Our cab pulled up outside the Hyatt Hotel in Lexington, and I hoped that the inside was as pretty as the outside. Ted payed the cab driver before pulling our suitcases from the trunk, again, with little help from the driver.
"Make the most of tonight. We won't be staying in hotels like this all the time..", Ted warned me as he pulled both our suitcases up onto the curb, "Rental cars over the years have also made good sleeping..". I could tell he was joking by the tone of his voice.
"Rental cars? I thought you guys would be first in line when booking into a hotel..", I admitted.
"Sure, people know who we are and what we do. But, we couldn't ever kick someone out of their hotel room just so we could have a good nights sleep. I wouldn't ever be able to forgive myself", Ted shrugged.
"D'awww, I knew deep down there was a soft side of my cousin Ted. You do care!", I boasted as I pulled up the handle on my suitcase and proceeded to pull it up the stairs. The hotel was huge, and definitely glamorous.
"Hey, you know I care. If I didn't, you wouldn't be on this trip.. ", Ted raised me an eyebrow as he pulled my suitcase from the floor, realising I was struggling with the weight. The moment Ted said that, I got this warm, fuzzy feeling inside. I knew I could trust him to keep me safe, but now I realised that maybe I could trust him that little bit more.
"Didn't John and Kayla get in the cab behind us?", Ted frowned as he stood at the top of the steps to look over all the cars and down the road. I nodded as I remembered them telling me that the one cab wouldn't be able to hold all four suitcases.
"We'll go check in, get our stuff sorted out and I'll give him a call. They've probably hit a bit of traffic, which is wierd because I'm sure they were right behind us", Ted shrugged. He pulled the handle up on his suitcase and headed straight through the glass sliding doors. I couldn't have felt more under dressed or out of place if I tried, when I stepped into the lobby. Everyone was dressed in smart, expensive outfits, and the women were stunning. This was probably one of the cheapest hotels they'd ever stay in, and the most expensive for me. Instead of trying to fit in, I hid my face downwards as I walked, following Ted to the check-in desk. The lady behind the desk was rather snotty. Her nose was turned up at us, her face caked in an inch of make-up. Her hair was slapped back into a high bun, and she was so skinny her clothes looked like they were going to drop off of her.
"Name sir?", She spoke up, her red stained lips curling.
"DiBiase", Ted shot back in a stern tone as he pulled his wallet from his jeans. The woman typed in his name before averting her eyes from the screen. She fiddled about with some things on the desk and I turned around to stop myself falling asleep because of how dull the situation was. Turning my head to the sliding doors, I frowned, confused. At that point, I thought I'd lost my mind. There he stood, in all his glory. His arm reaching to remove his sunglasses, and his other dragging the heap of a suitcase behind him. A knot formed in my stomach, and I felt sick. He was the only thing I remembered from last night, and now he was here. What if he said something to Ted? What if he didn't want to talk to me? Regardless, it was too late. He'd already made his way over to the check-in desk, standing directly beside me. He placed his sunglasses on the collar of his white shirt, before reaching an arm over my head to tap Ted on the shoulder.
"Randy!", Ted beamed at his friend, shaking his hand, "I didn't realise you were staying here. We would have waited for you at the airport".
"Ted, it's no biggie. I flew over with Cody earlier this morning but stopped off for a bite to eat.. Did you get here ok?", Randy asked, looking at Ted and then straight at me. I smiled to show my appreciation at his concern.
"Yeah, we got here fine", Ted then faced the woman behind the desk as she piped up talking. I leant on the desk, proping my head up with my elbow.
"I had fun last night", I felt sudden hot breath at my left ear, and I turned to see Randy grinning from ear to ear. He was whispering, which half relieved me as he obviously didn't want Ted to notice. Instead of replying, I simply smiled at him.
"Are you ready to go up?", Ted asked as he collected the room key from the desk. I nodded and pulled the handle up on my suitcase to pull behind me.
"See you at the arena", Randy shouted after Ted. Ted give him a thumbs up before we squeezed ourselves into the elevator. The doors closed, and the typical elevator music was playing. I never understood why they played it. It didn't relax me in, or anyone I'd spoke to, in anyway. It didn't create a 'mood' or make me feel like I liked the hotel more. Distracting me from my thoughts on elevator music, I felt a vibration come from my jean pocket. Pulling my cell out, I looked at the screen. 1 New Message - Randy O. I looked up at Ted, who was looking directly ahead before clicking the 'read' button.
"A smile? dnt get me wrong, ur smile is beautiful bt i was expectin a lil' more ;) RKO x". I smiled at the text before clicking reply.
"Ur sweet n everythin, bt what exactly wer u expectin? we wer in a public place, i hav more decency than tht, Jen x". I clicked send and pushed the phone into my pocket.
"Who was that from?", Ted questioned. The elevator bell rang, signalling we'd hit our floor. Floor 12. I pulled my suitcase after Ted as he started down the floor.
"Just a friend from college", I lied. Well, I couldn't exactly tell him one of his best friends was sending me innuendo induced text messages. I felt the familiar vibration of my phone again as Ted pulled up at a door on the left. Room 12F. I pulled my cell from my pocket again. 1 New Message - Randy O. I clicked 'read' almost instantly.
"Well, come to my room in 5. room 11B. i'll be waiting...". I gulped as I read the text message. The urgent need to run straight back down the hall and down to the next floor. Sure, I hadn't thought about him much since last night, but that's only because I've had distractions. Ted pushed the door of the room open, and I followed him through. The room was relatively small, but very glamourous. Grey pastel walls, black and silver bedding and black decor. Two double beds were placed on the left hand side of the room, at the end of the room was a door that I guessed led to a bathroom.
"Is this ok?", Ted questioned, rather stupidly might I say.
"It's perfect", I smiled at him,"Listen, I'm going to go downstairs to grab some snacks. I'm rather hungry, do you want anything?".
"Uhm, yeah okay. Just grab me a bag of liquorice and a diet soda", Ted asked as he pulled his suitcase onto the bed furthest away from me. I nodded at him, then hurriedly walked out of the room, shutting the door behind me. I pulled the scrunchie from my hair, and tried my best to make myself look at least decent. I decided to take the stairs this time as waiting for the elevator could take too long. My heart beat rapidly in my chest, and I was losing breath rather quickly. I soon reached the 11th floor however, and I was thankful that 11B was so close to the stairs. Bracing myself and taking a few deep breaths, I raised my hand to the door. I knocked a few times, then waited for a numerous amount of moments before the door opened. Nothing could have prepared me for the sight in front of me. My jaw dropped and my eyes widened at him, as he stood, smug as ever. A towel was draped around his waist and his muscular tight body was dripping wet. I gulped, nervous, and again not knowing I what I should do. He smirked at me, then stood back.
"You won't accomplish anything just standing there..", Randy grinned. I slowly walked into the room and Randy shut the door behind me.
"About last night-", I began but was suddenly cut off as Randy pinned me against the wall.
"Don't talk", He smiled as he brought a finger to my lips. He swiftly reached down to the hem of my vest, and with one quick move it was on the floor. Just like the night before, he breathed down my neck before planting a kiss. However, this time, I didn't react just how he'd have liked.
"Are you becoming immune already?", He whispered as he looked me directly in the eyes, "I guess I'm going to have to step up my game..". And with that, he did.
First, he started by kissing from my jawline down to the ends of my shoulders. It did nothing but send shivers throughout my entire body. Moving his hands upto my face, he traced his fingers over the curves of my torso, causing me to laugh. My cheeks flushed a bright red as Randy cupped my face in his huge paws. I looked down at his body which was now glowing. I reached my hand out, subconciously, to rub my fingers on his abs. I was caught off guard when Randy pulled my face to his, taking me completely by surprise. His lips were pushing against mine, asking them to work in unison with his. I felt a vibration on my leg, and realised I had a text message. But it kept vibrating and vibrating until..
"hello?", I didn't even look at the screen to see the caller ID.
"Jen, hon, are you in Lexington yet?", I heard Kristen's voice ask. Randy moved from kissing my lips down to my neck.
"Uhm, yeah, we landed about 2 hours ago. It completely slipped my mind to call you, I'm so sorry", I apologised, my mind not fully on the conversation. Randy bit my earlobe and I forcefully tried to hold the moan back, but it was no use.
"Oh my god Jen! I think I'm going to let you go.. you're clearly too busy to be holding a phone right now..", Kristen laughed.
"Kris, please don't tell Ted..", I begged as she giggled down the phone.
"I won't, but you have to promise to let me know everything.. and who.. I'll go now! Feel like I'm intruding..Bye", And with that Kristen hung up. I pushed my cell onto the bedside table, and then remembered what I'd told Ted.
"Randy.. I can't", I tried to hold him back, but the strength of him completely overpowered me,"I told Ted I was going for snacks..".
"Tell him you got held up.. or you got lost on which room you were in..", Randy suggested as he went in for another kiss on the lips. Then I remembered what he'd told me the night before.
"But what about the thing about getting to know each other? I might not remember much but I remember that...", I held his face in my hands at eye level, his lips slightly parted and he was breathing quite heavily.
"Well okay.. let me take you out? Tonight after the show, we'll go down to the restaraunt in the hotel and we'll have our first date..", Randy asked. It was what I wanted.
"Okay.. but you have to give me some time.. I mean to talk to Ted.. he might not be best pleased with his cousin dating one of his best friends..", I shrugged. Bending down to retrieve my shirt, I remembered I'd put my cell on the bedside table. Pushing it into my pocket, I planted a kiss on Randy's cheek before leaving. We were so close, but yet so far. Getting to know him is the best idea, right?