Chapter 8

No Way Out arrived the following weekend. Chris had a scheduled match against Jeff Hardy in a number one contenders match for the Intercontinental Title at Wrestlemania 19. Riley hadn't accompanied him to the match, they had been cold towards each other since Randy and Chris's fight on Monday night.

The match seemed to be drawing to its end as Chris executed a Lionsault and set up for the pin. He caught sight of Randy running out. Chris immediately exited the ring and met Randy at the foot of the ramp, the two men exchanged punches before Randy retreated into the crowd, Chris following in close pursuit. Randy led him on a wild goose chase. Finally the man turned laughing, and then Chris realised he had fallen for the younger man's tricks.

The bell rang and the announcers voice filled the arena, "The winner of this match, via count out, Jeff Hardy!"

Randy led Chris back into the ring area and then up the ramp. Randy attempted to exit the arena via the right side of the stage, an exit that led to the car park. Chris caught him and the two began to fight.

Riley ran out onto the stage, yelling at them to stop.

Briefly Randy's eyes caught her's before the actions that followed only made time stand still.

Randy attempted to land an RKO he lifted Chris off the ground as he ran out taking both of them over the end and into the electricity power box.

Riley screamed as sparks began.

She came to the end of the stage and looked down seeing Randy and Chris lying unconscious below her, she began to cry as she knew she needed to make a decision, she couldn't let the fighting continue.

On RAW the following night it wasn't a surprise when neither both Randy and Chris were announced to both have not signed in. Chris was suffering a critical concussion and several broken ribs while Randy was suffering bruising as well as miner broken bones in his back and his bad shoulder had reacted rather badly to the accident.

Riley who had no interest in attending the show that evening had no excuse and was forced to attend the show and host the highlight reel. Her guest being none other than Lita.

After Riley had entered the arena and introduced the show in a rather bored tone she decided to invite out her guest.

Lita entered the arena and then the ring taking a seat on one of the stools.

"So Lita, who do you recommend Jeff or Matt?" Riley asked mockingly.

Lita was confused, "what do you mean?"

Riley laughed, "well the amount of time you spend with them, one would think that you are more than friends… with both of them."

Lita rolled her eyes, "you mean like you and Randy?"

Riley gasped, "Randy and I are friends!"

"Yeah," Lita nodded, her tone sarcastic, "friend with benefits!"

The two girls stood up words being exchanged that could not be picked up on the microphones.

Lita said something and Riley gasped turning her head away.

Riley looked just about to punch Lita when Chris's music began to play.

"Saved by the bell," Lita muttered.

Chris stayed on the stage, his neck was in a brace and he was wearing one of his usual jackets, his rips were wrapped as to protect them and help them heal.

"Sorry ladies, but I came out here for an announcement," he began, "all the Jerichoholics will be pleased to know at last that I will give Orton what he deserves. I have discussed the recent issues with my boss Eric Bishoff and at Wrestlemania it will be Chris Jericho!" he announced his name proudly, "verses Randy Orton!"

He grinned before the camera returned to the two diva's in the ring. Lita look pleased, while Riley raised her hands in confusion.

"But that's not all," Chris announced recapturing the audiences attention, "if Orton wins the match then he can continue to be friends with you baby, but if he loses he will immediately be drafted to Smackdown and will be forbidden to see you or converse with you at all!"

"Chris, don't do this," Riley pleaded.

Chris laughed, "I'll do whatever I feel like sweetie. This is for your own good."

Riley yelled in frustration, picking up one of the stools and throwing it across the ring.

"Don't trash my Highlight Reel set honey," Chris said in a mock caring voice, "is that anyway for the future Mrs Chris Jericho and future mother of my children to act?"

Evolutions theme music began to play but it cut immediately as Randy ran out onto the stage and himself and Chris began to engage in yet another fight, both struggling due to their injuries.

Riley left Lita in the ring as she ran up the ramp, knowing that she had to stop them, but how?

"Stop!" she screamed, "please stop!" Randy had his back to her and when Chris was down she pushed him around to face her, "Randy, please stop this."

He was about to respond when his feet were swept from beneath him and the walls of Jericho were locked in.

After a minute or so realising that he had no escape Randy tapped wildly, but Chris would not let go.

Riley grabbed Chris and pulled him off of Randy, "Stop it!"

She bent down checking on her fallen friend, "Randy, are you ok?"

Chris grabbed her by the hand and roughly pulled her away, "don't talk to him, don't even look at him!"

She tried to pull away.

"You do what I say and when I say it Riley," Chris yelled at her, "and you are forbidden to talk to him again. You are my fiancée and I have a right to see to your well being, and that is at risk when you hang around him. Next week you aren't even coming to the arena and never again till after Wrestlemania. Then it will be official and you and Orton will never see or hear from each other again."

She had begun to cry as Chris dragged her out of the arena.

Randy slowly came to his feet, he was shaking. He couldn't stand the way that Chris was treating Riley anymore, he knew that something had to be done, and the only way he could get his sweet revenge would be defeating Chris at Wrestlemania 19.

Riley had locked herself in the hotel bathroom, and then again in the adjoining toilet. Chris had been pounding on the door for over an hour and calling for her to open the door. As soon as she had been shoved into the hotel room she had grabbed her phone and ran into the bathroom crying. She turned her phone on silent not wanting Chris to know that she had it with her.

Her phone vibrated and she had received a message from John, she read the message while a sob escaped her.

'R U OK?

DO U NEED ME 2 COME 2 UR ROOM?'

'No, Im ok', was her reply.

Trish had already texted her several times, telling her that everything was ok and that she was going to speak to Bishoff about Chris's attempt to ban Riley from the arena.

Hunter, Ric, Dave, Stephanie, Stacey, Matt and finally Jeff had all also texted her to ask what was going on and if she was ok. She sent them all the same message in reply.

'Everything is fine, nothing to worry about. I'm OK.'

Her phone vibrated, John had replied quickly she thought. But when she checked her mailbox she saw that the message wasn't from him at all.

It was from Randy, she checked outside the door of the toilet to the adjoining bathroom and noticed that Chris and quietened down and seemed from the faint sound in the other room to be watching the RAW Replay.

'R U OK? Don't tell me ur not, meet me at my room (2010) in five minutes.'

Riley didn't want to face Chris but she wanted to speak to Randy more than anything at that moment. Slowly she re-entered the bathroom before hiding her phone and walking out into the room. She walked over to the closet and pulled out her two suitcases and a backpack, wheeling and carrying them towards the door

Chris cut her off, "and where might you be going?" he asked her.

She rolled her eyes, "I'm not staying here with you tonight after how you treated me today. I'm spending the night at Trish's room," she told him before she left.

She arrived at the elevator pressing floor 20 and slowly she travelled from the floor in which she was staying, seventeen, to floor twenty.

She clambered out of the elevator and began to search for Randy's room, once she found it she knocked.

Randy opened the door, he saw her the tears still running from her eyes and took her in his strong arms, "he doesn't deserve you," at last she felt safe.

She whispered a thankyou before he helped her carry her suitcases into his room. Once they were seated on the bed he once again took her in his arms, they stayed like that for a few minutes before Randy's phone rang.

"Hello?" he answered, forgetting to check the caller ID.

"Hey Homes," the familiar voice of John spoke from the other end of the phone line, "have you heard from Riles, I'm really worried about her, but she keeps saying that she's fine when I text her."

Randy's eyes met with Riley's as he replied, "she's here with me mate."

"Where?" John asked, "can is speak to her?"

Randy handed Riley the phone, "John?"

"Riles are you ok?" he asked concerned for his little sisters well being.

She began to cry again, "I wanted to call you but I was to scared how he would act."

John sighed, "It's ok baby girl, I'm going to go talk to him."

"What are you going to say?" Riley asked confused a sob escaping her, Randy took her hand.

"Just that he better start treating you better," John explained, "or I'll personally keep sure he never sees you again."

"Please don't tell him where I am," Riley asked, "I told him I was going to stay with Trish."

"Does Trish know about this?" John asked.

Riley shook her head, "no I haven't got to tell her."

"Don't worry, Ill go see her before I see Chris," John replied. "I'll let you get an early night, are you going to stay at Randy's?"

"Yeah," Riley sighed, "that's if he wants me to?" she took the phone away from her ear, "can I stay her?"

Randy nodded, "of course you can, that Jericho won't be coming anywhere near you as long as you're here with me."

She smiled gratefully, "thanks…"

"Riles?" John asked checking that she was listening.

"Yeah," she replied her eyes watching Randy as he walked across the room and entered the bathroom, moments later she heard the water running, signalling that he was having a shower. She had the sudden urge to stop talking to John and join him.

"Tomorrow night, I'm going with Trish, Torrie, Stacey, Hunter and Dave to a club that's in the middle of the city, Ran told me he was coming earlier before the show, do you want to come? Chris won't be there, unless you want him to come," John explained.

"I'll come," Riley responded, "but please don't invite Chris, I need some time away from him… sometime to consider…"

"whether you want to be with him or not?" John asked.

"Yeah," she signed, "well I better let you go see Trish and then go see Chris."

"Yeah," John responded, "I'll see you down at breakfast in the morning, come sit with Evolution and the three girls, don't worry we'll keep sure Chris doesn't come anywhere near you."

Riley sighed, "thankyou… goodnight John."

"Goodnight Riles," he replied.

Riley was just about to hang up when John said, "wait."

"Yes?" she asked, wondering what her brother wanted.

"Sorry to intrude, but Randy's has been saying that if I want to know anything I have to ask you. Are you sleeping with Randy behind Chris back?"

Riley felt her breath catch in her throat, she didn't know what to say.

"Riles, please tell me, I understand if you are, he's your own age and he's probably the closest person to you besides me." John was right himself and Randy were the closest two people to her, Trish and herself were also very close, whereas herself and Chris were more distant towards each other.

She sighed, "I am."

John snickered, "that's what I thought, who knows already?"

"Besides you and of course me and Randy, Trish knows," she explained.

John nodded, "OK, I better let you go. I'll see you in the morning baby girl." Before the phone line went dead.

Riley sighed putting Randy's phone on the night stand.

Randy exited the bathroom his hair wet and a towel loosely wrapped around his waist, "are you done?" he asked, his trademark smile playing on his lips.

She stood up as he walked over to her.

He captured his lips with hers, as his tongue played with hers.

He slowly began to undo the buttons of her shirt, "I love you," he whispered in her ear.

She froze, "you what?"

Randy's heart stopped, what had he done, he should have never said it, what if she didn't feel the same way, their relationship was ruined.

"I love you," he repeated shyly.

Just when he though he was doomed a small smile crept across her face, "I love you too."

She kissed him again, as she began to play with the tie in his towel.