Gabriella had always been a fan of fairs, ever since she was a little girl. She would ride every ride, eat French fries, cotton candy and funnel cake before going home with numerous stuffed animals and passing out in her bed.

Louisville was pretty warm for an early September evening. The car ride had been filled with conversation between Mickie and John while Gaby looked out the window and Randy played with the radio buttons. Once getting there, the foursome got a wrist band as opposed to tickets and started picking rides.

Mickie said that they couldn't go on the Ferris wheel until it was dark out because that was the only time that it was worth riding. Gabriella looked out the corner of her eye at one the games and headed over there, letting the other three debate on what to do first.

She gave the worker three dollars and sat down in front of the water pistol. She was normally pretty good at these types of games. She was steady with her hand and had great eyesight. As the bell rung, she concentrated on making the little horse move by spraying the water perfectly through the hole. The siren signaled that someone had won and looking up she noticed it wasn't her.

Trying to mask her disappointment, she started to head over to find Mickie and the boys. As she stood up, a stuffed blue Care Bear came into her view. She looked up to see Randy smiling down at her.

"Figured you should have it."

"You were the one that beat me?"

"Hey, what can I say? I'm good at everything." His smirk made it impossible to take his cockiness seriously. Instead Gaby laughed as she held the small stuffed animal. Randy and Gaby walked towards Mickie and John and Gaby felt her body start to relax a little.

Maybe she did need to start to have a life outside of school. She wasn't always shy, just around new people. The only ones that knew her real personality were Mickie and some friends from back home. But there was something about the way that Randy looked at her all night that was strangely comforting to her.

After hours of endless rides and spending obscene amounts of money on games, Gaby had 7 stuffed animals, 4 that Randy won and 3 she had won herself. Mickie said it was a conspiracy being as though she only had one stuffed flower.

Gaby couldn't remember the last time she had so much fun. She couldn't stop laughing at the childish banter between John and Randy. The two of them made it impossible to keep a straight face. She made eye contact with Mickie, who seemed pleased that she was really enjoying herself for the first time in a long time.

The fair was getting ready to close as the four of them finally made it to the Ferris wheel. Randy and Gaby sat together as John and Mickie were already in the own cart in a full fledged make out session, like two horny teenagers.

The ride started off silent, as Gaby took the time to admire the dark, country sky. She felt a shiver pass through her as the temperature had started to decrease. She jumped slightly as Randy placed an arm around her shoulders and pulled her close.

"I don't bite, you know. Just figured it wouldn't be much fun for me if you became an icicle."

"Sorry, you just took me off guard a bit."

"Did you have fun?"

Gaby nodded as she inhaled his intoxicating cologne. "A lot. Thank you so much for inviting me."

"Not a problem. So what are you doing tomorrow?"

"I was going to get some cleaning done but other than that nothing."

"Do you want to have dinner with me? Just the two of us?"

Instead of over analyzing like last time, Gaby just simply answered. "I would love to."

Randy nodded as he moved a stray hair from her face. He ran a finger over her lips that caused a sensation in Gaby that she hadn't felt in a long time. He lowered his mouth onto hers and she couldn't stop the moan that escaped her throat. The kiss felt like it lasted for hours when in truth it was only a few short minutes. The two pulled apart as the ride started to come to stop. The two got off and met up with John and Mickie.

Later on, after the boys had dropped them off, the two friends sat in Gaby's apartment as she shared the events of the kiss with Mickie. They sat in the bed and giggled like schoolgirls until sleep overcame, both excited about he potential new men in their lives.

Six Months Later

Ever since that date six months prior, Gaby and Randy had been inseparable. They had spent all of their free time together and often double dated with John and Mickie, who had also started a monogamous relationship with each other.

Gaby was still very much into her schoolwork, and Randy still breathed wrestling but it seemed that their differences were what made it work between them. Gabriella took the time to really try and understand the wrestling business. She never missed one of Randy's matches and had even started watching WWE shows on television as sort of a bonding ritual.

Gabriella stood in front of the mirror as she checked to make sure that her simple black dress was appropriate enough. Tonight she was meeting Randy's parents, who had flown in from Saint Louis to see him wrestle this weekend. She was nervous to say the least. She really hoped that they liked her.

Securing her hair in a low ponytail, she decided that she looked fine. Walking into the kitchen, she thought to call Mickie to see what she was doing but she opted against it. Instead she sat down at the kitchen table, and flipped through a magazine.

A few minutes later she heard the rattling of keys, which meant that Randy was there. While they didn't officially live together, Randy did spend the majority of his time at Gaby's apartment.

"Gabs? Gabs?" Randy came running into the room, making Gaby getting up. "They called. They finally fucking called." Randy picked her up and swung her around the room.

"Who called? Are you ok?"

"Vince, baby. He finally called me and John. He offered both of us a dark match at an event. Baby, if I do well, this could mean I will finally get a contract with the WWE. That's the real reason my ma and dad are here. Vince called them first. Isn't that amazing?"

She couldn't even answer him as he had scooped her up again and was now carrying her to bedroom, exclaiming that they had another two hours before meeting up with his parents for dinner.

She really was excited for him. It seemed as though all of Randy's childhood dreams were finally coming true and Gabriella would make sure that she would do anything to support him as best she could.