Fine Line Between Love and Hate
Chapter Eleven
"I think I just did the most stupid thing in the world," Randy said to no one in particular when he got home. He knew someone would be waiting up to see how it went.
"What did you do now?" Leigh asked remembering the last time he said that he really did do something stupid.
"I kissed Ali," Randy admitted. Leigh just laughed. "It's not funny," Randy protested.
"Did she hit you or push you away?" Leigh asked getting her laughter under control.
"Well no," Randy said.
"Then it couldn't have been that stupid," Leigh told him. "If she didn't do anything to stop you then somewhere deep down inside she wanted you to kiss her."
"Thanks Leigh," Randy said going upstairs with a silly grin on his face, that's when Leigh really knew he really had it bad, and it made her laugh even more.
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Ali couldn't believe what just happened. Not only did Randy kiss her, she let him. What the hell was she thinking? 'It was actually kind of nice,' the little voice in her head said before she could quiet it. She didn't need that working against her too. Now she needed to distance herself from Randy for a while to figure out if he's just messing with her head again or if he's actually interested in her.
She lies down and despite her efforts she couldn't get the kiss out of her mind and it was a relatively innocent kiss. She'd never had a kiss that she hadn't been able to forget about, and it disturbed her that the kiss that could do that had to come from him. 'Randy,' the little voice in her head said, 'his name is Randy.'
She damned the little voice in her head and somehow quelled it before falling asleep.
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The next morning Randy got to sleep in, until he smelled the wonderful smell of his mother's cooking.
"Don't you ever stay at your own house?" Leigh asked her brother. She'd noticed how much time he'd been spending here.
"Leigh stop, he needs all the encouragement he needs to say here." Ella told her daughter.
"Is Ali still coming for dinner tonight?" Bob asked his daughter.
"I don't know maybe you should ask Randy," Leigh teased. Bob gave his son a look. "She hasn't told me she's not," Leigh told him.
"Leigh, be nice to your brother," Ella scolded her daughter.
"Ali and I went out to dinner last night," Randy answered the question his father was going to ask. Even though Bob didn't ask any further questions, Randy knew his father wanted to. Both his parents were more interested in his personal life than he wanted them to be. "How long has Ali been having dinner here?"
"Once a week for about five months," Ella responded nonchalantly.
"Leigh I can't believe you," Randy started, "she's been here that many times and you never once told me."
"You were usually busy Fridays, I asked you to come several times over the last few months but you always made excuses," Leigh said before he could continue his tirade, "if you chose to spend more time here you would have already known that she was becoming friends with the family."
Randy did feel a little bit guilty. When he was in St. Louis which if he was lucky was a day or maybe two a week he was usually making sure things at his place were going okay. The rest of the time he was on the road, either doing shows or promotional work or photo shoots. The work list never seemed to end. "Sorry," he mumbled.
The rest of the day went pretty normally. Randy spent time hanging out with his sister and he called a few of his friends he hadn't seen in a long time, pretty much normal person stuff. It was kind of nice to have normal people stuff to deal with and not have any deadlines to meet. Unfortunately tomorrow he was leaving early for a photo shoot.
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Ali woke up late and remembered that, that this was the night that she was going to have dinner with the Ortons. Part of her was thrilled with the prospect of seeing Randy again, but then there was the other part of her that was trying to figure out exactly what he was playing at or if his actions were just displaying his genuine feelings.
Ali didn't have anything to do this morning, but decided that she should get to the Ortons' early and talk to Randy assuming that he was till there. She had to talk to him to know if she wanted to know if he was really interested in her. She spent more time on her appearance than she had in a while. She couldn't' help but want to look good for him. 'It's for you,' she reminded herself before pulling out a pair of flared blue jeans and a blue and white striped button up shirt.
She then proceeded to get into the shower and do all that good stuff before trying to french braid her hair, which was a task in itself. She eventually succeeded and decided that Ella and Bob wouldn't complain about her spending the afternoon at their house, knowing them they'd encourage it. She was beginning to think of them like another set of parents like she had when she as younger.
Twenty minutes later she was about ready to walk into the Orton house. She had to take a minute to gather her thoughts and nerve. She walked in only to see Randy walking in the hallway toward the steps. "Hey," she said giving him a smile, while taking off her coat.
"Hey, I didn't think that you'd be here yet," Randy said giving her a big hug. She couldn't help but smile more at his reaction to her. She found her self, liking the man in front of her more and more no matter how much she tried to think about the teenager that was so cruel to her.
"I guess I'm just full of surprises. Two meals together in that many days, we must be lucky or something," Ali told him.
Bob saw his son and the amazing young woman from the living room doorway. He had to smile at his handy work even though the two still had a long way to go to heal from everything that they'd done to each other. For a while he wondered if his plan would ever work, but looking now it looked like it was working quite well. He only hoped that it would continue working well.
Leigh went into the entrance way to see who had just arrived. She saw one of her best friends and he brother hugging, and had Randy not told her about the kiss the previous night then she would be really freaked out.
"Randy we really need to talk alone," Ali said before things could go any further. She needed to tell him what she was thinking as soon as possible.
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Chapter Eleven
"I think I just did the most stupid thing in the world," Randy said to no one in particular when he got home. He knew someone would be waiting up to see how it went.
"What did you do now?" Leigh asked remembering the last time he said that he really did do something stupid.
"I kissed Ali," Randy admitted. Leigh just laughed. "It's not funny," Randy protested.
"Did she hit you or push you away?" Leigh asked getting her laughter under control.
"Well no," Randy said.
"Then it couldn't have been that stupid," Leigh told him. "If she didn't do anything to stop you then somewhere deep down inside she wanted you to kiss her."
"Thanks Leigh," Randy said going upstairs with a silly grin on his face, that's when Leigh really knew he really had it bad, and it made her laugh even more.
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Ali couldn't believe what just happened. Not only did Randy kiss her, she let him. What the hell was she thinking? 'It was actually kind of nice,' the little voice in her head said before she could quiet it. She didn't need that working against her too. Now she needed to distance herself from Randy for a while to figure out if he's just messing with her head again or if he's actually interested in her.
She lies down and despite her efforts she couldn't get the kiss out of her mind and it was a relatively innocent kiss. She'd never had a kiss that she hadn't been able to forget about, and it disturbed her that the kiss that could do that had to come from him. 'Randy,' the little voice in her head said, 'his name is Randy.'
She damned the little voice in her head and somehow quelled it before falling asleep.
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The next morning Randy got to sleep in, until he smelled the wonderful smell of his mother's cooking.
"Don't you ever stay at your own house?" Leigh asked her brother. She'd noticed how much time he'd been spending here.
"Leigh stop, he needs all the encouragement he needs to say here." Ella told her daughter.
"Is Ali still coming for dinner tonight?" Bob asked his daughter.
"I don't know maybe you should ask Randy," Leigh teased. Bob gave his son a look. "She hasn't told me she's not," Leigh told him.
"Leigh, be nice to your brother," Ella scolded her daughter.
"Ali and I went out to dinner last night," Randy answered the question his father was going to ask. Even though Bob didn't ask any further questions, Randy knew his father wanted to. Both his parents were more interested in his personal life than he wanted them to be. "How long has Ali been having dinner here?"
"Once a week for about five months," Ella responded nonchalantly.
"Leigh I can't believe you," Randy started, "she's been here that many times and you never once told me."
"You were usually busy Fridays, I asked you to come several times over the last few months but you always made excuses," Leigh said before he could continue his tirade, "if you chose to spend more time here you would have already known that she was becoming friends with the family."
Randy did feel a little bit guilty. When he was in St. Louis which if he was lucky was a day or maybe two a week he was usually making sure things at his place were going okay. The rest of the time he was on the road, either doing shows or promotional work or photo shoots. The work list never seemed to end. "Sorry," he mumbled.
The rest of the day went pretty normally. Randy spent time hanging out with his sister and he called a few of his friends he hadn't seen in a long time, pretty much normal person stuff. It was kind of nice to have normal people stuff to deal with and not have any deadlines to meet. Unfortunately tomorrow he was leaving early for a photo shoot.
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Ali woke up late and remembered that, that this was the night that she was going to have dinner with the Ortons. Part of her was thrilled with the prospect of seeing Randy again, but then there was the other part of her that was trying to figure out exactly what he was playing at or if his actions were just displaying his genuine feelings.
Ali didn't have anything to do this morning, but decided that she should get to the Ortons' early and talk to Randy assuming that he was till there. She had to talk to him to know if she wanted to know if he was really interested in her. She spent more time on her appearance than she had in a while. She couldn't' help but want to look good for him. 'It's for you,' she reminded herself before pulling out a pair of flared blue jeans and a blue and white striped button up shirt.
She then proceeded to get into the shower and do all that good stuff before trying to french braid her hair, which was a task in itself. She eventually succeeded and decided that Ella and Bob wouldn't complain about her spending the afternoon at their house, knowing them they'd encourage it. She was beginning to think of them like another set of parents like she had when she as younger.
Twenty minutes later she was about ready to walk into the Orton house. She had to take a minute to gather her thoughts and nerve. She walked in only to see Randy walking in the hallway toward the steps. "Hey," she said giving him a smile, while taking off her coat.
"Hey, I didn't think that you'd be here yet," Randy said giving her a big hug. She couldn't help but smile more at his reaction to her. She found her self, liking the man in front of her more and more no matter how much she tried to think about the teenager that was so cruel to her.
"I guess I'm just full of surprises. Two meals together in that many days, we must be lucky or something," Ali told him.
Bob saw his son and the amazing young woman from the living room doorway. He had to smile at his handy work even though the two still had a long way to go to heal from everything that they'd done to each other. For a while he wondered if his plan would ever work, but looking now it looked like it was working quite well. He only hoped that it would continue working well.
Leigh went into the entrance way to see who had just arrived. She saw one of her best friends and he brother hugging, and had Randy not told her about the kiss the previous night then she would be really freaked out.
"Randy we really need to talk alone," Ali said before things could go any further. She needed to tell him what she was thinking as soon as possible.
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