"So he really said that?" Mark asked Alexis as she changed Syd's diaper. She had went back to his locker room and now they were sharing a room at the hotel. She finished up changing her daughter and handed her to Mark before sitting down beside him and replying.
"Yes Mark" Alexis sighed, laying her head on Mark's shoulder "Mark I've never seen him act that way. I mean it was like he was a completely different person, like that movie where those alien pods took over those people's bodies. He was so cruel Mark, it was like he was trying to tell me I was on my own". Alexis teared up and Mark laid Syd beside him on the couch, putting a pillow beside her so she couldn't roll off before taking Alexis in his arms.
"Boo bear as long as I'm around you'll never be alone" he told her, kissing her forehead. Alexis lost the battle with her composure and for the first time since her confrontation with Randy she cried all the pain out that she felt.
"Want me to kill him?" Mark whispered in Alexis' ear as she cried on his shoulder.
"No" she said "but you can be a little stiff in the ring if you want". Mark chuckled and nodded his head still holding his baby sister in his arms. He didn't tell her but he was really pissed at Randy and how he had treated Alexis. He knew Alexis still loved Randy though, it was the only reason that he didn't hunt Randy down and kick his ass so bad he'd need pictures to show the plastic surgeon. He knew if he did that Alexis might get mad at him and he didn't want that and he knew she didn't need it either.
"How was the movie babygirl?" John asked Jessie as they were sitting in his locker room waiting for the show to start. He and Trish were looking over what they had to do in the show.
"It was really good" Jessie said quietly "I liked it" the truth was she had hardly even paid attention to the movie. She had been preoccupied with Randy's actions toward her, she still was too. She couldn't understand why he was acting like he was. He only started acting like he was when Evolution reformed, it was only a storyline so he shouldn't be acting like he was. Right?
"You ok babygirl?" John asked her when he noticed that Jessie was quieter than usual. He knew what was probably up too. Alexis had came and talked with him and Trish the night before with Mark and told them how Randy had acted toward her. John figured that Jessie had, had a run in with him and he had treated her like he had Alexis.
"Yeah" Jessie said looking at John. It hurt to lie again but she didn't want him to find out how Randy had treated her.
"Really" John said, feigning surprise. He knew she was lying. She was covering up for Randy, he didn't understand why but that was only cause he wasn't that type of person. He wasn't mad though he knew she had her own reasons and he respected it, he just wanted to find out what Randy had said or done to her and make sure Jessie was really alright as she said she was.
"Yeah" Jessie said, an irritated tone to her voice "I'm fine".
John knew his current line of interrogation was beginning to annoy Jessie so he decided to switch tactics "Alexis came by our room last night while you were out with Shelton. She had a run in with Randy. Apparently he was acting unlike himself, she said he was really rude to her and acted like she and the babies were a burden to him. He was like that when Evolution was around the first time. He got caught up in everything that was going on and treated everyone around him like crap. So you may not want to be around him right now babygirl, you might not like what happens".
"I've already had an experience" Jessie said quietly, John almost didn't hear her. 'Bingo' he thought to himself mentally cheering. He was getting somewhere finally.
"What happened?" John gently pushed "I mean if you want to tell me that is". He didn't want her to feel pressured but he also didn't want her to keep it bottled inside if it was too bad.
"Not much to tell" Jessie said, shrugging. She was trying to act like she didn't care. She figured that if she blocked off her emotions that it wouldn't bother her as much. "I asked him if he was still gonna take me to the movies and he told me he had more important things to do". John's blood started boiling. He knew that Randy's words had probably hurt Jessie more than she was letting on. He knew that Jessie had given Randy her trust and he figured that, that was a hard thing for her to do and Randy had basically stomped on it and threw it back in her face.
"Jessie look..." John was all ready to give her a speech about how she shouldn't take what Randy said to heart but she interrupted him.
"Daddy don't" she said looking at John with a look that was between not caring and determination "if Randy wants to be that way oh well. I'm not going to let it affect me. I mean its his life he's messing up by treating people like he is and hey I got people who love me and care for me. If he can't wake up and see what he's missing out on then sorry for him he can take a flying leap".
"Babygir..." Jessie interruped John before he could say anything else.
"Daddy please just drop it. I'm fine I'm not going to have some mental breakdown over it I'm not going to go to pieces just because he's acting like a complete moronic jerk" John sighed and nodded. He knew there was feelings Jessie had that she wasn't talking about but he couldn't very well force her to talk about them. He just hoped that if it got too bad that she would come talk to him about it and he also promised himself that he'd drop everything and be there for her if she ever needed him, he didn't want to disappoint her like so many others had before.
The crowd booed as Evolution's theme started playing. HHH, Randy, and Batista came out in their ususal way. Their swaggers and cocky looks oozed confidence. Randy stopped mid ramp and started jawing at a fan that had a sign that said "Evolution Will Fail Again". After he had sufficiently ran the fan down he stepped into the ring behind Paul and Dave. He stepped up on a turn buckle and did his usual pose as the fans booed loudly, almost drowning out the music.
After the music stopped HHH walked around the ring, mic in hand. He resembled a jungle cat who was stalking its prey waiting for the right moment to make the kill. He raised the mic to his lips and ignored the fans boos as he began to speak "Michaels you and I have a lot of history together. You've been my friend and you've been my enemy. When you left I stepped out from your shadow and took my rightful place at the top. I am the best there is Michaels and there's two things you'll never do: be me and beat me. Now that Evolution is back together we will control Raw. You get your little buddies Cena, Jindrak and Maven together but it won't do any good Michaels. You need to just give up and admit defeat. Hey that's not a bad thing I mean its alright that you admit that you aren't as good as I am and never will be. Now on to another person in that little poor excuse for a faction that I have a problem with. Cena you do not belong in the WWE. Sure you have the little fangirls scream whenever you take your shirt off but you aren't and never will be good enough to step inside my ring".
HHH paced some more before speaking again "you came in and you immediately made an impact. You stuck your nose in Kurt Angle's business and made people notice you. Ever since then you've been on a steady incline and I hate it. What makes anyone think you deserve it? You don't you never will because your nothing and you never will be. See I am the big shot in this business and all those who try to prove themselves better always get a big reality check. So Cena I've decided to give you a bit of a reality check. My way of saying 'back off'. Come on out Ric" Ric made his way through the curtain and Randy and Dave both looked shocked at who he was dragging behind him, it was Jessie. She was struggling against Ric's grip but he was stronger and no matter how hard she fought it was no use.
"H what are you doing?" Randy asked Paul quietly. He had no idea about any of this going on "this wasn't part of what we had discussed backstage earlier about the storyline". Paul cut him a hard look before replying.
"I'm improvising ok? I want this storyline to go great and I knew this would be the kick it needs now quit bitching and go with it" Paul turned his back to Randy and watched as Ric dragged Jessie inside the ring. Once they were both inside Paul grabbed Jessie's arm roughly and she knew better than to fight back because he was alot bigger than Ric. "Cena I have your daughter, if you don't want anything to happen to her you know what you need to do". John's music started playing then and he came out followed by Shawn, Mark, and Maven incase he needed back up. He had a mic in his hand and his expression was a cross between worried and pissed off.
"Hunter" he said in the mic "there's no reason to bring an innocent child into the middle of this. Just let her go. This is between you and me. Hunter I can't help the fact that I'm gaining popularity and that people like me and I'm in high profile angles and matches..." Hunter interruped John, he looked livid and his grip on Jessie's arm tightened considerably.
"SHUT UP" he screamed into the mic "SHUT UP. CENA YOU HAVE STOLEN MY THUNDER. INSTEAD OF HEARING ALL ABOUT WHAT I HAVE ACCOMPLISHED AND DONE I HEAR ALL ABOUT WHAT POTENTIAL YOU HAVE AND HOW YOU'RE GOING TO BE A PART OF THE FUTURE OF THE WWE AND I WILL NOT STAND FOR THAT" Hunter dropped the mic and turned toward Jessie, a sick look on his face. He raised his hand and looked ready to strike Jessie. Randy had seen enough. It was like something snapped inside of him and everything was clear again. He leapt at Hunter knocking him away from Jessie. He sat on top of Hunter's prone body and began wailing away at him, looking like a man who had gone off the deep end. Ric tried to interfere but Dave speared him out of the ring where the two started going at it. John took the opportunity and hurried into the ring where he grabbed Jessie up in his arms and rushed her out of the ring and to the back. She had her head buried in his neck and was sobbing loudly. Once he got in his locker room he sat on the bench and comforted the scared girl.
"It's ok baby girl" he soothed in a quiet voice "daddy's here, daddy's gotcha. Shhh it's ok, you're ok" the door slammed open and Trish rushed in, a wild shocked look on her face. She noticed John comforting Jessie and she calmed down, sitting and watching the scene unfold. Randy rushed in and bent down in front of Jessie and John.
"Sweetie are you ok?" he asked, worriedly. His heart was still in his throat from earlier and he was out of breath and frazzled looking from his confrontation with Paul. Jessie picked her head up off of John's shoulder and sent Randy as cold of a glare as she could muster and it worked because Randy felt himself become cold when he saw it.
"I'm fine" she bit out. She got up off of John's lap and started making her way toward the bathroom. Randy tried to stop her by putting his hand on her shoulder but she just smacked it away and continued on. Once she entered the bathroom Jessie slammed the door shut. Randy collapsed on the ground, silent tears making their way out of his eyes.
"I fucked up" he stated, looking up at John. Normally John would have been compassionate but he took his daughters side this time.
"Yes" he replied "yes you did. You fucked up big time, not only with Jessie but with Alexis too. If this was anyone else who had fucked over my daughter like you did I would consider it the unforgivable sin and deliver the punishment but since you're a close friend I'm going to give you a word of advice. Jessie doesn't give out her trust easily. She has barely given it out at all. You were one of the first people to have it, I dare say you had it even before I did because she warmed up to you sooner than she did me. Earn her trust back man, show her that she can trust you again but man you can't fuck up like this again. Jessie rarely gives second chances and she never gives thirds if you fuck up after this that's it you won't get her back in your life, even if she's willing I won't let it. I try my hardest to make sure that Jessie isn't hurt nowadays and that is a vow I will make until the day I take my last breath. Let me tell you this Randy no matter how close we are no matter how much I think of you as one of my brothers if you EVER do anything to hurt my little girl like you did these past few days you DAMN well better go into the witness protection program cause I will hunt you down and I will murder you with my bare hands with a smile on my face. Now go and think of how you can fix this" without another word Randy got up and walked out the door. John's words made an impact on him. He knew that his actions these past few days were something that was the worst thing he had ever done and he would have to work his ass off to make things right again.
Randy decided he needed to try and get Alexis back first. He had to have his wife and kids back in his life. He needed help in getting her back though and he knew exactly who could help him, that is if the person would still talk to him. He saw who he was looking for down the hallway and he approached him, calling his name.
Mark turned around at the sound of his name being called and once he saw who was calling it he scowled deeply. He had Sydney in his arms and he forced himself not to tense up. "What the hell do you want?" he asked Randy, keeping his voice quiet as not to disturb the sleeping baby. Randy gazed at his daughter, asleep in Mark's arms.
"Can I hold her?" he asked Mark, gesturing to Sydney.
"No" Mark replied to him, scowling deeply "I don't think Alexis would like that very much quite frankly with how you treated her yesterday. You're extremely lucky Randy extremely because if Syd wasn't in my arms right now I'd kick your ass and the only reason I'm not giving you a piece of my mind right now is cause this little girl, YOUR little girl is asleep. Now if that's all you wanted I suggest you leave cause I'm not sure how much longer I can keep my composure". Mark walked away then and Randy followed, as Mark walked into his locker room Randy walked in behind him.
"I don't know what it is about Evolution, but it's like they brainwash you into believing the whole motto, you know paid laid made whatever. Mark listen I love Lexi I really, really do. I'd give my life for her. She's my world. Along with my babies. Please Mark please help me get her back". Randy was pleading with Mark now, almost desperate. Mark almost expected him to drop to his knees and beg.
"Why should I believe you? You told me the last time that you would never hurt my sister again. You know what she's dealt with in her past, and yet you treat her like shit, and make her feel worthless. Randy give me one good reason why, why I should help you" Randy dropped to the floor then. Mark was shocked when he began to sob loudly.
"Mark" he gasped out, trying to get his self under control "Alexis is my life, she and my babies. Without her and them I might as well kill myself. I realize how I acted with Evolution and all but at the time I didn't. I'm at my wits end man. I don't know what to do, without them in my life I have nothing" Mark sighed and helped Randy up off of the floor. He picked the sleeping Syd up and handed her to Randy. Randy gathered her in his arms and gazed down at her, a smile on his face. He leaned down and softly kissed her forehead.
"Music" Mark said making Randy look at him "she loves music, something about the lyrics having deep meanings for the writers of the song or something. If you can get something with that then go ahead but that's all I got, I really don't know anything else without thinking on it for a while" Randy smiled widely and nodded at him.
"Thanks man" Randy already had an idea forming in his head "I think I got something" he went to hand Syd back to Mark but Mark shook his head.
"Keep her" Mark said "she's your child".
"But what about Lexi?" Randy asked, not wanting to mess things up further.
"She won't know" Mark told him "she thinks I'm keeping Syd tonight and she's gonna be rooming with Trish, John and Jessie again tonight so..."
"Why are you keeping just Syd?" Randy asked, perplexed over Mark's words.
"Well Matty's a bit under the weather and she wanted to keep him separate from Syd so he don't get her sick too" Randy got a panicked look on his face and rushed up to Mark, still cradling Syd in his arms.
"WHAT?" he whispered loudly so he wouldn't disturb her. "What do you mean Matty's sick?"
"Calm down" Mark soothed him "Matty just as a bit of a cough and a small sneeze. I think from looking back at when Marcus was a baby that its just a bit of a cold, it should go away in a few days". Randy visibly calmed down and nodded "now" Mark said picking up Syd's diaper bag and handing it to Randy "here's her diaper bag as you know, keep her tonight but bring her by my room in the morning before you leave for the airport. I'm supposed to meet Lexi there since she's riding with John and Trish" Randy nodded, thanked Mark and went out the door, his baby girl held protectively in her daddy's loving arms.