Chapter 29
"I can't believe you'd do something like that to Ric. I swear to God you're going to kill with all those stupid Con-Chair-Tos," A.J. fumed after the first Raw of 2007.
"A.J. it was part of the story line, Adam had too," Randy said, chasing after her as she made her way down the hall to his locker room.
"Well the storyline sucks. I hate Rater RKO," she pouted, letting him trap her against the door.
"It'll be over soon, don't worry," he assured her, kissing her softly.
"Okay, break it up, this isn't a make out hall," John interrupted them, smacking Randy on the shoulder.
Randy let his arms fall to his sides and turned to John looking annoyed. John flashed a goofy smile as A.J. pushed the door open to grab her laptop and sketchbook. Randy, however, glared down at John for interrupting him once again.
"Whoa, Rand, calm down," John smiled.
"You really need a woman, I'm tired of you constantly interrupting me," Randy shook his head, moving into the room and grabbing his duffle bag.
"I have Jessica," John shrugged.
"Who is twelve!" Randy stressed. "That's wrong on so many levels!"
"I know, I wasn't talking like that," John rolled his eyes. "I'm fine by myself, Randy. I don't need a girlfriend."
A.J. scoffed, but kept her mouth shut as both men looked at her. She smiled and pushed past them, making her way toward the garage as the crew started cleaning up backstage. Both men watched her retreat down the hall, flicking her hair over her shoulder like she owned the place.
"God she's gorgeous," Randy muttered under his breath as she turned the corner.
"You're telling me," John shook his head. "You are one lucky guy, man."
Randy looked down at John, his eyebrows raised, "What's that supposed to mean?"
"What? Nothing, oh, yeah, no, I don't like her like that, she's too much of a friend. But you know who is sexy? Ariel, she is hot."
Randy rolled his eyes as John started going into gruesome detail about how hot the Divas were. He grabbed his own bag, adjusting it on his shoulder and made his way after A.J. John followed, still talking about the Divas until Randy stopped and spun around.
"Dude, I have a girl, I don't need to masturbate to posters of the Divas. I don't need to know this."
John stopped in mid sentence, "Sorry, I get carried away. I'll see you later."
"Have fun with your posters," Randy smirked and left eh building to find A.J.
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New Years Revolution was a nightmare for A.J. She made Jessie leave the room during Randy's match with DX. She watched in horror as Hunter and Shawn pulled out the stops hitting them with everything they had. Jessie peeked around the corner of the door, gaping as Hunter hit Randy with a devastating spine buster and clutched at his knee for a moment before Shawn continued the assault on Randy and Edge.
"Oh my God," A.J. whispered, her hand over her mouth as she watched, wide eyed, as Randy was busted open, the blood dripping down his face and chest. "Just make it stop, please."
"No!" Jessie screamed when Shawn pummeled Randy through the announce table and he slumped of, the blood covering his face.
A.J. jumped and turned, seeing the horrified look on her sister's face. She opened her arms and Jessie hugged her tightly, reassuring her that Randy would be all right.
"I have to call him, I'll be right back," A.J. whispered as the match ended. She jogged into the kitchen, grabbed the cordless phone off the charger and started dialing Randy's number as she watched the EMT's helping him up the ramp. As soon as they disappeared behind the curtain she pressed the send button, hoping he'd make it to his locker room to answer it.
"Hello?" Randy said, his voice raspy.
"Oh, God Randy, are you okay? I saw the match," she started, the emotion in her voice making Randy smile.
"A.J., honey, I'm fine, it's just a couple cuts. I'll be fine," he assured her with a smile. "I'll be home on Tuesday, all right? Just relax."
"I never want to see you like that again. It killed me seeing you so helpless," she sniffed, just wanting to be with him.
"I'll be fine, they're going to exaggerate our injuries tomorrow but I'm fine, perfectly fine," Randy smiled. "Just a few stitches."
"Okay."
"I have to go, Dr. Rios is here to clean me up. I'll see you tonight, okay?"
"Yeah, I love you," A.J. nodded, sniffing again.
"I love you too, babe. Bye."
"Bye."
She hung up and sighed, returning to the den to watch the rest of the PPV. Jessie sprawled out onto the couch, only to shoot back up when John popped onto the screen. She clapped and cheered excitedly, telling the screen he was going to beat Umaga silly. A.J. shook her head and got comfortable on the loveseat next to the couch and closed her eyes, falling asleep.
"A.J.! John won! John won!" Jessie shook her awake a half hour later, beside herself with joy. "John retained!"
"That's great, Jess, great," A.J. groaned. "Is it over?"
"Yeah, Randy called again too. He said he's on his way home," Jessie added.
"Okay, go get a shower and get ready for bed. I'll let you know when he gets here," A.J. stretched, rubbing her eyes.
Jessie nodded and left the room. A.J. got to her feet and shuffled into the kitchen to prepare a pot of coffee, knowing Randy would be exhausted when he arrived home. She made herself s mug of steaming hot chocolate and sat at the kitchen table to wait, hoping he would arrive ay minute.
"I'm here!" Randy called three hours later, dropping his bag at the front door. When no one replied he glanced around, figuring A.J. and Jesse were asleep. He noticed the kitchen light was on and mode his way into the room, seeing A.J. asleep at the table, her head tucked into her arm, her long ebony hair hiding her face.
"A.J., come on, wake up," he whispered in her ear, making her twitch.
"Randy," she whispered, rubbing her hands over her face and smiling. "Sorry, I was waiting for you and fell asleep."
"It's okay, I know how tired you get," he smiled. "Come here."
He helped her to her feet and scooped her into his arms. She wrapped her arms around his neck loosely, resting her head in the crook of his neck. Randy kissed the top of her head and carried her upstairs to their bedroom.
"You look like hell," she smiled, running a finger over the bandage on his forehead.
"All in a days work ma'am," he chuckled.
"You should get some sleep, you've got a show tomorrow too," A.J. massaged his arm, pulling him down onto the bed.
"If you insist," he pulled his shirt off and climbed under the covers next to her, wrapping her in his embrace.
The two fell into silence, A.J. content having Randy next to her after such a grueling Pay-Per-View. She rested her head on his chest with a smile, falling asleep without a care in the world.
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Okay, here's a little filler chapter. I have some drama in store for you all, that you might like and Laura and Jeff will return. Their wedding should be soon too : Yay! Anyway, hope you all enjoyed and don't forget to review!
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Sadie
