Author's note: Hey everybody... here comes the new chapter... I hope you like it...

Dedication: I normally don't do that... but I'm going to dedicate it to Eddie Guerrero... Rest in Peace Eddie

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Disclaimer: Don't own anything in this story except Alexi and her mom... 'grabs Randy, runs off to Las Vegas and wants to marry him'

Chapter 20: A matter of trust

When Shawn had kissed her, Marissa had responded at once and realised that she still loved that man. But suddenly her mind kicked back in and she remembered her daughter, lying in the hospital bed. She quickly separated from Shawn and looked at him with regret in her eyes.

Shawn raised his eyebrow in question and was about to ask something, when Marissa motioned for him to be quiet.

"Shawn… we shouldn't have done that…" She started.

"But..." HBK started but Marissa shook her head vehemently.

"It's just not right…" She said but couldn't look at HBK when she said it because when he had kissed her it had felt right.

Shawn must've sensed her inner turmoil, because he softly touched her chin and forced her to look at him.

"Marissa… look at me and tell me that this kiss didn't mean anything to you."
Alexandria's mother sighed deeply. "Shawn… I never said that it didn't mean anything… quite the contrary. And that's exactly the problem. Shawn… Alexandria hates you… and that's why I can't do it right now… I can't fall in love with you again…"
This time it was Shawn's turn to sigh.

"Marissa… please you need to give me the chance to make it up to you. I want to get to know Alexandria too… I want her to get to know me so that she sees she doesn't have a reason to hate me… I've already lost twenty years and haven't seen her grow up."
Marissa couldn't help but smile at that. She had hoped that Shawn would say something like that, but this still didn't change the fact that Alexandria hated Shawn.

And she probably hates me now too… Marissa mused and a tear escaped her.

She looked up when she felt Shawn wipe it away softly.

"Marissa… please… give me another chance… I know I lost every right twenty years ago when I just agreed with the abortion but I felt I wasn't old enough to raise a child. But my feelings for you never changed… like you I've buried them in the last years but they're still here and they're still strong. And even though I don't know her this goes for Alexandria too."
"Oh Shawn…." Marissa couldn't take it anymore and threw herself into Shawn's arms and it again felt like the twenty years of separation had never happened.

"I won't let you go again Marissa… I shouldn't have let you go twenty years ago… and however long and whatever it takes, I will show Alexandria that I love her and that I will be a father for her when she'll let me." Shawn said softly and held Marissa in a tight embrace.

"I don't want you to go Shawn… I want you by my side. I want us to be a family."
"Shh Marissa… we'll work through it… we will make it…"
Shawn was about to say more when suddenly the door to Alexandria's room opened and Chris left the room with a sad expression on his face. When he saw Marissa and Shawn he smiled for a second and closed the door behind him.

Marissa and Shawn quickly separated and looked at Chris.

Y2J could see the unspoken question in her eyes.

"I'm sorry Marissa… but I told her… I just couldn't take it anymore… and now she hates me too…" He explained.

"I need to go in there…" Marissa said and stood up.

Chris quickly shook his head.

"She doesn't want to see you either…"
Marissa clapped a hand over her mouth and felt the tears well up in her eyes. She sat down again and Shawn slid an arm around her shoulders to give her support.

He did it out of instinct and because it felt right and when he felt Marissa snuggle against him he couldn't help but smile for a second.

Randy and John, who had been watching and overhearing the conversation, thought it was time to walk over to Marissa, Shawn and Chris. Randy had him under control again when he'd heard what Shawn had said.

As soon as Chris spotted Randy he gave a relieved sigh.

"Randy… can you go in there and talk to her? I don't want her to be alone."

The Legend Killer nodded. "I will at least try to talk to her if she wants to see me."
With that Randy walked over to the door and knocked.

"I told you to leave me alone Chris!" Alexi called from inside.

Randy sighed but wasn't ready to give up.

"It's not Chris… it's me Randy… can I come in?" He questioned, hoping that Alexi would allow it. There was a long moment of silence and Randy decided to try it again.

"Lexi? Are you okay? Can I come in now?"

After another second of silence, Alexi called: "Come in… but just you."

Randy sighed and opened the door.

"Good luck…" John called after him and watched the door close behind his best friend.

I hope they can work it out…

"Eudy?" A male voice asked from the other end of the line.
"Mr. Eudy… This is Alexandria calling… I'm sorry to call you after just having met you yesterday for a few minutes but you said I could call."
"Of course Alexandria… and I told you to call me Sid… what's the matter?" A warm voice said on the other end of the line.

Alexandria had a small smile on her face.

"As I said I'm sorry to bother you… but could you perhaps come over to the hospital? I mean you know both of my parents and I need to ask you some important questions. And I don't know who else to turn to…" It felt a little strange to call a man she had met only yesterday, but he had been so kind, telling her that he'd known Marissa for a few years and that Alexi could call him if she needed someone to talk to. And since Alexandria didn't know who she could trust right now, so she called the only other person she could think of right now.

"If you want me to come I will come…" The warm voice said.

"Thank you Mr. Eudy… Sid…" Alexi said a little relieved and told the man which hospital she was in and which room number she had.

"It's okay… I'll be there in about twenty minutes…"

"Thanks Sid."

"As I said it's okay girl… see you…"

"Bye…" With that Alexi hung up the phone just before there was a knock on the door.

"I told you to leave me alone Chris!" Alexandria yelled frustrated.

Normally she was glad that Jericho wasn't the one to give up so quickly when she was sad, but right now she just couldn't see him. The two persons she trusted most had lied to her for years and that wasn't something you could just forget and forgive.

"It's not Chris… it's me Randy… can I come in?" A voice called from outside the door.

Alexi tensed a little. Randy was the one person who had nothing to do with that whole mess and he cared about her that much was obvious.

"Lexi? Are you okay? Can I come in now?" Randy's voice called again and Alexandria realised that she hadn't answered for too long and the young Orton must think that there was something wrong.
Actually there was something wrong and for a moment Alexi was tempted to tell him to leave her alone, but she knew she was being unfair since Randy really had nothing to do with Chris and her mother lying to her for years.

"Come in… but just you…" She called towards the door.

While she waited for Randy to come in she wondered where this new revelations left Shawn.

All her life she had thought that Shawn had just left her and her mother because he didn't need them, but now…

Shawn had never known about her so he hadn't ignored her all her life.

But… then I've hated him for twenty years for something he didn't really do…

Alexandria shook her head. She was confused and hurt now and had no idea what to think or more important she had no idea what to do and how to treat Shawn now.

"Lexi?" Randy's voice brought her out of her confused thoughts.

She raised her head and turned it into the direction of Randy's voice.

"Yeah?" She questioned, having no idea what else to say.

"Are you okay?" Randy questioned, looking at the girl sitting in the hospital bed. As soon as he'd asked that question he realised how dumb it had been.

Of course she's not okay… how can she be… He thought, walking over to the bed and sat down in a chair.

He wanted nothing more than to take her in his arms to comfort her but he didn't dare since he'd no idea how she would react. So he just sat there in silence, waiting for her to say something.

Alexi lowered her head a little and asked silently: "Randy, tell me… what did I do to them? Why did they lie to me? Did they think I couldn't handle the truth? I've hated Shawn for all my life and now I've found out that there was nearly no reason to." She sounded so sad and desperate that Randy couldn't take it anymore and reached out to grab her hand. He brought it to his lips and kissed it softly.

"Lexi, I've no idea why they haven't told you. My guess is that your mother wanted to protect you prevent you from getting hurt…"

"Oh yeah… that really worked…" Alexi said sarcastically.

"Lexi… I know it's easy for me to say that since I can't even imagine how you must feel right now, but I'm sure your mother and Chris never meant to hurt you like that."
"But why couldn't she just have told me why Shawn and she really split… I mean I could've handled that…"
"Sweetie, as I said I can't really tell you why your mother and Chris did what they did. But they still care about you a lot… and so do I… I care about you and I will be there for you no matter what."
Alexi heard the hurt undertone in Randy's voice and just now she realised how much her behaviour must've hurt him.

He had told her that he loved her and she had called for Chris and not for him when she needed emotional support.

Oh my god… I can't believe I did that… he must think I'm still in love with Chris… She thought, squeezing his hand and smiled.

"Randy… I'm sorry…" She said.

Randy had expected her to say a lot but not that she was sorry.

"Why are you sorry? There's nothing to be sorry for… it wasn't your fault that Chris and Marissa lied to you."
"That's not what I meant…" Alexi said and squeezed his hand again.

Randy looked at her with confusion in his eyes.

"So what do you mean then?" He questioned.

"I'm sorry for how I treated you. I mean you tell me you love me and I push you away and turn to Chris… I'm a crappy girlfriend." Alexi told Randy and couldn't stop a tear from escaping.

With his free hand Randy reached out to brush the tear softly away.

"Alexi… that's not true… I mean… yeah I was hurt… but you were hurt too and you were confused. You needed stability and someone who has been there for you when you were at your worst… and I can't give you that… at least not yet… but I want to give you that sense of stability and security… I love you Lexi, and nothing is going to change that." Randy admitted honestly and for a second he wondered why it was so easy to talk about his feelings and emotions with Alexi but towards others he always hid them in fear of getting hurt.

Alexandria smiled. "You know you seem to know me better than I do…" The young Orton had summarised exactly how she had been feeling when calling for Chris.
Randy laughed a little. "As much as I'd like to say I do, that would be a lie… it was actually John who told me how you must feel right now, when I was down, thinking you didn't love me…"

Alexandria raised her eyebrow questioningly. "John did that? Wow… he's good…"

"Yepp, he is… he said he had to get good to read me…"

Lexi laughed a little but then she realised what else Randy had said. He had believed that she didn't love him… but that was simply not true. Alexi loved Randy, more than she would've thought.

So she reached out and searched his face. Since he'd been talking to her just a second ago, it was no problem for her to find his cheek. She left her hand there and told Randy: "Randy… I know, I haven't given you that impression before but I do love you… more than I can tell you…"

The Legend Killer smiled brightly. Her words were so honest that he knew she meant what she said.

He gently took her hand away from his cheek, lowered his head and kissed her softly on the lips. Alexandria immediately responded to the kiss and when they broke apart they both smiled at each other.

They sat in silence for a moment before Randy asked carefully: "So what do you want to do now?"

Alexi shrugged. "I've no idea… I mean… I can't just forgive them for what they did to me… Right now I don't want to see any of them… I need to clear a few things up first…" She explained but didn't tell him she had called Sid Eudy.

I need to talk to him first. He has known both of my parents when they split… so perhaps he can tell me what exactly happened twenty years ago.
Randy looked at her. "What are you thinking about right now?" He questioned, wanting to know what was going on in her mind, hoping he would be able to help her.

"Oh just about some questions I want answered… and hopefully I'll get the answers soon…" Alexandria explained, still not telling Randy about his phone-call.

The Legend Killer could also see that she was holding back something but he didn't want to pressure her, so he just sat there and held her hand.

After another minute of silence he asked: "So when will your doctor be back to get you for the surgery?"
Alexi shrugged again. "I've no idea… but I guess in about half an hour…"
She then squeezed Randy's hand again. "Will you be there when I wake up?"
"Of course I will Lexi… I told you I would so I will keep my promise…"
"Thanks… and could you perhaps make sure that Chris, my mother and Shawn will stay away from me when I wake up?"

This request surprised and shocked Randy a little but he nodded, knowing that if he tried to talk to her that she couldn't run away from them, he would upset her, and that was something she didn't need right now.

"I will do that until you say you want to see them…"

Alexi smiled. "Thanks a lot Randy… I love ya…"
"I love ya too…" Randy said and kissed her again when they were interrupted by loud screaming from the hall.

"What's going on out there?" Alexi questioned.

"I've no idea… do you want me to see what's going on?"
"Yes please…" Alexi nodded.

"I'll be right back." Randy replied and got up from the bed after squeezing her hand one more time.

He walked over to the door and opened it carefully.

His eyes widened when he saw the scene in the hall.

Sid Eudy was just talking to Ric Flair and Triple H about their next steps when his cell phone rung.

A little curious he picked it up.

"Eudy?"He questioned, wondering who would call him at that time of day. It wasn't a number he knew, so he waited for the caller to say something.
"Mr. Eudy… This is Alexandria calling… I'm sorry to call you after just having met you yesterday for a few minutes but you said I could call." A small, female voice came through the phone. Eudy recognised it at once and smirked at Flair and Hunter, who looked at him curiously.

Then he answered warmly, trying to get Shawn's daughter to trust him: "Of course Alexandria… and I told you to call me Sid… what's the matter?"

He listened quietly while Alexi asked him to come to the hospital because she needed to ask him some questions about both of her parents.

"If you want me to come I will come…" He finally answered, sensing his chance to get the girl to trust him even more than before.

"Thank you Mr. Eudy… Sid…" Alexandria's voice came through the phone and Eudy could clearly hear the relief in her voice.

"It's okay… I'll be there in about twenty minutes…" He assured her, his grin widening even more and Hunter and Ric looked at each other in confusion.

"Thanks Sid."

"As I said it's okay girl… see you…" With that he hung up his phone and turned his attention completely to Flair and Triple H who had an unspoken question in their eyes.

Before they could voice it, he explained: "That was Shawn's daughter. She wants me to come over to the hospital because she wants to talk to me about her parents."
Hunter raised an eyebrow in question. He had finished his talk with Batista and McMahon a few minutes earlier and was content with the outcome. In the next week there would be a title match and Batista would loose it. So Triple H would get his title back. After the talk he had met up with Ric and Vicious to plan their next steps.

"Why does she want to talk to you?" He now asked.

"I have no idea… but she sounded really distressed and told me that I was the only one she could talk to right now."
Triple H rubbed his hands. "That's perfect… you can get her to trust you… and then she will be the perfect bait in our revenge."
Eudy nodded. "And Shawn will finally get what he deserves…" He said with hatred in his voice and Ric knew that it was directed at Shawn and even though he had no idea what had happened twenty years ago that had made Sid hate Shawn that much, he could clearly see that this hatred had grown in the last years.

For a moment he asked himself if it was okay to drag Alexi into the whole story. The girl had nothing to do with all of that…

But when he looked at Hunter and Sid he knew that there was no way he could talk them out of it.

Well I just have to wait and see… and make sure they don't go too far… He thought and even if Ric was a bad boy in the ring he still had some sense for what was right and wrong behind the scenes.

Eudy's voice brought him back to reality.

"So… I better go now and see what she wants… I'll tell ya later… so see ya…" And with that Sid made his way to the hospital.

About ten minutes later he entered the hospital and it didn't take him long to find Alexandria's room.

He spotted Shawn, Marissa and Chris easily and for a moment he wondered if it would be better if he just turned around left but on the other hand he could it rub right into Shawn's face that his daughter had called him to talk about her problems.

So he walked over to them with a confident look on his face.

Chris was the first one to spot him and he said something to John Cena what Sid couldn't understand.

Eudy had now reached the group and said a casual hello.

He however wasn't prepared for the reactions he got.

Shawn sprung up from his seat and grabbed a handful of Sid's shirt.

"You bastard… you dare to come here?" He screamed and shook the older man vehemently.

Sid tried to pry Shawn off him but had little success.

Shit… he must've found out about what I did back when Alexandria was born… He thought.

Well, can't help that now… but it still doesn't change my plans since Alexandria has called for me.

He put a smirk on his face. "I'm not here without reason. Alexandria called me… she wants to see me and talk to me…"
Sid's words must've surprised Shawn because he went pale and let go of Sid's shirt.

Chris Jericho, on the other hand, stepped up so that his face was mere inches away from Sid.

"Just for once Eudy, tell the truth… what the hell are you doing here? And don't try to drag Alexi into it…"

"I'm not lying… if you don't believe me… go in there and ask her." Sid said and rubbed his neck, where Shawn's rough treating had left its marks.

Before Chris could answer, the door to Alexi's room opened and Randy stuck his head out.

"What the hell is going on here?" He asked angrily, looking at all present who had fallen silent in surprise.

to be continued if you want me to