When gossip travels fast, it goes at the speed of light. Various tabloid magazines have made millions off delivering the breaking celebrity news first. With new gossip websites and insiders being added on daily basis, it was only a matter of time before a celebrity's indiscretions was front-page news and all over the world wide web.

And it was no different in the WWE, courtesy of Lilian Garcia—gossip to the Divas.

Just as Randy predicted, everyone in the WWE knew about him and Rae within hours of what Lilian saw. Because the news traveled from person to person, the story itself took on a life of its own.

"So is it true that they fucked in the hotel lobby on the concierge desk?" Torrie asked.

"I heard that they did it in the swimming pool when there were kids around." Candice replied.

"I heard that she sucked him off right in front of Vince!" Maria added.

"Ew, that's old balls!" Mickie shuddered. "Fuck, she's with Dave so shit, she probably prefers old balls."

Meanwhile, Rae spent the majority of her time hiding the sound booth. It was her only way of keeping focused on her job duties and not answering various questions about what really happened. She and Dave were working through it privately and that's all she cared about. She didn't need to satisfy inquiring minds.

Especially Lilian's. And Rae would deal with her later.

But as of now, she was satisfied with working on entrances for the newcomers and talking with Vince about everything than what was happening. And much to her dismay, the one conversation more pertinent than his new granddaughter was Rae's romantic situation.

"Everything alright with you and Dave?" Vince asked.

"Everything is fine, Vince. Now about these new program books…."

"Sure about that? Quick to change the subject, are we?"

"I thought my personal life wasn't company business."

"For the time being." Vince replied honestly.

Rae stared at her boss as she hoped that he wouldn't dare use her personal situation as fodder for a much-anticipated storyline and match between Randy and Dave. "Vince, I promise to you that my personal life will not get in the way of my job duties."

"Rachel, you're a great employee and I didn't think you'll let your personal issues affect your work. However, if you ever change your mind and slimmed down, you could always become a Diva." He said as he got up. "Let me know how those program books turn out."

Vince suggesting to Rae to lose weight wasn't accidental. He told her exactly what he was thinking without saying it. "I'll let you know." Rae nodded as Vince left.

Craving privacy and not wanting to put her business more in the public eye, Rae was busy thinking about how many Krispy Kremes she could eat.

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"Knock, knock." Lita said as she knocked on the sound booth door. "Are you busy?"

Rae turned around and motioned for Lita to sit down. "What's up?"

"Can we talk for a minute?"

"Sure. What did you want to talk about?"

"You and Randy."

"Amy…"

"Just hear me out, now."

Rae's face went blank. "You have five minutes."

"I'm not going to go on how bad or wrong it was because let's face it, that'll sound real fuckin' stupid of me to say. But I am saying that you should go with your heart and not with what's comfortable. And maybe Dave isn't the one you should be with. And maybe it's not Randy, either. But whatever the case, it's ultimately your happiness that's at stake. Randy or Dave would just be an added bonus." Lita said. "And that's it."

Rae was waiting to hear more. She was waiting to get a third-degree grilling. She was waiting for Lita to just about berate her choices. Instead, she gave her some much-needed advice when she wasn't looking for it. "Thank you, Amy."

"Not a problem!" Lita said as she looked at her watch. "Well, my five minutes are up. I'm going to head out now." She said as she got up.

"Um, Amy?"

"Yeah?"

"Um, do you mind if we talk some time?" Rae asked.

Lita smiled. "Not at all, Sweetie. I'll see you later." She then left the sound booth.

After Lita left, Rae tried to focus on her work but it was becoming within a task of itself. Something always reminded her of her situation. If she was looking at a wrestler's certain facial expressions, she thought of Randy. Certain wrestler's physical attributes reminded her of Dave.

And the comparisons didn't stop there. She loved Dave and could build a future with him. He was stable, mature, settled, and everything Rae had ever wanted. He understood her without trying and they both knew each other very well. They were soul mates and spiritual partners.

But Randy was unpredictable. He had stability to an extent and wouldn't be considered mature, by no means. His definition of settling was choosing a brunette when a blonde wasn't available. And yet there was something intriguing about Randy that drawn Rae to him. She couldn't explain it nor could she describe it. But there was something sweet and innocent about Randy hidden underneath his asshole exterior.

And Rae felt an unstoppable pull towards him. And she wasn't sure if she wanted to stop it.

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As Rae stayed hidden inside the sound booth, she only appeared when she had to use the bathroom. She made sure that no one saw her and did her business as quickly as possible. When she was done, she made a bee-line towards the sound booth and closed the door behind her. There wasn't a note posted on her door but everyone knew that unless there was business to be talked about, Rae was not in the mood to answer questions from anyone regarding her personal life.

Too bad someone didn't take that news to heart. "You have a minute, Rae?" Randy announced as he let himself inside and locked the door behind him. "I think we need to talk."

Rae didn't bother turning around as she kept her focus on the screen in front of her. "About?"

"About how much I love Brooke Hogan's music." Randy pulled up a chair beside her. "You know what I want to talk to you about."

"Randy, there is absolutely nothing for us to talk about."

"Say it to my face."

Rae turned and stared into Randy's eyes. "There is absolutely nothing for us to talk about."

"Bullshit."

Rae shook her head. "What do you want me to say, Orton?"

"I just want you to be real with me."

"I am being real with you and I'm about to become very real with you in a minute by cussing your ass out."

"You're cute when you're mad."

"Stop it."

Randy looked at Rae's screen. She was supposed to work on entrances for Raw yet she was staring at a snapshot of Dave. And Randy knew it wasn't just coincidence that Dave just happened to be on the screen. "Nice pictorial of him."

"It is."

"Everything okay with you two?"

"Why do you care?"

"I don't. I'm just being polite."

"Well, stop it."

Randy continued to look at the picture of Dave. "Am I making you uncomfortable?"

Rae shrugged. "I thought it was obvious."

"Why?"

"Stupid question."

"My stupid questions are always the ones that you have a problem answering."

"If they weren't stupid, I wouldn't have a problem answering them."

"You don't like being challenged, don't you?"

"I don't like being bothered is more like it."

Randy smirked and licked his lips. He then got up and unlocked the door. "Whatever. You can't fight this forever, Penny." He muttered.

Rae snapped her head towards Randy. "What did you just call me?"

Randy smiled as he noticed the look in Rae's eyes. He touched a sensitive area in Rae's heart and he knew things would were going to play in his favor from this moment on. "Rachel."