Saturday had arrived. Since his eye was fixed, Randy had been feeling a little better. Each day, he could feel and see improvement and was only too happy to be getting back to normal again. He realised he could have been blinded that night but refused to even think about it - he was trying to look towards a brighter future for himself and Roxanna.
He knew in his heart what he had to do.
Delving into his bedside draw, Randy was looking for the package that arrived from Australia just a few weeks ago. Roxy was not in the house at the minute but would be popping back shortly from the WWE's recording of the Christmas single. She didn't want to go of course - she couldn't stand the thought of it. She hated those tacky songs to celebrate one time of year and one time of year only. Randy despised them equally.
"A ha." he murmured, picking up the small, blue box that contained something both of importance and significance; Roxy's soon to be engagement ring.
Opening the box, the single diamond dazzled in the crisp, morning light. Randy smirked to himself. It was exactly what Roxy wanted. He reminisced about the first time she saw it...
Flashback: The WWE's Australia trip earlier on in the year.
Roxy and Randy strolled along the streets of Sydney, enjoying each other's company. They came across a jewellers shop. Randy stared inside the window at the gold Rolex watch. Roxy preferred to look at the rings.
"What you looking at?" Randy asked.
"Nothing, really."
Randy looked over at the tray of white gold diamond rings. The one Roxy was looking at in particular has a heart in the centre with a single, clear diamond in the centre of that.
'One day, that will be yours.' Randy thought to himself, looking back over at Roxy, smirking as he did so.
End of Flashback.
Randy knew that Roxy probably wasn't expecting anything like this and that she wasn't expecting to be proposed to. Randy had intended to wait until the new year, but after how things had worked out over the past few weeks felt that it was more appropriate than ever.
Thursday night, after her MTV interview in New York, Randy intended on taking Roxy to on of their favourite resturants in New York, Murizio's. Afterwards, by the time they got back to the hotel, he had another surprise for her, an early Christmas present as well as her ring. What he had in store for her was something far more unsuspecting and certainly beautiful.
Meanwhile, in the recording studio, all of the WWE Superstars intended to be on the record were hung around in their 'Cliques'. Roxy was stood talking to Lita when Chris and Shawn entered the room.
"Hi Roxy." Chris greeted "How are you?"
"I'm good thanks."
"How's Randy?" Shawn asked. Although he phone Randy the other day, he wanted to make sure he was making good progress.
"He's doing great, his eye is getting easier to open and everything, so everything's looking fine, not only for me but for him."
"How long is he gonna be out of wrestling for?" Chris questioned.
"The doctor said six to eight weeks last Thursday. Hopefully, he'll be back before the Royal Rumble."
"Does anyone know what song we are meant to be singing or whatever?" Lita asked.
"Ha, I'm not, I'm here for morale support according to Vince." smirked Roxy.
"No fair!" Lita pouted.
"I think it's that 'Do they know it's Christmas time at all?'" Shawn interjected.
"What? That song has been covered so many times, it lacks meaning." Roxy sneered.
"You say that about all Christmas songs though don't you?" Lita quizzed.
"Yeah, but..."
"Why don't you go and talk to Vince since you're his star pupil at the moment." Y2J suggested cheekily.
"Fine, I will! Don't say I'm not a good morale booster!" she pointed, walking over to the corridor where Vince was talking to some of the band.
"Yes, I really want to hear that trumpet being blown!" Vince enthused.
Roxy looked at him in utter shock. He was wearing jeans - which the aging gentleman shoulder never, ever, under any circumstances do - and he had on a jumper that what appeared to be a reindeer in the centre, with a big, shiny, red nose on it. Roxy didn't know whether to laugh or to slap him with a wet kipper! She coughed slightly as Vince turned to face her.
"Ah, Raw's delightful General Manager, how are you?"
"I thought Eric was still on Smackdown?" she glanced around wittily.
"Ha ha, you're such a kidder! So, you looking forward to boosting the morale of your employees?"
"Ummm, my workmates seem to be a little ticked off with the song choice."
"Ah - I knew this would happen, I should have seen it coming!"
"Thanks, yeah." Roxy murmured, maybe this wasn't to be as bad after all?
"I knew we should record Jingle Bells instead!"
"Vince, can I call you Vince?"
"Sure Roxanna, can I call you Roxanna?"
"Ha yeah, you see that's just the thing; all Christmas songs are cheesy and quite frankly, no one in there wants to sing any of them."
"Oh?"
"Yep."
"Dammit." Vince cursed under his breath, walking to the other side of the corridor. "Can I ask for your expertises on the matter - what would you do?" he questionned, turning back to face the Raw General Manager.
"Personally, you really want to know?"
"Yes."
"I would scrap the whole thing altogether and simply say it was a nasty internet rumour that spiralled out of control. That one has worked for you so well in the past." Roxy told, obviously taking the piss. Well, it was obvious to everyone except for Vince!
"I can't do that...people all over the world are counting on us to provide them with a humorous, good will Christmas gesture."
"It'll be humorous alright." Roxy sarcastically muttered, raising an eyebrow.
"We need something that could save mankind, that could make a difference to people's festive seasons."
"It'll certainly be a new Christmas Cracker joke..."
"Which Christmas song would you suggest?" Vince almost pleaded.
"Personally I think 'Fairy Tail of New York' by the Pogues, that's the best Christmas song I've ever heard..."
"Doesn't that have the line 'You're an old slut on junk' and 'Merry Christmas your arse'?" Vince questioned.
"Yeah and your point is? It's perfect!"
"Nah, far too vulgar, not really family listening!"
"Why don't we cover that song that everyone else has 'All I want for Christmas'? That way, no one's happy, especially not the listener."
"Nah, we must do something more original."
"I think I've got just the thing..." Roxy grinned evilly. It wasn't her to be singing it, so what would it matter?
Roxy finally arrived back at her and Randy's house for 7pm. She stumbled into the living room where Randy was watching the news.
"Hey baby." she purred, seductively kissing his chin.
"So, how'd it go?" he sat up, making room for her on the couch.
"Good, finally, when I got my way."
"What song is it?"
"The Darkness; Christmas time, don't let the bells end."
"Rox, that song sucks!"
"I know but Vince wanted them to sing 'Do they know it's Christmas time at all' or 'Jingle Bells' I had to do something."
"Yeah, I see your point!" Randy laughed "I've missed you."
"Same here."
Next time...Randy proposes to Roxy but will she say yes?
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