I know its a little short, but i've had bad writers block on this story, plus I'm working on three other fics on different names..sorry for the long delay.
Jeff stood with Candace in front of her door. "I had a nice time."
Candace smiled. "Me to, its been a long time since I had a good old hamburger and the malt were great too."
Jeff smiled. He had found a old fashioned burger joint. He was glad she enjoyed herself.
"So our flight leaves at two tomorrow afternoon, want to sit together on the flight?"
Candace couldn't help but smiled. "Yea I would love to."
"Great...I 'll come by your room about eleven and we can grab breakfast first, if you want?" He said rocking back on his heels.
Candace just nodded. What she really wanted was for Jeff to kiss her. Instead he too her small hand in his and pressed a kiss to her knuckles. Candace gasped at the contact. This man made her crazy with just the slightest touch.
Jeff winked at her. "I'll see you in the morning, I might even come a little early so I can see you in those cute Pj's of yours." He released her hand and turned and left and Candace just sighed. He was unlike any man she had ever dated.
John followed the rest of the guys into the hotel, he had a good time hanging out with his friends tonight. He found out that Dave and Hunter were a lot of fun and he had rekindled his friendship with Ashley and him and Lexi had even shared a few dances. It had been a long time since he had any kind of fun. He told Randy goodnight and got a hug from Ashley and then her and Hunter left to go to their room.
Lexi reached up and hugged John pulling him down so she could kiss his cheek. "If you need me, call me."
John hugged her close for a minute and then let her go. "Have a safe trip sugar."
Lexi smiled and tucked her hand in Dave's and they headed upstairs. Lexi had told John earlier about th money she was going to get, if any one deserved it, it was Lexi. He was glad she would be financially secure, she would never have to depend on anyone but herself. She deserved a break. He decided to go in the restaurant and grab a burger to take to his room, he was a little hungry.
He stopped short when he sen Mickie sitting at a table. She was with Shannon Moore who was standing next to her. Shannon bent and kissed her cheek and turned and left.
John walked over. "Hey can I join you?"
Mickie smiled at him. "Sure, I'm done, but I'll keep you company while you eat."
John ordered a burger and fires and sat back waiting looking at Mickie. "So you and Shannon dating?"
"Well yea, I guess thats what it is, we been hanging out together , mostly just a friends thing so far, just seeing how it goes." Mickie said sipping her juice.
"Thats great, I 'm glad to see you looking happy again." he said.
"So I heard Lexi punched Maria in the mouth." She said looking up for his reaction.
He smiled. "Yea, little girl is way overprotective of me and Randy, I lectured her about it, but I know it went in on ear and out the other."
Mickie smiled. "You don't seem to upset."
"About Maria, no, we wasn't in love, it bothers me that she cheated on me, but its over and done, I hope she's happy with Ken." he said.
Mickie nodded.
John ate and Mickie and him talked about their matches and the upcoming pay per view. "Are you okay with losing the belt?"
John shrugged. "Of course I would like to keep it, but if I have to lose it, at least its to my best friend."
"Well I'm glad you're okay with it."
John finished his food and dropped the money on the table for the bill and tip. "Can I walk you to your room?"
"Sure." Mickie said standing.
John and Mickie walked to the elevators and got on, they were on the same floor and they got off and John walked her to her door. "Good night Micks." He said.
"Night John." She said and watched him walk off. She sighed and went in her room. Candace was already sleep and Mickie took a shower and got ready for bed.
She was happy, her and John were becoming friends again, and she was making new friends, life was starting to get better and better.
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Lexi sighed as Dave scratched her back. She lay on her stomach, feeling like she couldn't move if she wanted too. Dave had made love to her twice and it was just as good as the first time had been. She shifted under his fingers and Dave bent and kissed her back. "Feeling good princess?" he asked.
"mmmm hmmm." She murmured as his fingers stroked the sensitive skin of her back.
Dave wrapped a big arm around her pulling her closer to his body and Lexi snuggled into the warmth. "I'm going to miss you Davy."
Dave smiled and continued to rub her back. "I'm going to miss you too Baby girl."
Lexi sighed. "I don't like going back home."
Dave turned her over on her back and leaned over her kissing her lips lightly. He brushed the hair back from her face. He knew she felt like talking, but he let her take her time.
Lexi looked up at Dave. "I miss my daddy, I know its been a while, I shouldn't still be feeling this way, it just hits me at odd times and then when I go home, I just sorta think, I can go back to our house and he'll be there waiting for me."
Dave hugged her close. "Lexi grieving takes time, and theres no time limit on grief, you can feel anyway you want to. I'm sorry you're hurting baby, I wish I could do something."
Lexi wrapped a arm around him. "You are doing something, just being with you makes me feel better." She said sniffing back a few tears.
Dave kissed her cheek. "Get some sleep princess."
Lexi nodded and cuddled up in his arms. More and more she thought it was fate that she was with Dave, she needed him right now, he gave her strength, he made her feel like everything would be okay.
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Dave smiled as Lexi hugged and kissed her friends goodbye. Then she came over to him and jumped in his arms. "I'm going to miss you Davy." She said kissing him.
He grinned as he held her. "I'm going to miss you too princess. Be good,"
Lexi grinned. "We'll I'll try."
Dave set her to her feet and Taker took her bag from her hands. "Let's go little girl."
John and Randy waved at her as they left the hotel.
"I got to go pack my stuff." Randy said to John.
"Yea me too." John said.
They gave Dave a wave and headed upstairs. "Lexi looks happy with Dave." Randy said.
"Yea I know." John said sounding disgusted.
"Bro, just let her be happy, she deserves it." Randy said stopping at his room.
John looked at Randy. "I know she does, but have you noticed the way they are together, maybe its because he's older than her, but he dotes on her like she's a kid or something I mean do you think she's using him as some kind of father figure?"
Randy started laughing. "Well he wasn't dancing with her like a father, last night, but who knows man, I mean if thats what she needs right now, then let her have it. Dave does dote on her, he takes care of her, maybe she needs that. It wont last anyway, but I don't think Dave will hurt her, he cares about her anyone can see that."
John looked over at Randy. "Yea I can see that, makes it kinda hard to hate the man, anyone who can put that smile on Lexi's face is fine with me."
Randy had to agree. H was attracted to Lexi on some level, it was eating him up, her being with Dave, but he cared for her and Dave made her happy. He would have to live with it.
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Lexi stared out the window of the plane, she always had mixed feelings about going home.
"You okay little girl?'
Lexi turned and smiled at Taker. "Yea...just thinking."
"Lexi, I have some things I have to tell you." Taker said.
Lexi turned to face him. "Sounds serious."
"Yeah, its as serious as it gets, Trish is pregnant."
Lexi grabbed Taker and hugged him. "Thats great Mark, I'm so happy for you two."
Taker hugged her back. "Yea I'm thrilled so is Trish, we're getting married as soon as we get back home, and I want you to be there little girl."
Lexi grinned. "Of course I will."
"Well theres the other thing. I'm retiring in three months. I've waited a long time to have a kid and I want to be able to enjoy being a dad, I don't want to be traveling all the time, missing out on my kids life, I want to be there." He said.
Lexi sat back. She wasn't thrilled to hear that. She loved Taker like a dad, he's the one she always went to when she needed to talk or just a shoulder to cry on.
Taker put his arm around her. "Don't look so sad darlin, you can come visit whenever ya want and I expect you to often, in fact if you want to come stay with us you can, get away from these guys and come home with me, you're family, you could go back to school and do whatever ya want."
Lexi looked up at Taker. "Well I like what I'm doing for now, but I may take you up on the offer sometime, damn Mark, I'm really going to miss you."
"I'm going to miss you too..you're like my own kid, little girl and Trish feels the same way, remember what I said, you always have a home with us."
Lexi nodded and lay her head on Taker's shoulder. Life was always changing, she didn't know what she would do without Mark around.
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Randy got on his flight and went and found a empty seat. He took out his i-pod and turned the music up closing his eyes. He was a little hungover and he decided he would sleep for this flight.
He felt someone poking on him and he opened his eyes to find Mari sitting next to him.
Randy took out his earphones. "What?"
"You have to help me get John back." she said.
"Yeah right, look you cheated on his ass, you moving right up there to the top on the skank o meter. I would never help you get John back." He leaning back in his seat.
"Randy I made a mistake. I want him back." She said crossing her arms.
"To damn bad, stay away from John or I'll let Lexi punch you again." He snapped.
Maria jumped up and rushed off angry and found Ken and plopped down beside him. "Randy wont help me."
Ken rolled his eyes. He had about enough of this obsession with John Cena, he had put up with it for a while figuring Maria would wake up and see what a idiot she was being over someone she didn't even really love.
Ken turned and looked at her. "I don't want to hear another word about John, he don't love you. I love you Maria and if you would wake your ass up from your little fantasy I think you would see you love me too."
"Fuck you Ken." She snapped and sat back in her seat.
Ken narrowed his eyes, he had it with this crap. Maria was going to wake her ass up and soon.
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Randy opened his hotel room door and was about to close it when Crystal put her hand to stop the door from closing. "What the fuck do you want?"
Crystal smiled. "I just want to fuck your brains out."
Randy rolled his eyes. "Get lost bitch."
Crystal frowned. "How long are you going to punish me for one little mistake?"
"Forever, now if you don't leave me alone, I'm going to get you fired." He said shutting the door firmly.
Randy flopped back on his bed. He was going out tonight, they didn't have a house show until tomorrow. He would find him some ass and party all night.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Candace and Jeff sat close together on his bed as she listened to him play his guitar. She was beginning to realize just what a special person Jeff was, he was deep and smart and she wasn't used to guys who thought about anything other than wrestling and fucking.
Jeff finished and looked at Candace. "That was beautiful, I cant believe how good you are."
He smiled. "I wrote it for you."
Candace looked way from him and tears pricked her eyes. He was so damn sweet and nice, why the hell did he want her?
She felt Jeff's hand on her chin and he gently turned her face to his. "Don't cry."
Candace looked in his green eyes. "Jeff why do you like me, you've been around long enough to know my reputation."
Jeff just smiled and kissed her cheek. " Candace thats your past, it don't matter to me, you're beautiful, I like the way you blush when I compliment you. You move me inside, make my soul stir."
Candace smiled. Yea so he was a little weird, but she didn't care, he was so romantic and he wrote a song for her.
"Good I don't like it when you're sad, I'll walk you back to your room, I'll pick you up around five for dinner, then I want to paint you." He said.
Candace got up and followed him out the door and down the hallway to her room. She was crazy about him and she hadn't even kissed him yet. God what was that going to be like?
He kissed her hand and told her he would see her later and left. Candace sighed and went in her room.
She was going to knock his socks off she had to find the perfect dress.