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Chapter 10

It was the next week on Raw; John hadn't seen or heard from Mackenzie since that night in his locker room. He knew she was avoiding him, and he knew he wouldn't see her for a few weeks. His role tonight was to go to her office, see she's not there, and have a hissy fit. He smirked as a stage hand came and got him to do his segment.

"Mr. Cena… they need you now…" The man stated. John noticed he was probably knew, none of the stagehands called him, Mr. Cena. He shrugged his shoulders and went to his cue spot.

"Oh god, here goes Cena again, can't he get a clue, Mackenzie doesn't want anything to do with him!" Joe E. Styles stated as he watched what was going on.

"This kid doesn't take hints very well at all!" The King stated as they watched John enter a room.

He pushed the door open and looked around the room. He saw a pretty, petite blond sitting at a desk and noticed that Mackenzie wasn't in the room. He let himself in and approached the blonde.

"Where's Mackenzie?" He asked her.

"She's not here…" Kaci told him as she looked up at him quite frightened.

"I see that blondie, so where is she?" He questioned further.

"No, I mean she's not here… she's in Greenwich, getting ready for her two week stint with Smackdown!" Kaci told him.

"What do you mean two weeks with Smackdown?" John asked again.

"She and Stephanie decided they were going to focus a little more on Smackdown for the next couple of weeks, so neither or them will be around on Raw, for about two weeks…" Kaci informed the man.

"Grrr… this is outrageous!" John growled as he left the office in a huge huff.

John calmed himself down and realized that this was going to be the longest two weeks, ever. He sighed to himself heavily as he opened his locker room door and looked around, he turned on the TV to finish watched Raw, and he had a match that night against Edge. He sat ready for his match not wanting to really talk to anyone, he'd already put himself in a bad mood, so he was ready to fight.

The next night at the Smackdown taping Mackenzie looked around at all the almost unfamiliar faces. She didn't know half of the people there because she spent so much time on the Raw set. She seemed a little out of the loop here. She walked to her and Stephanie's office for the night and sat down at her computer.

She looked around and sighed to herself, the Raw branch seemed more eventful backstage, most of the girls were there and she would have someone to talk to other than guys and Stephanie. Not that she minded spending a lot of time with Steph, she loved Steph like her own sister, but sometimes she needed a little change.

"Hey Mack, why don't you go get something to eat, you look a little pale…" Stephanie stated as she looked over at her friend.

"I think I just might, thanks Steph…" She stated as she left her desk and went to catering.

She walked to catering and spotted Dave and Randy sitting and eating, they waved her over and she smiled shortly. She grabbed some food and joined them. They started chatting up and Randy noticed she seemed to be in her own little world.

"Hey Kenzie… where are you?" Randy asked waving a hand in front of her face.

"I'm here… sorry…" She stated as she shook her thoughts. She couldn't help but think of the one person she had been trying to forget.

"What's on your mind there short stuff?" Dave asked as he stretched out comfortably.

"Nothing, it's just very different here…" She stated. "I don't know half of these people…" She smirked as she saw some unfamiliar faces walk by; obviously wrestlers because of their attire.

"Yeah well you don't spend much time here Mack…" Randy laughed slightly. "The only time Dave & I see you is when we come to Raw…" He stated. "Or we have a PPV…"

"I know… I'm sorry… but it's been very hectic with all this going on with John on screen and everything… Vince wants me to start being able to take bumps and things and I'm not sure I want to get that involved." She stated.

"I know we just like messing with ya… so how are things with you and John?" Randy asked.

"Randy… please…" She stated as she held the bridge of her nose. "I've got enough on my mind without worrying about him…" She stated.

"We know you hate to hear it, but you really need to just get over it and talk to him…" Dave stated as he got up from his seat. "I've got to go to the trainer… I'll see you guys later…" He smiled and gave Mackenzie's head a pat.

"Later Dave…" They both called after him.

Randy looked over at his close friend, "I know what he did…" Randy stated.

"Of course you do, that stupid boy can't keep anything to himself…" She stated as she rolled her eyes.

"I think you're trying to push those feelings you have away… and that's not a good thing Mackenzie…" Randy told her as he leaned forward. "You can't hide it forever…"

"I don't know what you're talking about." She told him as she glanced away from his stare.

"Yes you do, and that's why you're avoiding eye contact. You know I can read you like a book." Randy stated.

"Look, Randy I've been through a lot… I've had people use me to get what they want and I can do that again. I can't put myself in a situation that could make me very vulnerable. I like to have control and if I let myself like him, then I'm losing part of that control…" She told him.

"Kenzie, come on. How do you expect to get married one day? And have a family? You have to let yourself be vulnerable sometimes… vulnerable to love" Randy told her.

Mackenzie looked at him and raised an eyebrow. "Since when did you become an expert on love?" She asked him.

"You sound just like John…" Randy sighed. "Look… John really… really has something for you whether its like or love… I don't know. But what I do know…" Randy stated as he lowered his voice to where she could only hear him. "I know he is not in this to use you… or to hurt you" Randy stated.

"Randy, you don't know how many times I've heard that. So many…" She stated as she looked over at him. "I want to believe it, but I just… I dunno…" She stated as she looked away. "It's so hard for me to let me guard down after all that has happened to me, not only in the past six years, but even before then. With only having my Aunt as family… its hard to know what love is when your father kills himself and your mother dies of cancer… it's hard… so hard…" She stated as a tear slid down her cheek.

"Come on…" he helped her up and walked with her to her office. Stephanie wasn't in there when they got in there and Randy sat down next to her. "What really is the reason behind all of this?" Randy asked.

She sighed and knew it was time to tell Randy what had trigged this besides her family, the one person. She looked over at him.

"When Vince had Kaci and I go over to TNA to help out for 6 months, she was seeing AJ Styles off and on and what not. Well one of the guys there that I thought was so cute. And well I thought he was seeing me the same way, and we started dating." She stated as she looked down at her hands. "At first things were good, we'd go out blah, blah, and then a few weeks later it was different. He was persuading me to put him in storylines, and just completely trying to control what was going to happen for HIM. He didn't care about me, and if I didn't give him what he wanted he would degrade me. He would tell all his buddies about how well I do certain things, and next thing I know I've got several wrestlers coming up to me asking for storylines or asking for other things."

"What kind of guy would do that?" Randy asked. "Who was it?" He asked almost fuming. She looked at him and shook her head.

"TNA got rid of him after I filed a sexual harassment suit against him, even though he tried to persuade them out of that because we were 'dating', when Vince heard about this he immediately had me and Kaci come back to WWE." She stated.

"Wow, Kenz I'm so sorry that happened to you… why would anyone want to do that to such a smart and intelligent woman?" He asked out loud.

"Eh, it's ok… but seriously that just made me very if-y about dating wrestlers." She told him as she bit her lip.

"Trust me Kenzie, I've known John for a long time, and he's not like that. You have to just let your guard down and let yourself fall…." Randy stated.

Stephanie opened the door and saw the two talking intensely, she felt somewhat embarrassed for walking in on them, but not as much since it was her office to. She smiled at them and excused herself to her desk.

"Sorry, I didn't mean to interrupt." She stated as she looked at the two.

"It's alright Steph, it wasn't anything important!" Mackenzie forced a smile on her face to her best friend.

"Yeah, I was just leaving… I've got a match to prepare for… and thank you so much for that match tonight…" he stated smiling at both of them.

"Hey you earned it Orton…" Steph stated with a smile on her face.

After Randy left Stephanie looked over at Mackenzie, she could tell she looked really exhausted. She went over to her best friend and smiled as she rubbed her back.

"Why don't you take some time off, you are always working…." Stephanie stated as she looked down at her with bright blue eyes.

"I can't there is too much to do…" Mackenzie stated as she looked around at the heaps of work on her desk.

"Fine, but promise me you'll take some time off soon…" Stephanie stated as she looked at her. "If I need help I know you, you work on your vacation…" She stated with a sly grin. "I think you miss Boston too much…" She commented as she got up and went to her desk.

"I do miss my little apartment…" She stated with a heavy sigh.

"I'm telling you, after the next couple of weeks you should take a week off, kick your feet up and relax…" Stephanie told her.

"Maybe you're right…" She stated as she looked at her best friend who had a knowing smile on her face.

Next chapters get more interesting... I've been very busy at work and with school, so bare with me:)

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