Oh How Time Can Change Things Chapter 20, a wrestling fanfic

Thank you to everyone who has been reviewing my story, I'm so glad that you guys are enjoying this as much as I am! Thank you hugs to everyone! Sorry for the delay for the update, but work has been NUTS! Hopefully you'll find this chapter worth the wait. I decided to make chapter 20 short but memorable.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dani walked out of Vince's office with an extra spring in her step. She had a goofy perma-grin on her face. As she climbed into the car that Vince had arranged to take her to the airport, she felt like she was living a dream.

She called Randy from the backseat of the car as they headed to the airport. As soon as he answered, she lit up, "Hey honey, you'll never guess what?" She said excitedly.

"How did it go?" Randy asked.

"I'm singing at the pay-per-view on Sunday as a trial run." Dani practically squealed. "Can you believe it?"

Randy was shocked, "Wow, babe that's wonderful. I'm so happy for you. What time do you fly in?"

"I should fly in around 7:00pm, so I'll just take a cab to the arena." Dani replied. "And I'll see you then."

"Ok princess, I love you." Randy said.

"I love you too." Dani said as she hung up.

Randy turned to his buddy John, "Dude, Dani's singing the national anthem at the pay-per-view."

"No way, really?" John replied. "I bet she's psyched."

"Yeah she's pretty excited." Randy said as he continued working out.

"You don't sound very excited." John said. "What's up?"

"I just hope that she's careful. She's getting her hopes up about all of this and I still think that this music thing is just a phase." Randy explained. "And I don't want her to be disappointed if it doesn't work out. Besides, I'm on the road enough already, what if she's all of a sudden gone too?"

"Then you'll support her the way that she supported you." John said to Randy. "She has stood by you through good and bad, and if you're marrying her then that's what you have to be prepared to do too. Besides think about it, she's pretty damn good for this to just be a "hobby." She plays guitar and piano very, very well. She has a great voice and I have to tell you, she's hot."

"Whoa, you can chill now." Randy said as he lifted weights.

"Dude, I'm just telling you the truth." John said with a chuckle. "She could really go far if everything works out."

"Key words are if things work out. I just don't want her getting her hopes up for something that's going to fall through at the last minute." Randy said pumping iron even harder.

"Do you really think Vince is going to pull her at the last minute?"

"Who knows. Since when does he use pregnant women for anything? She's showing. I swear she shows more and more every day." Randy replied sitting up.

"Speaking of, are you getting excited? Within the next 4 months you'll be not only married but a father too." John said patting him on the back.

Randy just shook his head and started punching on the punching bag.

"Is that a touchy subject?" John asked. "You can talk to me if you want."

Randy turned around angrily, "I'm not ready to think about the baby thing yet. I'm so tired of hearing about it. I didn't want to be a father yet. Don't get me wrong, I'm not going to hold it against the kid or anything, I'm just a little freaked out. I'm going to be gone all the time, what if she does wind up going far? Then the kid will be without both parents. Jesus, I'm only 24 years old. What happened to having fun as a couple first?"

John couldn't believe it, Randy had never mentioned anything about this before. "Do you want to be a dad?" John asked.

"See, that's exactly why I don't say anything and I just keep it all to myself because no one understands. Yes I'm excited, it's fun to watch Dani get bigger and to know that the life that we created is growing inside of her. Yes it makes me realize just how much I love her. I'm just scared of being a father. That's so much responsibility and I know what it's like to grow up with your dad only being there 2-3 days a week." Randy explained as he sat down by John. "I'm not saying that I don't want to be or that I won't be, I'm just saying that I wasn't ready to be and I'm still adjusting, so you'll have to pardon me for not being overly excited."

John wasn't quite sure what to say. He had never been in Randy's shoes, so he didn't want to come off trying to talk like he knew exactly what he was going through. So he patted him on the back, "Well, let me tell you something." John started.

Randy looked over at him, "What's that?"

"Be thankful that you're having a child with a wonderful woman like Dani because look at Shelton who has a baby by a woman who won't even let him be a part of the kid's life unless it's beneficial for her."

Randy nodded, "Yeah I know. And that's why I don't say anything. I'm lucky that I have what I have. I don't know what I would do if I lost Dani."

"And don't forget. Dani didn't exactly choose to get pregnant either. Have you ever talked to her about how you feel or how she feels? Have you thought that maybe she's freaked out and weirded out? Especially because she has the possibility of getting into music and now she's going to be a new mom. I'm sure she's a mess about it sometimes too. Now let's get working out. We'll work off the frustration." John said getting up and snapping him with a towel.

Randy laughed and they worked out for the next hour.

Dani arrived at the airport and got into a cab to head to the arena. Dani was practically bouncing in the backseat with excitement. She had spoken with the guy from Nashville, and made some arrangements, and she had finally come to a decision about her job, and now she just wanted to hold Randy.

When she looked up, she could see that the cab driver wasn't paying attention and the car in front of them had slammed on their brakes. As she screamed "WATCH OUT." She heard the screeching of the brakes and then everything went black.