Chapter 10 – Something It's Not.

Randy winced again as he felt a little pain, "are you nearly done yet?" he sighed.

"Just this last one," the Dr replied as he gently placed the last butterfly stitch onto Randy's swollen temple.

Randy let out a sigh of relief, "finally…I'll be on my way then," he quickly jumped down from the bed.

"Err wait a second Mr Orton I'm not done yet I think you should stay and let me run some tests first," the Dr called out pleadingly.

Randy turned to face him, "Dr Long I'll be just fine, I feel fine so no problems okay."

The little man sighed, "okay but come back if you have any dizziness or nausea. You took quite a blow to the head you could have a concussion or worse."

"I'll be careful then," Randy nodded as he walked out of the small exam room.

"I suggest bed rest," the Dr called out.

Dr Long watched him walk away as he shook his head. He'd been Randy's Dr since he was a child and he knew when he wasn't going to win. Outside in the hallway Randy whistled loudly as he put his jacket back on and walked out into the waiting area to find AJ sat reading a magazine.

Randy stopped in front of him as AJ looked up, "what is that home and garden?"

"I'm thinking about decorating," AJ shrugged.

"Homo," Randy muttered.

AJ rolled his eyes putting the magazine down and standing up in front of Randy, "how's the head any brain damage or better amnesia?" he asked smiling.

"Nope I'm completely fine," Randy smiled.

"To bad I was hoping you'd forgot that you knew me," AJ shrugged.

"AJ I've been trying to do that for years but it never seems to work," Randy shrugged nonchalantly.

AJ rolled his eyes, "so you okay to leave then?" he asked.

"Yep just gotta get bed rest and shit," Randy shrugged.

AJ laughed as he turned and began to walk away followed by Randy who was still whistling. They exited the hospital and made their way towards the parking lot. As they reached AJ's car he turned to Randy.

"You sure you should be going on this date?"

"Yeah why not?" Randy shrugged as he walked towards the passenger side.

"Well your head didn't you say you needed bed rest?" AJ raised an eyebrow.

"AJ there is no way I'm missing this date even if my leg got amputated," Randy said nodding. "Plus if things go smoothly I will be getting some bed rest if you know what I mean," Randy smiled cockily.

AJ rolled his eyes and sighed as he climbed in the car followed by Randy.

Once inside Randy quickly looked over at AJ, "oh hey did you remember to do the flowers for me?" he asked.

"Yep twelve red roses just like you said," AJ rolled his eyes as he put the key in the ignition and started the engine then quickly driving out the parking lot.

"I owe you man," Randy smiled.

"No you don't I used your credit card," AJ smirked.


Trish's head snapped up as she was alarmingly brought out of her daydream by a loud banging noise. Looking away from the TV for a few seconds she realized it was coming from the door. Slowly getting up she walked over to it and peered through the peephole. Smiling she stood back and opened it to see Amy stood there with her hands full.

"Please don't tell me there for AJ?" Trish laughed as she looked at what Amy was carrying.

"Funny ha ha but I'm way to cheap to buy something like these," Amy pulled her tongue as she walked past Trish inside her apartment.

"Okay so care to explain them then?" Trish said asking about the large vase of roses Amy currently had in her arm.

"These are for you my dear," Amy placed them down on the coffee table as she sat back kicking her feet up. "They were being delivered as I arrived so I brought them up for you…heavy little things too, I deserve a tip."

Trish furrowed her brow as she glanced down at the large bouquet of twelve beautiful roses all a gorgeous shade of red. She looked back up at the smirking face of Amy.

"Say anything and your dead," Trish pointed at her.

"Me?" Amy smirked as she pointed at herself.

"I can't believe he'd do this," Trish sighed as she gathered the roses and put them in the kitchen out of sight. If she didn't see them she didn't have to deal with how they made her feel.

"What get you flowers?" Amy asked confused.

"No there not just flowers." Trish sighed. "There his way of telling me that this is just more than a casual dinner and that obviously thinks this is serious and by me accepting them means he's won, don't you get it I'm playing into his little plan…I'm seriously screwed here!" Trish sighed as flopped down onto the sofa next to a quiet Amy.

After a few seconds Amy furrowed her brow and turned her head to look at Trish, "we are looking at the same flowers here aren't we?"

Trish flashed Amy a sideway glance then sighed loudly, "it's simple I just won't go."

"Oh no you don't!" Amy said loudly sitting forward. "I've had to endure two hours of Mickie trying to choose my outfit, my make up, my hairstyle not to mention listening to her rambling on about Randy and how lucky I am to be going so you are going if I have to drag you there by your pretty blonde hair…okay!" Amy said then sat back breathing out.

"You scare me sometimes." Trish laughed.

"I'm not half as scary as Mickie trust me," Amy laughed.

"Why did you agree to come with me?" Trish asked.

Amy toyed with the truth then decided against it for now and shrugged, "oh I don't know because I had a momentarily lack of sanity I guess."

"Guess it's going around lately I know I've been getting my fare share of them," Trish nodded.

"Yeah but yours always seem to happen around a certain guy that even though you won't admit it…you obviously like," Amy smiled slyly.

"I do not!" Trish yelled.

"Okay say it enough and it'll come true," Amy laughed.

"The guy is a jerk who treats women like crap, why would I like him," Trish shrugged.

"Because you get all fierce when you talk about him and you're going red right now," Amy laughed.

"The guy grabbed my ass," Trish yelled.

"How many customers have done that before but you choose to make a big deal out of him," Amy laughed.

"I did not make a big deal," Trish sighed.

"Example A the flowers, your just mad about them because you don't want to admit that you're secretly flattered at the gesture and you like them," Amy smiled knowingly.

Trish sat quiet as she looked as though she was thinking of a comeback quickly she stood up from the sofa and looked back down at Amy who was laughing. Placing her hands on her hips she sighed.

"I'm going to finish getting ready, " with that she turned on her heel and headed towards her bedroom, "don't like him," she muttered as walked into her bedroom to finish getting ready for the dinner with the guy she didn't like.


"There not going to show," AJ said as he looked at his watch again.

"Yes they are there just late you know women," Randy shrugged although inside wasn't so calm.

"You know my emotional state is way to fragile to be stood up," AJ said nodding.

Randy ignored AJ, "I knew I shoulda' picked them up," he muttered as he began to pace again.

AJ just continued to ponder while Randy continued to pace back and forth in front of him. They had already been stood in front of the restaurant for a half hour and the girls were late. Randy was trying his best to keep calm although deep inside he was a ball of nerves at the thought that she might not turn up. He shook his head so his mind was clear, he didn't care if she didn't show up. There was plenty more women out there who were more than willing.

So why did he care so much about Trish?

Suddenly he looked up as he saw the blonde walking towards him she was talking to a redhead he recognized from the Phoenix. As they approached he nudged AJ who looked forward at the two women. Randy smiled as he walked towards Trish.

"Your late," he said then mentally kicking himself.

"What happened to your head?" Trish asked immediately looking closer her eyes narrowed.

"Oh I stopped this old lady from getting mugged outside my apartment earlier, I'm fine by the way," Randy said smiling as AJ scoffed loudly. "Excuse AJ looks like he's still got that gas," Randy patted AJ on the back.

AJ nodded as he walked forward holding his hand out, "I'm AJ if Randy ever gets round to introducing me."

"Nice to meet you I'm Amy," Amy smiled as she shook his hand.

"Looks pretty nasty," Trish said still looking at Randy's head.

"Yeah the old lady was sure vicious," AJ laughed as both women furrowed their brows.

Randy ignored his best friends comment and held his arm out ushering the women inside the building shooting AJ a look as he went inside. Minutes later the foursome were seated at a table in the VIP section of a restaurant that Randy and AJ frequented at a lot it was different to the Phoenix as it was bigger and more private with a more exclusive clientele.

Minutes passed by as nobody spoke except for when they were placing their drink orders and the occasional mutter about what the food was like here. After an even longer silence they finally placed their food orders then all they had to do was wait which seemed like forever until the food showed up, still nobody speaking more then five words.

Once the meal had been consumed and more drinks ordered and more polite conversation was spoken between everyone the air seemed a little less tense. Randy who had been trying his hardest to make conversation looked over his shoulder then back to Trish and smiled.

"You wanna dance?" he asked.

Trish was quietly stunned as she took her time to answer, "erm I guess so."

With that the two stood from the table and made their way towards the dance floor leaving Amy and AJ sat alone.

AJ looked to Amy, "you don't wanna dance do you?" he asked hesitantly.

"Hell no," Amy laughed.

AJ breathed out relieved, "oh thank God…you really don't want to see my dancing."

"That bad?" Amy laughed.

"At my brothers wedding they almost called the paramedics they though I was having a seizure or something," AJ explained as he sighed deflated.

Amy laughed, "my dancing is saved for special occasions like when I'm drunk."

AJ nodded, "why is it you always think you're some sort of a Broadway star after a few vodka's?" he laughed.

"I blame advertising and subliminal messages," Amy nodded as AJ laughed.

AJ continued to talk to Amy as though none of the past hour had happened as they pair seemed deep in conversation realizing they had more interests in common then first assumed. While they continued to talk on the other side of the restaurant Randy and Trish had began to try and dance but they weren't so comfortable with each other.

"I actually wanna talk to you about something," Trish said loudly over the music.

Randy nodded after a few seconds his head was starting to ache and the pressure from tonight wasn't helping. He quietly nodded waiting for her to speak.

"It's just I don't want you to get the wrong opinion about tonight," Trish said confidently.

Randy was looking at her he wasn't sure but it was as though someone had turned the volume down as he couldn't hear what she was saying it was muffled some how.

"Are you listening to me?" Trish asked.

Randy didn't reply as he looked at her, his head was banging and his eyes blurring he raised a hand to his eyes and rubbed them.

"Randy," Trish said annoyed.

"Could you just stay still for a second?" Randy said quietly.

"I am still we stopped dancing a few minutes ago," Trish said her brow furrowed.

Randy closed his eyes then opened them shaking his head.

"Are you okay?" Trish asked.

Randy held his arm out and placed his hand on Trish's shoulder to sturdy himself. Trish looked down at his hand and looked a little confused.

"Randy are you…"

Trish didn't finish speaking as suddenly Randy let go of her shoulder and fell down onto the floor. People gasped and panicked as they gathered round Randy who was lay on the dance floor unconcious.


Dr Long was silent as he moved the tiny flashlight back and forth from eye to eye as he stared at Randy. After a few seconds he nodded to himself as he placed the little object back in his jacket pocket and looked at Randy who was silently sat on the bed in front of him.

"It appears you have a concussion as I predicted," he nodded knowingly.

"Great so what does that mean?" Randy grumbled.

"Well it means I'll have to keep you overnight for observation and then I'll check up on you in the morning and run some tests," Dr Long replied as he wrote onto his clipboard.

"Right okay," Randy nodded as he threaded his hand through his short hair and sighed.

This night had gone from bad to good then to really bad. He had been taken to hospital in an ambulance from the restaurant and had been unconscious for almost an hour. Waking to find himself in a hospital bed in a tiny white room that smelled a lot like bleach.

He looked round as he saw movement in the corner of his eye to see Trish walking in the room. She took a seat next to the bed and was quiet for a few seconds.

"You stayed," Randy seemed surprised.

"Well AJ's gone to get some of your things from your apartment so I thought I stay incase you woke up," Trish nodded.

"Oh right," he nodded feeling a little let down.

"So how you feeling?" she asked.

"I have the worlds largest headache," he mumbled.

Trish nodded as she looked round the room she couldn't help but feel slightly uncomfortable but yet she wanted to be there with him.

"Where's Amy?' he asked.

"She went with AJ," Trish explained.

"Oh," he nodded.

"AJ told me what happened about you tripping over the sofa into the coffee table," Trish smirked slightly.

Randy was silent as he nodded, "he did…well make sure to remind me when I'm better to kick the shit out of him."

"You want me to call him and tell him you're awake?" Trish asked.

"Nah its fine," Randy shook his head as he scrunched his nose up. "I'd probably get more sympathy from you anyway," Randy shrugged.

Trish laughed as she felt herself sit closer to him as the awkwardness had almost gone and they were back to being themselves.

"Sorry about tonight," Randy looked up at her he almost looked sincere if Trish didn't know any better.

"Forget it, on the bright we got out of paying for the meal," Trish shrugged nonchalantly.

"Really," Randy laughed surprised.

"Yep," Trish nodded.

"Wow I should try that more often…next time you can pass out," Randy said cheerful.

"Next time?" Trish asked looking confused.

Randy was silent as he smiled to himself then looked over at Trish, "well yeah I mean I need to make up for how bad tonight was don't I?" Randy shrugged.

Trish was silent as she looked at him everything inside her was telling her to say no but for some reason she just nodded and sighed, "one more time then that's it no more."

Randy laughed, "you know there's nobody around you don't have to pretend you hate me."

"Who says I'm pretending," Trish shrugged.

"I bet you were worried about me weren't you," Randy smiled.

"Not really…I mean I did think you were dead but then I saw you were breathing so no biggie," Trish shrugged as she sat back smirking.

Randy just shook his head as he smiled to himself. This had probably been the most civil the pair had been to each other since meeting. He went to say something when he was interrupted by some new arrivals in the room.

"Your not dead," AJ said cheerfully as he entered the room.

Randy sighed, "AJ nice to see you as always…I'm fine by the way thanks for asking."

"Sure had me worried back there," AJ grinned and nodded as he sat on the end of the bed.

"Why doesn't that sound sincere to me?" Randy said his eyebrows rose.

"Because he was hoping he could have your car if you died," Amy interrupted as she stood next to Trish.

AJ looked to the redhead, "hey I said we could share the profits fifty fifty if you stayed quiet."

"So where's my stuff?" Randy asked ignoring his friend.

AJ smiled as he lifted a large duffle bag onto the bed, "just got the essentials you know pajamas, tooth brush, deodorant, night light, playboy, blow up doll, some lubricant, handcuffs you know the essentials," AJ smiled as he nodded.

"Funny," Randy muttered as he grabbed his bag.

"Oh yeah I called your mom too and told her what had happened," AJ said looking at Randy waiting.

"What the fuck did you do that for!" Randy said loudly.

"Ha…fooled ya'," AJ laughed as he pointed he then turned to Amy, "see I said it would work."

Randy rolled his eyes but laughed at the same time. He looked back at Trish who was still quiet. Quickly she stood up and looked round the room.

"We better go, it's late and we have work and stuff," Trish nodded.

"Oh okay then," Randy seemed let down slightly.

"You need a ride anywhere?" AJ asked.

"No we'll get a cab right Ames?" Trish looked to a confused Amy.

After a few seconds she nodded, "yeah a cabs fine…um let's go then."

The two women said their goodbyes and left the hospital room walking in the direction of the front of the hospital in order to catch a cab. Trish remained quiet as Amy just followed her still unsure.

"You okay Trish?" Amy asked as the two women exited the building into the dark night.

"Yeah fine," Trish nodded smiling reassuringly. "So um…did you like AJ?" Trish asked changing the subject.

"Oh yeah he's a cool guy," Amy nodded.

"So you gonna date him?" Trish asked quickly.

Amy laughed as she looked to Trish who seemed serious, "what? No I'm not going to date him don't be ridiculous I see him as purely friend," Amy nodded to herself as she looked at Trish who's mind seemed to be elsewhere. "Hey you listening to me?"

Trish looked round, "what did you say?"

Amy laughed again as a cab pulled to a stop in front of them and Trish walked round to the other side.

"Thinking about lover boy?"

Trish looked up at Amy, "I don't like him," she snapped.

With that Trish climbed inside and slammed the door while Amy who was still laughing followed quickly after.


A/N: Not much to add except I hope everyones enjoying it I know i'm enjoying writing it.

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