Chapter 2

After dinner, Randy and John hit a local club and were joined by a few other stars as well. Randy soon forgot about Samantha and enjoyed his night out. As he was nursing his last drink, his personal assistant, Shanna joined the table.

"There you are. I've been trying to get a hold of you all day." Shanna stated.

"Sorry. Was on a plane all day and then grabbed a shower and dinner. I just needed some time to relax. So what's up? Haven't talked to you in two weeks." Randy responded.

"Not a whole lot. I have your schedule for tomorrow though." Shanna stated.

"What's it like?" Randy asked.

"Autograph signing at noon at Southland Mall in Hayward with John Cena, The Miz and Maria, creative meeting at 4 at the arena with Stephanie, then in ring training from 5 to 5:30." Shanna answered.

"So much for a non-hectic first day back." Randy responded.

"What's bothering you?" Shanna asked.

"It's nothing." Randy answered.

"Randal Keith Orton, I know you better than that. Now tell me what's got you down and out?" Shanna responded.

"Alright! Alright. No need to use full names now. It's Samantha. I tried calling her before dinner and she didn't answer her phone and she hasn't called me back. And as you know, that's not like her. I'm just worried." Randy told her.

"I'm sure everything is fine. Call her tomorrow before the autograph signing. I'll be stopping by your room at 10am so be up and ready to go." Shanna stated.

"I will be. Thanks again, Shanna. You always know what to say." Randy responded.

"No problem. See you tomorrow." Shanna stated as she got up and left.

Randy and John headed back to the hotel a little after midnight. While John fell asleep right away, Randy had a hard falling asleep as it still bothered him that Samantha didn't answer the phone and didn't call him back. Randy finally fell asleep around 4am just to be woken up at 8am by his alarm clock.

Randy rolled out of bed and headed into the bathroom. While he was in the shower, John got up and made a pot of coffee. Randy could smell the coffee as he dried off. His best friend did more for him than his own wife did. Randy finally emerged from the bathroom and finished getting dressed. He checked his phone, and still nothing from Samantha.

"She'll call you when she's ready." John stated.

"I know, but still something about all this doesn't seem right." Randy responded as someone knocked on their door. "Can you get that?"

"Sure. It's Shanna." John stated.

"Hey guys. Are you ready to roll? We need to be at the mall by 11." Shanna asked.

"Sure am." Randy answered as he grabbed his phone and wallet.

"Yup." John responded.

The three of them left the hotel and to Shanna's rental car. She could tell that Randy was still worried about things back home. Once they arrived at the mall with the other stars, Shanna stepped off to the side and tried to call Samantha. She knew that something major had to have happened for Samantha not to call Randy back. Her phone went to voice mail and Shanna left a quick message.

The autograph session at the mall lasted about 2 hours. And not only did they sign autographs, they posed for pictures and got to chat with their fans as well. After they left the mall, they headed straight for the arena. John, The Miz and Maria headed to their training sessions while Randy and Shanna headed to his meeting with Stephanie.

"Thank you for coming in." Stephanie stated as she closed the door. "How was Alanna's birthday?"

"Good. So what's new on the storyline front?" Randy asked.

"Uh, not too much. You just got out of a major storyline, so we don't want to throw you into another large one right away. I will have your script ready by show time. Is there something you need to tell me?" Stephanie answered.

"Ok. Not that I know of. It's just been a rough couple of days." Randy responded.

"Ok. You know that you can come talk to me if you need to." Stephanie stated.

"Thank you. Is that all?" Randy asked.

"Yes. I know you need to get ready for your training session with Shawn. So may go. Shanna, I need to talk to you about a few other things." Stephanie answered.

"Ok. Randy, I'll catch up to you after your done training." Shanna stated.

"Ok. Bye." Randy stated and walked out of the office.

"Is everything ok with him?" Stephanie asked.

"I think so, why?" Shanna answered.

"He doesn't seem like the same Randy he was 2 weeks ago." Stephanie responded.

"I know what you mean. But I have no idea what's bothering him. He was fine when I left him last night at the club." Shanna stated.

"Ok. If something comes up, please let me know as soon as possible." Stephanie responded.

"I will." Shanna stated.

"Ok. That's it for now." Stephanie told her.

Shanna left the office and headed out into the arena. Randy was still in the ring working with Shawn on their match for that night. Randy was focused in the ring, but outside the ring he was a mess. Once his training session was over with, Randy headed to his locker room to hang out and get ready for the show.

Meanwhile, back in St. Louis, Elaine and Bob were getting worried about their daughter-in-law. It was nearing 9pm and she still hadn't shown up to pick up Alanna. Elaine put Alanna to bed and headed downstairs where Bob, Nathan and Becky were sitting.

"Has anyone heard from Samantha yet?" Elaine asked.

"No mom." Becky answered.

"Not yet." Nathan answered.

"I don't know what's keeping her, but if she doesn't get here soon, we're going to have to call Randy." Bob stated.

"I know. Turn on the show. It's 6pm there and the show should be starting now. Once he leaves the ring if Samantha hasn't shown up by then, we'll call him." Elaine agreed as they watched RAW.

Back in Oakland, Randy had just won his match against Shawn Michaels and was making his way back to his dressing room. Shanna was waiting for him. While he showered, his phone went off and Shanna answered it.

"Randy Orton's phone." Shanna stated.

"Who is this?" Bob asked.

"This is Mr. Orton's personal assistant, Shanna." Shanna answered.

"Ok. This is his father. I really need to talk to Randy." Bob responded.

"He's in the shower at the moment. Can he call you back?" Shanna asked.

"Sure. Thank you." Bob answered as he hung up. "His assistant will have him call us back."

"I don't know how to tell him that his wife left Alanna with us yesterday and hasn't come back for her." Elaine stated.

"We'll just have to tell him just like that." Bob stated. "I think I'm going to have Nathan and Becky head over to their house and make sure that everything is ok there."

"Ok." Elaine responded.

"Becky, Nathan, I want you both to go over to your brother's house and make sure that everything is ok. Take the camera just in case. Here are the keys to the front door and the alarm code. Be careful." Bob told them.

"We will, daddy." Becky stated.

Meanwhile back in Oakland, Randy had just finished getting dressed when he walked back into his dressing room. Shanna was sitting there with his cell phone in her hand. He looked at her in hopes that she would tell him that Samantha called.

"Your dad called while you were in the shower. I told him you would call him back." Shanna stated.

"Thank you. I will." Randy responded as he took his phone and called his dad.

"Hello." Bob answered the phone.

"Hi dad. Shanna said you called. What's up?" Randy asked.

"Yes I did. Son, your mother and I have something to tell you. Yesterday, Samantha dropped off Alanna with us and she was supposed to pick her up right after dinner. Well, its almost 10pm here and she still hasn't shown up. I sent Nathan and Becky over to your house to make sure everything was ok there. We've tried calling her and nothing." Bob answered.

"She did what? Why would she do something like that? What did Nathan and Becky find at the house?" Randy asked.

"They're not back yet. As soon as they get back I will call you with any information." Bob answered.

"Ok. I will be on the first flight back tomorrow." Randy responded before hanging up.

"What happened?" Shanna asked.

"Samantha dropped off our daughter at my parents house yesterday and hasn't picked her up yet. It's 10pm there. She also hasn't been answering or returning their calls. I need to find Stephanie and tell her to cancel everything for the week." Randy answered.

"I'll book your flight for first thing in the morning. And just to be safe, I'll head back with you." Shanna responded.

Randy literally ran to Stephanie's office. She was sitting in her office with her husband, Paul Levesque. Paul left as soon as Randy walked in and told her that he really needed to talk to her. Stephanie closed the door so that Randy could talk freely.

"What's going on?" Stephanie asked.

"Samantha left Alanna with my parents and didn't come back for her. My brother and sister are over at my house right now trying to make sure that everything is ok at home. I need to be on the first flight out in the morning." Randy answered.

"Alright. I will make sure that you are cleared for the week. Have Shanna go back to St. Louis with you so that I can still work with you guys at the same time." Stephanie responded.

"Thank you." Randy stated as he left the office.

About an hour later, Bob called Randy back with information from Nathan and Becky. Samantha had cleaned out all of her stuff and was no where to be found. Her house keys were sitting in the mailbox and Nathan pulled them out and left them in the house. Randy put his head in his hands and started crying and thought how could she do this to him and their daughter.