Two weeks went by in a flash I honestly don't even know what happened most of the time. John and I both traveled everywhere to do interviews and all that to get the word out that there's a new diva in town that's actually part of my storyline. Monday night got here and I was in John and I's joint locker room, why he asked to have the same locker room as me I will never know, I lace up my boots and go to the door just as I open the door to go to the curtain to wait for my cue I'm meet with someone I wasn't expecting to see before me, Randy.
"Oh hey, Charlie I was just um seeing if you were ready for your debut." He asks, is he nervous to talk to me?
"Um yes I am ready I think, a little nervous but ready," I say and he grins at me, and just before he goes to say something I hear John's voice.
"Charlie, you ready?" He asks walking up to us. I look at him and he's glaring at both of us.
"Yep," I say shortly before looking back at the gorgeous tan hunk before me.
"Great you go on and well meet you there I need to talk to Randy here about something," John says and I take a deep breath, damn him. I look at randy apologetically before walking off knowing John was about to tell him to leave me alone.
"Man, that's my sister." I hear John say as I walk down the hall, he's not exactly being quiet.
"I know that John, I wasn't doing anything. Just asking if she was ready for her debut." I hear Randy say as I turn the corner and lean against the wall so that I can listen, I have to know what is being said.
"Then why is it every time I come around your talking to her?" John asks.
"Because she's a grown woman and just so happens to be my coworker and one I'm going to be spending a lot of time with after tonight so I'm just trying to get to know her," Randy says and I hear John take a deep breath.
"So you looking at her as if you want to fuck her right there is just what getting to know her?" John asks damn John way to be blunt.
"Man I have no idea what you're talking about. I'm just trying to get to know her I promise I am not looking at her in any kind of way." He says and sighs, maybe I was just feeling the attraction between us.
"Fine look man I have known you longer than anyone here and I just want you back off my sister. I don't need you breaking her heart she just got over a heartbreak." He says and that crushes me. Yea he told me to stay away from Randy but that doesn't mean I listened but Randy probably will.
"Look man last time I checked she's a grown woman but if that's what you want that's what I'll do." He says and I walk off before I hear any more of their conversation, I can't believe John did that to me. I stand waiting for Randy to show up by me because I go out and he comes out during my match starting our on-screen romance. I look at him as my theme I picked, Girl Gone Wild by Madonna, starts and he's watching me closely. I take a quick look around and don't see John so I look at him.
"You okay there tiger?" I ask and he smirks.
"I am now." He says before the stage guy gives me my cue to walk out. I stand on the stage and everyone is cheering but oh so confused.
"Ladies and gentleman please help us welcome our newest diva billing from Williamson, Indiana, Charlie Cena!" The announcer says as I walk down the ramp loving the way the crowd responded to me being out here, damn this is amazing but I am sure they are totally confused as to why I am going by Cena. As I stand in the ring and I hear the Bella Twins music playing but only one, Nikki, walks out. The crowd is a mix of boos and cheers and I watch her. She is a great friend of mine but tonight I know I can't treat her like that. She climbs in the ring I make myself be totally in character before the bell rings. During our match, I hear something that I totally did not expect, John's theme hits and he comes running out, not like his usual John self but he looks angry. Nikki and I watch him, she wasn't expecting this either. John nods at us signaling us to continue as he turns his back to us, standing in front of the ring, arms crossed over his chest. What is he doing? As we are continuing our match I hear the crowd erupt but no music, I turn and look and see randy coming our way and that makes me lose my focus and Nikki hits a perfect DDT on me and I black out temporarily. I come to just in time to kick out at two and roll over just as I see John swing at randy but he ducks and John misses. What the fuck is he doing? This is not part of the script. I manage to pull myself up and roll out of the ring grabbing John's shoulder and turning him to face me.
"What in fuck are you doing?" I yell at him.
"Charlie back in the ring!" I hear the ref say but ignore him as he starts the ten count.
"Get back in the ring Charlie, this is between him and me." He says and turns to face randy once more. I glare at him but get back in the ring as the ref hits eight. Nikki and I continue our match and I manage to get the pin and win my first match as a diva but that doesn't make me any happier to see the chaos that has irrupted on the floor. I look as John and Randy are going at.
"Nikki help!" I yell before leaping from the ring, her hot on my heels, and start pulling on John's arm making him stop. I immediately get between them looking at John like he has lost his mind. Nikki grabs his arm and looks at him trying to figure him out like I am. As I am just staring at him I feel a tug on my arm and before I know it I am being tugged backward and there are lips hot and heavy on mine. The crowd loses its mind as he kisses me, hard. When he pulls away John is glaring at him, Randy has that usual dark glare he has mastered on his face, staring John down and eventually he grabs my hand and pulls me back up the ramp with him and backstage.
"What in the hell was that?" I ask him as we get backstage. I didn't mind the kiss but the rest was way off.
"I have no idea, that was all him. Well, the kiss was all me but the rest was him." He says and I blush as I look at him. John and Nikki come back through the curtain and John looks pissed but not near as pissed as before.
"Guys, what in the blue hell was that all about?" I hear and we all turn to see Paul, triple H, headed our way and he looks beyond pissed. Before any of us can say a word Stephanie stops him in his tracks.
"Don't blame them for the plot twist that was my idea. I know I should have run it by you first but I didn't have time. Charlie being John's sister I knew this would be an awesome change of pace the crowd didn't see coming." Stephanie says and Paul nods.
"I'm good with it this time, that was way unexpected and the crowd ate it up. Good work." He says to all of us before walking up.
"Great work John and you too Randy and that kiss was perfect! The crowd ate that up like candy! This will be viral tomorrow just wait! Way to go guys." Stephanie says before walking off, huh that part apparently wasn't planned but I don't mind that all.
"So let me get this shit straight all that was unscripted improv?" I ask and John and Randy both nod as the four of us start walking down the hall.
"That was damn good you two," I say as John goes to our locker room after whispering something to Nikki.
"Something is going on with those two," I say out loud and randy chuckles.
"Has been for two or three months now." He says.
"Huh who would have thought," I say and turn to face Randy.
"You know I really enjoyed that kiss earlier I didn't kiss you back just because we were on camera," I say to him and he grins at me.
"I was hoping." He said and before I know it he's pinning me against the wall, his arms above my head, his body hot and heavy against mine. I can feel his breath against my face as he looks deep into my eyes.
"I wouldn't mind more of those tho." He says and before I can stop myself I kiss him this time, not really caring who sees at this point.
"Maybe we don't have to be just on-screen either," I say then duck under his arms and go into my locker room leaving him to think about that.
After John finishes his shower he comes out dressed nice.
"Got a hot date?" I ask him with a chuckle.
"Actually I do so don't wait up for me, you can head back to the bus Harley knows your coming." He says and I nod, I met Harley the bus driver last week.
"Okay have fun John," I say to him with a smile. He grins at me before grabbing his bag and leaving the room. I shake my head with a chuckle before grabbing my clothes and heading into the bathroom to shower. Once I am finished with my shower and in fresh clothes, I head back out and gather my few things up then hear a knock at the door I knew it wasn't John so I got up and answered the door.
"Hey Charlie," that deep sexy voice says as those piercing blue eyes bore into mine.
"H-hey randy," I say trying to steady my voice but failing. You'd think I'd be able to control myself around him by now especially after what I did earlier but that's not happening apparently.
"May I come in?" He asks and I nod not able to say a word to him as I move to let him in. I close the door behind him and go to say something as my phone rings I don't move to answer it and it stops ringing just to start back ringing again.
"I better get that," I say and walk past him to get to my phone that's on the couch. Our arms touch as I pass him and I damn near faint as what feels like electric volts shoot through my arm. I take a deep breath just as I reach my phone and answer it not looking at who it is.
"Hello?" I answer looking at randy the entire time.
"Charlotte how are you, honey?" I hear my mom's voice, well the woman I grew up knowing as my mother, and smile.
"I am great mom how are you?" I ask sitting on the couch. "Hold on one second mom," I say before muting my phone to talk to randy. "You can sit, this shouldn't take too long," I say to him and he nods before coming to me and sitting just as close to me as humanly possible. "Oh, so that's the game we're playing huh?" I ask and he shoots me this grin before I hear my mom's voice practically yelling over the phone.
"CHARLOTTE!" I hear and quickly unmuting my phone.
"Sorry mom got caught up talking to a friend," I say as I watch randy closely.
"It's okay sweetie I just need to ask you something, have you heard from Jake lately?" She asks.
"No, I haven't, I haven't heard from him since I helped him get into rehab mom. He said he would get clean for me then disappeared. I honestly think I am done trying with his mom. I just don't think he is really there for me you know. I love him, yes but the more I think I about the more I think I love him as a friend would because I know good and damn well he doesn't love me the way I thought I loved him." I say as randy places his hand on my thigh, this man is playing with me now? I place my hand on his in an attempt to stop him but that fails.
"Well, I have always told you that actions speak louder than words." She says.
"Yes ma'am exactly and that's what I'm paying attention to, well now anyway," I say to her and I hear her take a deep breath.
"Even with that said I still don't know how to tell you this." She says then takes a deep breath once again before continuing. "When he left Florida he came back home in an attempt to straighten up on his own but his mother told me that didn't work so well for him this time around." She says and I get really confused, what is she getting at here?
"So what's going on is he alright? Even though I don't want to be with him anymore I still care about him." I say and she takes yet another deep breath.
"Not exactly, Charlie they found him dead a week ago, apparent overdose. His funeral was this morning." I freeze at her words. Jake is gone? Randy senses something is wrong when my whole body freezes and my hand falls from his.
"Charlie I am so sorry you had to find out this way. I thought for sure his mom would have called you." She says and I can feel tears stinging my eyes before they fall down my cheeks.
"His mom always hated me, mom, thought I was no good for him I saved him all those years ago. I can't believe he is gone." I say doing my best not to sob.
"I am so sorry honey, if you need me anytime day or night call me, your father and I are always here for you no matter what. Remember that." She says and I lightly smile through the pain I am feeling.
"I will mom thanks for telling me, I have to go now I will call you in the morning. I love you, mom." I say before giving her the chance to reply I hang up as the tears fall and before I know it randy is pulling me into a tight hug as I cry. He doesn't even know me that well and yet he's holding me as I cry… wow. I manage to pull myself together before sitting up.
"It's late I should head to the bus," I say and he nods.
"Everything okay?" He asks and I shake my head no.
"Not really I'll explain later, if you'd like you can join me on John's bus and help me drink tho," I say as I stand and grab my things. he chuckles standing up.
"As much as I would love that I am sure John wouldn't." He says.
"He's on a date and by the way, he was talking he won't be back tonight so we are all good," I say and he nods. "Meet me there in twenty minutes, if not we will lock up and roll out to the hotel without you," I say and he nods before I leave. I need to drink a ton tonight.