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recap : Jon and Randi encountered each other for the first time and things didn't turn out well for Jon.


The sun shone bright on the cloudless sky. Not a single cool breeze went by since daybreak and once more, everything was enveloped in the hot, humid weather as result of summer. Seated down on one of the recliner chairs by the poolside, Randi was kept occupied with her laptop, a certain paperwork was in need of finishing for Stephanie. As per usual, she multi-tasked, something that she grew an expertise at over the past three years. While her eyes were focused on the computer screen and her fingers were madly typing away, her ears were focused on the trio of girls by the pool.

A few metres away from the group of girls sat Phil Brooks known by the wrestling industry as CM Punk with John Cena and Stephen Farrelly known by fans as Sheamus. They busked under the hot summer sun while a few other staff members and superstars enjoyed the pool around them. "You know what's weird?" started Phil who would glance towards the Levesque girls and their babysitter ever so often.

"Hmm?' lazily, Stephen and Cena asked in unison in response.

"It's weird because she's apparently meant to be an obdurate shrew but look at her, if a bunch of twenty to forty year olds can't stand her, how come those little girls can?" out loud, he wondered. He was almost amazed. It was not very often that the cold woman that many had learned to be cautious about show such a softer side than the one she normally shows. "It's mind-blowing, ya know?"

"Maybe if she puts an end to her wit and sarcasm, people will like her more," with a chuckle, Stephen suggested as Cena next to him murmured his agreement. "She's a lovely lass, I'm sure but she just needs to improve her behaviour, she won't last here if she's not willing to be friendly." Stephen's words got both men agreeing with him, it was true of course. Stephanie's last secretary lasted a long time, mainly because he got along with everybody else until he screwed up big time one day when he organised her monthly schedule that left him packing and left Stephanie with a headache while she tried to work out which one to prioritise first in her messy schedule.

From the men's view, they saw Vaughn dressed in her pink swimsuit with a matching swimming vest, approach Randi. Randi was able to save her laptop from the droplets of water just in time before Vaughn leaped into her arms, damping Randi's dry clothes with her soaked swimsuit. "I'm hungry, Randi," pouted the four year old as she hugged Randi tightly. A soft chuckle escaped Randi's lips as she reached for the bag next to her chair, she pulled out a box of crackers.

"You can't eat by the pool so have a sit and eat here next to me," she told the little girl but when Vaughn refused to let her go, Randi had a faint clue that the girl wasn't hungry but was in fact sleepy. A soft sigh escaped Randi's lips as she got up from her seat, Vaughn still clung onto her body like a baby koala. From behind Randi, Phil, Cena and Stephen watched as a group of familiar looking men enter the pool area.

"Here comes trouble," chuckled Phil as they watched the on-screen faction known as 'The Shield' enter the area, somehow, the hotel's pool area was becoming crowded with the WWE's staff. While the two-tone haired man, Colby and the burly Samoan Joe looked perfectly alright to start the day, their companion, the drunkard, Jon looked like he only had an hour worth of sleep. "Colby mentioned that Jon accepted his challenge to tame the shrew," Phil informed his companions as he watched the trio locate a comfortable spot by the pool. A chuckle escaped Stephen's and Cena's lips as they turned their gazes to Jon.

"The fella would needs lots of luck, maybe he should find himself some four leaf clovers, he'll need lots of it for sure," jokingly, Stephen commented.

"I honestly think it would work, I mean, who else would be the perfect candidate but him," added Cena who turned his gaze back and forth to Randi then to Jon. "He struck me as the type who would win just about any woman with that charisma he has."


With his blue eyes concealed behind his sunglasses, Jon ran his hands through his messy hair while he listened to Colby talk about a new protein bar he discovered. While Joe listened respectfully and intently, Jon soon ignored Colby's words as he shifted his attention elsewhere. A smirk grew almost instantly crept between his lips when he spotted a familiar woman with a child in her arms. She talked loudly, her voice seem to radiate all the way to his direction. "Murphy, come back here!" she called out to the girl in the pool, "Murphy! Don't swim towards the deep end," Jon's smirked grew even wider as he watched the little girl named Murphy disobey. It was almost amusing as Jon watched Randi, with a child in her arms attempt to reach for the mischievous girl from the end of the pool.

"I'll get her for you, Randi," it was the eldest of the Levesque girls, Rory who reassured the seemingly stressed adult.

"Randi, I'm hungry," Vaughn in her arms complained once more.

"Randi, I'll let Rory catch me if you take us out for ice cream!" Murphy called out with a giggle.

"Randi! Murphy splashed some water into my eyes, it stings!" screamed Rory.

"Yes! I want ice cream too!" exclaimed Vaughn.

All the demands, all the complaints, all the screams and squeals all came like a rush. Almost everyone in the poolside area watched the chaos that the secretary was under. Everyone who worked for the company and knew of Randi's shrewish behaviour and intolerance almost anticipated for her upcoming reaction and outburst as the Levesque girls continued to torment her with their childishness. One of the many who watched in both amusement and delight was Jon who almost wished he took some popcorn with him for the priceless scenario. Normally, if the commotion was caused by the staff or employees, Randi would resolve it with a raise of her voice, her cold glares and her assertive voice yelling out instructions and reprimanding people. Would she do the same to the Levesque girls? Everyone waited for her short patience to snap, particularly now in her boss's absence.

"If you girls get out of the water, I'll give you a sundae each," softly, she told the two girls who fought each other whilst in the water. Her somewhat motherly behaviour almost surprised the staff members who watched on. Since when did Randi Sinclair, the scary shrew displayed such soft attitude? When they heard her response, the girls almost instantly rushed out of the water and raced to tackle Randi with a hug. It was even weirder for everyone to see Randi being loved.

"What about me? I want a sundae too, Randi," Vaughn's little voice asked softly as Randi walked back to where her bag was to pick up the towels, Murphy and Rory clung onto her legs while she carried Vaughn. She looked like a single mother completely capable of handling three little devils. An independent woman, a very independent woman.

"Of course you'll get a sundae too," assured Randi softly before she began the difficult task of drying the girls up since they don't seem to be able to stand still.

A chuckle left Colby's lips as he reached over his colleague to give Jon a pat on the back. "Looks like the girls are doing a better job than you are when it comes to taming the wretched shrew," informed Colby jokingly as Jon turned to look at him to give him a death glare. "Don't look so angry, it's true. Who knows, maybe the yearlong supply of beer would end up with the girls instead of you," added Colby. Annoyed, Jon rose up from his seat and strolled out of the area and trailed behind Randi and the girls by a few steps. He was determined to earn the secretary's attention far better than their last encounter, not only to satisfy Colby but also himself.


Randi ushered the girls in before she stepped inside the elevator with Vaughn still in her arms. She was greeted warmly by a couple of elderly women who were also inside the elevator. Just as the doors were about to close, a hand reached for one of the doors and a familiar person stepped in. A pair of baby blue eyes scanned the people inside the elevator and a smile crept between his lips, one that flashed his dimples when his eyes landed on Randi. A groan escaped Randi's pursed lips when Jon stood next to her, close enough for her to catch a whiff of his body spray. There was tension but from the looks of it, it was only obvious to the two of them.

"Oh what a lovely family," grinned one of the elder woman who looked at the group before her. Randi was about to open her mouth to disagree but she heard Jon next to her chuckle softly and although it captivated her for a split second, she quickly regained her composure but she had forgotten what she was going to say. The elevator doors opened and Randi quickly stepped out with the girls following her but to her great dismay, it wasn't just Murphy and Rory who trailed behind her.

"I don't remember your room to be on this floor," with her back facing Jon, Randi began as she stopped in front of the girls' room. Intrigued but interested as to where this was headed, Murphy and Rory turned their gazes towards Jon while they waited for his comeback but instead, the tall, smirking man merely cracked up laughing.

"I see you've been stalking me, Spunky," he noted and Randi crinkled her nose in displeasure when she heard the pet name he had given her. "As a matter of fact, that's my room over there," he exclaimed as he pointed at the end of the corridor. Randi narrowed her eyes and eyed the direction he pointed at. She was almost intrigued to know what his intentions were. They have never spoken to each other nor closely encountered each other until yesterday at the café. What could he possibly want from her?

"Well, go ahead then, off you go," Randi nodded to the direction of his supposedly room. She was giving him an unspoken challenge, Jon could tell, she wanted him to prove to her that he wasn't lying about his room being on the same floor. "Come on girls, let's leave this gentleman," when he didn't make a single movement to imply that he'll be leaving, Randi turned her attention back to the door of the hotel room. She opened it noisily and ushered the girls inside and with Vaughn still in her arms, she entered the room. "I think you should put an end to this little game that you're playing, I'm not interested," she told him simply before the door slammed shut before Jon.

He frowned. The nerve of that woman. "Who said I'm fucking interested too!?" he yelled back at her before abusing the door by giving it a loud kick. To his dismay, she didn't respond back and Jon cursed the woman under his breath. No woman has ever rejected him and she won't be the first to do it, Jon was determined to do everything in his power to win his yearlong supply of booze and also to keep his ego intact.