Chapter 17

Randy cringed and said, "What do you mean her parents died?"

Elaine said, "I don't know probably about 3 years ago, there was a terrible accident...A big rig slid through a red light and demolished a car...Come to find out her parents were the ones in the car."

Randy closed his eyes...Why hadn't Linda told him? Probably because he'd been a giant dick to her the last 2 or 3 times they talked.

Randy sighed as he looked back at his parents and said, "A few months ago, I ran into someone named Linda...There was something about her...I don't know...Anyways...She's Ann...Linda is her first name, but she went by Ann growing up...Until she joined the WWE is a wrestler."

Bob said, "She's a wrestler with you? How nice is that?" Randy said, "It was actually only nice for a few minutes until she reminded me why we broke up." Elaine saw the look in his blue eyes and said, "Randall, why did you two brake up?"

Randy ran his hand through his hair as he sighed heavily and said, "There's a lot more detail that went into the break up then is imaginable..." Elaine said, "And this is some of the things you kept from us...isn't it?" Randy nodded as he moved around in the chair again...Randy said, "6 months before my 18th birthday, Ann and I went over to the next town and got married. We didn't need parents permission there."

Elaine said, "Excuse me?" Randy said, "Mom...Let me finish please." Elaine nodded and held her tongue as Randy continued, "Anyways...I loved her so much, she was all I could think of for 2 years...Hell even after we both left after graduation, she never left my mind...Being reunited with her recently...I realize I still have all the old feelings for her...And the crazy part...I still love her after all these years..."

Bob said, "But?"

Randy said, "Thanks dad...But...I was extremely unfaithful to Ann...the whole two years I was with her...Every time she had a game to cheer at, I was having sex with other girls, her away games, same thing and I was almost late for graduation because I have having sex with some random girl in my car...But apparently I didn't hide it as well as I thought I'd done...Because the day of graduation, Ann walked up and handed me our marriage certificate and it had been annulled."

Elaine could see the unshed tears in her sons eyes as he talked...Randy got his emotions under control and said, "So now you know...I lost my wife because of my stupidity...The love of my life." Bob looked at Elaine and she nodded as she got up kissed the top of her sons head and headed upstairs for bed...

Bob moved forward and sat on the edge of the couch and patted his oldest sons knee and said, "Randy...I don't know what exactly to tell you, but it's definitely going to have to be something you have to work out on your own. Marriage is not something you take lightly...obviously you realize where you made your mistakes...and the past is the past you can't fix them...you can only move on and learn from them...But I'll tell you one thing now...On the road you have women throwing themselves at you just like in high school...I did too...but...if you love someone and you're willing to let that person be in your heart for the rest of your life...you have to respect her enough to understand that she's the ONLY one...The only one you share your life with."

Bob stood up with Randy and pulled his son into a loving hug and said, "Now if you love Linda as much as you did when you were in high school and you want to give her a serious shot...then don't sit at home for two weeks feeling sorry for yourself kid, cause that's not the son I raised...you go home and think of the best possible way to win her heart again...Starting over may be the exact clean slate you two need."

Randy said, "Thanks dad..." Bob said, "Make sure you come back and see us before you leave at the end of your two weeks...you know you're mother...she'll make you, me and everyone else in this house nuts if you don't come back a couple of times in the 2 weeks you've got off...And I'll blame you."

Randy chuckled as he left to go to his own home...Thinking as hard as he's ever had to think in his life...Hoping he could think of something to make things right."