A/N: I think this is gonna be the last pg-13 chapter. I think that
the language maybe getting too strong, and things are gonna get a little
steamier. So, the next chapter will be rated R. I hope that's cool with
everyone. Enjoy the chapter.
A/N2: I also wanted to mention that I haven't been able to watch wrestling for the past week so I really don't know what's been goin on except for what I've heard from other people. SO I'm gonna be making up my own stuff from now on. I hope that's cool with everyone!! Anyways, on with the story!
Randy and I walked down the hall hand in hand. I was goin out there to do a dark match with Nidia. She and I had wrestled a little earlier in the day, and well, she wasn't the best I've ever gone against. Matt was waiting for me backstage and Randy gave me kiss for good luck. "Halo" started and Matt grabbed my hand as we walked to the top of the ramp. We didn't get a very good response from the crowd for what we did to Jeff, but they didn't understand what happens in this business. I sighed as we walked down the ramp.
"The following match is scheduled for one fall. Now entering the ring from Corinth, Maine, being accompanied to the ring by Matt Hardy, Mystic Angel!!"
Matt and I got in the ring and stood on the posts. I did the gunz and Matt did his Version One sign. We stood in the middle of the ring as Jamie Noble's music started. Nidia walked out in her short jean shorts and climbed into the ring where she and Jamie began making out. Jamie and Matt got out of the ring and stood in our corners to cheer for us. Nidia and I locked up and the match began. She got in some those predictable diva slaps, but I was in control for most of the match. I irish whipped her into the corner and got on the top rope. I did a hurricarana and she went down. I climbed up once again and did my Hal's Twist. I pinned her and got the count. "Halo" sounded throughout the arena and Matt jumped in the ring. I stood in the middle with a look of shock on my face. I had won my first match and it felt wonderful. The crowd went wild. They obviously thought I was fairly good. Matt picked me up in his arms and swung me around. Jamie got into the ring and helped Nidia out. I waved at the crowd with a huge smile on my face and we walked up the ramp together hand in hand. I got back stage where Randy was waiting for me and jumped in his arms. He carried me into the guy's locker room. Shane and Shannon were on the floor stretching and John Cena was sitting on the bench in his hot little shorts listening to music.
"Good match!!" Shannon said jumping up to give me a hug. Randy put me down and Shannon wrapped his arms around me. Shane looked at me and nodded. Things had gotten a little weird between us since Randy and I had gotten serious. It's been a week since we became a couple and things were stressful and tough between Shane and me. Matt constantly tried to talk me into making up with Shane, but I wasn't the one that made this all happen the first place. Shane and I would be together if it wasn't for the fact that he insisted on me going out with Randy. All he would have had to do was tell me that he didn't think it was a good idea that I shouldn't go out with him. I would have listened to him if he had. Shane was just hard headed. "How does it feel to win?"
Shannon brought me out of my thoughts and I looked at him with the same smile on my face that I had when I heard my music. "Dude, I can't even explain how good this feels!!"
"Whoa, wait, you won???!" John exclaimed throwing his headphones aside. I nodded and he picked me up in his huge strong arms. "That's excellent! Why didn't someone tell me you were on?!"
"Don't worry man. We've got it on tape. We'll go and watch it later," Randy said kissing my cheek. Shane frowned as Matt patted him on the shoulder. "You should have seen her though. She looked like a pro."
"That's because she had the best trainers in the world training her!" Matt said egotistically. His new character was really starting to rub off on him and I wasn't too impressed about it. Matt always had that ego, but since he turned on Jeff it's been showing a lot more.
"I wouldn't go that far!" Adam said throwing his bag on a bench.
"Dude, where have you been?" Shane asked.
"I got stuck outside with a bunch of fans. They were attached to Rey and I. He should be coming right behind me." He flashed that famous smile of his and I, like any normal woman with eyes, melted. "Congratulations Case."
"Thanks Adam." He gave me a quick kiss on the cheek and Rey ran into the room.
"Holy shit. Dude, I think they followed me. They're like rabid cheetahs," Rey said slumping down onto a bench. I shook my head at him and chuckled. "Oh, you think this is funny? Well, just you wait until you have guys doin that to you girl!"
Randy put a protective arm around me and scowled. "No guys will be doing that to my girl." Rey snickered and I rolled my eyes.
"A little overly protective aren't we Randy?" John asked.
"Yeah, man. Casey is obviously more than capable of taking care of herself. She could kick anyone of your asses," Adam said. They all quickly looked at him and laughed.
"I think you forgot to include yourself, bro," Rey said slapping him on the shoulder. I laughed as Adam brought Rey into a headlock. The Smackdown roster and RAW roster was completely different. People on Smackdown were, well, closer. Everyone loved everyone and got along very well. On RAW, the egos would sometimes break through and there would be fights in the halls. Not here though, everyone let things slid. I was actually happy here.
"Casey, what do you think of all these losers? You can tell me," John asked jokingly as he warmed up for his match. "I know you're joking, but I'm gonna answer that seriously. I absolutely love it here. I mean, I love the family I had on RAW, but this is awesome. Everyone is just so loving." I sat on the floor next to Shannon as he smiled sweetly at me. "You know Mr. Moor, you are so damn adorable!" I pinched his cheek and he slapped my arm away. He stood up and brought me into a playful suplex. I laid on the floor and laughed hysterically as he tried to do a leg drop off the bench.
"Alright man. Stop trying to injury my girl," Randy said with a smile on his face. "She has to get ready to go out with Matt."
He put me over his shoulder and I waved to the guys as he carried me out of the room. He carried me to the Diva's locker room where he set me down on a bench and kissed me before walking out. I smiled at girls as they got ready for the nite. Nidia was touching up her make up, Torrie was fixing her hair, and Dawn Marie was pulling her top down. I dug through my bag for my sneakers and threw my boots in there as Stephanie McMahon walked through the door. She quickly looked at herself in the mirror and did a double take at me.
"Casey Piniarski?" she asked reaching her hand out to me. "Jeff and Matt's girl?"
"Yeah that would be me." I smiled and shook her hand.
"My father told me all about you. I watched you're trial match against Trish. To tell you the truth, I don't think you belong wrestling women. As soon as you get more experience, you'll be goin for one of the men's titles." She smiled that McMahon smile of her's and walked out of the room.
"Did Stephanie McMahon just give me props?" I asked shocked.
"Looks that way girl," Torrie said.
"She's right though. You don't belong in the same category as us. You belong in the cruiserweight division, or going for the intercontinental title," Nidia said.
"Thanks. But, I really think they could all kick my ass."
"Girl, were you just in the same match as me? You murdered me. I was supposed to win, but I had to give up. I couldn't deal with you anymore. You seriously are better than us all!" Nidia exclaimed.
"Nidia's right. The only reason people like her, me, and Stacy are here are because of the men in the crowd. Personally I think we need more women like you, Trish, Jacqueline, Lita, and Chyna. Women that can wrestle and look beautiful at the same time. We would be respected a hell of a lot more," Torrie said as there was a knock on the door. "Come in."
Matt walked in and nodded at the girls. I stood up and waved to them as I walked out with Matt. We stood behind the curtain, waiting for our queue to go out there.
"Matt, Stephanie McMahon was in the locker room and gave me props for what I'm doing. Isn't that awesome??" I asked excitedly.
"You deserve it. You really are one of the best female wrestlers out there. Probably because you trained with a bunch of men that had different styles so you got all of their good points," he said as the music went off. We ran out there just as Shane and Shannon's opponents ran out of the way. Matt's ego got the better of him and he actually thought it was because he was the hometown boy. We all walked backstage and stood in the hall talking.
We stood there waiting to do our promo. Shane removed his mask and I stood between him and Shannon. Matt stood in from of us.
"They love me out there!!! I am their hometown boy after all!!!" Matt yelled. Shane and Shannon looked at him confused as Shane shrugged. "What you don't believe me man?"
"Well," Shane started but Matt cut him off.
"I'm gonna prove it to you! Show you all some Mattitude!!! You wanna bet me!! Come on, bet me!" Matt yelled nudging Shane in the shoulder.
"Alright fine," Shane said giving in.
"Alright man. Just listen to the reaction I'm gonna get!!" Matt yelled as he took off leaving the three of us standing there confused. I looked from Shane to Shannon and shrugged as I walked away.
I went back to the now empty Diva locker room and called Trish. I left a message on her voicemail and called Mark. Sara answered and told me that he was at the gym, so I called Amy and had to leave a message there too.
"Good Lord. What the hell is everyone doing?" I sighed and leaned my head against the wall before deciding to take a shower. When I came back someone had left a message on my phone.
"Hey Case! It's your rock. I just wanted to see how you were doing. I guess I'll talk to you later babe. Love ya!" Jeff's soulful voice said. I smiled and put my phone away. I picked my bags up and went in search for Randy. I knocked on the door to the guy's locker room and heard a crash. I backed away and raised my eyebrows. I heard another crash and turned around to walk away when the door opened.
"Casey, hey." I turned around and saw Chris Benoit stick his head out the door. "Come on in."
I walked back and in the room. There was a steel chair collapsed on the floor and a table slanted to one side. John was leaning against the wall and Peter (Billy Kidman) began doing jumping jacks. I looked at them all suspiciously and heard one of the showers going. I raised one of my eyebrows and looked at John.
"Alright, what in blue hell happened here?!" I exclaimed.
"Well, um..nothing," Chris replied.
"Yeah, okay. If you say so," I said. "I was just looking for Randy."
"Here I am baby," Randy said walking out dripping with water. He had a white towel wrapped around his waist and his dark tan glistened in the light. He wrapped his large arms around me and squeezed me tightly.
"What's goin on here?" I asked.
"Nothing. The guys just had a little match in here, that's all," he replied as Chris walked out for his match that nite. I shook my head as Randy placed his soft lips on mine. He kissed me roughly and I could taste a bit of alcohol on his lips. I pulled away and scrunched up my nose. "What's wrong?"
"Have you been drinking?" I asked.
"Just a little. You want something?" he said as he walked over to a cooler. He pulled out a heineken and handed it to me. I shook my head and pushed it back at him.
"No, I'm fine thanks." I picked up my bags and began to walk out when he grabbed my arm.
"Where are you going?" he asked.
"I'm going back to the Diva's locker room. It's obvious that you guys have been drinking quite a bit and I don't want to be near that right now. I'll see you back at the hotel," I said kissing him softly on his cheek. I walked back to the locker room and this time Torrie was in there.
"Have you seen Peter? He was supposed to be going back to the hotel with me right now," she said sadly.
"Yeah, you may want to drive though. Him, Chris, John, and Randy have been having a drinking party in their locker room." I threw my bag down and Torrie looked at me.
"Are you serious? Chris Benoit was drinking? He never drinks. That's weird. Thanks...I guess I'll go collect him now. I'll talk to ya later," she said walking out the door.
I was left alone in the room to sit and think about nothing. I leaned my head against the wall and slowly fell asleep. I woke up in my hotel room the next morning. I don't know how I got there, but I was thankful that I was there. I yawned and rolled over to come face to face with Shane. I shot up in bed and fell out.
"OW!!! Fuck!" I yelled as I thudded to the floor. Shane quickly sat up and leaned over the bed. He looked at me and started laughing. "I'm glad you think this is so funny."
I stood up and playfully slapped the back of his head.
"Are you okay?" he asked between laughs.
"Do you really care?" I asked.
"Of course I do. I would have left you in the locker room if I didn't." He laid back down and closed his eyes. "Ya know, ya could thank me for that."
"Thank you," I said sarcastically. "Why did you bring me back here? And why didn't you go to your own room?"
"Randy left and said he thought you went back here, so I went into your locker room to make sure you weren't in there and you were passed out on the bench. I was surprised I didn't wake you when I picked you up. Anyways, I figured I'd be your substitute Jeff and be your rock. I figured you wanted someone to stay with you, so I did," he explained rolling onto his side. He propped himself up on his elbow and watched me as I grabbed some clothes to change into. "I hope you're not mad at me."
"No, actually, I'm grateful for what you did. Thank you," I said walking into the bathroom.
"YOU'RE WELCOME!!" he yelled after me.
When I got out of the shower, Shane was asleep on the bed. I smiled and laid down next to him. I rested my head on his bare chest and turned on the t.v. I shortly drifted off to sleep. Not long after I felt him move slightly and I sat up. He looked at me and smiled.
"Sorry, didn't mean to wake you. I was trying to get the remote so I could change the channel," he said softly. I stretched and leaned against the headboard.
"That's okay. I've already slept more than I probably should have," I said.
"I have a question for you," he said. I nodded and he continued. "What did you feel when you kissed Jeff last week."
"What are you talking about?" I asked.
"I know you must have felt something. That kiss may have been short and sweet, but it still heat up the screen."
"I really don't know what you're talking about."
"Don't play stupid with me. You know exactly what I'm talking about. There is something or was something going on between you two."
"Shane, I hate to burst your bubble, but there was nothing goin on between us. We don't feel that way about each other. You know that."
"I think you're just in denial. You guys have such chemistry together. I can see that."
"No. We don't. We are just friends. That kiss was nothing. It was like kissing a brother. It was wrong!" He rolled his eyes and climbed out of the bed. He pulled his jeans on and picked his shirt up off the floor.
"I'll see you later, kiddo," he said walking out of the room.
"Me and Jeff? No way. NEVER!!" I said laughing at the thought of us being together. I packed my gear and walked to Randy's room. I knocked on the door and leaned against it. "Well, we do have chemistry together, but he's not my type. Or is he? Maybe I've been dating the wrong AAAAAAHHHHHH."
I landed on the floor on my back and looked up to see Randy standing over me. "Are you okay, baby?" he asked kneeling over me.
"Oh my back! Yeah, I think I'll be fine." He propped me up on his knee and started massaging my shoulders. "That feels good. Could I lay down for this?"
He chuckled and helped me to the bed. I laid face down and he started working on my neck and back. Every once in a while I would feel him nibble on my ear and place little kisses on my neck. I felt his hands start to roam more and I wasn't really feeling comfortable with it, so I turned over onto my back. He straddled me and held my hands onto the pillows on the bed. I struggled a little, but I knew he wasn't going to hurt me. He pressed his lips roughly on mine and squeezed my wrists. Feeling very uncomfortable, I broke from the kiss and rolled out from under him. I stood next to the bed and rubbed my wrists.
"What's wrong baby?" he asked gently. He kneeled on the bed and moved closer to me. I backed away and shook my head.
"Randy no. I really don't feel comfortable about this," I said quietly. He cocked his head to the side and smiled.
"You're not ready to go all the way?!" he said.
"No, I'm not. Not yet. Our relationship is still very new. I think we should wait a while. Is that alright?" I asked shyly.
"Yeah, baby. That's fine. I understand. I guess you're going off to Cameron this week," he said.
"Yeah, I need some time with Amy. Where else am I going to go any ways?" I asked as I picked up my bag.
"You could come home with me," he said putting a gentle hand on my shoulder.
"I don't think that's a good idea. Maybe some other time?" I asked.
"Yeah, some other time," he said quietly.
"You're upset about something aren't you?" I asked staring into his deep blue eyes.
"No, Case, I'm fine."
"You're upset that I'm going to Cameron."
"Yeah, ya know, I am a little. I figured you'd come home with me."
"Cameron is like my home. Gil, Amy, Matt, and Jeff are my family. I need to be with them. Especially now that I can't be with Jeff all the time."
"Yeah, I guess I can understand that. But what I don't understand is why you're with me and not Jeff."
"What are you talking about?" "I can see that you two really belong together. You'd have to be blind not to see it," he said slightly raising his voice.
"Excuse me? Why do you people keep saying that? Jeff and I are just friends."
"No, you're not. You are so much more than that!" he said now to the point of yelling.
"Randy, don't you dare yell at me!"
"Why? It's obvious that you'd rather be with him! I'm your boyfriend and you don't even come close to treating me the same way you treat him!!! It's really starting to piss me off!"
"Fuck off Randy!! I can't help it if you're jealous of our relationship! We are just friends, nothing more!" I argued while balling my fists.
"Whatever Casey!! You know what you could do? If you really wanted to be with me?!"
"What's that Randy?" I said more softly.
"Stop being friends with him. Don't talk to him, look at him, write to him, touch him, just don't go near him!" I threw my bag down and slapped his face.
"Don't you EVER make me choose between you and my friends!!! This is bull shit!!! AND YOU WILL NOT WIN!!!!" I stormed out of the room and slammed the door behind me. I ran down the hall and wasn't paying attention to where I was going when I ran into a rock hard figure. I dropped my bags and jumped into this person's arms. I didn't care who it was and I didn't know why they took me into their arms. The person just stood there, rubbing my back caringly. I took a deep breath and breathed in the person's smell. 'That cologne, it's so familiar' I thought. 'Smells like coolwater.'
"Casey, do want to go into my room and talk?" The voice was soothing and familiar. The arms got slightly tighter and I recognized them. I backed away and smiled at who I realized was an angel. He was there to protect me and make feel better. 'Thank you God' I thought as I let him take me into his room. He shut the door as he walked me over to the bed and just held me. "What happened, kiddo?"
"Randy and I got in a fight and told me to drop Jeff. He said that if I really liked him I would stop being friends with Jeff. You know I can't do that."
"I know...that's just an asshole of thing to say. I'm sure he didn't mean it. He knows how you're just friends."
"Actually, I think he really did mean it." I looked up at him with tears in my eyes. He wiped one off my cheek. He pushed a strand of hair out of my face and held onto my face as he leaned in. His soft lips touched mine as chills ran up and down my spine. I leaned back onto the bed and wrapped my arms around him as he put his hands on other side of me. When we finally parted, out of breath, I smiled as he smiled back. Randy never kissed me like that. No one ever kissed me like that. Well, except one person. He pulled me up into a sitting position and into a hug.
A/N2: I also wanted to mention that I haven't been able to watch wrestling for the past week so I really don't know what's been goin on except for what I've heard from other people. SO I'm gonna be making up my own stuff from now on. I hope that's cool with everyone!! Anyways, on with the story!
Randy and I walked down the hall hand in hand. I was goin out there to do a dark match with Nidia. She and I had wrestled a little earlier in the day, and well, she wasn't the best I've ever gone against. Matt was waiting for me backstage and Randy gave me kiss for good luck. "Halo" started and Matt grabbed my hand as we walked to the top of the ramp. We didn't get a very good response from the crowd for what we did to Jeff, but they didn't understand what happens in this business. I sighed as we walked down the ramp.
"The following match is scheduled for one fall. Now entering the ring from Corinth, Maine, being accompanied to the ring by Matt Hardy, Mystic Angel!!"
Matt and I got in the ring and stood on the posts. I did the gunz and Matt did his Version One sign. We stood in the middle of the ring as Jamie Noble's music started. Nidia walked out in her short jean shorts and climbed into the ring where she and Jamie began making out. Jamie and Matt got out of the ring and stood in our corners to cheer for us. Nidia and I locked up and the match began. She got in some those predictable diva slaps, but I was in control for most of the match. I irish whipped her into the corner and got on the top rope. I did a hurricarana and she went down. I climbed up once again and did my Hal's Twist. I pinned her and got the count. "Halo" sounded throughout the arena and Matt jumped in the ring. I stood in the middle with a look of shock on my face. I had won my first match and it felt wonderful. The crowd went wild. They obviously thought I was fairly good. Matt picked me up in his arms and swung me around. Jamie got into the ring and helped Nidia out. I waved at the crowd with a huge smile on my face and we walked up the ramp together hand in hand. I got back stage where Randy was waiting for me and jumped in his arms. He carried me into the guy's locker room. Shane and Shannon were on the floor stretching and John Cena was sitting on the bench in his hot little shorts listening to music.
"Good match!!" Shannon said jumping up to give me a hug. Randy put me down and Shannon wrapped his arms around me. Shane looked at me and nodded. Things had gotten a little weird between us since Randy and I had gotten serious. It's been a week since we became a couple and things were stressful and tough between Shane and me. Matt constantly tried to talk me into making up with Shane, but I wasn't the one that made this all happen the first place. Shane and I would be together if it wasn't for the fact that he insisted on me going out with Randy. All he would have had to do was tell me that he didn't think it was a good idea that I shouldn't go out with him. I would have listened to him if he had. Shane was just hard headed. "How does it feel to win?"
Shannon brought me out of my thoughts and I looked at him with the same smile on my face that I had when I heard my music. "Dude, I can't even explain how good this feels!!"
"Whoa, wait, you won???!" John exclaimed throwing his headphones aside. I nodded and he picked me up in his huge strong arms. "That's excellent! Why didn't someone tell me you were on?!"
"Don't worry man. We've got it on tape. We'll go and watch it later," Randy said kissing my cheek. Shane frowned as Matt patted him on the shoulder. "You should have seen her though. She looked like a pro."
"That's because she had the best trainers in the world training her!" Matt said egotistically. His new character was really starting to rub off on him and I wasn't too impressed about it. Matt always had that ego, but since he turned on Jeff it's been showing a lot more.
"I wouldn't go that far!" Adam said throwing his bag on a bench.
"Dude, where have you been?" Shane asked.
"I got stuck outside with a bunch of fans. They were attached to Rey and I. He should be coming right behind me." He flashed that famous smile of his and I, like any normal woman with eyes, melted. "Congratulations Case."
"Thanks Adam." He gave me a quick kiss on the cheek and Rey ran into the room.
"Holy shit. Dude, I think they followed me. They're like rabid cheetahs," Rey said slumping down onto a bench. I shook my head at him and chuckled. "Oh, you think this is funny? Well, just you wait until you have guys doin that to you girl!"
Randy put a protective arm around me and scowled. "No guys will be doing that to my girl." Rey snickered and I rolled my eyes.
"A little overly protective aren't we Randy?" John asked.
"Yeah, man. Casey is obviously more than capable of taking care of herself. She could kick anyone of your asses," Adam said. They all quickly looked at him and laughed.
"I think you forgot to include yourself, bro," Rey said slapping him on the shoulder. I laughed as Adam brought Rey into a headlock. The Smackdown roster and RAW roster was completely different. People on Smackdown were, well, closer. Everyone loved everyone and got along very well. On RAW, the egos would sometimes break through and there would be fights in the halls. Not here though, everyone let things slid. I was actually happy here.
"Casey, what do you think of all these losers? You can tell me," John asked jokingly as he warmed up for his match. "I know you're joking, but I'm gonna answer that seriously. I absolutely love it here. I mean, I love the family I had on RAW, but this is awesome. Everyone is just so loving." I sat on the floor next to Shannon as he smiled sweetly at me. "You know Mr. Moor, you are so damn adorable!" I pinched his cheek and he slapped my arm away. He stood up and brought me into a playful suplex. I laid on the floor and laughed hysterically as he tried to do a leg drop off the bench.
"Alright man. Stop trying to injury my girl," Randy said with a smile on his face. "She has to get ready to go out with Matt."
He put me over his shoulder and I waved to the guys as he carried me out of the room. He carried me to the Diva's locker room where he set me down on a bench and kissed me before walking out. I smiled at girls as they got ready for the nite. Nidia was touching up her make up, Torrie was fixing her hair, and Dawn Marie was pulling her top down. I dug through my bag for my sneakers and threw my boots in there as Stephanie McMahon walked through the door. She quickly looked at herself in the mirror and did a double take at me.
"Casey Piniarski?" she asked reaching her hand out to me. "Jeff and Matt's girl?"
"Yeah that would be me." I smiled and shook her hand.
"My father told me all about you. I watched you're trial match against Trish. To tell you the truth, I don't think you belong wrestling women. As soon as you get more experience, you'll be goin for one of the men's titles." She smiled that McMahon smile of her's and walked out of the room.
"Did Stephanie McMahon just give me props?" I asked shocked.
"Looks that way girl," Torrie said.
"She's right though. You don't belong in the same category as us. You belong in the cruiserweight division, or going for the intercontinental title," Nidia said.
"Thanks. But, I really think they could all kick my ass."
"Girl, were you just in the same match as me? You murdered me. I was supposed to win, but I had to give up. I couldn't deal with you anymore. You seriously are better than us all!" Nidia exclaimed.
"Nidia's right. The only reason people like her, me, and Stacy are here are because of the men in the crowd. Personally I think we need more women like you, Trish, Jacqueline, Lita, and Chyna. Women that can wrestle and look beautiful at the same time. We would be respected a hell of a lot more," Torrie said as there was a knock on the door. "Come in."
Matt walked in and nodded at the girls. I stood up and waved to them as I walked out with Matt. We stood behind the curtain, waiting for our queue to go out there.
"Matt, Stephanie McMahon was in the locker room and gave me props for what I'm doing. Isn't that awesome??" I asked excitedly.
"You deserve it. You really are one of the best female wrestlers out there. Probably because you trained with a bunch of men that had different styles so you got all of their good points," he said as the music went off. We ran out there just as Shane and Shannon's opponents ran out of the way. Matt's ego got the better of him and he actually thought it was because he was the hometown boy. We all walked backstage and stood in the hall talking.
We stood there waiting to do our promo. Shane removed his mask and I stood between him and Shannon. Matt stood in from of us.
"They love me out there!!! I am their hometown boy after all!!!" Matt yelled. Shane and Shannon looked at him confused as Shane shrugged. "What you don't believe me man?"
"Well," Shane started but Matt cut him off.
"I'm gonna prove it to you! Show you all some Mattitude!!! You wanna bet me!! Come on, bet me!" Matt yelled nudging Shane in the shoulder.
"Alright fine," Shane said giving in.
"Alright man. Just listen to the reaction I'm gonna get!!" Matt yelled as he took off leaving the three of us standing there confused. I looked from Shane to Shannon and shrugged as I walked away.
I went back to the now empty Diva locker room and called Trish. I left a message on her voicemail and called Mark. Sara answered and told me that he was at the gym, so I called Amy and had to leave a message there too.
"Good Lord. What the hell is everyone doing?" I sighed and leaned my head against the wall before deciding to take a shower. When I came back someone had left a message on my phone.
"Hey Case! It's your rock. I just wanted to see how you were doing. I guess I'll talk to you later babe. Love ya!" Jeff's soulful voice said. I smiled and put my phone away. I picked my bags up and went in search for Randy. I knocked on the door to the guy's locker room and heard a crash. I backed away and raised my eyebrows. I heard another crash and turned around to walk away when the door opened.
"Casey, hey." I turned around and saw Chris Benoit stick his head out the door. "Come on in."
I walked back and in the room. There was a steel chair collapsed on the floor and a table slanted to one side. John was leaning against the wall and Peter (Billy Kidman) began doing jumping jacks. I looked at them all suspiciously and heard one of the showers going. I raised one of my eyebrows and looked at John.
"Alright, what in blue hell happened here?!" I exclaimed.
"Well, um..nothing," Chris replied.
"Yeah, okay. If you say so," I said. "I was just looking for Randy."
"Here I am baby," Randy said walking out dripping with water. He had a white towel wrapped around his waist and his dark tan glistened in the light. He wrapped his large arms around me and squeezed me tightly.
"What's goin on here?" I asked.
"Nothing. The guys just had a little match in here, that's all," he replied as Chris walked out for his match that nite. I shook my head as Randy placed his soft lips on mine. He kissed me roughly and I could taste a bit of alcohol on his lips. I pulled away and scrunched up my nose. "What's wrong?"
"Have you been drinking?" I asked.
"Just a little. You want something?" he said as he walked over to a cooler. He pulled out a heineken and handed it to me. I shook my head and pushed it back at him.
"No, I'm fine thanks." I picked up my bags and began to walk out when he grabbed my arm.
"Where are you going?" he asked.
"I'm going back to the Diva's locker room. It's obvious that you guys have been drinking quite a bit and I don't want to be near that right now. I'll see you back at the hotel," I said kissing him softly on his cheek. I walked back to the locker room and this time Torrie was in there.
"Have you seen Peter? He was supposed to be going back to the hotel with me right now," she said sadly.
"Yeah, you may want to drive though. Him, Chris, John, and Randy have been having a drinking party in their locker room." I threw my bag down and Torrie looked at me.
"Are you serious? Chris Benoit was drinking? He never drinks. That's weird. Thanks...I guess I'll go collect him now. I'll talk to ya later," she said walking out the door.
I was left alone in the room to sit and think about nothing. I leaned my head against the wall and slowly fell asleep. I woke up in my hotel room the next morning. I don't know how I got there, but I was thankful that I was there. I yawned and rolled over to come face to face with Shane. I shot up in bed and fell out.
"OW!!! Fuck!" I yelled as I thudded to the floor. Shane quickly sat up and leaned over the bed. He looked at me and started laughing. "I'm glad you think this is so funny."
I stood up and playfully slapped the back of his head.
"Are you okay?" he asked between laughs.
"Do you really care?" I asked.
"Of course I do. I would have left you in the locker room if I didn't." He laid back down and closed his eyes. "Ya know, ya could thank me for that."
"Thank you," I said sarcastically. "Why did you bring me back here? And why didn't you go to your own room?"
"Randy left and said he thought you went back here, so I went into your locker room to make sure you weren't in there and you were passed out on the bench. I was surprised I didn't wake you when I picked you up. Anyways, I figured I'd be your substitute Jeff and be your rock. I figured you wanted someone to stay with you, so I did," he explained rolling onto his side. He propped himself up on his elbow and watched me as I grabbed some clothes to change into. "I hope you're not mad at me."
"No, actually, I'm grateful for what you did. Thank you," I said walking into the bathroom.
"YOU'RE WELCOME!!" he yelled after me.
When I got out of the shower, Shane was asleep on the bed. I smiled and laid down next to him. I rested my head on his bare chest and turned on the t.v. I shortly drifted off to sleep. Not long after I felt him move slightly and I sat up. He looked at me and smiled.
"Sorry, didn't mean to wake you. I was trying to get the remote so I could change the channel," he said softly. I stretched and leaned against the headboard.
"That's okay. I've already slept more than I probably should have," I said.
"I have a question for you," he said. I nodded and he continued. "What did you feel when you kissed Jeff last week."
"What are you talking about?" I asked.
"I know you must have felt something. That kiss may have been short and sweet, but it still heat up the screen."
"I really don't know what you're talking about."
"Don't play stupid with me. You know exactly what I'm talking about. There is something or was something going on between you two."
"Shane, I hate to burst your bubble, but there was nothing goin on between us. We don't feel that way about each other. You know that."
"I think you're just in denial. You guys have such chemistry together. I can see that."
"No. We don't. We are just friends. That kiss was nothing. It was like kissing a brother. It was wrong!" He rolled his eyes and climbed out of the bed. He pulled his jeans on and picked his shirt up off the floor.
"I'll see you later, kiddo," he said walking out of the room.
"Me and Jeff? No way. NEVER!!" I said laughing at the thought of us being together. I packed my gear and walked to Randy's room. I knocked on the door and leaned against it. "Well, we do have chemistry together, but he's not my type. Or is he? Maybe I've been dating the wrong AAAAAAHHHHHH."
I landed on the floor on my back and looked up to see Randy standing over me. "Are you okay, baby?" he asked kneeling over me.
"Oh my back! Yeah, I think I'll be fine." He propped me up on his knee and started massaging my shoulders. "That feels good. Could I lay down for this?"
He chuckled and helped me to the bed. I laid face down and he started working on my neck and back. Every once in a while I would feel him nibble on my ear and place little kisses on my neck. I felt his hands start to roam more and I wasn't really feeling comfortable with it, so I turned over onto my back. He straddled me and held my hands onto the pillows on the bed. I struggled a little, but I knew he wasn't going to hurt me. He pressed his lips roughly on mine and squeezed my wrists. Feeling very uncomfortable, I broke from the kiss and rolled out from under him. I stood next to the bed and rubbed my wrists.
"What's wrong baby?" he asked gently. He kneeled on the bed and moved closer to me. I backed away and shook my head.
"Randy no. I really don't feel comfortable about this," I said quietly. He cocked his head to the side and smiled.
"You're not ready to go all the way?!" he said.
"No, I'm not. Not yet. Our relationship is still very new. I think we should wait a while. Is that alright?" I asked shyly.
"Yeah, baby. That's fine. I understand. I guess you're going off to Cameron this week," he said.
"Yeah, I need some time with Amy. Where else am I going to go any ways?" I asked as I picked up my bag.
"You could come home with me," he said putting a gentle hand on my shoulder.
"I don't think that's a good idea. Maybe some other time?" I asked.
"Yeah, some other time," he said quietly.
"You're upset about something aren't you?" I asked staring into his deep blue eyes.
"No, Case, I'm fine."
"You're upset that I'm going to Cameron."
"Yeah, ya know, I am a little. I figured you'd come home with me."
"Cameron is like my home. Gil, Amy, Matt, and Jeff are my family. I need to be with them. Especially now that I can't be with Jeff all the time."
"Yeah, I guess I can understand that. But what I don't understand is why you're with me and not Jeff."
"What are you talking about?" "I can see that you two really belong together. You'd have to be blind not to see it," he said slightly raising his voice.
"Excuse me? Why do you people keep saying that? Jeff and I are just friends."
"No, you're not. You are so much more than that!" he said now to the point of yelling.
"Randy, don't you dare yell at me!"
"Why? It's obvious that you'd rather be with him! I'm your boyfriend and you don't even come close to treating me the same way you treat him!!! It's really starting to piss me off!"
"Fuck off Randy!! I can't help it if you're jealous of our relationship! We are just friends, nothing more!" I argued while balling my fists.
"Whatever Casey!! You know what you could do? If you really wanted to be with me?!"
"What's that Randy?" I said more softly.
"Stop being friends with him. Don't talk to him, look at him, write to him, touch him, just don't go near him!" I threw my bag down and slapped his face.
"Don't you EVER make me choose between you and my friends!!! This is bull shit!!! AND YOU WILL NOT WIN!!!!" I stormed out of the room and slammed the door behind me. I ran down the hall and wasn't paying attention to where I was going when I ran into a rock hard figure. I dropped my bags and jumped into this person's arms. I didn't care who it was and I didn't know why they took me into their arms. The person just stood there, rubbing my back caringly. I took a deep breath and breathed in the person's smell. 'That cologne, it's so familiar' I thought. 'Smells like coolwater.'
"Casey, do want to go into my room and talk?" The voice was soothing and familiar. The arms got slightly tighter and I recognized them. I backed away and smiled at who I realized was an angel. He was there to protect me and make feel better. 'Thank you God' I thought as I let him take me into his room. He shut the door as he walked me over to the bed and just held me. "What happened, kiddo?"
"Randy and I got in a fight and told me to drop Jeff. He said that if I really liked him I would stop being friends with Jeff. You know I can't do that."
"I know...that's just an asshole of thing to say. I'm sure he didn't mean it. He knows how you're just friends."
"Actually, I think he really did mean it." I looked up at him with tears in my eyes. He wiped one off my cheek. He pushed a strand of hair out of my face and held onto my face as he leaned in. His soft lips touched mine as chills ran up and down my spine. I leaned back onto the bed and wrapped my arms around him as he put his hands on other side of me. When we finally parted, out of breath, I smiled as he smiled back. Randy never kissed me like that. No one ever kissed me like that. Well, except one person. He pulled me up into a sitting position and into a hug.