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"Drive faster." Randy urged his friend.

"She's not going to go anywhere tonight. Chill man." John replied glancing over at the agitated passenger.

"What do you know about it?" Randy asked frowning.

"I just know what Journey told me this morning. We had a long talk."

"What about?" Randy asked suspicious.

"A lot of things." John shrugged.

"Do you want her for yourself?" Randy demanded.

"Maybe I do" John replied with a half smile. "But I have too much on my plate at the moment. I wouldn't be able to offer her anything."

"What has been going on? You've not been yourself the past couple of months and I think this is the longest I've seen you around in a while." Randy asked, distracted from his original subject.

"Just some old ghosts from the past." John answered quietly.

They were both silent for a few minutes before Randy went back to the previous subject.

"So, if you didn't have problems you would ask her out?" Randy asked.

"Yea man, I think I would. Does that bother you?" John answered, looking over at him.

"Not as much as it should." Randy signed trying to decide why it didn't bother him.

"So is that why you offered her the job in Boston?" He asked after several minutes.

"Not really. I guess I felt that if she was going to go off on her own like she is determined to do, then at least I can get my family to watch out for her." John shrugged, thinking about her being alone in a big city. "I think she and my youngest sister will get along great."

"That makes me feel a little better, but I really don't think she will be leaving." Randy said confidently.

John just shook his head.

Soon they were pulling up in front Randy's house.

"Are you coming in?" Randy asked opening the car door.

"Are you crazy man? Wait I forgot. You just signed outa the ICU. There is no way I am gonna be in the line of fire when Dave comes gunning for you." John replied laughing.

"Don't remind me." Randy grimaced before turning to enter the house.

Searching the rooms he found his roommate in the study going through some papers. She looked up in surprise when he called her name.

"What in the world are you doing here? Are you okay? Did something happen?" She asked in a rush.

"Calm down. I just came to talk to you." He responded cheerfully.

"And I don't suppose they just let you out to come talk to me did they?" She asked angrily as she watched him through narrow eyes.

"No" he replied, ducking his head. "I kinda signed out."

Journey gaped at him in astonishment before letting him have it. "You do realize that I spent two and a half days nursing you around the clock and then spent another three days sitting in a waiting room worrying about your sorry butt. If you think I am going through that again you are plum out of your mind." She yelled.

Taking a deep breath she continued. "Did you think about anybody? Was it not just this morning that you got chewed out by both Dave and Paul? Did you not listen to a word they said?"

Hanging his head he let her rant and rave about his behavior, not really paying attention to what she was saying.

Noticing that he was not listening she poked him in the chest. "And just what was so important that you risked death at the hands of Dave?"

"This" he said, grabbing her and kissing her with brutal force. Knowing what he was doing and willing to try she kissed him back, running her hands up his back.

After several minutes Randy broke the kiss and backed away.

"Well shit" He said ruefully.

"No spark" She agreed.

Not saying anything else he drew her to him and proceeded to kiss her, using tenderness and nibbling gently at her lips. This time it was Journey who broke the kiss, laughing as she backed away. "That tickles."

Growling he backed her up against the wall and started nibbling on her earlobe. His hand slid up her stomach under her shirt until he cupped her breast. "Shit" He yelled as he removed his hand to hit the wall. When she just looked at him with raised eyebrows he admitted the truth. "It's like kissing my damn sister."

"Can you imagine what it would be like to actually sleep together?" Journey asked laughing.

"Don't go there." He threatened, shuddering.

"I guess I felt for so long that I should be in love with you that I had convinced myself that I was. But you were right. There is nothing there. I really hate when you're right." He said, glaring at her.

"This isn't going to change anything between us." She informed him.

"You're leaving. A lot is going to change." He countered, settling down in a chair as the last of his strength left him.

"You travel so much you are never home anyway. I will probably see you as much now as I have before." She pointed out smugly.

"Hey, does this mean that I don't have to hide my girlfriends from you anymore?" He asked suddenly, grinning at her.

"Ha, they weren't girl friends, they were just random sexual partners and you were never very discrete about them." She replied laughing.

"Hey, there weren't that many of them." He protested.

"Sure. So do you think if you went back to the hospital they would readmit you and not tell Dave?" She responded, changing the subject.

"Probably not, and I don't really want to go back. I am so tired of lying there in bed. Besides they would have moved me to a regular room yesterday but the hospital was full so they just left me where I was." Randy explained.

"Somehow, I don't think Dave is going to buy that excuse." Journey informed him.

"I can try." He said closing his eyes and laying his head back.

"You've had a trying day." She stated, trying not to laugh at him. "Why don't you go to bed and we will worry about Dave later."

"Will you defend me to him?" He asked, turning to look at her.

"Are you crazy? I am not getting in the line of fire just because you wanted to smooch." She teased.

"Thanks." He threw at her. Stumbling out of the chair he turned back to her. "Do you like Cena?" He asked bluntly.

Instead of answering she pointed to his room. "Bed now."

As he walked away she heard him mutter; "Now I know why you're going to Boston."

Journey just smiled and turned towards her own room. She stopped when Randy called out to her.

"If you hear the front door crash in and me screaming for mercy call 911. I don't want to die tonight." He begged.

Laughing so hard she had tears running down her face she watched him shut his door. She almost fell over when she heard his door lock.

9AM the next day.

Dave and Paul walked into the ICU lobby, talking about Steph and the baby. Recognizing them from the past week the nurse at the front desk looked at them peculiarly as they walked up.

"We need to see Randy Orton. Is he awake?" Paul asked.

"He's not here." She told them.

"Did he get moved to another room?" Dave asked, knowing by the look on her face that something was wrong.

"He's no longer in the hospital." They were told.

"Did he get up and leave or did the doctor let him go?" Paul asked already knowing the answer.

"He walked out." The nurse said warily.

Not needing to communicate both men turned around and strode determinedly towards the door. Watching them the nurse shook her head. "That young man is going to regret his very existence." She said to herself before turning back to her paperwork.