How Taking Down Legacy Failed
Ted's P.O.V
I just to push Becky out of my mind and our night together, but this guilt was unbearable, I don't know how guys deal with it. I didn't like Becky anything more then a friend, but I had cheated on Melina, something Mickie thought that she was going to do to me. Oh god, what I have I done? That was Randy's sister.
I walked into mine and Melina's hotel room to see she was sitting on the bed on the phone, her eyes widened when she saw me and she hung up the phone. "Ted!" She ran up to me and threw her arms around me. "Where have you been all night?" I opened my mouth to speak. "Actually it doesn't matter, you're here now, I'm sorry for being such a bitch yesterday" I squeezed my eyes shut, I hate my conscience. "Babe? What's wrong?" She sat me down; I buried my face in my hands.
"I'm such an idiot" I muttered, she rubs up and down my arm.
"It was all my fault" Melina tried to reassure me, I looked at her, I held her face and kissed her softly. My stomach churned. I stood up and started to pace. "Ted, calm down"
"I've done a stupid thing" I mumbled to her. "I've done a bad thing"
"Just sit down and we will talk about" She laughed at how worked up I was, but she didn't know. I had to tell her, I couldn't bare it. "Ted" I couldn't look at her. "Ted" She repeated. I closed my eyes again. "Why won't you look at me?" She asked, hurt filled her voice. I looked at her.
"I'm so sorry"
"Ted you're scaring me"
"I'm so sorry"
Mickie's P.O.V
"Is Ted here?" I asked Becky. Her face paled, I starred at her confused.
"No…why would he be here? I mean it's not like we are close or anything" She rushed, I starred at her even more confused.
"Right, if you see him tell him I'm looking for him" I told her.
"Why would I see him?" She laughed too much. "I mean, yeah, why?" She laughed again…nervously. "Why are you looking for him?"
"I wanted to apologise" I replied.
"Ah, yeah, he was pretty cut up about that, I was hoping you guys would make up soon" I smiled at her.
"Oh hey babe" Randy walked in and kissed my cheek. "Hey sis" She nodded at him. "So what are we talking about here?"
"Periods" Becky replied simply, Randy shot her look and then sent one to me.
"So when you and me….last night…were you…?"
"RANDY!" Becky screeched, we both looked at her, I forgot she was in the room for a split second there. "I do not need to hear that" Randy ruffled her hair, walked back over to me and put his arms around me.
"NO, DON'T FUCKING TOUCH ME" We heard screeching down the hall, we didn't dare look to see who in risk of getting talk.
"Wow, some people" Becky commented, me and Randy nodded in agreement, that is until the door slammed opened and an angry Melina was revealed. Oh god, she wasn't coming for me, wasn't she? Randy stood in front of me, he seemed to think so too, I haven't done anything…!
"You little tramp" She screamed and jumped onto Becky.
"Melina stop!" Ted yelled trying to pull her off Becky. Randy sent me a confused look, I grabbed his arm and we both helped in pulling Melina off Becky. Becky sat there in shock starring at Melina.
"YOU DIRTY BITCH" I sent Becky a confused look, but she just starred at Melina.
"That's my sister" Randy growled at Melina. He starred at her angrily and stood protectively in front of Becky.
"Yeah and your sister is a whore" She spat at Randy.
"Please Melina, let's just go talk about this" Ted mumbled to Melina, he looked at me for a split second.
"Say that again and see what happens" Randy told her.
"Gladly" She sneered. "You don't know what she" Melina points at Becky who is facing away. "did, forget what, more like who" Randy looked at Becky.
"Bex?" She didn't look at him. "Rebecca" He said more sharply.
"Randy" I put my hand on his chest and gestured for him to keep calm. "What do you want Melina?"
"You were wrong" She hissed at me. "I didn't hurt him, he hurt me!" She breathed heavily. "He hurt me when he slept with that slut" My eyes widened and my head shot to Ted and then my sight went back to Becky who wasn't exactly denying it. I dared to look at Randy, he was looking away from all of us. Melina tried to attack Becky again, I stood between the two women.
"STOP IT!" I screamed at her and shoved her backwards.
"You son of a bitch" Randy's voice echoed through my head, I turned to see him lunge at Ted.
"Randy!" I ran over, Ted ducked, he ran behind me. "Randy stop this, let me him talk" Randy was now breathing heavily. "Randy" I said softly.
"No" He snarled at me. "I'm not going to calm down, you're friend slept with my sister"
"My friend? The other day you wanted to watch the world cup match with him, a friendly thing to do" I retorted.
"I'M GOING TO KILL YOU" Melina once again lunged at Becky again.
"Help me get her off your sister" I turned to help, but I stopped when Randy hadn't moved, he was still starring angrily at Ted.
"Man, I'm sorry, it was a mistake"
"Your calling my sister a mistake?" He sneered.
"We were drunk" Ted answered softly.
"Randy" I raised my voice, he turned to look at me. "Help your fucking sister" He looked over at Ted again angrily, before helping me pull Melina off. He threw her aside violently.
"That's enough" He snapped at her, even I was scared! Randy was scary when he was angry. She blinked at him. She looked at all of us and then back at Becky.
"I'm the reason your little pet is safe" She sneered at Randy, she then looked to Ted. "I fucking helped you and this is how you repay me?"
"It was a mistake" Ted replied shakily.
"Yeah, the biggest mistake of your life mate because I'm gone" Melina threw her hands up.
"Now you know how it feels" I told Melina, she whirled around and looked at me.
"You know what Mickie…"
"I suggest you don't say another word" A nasty sneer formed around Randy's mouth. She starred at him, I think she was debating whether or not to move a move, if I was her, I wouldn't. His face showed that he was in no mood to be messed around. My eyes flicked to Becky who was nearly in tears on the couch, I think she was trying to hold it in, like she didn't want to cry in front of any of us. I think this whole thing had affected her in a big way. I was shocked to find out about her and Ted because if anything, I thought that it would be Cody she slept with, not Ted. Maybe Cody is the reason she and Ted did what they did in the first place, but why did Ted sleep back? Why did he get drunk? Were things ok with him and Melina?
"Fine" She muttered. She walked over to the door, she stopped and turned to Ted. "It's over" He starred at her. "Don't call me, don't write to me, don't even come near me" I just wanted to give him a hug, she did a once over on all us, before leaving.
Becky
A part of me was relieved.
I didn't blame Melina in the slightest; in fact, I was shocked that she hadn't killed me there and then.
I felt guilty though. So. Damn. Guilty.
I had successfully ruined her relationship and ruined Ted's image. Great. Well done me. I know Mickie had tried to make me feel better by telling me everything that Melina had done but that hardly made things better.
And Ted, god, I was so thankful towards him. He had been the one to slide up to me and simply say, "It takes two to tango."
It was somewhat a relief that he didn't blame me.
I sighed as I sat on the end of my bed and ran my hand through my hair. I had to stop making stupid mistakes.
A knock on the door brought me out of my trance and I nervously pulled it open, expecting Melina with a knife.
"You stupid little girl."
"Oh." My shoulders dropped and I turned away, "Randy."
Randy let Mickie in and closed the door a little harder than he needed to and marched up to me, "What is the matter with you?" He hissed.
"Let her talk" Mickie told him. I like her.
"Look, I'm not in the mood to hear any lectures. Just tell me where you hid Ted's dead body and leave me alone!"
"It's not funny, Rebecca!" Randy scolded, "What possessed you to do something so stupid?"
"I believe it's called 'alcohol'."
Randy groaned in frustration, "Right, we need to do serious damage control-"
"We don't need to do anything!" I exclaimed, "I'm not a little girl, okay? I'm not an idiot! I just made a bad decision all right? I can handle myself, I don't need you swooping in and sorting everything out!"
"I think you're wrong there!" Randy snarled, "You are an idiot who made a stupid decision and you can't handle yourself!"
"Stop it!" I snapped, "I know you're trying to take care of me but you're smothering me and I'm sick of it! I can't do anything without having to worry about how you'll react, so can you please just cut it out?
"I'm being a good big brother!"
"No! You're being the guard of the prisoner! It's lucky that I'm even allowed to walk without holding my hand!"
"You do realize what you did, right?"
"Yes! But it is for me to fix, not you!"
"You…" Randy struggled to say the word, "slept with Ted."
"I know. Now go away!"
"I'm not going anywhere until we've sorted it!"
"There's nothing to sort! It was a drunken mistake and that is it! I don't know why you care so much. You don't like Ted and you hate Melina for what she did to Mickie!"
"But you're my sister!"
"And that's the only reason it affects you! If it was any other girl, you'd slap Ted on the back and say 'well done' but because it's me, you're being idiotic!"
"Look-"
"Randy," I said in a tired voice, "Can you just go, please? I'd rather talk about this tomorrow, okay?" It was a lie but it'd get him to leave me alone for now.
"Fine" He gave me a filthy look before turning on his heel and storming out, slamming the door shut behind him. I went to go after him, but Mickie gently pushed me back down.
"Give him time to calm down and then I will go and talk to him" She told me. I nodded.
I lay down on my bed and closed my eye. I was an idiot.
Mickie's P.O.V
After making sure Becky was ok, I went to see Ted. "Hey" I said softly sitting next to him. He weakly smiled at me. "First I want to say I'm sorry, I was wrong to say what I did, I should of looked at it more from your point of view and let you make your own mistakes"
"A little late" He chuckled, but not angrily or spitefully. "She broke up with me, the irony, you thought she would cheat on me, but it was me who did the cheating"
"You're a good guy Ted" I told him putting my arm around him.
"I don't feel like it" He replied.
"You were drunk and your going to learn from this mistake" He leaned his head onto my chest.
"You have nice boobies" He said softly, I laughed and slapped him playfully. "I was an idiot before, I should of thought about how you would feel about this more" He told me. "Can you forgive me like I immediately forgave myself?" He grinned cheekily.
"I would, but your not the one who should be asking for forgiveness, I'm sorry Ted" He smiled and hugged me.
"How is Becky?" He asked me.
"Ok, I think she just feel guilty" I replied.
"I will go talk to her more about it later" Ted said, I nodded. "How about Randy?"
"Angry" I chuckled.
"Yeah…" Ted scratched the back of his head. "He did look pretty mad, it was hard not to tell you"
"I will talk to him later about it"
"I thought me and him were making progress as well! He wanted to watch the world cup with me, where is he now?" Ted asked me.
I shrugged. "Probably gone for a smoke, I'm letting him calm down before I go see him"
"Good call"
"You going to be ok?" I asked Ted.
"Yeah, I will be, I just felt so guilty, I had to tell her" Ted told me.
"You would of thought she would be forgiving since she had done it before"
"Funny, she said that about the fight you and me had" He chuckled, he then leaned back. "I've screwed everything up"
"Maybe it was just not meant to be" I placed my hand on his shoulder and gave it a gentle squeeze for reassurance.
"Maybe"
"Why did you and Becky…" I asked awkwardly, he sighed.
"She had a lot on her mind, I had a lot on my mind, we got drunk and the rest is all a blur" He told me.
"Oh so you don't remember what she looks like naked?" I teased. He looked at me.
"Oh that I remember" He winked at me. "Speaking of being naked, did you like what you saw the other day" I starred at him confused for a moment, but then I realised what he was referring to.
"You didn't even try to cover up" I pointed out.
"Of course not, did you see my size? There would be no point trying to hide it, nothing would cover that bad boy up" He winked at me again. I rolled my eyes playfully. "I'm proud" He looked down at his crotch and back at me.
"Ted Junior Junior"
Becky's P.O.V
As I pondered in running away in the middle of the night, I heard a light tap at the door.
I winced as I pulled it open, expecting Melina with the knife or Randy to yell some more.
Instead, Cody stood there.
"Cody?" I gaped; I hadn't spoken him since the whole kiss incident. And yes, I had missed him.
The left side of his mouth twitched into an uncertain smile, "Hey…"
"What do you want?"
"Can I… come in?"
I shrugged and took a step to the side and he passed me. He dithered nervously in the middle of the room.
I closed the door and crossed my arms nervously around my body, "What's up?"Cody ran a hand over his face and through his hair before rounding on me, "Ted?" He finally managed to gasp.
I leant against the door, "If you've come to lecture me…"
"No. I haven't," Cody looked frustrated, "but I need to know… why Ted?"
I repeated the story I had told everyone else, "Alcohol, high emotions and a friend of the opposite sex." I explained simply.
"So…" Cody stared at me, "You don't like him?"
I looked at him in surprised, "Ted? No of course not! Which makes everything seem ten times worse of course."
Something like relief came over Cody – although I doubted it was that. There was my imagination running wild again.
"Right. Well, I wouldn't worry. This is the world of wrestling where most of the men are players and most of the girls are sluts. People are used to it."
"Great. I'm a slut." I said miserably, knowing that it was true.
Cody realized what he'd said, "I didn't mean that! I just meant that things like that happen because THEY are sluts. Of course, you get normal people who do things like that too-" Cody babbled.
I grinned. I had missed him.
"I get it." I reassured.
"You said 'high emotions'... what was that about?"
I raised an eyebrow, "Hmm, I wonder what happened the night before that would make me upset and angry."
His face showed me he immediately understood. "Oh."
"Uhuh…" I murmured, dropping my head.
"We never talked about that."
"Yeah, because you avoided me."
When I lifted my head again, he was standing in front of me. He gently lifted my chin with his thumb and bit his lip.
"I'm so confused," he told me in a pained voice, "I don't know what I want… or who I want."
"W-what?" I stuttered.
He smiled self-consciously, "Since I met you… everything's changed. How I feel…" He broke off and turned his head away but didn't drop his hand, "I don't know what to do."
"I…" My voice trailed off as I was unsure about what he meant. Naturally, I knew what I wanted it to mean…
"You have messed everything up." Cody told me with a smile on his face, "I can't stop thinking about you… and when we're together we have so much fun… and I feel like I can talk to you… but it's been so hard." He didn't tear his gaze away from mine, "It's been so hard to concentrate when all I've wanted to do is kiss you."
My heart leapt to my throat and I opened and closed my mouth, not able to say anything.
"When I found out… about you and Ted." Cody shuddered slightly, "It hurt. God. It hurt."
"Cody… what are you…" The words were stuck in the lump in my throat.
Cody gently rested his forehead against mine and took a deep breath.
"The thing is… I'm done resisting."
Then his lips hungrily met mine. And I responded.
I knew that I would regret it later but maybe I was just obsessed with self-sabotaging my life.
The whole time that Cody's lips were pressed against mine, I knew it was wrong, I knew that he had a girlfriend and I knew that it was going to have a serious effect later. My mom had always taught me the rule that 'cheating was wrong'; it could be cheating in a test or relationship. 'Cheat', it all means that same thing at the end of the day.
I had always resented cheated. They were not good people.
What I should have done that night, was push Cody away, tell him how I felt and then either gone back to him when he broke it off with Ashley and, if he didn't, then I should have just moved on. Simple!
But there is a thing called 'in the moment' and when you're 'in the moment', you don't care about the consequences and what's right and wrong because you're there, right then, living the emotions, the heat, the passion. Why stop?
So, when Cody's hands started creeping down my waist, I should've heard the alarm bells, I shouldn't have let anything further happen. That would've been wrong.
Unfortunately, my emotions took over and the rational side of my brain was pushed away.
After all, what was one more mistake?
Mickie's P.O.V
After making up with Ted, my next mission was to find Randy, it wasn't hard, he was in his smoking spot of course having a cigarette. I walked up beside where has sitting, he looked at me before blowing a puff of smoke out, I waved my hand around, I hated the smell. "So this is where you've been hiding"
"Yep" He replied simply, I hated when he was like this.
"C'mon Randy, talk to me, tell me how your feeling" He laughed and shook his head.
"How am I feeling?" He said to me. "How do you think I feel" He hissed. "My sister who I thought was a little angel fucked some guy she barely even knew"
"Did you honestly think she wouldn't get laid?" I asked him. "Look at her, she has the Orton looks" I joked, he glared at me, tough crowd. "She does know Ted, he has been in her life for years, it didn't mean anything"
"That's the thing Mickie, it didn't mean anything"
"And you've never had a one night stand" I retorted.
"Yes Mickie, I have had a one night stand and I know what the guy is thinking"
"Ted isn't like that! They were drunk, it was a stupid mistake, something that won't happen again, she sleeps with one guy, doesn't mean she is a slut"
"How would you feel if Latoya slept with Ted?" Randy asked me, he tapped the start of his cigarette and the ash fell, he then put it back in his mouth. "I mean you flew off the handle when you found out he was sleeping with Melina"
"Yes, I wouldn't like it, but no I wouldn't stay mad forever" I replied sitting down next to him, he breathed out again, I coughed.
"Sorry" He muttered. He burnt out the small amount he had left and reached for a new one.
"Do you really have to?" I asked him. He put it back.
"Who said I was going to stay mad forever?" He sighed leaning back.
"Well the way you were acting, kind of assumed…"
"I will talk to Ted" I sighed with relief and smiled at him.
"But in a few days like you did, when I've calmed down" He mocked me, I glared at him, he smiled and leant down to kiss me.
"Urg, your breath smells like an ash tray" I commented, leaning back in disgust.
"Deal with it" He pressed his lips against mine, I squirmed, I hated the taste of smoke. "So what?" He said leaning back. "Your not going to kiss me once I've had a cigarette?"
"Nope" I smiled and got up to leave. I looked over my shoulder, he starred after me before getting up and following me, he wrapped his arm around me as we walked up to our room. "Your also having a shower when we get back" I told him, smelling his shirt.
He smelled his shirt and looked at me. "I'm good"
"No your not" I replied, trying to get away from him jokily.
"I'll take a shower…" I did a victory dance. "If you join me" He grinned.
"Hmm, I will take you up on your offer if…" He groaned. "You talk to Becky and Ted, make them know your not mad"
"I will" He told me, I reached for hand out to him, he took and brought my hand up to his lips. "When I'm not angry at them" He winked and walked ahead of me. I glared after him.
"You know Randy, Loopholes are not cool" I called out to Randy. He stopped and turned around with a lazy grin on his face.
"Aww your just upset I out smarted you" He mocked me by pouting. "Poor Mickie"
"Fuck you" I growled.
"My pleasure"
"Right, that's it Orton, I'm ignoring you" I charged ahead of him, he grabbed my elbow and spun me round to face him, I pretended to lock up my lips.
"So we are on second name basis now, are we?" He chuckled, I didn't say anything. "Your ignoring me James" I pulled myself out of his grasp and continued to walk in front. I wasn't angry at him, I just loved to wind him up. "That's not very nice, is it?" He whispered in my ear.
"Dammit Randy" I cursed glaring at him. "How am I suppose to ignore you when you keep grabbing me like that?"
"Your sending me mixed signal here babe, one minute your talking to me, the next your not, your playing with my emotions here" Randy innocently placed a hand on his heart.
"You're the one sending mixed signals with your mood swings" I pointed out. "Now give me the rest of your cigarettes"
"No"
"Don't be so immature, give them to me"
Randy scoffed. "Oh that's rich"
"I don't know what your referring to" I lied grinning, I poked his abs and stuck out my hands. "You've had enough, don't you think?"
"Alright" He moaned handing them over. "But can I at least have them back when I'm stressed?"
"Sure" I smiled at him, before pushing them into the bin. He gasped at me. "Only if you dig in there"
"You do realise I can get them from any place babe? Orton once again finds a Loophole and outsmarts Mickie, Randy 2 Mickie 0" Randy grinned throwing his arm around my shoulder.
"Wasn't hard" I mumbled.
"To out smart you? Yeah I know"
"No I meant to figure out you can get them from….actually never mind"
"Now give me a kiss"
"No, I don't like the taste of ash"
"I don't care"
"Well I do!"
"C'mon, don't be a bitch" He pouted.
"Did you just call me a bitch?"
"Well I didn't call you Santa Clause"
"You are such a…."
"Mickie?" Randy questioned waving a hand in front of my face. "What are you starring at?" He followed my gaze and rolled his eyes. "Sheamus" He nodded. Sheamus stood in front of us just waiting for Randy to notice him.
"Orton" He spat out in reply.
"Can you sign my bra?" I asked, stepping forward and reaching into my bag for a pen.
"Mickie!" Randy growled, grabbing my wrist and pulling me back.
"What? It's not for me, it's for …a friend"
"Really?" Randy scoffed, we completely forgot Sheamus was there for a moment.
"Yeah, really"
"What friend?"
"Just a friend…"
"Who?"
"Ted…." Randy gave me a disbelieving look. "It's like a 'I'm glad we made up present'" I lied.
"So your going to give Ted your bra?"
"Yes"
"Is that suppose to convince me?"
"If the lass wants me to sign her bra…"
"Stay out of this Sheamus" Randy snapped at him, Sheamus looked really offended, his mouth curled up angrily.
"Don't talk to him like that!" I defended Sheamus. "Look at him! He deserves nothing, but the finest respect!"
"C'mon, I'm taking you upstairs"
"I want my bra signed!"
"Not going to happen" Randy continued to pull me along.
"I want it signed!"
"I'll sign it later"
"It's not the same! I want Sheamus to sign it! You don't have that certain quality Sheamus has"
"Too bad"
"We will talk details later!" I yelled out to Sheamus as I was being dragged away. All I wanted was my bra signed by Sheamus! Was that so difficult!
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