AUTHOR'S NOTE: I'm finally updating , but I acquiesce ... this is fairly short [x In between all my leadership activities and my Junior year of highschool I got a SMALL slot of time to write ! I hope I can update at least once every one to two weeks ! Hope you all enjoy , and sorry for the terribly long break ! Also this is unedited , so sorry for any spelling/grammar errors !

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Katherine Nicotra

Chapter 16: You Can't Lose Me

RANDY'S POV-

I stretched as I woke up, my eyes shut as I smiled. I hadn't been this... this peaceful since Lena had come into my life. I rolled over to put my arm around her.

Nothing.

My eyes flew open as I saw the empty side of the bed. I shot up, going straight to the bathroom and finding nothing.

What the hell? Where was she?

Pulling on a pair of jeans and a plain white shirt, I thought of Lena's options. Maybe she was with Mickie?

Checking the bed one last time, I was surprised to see something. Walking over slowly, I grabbed it. A note.

Dear Randy,

I'm sorry, but you're in danger because of me. Don't look for me. I love you, and thank you for everything. -Melena

"No," I whispered, the harsh reality stunning me. Was she insane? Steven was lurking, and she thought it was safe to leave? Didn't she trust me to protect her, and myself? I grabbed my phone, leaving the hotel room fast.

"Hey Randy." I turned to see who the young voice belonged to. Dusty Rhodes' son, Cody Rhodes, was smiling at me, eyes alight. I had seen the 19 year old around a few times, and he reminded me of myself when I had started working for the company.

"Hi Rhodes," I said hastily, feeling scared for Lena's safety. I had to get John, check Mickie's room, and look around for her.

"You okay, bro?" Cody seemed worried, and his brow furrowed as he studied me.

"Yeah, just looking for someone." I smiled at him, trying to cover up my nerves.

"Oh," Cody laughed, "Is it that hot girl with the long black hair? I saw her leave your room a while ago. She's hot." Cody grinned goofily. My heart did a somersault as he mentioned Lena.

"You saw her? When? Where'd she go?" Cody saw my desperation, and his grin faded.

"I saw her talking to Candice, and then she left."

"Thanks, Cody. See you around." I dashed past him as he gave me a confused 'goodbye.'

I made it down to the lobby and started heading towards the door, forgetting about John or Mickie, when a thin hand grabbed me from behind. "Randy!" I winced at Candice's squealing voice. She moved, standing in front of me in a pair of shorts, if they could be classified as clothes at all, and a low-cut spaghetti strap.

"Candice," I said, doing my best not to roll my eyes as she pushed her chest out, her plastic boob-job sticking out. If only she had as much intelligence as she had silicone in her chest.

"I've been looking for you! Want to eat breakfast together?" She batted her glued, on eyelashes, and I contained my laughter as I imagined them falling off.

"No thank you. I have to meet Lena."

"Oh! I took care of that annoying fangirl." Candice smirked, her fingers trailing down my chest, and I jerked away, ignoring her pout.

"What do you mean?" I asked, trying to control my anger. She giggled, rolling her eyes.

"Her boyfriend came in earlier looking for her. He asked if I knew her, and told me to tell her to go to some address. He said he had some surprise planned, so I told her it was a good breakfast place and she left. Anyways..."

"When did you talk to her?" My voice was strained, and Candice glared at me.

"Ten minutes ago. Now can we forget her?" Candice was irritated, but I didn't care.

"What was the address?"

"I don't know, it's in my purse."

"Check," I said, my voice a small growl. She shrank back, shooting me a confused look.

"Why? Does it matter?" Candice was seriously miffed, but she searched her bag. After a minute, she produced a small slip of paper. I snatched it quickly.

"Thanks," I said, running out and getting my rental. I had ignored Candice's calls, using my full speed.

I got into the rental car and sped towards the address, hoping that I wasn't too late to save Lena from Steven's psycho grasp.

MELENA'S POV-

The taxi driver was painfully slow as he drove me to the diner Candice had told me about. She had been surprisingly nice in the morning, insisting that I visit the address.

It had been about ten minutes and I was looking out the window, thinking about what I had done. I didn't want to leave Randy, honestly. I had no choice, though. Steven was crazy, and he would ruin Randy's life, and I couldn't live with myself if he was hurt in any way because of me. I felt a tear slip out as I thought about the fun few days I had, but I wiped it away quickly. There was no point in feeling regretful or sad, because it was for the best.

As the minutes passed by and I thought about all the nice memories, I noticed we turned into a more remote area. I realized it had been twenty minutes. Suddenly the taxi screeched to a halt and I jerked forward, yelping as the driver yelled out curse words.

"What's going on?" I said in a strangled voice. The driver turned around, his eyes wide as he breathed heavily.

"S-someone..." He stopped for a moment and I felt my heartbeat pulse quickly.

"What?" I said, looking at him.

"There's... a car cut us off... almost... almost crashed into us." I froze, and felt a little scared.

"Did the car keep going?"

"N-no, it stopped. I think I'll go see if the person is oka-" Before I knew it, my door was jerked open. I moved away instinctively, but a hand reached in and grabbed me, pulling me out quickly. I looked down at his hand, a shiver rippling through me, and then at his eyes, which were staring at me with anger. His mouth opened, and I braced myself as his face contorted, showing multiple emotions.

AUTHOR'S NOTE: I wrote this part a LONG time ago , so I'm sorry if it isn't that great . I will try to update in the next 1-2 weeks [: I'm actually thinking about posting up my new story on here while I take down one of my stories and re-write it , but I'm only going to post the new story after I update Fighting Fate . Final question: any thoughts on who the man is ? I think it's a bit obvious , but I want to see what some of you think , haha [: