A/N: So I typed this chapter up today because I got bored while I was babysitting. Thank you Esha Napoleon, I'mxAxRockstar, RKO'slittleRingrat, alana2awesome, and StraightEdgeLovin for the reviews of chapter six, I'm thrilled you all liked it! :D
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Chapter Seven: We've Hit A 'Cross-Rhodes'
Raleigh hadn't heard from Melina since the bar the night before, she assumed she was able to take care of herself so she wouldn't need to check on her. Of course, Melina was the last thing on Raleigh's mind when her cell phone blared from the back pocket of her jeans.
She managed to pry one arm away from the grasp of the Legend Killer's more than naturally muscular arms. As she slipped the phone delicately out of her pocket, Randy noticed it too, quickly retrieving it before she could protest. He casually flung the phone to the bed, not fretting where it landed. Raleigh had certain songs set to every contact in her phone, meaning when she heard "A diva is a female version of a hustler, of a hustler…" she knew that it was Melina calling. Due to the heat of the moment, she didn't pause for one second to see what she needed.
"I should get-" Raleigh started, before she was interrupted by Randy's wandering hands.
"Voicemail," he reminded her, barely whispering.
I like torturing this way, Randy thought to himself as he slowly unhooked Raleigh's belt buckle.
"I can't," Raleigh finally pushed herself against the wall, causing Randy to back up.
"What?" Randy looked suspiciously at her, "I know my breath doesn't smell bad, I ate like a whole pack of gum today."
"It's not your breath, it's… Cody." Raleigh's gaze immediately dropped to the floor, she began blinking back tears. "This is cheating."
"Cody? This is about Cody?" Randy threw his hands up in surrender, "fine. I can't believe you feel guilty about Co-" Before Randy could finish his angry statement Raleigh shoved him onto the bed, knocking the cell phone to the floor, snapping it open. Raleigh's phone had an annoying habit of hitting random speed dials on hard hits, even if not prompted to do so.
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Cody Rhodes searched rampantly for the remote to the TV, he really was in no mood for all the bullshit on 'Jerry Springer' today. He had enough of his own real life relationship issues to go through without having to hear about other people's baby mama drama. He finally found it hidden between the cushions of the couch, grinning to himself with victory when he heard his cell phone ring.
Who is calling now? He ignored the fact that Jerry Springer was still blasting loudly from the TV trying to break up a chick fight and searched his jacket pocket for the hidden phone. When he saw 'Raleigh' on his caller ID his face immediately lit up with joy, he hadn't heard from his girlfriend in days.
He pressed send, ready to greet her with all the emotions he'd had bottled up for the last two days or so when he heard unfamiliar noises. It wasn't his girlfriend's voice, that was for sure. Instead, it was one of his rival's, although he couldn't quite make out what he was saying.
"Raleigh… shhh…" The reception was breaking up, making it even harder to hear the muffled voices in the background. It instantly clicked in Cody's head that this phone call was unintentional.
"Randy!" He finally heard his girlfriend call out, his heart instantly dropped to his stomach, he felt like he was going to be sick. As soon as he realized what he was witnessing he instantly ran to the bathroom, relieving his stomach of the that morning's breakfast.
"How could she?" He wiped his mouth off and stared hard into the mirror, how could I let this happen? No matter how many times he tried to convince himself otherwise, he kept feeling like it was his fault this happened. No, it's not your fault! She's the whore! You did nothing wrong! Thoughts kept running rampant thorough his head until the rage hit him full force, he tore the hotel room apart, leaving no furniture in tact.
When he finally calmed down, he surveyed the destruction of the room from the couch. He shook his head, dropping his face into his hands.
"I can't be mad at her, that would only be hypocritical." He said out loud to no one but the shadows cast on the walls from the feigning sun. Cody's mind replayed the numerous times he'd cheated on Raleigh in the first two years of their relationship. Granted, he hadn't done it for months, but he still cheated on her more times than he could count. He had no idea whether or not she knew about any of them, but he had a feeling deep in his gut that this was only her first offense.
His stare fell upon the cell phone, still open, he figured he dropped it when he ran off to greet his porcelain friend. He gingerly picked it up, fearing what he would hear on the other end. Cody sluggishly lifted it to his ear, not even halfway there he could already hear moans of pleasure, it sickened him again, but not to the degree of the first time. He snapped the phone shut before whipping it against the wall. Miraculously it didn't break, but it did chip a little paint off.
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Raleigh tried to open the hotel door as quietly as she could, without waking up Randy. She knew her attempt failed when she heard Randy groan, he shifted over in the bed, locking eyes with the departing Raleigh.
"Where are you going?" Randy's voice was like gravel.
"Back to my hotel room, I… uh… forgot to pack some things." Raleigh's eyes shifted nervously, she could tell by the pained look on Randy's face that he knew she was lying to him.
"You're the world's worst liar, you know that?" He cracked a small smile before laying flat on his back, staring up at the ceiling. "Do you treat all your enemies this way, or am I just lucky?" He pushed to start an argument, knowing the comment would eat at Raleigh as she walked back to her hotel room. "Cause you know, I can't even imagine how you treat your friends. No wonder Chris sticks up for you so much," he snickered, patiently waiting for Raleigh to crack.
"Not today Randy, not right now," Raleigh slammed the door shut, rattling the framed painting's on the room's walls. She beamed with pride as she walked back to her room. As she prepared to take a hot, relaxing shower, her phone vibrated right off the sink counter top.
Two New Voicemails.
She hurriedly clicked the usual buttons, until she heard the first message.
"Hey Raleigh, it's Melina. Listen, I just wanted to say that it was rude of me to try to force you on Randy the other night, but then again, it seems you've done a pretty good job of that yourself. Call me later, bitch."
Raleigh wasn't sure if it was the usual Melina messages she received, or something worse. The tone was off, not the typical joking way she said stuff. Raleigh pushed the thoughts of Melina to the back of her mind as soon as she heard the next voice.
"Hey babe, give me a call when you get this… we need to… talk."
This can't be good, Raleigh panicked when she heard the tone of Cody's voice ringing through her head. She decided to put her shower on hold and call up Cody.
"Hello?" Cody's voice seemed distant to her.
"Hey Cody, what did you need?"
"I'll tell you if you open your door," Cody simply stated. Raleigh didn't know if he was being serious or not so she checked the door, and sure enough she could see his face through the peephole.
"Oh hey," Raleigh smiled as she pulled open the heavy door for him. Cody's face portrayed a melancholy existence, but Raleigh just couldn't figure out why. "Is something wrong?"
"Listen to this," he whipped out his phone from the front pocket of his tattered jeans. He fumbled with it a few seconds before handing it off to Raleigh. She skeptically received it, pulling it up to her ear only to listen to the most shocking thing she'd ever heard.
"W…what's this?"
"You know what it is," Cody didn't seem angry, just slightly depressed. "You were the one making most of the noise…"
"I can't believe this," Raleigh stood shell-shocked. Words weren't forming correctly anymore so she was silent.
"Why?" Cody asked frowning. "Why Randy?" Tears streaked down his face, and for the first time Raleigh witnessed Cody crying.
"I… I don't… know."
"I thought you hated him! Was it some kind of trick on me or something? You pretend to hate him just because I do, and then you go behind my back and screw him?" Cody shook his head, disappointment emanating from his face. "Oh ha ha, jokes on Cody, right?"
"No! It's not like that! I do hate him!" Raleigh objected.
"You have a funny way of showing it…" Cody let his words fall flat, he couldn't decide which emotion to give control. Cody heard heavy footsteps approach the room before he turned his attention towards the door. "Speak of the home-wrecker himself."
"Bad time?" Randy questioned, an innocent yet devilish look on his face.
Cody had hated Randy for as long as he could remember, since the day he met him, but he never wanted to actually kill him until this point. His temper boiled over and he immediately lunged at Randy, before he could connect with the attack Raleigh held him back.
"Stop!"
Cody ignored her cries and ripped away from her grasp, his strength nearly tripled her own, so the motion was effortless for him. Randy happily welcomed the challenge presented by Cody, now they stood face to face. Raleigh knew they both held a terrible grudge for each other, so there was no way this battle would end well.
