I felt bad for not getting the last chapter out yesterday, so here's another chapter. Enjoy and please read and review!
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John walked Dani to their room. She took out the key Randy gave her and opened the door. She turned to John, "Thanks again, I really appreciate it."
"Hey, no problem. If you ever need anything, just holler." John said with a smile. He gave her a light hug and walked off to his room. He couldn't help but think, "What was Randy thinking? Why would you act that stupid?"
Dani looked around the room, and it was obvious that Randy hadn't even stopped by there before he went straight to the club. That meant that her suitcase was still in the trunk of Randy's car. She sighed, all she wanted was to get into her pajamas and go to bed.
Dani still didn't feel that well, so she decided to take a bath and then relax.
Meanwhile, Stacy and Trish made their way to the dancefloor. Stacy put her arm around Randy's waist, "Hey there stud." She purred.
He smiled at her with a semi-seductive, semi-drunk smile, "Hey legs."
Trish put her arm around Randy's waist, "Hey Randy."
He smiled at her with the same smile, "Hey Trish."
Candice was getting a little upset because she had him first. "Excuse me, we were dancing."
Stacy shot Candice a look and turned to Trish and winked and then looked at Randy with the most seductive look she could give him, "What do you say you, me and Trish head back to the hotel? It'll be a lot more fun than this club."
When he looked at Trish, Trish gave him a sexy pout. "You know you want to."
He smiled, "Alright ladies, let's roll. Candy, do you want to come with and join the party?"
Trish looked at Stacy, "I have a great idea. You bring Randy out to the car, and I'll talk to Candice."
Stacy nodded, "That's a wonderful idea, let's go Randy."
And with that the Stacy maneuvered Randy out to the car.
Trish turned to Candice, "What the hell are you doing? Are you crazy?"
Candice gave her an evil look, "I'm just having fun. Miss Danielle is going to lose him if she keeps acting like such a stick in the mud."
Trish shook her head, "Miss Danielle is NOT going to lose him. She is going to marry him, and shortly after, she's going to have his child. In case you can't tell, she's pregnant with his kid."
"Well in case you couldn't tell, Randy's not ready for that. He's not ready to be a father and have that kind of responsibility. He wants to party and have fun. Not be tied down to a woman who'll always be bitchy when he comes home and then shoves a snot-faced, poopy diapered kid at him." Candice shot back. "That's why we have such a good time together."
"Candice you had better keep your trashy little hands off of him. You know damn well he loves her. And if you don't, I'll make damn sure she finds out what you're up to and I'll let her deal with you." Trish fired back.
"You had better keep your bleach-headed, nosy ass out of my business Trish." Candice said getting in her face.
Trish shoved her back, "Back off bitch, I'm coming through." And Trish walked past her out to the parking lot.
She got into the driver's seat. Stacy and Randy were sitting in the backseat. He was laying in her lap and she was stroking his hair. "Where's Candy?" Randy asked sitting up a little.
"Oh, she decided that she would rather stay here." Trish replied harshly. "So it's just the three of us."
Randy laid his head back down. As the girls arrived at the hotel, he was passed out in Stacy's lap. Stacy smiled at Trish, "I could tell that if we got him out of there, he would crash."
Trish looked at Stacy, "Ok, Candice is totally out to ruin Randy and Dani's relationship." She explained the whole club scene to Stacy.
Stacy was shocked, "Oh my god that's horrible. We have to warn Dani."
"No, not yet. She doesn't need extra stress when she's pregnant, I'm sure he's a handful as it is. We'll just have to warn Randy." Trish replied. "But now we need to get him upstairs."
They finally got him awake and upstairs to his room. Stacy reached into Randy's pocket and got his room key out. The door opened and Randy stumbled in. "Thank you ladies, have a great night." He slurred to Stacy and Trish.
Dani, who was walking out of the bathroom in only a towel, looked at Trish and Stacy. "Thanks for making sure that he got home safe."
"No problem. But, his car is still at the bar. We took my rental." Trish replied.
"Have a good night." Dani said. As soon as Stacy and Trish left she looked at Randy, "So I suppose my luggage is still in the trunk of the car at the bar."
"Relax, I like you better naked anyway." Randy said trying to come onto her.
Dani walked away, "Don't even go there. I have a 9:00am flight tomorrow. Or should I say today so I can have a meeting with Mr. McMahon. Then I have to turn around and fly out to wherever you're going to be. I need my clothes Randy." She said angrily.
"Don't start with me." Randy said getting into bed naked. "I don't want to get into it right now."
"Yeah, well me neither." Dani said grabbing her pillow. "I'll sleep on the pullout, don't bother joining me." And she stormed away angrily.
That night Dani slept horribly, she didn't feel good and she was upset with Randy. Randy on the other hand passed out and snored all night.
The next morning, Dani went downstairs to the continental breakfast and happened to run into Dave Batista.
He smiled when he seen her, "Rough night?" He said with a laugh.
Dani sighed, seeing as how she seen almost everyone last night, it was rather obvious she was in the same clothes. "Yeah, my luggage is in the trunk of Randy's car which is still at the bar because Stacy and Trish had to bring him home."
"Yeah, he was pretty messed up last night." Dave said with a laugh. "Do you want a ride out there to go and get Randy's car?" Dave offered.
"I couldn't ask you to do that." Dani started to object but Dave stopped her.
"It's no problem. Besides, I would rather go out, grab some coffee then drink the stuff they think is coffee here." Dave replied.
Dani smiled, "Well thank you. That's very nice of you. I have to run to the room to grab the keys, then I'll be ready."
Dave nodded, "Do you drink coffee?"
Dani smiled sheepishly, "Are you going to lecture me if I say yes?"
Dave laughed, "Hell no. I have 3 daughters, and their mom drank caffeine the whole time and they turned out wonderful."
"Then yeah I do. Not excessively, but I have to have one in the morning or I can't go about my day."
"Perfect. From here we'll hit Starbucks, then we'll get your car." Dave said throwing his hotel coffee away.
"Where should I meet you?" Dani asked.
"I'll meet you in the lobby."
"Great. See you in a couple minutes." And Dani headed upstairs.
She walked in and Randy was still passed out. She grabbed the keys and her purse and headed out. Dani got into the lobby as Dave arrived. They walked out to the parking lot, and took off.
"So you made it back to the hotel ok last night?" Dave asked.
Dani nodded, "Yeah, John gave me a ride back."
"How long have you and Randy been together?" Dave asked. He and Randy had a big brother/little brother relationship with each other.
"Well, depending on how you look at it, 14 years if you count from the beginning, and 10 years if you wait until we were 14 years old." Dani replied. "Can I ask you something and trust that it will stay between us?"
"Sure, what's up?"
"Is he always like this when you guys are on the road?" Dani asked. She had a feeling that she already knew the answer, but maybe she could be wrong.
"Depends on the night. Some nights he doesn't go out at all, and some nights it seems like he's making up for lost time. Last night was pretty wild, but it's been wilder. I won't lie to you." Dave said honestly. "And when Ric is the one in charge of the party, let me tell you that's when shit gets pretty wild."
Dani nodded. She knew that Randy had been partying with Ric when he began cheating on her.
Dave changed the subject when he noticed that she got quiet. As they talked about her singing and her regular job, he got to see the real Dani. She was very nice and seemed like a great person to be around.
They ordered their Starbucks. Dave bought it and wouldn't let Dani pay. She smiled, "Thanks. I really appreciate everything."
"No problem."
"Can I ask you an off-beat question? You don't have to answer, but I would like a very honest answer, good or bad." Dani said as she stirred her iced turtle mocha.
"Sure. What are you wondering?" Dave asked curiously.
"Are there a lot of guys that are married that don't cheat on their wives when they're on the road?" Dani asked. "I'm just curious."
They pulled into the parking lot at the bar and Dave parked next to Randy's car. "It depends on the person. I know a lot of guys that flirt around a lot, but they would never cheat on their wives. And I know a lot of guys that flirt and cheat on their wives. I can't give you an solid answer except for that it depends on the guy. If it helps any, I'm married. And I flirt with the divas, a lot. I'm just a flirt. I'll give kisses on the cheek, but nothing more. Angie knows how I am, and she understands that. And when she gets around some of my buds, she's the same way. But, we won't do anything more than a kiss on the cheek. That's our rules. I know some guys who have been married for years, they have a great relationship, but they do sleep with other women. Sometimes one of the divas, sometimes women from the show." He reached across and patted Dani's shoulder. "I think that you and Randy seem like a great couple. He loves you. He gets a little wild and out of control at times, but I know how much he loves you."
Dani nodded. She had tears in her eyes, but she tried to hide them from Dave. Why was she opening up so much to him? She didn't know him very well. But there was something about him that seemed like she could trust him. And she really didn't have anyone else to open up to. But she didn't want to seem like she was in high school again with involving a third party. "Thanks. Have a good day." Dani opened the door to get out when Dave stopped her.
"Are you sure you're ok? Do you have something on your mind? You can talk to me if you want." Dave inquired. It killed him to see her hurting, but he knew that after last night, she probably had thousands of questions swirling in her head.
Dani nodded. She didn't want to come across as the whiny, soon-to-be wife that couldn't handle the separation. "Yeah, I'm good. Thanks again. Have a great day."
Dave smiled and waved, "See ya!" And he took off.
By the time Dani got back, she had just gotten off the phone and not only made some appointments, but she had gotten even more shocking news. As she walked in the room she found Randy looking frantic, "Where the hell did you go?" He demanded as she walked in.
"I went to go get my stuff and the rental because I fly out at 9:00am, and you sure as hell couldn't drive last night, so in order to be ready I had to somehow get it." She shot back. "Do we really have to start this right now?"
He swallowed, "What do you mean I didn't drive last night?" He asked softer.
Dani shook her head and let out an exasperated sigh, "Don't you remember? You got drunk and every time I told you that I didn't feel good you kept blowing me off, and took turns with the divas on the dance floor. Meanwhile, I'm stuck at the table, sober, pregnant and not feeling good. Finally I had to go, I felt like I was going to puke, but you chose to stay with the girls. So I left to walk back here. John seen me and gave me a ride. Stacy and Trish brought your drunk ass back here an hour after I left, and you were drunk and passed out."
Randy held his head, it was starting to come back to him now. He sat down on the bed and looked up at Dani, "How did you get the car?"
"I ran into your buddy Dave and he gave me a ride. And he bought me coffee." She said holding up her coffee.
"Are you feeling better?" Randy asked softening his tone. He didn't realize just how much of an ass he had become last night.
"Yeah. I'm just so stressed out right now. And I've been so sore. I feel like I'm gaining so much weight. I mean, we get married in 4 weeks, and the dress lady says that she's afraid she's going to have to let the dress out as much as possible. So I called the doctor, and next week I have an appointment. Plus, on my lunches next week I have dress fittings, bridesmaid dress pick-ups, flower confirmations, and don't forget that on Wednesday we have the house walk through to see how it's coming along. Plus I have really big news." She said with a grin.
"What's that?" Randy asked.
"Ok, Alyssa is getting permanently transferred, so she conferred with the band and they don't mind if I took over as lead singer, so…that means that Jewel Chest is officially my band now!" Dani said smiling. "I got tears in my eyes when she told me, I feel so honored! So, now I just have to contact the demo guy and let him know the changes, and we'll see how that pans out. And today I have to tell Mr. McMahon about the changes as well."
Randy hugged Dani, "That's great. I'm really happy for you, but I'm also concerned for you."
She looked at him puzzled, "Why?"
"Because you're overworking yourself. If you still want to work fine, then work on your music. But I say quit managing accounts. You will work 60 hours a week, then go perform and then plan a wedding, a house, a baby and us. You're over-doing it and I don't want to see you hurt." Randy said kissing her gently.
Dani nodded, "I'll think about it on my flight to Stamford. Which I have to change and leave for, so will you drive me to the airport even though you're hung over?"
Randy laughed, "Don't worry, the Advil is kicking in so my head isn't pounding as much. Go get dressed and we'll head out."
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How will the final part of the audition go? What will happen with Jewel Chest now that Dani is the lead singer? Should she quit her job? What all will she find out at her doctor's appointment? Please read and review!
