Chapter 19
When Randy and John sat down on each side of her, Lily looked at them. She could tell by her dad's tone and by the looks on their faces that what she was about to hear wasn't good. She tried to think of anything she could have done wrong and came up with nothing. That left only one thing.
"This is about Marvin isn't it?" Lily said nervously.
"I'm afraid so Lils." Randy said calmly.
Lily didn't like the sound of this and looked from her god father to her dad. Then she sighed and looked at John expectantly. She knew that whether she wanted to hear it or not, she had to.
"That phone call was from my lawyer in Louisiana. They moved Marvin's trial up and it will begin on Thursday. So, after Uncle Randy is done with the tapping of SmackDown tonight, the three of us are getting on a plane and flying there. My attorney wants to talk to you tomorrow to prepare you for Thursday." John told her.
Lily looked at him in shock. She wasn't ready to see Marvin or her mother. She wasn't sure she could handle getting on the stand. What if they let Marvin off after what he did to her? Upset, Lily got up and ran out the hotel room door. She didn't know where she was going to go. All Lily knew was that she needed to get out of there. She was crying and didn't watch where she was running. She just kept running until she ran right into something. She looked up and realized it was someone not a something.
"Lily Pad, watch where you're going would ya." Cody said.
"Sorry" Lily said quietly trying to hold back her tears.
Cody realized she was upset and knelt down. He put his hand under her chin and lifted it so that she was looking at him.
"What's wrong? You can tell me anything." Cody said.
Lily told him about Marvin's trial, crying the whole time. When she was finished, Cody wrapped his arms around her and comforted her. Lily was so much like a little sister to him. In fact, he felt the same way any protective big brother would at that moment. He wanted to beat the crap out of Marvin. As he was holding the crying girl, Mike walked up.
"Mini Miz, what's wrong?" Mike asked seeing her crying in Cody's arms.
Lily slowly let go of Cody and ran over to Mike. He wrapped her in a protective hug and glared at Cody. Lily told him what was going on with Marvin's trial and he stopped glaring at Cody. He had just assumed that Cody had something to do with her tears but now he knew different.
Meanwhile, John and Randy had both ran out the door after her. The problem was that she had managed to lose them. They decided to split up and look for her. Randy went one way and John the other. When he couldn't find her after a few minutes, Randy called Cody. At the same time, John called Mike. Both phones rang and they answered.
"Hey Runnels, have you seen Cena's daughter by chance?" Randy asked.
"Yeah she's right here. She's pretty upset though." Cody answered.
Cody told Randy where they were and they hung up. At the same time as Cody, Mike had answered his phone.
"Miznan have you seen my daughter, Lilyana? She took off upset and Orton and I can't find her." John said.
"Calm down Cena. Mini Miz is right here with me." Mike replied.
Just like Cody, he gave John directions to where they were and then hung up. As soon as he hung up, John's phone rang. He looked and saw that it was Randy.
"Hey Orton you saved me the trouble of calling you. I know where Lily is. I called Miznan." John said as he answered.
"I was just about to tell you that I called Runnels and he told me where she is." Randy replied.
The two laughed and hung up. Then they met up and walked to where Lily was. They turned a corner and spotted the group. There stood Lilyana between Cody and Mike. They had her smiling and laughing. John and Randy hated interrupting but they had to.
"Lilyana Felicity Antoinette Cena! I realize that you are upset but you can't just go running off. I would think that a girl your age would know better than that." John scolded.
Lilyana looked at her dad and started crying again. Randy put a hand on John's shoulder and told him to calm down. John took some deep breaths and calmed down some before walking over to his daughter. He scooped her up in a hug.
"Sorry Dad. I just had to get out of there and I didn't think." Lily whispered between sobs.
"It's ok. I understand. Sorry I yelled at you. I was just scared when I couldn't find you. Please don't do that to me again." John told his daughter.
Lily promised not to do it again. Once John let go of her, she went over and hugged Randy. She apologized to him for worrying him. Then she turned to Cody and Mike. She wanted to thank them for cheering her up.
"Cody, Mike, you two are the best big brothers any girl could ask for. Since I don't have any of my own, I'm very glad I have the two of you. Thanks for cheering me up." Lily said while smiling at them.
"Anytime Lily Pad, I am always here if you need me." Cody said.
"Yeah what he said, Mini Miz. You already know that you are like a little sister to me." Mike replied.
Randy realized that he needed someone to drive his hummer to the next town since he would be flying to Shreveport with John and Lily. He got an idea but so help them if they hurt his baby.
"Hey Runnels, Miznan, do you two think that you can drive my hummer to the next town without hurting it or killing each other. Anna can ride with you." Randy asked.
Cody and Mike glanced at each other for a moment and then grinned. Yeah, it was true that they didn't get along all that well but for a chance to drive Orton's hummer, they could manage. So they agreed and it was settled. Cody would get the keys from Randy later that night after SmackDown and drive the two Cenas and Randy to the airport.
Everything was settled except for talking to Mr. McMahon. John had the others take Lily back to the room while he went to talk to Vince. In the hotel room, Lily turned Lion King back on. Randy sat on one end of the couch, Cody sat in the middle, and Mike sat on the other end. Lily decided to sit on both Cody and Mike's laps. This got a laugh out of Randy and mock protests from the others. Lily just laughed and told them to suck it up. After all, that's what big brothers are for.
While they watched the movie, John talked to Vince. He filled him in on his attorney's call. Vince was understanding about it and granted John and Randy the time off they needed. He told him not to worry if the trial ran over and they were late to the next town.
"Just take care of your daughter, John. Your family comes first. If you or Lily need anything, just let me know. Oh did you talk to her about what we talked about last night?" Vince said.
"Thanks Vince. Yeah she said she was cool with all of it. She wasn't thrilled about the Eve storyline but she agreed to do it. So we can get that going once this Marvin bull shit is over with. Thanks again for understanding Vince." John said.
The two shook hands and John headed back to the hotel. He stopped and got some food for everyone on his way back. He wasn't sure how much they would be able to get Lily to eat but they had to try. She needed her strength for the upcoming trial. He couldn't help but laugh at the scene he found in the hotel room. There on his couch Randy at one end, Cody in the middle and Mike on the other end. All three men were sleeping and stretched across both Cody and Mike was a sleeping Lily.
"Hey sleepy heads, get your asses up! I brought you lazy butts some food." John said loud enough to startle them.
When he said that, Cody and Mike both jumped and Lily tumbled onto the floor. Everyone laughed including Lily.
"Hey! Watch it! I was sleeping there ya know!" Lily grumbled at Mike and Cody.
Both guys laughed even harder as she sat on the floor scowling at them. Randy just chuckled and got up. John passed out the food and Lily frowned. She wasn't hungry.
"Come on Lils. You have to eat a little." Randy coaxed.
Lily just shook her head and pushed the food away. John tried convincing her but got the same reaction. Cody and Mike looked at each other and exchanged a knowing look. Then, they both surprised Lily by sitting down on either side of her. She looked back and forth between them trying to figure out what they were up to. Cody grabbed one of her chicken nuggets and told her to open up. She shook her head no so Mike tickled her. When she opened her mouth, to tell Mike to stop, Cody stuck the nugget in her mouth. Lily glared at him as she ate the nugget. Cody just grinned and grabbed another one.
"Open up Lily Pad, here comes the airplane." Cody said laughing.
Lily glared at him which made everyone laugh.
"Cody Runnels, I am 12 years old not a little baby. I do NOT like playing airplane with…" Lily started saying but was cut off by another nugget being put in her mouth.
After that Lily decided to save her dignity and eat on her own. John was grateful to Cody and Mike for helping out. They all ate there meal and then it was time for the others to get ready for the show. They all hugged Lily and said see ya later to John. After that John and Lily packed their things and road to SmackDown with Randy. All three had put their bags in the hummer so they could head straight to the airport after the show.