CHAPTER 4 - TOMORROW
"Mim?" Randy asked as he waved a hand in the face of the 16 year old sitting across the table from him.
Mim shot straight out of her day dream and came face to face with Randy Orton. His blue eyes were staring straight at her and his head was cocked to one side. Mim sighed as she quickly moved her hand to her neck. She wasn't even wearing the locket Dave had given her last year for her birthday. Relief swept over her as she looked at Randy again and smiled.
"You ok?" Randy asked as he poured himself another glass of wine.
"Yeah," Mim said as she removed her hand from her neck "Why?"
Randy cocked an eyebrow at her before taking a a sip from his glass.
"Well, I tell you that everything's going to work out with you and Jack and then you completely blank on me," Randy explained to an obviously clueless Mim of her recent actions "You went off and started staring into space."
Mim laughed a little and started fiddling with her bracelet, before looking back up at Randy who was now smiling.
"I'm fine, honestly," Mim said in response "I guess I was just dreaming."
A cocky grin spread across his face as he slumped back into his chair.
"Must have been about me," Randy said to Mim's shock "I mean I saw you smiling."
Randy's grin grew wider and bigger by the minute and for once Randy was right. She was dreaming about him, but she could never let him know that. That wouldn't be helping his ego and that certainly wouldn't help her relationship with Randy or with Livi, who visited Randy frequently on the RAW set. Mim rolled her eyes at the 24 year old before picking up her drink.
"I said I had a dream Randy, not a nightmare," she said before taking a sip of her drink.
Randy threw his head back and laughed, as did Mim.
The live band in the restaurant then started playing and Mellina was immediately asked to dance by Hunter and Dave turned to Mim, seated beside him.
"C'mon, Mim," Dave said as he grabbed his little sister's hand.
Mim smiled at Dave before turning back to Randy and smiling.
"I'll be back Randy," Mim said as she got up from her seat and walked with Dave onto the dance floor.
Randy watched Mim and Dave laugh and it made him smile. That girl sure was something. Randy couldn't keep his eyes off her as she laughed and joked with Dave. His eyes were fixed on her gorgeous, long legs showing more than enough in the mini skirt she was wearing tonight. Randy loved every minute he spent with her. She could always tell exactly what he was thinking and she was always there to talk to him about absolutely anything. She helped him through the hard times he'd had with Livi about his on-screen story line with Stacey Keibler and he truly thanked her for that.
"Randy, ma man," Ric suddenly said as he took Mim's seat opposite Randy.
"Ric!" Randy managed as his chain of thought was broken.
"So, Livi couldn't make it?" Ric said as he swished around the wine in the bottom of his glass.
"Seems that way," Randy half muttered.
"Don't worry about it, Randy," Ric said as he patted Randy on the back "She'll come around. You're Randy Orton. The "legend killer"! She's damn lucky she ain't waitin' in line to get a piece of you!"
Ric was getting worked up again and it was making Randy laugh. Ric had a point. There were so many other girls that would just die at the chance to have dinner with the 24 year old 3rd generation superstar, and yet here's was Livi complaining about Randy's travelling, work and work mates.
He didn't have to put up with that! Randy'd made sacrifices just to be with Livi and she didn't appreciate it at all. Randy had lost one of his best mates from St Louis, just so he could be with her. He moved mountains for her and in return all she'd done was complain. Randy didn't even think her family liked him. They looked down upon wrestling as a 'proper' profession. Livi, Olivia Elizabeth Margaret Lennox, had a really big, rich family. They were all snobs from the rich part of Bel-Air. Her father was an oir heir and her mother had been a Hollywood actress years before - Livi following in her mother's footsteps in Broadway. Randy and his family really didn't fit into that kind of lifestyle. His dad was a retired wrestler and a car salesman in St Louis and his mum was a nurse. He had a younger brother and sister. The Orton's were simple people and it was only because Randy knew the right people from the WWE that he met up with Livi. Now, come to think of it Randy was wondering how he and Livi had managed to stay so long together. They were constantly fighting and he couldn't stand all the complaining she did every waking hour of the day. Why should he be wasting his time with Livi, when he could be with someone else. When he could be with any girl he wanted. When he could be with a girl like...
"Randy Orton!" Mim exclaimed as she came and grabbed Randy by the arm "Come and dance with me!"
Randy was completely taken by surprise, but didn't fight the urge to join Mim on the dance floor. Hunter was no occupied with a pretty blonde that reminded Randy of the WWE Women's Champ, Trish Stratus, and Dave and Mellina were completely infatuated with each other that they didn't notice Randy and Mim come onto the dance floor. The two reached a spot of the dance floor and much to Randy's surprise, Mim immediately wrapped her arms around Randy's neck without a second thought. Randy smiled to himself, taking the lead and wrapping his muscular arms around her waist. Randy felt like he was at a high school dance again. He hadn't danced like this in a long time. The only time he ever danced was in the night clubs he and Evolution sometimes headed to and he didn't really think that you could classify that as dancing! Randy looked down at Mim and she smiled at him, her electric blue orbs sparkling; dazzling in the dimmed restaurant lights. She looked gorgeous! She looked more than beautiful than ever before and Randy soon found himself staring. Forgetting occassionally to blink.
"You OK, Orton?" Mim finally said as Randy's continuous stare started to worry her "I'm not losing you am I?"
"Course not," Randy said snapping out the moment and out of the stare "I was just thinking!"
Mim gently nodded. Randy quickly changed the topic before Mim could respond with a smart ass comment, that she and Randy usually sent flying at each other just for the sake of it.
"I hope you are enjoying your night, Miriam," Randy said in his poshest tone as he looked down his nose at Mim.
Mim smiled a little before playing along.
"Why, yes, Randall! How very sweet of you to be asking it!" Mim said right back at Randy in her best posh accent.
The two smiled and half laughed at each other's and their own stupidity. Randy and Mim soon found themselves staring at the floor. The silence between them was becoming awkward and neither knew that the other was similar thoughts. Mim didn't know that Randy was thinking about her, and Randy didn't know she was thinking about him. Them, almost like a chain reaction, Mim found something to say to break the silence the same time Randy did and they both lifted their heads up to face the other. They soon found out that that wasn't the smartest thing to do and they collided and crashed heads.
"Ow!" Mim exclaimed as she buried her head into Randy's shoulder.
Randy hid the little pain he was experiencing and managed to half-laugh at their misfortune.
"Come here!" Randy said as he brought his hands to Mim's face and titled her head upwards towards him.
She had a curious and wide-eyed look. She was obviously wondering what he was going to do next. What his next move would be. Randy ever so gently bent his head down and kissed Mim gently on the head where he's collided with her. Upon breaking away from the kiss. Randy looked Mim in the eye again and she wore an expressionless face before slightly smiling at Randy.
"Better?' Randy asked softly.
"Much," Mim almost whispered back.
The two looked into each other's eyes for what seemed like an eternity before either spoke again.
"Do you feel it?" Mim softly said as she and Randy started dancing again.
Her voice was shaky and uncertain. Randy knew exactly what she was talking about. He felt it. He felt the connection the two had. He felt the tension between them. He felt...
"Yeah," Randy whispered softly in her ear "I feel it."
Mim slightly nodded before returning to the pair's awkward silence.
"So, why..." Mim started speaking again when she was interrupted.
"I think it's past your bedtime, missy!" Dave said as he patted Mim on the head.
Mim and Randy's heads both span around to face Dave and Mellina on his arm.
"And since when do you know my bedtime?" Mim responded quickly as she released the tight grip she had on her arms around Randy's neck.
"I think we should get going," Dave said as he looked from Mim to Randy.
"Yeah, sound's good!" Mim said as she smiled at Dave before turning to look at Randy, who hadn't yet spoken.
"Yep! I'll get our stuff!" Randy said to Mim before quickly exiting.
Randy briskly walked away from the three of them leaving Dave a little confused.
"He's been acting strange all night," Dave said as he watched Randy leave the conversation "He's never usually that quiet!"
Mellina didn't speak. She just nodded in agreeance with Dave. Meanwhile, however, Mim stood in silence hugging her own body.
"Do you know what's up with him, Mim?" Dave asked as he looked at his little sister.
"It's probably just Livi," Mim lied.
Dave nodded and he and Mellina headed for the door with Mim close behind. Mim knew that Livi wasn't what was bothering Randy at all. Maybe, it was a little bit, but that wasn't why he was acting all strange. Randy was just as confused as she was. Mim saw Randy waiting at the door for her with her black jacket in one hand and her gold clutch in the other. He wore a cute smile as he opened the door for her as she chucked on her jacket.
Mim soon found herself with Evolution and Mellina.
"OK," Hunter said as he wobbled around "Ric and I'll catch a taxi back to the hotel."
Mim was impressed by their drunk behaviour. Drinks could turn even the most respectable men into idiots! The pair were wobbling and their words became slurred, making it hard to understand what they were muttering on about.
"I think I better go with them," Randy said as he helped Ric to stand "Make sure they get back to the room in one piece."
"Good idea," Dave nodded as he watched Hunter stumbling over his own two feet.
"I'll take Mellina home and Mim and I will then head back to the hotel," Dave suggested.
Randy nodded as a cab pulled up beside Hunter.
"See you tomorrow, Dave," Randy waved at Dave and Mellina "Mellina, nice to meet you."
"It was nice to meet you too, Randy," Mellina replied.
"Night, Orton!" Dave replied as he put an arm around Mellina.
Randy then turned to face Mim and leaned forward and hugged her. Mim smiled as she hugged Randy back. His hug was firm, warm and tight.
"We need to talk," Randy whispered in Mim's ear.
Mim nodded as the hug finished. She looked up at Randy.
"Tomorrow," Mim softly said as Randy hopped into the cab.
Mim didn't take her eyes off Randy until the cab was out of site.
She didn't say a word. A million things were running through her mind. What am I doing?
