Chapter 53
The next morning, the Guns and their girls were sound asleep, until Alex woke up first, remembering something very important...
"Oh, my god, it's today." he told himself. "It's TODAY! April, baby, wake up, wake up!" he exclaimed, shaking her.
"Mmm...what's wrong, Alex?" she muttered.
He didn't answer her before running over to the other bed and waking up Mickie and Chris. "Guys, c'mon, wake up! WAKE UP!" he cried, repeatedly beating a pillow over the two.
"Alex!" Mickie snapped, grumpily waking up.
"Ow! What the hell's your deal, bunghole?" Chris demanded groggily. "It's freaking Saturday, I'm not supposed to be out of bed until at least 2:00."
"Chris, today's Tuesday." Mickie corrected him.
"It is? See, Alex, you always mess me up!" he cried.
"Baby, what's going on with you? Why you freaking out so much?" asked AJ.
"I just remembered. I got a text from Sammy Winger from our old high school last night." he announced.
"Sammy Winger? The douche who decided to dump mountain dew down my pants because I accidentally shoved him into the water fountain?" demanded Chris, getting angry at the memory. "What the hell does he want?"
Alex looked at his phone. "He said that our school's having their 10 year reunion tonight and we're invited." he replied.
"Hey, that sounds fun!" exclaimed AJ.
"Wait, they actually want us there?" asked Chris. "Even after we almost blew the place up for our senior prank?"
"I guess so." Alex replied, just as surprised. "Should I text him back and tell him that we'll be there?"
"Ooh, bring us along!" exclaimed Mickie. "I've always wanted to go to one of those."
"Yeah, me too!" agreed AJ. "We get to be your dates and impress all of your old classmates..."
Alex smiled at this and replied, "Yeah. Yeah! That'll be a great idea! Chris, think about it. If we go, we can face all the chicks who stood us up in the past and all the douchebags who stepped all over us, but this time, we can arrive there in style. We'll have two beautiful women on our arms, we brag about our superstardom and high paying jobs, and then, they'll WISH that they could be us!"
Chris smiled along at this. "Yeah, they'll regret messing with us back then. Once I see that stuck up little Stanley Dick, I'm gonna point and laugh, saying, 'Look at me now, DICKY, I'm rich, bitch!' It'll be priceless!" he exclaimed.
Alex laughed. "You said 'dicky'."
He laughed along. "It's not my fault that he was cursed with that last name!"
"See, with all these fond memories of your classmates, I can just tell that you guys are going to have a blast!" Mickie said sarcastically.
"What time's the reunion?" asked AJ.
"Uh, 8:00 P.M." answered Shelley. "Which gives us one hell of a lot to do in only a short amount of time. We gotta pick out some nice threads to wear, catch the earliest plane back to Detroit, and think of some humiliating questions to ask them when we get there."
"Why humiliating?" asked Chris.
"Cause! It makes us even cooler than we already are." he smirked. "So, c'mon, guys, we got a lot to do. Let's get moving."
A little later that day, Alex and AJ headed out to take care of some important business, while Chris and Mickie were still getting ready in their hotel room. He wasn't a very formal guy, so he decided to wear a black button down shirt, a loose black tie, and dark jeans with converses. The Detroit native looked in the mirror at himself and clicked his tongue while posing his 'Guns' sign. "Look at you, you sexy devil." he told himself.
"Yes, I like what I see." Mickie agreed, approaching him from behind, startling him.
"Oh, Mickie! I-I thought I was by myself." he chuckled nervously, then turning around to find her in a glittery silver form fitting dress with black heels. "Oh my God, babe, you look even more gorgeous than usual!" he exclaimed, smiling.
She smiled back and took his hands. "Thank you. I just thought that since you wanted to make such a huge impression when we get there, they'd get jealous seeing a babe like me with a stud like you."
"Aw, thanks! Y'know, if I weren't me, I'D be jealous of myself, too." he smirked.
The Country Diva laughed. "That may not have made any sense, but I'm still flattered. I love you."
"I love you, too." he replied, giving her a kiss. "And SINCE you love me, I actually have a favor to ask of you, and hopefully you'll take this in very good spirits."
She was confused for a moment. "Try me."
"Uh, ok, y'see, I'm REALLY desperate to make an impression at the reunion, so I was thinking of...asking Velvet to be my date, too." he said quickly, afraid of her reaction.
Her eyes widened. "Velvet? Velvet Sky? Wait, I thought that you hated her."
"I do."
"Then why would you want both me AND her to be your dates?"
"Well, I was just thinking that bringing in two girls would get everyone there to totally envy me. Back in high school, it was hard for me to get a real date!" he exclaimed.
"But Chris, aren't I enough to make them jealous of you?" she asked, crossing her arms.
He placed his hands on her shoulders and replied, "Of course you are, baby, and you know that you're my number one woman in the world and that I love you like crazy! But like I said, I'm just really that desperate and it'll only be for one night. I-I won't even talk to her when we're away from the crowd."
"Ok, so how's Velvet going to feel about being basically eye candy for the entire time?" asked Mickie. "Did she even agree to this?"
"Heh. I didn't even ask her yet." he shrugged. "But she doesn't have to be eye candy. She's single herself, so she can go and meet some guy at the reunion. Maybe ol Jimmy Grayson'll like her, he's into blondes. So either way, everyone wins! So could you just bear with me, just for tonight? I promise, all my attention will be on you."
She twirled around a strand of her hair. "Well...ok. As long as all of your focus is on me." she pouted cutely.
"Yay! Thank so for being so understanding, Mickie, I love you so much!" he exclaimed, wrapping her in a hug.
She giggled. "I love you, too. Now, we better go track her down and talk to her, because for some reason, I think that I'll be the only one to be able to convince her to go. Since she hates you." the Country Diva replied.
"Aw, babe, you think of everything!" Chris exclaimed, leading her out.
Right after they left, Alex and AJ returned. "Yo, Chris? Mickie?" he called. "Where'd they go?"
"Probably down to the lobby or something." replied AJ. "So you sure about bringing him along with us?"
"Yep. I figured that if we brung a bodyguard with us, we'd seem even more official. I'm glad Randy Orton was able to find some time off and join us. He should meet us at the airport in a couple of hours."
Right after he said that, Chris bursted back in the room. "RANDY? You're bringing HIM along with us?" he demanded.
"Yeah, so be ready in a few, ok?" Alex asked, ignoring the fear in his friend's expression.
Sabin suddenly felt weak and called back to Mickie as he left, "Babe, let's stop at the bar first. I need to get drunk for a few hours."
"Wow, this is gonna be such a fun reunion!" AJ exclaimed happily.
"Oh, yes it will." Alex agreed confidently.
