Chapter 36

The next day, Randy talked to everyone about his upcoming wedding. Everyone was glad to see him so happy. Most of the WWE roster was planning on attending the ceremony. In fact, Sam asked Anna and AJ to be bride's maids and Randy had asked Cody and Ted to be groom's men.

"Hey Cena, I have a question for you and Lils." Randy said.

"What's up Orton?" John replied.

"Well, Sam would like Lils to be a junior bride's maid and I was wondering if you would be my best man?" Randy said.

Before John could give an answer Lily told her godfather that she would love to be in the wedding. Randy was happy that she said yes and looked at John for his answer.

"Of course I will, man. I'd be honored to." John replied.

After that they all went to the gym. Lily put her all into the workout and preparing for her match next week. She was determined to win and go on to face Jessica Lesnar for the title. She knew that the other wrestlers and Divas were preparing for Wrestle Mania which wasn't far away but to her being in that title match was just as important. Lilyana wanted that title so bad she couldn't think of anything else.

The only thing that seemed to mess up her focus was a certain young man that entered the gym with his brother. When Phil and Seth walked in, Lily almost dropped a weight on her foot. Cody and Mike were both in the gym and saw the reason for her distraction. John and Randy saw her drop the weight but hadn't noticed her staring at Seth.

Later that day Anna found Lily walking around the hotel looking upset. She stopped her to see what was wrong. Lily sighed and began to fill Anna in.

"Ugh, Cody, Mike, Uncle Randy, and Dad are all bugging me about Seth. Apparently Cody noticed me being distracted by him and was complaining about it to Ted. Ted walked in on Seth and I kissing yesterday. I guess he told Cody about this when he was complaining to Ted about me liking Seth."

Anna smiled sympathetically at Lily who sighed and then continued with the story. As she was talking, she seemed to be pacing a bit due to the agitation of the situation.

"So Cody told Uncle Randy, who of course told my Dad. From what I understand, Mike knows because he heard Phil talking to someone about it. They have gone into over protective mode and are trying to say I can't be alone with Seth anymore. It's stupid. I'm not going to do anything I shouldn't with him. Why would I jeopardize my future career that way?"

"Lily, I totally understand your side of this. I get that they care about you but they are getting carried away. If you would like, I can try talking to them for you. Don't worry about Cody, I will set him straight. What is Ted's opinion on this?" Anna asked.

Lily informed her that Ted was on her side as was Ayden. She told Anna she would be grateful for her help and then they headed back to Lily and John's room to see if everyone was still there. Part of Lily hoped they would be so that Anna could try to talk to them and part of Lily hoped they wouldn't be because she didn't want to face them.

When they entered the room everyone was still there. They seemed to be engrossed in their conversation and didn't even notice Lily and Anna enter. The two girls shut the door and walked over to the group. Anna cleared her throat before speaking up.

"Cody Garrett Runnels! What do you think you are doing giving Lilyana a hard time about a boy?"

Cody jumped when Anna yelled at him. He hadn't realized she was there until that moment.

"Babe, when did you get here and why are you yelling at me?" he asked.

"I just got here and I am yelling at you because you are being a butthead, Cody Bear."

Cody pouted which made Lily laugh. He just glared at her for a second coming to the realization that this was about his feelings about Lily and Seth. Anna scolded Cody some more about it telling him that he should be ashamed.

"It's ok to feel protective of your honorary little sis but that doesn't give you the right to tell her she can't hang out with a boy or like him for that matter." Anna told him.

Ted took Anna's side which caused a small argument between him and Cody. Randy and John both hadn't said anything at this point and neither had Lily. Little did they know Anna was just getting started. By the time she was done, she had put all of them in their place with the help of Ted.

"Lils, I'm sorry. Anna is right. I let my protectiveness for you cloud my judgment. Forgive me?" Randy said.

"I'm sorry also, Mini Miz. I just got carried away. You are a little sis to me and I would never forgive myself if something happened to you so I guess I kind of overreacted."

John apologized as well. Lily forgave them and hugged all of them. Then she thanked Anna and Ted for having her back. She was glad that this situation had been resolved quickly. She would have been bummed if she hadn't been allowed to hang out with Seth any more before they left Chicago.

"Just so you know I will be having a talk with that young man just to warn him that if he hurts you, he will regret it." Randy said.

Lily just shook her head and told him that she figured as much. She had known that they would all feel that way.

Soon everyone headed out and got on with their day, leaving John and Lilyana alone for a little bit. They were relaxing and watching a movie when Lily spotted a spider. It was kind of big and creepy looking. She screamed and pointed it out to her dad who is scared of them as well. Both Cenas went running out of the hotel room and bumped right into Glen. He looked at them funny as they were standing there pointing and saying something that wasn't coherent.

"Theerreee'sss a sp…sp…sp…SPIDER in there!" John finally got out as Randy came out of his room to see what all the commotion was about.

Randy heard what John said and started laughing. John glared at him and told him it wasn't funny. Glen disagreed; he thought it was quite hilarious to see John Cena freaked out about a little spider.

Lily was still quite upset by seeing that thing so Randy tried to comfort her. Then he asked Glen if he would go get rid of it for them. Glen agreed to and it didn't take him long. He was still laughing when he walked away. The two Cenas, relieved, headed back in to finish their movie.

Within an hour most of the roster knew about the spider incident and couldn't wait to harass John about it. They all understood Lily being afraid but found John being afraid quite funny. In fact, hearing about the incident gave Cody and Ted a great idea for a prank on John. It was a safe bet that John would not soon live the spider incident down.

Just as their movie ended, John's cell phone rang. He looked at the caller id and noticed that Randy was calling.

"Hey bro, what's up?" he said answering the phone.

"Hey John, I talked to Sam and she wanted to know if the girls could make it to St. Louis tomorrow so they can look for dresses. Do you think Lily would be ok flying with Anna and AJ? I figured they could have some girl time and we guys could have some guy time." Randy told his best friend.

John thought about it for a minute and decided to ask Lily if she would be ok traveling with Anna and AJ. Lily was excited about it and John told Randy that it would be fine. After they ended the call, John made the necessary travel arrangements.

"Now Princess You are going to spend a few days in St. Louis with Sam and then I will meet you at the airport in the next town ok?" John asked.

"Ok but where are we going to be for Raw next? You haven't told me yet." Lilyana replied.

John smiled. He hadn't told her because he wanted to surprise her. The next Raw would be in Boston, Massachusetts and they would be staying at their home in West Newbury. They would be about an hour away from the arena that way. Some of the others would be staying with them as well.

"Well, I wanted to surprise you. The next show is in Boston, Massachusetts so we will be staying at our home and some of the others will be staying there as well. You will have to wait until you get there to see who is staying with us though." John said, smiling at his daughter.

Lilyana was excited. She would get to see her grandparents and uncles again. Also, they would most likely be at the show and get to see her wrestle in person. She hugged her dad and then hurried to get packed for St. Louis.

Soon, Anna was knocking on the door. John let her in and then told her Lily would be ready soon. Randy was taking the girls to the airport so John hugged Lily and said goodbye to her.

"Be good for Anna, AJ and Sam. I will see you in a few days Princess. I love you." He told her.

"Don't worry Daddy. I will be fine. I will see you at the airport in Boston. I love you too Daddy." Lily said hugging him.

Soon she and Anna were headed down to the lobby to meet Randy and AJ. While they were waiting for the other two, Seth and Phil walked into the hotel. Seth smiled when he saw Lily and walked over to her.

"Hello beautiful." Seth said.

"Hello." Lily said while blushing at his compliment.

The two talked for a minute and Lily explained where she was going. Seth was bummed that she was leaving but had a great surprise for her. He was thinking about telling her but decided to wait. He took her hand in his and looked her in the eyes. He had never seen blue eyes quite as beautiful as hers. He lifted her hand to his lips and kissed it gently. Lily smiled and blushed.

"Have a fun trip and be safe my beautiful Flower." Seth said.

"Thank you Seth. I will be. You be safe as well. I hope we meet again soon." Lily replied still blushing.

Meanwhile, Randy and AJ had walked up while Seth was kissing Lily's hand. He just stood there and kind of glared at the kid but said nothing. When they were finished he cleared his throat causing both of them to look up at him startled. Phil and the other two ladies laughed at that.

"Lily, are you ready to go?"

"Yes Uncle Randy. I am ready." Lily replied.

"Good, why don't you show Anna and AJ where my hummer is and get your things into the back. I want to speak to Seth for a moment." Randy said.

Lily sighed and did as she was told. She wasn't sure she liked the way Uncle Randy had said that but what could she do? She just hoped he would remember what Anna had said earlier about relaxing a bit and letting her decide who to like.