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Warnings- slash M/M

R & R

Chapter 3

John watched the pacing man with hopeful eyes. He knew that,the other man was not happy at all with the news he had just delivered. But what was he supposed to do? He couldn't have kept it away from Randy forever. Randy would have gotten to know about it eventually; if not from him then from somebody else. Orton stopped pacing and glared at him. Oh great. Now he was the victim of Randy's infamous viper stare.

"He's back and I didn't even know, why didn't you tell me earlier John?"

John opened his mouth to speak, but couldn't find an exact answer to that question. He had, had many reasons for not telling Randy about Dwayne's sudden appearance, or about the contract.

John was very sure, that, Randy would have tried to stop him from signing the contract, but more than that he wanted Randy to stay the hell away from this whole situation. The less Randy knew about everything, the better it would be. The past was something he never wanted to bring up with Randy, never.

"I didn't want you to know about this whole thing Randy." He said, not willing to elaborate.

"Why not John? Randy's voice was angry.

"I knew you would have tried to stop me"

"You are damn right; I would have stopped you John, You very well know what this means"

"It means nothing Randy".

Randy's eyes narrowed dangerously as he said that. John would have laughed at Randy's concern, had the circumstances been different, but this was not something he could laugh at. Also John knew that Randy meant well and he damn well knew what this situation meant as well. However, he couldn't tell Randy anything more than that.

If he went on to tell about Dwayne's threats, then, he would have to tell everything that happened in the past, and he was not ready to reveal why Dwayne left him years ago. Randy would never get to know of them. How could he tell his best friend that he was a main reason for everything that happened in the past? John was not ready to reveal that to Randy. For the first time in his life, he was scared. Would he lose Randy too?

Dwayne had promised that he would turn everybody against him. The younger man was a brother to him, and he couldn't afford to lose him.

OOOOOOOO

Randy watched the man he considered a brother, struggling with emotions. He couldn't understand why John had done it. Why had John signed a wrestlemania match with a man who left him years ago?

Randy didn't like Dwayne a bit. Truth be told, he and Dwayne never got along. In fact as far as he knew, Dwayne loathed him. He didn't mind that at all, the feeling was mutual after all.

He knew about John and Dwayne's relationship. He also knew that, for some reason, unknown to him Dwayne had left John seven years ago. Sure, John had said they had some arguments and disagreements, but Orton had always felt like there was something else to the story. John had never talked about that day again.

The man had not shown a single emotion that day. That day John had been like a stone. One thing he knew about John was, that he was very clever at wearing masks to hide his problems. No matter how hard John had tried to hide behind those masks, Randy always saw through them. He had always seen the hurt in his eyes. What many guys in the roaster didn't know was that Dwayne and John had been inseparable.

Whatever happened that night caused a great rift between them, until now they had stayed away from each other, but now? Orton knew that Dwayne and John had not parted ways on good terms. He was not naive to think like that.

After Dwayne had left him, John had glued himself to work. He became a workaholic. He worked himself to the top of the company, helping Randy along the way.

However, seeing his friend at this moment in time, he could see several emotions. John was like an open book. He could see desperation on that face. Hurt, fear was evident in John's face. Why was the man displaying fear?

"John is everything alright?" He asked with concern.

"Everything is fine Randy. I did it for all of us. I don't regret my decision. Dwayne being here is good for the company. Sometimes you have to sacrifice something for everyone's sake.

John brought his right hand to his face " Randy, you'd always be my freind , right?, whatever happens you would always be there for me, wouldn't you?

He was shocked. Was John really pleading with him? He knew what John said was true. They all have sacrifices to make. Wrestling was all about sacrifices. They have to sacrifice their families, their bodies and if it came to it, they would have to sacrifice their place for a new guy. But was it really John's time to sacrifice his place for another guy?

For Christ's sake John was still in his early thirties. If that wasn't enough, why did he have to sacrifice his place to a guy who left seven years ago?

Randy was sure, if Dwayne came back John would have to step down as the top man.

What made his heart shatter was the way John had asked him if he would be there for him. There was so much pain and doubt in one that question. Did John really doubt that he would not be there for him?

"Come on man, You know that I'd always be there for you. I was really worried for you; even so, if you think, you have done the right thing I'll not stop you. Don't ever doubt our friendship man"

He said with a soft but convincing tone.

OOOOOOOO

John couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief. Those words Randy had said meant the world to him. At least, there was one person who had not changed throughout the years. Randy was still there for him. Dwayne would never be able to take away his friendship with Randy.

"John, can you work with him after everything that has happened?" Orton asked.

"Honestly, no " He shook his head, "but I've to do it, I can't let Vince and Hunter down Randy. I just can't."

"They would never force you John" Randy protested

"I know" John said with a sad smile.

"Then why are you doing this ?"

John couldn't reply, his phone vibrated. Quickly throwing Randy an apologetic glance, he answered it.

"Hello? "

OOOOOOOO

Randy watched John speaking on the mobile, with a distress look. John didn't seem to be very fond of the phone call and his voice was losing its energy, little by little with every minute that passed.

"...Look, I have some important work...I'll be there after...I remember, I'll be there in a couple of hours, I.."

Orton frowned, at John's tiresome voice. The way John spoke, the way he acted was of a defeated man.

John tightened his hand around the phone and stared at the wall in front of him.

"Who was it?"

John looked at Randy with a blank expression; his friend was also eying him back.

"It was Dwayne" He said.

"What? What the hell does he want? Why did he call?" Randy asked his best friend.

"I don't know Randy. I've to go now. I really appreciate you being there for me. Thanks Randy. It means a lot to me. "

Clearly, John was lying to him. If Dwayne had called him for nothing, why did he need to leave so soon? But he didn't want to press the matter anymore. If John was having a problem, he would tell him eventually.

"You don't have to thank me John. Besides friends should always be there for each other"

"Thanks man" There was a small smile plastered on John's face.

He could see John walking towards the door.

"And John, If you have any problems don't hesitate to tell me"

John only nodded at him.

Something was definitely wrong. John was already acting like a defeated man. Nobody would have noticed that, but Randy wasn't nobody. He could see it clearly, John was falling apart slowly. He hoped, that Dwayne would be professional with everything and not an ass hole. Whatever happened in the past should stay in the past.

TBC

CenaRKO1986- Thank you for reading and leaving a comment. Glad you felt bad for John. I wanted it to be that way. Hope you enjoy this chapter and sorry for taking so long to update.

Kendra1994- Your review made me smile. I too have searched everywhere for stories with these two, but there're only a few of this pairing. I like to write in John's POV, but I will soon start with Dwayne's POV too. Anyways, thank you, I hope you would like this chapter and sorry for taking so long to update.

BeautifulDisasterAt17- Thank you so much, Your comments are greatly appreciated. Glad you like my writing. :) Yes, their rivalry was amazing, Maybe they hate each other, who knows. lol. I hope you would like this chapter and thank you for adding this to your favourites list. Sorry for the long wait.

wade john randy slash- Okay, I owe you a huge apology. I'm soooooooooo sorry for taking so long to update, I promised you that I was going to update the story within a week and I totally failed at it. I'm so sorry. Hope you have not given up on me or this story.