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Chapter 4Aubrey pulled on Randy's button up shirt from the night before and walked out onto the balcony of their hotel room. She pressed send on her cell phone switching over to Elliott's call.
"Hello?"
"You have some explaining to do Aubrey. You tell me you don't want to marry me because you're not ready for marriage. Then the next day BAM! There you are on the front cover with Randy. Here let me read the captions to you…"
Aubrey began rubbing her temples as he paused.
"WWE's resident Lady Killer eloped with the younger sister of NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. last night in Las Vegas…oh or this one…"
"Elliott…"
"No come on you should hear this one. This one is my fave…Aubrey Earnhardt married last night in Las Vegas to Randy Orton...What does boyfriend Elliot think about this?"
"Elliott…"
"Dammit Aubrey what the hell? I mean did you just not wanna marry me? Hell I always thought you and him had something going."
"Bite your fuckin tongue Elliott. Randy and I never had anything going on. We've been good friends for some time and that's it. Everyone went out to a club last night and we both got seriously shit faced. Now if you don't mind I have a hangover and have a huge motherfuckin headache."
"We're not finished talking about this Aubrey."
"Well right now we are. As soon as I get back I am gonna get everyone at my house to do all of this shit at once. If you wanna continue bitchin at me you can be there."
Then Aubrey hung up her cell phone and sighed. She placed her head in her hands and began crying. She felt Randy come up behind her and begin to rub her back. She looked up at him with tears in her eyes. Randy sat on the lounge chair on the balcony and pulled her into his lap.
"I'm not ok so don't ask."
"Don't need to. Your cell phone was on speakerphone. I heard it all."
"Oh."
"Can I say something in my own defense?"
"I guess."
"Aubrey I've had feelings for you since we first met. I was going to ask you out after we became friends, but you told me you and Elliott were talking about getting back together. Aubrey I want you to give this a chance…give us a chance."
Aubrey looked at Randy in shock. He had feelings for her? She had to admit back when they became close friends she did too, but she was working on getting with Elliott. Part of her was saying to give him a chance and the other was saying she still loved Elliott. She picked the side that wanted Elliott and her mind told the other side to go to hell. She looked at Randy and smiled.
"So you want us to stay married?"
"Yes…along with a few other things."
"Like?"
"Would you consider moving in with me?"
"Really? But what about my place I share with Martin. I pay rent there. I can't just leave him high and dry like that. He's one of my best friends."
"Well what if we took some of your stuff to my place? Then I can take some of my stuff to yours. We could use both places."
Aubrey sat and thought about it.
"And everyone thinks you're some dumb cocky wrestler."
Randy looked shock for two seconds before he started tickling her. When Randy realized he was centimeters from her face he stopped.
"Aubrey?"
"Yeah?"
"Can I kiss you?"
"Last time I checked husbands didn't ask permission to kiss their wives."
Randy smiled when he realized what she had said. He then leaned in to kiss her. The passion grew and soon Aubrey was straddling Randy's lap. As he kissed her he was rubbing her back in small circles. Aubrey moaned against his lips and was surprised when Randy pulled away.
"We need to slow things down."
Randy noticed hurt not only on Aubrey's face but also in her eyes.
"I don't mean that I don't want you because you can tell I do."
Aubrey smiled as she felt him underneath her. 'If I move just right…' Randy groaned as she moved her hips. He moved his hands to her hips and gripped them.
"Aubrey…God girl you're worse than I am. Now listen baby girl. I want you really I do. But I want to do this right…and I don't think a hotel is right for our first time."
"But…"
"Now I know we did last night, but neither one of us really remembers it. I want our next time to be a time we'll both remember well and to be something special."
Aubrey smiled at his consideration and what all he was saying. Not many people knew Randy was a sensitive, romantic, and considerate. Only people who were close to him knew that about him, and Aubrey felt special to be considered just that.
"Randy…"
"Yes?"
"You make it hard for a girl not to love you."
Randy smiled and leaned in for one last kiss before they both had to get ready and pack to go to Mooresville. Then they'd be heading to St. Louis, Missouri, to talk to his family. A few hours later they found themselves walking into Aubrey and Martin's house.
"Kayla said that we should have the house to ourselves for a little while. Martin and Junior are…"
"Here."
Aubrey looked up and noticed her whole family was sitting in the living room…along with Randy's family. Randy squeezed Aubrey's hand letting her know he was there for her. The two walked into the living room and noticed there was only one empty chair, Aubrey's lazy boy that matched Martin's. Randy sat in it while Aubrey sat on the arm of it. Aubrey looked around at whom was all actually there. Her mother Brenda, her stepmother Teresa, her sister Kelly, her half brother Kerry, her half sister Taylor, her brother Junior, Martin, Randy's mother Elaine, his dad Bob Jr, his brother Nathan, and his sister Becky. She then noticed Elliott was there as well. She took a deep breath and then began. She smiled at Randy as he took her hand in his.
"I'm sure you all have questions, but first let me tell you what happened and then you can ask. That's all we ask."
After everyone nodded, Aubrey continued.
"As most of you know up until yesterday Elliott and I were together. He however broke up with me because I wasn't ready for marriage the way he was. After coming back from talking to him, Randy called me to be his valet, which is my old job, as most of you know. I took it and flew to Las Vegas to meet him. He could tell I was really upset by everything, so after the show a bunch of us went out to a club. To cut to the chase we both were extremely drunk and got married. At first I didn't believe it, but sitting right there on the nightstand was our marriage certificate."
Aubrey sighed and let them know she was finished. Elliott looked at her. He felt extremely jealous when he saw Randy running his hand over her back in small circles comforting her. 'That should be me not him. It's my own fault. If I hadn't of broken up with her that would be me.'
"So now what? Are you two going to get an annulment or what?"
Randy looked at his mother and shook his head no.
"We had a long talk this morning both in the hotel and on the way here. We're going to give this one-month. If we decide we don't want to be married then we will get an annulment. If we decide to stay married, then we're going to have a real wedding ceremony."
Aubrey looked at Randy and smiled as he kissed her hand. He then pulled her into his lap with her back to him. He wrapped his arms around her and placed his chin on her shoulder.
"We know this has come to a shock for all of you especially since you didn't hear it from us, but we really hope to have your support on this."
After the long talks with the parents and siblings, everything seemed to be ok. Or that's at least what they thought. As Aubrey and Randy said their goodbyes to the last of their family members, Aubrey noticed her brother, Elliott, and Martin all sitting in the living room. She walked in with Randy following her. This time the two sat on the couch. Elliott sat on the loveseat while Martin stayed in his recliner. Junior however was up and pacing. Aubrey noticed he'd been quiet throughout the whole talk. She could tell by the look on his face and the way he was pacing that Mt. Junior was about to blow. She leaned close to Randy so she could whisper in his ear.
"Maybe you should wait for me upstairs…"
"Baby I am not gonna leave you alone to deal with this."
"Randy I know you don't want to, but I know my brother. Trust me its better if you ain't here when he blows."
Randy nodded reluctantly and made his way upstairs. As he walked by he heard Elliott call him a coward. He continued his trek upstairs angrily. The moment Aubrey's bedroom door closed, Junior began yelling.
"What in the fuck were you think Aubrey June Earnhardt?"
Aubrey knew just to keep quiet and let him rant.
"That's right you weren't. How could you do this? How could you do this to Elliott? This ain't right AJ. If daddy was here right now…"
Aubrey decided she'd had enough. He'd crossed the line bringing their father into it.
"Now you shut the fuck up and listen to me Ralph Dale Earnhardt Jr. If daddy was here right now sure he wouldn't be ok with this at first but he'd fuckin support my decision. Hell he'd even make the time and effort to get to know Randy…after doin a little threatin maybe. Junior I know this may seem like a mistake to you, and to me it did too at first. But after talking with Randy and hearing him tell me how he's felt about me for so long now…I realized this wasn't a mistake. I agreed to give it one month. I'm not saying we love each other, but there are feelings there."
This time Elliott stepped in.
"What do you mean how he's felt about you?"
"When we talked this morning he told me that for a long time he's had feelings for me. The only reason why he didn't say anything before was because you and I were working on getting back together at that time."
"And you believe him? Damn Aubrey I thought you were smarter than that…"
"Watch how you fuckin talk to my wife Sadler."
Aubrey, Junior, Martin, and Elliott all turned around and saw a very pissed off Randy standing there.
"Randy I thought…"
Randy walked over to where she stood and put his arm around her.
"Aubrey I was not about to let you face the firing squad by yourself. I did however go upstairs to try to cool my temper after Elliott called me a coward. Which by the way I am not. I wasn't scared to fight to keep Aubrey…something you didn't. So if anyone is a coward its you."
Elliott just sat there quietly anger brewing. Junior began to speak next.
"AJ…can I talk to you outside really quick? I promise no yelling."
Aubrey nodded and followed him out onto the back porch. She jumped up a little to sit on the wide wooden railing.
"Aubrey how do you really feel about all this?"
"Honestly Junior…when I first met Randy there were sparks. But I was trying to get back with Elliott so I didn't explore that. Then when I flew to Vegas and he met me at the airport in a disguise I felt those feelings come back. I mean every time I flew to meet up with Elliott he never even risked coming out in a disguise to pick me up. He just sent someone. I know I said I wasn't ready for marriage, but Junior maybe you were right when you asked if it was marriage all together I wasn't ready for or if it was marriage to Elliott that I wasn't ready for."
"Wow…me right…who'd have thought of that?"
"Junior I ain't askin you to like this one hundred percent right off the bat. I am just askin you to give this all a chance. It'd make this month a hell of a lot easier to decide the outcome."
Junior wrapped his sister up in a hug and kissed her forehead.
"I promise I'll try. If he hurts you though AJ its his ass. And I'm…"
"An Earnhardt you can make it happen."
Junior smiled and walked back inside with Aubrey only to find Martin trying to pull Randy off of Elliott. Randy had Elliott up against the wall. Aubrey ran over quickly to see what was going on with Junior behind her. Junior finally got a hold of Randy with Martin's help. Aubrey stood in between her husband and her ex-boyfriend. She pointed to Randy.
"You sit in my recliner. Elliott…you sit on the loveseat."
Aubrey paused with her stern tone and the looked at Martin.
"What happened here Truex?"
"Elliott was basically taunting Randy. He was telling him that you and Randy would never have what you and him had. That he'd never have your full heart. Then he basically began telling him things to push his buttons. Said a few bad things about you as well. That's what set him off."
Aubrey nodded and walked over to stand in front of Elliott who was smirking at Randy.
"You can wipe that shit eatin grin off of your fuckin face Elliott. Yes I was in a relationship with you, but you broke up with me. It sure as hell wasn't the other way around. Yes you might have a small piece of my heart, but that's understandable givin what we went through. But you won't have my whole heart like you think. I deeply care about Randy and I am gonna give him a shot with this marriage thing whether you like it or not. So you can either quit bein a pussy ass bitch and like it, or you can get your ass outta my house."
Aubrey then walked over and sat on the arm of her recliner.
"And you…yes people are gonna say shit. But you can't pull that all the time. I appreciate the gesture of wanting to defend me, but let's not let it get to us ok?"
Randy nodded slowly and pulled her into his arms. He whispered that he was sorry and kissed her temple. Then he looked over to Elliott.
"Look dude…you hate me, and I am pretty sure I can guess why. But I don't know you therefore I can't say I hate you. But I'd appreciate it if you didn't pull the shit you just did. Even if she wasn't my wife, your ass would still be up against the wall. First and foremost Aubrey is my friend. No one gets away with the shit you said in front of me."
Elliott nodded slowly and apologized as well. He then said goodbye and walked out of the door. Junior turned and looked at Randy.
"Well dude…all I am gonna say is you better treat my little sister right. You don't even wanna know what might or will happen if you don't. Well that and welcome to the family."
Randy shook Junior's outstretched hand and did the manly guy hug thing. Aubrey smiled and hugged her brother as well.
"Thanks June bug. I love you."
"I love you too AJ."
Later that night Aubrey found herself making her way out on to the back porch and out onto the deck. She looked out at Lake Norman and sighed. She had finally givin up on sleep. After sitting outside wishing she would've brought her hoodie, she saw one being waved in front of her. She looked at it and noticed it was one of Martin's Busch Championship hoodies. She took it out of the outstretched hand and smiled. After pulling it on, she noticed a mug was being held in her face. She could smell the sweet smell of her favorite drink hot raspberry tea. She took the mug and then took a small sip.
"Thanks Martin."
"No problem."
"You sure were quiet earlier. What you didn't wanna yell at me too?"
"Didn't see the need in it. You're a big girl now Aubrey. I mean I ain't gonna lie part of me was jealous for a few seconds when I saw the tabloids, but that's expected. I mean I was your first boyfriend, kiss, and lover."
Aubrey nodded. Then a question came to mind.
"Martin?"
"Yeah?"
"Do you wish it was you?"