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Chapter 12 – Missing the Good Times

Shane slammed the door harshly behind him as he was not in his best mood. Cursing under his breath, the last thing he wanted was for his bad mood to be aggravated much worse than it already was.

"Obviously he has no idea who he's messing with," he was mumbling as he took his seat behind his desk. He had some paperwork to do but the image of someone with that annoying smirk on his face made him want to tear every page to shreds. But he knew better than to not let Randy get to him, not matter how much he hated him.

Just you wait Orton. Nobody messes with a McMahon and gets away with it.

Shane had promised him that the next episode of Raw would be like no other. The wwe champion had no idea of what was to come for him but he would find that out sooner.

The Raw general manager made a smirk at his brilliant plan. It would be a night that no one would ever forget. And that would include Mr. Orton of course.

Why let the frustration get to him when he was to have his last laugh in the end?

Especially when he knew something that Randy didn't know about.

"Well well Orton. It looks like I know something that you don't and it's going to stay that way. Soon you'll get married and I'll have your best friend and your precious little baby beside me…"

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The tears of the rain began splattering on the windowsills. It was rainy that afternoon in St. Louis but that didn't spoil a romantic moment for the soon to be married couple.

"See? This isn't so bad right?"

"Yeah you're right. I could stay like this for hours."

Randy and his fiancée Isabelle were at their comfortable positions on the couch with his arm snaked around her while she rested her head upon his shoulder and connecting her hand with his. The living room was in a sweet silence as the rain was pouring away softly. It had been a tough week for the both of them but now they had finally found some quality time together.

He chuckled softly as he pulled her dark bang away from her face and tucked it over her ear.

"Let's just hope that the phone doesn't ring."

Isabelle laughed. "Well it has to. We're going out for dinner tonight."

"Don't remind me."

She gave him a playful slap on the chest and giggled. "Oh stop. Your parents are looking forward to it."

"I know. But they act like it's a wedding reception when it's just a normal dinner."

Isabelle laughed while Randy rolled his eyes at the thought of his parents rambling on about what should be on the menu tonight, what tablecloth to use and list would go on and on. He deeply appreciated what they were trying to do but there are times when they would go too far, especially over the simplest things.

"They're just happy for us," said Isabelle. "I mean the wedding is coming close! Have you been keeping up with the countdown?"

"Have I? Of course! John suggested that I should stick the calendar on my back."

"Well I think that's a good idea," Isabelle lifted her head to look at Randy properly and smirk curled on her lips. "So you don't forget the date."

Randy turned to look at her. "Babes, how could I forget? It's our special day."

Isabelle shrugged which made his brow raised. She chuckled.

"I'm just playing with you."

"Good," Randy smirked. "Because that is the day when we're finally going to announced husband and wife."

"Yeah. I could see it right now. Mr. and Mrs. Orton." Her smirk grew wider when she said this. "I love the sound of it already."

"Me too," said Randy. "And you know what else?"

"What?"

Randy stroked her face softly with his finger and looked deeply into her grey eyes. "I love you."

"And I love you too."

He returned a smile that she gave him and then Isabelle moved a bit closer to Randy and soon they shared tender and intimate moment as their lips connected. Their hands were still bind together as the couple shared a special bond that couldn't be broken….

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"Stop it! Stop it right now Maria! This is not funny!"

"Oh yes it is!"

The brunette woman had a smirk on her face as she held a water gun in her hand. But instead of water that was in the plastic device, there was another substance in place of it which would mean a warning to the self proclaimed legend killer as he was being chased through the narrow corridors of the backstage arena.

Maria bit her lower lip as she was catching up with him and at the same time, she pulled the trigger and soon a brown liquid squirted out from the tip.

"MARIA!"

Despite of telling her stop over and over again, she kept on squirting out the brown liquid at him and he had no choice but to keep on running in desperation of keeping himself clean. Maria on the other hand was having the fun of her life as her brown curls were bouncing away uncontrollably and she couldn't stop giggling.

"Aw Randy come on, keep still or I'll miss my target!"

"Maria! This is not funny!" Randy yelled. The back of his t-shirt was now stained with chocolate pudding. Maria couldn't help but to laugh at this.

"Oh you look so yummy now!"

"Oh gosh Maria stop. Stop now please. No Maria…NOT THE HAIR!!!"

It was unusual for Randy to scream like a little girl but he was the kind of person that didn't like to get his hair dirty. Maria had gotten his weak point.

Bullseye.

She was laughing so hard that she didn't expect him to take action to stop her mischief antics. He turned around rather quickly and made a lunge towards her. Maria stopped abruptly and held her water gun to point at him.

"Don't move. Here's plenty of dessert left and I'm not afraid to use it all up. Unless you want another spoonful?"

Instead of a childlike moan she expected, a famous smirk was clearly seen on his face as he walked slowly toward her.

"I think there is someone who would love to have the rest."

"If you dare to try anything…"

Unfortunately for Maria, she didn't have the time to finish her sentence as her stomach began to shudder madly and she started to explode with laughter.

"Okay! Okay! You win! You win! Stop tickling me!"

"Never!"

Maria squirmed around and the more she tried to escape, the more she laughed. It was just too much for her and soon her grip to the water grip got loosen and she dropped the plastic toy onto the floor. Maria moved away from Randy with her back bend down low with her arms crossed over her stomach to prevent more tickling. She got back up to her standing position. But as she turned around, she met his smirk again and it was wider than before.

"Gotcha," he said.

She opened her mouth in a scoff as her eyes widen a bit by the sight of him with her water gun in his hand.

"You wouldn't dare."

"Oh yeah? Watch me."

There was no mercy for the brunette diva as she screamed for she had gotten her share of the chocolate pudding. She turned and ran the other way they came, only this time it was Randy's turn was to have his laugh as he chased after her. Her hair got dirty and now her baby blue tank top and jeans skirt were stained, courtesy of the self proclaimed legend killer. Their laughter crackled so loudly in the corridors that it would seem like anyone could hear them from miles away.

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She was looking at the photo of herself and Randy all covered with chocolate pudding and that made her giggle. When Maria came upon that photo, she couldn't help but to indulge herself into a fun filled memory that she remembered very well as if it had happened only yesterday. She looked at the photo for a minute and then her green eyes turned to the other photos that were stuck on the exact page she was looking at.

Maria found her photo album while she was cleaning her room in her apartment. She decided to stop what she was doing and took some time to look at the photos that had brought nothing but great memories to her. They were so many things that they had done together. The laughter. The smiles. The pranks they pulled. Those were the good times.

They were best friends. They would tell each other about anything.

But now things had changed since then. Love had struck her unexpectedly and at the wrong time while Randy was dating Isabelle. That heart crushing revelation compelled her to forget about her feelings and to keep her only one secret that she never told him.

To make matters even more complicated, she was carrying his baby. She wondered what she had done to deserve to get into that difficult situation.

Maria sighed and closed the photo album. She missed hanging around with him and talking to him and to joke around with him. She missed their friendship and began to wonder if Randy felt the same way.

She groaned weakly at the thought of that stupid one night stand, the reason that pulled them apart in the first place. She wished that she could turn back the time so that everything would be back to the way it was but Maria knew deep down that she couldn't do that.

"Why does it have to turn out this way?" Maria asked herself. "Why?"

No answer had come up to her. It seemed hopeless to her now. She sighed as she put the photo album on the bed and slid down to the floor to organize the pile of books to be placed on her shelf.

Next chapter: Randy and Maria finally have a heart-to-heart since the night at the hospital. Can they rebuild back their friendship?