Randy's POV

'Last call for flight 207 to Boston. The gate will be closing in five minutes.'

I felt like I was in the last episode of 'Friends' when Ross was racing through the airport to stop Rachel from going to Paris. He was racing through people and swerving through lines to get to her gate. I was doing just that. I shoved a few people here and there and nearly tripped over a million bags, but I wasn't going to stop at anything to stop Cari from leaving Vegas.

If only I showed her how I felt earlier in the day! Then I wouldn't be sprinting through an airport, pissing off every passenger here. I know now just how much I was a douche to her and about this whole situation. Yeah, I was stressed out about finding out what happened last night. And yeah, I was pissed about the shotgun wedding. And sure, I was worried about my image about the main guy in WWE. I was focusing on the wrong issues. I should have been there for her. She was just as stressed about the situation and just where her relationship with John was. And I'm sure her health issue didn't help much.

I turned a corner to find a long line to go through TSA. I didn't have time to wait! There had to be another way to get around them. Could I even get through, even though I wasn't a passenger?

"Any passengers who are suppose to board flight 207 please come with me to the front of the line!" A TSA worker called out.

I sprinted over to her and jumped right in front of the line. It was then when everyone was shuffling in their bags that I forgot one important thing.

I had no ticket to get through.

"Sir? Can I see your ticket?" A worker asked me.

"Uhm…I'm actually waiting for someone to arrive." I told him.

"Why are you going through TSA if you're just waiting for someone? Go around that side entrance, check the flight you're waiting on and go through." The worker told me, pointing to his left.

I jumped out of line and ran to the other side. That saved me a lot of time. I stopped at the board to look at departing flights. She would be at gate 10, which was about halfway down the airport. I looked down at my watch.

I only had one minute.

Just like I was in a race, I sprinted down the airport toward gate 10. I tried not to think about if she was already on the plane, or if the gate closed early. Could I get on the plane if she was already on it? Could I page her to come back out?

No. I needed to be positive. I needed to think that she was still waiting to get on the plane. God knows why she would be still waiting, but I hoped that she was.

That's when I reached the gate to see her leaving the check-in desk and headed toward the stewardess by the gate. It was almost like she was moving in slow motion. She steps seemed slow and weighed down, like she didn't want to go. That's when I knew I had my chance.

"Cari, wait!" I called out.

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Cari's POV-Five Minutes Earlier

"Look, I called here two hours ago to get a seat and they told me that they one more available." I said, stressed.

"I'm sorry mam, but I see no open seating here." The woman told me.

"Check again. Refresh the damn page if needed. I need to get on that plane." I told her.

"Mam, if we're full, I can always put you on our next flight out of here." She informed me.

"When does that take off?" I asked.

"9:15." She said as she looked for my seat.

I groaned as I turned around. I couldn't wait till then. If I did, I would probably think about what I was doing and turn back around to go to the arena. If I didn't get out of here, I would actually give Randy a chance.

And I really did want to give him a chance. Seriously.

But I couldn't be married to him. No, not John's best friend. It was just wrong on all levels. I would just forget that we ever got married and move on. I tapped my fingers on my suitcase handle when Randy's class ring caught my eye. How was it that I was still wearing the damn thing? What would I do with it once I got back home? Send it back to him? Keep it? Pawn it? I smiled a little as I remembered when we first woke up to realize that we were married. He had just gotten out of the shower and I got my first look at my husband…

"Found your seat mam! Sorry about the confusion, here is your plane ticket." She said as she handed me my ticket.

This was it. I was really going to leave this crazy day behind me. I walked slowly toward the gate, wondering if I was doing the right thing. I thought it would be healthier to stay away from both men. But how can it be healthy to stay away from a man who changed your life so much?

"Cari, wait!" I heard my name being called out.

I turned around, and much to my relief, I saw Randy running towards my gate.

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"Randy? What are you doing here?" Cari asked.

"Mam, your boarding pass?" The woman asked.

"Hang on! Don't get on yet!" Randy shouted.

Cari watched as Randy ran toward her and stopped right in front of her gate. He was breathing heavily and looked like he just ran a marathon. Randy grabbed her free hand and rubbed his thumb over his class ring.

"Cari, you can't go." He said.

"I…I need to go back. I can't live like this…" Cari trailed off.

"You think you can't, but I know you want too!" Randy pointed.

"Mam!" The woman, yelled, getting agitated.

"Give us five minutes woman! Damn!" Randy yelled in frustration.

"Randy calm down! You'll get kicked out if you don't!" Cari scolded.

Randy let out a deep breath before looking into Cari's eyes. He was always jealous of John for having a girl like her. She was gorgeous and so confident about herself. She carried herself like she was prettier then all the divas he wrestled with. She knew she had one of the biggest names in the business, and she wouldn't have let go. Well, now she had her grip on another. And this time, he wouldn't let go of her like John did.

"Listen, I realized something today. Today was…insane. And I know none of it makes sense to either of us. But this must have happened for a reason…" Randy started to say before being cut off.

"Yeah, we both like booze and drank too much." Cari stated.

"No! If neither of us cared about what happened, we wouldn't have spent the whole day running around Vegas to find out what happened. We would have said 'screw it,' and moved on right then. But we both made the effort to fit things together. Now I understand that we've only been married a day, but I've known you for three years Cari. And I don't know about you, but I'm really starting to feel something for you. And I can tell that you feel the same. I talked to John and he let me do this so don't worry about what he thinks about this. Please Cari…don't leave me here. I wanna try this." Randy poured out.

Cari was so overwhelmed with this whole day, that she almost started to break down. He was right. If she didn't care, she would have forgotten about the marriage and focused on getting John back. She had an amazing three years with him, but Randy was something new. She found excitement and joy in him. She looked up at him as he waited for an answer.

"I just got out of a three year relationship, Randy. I'm not throwing it all away for a shotgun marriage right now." She told Randy.

"I know, I understand. Even though we're technically married, we can start from the beginning. We can start of as…friends who are married to each other." Randy said proudly.

"Friends who are married to each other?" Cari asked, laughing.

"Hey, it's a start." Randy pointed out.

Cari laughed as she looked back at Randy. She wanted to try it with him. She liked how he would go at her pace. It would take her a while to get over what she and John had. But knowing she had Randy once she healed from that relationship gave her a sense of security. She extended her arm back toward the woman and held out her boarding pass.

"I'm sorry to keep you, but I won't need this today." She decided, letting the boarding pass fall to the ground.

Randy swept her up and let his lips connect with hers. She wrapped her arms around her neck and embraced him. She felt like she had made the right choice. Randy let her down with a smile across his face.

"So…we can be 'friends who are married to each other with benefits' right?" Randy asked.

"How did I know you would ask that…" Cari trailed off.

Randy smirked as he put his arm around her. Her luggage trailed behind her as they walked through the airport to go back to the arena. She would have to face John, and the rest of the roster, and explain what really happened. And Randy was sure that he would have to face the audience tonight and explain the headlines. But he didn't have any issue with that. He was right where he wanted to be.

"Before we get to the arena, we really should get this story in order." Cari pointed out.

"Oh, your right! Let's put this together. So we start at the bar…" Randy started.

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Looks like things worked out in everyone's favor! Now time to get the whole story straightened out, which will be THE LAST CHAPTER AHHH! But while you wait for the final story, you could always review!