The night was coming to an end. Lexi enjoyed her first house show. It was a lot more laid back than smackdown had been. She was having a better day, too. She had become quick friends with Nattie (Natayla), and they had hung out most of the night. The only exceptions was when Lexi had ran into Randy, and he asked her to go to catering with him. Then again when the night was ending, and Nattie was done for the night, she took off early to catch her flight home. Lexi had packed her bag. She was just going to head out, but when she walked out, she ran into Randy.

"Where ya going?" He asked.

"I was just going to head out. My friend left, I was bored." She said, frowning.

"Really? What am I then?" He asked.

"You're my friend, too. But you're busy with a match and all." She grinned.

"I'll be back in about 10 minutes. Have a seat and wait." He smirked.
After a few minutes, she got bored, and decided to watch the match. She made her way to the side of the stage and stood with the crew. Bad move. There was something about the way he moved in the ring, she couldn't tear her eyes away from him. She stood there watching until the match ended, and she watched him walk up the ramp. He looked over at her and winked. Her stomach flipped, and she looked away. She caught her breath and made her way to pick up her bag.
"Enjoy the match?" He asked.

"Yeah." She blushed.
He was patting himself down with a towel, then he draped it over his shoulders.

"So, what are you doing on your time off?" He asked.

"I'm heading back to Florida. Just going to relax until Tuesday." She said.
"What about you?"

"Going home. Wait, are you not at RAW?" He asked, she shook her head.
"Well, damn, now what am I going to do to keep myself entertained?" He laughed.
"You want a ride to the airport?" He asked, not waiting for her answer.
"Give about 10 minutes and I'll be out." He took off to the locker room.
She knew she shouldn't take his offer, but she was about to be 4 days without seeing him, a 15 minute ride wouldn't hurt anyone. A few minutes later he came out and grabbed her bag.

"How far are you from home?" Lexi asked.

"Only a few hours. Then it's home to the fun of being ignored, if she's even there." He smiled.

"At least you have someone there to ignore you. I get to go home and decide if I'm going to stay in Florida, or if I should move. And let me tell you how awesome apartment hunting is." She laughed.

"I bet you can find a great apartment in St. Louis." Randy smirked.

"And leave the lonely state of Florida?" Lexi asked, laughing.

"This is why I like you, Lex. You always make the time pass so fast, you make me laugh." He said.

"Ah yes, Lex the man. I am a funny guy." She joked, as they pulled up to the drop off point at the airport.
Randy jumped out and got her bag for her, pulling her into him before she could walk away.

"Be safe, kid." He said.

"Kid? I'm no kid. I'm a man." She smiled.

"No falling asleep while driving."

"You have my number, text me when you get home." He said, watching her walk into the airport.
Lexi turned at the last second to see him climb in his car, and take off. She suddenly felt empty. This isn't how it should be, she shouldn't feel like this. She had made a promise to herself that she wouldn't let a man interfere with her career, but was he really interfering? He was so different than she expected him to be. He was known as a snake, and he would do whatever he needed to do to get what he wanted, but she never saw that side of him. She boarded her plane and tried to keep her mind off him for her 90 minute flight, but it was useless trying. Every time she closed her eyes she saw his face. His smile. His sexy smirk. Before she knew it, the plane was landing. She hopped a cab to her small studio apartment. Once inside she closed her door and flipped both locks, before sliding the lock shut at the top of her door. She wasn't in the best of neighborhoods, and rarely ventured out alone at night. She walked over to her bed and sat down, picking up her phone and sent Randy a text saying she was at home. Another picture of Randy flashed in her head.
"You have to stop this Lexi. He's a married man." She said quietly to herself. She walked over to her desk and opened her laptop, pulling up her bank account. She quickly typed in her code, and clicked the link to see her available balance. She smiled to herself, as her first check had been deposited. This was the first time in over a year that she had over $500 in her account at one time. Her fingers quickly typed in google, and searched; apartments st louis, she hit enter and glanced at the pages in front of her. She jumped as her phone rang.
Randy's number appeared on the screen.

"Hey." She answered, scolding herself for being so cheery.

"Hey, Lex. How are ya?" He yawned.

"Good. You almost home? You sound tired." She said.

"Yeah, about 15 minutes. You find an apartment in St. Louis yet?" He asked, laughing.
She quickly clicked the 'x' on the top of the page and closed her laptop.

"Ha ha." She said.
"It was nice, however to have some money for a change. Anyway, doesn't St. Louis get cold? I don't think I could handle that." Lexi said, walking over to her bed and laying down.

"I can think of some ways to keep you warm." Randy laughed.

"Randy!" Lexi yelled.

"What?" He asked.
"Wool socks and a thick coat would work. Oh, come on Lex. You and your dirty mind." He laughed.

"Oh, shut up." She said, giggling.

"Hey, I'm pulling into my garage. I think I'm going to head in and crash, but I'll give you a call sometime tomorrow." He said.

"Alright. Good night Randy." Lexi smiled.

"Good night. Dream of me." He laughed, hanging up before she could say anything to him.
He smiled as he imagined Lexi laying on a bed, smiling as she slept. He grabbed his bags out of the back and walked into the house. His smile soon faded as he turned the corner of the kitchen and saw Sam standing in the living room with her hands folded across her chest.
"Hey Sam. What are you still doing up?" He asked, sitting his bags down and walking over to her. He wasn't sure if he should embrace her or not. He could never read her moods anymore. She had changed so much with in the past year.

"Don't. I'm so tired of all this Randy." She said.

"Tired of what now?" He asked, almost falling onto the couch. He squeezed his eyes closed, wishing he would have just found a hotel for the night.

"This, all of this. The late nights, the times gone. I just can't do it anymore." She said.

"I've heard all this before. You leave, then you come back, because you run out of money. You love the money I have, but don't understand what I have to do to get it." Randy said, trying to control his temper.
She stood there and said nothing. She reached behind the chair and pulled out a suitcase.
"Going to your mother's again?" He asked.

"I'm done." She said, walking towards the door.

"Have you forgotten that you don't get anything if we divorce?" He asked, standing up.
"You know I have fought for us, I have tried to make you happy. Just answer me, are you sleeping with him?" Randy's eyes flashed with anger.

"You come at me with your accusations, but I looked her up. Yeah, I know Lex is a girl, Randy. You always loved the blondes." Sam snapped back.

"Nothing has happened between Lex and I. I didn't tell you she was a women, because I knew how you would react. She's new, she had an awful night. I was just being nice. She's a kid, I was helping her out."

"A kid? She does look young doesn't she? She's only two years younger than you. So all those feelings I can tell you're having, now you know she's not too young for you to follow through on. What would make it any different than before?" Sam asked.

"I haven't slept with anyone in a year, including you!" Randy yelled.
"I have been faithful, unlike you. You're going to him, aren't you?" He growled.

"Don't come near me." She screamed, walking out the door, leaving it open.
He walked over to it, watching her leave. He slammed the door, and punched the wall, leaving a huge dent.
He headed towards the kitchen to grab a bottle of whatever liquor was left, as he passed his bags, he heard his cell phone go off. He grabbed it and looked at the text message.

L~just wanted to thank you again.
His anger faded quickly, as he walked up the stairs, into his room. He fell onto the bed, and text her back.

R~ne time. whatever u need, just ask.

L~sorry, I know ur home, and probably busy with sam, but i just had to say thanks.

R~sam who? lol she just left me
A few minutes passed, then finally his phone buzzed again.

L~sorry, i'm sure it will get better. let her cool off.

R~i think she went to her boyfriends. ne way, i'm about to fall asleep.

L~dream of me. lol

R~miss you

L~c u soon. sleep well.

R~night Lex.
He sat his phone down on the night stand and fell asleep.

"Hey." Lexi smiled into her phone. It was late Sunday afternoon, and she was standing in the sunshine on a balcony. Her time off had passed quicker than she expected it too, mostly because of her daily calls from Randy. They talked for hours on end, everyday.

"What ya doing?" Randy asked.

"I am actually looking at an apartment." She said.

"I thought we agreed you were going to move to Missouri." He laughed.

"I haven't made any decisions yet. Anyhow, what are you doing? I haven't heard from you today."

"Actually you have. We talked until about 3 this morning, so that counts for today." He said, still laughing.

"No way. That doesn't count."

"I've actually been talking to Sam." Randy said quietly.
Lexi felt like she had been punched in the gut.

"Oh."

"She wants to meet for lunch. It has to be someplace where there are a lot of people, she says she doesn't trust me enough to come home and talk."

"Wow, what's that about?" Lexi asked.

"Just some of her games. But I think I have been forgetting to mention something." He said.

"Forgetting?" Lexi asked.

"Ok, not forgetting, just refusing to tell you. She knows you have been with me. I'm not telling you this to make you nervous or upset, I just thought you should know. She googled you I guess." He told her.

"Ok. And that means what?" Lexi asked, knowing that their friendship was too good to be true.

"Nothing. Like I said, I just felt like I should tell you. I have a hard time keeping things from you." He said, causing Lexi to laugh.
"You laugh, but I don't think this is a good thing for me. Listen, I'm pulling up to the restaurant. Can I call you later, or will you be moving into your dream house?" He asked.

"Very funny. I think I'm heading home. Give me a call later. And try to be nice." Lexi said.

"As long as she is." Randy replied.
After telling the realtor that she still wasn't sure of where she wanted to be, she left the apartment complex, and walked the two blocks to the beach. It wasn't crowded for a Sunday afternoon, and she found a nice empty spot and sat down. She had to make a choice, and she knew it. If she kept going like this she knew it was going to get her hurt, but she had fallen so fast for him. He was so easy to talk to. He made her laugh all the time. But she had to face the facts, he was a married man, whether he was getting along with his wife or not, she knew she needed to put some space in between her and Randy, so then he could make a logical decision about his married. She didn't want to be the reason that their marriage fell apart, no matter how much her heart was wishing for him to be a free man. Hell, she didn't even know how he felt about her. She met up with some old friends that night, and went out drinking. It wasn't until she woke up the next afternoon that she realized she had called Randy that night. She had no recollection of talking to him at all. Did she dare call him back?
She looked at the clock. Damn, she knew he would be in the air. She couldn't call him now, even if she had wanted too. Her head was still spinning, she laid her head back down on her pillow and ended up falling back asleep. She woke up at 5 the next morning. She had two hours to pack and make it to the airport. She grabbed her phone as she was running out the door, thanking her lucky stars that she had charged it. 6 hours later she landed in Texas. She was thankful again that she had taken an early flight. They had been delayed for more than an hour for take off. She grabbed her carry on, then made her way to retrieve her bag. Now she had to start thinking about how she was getting to the arena from here. It was at least another hour away, and she did not want to take a cab that far. After getting her bag she went to find a rental. On her way her phone went off.

"Where are you? I know your flight finally got here." Randy said.

"What are you talking about?" She asked.

"I told you Sunday night that I would pick you up from the airport, remember?" He asked.
"I have been sitting here waiting for almost two hours. Get your skinny ass out here." He said.
She rushed to the loading zone, to see Randy standing outside a car with sunglasses on. He grinned at her, causing her knees to grow weak.
"Do you not remember talking to me late Sunday night, well, I guess it was more like Monday morning?" He asked.

"Truthfully, no. I had drank, a lot." She confessed, as he grabbed her bags and put them in the back of his rental, before pulling her into him. She let her arms wrap around his muscular back, breathing in his scent.

"I knew you were drunk." He smiled, leading her around the car, opening her door.

"How did you know?" Lexi asked as Randy got in the drivers side.

"Well, it could have been the fact that you told me, but then maybe it was the few choice words you had about Sam." Randy laughed.

"Oh, no. I'm sorry." Lexi said, burying her face in her hands.

"No, I found it pretty humorous." Randy said.

"Well, speaking of her, what's going on with you guys?" Lexi asked.

"Nothing worth talking about." Randy said.
"She doesn't know what she wants."

The months flew by, with not much changing. Lexi and Randy were always together on the road. Randy's marriage wasn't any better. Divorce had came up several times, but he hadn't filed yet. Lexi's career was taking off. She had quickly became a fan favorite, and was on her way to the top. She was still in the same place, still looking for the best place for her to plant herself.