a/n: I sincerely hope that y'all are liking it so far!


Chapter Three
The Big Night


Tonight was the night.

After two and a half months of training, getting to know each other – and of course, fighting; Mara was set to make her debut with him in his hometown of St. Louis, Missouri. There had been quite the build-up to the Inter-Gender Tag Titles, the fans were actually taking an interest in it. Tonight's match would be Fandango and Summer Rae against himself and Mara – as of right now though, no one knew who his partner was. The fans knew that Mara had been signed to the WWE, they just didn't know what her purpose was just yet. For all they knew, she was going to be making a run at Charlotte for the Divas Title.

Lacing up his boots, Randy leaned back against his locker. He had about 10 minutes until he was set to head to the gorilla position, five until Mara came to get him. The quiet time before his matches were his favorite, it got him into the right mindset, his focus was so much clearer by the time he left. He found that it really helped him in the ring. Hearing a knock at the door, he yelled for them to come in.

"Hey, dude, it's just me." His long-time friend Cody Rhodes stepped in, "I just wanted to come by and let you know that we're all headed out after the show. You wanna go?"

He shrugged, "It kinda depends on how tonight goes, plus Kim and I are picking up Alanna tomorrow anyway. We'll see though."

Cody nodded, "Alright, well if you do decide to go, it'll be at our usual spot. Good luck tonight, tell the girls hi for me if we don't see you."

Once he left the room, Randy got up and decided to get himself to the gorilla position. Mara still wasn't there, hopefully he'd see her on the way over; he didn't like to be late. Sure enough, as he turned the corner, he ran right into her.

"Shit, I'm sorry."

"Oh no, it's my fault… I was in a rush, didn't pay attention to where I was going."

Nodding, he turned her in the direction that he was headed, "I see that you got your gear. You look good."

She smiled, "Thanks, I wanted to semi-match you."

"Well, you do, I can tell you the other colors I have, so we can coordinate for our future matches."

"Sounds good!"

"Are you nervous?"

Mara shrugged, "A little. I mean, I've done this my whole life, but this is a completely different ballgame."

"Yeah, but I think that you'll find that it's all the same. Just a different name on the apron."

"Thanks."

He nodded, "It's no problem, and you remember how this is going to go, right?"

"Yeah, we follow Fandango and Summer. You go first, build up the whole thing, and then introduce me."

"Exactly…" he began walking away when he was motioned to do so, "Oh… and if you get any more nervous, just look at me. Don't worry about anybody else."

With that, he walked towards the curtain and made his way to the stage. It felt good to hear his hometown cheering for him, the adrenaline flowing through his body was insane. This was the moment he missed the most when he had been sidelined with his injury. In this moment, he was invincible.

Once he got to the ring, he grabbed the mic and started going off on the duo that stood on the outside.

"For weeks you've been going on and on about how I wouldn't be able to find a partner. I mean, who would want to be paired with the best damn wrestler on the roster anyway, right?" he argued sarcastically.

After the crowd quieted down a bit, he continued, "I searched for weeks, I even held auditions – you know, because I like for my girls to know how to wrestle, not dance." He sighed, "I almost gave up too, that is until she walked through the door."

Motioning to the stage, he listened as Mara's music hit and the crowd went wild. He smiled as she sashayed down the ramp – he wasn't sure if it was a sincere gesture or not. Not yet anyway. Pulling on the ropes, he helped her get in, then watched as she interacted with the crowd until the ref signaled for the bell.

Seeing that Summer was going to start the match off, he helped his partner take off her denim jacket and rubbed her shoulders, "Alright… show 'em what you're made of!"

LATER THAT NIGHT

"Congrats on that title man… I know it's not actually what you want, but you'll be at the top again."

Randy nodded and patted Cody on the shoulder, "Thank man, I just have to work with what I've got. You know how it is in this business."

His friend nodded and was about to speak again, before his wife pulled him away to go dance. Sitting on his stool, he looked out at the crowd, particularly at a couple girls in the center. He didn't plan on coming out, but he figured that a couple wouldn't hurt. Besides, Cody convinced him that he needed to celebrate his 'big win'. Feeling something brush against his arm, he turned his head.

"Mara… I didn't expect to see you here."

She shrugged, "Well, I wasn't. Eva – my roommate – and some of the other girls convinced me though. What about you? I thought that you were headed home after the show?"

After taking a long swig of beer, he sighed, "Well, I did make it home… Cody kept blowing up my phone though, so Kim and I decided that a few wouldn't hurt."

"Kim?"

"My wife… she's out there in that mess somewhere." He said pointing out to the dance floor.

She raised her eyebrows, "I thought that you were divorced?"

He nodded, "From Samantha, yes… Kim and I married in November of last year."

"Oh…"

"Speaking of her…" Randy said as he stood up, "this is kind of our song. I'll catch you later."

"Randy wait!" when he turned to face her once again, she walked up and stood inches from his body, "Look… I usually don't do this, but I kind of had a plan for tonight."

"Okay?"

"The plan…" she said reaching for him, "well, it involves you…" she kissed the side of his neck, "me…" she reached into his pants, "and your backseat." She whispered into his ear.

"Mara… even if I wanted to, I can't. My wife is here."

"Sh, sh…" she said as she stroked him, "We can sneak out the back, I promise to have you back before she even notices."

"I… mmm." He sighed heavily, "let's go."

Like the dirty little secret they now were, the two walked side-by-side to the back exit. Randy's Range Rover was parked at the very end of the lot. Once they got in, he got her in to the back and quickly started undressing her.

"You're such a bad boy Randy Orton…" she teased, "I'll just have to teach you a lesson."


a/n: So, in the next chapter we'll see just what's going down in that back seat! I tried not to make it too graphic, but at the same time, you'll get the general idea. Feel free to skip the chapter, if that sort of stuff makes you feel uncomfortable! Remember that there is a chapter 5, though! Thanks!