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Right Where We Left Off

Chapter 12

Paige was late. Of course she was late. She had sent John away thirty minutes ago with Marayse for their appearance, promising to leave right after he did, but Carol had called her and she had lost track of time.

"Ok, ok, Jacket," She said to herself as she slid her three quarter length sleeve khaki blazer on. "Purse," She said grabbing her purse, sliding it up her shoulder. "Keys and phone." She said pushing her room key in her purse, holding her phone in her hand as she walked to the door, ready to leave.

She opened the door and her eyes immediately locked with Randy's, his hand raised to knock on the door. "Hey," She said with a smile, suddenly not in a hurry to get to work.

He smiled shyly. "Hey, I was just knocking," He explained, gesturing to the door. "Are you busy?" He asked.

"Well," She said glancing at her phone, noticing the time. "I was supposed to be at John's appearance a half hour ago," She answered and saw his face shift a little in disappointment. What the hell, she thought to herself, I'm already thirty minutes late, what's a couple more minutes? "Come on in," She said, opening the door wider. He stepped in and made his way to the couch, taking a seat. She dropped her purse and phone off on the table and then took a seat next Randy. "What's up?"

"Just wanted to see how you were doing this morning." He replied.

She smiled at how sweet that was. "I'm doing alright. I'm a little frazzled though. I've spent most of the morning getting myself all updated on John's schedule."

Randy chuckled a little. "Yeah, John's in very high demand these days."

"I've noticed. Hey, John was saying something about your assistant today but I've never seen her."

He shrugged and he wondered what John told Paige about Carla. "She's doing something in Connecticut; she'll be back in a week or so."

"Well you're getting on alright without her." She said, lightly nudging his side.

He shrugged again and flashed her a smile. "Ha! She may not be here but that doesn't stop her from texting me or calling me every half hour, updating me on my schedule. It's a bit obsessive."

Paige couldn't help but laugh a little. "Oh, maybe she has a bit of a crush on you!" She suggested with a playfully raised eyebrow.

Randy averted his eyes so they didn't meet her eyes. "Nah, she's got a boyfriend." He wanted so bad to tell her that John was her boyfriend but he knew John would be upset, he wanted to do it on his own time. Though, Randy had no idea what he was waiting for.

She let out a soft sigh. "Yeah, that doesn't surprise me. Everyone's got a significant other these days. It's hard to find a good single guy."

Randy turned to her. "Yeah, it definitely seems that way." Then he blushed a bit when he realized what he just said. "I mean, about the everyone being taken thing-not the finding a good single guy thing." Paige giggled and nodded in understanding. "Well, that's actually kind of what I wanted to talk to you about."

She raised in eyebrow in interest. "Oh yeah?"

"Yeah." He paused, not quite knowing what to say. "Well, I don't know what you remember about last night but," He looked up to connect his eyes with hers. "there was a kiss?" He phrased it like a question. Paige couldn't help but smile; he looked so shy, she never thought she'd see the great Randy Orton like this.

"Of course, I remember it," She said, which caused a smirk to spread across Randy's features.

"You do?"

"Randy, I enjoyed the kiss," She said with a grin and then continued. "And a little birdie tells me you did too."

Randy looked a bit confused for a moment before realization dawned and he groaned. "This little birdie wouldn't happen to be named Dave would it?"

She laughed. "Yeah, Dave told me you couldn't stop thinking about it."

He groaned again and ran a hand through his hair. "Ok, well he may be exaggerating a little bit." He said, trying not to sound like a pussy.

Paige smiled. "I assumed so."

He looked back up at her. "But that's not to say I didn't like it, cause I did," He paused, putting his hand on her leg. "I really liked it."

"Good," She said, putting her hand on his cheek. "Because I really liked it too."

The famous Orton smirk appeared on his face and he pulled her closer. "I liked it so much, I wouldn't mind doing it again."

"Yeah?" She whispered, letting her gaze drop to his lips before connecting again with his eyes.

"Yeah." He said before leaning in to capture her lips in a kiss. Paige leaned closer to Randy as she let out a sigh of satisfaction. This just entranced Randy further into the kiss as his hands made their way up her hips to rest on her neck. Their kiss however was cut short when they were interrupted by the sound of Paige's phone vibrating on the table across the room. They broke the kiss, looking into each other's eyes for a moment before Paige got up to check her phone. It was a text message from John, wondering where she was. She sighed and turned around to face Randy.

"I gotta go. Duty calls." She said, sending a quick message to John telling him she got caught up in something and is on her way. She slid her purse on her shoulder and turned around to see Randy right in front of her. He bent his neck and placed a kiss on her neck and she closed her eyes, savoring in the moment.

"We'll talk later." He said with a smile as he pulled Paige to the door. They walked to the elevator together and he walked her to John's rental car. He watched her drive off with a wave before making his way back in the hotel with a smile firmly planted on his face.

Paige and John got through the rest of the day with no problems and were now at the arena, getting ready for the show. It was Smackdown and John had a little promo with Adam. She was sitting in the stands, watching John run the ropes a little. It was nice to just sit down and relax. The whole day had been hustle and bustle, they'd barely had any time to eat. She closed her eyes, hoping for a couple minutes of sleep. That seemed to be a bit too much to ask for because it wasn't long before she felt someone take a seat next to her. She opened her eyes and smiled at Adam. "Hi,"

"Hey, you tired?" He asked, referring to the fact that she had just been sleeping, or trying to.

She gave him a tight smile. "I've been running around all day."

He laughed and she couldn't help but genuinely smile this time. "Yeah, we live hectic lives."

"You really do, I had no idea." She admitted.

"Well if you're not too tired, would you want to go out to dinner with me?" He asked and she looked at him with a sad smile.

"That's really nice of you Adam, but I'm just too exhausted. I plan on going straight to bed." She said, and it was the truth. She liked Adam and thought he was really good looking but she wasn't sure, even if she wasn't tired, she'd go out with him. He seemed interested in her but she was really just looking for friendship from him. He was a nice guy, just not her type.

He grinned. "Not a problem. You should get some sleep." He said, rubbing her shoulder before standing up. "I gotta go run the ropes." He said gesturing to the now empty ring. He walked down the stairs and passed John on his way up. They exchanged handshakes and slaps and other manly gestures before John reached her and Adam reached the ring. He flopped down in the chair next to her and let out a sigh.

"Exhausted yet?" He asked.

"Ha! I'm so tired." She practically whined. "I don't know how you do all those appearances and then wrestle; I could never survive."

He chuckled and stood up. "Come on, day's not over,"

She shook her head and closed her eyes. "No, you go on without me."

"Nope, you're coming." He said and squatted down in front of her. "Come on, hop on, I'll give you a ride."

She giggled and couldn't resist. She climbed onto his back, piggyback style and securely fastened her arms around his neck as his arms tightly wound around the backs of her knees. "Thanks John!" She said firmly pressing a kiss the side of his face.

"Don't mention it." He said as he carefully but easily descended the steps before making his way up the ramp and backstage.