Chapter 18

He wasn't having a hot flash, Layne knew what his problem was and felt Randy squeeze her hand again, glancing over at him. He was incredibly handsome and had eyes that melted her heart, not to mention protective. She could only hope this worked out between them as her eyes drifted closed, leaning against the seat, letting out a soft yawn. Usually Layne hated car rides, but with Randy, it wasn't so bad.

"Hey mom?"

"Hmmm?"

"Hand me Twilight please?"

She handed the bag over to Ted, who passed it to Reed, running a hand through her hair.

"What the hell is- Ohhhh...?" Cody stared at the cover and grinned. "Um, aren't you a mite young to be reading that?"

"No, Mr. Coddles, I'm not." Reed said, flipping the page with a roll of her eyes, and began to read.

"Mr. Coddles..." Randy was searching for a distraction, needing to think about something besides all the NC-17 things he wanted to do to Layne.

Ted was snickering while Cody turned a few more shades of red.

"There's nothing bad about that book, G-"

"LAYNE!"

She smirked, turning her head to stare at him through piercing midnight blue eyes, and asked, "Do you honestly think I'd give my daughter something inappropriate to read?"

"I was just checking..."

"Next time, Coddles, think before you speak. Reed, turn that down a little sweetheart." She was watching the movie Twilight while reading the book.

Reed nodded with a grin, her eyes on Edward Cullen.

Ted leaned over to watch the movie over Reed's shoulder. "Stewart is actually kind of hot." He said after a moment, smirking when Cody just rolled his eyes. "I know you want Edward, don'tcha Mr. Coddles?"

"Cody coddling Cullen."

"Say that three times fast."

Reed giggled and shook her head at both men, her Teddy Bear and Uncle Cody.

The rest of the car ride was fairly quiet with soft music playing in the front so Reed could watch her movies in the backseat. They arrived in San Antonio hours later and pulled into the hotel, dropping their bags off and grabbed what they needed before going to the arena. Layne slid out of the car with her bag in hand, taking Reed's and followed Legacy into the building, holding Randy's other and smiled when he kissed her lips. Hopefully tonight would be better than last.

Hopefully tonight would be filled with violence or something so Randy didn't suffer a case of blue balls. He was a typical male after all and enjoyed sex. Not that he was a slut or anything, but he had needs just like everyone else.

"So...tonight, we pretty much just have to worry about Paul and Steph."

"Since you took your lickings like a man with Takie."

"I'm going to let him know you called him that and we'll see if YOU can take your 'lickings'."

"I'm sure Stephanie will understand why Randy shoved her, especially since we were surprised out there." Layne said hopefully, sighing when all three men just stared at her, and knew that wasn't going to happen.

She guided Reed in the dressing room, setting her up with her game and everything before heading down to wardrobe. Randy stopped her, her eyes locking on his and kissed him softly before heading out to find Janet and Tiffany. It was time for her to transform and Layne wondered just what outfit they would be giving her tonight.

"I shoved her backstage, I'm so dead." Randy said once Layne was gone, Reed busy with her game. "Man…"

"You need to learn to watch that temper of yours, man." Cody said, dropping down to join Reed. "Can I play?" He asked, grinning when she hooked him up with a controller. "Wicked..."

"Fucking...Mr...Coddles..."

~!~

"Are...you sure about this?"

"Honey you're a knockout! This color brings out your eyes and hair."

"Not to mention you needed a different color."

"Yeah, but burnt orange?"

Janet grinned as she pulled Layne over to the mirror, showing her the whole picture. Her hair was left down with loose curls throughout. Her face was a mask of beauty with foundation, clear gloss and black eyeliner with burnt orange eye shadow on her eyes. The dress was spaghetti strapped and went to mid-thigh, flowing with black Stiletto heels and a black choker around her neck. Layne walked away from the girls, wondering how the hell she ended up with this job of being Legacy's Barbie doll.

Mark was talking with Glen about what was coming that night when both men seen Layne walking by, both men stopping their chatter to gape.

Glen let out a low whistle. "You ever get tired of Legacy honey and you can come bat for the BIG Red Machine."

"Moron."

"Glen, no offense, but you're not my type honey." Layne replied with a wink, causing him to frown, shrugging her shoulders. "I'm very happy with Legacy." She wasn't going to acknowledge Mark and kept her gaze away from him, still pissed that he scared the shit out of her daughter. Layne kept walking down the hall, passing John Cena and laughed at something he said, smacking him upside the head before finally arriving at Legacy's locker room, walking in. "How the hell did I end up working for a place with so many perverts?"

"You got lucky." Ted said, looking up from taping his wrist, and instantly shot to his feet. "You know, I'm MUCH, MUCH nicer than Randy is."

"Don't let him catch you saying that." Cody said from his place by Reed.

"He's down talking to Steph, or getting his ass kicked, we're not too sure."

"Randy is the one I want, Teddy Bear, sorry." Layne smiled as she walked over, kissing his cheek and patted it before going over to sit next to Reed.

"Mom, you look really pretty." She grinned, setting the controller down to crawl in her lap. "Is Randy going to be my daddy?"

Layne cleared her throat as her eyes widened slightly, looking up at Cody and Ted, who both froze in their spots and swallowed hard. "Well sweetie, Randy and I are taking things slow right now. Maybe someday, if things work out between us."

"So you and Randy might not be together?"

"We're just taking things slow, Reed. Now no more talk of this, alright?"

She shrugged and nodded, going back to her game with a frown on her face.

Cody was in shock. Daddy? Why in the blue HELL would that come into play? They had just started dating for Christ sakes! Layne needed to teach her Twilight reading and watching daughter that not all relationships happened as fast as Edward and Bella's.

"Mr. Coddles, we got your theme changed." Randy said when he walked back into the room, wearing a handprint across his face.

"Steph still pissed?"

"Oh yeah."

"To what?"

"Probably that Barbie song."

"Teddy, shut the fuck up."

"Go take a flying leap off a bridge, Mr. Coddles."

"STOP CALLING ME THAT!"

"Shut up both of you!" Reed snapped, her eyebrows furrowed together, and threw the controller down before standing up. "See what you made me do?" She stormed past them and Randy before going into the bathroom, slamming the door shut harshly.

Layne blinked and went after her daughter, not concerned with Randy at the moment, walking into the bathroom and closed the door behind her, asking softly, "Reed is everything alright sweetheart?"

"No, everything is NOT alright." Reed said angrily, dropping down onto the toilet seat then instantly got back up again, beginning to pace the small length of the bathroom. "The Undertaker is a jerk, you and Randy..." She pulled on her hair in frustration. "This is driving me nuts, mom, seriously."

"Think everything is alright in there?"

Randy shot Cody a look to shut the hell up while he was still able too.

"Reed, calm down honey and talk to me." Layne walked over and sat down on the toilet, pulling her daughter to stand in front of her, taking her hands in her own; staring into her green eyes. "Take a few deep breaths." They did them together, smiling when Reed finally calmed down somewhat, though the fire was still in her green eyes. "Now why are you really upset? What's on your mind?" Layne asked, pulling her on her lap and wrapped her arms around her waist, pressing her forehead against the side of Reed's head. "Talk to me sweetheart; tell me what's going on."

"First of all, the Undertaker. What he did to you and then to Randy...Can he DO that? Is he going to come after you?" Reed chewed on her fingernails for a moment, spitting out a nail with a frown. "And then you and Randy. You guys act like...like you ARE married, but you keep telling me it's not happening and you all are taking it slow..."

If these two morons didn't stop trying to listen to the conversation going on behind that door, Randy was going to bash both their heads in.

For a ten year old, Reed was very observant and incredibly smart, causing Layne to sigh gently. "As far as Mark goes, he didn't mean to bump into me. It was my fault; I wasn't watching where I was going. As far as him and Randy are concerned, they had issues and they solved them in their own way. So that's over and done with." Layne took a breath while her daughter stared at her hardening. "As far as my relationship with Randy, it just started and we want to take it slow, Reed. I know it's complicated, but that's how real life is. I don't know what's going to happen with Randy, but I hope it's good and lasts. Do you understand?"

"Yeah, yeah; I got it, I got it." Reed grumbled, jutting out her bottom lip in a pout. "So are you two going to share a room?" She demanded, eyes narrowing slightly. "Cause if you do, I think Coddles and Teddy Bear should share one too."

"HELL NO, HELL TO THE NO!"

Layne giggled softly and shook her head, rubbing her nose against Reed and glared over at the door. She stood up after setting her daughter on her feet, walking over and opened it, watching as both Ted and Cody spilled into the bathroom, their heads hitting the sink. "You two are so immature. Maybe you SHOULD share a room." She muttered, picking Reed up and stepped on their backs to get out of the bathroom, staring back at Randy. Reed went to go play while Layne gingerly touched his cheek, sighing.

"Stephanie is a bit upset and she has one hell of a slap on her." Randy said good-naturedly, knowing he had deserved it. Of course, apologizing profusely AND getting bitch slapped to hell and back hadn't stopped her from putting him in a match against Mark AND Paul, but...She did say after this match, they would be alright again.

Layne sighed heavily and brushed her lips against his cheek before walking over to join her daughter. "Yes, Randy and I are sharing a room together." She murmured quietly, causing Reed to look up at her. "Do you have a problem with that?"

"No, I was just curious. I like having my own room."

"Good." She kissed Reed's forehead and stood up, looking down at the outfit and really wondered if this color would go with Legacy. "So what's going on for tonight?" She asked Randy, her eyes widening when he told her about the handicapped match. She had to be out there while Randy got DEMOLISHED? Layne felt sick to her stomach. "I need some air." She walked out before he could stop her, grabbing her purse with her cigarettes on the way out, and went outside for a nicotine fix.

Randy went to go after her only to find Reed taking his hand.

"Um, I'd give her a moment, she looked like she was having one of her fits." She explained, looking too serious for a ten year old.

"I'll go." Cody said, heading for the door.

"Okay Uncle Coddles."

Cody's shoulders hunched as he was laughed out of the room.

~!~

"Codes, not now okay?" Layne was pacing back and forth in the parking lot, taking a long drag of her cigarette and flicked ash away shaking her head.

"Lay..."

"This is absolute bullshit! He's in a match with Paul AND Mark, after what happened and that asshole scared my daughter to death! I know Randy made a mistake by shoving Stephanie, but Jesus Christ, that's an abuse of power!" She was pissed as she flicked more ash away, her heels clicking almost thunderously against the pavement. "Just go back inside and leave me alone, I need a minute."

How did Cody explain to her how things worked around here? That sometimes, when a person fucked up, serious punishment was dished out in the ring unless they preferred one HELL of a fine? He didn't because she wouldn't understand. She would remember back in the day when things were clearer cut, but this was a new era.

"Okay." He said softly, heading back inside.

It wasn't the fact that Randy had a handicapped match tonight, it was the fact that Layne had to stand there and WATCH Randy be dismantled by Mark and Paul for a simple shove. Stephanie was a bitch and Layne was going to set a few things straight with the Princess. If the bitch even THOUGHT about screwing her boyfriend over, there would be hell to pay. Layne didn't like Stephanie and the fact that she was using her power to teach Randy a 'lesson' was degrading and made her hate this company even more. Randy meant a lot to Layne, more than she was willing to admit at the moment. She finished her cigarette before flicking the butt away, wrapping her arms around herself.

Mark stepped outside, not realizing she was there, and slammed the door shut behind him. He had no beef with Randy anymore and the fact that Paul wanted to strategize was pissing him off. Especially since the Game was debating on using his sledgehammer. So Randy had done what several guys wanted to do and knocked Stephanie on her ass. Oh well.

Layne whipped around, the loud bang from the door echoing throughout the arena, blue eyes narrowing until she seen the pissed off expression on his face. She didn't want to know and turned back around, pulling out another cigarette and lit up, smoke streaming from her nose and mouth. If Mark was smart, he wouldn't say a damn word to her as she ran a hand through her honey locks, crossing one arm over her chest while the other hand held her cigarette, flicking ash away.

Mark wasn't even looking at her, though he was alerted to her presence. The scent of smoke had told him he wasn't alone and then the burnt orange flash of color gave him all the rest. As long as she kept her mouth shut and didn't say a damn word to him, they would be fine. No doubt she had or would shortly be hearing about her boyfriend's little match coming up and be eager to give him a piece of her mind.

She wasn't saying a damn word to him, no reason to do so, and finished her cigarette before deciding to head back inside. She turned around and walked past him, not even sparing him a glance before going back inside the arena. Layne wasn't wasting her energy on yelling at him when he wouldn't even listen, heading for Legacy's locker room, and stopped when she seen Stephanie coming her way. Layne shot her the most deadly look she could muster up before going into Legacy's locker room, slamming the door shut and joined Reed, not saying a word to anyone.

Stephanie turned to watch Layne slink back into Legacy's locker room, her blue eyes narrowing to slits. Maybe it was time for the new Diva on the roster to actually BE a diva since she seemed to need an attitude adjustment.