A/N: Okay, I'm laughing hysterically at your reviews. Ya'll hit it on the
nail. It was all a dream. Lol And the thing about Randy, NO she did not
marry him. Lol That was one unexpected question. And that wasn't an "I'm
just kidding chapter", sorry Kelly. Lol And Randy is not going to become
abusive. I already did the whole abuse story line in Connection. lol And
MichiSpiritChan, I picked Randy because he's SOOOO hot. Lol I have an
obsession with that boy. Mmmmm, yummy.....Yeah, so anyways, that's why I
picked Randy, plus they had already kissed in the elevator that one chapter
in Without You. So it only made sense. Anyways, here's the next chapter.
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"Alright, so where were you last nite?" Trish asked as I did a last minute look around in our room to make sure we had packed everything up.
"Guess," I smiled.
"Were you with Randy?!" she exclaimed.
"Yeah, I was with Randy," I replied.
"You didn't sleep with him, like sex wise, did you?" I nodded at her and her eyes popped right out of her head. "What the hell are you thinking?!"
"Shh, Trish, I'm sure there are people sleeping on this floor!" I said.
"Casey, don't you ever want to get Jeff back?" she asked.
"Trish, I've given up on him. We don't even talk now. Why should I wait for him when I've got a great guy like Randy around wanting me?" I asked.
"Because you and Jeff were meant to be. Case, you're never gonna get Jeff back if you date these guys. I mean before Randy there was Rene, which I still don't understand, and there was also a little tiny fling with John. If you want him back, you gotta make yourself available," Trish said as I slung my bag over my shoulder.
"Trish, I was lonely and depressed and miserable for 2 months. Am I supposed to be unhappy for the rest of my life?!" I exclaimed. "I refuse to hold my breath any longer for Jeff. He obviously doesn't want me back. And as for Rene, he's a sweetheart and it just seemed right for that month. And John, he's been wanting to ask me out for awhile now, I thought I'd go out with him a few times, but we're just friends."
"Why Randy? Ya know, I could see you with Shane, but not Randy," she said.
"Making up what we lost when we first dated," I answered as we walked down the hall of the hotel to the elevator. "Do you remember that day that he and I were stuck in that elevator?"
"Yeah, why?" she asked as we stepped, ironically into that same elevator.
"Well, we kissed in, well, here," I laughed.
"You kissed?! While you were with Jeff?!" she exclaimed.
"Yeah, well, it was just a spur of the moment type thing. When we patched up our problems, we kissed," I shrugged as the doors opened and Randy walked in. I smiled, craning my neck so that I could kiss him.
"Fancy meeting you in here," he laughed.
"Mmm, I know. Kinda scared of bein in here actually," I laughed.
"I know how you feel," he smiled wrapping his arm around my waist. He looked over a Trish and smiled. "Hey Trish."
"Hi," she replied coolly as the doors opened to the lobby. She quickly grabbed her suitcase and wheeled it behind her as she walked away.
"What's her problem?" Randy asked as we headed out into the sunlight.
"She's pissed cause I told her that the elevator we just came out of was the elevator we kissed in that blackout," I replied.
"Oh, um, you sure that's a good thing to tell people? I mean you were with Jeff when it happened," he said throwing my bags into the rental car.
"I don't care anymore. It's not like Jeff and I even talk anymore. He's like out of my life now," I sighed.
"But you're not happy about that," he said as we drove towards the airport.
"Am I that transparent?" I chuckled. "No, Randy, I'm miserable without him."
"Aw, babe, I wish there was something I could to make you two friends again," he said.
"I wish there was something too," I sighed.
"Um, you sure Shane is going to be alright with me coming home with you?"
"Yeah, I don't see why not. It's not like he's stopped bringing girls over."
"Okay, cause I don't wanna screw things up between you two too."
"You won't don't worry," I smiled.
"Case, we've been going out for a month now," Randy stated. "Is it too soon to tell you that I think I'm falling in love with you?"
"Yeah, Randy, I think it is," I replied softly. "Sorry."
"Nah, don't be sorry. It's okay," he replied smiling slightly as we walked into the airport.
"Hey John!" I smiled waving to him across the terminal. He looked up and started walking over to us. I met him half way and hugged him tightly. "Going home?"
"Yeah, thank God," he laughed. "How you doing? Haven't seen you in like a week."
"I'm good. You?" I asked.
"Alright, a little worn out, but not too bad," he replied as Randy walked up to us.
"What's up Cena?" Randy smiled friendly.
"Randy," he nodded roughly. "I'll see you two later." He walked away, leaving me standing with Randy confused.
"What was that about?" I asked. "I thought you two were close friends."
"We were. He's not too happy with me going out with you. He won't hang out with me anymore or anything," Randy replied rolling his eyes. "Oh well, ya know? I can't help it if things just worked out better for the two of us in the end."
"Oh," I said softly boarding our plane. I glanced back at John and tilted my head, giving him a small smile. He shook his head and pulled his head phone up over his ears.
*************
"Sleep well?" I asked as Randy slowly made his way into the kitchen. His pajama pants hung low on his waist. His hair was all over the place and his blue eyes were blotchy and red.
"I don't know what cat that was, but if I go to sleep tonite and they attack my foot again, I will not be held responsible for my actions," he yawned tiredly as I handed him a cup of coffee.
"That was probably Mo. He's kinda got an attitude problem," I smiled. "But don't worry, tonite you'll be sleeping with me." I wrapped my arms around his waist and pressed my head against his bare chest.
"Yeah, well, good. Although I'm still not sure why I couldn't last nite," he said.
"Shane's a little too overprotective of me and wouldn't let you. But I talked to him this morning before he left to hang out with his brother and he gave in," I explained.
"And that cat won't be allowed in, right?" Randy asked pulling away from me.
"Nope, none of the animals will be allowed in my room tonite," I winked at him.
"Sweet," he smiled. "So what's on the agenda today?"
"I figured we'd take it easy and curl up on the couch to watch some movies. Shane's got MILLIONS of movies to choose from," I laughed leading him into the living room.
"He's a slob," Randy said seriously. I burst out laughing and we sat on the couch. I nestled into him and smiled.
"Yeah, but half the mess is mine," I replied. "You learn to live with it."
"Yeah, um, not me," he shook his head as I turned the tv on.
All day Randy and I relaxed on the couch, not bothering to change or anything. Shane came home later that nite and watched a movie with us before he went to bed. We followed not long after, but didn't sleep. There was too much activity going on in that room to sleep.
The next day the three of us flew out to Boise for a house show. Randy battled Chris and won to keep the Undisputed title. Shane tagged with Jay and lost to Rey and Tajiri. Then there was me. I wrestled Benoit for the Intercontinental title and lost. Vince was punishing me, and punishing me hard. I hadn't won a belt since I lost mine before the none existent wedding. It had been 5 months since then. I wasn't even winning that many matches. I was quickly becoming a low carder and I hated it.
About a week later I was flying home by myself to nurse a concussion I got from a hardcore match that I lost. It was the worst time I had in the longest time. I was in Shane's house by myself, and that made it so big. No one was home, yet so I had no one to hang out with. What was I truly supposed to do with my time. I went driving one boring day and somehow found myself sitting in Jeff's driveway. Both the truck and corvette were there, so I knew he was home and not off recording or something. But I couldn't talk myself into going into the house. I just sat in my car watching the house. Eventually Jeff walked out, but stopped immediately when he saw me sitting in the driveway.
"What are you doing here?" he asked harshly as I rolled down the window.
"Um, well, that's a good question. Only I don't have an answer. I don't know why I'm here," I answered him.
"Then you should leave," he said.
"Yeah, I should. But something is keeping me here," I replied.
"What?"
"You," I responded looking into his eyes. He shook his head and leaned on the car.
"Go home to be with your boyfriend," he said. "And yes, I do know all about you and Randy."
"I'm not surprised."
"Yeah, well, couldn't really expect you to wait for me anyways," he said.
"Wait for you?" I asked. "You wanted me to wait for you? To do what?!"
"To forgive you."
"Oh. You would have?"
"Of course Case. We both know that our lives are nothing without each other. I know eventually I'd be able to forgive you, it'd just take awhile. But now that you're dating, I guess I might as well too. You must be over me."
"Jeff, I'm far from being over you."
"Has Randy told you he loves you?"
"He's come close to it."
"Have you told him?"
"No."
"And why's that?"
"Because I only love you," I answered biting on my lips to stop myself from crying.
"I figured that'd be your answer," he smirked. "I've got things to do. You should leave."
"Yeah, alright," I said turning the car on. Jeff leaned in through the open window and grabbed my face. He kissed me deeply.
"I wanted you to leave with something to remember me by," he said. "I love you Case."
"I love you too," I sighed as I backed out of the driveway left him watching me leave. "God Casey, what the hell were you thinking by going to his house?" I asked myself. "Obviously you weren't thinking. Cause if you were, you wouldn't have gone there."
**********
"Alright, so where were you last nite?" Trish asked as I did a last minute look around in our room to make sure we had packed everything up.
"Guess," I smiled.
"Were you with Randy?!" she exclaimed.
"Yeah, I was with Randy," I replied.
"You didn't sleep with him, like sex wise, did you?" I nodded at her and her eyes popped right out of her head. "What the hell are you thinking?!"
"Shh, Trish, I'm sure there are people sleeping on this floor!" I said.
"Casey, don't you ever want to get Jeff back?" she asked.
"Trish, I've given up on him. We don't even talk now. Why should I wait for him when I've got a great guy like Randy around wanting me?" I asked.
"Because you and Jeff were meant to be. Case, you're never gonna get Jeff back if you date these guys. I mean before Randy there was Rene, which I still don't understand, and there was also a little tiny fling with John. If you want him back, you gotta make yourself available," Trish said as I slung my bag over my shoulder.
"Trish, I was lonely and depressed and miserable for 2 months. Am I supposed to be unhappy for the rest of my life?!" I exclaimed. "I refuse to hold my breath any longer for Jeff. He obviously doesn't want me back. And as for Rene, he's a sweetheart and it just seemed right for that month. And John, he's been wanting to ask me out for awhile now, I thought I'd go out with him a few times, but we're just friends."
"Why Randy? Ya know, I could see you with Shane, but not Randy," she said.
"Making up what we lost when we first dated," I answered as we walked down the hall of the hotel to the elevator. "Do you remember that day that he and I were stuck in that elevator?"
"Yeah, why?" she asked as we stepped, ironically into that same elevator.
"Well, we kissed in, well, here," I laughed.
"You kissed?! While you were with Jeff?!" she exclaimed.
"Yeah, well, it was just a spur of the moment type thing. When we patched up our problems, we kissed," I shrugged as the doors opened and Randy walked in. I smiled, craning my neck so that I could kiss him.
"Fancy meeting you in here," he laughed.
"Mmm, I know. Kinda scared of bein in here actually," I laughed.
"I know how you feel," he smiled wrapping his arm around my waist. He looked over a Trish and smiled. "Hey Trish."
"Hi," she replied coolly as the doors opened to the lobby. She quickly grabbed her suitcase and wheeled it behind her as she walked away.
"What's her problem?" Randy asked as we headed out into the sunlight.
"She's pissed cause I told her that the elevator we just came out of was the elevator we kissed in that blackout," I replied.
"Oh, um, you sure that's a good thing to tell people? I mean you were with Jeff when it happened," he said throwing my bags into the rental car.
"I don't care anymore. It's not like Jeff and I even talk anymore. He's like out of my life now," I sighed.
"But you're not happy about that," he said as we drove towards the airport.
"Am I that transparent?" I chuckled. "No, Randy, I'm miserable without him."
"Aw, babe, I wish there was something I could to make you two friends again," he said.
"I wish there was something too," I sighed.
"Um, you sure Shane is going to be alright with me coming home with you?"
"Yeah, I don't see why not. It's not like he's stopped bringing girls over."
"Okay, cause I don't wanna screw things up between you two too."
"You won't don't worry," I smiled.
"Case, we've been going out for a month now," Randy stated. "Is it too soon to tell you that I think I'm falling in love with you?"
"Yeah, Randy, I think it is," I replied softly. "Sorry."
"Nah, don't be sorry. It's okay," he replied smiling slightly as we walked into the airport.
"Hey John!" I smiled waving to him across the terminal. He looked up and started walking over to us. I met him half way and hugged him tightly. "Going home?"
"Yeah, thank God," he laughed. "How you doing? Haven't seen you in like a week."
"I'm good. You?" I asked.
"Alright, a little worn out, but not too bad," he replied as Randy walked up to us.
"What's up Cena?" Randy smiled friendly.
"Randy," he nodded roughly. "I'll see you two later." He walked away, leaving me standing with Randy confused.
"What was that about?" I asked. "I thought you two were close friends."
"We were. He's not too happy with me going out with you. He won't hang out with me anymore or anything," Randy replied rolling his eyes. "Oh well, ya know? I can't help it if things just worked out better for the two of us in the end."
"Oh," I said softly boarding our plane. I glanced back at John and tilted my head, giving him a small smile. He shook his head and pulled his head phone up over his ears.
*************
"Sleep well?" I asked as Randy slowly made his way into the kitchen. His pajama pants hung low on his waist. His hair was all over the place and his blue eyes were blotchy and red.
"I don't know what cat that was, but if I go to sleep tonite and they attack my foot again, I will not be held responsible for my actions," he yawned tiredly as I handed him a cup of coffee.
"That was probably Mo. He's kinda got an attitude problem," I smiled. "But don't worry, tonite you'll be sleeping with me." I wrapped my arms around his waist and pressed my head against his bare chest.
"Yeah, well, good. Although I'm still not sure why I couldn't last nite," he said.
"Shane's a little too overprotective of me and wouldn't let you. But I talked to him this morning before he left to hang out with his brother and he gave in," I explained.
"And that cat won't be allowed in, right?" Randy asked pulling away from me.
"Nope, none of the animals will be allowed in my room tonite," I winked at him.
"Sweet," he smiled. "So what's on the agenda today?"
"I figured we'd take it easy and curl up on the couch to watch some movies. Shane's got MILLIONS of movies to choose from," I laughed leading him into the living room.
"He's a slob," Randy said seriously. I burst out laughing and we sat on the couch. I nestled into him and smiled.
"Yeah, but half the mess is mine," I replied. "You learn to live with it."
"Yeah, um, not me," he shook his head as I turned the tv on.
All day Randy and I relaxed on the couch, not bothering to change or anything. Shane came home later that nite and watched a movie with us before he went to bed. We followed not long after, but didn't sleep. There was too much activity going on in that room to sleep.
The next day the three of us flew out to Boise for a house show. Randy battled Chris and won to keep the Undisputed title. Shane tagged with Jay and lost to Rey and Tajiri. Then there was me. I wrestled Benoit for the Intercontinental title and lost. Vince was punishing me, and punishing me hard. I hadn't won a belt since I lost mine before the none existent wedding. It had been 5 months since then. I wasn't even winning that many matches. I was quickly becoming a low carder and I hated it.
About a week later I was flying home by myself to nurse a concussion I got from a hardcore match that I lost. It was the worst time I had in the longest time. I was in Shane's house by myself, and that made it so big. No one was home, yet so I had no one to hang out with. What was I truly supposed to do with my time. I went driving one boring day and somehow found myself sitting in Jeff's driveway. Both the truck and corvette were there, so I knew he was home and not off recording or something. But I couldn't talk myself into going into the house. I just sat in my car watching the house. Eventually Jeff walked out, but stopped immediately when he saw me sitting in the driveway.
"What are you doing here?" he asked harshly as I rolled down the window.
"Um, well, that's a good question. Only I don't have an answer. I don't know why I'm here," I answered him.
"Then you should leave," he said.
"Yeah, I should. But something is keeping me here," I replied.
"What?"
"You," I responded looking into his eyes. He shook his head and leaned on the car.
"Go home to be with your boyfriend," he said. "And yes, I do know all about you and Randy."
"I'm not surprised."
"Yeah, well, couldn't really expect you to wait for me anyways," he said.
"Wait for you?" I asked. "You wanted me to wait for you? To do what?!"
"To forgive you."
"Oh. You would have?"
"Of course Case. We both know that our lives are nothing without each other. I know eventually I'd be able to forgive you, it'd just take awhile. But now that you're dating, I guess I might as well too. You must be over me."
"Jeff, I'm far from being over you."
"Has Randy told you he loves you?"
"He's come close to it."
"Have you told him?"
"No."
"And why's that?"
"Because I only love you," I answered biting on my lips to stop myself from crying.
"I figured that'd be your answer," he smirked. "I've got things to do. You should leave."
"Yeah, alright," I said turning the car on. Jeff leaned in through the open window and grabbed my face. He kissed me deeply.
"I wanted you to leave with something to remember me by," he said. "I love you Case."
"I love you too," I sighed as I backed out of the driveway left him watching me leave. "God Casey, what the hell were you thinking by going to his house?" I asked myself. "Obviously you weren't thinking. Cause if you were, you wouldn't have gone there."
