it up and noticed that it was a wallet, and when she opened it up, she noticed whose wallet it was. It was Randy's. Noticing that the buses that the wrestlers were riding had already left the parking lot, Megan slipped it into the back pocket of her jeans and was simply going to drop it off at his hotel on her way home.