Close to You
Have a Little Faith
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Wait for Paul to pull out the sledge hammer. Randy thought, staring at the monitor. As he saw the hammer, he closed his eyes, bolting down the ramp.
"Make the save," Paul mouthed. Randy nodded, preparing to dropkick Paul. Randy dropkicked him perfectly. He had never done it so well.
John knew what was coming next. He prepared to exit the ring, as soon as Paul disappeared backstage. Just as he was about to move, Randy stopped him.
"John," Randy said. "You told me to never be ashamed of who I was." Then, he did something he never thought he'd do.
He gently pecked John on the lips. The kiss caught John Cena off guard to say the least. What was he doing? Had he lost his mind?
"I love you, John Cena," Randy said, leaving the ring.
John couldn't believe it. Had Randy just overcome his fear? Closing his eyes, he left the ring.
The crowd was silent. Then, they burst into a mixture of boos and cheers.
"John, you aren't mad at me, are you?" Randy asked. John shook his head. He was quite proud of his boyfriend for having the guts to do that. Not everybody decided to come out on national television.
"No," he said, honestly. Glancing around, he could feel the other wrestlers staring at him. Why were they staring?
"Guys, that was amazing." Chris, Trish's boyfriend said, approaching them. "That took courage,"
"Thanks." Randy said, unable to believe what he had just done. It seemed surreal. Would the world hate him now? Would he lose the career he had worked so hard to build?
"Hungry?" John asked, slowly nuzzling Randy's neck. The younger man nodded. "What do you want?"
"Waffles," Randy declared. That was all he wanted.
"IHOP it is," John said. "Chris, we're heading to IHOP if you and Trish want to join us," Chris nodded in his best friend's direction.
"You know I wasn't lying," Randy said, staring at the stretch of road before him. John glanced over to him.
"What do you mean?" John asked, struggling to keep his emotions under control. He longed to tell Randy how proud he was.
John had watched Randy evolve from a man afraid to share his emotions with the world to a man who wasn't afraid to make a life-altering decision.
Words could not describe his feelings.
"When I said I love you, I wasn't lying," Randy said. John closed his eyes. None of his relationships had ever gotten this far. "John Felix Anthony Cena, I love you,"
"I love you, too" John said. The words came out with no warning. John was sure it was a sign of true love.
Randy pulled into a parking space, close to the restaurant. He knew it would fill with fans. All he could hope for was an easy meal with no one recognizing him.
"What do you want for Christmas?" John asked, glancing over the menu. Randy looked at him. Christmas was two months away! Why was John worrying about that now?
"Um, to spend it with you?" Randy said. "It's not like I have much of a family. I see my Grandmother before Christmas, and some cousins and that's pretty much it,"
"Do you want to spend Christmas with my family? I think Mom's dying to meet you," John said. Randy nodded.
"Sounds good." Randy said. He glanced up as somebody sat next to him.
"I thought you were waiting for us!" Trish exclaimed. Randy sighed.
"We wanted to get out of there before people started talking," Randy said. He didn't regret what he did. He was just worried about the backlash.
"All people were talking about was how brave you were for doing that," Trish said. "None of the guys said a negative thing,"
Well, that was a relief.
"Um, Rand, I hate to ask. Would you mind switching rooms with me tonight?" Chris asked. Randy closed his eyes.
What was wrong with that?
"Sure. Alright with you, Hon?" Randy asked. John nodded.
They managed to have a relatively quiet dinner. Only a few fans approached them, and even then, they were very nice. They said the line that had been repeated over and over that night.
What you did took courage.
Randy didn't see it like that. What was so courageous about announcing to the world that you loved somebody? It was a part of life. It wasn't like he had control over who he had fallen in love with.
"You okay?" John asked, driving back toward the hotel. Randy nodded.
"I love you, John. I just can't help but wonder if kissing you in front of millions of people was a good thing," Randy murmured. He turned toward his boyfriend and begin to search his face for some hint of emotion.
"I love you too, Rand," John said. "I wish I had the answers, but I don't. Do you love me?"
"Of course! I think I would rather die than live without you," Randy said. "I can't put my feelings into words. I don't want to even begin to try, because words would not even begin to describe my words,"
John knew Randy spoke from the heart. In fact, John loved Randy the exact way.
Coming out was a big decision. Nobody could dictate when it occurred. It was a personal decision.
Due to a little faith and a lot of love, Randy Orton had come out, in ways John would never have expected.
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I was suffering from a mild case of writer's block. Thanks to Keira for helping me come up with the general idea for this chapter.
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-JenLea
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