John slid the key into the hotel door and kicked it open. Neither of us had a free hand to open the door with. Our feet were the next best thing. John sighed as he placed all my bags next to the door. I let the other few slide down my arms right next to the others. John came up behind me and kissed my neck.
"I'm sorry your work is stressing you out babe. I can't believe they would want you to come home early." John said.
"Yeah. But they won't know if they'll need me till later today or tomorrow. It depends on how much of the presentation they get done…" I trail off.
Yes, I was actually considering doing down to St. Louis. I couldn't even believe I let it become a possibility! Randy and I never met up outside of wrestling days. It was dangerous and I could easily get caught. But the danger of it all made it so appealing. Plus, I would have him when Sam couldn't…
"Babe? Did you sneak into Tiffany's somehow?" John asked.
"No, why?" I replied.
"There is something here for you." John said, holding up the familiar blue box.
I eyed it and gasped. A Tiffany's box! I ran over to John and yanked the box out of his hands. It was a good sized box, too big for earrings. I looked up at John with a smile.
"Funny story John." I said, still smiling.
"What are you talking about?" John questioned.
"I caught you. You're trying to play this off. But I know that you went into Tiffany's to get me something! I know it!" I exclaimed.
"Adriana…I didn't go into Tiffany's. I didn't get you anything." John replied flatly.
As soon as he admitted that, I knew who the present was from. I hid the box behind my back with one hand while the other covered my mouth. I can't believe he would do this. It was so public! Was he trying to get us busted? John looked at me with a mixture of a worried-angry look.
"Do you have any idea?" John asked.
Shit, now I had to think of a cover story. What could I say? 'Oh, Randy got me jewelry because I'm sleeping with him behind your back and wants me to visit him tonight which I just might do?' No, that won't work.
Wait, WORK.
"Oh my god…I completely forgot!" I said, slapping my forehead.
"Forgot…" John trailed off, waiting for me to finish.
"Remember when I put together that huge presentation board for my firm so they could present it to our partner firm? Well I nailed it and my boss told me she was gonna send me something while I was away! I can't believe I forgot!" I said laughing.
The anger faded away from John's face, but the worry still lingered there. I know he wasn't totally buying the story, but he would until I told him the full story. Instead, he just smiled and walked to the mini fridge.
"Congrats hun. Open it. Let me see what you got." He said, pulling out water.
Carefully, I untied the white satin ribbon that held the box together. I opened the box to see a piece of paper on top. I stuck it in my back pocket before John could see that. On the bottom was the necklace I spotted from the window earlier in the day.
A silver necklace, the pendant in the shape of a key. Incrusted in diamonds, outlined in silver.
I gasped, trying to keep a firm grip on the box. One tremble of a finger and the box would be on the floor. John came over to look at what I got. The worried look on his face became more apparent. He took a swig of his water before talking.
"How odd. You were just looking at that necklace today too." John stated.
"My boss has good taste. And she knows me pretty well." I told him.
"You know, I'm starting to think your boss wasn't the person to give this to you." John said.
Oh shit. Here it comes. Two possible options popped in my mind about what he was going to say. One, he knows about Randy and my life was about to be shattered. Or two, he suspected that I did secretly go into Tiffany's and I'm trying to play it off.
"I'm not getting what you're saying." I said, my voice quivering.
"Don't play with me Adriana, just tell me the truth." John spat out.
This is where I was put in a tricky position. I could lie and hope he believed me. But if he knew the truth he could bust me on my lie and things would be worse. If I tell him the truth, he would know everything and probably leave me. But if he knew all along? Would it be relief?
"John, I…"I started to say before being cut off.
"You really couldn't wait till your birthday to get that? Jesus Adriana. You're impatient!" John said, laughing.
I let out a huge breath and eventually started laughing with him. It wasn't a genuine laugh. It was one of those I-can't-believe-I-just-got-away-with-that laughs. He walked over to me and took me in his arms. I wrapped my arms around him as he continued to laugh.
"I was gonna get that for you. Way to ruin my surprise." John told me.
"It was too pretty John, I needed it!" I said pouting.
John laughed as he pulled away and gave me a quick peck on the lips. As he walked away to the bathroom, I pulled the paper out of my back pocket and started to unfold it. It was written in Randy's handwriting. Has he been here all along?
'Sometimes in life you come across a love unknown
Without a reason it seem's like you belong
Hold on dear life, don't go off running from what's new
I became somebody through loving you.
Remember that song? I know I do. The offer is still up. I'll be waiting.'
I crumpled the paper up in my hand, not knowing what to do with it. Of course I remembered the song. It was the first song we ever…well…slept together with. He turned on the radio and the song started to play. I knew it from the movie 'Step Up' so I sang along with it. That night he pulled me in closer and fell asleep with me in his arms. I wiped a tear from my eye as I debated on what to do. John came racing out of the bathroom, cell phone against his ear as he tried putting his belt back on.
"Well you never informed me on how early I had to get to the radio station! Look, it's not till midnight and it's almost 4:30, I don't why I have to go so damn early…" John said as he re-did his belt.
I hid the paper under the bed and sat on the edge. After a few minutes, John snapped his phone shut and started to put his shoes on. He faced me and sighed.
"Apparently I'm supposed to do a signing that started at four. I'm sorry babe…" He said, trailing off.
He slid his shoe on and ran over to give me a quick kiss. Within seconds he was out the door. I reached under the bed and unwrinkled the paper. John kept leaving me to do appearances, it felt like I was the only person in the relationship. Would he be surprised if I spent time with a guy who actually made time for me?
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Five hours later
"Hi, I'm here to pick up a plane ticket on standby for Adriana Wilson?" I asked the woman at the desk.
Her nails clicked against the keys as she pulled my ticket information up. I couldn't believe what I was about to do. The woman smiled at me as she handed me my ticket.
"There you go dear. Enjoy your flight." The woman told me.
I smiled as I placed my bag down to get checked. As I walked away to security, my phone rang. I didn't expect it to be John; he wouldn't be back yet. I didn't need to look at who was calling since I knew who it would be.
"What." I answered.
"What the hell Adriana. You didn't get the ticket." Randy said in a whisper.
"Let me guess. You didn't go to the hotel so you're hiding in your bathroom to talk to be but you have to be quiet so Sam doesn't hear you." I told him.
"You were suppose to meet me here." He demanded.
"And I'm suppose to be in a happy, loving relationship with John. Guess we both can't get what we want. See you in a couple months." I told him before hanging up.
After making my way through security, I sat at the gate to wait for my airplane. I wrote John a letter, telling him I was going home. It wasn't for work, I told him I lied about that part. It was because I couldn't handle him leaving me while he was on tour and I just needed time to think about us. He wouldn't be happy reading the letter, but it needed to be done. And I needed to go home back to Boston so I could think. I needed to get away from a relationship I wasn't happy in.
More importantly, I had to get away from the temptation of Randy Orton.
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Hmmm. Look's like someone is getting unhappy with the wrestling lifestyle. What will her ultimate decision be? I'm not sure, but I know you should review!
Next chapter: We fast forward three months. Adriana is getting ready for a visit from John as he gets one of his few days off from traveling. But a day before he visits, someone else decides to visit her. Who is it? (Not that it's not obvious or anything…) And what will Adriana do about it? Keep reading!