A/N: I'm gonna dedicate this chapter to babyxbxgurl for inspiration and your great private message that brought me to tears. I hope you guys like this chapter! To all my reviewers and readers, I'm sad to say that this story is going to end real soon. Oh another note the next chapter after this is gonna be a few months later…
Ride For You
Chapter 22
Cameron, North Carolina…
Rachelle slowly walked up the steps of a familiar house. She had just arrived around midnight and she was hoping that they were still awake. She pushed the doorbell and waited for someone to open the door. She heard someone telling her that they would be right there. She watched as the door opened and Jeff looked at her.
"Rae? What are you doing here?" Jeff asked.
"I need a place to stay." Rachelle said as the tears slowly slid down her face.
"Oh Rae, get in here. It's cold outside. You know that you can stay here." Jeff said helping her grab her belongings and into the house.
Mira slowly walked down the steps of her house and noticed her best friend standing there. She looked at Jeff, who gave her a reassuring look. Mira rushed over to give Rachelle a hug while Jeff shut the door. Mira helped Rachelle walk over to the kitchen where they sat on the stools. Jeff looked at both of the girls and whispered, "I'm gonna go make some hot chocolate."
Mira and Rachelle nodded their head as Rachelle looked at Mira.
"What happened this time, Rae?" Mira asked.
"Samantha happened." Rachelle said.
"What do you mean 'Samantha happened'?" Mira asked.
"Adam has been hanging out with us a lot lately and he's been taking care of the twins so that Randy and I could spend time together. Everything between Randy and I was just fine up until he hurt his arm. He's been having a temper and throwing a tantrum. So he went out yesterday and I didn't know where he was. Adam called me to tell me that Samantha had called up Randy to tell him that she had something important to tell him. I guess Adam went with him because Adam told me what happened." Rachelle said.
"And what happened?" Jeff asked as he made her hot chocolate.
"Samantha had pictures that were supposedly of me. Adam didn't tell me when or where the pictures were from. But he did tell me that when he got to look at the pictures, they weren't of me at all. They were of you two. Randy took one look at the picture and assumed that I was the Filipina girl in the picture with Jeff. He assumed that I was cheating on him with Jeff. Adam tried and tried to tell him that it wasn't me but Randy wouldn't listen. So Randy told Adam to tell me to get out of the house before he came back and well that's why I'm here." Rachelle said.
"I can't believe him! How could he think that? You're not even the type of person to cheat and neither is Jeff! This is ridiculous. I have to fix this! I have to see him and tell him that he's wrong." Mira said.
"No. I'm gonna fix this on my own. This is my mess." Rachelle said.
"But what are you gonna do, Rae?" Jeff asked.
"I came here tonight just to tell you guys about what happened so that you guys had a warning before Randy said anything. I'm flying to Tennessee to see Jeff so that I can talk to Kurt and try to reason with him." Rachelle said.
"Are you sure that's what you want to do? I mean we can all just talk to Randy about the pictures." Jeff said.
"I'm sure. I have to do this. Kurt knows that deep inside of him that I've never done anything to hurt him. And right now I can't be stuck in this situation." Rachelle said.
"We know that…" Mira said but was cut off by Rachelle.
"No it's deeper then that." Rachelle said.
"What do you mean?" Mira asked.
"I'm pregnant." Rachelle said as Jeff and Mira looked at her with eyes that widen.
"Does Randy know?" Jeff asked as he handed her the mug of hot chocolate.
"He has no clue." Rachelle said as she took the mug, "He didn't give me a chance to tell him. I was at the doctor's office the day before and they were processing the information to me about how many months I was."
"Wow…" Mira started to say but was cut off by their house phone ringing.
Jeff looked at the caller id before shaking his head at Mira. She took it as a signal to not answer the phone. They waited and waited for the answering machine to pick it up.
"Hey you have reached the Hardy family. Sorry we couldn't get to the phone right now but please leave us a message and we'll be sure to get right back to you." Mira's voice said as they heard a beep go off.
"Mira, hey it's Randy. I know this is probably weird to be hearing from me but I think there's something you should know and I would much prefer if we talked about this in person. Just give me a call when you can." They heard Randy's voice say.
"I think it's time to go to bed. Rae, your rooms been made for the longest time. You know we always have it prepared just in case you do show up at times like this. We'll see you in the morning." Jeff said as he and Mira headed up for their room.
Rachelle sat in the kitchen thinking about where things had gone wrong. Her life with Randy was only getting better. Why did things have to all of sudden go sour? They were supposed to be trusting each other. She had given him everything that she could give to him and that was how he repaid her. Well she was about to prove him wrong and have him begging for her forgiveness. She was going to make Samantha pay for everything.
The next day…
Randy Orton awoke to the sound of the doorbell going off. He rolled over to see that it was 9:30 in the morning. Who in the hell was waking him up at this time of day? He got off of his bed and slipped on a shirt before heading downstairs. He opened the door and looked at Mira. The look on Mira's face told Randy that he was in for a rude awakening.
"Mira, I wasn't expecting you to be here. I thought you were gonna call me before you came over." Randy said as Mira stepped into the house.
"Oh so now you're expecting people to inform you about things? Since when did you care to be informed on when people were going to show up at someone's house?" Mira asked as Randy shut the door.
"What are you talking about?" Randy asked as Mira slapped him across the face.
"You, Randal Keith Orton, are fucking idiot and disgrace to your family and to this business! How dare you play stupid like this when you know what the hell I am talking about." Mira said as Randy held his cheek after Mira had slapped him.
Randy thought about what was going on. Rachelle. She must have gotten to Mira before he could tell her what was going on.
"Look Mira, whatever Rachelle was telling you. It's not true! I have proof!" Randy said.
"Show it to me then!" Mira yelled as Randy hurried to grab the evidence that Samantha had shown him.
When he walked back into the living room, he handed the envelope to Mira. Mira pulled the pictures out of the envelope. When she had seen them she felt like she wanted to gag. They were really pictures of her and Jeff. There were so many that Mira felt like she was getting sick to her stomach. There were pictures of her and Jeff sitting outside of their house watching Ruby lay around on the grass. There were pictures of her and Jeff getting intimate in their room. Pictures of her and Jeff just loving each other's company. The last picture was one that Mira knew could help her prove her point to Randy.
Randy stayed silent as he watched Mira flip through the pictures. He wondered what exactly she was thinking. He wondered if he held the same reaction as him. How could Jeff do that to her? She was just as innocent as he was in this situation. He watched as Mira looked up at him.
"You really expect me to believe that these are really Rae, Randy?" Mira asked her voice sounding much angrier then before.
Randy looked at her and said, "Yes. They are of her."
"You're definitely wrong you fucking idiot! If you look at all these pictures obviously you'll notice that I have shorter hair then Rae does! I obviously am shorter than Rae. And what don't you tell me what the hell is missing on "Rae's" shoulder blade in this picture." Mira said handing Randy the last picture she had looked at.
Randy took the photo and stared at the arm. Her tattoo was missing in the picture as Randy looked back at Mira.
"Maybe this was before she got the tattoo." Randy said.
"Check the date. Rae got had her tattoo two days after she ran away from you the first time." Mira said as Randy stared at the date.
The date on the photo was exactly two weeks after she had gotten her tattoo, which would have meant that they really weren't pictures of Jeff and Rachelle. They were pictures of Jeff and Mira just as Adam had told him. Randy looked at Mira, who shook her head in disappointment at him.
"Mira, I didn't…" Randy started to say but Mira held her hand up to stop him.
"I don't want to hear it. You should have known from the beginning that Rae was never one to cheat. She had always been a loyal friend to everyone. She was someone that everyone trusted and knew would never do such a thing. She gave herself to you because she loved you and here you fucking go believing that some stupid retard of a slut has proof that your wife is cheating on you with her own best friend? You, Randy, are the biggest assholes that I've ever come across. I always thought that Adam was the biggest asshole of all but it takes a REAL friend to let someone know that in the pictures, they weren't your wife! Which was what Adam was trying to tell but no you decided not to even listen to him and now look at this mess. I cannot believe you! I always believed that you were the right guy for her. In my heart, you were always the one who would keep her happy and yet you prove me wrong. You're just some asshole who broke my best friend's heart." Mira said as she started to walk away from Randy.
Randy rushed over to her and grabbed her arm but Mira smacked him again across the face.
"Don't fucking touch me! I don't ever want to see your face again! You are pathetic and if Rachelle ever finds it in herself to forgive you, you can count me out on forgiving you right away. You don't deserve anyone's sympathy. You created this mess so you deal with it. Don't even come looking for Rachelle. She's gone." Mira said as she opened the door and slammed it shut.
Randy stared at the door and looked at the picture that was still in his hand. He WAS so wrong! He had assumed the wrong things. Now he was left with no idea of where Rachelle was or what she was doing. How in the hell was he going to fix this mess? There was no way for him to fix this mess at all. How in the world was he ever going to make things right with Rachelle? That was completely and utterly impossible. As he was thinking the doorbell to his house had gone off again. Thinking it was Mira again Randy rushed to door and opened it only to find Samantha standing there with a smile on her face.
"Hey baby." Samantha said as she stepped into the house and placed a kiss on Randy's lips.
Randy pushed her away.
"What the hell are you doing here?" Randy asked as Samantha jumped back.
"I came to see you, silly." Samantha said as she noticed one of Randy's cheeks was redder than the other, "What happened to your cheek?"
Randy looked down at the picture and looked back at Samantha. He wanted to get her out of his life right now. He wanted to fight back for Rachelle.
"Let's just say I had a reality check, Samantha. This isn't my wife in the picture and you knew that! You made me believe that my wife would do such a thing like that! How could you do such a thing like that? You knew how much she meant to me!" Randy exclaimed.
"Randy, we all know that you love me. Everyone knows that we were meant to be and that Rachelle was just getting in the way. Come on, let's go upstairs and I'll show you how much you mean to me." Samantha said as she started to take her clothes off before she dragged Randy towards his room.
Nashville, Tennessee
Jeff Jarrett and Karen Angle sat in their home putting down their children to sleep when the doorbell went off. Jeff looked at his fiancée.
"You go on and get that. I'll finish tucking Kody into bed." Jeff said as Karen smiled at him.
Karen walked out of her son's room before making her way downstairs. She made her way over to the door and opened the door. She was surprised to say the least when she saw Rachelle McMahon standing outside their door. She looked at the young woman.
"Rachelle, what are you doing here, sweetie?" Karen asked.
"I…I…I have to talk to Jeff." Rachelle said.
"Of course, sweetie. Come on in before you catch a cold." Karen said as Rachelle stepped into the house with her stuff.
"Thank you." Rachelle said as she dropped her stuff once she came in.
Karen shut the door and looked at the petite Filipina. She had met her several times when Kurt was working in the WWE and Karen absolutely adored her. Rachelle had been nothing but nice to her and made her feel like she was at home when she was on the road with Kurt. She knew this must have been about Kurt.
"Does this have to do with Kurt, Rachelle?" Karen asked as Rachelle nodded her head. Karen pulled the younger woman into her embrace as Rachelle let her tears come out. Karen whispered, "I'm so sorry, sweetie. But what happened?"
Rachelle pulled away from Karen and explained what had happened to her the same way she had told Jeff. Karen felt her eyes watering at the things that had happened to Rachelle. She didn't deserve this. She didn't deserve to have her life messed around with. Before Karen could say anything though, Jeff had come downstairs and saw Rachelle, whom he quickly pulled into a warm embrace. Jeff Hardy had called him hours ago telling him about what had happened.
"I'm so sorry to hear what happened, Rae." Jeff said as they pulled away from each other.
"It's fine. I just need a big favor from you." Rachelle said as Jeff walked over to Karen and wrapped his arm around her waist.
"Of course." Jeff said.
"I need a chance to talk to Kurt." Rachelle said as Karen's eyes widened.
"Are you sure it's safe for you to talk to him? I mean we all know what he's capable of doing." Karen said.
"I have to talk to him, Karen. I have a feeling that Samantha is using him as bait so that she could take me out. I want to talk to him and convince him to stop helping her." Rachelle said.
"Well I mean of course you can talk to him but I would prefer if I was in the room with you." Jeff said.
"I know and I would prefer that too." Rachelle said as she looked at the couple.
"I'd like to be there as well. Maybe I could help convince him too." Karen said as Rachelle looked at her.
"Are you sure, Karen?" Rachelle asked.
"Of course, Rachelle. You don't deserve all of this and I want to help you get revenge on Samantha. Though I may not know her, I know that her messing with someone who I consider a friend, is so wrong. And I'm not gonna stand for that." Karen said as Rachelle smiled.
Karen smiled back at her and pulled herself out of Jeff's arms so that she could hug Rachelle. Jeff smiled at the sight.