I walked in between Cody and Ted as we neared the arena. Ted had sensed my discomfort and put his hand in the small of my back for reassurance. I groaned inwardly as I connected eyes with Randy. His blue eyes weren't shining with evil intentions, cruel thoughts, or wicked actions, actually they weren't shinning at all and I grew nervous. Ted let his hand dropped from my back as Randy saw us clearer. We all stopped in front of him and waited for someone to say something. We wanted Randy to say something first while he probably wanted us to say something first.
This awkward silence was killing me.
"Kayley, can we talk?" Randy said.
"We are." I remarked.
He sighed. "Kayley, please."
"Please, what? Randy you RKO'd me! I could be in a coma right now. I'm sorry Randy but it's done. We're over." I went to walk past him, but he grabbed my arm.
"Kayley, please. Don't do this. Don't walk away." He pleaded.
"Randy. It. Is. Done. I am through with you. I can't be put through your abuse anymore. I've lived with it long enough."
"I didn't want to hurt you! I wasn't in control of my actions!" He yelled.
"Everyone is in control, you chose to let your anger slip over and control you, and you could have stopped it."
"It's not as easy as you say it is."
"No, but the Randy Orton I used to know never gave up. I'm not looking at the same man I knew when I was 15." I said.
"Kayley, don't bring that up."
"Why not? You were my best friend and then you left, you became champion, you were apparently better than everyone else, you attacked my family, you lied to me, you dated me, your still a champion, you still think you're better than everyone else, but this time, you won't be the one leaving. I am." I said to him.
He looked up at me. "Don't do this, Kayley, I love you."
"You don't love me. You love the idea of me." I remarked. "You loved the fact that you could get Shawn to his weakest, you could get Hunter mad, and you can get John to break."
"Don't bring up John-"
"John has a role in this. He's always had a role in this. You can deny it all you want, but you know it's true. John was there when you weren't."
"Apparently in more ways than one." Randy murmured.
"If you want to be like that, then yes, he was there in multiple ways and you know all of them don't you?" I whispered hotly.
"Kayley-"
"Randy, you were a great person to be around during Evolution, but now you are just an asshole. You've pushed me to my limit and now I'm walking away." I replied. "I am walking away from you, I am walking away from your abuse, and I am officially walking away from Legacy."
"What?" Cody asked turning to me.
"I will be with Shawn and Hunter from this point on; Vince already said that it was fine." I looked at Randy. "This will be the last time you will be able to come near me without being threatened. I hope to God that one day, and one day soon, you will realize what you've become."
He looked at me so I continued.
"You've become a monster. You've become a self-centered egotistical asshole and I can only pray that you will meet your match."
"So this is it? You're going to walk away? You're going to walk away from me and everything we had?"
"We had nothing Randy. I can't keep going down this road."
"Is there someone else?" He asked. "Is there?"
I looked at him.
"There is, isn't there?" He asked again.
"Yes there is." I mumbled. "And he's a better man than you can ever be."
"He better wish his lucky stars that I don't know who he is but when I find out, it'll be hell to pay." He growled.
"You won't touch him." I took a step towards him. "You will not lay a hand on him if you find out."
"He stole you away."
"No he didn't, I chose to break up with you and we got together AFTER that." I looked around. "Bye Randy.
"Don't walk away, please Kayley!" Randy begged again.
My eyes deceived me, clouding over with guilt and something I only felt when I looked at John. "Whataya want from me?"
"I want you Kayley; please don't leave me here on my own." Randy pleaded.
I choked on my words and cleared my throat. "I have to."
"I love you." Randy said.
I stopped my tears before they came, looking at him with hardened eyes. "And I loved you."
I walked to my locker room where Shawn and Hunter were hanging out, waiting for their time to go out to the ring to announce the end of DX since Shawn was going after the Undertaker and Hunter was going for Randy. I would be with Hunter or John; Vince didn't make up his mind yet. Most likely, I'd be with Hunter.
Hunter was sitting on the couch, fixing his boots while Shawn was re-reading his lines for tonight. I sat down next to Hunter, watching RAW that was on the TV in front of us. Currently, Evan Bourne was going against Jack Swagger. I didn't make a noise; I didn't want to draw attention to myself.
I had confessed to Randy that I had loved him. I had looked at him like I had looked at John all those years ago. I was over thinking everything I had said to him. Did I really mean it? Did I actually love him?
Yes and yes.
That was over now though. I was with Ted and I wouldn't let Randy be the problem to break us up. While I am in this relationship with Ted, I would give it my all. I would make this relationship work, I wanted it to work. Ted was a good man.
"You alright baby girl?" Shawn asked me as put his script down on the bench.
I nodded forcing a small smile to grace my features. "Yes, I'm fine dad."
He looked me over and sighed. "Kayley, please, what's wrong?"
Hunter stopped fixing his boots and leaned back against the couch, looking at me. Shawn leaned forward and watched my every move. I wanted to cry and I had no idea why that came over me. "I told him I loved him."
Hunter looked at Shawn before returning his gaze to me. "You've been with him for a few days."
I shook my head knowing they were thinking I was talking about Ted. "No. I told Randy that I had loved him."
Shawn sighed and got up, only to sit back down next to me, pulling me to his chest. My eyes poured salty tears, staining my cheeks as they created rivers, new tears followed the same path as the one before them, making the lines longer. "It's alright baby girl. Shhh, it's okay."
"Shawn's right Kayley, it's alright." Hunter said, laying his head on my side as he leaned over to hug me also. "You can get through this."
"It hurts so badly." I cried.
Shawn teared up. "I know. It's okay."
"Why does it hurt?" I asked as more tears poured from my crystal blue eyes.
Hunter rubbed my leg as Shawn held me to his chest. "Love is like that Kayley." Shawn said softly. "Love hurts."
I cried harder.
"You've held all this in for so long, you don't have to be strong all the time." Hunter whispered to me. "You can let your guard down every once in a while. We do it also."
"I'm supposed to be the one who never blows her composure; I'm supposed to live up to my name." I whimpered.
Shawn kissed the top of my head softly, making small circles on my back. "I do this too Kayley, you don't have to live up to any expectations but your own. It's your life Kayley, not anyone else's."
"I just can't do it anymore." I cried. "I should just end i-"
"Shut up Kayley." Hunter sat up, practically growling. "You shut the hell up right now and don't you ever say anything like that ever again. You belong here, God put you here for a reason, just because times are hard doesn't mean you can give up."
I looked at him. My eyes were red and tears stained my cheeks. "But I just don't-"
"Hunter's right Kayley, God doesn't want you to leave Earth and I know Eddie doesn't want to see you right now." Rey said from the door.
I sighed.
"Nunca te rindas, en cualquier cosas" Rey said.
I remembered that from our talk a week or so back. "I don't understand…"
"I said, 'Never give up, on anything.' That includes right now, chica."
I looked down at my hands, still leaning against Shawn's chest.
"I'll go get Ted." Hunter said as he got up. Rey followed him out.
"You'll get through this, we all do." Shawn told me.
I hugged Shawn closer to me. "Is this really how it feels?"
He nodded and kissed my head. "Yes."
We stayed like that for a while, just leaning against each other. I knew Shawn felt hurt, hurt that his daughter was in pain. I knew I was Shawn's light in darkness but I knew it was killing him to see me like this. I don't know why it came over me but it did, it hit me like a bus, every emotion filled my body and I couldn't stop crying.
"Randy didn't know what he had." Shawn said.
I didn't say anything; I just sniffled against his shirt, leaving wet marks from my eyes.
"You were the best thing that ever happened to that man and he threw it away. Kayley, you need to promise me that you will not let this slow you down in your relationship with Ted."
I nodded against his chest. "I promise."
"Ted is a good guy, you have a few moments where you are a hot head but Ted will level you out, he's outgoing and patient, that's what you need, baby girl." Shawn smiled softly. "You are my daughter after all, it comes with the territory."
I chuckled before hiccupping which made Shawn laugh. I glared at him but his laughing made me smile. "Thanks Dad."
He kissed my cheek and wiped my tears away with the pads of his thumbs. "I'm always here. I was here when you went through this with John."
"It feels the same."
"It's because it was love baby girl. You were in love with John and you were in love with Randy. Maybe, one day, as much as I don't like the guy, he'll figure himself out and come find you again. You went into that relationship knowing what he was like."
"I believed he could change, I believed he could be the man he used to be."
"You get that from me. You think everyone can change. But, Kayley," He sighed and lifted my head so I was looking at him. "Some people just can't be changed. They can't be bought, or broken; they just want to watch the world burn." He said using one of my favorite lines from The Dark Knight.
"You either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain." I countered.
He smiled and nodded. "Yes but, we aren't in Gotham."
I chuckled. "Nope, we're in Miami."
Ted walked in with Hunter a few seconds later, walking over to me and sitting down. Shawn handed me over to him, where I put my head on Ted's chest and his arms wrapped around me. I could feel Shawn and Ted looking at each other by the way Ted's body was positioned.
Suddenly, Shawn got up, bent down to kiss my head, and left the room. Hunter followed after Shawn once he kissed my cheek. Ted and I were the only ones in the room and it felt comfortable. Ted played with my hair as I stared down at his stomach.
Time to move on.
Just in time to read before the Royal Rumble! Now, be warned, depending on what happens tonight on PPV, will determine how I end the story. If it goes the way I'm thinking it might, it'll end early. If it goes the way I'm not thinking, the story will go longer.
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