"What the fuck are you talking about Dave? How in the hell did she climb down from a ten story window?" John exclaimed upon hearing the news. He wasn't all that happy that Randy had accompanied Dave.
Dave sighed. "Stairs. Why she did it? Hell if I know."
John growled into his hand. "What the fuck is she doing? She's freaking four months pregnant!" He shook his head profusely. "Putting that aside for now. Why did she leave in the first place?" He said flicking his eyes at Randy.
Randy shook his head and put up his hands. "Don't even look at me Cena."
"It wasn't him John. He didn't even know she was in the room until I told him." Dave explained.
John fell on the bed. "Everything was fine. What the hell happened?" He sighed trying to think of anything that he could've done to make her upset.
Dave turned to look at Randy, Randy just looked down and away. This was not something that any of them were expecting. If only he'd accepted to help her he'd at least know where she was at…now he had no clue and that scared him to death. She had nothing but the clothes on her back and the baby she was carrying.
"She didn't tell you where she was going?" John questioned trying to rub the tension out of his neck.
Dave shook his head. "No. I have no clue where she would go."
All three men just stayed silent. Dave and John looked up when they heard a dialing of a phone. Randy didn't even look their way when he put the phone to his ear. John and Dave just scrunched their eyebrows at each other.
"Randy, who are you calling?" Dave questioned.
Randy just waved his hand. "Yeah. Hello. Maria, it's Randy…"
"Michelle's sister. What is he doing?" John asked standing up.
Dave just put his hand to stop him. "Just wait."
"Randy? Long time, no talk." She said through the phone. "What did I do to deserve this call?" She said sarcastically. She wasn't really a fan of Randy these days after what he'd done to her sister.
"Hi to you too Maria. That's not why I'm calling though…it's Michelle." He started.
Maria scrunched her eyebrows. "Michelle? What the hell did you do to her now Orton?"
Randy sighed. "I didn't do anything Maria. She left…she's gone."
"What? What do you mean she's gone?" She questioned as her voice raised.
"She left Maria. No one knows where the hell she's gone." He sighed through the phone.
Maria practically dropped the phone. "Gone? She's fucking four months pregnant Orton! What the hell happened to her to make her leave?" She exclaimed making Randy grimace.
Randy thought back to the last time he saw her. "I don't know Maria. We'd all like to know that right about now."
"Put Dave on the phone. I know he's there." Maria ordered.
Randy held out the phone to Dave. Dave just 'looked' at him as he took it. "Hey Maria." He greeted.
Maria paced the floors in her kitchen. "Don't hey me Dave. She tells you everything Dave…you have to know something." She said matter-of-factly.
Dave just looked down. "Maria, if I knew I wouldn't be here talking on the phone with you."
"Anything Dave…why did she just all of a sudden leave? She's carrying a baby Dave…alone." She sighed running a hand over her face.
Dave stayed quiet. "I know Maria…and that scares me to death. Is there anyplace you can think of, of where she could've gone or is going?"
Maria rubbed her temples trying to think. "The beach…she always liked going to the beach. That was always a calm for her. As to what beach? …hell if I know. Gosh damn it!" She cursed herself for not knowing more. She and her sister were close but one little thing like this and she didn't know.
"Maria. We are going to do everything we can alright. We'll search every gosh damn beach in the planet if we have to." Dave assured violently.
"You guys work Dave. How in the hell are you going to do that?" Maria pointed out.
"And our work travels." He pointed out himself. "We're going to find her Maria." He said matter-of-factly.
Maria nodded her head. "I know but we have to find her fast Dave. She and that baby are in danger no matter where they go."
Dave nodded his own head. "I know that too and we will. Just anything you can think of call me alright?"
"Yes, of course I will. Tell John it's going to be alright…I know how much he cares for my sister. Randy…watch him for me." She ordered politely.
Dave cracked a half-smile. "I will. Bye Maria." When she said good-bye Dave hung up the phone and handed it back to Randy. "She didn't tell you anything of where she liked to go or where she'd like to go someday?" He turned looking at John.
John looked up with tired eyes and just shook his head. "I just know that she loved to spend time at the beach. She even talked about us getting a house down in Florida. Other than that no…she never really talked of where she'd like to go someday. Maybe if I had been around more she would have."
Dave rested a hand on his shoulder. "Don't do that John. You had nothing to do with her disappearing."
"I wish I would have. It's better than not knowing anything." He sighed rubbing his tired eyes.
Randy held on to his phone. He closed his eyes trying to think back to every conversation he'd had with her. He'd talked about his love for the outdoors…again she'd talked about her love for the beach…and about how she used to love taking trips with her family to a beach just an hour away from where she lived…
"Carpenteria." He blurted out catching the attention of the other two men in the room.
"Carpenteria? What the hell is that?" John questioned.
Randy pointed his phone at him. "That's the place where she and her family would take a trip to every year."
"Are you sure? Where? In California?" Dave questioned one after another.
Randy nodded. "Yes, I'm sure. She told me it's only about an hour from Los Angeles…an hour from where she lives."
John put up his hands and just shook his head. "I'm her fiancé. Don't you think I would've known that."
"Like you said Cena. If only you'd been around more, maybe you would've known that." Randy said rudely.
John flicked his gaze at him before he started to stalk him. Dave got in between the two. "Not now, damn it. Michelle is gone…we need to find her. Put your differences away right now or I'll put them away for the both of you." Dave warned as he flicked his eyes between the two men.
Both men turned away in frustration. "We're freaking across the country. How in the hell is she going to get back to California without any money?" John questioned.
All men stayed quiet until Dave cursed to himself. "She has money alright…my money. I left my wallet in the bathroom." He realized and just growled to himself.
"How much?" Randy asked.
Dave nodded his head. "Enough. I had about five hundred bucks in there."
"Five hundred? What the hell are you doing carrying that much money in your wallet?" Randy exclaimed.
Dave just shrugged his shoulders. "I always carry a good amount of money with me. It's not like someone's going to attempt to jack me." He pointed out.
Both John and Randy just rolled their eyes. "Whatever. Let's just figure out what we're going to do first." Randy said passing off Dave's moment of stupidity.
"Dave and I have a show tomorrow. We can get a flight out afterwards." John said as he looked up at Dave who just nodded his head in agreement.
"I don't have one until the next two days. I can get one out tonight." Randy said as eyes moved on him.
John just shook his head. "You have nothing to do with this Orton."
If you only knew. "John. We need as much help as we can get. Maria is doing her part but she can't do it by herself. The sooner we start the more likely we'll find her. You call us when you get there." Dave turned to Randy.
"Of course." Randy nodded.
Dave grimaced. "What about Heather?"
Randy held a smirk. "Michelle's not the only who can just disappear."
Dave nodded his head in agreement. "Be careful Orton."
Randy just nodded his head. "You too because she'll be coming to you when she doesn't find me." Randy smiled holding the door open.
Dave just made a sarcastic smirk. "Yeah. Thanks. Call us Orton."
"I will." Randy said seriously.
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