Chapter 8
Randy arched an eyebrow, wondering what that was all about, glancing at Layne. "You okay?" He asked softly, touching her arm.
"Yeah, I'm great actually." She smiled back at him, seeing the worry in his blue eyes, and patted his hand in reassurance. "I'm fine Randy."
"Mom! Fooood!" Reed whined, causing her mother to sigh, and honestly didn't care. She was hungry.
"Yes, yes we're going. We're going!" She laughed as Reed dragged her to the car with Randy following suit, Cody and Ted not far behind. Layne took shotgun while Ted and Cody were in the back with Reed. Within a few moments, they were on their way back to the hotel and Layne couldn't stop thinking about the smirk she saw on Mark's face.
"You know something, we should go out clubbing tonight, celebrate Layne joining Legacy."
"Yeah, good idea; one problem, moron."
"Knock it off you two." Randy ordered, shaking his head. "You sure DiBiase isn't somehow related to you?" He asked Layne with a playful grin.
"I would have to shoot him if he was." Layne replied with a smirk, causing Randy to chuckle, and felt better now that her first night in the company was over with. "Teddy Bear, I don't do the club scene, especially with my last job. That and I have my daughter to look after. You three can do whatever you want, just don't expect me to tag along." Reed was the most important thing to her and Layne didn't mind staying at the hotels with her daughter. She had a lot of fun because they were alike and had similar interests, except wrestling of course.
"You interested, Randy?"
"Not really. I'm in the mood to just lie down and watch a movie."
"And hopefully brush your teeth, Randy. Cause your breath stinks." Reed said sweetly from the back.
"I love you, Reed."
Layne laughed and handed Randy some breath mints, seeing the playful scowl on his lips and laughed harder. They arrived at the hotel and Layne was feeling dead on her feet as she grabbed Reed, nodding when she asked if they were getting food. "Yes sweetheart, whatever you want."
"Really?"
"Yup, but first a bath."
She smiled when Reed groaned and set her down on her feet as they walked inside the hotel. Randy had been kind enough to get them a room that was joint to the Legacy suite. Layne retrieved the keycard before heading up the back staircase, carrying their bags, and let out a yawn.
"Hey, Ted and I are going to go out. You gonna be alright?" Cody asked following her.
Randy rolled his eyes, wondering if maybe Cody shouldn't have been born first and dropped his bag on his bed, heading for the other bathroom to shower.
"Hey, I-" Ted sighed when the door got shut in his face. "Man, you suck!"
"Your mother."
Layne sighed exasperatedly, nodding. "Yes Cody, we'll be fine. We're just going to order some food and pop a movie in. Reed, bath now." She ordered, pointing to the door and nodded when her daughter obeyed, too tired to argue apparently. "Go out and have fun." She kissed his cheek with a smile. "Thank you for everything, bro. You saved us."
"I'm just glad to have you back in my life, Lay." He rumbled and pulled her in for a tight embrace, sighing gently. "I'll try not to be overprotective."
"Good, now get outta here before you make me start crying. Then I'll have to kick your ass."
Randy emerged ten minutes after Cody and Teddy had left, freshly showered and in just a pair of black shorts, toweling his short hair dry. He walked into the main room, picking up the remote and flicked through the channels, nothing on. He'd have to order something off the movie menu. He dropped down on a couch, stretching his long legs out before him, listening to the girls in the other room, a smile on his face.
"Your chicken strips have been ordered, Reed." Layne said as she walked into the bathroom, smiling as she sat down, and began washing her daughter's hair. "Never forget who you are, Little Star." She began singing a song that she'd been singing to Reed since she was a baby.
"Never forget how to dream, butterfly." Reed grinned, doing the wings with her arms.
"God gave a present to me made of flesh and bones. My life, my soul. You make my spirit whole. Never forget who you are, Little Star."
"Shining brighter than all the stars in the sky." Reed sang along while her mother rinsed her hair out. "Never forget how to dream, butterfly."
"Never forget where you come from, from love..." Tears formed in her eyes as Layne kissed Reed's forehead.
Randy could hear them singing and stopped smiling, feeling a slight tug on his heart. For a brief moment, he wanted what Layne had. A family. "Whoa..." He muttered, shaking his head. Getting to his feet, he walked over to the mini bar, rifling around until he found the six pack of beer he had placed in there earlier, popping the tab and taking a long swallow.
"You are a treasure to me." Layne tapped her nose. "You are my star. You breathe new life into my broken heart. Never forget who you are, Little Star."
"Never forget how to dream, butterfly."
"May angels protect you and sadness forget you, Little Star. There's no reason to weep lay your head down to sleep, Little Star. May goodness surround you and love I have found you, Little Star."
"Shining bright."
"You breathe new life into my broken heart. Never forget who you are, Little Star. Shining brighter than all the stars in the sky."
"Never forget how to dream, butterfly."
"Flying higher than all the birds in the sky. Never forget who you are, Little Star." Layne kissed Reed's forehead again. "You are my little star, baby and don't let anyone tell you different, do you hear me?"
"Yes momma." She murmured, hugging her close, and smiled.
"Good come on, time to get out and eat. Then we're going to bed." Layne helped Reed out and guided her into the bedroom. They dressed in cotton shorts and tank tops, hers blue while Layne's was black.
Randy had just finishing tipping the waiter when they came out, guessing the chicken was Reed's because she started licking her lips when she seen it, passing her the plate. "I was getting ready to find something to watch, you guys feel like joining me for a movie?" He asked, looking at Layne, trying not to look down at her incredibly sexy legs.
Her face was devoid of makeup, showing her natural beauty, while Reed was begging her and chuckled. "Sure, that sounds like fun." Layne didn't want to leave Randy by himself as they walked out into Legacy's suite, leaving the door open to their own before walking over to sit on the bed, where Randy would be sleeping. Layne smiled as Reed sat between them and watched her devour her chicken strips while she ate her crispy chicken salad. "So what are we watching?"
"Ooo how about Bolt?" Reed was already zooming into her room and got her DVD, grinning from ear to ear. "Randy it's Disney, but it's really awesome. John Travolta rocks!"
Layne giggled softly and looked over at Randy with a raised eyebrow. "Do you mind?"
"Uh, no." Randy shook his head, sipping his drink. He would wind up eating later after he had wound down from the show. He watched as Reed popped it into the DVD player hidden behind a cabinet door, shaking his head. "She adapts quick, doesn't she?"
"Yeah I know. " Layne replied before taking another bite of her salad, leaning back against the bed with one leg up, shaking her head down at her daughter. "Bolt again eh? You love this movie."
"I know how, quiet, it's starting and Randy hasn't seen it yet." Reed finished her strips off and threw her garbage away before snuggling on the bed, leaning against her mother. She smiled, feeling her arm wrap around her shoulders, and yawned.
Before the credits were over with, Reed was already sleeping and Layne shook her head. "Let me put her to bed then we can watch a different movie." She whispered to Randy, lifting her daughter up, and carried her into their suite. "Sweet dreams my Little Star." She whispered, kissing Reed's forehead before pulling the blanket up and shut the light off, walking back out, closing the door softly behind her and popped Bolt out. "So what were you in the mood for?"
"I didn't have anything particular in mind." He admitted, now ordering his own food, finishing the order before hanging up. "I just like to unwind. Clubbing is fun, but not after work. I guess I'm getting old." He joked. "If you want, you can order something off the TV, it's covered."
"Do you want to be alone so you can eat and relax?" She asked softly, having overheard his order and felt his hand grab hers, pulling her over to him on the bed. She had to crawl over him, which made her blood hot, and Layne was glad the air conditioner was on as she grabbed the remote. She began flipping through channels, not really looking at them, and finally settling on a movie she picked at random. She didn't even know what it was called, honestly not caring. "Thank you again for everything, Randy. I'll never be able to repay you."
"Repay me for what? Making Cody happy and helping someone out? Don't even worry about it, Lay." Randy shook his head dismissively. "Cody is one of my best friends, it makes him happy knowing you're around and you're being taken care of, you and Reed both. And did you realize we're watching porn?" He arched an amused eyebrow.
"Oh dear god..." Layne immediately changed it, her eyes wide, and immediately tossed the remote at Randy. "Sorry, I have a lot on my mind. I wasn't even looking at the titles, just picked something." When he started chuckling, Layne smacked him, only for him to laugh harder. She ended up placing her hand over his mouth to keep it down, knowing Reed would wake up, and groaned when he licked her hand. "Oh that is just GROSS. I really hope you brushed your teeth otherwise my hand is going to smell like tuna and onions."
Randy grinned broadly and breathed into his hand, inhaling. "Mint and beer, what a combo, huh? I brushed them." He teased, taking her hand and stuck out his tongue. "Be nice or I'll do it again." He threatened. When she in turn threatened him, he ran his tongue slowly up along her palm to the tip of her middle finger.
He was teasing her and there was nothing she could do about it! Layne did a full body shiver and smirked, deciding two could play that game. Taking his hand in hers, Layne ran her fingernail lightly up his palm to the tip of his middle finger before bringing it into her mouth, nibbling gently and smirked when Randy cursed just as a knock sounded at the door, releasing it. She took the remote from him and lay on her stomach, her feet up in the air, trying so hard not to giggle.
"Tease." Randy murmured, hovering over her body for a moment, his breath hot against her ear before sliding off the bed and heading to the door. He thanked the server, tipped him and carried his food in, dropping down on the couch to eat, even though he suddenly wasn't hungry, for food anyway. "No more porn?"
"Nope, I think I'll order Yes Man." She giggled when Randy snorted, shrugging before doing so, and threw the remote behind her. Her body was still burning from what Randy did and tucked her arms beneath her chin, watching the movie. She felt the bed dip about ten minutes later and Randy was hovering over her again. She knew because she could feel his body heat radiating off of his muscular form and her eyes closed briefly before opening again. "I heard from several people this movie is hilarious and I've been dying to see it."
"I'll take your word for it." He murmured, moving to his side of the bed. What was he doing? This was Cody's sister and she was off limits. Co-worker, co-worker, co- damn she was hot. And smart. And beautiful. And funny. And fuckable. 'I'm going to burn in hell.' He thought, trying to focus on the movie. "What's this about again?"
"Something about a guy who is forced to say yes to every opportunity that passes his way. I'm not really sure what else happens since I haven't seen it yet, but so far it's living up to my expectations." Layne answered, not daring to glance over at him because if she did, she wouldn't be able to pull away. 'God help me...' She thought and inwardly groaned; trying to focus on the movie, but his scent was distracting her. His entire presence was distracting and, not to mention, it'd been a long time since Layne had sex. She wondered what sex with Randy would be like and suddenly felt that fire flood her body as she stood up from the bed. "Mind if I grab some water?"
"Help yourself, could you grab me one too?" He asked, smiling when she just nodded, and got out of the bed like it was on fire. Arching an eyebrow, he wondered what he had done and took the remote, pulling up the summary on the TV before switching back to the movie. He had to remember she was forbidden fruit that he could not touch…damn it all. "So he has to say yes to anything that comes his way?"
"Pretty much yes." Layne replied and walked over, handing him the water before sliding back on the bed beside him, taking a swig of her own before going back to watching the movie. The water was helping a little, but not much and Layne knew she probably should excuse herself for the night before she either fell asleep or something between her and Randy happened. She was too comfortable at the moment to do either though.
Randy eventually paid attention to the movie, sort of. He couldn't get into it and it was frustrating to say the least. Maybe things would have been different if he hadn't had to worry about not jumping Layne, as it was...He felt like taking a nibble out of her sweet neck, just one taste, groaning inwardly.
Layne made the mistake of glancing over at Randy, those electric blue orbs locking on hers, and felt her breath catch in her throat. He was so beautiful and sweet, not to mention very kind. He didn't have to get her this job with his group Legacy, with the WWE, but he did anyway because of her brother.
