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Chapter 16: Getting closer

Chris and Randy silently entered the hotel room. They were relieved that Alexandria was still asleep on the bed with the covers tightly wrapped around her body. The two men smiled at each other, glad that she had calmed down.

Chris silently walked over to his bed and took his mobile phone from the nightstand.

"I'm going to the bathroom." He announced, his voice low so that he wouldn't wake up Alexi.

Randy raised an eyebrow. "Don't ya think that it's not the best moment for a shower?" He wanted to know. Chris shook his head and smiled.

"That's not what I wanted to do. I wanted to call Alexandria's mother and I wanted to do it in the bathroom so that I won't wake her up but I'm still near when she wakes up. And besides in there nobody can overhear the conversation."
"Oh... I see... well then go ahead... I'll keep an eye on her." Randy said a bit sheepishly.

Jericho grinned again and then vanished into the bathroom. The Legend Killer meanwhile walked silently over to the bed and sat down beside Alexandria. He watched the girl silently and couldn't help but smile. She looked so peaceful in her sleep. Randy gently stroked her hair and waited for her to wake up or for Chris to come out of the bathroom.

But before Jericho had finished his phone call, Alexi began to stir.

"Hey Alexandria." Randy said softly. The girl sat up slowly and rubbed her eyes.

"Randy?" She questioned, trying to find out where exactly the man was sitting.

"Yeah?" The Legend Killer asked.

"You're still here?" Alexi asked softly. Randy wondered for a moment why she was asking that, after all he had just answered her, but then he realised what her question meant.

"Of course I'm still here... why wouldn't I be?" The Legend Killer asked a little worried at the tone in her voice.

Alexandria shrugged. "I didn't expect you to be here after what happened earlier." She explained. Randy quickly took her hand gently. "Alexi you mean a lot to me and I'd never leave ya alone when ya need me the most..."

Alexandria couldn't believe what Randy had just said. She squeezed his hand, just to make sure, that she wasn't dreaming and that Randy was still sitting beside her on the bed, telling her, that he wouldn't leave her alone. "Do you really mean that?"
Randy gently brushed a strain of black hair out of her face. "Of course I mean it Alexi. I'd never say something like that if I didn't mean it."

"Oh Randy..." Alexandria couldn't help it, but she threw herself into Randy's arms, just wanting to feel him near her. She was still upset about everything that had happened earlier, well beside the part that Randy had told her that he cared about her. Being held in his arms just made her feel better. Randy was a little surprised at first but then he gently put his arms around her, holding her close. "Shh Lexi... it's alright... I'm here and I won't go away..."
"No matter what happens after the surgery? Will you still be there when I still can't see after the operation?" Alexandria murmured against his chest.

"I'll be there, no matter what happens... Alexi, I don't just like ya if ya can see... I like you for you and not for your eyesight." Randy said without hesitation because he knew he would.
Alexandria tightened her grip on Randy's shirt, relieved that he had said that because that had exactly been what she had needed to hear. "Thank you Randy."
"For what?" Randy questioned.

"For liking me for me..." Alexandria replied. "You don't need to thank me... Lexi, I love you."
Randy had said those three words before he could stop himself but after he'd said them he knew immediately that it was true.

He could feel Alexi stiffen in his arms. She raised her head. "What did ya just say?"

Randy smiled and kissed her forehead softly. "I love you Lexi."

A bright smile lit up her face and Alexi said: "I love you too Randy..." The two smiled at each other and then they kissed softly. The two didn't notice Chris standing in the doorway, smiling at the display of affection between the two. I'm brilliant...

While Alexandria and Randy were starting to bond, Chris dialled the number of Alexi's mother. After a few rings, the woman on the other end of the line picked up. "Reed?"

"Hey Aunt Marissa, it's me Chris." "Oh hey Chris..." Alexandria's mother said quietly.

Chris knew Marissa well enough to tell that she was upset or worked up over something, so his first question was: "Everything okay Marissa?" The concern was evident in his voice.

"Yeah of course everything's okay..." He heard Alexi's mother say. Jericho nearly rolled his eyes. "Don't do that to me Marissa."

"Don't do what?"
"Don't lie to me." Jericho pleaded. "So please tell me what's wrong."

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the line, and then Chris heard a sigh before Marissa spoke up again. "Well actually it's probably nothing..." The woman said.

Now Chris was confused but he waited patiently for her to continue.

"When Alexi called me yesterday there was someone on the other line but when I took the call there was only silence... and then suddenly I heard someone call for a Shawn... and the call was ended... and well since then I can't stop wondering if it really was Shawn who wanted to call me or if it was just someone who got the wrong number."

Chris was too stunned to speak for a moment.

Damn... if it was Shawn then there will definitely be trouble in the future... well more than we have at hand right now. He mused.

"Chris?" Y2J heard Marissa ask. "Are you still there?"
"Yeah... sorry... I was just spacing out for a moment, thinking about what you said."

"Chris, is there something you aren't telling me?" Marissa asked concerned. "Does Shawn know about Alexi?"
Chris shook his head, realising seconds later that Marissa of course couldn't see that.

"Well he nearly ran into her twice but he doesn't know about her... but a lot has been going on. Too much to explain it on the phone right now... and well actually that's the reason I was calling you." Y2J explained.

"Chris... you're scaring me... what the hell happened to my baby girl?"
"She's all right now... but earlier she overheard an argument between Shawn, me and Vince... and well she had one of her breakdowns..."
"Oh my god... how did she take it?"Marissa gasped.

"She's okay Marissa... Randy is taking care of her right now... and she's calmed down real quick... she's sleeping right now so that she's fit for the operation later." Chris assured Alexi's mother and was glad that she had calmed down.

"That's good to hear." Marissa told Y2J. There was silence again, before Marissa spoke up again. "I'm coming to you. I want to be with her when she wakes up."

"You don't have to... she's okay..." Chris tried to talk her out of it.

"I know I don't have to but I want to... actually I was about to leave when you called."
"And what about your job?" Jericho wanted to know.

"I convinced my boss that I am of no use anyway when my daughter is in hospital. I have already gotten a room at your hotel so you don't have to worry about that."
Chris smiled a little. "Oh I see... well then I'm looking forward to see you later. And don't worry... I'll help you to stay away from Shawn."
"Well... I hope I won't run into him as long as I'm there... and I'm looking forward to see you too... and please don't tell Alexi about it... I want to surprise her."
"Sure thing Aunt Marissa." Chris grinned. This would really surprise Alexi.

He was about to say goodbye, when suddenly Marissa spoke up again: "Chris, there's a question that's running through my head ever since Alexi called me yesterday. Who's Randy? I mean you mentioned him. Alexi told me that she was going to dinner with him yesterday. I asked her if he's Randy Orton the wrestler, but she insisted that he's working for the TV company."

The grin that appeared on Chris's face was huge.

"Actually you're right... it's Randy Orton she was talking about."

"But... she hates wrestlers. She would never go out with one."
"Well at that point she was thinking he was working for the TV company. But now she knows the truth and she's slowly but surely getting over her wrestle phobia." Jericho explained.

"I see that there's a lot you've got to tell me..." Alexi's mother told Chris.
"There sure is... well then we have at least something to talk about while we're waiting.

"That's true. But I better get going now or I will never make it in time."

"Okay Marissa... drive carefully... bye..."

This is going to be hard work... now I've two people who don't want to see Shawn... I'm glad that I have a few helpers. Then he concentrated on the goodbye from Marissa.
"Bye Chris... see ya later..." With that Alexi's mother hung up the phone and Chris left the bathroom. He stopped in his tracks when he saw what was happening. A huge grin once again made his way to his face.

I'm brilliant... He thought, waiting a minute before he disturbed the two apparently new found lovers.

"Aw... wish I had a camera..." He said sweetly, chuckling a little when Alexandria and Randy quickly broke the kiss. Randy looked at him, an expression of happiness and anger on his face. The anger was definitely for Chris because he had been interrupting their moment.

Alexi blushed a little and said: "Chris... stop it..."
Y2J held his hands up in defence. "Never meant to interrupt you two... but it's time for us to go to the hospital." He stated, hating to upset the two.

He was surprised when Alexandria actually smiled. "Well then what are we waiting for? I mean I want to get over with it, so that I can finally see again."
Randy smiled at her and then at Jericho. He slowly got up from the bed, pulling Alexi along with him, never letting go of her hand.

Chris couldn't help but smile when he saw the two. He hadn't seen them happier in a very long time.

"Then what are we waiting for... let's go." He announced, grabbing Alexi's suitcase. He then went over to her to take her hand to guide her to the car. But Randy shook his head and shot Y2J a look that said as much as 'That's my job now'.

Jericho smiled a little. Randy smiled back and then he told Alexi: "I'm going down to the car with ya."
"You're not coming to the hospital with me?" Alexi asked a little sad.

"Not right now Lexi... I need to take care of a few things before but I promise you I'll be there before the surgery starts and I'll be with ya when you wake up." Randy explained, kissing her forehead softly.

Alexandria nodded and Chris could see that she wasn't perfectly happy with that but that she accepted Randy's reason. Without another word the three went down to the parking lot to Chris's car, Randy never letting go of Alexandria's hand until she was sitting safely beside Jericho in his car. They were glad that they weren't running into any wrestler they didn't want to see. Randy looked after the car until it was out of sight and then he went to find John because he needed to talk to his best friend.

Shawn and Batista merely missed Chris's car leaving the parking lot and Randy returning to the hotel, when the two came back from their walk.

Without hesitation the two made their way up to Shawn's and now Dave's room too.

"And you really don't mind if I stay?" Batista asked again when they had entered the room.

"Nope... actually I want you here so that you can kick my ass and stop me from just hanging up." Michaels joked lightly. Batista chuckled and made himself comfortable on the bed while HBK sat down on his own bed, grabbing the receiver of the phone. He searched in his nightstand for Marissa's number. When he had found it, he quickly dialled the number before he didn't have the courage anymore.

He waited patiently for someone to pick up the phone when he suddenly heard a soft 'click' and then a female voice answered: "Hello, you've reached the telephone connection of the Reeds. Unfortunately we're not home at the moment. So please leave us a message..."

Shawn hung up the phone frustrated.

"That can't be true..." He groaned. Batista raised an eyebrow in question.

"Do I have to kick your ass?" He questioned.

Shawn shook his head. "It was only the answering machine... there's nobody home right at the moment. And I think leaving a message isn't the best idea…"

I have no idea if I should be relieved or frustrated about that... The Heartbreak Kid thought, running a hand through his hair.

Batista looked at HBK frustrated. He could easily see that this whole thing really got to him.

I definitely need to talk to Chris... but first I need to go and meet up with Hunter and Vince... Batista thought, not regretting for a moment that he was about to give up his belt. If I can help Alexi with it then it's the right thing to do...

He stood up from the bed and looked at Shawn. "Shawn... I'm sorry but I have a meeting with Vince and Hunter in about half an hour and I need to get ready for it... so is it okay if I leave ya alone for now?"
"Of course it's okay Dave. You've helped me a lot. But why do ya have a meeting with Hunter and McMahon?"
Batista shrugged. "You know how Hunter is... it's about a new storyline... I most likely am going to lose the belt to Trips again."

HBK's eyes widened. "What? But... I thought Vince said that you weren't going to lose the belt so soon."
"As I said... you know how Hunter is. He doesn't give up until he has what he wants." Batista knew that it was better to twist the facts a little to explain why he was going to lose the belt because HBK would found out sooner or later anyways that Batista was going to lose it.

"Yeah… Hunter doesn't care if he hurts people as long as he gets what he wants… he and Sid would make quite a pair…" Shawn mused.

Batista stiffened. Hopefully they won't or we will be in serious trouble… He thought but thought better than to tell Shawn.

"So you're okay alone?"

"Yeah… I guess I am… I'll try to call Marissa later on… perhaps she's just shopping and will be back soon."
"Okay… let me know how the call went, okay?"
"Of course I'll let you know… well then see ya later." Shawn confirmed
"Yeah, see ya later." Batista said his goodbye and left the room.

Shawn watched the Animal until the door was closed behind him before he opened the drawer of his nightstand again, to take out the picture he had been looking at the day before.

Oh Marissa… if I could turn back time I would make different decisions… I don't even know if I'd have a son or a daughter right now… why did I listen to Sid… he was an asshole… too bad I realised that too late… The Heartbreak Kid thought and couldn't help a single tear from escaping.

With renewed determination he picked up the phone again and dialled Marissa's now familiar number a second time, but he got the answering machine again.

With a groan he fell backwards on the bed.
Why is it so hard to right the wrongs I did in the past? He wondered.

Suddenly he had an idea.
"As soon as the next show is over I'm going to see her… then we can talk…" He told himself, not caring if Vince was okay with that or not.

After making that plan, Shawn picked up the phone to make the necessary arrangements.

And nobody is going to stop me this time… He promised himself.

Marissa hung up the phone after the call from Chris and she had no idea if she should be relieved or worried. She was worried because Alexi had had another breakdown but she was also relieved because it seemed Chris and Randy were taking good care of her.

Trying to push her worry aside, Marissa quickly finished packing her suitcase, what she had been doing before Chris had interrupted.

She knew Alexi was in good hands for now and soon she could make sure herself, that her daughter was okay.

Marissa also had mixed feelings about Shawn. On the one hand she wouldn't mind to see him there to finally have the talk the two should have had a long time ago but on the other hand she feared how Shawn might react when he suddenly saw her in the hotel with her twenty-year-old daughter, who was his daughter too.

Oh well… what happens happens… and the most important thing right now is to be there for Alexi so that she knows there are people who care about her no matter what the outcome of the operation is… Marissa thought, knowing that there was the small possibility that the surgery wouldn't work and then her daughter needed all the support she could get.

A smile made its way on her lips when she thought about what Chris had said earlier.

Randy's taking care of her… I wonder what this means in detail… oh I really can't wait to hear that whole story… She thought, closing her suitcase. Then she grabbed her purse and her car keys and activated the answering machine.

After a last mental check if she had everything, she left the house. For a moment she thought she had heard the phone ringing, but she decided it was more important now to go see her daughter than to answer a phone call.

If it's important the caller will leave a message… She thought and started the car, driving towards New York.

to be continued if you want me to...