"What do you mean he's missing?" I asked her. She walked toward me, looking desperate; I didn't quite know what to say.
"Lea darling, I'm sorry to bother you so late but it's been weeks and he hasn't been going to work and I'm worried" she said.
I tried to calm her down; I glanced at Wade who looked surprised by the news. "Don't worry Elaine we'll help you find him."
Wade nodded, "We'll certainly help you."
"I've just tried everyone and I didn't want to bother you, you have your own family to look after but I thought at least he would have told you" she said.
I looked at her sadly, "No he's been distant from me."
"He's been distant from all of us" she said, "I'm just worried something bad has happened, you know he came to house for the first time in about five years." She looked so excited as she spoke of him.
Glee filled my face, "He did tell me and thank you for the photo album."
"Oh he had begged me to find it and give it to you, he thought you'd love it" she said.
"I do love it" she said.
"Well then, I'm sorry I must have spoiled your evening" she said walking toward the door.
"You didn't" Wade assured her.
"Congratulations on the baby" she said, "Do you know what you're having?"
"A baby boy" said Wade touching my stomach. I chuckled as he touched my skin.
"Yes boys can be difficult, I mean look at mine" she said as she left.
Wade closed the door and walked me back to the couch. I was lost in thought as I was thinking about Randy. I hoped things hadn't gotten too worse. Elaine's words had really stuck with me, what if my son had gone missing I would stop at nothing to find him so I had to help. Wade could tell I was upset.
"I think he might be with Ivana" I said.
"He's ex wife?"
I nodded, "She never went back to Italy, but I wouldn't know where to find her."
Wade grinned as he kissed the top of my head, "I have men for that."
"You do?"
He nodded, "You stay here, I'll go see if I can find them."
"No I'll come with you."
"No way! You need to stay here as the father of your unborn child I'm ordering you to stay on this couch!" he requested.
I slumped into the couch, looking up at him. He stole a kiss from me, "I'll be back soon, hopefully with Randy."
The fact that he was going to go find my friend for me just made me adore him so much more, "I love you so much and so does our little boy."
"I love you guys" he said leaving the house.
...
After some detective information, Wade had located Ivana. She was working at this night club called "Risky." It was exactly as the title suggested, it was the last place Wade would ever visit but he hoped to find Randy inside. The club was full of very old drunk men and exotic women dancing around poles. Wade couldn't help but blush as he saw them. He sat at the bar, noticing the women but none fitted the description that he assumed Ivana to have. The two had never met. A golden blonde woman walked toward him, a large grin planted on her face as she pressed her chest to the bench. "Hello" she said.
Wade noticed her Italian accent and assumed this to be Ivana. She couldn't help but linger after Wade as she gazed at him up and down. "Can I get a beer here?"
"Of course you can sweetheart" she said pouring him a glass and then offering it to him.
Wade sipped the glass, "Thank you."
"You're welcome, is there anything else I can help you with" she asked staring at him package in his pants.
He chuckled, "No thanks, I don't really like Italians."
She snickered as she went back to stocking the beers in her fridge. He noticed that she was still wearing her wedding ring.
"What's your husband like?" he asked. She slowly turned around and looked at Wade weirdly. "I saw your wedding ring" he said.
She stared at it smiling, "Yeah, I need to give it back to him. We're separated now."
"Why would he want to leave a pretty thing like you?"
Ivana sighed, "He's in love with someone else, someone I couldn't live up to."
Wade was concerned, "So he's still in love with her?"
"Yeah, I saw him recently and he told me he still loves her... even though she loves someone else" she said.
A small smile etched on Wade's face knowing that she was talking about him. "You know where he is now?"
She shook her head, "He wouldn't want anything to do with me, I wasn't as good as I should have been maybe then we wouldn't have split up. I just want him to be happy, I've made a lot of mistakes but getting married to him was definitely not one."
He couldn't help but pity her, she seemed to have just made a lot of mistakes and even though she hated his fiancé, he sympathised with her. "Don't be upset, in time you'll be healed up. I'm certain of it. You know I actually know someone that could help you, because he needs a hell of a lot of healing himself. He's a good friend of mine and I think you two could get along well, he likes Italians."
Ivana grinned, "Well please tell him to give me a call."
Wade chuckled as he walked outside, he got to his car when he spotted the reason he came to this horrible place in the beginning. "That waste of skin is here" he grunted.
Randy walked inside the club and began conversing with Ivana, she looked pleased to see him but at the same time ashamed. She handed him back his ring but Randy reluctantly took it. Wade couldn't hear what they were saying but the two looked as though they were maybe making amends to one another. Randy handed her a large sum of money but she didn't want to take it. Wade guessed maybe it was what he owed her. She still resisted the money but Randy placed it on the bench next to her and left. Wade sat in his car waiting for him to return so he could follow him back to where he was hiding.
After 15 minutes Wade had found himself in a suburban neighbourhood. He watched Randy park his car and then walk into a house. Wade pondered whether to go inside or not, he thought that he might as well since he didn't want to disappoint his fiancé who awaited him at home. He walked up to the door and was greeted by a familiar face; the woman looked back at him also familiar with him.
"You're Lea's cousin, right?" he said.
She nodded, "And you're her boss... I'm Bethany by the way." She fixed her hair up as she gleamed having the Englishman at her doorstep.
He was charmed, "Um... yes I'm Wade. I'm not sure if you're aware of this but I'm not her boss anymore, we're actually engaged and we're having a baby together."
"Oh yeah, I'm aware. She's better than I give her credit for" she said.
Wade chuckled finding her hilarious.
"Well Wade, what can I help you with?" she asked leaning against the door.
"I'm actually here to talk to Randy" he said.
Bethany looked hesitant, "Um... Randy's not here."
Wade looked at her confused, "Look sweetheart I just saw him walk in."
Randy stood in the hall way behind her. "It's alright, let him in." She slowly moved to the side and Wade walked into the house.
"How did you find me?" asked Randy sitting across from him.
"I have my sources." Wade smirked, placing his hands in his lap.
"Right, so what can I help you with?"
"Well first of all, why are you hiding out? I mean your parents are worried and not to mention Lea, she's pregnant man I don't want her stressing about anything, least of all you."
Randy grinned, "Well Wade she's your woman, tell her not to worry."
He shook his head, "That's the thing, she's not my woman. I don't treat her like she's my woman; I treat her as a person and let her be. Something you and Cena don't get. I don't know why but you're her best friend and she's just caring for her friend, I thought you'd be happy to hear that."
"I am... even more from you."
"Anyway, tell me what's the matter. Why are you here of all places, Lea told me you two hate each other" said Wade looking at Bethany.
Randy sighed heavily before he spoke, "I've just been feeling so lonely. I mean I'm getting older and my first marriage was just horrible, it was a complete mess. Sometimes I wish I could just re do my whole life."
Wade nodded, "So this is a midlife crisis then?"
"It's more than that; I'm lacking love, care and belonging in my life. I feel like I fit nowhere with no one. I guess that's why I came here, no one would suspect me to be here and Bethany actually isn't that bad now that we've got our kindergarten rivalry behind us" Randy said.
Bethany chuckled, "My family is with my in laws and Randy told me his situation so I thought what better way to get him back for all those things he did to me – living with me."
"It's punishment I tell you" joked Randy, "But I do miss Lea... so much. I guess I'm just trying to fill her void."
"As much as I despise you, why don't you live with us? There is plenty of room and plenty of people. Adele will be especially happy; I learned that she's quite fond of you. I'm not sure how I feel about that" said Wade.
Randy grinned thinking about Adele, "No, I wouldn't want to interfere in your guys lives."
"Well you can't hang around here all day, Bethany's family is going to come back soon" said Wade.
"Really I'm fine" said Randy, "I just needed a time out. I'll go back to my place and I'll be okay really, don't worry about and make sure Lea doesn't worry about me."
"Oh I'll make sure of that" said Wade chuckling, "And call your mother!"
...
I was asleep on the couch when I felt Wade's lips touch my cheek. "Hey" I said pleased to see him back. He grinned at me as he grazed my forehead with his fingers. I looked behind him and couldn't see Randy with him. "You didn't find him?"
"No I found him, but he wasn't with Ivana just another close friend of him" he said.
"Is he alright?" I asked, "Is he okay?"
Wade couldn't lie to me, "Here's been feeling depressed and lonely."
I sighed, knowing that Randy had told me this himself. "He's been having this strange behaviour for months now and the other day..."
"What happened the other day?"
"Ivana and Randy slept together, because she found him in a bar drunk and then she drugged him. She's crazy!"
Wade thought back at his own experience with the woman, much more contrasting. "Well he told me that he missed you a lot... I guess he's still not taking you being with someone else well."
I could see how difficult this was for Wade; I placed my head to his large chest. "He just needs some time, he'll eventually move on."
"You're a hard person to move on from" said Wade. I smiled at him, my heart always felt pulled when he spoke such kind things. I pecked at his gorgeous lips. "I also asked him if he wanted to live with us, maybe he just needed to be around all of us."
"Let me guess... he said no" I said. Wade nodded.
My mind raced as I searched for the courage to suggest my next idea, Wade might have hated me for it but I knew that I had to help Randy. He was alone and I was scared from the last encounter with Ivana that he would do something more dangerous. "Wade..."
"Yes beautiful" he said. Flattery made it so much harder.
"Maybe I should stay with him for a little while, just until he can get his head straight. He just needs company and I know the one he wants most is mine. I'm just scared that if he stays alone, he might do something dangerous and I wouldn't be able to live with myself" I explained, "My home is here, but I just want to be sure that my best friend is okay."
Wade lowered his head, looking sad. "But what about our son, I want you two to be safe at home."
"It'll just be for a few weeks probably less than that, I expect you all to visit me all the time."
He still loved upset and hurt. It was heartbreaking for me to do; I didn't want to leave him or anyone. But before I became anyone's wife I wanted to make sure my friend was okay.
Wade sighed, "Alright, I can see that he needs you. But that doesn't mean that I'm not going to miss you."
"I'm going to miss you the most" I said. His hands moved to my neck as he placed his lips to mine. It almost felt like it would be our last kiss, but I made sure he wouldn't forget me as he did the same. I knew Wade had only let me go because he didn't want me to worry and simply because he loved me.
Sorry about the wait for this one. I enjoyed writing Wade as this almost James Bond like spy trying to find Randy. I know there is going to be a lot of divisions between people wanting her to go with Randy and then people sad that she is leaving Wade but it will all come full circle. Let me know what you guys think
