Twenty-five years later...
Spring embraced the American Miami coast like a young married couple. As the orange sun glinted in the sky, a dedicated couple sat contemplating the next few days. That couple were the Orton's; Roxanna and Randy Orton.
Listening half arsedly to the radio, Roxy peered over at her husband of nearly 26 years. Her love for him was still as strong - if not stronger - than the day they'd married, all of those years ago in June. She knew that the feeling was mutual.
Since the birth of daughter Lainey, a lot had changed for the couple. They knew deep in their hearts that although they loved being on the road with Raw constantly, they had both done enough of it over the years and were then ready to settle down and devote their time fully to their offspring. After the birth of their second child, Randy retired from wrestling for good, working the occasional match at pay per views such as Survivor Series and Wrestlemania.
"You nervous about to night?" she lovingly asked her husband, gliding her fingers through his chocolate brown hair.
"Nope, not at all. What about you? You actually have to go up their and say nice things about me."
"There's too much to say. I am only allowed to talk for 5 minutes, you know!" Roxy joked.
Tonight would be a huge night in the life of Randy Keith Orton; he was to be inducted into the Hall of Fame, something that he'd been dreaming about for a long, long time. Roxy would be inducting him which made the whole experience even better.
As ever, the following evening would be Wrestlemania. But it wouldn't be any old Wrestlemania for the Orton's; the first fourth generation superstar in the company's history would be wrestling for the World Heavyweight Championship.
Arriving at the hotel, they both got changed into their smart outfits for the evening; Randy a tuxedo, Roxy a red wine coloured evening gown.
Neither had aged too much over the years. Sure, Randy didn't work out too much and had put on a little weight, Roxy had gained stretch marks from the birth of their children and both of them had started to lose their original, brown hair colouring, but nothing to make them unrecognisable. They were both extremely lucky in that respect with no prominent signs of aging.
As she stood making her hair as perfect as it could possibly be, Roxy mumbled a few words under her breath. She'd never inducted anyone into the Hall of Fame before and it was a prestigious honour in which to do so. She knew what she could say about her soul mate but knew that she needed to keep it less about their love life and more about his legendary career.
"Rox, sweetie, it's nearly time to go!" Randy yelled from the bedroom to the bathroom, running the palm of his hand over his face to make sure there was no signs of stubble. He was excited at seeing his and Roxanna's only son wrestle for the most valuable prize in the business tomorrow night; the World Heavyweight Championship. Win or lose, he would still be proud of his boy.
Roxy waltzed out of the bathroom before kissing Randy on the lips gently, so that she didn't smear lipstick all over him. "You ready?" she purred, straightening his tie.
"You bet!" he declared, kissing Roxy once again on the lips as they made their way to the Hall of Fame ceremony.
Stepping from the limo, they waved to the numerous WWE photographers, both forgetting just how irritating the camera could be. It was one of the aspects of life that you had to learn to deal with. You had no choice.
"It reminds me of the night I inducted my Father into the Hall of Fame!" Randy gushed, tightening his grip on Roxy's hand.
"Hey, maybe one day Daniel will be inducted into the Hall of Fame by his child!" Roxy grinned, referring to her and Randy's son, the first fourth generation superstar in WWE history.
"I hope so. I dunno, when we spoke to him on the phone last night, do you think he sounded a bit...cagey?" Randy questioned, a little concerned for his lads welfare.
"I thought that but then I remembered that he's always been a little temperamental." Roxy shrugged.
Randy sarcastically muttered "Wonder who he could possibly take after!"
Roxy jokingly widened her eyes and slapped Randy on the bottom! "Arse!"
"You love me really."
"I know." Roxy smirked, kissing him passionately on the lips.
Braking their lip lock came a familiar voice..."Save that for later!" the dirty blonde, Canadian yelled.
"Y2J!" Randy exclaimed, embracing his best man from his wedding nearly 26 years ago. "How long has it been?"
"Too long! Hey Roxy, looking as gorgeous as ever!" Chris grinned, kissing her cheek.
"Thank you. Congratulations on getting inducted tonight." Roxy stated, returning to Randy's side.
"Thanks. It's great that us and HBK are all inducted on the same night, huh?"
Chris agreed with Randy. "Yeah, it was a nice gesture by Vince. How's my God-son? Ready to beat Triple H junior for the World Heavyweight Championship tomorrow night?"
"Actually, he seems kinda edgy," Randy admitted, running a hand through his short hair "Do you think that you could have a word with him, see if you can make him a little less nervous?"
"Sure, no probs. Well, see you later, I'm just gonna go and see how Ash is doing. He's meant to be running errands for Shane O' Mac for some strange reason. See you later." Chris waved, wondering off to find his only child.
"Poor Ash!" Roxy shook her head.
"Mom! Dad!" A voice called from behind them.
"Lainey!" Roxy hollered, hugging her eldest daughter close "How are you?"
"I'm good, really good. Dad!" she said once again, kissing her dad's cheek "Big night tonight, huh?"
"You could say that, sweetheart." Randy responded.
Lainey was the most reserved of the Orton offspring. Pretty and a spitting image of her Mother in most lights, she was also that most intelligent of her siblings. She was now twenty-five years old and a Doctor in training with her Father's determination and strength. She stood taller than her Mum about five foot ten with beautiful, crystal blue eyes, chocolate brown, curly hair and a slender, model-esque figure. Her hair framed her face perfectly and looked gorgeous with her golden evening gown.
"You any idea where your sister is?" Roxy asked, knowing farewell that she wouldn't have a clue. Although her sister and her were not arch rivals, they were hardly the best of friends. Some days they would get on like a house on fire but other days they aggravated each other no end. However, Lainey had moved out of her parents house some time ago and was currently living with her boyfriend, none other than Shawn Michaels' son, Cameron. Ever since two first met as children, they hit it off from the start, both shying away from wrestling and the entertainment industry, much to their parents delight in many ways. Although both the Michaels and Orton's had reservations as to whether the couple would stay together for any length of time, they were certainly defying the odds at the moment. They started dating when Lainey was seventeen years old and hadn't looked back since.
"Nope, sorry, haven't seen her. Anyway, I'm just gonna go and find Cammy. See you guys later and good look with tonight!" Lainey departed.
As the couple made their way over to the bar to greet some of their old friends, Roxy's phone started to bleep. "Hello?"
"Mom, hi, it's Kaydence. I'm so sorry but my cars just broken down. I don't know if I'm gonna make it to Dad's induction." she began, her voice wavering.
"Ok, where are you?"
"On the side of the road. I'm so sorry." she once again apologised, biting the end of her purple painted nail. "I promise I'll do everything I can..."
"It's ok honey. Do you want to speak to your Dad?" Roxy questioned.
"Please."
As Roxy lent over to pass Randy the phone, someone else took a hold of it...
"I might know you wouldn't be here. You never are. Let me guess, if you can milk this one enough, you think you can get out of my main event tomorrow at Wrestlemania, huh? Guess what Kay, ain't happening. You fuck up way too much to be my sister. You've always got your head in the clouds singing 'me me me' and to think you are gonna miss our Father's most important night of his career! You're pathetic!" he snarled, Randy exasperated by his son's outburst.
"Gimme that!" he glared, snatching the phone from Daniels hand. "Sorry about that. Look, honey, I know you'll be thinking about me no matter what. If you can get here, great, but if not I'll see you whenever. Don't worry about it, baby."
"But Dad..."
"Shhh, see you whenever. Love you." he concluded, hanging up.
"What the hell was that about?" Roxy sternly asked her son.
"She needed to be put in her place. She's so selfish. Heaven forbid she misses a video shoot to be at her own Father's Hall of Fame induction!" he sarcastically waved his hands in the air.
"Now that's enough!" Randy stormed "You know how busy she is with her music career, trying to make that work for her. I believe her, ok? She won't miss your match tomorrow and that's final."
"Oh come on Dad! Don't tell me you believe that bullshit!"
"She's my daughter. Of course I believe her."
"I'm your son and you never believe me!"
"That's not true! I think..."
As the boys pathetic argument continued, the Hall of Fame ceremony was due to start any minute. Would Daniel last the evening without getting his head ripped off by Randy? Would Kaydence make it to the Hall of Fame ceremony? What would Roxy say about her beloved husband?
Check back for more, soon!
Ok, I bet a lot of you are thinking 'What? What happened to baby Lainey?' Ok, I decided that I wanted to delve a little into the future, to show you what Roxy and Randy's lives are like now. Don't worry, they'll be flashbacks to tell you what Lainey, Daniel and Kaydence were like as children and teenagers!
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