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When You're Around
Chapter 34
The next morning, Randy sat on his couch, idly flipping through the channels on TV as he waited for Sam and Lindsey to show up. He was nervous. He didn't know how this conversation would go, but he knew it was something he had to do. If not for himself, then for Chloe.
Chloe. He let out a sigh just at the thought of her and he ran a hand through his hair. He'd tried calling her numerous times since his plane landed yesterday. After he'd asked Chloe to go to lunch with him yesterday and she easily denied him, he'd gone on a long walk to absorb things. His girlfriend was doing whatever she could to avoid being with him. Not only was his heart taking a beating but his ego was too. She was going through all this trouble because he'd told her he loved her. No way did he ever think he'd be in this position. He was usually the one in her shoes.
After his walk, he'd gotten word that Chloe had left him a message with the front desk. When he got there, he accepted the note and read it silently. All it said was "Randy, Rach and I had to catch an earlier flight. Jess needs us. Sorry." That's it, not even a signature at the end. He crumpled up the note and threw it behind the desk as he made his way to his hotel room. He wasn't stupid. He knew Jess was fine. This was just a way for Chloe to take the easy way out and not have to spend hours sitting next to him on a plane.
His thoughts were interrupted however when his doorbell chimed through his house. He jumped up immediately, knowing who it was.
"Dad!" Linds shouted once he opened the door. He laughed as she threw herself at him. He crouched down to wrap his arms around her. "I missed you." She mumbled into his shoulder.
"Aw, I missed you too baby." He said as he affectionately ran his hands down her hair.
"Alright I'm going to get going. Linds you be good for dad." Sam said, bringing Randy back to reality.
"Wait," Randy said causing Sam to raise an eyebrow at him. He set Linds down and kissed her forehead. "Why don't you go upstairs and unpack, I need to speak with mom."
Linds nodded and grabbed her suitcase, clunking it all the way up the stairs. Once he heard her bedroom door close, Randy turned to Sam and nodded his head toward the living room, gesturing for her to follow him.
"What's this about Randy?" Sam asked as she sat down next to him on the couch.
He looked at her intently as he spoke to gauge her reaction. "Chloe received an interesting letter in the mail recently."
"Oh?" Sam asked innocently.
"Mm hmm, apparently someone told the school about our relationship and now the school board isn't so sure she should be allowed to come back to teach this year." He explained with an intense expression on his face. Much like the one he uses in the ring while speaking to an opponent.
"Why are you telling me this Randy?" She asked as she looked away from him. There it was, Randy thought, she's biting her lip.
Now he was mad. She did have something to do with it. "You wouldn't happen to know who this 'anonymous' parent could be, would you?" He raised a brow at her, daring her to lie to him.
She acted upset and betrayed. "What? You think I had something to do with it?" There it was, Randy thought again, her nose twitch.
He shook his head in anger that now he knew for sure. "I didn't. I know you have your faults but I didn't think you would ever do something like this. It was Chloe that suggested maybe you did this." He paused. "She's right isn't she?"
Sam was silent for a moment before she sat up straighter and pasted an unaffected look on her face. "I was supposed to remain anonymous but yes, I was concerned." She spoke up again before he could interject. "And you weren't listening to me! I told you it would effect Lindsey and this was the one person I wanted you to stay away from. If you could have just respected my wishes, I wouldn't have had to do this!" She exclaimed throwing her hands up, as if she had no other choice.
Randy shook his head in disgust. "Lindsey is fine. I discussed it with her and she couldn't have been more happy." He looked at Sam and watering eyes and it all clicked. "That's it, isn't it? You don't want Lindsey to like her."
She inhaled and wiped away at her eyes. "That's part of it. It's a real shitty feeling to realize that your daughter likes her dad's new girlfriend more than she likes you."
Through his anger, Randy's heart squeezed. "Oh Sam," He said softly as he reached a hand out to touch hers. "Linds loves you so much."
"That may be true but she talks about you two all the time. About how much fun you have and how 'cool' Chloe is." Sam said, taking advantage of Randy's hand on hers as she tightened her grip.
"That doesn't mean she likes Chloe more than you. Linds talks about you all the time over here!" Randy said truthfully.
Sam shrugged, liking this attention she was getting. "Yeah but we don't have fun like the three of you do."
"Well, why don't you try taking her places, you can do fun things with her too." Randy hated that this conversation got turned around he was now the bad guy, but he didn't want Sam feeling like an inadequate mother.
She rolled her eyes. "I don't have the luxury of being able to spend every minute of my time with her. I have to actually work when she's with at home with me."
Randy nodded sympathetically. It's true. He was lucky. When it was his turn to take Lindsey, he had every minute of every day to spend with her. "You're right, but you do have the weekends." He saw her about to say something so he jumped in. "Listen, Sam, I'm not trying to tell you how to be a mother, I'm just giving you suggestions if you don't think you spend enough time together. And you have to know that Linds loves you and would never want you to feel like she doesn't."
Sam nodded, deciding to jus take his word for it. There was other things she wanted to talk about anyway. She looked Randy in the eye and leaned a bit closer. "Randy," She said as she glanced down at their entwined hands. "do you ever think we gave up on our relationship too easy?"
Randy's brow shot up in surprise. "Uh, no, I think we did the right thing."
Sam bit her lip in what she was hoping looked seductive. "I miss you, a lot." She said before reaching her free hand out the run down his cheek.
"Sam," He said nervously. "What are you doing?" He reached out to pull her hand away from his face.
She scooted closer and moved the hand from his cheek to his thigh. She grinned as she felt his muscles jump underneath her touch. "I just think we owe it to ourselves, and Linds, to give things another shot." She lowered her voice and looked at him through her lashes. "We were so good together."
Randy gulped. This conversation had definitely taken a turn. "What are you saying?"
She gave a low chuckle and wrapped her hand around his neck. "I say we give us another go." She practically whispered as she brought his head closer to hers.
"Sam, no," Randy said, putting a hand on her shoulder to push her away. "I'm with Chloe."
She gave a grin. "Not right now. Right now you're here with me." She paused. "I know we had our issues but what would it hurt to try again?"
"Sam, you and I both know that's not going to happen. We just don't get along." He made a move to stand up but before he could, Sam was up and straddling his waist, sitting on his lap so he essentially had to sit back down.
She smirked. "You're wrong, we could make this work." She said before lowering her lips to his. The kiss was a hungry one on Sam's part.
Randy's eyes were wide open in surprise as she kissed him. It was like she was trying to eat his mouth. He didn't remember her ever kissing like this but if she did, he couldn't imagine why they had stayed together. Her kiss was sloppy and definitely not what he wanted.
The only thing that got Sam to stop was the sound of something dropping to the floor. Randy and Sam both jerked their head toward the sound. Someone was standing their with two full grocery bags at their feet, obviously that was what Randy had to thank for getting Sam to break the kiss.
Chloe.
Randy went pale as he saw Chloe standing there. "No," He said aloud. This couldn't be happening. His ex had just forced herself on him and Chloe had walked in. "Chloe," he said softly as he carelessly pushed Sam off him so he could stand up.
Chloe looked near tears as she watched Randy walk toward her. "Randy?" She asked, as if asking if it was really him.
Randy's felt his like someone had just punched him in the stomach. He would expect and understand if Chloe was mad, but she wasn't. She looked sad, hurt and, dare he say, heartbroken. "No," He said with a shake of his head as he reached out to touch her. She jerked away. "No, Chloe, this is not what it looks like."
She didn't even make a move to wipe her tears away that were now falling freely down her face. "I came to make you breakfast and apologize." She said as she looked down at the bags on the floor.
"Chlo, just let me-" He was cut off by a harsh slap knocking his head to the side.
Chloe was practically hysterical now. "Don't you dare call me that you bastard." She said in a fierce, yet distressed tone. She took one last glance at Sam, who was sitting on the couch smiling at her smugly, and Randy who looked at her with sad eyes. "How could you do this to me?" She asked Randy in a small voice. She shook her head, not giving him the chance to respond, before she dashed towards the door, not even bothering to close it behind her as she slid into her car and sped away.
Randy slid his tongue over his teeth in anger as he slowly turned to look at Sam, who though she'd been smiling just seconds before behind Randy's back, now looked at him as if she felt bad. "What the hell is your problem?" He boomed.
Sam jumped a little at the tone. "It wasn't my intention for her to walk in," She said. "but I did you a favor. Now you don't have to worry about her and we can start over."
Randy took a couple deep breaths to calm himself. "You don't get it Sam," He said in a menacing tone. "We will never be able to start over. We will never be together ever again."
"Why not?" She questioned, standing up.
"Because I don't want you." He said in angered honesty. "I do not love you. I do not ever want to be with you ever again."
She gulped. "We have a history." She stated. "But we can get over it."
He shook his head. "No, no we can't. I don't want to be with you. I love Chloe. I want to be with Chloe. I want to marry Chloe and never be with any other woman ever again."
"You…you love her?" She asked in a small voice. "You didn't tell me that."
"Why would I?" He asked angrily. "It's none of your business and you had no fucking right shoving your tongue down my throat!"
She felt bad now. Now that she knew his feelings for her went that deep. "I…I'm sorry Randy."
He shook his head. "Get the fuck out of my house Sam." He said before turning his back and walking into the garage that held his gym equipment. He needed to work off this anger.
A/N: AHH, more drama! haha, hope you guys liked this chapter!