SmackDown!

Houston, TX

Autumn swiped her key card in the door, opened it and motioned for Rob to go in first. There was a glow of candles burning throughout the room. What the hell? Autumn thought to herself. Rob laughed. "You work fast, don't you?"

"I didn't do this. Someone's been in here."

At that moment, they heard the shower cut off and the bathroom door opened. "Surprise!" Randy yelled, as he stood there wearing nothing but a towel.

"What are you doing here Ran?" Audi asked as her mind raced. She didn't know what Ran would say about Rob being there.

"I couldn't wait until Thursday to see you." Randy said, as he gave a cautionary glance at Rob. "Hey Rob! What brings you here?"

Autumn started to get nervous. Maybe she had made a mistake. A big one at that. "Rob was just making sure I got here safely."

"Yeah man. Now that I know she's safe, I'd better go." Rob said, as he turned towards the door. He knew he couldn't compete with Orton, nor did he want to. He was a simple guy. Laid back, and mellow. Orton was the complete opposite. He was a pretty boy, flashy and loved the spotlight. Deep down Rob knew he could love Autumn more than Orton ever could. But he wouldn't be the one to cause problems in their relationship. By the looks of things, Rob wasn't too sure he believed that they were having problems, as Audi said. Rob wondered if Audi could ever love him. He couldn't see her leaving a guy like Orton for him.

"Thanks for walking me to my room. I will tell you about Dawn another time." Audi said with a wink.

"Sure. No problem." Rob replied, as the door closed behind him.

"What are you telling him about Dawn?" Randy asked, with a suspicious look on his face. "Nothing for you to worry about Ran." Audi said, as she hugged him.

"So did you miss me?" He asked, as he kissed the top of her head. He couldn't wait to give her the gift. He just knew she would love it. It was the biggest gift yet.

"Of course I missed you and I'm very happy to see you." Audi said, as she leaned up and kissed his lips. "So, are we still on for dinner?"

Ran smiled. He gave her a huge hug that lifted her off the ground. "You bet we are."

At the Mexican restaurant, Autumn began to wonder what Rob was doing at that exact moment. She felt awful about how things turned out. Walking in and finding Randy, came as a shock for both her and Rob. No doubt, it had hurt Rob to some extent. She could tell in the look on his face when he left her room. She was dying to talk to him and apologize.

Over dinner, Randy told Autumn all about the things going on over at Raw and she filled him in on the SmackDown side of things. She loved how ran got a twinkle in his eyes when he was excited about something. Audi realized just how much she had missed him, and that she truly did love him. She decided right there, to put Rob out of her mind and her heart. It was time to grow up and do right by Ran, she thought to herself. No sooner than she made that decision, her heart began to ache and fill with regret, at the thought of hurting Rob. But she just had to give up. Between work, Rob and Randy, she was stressing herself out.

"Why so quiet?" Ran asked, as he reached for Audi's hand.

"Just tired. That's all." With a smile, she squeezed his hand, and returned his question. "And why are you so quiet?"

Randy took his hand out of hers. With a sneaky smile on his face, he reached in his pocket and pulled out a box tied with a silver ribbon. "Because of this." He said , as he placed the small box on the table.

"Oh Ran! What have you done now?" Audi exclaimed, with a huge smile. Gently she pulled the ribbon loose, took off the top of the box and removed the contents. "Ok. Fill me in. What is this?" Audi asked, holding up the single key that she had taken from the box.

Randy laughed. "It's a key to our new home!"

Autumn looked at him in disbelief. The waiter appeared from nowhere and poured two glasses of champagne.

"Tell me you didn't! You did not buy us a house!" Autumn said horrified.

"Of course I did. We are eventually getting married right? We need a house, so I bought one. You will love it. It's right on the beach. 1401 Ocean Blvd., Tampa, Florida." Randy explained all this, and knocked back his glass of champagne and waited for Audi to explode with joy. She exploded alright, but not with joy.

"Damn it Randy! You are smothering me!" Audi said , as she ran out of the restaurant.