A/N: Oh yes, oh yes, Randy Orton has returned!!! I knew it as soon as I saw him in the mask...unfortunately, I think my neighbors heard that I knew it too *blush* I was just a teensy bit excited. Melissa: How about you can be Jeff's 'friend', and I'll be Randy's? :)
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As their plane was descending early the next morning, Ryan turned to John. "Do you know who's picking us up?"
"I think Boog is." Sean "Boog" Cena was one of John's younger brothers. They got off the plane and immediately spotted Sean by the door. John grabbed him in a brotherly hug. "Hey man."
"Hey John." Sean reached for Ryan. "Princess."
She pulled back from the hug and laughed. "Wow, who trained you?"
He took her carry-on and smiled. "You'll meet her tonight."
Ryan gave him a surprised look. "I was kidding actually. But who is she?"
"Like I said, you can meet-and judge, I'm sure- her later."
"Judge is such a harsh word, Sean." He gave her a pointed look. "I just have to make sure she's good enough for you."
"She is, trust me."
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Ryan smiled as they pulled up in front of the Cena household. "Wow, does it feel good to be back." She spared a glance for her old home next door. "It looks nice." Sean saw where she was looking and nodded.
"They've kept it up nice," he said, referring to his neighbors. He started to say something else but was interrupted by John's mother coming out of the house.
"Oh, it is so good to see you two," she said, hugging both John and Ryan.
"It's good too see you too, Aunt Carol." Ryan said.
"How are you, Mom?" John asked her.
"I'm doing great. Travis called earlier."
"And?"
"He said that if any of us wanted to go to Boston tonight there will be tickets waiting for us at the will call box."
John laughed. "I know without asking that that's where we'll be going." Ryan yawned.
"I need a nap first.
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Ryan awoke a few hours later to find herself alone in her old room. She went downstairs and saw Matt, another one of John's younger brothers. "Hey Mattie!"
He stood up and hugged her. "I am so not seven anymore Ry."
She sat next to him and grabbed a cookie off his plate. "Are you sure."
"Absolutely. So did John tell you the good news?"
She shook her head. "Obviously not."
"I can't believe you don't know."
"Matt, don't drag it out."
He chuckled. "Fine. You know how WWE has finished picking it's new interns for this year?"
She rolled her eyes. "Yeah. Last year I got stuck with SUCH a brat. Can't wait to see who I get this year."
There was a twinkle in Matt's eye. "It's probably a good thing you like me then."
Ryan's eyes widened and she threw her arms around him. "Are you serious? I didn't think you were really going to apply!" John heard her raised voice and walked into the room.
"Matt, you trying to steal my woman?" he asked jokingly.
Matt shrugged. "I can't help it man, they all want me." Ryan turned to John.
"Like you didn't tell me he was my new intern."
"I figured he'd want to." John looked down at his watch. "Did you want to go?"
The smile slowly disappeared from Ryan's face. "Umm, yeah. Let me grab a jacket." She came back pulling on a zip up, and they walked out to Matt's jeep. The drive to the cemetary was short, and John waited while Ryan went up by herself. He saw her stop and lean down, but he couldn't hear what she was saying. She came back a while later, and tried to hide the fact that she'd been crying. John put his arms around her.
"I bet I can cheer you up."
Ryan pulled back and wiped her face. "How's that?"
"A huge hot fudge sundae at Addie Joe's."
"That sounds great."
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Ryan plunked down her spoon and groaned. "Ugh. No more."
John chuckled and set his spoon down. "Wow, I am full."
"It was really good though...we need one of these in LA."
"That would be good." They stood, and John looked at the clock on the wall. "We need to get back and pick everyone up if we want to make it to Boston by 7." They went back to the house and found a note taped to the front door. Ryan grabbed it and read it out loud.
"Ryan and John- Dad had a late appointment in Boston, so we are all meeting at the stadium at 6:30, at the wc box. See you there! Matt." She looked at John. "Since when did your dad start taking clients in Boston?" John's dad was a lawyer who usually stayed closer to home.
He shrugged. "Recently, I'm assuming. So I'm guessing we just go?"
"Guess so." They got back in the jeep and arrived in Boston an hour and a half later. Walking up to the stadium, Ryan took a deep breath and smiled. "I love Boston."
John laughed. "No, you love Fenway Park."
She grabbed his hand as they walked up to his family. "That, and Nomar. That boy is fine."
John stopped, and gave her an offended look. "Hey, this boy is fine too." Ryan put her free hand behind his neck and pulled him down for a quick kiss.
"This boy is very fine. Besides, Nomar's engaged to Mia Hamm. If he wasn't though..." she trailed off.
"Funny." John let go of her hand to hug his dad. "Hey Dad. When did you start booking clients here?"
"It's a one time thing, John." He reached for Ryan. "How are you doing?"
"Good, thanks, Uncle John. How are you?"
"Good, I'm doing good." Carol, who was talking with the person at the ticket window, turned to Ryan.
"Ryan, they need some proof that you are you." Ryan rolled her eyes and took her license out of her purse and handed it to the woman.
"I'm me, I promise."
The woman gave a small smile and handed Ryan the tickets. "Sorry about that Ms. Hafner, but we have to be certain. Enjoy the game."
"Thank you." Their seats were a few rows back behind the visiting dugout, so Ryan and John went down to try to get Travis's attention during batting practice. He saw them waving, and came over and enveloped Ryan in his arms.
"How are ya princess?"
She pulled back and smiled. "I'm doing fabulous. How are you?"
He grunted. "Haven't you been watching ESPN lately?"
"Living with John? Of course. I was just trying to be polite." He ignored that and shook hands with John.
"Hey man."
"Hey Trav. Foot feeling better?" Travis had recently come off the DL from a broken toe.
"Yeah, it's doing ok, thanks." He focused his attention back on Ryan. "Did you go?"
She nodded, knowing what he was referring to. "Mmhhmm. Had a nice conversation."
"Good." His batting coach was giving him a look, so Travis excused himself, and Ryan and John went back to their seats. Sean lenaed over and whispered in her ear.
"So, when does Leigh's interrogation start?" Leigh was Sean's new girlfriend. Ryan looked past him to the small blond and giggled. Before she could answer, John leaned over.
"You can wait till after the game if you want."
Ryan and Sean both look confused. "Aren't we just going back home?"
John shook his head and held up his cell phone. "That was Rob. He invited the 'younger group' to come over for awhile after the game. Julia's going to be there." Julia Sorrick was Rob's fiancee, as well as Ryan's best friend.
Ryan's smile brightened. "I haven't talked to her in like two days. But no video cameras, and keep your pants on this time."
Sean laughed. "Are you going through Julia withdrawl?" Ryan nodded in mock seriousness.
John smirked at the last part of her comment. "No promises, Ry. No promises."
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As their plane was descending early the next morning, Ryan turned to John. "Do you know who's picking us up?"
"I think Boog is." Sean "Boog" Cena was one of John's younger brothers. They got off the plane and immediately spotted Sean by the door. John grabbed him in a brotherly hug. "Hey man."
"Hey John." Sean reached for Ryan. "Princess."
She pulled back from the hug and laughed. "Wow, who trained you?"
He took her carry-on and smiled. "You'll meet her tonight."
Ryan gave him a surprised look. "I was kidding actually. But who is she?"
"Like I said, you can meet-and judge, I'm sure- her later."
"Judge is such a harsh word, Sean." He gave her a pointed look. "I just have to make sure she's good enough for you."
"She is, trust me."
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Ryan smiled as they pulled up in front of the Cena household. "Wow, does it feel good to be back." She spared a glance for her old home next door. "It looks nice." Sean saw where she was looking and nodded.
"They've kept it up nice," he said, referring to his neighbors. He started to say something else but was interrupted by John's mother coming out of the house.
"Oh, it is so good to see you two," she said, hugging both John and Ryan.
"It's good too see you too, Aunt Carol." Ryan said.
"How are you, Mom?" John asked her.
"I'm doing great. Travis called earlier."
"And?"
"He said that if any of us wanted to go to Boston tonight there will be tickets waiting for us at the will call box."
John laughed. "I know without asking that that's where we'll be going." Ryan yawned.
"I need a nap first.
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Ryan awoke a few hours later to find herself alone in her old room. She went downstairs and saw Matt, another one of John's younger brothers. "Hey Mattie!"
He stood up and hugged her. "I am so not seven anymore Ry."
She sat next to him and grabbed a cookie off his plate. "Are you sure."
"Absolutely. So did John tell you the good news?"
She shook her head. "Obviously not."
"I can't believe you don't know."
"Matt, don't drag it out."
He chuckled. "Fine. You know how WWE has finished picking it's new interns for this year?"
She rolled her eyes. "Yeah. Last year I got stuck with SUCH a brat. Can't wait to see who I get this year."
There was a twinkle in Matt's eye. "It's probably a good thing you like me then."
Ryan's eyes widened and she threw her arms around him. "Are you serious? I didn't think you were really going to apply!" John heard her raised voice and walked into the room.
"Matt, you trying to steal my woman?" he asked jokingly.
Matt shrugged. "I can't help it man, they all want me." Ryan turned to John.
"Like you didn't tell me he was my new intern."
"I figured he'd want to." John looked down at his watch. "Did you want to go?"
The smile slowly disappeared from Ryan's face. "Umm, yeah. Let me grab a jacket." She came back pulling on a zip up, and they walked out to Matt's jeep. The drive to the cemetary was short, and John waited while Ryan went up by herself. He saw her stop and lean down, but he couldn't hear what she was saying. She came back a while later, and tried to hide the fact that she'd been crying. John put his arms around her.
"I bet I can cheer you up."
Ryan pulled back and wiped her face. "How's that?"
"A huge hot fudge sundae at Addie Joe's."
"That sounds great."
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Ryan plunked down her spoon and groaned. "Ugh. No more."
John chuckled and set his spoon down. "Wow, I am full."
"It was really good though...we need one of these in LA."
"That would be good." They stood, and John looked at the clock on the wall. "We need to get back and pick everyone up if we want to make it to Boston by 7." They went back to the house and found a note taped to the front door. Ryan grabbed it and read it out loud.
"Ryan and John- Dad had a late appointment in Boston, so we are all meeting at the stadium at 6:30, at the wc box. See you there! Matt." She looked at John. "Since when did your dad start taking clients in Boston?" John's dad was a lawyer who usually stayed closer to home.
He shrugged. "Recently, I'm assuming. So I'm guessing we just go?"
"Guess so." They got back in the jeep and arrived in Boston an hour and a half later. Walking up to the stadium, Ryan took a deep breath and smiled. "I love Boston."
John laughed. "No, you love Fenway Park."
She grabbed his hand as they walked up to his family. "That, and Nomar. That boy is fine."
John stopped, and gave her an offended look. "Hey, this boy is fine too." Ryan put her free hand behind his neck and pulled him down for a quick kiss.
"This boy is very fine. Besides, Nomar's engaged to Mia Hamm. If he wasn't though..." she trailed off.
"Funny." John let go of her hand to hug his dad. "Hey Dad. When did you start booking clients here?"
"It's a one time thing, John." He reached for Ryan. "How are you doing?"
"Good, thanks, Uncle John. How are you?"
"Good, I'm doing good." Carol, who was talking with the person at the ticket window, turned to Ryan.
"Ryan, they need some proof that you are you." Ryan rolled her eyes and took her license out of her purse and handed it to the woman.
"I'm me, I promise."
The woman gave a small smile and handed Ryan the tickets. "Sorry about that Ms. Hafner, but we have to be certain. Enjoy the game."
"Thank you." Their seats were a few rows back behind the visiting dugout, so Ryan and John went down to try to get Travis's attention during batting practice. He saw them waving, and came over and enveloped Ryan in his arms.
"How are ya princess?"
She pulled back and smiled. "I'm doing fabulous. How are you?"
He grunted. "Haven't you been watching ESPN lately?"
"Living with John? Of course. I was just trying to be polite." He ignored that and shook hands with John.
"Hey man."
"Hey Trav. Foot feeling better?" Travis had recently come off the DL from a broken toe.
"Yeah, it's doing ok, thanks." He focused his attention back on Ryan. "Did you go?"
She nodded, knowing what he was referring to. "Mmhhmm. Had a nice conversation."
"Good." His batting coach was giving him a look, so Travis excused himself, and Ryan and John went back to their seats. Sean lenaed over and whispered in her ear.
"So, when does Leigh's interrogation start?" Leigh was Sean's new girlfriend. Ryan looked past him to the small blond and giggled. Before she could answer, John leaned over.
"You can wait till after the game if you want."
Ryan and Sean both look confused. "Aren't we just going back home?"
John shook his head and held up his cell phone. "That was Rob. He invited the 'younger group' to come over for awhile after the game. Julia's going to be there." Julia Sorrick was Rob's fiancee, as well as Ryan's best friend.
Ryan's smile brightened. "I haven't talked to her in like two days. But no video cameras, and keep your pants on this time."
Sean laughed. "Are you going through Julia withdrawl?" Ryan nodded in mock seriousness.
John smirked at the last part of her comment. "No promises, Ry. No promises."
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