A/N Yes its almost over and I hope its tickled the fancy and now you get to know what Raven's been up too! Oooh...

Chapter 18 Just like a child

Randy's POV

I hung up the phone not quite believing what her sister had told me. Raven had gone out again claming that Izzy needed baby help when I rung Iziah to tell Raven that she had a message from Vince, Iziah turned around and told me that Raven wasn't there and hadn't been everytime that she said she was. To make it worse Iziah reported that she had seen Raven's car parked at Marshall's. Rage boiled inside me like no one's business, how dare she do this to me? How dare she destroy everything we have? Still fuming I merely packed a bag, I wasn't going to stay in this marriage not when suddenly I found myself thinking that the person I was closest too was suddenly a stranger.

"Whats going on?" Raven asked as soon as she got in instantly spotting the bag.

"I'm leaving" Trying to keep my voice even I made a beeline for the door.

"Randy wait! Why are you leaving?" Her voice laced with urgency. Shutting the door I looked at my wife.

"You know why! You have been fucking around on me with Marshall"

"No, Randy you have it wrong. Please let me explain!" She pleaded, her hands gripping the crutches.

"Explain what? All the dirty disgusting details? I don't wanna hear it Raven"

"Randy please, just wait and I'll explain everything"

"How long do you expect me to wait Raven?"

"Two weeks, please just two more weeks"

I laughed cruelly "You want me to give you two more weeks of fucking Slim?"

"No its not like that"

I rested my back against the door, dropping my bag. "So tell me now Raven. Explain it too me now"

"Please Randy, not now just give me two more weeks"

"No! Either explain now or I'm leaving and I won't be coming back"

"If I tell you promise me you won't leave me"

"What?"

"Promise me! Promise me you won't leave" Raven begged, I had never heard that kind of pleading from her before and for a moment I felt sorry for her.

"How about I hear your reason first then we'll see"

Sighing, little tears pooled around her face, "Ok come forward two steps"

"What?"

"Just do it"

I stepped forward like she asked. Shaking slightly she dropped one crutch and kicked it over to me with her good foot. Taking a deep breath she gently threw the other one to me so I had both. Steadying herself on her feet she slowly began to walk towards me. Lifting her left foot and shuffling her right, but she was still walking. It was like watching a child learning to walk but with a determined look on her face she made it too me collasping in my arms.

"You've been learning to walk again" I said in amazement, anger forgotten for a moment. She had just walked across the floor to me and that was something I was proud of, she was trying.

"Randy I would never ever cheat on you with anybody. Ever"

"Why didn't you tell me?"

She looked up at me completely heart broken "You said if I ever tried again you would leave me after what happened last time"

She had tried to walk by herself and wound up in the ER with a concussion and a broken wrist. Most painful six weeks of her life I'm sure. "I didn't want you leaving me but I had to learn because I want to be able to run and play with our children."

"Why use Marshall?"

"Because I knew he would keep it a secret" She looked up at me agian "Please don't leave me Randy"

I kissed passionately just happy that she wasn't what she despised the most "I'm not going to leave you but you have to stop the lessons with Marshall, take them with me instead"

She nodded happily "Ok and just for your piece of mind I never ever slept with Marshall or anyone else while I was with you. I know how that feels and I would never ever break your heart Randy. Just like you would never break mine"