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Broken Trust:
CHAPTER NINE:
"Hey Orton, wait up!"
Turning at the voice, Randy gave a nod to the three Canadians as they made their way towards him. "Hey guys."
"What's up?" Chris questioned as he approached Randy.
"Just walking around. What about you guys?"
"We have to go to the girls hotel room. Gotta pick up Britney." Jay explained.
"Yeah because God forbid Adam go 24 hours without seeing his precious Britney." Chris taunted.
"Damn straight." Adam agreed with a grin. "It's been way too long, and I wanna see her."
The other three men just rolled their eyes as they approached the hotel room the women were sharing. Adam stepped forward and knocked on the door.
Seconds later, Amy opened the door, her red hair a mess, still in her pajamas. Without saying anything, she opened the door wider and let the guys in. "Brit, loverboy is here!"
"Huh? Oh, hey." Britney greeted.
"Aw Brit, don't be shy cuz we saw you give Adam that lap dance." Chris joked, laughing as Britney's face turned red.
"I'm lost." Randy said with a laugh. "Should I know what you guys are talking about?"
"No!" Britney and Adam exclaimed together.
"No what?" Nicole questioned, walking into the living room, still in pajama pants and a white tank top.
"Randy wanted to know about the lap dance last night." Chris explained, dodging the smack Britney aimed at him.
"Oh. Hey Randy." Nicole greeted with a smile as she ran a brush through her shoulder length brown hair.
"Hey Nic." Randy replied, walking over to her. "Um… can we talk for a second?"
"Sure, just let me take a really quick shower. It'll take like five, ten minutes max."
"Yeah, go ahead. I'll just be downstairs in the lobby."
"Ok, I'll be there in a minute."
*Ten Minutes Later*
"Hey." Nicole greeted with a smile as she put her hair into a tight ponytail. "What did you want to talk about?"
"Well… actually, can we go somewhere more private first? It's just something I don't want to say around a lot of people."
"Uh sure. Whose room do you wanna go to?"
"We can go to mine, if you want." Randy offered.
Nodding, Nicole followed slowly behind, mentally questioning herself on what Randy could possibly want to tell her.
*Randy's room*
"Ok, so what's up?" Nicole questioned curiously.
"Um… well I wanted to apologize."
"Apologize? For what?"
"Everything. I was thinking the other day and I realized how much it must've hurt you to have to deal with Paul and Ric. They were assholes and I never stopped them. I should've said something the first time, but I didn't. I just sat back and watched. I'm sorry."
"Randy, it's ok. I don't blame you."
Nodding, Randy locked eyes with Nicole, noticing the sad look in her eyes. "Yeah, you did. When I first came out to check on you, the night you and Jeff broke up. You were cold, I could tell you didn't trust me. I'm not sure if you even do now."
Sighing, Nicole walked over to the bed Randy was sitting on and sat next to him. "Look, it's not like I don't want to trust you. But, you were always with Paul and Ric, and they hate me. I don't why, and I don't care. But, some of the things they said hurt me. I didn't want it to, but it did. And when you didn't do anything to stop it, it hurt, it made me think you supported it or didn't care about me. I *do* trust you. The fact that you would even tell me any of this makes me trust you more."
"Really?"
"Yeah." Nicole said with a nod. Going on impulse, she wrapped her arms around Randy's neck and hugged him. She let go of the breath she didn't know she was holding when she felt Randy hug her back.
"Nic, I really am sorry though. I never meant to hurt you. I… I just didn't know how to stop Paul. I didn't want him pissed at me, so I just kept my mouth shut."
"I understand. I don't blame you. I didn't get it, but I do now."
Noticing the sad look that was still on Nicole's face, Randy sighed and gave her a confused look. "Nic, are you ok?"
"Yeah, I was just thinking about something." Came the reply.
"Please don't lie. Just tell me the truth."
"I… I was just thinking about something."
"Wanna tell me? I just wanna help."
"I was thinking about Jeff. I still cant believe what happened. I cant believe he didn't trust me. What did I ever do to lose his trust?"
"Nic, its not you. I don't know why he wouldn't trust you. You never did anything. You were always with him, you guys always looked so happy."
"I know." Nicole replied quietly, letting a few tears fall down her face.
"Aw Nic, please don't cry." Randy pleaded. He hated seeing anyone cry and he didn't know what to do to help.
"I'm sorry." Nicole apologized, wiping her eyes. "It's just… whenever I think I about it, I get upset."
"It's ok. I just don't want you to be upset."
"Thanks. Look, I'm gonna go."
"Why?"
"Because you don't wanna see me cry, and I don't think I can help it." Nicole explained, turning to leave.
"Nic, wait." Randy said hurriedly, jumping up and rushing over to her. "I'm sorry. I don't want you to leave."
"But…"
"No." Randy protested. After a second's hesitation, he stepped forward, wrapping his arms around Nicole and pulling her into a big hug. "You can cry if you want."
Not holding back, Nicole let the tears fall, not caring anymore. She had held in her tears, not letting anyone see her, not wanting their pity. Now all she wanted to do was cry her eyes out. Maybe a good cry would help her feel better.
As he rubbed her back softly, Randy whispered, "It's ok Nic, I'm here."
"R… Randy?"
"Yeah?"
"Why are you being so nice? Why do act like this around me?"
"Because… because I care about you Nicole. I don't want to see you upset. You don't deserve to hurt. Jeff, Paul, Ric, they're all jerks. You shouldn't have to cry over them. They don't deserve that satisfaction."
"You care about me?" Nicole questioned, a small smile playing at her lips.
Nodding, Randy gently took the pad of his thumbs and wiped the tears from Nicole's eyes, admiring her blue eyes. "Yeah Nic, I do. I always have."
Sighing, Nicole blinked back a few more tears and gave Randy another small smile. "I care about you too."
"Really?"
"Yeah." Nicole said softly, placing her head on Randy's shoulder, still wrapped in his embrace. "Randy?"
"Uh huh."
"Can I stay here tonight?" She asked. "I just have nowhere else to stay. The night Jeff and I broke up I stayed with Jay, then I stayed with the girls."
"If you really want to, I'd like for you to stay."
"Thanks." Nicole replied, hugging Randy quickly before pulling away and meeting his eyes. "You really don't have to be this sweet to me."
"Yeah I do. It's what you deserve."
Smiling again, Nicole tipped her head up and kissed Randy quickly on the lips. "Thank you. Um… I'm gonna go grab my stuff. I'll be back soon."
Nodding, Randy walked Nicole to the door and watched her leave. When he couldn't see her anymore, he went to shut the door. Before he could close it completely, he felt something stop it. Turning around, he was met with a large man. "Paul, what's up?"
"I have to talk to you."
"About what?" Randy questioned, suspiciously.
Smirking, Paul replied. "Nicole."
A/N: Ook, chapter nine all done. Thanks sooo much for all the reviews so far. It means EVERYTHING to me. Thankies!!! R&R as always!!! :)Nicole***