Thanks for the reviews! This chapter is mainly filler but there were some things that should be explained in here, such as Elle's past with guys. Please review, I really enjoy hearing your opinion and thank you so much for sticking behind my story even after such a long break! You guys are awesome! BTW who else is super excited about Randy bringing the punt kick back? I know I almost did a back flip! NOTICE TO WWE: RANDY SERIOUSLY NEEDS A HEEL TURN! We all know bad boys are so much hotter… although Randy's hot no matter what! Ok enough babbling, on with the story.
Chapter 13: Home
It was all Elle could do to walk away from Randy. She told herself he was no good for her and his actions last night made that more than clear to her. Yet for some reason there was a deep pain in her heart and tears began to form in her eyes. She slipped into a bathroom so no one could see her crying and let the tears free fall down her cheeks. She tried convincing herself the only reason she was so upset was because she had actually been foolish enough to allow him to have her. He was only the second man she had ever been with, and it had only been her second time doing it. Her first was with a guy named Craig. She thought he was a good guy, she thought he was the one. She had dated a few guys before him, that had quickly made it clear that they simply wanted sex from her. She had waited nine months to give him her virginity, so why had she given herself to Randy so fast? Soon after she gave herself to Craig she found out about his countless other bed partners, she had been his good girl, the one he was serious with so to speak, but since she didn't put out for so long he quickly decided to get it else where on the side. That was over two years ago. After that she threw herself into wrestling and hadn't given another man the time of day until Cody... and Randy.
Meanwhile-
"Man what was that all about?" Ted asked, "she sure was quick to defend the girl Randy screwed last night!"
"I think she just dislikes Randy so much that she feels bad for the girl, I don't know, or maybe she was hurt by a guy like Randy in the past," Cody sighed, "it sure would explain why she hates Randy so much."
"Yeah man, I guess you're right." Ted agreed, but secretly he was still curious over the encounter with Elle. She seemed like a nice girl but there was definitely some tension between she and Randy, and he couldn't shake the feeling that it was more of a sexual tension. But if Cody was happy he would just write it off as Randy being Randy.
Meanwhile-
John walked into Randy's locker room just in time to see his friend slinging his fist into the wall.
"Fuck" Randy growled.
"What's up man?" John asked concerned about his friend. Although judging by the current situation he didn't need a response to know that it had to do with Elle. John was the only person Randy had confided in about what was going on, and although Randy would never admit it, he knew Randy felt something for the girl.
"Just dumb bullshit," Randy sighed sinking into a plush leather sofa.
"Does this have anything to do with Elle?" John asked.
"Yeah..." Randy wanted to just leave it at that but he could tell by the look on his friend's face that he wasn't going to drop it that easily. "She thinks I fucked that girl last night, she's pissed."
"Well I just have two things to say about that. First, you think she doesn't have feelings for you but if she didn't why would she care if you slept with someone else? And second, what did happen last night? Because from all the rumors going around the locker room it sounds like you did sleep with that girl." John replied.
"I didn't, I was going to, but I couldn't. I just kept thinking about Elle. But even if she did care, she doesn't now. I'm sure she won't be giving me the time of day again. She was so mad... but I could see how hurt she looked, man, and it made me feel like the biggest piece of shit. But why do I care so much? She's made it obvious that she is so head over heels for Cody." Randy explained himself.
"Well if you didn't have sex with that girl you need to clear that up with Elle. And honestly can you really blame her for pushing you away and running to Cody? I mean you know about your reputation and last night didn't help the matter!" John said getting annoyed at how oblivious his friend was.
"But you know I'm not like that, man!" Randy rolled his eyes, "I'm no angel but I'm not half as bad as some of the guys in the company, including her sweet little Cody."
"Talk to her, that's all you can do. If you like her as much as I think you do, you owe it to yourself at least to talk to her." John smiled, sounding like an experienced counselor.
"She won't talk to me, I just tried."
"Maybe I can fix that," and before Randy had the chance to object John had bolted out of the room.
After about ten minutes, Elle had finally cleaned up her face and worked up the courage to face everyone. She walked out of the bathroom and began her hunt for Cody. It was time she gave him more attention. He treated her so well and he deserved for her to do the same.
"Cody!" She hollered, seeing him about to walk into the locker room he shared with Ted.
"Hey baby!" Cody said with a big grin, "come on in, I need to start getting ready, my match is first!"
She walked in and noticed Ted was not there so she was free to talk. "Well I was just thinking, I would really like for us to go out for dinner again tonight. I know I haven't really been attentive recently, but I just have a lot on my mind! Sorry I'm rambling again, but I just want to make it up to you!"
"That sounds great honey," Cody said with a sincere smile.
"Great so how about after the show we go out to dinner, then watch a movie or something?" Elle asked.
"Ok I'll pick you up from your locker room then babe."
Elle walked out of Cody's room and was on her way to the diva's when she saw John Cena quickly approaching her. Normally this would have made her so excited, because he was John Cena after all, but knowing that he was best friends with Randy made her want to run in the other direction.
"Hey Elle can I talk to you for a minute?" John asked nicely.
"Now really isn't a good time John, I need to get ready," Elle said, trying to walk around him in the narrow hall, but his hand gently grabbed her arm.
"Please, it will only take a minute."
"Ok... Fine, you have a minute but then I need to go." Elle said, attempting to not sound too rude.
"Listen, I know it may not be my place to get involved but you really need to talk to Randy, at least hear him out," noticing that she was about to walk away he reached for her arm again, "wait, please just listen."
"What John? I don't want to hear what he has to say, I thought I already made that clear to him."
"Yeah you did, but I think you need to rethink that decision. I don't know everything that is going in with you an Randy, or you and Cody for that matter. But I know that Randy is a good guy who doesn't deserve the bad reputation that follows him around! He didn't sleep with that girl last night... because of you." And with that John let go of her arm, leaving her to think about everything he said.
The rest of the evening was a blur to Elle, she went through the motions of her match and getting ready for her date with Cody, her mind going a mile a minute the whole time. She knew she needed to snap out of it and give Cody all her attention, so adding her finally touch to her make up she decided she wouldn't think of the name Randy for the rest of the night. That could be dealt with tomorrow.
Cody was at her locker room, waiting, the minute the show was over. They went to a fancy Italian restaurant and talked for hours. She really did have a good time with Cody. By the time they got to the hotel they realized it was to late to watch a movie because they had a flight to catch in the morning.
"I had a great time Cody! Thank you so much." Elle smiled at him sweetly.
"I did too, I'm glad you asked me to go out," Cody said with a wink, " I hate that it'll be a few days before I see you again though!"
"It'll only be three days," Elle smiled, "I'll see you at Summerslam Sunday!" That immediately got Elle thinking again. It was finally time for her and Nattie's match against Rosa and Alicia to decide which team would have to then fight each other to be become number one contender for the Diva's championship.
"Yeah, I know. Have fun visiting home." Cody said.
"K have fun at the house shows." Elle replied. "Goodnight babe!"
Cody then leaned in to kiss her, but instead of his normal sweet light kisses, he was more forceful. He wasn't rough but it just seemed like there was more urgency behind it. He wrapped one hand around her waist and threaded his fingers through her hair with the other. She gasped for air and he took that as her granting his tongue entry into her mouth. He soon had her against the wall and pushed his hips into her waist, letting her feel how much he wanted her. But as if he felt her put her guard up he quickly pulled away. "I'm sorry, I think that wine made me a little more forward than I should have been," he smiled at her as if waiting to see of she was okay.
"It's ok," she said returning his smile.
He leaned in again but only to place a sweet kiss on her lips this time, "good night beautiful!"
She walked into her room and flopped onto her bed, so ready for some time with family. She loved the WWE and was more thankful to have this opportunity, but she had definitely not signed up for all this drama! She couldn't stop thinking about the way Cody had been so forceful. She honestly didn't care because she liked when a guy would actually take control sometimes. What she didn't understand was the change in attitude, he went from being sweet Cody, to forceful, but then right back to reserved sweet Cody. Why had he used the wine as an excuse? He only had one glass, she had seen him drink much more in the past so she knew that little wouldn't affect him that strongly. Whatever the issue was was just going to have to wait though, she had an early flight home tomorrow and needed to get to sleep.
She got home to Lynchburg late in the afternoon and went to her apartment to freshen up before heading to her parents house for dinner. She felt so relaxed again, being away from all the stress of figuring out Randy and Cody. She knew she shouldn't even be thinking about Randy but she couldn't help it. It was like every time she closed her eyes all she saw was his oceanic blue eyes. Those Eyes. It was like they hypnotized her. She could still feel his lips against hers, and taste his sweet mouth. When she dreamed, she dreamed about his touch, every stroke of his fingers causing goose bumps to arise all over her skin. Her heart pounding every time she thought about him claiming her. Her body ached to feel his touch again, but her mind told her it wasn't right. Her heart? Well that was the confused part. She wanted him and she knew she couldn't deny that, but after being so hurt in the past she built a wall around her heart.
She got up to get ready and decided she wouldn't dwell on that anymore. It was time to enjoy family!
"So Elle, have you met any guys?" Elle's mother asked while they were in the kitchen preparing dinner.
"Let's just not talk about guys right now! I think tonight should be free from that subject." Elle said, wanting to avoid guy talk like it was the plague.
"Ok spill!" Elle's older sister Rachel ordered.
"Well, I've gone on a few dates with this guy named Cody. He's really sweet but almost to sweet, like after our second date he was acting like we'd been married for years. It's kind of weird. Then, there's a guy named Randy, we have obvious chemistry but it seems like anytime we are around each other we get into arguments. I don't know what to think. I like Cody but I can never get Randy out of my mind, I'm so confused!" Elle explained.
"Well, honey I think if this Cody guy is really sweet and you and Randy argue a lot then Cody is the obvious choice," Elle's mother said, always picking the overly nice guys.
"Wait you wouldn't happen to be talking about Randy as in Randy Orton, the one you've been crazy about for years, going on about how hot he is and you can't wait to meet him and on and on and on!?" Rachel asked.
"Yeah... That's the one," Elle said with a now bright red blush rising to her cheeks.
"Have you and Randy actually gone on a date?" Rachel pried.
"No, we kind of got off on the wrong foot and ever since then I feel like there's just been misunderstanding after misunderstanding getting in our way." Elle said.
"Maybe you need to talk to Randy. You never know, he may be arguing so much because he likes you and doesn't like that you've been seeing Cody." Elle's mom said, she always had the right answers.
"But he's never even tried to ask me out!" Elle sighed.
"Probably because you've been seeing Cody and he thinks you're not interested honey." She said back to her daughter.
Elle returned home from dinner at her parents and quickly got ready for bed, she was exhausted from the flight. She kept replaying the conversation with her mom and sister over in her head. Maybe her mom was right. Maybe she really should give Randy the chance to explain, after all he wasn't the only one acting like a jack ass. She knew she had been too hard on him when he tried to apologize at the hotel after the signing. Could John have been telling the truth? Did Randy not really deserve the bad reputation that followed him around? Out of anyone, she should be the one to understand that. Elle had mainly hung out with guys throughout high school but only as friends. But of course since she was around guys all the time she was stereotyped as a slut even though she was a virgin at the time. She decided that if the opportunity arose she would talk to Randy, but she certainly was not going to hunt him down.
She drifted off to sleep after an hour of tossing and turning, thinking about Randy. Yet the moment she slipped into a dream he filled her mind once again.
She woke up early the next morning to do some shopping with her mom and sister. They went around to a few stores, but spent most of their time in Target. Then, they went to Olive Garden for Elle lived for the WWE, these were the perfect moments in her life. Spending time with her family meant the world to her, she only wished her dad would be a little more up for shopping so she could have spent time with him today too. They did a bit more shopping then they all decided it was probably time to call it quits because they were tired, and didn't want to hurt their bank accounts to bad!
Elle got back to her apartment and put her feet up for a little while, callling her friends to straighten up their plans. She slipped on a sexy little black dress and some sky high heels, then fixed the curls in her hair, darkened her eye make up, and added a hot red lip to go along with it. She met her friends at a movie theater first, then they went to dinner. After dinner they decided to hit their local club, Phase2. She talked to her friends all about the Cody/Randy situation. All her friends knew how crazy about Randy she had always been, so they told her she needed to give him more of a chance. Her friends Laken and Katherine were the only ones she'd actually told about her sleeping with him, she knew they could keep her secret.
She got up Saturday morning, sad because she would have to leave to catch a plane to California as soon as she ate breakfast with her family, but excited because she was heading to Summerslam- her first pay-per-view! She knew most of the Superstars would be arriving the day of Summerslam, but she wanted to get there a day ahead so she could sleep off the jet lag. She was still adjusting to this life style after all and wanted to give the best show possible to her fans. She boarded her flight and watched as her home got smaller and smaller under the plane.
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