Lies From Within
Chapter 10
Roxy, Shawn, Paul and Chris were sitting in the restaurant. It had been about an hour since they left the 'Lights, Motors, Action!' set and Roxy was starting to get worried. She wouldn't let it show with her dad and the guys right there. She sighed.
"I need to go call my boss... I'll be back in a few minutes okay," She asked them and walked away before they could respond.
She walked out to the front and made her way to the car they drove in and sat on the hood, then dialed Aiden's cell phone number. "Pick up, pick up," She pleaded softly. "Come on, Aiden... Pick up." Her eyes filled with tears as she continued to plead.
Inside the restaurant, Shawn, Paul and Chris eyed each other worriedly.
"Aiden should've been here by now," Paul stated, looking at Chris, who nodded his head at him.
"He should've been here 20 minutes ago with his driving…" He replied. The two men looked over at Shawn, who was starring at his fork.
He suddenly looked up. Paul and Chris gasped slightly when they saw the unshed tears in Shawn's eyes.
"What's wrong, Shawn?" Paul shouted.
"Shawn?" Chris asked.
"Aiden..." Shawn breathlessly responded and stood up, then ran off to find Roxy. Chris and Paul looked at each other, then followed.
Roxy bit her lip as the phone continued to ring. She couldn't fight off this horrible feeling of dread that something was wrong. She sighed in relief when she heard the phone get picked up on the other end. "
Hello?" Asked an unfamiliar voice, but Roxy knew she dialed right.
"Um... Is Aiden there?" She asked unsurely as her other hand clenched into a fist.
"Aiden Hickenbottom, right? May I ask who this is?" Asked the voice...
A serious voice... A voice that made Roxy fear the worse. It took her a moment to find her own voice.
"Um… Roxy Hickenbottom... His older sister…" She stated as she felt her body start to shake.
"I am so sorry, Miss Hickenbottom…" The voice said and she felt tears come to her eyes as her father came running out of the restaurant with Chris and Paul following close behind.
She felt her voice crack. "Wh... What hap...happened? What's goi... Going on?"
"It's your brother..."
Roxy felt her body just give out. She slid off of the hood of the car. Shawn was there to catch her. He gently pried the phone from her hands as she burst into tears and hugged him, then cried into his chest.
"Hello?" Shawn asked, trying to keep himself from crying.
"Yes, who is this, please?" She asked.
"Shawn Hickenbottom, Aiden's father." Shawn replied, feeling his voice go a little shaky.
"Mr. Hickenbottom, I suggest you come down to the hospital right away. Your son, Aiden, was in a serious car accident. He and another man... Um... Randy Orton... Were just brought into the emergency room." She replied.
Shawn closed his eyes and tried to calm himself down. If he weren't already sitting on the ground, he was sure he would've passed out.
"How... How is he?" Shawn asked.
"Your son is far worse than Mr. Orton... I can assure you that both men are being taken care of, we have the best doctors on our staff working on them. Come here, quickly!"
With that, both the nurse and Shawn hung up.
Paul and Chris slowly approached Shawn and Roxy. They knelt down on both sides of Shawn so they could face him.
"Shawn? Is everything okay?" Chris asked.
Shawn looked Paul and Chris in the eyes with a look that worried Paul. Paul put a firm hand on Shawn's shoulder. Chris had since then taken Roxy from Shawn so that him and Paul could do their silent conversation with their eyes thing.
"We have to get to the hospital…" Shawn said, his voice hoarse.
"I'll drive." Chris said, as he pulled Roxy up and helped her into the passenger seat.
He walked around and got in the driver's seat and waited until everyone was buckled up to make his way to the hospital.
When he got there, Roxy and Shawn were the first two out and managed to make it in to the hospital without completely breaking down. Roxy bit her lip as her father made his way to the front desk to ask about Aiden. Chris and Paul had just made it in as Shawn sat back down. "Randy's out and in a room. They're not sure when he'll be conscious but... Aiden's still in surgery."
Roxy nodded and sighed. "I'm gonna go see how Randy's doing... I'll be back in a bit okay?"
Shawn closed his eyes and barely nodded his head not really registering what she had said. "Sure."
Roxy hugged him and walked up to the desk, asking for his room number. Since he wasn't in intensive care, his room was open to most visitors. Once she got the room number, she headed towards Randy's room. She walked in and saw he was stirring around a little. He had a broken arm and several cuts and bruises on his face. His head was moving around and his eyes were fluttering. She approached him and gently placed her hand on his. She was fed up with waiting after a few moments and went to leave. However, she felt a grip on her hand.
"Roxy?"
She looked down at Randy and felt her eyes fill with tears as he opened his dark blue eyes. She felt conflicted at the moment. This was probably all his fault anyway. But at the same time, she was still concerned.
"Yeah, Randy... It's Roxy," She paused as he looked around a little.
He suddenly tried to sit up, but decided against it as he felt pain rush through his head.
"Whoa, take it easy! Do you know what happened?" Roxy asked.
"We... We were in my car, heading over to where you were... And a truck came at us... Oh god! Roxy, where's Aiden?"
Obviously Randy was a little delirious.
"You're in the hospital, Randy... My brother is here too," Roxy paused.
Randy's eyes were leaking tears. "I tried to move, I did, I really did…"
Roxy held onto his hand. "It's okay, Randy! Calm down!" She really didn't want him to have some sort of heart attack because of her.
Randy sniffled and eventually calmed himself down. Randy used his un-broken hand to wipe his face.
"How... Where is he?" Randy asked, swallowing while praying to all hell that she would not mention the morgue.
Roxy sighed. "We're not sure yet... He's still in surgery..."
Randy sighed. "I'm sorry Roxy." He had said it so quiet she almost didn't hear it.
She sighed before sitting on his bed lightly with her hand still in his.
"It's not your fault... You didn't do anything wrong... The truck did." She told him in a whisper, despite not knowing the full story.
She was afraid that if she spoke any louder she would begin to cry again.
"He'll be okay Roxy... He's a fighter…" Randy told her, trying to soothe her as tears began to leak out of her eyes.
She wiped at them with her other hand but couldn't do anything to stop them from falling.
"I'm scared for him Randy." She admitted in a whisper.
He nodded and squeezed her hand reassuringly. "He'll be okay." I hope…He would never forgive himself if Aiden wasn't okay. Roxy nodded but bit her lip as silent tears continued to fall. He let go of her hand to wipe at her tears lightly. He left his hand on her cheek.
"He's gonna be alright Rox," He repeated himself, much firmer this time.
When she didn't respond, he decided to continue. "He's as tough as your dad. He'll be fine."
Roxy looked away from Randy and exhaled deeply. She continued to repeat Randy's words in her head until she calmed down. She saw Randy scoot up a little in his bed and look towards the door, so she turned around and saw her dad. He looked really serious and determined to get what he wanted.
"Hi dad," She paused and watched as he slowly walked closer to her and Randy. "Randy's awake," She pointed out.
Shawn replied by closing his eyes and lazily nodded his head. "Leave. Now." He stated.
It sounded like he had no energy and no cares in the world. He was also talking in his stern, 'if you don't do as I say, you will be grounded for life' voice. She sighed and got up.
"Talk to you later, Randy..." She stated and walked out.
Shawn looked down at Randy. "We need to talk."
Roxy walked out and sat between Paul and Chris with her head in her hands as Randy's words repeated in her head.
"Hey Rox, where's your dad?" Paul asked softly.
She looked up and pointed towards Randy's room, making Paul nod and watch warily.
"Is he going to kill Randy?" She asked, her voice soft so she wouldn't break down again.
Paul shrugged as Chris sighed. "Let's hope not... We don't need to see him being dragged away by the police because he is upset about Aiden…"
Roxy nodded and decided she was going to go step outside to get some fresh air.
She took a step into the chilly night air and sighed before looking up at the stars like they would answer all of life's questions. She suddenly felt a hand on her shoulder and jumped to look at who it was.
Chris.
He was looking up at the stars with her, then looked back at her.
"Stars. The universe's biggest mystery. They're soothing, aren't they? You just can't help but to stare at them," Chris paused and looked at her, then smiled. "I like to think that stars are the souls of the people we lost, watching over us." He took a moment to search for a bright star, then pointed to it. "There's your mom, watching over you, Aiden and your dad," He noticed she had tears in her eyes and hugged her. "She's watching over him, and she'll make sure he comes back to you." Chris hoped that he calmed her down...
But hoped he was right even more.
Roxy nodded and buried her face in Chris' shoulder as she calmed herself down by repeating the words in her head and remembering that Aiden was a strong dork. He could pull through this... She knew he could. She bit her lip and played with the hem of her shirt nervously.
"I hope you're right Chris... I'm really scared for him," She admitted for the second time that night. "Don't tell dad... He's more scared then I think I could ever be," She said, then looked down.
She smiled weakly at Chris before sighing and sitting down against the wall of the hospital. "I don't want to go back in right away. I hate hospitals... So much…" She confessed while looking down as she thought of all the times she had to visit the hospital and how all were unpleasant.
Meanwhile in Randy's hospital room, there was some uneasiness between Randy and Shawn, but it was completely understandable. Randy did nothing for the first few moments but stare at Shawn, and Shawn returned the gesture. Sooner or later, one of them broke the silence.
"Why was Aiden with you?" Shawn suddenly asked.
Randy looked up at him with puppy dog eyes and saw Shawn staring back the same way, except his eyes were glassy and his stare was lazy. Randy was surprised Shawn hadn't collapsed yet.
"I was driving him to the restaurant... I... I was at the stunt show. Jeff and Ken told me about it and I wanted to see it. Aiden was always a good friend to me, and I hope we can resume that friendship when I say everything I want to say... Is that okay?" Randy asked.
Shawn nodded his head slowly. "Go on…"
Randy nodded his head and exhaled deeply. "Well... I met up with Aiden after the show and I figured that we could talk... So I offered to drive him to the restaurant you guys were going to meet him at, since I know where it is and he didn't have a car. I decided to tell him the truth about everything that happened over the past few months, including the reason why I broke up with Roxy, and I got more in depth as to why his arms were cut up."
Shawn looked down at the floor, then looked up at Randy sadly and tiredly. Randy thought he was about to pass out, until he saw a single tear run down Shawn's cheek. "I think it's time you told me everything, Orton... And don't leave anything out this time..."
Randy nodded his head. "First things first... Why don't you sit down, Shawn? You look like you're about to pass out." Randy stated.
Shawn nodded his head no. "The facts, Orton..." Shawn stated and rested his tired eyes on Randy, who shrugged his shoulders.
"Well... If you noticed... The hostility between us got worse when John Cena came to Raw... And that was also the time I was dating Roxy... Well... I was seriously in love with your daughter, and I still am," Randy paused and saw the expression on Shawn's face was the same as before. He decided to keep talking. "I mean... I was at the point where I was going to ask you if I could marry her," Randy paused again and saw a small smile come on Shawn's face, but it quickly faded.
"Well... Cena didn't like the fact I was dating Roxy. And he hated it that you approved and didn't seem to mind at all. He believed that I shouldn't mix with your family, and he wanted me to break up with her and date his sister, that way he knew that she would be safe and he liked who she was with. So, he made me break up with her. He drugged me and slipped that skank Sam McMahon in the bed. That's when Roxy walked in."
"Why did you listen to him?" Shawn asked.
Randy smirked. "I'm sure you would listen to somebody who was threatening your life, Shawn," Randy paused and saw the strange look Shawn was giving him. "I'm serious. John is insane like that. He's gun and knife happy. He knows members of a gang who will be more than happy to do his dirty work," Randy paused again.
"So... I let Sam hang around me when I'm near Roxy so it'll seem that I'm really into her... Even though I'm not... Anyway... The reason why Aiden got hurt that one time a few weeks ago was because he was backstage at a Raw event before he got his letter saying he was a WWE employee and he heard John and a few members of his 'Chain Gang,' including me, discussing your... Your…"
Shawn saw Randy was having trouble with the word, so he cut in. "Death." Shawn flatly stated.
Randy looked worriedly at him. "Uh... Yeah... Death... So... He overheard John talking about when and where it would happen, and he saw Aiden walk passed his locker room in a hurry, so he grabbed him really quick and threatened him and he said 'You don't know when it'll happen, but I'll get you when you least expect it.' A few of us who are Aiden's friends refused to be a part in what was going on, I mean, breaking up with Roxy and acting like I hate her is enough for me. So, I got out. Kennedy followed. Then at the hotel, John saw Aiden sulking by himself and grabbed him, got a little knife happy, threatened him and shipped him off..."
"And it all goes back to plotting my demise? Should I ask what John had in mind?" Shawn asked.
Randy sighed and nodded his head no. "Man... You don't wanna know... Trust me when I say that…" Randy told him in an ominous tone.
Shawn sighed and decided to change the subject. "So why didn't you tell Roxy after you were out?" Shawn asked the million-dollar question.
Randy sighed and looked up. "I wanted to... I really did. But John said he would... That he would..."
Randy couldn't continue without his voice cracking. Shawn looked pissed beyond belief.
Meanwhile, Roxy approached the nurse from before.
"Is he out of surgery yet?"
The nurse nodded her head.
"Yes, but it'll be awhile before anyone can go see him. We're getting him situated in his new room, and it'll take about 20 minutes... Do you want us to come and get you?" She asked.
Roxy nodded her head.
"Yeah, that would be great. Thanks... Oh, can you tell me the damage done?"
The nurse looked at her sympathetically. "In short terms... A lot."
Roxy sighed and nodded her head in thanks, then turned around and walked over to Chris and Paul. She felt her cell phone vibrating and took it out to check the caller ID. It was Chris Sabin. She told Paul and Chris she'd be back in a few minutes and went outside to take the call.
"Hi." She spoke quietly and bit her lip.
"Hey, I saw the news. Is um... Is your brother okay? And that Orton guy?"
Roxy sighed, then inhaled shakily.
"He's out of surgery but I'm not sure... And then Randy's got a broken arm, but other than that he should be fine..."
She bit her lip as she listened to his rhythmic breathing.
"I'm sorry Roxy…"
She nodded and sighed. "I know... It's weird though. The truck kept moving after they hit the car... Meaning it couldn't be a drunk driver. I'm confused..."
She heard Chris sigh. "Could it be that it was an attempted murder and not an accident?" Chris asked. He groaned quietly like he had let something slip out.
Roxy gasped. "Who would do such a thing to my brother?" She asked, then went silent.
She was overcome by rage as the thought of John Cena came to her mind.
Back in the waiting area, Chris and Paul looked at one another.
"Roxy's been out for awhile." Paul stated.
Chris sighed. "Let her be... She's probably on the phone with one of her friends. She needs space. She needs time to clear her head," Chris replied.
Paul nodded his head.
"I guess you're right. I'm worried about Shawn, though. I wish he'd come out of Randy's room... I don't want him to kill him or anything…"
Paul paused as Chris nudged his shoulder and pointed. "You were saying?" He sarcastically asked.
Shawn walked over to them and sat down. Paul turned to look at him and immediately became worried. Shawn's eyes were wide, green, glassy and distant.
"You okay, Shawny?" Paul asked.
Shawn nodded his head and closed his eyes.
Paul sighed and watched Shawn drift off to sleep. He watched him slump lower and lower in the chair until he fell off. Chris put a hand over his mouth to try and keep from laughing. Paul had to do the same. He looked up and saw Shane, Vince and Stephanie McMahon.
"We saw the news! How's Aiden?" Vince shouted.
Paul moved his hand. "He's still in surgery, so we're not sure yet."
Stephanie looked down at Shawn.
"Why is he on the floor?"
A nurse walked past them and out to where Roxy. She was just hanging up the phone, so they talked back and forth for a little bit before Roxy followed her to a room. The guys shared a look before Chris followed her to see where she was going. He gasped at what he saw in the room where the nurse had led Roxy. She sat by the chair by Aiden's bed... He was almost unrecognizable with all of the machines he was hooked up to. Roxy bit back tears as she took Aiden's hand in hers and as Sabin's words floated around in her head. Chris walked over and put a hand on her shoulder, so she looked up at him.
"Can you go tell them he's out of surgery and laying here," She asked.
As soon as Chris nodded and left, she turned to look at Aiden. "You better not die Aiden. I'll miss you too much... He'll pay Aiden... I promise you that..." She added in a quieter tone.
Chris walked back in with Paul and Shawn. Paul felt the need to try and distance Shawn from both the door and Aiden, so he pushed him into a wall and stood in front of him so he wouldn't get any ideas.
"You can move, I'm not going anywhere," Shawn stated, so Paul moved out of his way and allowed him to walk closer to Aiden.
Roxy looked up at Shawn and reached for his hand with her own, which he took without hesitation. Although Roxy was too young to remember what her mom looked like while she was in the hospital, she knew it was bad. She sighed. Funny how karma works... Her mom was about 3 months older then her dad, but it was the younger child who suffered the same fate.
No! You're wrong! Aiden is not going to die! Roxy shouted to her inner demons.
"That's the thing though, Roxy... Your mom died in an accident, and we were damn sure of it. This wasn't an accident, and I know it," Shawn paused again to meet the odd stare of his daughter and their friends. Roxy's stare was a bit odd, being she never said anything out loud, and somehow he knew what she was thinking.
"Your mom's accident was head-on. Randy and Aiden weren't hit head on, they were hit from the right side and pushed back."
Chris's eyes widened.
"How can you be sure?" He asked.
"Because Aiden was beat up worse than Randy, and more glass from the windshield went into Aiden's face. Randy said he was driving, so that means Aiden was in the passenger's seat. Point of impact was the right headlight," Shawn replied.
Paul looked up with anger in his eyes. "That means this was no accident."
Roxy nodded her head. "I know. It was a murder attempt, on both Aiden and Randy. And I have an idea who did it, too."
Shawn chuckled and looked over at her. "I do too. Does he work for the WWE and compete on Raw? Is he the number one idol for kids and women who watch wrestling," There was a slight pause, then Shawn continued. "Is his name John Cena?" He asked with a scary/mean tone to him.
Roxy nodded and sighed before looking back down at Aiden.
"Um… What happened to your wife, Vince and Shane?" She asked Paul, because despite walking past them she had noticed them there.
"Waiting room, I believe." Paul said with a slightly softer tone.
She nodded and looked down. She frowned when her phone vibrated again before walking out to take it saying it might be important. She looked down at caller ID and glared as it read 'John Cena.' She looked around, unsure of what she should do about it. Chris was at her side in an instant, having been watching her from Aiden's room. She showed him the cell phone and shrugged her shoulders. Chris growled and was surprised to see the phone disappear from his hands. Roxy's eyes went wide as Chris turned to see Shawn with the cell phone in his hand.
"Oh shit. Don't pick it up, Shawn!" Chris shouted.
Too late.
"Hello?" Shawn asked once he accepted the call.
"Shawn? Why do you have Roxy's phone?" John asked, sounding kind of worried.
"Nice way to greet me there, John. You sound a little nervous today. And why is that? Do you have a guilty conscience?" Shawn asked teasingly.
He heard John chuckle. "Are all those drugs coming back to melt away your brain cells, Michaels? I'm just surprised that you have your daughter's cell phone. But then again, you steal everything, don't you?"
Shawn growled and would've bitten the phone if it were his own. "Listen here tough shit... We're at the hospital right now visiting my son, who is an inch from death. IF you take that tone with me…"
Shawn was cut off by John. "Oh my God! What happened to Aiden," John cockily asked. "And is Randy okay?"
Shawn smirked. "Nice one, Cena. I think you just drove into Fuckville. If I lay my eyes on you, you're dead! I NEVER mentioned Randy was in the hospital too, so that means you know something I don't."
Shawn heard Cena gasp on the other side of the phone. "You act like I fear you, Michaels... As a matter of fact, I hope you make a dumbass move and come after me. If you're that hell bent on revenge, fine. You can come to the park at midnight. We'll settle our problems there. Is that good enough for you?" John asked.
Shawn smirked again. "That's more than good, Cena."
"Good. Don't you plan on bringing any of your buddies. I won't bring mine." John stated.
"That includes your hit men, right? I know your hands were FILTHY in this attempt to kill Randy and my son." Shawn stated through gritted teeth as he walked away from Chris and Roxy.
John chuckled, yet again. "Yes, Shawn. You're the brilliant one who has FINALLY figured out that I'm not who I say I am. You'd better be there tonight, Shawn. We'll find out who the better man is." John stated as he hung up the phone.
"You son of a bitch..." Shawn mumbled as he hung up the phone and walked back over to Roxy and Chris.
He tossed the phone to Roxy and walked back into Aiden's room. Roxy frowned slightly as he walked away.
"What did he want, dad? I mean he was calling ME!" She said in a slightly pissed off tone.
She knew her father just had her best intentions in mind but it still pissed her off that he didn't think she could handle herself and a little harassment. She walked into Aiden's room to see how he was doing... Not much better. Well there wasn't a very good way to figure that out since he was still out. She completely ignored her father, who wouldn't even look her in the eyes.
She sighed, then walked over to Randy's room. She looked over to the bed, just to see Randy sleeping and sat in a nearby chair. For once in her life she was terrified of what was to come and she didn't like it at all.
Once Shawn returned to the waiting room, Paul was trying to get him to speak up and tell him what Cena had said on the phone. Shawn said it was nothing and not to worry about it. Paul knew better but he also knew Shawn was a very stubborn bastard when he wanted to be.
Paul sighed, giving up, then looked over at Chris, who replied by holding his hands up in a 'what makes you think he'll tell me' gesture. Both men sighed as Shawn stood up with a determined look in his eyes. Paul only got slightly worried as he watched Shawn pace back and forth, mumbling something incoherently to himself, once in awhile getting an evil gleam to his eyes and a smirk on his face.
Shawn was about ready to leave when he felt his pocket vibrating. He reached in his pocket to grab his cell phone and wound up dropping it at first, due to a lack of energy and his excitement about duking it out with John Cena later on that evening. He grabbed his phone and looked at the caller ID.
Randy Orton?
He picked up.
"Hello?"
He heard a half-assed chuckle on the other side of the phone. "Shawn, I was starting to get worried you weren't going to pick up. Come to my room and see me, please. As soon as possible." Randy stated and hung up.
Shawn closed his cell phone and put it in his pocket, then walked to Randy's room. Shawn walked in and saw Randy sitting on his bed, dressed in street clothes. He looked at Shawn with a serious look on his face, then got up to close and lock his door.
"What's this about, Randy?" Shawn asked.
"I got a call from Ken that said you were gonna fight Cena at midnight. Please don't tell me that's true." Randy stated.
Shawn nodded. "It is." He replied.
"Oh shit. Shawn, why are you doing this? Don't waste your time with him!" Randy shouted.
"I'm doing this because he tried to kill my son, Randy. And he tried to kill you, the only boyfriend Roxy had that I ever approved of. I'm not going to let it slide. He's trying to hurt my family intentionally. I've had enough."
Randy smiled. "Glad you feel that way. Here's something that you should use later on. You'll find it quite useful…" Randy stated and handed something to Shawn.
"A pocket knife?" Shawn shouted in shock.
Randy smiled and winked. "Trust me."
Roxy sighed as she watched her brother lying in the bed motionless. She had relocated to her brother's room when it looked like Randy was about to wake up.
"Please wake up soon Aiden…" She whispered, pulling her knees to her chest on the seat she was sitting on.
A nurse already yelled at her for doing it but she didn't care. She sighed and closed her eyes, feeling tears start all over again. As she bit her lip, she closed her eyes and rested her head against her knees and felt someone rest their hand on her shoulder. She turned her head as fast as she could to see Chris Sabin standing behind her.
"Hey... The nurse said you might be here. I wanted to drop by and express my sympathy in person rather than over the phone," Chris Sabin looked over at Aiden. "How's he doing?" He asked.
Roxy wiped the tears from her face and looked from her brother to Sabin and back again.
"Same... No change... There most likely won't be for awhile... Thanks for coming..." She stated and forced a pained smile.
Chris knelt down and hugged her, then pulled away and smiled weakly. "Hard to believe that's your brother. He looks so different then he did that time I met him at the hospital when you went to go see your dad," Chris paused and looked around. "Where is he, anyway?"
Roxy sniffled before looking out to the waiting room to see he wasn't there either.
"I... I don't know. He was here five minutes ago. Damn..," She walked out with Sabin trailing behind her and walked up to Paul. "Paul... Where's Dad?"
He looked at her with a face that said 'hell if I know' "Wasn't he with you?" He asked with confusion etched into his features.
"Um… No. I was in Aiden's room... Where else could he be? What about Randy's room?" She asked right as they both walked out.
"Hey Roxy." Randy said with a slight smirk that still made her heart beat fast. She hated it because that meant she wasn't over him completely yet.
"Oh, um... Chris Sabin, Randy Orton." She said, making quick introductions and feeling slightly awkward, but leaning more towards Sabin.
She sighed and walked over to where Stephanie, Shane and Vince were and took a seat near them.
But her escape was not to be as both men walked over with Shawn close behind. She bit her lip and looked down at her hands before smiling in thought and triumph. She pulled out her iPod, put it on shuffle and then put the ear buds in her ears as Avenged Sevenfold's 'I Won't See You Tonight' part 1 played. She looked up to see Shawn giving her a strange look, then walked over to Paul and made small talk with him. She had the volume on low so she could hear everything they were saying and almost wanted to yell at both of them for talking about her.
"So you're the guy that hurt her by sleeping with the boss' kid right?" Sabin asked, quiet enough that the McMahons couldn't hear.
Roxy looked at both expressions to see that Randy's looked pissed off and Sabin's looked defiant and arrogant.
Please don't fight. Don't start something in a fucking hospital. I don't think anyone in here wants to deal with it.
It didn't help that they were giving her a huge headache as well. She bite her lip and placed her head in her hands for a moment, hoping no one would notice and she could just relax for a few minutes.
The next time Roxy looked up, she noticed Shawn and Paul standing in between Randy and Chris Sabin. Randy and Chris were nodding their heads, then shook hands, with fake smiles on their faces and started chatting. She smiled to herself and returned her head to her hands.
Hours felt like seconds, and it was 3 hours later when Chris Jericho shook Roxy awake. She woke with a start, slightly freaked out that she was being woken up, but even more shocked to know she had fallen asleep. "What?" She asked him, not feeling fully awake yet.
"Come on, get up. We have to go back to the hotel."
Roxy nodded her head and looked around. The McMahons were gone. Randy and Chris Sabin were still sitting on a couch chatting, until they were approached by a nurse. Roxy guessed she told them they had to leave, because they nodded and stood up, then walked over to where she was currently standing with Chris Jericho. Both men smiled at her, so she returned the gesture. She turned her head to see Paul walk out of Aiden's room. He closed the door and stood there in silence for a few moments. Roxy narrowed her eyes, trying to focus on Paul harder. She saw he was crying, but quickly wiped the tears away. Feeling eyes on him, he looked over at her and forced a smile, then mouthed 'no change,' receiving a small nod in understanding from Roxy. However, one person was unaccounted for.
"Jericho," She paused to look at him and didn't talk until she had his attention. "Where's my dad?" She asked.
She noticed that all 3 men in front of her shifted uncomfortably. She narrowed her eyes angrily at Jericho.
"We don't know... He left about 20 minutes ago."
Roxy's eyes widened in shock. "And you didn't go with him or call him or...? You just... Let him go?" Roxy growled.
Chris nodded his head. "Roxy, you act as if it would be EASY to follow your dad around! You know how angry he gets and how strange he acts when he's hurting. He would NEVER let us follow him, or question him as to where he's going! He simply said he had something to take care of and left." Chris replied.
Roxy turned to grab her cell phone. She was about to dial Shawn's number when Paul walked over to her and put an arm on her shoulder. She turned to look at him but came face to face with her dad's cell phone.
"Don't bother calling it. He left it on the table next to you before he left. I guess that's his way of saying he's the only one who can handle the situation."
Roxy growled in defeat and stormed away from the group. Randy sighed and decided to follow to try and calm her down. He was surprised that neither one of the Chris's or Paul tried to stop him. Roxy walked out into the parking lot and sat on a bench. Randy followed her and sat down next to her.
"It's nice out tonight…" He started, mentally smacking himself for sounding like an idiot.
Roxy continued to stare out into the parking lot. "Why would he leave his phone?" She asked, thinking out loud.
Randy sighed and turned to look at her.
"Roxy... I don't know where your dad went... But…"
Roxy turned to look at him. The fact she had tears streaming down her face made him stop talking.
"'But!' But what?" She asked. She knew Randy's voices and actions very well by now. He was using his 'I really don't want to tell you something' voice. And most of the time she didn't care because it wasn't horrible. But right now was not the time to be using it. She knew she looked broken right now, and she just stared into his eyes hoping he'd cave.
Randy looked down and sighed. "But... I know what he's doing... He's going to confront Cena..." Randy stated and looked back up at her.
"What? He's going to face that bastard that damn near killed my brother... by himself? What the fuck is he thinking?" Roxy grumbled in anger. She then turned some of her anger on him. "And who do you think you are, trying to lie to me about my own dad? Are you fucking kidding me? Lie about your skank all you want, but don't lie to me about my father."
Randy took that moment to place an arm around her and pull her close to him. "He wants to take care of Cena without you or Aiden getting hurt. He doesn't want to involve Paul or Chris because he knows it's not their battle. It's his. He wants to face it alone to prove he's not a coward."
Roxy sighed. "He doesn't have to prove anything to John fucking Cena, Randy! Does he realize he could get killed? Cena is a sneaky little bastard, there's no way in hell he's going to fight clean!" Roxy yelled, partially trying to push his good arm off of her.
Randy closed his eyes for a moment, then opened them and looked Roxy in the eyes. "I realize that, Roxy... And I think your dad does, too. The little stunt Cena pulled today pushed your dad beyond his limits. He's dealing with this the only way he knows how. But don't worry so much... Your dad is a sneaky little bastard too. If there's anyone that can beat Cena at his own game, it's your dad."
Roxy sighed again and put her head on Randy's shoulder, having given up on fighting for the night. "I wish I knew where they were..."
A/N: Alright thanks for reading as always. And uh oh... I feel bad for Shawn... Anyways next chapter should be interesting...
CA/N: Sorry for the long wait, things have been crazy with college and my family is whacky (that explains a lot, doesn't it?)... Anywho, there will be more and better updates, I promise…