Disclaimer: I do not own any of the WWE superstars and along with the mortal fear of being sued, I only lay claim to the story idea and any real life similarities are completely coincidental.
Summary: Randy Orton watches as a new recruit to the RAW locker room has an unfortunate accident and steps in to help her. Will love bloom or are these two superstars only bound together through guilt?
Additional Characters: Shawn, Trish, Paul, Matt, Jeff and Stacy (as Angels on the Other Side) and some others. The main female lead is also a WWE superstar.
Additional Information: Fourth novel in the Love United Series.
A/N: First of all, this was a fun chapter to write as an ending because although I am married, I didn't get a Valentine's Day because money didn't permit at the time, but everyday in my house is pretty much Valentine's Day so it doesn't bother me anymore like it used too. But I had fun with this because I can imagine in my head my husband one day doing this, or at least reading this and getting a clue about women, but it is also written to let others live through them as well as some of you are obviously doing. Enjoy this ending, and get ready for the next story to start tomorrow. I will see you all in the thank you chapter that is coming up later today. Side note, this is also a song chapter, LOL so put up with it.
I never thought,
That one day you'd be come a part of my life
Still you were always with me
When I lay my head down at night
Could you really be here with me?
Has my wish come true tonight?
The flowers long placed and the dinner ready and simmering on the stove awaiting her arrival, Randy took one last look around the house as he heard the car port opening to where she would soon park the car and come through the door to what was awaiting her.
All of the planning in the world couldn't have made the house look any better then it did at that moment. Low candlelight lit the house, to add to the illusion of something romantic. The flowers had taken only minutes to place, Shawn just getting the perfect amount to shower the house full of them.
For two wrestler's to put together this looked like someone had brought into a decorator but in the end, they had both come through and made this what it was, a walking dream. If this didn't make her happy then Randy didn't know what would. She was about to get what she had always wanted, she just didn't know it yet.
He hurried back to the kitchen and off to the side so she wouldn't see him as he heard her putting her key finally into the lock to open the door. There were flowers on the door step too, but he knew that she probably wouldn't be looking down as she tried to get in from the now colder weather.
He had imagined this day in his head so many times over the course of his life, but he never knew the face of the woman that would get the treatment. Now he knew, and he smiled to himself, knowing this one night could never again be repeated, not even in the best movie or novel based on their lives. It was for them and them only, and nothing could change the reaction that would come of it. Like a first kiss between two people in love, no one could every make it happen that way ever again.
"Randy are you home?" He heard her call out towards the back bedroom where he had been staying since being a part of her home. When she didn't get a response, at least not the one that she wanted, she finally realized that she was stepping on something. "Now what the hell is under my feet and what the hell happened to my house, there are no lights!"
It was then that she saw the note, the one that would proceed to tell her where to go in the house next. She flipped the paper open and as she read it, she finally took a look down at her feet, a smile curving her lips. The note had told her to follow the roses, and when she did, it would lead her to one of the things that awaited her.
Cuz now, now it seems
I'm wide awake in this dream
And I'll do, I'll do anything
To stay here forever
And if this is a dream
I'm not going to wake up
But if I'm awake I won't close my eyes again
She touched the rose petals to her hand and felt the softness, then bringing it to her face so she could take in the smell of the newly fallen flowers. She breathed in deeply and made her way slowly towards the stairs, careful still of her movements, not knowing that at that moment she was being watched by the man that had set all of this in motion for her.
She reached the top of the stairs and turned towards her bedroom or at least what had been her room, her place of solitude before the blinding accident not that far back. She entered her bedroom and saw the same flowers in a trail towards the bathroom, where candles awaited her. She stripped off her coat and her shoes and entered what seemed like a sweet haven away from the hell her life had recently become.
Just what the heck is going on here? She asked herself quickly before stripping herself of her clothes and entering the bathroom, where her favorite wine was sitting in a glass on the counter. Did Randy really go and do all of this?
She got her answer rather quickly as she picked up the next note that was awaiting her in the same scrawl as the one before it. She knew it was his writing and didn't question again what was happening now.
She read the note aloud, taking in all of the work that had been to make her have a very relaxed time. This note even smelled like him, something she hadn't been ready for but happy enough to receive.
"I prepared the bath for you and when you are ready, I will be waiting for you."
She smiled as she lay in the bath water, wondering what he had planned next for her. In the privacy of the bathroom, albeit with the door open, she relaxed totally unaware that he had entered the room and was watching from afar as she enjoyed herself.
Though I feel like I'm flying
I'm sure my feet are still on the ground
Open my eyes, and it's amazing
How my world has changed when I look around
And it's like I found a road straight to heaven
The road has lead me right here to you
What felt like hours later, she stood from the bath, wrapped the towel around her body and headed to where she saw the next note awaiting her on the bed, along with her pajama's and her robe. Things she hadn't worn for months and felt almost foreign looking at.
Dressing she picked up the note and read the next line, which would send her deeper into the plan that Randy had woven. She only hoped that now, she would finally be able to see him, and really get a feel for what he had in mind.
"When your bath is done, come downstairs for your next surprise. Just follow the flowers if you don't remember the way."
She did as he requested, taking the steps more quickly then she had coming up them. She had been teased long enough and wanted to see him and fall in love with him all over again.
Sliding into the kitchen as fast as her feet could carry her, she saw him finally, sitting at the table, her favorite meal of homemade spaghetti awaiting her, and complete with the cheese she always asked for. Smiling lightly she took her seat, silently willing him to finally speak so she would know this was really happening to her.
Cuz now, now it seems
I'm wide awake in this dream
And I'll do, I'll do anything
To stay here forever
And if this is a dream
I'm not going to wake up
But if I'm awake I won't close my eyes again
"Did you enjoy your bath? Was it the way you like to take it when you are alone here?" he asked quietly, afraid to speak any louder for fear he would ruin the way things were already going. He took a bite of his food as he waited for her response. He had never had the chance to do this for anyone else before, and doing it now made him a little more then nervous.
"I loved it thank you, and the roses all over the house were a nice touch. How ever did you plan all of this in such a short time since I was gone?"
"It felt a lot longer then it was really, something that would take pages to write if you get what I mean."
"What did I do to deserve this treatment Randy?"
He smiled then, and taking his wine glass and placing it together with hers, he finally answered her before they clinked glasses. "You brought me back from death, but you already know that. You also gave me more then I ever thought was possible from a person. I not only owe you my life, but I think you deserve a proper Valentine's Day too, even if it is a bit late."
He took his hand and placed it on top of hers then, both of them knowing that their food wasn't the thing they both wanted anymore, and it was just icing on the cake. He had so much to say to her, and he wondered if he could get it all out making sense.
"You didn't have to do this Randy, I'm just happy we are together now."
Not letting go of her hand for fear that if he did, he would never have the chance to hold it again, he held on for dear life while talking.
Everything I'll ever need,
Is standing right here in front of me
You've given more than ill ever ask for
Now all I can do
Is give forever to you?
"Do you remember when I asked you to let me in and be your knight in shining armor?" he asked lightly taking a slower approach to what he wanted to do then what was running through his head.
She nodded and that allowed him to continue. "Well I know how much you love fairy tales, and if you look below you, there is a book that I want you to open. I had it made the day I left the hospital and have been looking for the right time to give it to you."
She looked down and was taken aback as she read the title to the book below her. "To have and to have not, the story of Randy and Jackie." She read aloud, and then looking up her eyes full of tears and light she asked him the next question that came to mind. "How does it turn out?"
"If you open the book, and see what is below you, then you will know your answer to that question."
Following his lead and doing what he asked of her, she slipped the book open with her hands, and instantly saw the ring. It shone up at her like a bulb in a dark room, something obviously planned by the cunning Randy in his idea to give her this night. "Is this what I think it is?"
Cuz now, now it seems
I'm wide awake in this dream
"If you want it to be it is. So I am going to take a huge chance here and ask you something I should have asked you the minute I got sight of you." He stood from the chair, and getting down on his knees in front of her chair took the ring in his hand, prepared for the final step in their journey. "Jackie Gayda, will you do me the honor of being my wife?"
Her eyes lit up with tears then, and nodding her head yes, she laughed, trying to will her voice to speak again, after what seemed like ages of not doing so. Why was it that the one time she wanted to talk she couldn't?
"What does all that head movement mean baby, I mean I don't know what you are trying to tell me."
"It means YES Randy; of course I will marry you." She immediately let him slip the ring on her finger before getting to her feet and embracing him in the tightest hug she had ever been able to give. Within seconds, he picked her up off her feet and with a huge smile on his face, which was as tear stained and lit up at hers he headed towards the stairs.
"I am going to take you to the last part of the Valentine's Day Surprise; I hope you are ready for it."
She breathed out slowly and then she answered him, ending the story the way they both knew it had to be ended. "I am ready for anything as long as it is with you and only with you."
Cuz now, now it seems
I'm wide awake in this dream
And I'll do, I'll do anything
To stay here forever
And if this is a dream
I'm not going to wake up
But if I'm awake I won't close my eyes again
A/N2: The song is called Awake In A Dream and it is by Kalan Porter who was our second Canadian Idol.
