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Miranda's plane ride was a short one, so she spent most of it just listening to her iPod and arguing with herself in her head. It wasn't like she left him because she didn't love him anymore. She always loved him…sometimes too much. Now she was left worrying that maybe part of him resented her for leaving when she did…at a time when he probably needed her the most. Did she give up too easy? Or was she right for doing what she did, when she did?

The landing call snapped her back to reality. She was about to land and be face-to-face with Randy again. Even though she had told herself it wouldn't happen. Miranda took a deep breath and collected her things.

As soon as she saw him, her stomach did but butterflies. God it was like being a schoolgirl all over again. There he was wearing a black tank-top, black sunglasses, a backwards baseball hat and jean shorts. He smiled as soon as he saw her and waved.

Miranda blushed and walked over to him. "Hi Randy."

Randy wrapped his arms around her and held her close. "Hey Carebear…thanks for coming out for the weekend."

Miranda nodded as she held him back. It was such an odd feeling running through her veins. Part of her was scared to death and the other part of her was excited and giddy.

He took her hand as they walked through the airport crowd. "Your sleeves did turn out nice." She said with a smile.

Randy grinned, "Thanks babe. Are you hungry? Liz wanted to know if we wanted to join them for a light dinner before the show."

Miranda nodded, "Sure, I'm starving. I only had Chinese food for lunch."

"Uh-oh…lunch with Kim, huh? Must have been gabbin' up a storm." Randy teased her.

"Ok, who DID you have lunch with?"

"Umm…uh…well…I had lunch with Kim, but still. You didn't know that for sure." She replied.

"Yeah…told ya."

Miranda laughed and stuck her tongue out at Randy. This was the kind of fun, playful, silly banter that she missed having. The ability to tease and have fun and be silly was completely non-existent with Chris. Chris's idea of teasing involved giving her crap if she went through a drive-thru for a meal. He refused to eat anything that came from any place that had a drive-thru window. Yes that included pizza and Subway.

They got to Randy's rental car and climbed in. Randy was still a gentleman and opened her door and put her bag in the backseat. "You know, you could have brought a suitcase if you wanted." He commented.

"I didn't bring anything fancy. Jeans, shirts, hoodies, underwear, socks, and bras." Miranda replied.

They began to head towards the arena. "It's been awhile since you've been on the road with me." Randy couldn't help but comment.

"Are you mad at me?" Miranda blurted out.

Randy looked over confused, "What?"

Miranda grimaced. Why did she do that? "I mean, do you resent me or are you mad at me because I walked away when you needed me the most?"

Randy pulled over into a parking lot. Then he turned to Miranda, "Carebear, I have never EVER held it against you that you left. I put you in a horrible position and I gave you an ultimatum and whether I was sober or high when I did it, bottom line is I did it. I wouldn't still love you if I was mad at you or if I held it against you."

Miranda nodded. "I just wondered. I had never really thought about it until I talked to Kim today. She was talking to me about when her dad sobered up and it got me thinking that maybe I hurt you and made your addiction worse…"

Randy put a finger to her lips, "I swear to you, there was NOTHING you could have done that would have made me worse or better. Did I flip and go drinking and get high after you left…yes. Did I go drinking and get high every night? Yes. No difference. The day our divorce was final, I went out drinking, got high, trashed a hotel room and almost lost my job. Everything combined, the divorce, almost losing my job, knowing that I had let everybody in my life down was what I needed to finally get my ass in rehab."

"Sorry, I just had to ask." Miranda said as she rubbed her forehead.

Randy turned her head to face him as he leaned over and kissed her sweetly, "God Carebear…your mind is just racing all sorts of shit isn't it?"

Miranda's heart began to race, "You have to stop that. I'm in a relationship."

"Yeah…yeah…I know. Christopher Gillmore…blah, blah blah…" Randy replied as he rolled his eyes. He began to drive again.

As the silence was becoming deafening Randy reached over and turned up the radio. "Do you still listen to all of that country shit?"

"Yes, do you still listen to all of that metal shit?" She replied with a smirk.

"Just gotta be a smartass don'cha?" Randy said winking at her.

They pulled into the arena parking garage and got out. Randy reached out and took her hand as they walked into the arena. "I forgot your lanyard in the locker room. Stick with me till we get down there."

Miranda nodded and walked briskly to keep up with him.

They got to the locker room and Randy squeezed her hand, "Wait here for a minute?"

"No problem."

As she was standing there waiting, she looked around. There were SO many new faces, she didn't recognize anyone.

Lillian Garcia walked by and then stopped and turned around, "Miranda is that you?"

Miranda smiled and waved, "Hey Lil! Yup, it's me."

"Oh my God! How are you?" Lillian said happily as she ran back and hugged her. "What are you doing here?"

"I'm good, thanks. How are you? And I'm just here to visit Liz and John and….Randy."

Lillian smiled, "Aww….are you and Randy back together?"

Miranda shook her head no, "No…no…we're trying to be friends."

Randy walked out of the locker room, "Ok. Here's your lan…Oh, hey Lil."

"Hey Randy. I'll let you two have some time…Good to see you Miranda." Lillian said as she waved and walked off.

Miranda looked back at Randy and took the lanyard from him, "Thanks."

"Liz and John are on their bus waiting for us." Randy said to her.

"Ok, let's go." Miranda said with a smile.

Randy took her hand as they were walking down the hall towards the door. She squeezed his hand with a smile. "Can I tell you something that will probably bite me in the ass for saying?"

"What's that babe?"

Miranda smiled, "I'm excited to see you wrestle tonight."

Randy winked at her and smiled.

They knocked on the door to the bus and walked on. "Is everybody decent?" Randy called.

Liz jumped up "MIRANDA!"

Miranda smiled, "Hey Liz!"

And the two girls hugged. John smiled at Randy, "How's it going?"

Randy nodded, "It's going. Are you guys ready to eat? We're hungry."

Liz winked at Miranda, "How's it feel to hear him say we and know that it means the two of you again?"

Miranda shook her head and whispered, "I keep trying to tell myself it means nothing…but damn he makes it hard."

Liz giggled and hugged her and whispered into her ear, "He's pushing Chris's face in the dust isn't he?"

Miranda tried to look shocked and playfully pushed her, "Girl!"

John walked over to Miranda and hugged her, "It's really great to see you again."

Miranda hugged him back, "It's good to see you too John."

"I wish you guys the best. I don't like Chris." John said with a wink.

She laughed and turned her attention back to Liz, "So what did you have in mind for dinner?"

"Well, I was thinking now we'll just find somewhere close and yummy and either sit-down or buffet. Then, after the show I was thinking we could hit up the Dave & Busters downtown and go have some fun." Liz replied.

Miranda smiled big, "That sounds absolutely great." She would NEVER be able to get Chris into a buffet or a Dave & Busters. Chris was against video games, bowling and all of those fun things. His idea of fun was playing golf.

So the four took off. They wound up finding an Outback Steakhouse and eating there. That way the boys wouldn't overeat before their match. But the four of them had such a great time. They were laughing and joking and carrying on.

For Miranda, it was really nice to go out and have such a good time. It felt good to laugh so hard she cried. Her and Randy were quickly over the awkwardness and it definitely felt like old times.

They left the restaurant and headed back to the arena. Since the guys had to hurry off and get ready and get checked in, Liz and Miranda took off to have some girl time.

"So, how are the wedding plans coming along?" Miranda asked Liz.

"Good. We're in the home stretch now. Thank goodness. No hang-ups yet. How did you stay sane? Trying to coordinate two families is pure craziness." Liz replied.

Miranda laughed, "I was lucky, Randy only has one sister and she was so great."

"Yeah, all of John's brothers have wives or very steady girlfriend. Plus with his parents being divorced and remarried and the step-siblings. Plus the seating arrangement…ugh!"

Miranda shook her head, "Honestly, I didn't do a seating arrangement. The only place that had designated spots were at the head table. I let everyone sit where they wanted so I didn't have to worry about that."

"Ooh…good idea." Liz said with a smile. "I like that!"

Miranda nodded, "We were much younger though. So I really just wanted a fairy tale wedding and for it to be easy as possible. We were working on a tight budget and kept things simple."

"Would you please tell me about it?" Liz asked.

"Well, I guess. I had a strapless dress. It was so beautiful. I had my mom's veil and bun ring. Our wedding colors were burgundy and silver. My bouquet was made up of burgundy curiosa roses and white calla lilies with a braided handle that had burgundy and silver ribbons twisted down the stems with pearl accents. Then the bridesmaid bouquets were opposite. White curiosa roses and burgundy calla lilies. We got married at the church Randy and I grew up going to."

Liz smiled, "Really? That's sweet."

Miranda nodded, "Yeah, it was. Our grandparents were there, our close, immediate friends and families were there. It was really great. Then we had our reception at a hotel and had a really nice dance. Our wedding song was "I Cross My Heart" by George Strait.

Liz smiled, "Wow, that sounds beautiful."

Miranda smiled, "Yeah, it was. I still have the album at my apartment. It's just tucked away so Christopher can't find it. I promised my mom I wouldn't throw it out until I got remarried."

They giggled. "So, what's it like? Hanging out with Randy now?" Liz asked.

"It's surreal. I mean, when we divorced, I didn't want to ever hear from him or about him ever again. The minute I heard his voice at the restaurant my heart skipped a beat as if the past was nothing. I told myself I was going to keep my distance and I was going to refuse to ever see him again, yet here I am."

Liz smiled, "Well I'm really glad you're here."

After the girls talked, they sat together to watch the boys's matches. Then it was off to the backstage area so the boys could get showered up and they could all go out and have fun at Dave & Busters.