The California trip seemed like it was only yesterday when the truth was, it was a few months ago. Cody had readjusted to being on the road multiple days a week and Cole and I had adjusted to the new schedule as well. My favorite parts of the week were Friday nights when Cody was home with us, and we all watched him on Smackdown together, although Cole still hasn't figured out how he could watch Cody on TV and have him sit next to him throughout the whole show yet. Although Cody still had his beautiful house, most of the time he spent with Cole and I at ours, which we didn't mind in the least, Cole loved having Cody around the house, and so did I. It just seemed like we were the perfect family and Cody was the perfect fit for us, and I couldn't deny the fact that I was falling for Cody, something I never thought I would do. It took so long for me to realize that Cody wasn't like my ex, and even though I still had doubts, I had to focus and realize Cody hasn't done anything but be truthful, loving, caring, a great lover, a great father figure and a perfect boyfriend. All those doubts were in my head plain and simple, and I needed to put them to rest before I could fully fall for Cody and move on with our lives.
I laid in bed, my laptop on my lap as I glanced at the time, then looked to my cell phone that laid next to me. Cody was still on the road and wouldn't be home until tomorrow, but this week was stressful, for other reasons. I popped up numerous websites, reading the information, processing it as much as I could when the sound of Cody's entrance theme filled my room. I grabbed my cellphone, pushing 'answer' as I held the phone to my ear.
"Hello?" I spoke, knowing who it was.
"How's my babe?" The deep voice of Cody spoke, and I could tell he was smiling.
"You know I like it when you call me babe." I admitted smiling.
"That's why I call you it." Cody said with a chuckle
"How's batman?" Cody asked, his voice turning serious.
"He's doing alright, I don't think he quite understands what's happening yet." I explained.
"Have you told him?" Cody inquired.
"I tried to explain it to him. All he really understands is that he is gonna go to the hospital and go to sleep." I said sighing, running my hand through my hair.
"Oh, and that you'll be there." I added smiling, remembering how excited Cole was when I told him Cody would be home in time.
"Call me crazy, but I think he really likes you." I teased Cody smiling.
"I like him too.." Cody responded quickly.
"And his mom is the sexiest lady I've ever seen." Cody added, I chuckled covering my face, blushing.
"Cody." I warned, before Cody cut me off.
"You're beautiful, sexy and so much more, so I don't want to hear none of this 'no I'm not' BS." Cody warned as I swallowed hard, rolling my eyes.
Silence filled the phone for a moment, I could hear the sound of the TV on Cody's side of the phone.
"How are you doing with all this?" Cody asked seriously.
"I'm worried. I've been doing research about the surgery, but that's my little boy." I explained, swallowing back the little cryball in my throat.
"The doctor said he'd be fine." Cody added trying to reassure me.
"I know, but still…that's my son Cody." I said softly.
"I know…I love that little guy too…but he's gonna be alright…remember he's the batman." Cody added making me laugh out loud at my son's nickname.
"Are you really gonna make it back in time for the surgery?" I asked, checking my email on my laptop.
"Flight leaves at 10, it's only an hour flight, so I should be back in your arms by 1:30 in plenty of time for the surgery." Cody spoke and I could tell he was smiling.
"I really appreciate you being here for it." I admitted through the phone.
"Hey now, none of that. I love Cole..and I love you…I'm gonna be there for both of you." Cody said sternly, my breath caught in my throat. That was the first time Cody had ever said anything about loving me, and I wasn't sure if I should mention it or just let it pass.
A silence filled the line again for a moment, my mind still trying to process what he just said.
"What are you doing?" Cody asked, with a smile I could hear through the line.
"Checking my email." I answered truthfully.
"Nope…Put the laptop away, it can wait until later." Cody spoke sternly.
"Cody I have too…" I argued playfully.
"Nope. I'm not gonna let you stay up all night reading horror stories online. Please? Just close the laptop." Cody said softly, I rolled my eyes before closing the computer and putting it on the stand next to the bed.
"There it's put away, are you happy now?" I asked, snuggling under the covers of my bed that seemed oddly large when Cody wasn't in it with me.
"That depends, what are you wearing?" Cody asked with a voice lower than I'd heard in a few days.
"Cody!" I exclaimed, giggling.
"Come on…paint your boyfriend a picture." Cody encouraged, as I blushed before glancing down at myself under the covers.
"Um..I'm wearing my pink pajama pants and my purple spaghetti strap tank top.." I answered convinced that was the most unsexy thing ever.
"MMMmmm…the pants with the skulls?" Cody asked softly.
"As a matter of fact yes. Should I be flattered or worried that you know my pajama pants by heart?" I asked confused.
"Flattered, cause all I can think about is how those pants cup your backside. Just thinking about you in them gets me hard." Cody admitted, causing a surge of electricity to run through my body.
"I'm definitely flattered then." I teased, hearing Cody chuckle.
"So what are you wearing?" I asked my boyfriend, if he was gonna start this game he was gonna play too.
"Nothing but a pair of blue boxers, and.." He stopped when I could hear a knock in the background.
"A DO NOT DISTURB SIGN!" Cody yelled away from the phone, I smiled knowing he was yelling it at whoever was on the other side of the door. I couldn't make out what was said but I could tell it was a male voice that yelled through the door, when Cody got back on the line.
"As much as I want to continue, I have to go. Don't start without me alright?" Cody teased as I chuckled.
"I won't. I'll wait til you get home." I promised hearing a moan come from him.
"Promise?" Cody asked, and I could tell he was smiling.
"I promise." I answered, when I heard the voice yell through the room again.
"Grrrr…Sometimes I hate my coworkers." Cody admitted giving me a hint of who was at the door.
"Well, you have a good night." I said smiling.
"You too, give batman a hug and kiss from me. I'll be there as soon as I can." Cody admitted.
"I know. I'll have him call you tomorrow when he's up." I stated.
"Sounds good, and Kylie?" Cody asked at the end.
"Yeah?" I asked wondering what was left.
"I do love you." Cody spoke sincerely, my heart swelling up.
"I love you and I love Cole, and I've never meant anything more in my life. I hope one day you two will feel the same to say it back." Cody admitted, as I sat on the other end shocked, not really sure what to say.
"Night babe." Cody added before hanging up the phone. I placed the phone on the bed next to me, the wallpaper lighting up bringing a smile to my face. It was taken in the hotel room in California, Cody held my phone up above all three of us as we cuddled into bed. Cody's body curved around my body and my arms wrapped around Cole as he laid next to me, we had just gotten up so we looked horrible but we all looked so happy and was always my favorite picture of us three. I wiped the tear that escaped my eye, I wasn't sure why I was crying, but I hoped it was because of happiness, happiness that maybe Cody would be everything he said he would be.
The day went by rather quickly, getting everything packed for Cole's surgery the next day, and getting everything settled. Cole was happy as a clam, and I'm convinced he hasn't quite processed everything yet, but at the moment he was happy cause he got to talk to Cody earlier in the morning. It seemed like every hour Cole would ask if Cody was coming home and I assured him Cody would be there in the hospital before he fell asleep. I sat in my room, glancing at the clock. I knew Cody should be boarding his plane right about now, and my nerves were on high alert. I hadn't heard from him after the show but I know how crazy backstage got, so I'm sure everything was fine. I knew Cole's surgery was in a little less than 8 hours and I began to think of everything that came with that.
My eyes opened a little later, grabbing my phone glancing at the time, I smiled seeing the time was 2AM. I rubbed my eyes groggily before glancing around my still empty room, looking for any sign of Cody. I got out of bed, walking down the hallway, glancing in at Cole, before continuing my way through the house, but there was no sign of Cody. I tried not to worry, thinking it could be anything, as I called Cody's cell and my stomach went into a panic when it went straight to his voicemail. Calming myself for a bit, I went back to my room, opening my laptop I popped up the airport website and soon enough I was in a full panic as I read that the plane had actually landed early. I tried Cody's phone again and once again was sent straight to voicemail, as I paced back in forth in my living room. What if something happened to him? This was all my fault, I should of never asked him to be here for Cole's surgery.
It seemed like only moments later, when I looked at the clock, this time it read 3:12 AM, I picked up my cell phone again, dialing Cody's number and once again got nothing but voicemail. I threw my phone down on the couch, as I fought to hold back the tears, it was at that moment that I had to know. I picked up my phone again, and I dialed the only people I knew would pick up for me, even this early.
It was only 20 minutes later when Kyle and Stephanie arrived on my doorstep, their clothes hastily thrown on, as they walked into my house.
"Thanks for coming over." I explained as they walked in, I searched around the living room for everything I would need.
"You might be a pain in the butt, but you're still my sister." Kyle explained, as he ran his hand over his face.
"Explain it to me again, you were a little frazzled on the phone." Stephanie asked, as she sat down next to me on the couch.
"Cody was supposed to be here by 1:30AM, it's 3AM and he's not here. His phone is off, and I can't get ahold of him." I explained.
"Maybe his plane got delayed?" Kyle offered.
"I checked online they said it landed early. He should have been here by now." I said, swallowing the cryball in my throat.
"Do you know he got on the plane?" Kyle asked, as I glanced over to him.
"I called Sam, Randy's wife. She called Randy and he said the last time he saw him, Cody was on the way to the airport." I explained, shaking my leg out of nervousness, before I pushed myself to my feet.
"I have to know. I have to know that he's alright." I said, walking towards the door.
"What are you gonna do?" Kyle asked, standing to his feet.
"The airport is only 30 minutes from here, I'm gonna drive up there…if something happened between here and there I'm gonna find him." I explained, reaching for my keys that were on the table, only to have Kyle snatch them out of my hand.
"I'll go with you. Stephanie can stay with Cole." Kyle explained, glancing back to his wife, as Stephanie nodded her head.
It was only a matter of minutes before Kyle and I were on the road to the airport. The route seemed like it took forever, my eyes scanning the road as we drove by, looking for anything. Wondering if Cody was in every ditch we saw, wondering if he had been in an accident, and they already moved him to the hospital, or worse. I pushed the thoughts out of my mind when Kyle pulled us into the parking garage of the airport. Kyle and I both quickly walking towards the airport, making our way into the baggage claim area, we scanned the airport. I looked to Kyle who shrugged as neither of us saw him.
"Let's check with the ticket agent, maybe she'll know something." Kyle suggested as I agreed and we walked to the ticket agent.
"Can I help you?" The ticket agent spoke, as we approached her.
"Um, my boyfriend was supposed to be on a flight and I was wondering if you could tell me if he checked in." I asked, checking my phone, hoping for anything from Cody.
"Name?" The agent asked, typing on a keyboard.
"Cody Rhodes." Kyle answered.
"No. It would be under Runnels. Cody Runnels." I corrected, as the agent turned back to her computer, typing in the name. Kyle wrapped his arm around my shoulders, trying to comfort me, as the agent looked at the screen in front of her.
"Well, it looks like we did have a ticket in his name." The agent spoke, before looking up at us.
"But he didn't board the plane." The agent spoke softly.
"Can you tell if he rescheduled or missed the plane or something?" Kyle asked, as the agent started typing all over again. My thoughts running wild, anything could of happened to him, but the thought that jumped in my mind first and foremost kept telling me, that Cody lied plain and simple.
"He's not scheduled on any other flights and there's no notes saying he missed the plane." The agent spoke, as we walked away from the desk.
We just walked outside of the airport, stopping to look up at the night sky for a moment.
"I'm sure he has a reason." Kyle said reassuringly.
"He lied. I just can't believe I fell for it." I said, tears slowly escaping my eyes.
"You don't know that. He could of missed his plane." Kyle tried to argue.
"How do you explain his phone? Why didn't he reschedule? It's obvious, he didn't want to be here, and lied to me and Cole." My mind finally realizing what I was saying, turning to my brother.
"Oh god Cole! He's gonna be so upset tomorrow! What do I tell him? How's he gonna handle this?" I cried out, tears streaming down my face, my brother wrapping his arms around me, pulling me into a hug.
"Cole is gonna be fine. He'll be surrounded by people that love him before and after he goes under, but you need to be strong. You need to be strong more than ever, he's gonna be as strong as you are, if he sees you crying, he's gonna be upset too." Kyle explained as I nodded my head against him, before pulling away from my brother, wiping the tears from my cheeks.
"Now lets get home, so we can get some sleep. Don't worry about Cody." Kyle spoke coldly, as we made our way to the car.