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Chapter 12 - Gift From The Heart
"I'm sorry Randy, I can't do this" I said guiltily pulling away and sitting up on the bed, Randy was still lying on the bed with a confused expression on his face
"You came on to me Em" he laughed pushing him self up
"I know..it's just…I..oh crap this is such a mess" I said getting up off the bed sitting on the couch and covering my face with my hands.
"What's wrong?" I heard Randy say concerned, sitting next to me putting an arm around me for support. He didn't question why I kissed him or anything, he just wanted to comfort me.
"Everything, I'm sorry Rands, I didn't mean to come onto you like that and confuse you. It's just when I left you and left your room, I saw John kissing some whore and I felt instantly jealous and I thought it would make me feel better if I slept with you again" I almost cried looking at him
"Oh Emma, come here honey" he said sympathetically pulling me into him fully, I wrapped my arms around his waist and his wrapped around my shoulders holding onto me tight, he rubbed my back with his hands running up and down to sooth me as I buried my head in his shoulder "I understand this thing with John is eating you alive but sleeping with me isn't gonna solve anything, last night was different and who's to say it won't work and not make him jealous so then you regret it and feel worse, it might even drive him away even more if he thinks something's going on between us" he said softly and calming, I understood immediately what he was saying
"You're right, I'm just being stupid, I'm sorry for using you, my heads all over the place, I'm not thinking straight" I said apologising again pulling away slightly to look at him
"Stop apologising, besides I think it was very mature for you to realise now and stop yourself before anything happened again" he said with a small smile looking into my eyes
"Are you happy we didn't just get it on?" I teased
"Believe me honey I would" he laughed "But I know you're upset. I'm your friend and here to support you not take advantage" he said a little more seriously, I sighed and smiled again
"You're the best" I said quietly resting my head back on his shoulder.
So me and Randy didn't happen again and I'm kinda glad it didn't because it would of just complicated things even more, don't get me wrong Randy is a good looking guy with a body to die for but it wouldn't be right especially after the drunken sex we had.
I eventually told John about what happened between me, Randy and our drunken session and he wasn't very pleased at first but I explained we were wasted and it was a one night thing, he understood thank god that I am allowed to sleep with whoever I wanted.
I asked him casually about what I saw with that Maria girl and he told me her battery on her cell had gone flat and she needed to call someone so she knocked on his and Kurt's door with John him answering it to ask to use a phone, he let her use his and she was just leaving apparently when I saw, he promised me it was innocent and she kissed him unexpectedly as a thank you. Not to his knowledge I believed him, it wasn't him I didn't trust: it was her.
A few weeks later Randy told me he had met a women called Samantha Speno and they began dating, I couldn't help but be pleased for him wanting to see him happy after all he is my friend.
Sunday rolled around and I successfully defend my title against Trish in her hometown of Toronto which nobody thought I would as she had the hometown advantage, for the first time in my career I experienced a few boos from the crowd but I didn't let them bother me like a true pro and got on with the match.
Unfortunately Dave didn't win the IC title but John won his first match in the series against Booker T giving him the upper hand.
Randy defeated Chris Benoit to become the new World Heavyweight Champion and the youngest in History. He was the first of the 3 guys to win the big one and I couldn't of been more proud of him. Although I knew the time would come for the other two they just had to bide their time and continue to work hard.
The night after Summerslam, Randy successfully retained the title in a rematch with Benoit. After the match, Evolution threw him a fake celebration, only to reveal that they were not pleased with his new victory. While Batista had Randy propped on his shoulders in elation, Triple H gave him a pleased thumbs up; Triple H, however, abruptly changed the thumbs up to a thumbs-down and told Batista to drop Randy to the mat. Flair and Batista then began to beat Randy in the ring as Triple H claimed that he was nothing without them.
Randy broke away from Evolution and began a new storyline with them while also becoming a fan favourite when he continued to feud with them therefore making him a baby face. Later on General Manager Eric Bischoff then scheduled a match between the two for the World Heavyweight title at Unforgiven.
After Randy became a baby face, Bischoff made a mixed gender tag team match between Triple H and Trish against me and Randy in the main event on Raw in which I also had to cut a promo with him before the match.
I was in the locker room sorting threw my stuff when there was a knock on the door
"Yeah" I yelled before hearing someone enter the room, I turn around and come face to face with the World Champ yet he was title less at that moment. I stare intently at him as he begins to speak
"Look Emma I came here cause I know you are probably not thrilled about teaming with me tonight and I can't say I blame you. Last time we were in the ring together I was still with Evolution and things got ugly" he apologised guiltily holding his hands up as if he was surrendering.
"No kidding" I said folding my arms defensively across my chest
"But I want you to know that things have changed and you're probably aware I'm not in Evolution anymore, I've changed my ways I promise and I came here to apologise to you for everything I've done or said to you and I hope you will forgive me and we can put it behind us" I cocked an eyebrow
"Is that so? Well Randy I respect that you came here to apologise and you think you've got me all figured out don't you? Cause you see I was happy to find out I was teaming with you tonight" I told him honestly
"You are?" he asked surprised
"A ha, you see I'm not blind, I've seen how Evolution treat you after Summerslam and I actually had to sympathise with you but you are lucky I didn't stun your ass" I said actually smiling at the last part joking with him, he grinned that cocky smile of his
"Well thank you Emma I appreciate that. I also came here to say that you were right about everything, Triple H, what Evolution is about and what he did" he said to me remembering the night they wanted me to join them and I told them a few home truths about their precious leader.
"Can't say I didn't warn you, matter of time before Flair and Batista realise it too, at least you got out sooner rather than later"
"That's their problem if they wanna get screwed over by Hunter, I gotta concentrate on me now"
"Good answer" I smiled
"I have to say it will be an honour to team up with you tonight, you're the WWE Women's Champion and the toughest women in this company, who better than to team with the best in the business" he said more seductively taking hold on my hand in his.
"Really cause I'm the one that should be honoured, teaming up with the World Heavyweight Champion, not everyday that happens" I said looking up into his eyes
"The pleasure will be all mine" he said huskily before bringing my hand to his lips and kissing it softly.
"I'm sure it will, see you out there Champ" I smiled which he returned letting go of my hand
"See you out there" he repeated before leaving the room, famous smirk plastered on his face.
For the next few weeks leading up to Unforgiven I found myself teaming with Randy a few times more and in November we headed over to England after Survivor Series in which I teamed with him again against Trish and Hunter again. When we would go over the U.K I had a habit of my ring attire consisting of that cities' soccer team's jersey with 'Austin 3:16' printed on the back and after the match I would grab a mic and interact with the crowd asking them who supports that team and who wants my jersey. I would strip off the jersey (leaving me in a black sports bra) much to Randy's delight, he would smirk at me before I would throw it into the crowd leaving one fan very happy they caught my shirt.
Anyway, Bischoff made a rematch between me and Trish at Unforgiven and he even threw Victoria in the mix making it a triple threat.
At Unforgiven I successfully defended my title once again against two of the best while Dave teamed with Fair against Regal and Benoit and unfortunately fell to defeat while Randy also was defeated by Triple H thus losing the title.
Since Summerslam John took on Booker T in 3 other matches in the best of 5 series and it was even with 2 wins each leading into No Mercy in October where the final match would take place, which John won becoming the new U.S Champion. However he was to soon lose the title to newcomer Carlito won defeated John on his debut for the gold, the next week John was set to finish to film The Marine so they placed him in a storyline claiming he got stabbed by Carilto's bodyguard Jesus in a Boston nightclub and John was 'recovering' from the injury, covering for his absence from TV, however he was really away shooting the movie.
Also in October I successfully defended my title in a Fulfill Your Fantasy Battle Royal at Taboo Tuesday which was new concept where the fans could vote for the stipulations, for this match they chose that the Divas had to compete as School Girls.
Dave didn't have a match and Randy defeated Ric Flair in a steel cage match.
In November the movie was completed and John as set to return at Survivor Series where he'd be apart of Eddie Guerrero's team (Team Guerrero: Eddie Guerrero, The Big Show, Rob Van Dam, and John) against Kurt's team (Team Angle: Kurt Angle, Carlito, Luther Reigns and Mark Jindrak) in a 4 on 4 elimination match for the SmackDown brand.
I hadn't seen him since he left for Australia but I still talked to him everyday, when he was gone I organised a little gift for him that I knew he would love.
At Survivor Series I was to defend my title again in a triple threat against Trish and Lita while Randy and Dave were on opposing sides in a 4 on 4 elimination match for Raw where Randy's team (Team Orton: (Randy Orton, Chris Benoit, Chris Jericho, and Maven) was taking on Triple H's team (Team Triple H: (Triple H, Edge, Batista, and Snitsky).
The night of Survivor Series (from Cleveland, Ohio) arrived and I was excited to see my best buddy again. I couldn't wait to watch the movie and see John on the big screen.
I had arrived at the arena about 2 hours before the show was due to start and was in my locker room unpacking my gear as my match was one the first on the card, John hadn't told me what time he was arriving so I had to kill some time before he got here. I dug threw my bag to check that the surprise I had gotten him was still securely in there. I smiled at the thought of giving to him just as I heard my cell phone blare out Stone Cold's theme "I Won't Do What You Told Me To". I reached into my pocket and pulled out my phone flipping it open to answer, placing it next to ear.
"Hello Steveo" I laughed into the receiver sitting down onto one of the benches in the room
"Hey Kiddo, how you doin'?" my big brother said happily
"Great thanks, yourself?"
"Can't complain. Just wanted to call you to wish you luck for your match tonight, it's a big one"
"Thanks bro, yeah one of the biggest but I'm ready"
"Guess you would be, you're a Williams/Austin, you were born ready." he laughed and I shook my head smiling "Looking forward to seeing John?" he then asked and I couldn't help a grin appear on my face
"God yes, I missed him so much. I still can't get over the fact you turned down that role" I rolled my eyes
"I told you it wasn't right for me, I know John would of done a better job than me, it suited him more" he replied
"If you say so, can't wait to see it" I said happily before sighing deeply "I miss you"
"I miss you too kid"
"I miss you all" I said sadly feeling my good mood disappear meaning all my family, my parents, my brothers and my cousin Jenny who I've been really close to all my life and grew up with her. "Are you coming back for an appearance anytime soon?" I then asked hoping the company had him do some appearances, it was wishful thinking though.
"I dunno kiddo possibly depends when I get a call"
"Ok" I sighed
"I'm gonna go now, let you get ready. Sam needs to go for walk" he said breaking the mood
"Aww say hello to Sammie for me and that I love him lots" I said in a baby voice as Steve laughed
"I say this every time Em, he's a dog" he pointed out
"I know but it doesn't stop me loving him" I said defensively not helping loving Sam, he's my baby too.
"Bye Em" Steve laughed ending the conversation.
"Bye Steve" I laughed hanging up placing my phone on the bench before standing up to get change into my ring gear as knew my match was soon approaching.
I reached down and cross my arms, grabbing onto the hem of my blouse before beginning to lift it up, I got it half way exposing my back until I heard a voice behind me.
"Well if this is what I get to come back to, I should go and shoot movies more often, you know you didn't have to go through that much trouble for my return" I froze when I heard the voice and smiled as I recognised it right away, I pulled my shirt back down before turning round to see a smiling Mr. Cena standing in the doorway leaning against the frame arms folded across his stomach. He looked as handsome as ever dressed in some jeans and white t-shirt, his hair was a little longer than usual, obviously he had it that way for the movie but I liked it more a little longer.
"Well I aim to please" I grinned cheekily "And haven't you ever heard of knocking" I folded my arms across my chest pretending to be annoyed
"Yeah but the door was already open" he said and I blushed realising I must of left the door open, good thing it was John catching me stripping off and no one else.
"My bad. Anyway you should be flattered, I don't just strip off for anyone you know" I teased sliding my hands down to my hips
"Oh I am grateful you decided to do it just for me" he smiled as I stepped closer to him, him doing the same before we were stood face to face inches apart.
"Shut up" I playfully hit his arm before he pulled me in and wrapped his arms around my shoulder resting his hands on back as I wrapped mine round his waist, linking my hands together on his back. He squeezed me so tight before I felt him kiss my temple gently then resting his head my shoulder, I closed my eyes and sighed happily, his familiar scent entering my nose.
"Long time no see" he said after a few minutes of hugging
"Way to long, how was it then?" I asked as I pulled away slightly to look at him
"Awesome, I really enjoyed it, can't wait to see the outcome"
"Me too, have to say I'm looking forward to seeing you in that uniform" I giggled which made him smile even more
"Gotta warn you though I had to do some romantic scenes with Kelly" he warned me I raised an eyebrow in confusion
"What's that gotta do with me?" I asked apprehensively
"It's just I know you are overprotective of me, just like I am with you and I remember how you reacted to the innocent thing with Maria so I was just warning you for when you see the movie that's all" he said and I nodded now understanding
"Alright, so how far are we talking? You don't get it on do you?" I said warily which made him laugh
"No, as far as I know it's a PG-13 movie so nothing too graphic"
"Good to know, I'll remember that when I see it. What makes you think I would have a problem? You're both adults and professionals so you gotta do what you gotta do" I shrugged a shoulder
"I know but I don't want you hunting her down and kicking her ass" he laughed
"I wouldn't do that just because you had to kiss her or whatever for a movie John, if it was real life then I would have to check her out make sure she's good enough you" I teased, John walked past me and sat down on the bench I had previously occupied.
"So what's up with you champ?" he asked as I sat down next to him
"Nothing much, big match tonight against 2 of my best friends, the usual, you could say I'm pretty boring"
"You're anything but boring"
"If you say so, I'm not the one who just got back from shooting a movie and recording an album" I said matter of factly
"Just because I did a movie and in the middle of recording an album does not mean that you're boring Em"
"Are you kidding me? My life seems like a snooze fest compared to you right now but I give, if you say I'm not boring then I believe you"
"Glad you agree, let's change the subject now"
"OK movie star" I teased
"Very funny, can we quit that now?"
"Fine, quit crying about it"
"I ain't crying" he whined
"Whatever" I mocked before sighing deeply standing up and walking to the opposite side of the room "I missed you, I mean I always miss you but I missed you the most this time maybe cause I knew you were on the other side of the world" I said with my back turned to him before turning round and facing him once again, I leaned against the wall.
"I missed you too, I always miss you" he said sincerely and I smiled, we stared at each other for about a minute until cleared my throat before walking over to my bag.
"I got you something" I said rummaging through my bag, my hands connected with item I was looking for
"Why is it my birthday?" he joked as I took hold of the box lifting it from my bag
"No it's a 'congratulations on filming your first movie' gift" I told him and walking to stand in front of him
"Em you didn't have to get me anything, seeing you again is enough"
"I wanted to, I wanted to show you how proud I am of you" I said honestly handing him over the square black velvet box, he took hold of it.
"Aww deep inside you're a sweet little rattlesnake ain't you" he joked and reaching up pinched my cheek gently with his other hand
"I try" I smiled cheekily "Sorry it's not wrapped, it only arrived about an hour ago" I said, he looked down at the gift and smiled back at me before lifting the lid on the box to reveal the surprise, I watched him intently as he smiled widely at the sight of his gift.
"They're the real deal, from the US Army, I know it's not quite The Marines but it's the next best thing" I told as he continued to stare down at the box
I watched as he gently lifted the metal dog tags which had a rubber coating round the edge and were connected to a traditional ball chain, out of the case and rested them in his hand continuing to look them over.
"How did you get hold of these?" he asked almost breathlessly looking back up at me
"I made a call, explained a few things, had to use the famous wrestler card to get them" I joked before continuing "They have the names of your parents and your brothers on them, so basically everyone you love and care about so a part of them can be with you no matter where you are" I then said.
"You should have put your name on too" he said looking up at me
"What do you mean?"
"You're my family, I love and care about you just as much therefore you should have been on them"
"No it should just be your immediate family"
"Thank you, thank you so much Ems" he said still a little taken back by my gesture, he stood up and swallowed me up in his big arms hugging me tight
"You're welcome" I said muffled against his chest
"This is the best gift I've ever received. You didn't have to go through all this trouble for me"
"You're worth it and I love you too" More than you know, I thought to myself as we continued to hug.
John began to wear the dog tags to the ring round about the time The Marine came out and he has done ever since. At the beginning of the match he takes them off them kisses them before handing them to the ref for safe keeping.
Later that night I once again successfully defended my title against Lita and Trish pinning Lita for the win, Team Guerrero won the Survivor Series elimination match with John, Big Show and Eddie being the Survivors and Randy's team also won their Survivor Series elimination match with Randy being the sole survivor and as a reward they were all they were given the opportunity to be in charge of Raw for a week.
After Survivor Series on the November 18 edition of SmackDown, John recaptured the United States Championship after defeating Carlito after Teddy Long gave him another shot, what was even more exciting that John introduced his new U.S Championship which was a "custom made" spinner-style title belt, it was so nice and like nothing I'd ever seen before.
On November 29th edition of Raw, Randy was in charge and I was teaming up with Lita to face Trish and Molly Holly.
After a battle royal and a controversial ending involving Edge and Benoit, Randy is seen walking through a hallway and has a short talk with Candice Michelle. He flirts with her before continuing to walk.
Benoit then comes up and asks him what he is going to do about this. Randy informs him by saying he understands and he will sort things out in his announcement next.Randy walks out and welcomes the crowd and then goes on to book a few matches. He books a couple of matches before booking a 3 way world title match as the main event, involving Edge, Benoit, and HHH for the world title.
Later on Randy is in the back with Melina and she thanks him for making her a Raw Diva. Maria then comes in and they both hug him. Orton says that tonight the girls are going to be in action. One asks if they are going to wrestle, he says no, it will be a whole lot better than that and announces there's gonna be a Diva lingerie fashion show later in the night.
A little later he is then shown walking along the hallway and sees me and Lita dressed ready to compete talking about out match, he smirked and approached us ever so confidently
"Good evening ladies" he smiled at us causing our conversation to stop
"Hey Randy" Lita replied as I nod at him
"Lita, Can I have a word with Emma please" he asked her before turning to me
"Sure, see you out there Em" she said before walking away
"See ya" I replied before turning to the Legend Killer "What's up?" I asked him adjusting the title on my shoulder
"Well I wanted to ask or maybe inform you of something" he said
"What is it?"
"First of all did you hear about my announcement?"
"The World heavyweight championship match yeah I heard" wondering what he was getting at
"No as important as that is not that."
"Then what Randy cause I ain't got a lot of time for games" I said giving him the attitude I learned from my brother
"What I'm trying to ask is did you hear about the Diva lingerie fashion show?" he said smugly, I sighed loudly showing my frustration on the matter
"Yeah that, lame by the way. The word exploitation comes to mind. What's that got to do with me?" I asked him annoyed as to where he's going with this.
"Well I just wanted to inform you I wish you were gonna be participating cause I would love to see what you had to offer" he said seductively moving closer to me so he's inches away then looking up and down my body .
"As tempting as that sounds I got a match to participate in, I gotta go and do what I do best and that's kick ass. I gotta be a rattlesnake. I gotta go and be the women's champ if that's ok with you boss" I said sarcastically looking into his blue eyes
"That's fine, I'm just letting you know what I want" he whispered moving my hair behind the shoulder that was belt less
"As flattered as I am. I show what I got to offer as you put it in the ring by destroying anyone that steps in my way and tonight that happens to be Trish and Molly. Stone Cold didn't teach me everything he knows just for me to parade around half naked in front of the world. I have more self respect" I informed him rolling my eyes
"With all do respect Emma, I'm just giving you a compliment about beautiful I think you are" he smiled genuinely, I smiled in return.
"That's sweet but if you think for one second I would to degrade myself you got another thing coming. You see Randy I like to leave things to the imagination, what I have underneath here" I motioned to my clothing "Is reserved for 1 guy and in the privacy for the bedroom" I finished as Randy licked his lips "Now excuse me I got some sorry Diva asses to kick" I said sternly before walking away leaving a smug looking Randy Orton behind.
"The rattlesnake has one hell of a chip on her shoulder and Randy Orton just got some of that attitude thrown his way, King. A focused Emma Austin teams with Lita to take on Trish Stratus and Molly Holly next" J.R said as the show cut to a commercial
And by the way, Lita and I beat Molly and Trish just before this so called fashion show got underway.
I don't know why but creative always seem to have me and Randy flirting, well not in this case!