"Jade!" Randy yells down the hallway, trying to get her attention.
"Oh hi Randy. How are you? How's Ally doing?" she asks politely.
"I'm alright. Ally's great. She asks about you every time I speak to her," he tells her with a grin.
"Jade are we going to the aquarium today?" Murphy asks as she runs up to Jade.
"Yes, sweetheart. I was waiting for you guys. We have one more person to wait for. Stu's coming with us," Jade answers her with a hug.
"Uncle Randy, are you coming with us?" Aurora asks him with a hug.
"Oh sweetie, I'm sure Randy's busy with work obligations," Jade tells her.
"Nope. I'm free today. I'm all yours," Randy tells her with a grin.
"Hello darling," Stuart, also known as Bad News Barrett, says from behind Jade. He leans over to kiss her cheek and she grins.
"Hey Stu. Well, um Randy is joining us today. I hope that's alright?" she asks him sheepishly.
"Of course it is. Hey Randy," Stu says while shaking Randy's hand.
"Stu," Randy replies before picking up Vaughn. "Alright, everyone ready to go?" he asks.
"Yay! Let's go Uncle Randy!" Vaughn bounces in his arms.
"Uncle Randy can you carry me too?" Murphy begs.
"Girls, he's not your mule," Jade scolds them.
"It's fine, Jade. Come here, Murph. I've always got room for you," he tells her before picking her up.
Jade feels her heart melt in her chest. He's even more attractive with all of these little girls hanging all over him. "Ready, love?" Stu whispers in her ear before taking her hand.
"Huh? Oh yeah. Let's go," she gives him a halfhearted grin.
Jade puts her arm around Aurora. "Are you excited, sweetie?" she asks her.
"Yes! I love ocean animals. Do you think we'll be able to pet a shark?" Aurora asks her excitedly.
"Most likely. The aquarium near my hometown, you can pet sand sharks and sting rays," Jade tells her as they walk towards the elevator.
As they all get on, Jade can sense some awkwardness. She tenses up as Stu puts his arm around her shoulders. Her eyes meet Randy's across from her. He's looking intensely into her eyes until Vaughn grabs his attention.
Jade breathes a sigh of relief. His stare is so captivating. If not for Vaughn, she would still be staring into those baby blues.
Since Stu doesn't have a bus, he's driving a rental SUV. They all pile inside and Jade offers Randy the front passenger seat. "Randy, you're like 6'5" or something. I'm short. I don't mind sitting with the girls in the back," Jade explains.
"No, it's okay. I barged in on your day. I'll sit in the back with my beautiful nieces," he tells her before climbing in next to Vaughn.
Jade sighs before hopping into the front seat. "You're stubborn, Mr. Orton," she tells him with a glare.
"Just as stubborn as you," he tells her with a wink. She laughs before turning back around to turn the music on.
"So how's your morning been, love?" Stu asks her as he drives out of the parking garage.
"Great so far. I hit up the gym, had a decent breakfast and now I get so spend the day with you," she tells him before taking his right hand. He glances over at her with a big smile and intertwines their fingers together.
Randy can feel his blood boiling. 'Stupid British accent. I can't understand why it makes all the women swoon. What does she see in him anyway?' he rants in his mind.
"Uncle Randy, when is Ally coming to visit again?" Murphy asks him from the third row of seat where she's sitting with Aurora.
"I'm flying home Wednesday and she will be back on Friday with me. She misses you three so much. She was begging me to take her with me again. She kept asking about you too, Jade," he adds.
"Really? She's such a sweetheart. Really, you're very lucky, Randy," she turns to tell him, with a smile.
"Thanks, Jade. I'm very grateful for my daughter," he whispers.
As they walk around the aquarium, Randy hears his cell phone go off.
Randy pulls out his phone and accepts the call. "What Kim?" he asks her abruptly.
"Randy, thank you for answering. I need to talk to you. It's very important," she tells him.
"Kim, I'm sorry, but I already told you-" "Randy, I didn't want to tell you this over the phone, but, I'm pregnant!" she sobs loudly in his ear.
"Kim, that's not possible," he whispers. "I'll be right back," he tells Jade softly before walking away to a more private area.
"There's no way this happened, Kim! I always used a condom and you told me that you were on the shot!" he growls into the phone.
"I haven't slept with anyone else, Randy. This baby is yours," she cries.
"Look, if you're looking for money or something, you're not going to get it. If you really are pregnant, I want a paternity test taken to confirm. If you're trying to bullshit me, you will regret it, Kim," he threatens before hanging up the phone. "FUCK!" he punches the hard wall.
"Randy? Is everything alright?" Jade whispers.
"I don't know," he whispers hoarsely before turning around to face her.
Jade can see the tears forming in his eyes. He looks like a broken man. She never would've thought that Randy Orton could ever become this emotional. It just goes to show that you shouldn't judge a book by its cover. She realizes that he may be a tough, strong man, but he's still human and he has feelings too.
"Come here, sweetie," she holds out her arms and he grips her tightly. She feels his shoulders shaking and she rubs his back and whispers encouraging words in his ear.
"It's going to be okay," she whispers.
"I don't think it is," he whispers back huskily.
"What happened on the phone? Alanna's okay, isn't she?" she asks quickly.
"Al's fine," he pulls back from the hug to face her. "Kim's claiming that she's pregnant," he tells her sadly.
"Okay. You aren't happy with this?" she asks quietly.
"I broke up with Kim a week ago. She kept trying to call me and text me. She was desperate to get me back. I'm afraid that she's faking this. I don't think it could be possible that she's pregnant. She's on a contraceptive and I'm always careful. She might be doing this to get close to me again, or to get money out of this. I told her that if she's pregnant, I want a paternity test taken," he explains.
"Oh wow, Randy. I'm sorry that you have this drama to deal with. I'm here for you if you need me. Why don't we end this aquarium day and rent some movies for the hotel room. We'll order room service and veg out?" she asks while holding his hand.
"No, I don't want to ruin this day for you and the girls. Plus, you have Stu here. I'm sorry that I've interrupted your day, Jade," he apologizes.
"Randy, you didn't interrupt my day. I've told you before, I enjoy spending time with you. You're one of my best friends," she whispers. He squeezes her hand and replies, "You're one of my best friends too, Jay."
"Besides, I'm dying to get into a pair of sweatpants. It stinks when you start dating someone new. You feel like you always have to dress up to impress them," she says with a smile.
"You shouldn't have to change who you are. If a guy really cares for you, he won't care what you're wearing. He will just want to spend time with you," Randy whispers before kissing the hand that he's holding.
Jade's eyes water at his words and actions. "Thanks Randy. Let's go inform the girls. I'll just tell Stu that the girls and I are going to have a ladies only night."
"Aurora, pass the chocolate please?" Jade requests from her spot on the couch. "Mmm that's so good. I wish I hated sweets," Jade grumbles.
Randy laughs softly next to her. "Don't laugh at me, Randal Keith!" Jade says with a light smack to Randy's bicep. "Ouch! Those guns hurt," she pouts.
Randy laughs harder and pulls her into a hug. "Aw, I'm sorry that my muscles hurt you," he whispers. Jade blushes and hides her face in his warm chest. He kisses her head and rubs her back. "You know my middle name, but I don't know yours," he whispers.
"It's Melody," she whispers back.
"Melody. I like it a lot. It suits you. Thanks for keeping me company today. I do need to head to the arena soon, though. Are you going to bring the girls to the show?" he questions.
"Can we please go? Please Jade!" Aurora begs. "Yeah please Jade! We love you!" Murphy begs.
"See what you started?" she glares playfully at him.
"I'm sorry, Mel," he winks.
She grins before telling the girls that she will bring them to Raw. "We'll see you backstage, RKO," Jade tells him with a grin.
"Okay, that's how we're playing it, Mel? Okay fine," he says with a laugh before kissing the three girls goodbye.
Jade walks him to the door. "Thanks for hanging out with us. I had a great time. I feel kinda bad for lying to Stu though," she confides.
"He'll get over it. Besides, I'm way more fun than he is," he teases her before lifting her up in a bear hug. She squeals before wrapping her arms around his neck. He kisses her cheek before whispering his goodbyes.
"Bye," she whispers as he walks out of the door. "Damn, I'm in trouble," she mumbles to herself.
"H, Steph, you gotta help me out. Kim called and she's claiming that she's pregnant," Randy reveals angrily.
"That bitch! I will cut her!" Steph yells before beginning to pace the room.
"Okay, let's think logically about this. You need some proof that she's pregnant. Tell her that if she's lying, she's going to get a call from your lawyer. If she is pregnant, obviously you get a paternity test, but we will have to wait a while for that," Hunter rants.
"I have an idea to get you and Jade closer. I was thinking of having Jade make an appearance on Raw. Maybe she could be your valet, Randy. Perhaps would could have one of the other guys try to harm her and Randy comes to her rescue," Stephanie finishes.
"Yes! That would be perfect, Steph. Thank you guys so much for helping me out. I've always wanted a relationship like you two have and I thought I had that with Sam, but obviously I was wrong. I truly think Jade could be that person that I could be with for the rest of my life," he tells them sincerely.
"We know Randy. We want that for you as well. We'll do everything we can to make that happen," Steph tells him before hugging him.
"You want me to be part of the show? Why? I'm not an actress or a diva, Steph. I'm not used to getting attention or being in the spotlight. I had to take a public speaking course in college, and I almost had a heart attack every time I had to speak in front of the class," Jade rants nervously.
"Calm down, sweetie. This is different. You don't have to give a speech. What we were thinking was, one of the male wrestlers starts to harass you. He will hit on you and you will turn him down a few times. He begins to get angry from being rejected. He tries to hurt you and Randy shows up to save you. You begin a friendship and he becomes your protector. It's perfect because you won't have to speak that much and we haven't had a romantic angle in a long time. A lot of the female fans really enjoy that. Plus, you get to spend more time with Randy! I know you like him, Jade and he broke up with Kim!" Steph tells her excitedly.
"Okay it doesn't sound that bad, but Steph, I'm with Stu now and I've come to care for him. He's been nothing but a gentleman to me and I can't just ditch him now that Randy has gotten rid of Kim. Also, you know about the recent baby mama drama. Kim could be pregnant with Randy's baby. It's one thing to be with a man who has a child, it's another to be with a man while he has a woman who is pregnant with his other child. This is like a crazy soap opera!" Jade exclaims.
"Jade listen, Randy has been our friend for a very long time. If he says that he was always safe, then he was safe. I think she's lying and hoping to get some money from him," Steph tells her quietly before hugging her. "I just want you both to be happy. You deserve happiness, and so does Randy. You're also perfect together! You have so many things in common and his daughter loves you as well. Things would just be easy between you both," Steph explains honestly.
"Okay, I'll do it, but I'm not breaking up with Stu unless I find that I don't care for him anymore. I feel like I need to at least give him a fair chance," Jade tells Stephanie.
"I understand, but I think you will soon find out that Randy is perfect for you. Steph says as she gives Jade's hand a soft squeeze.