A/N: SO I GOT THIS ONE WRITTEN PRETTY QUICK… THERE'S A BIT OF A TWIST IN THIS ONE. HOPE YOU GUYS LIKE IT. AS ALWAYS, FIRST SHOUTOUTS…
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Chapter 23
After we got back from Chuck E Cheese we decided to go swimming in the pool for a few hours then after that I gave Alanna a bath then Randy and I read a bedtime story to her and she fell asleep before we were halfway done with it.
"I think I'm gonna go to bed too" I said as I started walking down the hall to the guest room.
"Come sleep in bed with me please" Randy stopped me and looked into my eyes again like he did earlier.
I smiled "I guess so" and I followed him into his room and got into bed next to him.
"Are you actually ready to go to sleep?" he asked as he sat up in the bed
"Not really. Why?" I knew why, we need to talk about earlier. I just want HIM to bring it up.
"We need to talk" he said solemnly
"About what?" I asked as I sat up and faced him
"I know you're not stupid Shelly"
I sighed "I know Randy. I know, but first I wanna know what's on your mind"
"I was afraid you were gonna say that" he took a deep breath "Ok, I did tell Alanna to ask you that but I did not expect her to say what she said after that. I swear to you. That one was not a set up. Atleast we know it's gonna work out if you choose me"
"Randy…"
"No. I'm not done. I was just saying if. And I'm sorry Shelly, I really am. I know you said I was in the runnings for your heart but I knew you wouldn't choose me and I'm fine with that if you don't. Just as long as we can stay friends. But I could tell by the way you looked into my eyes today that you just had a whole bunch of feelings for me come back, didn't you?"
"You always knew me best Randy. What you just said is what I was gonna say to you. Ok, you wanna know what was running through my mind today before you guys came back to the booth?"
"Ya, I could tell you were trying to hide something from me"
"I'll tell you as long as you don't jump to conclusions. It's seriously a dead tie between you, Jeff and Matt right now. My heart is torn into 3 and its gonna hurt when I have to choose between the 3 of you"
"Ok I promise I wont jump to conclusions. And I apologize for that. I know it's gonna hurt you just as much as it will us. You're just an amazing person and you're worth fighting for" he smiled
I smiled back "Alright, I was talking to that lady that was standing a few feet away from me after I took that picture of you guys playing in the ball pit. I told her that her son was cute and she told me that I have a beautiful family. Well I felt the need to tell her the truth so I said that you were my best friend and that she's my god daughter. She then said that you and I would make a cute couple. Since she thought you guys were my family, I had to sit down and think and I realized that…" I took a deep breath "… if I wouldn't have had those blind dates, that we'd be together"
"How do you figure that?"
"My blind dates had nothing to do with you and Sam divorcing. You guys still would have and you would have started putting the moves on me like you did. And we would have started dating again almost instantly. I pretty much guarantee it. But I started denying you cause I started having feelings for other guys cause of those dates"
He rubbed his hand over his head "Wow, I honestly never realized that" he sighed "We would be, wouldn't we?" he apparently had to ask
I chuckled "Ya, we would be. And I bet by now you would have talked me in to starting off where we ended"
You could tell that he was thinking about it "Ya, I would have. Ya know, same goes for you. You always knew me best too" he looked into my eyes that way again.
I looked away "Would you stop doing that?" I playfully pushed him
He smirked "Doing what?"
"You keep looking at me like we're the only two people in the world"
"Well unless my daughters around, then as far as I'm concerned, we are the only two people in the world"
I sighed "I know that's what you see and I know you wanna be with me and I expect you to fight for me. Well, I don't expect you too but you know what I mean. But that's the one thing I'm asking of you. Please, just stop looking at me like that" I gave him those puppy dog eyes
"So I can't look into your eyes anymore?" he asked with that irritated tone
"No, I'm not saying that. Just don't look at me like that" then he did the look "that, please Randy, stop looking at me like that" I pleaded
"Ok, I'll stop. That's the only thing you've asked from me so I'll do it. I promise I'll stop looking at you like that" he said sincerely
"Thanks" I smiled and gave him a kiss on the cheek and laid down with my back to him.
He followed and laid down and put his arm around me then whispered "Ya know, that was hotter than you actually kissing me"
I chuckled "Goodnight Randy"
"Night Shelly" he said then I grabbed his hand and laced our fingers together and fell asleep shortly after.
I had a great couple days with Randy and Alanna but I need to hang out with someone that's not trying to get with me. I just need a load off. So I made plans to stay in Cena's room with him for a couple days. I got to John's hotel room and knocked on the door then barged in when he opened it.
"How's our god daughter?" he asked
"Oh Alanna's great" I plopped back first onto the bed "She said she wants me and daddy together cause she knows I make him happy"
"No shit?" he asked as he closed the door and sat down next to me on the bed
"No shit" I said matter-of-factly as I sat up and looked at him
"Did Randy tell her to say that?" he asked skeptically
"Nope. Sure didn't. Oh and guess what else happened"
"Oh god, what?"
"A whole bunch of feelings came back for Randy" I sighed
"Mudge, I'm sorry. What happened?"
"After Alanna said that, I looked into Randys eyes and he was looking back at me like he used to…" I started smiling as I imagined it "… Like we were the only two people in the world"
"I remember him doing that look to you all the time" he chuckled
"But I told him to stop" I snapped out of it "I mean, you know that I was set on choosing between Matt and Jeff. Ya, Randy was in the contending but I was being firm about my choice with him. But now it's a 3 way tie dude. This sucks" I vented
"I know it sucks for you but you're a very amazing woman and you're worth fighting for" he smiled at me
I smiled back as I looked into his eyes. They're so blue. I saw the sincerity in his eyes. Ya Randy said the same thing but I guess I caught John's eyes at the right time. Then he started looking at me like Randy did. Some feelings that I didn't even know I had popped up and I leaned in and started kissing him. As I put my hands behind his neck I realized… "Stop… John, what's going on?" I asked
"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to look at you like that. I know it's what you just asked Randy not to do. I shouldn't have done that" he apologized
"It's fine. Just answer me this"
"Anything"
"Why did you look at me like that?" I asked
"Do you want me to tell you what you want to hear or do you want the truth?"
I crossed my arms "John?" I sighed "The truth please"
He took a deep breath "I know you said you didn't wanna get with me and I said I was happy to be just your friend" I gave him the evil eye, he better not say he was lying to me "and I am happy. It's just that I wanna atleast try Mudge. You know me good enough to know that I'd wanna atleast try" he offered
I sighed "Ya, I know. I kinda figured that…" I thought about it for a minute, what's another guy trying to go for me, let's just make it harder for me… Wait, this could be easier. If I have 4 guys going for me then maybe I'll just get over whelmed and make my choice sooner. I guess I'll have to find out "… Ok, go for it. But just like I told Randy, don't look at me like that again. That doesn't make it fair cause that look just makes me melt"
He laughed "It makes you melt?"
"Shut up!" I said and pushed him and he fell off the bed. So I started laughing.
He got up "I don't care that you pushed me off the bed. I still think its funny" he laughed then cleared his throat "Don't look at me like that" he said in a girl voice, like he was mocking me "it makes me melt" then he went back to his normal voice "Ha. I thought you were a tomboy. I've never heard you say anything like that"
"First, I am a tomboy. Definition of a tomboy is a girl that has guy tendencies. I'm still a girl and I can be mushy. And second, of course you've never heard me say that. I hadn't started ACTUALLY talking to you until a few weeks ago" I smirked
"Touché Mudge touché"
"Just don't look at me like that ok?"
"I promise, I won't" he put his hand over his heart
"Ok good. So what are we gonna do next? Cause I don't have any plans until tomorrow night. I'm hangin with Matt" I informed him
"Well let's stay in and watch a movie" he suggested
"Sounds great" I said and got on the bed and leaned against the head board.
"Great" John said and did the same as he grabbed the remote and we found a movie to watch. "Am I asking too much if I ask if I can put my arm around you?"
I laughed "John, if you're gonna try then you can't ask things like that. You just do it"
So he put his arm around me and I cuddled up next to him "But what if you don't like it when I just act on an impulse?"
"I'll be nice and I'll just let you know" I told him
"You mean you wont hit me?" he sounded amazed
"Watch it" I said as I made a fist and laughed "No, I won't hit you. The only way I'll do that is if I have to repeat something multiple times"
"Sounds good" he said, then it was quiet for a few minutes until he spoke up "So I can't do this?" he asked
"Do what?" I said, then looked up at him and he was looking into my eyes like we were the only two people in the world. I gave him the evil eye, sat up and punched him in his stomach.
He laughed "I'm sorry I had to do that one more time. That's it. I promise"
"It better be" I said as I cuddled back up to him
"Oh it is. I've got better moves than just that" he smirked
I giggled "I can't wait to see them" then we finished watching the movie and fell asleep in each others arms like that. It was a nice feeling. I felt very safe with John. Like nothing could get me. Oh hell, he's moving up in my heart.
A/N: HOW ABOUT THAT? HOW'D YOU LIKE THAT CHAPTER?