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When You're Around

Chapter 26

Chloe woke up with a yawn the next morning. Last night had been, surprisingly to her, a lot of fun. After dancing with Randy for a while, she eventually was able to track down Rachel and actually spend some time with her. She'd gotten some time with Jess too but when they weren't together, Jess was out on the dance floor with John. Chloe couldn't help but smile at the thought. There was definitely potential there.

"Good morning," She heard Randy huskily say beside her. She turned around and smiled at him. It was obvious he just woke up and she reached her hand out to softly stroke his cheek.

"Good morning," She said back as she pressed a kiss to his lips.

"Have I told you how much I like waking up next to you?" Randy asked coyly.

She smiled. "You have."

"Good, cause I like it." He said as he nuzzled his face into her neck, pressing a kiss here and there. When the group had been ready to head home last night, Randy insisted Chloe come and stay the night with him at his house. She had been a bit reluctant though because she'd driven the girls there and both of them were way too drunk to drive. Before Randy even had a chance to protest, John had offered to drive the girls back to the apartment, as he had only had one beer hours ago and was relatively sober.

"I better get home." She said, though if she was honest, she never wanted to leave Randy's bed where she was wrapped tightly in his arms.

He let out a groan of protest and worked his lips up her jaw to her lips. "Stay," He insisted.

She smiled at him sympathetically and put both her hands on his cheeks. "I wish I could but I have to spend time with the girls before I'm back on the road again."

He pouted but he understood. He got to spend all his time on the road with her, it was only fair for him to not hog her while they were home. "Ok," He finally agreed. "I'm taking Linds to the zoo tomorrow." He said and then paused. "I think I might tell her about us."

She raised a surprised eyebrow, though her smile still on her lips. "Really?"

He nodded and ran a hand over his face. "I'm going to have to tell her eventually. Plus she really seems to like you so I'm hoping she won't have a problem with it."

She pursed her lips in thought. "And what about Sam?"

Randy gulped uncomfortably. "That's a different story entirely. I'm thinking that if she sees that Lindsey is ok with it, she'll cool off." He said then shrugged. "I don't know. There's not much I can do. Either she's comfortable with it or she's not. I'm not going to baby her. She just has to deal."

She nodded and leaned forward, pressing a kiss on his lips. "Do you want me to be there with you when you tell Linds?" She asked, offering her support.

He shook his head. "This is something I have to do myself."

An hour later, Chloe waved to Randy as she got out of his car and walked up to her apartment. Once she was at home, she noticed the silence. Obviously, Jess was not up. She walked into her room but stopped when she saw Rachel asleep in her bed. She nodded her head as she remembered that John had given the girls a ride back here and Rach crashed here. She walked out of her room, closing the door quietly, and looked up when she heard Jess's door open. She smiled as she waited to see her best friend walk out the door.

Only, it wasn't Jess.

It was John. He let out a silent yawn as he adjusted the hat that was on his head. "Good morning." She said with a smug grin. Obviously those two had hit it off better than she thought.

John's head immediately snapped up in shock. "Uh...Chloe," He glanced back at the now closed door before facing the woman again. "This is not...what it looks like."

She gave him an amused look. "It isn't?"

"No. I...she..."He paused to collect his thoughts. "Jess, she asked me to stay."

She raised a brow. "She did?"

He let out a frustrated sigh as he struggled to explain. "I walked them up here and made sure they got in their beds safely. But Jess kept mumbling something about a guy, Josh I think, cheating on her. She asked me to stay. She said she couldn't be alone." He shrugged his shoulders. "I didn't want to leave her alone in that state."

Chloe let out a sigh. "Well, thanks, that was nice of you."

He nodded and took a couple steps toward the front door but stopped when he was standing in front of her. "Did that guy- Josh, really cheat on her?"

She nodded sadly. He shook his head in disappointment. "She's a really great girl."

Chloe offered him a smile. "You're a good guy John."

"Anyway," He said, breaking off his thoughts of the sleeping woman in the other room. "I better get to my hotel,"

"You need a ride?" She offered, knowing because he had arrived at the club with Randy and dropped her car off here after, that he had no transportation.

"Thank you but I already called a cab. He should be here soon." He explained before the two said their goodbyes and he left.

An hour or so later, both Rachel and Jess had come out into the living room, finally awake from their slumber. "Good afternoon sleeping beauties." Chloe said playfully as she watched her obviously hungover friends drink tea. They both groaned. "Well, I was quite surprised this morning to come home and see John leaving your room." She said to Jess.

"What?" Rachel asked, obviously unaware of this.

Jess blushed. "It's not like that, nothing happened."

"I know, he told me." Chloe said and paused. "He said you kept talking about Josh," She said this softly, so she didn't come off as attacking.

Jess sighed and nodded. "Yeah, that I remember."

Chloe and Rachel exchanged looks. "Are you okay?" Rach asked, reaching a hand over to touch her friend comfortingly.

Jess looked at her friends thoughtfully as she thought of her answer. "You might not believe me but yes. After I realized that he was cheating on me," She paused and looked at her friends in wonder. "It's like a light went off. I realized that everything you guys have told me about him using me and not being right for me, was right. Believe it or not, I almost feel relieved that we're not together anymore. It's like a weight is lifted off my shoulders." She admitted.

Chloe nodded. "I'll bet. He was weighing you down."

Jess nodded. "Exactly. But what hurts is the cheating," She finally let out the one thing that had been weighing on her mind since she found out. "It's so degrading. I just can't believe he would cheat on me. I mean we didn't have the best relationship but...couldn't he just end things with me if he wasn't happy?" She questioned, looking for answers.

Rach let out a heavy sigh. "Jess, like we've told you, he was using you. He may not have been happy with your relationship but he needed you." She said, looking into her friends eyes to make sure she was hearing her. "He had no place to live, no money, no food. Without you he would be out on the streets."

Jess pursed her lips. "I can't believe I'm so stupid."

Chloe put a hand on her friends shoulder. "Hey, don't you say that. You're not stupid, he is. He didn't see what he had right in front of him."

"I should have listened to you guys." Jess admitted.

Rach smiled. "Yes you should have," She said, causing Jess to crack a small smile. "But that doesn't mean you're stupid. Everyone discovers things at different times. Everything happens for a reason."

Chloe poked her friend to get her attention. When Jess was looking at her she grinned. "John said you were a great girl."

Her eyes lit up. "Really?"

She nodded. "Yeah and he seemed really distraught that someone could cheat on you."

Jess smiled. "He's nice."

Rach bumped her shoulder to Jess's. "I think maybe you're going to have to join us on the road soon to see him."

Jess nodded as she thought of the possibility. "Maybe," Chloe shared a smiled with Rachel as they realized their friend may have a little crush on a certain wrestler.

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