Rating: PG-13
Spoilers: No
Disclaimer: I own nothing that you recognize.
Pairings-Characters: Dawn-Batista, Victoria-Chris J., Lillian-Chris B., Randy, Lita, Stacy and many others.
Summary: They thought they had all they could want, but what happens when they end up with more?
Notes: The Kane/Lita/Matt angle never happened. Erase that from your memory..and we'll be fine.
Chapter Seven
For some reason that he couldn't quite figure out, Randy stayed another day in Honolulu. It didn't make a whole lot of sense for him to stay there, but at the same time, he wasn't about to argue. Especially considering that, she had asked him to stay one more day. Why would she ask him to stay, when just last night she said it was over? Was the redheaded Diva that sadistic or was there another reason? She had said they needed time apart and him staying another day, that didn't fall in the category of time apart. He had been prepared to leave that morning, but at her request, he was staying. And instead of getting ready to leave, he found himself sitting on the balcony of the hotel suite. In spite of his minds protests, he agreed to ordering room service.
"Why am I still here?"
Lita glanced up from her plate, "Well, it's not everyday the WWE goes to Hawai'i.. I thought, maybe, you'd want to enjoy the time you have away."
Randy shrugged, "I'll admit, it's nice to get away but.. I doubt my extra day here is going to be enjoyable."
"I haven't changed my mind," she set her fork down, cupping the nearby coffee mug. "I still think we need time apart."
The Legend Killer raised an eyebrow, "Which explains why I'm sitting here, across the table from you."
"You're free to leave at any time." Lita brought the mug to her lips, sipping hesitantly. "I just asked if you wanted to stay another day."
Randy set down his fork, "But why? You broke up with me yesterday, told me you wanted time apart." He shook his head, "Why would you want me to stick around another day?"
"I don't know.."
"You don't know," he echoed doubtfully. "Or you do know and you don't want to tell me."
Lita balled the cloth napkin in her hand, "Maybe.. But, either way, I don't want to talk about it."
Randy pushed back from the table, "Don't get me wrong, I don't mind staying another day here. It's a nice change of pace or whatever, but I just don't understand why you would ask." He stood, the chair pushed in, hands resting on the back of it. "Last night, you said you wanted time apart, that we should break up completely. Did something change or are you just doing this for your own sick pleasure?"
The redhead sighed, "I already told you, I don't know. Maybe it's because you're a familiar face.."
"I'm sure that's what it is," Randy rolled his eyes. "If that was the case, why come here in the first place? Why not go to Cameron and stay with Jeff?"
"Because I would've expected you to follow," she pushed the coffee mug aside. "I picked here because I wanted to get away from you. Because I wanted to put some space between us."
Randy shook his head, "Then why ask me to stay here another day? If this space and time apart is so important to you, why didn't you just let me leave?"
Her lips pressed into a thin line, hazel eyes closing before she spoke. "I can honestly tell you, I don't know. If I had a reason, I would tell you Randy, but I don't know."
He turned from the chair, moving to stand near the railing. "I don't believe that Li.. In the time I've know you, when you've done something, you've almost always had a reason for doing it."
"That's not entirely true.. I've done plenty of things for no reason." Lita rested her hands in her lap. "Now, just happens to be one of those times."
Blue eyes regarded her cautiously, "You aren't setting me up again, are you?"
The Sanford resident smirked, "No.. I think once was enough, but if you really want to--"
"No thanks," Randy interrupted, his attention turning to the ocean beyond. "I just can't figure out why you would want me to stick around."
"Like I've said already, I don't know.." Hazel eyes focused on her hands, "And like I've also said, if you want to leave, I'm not stopping you."
"But you did," he pointed out bluntly. "By asking me to stay here one more day, you stopped me from leaving." Randy waited until her attention was on him, "I just want to know, why."
Silence fell between them then, Randy turning so he was leaning against the railing. And for her part, Lita remained seated at the table; hazel eyes drifting to spots on either side of him. But, never directly on him. She had meant it last night, she wanted time apart and she wanted space. She had also meant it when she said she didn't know why she wanted him to stay. In all truth, the redheaded Diva was feeling conflicted. She wanted him to leave but, she wanted him to stay.. Wanted to be with him, but felt it was too soon. She realized yes, asking him to stay now, could possibly lead to problems. What sorts of problems, Lita wasn't quite sure yet.
"We never did see those dolphins, yesterday.." she stated finally. "Plus, there's some other stuff that's included with the suite."
He raised an eyebrow, "Like what?"
Her shoulders lifted in a shrug, "Like hiking tours, a visit to Diamond Head, water sports.." Lita swept her hair from her face, "And this one interesting looking visit to the Polynesian Cultural Center."
Inwardly, he sighed. "That's nice and all, but.. You could just go by yourself. Unless you like pretending that we're happy newlyweds on our honeymoon."
"Do you not want to go?"
Randy shook his head, "You don't get it, do you. Yeah, it's nice here.. Sure, I've always wanted to take a break and just be 'normal', sightsee and all that touristy crap that we can't do because of our jobs." He threaded a hand through his hair, "I just don't understand why you want me around."
"Because I just do.." Lita jammed her hands in her pockets. "I don't know why I do, but I do."
"Then what's the purpose of breaking up?" He pushed off from the railing, resuming his seat at the table. "If you want me around, why break up with me?"
A ghost of a smile twisted the corners of her mouth. "I'm not completely ready to let go, but, it has to happen. We need to move on from each other, before we can move together."
His forehead etched deep in confusion. "You're not making any sense here, Li."
"Sometimes, things just aren't meant to make sense." She shrugged, "I do care about you.. You mean a lot to me, but, you also hurt me."
Randy rolled his shoulders, "So what does this mean then? Explain this to me, because I don't understand what you want. Last night, I understood.. You made it pretty clear. But now I--"
"I want to start over.. Back to a beginning that we never quite had." Hazel eyes held blue, a soft sigh emitted before she continued. "Last night I said, we were never friends. And I meant that, Randy. We were never just friends, there was no middle ground."
He nodded shortly, "Has the thought ever crossed your mind that, maybe we just weren't meant to be just friends?"
Lita shrugged a fraction, "Sometimes I think so, but sometimes, I'm not so sure. I think though, what we need right now, is to find out."
"And then what?" He rested his forearms on the table, hands bridging together. "Do we stay just friends and see other people?"
"Only time will answer that," she leaned back in the chair. "I can't say I want to see other people, but I do know.. I can't be with you."
Randy frowned, "How long do you intend to do this? This, just friends thing.. I'm not saying I have a problem with it, but I can't say I'm completely okay with it."
Lita held his questioning gaze. "I don't know how long we'll go on like this, Randy.. I can't see into the future. All I can say is, we see how this goes and then just go from there."
After a moment, he nodded. "And you're sure this is what you want? You won't tell me, say five minutes from now, to get my ass to the airport."
"This is what I want." She quirked a tiny smile. "If I wanted you gone, I wouldn't have asked you to stay."
"Can I ask you something?"
"About?"
"Why do you want to do this?" He slumped slightly in his seat. "Sure, you've given your reasons and all that, but why do you want to do this?"
Lita drew her lower lip between her teeth, chewing thoughtfully for a moment. "I still have my doubts.. But beneath that, I still care about you." She paused again, "If I had to give you one specific reason? It's because I have questions that I need answered."
At that, Randy could only nod. Granted, he still didn't completely understand her reasoning, but.. He didn't know what else he could do. She had obviously made up her mind about the whole situation.. And if there was anything he had learned about her, Lita was stubborn. So, rather then argue with her about it, he would just go along with it. Randy came to realize that, this would be for the best.. At least for now. This time would give him a chance to make things right with her again. And even if she had said she didn't want to start over yesterday, by doing this, they were starting over. Just where he had wanted to start their relationship over, she wanted to start over completely. But, even that couldn't be all that bad, could it? Randy wasn't quite sure how this would work out in the long run, but there was only one way to find out.