Chapter 10

PAUL

"Baby what's wrong?" I asked Alexandria as I saw her walking around the halls in the hotel.

"I think Randy hates me." she said barely above a whisper.

"What makes you say that?"

"I told him a couple of days ago that I didn't care about what he thought."

"Did you mean it?"

"No. I just said it out of anger towards him. We always cared about what the other thinks. I never stopped caring. Paul, I should've never said that to him. He hates me."

How I hated to see her upset.

"No he doesn't. He's just probably in need of some time to get over this whole situation."

"Paul, don't you get it?" she asked. "He doesn't like you. Of course he's not going to want me to be with you. I knew that from the beginning. But I didn't care because of my feelings for you. I hate it when we fight because I'm scared that it will tear us apart. At the end of the day, he's my brother. I still love him and I still care for him. That will never change."

"Alex, I'm not asking you to change that."

"What do I do? I don't want to lose him." she replied.

"And you won't Baby. You won't lose your brother."

"How can you be so sure of that?" she asked.

"I just know. Okay?"

I gave her a reassuring hug followed by a kiss. I didn't like seeing her upset at all. For whatever the reason was. I wanted to make her happy. But how do I do that?

0.0

"So what do you want us to do?" asked Shawn. I had told him and Kelly about what happened and hoped that they could help out with making her feel better and forget about this for a while.

"That's what I was hoping that you two would help me with. I don't know. I just know that I want to make her as happy as I can even if it's just for a little while." I replied.

"Did you at least have one idea in mind on what we could do?" asked Kelly.

I thought for a couple of minutes.

"How about you take her to the carnival that's in twon this week?" suggested Kelly.

"The carnival?"

"Yeah. Why not? It's a fun type of environment. Well that, or you can take her to the arcade. I don't know what else you could do."

"Maybe that could work." I said to them. "I'll see if she's up to it."

"If she says no, I'll make sure that she goes." replied Kelly.

"Thanks for reminding me how hard it is to make her say yes." I mumbled.

"Sorry."

"Baby, please. It'll be fun. If you want Kelly to come along with us, then she can. I don't mind."

I was desperately trying to get Alexandria to say yes to coming with me to the arcade tonight.

"Why?"

"Because I want you to have fun and forget about all the bad things that are going on right now. Please?"

She sighed. "Fine. I'll go."

"Thank you. Can I get a kiss now?"

"Later."

I groaned and heard her giggle. She grabbed my face with her hands and kissed me. I smiled when she pulled away.

"Shawn and I will pick you and Kelly up tonight."

"Okay. I'll see you tonight."

"Later."

"Bye."

0.0

Shawn and I picked the girls up from their room to go to the arcade. I was going to try to get Alexandria to have as much fun as possible. Without any interruptions. We held hands as we walked to the car. Shawn and Kelly wouldn't stop saying how cute it was that we were holding hands. Alex couldn't stop giggling at my reaction. I opened the door for her and let her get in. I liked being a gentleman believe it or not.

"Paul, I want that teddy bear." said Alexandria as we passed by a basketball game.

"Alright. Let's go."

"Shoot in five in a row without missing and get a prize." said the guy that was in charge.

"You want the teddy bear right?"

"Yes, please."

"Teddy bear for the young lady." said the guy after i made the shots.

"Thank you." she told me as she gave me a kiss. I looked and saw R andy in the distance with his wife and some of his friends. I let a groan without thinking.

"What's wrong?" asked Alexandria.

"Nothing."

She looked in the direction that I was looking at and saw Randy as well.

"This is unbelievable." I heard her mumble under her breathe. "He better not talk to me today."

"I thought you didn't want him to be mad at you."

"I don't care anymore."

"Yes you do."

She shot me a look letting me know to not push it. I took the hint and kept my mouth shut. We played a couple of games and we then went to go look for a seat so we could get something to eat. Kelly and Shawn didn't come yet, so I took the opportunity to kiss Alexandria.

"Get a room, you two." I heard someone say after a couple of minutes. We broke the kiss and saw Shawn and Kelly sitting down across from us.

"We were just talking." I told them.

"Yeah. Just talking." Agreed Alexandria.

"We just happen to be talking very close to each other to hear better." I added.

"Is that why you got lip gloss on you Paul?" asked Kelly.

"What?" I touched my lip and noticed that I had some of her lip gloss on.

"Sorry." Whispered Alexandria. She then burst into giggles. "Want me to take it off?"

"Depends. How are you going to take it off?"

She pulled me to her and gave me another kiss.

"There you go."

ALEXANDRIA

Paul, Shawn, Kelly and I went to the arcade today and I had more fun than I thought I would have. It really did take my mind off of things for a while. We got to the room that Kelly and I were staying in and Paul pulled me aside.

"Thanks for my teddy bear. And I had fun tonight."

"Your welcome." He replied leaning in to give me a kiss. "Did it help get your mind off of things?"

"Yes. I'm glad it did. I needed to even if it was just for a while."

"Good. I'll see you tomorrow then." He told me as he backed up a little.

"Okay. Goodnight."

"Night." He replied as he walked away. Kelly was opening the door and I heard Paul.

"Hold on."

"What?"

He walked up to me and kissed me.

"Get a room!" I heard Shawn say

"Quiet. They're cute together. Let them be." replied Kelly.

"Have you thought about getting a room with Paul?" asked Kelly as we both laid down on our beds.

"I've thought about it for the past couple of days. But I don't know if he wants to."

"Have you and him been at the next level yet?"

"What do you mean by next level?"

"Sex."

"Nope. I want to wait until the time is right to have sex with someone. I don't have sex with just anyone."

"True. That doesn't mean that you don't think about it." she told me in a sing-songy voice.

"I'm going to sleep now. Night."

She laughed. "Night."

THE NEXT DAY

We're going back home today and I have to unfortunately, I have to go back home to St. Louis and deal with Randy. The good thing about it is that Paul is coming with me. My parents want to meet him. Another good thing about him coming is that he's going to stay with me in my apartment. Randy knows that Paul is coming home with me so I hope that neither one of them starts anything with each other.

"Okay."

"Ready to meet my parents?" I asked him as we were on the plane.

"Yeah. I'm ready. I just hope they like me."

"They'll like you. They just want to meet you. They always want to meet the guy that I'm dating."

"Where will I stay? I can stay in a hotel if that's what you want."

"No. You could stay with me."

He looked at me. "You sure you want me to?" He asked.

"Yes. You're staying with me. You don't have to spend money on a hotel."

"Alright." He replied giving me a small smile.

I could tell he was a bit nervous throughout the flight. He would fidget a lot and was really quiet. I kissed his cheek and saw him smile. I like it when I make him smile. Randy and I haven't talked to each other since the day that I told him that I didn't care about what he thought. It's just been a hi and bye thing between us. Did it really bother him that much when I told him that? I just want to talk to him again but I don't want to argue with him about this whole situation with me and Paul. I want to be with him and I want them to just get along. They don't have to like each other but they could just get along. For me at least if they can't do it for each other. When we got out of the airport, we drove to my apartment, which wasn't too far from where Randy lived.

"Nice, cozy apartment you have here." I heard Paul say as we walked in.

"Thanks. It's a two bedroom apartment. About $480 a month. Nice neighborhood, too. You okay?" I asked him as I saw that his hands were fidgety.

"Yeah. I'm fine."

I put my hands on his waist and kissed him. I felt him relax as he put his hands on my face and kept a hold of it as he kissed back. I pulled away and felt him press his forehead against mine.

"Relax. You're going to be okay." I told him.

"Alright. I will. Where will I sleep?"

"You could sleep in the empty bedroom that I have here. It's next to mine."

He went to the room and put his things down. I didn't even know he went into the kitchen until I felt his arms around me from behind. I smiled at how good it felt to be in his arms.

"What time we have to be at your parents house?" I heard him ask.

I looked at my watch. "In about three hours. Want a quick snack?"

"I'll make myself a sandwich."

"Okay. You want anything else?"

"You."

I let out a soft laugh. "You already have me."

"I would like for it to stay that way."

"Me too."

We kissed and I heard my phone ring.

"Don't pick it up. Leave it." said Paul in between kisses.

"No. It could be my parents."

I heard him sigh and start digging in the fridge to make himself a sandwich.

"Hello?"

"Alexandria." It was my dad.

"Hi Daddy. I just got to my apartment."

"Is Paul with you?"

"Yes. He's with me. I think he's a bit nervous though."

"He should be."

I laughed. "Daddy, don't do or say nothing bad to him."

"I won't. I just want to make sure that he's right for my babygirl. You're my only daughter. I want you to have the best."

When I heard him say that, it reminded me of Randy and how he said that I deserve that best. I felt sad.

"I'll see you later okay? And tell him to relax."

"Okay. I will. Bye Daddy."

"Everything okay?" asked Paul with a mouthful of the sandwich he was eating.

"Yeah. It was just my dad seeing how I was doing. He can't wait to see you."

"He's going to want to meet me no matter what isn't he?"

"Yup. You might as well get this over with now." I replied. He shook his head.

"I'm going to take a shower. I'll be out soon."

"Okay." He said with his mouth full.

"Babe, please don't talk with your mouth full at my parents house."

"I won't. Let me just get it out my system."

I laughed. "You're cute." I kissed his cheek.

"I know." he replied behind me.

Three Hours Later

PAUL

We were on our way to Alexandria's parents house. Her parents want to meet me. I don't blame them. If I had a daughter, I would want to meet whoever she's dating. I don't have a problem with that. Okay maybe I'm a little nervous. I want them to like me. On top of that, Randy will probably be there too. I don't want to deal with him. I have a temper and so does he. How do I know that neither one of us will start anything with each other? The only reason that I'll try not to is because of Alex. I know that she doesn't want me to fight or argue with him and the same for Randy. So I'll try to be on my best behavior with him.

"Ready?" I heard her ask as we got parked outside their house.

"Yeah. Let's go."

She held my hand as we walked to the house and it made me feel at ease.

"Mom! Dad! We're here!"

Her Mom came out of the kitchen and smiled.

"Alex. You're home. I'm so happy to see you." she said they hugged.

"Me too. I missed you."

"You must be Paul."

"Yes. I'm Paul." I replied as I shook her hand.

"Her father is in the backyard. Come on."

Her mom seemed like a nice person. As for her dad, I don't know.

"Daddy." said Alexandria as she walked outside.

"Alex. I missed you."

"I missed you too."

I smiled at how much she seems to love them and vice versa.

"Dad, this is Paul. Paul this is my dad."

"You're the guy that my daughter is dating."

"Yes, sir."

I shook his hand and kept my distance a bit.

"We'll let you two talk if you want. Come Alex."

Alexandria gave me a warm smile as she followed her mom.

"How long have you and my daughter been together now?"

"About three months now."

"Three months. Why are you dating my daughter?"

For a second I thought that he didn't like me already.

"She's beautiful, smart, talented, sweet. She's also someone who's easy to get along with. She's a good listener and she gives great advice. Alexandria always makes me feel better even on my bad days. She knows how to make me laugh and smile and light up my day. She lights up my world."

"You respect her?"

"Yes I do."

"Have you ever laid a hand on her?"

"No, Sir. I haven't."

He thought for a moment. "When she told me about you, I saw in her eyes how happy she was. I saw that just now when I hugged her. The smile on her face when she talks about you. You make her happy?"

"I try to." I replied. "I want her to be happy the way that she makes me happy."

"Do you love her?"

"Yeah. I'm in love with her." I replied without hesitation.

We kept talking for a while until Alexandria came out to tell us that dinner was ready. When I went into the house, I saw that Randy and his wife were there. Just what I didn't want. For him to be in the same place as me for whatever the reason may be.

"Paul."

"Randy."

I took my seat next to Alexandria and felt her hold my hand underneath the table. I smiled and stroked my thumb against her hand. I wonder how it is that every time we hold hands, it always makes me feel calm and at ease.

"Hope everyone enjoys dinner tonight. Would someone care to say Grace?" asked her mom.

"I will." replied Randy.

"Thank you Lord for the food that we are about to receive. May each of us be blessed with good health, and a blessed evening..."

I looked at Randy and never thought that he would be the kind of person who would volunteer to say Grace with the way that he is. We finished and started to eat. They made mashed potatoes with gravy, chicken, biscuits, and corn.

"Paul," said her dad, "Thank you for coming out here to meet with us. I hope that you enjoy your time here in St. Louis."

"Thank you for having me." I replied.

I looked over at Randy and saw him stare coldly at me. I kept my temper at bay and my mouth shut to keep from fighting with him. I saw his wife nudge him and tell him to stop and eat dinner. Surprisingly he didn't start anything with me the entire night. We still have four more days of being here. I wonder how I'll deal with it? But as long as I got Alexandria with me, I don't mind.

ALEXANDRIA

"My parents like you." she said as ran her fingers through my hair.

"I'm glad they do. I was hoping that they would because I want to keep dating their daughter."

"She would love to keep dating you too."

I gave her a peck and smiled. "You're going to bed already?"

"Yes. It's almost two in the morning. I wanna go to sleep. Can you stay with me until I fall asleep?"

"If you want me to."

I grabbed his hand and took him to my room. I laid down in my bed and watched as he laid down next to me. I cuddled in his arms as he wrapped me in them. I liked being in his arms and the way it felt every time I was. It felt nice. Comforting. Safe. As I'm laying in his arms, tracing my fingers against his stomach, I'm realizing all these feelings that I'm having for him. I can't quite explain it. But it feels different. It's something that I haven't felt in a long time. It wasn't long before i found myself dozing off to sleep as he ran his fingers through my laying there with him in the quiet, it made me realize that. I mean, it's been about three months now that Paul and I have been together.

PAUL

As I was laying there with Alexandria, I found myself thinking about the past three months that we've been together. I've never had someone make me feel as happy as she has. She makes me laugh and smile, even on my bad days. She lights up my world and makes me feel like the happiest man in the world. I realized tonight how much I love her. I look at her and see her falling asleep as I run my fingers through her hair and wonder if she feels the same way. I sure as hell hope so. To think that we started out hating each other, now look at us. I can't get enough of her and I'm crazy about her.

The Next Day

I woke up and saw that I was in the room that Alexandria had said that I could sleep in. I must've came back in here a while after she fell asleep. I took a quick shower and saw her walking around in her room when I came out. She had on a button down shirt that a was a couple of sizes too big on her, with a tank top underneath and she looked like she didn't have on any pants, just her underwear. It's a nice view.

"Morning, Baby."

She turned around and smiled. "Morning."

She then looked down and looked back up at me. "Sorry. I just was..."

"No it's okay. It's a nice view."

"Perv."

I laughed. I walked up to her, cupped her chin, and kissed her.

"What are we doing today?" I asked as we put our arms around each other.

"I don't know. I was thinking that maybe I could show you around and introduce you to some of my friends."

"You want to introduce your boyfriend to people?"

"Yes. Why not?"

"What if it gets around to Randy?"

"I don't care. He already knows that we're together. What difference is it going to make if he knows that we're hanging out?"

She walked away from me and left her room. I put my towel back in the room that I was staying in and went to the kitchen. I put my arms around her when I walked up behind her.

"I'm sorry. Please don't be mad at me."

"I'm not mad." she replied. "I just don't want to talk about Randy."

"So we won't. Let's just worry about what we're going to do today. Just you and me."

"Just you and me. After I introduce you to my friends like you did when we went to Connecticut."

"Alright. Fair enough. We have an event in Connecticut after this. So you and I will be spending as many nights together as we can until then. Got it?"

She giggled. "Okay."

RANDY

I can't believe that my little sister is still dating my worst enemy. Of all people, she wants to date Paul. What the hell is all that about? They hated each other when she first started out in the WWE and now they're crazy about each other? No. Alexandria deserves better than him just like she always has. I understand that it's her life, but why does she have to go waste her time with Paul of all people? When she said that she didn't care what I thought, it bothered me a bit. We always cared about what the other thought no matter what. To hear her say that she doesn't care, it made me feel as if our relationship is on the rocks. I don't want our relationship to be messed up. I don't want to lose her. But that means getting along with Paul for as long as their together. I don't know if I could do that. I even bet you that he's staying with her in her apartment instead of going to a hotel. To know that a guy might be staying with my sister, in the same apartment, maybe even in the same bedroom, bothers me. I never imagined the day that that might happen. And now it is. I should've seen it coming. Sooner or later, it was bound to happen. Just didn't think that it would be with the one guy that I hate the most.

One Week Later:

Monday Night RAW:

BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT

PAUL

I was walking around backstage in hopes of finding Alexandria. But instead I ran into her brother. Randy Orton.

"Looking for my little sister?" he asked.

"None of your business. And even if I was, I don't see no problem with that."

"There is a problem. I got a problem with that because, my baby sister is dating the guy that I despise the most. And I don't like that. I want something to be done about it."

"What is it that you want done Randy?" I asked.

"You should know." he replied. "Why don't you two just break up and get it over with. It will be better."

"You obviously don't care about our feelings for each other."

"What feelings? She's one of the, if not THE, most beautiful girl here. Of course guys are going to want her. The only reason that guys ever wanted her was because of how she looked. What makes you any different?"

"Because I am looking past looks, Randy. I don't care weather or not you like the fact that we're dating. I...don't...care. Now if you'll excuse me, I am looking for your sister. I want to be one of the first one's to congratulate her on her win tonight."

We both have a bad temper so I just walked away before anything was done. He grabbed me by my arm and wouldn't let go.

"Now I don't think that it's such a good idea to put your hands on me." I growled.

"And why is that? Because you have a bad temper? Just like me? Stay the hell away from my sister."

"That isn't going to happen. I love her. So just let me go, and nothing bad will happen between us."

"Bad. You're not going to do shit to me."

"What makes you think I won't Orton? Just because your Alexandria's big brother? Try me. I'll show you just how bad my temper really is."

"Proves to me how bad of a person you are to Alexandria."

"I treat her right and I never laid a hand on her. Let me go."

"No."

At that moment, I just dropped everything and didn't hold back anymore. I threw a punch and it landed right by his jaw. We started fighting and I felt security trying to get us apart. When I was finally pulled away from him, I saw Cody, Ted, and Alexandria and Randy's dad. I tried to hold back from doing anything else. I walked away. I decided to just get my things and leave early. I knew for a fact that it would get to Alexandria that we fought. She's going to be livid.

ALEXANDRIA

I was walking around backstage after my match and saw Shawn and Kelly walking towards me.

"Did you hear what happened?" asked Kelly.

"About what?"

"Your brother was in a fight." replied Shawn.

"Randy was in a fight?"

"Yeah. I'm surprised no one's told you yet. He was in a fight about half an hour ago."

"With who?" I asked.

"We don't know. We just know that he got into a fight and now he's with the doctor here to make sure he nothing's serious." replied Shawn.

I ran over to where he was at and saw him with Cody, Ted, and Dad. Dad came her because of an event that he's going to attend.

"Randy, are you okay?" I asked as I walked up to him. I saw him bleeding a bit from his mouth.

"I'm fine." he spat.

"Who are you getting into a fight with?"

"That little boyfriend of yours." replied Ted.

"Paul? You got into a fight with Paul?" He wouldn't answer me. "Answer me!"

"I did okay? I got into a fight with him."

"You promised me you wouldn't."

"What, did he promise you that too?" he snapped back.

"It doesn't matter. Both of you broke your promises to me. You out of all people break your promise to me? Not once did you ever break a promise that you made to me. Never. Now all of a sudden you want to because you don't like the guy? What the hell is wrong with you?"

"I'm supposed to be okay with my sister dating the one person that I hate more than anything?"

"You don't like him. I get it. But at least get along with him for me. Why can't you just be happy for me? Is that so hard for you to do?"

"Yes." he replied. "I don't want to see the one person that I love getting hurt. By anyone or anything."

"I'm not going to get hurt."

"Yeah, alright."

"Randy don't be like that."

"Be like what, Alex? How am I supposed to feel knowing that my baby sister is dating someone that I hate? I'm supposed to be happy about that?"

"Why can't you just be happy about the fact that I'm happy with Paul? Why is that so hard for you to do?"

"I don't want to talk about this anymore. Just go back to the hotel Alex. I'll see you later."

"But..."

"Alexandria..." said my dad. "Just go to the hotel. I'l ldeal with him."

PAUL

I was in the bathroom trying to put some eye on my face when I heard Shawn come in.

"Why did you fight Randy?" he asked after a couple of minutes of silence.

"I don't know. I let my temper get the best of me."

"I thought you promised Alxandria that you weren't going to fight him."

"He did too. But he broke it."

"I don't care about Randy. I care about you because you're my best friend. You promised her and you broke that promise. You should've known that it was going to get to her that you two fought. One way or another, it was going to get to her. And guess what. She found out. Now if she comes after you wanting an explanation, what are you going to tell her? That your temper got the best of you?"

"Shawn, I regret it okay. I regret it."

"Paul, I know you do. But at the end of the day, you gotta clear this up with her. I'll give you advice if you want me to. But that's not going to change how she feels about the situation. I saw her come out of the doctor's room after checking up on Randy. She looks livid. Let her calm down."

"How long will that take?"

"I don't know. But just give her some time to cool off and think things through. You should do the same. She's going to want a reasonable explnation for what you did. You better come up with a damn good one."

Once Shawn was asleep, I left quietly to go to Alexandria's room. I knocked on her door hoping that someone would answer. Kelly opened up.

"What do you want Paul?" she asked.

"I just want to talk to Alxandria."

"She doesn't want to talk to you." I replied. "I wouldn't talk to you either if you were my boyfriend and you and my brother pulled that little stunt at the arena."

"Kelly come on."

"No. She's my friend and she's upset right now."

"She has every right to be mad at me. But please, I want to explain to her."

"Well explain to her another day. Please."

I went back to my room after an arguement that I knew wasn't going to go my way.

The Next Day

I got a loud knock on my door and when I opened up, I saw the sexiest thing in front of me. Alexandria had her arms crossed she was fuming. Her blue eyes, were icy. She had on a black dress and her hair was loose and in curls. She was wearing heels that made her taller than what she was.

"Would you mind explaning to me your actions yesterday?"

I moved aside to let her come in.

"Alex, I'm sorry."

"You promised me. Both of you. And both of you broke my promise. What the hell is your damn problem?"

"I'm sorry."

"What's your explanation?"

"I let my temper get in the way."

"Temper. Okay. So I could lose my temper too right?"

"Alexandria..."

"No. You promised me. You broke that promise. What the hell am I supposed to feel Paul!"

"Just let me explain."

We heard a knock on the door. "We'll talk later."

"Alex."

"Bye. You better be in your damn room when I go talk to you later."

What will happen between Randy and Alexandria? What will happen now between Alexadnria and Paul?