Chapter 30

Rajani stood outside of the hotel room, wearing just a simple pair of dark blue jeans with a royal blue short sleeved top, chewing on her acrylic thumbnail nervously. John was busy working out and Rajani figured now would be the perfect time to talk to Taker about what happened. When the door opened, Rajani looked up into the deep green eyes of Taker, so many different emotions course through her.

"Hi." She greeted and walked inside past him, not even waiting for him to invite her in. "Look, I need to talk to you about what happened last night because I can't get it out of my head. I just want to make sure we're on the same page..."

He nodded, closing the door behind her and turned to stare at her, leaning back against it. Taker was wearing nothing but a pair of faded blue jeans, with holes in all the right places, and a bit painted on the side. Comfortable clothes, his everyday wear when he wasn't overly planning on being sociable.

"I want to talk to you too, darlin'. I didn't mean to just snatch you up like that, Jani."

"What do you mean by that exactly? Because several things happened last night and I need to get them straight." John's proposal hung in the balance and it was whatever Taker said that determined her decision. "You didn't mean to grab me, you didn't mean to kiss me. I mean what exactly didn't you mean to do last night, Taker?" Rajani said it all in a rush, her nerves nearly overtaking her and couldn't look at him as she folded her arms in front of her chest.

"I didn't mean to force myself on you, Jani." Taker clarified, knowing that was exactly what he had done in his anger.

He had grabbed her up and used her as a way to vent his anger. She could have claimed sexual harassment if she wanted because that's exactly what it had been. Granted, his habit of teasing her, and the nipping thing, could be too, but those were done in play, not in anger.

"That's what you think you did?"

When he nodded, Rajani swallowed down the heartache and pain, fully understanding, wishing she would've never come here. Why did it hurt so badly? Rajani knew why because she was in love with him. He managed to worm his way inside her heart and now he was crushing it into pieces. She could scream she loved him from the highest tower, the highest place in the world, and it STILL wouldn't mean a damn because he would never feel the same way about her.

"So you regret what happened then?"

"Well of course I do, darlin'." Was she trying to make him feel worse than he already did? If so, she was doing a fantastic job and Taker felt lower than dirt. "I shouldn't have done it, especially in anger, Jani. You're my friend, not some mindless bimbo to take shit out on." Of course, Taker knew he cared about her as more than a friend, which made his actions all that more worse.

"Your friend...I see." That was the final nail in the coffin and anything Rajani felt for Taker would have to be laid to rest permanently. "I have to go. John is waiting on me so we can go to lunch. I'll be traveling with him from now on so you can have your hotel rooms to yourself again. Thanks for everything, Taker."

Rajani had to get out of there before she ended up making a fool out of herself and declaring her love for him. He didn't want her, John did. Rajani knew exactly what she was going to do about John's proposal. Considering Taker was leaning against the door, her getting out of that room was going to be a bit of a problem and he frowned, staring at her. Obviously, he had missed something here. Last night she and John had gotten into a bit of a fight and she had made the statement that it was apparently a crime to be friends, him and her. So...now what the hell?

"You're...traveling with John now...why? I thought you two had a fight."

"We didn't have a fight, it was a disagreement on a few things. It's solved now though. Everything is solved." Including how he truly felt about what happened between them, the explosive kiss he regretted. "And I'm traveling with him because he's my boyfriend and I love him. I want to be with him. You weren't there for me again last night like you promised you would be. That's why I'm setting you free of this burden. John can handle it, he was the one who saved me last night from Kane. Now please move so I can go meet my boyfriend for lunch."

"Wait, Kane was there?"

Well why the hell hadn't anybody bothered to tell HIM that? He definitely missed something Taker totally ignored the fact that it might have had something to do with the fact that he had destroyed a locker room and was having 'issues' with Stephanie.

"What the hell are you talkin' bout Jani? John saved you from Kane?" Taker raked a hand through his loose hair, frowning. "That boy fucked up more times than I can count and you've given him chance after chance. I fuck up once and you jump the gun?" It had to be her period because she was acting so damn weird. "What about your brother?"

"I'm doing what you said, remember? I'm not going to let my brother dictate my choice in who I want to be with. You told me that if John and my brother loved me enough, they would get over themselves and deal with it. Well guess what, John doesn't care who my brother is." The ring was in her jean pocket and Rajani was tempted to show him, but decided against it. "We're friends so your fuckups aren't the same as John's, Taker. I'm not jumping the gun about anything. We're not together so how can I be jumping the gun with you when all I want to do is travel with my boyfriend?"

Now she stared at him confused. She was confusing him more and somewhat offending him with her questions, they were borderline offensive. He just wasn't having a good 24 hours.

"Alright fine, my fuckups are worse." Taker held up his hands in resignation, pinched the bridge of his nose, and stepped aside so she could leave. "Go on darlin', go back to your boyfriend."

Taker was really trying not to sound like a dick, but he had a feeling it wasn't happening. He was tired and confused. Having spent the better portion of his night trying to get a hold of her, Taker had cursed his dumb ass to hell and back for forcing himself on her.

"I didn't say your fuckups were worse, Taker. You can't always be there for me, no matter how hard you try and it's taking its toll on you. I underestimated John and I had no right asking this responsibility of you. I'm sorry for everything that's happened." Taker wasn't making this easy for her and making her feel very guilty, which was something Rajani hadn't expected. "I'm not even mad at you about what happened last night, just so you know. So stop beating yourself up about it and just forget it happened."

Taker sighed, nodding his head and shaking it at the same time, highly unlikely that he would ever forget it had happened. While he shouldn't have done it, the feel of her in his arms, the taste and feel of her sweet lips on his…No, he would not ever forget it. He would be forever in hell at the memory of that one kiss that wasn't even wanted, that was clear because Rajani was going to John.

"Yeah sure, darlin'. Consider it forgotten." Taker said dryly, pushing open the door, trying to ignore the sting of what she said to him referring his 'toll'.

He hadn't been feeling a toll. Taker didn't mind caring for her. He had thought he made that quite obvious, but apparently not. Damn his shyness when it came to women, especially her!

"John's probably waitin' on you."

"Right, you probably have some-"

"Taker baby, my bed is getting cold in here..."

"Oh god..." Now Rajani was really mortified and it showed clearly in her eyes. They just had that entire conversation with a complete stranger that Taker apparently screwed the night before in the same room! "I'm really going now, you better get back to...whatever it is you're doing. Goodbye Taker."

Rajani didn't waste a second and flew out of there down the hallway, the resentment flooding her. So he kisses her and then goes to the first ring rat who shows him the slightest bit of attention?! Rajani pulled the three stoned diamond ring out of her jean pocket and headed straight for the workout room, slipping it on her finger, deciding to accept John's proposal...on one condition.

"I fuckin' HATE you, Bonnie." Taker snarled when Rajani flew out of the room like her ass was on fire, watching as his personal physician came ambling out of the bedroom with a smirk. She was here to basically assuage the board's doubts about his ability to perform anymore.

"You love me, I'm not only your doctor, but a friend."

"Remember me mentionin' the woman I care about?" When she nodded, Taker glowered. "That was her!"

"Oh...OH!"

Rajani could not believe the audacity of Taker to actually have a private conversation with a ring rat in his bed! What the hell had she been thinking there was even the SLIGHTEST chance of him feeling something for her? She arrived in the workout room and didn't disturb John's workout, refusing to cry about what happened with Taker. It was over and time to move on to bigger and better things. When John racked the bar, Rajani cleared her throat to get his attention, simply holding her hand up to show the ring on her left ring finger.

"I accept...on one condition."

"Anything." John breathed, having honestly not expected an answer from her for at least a month or 2.

Though, considering she was about to say yes, he figured her condition would be a long engagement or something. He could handle that so long as she was going to truly make herself his, truly commit herself to him. When Rajani hesitated, John took her hand in his, pressing a kiss on the ring.

"Anything you want Raj, just name it."

"If you're serious about this, if you really want to marry me, then I don't want to wait." Rajani watched his eyes grow to the size of saucers, cupping his face in her hand, forcing him to focus so he didn't pass out on her. "I want to get married...tonight. I don't want a big wedding. I don't want to make a big deal out of it. I want to marry you as long as we can make it official today. So what do you think of that, Cena?"

Not to mention, Dwayne would NEVER approve of them having an actual wedding, so Rajani was saving both of them a world of problems as far as planning a wedding was concerned. John wasn't an idiot, he knew something had to of happened to make her want to do this now, so soon, without any type of fanfare at all. However, because he wasn't an idiot wanted Rajani to be his, he wasn't going to ask what that something was. They could fly down to Mexico and get married near the ocean or something, somewhat romantic and just as legal and quick as Vegas.

"I think we best get our stuff and get the hell out of here." John said seriously, already pulling her out of the workout room.

When John suggested Mexico, Rajani declined and just told him she wanted to go to Vegas. He was doing anything she wanted which both unnerved and thrilled her at the same time. 5 hours later, they were in front of a priest in a wedding chapel that was famous for Elvis -ironic since Elvis was one of her brother's favorite singers- saying their vows to each other. They had no time for a honeymoon, needing to get back on the road and slept on the plane, their hands clasped together. Rajani woke up before John and simply stared out the window, silent tears falling down her cheeks, not believing she was now Mrs. John Cena.

Of course John would give her anything she wanted. He had worked his ass off to get her to give him a chance, considering their history together, and how less than impressed she had been by him at first. Then he had to fight just to stay afloat on her radar because of everything that had been happening and her feelings with Taker. That was officially over and now she was a tied down, married woman. John had every intention of consummating this marriage as soon as he could, possibly even at the arena. Rajani was now his and his alone. He had fallen asleep with a smile on his face.