Chapter 20

"Lily, answer you're damn cell phone will ya?" John groaned the morning of May 22nd. He pushed her out of bed and she flipped him off before stumbling around the bedroom to find her bag.

"Hello?" she answered groggily, wiping the sleep from her eyes as John rolled into his stomach and fell back to sleep.

"Hey babe, it's Randy."

"Randy!" Lily perked, her fatigue instantly disappearing. "How are you?"

"Fine, fine, ankle's healing perfectly. How are you and John?" he asked casually.

"We're doing great, what's up?" Lily pulled on a pair of shorts and moved out into the living room of the hotel room so as not to disturb John.

"I was just calling to see how you were doing, I'll be watching Raw tonight, I look forward to seeing you."

"Did you watch SmackDown on Friday? My dad was there," she said, flopping onto the couch, her legs folded beneath her.

"No I missed it… But I know you'll be proud to say that I saw you at the movie premiere."

"You were there? I didn't see you!" Lily pouted.

"I came late, so the media wouldn't see me since I'm suspended. I was in the front. I heard you and John were scared shitless," he laughed.

"Was not!"

"Yeah you were, you were sitting next to Mike and your dad and Mike told me John was hiding behind his hands half the time," he chuckled.

"Okay, fine, I was scared, but that's only because it was really nasty!" Lily said defensively as Randy laughed.

"Well, I better go, I have a doctor's appointment in a half hour that I gotta get to, tell John I said what's up, okay?"

"Yeah, can't wait till you come back, Rand!"

"Bye."

Lily heard the line click and she hung up her phone. John shuffled out of the bedroom scratching his chest and yawning. She shook her head and got to her feet to make some coffee.

"Who was it?" he asked, watching Lily as she filled the pot with water.

"Randy."

"Oh," he nodded, taking a mug from the cupboard, "What did he want?"

"Just wanted to say what's up. He says hi, by the way," she muttered, sitting on the counter next to the coffee pot as it gurgled.

John placed his mug on the counter and moved over to her, running his hands up her thighs, "Sorry I pushed you out of bed, I wasn't intending for you to fall out. I just wanted to wake you up."

"S'okay," she stretched, wrapping her arms around his neck and pecking him on the lips, "Randy was at the movie premiere, he said he saw us. And he kept making fun of me for hiding behind you."

John chuckled, "I didn't see him, where was he sitting?"

"Up front apparently, because of his crutches I guess," she shrugged, glancing at the clock. "We better get a move on it's almost eleven."

"Yeah, yeah, I know, hey, at least you don't have to get smacked in the head with those stupid chairs anymore. Now that May 19th is come and past you're free from the constant pain," he grinned.

"Yeah, I have a feeling it's not completely over. But my pain is I assure you," she sighed as the coffee finished.

John grabbed his mug and filled it with the rejuvenating liquid. He poured Lily a mug and she mixed in cream sugar and a packet of hot cocoa. John made a face at her odd mixture and she stuck her tongue out at him.

"It's good, so shut up," she snapped, sipping the steaming drink.

John laughed and finished his before heading into the bedroom to take a shower. Lily hopped off the counter and followed him to get changed, they were going to head to the arena early to use the ring before anyone else got there.

"Hey, Lil, can I have word!" a strange voice called after Lily as she made her way to the ring where John was waiting, the loud drilling of the crew ringing in the hallway.

She turned to see Shane McMahon rushing toward her. She narrowed her icy eyes at him but stopped to wait out of pure curiosity. "What's up?"

"I have to make this quick," he said, looking over his shoulder, "Don't even think about getting mixed up with my dad and his torture of HBK and Triple H. He'll run you to the ground."

Lily looked taken aback at this and frowned, "Where did you hear this?"

"I just over heard those two talking about you. Don't join them, Lily, it'll be the biggest mistake of your career," he advised before rushing off down the hall.

Lily watched him go and shrugged, continuing on her way to the ring. She found John bouncing off the ropes and shook her head at him. He stopped in the middle, placing his hands on his hips.

"What took you so long?" he called as she jumped onto the apron.

"I just had the weirdest conversation with Shane McMahon. What's he doing here in the first place?" she said, jumping over the top rope to join him in the ring.

"He's got a segment with Shawn. What did he want?"

"He told me not to join DX. He said it would be the worst mistake of my career," she explained, still confused by the remark.

"Hmm, that is weird, I dunno what to tell you, it's your call. But DX isn't getting back together until June or something," John shrugged. "Now, lets get you warmed up."

Lily nodded, adjusting the leather glove she wore all the time now and braced her self for John to throw a move at her. He backed into the corner of the ring and winked at her. Lily stuck her tongue out at him and he rushed toward her. She ducked out of the way and he growled as his shoulder collided with the steel ring post.

"Sorry!" she laughed as he straightened and she went to dart across the ring out of his way.

He grabbed her around the waist and she laughed as he pulled her down to the mat. He trapped her beneath him as she struggled and she grabbed his shoulders trying to push him off.

"Come on John! I want to wrestle!" she whined. John smirked and kissed her, knowing it would piss her off.

"You are very good at changing my mind," she smiled when they broke apart. "Randy would kill you if he was here right now."

"What's that's supposed to mean?" he asked, straddling her waist.

"He's jealous, I can tell. He doesn't have to tell me these things for me to figure them out, love. But I am his queen so I understand," she grinned, seeing the irritation in his gaze.

John chuckled and helped Lily to her feet, "There's no chance in hell he's going after you, Lil. He knows you're mine."

"So I'm property now?" she asked, a smile tugging at her lips.

"No, no, I'm just saying—" he started but Lily cut him off with a kiss.

"I was joking, hun. You better hit the gym before everybody gets here. I have to find Paul or Mike, I wanna know why Shane was acting so weird today. It's not like him to talk to me of all people. Normally he only saws, like, two words to me."

"Alright, I'll meet you back here in an hour. And make sure you talk to your dad, ask him if the story line with May 19th is over too. I don't want him smacking you in the head with any chairs this week, okay?" he said, looking concerned.

Lily nodded and John climbed out of the ring to head to the gym. Lily followed him to the back, making a bee line toward Paul's locker room.

"Who is it and what do you want?" Paul's deep growl came from inside his locker room after Lily knocked gently on the door.

"It's Lily Jacobs, I wanted to ask you something," she called, slightly intimidated even though she wasn't even standing face to face with the man.

She heard a ruffle and stepped away from the door as it creaked open. Paul Levesque looked down at her and smirked.

"The notorious Lily J. Come on in," he opened the door wider to admit her.

Lily sighed with relief that he didn't tell her off and she walked into the locker room, her eyes moving over the black leather couch and fancy big screen monitor. Paul closed the door behind her and raked his fingers through his dirty blonde hair.

"What can I do for ya?" he asked.

"I was just curious why Shane is running around like a madman. He ran up to me a few minutes ago and told me not to even consider joining DX. He told me it would be my biggest mistake," she explained, tossing her long chestnut ponytail over her shoulder.

"He probably heard me telling Mike about how you'd be perfect to recruit to torture the other Divas. Don't mind him, he doesn't know what the hell he's talking about," he assured her.

"If I still had Evolution going I'd even recruit you into that too. You and Orton make a good team," he winked.

"Are you serious? Me and Randy are the top pranksters on SmackDown. I planned the event he put it into action. We're a perfect team, too bad he's suspended, I miss my partner in crime."

Paul chuckled and nodded, "Yeah well, Mike and I are your new partners, kid. Much better than Orton will ever be. In fact, we are both future Hall Of Famers. Orton hasn't even gotten his career going yet."

Lily scoffed, placing her hands on her hips in irritation, "Just because you hate him for taking your championship a few years ago doesn't mean he's not a good wrestler! I've seen him in the ring and he's just as good as you or Mike!" she snapped. "In fact, he deserves to be champ again. I wish he was the World Heavyweight Champion, just he could shove it in your face!"

Paul laughed, "You got spunk, kid. I like it. You'll be perfect for DX. You'll know when we get back together. Just keep playing Phoenix until we reintroduce you, alright. Now go find your boyfriend before I kick his ass tonight. That title will soon be mine, kid. Just wait."

Lily shook her head at the older man and stomped to the door. She glanced at him over her should and smirked, knowing her time with DX was going to better than she had imagined.