AN: Sorry if the end of this chapter is a little boring...I had to get dress shopping out of the way. I promise that things will be more exciting in the next chapter. I hope you all enjoy this chapter. As always, read, review, and enjoy! Hope all are well and no one suffered too much during Hurricane/Super Storm Sandy.

Chapter 37

Randy wasted no time getting to the point once the girls walked away. He looked right at Seth with his Viper glare. This had Seth a bit nervous but he didn't show it.

"Listen Seth, I know you like my goddaughter and she likes you. I can't choose who she likes but I want to make something clear. Don't you dare hurt her or take advantage of her. Is that clear?" Randy said with a hint of a protective growl in his voice.

"Yes sir, Mr. Orton. You have nothing to worry about. I wouldn't take advantage of Lilyana or hurt her ever. I respect her and will treat her right. I promise." Seth said confidently.

Randy was happy with the boy's answer and held out his hand. Seth smiled and shook Randy's hand with a good firm hand shake. Phil just stood there smiling. He could tell that his brother had met with Randy's approval.

Now satisfied that he had done his duty as Lilyana's godfather, Randy said goodbye to Phil and Seth and then headed to his hummer. He then took the girls to the airport and watched them board their plan. After that he headed back to the hotel.

Meanwhile, John had called Ayden and invited her to stay in his room since Lily wasn't going to be there and she had accepted. They had already moved her things to his room and were cuddled together on the couch watching a movie. It was about a girl's struggle to escape an abusive relationship. The guy on the movie pissed John off but what he didn't know is just how much that movie reminded Ayden of her past. When he realized that she was crying and seemed a little scared, he wrapped his strong arms around her and held her close to him.

"Don't worry Baby, I am here and I am not letting anyone hurt you ever again." John whispered softly to her.

Ayden snuggled closer to him, feeling safe in his embrace. She had never felt this way before and it was a wonderful feeling. She lay back against him and continued to watch the movie, feeling better already. John kept her in his arms for the rest of the movie.

Meanwhile, Lilyana sat between AJ and Anna on the flight. She listened to her iPod while the other two chatted. She was excited to be going dress shopping with the girls even though it seemed strange to be away from the guys.

When the plane landed, Sam was already there waiting for them so they grabbed their luggage and headed back to Randy's house. Sam and Randy had agreed that she should move in since they would be married soon anyways. Lily smiled as they pulled up to the house and parked.

Since they wouldn't be going shopping until the next day, the girls put their things away and then decided to watch some movies. It was great to be able to watch whatever they wanted without having to hear the guys whine about it. They ended up watching The Vow and Dear John. Apparently a few of them were big fans of Channing Tatum. They were going to watch Magic Mike but Sam pointed out that it would not be appropriate for Lilyana. So the ladies decided to wait until she went to bed.

In all, they had a great night and were all excited about dress shopping the next day. AJ, Anna, and Lily would be meeting up with Randy's sister Becky and the rest of the bride's maids. Sam and Randy were going to have a large wedding party. There were going to be 6 bride's maids, 6 groom's men, 1 junior bride's maid, 1 junior groom's man, the maid of honor, the best man, the flower girl, and the ring bearer.

Back at the hotel in Chicago, John, Ayden, and the guys were hanging out. They had decided to go out to the club for a few drinks and some dancing. After that, a bunch of them were hanging out in Randy's room playing the x-box. Ayden surprised them all when she showed them up on Black Ops.

"I probably should have warned you that my brother Gavin and I play this game a lot and I have gotten ok at it." Ayden chuckled.

John smiled his gorgeous smile at her then spoke up.

"You call that only ok, Babe? Wow, I hate to see what you would call good at it then. I've never seen anyone kick Cody's ass the way you did."

Everyone laughed, well everyone except Cody that is. He sat there scowling and wishing he hadn't brought his x-box to Randy's room so that they could challenge each other. He got over the pouting when someone suggested they play WWE 12. He loved that game and was sure he could win at it. Well, he was sure he could win because Lily wasn't there. He only hoped John wasn't as good as his daughter at the game.

Eventually, John and Ayden went back to their room and got into their pj's. They lay in the bed together watching a movie. Before it was even over, they were both asleep. Ayden was snuggled up to John with her back against his chest. He had his arms around her holding her to him and his top leg over hers. It was that way that they slept through the night. Both feeling the warmth and feeling complete. John had been in love with Liz but what he felt for Ayden was so much more. In his heart, he knew she was his soul mate, the woman he would marry.

Lily had fallen asleep that night starring up at the glowing stars on her ceiling. She was excited about dress shopping but even more excited about being home in a few days. Newbury, Massachusetts had always been home to her. Even when she lived in Shreveport, Louisiana with her mother, she still considered Massachusetts home. Even more exciting was the fact that she would be seeing her grandpa and grandma Cena along with her uncles again. She had always loved the rest of the Cena family. They wanted and loved her unlike her mother's family.

So it was with those thoughts she had fallen asleep, cuddled up to the stuffed animals that Anna, Cody, and Mike had given her. She slept with them every night since they had given them to her. She slept peacefully that night, having only pleasant dreams.

The next morning everyone awoke in happy moods. The girls had breakfast and got ready to go shopping and back at the hotel, the others got ready to head to Massachusetts. Ayden smiled and hummed happily as she packed her things and helped John pack his and the rest of Lily's. After that he called to see how she was doing.

Oh, why you look so sad?

Tears are in your eyes

Come on and come to me now

Don't be ashamed to cry

Let me see you through…

Lilyana heard her phone playing I'll Stand by You and smiled. She knew it was her Dad calling since it is the ring tone she picked for him.

"Hi Daddy, what's up?" she said cheerfully when she answered the phone.

"Hi Princess, how is everything going so far?"

"Everything is going great Dad. We are getting ready to go shopping and then later I plan on working on my school work. How's everything there?"

"It's going well. We will be heading out for home soon. I am glad to hear that you plan on doing your school work. I'm proud of you. I miss you. I love you Princess."

"I miss and love you too, Daddy. See you soon."

"Ok bye Sweetie."

"Bye Daddy." Lily said hanging up her phone.

Soon the ladies were off to the dress shop where they were meeting with the others. Lilyana looked around in awe of all the pretty wedding gowns on display. Once everyone had arrived, Sam began making introductions. She introduced everyone to Lilyana, AJ, and Anna first.

"This is Randy's sister Becky, my friend Gabby, my sister Julia, and my niece Charity." Sam said pointing to each person.

There was only one person left to be introduced, Sam's best friend and maid of honor, Carly. She introduced everyone to Carly and then talked about what she wanted for her dress and for the bridal party dresses.

After that everyone went in search for the dress they thought would be perfect for Sam to wear on her wedding day. Lily went back and forth between Anna, AJ, and Aunt Becky watching the dresses they picked out. She was hanging out by Anna when she spotted the most beautiful wedding gown she had ever seen.

This gown was made of white satin and was a strapless sweetheart; pick up ball gown, with a beaded embellished bodice and skirt. Lily thought it was exactly what Sam had said she wanted so she pointed it out to Anna. Anna agreed it was perfect and put it with her other selections.

Sam had tried on several gowns and hadn't felt that any of them were the right one yet. She decided to try on Lily's pick next and loved it immediately. Everyone else gasped when she walked out to show it to them. It was unanimous, this was Sam's dress.

She selected the veil she wanted and some pretty white gloves to match before they started looking for the rest of the dresses. They still needed the flower girl's dress and the bride's maids' dresses. So, Sam reminded them that the bride's maids were to wear horizon blue, the maid of honor was to wear black, and the flower girl was to wear white. Then everyone was off looking at dresses.

The dress they chose for the maid of honor and the bride's maids was a strapless, satin, pick-up style ball gown, with a sash. Carly's dress was black with a horizon blue sash and the other girls' dresses were horizon blue with a black sash. Carly also had horizon blue satin gloves to go with her dress and the others had black satin ones. Lilyana's dress was a spaghetti strap, satin, pick-up style ball gown, with a sash. Her dress was black with a horizon blue dress to match the maid of honor's. She also had horizon blue, satin gloves. Carly seemed annoyed that she wasn't going to be the only one in the black dress but Sam tried to overlook that. The flower girl, Charity, ended up with a dress that was the same style as Lilyana's except that it was white and had a white sash on it.

Overall, Sam was pleased with the dresses and was now getting very excited for her wedding day. She just hoped that Randy was as pleased with her dress as she and the others were. AJ reassured her that Randy would think she was beautiful in it and would love it as much as she did. Sam left the dress shop a very happy woman and just couldn't stop smiling.