Title: Third Wheel

Rated: T (Teen)

Genre(s): Romance/Hurt/Comfort

Pair(s): Randy/Ted/Cody

Summary: Ted has started to feel like a third wheel in his relationship with Randy and Cody.

Disclaimer: I don't own anyone, besides my OCs.

Part: 7/?

A/N: Sorry it took me so long to update. Hope this makes up for it!

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Ted tensed, but continued to paint the child's nails. Daylee's emerald eyes flickered between the three of them, and the silence could deafen someone. "Please, Teddybear…"

"Oh, so now you want to talk to me, Cody?" Ted asked, a layer of venom in his voice. There was no loving nickname to ease the burn either. "Now you actually care about how I feel? I find that kinda hard to believe. You didn't care when you hurt me the first time, you didn't care when I tried to care, and you don't care now."

Cody's eyes filled with tears, and Randy's arm tightened around his shoulders. "How can you say that? What did we do to you that hurt you so badly?"

"Don't be an idiot, Cody!" Ted hissed.

Randy's icy-blue eyes narrowed. "Don't talk to him like that!"

"Randy." Cody said softly, almost tenderly. Now was not the time to push Ted away again. "I'm sorry that I was rude on the phone, Teddy. I was hurt and you didn't love me anymore and -,"

"If I don't love you anymore, why are you here now?" Ted asked, furious.

"I just -,"

"You think I'm 'Million Dollar Trash', right?" Ted chuckled darkly. "You think that I'm and 'air-head' and an 'idiot'." Cody tried to interrupt, but Ted wouldn't let him. "Don't deny it, because you know it's true. And I don't want to sit around and listen to more of this shit."

Randy shook his head, moving to stand in front of Cody. Cody just stared at his ex-lover with wide eyes, not believing what Ted had just said. "Teddybear, why would you ever think that? We would never say that about you, because it just isn't true. You're beautiful, intelligent, and so much more. Why would you ever doubt that?"

Now Ted was on the brink of tears. "Don't lie to me, Randy."

"I'm not lying, Teddybear."

Ted blinked slowly, almost as if he was taking all of this in. And then, he shook his head. Slowly, he screwed the lid back onto the bottle of nail polish, lifting the child into his arms. "For some reason, I don't believe you."

Daylee waved over his shoulder. "Bye Uncle Cody. Bye Uncle Randy."

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Later that night, Ted stretched out on the bed beside Maryse. Once again, she had gone out and bought him some food, but he had been unable to stomach it. Maryse didn't mind, and had put it in the mini-fridge so that he could eat it when he got hungry. Now, the two sat and watched old reruns of black and white movies. Unlike what the viewers of WWE believed, Maryse was a lot nicer then she looked. And she was always there to help him out when he needed her. And he was extremely thankful for that.

Maryse softly stroked his arm, trying her best to comfort him. But, really, nothing was going to make him feel better. Well… short of being back with Cody and Randy. He wasn't sure where all of that hostility had come from earlier. He really did miss them, and he wanted to be back with them. But the more Cody begged, the more something twisted inside of him. It was his fault that he made Cody like this. And if he went back to them, he would only end up hurting Cody more. Maryse had tried to tell him differently, but he didn't believe her.

His phone went off again. Maryse rolled over, looking at the Caller ID even though she already knew who it was. When Ted looked at her, she nodded as if to confirm his suspicions. And then, he shook his head. Maryse ignored the call. That was the fifth time that Randy and/or Cody had called in the last two hours. And each time, Ted had ignored them. Maryse knew that he was hurting, but this seemed a little extreme. Cody and Randy obviously wanted to fix things, so why was he making this so difficult?

"Teddy?" Maryse asked, gently trailing her hand over his chest, up his neck, and tenderly caressing his cheek. "Tell me what's bothering you, love."

Ted rolled over, resting his head in the crook of her neck. "I just… I miss them both so much. But I can't believe that they didn't mean what they said…"

"Ted… I have something to tell you about that."

"What?" Ted asked, confused.

"Your Twitter acount -,"

Ted's eyes widened. "Cody said that shit on Twitter too? I can't believe this! Could this situation get any worse?"

Maryse was at a loss for words, unsure how to calm down the now frantic man. So she did the only thing that she could think of. She kissed him. Ted's eyes blew wide and his entire body tensed up, before the tension slowly leaked out of his form and he relaxed into the kiss. Slowly, she climbed on top of him, gently working the sorrow out of his body with firm hands. He arched into her touch, having forgotten what it felt like to have someone touch him in such a loving manner. For that moment, he even forgot that it wasn't Cody or Randy making him feel this way.

"I'm sorry for this, Ted. I really am." And with that, she leaned down and kissed him again.

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