Chapter Ten. Delays...
We got to the airport early on Saturday morning. Jeff still being weird with me, he had barely said anything, I should never of kissed him. We checked in, the flight to Indianapolis would be a few hours long. We checked in our bags and guitars and stuff. We said bye to Shannon, he gave his me his number very promptly, making Jeff a little jealous. We made our way to the lounge. I grabbed a mocha coffee from Starbucks and two hot chocolates for Matt and Jeff.
"Wayhey! Thanks Riley" Matt grinned. I still wasn't as close with Matt as Jeff, maybe me and Jeff just connected better. Jeff just gave a smile from the side of his mouth then sipped his chocolate. We were sitting on the sofas when our plane was announced...
"We are sorry to inform that the 11:30 flight to Indianapolis has been delayed due to weather circumstances..." I twisted my mouth while I was listening; all of us looking up listening to the announcement.
"Ah bullshit!" Jeff yelled out. A few onlookers looked around, raising their eyebrows.
"Got something to look at?" I yelled at them. Jeff laughed, Matt too. I went and sat next to Jeff, sipping my mocha. We waited and waited and waited, making small chit chat and snoozing; a few hours, a couple of coffees/chocolates later there was another announcement.
"We are pleased to announce that flight number 471... To Indianapolis is now boarding..." We all cheered and picked up our stuff and headed to gate 41. I reached in my jeans for my phone and dialled Randy's number, lucky son of a gun be there by now. Randy picked up.
"Riley?"
"Hey Randy..."
"Where are you? I dropped my stuff at the hotel and came back to wait for you…"
"We are just boarding the plane now... our flight was delayed 4 hours"
"Damn... When do you think you will be here?"
"In about 3, maybe 4 hours... around 7ish Matt said"
"Ok well I will make my way back here then..."
"No don't worry I will just meet you at the hotel"
"You sure? I don't mind" Darling Randy... so thoughtful, I couldn't actually wait to see him.
"Yup, I'm sure. I will see you at the hotel ok?"
"Defiantly..."
"Ok, see you then Randy, can't wait to see you"
"Yeah... you too, see ya Ri" He hung up before I could say bye. Strange; he had never acted like that before. I ignored it as we got to the gate. Jeff was ahead, flirting with the air hostess. She giggled, me and Matt caught up with him. We gave her out tickets and me and Matt carried on walking on the plane. Jeff winked and she gave a quick wave. I laughed, Jeff flirting really made me smile. We got onto the plane; there was a little more space than the last one, first class again. We were all sitting next to each other still; wider seats with a hell of a lot more leg room. I sat in the middle this time, Jeff on the aisle seat and Matt at the window, he was looking out grinning.
"Bye NC" Matt loved his home; anyone could tell. He was always smiling and thinking to himself. We took off with ease, no turbulence. It was beginning to get dark; it was beautiful seeing the sun set. Jeff was asleep within the hour, then Matt. I went through my bag, searching around for my iPod. But the first thing I pulled out was Randy's t shirt; I breathed it in, smiling as I did. I put it in my lap and dug around further. I pulled out my iPod and put it on shuffle... the first song was Jeff's new theme song, No More Words by Endeverafter. I sat there tapping my knee, the t-shirt still on my lap. I put it back in my bag and tucked it between my legs. The air hostess came past; Jeff was leaning on my shoulder, making faint snoring noises.
"Would you like anything?" She whispered it quietly, smiling away, her red lipstick matching her shirt.
"Can I have..." I thought, no alcohol, don't want to be sick, "Um, yeah a lemonade please, no ice"
"Coming right up" She winked and carried on walking. She came back a couple of minutes later.
"Thanks" I said. She was still standing there as I took my first sip.
"Sorry to bother you Riley, I mean Ms. Dawson..." She kneeled down.
"Please, call me Riley" I delayed my response a bit, the cold lemonade made my teeth chatter. She grinned; Blonde hair, brown eyes, skinny and tall, very supermodel material.
"I watched your match on Tuesday morning... the repeat, and I just wanted to say... you were incredible as was Jeff" I nudged Jeff; he mumbled and carried on sleeping. We both giggled.
"Thank you, Beth isn't all she's cracked up to be" She nodded smiling.
"There are rumours on this website about you and Randy Orton..." I just laughed... She was a lovely woman, very careful about what she said.
"Oh really? Well we are seeing each other I guess... but not officially dating" She grinned.
"You make a beautiful couple, he is so gorgeous" She stood back up and pulled her black waistcoat down. She smiled once more.
"Back to work... first class is a doddle compared what goes on down there" She nodded her head in the direction behind the first class curtain.
"Yeah I bet... Nice talking to you"
"Yes you too. I have Monday night off so hopefully I'm going to be at RAW, I will cheer for you" I smiled and she toddled off giving a little wave back. I enjoyed talking to people, if that makes sense, people who aren't involved in the industry. Fans were great. I sipped my lemonade whilst flicking through the random tracks on my iPod. I stopped at Alice In Chains; I happily tapped my knee along. Matt woke up yawning...
"Are we there yet?" He had his eyes still half closed. God that man could sleep for the whole US, I laughed to myself.
"About 45 minutes away" He nodded and put his head back against the pillow, looking out the window; he fell back to sleep a few seconds later. Jeff woke up a few minutes after.
"Hey Ri..."
"So we're talking now?"
"Yeah sorry, about that... I know something's up. I just know it" He looked up at me; his head was still on my shoulder, he kept snuggling into it, making himself more comfortable. All I could think of was seeing Randy soon. I wrapped up my iPod and put it in my rucksack on top of Randy's t shirt. Jeff lifted up off my shoulder and looked at me.
"What's going on Ri? Your cheek the other day, you running off once you saw..." He stopped. Suddenly things made sense to him. He looked at the floor then back... he looked deep into my eyes, his green eyes clashing with my blue grey eyes.
"He done that to you didn't he?" My cheek wasn't sore anymore, just a bit bruised. I nodded, there was no denying him. Jeff after all was probably my closest friend. He nodded his head... and started rocking, his fists were clenched.
"Jeff… don't worry about it. Randy was there..."
"He was there?!" Jeff raised his voice, a hint of anger and disappointment was in his voice.
"Yes but..." He wouldn't let me finish.
"He didn't stop it? What was he doing?"
"He was knocked down by Adam, Adam swung so quickly, he ran after it, fucking coward he is..." I stopped and rubbed my cheek, I suddenly felt sad. My buzz from the great week had gone. It was Adam, he ruined it... he ruined everything.
"He ran past me as well... Ri why didn't you tell me?" I couldn't tell him; now he and Randy wanted to get involved.
"I couldn't... It's not your burden to bare" He laughed sarcastically.
"It is when my girl" He paused and sighed "My friend gets hurt... he slapped you... why did he do it?"
"We used to go out..." He sat there shocked, mouth open, eyes wide. Matt jumped when he heard the voice of the captain...
"We are now arriving at Indianapolis... we hope you enjoyed your flight and will you remain seated with seatbelts on, thank you"
"Finally" Matt groaned, still half asleep. Jeff looked at me, I shook my head. We both sat there in silence until we landed. We got our things and made our way off the plane. I said bye to the air hostess... Jenny, her name was. Jeff and Matt said bye too. Jeff didn't flirt this time... he was too shocked. We got to the bagging area and collected our things. There was a car waiting for us, we loaded our stuff up and got in. The driver was quiet. He was middle aged, stern looking. I sat in the front next to him, Jeff and Matt in the back. I had completely forgotten about Randy, after telling Jeff... the only thing that was on my mind was Adam. We arrived at the hotel. I undone my seatbelt and opened the door.
"Thanks" The man didn't reply, he just grunted. It was 8:30 now. It had been a long day; me and Jeff could talk about things tomorrow when everyone was at Smackdown. I grabbed my guitar and suitcase and walked into the hotel. I saw Chris who had just arrived from New York; he had his leather jacket on and hair gelled up. He looked over and smiled.
"Riley baby! Looking great!" I leant in for a hug and gave him a kiss on the cheek. We made small chit chat about our flights and what not, I peeked over his shoulder, then I saw him; Randy. He came out of the elevator and spotted me. I dropped my suitcase and guitar and walked over to him. We stood there for a minute, looking at each other. He then breathed a sigh of relief and picked me up, swinging me around. I felt his breath on my neck, this felt too good, did I really deserve him? He put me down and we walked over to the check in counter. Randy gave Chris a pat on the back then talked to him for a while. Jeff and Matt came in, they had someone else's bags with them; defiantly not theirs. Jeff looked up at me, he look annoyed. He dropped the bags and walked over...
"If she wants to bring so much stuff, she should find a better way of packing it... I am not helping no more!" He looked at Randy, they shook hands; they didn't talk. Matt soon came in with more bags.
"Phew!" He wiped his brow and collapsed on his suitcase. I smiled at him, he grinned. Then she walked in. Melina, the woman I was fighting on Monday... the supposed beauty of the WWE. She looked over, walked straight past me to Randy. She wrapped her long arms around his neck and kissed him on the cheek.
"Randy when are we going to go out again? I mean we haven't been out in ages, have you missed me?" Randy unwrapped her arms from his neck.
"Um, I haven't missed you and probably never again " I laughed, she turned around scowling, Jeff was next to me. She scowled further. She stood there, delayed.
"Oh you are Miley..."
"It's Riley..."
"Whatever, me and Beth are kicking you and Maria so far up the ass... you won't know what's hit you" Melina, so pretty, yet so ugly. She walked away and grabbed her handbag from the pile of bags stacked up... she looked at Randy and smiled, then at me and Jeff, she scowled and strolled off. Some young staff members ran and collected her things on one of those golden carriage things. I was confused. I think it showed on my face. Randy laughed.
"Man, she has no idea what's coming to her" Randy said laughing, Jeff and Chris laughed along with him. I leaned over the counter and asked for my hotel key.
"Oh your other half appears to have checked in Miss Dawson..." I looked confused, I was sharing with someone?
"Yes the gentleman to your right..." I turned my head around to Randy, he looked there grinning smugly. I nudged him; the guy behind the counter gave me another key.
"Would you like your bags taken upstairs?"
"No thank you... I can manage" I smiled and lifted my guitar up, I nudged Jeff quickly, he smiled faintly, as if in a dream world. Randy picked up my suitcase and we made our way to the lifts.