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When You're Around

Chapter 22

Sunday passed by relatively fast for the two. They'd spent a good portion of the day traveling to the next city for Monday's Raw and once they got there, Chloe stayed in the hotel room to take a little nap while Randy did a radio interview to promote Raw. After he got back to his room, he'd gone into hers through the connecting door and saw she was asleep so he'd decided to just order room service and they could spend the rest of the day inside.

Monday, Chloe woke up a ball of nerves about her first day of the internship and it was clear to Randy she was freaking out. "How you feeling about tonight?" Randy asked after they'd both got dressed and were hanging out in his hotel room.

She gave him a look that asked, 'isn't it obvious?'. "I'm so nervous. I mean, what if no one likes me? What if they don't think I'm qualified for the job? What are they going to have me doing anyway? Will I like anyone?" She listed off all the questions that had been floating in her head all day.

Randy couldn't help but chuckled at her questions. "Hey baby, don't worry so much. You're going to stress yourself out. They're going to love you." He encouraged her as he pulled her closer to him.

She looked up at him, unsure. "What if the don't?"

He pressed a kiss to her forehead. "Then that's their loss. I love you and that's all that matters." Randy said.

Chloe's eyes widened a bit at the L word that escaped his mouth. She saw him out of the corner of her eye as he idly flipped through the channels. You would think if you just told your girlfriend you loved her for the first time, you'd be a little nervous, or at least making eye contact with her. She decided to ignore it instead of brining attention to it. It seemed like he didn't even notice he'd said it and she wasn't really ready to address that. "I can't help but worry." She admitted.

"Well it's settled then." He said, turning off the TV and standing up. "Let's go."

She furrowed her brow. "Where are we going?" She asked as she slipped her hand into his as he tugged her off the couch.

"Out. It's obvious sitting here doing nothing is making you even more nervous so we're going to go out and take your mind off things." He said, handing her her leather jacket.

"So, where exactly are we going?" She questioned.

"Not sure yet. We should probably go get something to eat first though, it's about lunchtime." He said as he led her out of the room, into the hall.

She shook her head vehemently. "No, I'm not hungry."

He looked at her strangely. "You haven't eaten all day."

She shrugged. "I'm too nervous! I couldn't eat even if I wanted to."

He shook his head. "No, you're eating." He told her. He spoke again when she looked like she was about to argue. "Chloe, if you don't eat now, you're going to have to eat later and you might not have time. You're going to be starving and dehydrated on your first day and you'll be no help to anyone then." She looked at him, not wanting to tell him he was probably right. He laughed. "It's ok, you don't have to tell me I'm right, I know I am."

Chloe rolled her eyes. "Cocky bastard." She said under her breath, knowing he could hear.

She heard him laugh and he gave her a little swat on the butt. "That's right baby and you like it."

The pair spent the majority of the day walking around the city, sight-seeing. Randy had finally convinced her to eat something and she's glad she did because as she and Randy walked into the arena, her stomach began churning more than she'd ever experienced. She'd made Randy stop right after they'd entered the arena because she had to use the little girls room. She walked in and put her hands on the sink as she look at herself in the mirror. "Pull yourself together," She mumbled to herself. She stood up straight and looked over her outfit, making sure she made the right choice. She had on four inch black pumps and a pair of black pencil jeans paired with a loose white blouse under a charcoal gray boyfriend blazer with the sleeves rolled up just under her elbows to show the silk pinstripe inside lining.

She took a deep breath and touched her hair to make sure her loose bun was still in place before she walked out into the hallway. Randy opened his arms for her to embrace her with. She pouted and walked straight into his arms, resting her head on his collarbone. "I hate being nervous like this." She mumbled as she relished in the feeling of his arms wrapped securely around her.

He chuckled a little and rested his chin on top of her head. "Chlo, you are worrying about nothing. All this worry isn't going to do you any good and once you meet everyone and get to work, you are going to realize how unnecessary you're nerves were."

"I know, but that doesn't help. I know I'm being ridiculous and I'll be fine after I start but that doesn't stop me from worrying now."

He grinned at her. "Alright, I'll let you fret then."

She smiled up at him. "Thank you," She said before pressing her lips to his.

"As much as I would love to spend all night kissing you," He emphasized by kissing her once more. "You have an internship to report to."

She took a deep breath before exhaling sharply. "Ok…ok, I'm ready." She said as she stepped away from Randy.

"Come on, I'll walk you," He said, taking her hand in his.

She shook her head. "No, I'm sure they already know you got me this job, I don't need them thinking I'm bringing you to intimidate them or throw my weight around."

He shook his head as he grinned and lead the way down the hall. "You seriously over think more than anyone else I know."

She frowned. "I do not,"

He shot her a disbelieving look. "Oh please, you are way too worried about what others think of you."

She shrugged. "That's not a bad thing. I want people to like me."

He shook his head. "I didn't mean it as a bad thing. In fact, it's one of the many things I love about you." He shot her wink. Chloe's heart began beating rapidly. There was that L word again. They walked in silence the rest of the way to the room the creative team was working in. "Well, this is you," Randy said as he stopped a few feet away. "I thought I'd drop you off here. Wouldn't want to embarrass you or anything," He joked.

She playfully shoved him. "I'm not embarrassed of you."

He grinned. "Good. Call me if you need anything. I probably won't be seeing you until after the show, depending on what they have you doing."

She nodded. "Alright so I'll come find you after?"

"I'll come pick you up." He offered.

She smirked and nodded. "Well, wish me luck," She said as she began to walk closer to the door.

"Good luck!" He said as he waved to her and didn't leave his spot until she disappeared into the room.

Chloe walked into the room nervously. She looked around and noticed many people feverishly working. She walked a little further into the room and approached the closest person to her. "Excuse me," She said politely to get the woman's attention. Once the woman looked up at her, she smiled. "I'm Chloe Ryan, I'm here for an internship."

The woman beamed. "Oh yes, how are you? I'm Diana, I'm going to be the one that you will be reporting to."

"Oh great," She commented, liking this woman already.

"So have a seat and we can go over what you'll be doing here," Diana said as she pulled up a chair to sit next to her own. "Oh, I love those shoes by the way." She said enthusiastically.

Chloe grinned. "Thank you, I like yours too," She said before Diana launched into what she would be doing with her time with the department.

A/N: So far so good for Chloe. Thanks for all your reviews, they are so encouraging. And I'd also like to thank all those who have alerted and favorited this story, I really appreciate it!