Chapter 7—Avoiding Randy
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[one month later]
Ever since Randy confessed his love to Liz, he hadn't seen her. Sure, they had been working together; but it seemed like Liz was making an effort to avoid Randy. Her relationship with Wade had taken off and they had been seeing each other for the last few weeks.
The WWE took a whole week off of touring just to focus on conditioning and storylines before getting back on the road. Randy walked into the performance center in Florida and saw a group of the other superstars gathered together watching something. His curiosity took over and he went to see what the commotion was. As he peered through the crowd, he saw Liz teaching The Funkadactyls some new dance moves. She winded her hips and shimmied her bosoms before twerking.
As long as Randy had been around her, he had never seen Liz move the way she was moving. He shook his head in disgust and walked away. John saw the look on Randy's face.
"You alright, Orton?" John asked.
Randy nodded. "I'm cool," he said.
"Want to talk about it?" John asked as he followed Randy to the locker room.
Randy sighed and sat on a bench. "I told Liz that I'm in love with her," he said.
John smiled. "It's about time!" he said excitedly. "The guys and I knew you had a thing for her. When did you tell her?" he asked.
Randy sighed. "A couple weeks back," he said.
John frowned a bit. "What did she say?" he asked.
"She ran away," Randy answered quietly.
"Don't worry, man. She'll open up to you eventually," John reassured him.
Randy shook his head. "No, she literally ran away. Out the door," Randy explained.
"Oh." John said awkwardly. "Listen, it'll be okay, Randy. She'll still need you as a friend so don't give up on her. Just know that there isn't a chance that you'll actually be with her the way you want to be with her. All you can do is be there for her if or when she needs you." the older man suggested.
Randy nodded. "Thanks, man."
John shook his hand. "No problem,"
When the Funkadactyls learned the dance moves, Liz when to shower and change clothes for her meeting with Stephanie and Hunter. In the locker room, she ran into John's girlfriend, who was also her new best friend, Nicole.
"Hey, Liz! I didn't know you had moves like that," she said as she mimicked the sexy dances.
Liz laughed. "There's a lot you don't know about me, Nicole," she said as she searched her bag for some clothes to change into after the shower she was planning to take.
"Oh really? Like that Randy finally confessed his love to you?" she asked with a kissy face.
Liz quickly looked up at Nicole. "How do you know about that?" she demanded to know.
"John told me. He said he saw Randy was looking a little sad so my superman went to talk to him," she started. "John said that he is a mess but Randy won't admit it. You should give him a chance, Liz," Nicole suggested.
Liz sighed and shook her head. "I can't even count the number of reasons why that's a bad idea," she said.
"He's sweet, he obviously loves you, you've known him since the beginning of time so you know what you're walking into with him, and it doesn't hurt that he can take care of you financially. Bonus: he's fucking hot. I swear, if I wasn't already with John…"
Liz shot her a look that could kill.
"See? You like him a little bit, Liz. If you didn't, you would be looking at me like you want to kill me. Just admit it," she said.
Liz sighed and sat on a bench; Nicole joined her. "I'm scared," Liz said quietly.
Nicole frowned. "Scared of what?" she asked.
"I'm scared that I won't be enough for him. He's been with some of the most beautiful women in the world. I'm not nearly as good as them. I'm just the kid who lived next door," she said.
Nicole sighed. "You don't see how much Randy loves you, girl. He stares at you for no reason at all. It's almost disgusting how cute it is. I wish John could feel the same way about me; Randy looks at you like you're his whole world. I don't even have that glimmer of hope with John. He's already made it clear to me that we're never getting married and never having children. I think you should at least think about those possibilities you could have with Randy instead of shooting him down," she said.
Liz shook her head. "You don't get it, Nicole. Randy and I have known each other for a long time. I know him way too well to even think that I could ever be his main priority. For as long as I've known him, he has never only had one girl. He's always had at least one side chick. I can't go through that with him. Plus, Wade and I are together." she said. Before Nicole could say anything more, Liz had already stood to leave.
She went to the shower and turned the water on as hot as it could get. Liz eased under the steaming hot spray and relaxed. Thoughts of a possible relationship with Randy flooded her mind as she lathered her body with pomegranate body wash. She had to admit, she liked the way Randy looked at her. She had noticed it, but she had also dismissed any ideas of him being attracted to her. She had always been the little fluffy haired little girl who lived next door. Liz could never see herself as anything more than that to Randy.
When she heard more divas coming into the room, she rinsed off the suds and shut the water off. She dried off and wrapped the towel around her body and went back to the locker room. She was met by Eva Marie, another rookie.
"Hey, Liz!" she said.
She smiled lazily. "Hey, girl," Liz said softly.
"So, um, I hear that you turned down the one and only Randy Orton," Eva Marie said as she sat and watched Liz sort out her clothes.
Liz sighed. "Yeah. Word spreads quickly around here, huh?" she asked.
Eva nodded. "Yep. Anyway, I was wondering if it would be alright with you if I took a shot at Randy," she said.
Liz looked at her. "What do you mean?" she asked.
Eva shrugged. "I mean, he's obviously single and I'm single, too. I wanted to ask you first because you're like his best friend and stuff." She said.
Liz thought to herself. It was that exact moment when she realized that she wouldn't always have Randy to herself. He never brought his girlfriends around her in the past. Liz had always assumed it was because they didn't last long; but she realized that it was so that she would never see him with another girl. It would have ruined the perception of his best friend being the number one girl in his life.
Liz shook her head. "I don't think that's such a good idea," she said.
Eva frowned. "Why not?" she asked.
Liz sighed as she used an extra towel to dry her hair. The soft, brown fluff bounced gently to her shoulders. "Randy has a type, Eva. And I don't mean to be mean, but you are definitely not his type. You're the exact opposite of what he looks for," she explained.
The redhead scoffed. "If you want him for yourself, just say so. You don't have to be a bitch about it," she said.
Liz chuckled dryly. "I could have sworn that I just said that I wasn't trying to be mean," she said under her breath, but loud enough for Eva to hear. "I'm not saying you shouldn't ask him out at all, I'm just saying that you shouldn't ask him out if you don't want to get your feelings hurt," she said.
Eva smirked. "I'll just take the chance," she said.
"Yeah. You do that. Let me know how gently he lets you down," Liz said as Eva walked away.
When Liz was alone again, she took the towel off her body and smoothed lotion on her skin. She pulled on her bra and panties then stepped into a pair of Nike running shorts before putting on a plain pink t-shirt. She sat on the bench and pulled her socks and sneakers.
Liz checked herself over before going to her meeting with Stephanie and Hunter.
"Hey, Liz. Thank you for coming." Stephanie said with a smile.
Liz smiled in return. "It's not a problem, Steph. What's up?" she asked.
"Well," Hunter started. "We thought it would be a good idea to get you some in-ring training. Ya know, teach you how to wrestle," he said.
Liz's eyes widened. "Really?" she asked surprised.
Stephanie nodded. "Really. You look like you could have a lot of potential. What do you say?" she asked.
Liz thought for a moment and nodded. "I would love to! Thank you so much for the opportunity." She said.
Hunter smiled. "Perfect. We already asked Tyson Kidd if he would be willing to help you out." he said.
Liz shook her head. "No. I want to talk to Nattie first. I don't want to get all close to her husband like that without her permission," she said.
"You're right. What were we thinking?" Stephanie said. "We'll look into getting you someone else to train with." She said.
Just then, the office's door flew open. An angry Dolph Ziggler stormed in. "I'm sick and tired of not being on the card! I work too damn hard in this company to be ignored! I demand a push!" he yelled.
Stephanie and Hunter smirked at each other. "Tell you what, Dolph," Stephanie started. "If you can train Liz and get her shaped up for the divas division, there will definitely be a title shot in your future," She said.
Dolph smirked. "That's it? I just have to train her and I'll have a title shot?" he asked for clarity.
Stephanie and Hunter nodded.
"Good. Let's go, Lilly." Dolph said.
"It's Liz," Liz corrected him.
"Yeah, whatever. Let's go." he said with impatience.
During their first training session, Dolph and Liz learned a lot about each other. They had a lot in common and their interests brought them closer. They were pals before the day was over.
"So," Dolph started as they sat exhausted in the ring after Liz's first training session. "Tell me more about yourself," he said.
Liz thought as she crossed her legs under her body. She shrugged. "There's not really much to tell," she said.
Dolph chuckled. "How about you start with your hometown?" he said.
She nodded. "St. Louis," she said simply.
He nodded. "Orton is from there," he pointed out.
Liz laughed. "I know. I grew up next door to him and his family. His sister and I were best friends," she said.
He frowned. "Then why won't he train you?" he asked. He shook his head when he realized how harsh the question sounded. "It's not that I don't want to train you, it's just that he seems like a better option than me since you know him so well," he said.
She nodded. "I get it; no harm done. Randy didn't want me to have a job backstage let alone have me wrestling in the ring. He's totally against all of this, but what can I say? I'm not a kid anymore," she said.
Dolph nodded. "So what do you do for fun?" he asked. "Wait. Let me guess. You like to shop?" he asked.
Liz laughed out loud. "How did you know?" she asked.
"I've seen you around, Liz. You never have to go to wardrobe to get fitted for clothes like Renee used to do. You always bring you own clothes," he said.
"Wow. I would call you a stalker if I didn't know any better," she said jokingly.
Dolph smirked. "Nah. I'm no stalker. I'm just observant," he said.
"Yeah, I've noticed," she said as she uncrossed her legs and laid on her back.
Dolph mimicked the position next to Liz. "Do you play any sports?" he asked.
Liz chuckled. "Something tells me that you already know the answer to that question," she said.
He laughed. "Cheerleading is definitely a sport," he said.
Liz laughed and looked over at Dolph. "How do you know so much about me?" she asked quietly.
He shrugged. "Pre-law in college. I learned a lot about finding out things about people," he said.
"Wow. He's gorgeous and smart," she said seductively yet jokingly.
"Plus," Dolph added, "an ass that great doesn't just come out of nowhere," he said lazily.
"I don't think my boyfriend would like to hear you talking to me like that, Mr. Pre-Law," she said.
Dolph laughed. "Eh, I can take him," he said thinking of Wade.
"Elizabeth!" they heard a Brit yell in a sing-song voice.
Liz turned her head to find where the voice was coming from. It was Wade; he got into the ring and leaned against the ropes as he waited for Liz to stand.
"Speak of the devil…" Dolph breathed.
When she was on her own two feet, she bounced over to Wade and kissed him deeply.
"You look amazing, today, darling," Wade said.
Liz smiled. "Thank you. You don't look too bad either. I like my men sweaty," she said with a wink.
He laughed. "I was thinking that I could take you out tonight to one of my favorite restaurants. Nothing big, just a nice romantic night for the two of us," he said.
Liz smiled and nodded. "I would love that," she said.
Wade smiled. "Good. Let's get out of here," he said.
Liz waved goodbye to Dolph. "I'll see you tomorrow, right?" she asked the platinum blond who was now standing.
Dolph nodded. "Bright and early," he said.
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