Here's part 8~~~~~~

the song is another Korean one by a VERY popular group right now...the song is called "A Friend's Confession" by the group 2AM

It's been such a long time that
I can't remember when my heart began to change, little by little
When did I start to agonize alone like this?
Since some time back, every time I saw you
I'd really despise the guy who made you cry

I began to think that I might as well be the one to protect you
I began to think that from now on, I'll be the one to hold and love you

Baby come to me now and be my lady
I've watched over you and remained silent for much too long, hiding my restless heart
With only the justification that we have to remain as friends,
I had to supressed the confession that was fighting it's way out of my throat
I supressed my confession, but now it's time to say
I love you

When you hold my hand and say, I'm the only friend you've got,
That meeting me was the best thing that's ever happened to you,
Every time you tell me never to change
I'd push my growing feelings down
I began to think that I might as well be the one to protect you,
But I had to hold them all back because I was afraid I'd lose you, but... Baby come to me now and be my lady
I've watched over you and remained silent for much too long, hiding my restless heart
With only the justification that we have to remain as friends,
I supressed the confession that's fighting it's way out of my throat
I supressed my confession to you, but now it's time to say
I love you

Randy and Barbie had been friends for a while. She met him when she joined the company and they hit it off pretty well. They talked on the phone, texted, and they hung out whenever there was a pay per view or she made her way over to Monday Night Raw. Randy was probably the one guy she could always talk to about anything and it would be between them. She was glad to have a friend like him.

Likewise, Barbie was a girl Randy could talk sports with and ask questions about when he liked a girl, what he could do. She was the one he would call whenever he needed someone to listen or give him advice. After a while, what he didn't account for was how his feelings would grow over time for the petite blonde who was now one of his closest friends.

When she got moved to Monday Night Raw, it was even easier for them to talk and hang out since they were on the same show and they traveled together. It made them even closer and Randy's feelings for her grew even more, but he kept it to himself. He didn't want to make things awkward between them. He'd rather bury his feelings for her down deep and keep her as a close friend rather than confess to her and risk messing it up. Besides, it's not like she even felt the same way for him.

She dated different guys than him. She'd dated Andrew Martin and Phil Brooks and she'd even gone out with Dave Batista a couple of times. Every single time, she came to him and asked him for advice and to help her. And each time he forced a smile and agreed to help her and each time there was success. She was happy, and that was what mattered to him, despite how much he wanted her to be with him. They'd only be friends.

It didn't help that he tended to sleep around. He only really liked Barbie so there was no point in trying to have a relationship with someone he wouldn't care about. Barbie tended to lecture him about being careful and not messing around with other girls because it would come back to bite him in the butt when he wanted to get serious with someone. Of course he listened. He always took everything she said seriously. But it was so hard to put her advice into practice when the one woman he wanted was so close and yet so far away.

One night, Barbie called Randy to tell him she was trying to get back with Phil Brooks. Randy was confused. Didn't they break up because he wasn't paying any attention to her and he was just so focused on his work? He simply wished her luck and let her go…again. He felt like an idiot but hey, it was what she wanted.

About a month later in the middle of the night, there was a knock on his hotel room door. He hated being woken up in the middle of the night, but it seemed like whoever it was, they weren't going away. He opened the door to find a sobbing Barbie at his door. He was awake now. He invited her in and turned the light on.

"Barbie, why are you crying? What's wrong?" he asked concerned as he pulled her into his arms and let her cry.

"Phil…broke up…with me again." she said in hitched sobs.

"Barbie…I'm so sorry…" he said holding her close. He hated seeing her cry. She was usually so strong and for someone to make her cry like that made him incredibly angry.

"I should go…I woke you up and it's late." she said after a few minutes of calming down. He shook his head.

"It's okay…wanna stay here tonight?" he offered. She looked at him and thought about it for a good minute before nodding.

"It's not too much trouble?"

"Not at all." he insisted.

"Can I borrow a shirt then?" she asked with a small smile. He nodded smiling.

"Yeah…here you go." he said handing her one of his Age of Orton shirts. She disappeared into the bathroom and returned changed.

"I'm sorry…" she said softly.

"For what? It's no biggie." he reassured.

"I should have learned from last time, huh?" she said, tucking some hair behind her ear.

"It's okay…besides, you deserve better."

"I do?"

"Yeah…you deserve someone…someone who really loves you, someone who won't push you aside for their work or anything like that, someone you can call in the middle of the night and just talk to…" he said softly.

"You really think so?" she asked, a real, genuine smile forming on her face.

"I do…Barbie…there's something I need to tell you."

"Yeah?" she asked, biting her lower lip.

"I love you…I want to be with you." he said, taking her into his arms and holding her close.

Barbie smiled as she hugged him back. She'd never known it but the perfect man for her was always there, right in front of her. She felt like a complete idiot right then but all that mattered was that she had Randy with her now.