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On the way to his office Vince got in tough with Hunter and told him and Shawn to put on a show, they only had half an hour to fill, and he didn't want the WWE universe finding out what had happened just yet. His son in law did what he was asked and asked no questions there would be plenty of time for that later. Vince sat Mickie down in a chair and offered her a shot of whiskey. "Thank you." She said and downed it in one go. "Now I know this is hard but what happened?" Vince asked taking a sip of his own whiskey. He listened as Mickie told him the whole story, of how Stephanie had been helping them, of how they eliminated suspects, and how Ted had come to be alone and the corridor deserted. "If I had known I would have stopped you." Vince said he wasn't angry, but he knew he could have prevented this. He could have ordered all these searches without any risk, probably a huge staff rebuttal, but no one would have died. "I am not angry at you just the situation. If you need anything just let me know." Vince said as a knock came at the door. "Yes!" He shouted not in the mood for interruptions. "Sorry to bother you sir, but a note was found under the body." The chief police officer said as he entered the room, giving Mickie a quick glance. "Well what did it say?" Vince said starting to loose his patience. "It said that's one." Vince was confused, so was the cop. "Oh God." Mickie said from her chair, both men turned to look at her. "That's one; one of Legacy, the killer is after us all now he knows." Mickie said completely unable to process this information at the moment, she needed Randy. "Ok don't panic I will get my car and my driver to take you guys back to the hotel, he has been with me for years I trust him with my life, then we will get the police to guard your room." Vince said as Mickie stood up to leave. "Yeah no problem now we know his target it's only a matter of time before we catch him." The cop said, but Vince turned on him. "Hasn't done you any good so far, these guys have come up with better leads than you, now they are the targets. Get out and get some protection for me people." Vince said as the man scurried out of the door. Vince took Mickie's arm and led her back to the Legacy locker room. "I will have my car ready for you in an hour." Vince said as she opened the door to a pacing Randy and a sleeping Cody. "Mickie." Randy said as she flew into his open arms. "I will leave you alone now." Vince said as he shut the door behind him. "God it's been horrible here without you." Randy said sitting them down with her on his lap. "I had to do it Randy before it got all too much, I had to tell Vince what happened." Mickie said letting the tears fall freely now. Randy rested his head on top of hers and just rocked them, he didn't want to cry now he had to be strong for her. He would have plenty of time to morn Ted, a whole life time in fact. "How is Cody?" Mickie asked into his chest. "They had to sedate him, he was going to hurt himself or someone else." Randy said glancing at the sleeping man beside them. "Ok we have a car coming to pick us up, there was a new note." Mickie said knowing she had to tell Randy. "What did it say?" Randy asked lifting her chin up so he could look at her. "It said that's one." Randy looked momentarily confused, then he closed his eyes. "So he knows and now he is after us." Randy said holding Mickie tighter. "Yeah we are going to have a guard at the hotel." Mickie said resting her head on Randy's shoulder and breathing in his sent. "Ok." That was all Randy could manage, they sat together in the quite room, Mickie was sobbing as her body finally let go and Randy just held her. Some time later Randy was not sure for how long he thought Mickie had fallen asleep, he went to get up to get their things together. "I can help you." Mickie said and she made Randy jump. "I thought you were asleep." He said placing a hand on her tears stained face. "No I don't think I will ever sleep again." Mickie said getting up and collecting her things. "How are we going to get Cody to the car?" Mickie asked once they had finished packing. "Not sure maybe we can wake him up enough to walk." Randy suggested going over to the young man and trying to wake him. Cody barely opened his eyes. "Ted is that you is it time to get up already?" He said and Mickie had to hold back a tear at the mention of Ted's name. "No it's Randy but it is time to go." Cody tried to get up, but he fell back down again. "Too tired." He said and fell immediately back to sleep. "Ok call John, he will help." Randy said turning to Mickie. "Of course." Mickie said as she picked up her phone there was a knock at the door. "Come in." Mickie called. "Wow that was fast." Randy said as John poked his head round the door as his phone rang. "Hey how are you?" He asked his own eyes slightly red as if he had been crying. "Not so good, but we could use your help." Randy said brushing over the answer. "Anything." John said embracing both Mickie and Randy. Randy pulled away first, but Mickie allowed herself to be held up by John. "We need to get Cody back to the hotel and he has been sedated and we have bags, we can't carry everything." Randy said looking at John and Mickie. "no problem, we can share carrying Cody Randy, and Mickie and one of us can handle the bags." John said looking down at Mickie. "Yeah sure sounds like a plan." Mickie said. All three wrestlers got themselves ready. Taking it in turns John and Randy either carried Cody or some bags to the car, they placed Cody on the rear facing back seat getting in the opposite side. Vince's driver put their luggage in the boot. "We all ok." He said as he climbed in and started the engine. "Fine thank you we are ok to go." John said and they pulled away. "I better call Candice get her to bring my stuff back and hitch a lift with Maria." John said and he made the call. Mickie blanked out on the journey and they were back before she had even realised they had left. "I will help you up with the bags." The driver said and they all thanked him. "Cody can stay with us tonight; I don't want him waking up alone." Mickie said as John handed Cody to Randy who carried him to their door. "If you guys need anything just ring ok." John said as he helped place their bags in the room. "Thank you John you have been wonderful." Mickie said giving him a hug. Randy placed Cody on his bed and threw the duvet over him. Coming over to John he hugged him and patted his back. "Thank you man, and believe me we are going to need all the friends we can get." Randy said as John left them alone. Mickie turned to Randy and she walked passed him and sat on her bed. She held her head in her hands and sighed. "I am going to have a shower, and then I guess we had better try and get some sleep." Mickie said gathering her things from her bedside draws. "Ok I will keep an eye on Cody. I will be in here the whole time." He said as she went into the bathroom. "I know Randy and thank you." She knew he didn't have to say it but it made her feel better anyway, to know he would be there. Standing under the spray Mickie went through the motions of washing, she was so drained there was nothing else to feel. She thought when she lost Beth nothing could have felt worse, she was wrong. She felt that with Ted's death something of her died with him, a part of her that she kept just for him, and it was never going to come back there would always be that void. Stepping out of the shower she went into the living room. Randy was watching TV but the sound wasn't on. Cody was still asleep and she envied him this, but she knew when he woke up he would be the one who would have to be put back together again. "it's all yours." Mickie said as she got her hair dryer out and began to dry her hair for bed. Randy took one last look at the beautiful woman seated at the desk and closed the door. He had lost a huge part if his life today, but if he ever lost Mickie he would probably loose himself too. Turning on the water he climbed in and hurried through his shower, not wanting to leave Mickie alone for to long. Cody was there but he was in no condition to provide any company at the moment. Getting out her heard the hair dryer turn off and Mickie walking around, probably getting ready for bed. Randy towel dried his hair and threw on a clean pair of sweats. Emerging from the steamy room he saw Mickie was in bed, she had turned off the TV and had on her reading light. "Randy will you sleep in my bed tonight?" She said shyly. "Of course you didn't need to ask." He said climbing in beside her. Mickie switched off the light and settled down on Randy's chest. "Can I tell you something?" Mickie asked unsure of how Randy would react to what she had to say. "Sure you know you can tell me anything." Randy said placing an arm around her waist. "I wish , no that's wrong, it's a shame I could never give Ted what he wanted." Mickie said and Randy was confused. "I mean I know he liked me, more than just friends, most of the time he was only joking, but I know he would have liked to sleep with me. I teased him." She said letting all of the guilt come out with her words. Randy stiffened slightly, but he remembered what he had said about how she could tell him anything. "I think Ted was just very happy to have you in his life." Randy said trying to comfort her. "Yeah I know, but now he has gone I do feel regret, I can't help it, if he were still here he would make some silly joke out of all this, like it would only be a matter of time before he wore me down, or there would always be the hope of some major disaster, where he was the only man left on earth, that one did make me laugh." Mickie said smiling of the thought of his voice in her ear. "I know he always knew how to make me smile too." Randy said feeling like he had no right to be jealous of his friend. "A small part of me thinks and I know this is selfish if I had shared that with him then I would be somehow closer to him now. I was so great full to have him as a friend, I didn't want any more than that from him." Mickie said sitting up slightly and looking Randy in the eyes. "But you. If I lost you without feeling your touch I don't think I could ever live with myself." She said her face inches from his. "Oh Mickie I know how you feel, but right now we are both hurting. I want you, but if we wake up and you even regretted one second I couldn't live with myself either." Randy said placing both hands round her back as she sat up. "I know but I need something to make me feel alive again Randy and I know you need it to, I could never regret it, I have wanted this for too long now." She said running her hands up his bare chest. Leaning down she captured his lips with her own and they kissed. Tongues dancing Randy finally pulled away. "Mickie you have to stop before I can't, I wont take advantage of you, we can be together, but not tonight, we can't be together properly while we are grieving over Ted." Randy said placing his lips once again over hers and kissing her softly. Mickie clung to him as though her life depended on it. She needed to feel his skin, but she knew he was right. Cody was in the bed next to them, they would be thinking about Ted, the killer everything that had happened and she pulled back. "I know." She said settling back down on to his chest and closing her eyes. "We will have our time Mickie I promise you that." Randy said as he pulled her in closer so her whole body was pressed up against his. He knew he wouldn't get much sleep tonight but knowing she was in his arms meant he might just be able to get some.
Waking up to the sounds of raised voices Mickie was momentarily confused. She could here two male voices talking and she didn't seem to recognise one of them. Throwing the bed clothes off herself she stood up forgetting that she wasn't exactly dressed pushed open the door and saw Randy having a talk with Vince. "I know Cody had to go home, but you can't send me and Mickie as well." Randy was saying, Mickie turned back to see Cody still in Randy's bed, he didn't seem to be sleeping anymore he was just staring at the ceiling. Mickie decided that Randy could handle Vince for now she had to see if Cody was ok. "Hi honey." Mickie said sitting on the bed next to him. "Mickie?" It was more of a question as the young man turned his head to look at her. "Yeah honey it's me." Mickie said placing a hand on his arm. "I am so sad." He said leaning his head on her lap and Mickie wrapped her free arm around him. "I know we all are, but don't you worry about anything, you go home and get some rest, get away from all of this." Mickie said stroking his face and he looked at her. "I guess I don't have much choice, not that I could wrestle now, not without Ted." Cody said, but no tears came out and this surprised Mickie, in fact hi eyes did not appear to be focusing at all. "Are you ok Cody you look kind of funny?" Mickie asked looking at his face and studying him. "Yeah it's the pills they gave me, it kind of makes everything numb." Cody said rubbing her side as he laid his head back down. "You're really soft" He said almost childlike and Mickie was starting to worry about him. She removed him from her lap and went to the door where Randy and Vice were still talking. "Guys Cody is not right what have they put him on?" Mickie said halting the men's convocation. "He has had some Valium, they thought he might hurt himself." Vince said with some sadness in his voice. "Oh but he won't be kept on it will he?" Mickie said knowing that it was highly addictive. "No they will take him off it once he gets home." Randy said trying to reassure her. "I have to go, would you both come to my office today around eleven, we need to talk about this." Vince said and Randy nodded, Mickie was not sure what it was all about but she agreed anyway and they parted company. "He wants us to go home." Randy said closing the door and flopping down on Mickie's bed. Mickie glanced uneasily over at Cody who was back to staring at the ceiling. "He can't do that." Mickie said turning to face Randy now. "I know I told him that, we will persuade him at the meeting later, now we have to go and get Cody's things together his dad is coming for him and will be here in less than an hour." Randy said getting up and walking over to Cody. "Me and Mickie are going to get your things, there is a police man just outside if you need anything." Randy said placing his hand on Cody's shoulder. Cody barely looked at him and Randy could not stand what had happened to his friend. "I will just get changed Mickie said grabbing some clothes and rushing in to the bathroom. Mickie and Randy were just standing outside Ted and Cody's room, they hadn't even thought about Ted's things, they didn't want to be the ones to pick up his life, it was too final and it was too soon. Opening the door Randy went mechanically about getting Cody's things together so that he could go home.
Being in Ted's room was on of the hardest thing's Mickie had ever done, then seeing Cody's dad made it worse, they had said their good byes, Dusty had been kind, understanding and had even said that they could visit anytime they wanted. Mickie couldn't help but feel guilty. It was because of them that Ted was dead and Cody was just a shell of the man he was, how was she going to cope with Ted Debiase senior, not to mention his mother, when they flew in to collect his body. Mickie just shuddered and threw her hair up in a pony tail ready for their meeting with Vince. Randy was not sure how he was going to deal with all of this, in the matter of just one day he had lost his best friends. One literally and the other maybe not physically but mentally he was not Cody Rhodes. Randy opened the door for himself and Mickie locking it behind them, he noticed the cop on their floor and he followed them. He rode down in the elevator with them and into the lobby. It was making Randy feel like he had a target painted on his back, but he knew it had to be done, now it was clear that both he and Mickie were in danger, and he would put up with anything if it meant keeping Mickie safe. Vince's driver had picked them up again and they both rode in silence to the arena. Neither of them hand anything to say, it had all been said last night, they were just happy to be with each other. Getting out of the car they went straight to Vince's office surprised to find Hunter and Stephanie there. "Please have a seat." Vince said offering them the chairs on the opposite side of the desk. "I thought we might have a few more votes." Vince said trying to smile but it never reached his eyes. "Ok so what are we voting on?" Mickie asked still unsure of what exactly Vince had planned. "I think you two should have some time off, get you out of harms way, at least until the police catch this guy." Vince said and Mickie could understand why. Randy was a huge star and she was one of the most popular Diva's. "But the wont catch him will they." Mickie said, she had had enough of pretence. "They have no witnesses, no evidence, the only thing they have is us, and take that away and he will just stop, until we return." Mickie said she was absolutely sure this would be the case. "She has a point dad." Stephanie said. "Well what are you suggesting then?" Vince said looking at Randy who was smirking. "We set a trap, use me as bait, leave me alone, or at least make it look that way, and when he comes for me we get him." Randy said he hadn't exactly worked out how but he knew it was a better plan than running away. "No way I won't risk your life." Vince said. "I can't live like this forever." Mickie said quietly, she didn't want to put Randy in danger, but if it was well planned they could finish this once and for all. "How long will it be before I can go to sleep at night with out waking up at every noise, until I can stop worrying where Randy is and if he is ok? When will I be able to walk down the street again without a police escort? Never if we run." Mickie said looking from one face to another. "Ok but I want this so well planned, I will take to the police see what they can get set up, maybe we can arrange something for Monday night." Vince said getting out his phone. "You will be able to do all of those things again Mickie I guarantee it." Vince said as he turned to the phone and spoke into the receiver.
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