Previously: John looked at Randy with sadness in his blue eyes and he rubbed his stomach gently to comfort himself. But the two brothers never had a chance to do that as their parents had died in an fire in their home and the brothers' were left all alone to grieve their parents' deaths. "I see…. And over at Aruba…. You have been spending time with my stupid brother the whole time?" Damn him for doing this to such an innocent man! And damn him for being a lying, cheating scum bag to both this man and to his wife! Theses thoughts were going through Randy's mind. John was an example of Phil's cheating routine and Randy was feeling so sorry for the poor guy. But that slut made Randy and his family actually believe that the child was his for a while and it had left him heartbroken when he had found out the truth. "I'll be outside," Randy said. "Waiting for you…."
Randy was very worried as he wandered around in the reception area and he was hoping that John would be able to get through all of this. Randy was normally the one who had to take charge of almost everything and right now he had no idea what he had to do. He was really nervous about all of this.
He really wanted to call his parents about this; but he had no idea how to say this to them at all. Especially after when the last baby wasn't even their grandchild. What the hell was he supposed to do in a situation like this? He knew that he had to call his brother; but he was scared that Phil may refuse to take responsibility for the baby and that Randy may have to help John look after the child all by himself. Phil was never the parent type anyway.
Randy closed his eyes and he thought about how his mother would react about hearing the news about John's baby. She would be happy and a bit angry at Phil for cheating on Sam; but she would shower the child with so much care and love. And also to John as well. She had done the same with Randy's ex-wife and the baby that was not even her first grandchild. She was at the hospital with the rest of the family for the birth and she was crying happy tears. But then about fourteen months later, when they had all discovered that Lee Ray Orton was not an Orton to begin with; his mother had cried more tears, she was almost as heartbroken and devastated as Randy had been.
Randy was really afraid of having his family hurt again and he had to really make sure that John really wasn't lying to him. He had to make sure that he had to keep John and the baby a secret from his parents and also from the press. He knew that he had to tell Phil about it sooner or later and he was going to have to do it without Sam hearing or knowing about it too.
"Hey, Adam," He boomed at the older man who jumped a little in surprise and Randy walked over to his desk. "I don't want anyone to say a word about this outside the building at all. Do you understand this?"
"O-Of course I do, Mr. Orton. I will make sure that not a single soul will say anything about this outside at all. You know that you can always count on me… for anything…." Adam gave him a very shy and a warm smile and it made Randy shiver on the inside; but he decided to ignore it. Besides, this man was a kind and a loyal employee to him; despite Adam having a crush on him for over the two weeks that he had been working there for and Randy would avoid trying to get involved in a relationship with Adam.
Randy sighed softly and as he had turned around; he saw the Emergency Medical Technicians coming out of his office and the both of them were wheeling John out on the gurney. John's face was very pale and Randy was very concerned and worried about the older man.
"Excuse me, Mr. Orton? Are you going to come with us to the hospital?" The kind older man asked him politely. "There is enough room for you in the ambulance and if you would like to accompany your husband."
Randy's eyes widened in complete shock. My husband? He frowned in annoyance as he had heard Adam gasping in surprise and he knew that this was going to have to be a rumor that had to be kept a secret as well.
"This man is not my husband." Randy snapped a little and he quickly looked down at his ring finger, remembering when he had worn a gold ring on that finger. He always thought it was a symbol of love and togetherness. But he had been wrong when his ex-wife had asked him for a divorce and he felt so foolish about it.
The man stared at him with very calm-looking eyes and the man cleared his throat. "Well, then. I think that you should make some calls for this young man." He explained to him. "I think that it would be easier for him if he had some support and care for him while he is in labour and delivery."
"You may be right about that, sir…." Randy nodded his head in agreement and he glanced at John with a gentle smile on his face. "Hey, uh…. So…. Who should I contact for you, sir?"
John's eyes were closed and he winced a little, panting very softly. "T-There is no one for you to contact, Randy." John whispered; he knew that he was lying as his brother could be called and he would have liked having his younger brother being there with him to comfort him and to support him as well. But he was in Tokyo in Japan and he may be too late for the birth of the baby anyway.
"But what about your family? What about your parents?" Randy asked him bluntly and John felt like he was being a little too forceful into getting information out of him. "I only need to have their number and I can have Adam call them for you. They should know about this."
Tears were coming out of the corners of John's closed eyes and Randy's heart skipped a beat at seeing John so innocent and so weak again. Randy reached down and he tried to wipe away John's tears. John's eyes opened quickly at his touch and Randy saw that John's eyes were the colour of blue. Beautiful baby blue eyes….
Randy snapped out of it quickly and he nervously pulled his hand away from John's face; clearing his throat in the process. "So…. Um…." Randy bit his lip and John was staring at him patiently. "What is your parents' contact number?"
John whimpered quietly. "My parents are gone, Randy…." John mumbled to him sadily.
"So where can I reach them then?" Randy asked; being too dense to even realize what John was saying to him and he waited for an answer.
"You can't contact my parents at all." John said in a broken voice and Randy's heart was starting to ache for John. "I don't have them anymore. They are both gone forever…."
About seven hours later, Randy was worriedly pacing around in the waiting room in the hospital and he was shaking a little as he took a sip of his tea in a plastic cup. He had called Phil about six hours ago and he had told him about everything that had happened. But instead of hanging up on him; Phil had told him that he would get a flight straight away to get back home. Randy was surprised about this; but he couldn't let it bother him at the moment. It was already after six and John was still in labour.
But why was he at the hospital anyway? Randy didn't really have an answer to this question just now. But then he suddenly remembered John's vulnerability and his heart-throbbing innocent features. Randy knew that John needed someone and Randy was the only one available to do that.
"Hey, Randy. I got here as fast as I could."
Randy turned around and he saw his older brother, Phil looking at him nervously. Phil had some red roses in his hand and Randy knew that they were for John….
