Chapter 17

After Reed had her bath, breakfast arrived as Layne walked out of the room and went to the front door of the suite, opening it and wheeled the tray in. She'd ordered for all of them, not just her and Reed. She left the plates on the tray for Legacy before going back into Randy's room with her daughter, closing the door behind her, and set their plates down in front of them while continuing watching the movie. Reed seemed a lot more calm now, which was a good thing. If Mark ever scared her daughter again, Layne was going to have words...and possibly some actions...to ensure it didn't happen again. She didn't care how tiny she was compared to him, she would knock his lights out if it happened again.

Ted had gone to get some ice from the ice machine for Randy, coming back with it, and groaned at the sight of food. "Dear God, your sister is the best." He said to Cody, handing the bucket to Randy before digging in, Cody right alongside him.

Rolling his eyes, Randy slipped into his room, frowning when he seen the girls.

"Dude, what happened to your face?"

Tears filled her eyes as Layne slowly slid from the bed, cupping his face very gently in her hands, and held her hand up to Reed. "Eat your food." She ordered softly, but firmly before guiding Randy into the bathroom, trying to keep the tears from flowing down her cheeks. She blinked as they slid down her face, looking at Randy's eye, and went to her bag. She pulled out a jar of salve and sat him down on the toilet, kissing him softly before applying some to his wound. "He needs to be fined for this or something, that stupid bastard." She wiped her tears away angrily, sniffling, and walked away from him to set the jar on the counter.

"It happened outside the workplace, things don't work that way." Randy said quietly, grabbing a towel and held it out to her, sighing when she didn't take it and wiped her tears away gently. "I deserved it, Lay. I shouldn't have...attacked Stephanie the way I did." He was in the wrong and he knew it, he'd take his licks. "Now Mark and I are square." It was Paul he had to worry about.

Sighing, Layne allowed him to pull her back over, straddling his lap and wrapped her arms around his neck, hugging him gently before pulling back to softly kiss his lips. She moaned as his strong hands slide up her nightgown to her thighs, massaging them and slowly pulled back, breaking the kiss. "The salve will numb it and hopefully most of that bruise will be gone by the time we leave today." She ran her thumb pad across his lips and kissed him again. "Your breakfast is waiting, do you want me to get it for you so you can eat with us?"

"I'll go get it, no doubt Cody and Teddy will LOVE the chance to tell me what a wiener I am." Randy said dryly, already knowing his friends were going to ride his ass for this. Though at the same time, he doubted either of them would of had the balls to go face the freaking Undertaker like a man, knowing their ass was about to be handed too him. Gently kissing her again, he lifted her off of his lap and stood up.

"I'm proud of you." She said before he could open the door, those blue eyes turning to face him, and walked over to press a soft kiss to his wound. "Only a real man would be able to stand up to Mark like that without any fear." She smiled when he grinned, running her hand up and down his bare, muscular back and walked out behind him, seeing Reed looked worried again. "Don't worry sweetheart, Randy's fine. Him and Mark talked and everything's fine."

"Mark hit him?"

"Yes."

"What a jerk!"

"Hey I got him too!" Randy protested, admitting he got his ass handed to him to the guys was barely tolerable. To Layne, he could deal with it, but to Reed...who looked at him like he was a hero, not happening. "See?" He held out his fist. "I think I might've knocked loose a tooth."

"Whereas he knocked loose your head!" Ted shouted from the other room, him and Cody both bursting out in laughter.

Reed's green eyes were sparkling as she giggled, standing up from the bed, and walked over to Randy. "You're my new favorite, Randy." She grinned and laughed when he lifted her up, beginning to rain kisses all over her face. "Mommy, he's tickling me!"

This was too cute for words and touched Layne more than words could say. She quickly got her camera out and flashed several pictures, wanting to remember these moments with Randy and Reed, just in case things didn't work out between them. "Reed sweetie, let him go get his food, he's probably starving."

"Randy!"

"Mmm, pumpkin, my favorite."

"You can't eat me! I taste gross!"

Laughing, Randy planted a kiss on her forehead before setting her down, going out to retrieve his own food, making sure to slap Cody and Ted both upside their heads as he walked by.

"OWW!"

"Man!"

"Stop whining, you both deserved that." Reed stated knowingly before going back to finish her breakfast, shaking her head, sighing exasperatedly.

Layne was laughing so hard, tears were streaming down her cheeks, and flashed a picture of both Cody and Ted's incredulous faces.

"Not funny sis, not funny at all." Cody grumbled, rubbing the back of his head before smirking. "On the bright side, at least my face is still pretty."

"Pretty ugly and pretty apt to stay that way."

"Who's side are you on, Teddy Bear?"

"Not yours, Coddles."

By now, Randy was back in his room, eating and listening to the pair going at it.

"Let's leave the lovers alone." Reed said, loud enough for Ted and Cody to hear before shutting the door to drown them out.

"WHAT?"

"Lovers?!"

Layne could hear them through the door as she leaned against Randy, her forehead pressed against his back, laughing her ass off while Randy was trying to eat, laying on his stomach. "So strong..." She whispered, pressing kisses to his back, nuzzling him lovingly while Reed went back to watch her movie.

"Mom, I don't like Mark anymore."

"That's fine sweetie, you don't have to like anyone you don't want too. Just don't talk to him, okay?"

"Okay."

"Uh Layne, as much as I LOVE where you're at...you're making it kind of hard to eat. "Randy said, meaning that in two ways. Being on his stomach helped with the fact that nobody could SEE his erection, but it also made it very painful. "Oh hell..."

"Your face is turning red..."

"Sorry." She breathed in his ear, causing him to drop his fork and giggled before kissing his neck, staring back at her daughter. "He's like a strawberry isn't he?"

"A strawberry? No, more like a cherry."

Layne giggled and just ran her hand up and down his back, leaning her head against his arm while he ate, seeing the salve was already working. It would be a minor bruise if he kept applying it every four hours.

"Mom, when can I go see Grandpa?"

"Soon sweetheart, I promise."

Oh there we go, mentioning the American Dream. As much as Randy respected the man, just imagining him was quite enough to cure his raging hard-on, sighing in relief. "Reed, I adore you munchkin." He murmured, able to eat for the most part in peace.

It would help if Layne stopped tormenting him. No wonder the woman had gotten into dancing. She found it amusing to murder guys by making sure their blood supply only reached a certain area, draining from all the rest.

Reed grinned back at him and winked cheekily just like her mother. "I know, everyone adores me." She giggled before turning back to her movie.

"That's my kid." She murmured, pulling her hand away from his back, and slid from the bed to grab some clothes.

They had to leave soon as she walked inside the bathroom and shut the door behind her. Layne changed into a pair of blue jeans with a Legacy shirt she'd gotten, though it was a tank top with the gold symbol in the front. She grinned before brushing her hair and teeth before walking back out, waiting for Randy to notice, and cleaning up her and Reed's mess while he continued eating.

Randy was watching whatever the hell was on TV, devouring his food and finally sat up with a yawn, his eyes nearly popping out of his head when he seen Layne. "Damn..." He whistled, getting to his feet to study her. "Legacy is suddenly looking a lot better."

"Why, did you shave your legs again?" Cody shouted.

"Just his pubes."

"What the HELL, guys?"

"What are pubes?"

Layne's eyes nearly shot out of her sockets, immediately shaking her head. "Nothing sweetie, a man thing." She stated quickly and glared at the door before deciding to walk out, shutting it behind her.

"OW!"

"Next time watch what you say when my daughter is around. "Layne stated sweetly before walking back in the room, whistling cheerfully.

"Fine, fine, fine...HAIRS!"

"Pubes are hairs? Like this?" Reed tugged on a lock of her hair, frowning as she studied Randy. "You don't need to shave your head."

Cody was DYING, tears streaming down his face.

All Randy could do was shake his head incredulously.

Layne was turning beat red to keep from laughing as she started packing their things away. Within an hour, they were walking out of the hotel and Layne was holding Reed's hand when she seen Mark.

"Meanie." She mumbled, scowling when he winked at her, green eyes flashing.

"Come along sweetheart." She whispered and lifted her daughter up, kissing her forehead, not realizing Reed was STILL scowling at Mark even after they were outside, doing it through the window even after she was in the car. Layne slid in the passenger seat, Cody and Ted in the back as usual while Randy drove. Within moments they were driving away and headed to the next city.

Mark accepted the fact that he was indeed a 'meanie' as Reed had so eloquently put in and moved on.

"Okay sooo, here's my idea-"

"No more ideas." Ted groaned, resting his head back against the seat.

"You ever feel like we're the only adults in this group?" Randy asked with a grin, reaching for her hand.

"Ever since I came on the road." She replied with a smile, taking his hand as their fingers laced together, and leaned over to kiss his lips when they were at a red light.

"Uncle Coddles..."

Cody groaned. "Who the hell-TED!"

"What?!" He demanded and growled when he got popped upside the head. "She heard me say it, I didn't tell her too!"

"I like calling you Coddles, it's funny!" Reed giggled.

"Well who did YOU get it from?" Cody demanded, his ears bright red.

"The girls, they call you Mr. Coddles."

"The Divas call him..." Randy burst out laughing, slapping the steering wheel. "Mr. Coddles, let's get wardrobe to make you a shirt with that on the back!"

"We can have him introduced that way too!"

"Not even funny, guys."

Layne was laughing so hard, tears were stinging her eyes as she shook her head, bent over and holding her stomach. "Coddles..." She snickered, shoulders shaking while Reed's giggles filled the car. "I should start calling you Codeman."

"Don't you DARE!"

"Codeman?"

"Or maybe I should call you by your middle name..."

"Layne!"

"You know, I won't, but I will use it as blackmail against you."

Cody groaned.

"What's his middle name?" Randy asked, flashing a sweet, charming smile when she shook her head no. "Don't make me worm it out of you Layne, I can." He said, his voice husky.

"That's CHEATING."

"What are we talking about?"

"Coddles."

"TEDDY!"

Randy was taking advantage of them all being distracted to run his hand up Layne's thigh. "C'mon, tell me."

"Randy..." Her voice was warning as she pushed his hand away from her thigh, only for it to run up higher, her eyes widening with both shock and lust, her pink tongue snaking out to lick her bottom lip slowly. "I'm not telling you." She whispered, knowing she could definitely use that as blackmail against her brother, and gripped the handle as her head leaned back. "Randy, not with them here." She said low enough for only him to hear, seeing Cody and Ted were arguing while Reed was watching a movie on her portable, battery operated DVD player.

"Tell me or I won't stop." He coaxed, his fingers dipping down her inner thigh and sweeping upward, his eyes never leaving the road. Given what she had done to him earlier, this was only fair turnabout with a goal in mind. Though when he realized she was fighting back lust, it became a whole other matter entirely. "What's his middle name?" He asked in a low, husky tone of voice.

Layne hadn't even known what she'd done to Randy besides loving and caressing him. Her head was spinning as she tried thinking of everything non-sexual she possibly could. "No..." She gritted out and gasped when his finger brushed her jean covered crotch, feeling her panties soak instantly. He was NOT playing fair! Reed was right in the back and Cody and Ted would soon realize what was going on as she gripped his wrist, her eyes nearly black with desire. "Stop..." She croaked out in a whispery breath, swallowing hard.

"I will, when you tell me his middle name." This was becoming more then just a means of getting information. Randy was starting to experience his own issues, thanking god his jeans were keeping his problem hidden, if not uncomfortable.

"Hey, pass me the gum, Lay." Randy reluctantly pulled his hand away, wanting nothing more than to pull over and do illicit things to her at the moment. Layne tossed the entire pack of gum right into Cody's face, nailing him in the nose. "Damn, thanks..." Cody moaned in pain, blinking.

"Welcome." She called over her shoulder when she could finally breathe regularly, her entire body lit on fire.

Randy was going to pay for that. This waiting wasn't going to bode well for both of them and Layne knew it. They would be having sex before long and, honestly, Layne needed him. Somehow, she knew he needed her just as much and ran her hand up his thigh, gently squeezing before taking his hand again, turning back to stare out the window with a smile on her face.

He was going to explode and take everyone in the car with him, there wasn't any two ways about it. Randy had to crack the window, letting the cool air rush in and over him. He also needed a cigarette, badly. Nicotine would fix this, right? No...a good session was the only cure and he knew it would have to be with her or else he'd get no satisfaction.

"You alright, Randy?"

"Yeah, why?"

"Looks like you're having a hot flash or something."