Chapter 7 - The Birds And The Bees
"Have you got your dress all picked out then?" Randy asked as he walked next to his daughter around the backstage area of the arena.
"Not yet," Heidi replied with a smile "But I'm sure one of the divas is bound to find something."
"So you're not even going to bother looking anymore?" Randy asked, a little confused by Heidi's statement.
"Probably not," Heidi replied with a shake of her head "The divas would have to give their approval first anyway so I say let them find it."
"You're just lazy aren't you?" Randy said as he cocked an eyebrow at his daughter.
"Since when have you ever known me to be lazy father?" Heidi asked, throwing her father an innocent look.
"Since the day you were born," Randy replied with a small laugh.
"A trait from mom's side then?" Heidi inquired with a laugh of her own.
"I have taught you well," Randy replied with a wink at Heidi.
Randy escaped momentarily into his thoughts as his eyes focussed on Heidi. It had been so good having Heidi and Lita back on the road with him. Just being able to wake up every morning next to his beautiful wife and then being able to spend his days talking and joking around with his beautiful daughter were putting Randy right up there on cloud 9. It was great to just be able to spend more time with his favourite girls. Sure there had been the injuries and the surgeries which had enabled Randy to spend months with Heidi and Lita over there years and there had been the summers when Heidi was a little girl, but then again when Heidi hit high school she had less and less of her summers spare to come on the road with him. Of course that meant Randy had less and less of the summer to spend with Lita too. Randy had considered it a number of times as Heidi was growing up to be finished with his career and move back to Kentucky to be with his family. It was something that Lita had done and something Randy had accepted, but it was something that Lita refused to allow Randy to do. The WWE had been just as much of a career and a passion to Lita as it was to Randy but still the red head refused to let both of them retire from the WWE. Sure it had lead to fights and it had lead to arguments but in the end Randy knew that Lita wanted the best for him and they both knew that there was no way that Randy could go back to living a normal life in Kentucky without absolutely going out of his mind. Lita retired when Heidi had started pre-K, wanting to start Heidi in mainstream education as soon as possible, and had taken up training gymnastics at the Apex Academy. Randy had continued to go on the road with the WWE and any spare time he had he was back at home with his family. That wouldn't even have to be the case anymore, at least not for the next year. Randy couldn't have been more excited about the prospect of getting to spend the entire year with Lita and Heidi. Now that Heidi had a job ring announcing starting at Mania who knew how long this family reunion would last. It would have been an understatement to say Randy was wishing for more than a year.
"Something special planned for tonight then?" Randy asked as he and Heidi finally stopped walking.
The pair had finally reached the quietest place in the whole backstage area, away from pretty much everyone. Randy always had to find the quietest place to warm up before his match especially now that Heidi had been joining him regularly for his warm ups. Randy devoted this time to clear his head before RAW started and to get all stretched and warmed up, but he also devoted this time to a little one-on-one time with his daughter. It was great spending time with Lita and Heidi together and that's what Randy found himself doing the majority of time on the road, or time alone with his wife, so it was nice to have a little time with just him and Heidi. She was pretty much almost an adult now and Randy had no idea how much longer he had to spend some regular quality time with his daughter.
"What makes you say that?" Heidi asked as she hopped up onto one of the backstage benches to take a seat.
"Well for one you're a little dressed up for RAW," Randy said pointing towards his daughters choice of clothing for tonight "Especially if you were just going out to watch the show with Ash."
"Mum mentioned something?" Heidi inquired, trying to get the truth out of her father.
"Maybe," Randy said shrugging his shoulders and trying to keep a smile down.
"Yeah since we're in LA tonight Brooke and Penny wanted me to come out to dinner with them to meet some of their old friends from high school," Heidi explained as she flicked a piece of stray hair out of her face.
"Where are you guys going?" Randy asked as he started his stretches.
"Dunno really," Heidi shrugged honestly "Probably somewhere in downtown LA. I have never actually been out in LA so it should be an adventure."
"And you're wearing that?" Randy asked, his eyes scanning over Heidi's outfit.
Heidi let a small laugh escape her lips as she looked down at her outfit and then back up at her father.
"Yes Daddy," Heidi replied with a smile "Is there something wrong with it?"
"No," Randy replied immediately with a shake of his head "You look very nice that's all."
"Aw," Heidi cooed as she looked at her father "Isn't that sweet?"
Randy rolled his eyes at his daughter as he looked her once over again.
"You look beautiful," Randy replied, causing another smile to spread over his daughter's face.
He had meant it, she really did look nice tonight. In fact she looked absolutely beautiful but then again when was that different to any other day of the week. She was, after all, the spitting image of her gorgeous mother. The boots were a little skanky looking for Randy's liking but he knew that that was a popular style these days. Especially in Heidi's current suitcase where, according to Lita, 8 pairs were currently living. The shorts were a little too short but with the length of his daughter's legs he was pretty sure that any pair of shorts she bought were going to look like that on her. The top was very nice though. A little white lacy thing that Randy definitely approved of because of it's lack of cleavage. Heidi suddenly started playing with the ends of her long brown hair and the movement broke Randy out of his thoughts.
"You going with any boys?" Randy asked, bowing his head to look at his right leg while he stretched it so he could avoid the cocked eyebrow that his daughter was no doubt sending his way right about now.
"I don't know Dad," Heidi replied with a smile.
It was obvious in her tone of voice that she wasn't taking him seriously right now and Randy was glad because if she were they would probably end up in an argument over it. There was no avoiding the subject though. His daughter was a gorgeous young 18 year old and wherever there were gorgeous young 18 year old girls, there was bound to be any kind of 18 year old boy. Randy and Heidi were learning to be able to talk about boys though and that was a pretty big step. Randy wanted Heidi to be able to talk to him about anything and everything, including boys, especially if they were going to be spending the next year of their lives travelling together. Especially when he definitely couldn't expect to keep his daughter away from all boys for a whole year. He couldn't expect it, but he could dream.
"There will probably be boys there," Heidi said, adjusting her reply "I mean Brooke and Penny were cheerleaders in high school."
"True," Randy nodded "Is Ash going?"
Heidi simply shook her head in reply.
"He was going to," Heidi said "But he decided to stay in and finish his last paper for the semester."
"He's been working awfully hard on that paper according to Jericho," Randy commented, switching legs to continue his stretching.
"Yeah, but that's Ash right," Heidi admitted "Kinda my fault though as I made him promise me he'd come out with me ringside tonight instead of doing his paper, so he now has to do the paper while we're having fun at dinner."
Randy shook his head and smiled.
"What?" Heidi asked, noticing the look of amusement on her father's face.
"You have that boy wrapped around your little finger my dear," Randy replied as he looked his daughter in the eyes.
"I know," Heidi replied with a smile "But he's my best friend so it's kind of his responsibility to keep me happy."
Randy was about to interject with a reply to Heidi's statement when him and Heidi were both interrupted suddenly.
"Good evening Mr Orton," a deep voice suddenly called out from behind Randy, causing him and Heidi to turn around suddenly to see a young man walking towards them.
Randy immediately ceased his stretching and turned completely around to face the young man. He was dressed up smartly. Dress pants, nice shoes, button up ironed shirt. Randy thought he was trying a little too hard though, especially with the way his blonde hair was spiked up so severely with gel.
"I apologise for interrupting your warming up," the blonde suddenly spoke again as he stopped within a metre of Randy Orton and Heidi, who was still seated on the bench behind her father "And your conversation sir."
"Not a problem," Randy replied shaking it off.
"I'm Tyler Hadson sir," the blonde spoke again, extending his hand in Randy's direction "I'm one of the new rookies here in the WWE."
"Nice to meet you," Randy said with a small nod as he shook Tyler's hand briefly before he turned around for a moment to acknowledge Heidi's presence "And this is my daughter Heidi."
"Hi," Heidi replied with a big smile.
"It's nice to meet you Heidi," Tyler replied as he winked at Heidi, causing her to advert her eyes as she smiled again.
"I've heard some good things about you in the ring lately," Randy spoke interrupting the moment and drawing Tyler's eyes back to him.
"Oh thank you," Tyler replied as he flashed Randy another million dollar smile "I have to say that I'm a big fan of your work in the ring."
"Thank you," Randy replied with a nod, looking Tyler up and down and trying to read him thoroughly.
"I remember growing up and watching you on TV," Tyler continued "You were without a doubt the greatest wrestler of your generation. I really respect and admire what you've accomplished in the ring."
Randy simply nodded, not sure exactly where this rookie was going with this story but while he was flattered, Randy was starting to get a little uncomfortable.
"You and Triple H were always my biggest influences in the ring when I was getting started into wrestling," Tyler continued "You're much more technically sound than Triple H though. More talented and better looking."
"So I've been told," Randy replied, his eyes narrowing at Tyler.
There was definitely something about him that Randy didn't like but he couldn't quite put his finger on it. The blonde rookie continue to smile like an idiot as he took a moment to adjust his collar and roll his neck around. His bright green eyes adverting from Randy again to stare at Heidi before Randy drew his attention back.
"So you must be excited for Wrestlemania coming up," Randy spoke, adjusting his stance and folding his arms across his chest "I mean this'll be your first Wrestlemania won't it?"
"I actually, unfortunately, won't be participating in Wrestlemania this year," Tyler admitted as his eyes averted to the concrete beneath his feet.
"How come?" Heidi inquired, suddenly involving herself in the conversation.
"I wasn't able to win my Money In The Bank qualifying match," Tyler explained to Heidi as his eyes focussed solely on her "Some of the other rookies screwed me out of winning my match. I guess that's what you get for being one of the best wrestlers in the business, everyone gets so jealous and they want to use every opportunity possible to try and take you down. You would know all about that wouldn't you sir?"
Randy shook himself out of his thoughts and out of his facial expression that saw his jaw drop as he listened to the bullshit Tyler Hadson was currently trying to sell him and his daughter. The guy was cocky and absolutely out of his mind.
"Yeah sure," Randy agreed before he clapped his hands together and looked Tyler dead in the eyes "If you don't mind now son, I had better get back to warming up before we go on air. I do have a very important match later on."
"Oh absolutely," Tyler apologised as he took a small bow infront of Randy "I didn't mean to cut into your precious warming up time, but before I go I was just wondering Mr Orton if I might be able to ask your daughter out on a date with me sometime."
"Really?!" Heidi suddenly exclaimed with a smile before her father could say anything.
"If it's OK with your father I would love to take you out sometime Heidi," Tyler replied, flashing Heidi a winning smile before he turned back to face Randy.
"Well…," Randy started to reply.
"I would love to!" Heidi suddenly interrupted, giving Tyler an answer that he clearly wanted given the now even bigger smile on his face.
"I'll give you a call then beautiful," Tyler replied as he turned to walk away "Later Mr O."
Randy just stood there completely silent and motionless as he watched cocky Tyler Hadson walk away from them, almost a ridiculous skip in his step. Randy shook his head, not sure if that had really just happened.
"I just got a date!" Heidi exclaimed excitedly, drawing Randy's attention and eyes back to her "I just got a date! I just got a date!"
The 17 year old was pumping her fists in the air and a look of pure excitement was etched across her face.
"Did he really just call me Mr O?" Randy asked his daughter, with a completely horrified expression on his face that made Heidi laugh out loud as she suddenly turned her attention back to her father.
"Aw daddy," Heidi laughed "I'll tell him to work on that for you OK?"
"Mr O?" Randy asked himself again "No one in the history of the world has ever called me Mr O."
"Can't you just forgive him cause he's just so damn cute?!" Heidi suggested, not being able to wipe the wide smile off her face "I know I will be."
"Mr O? Really?" Randy asked himself again before he realise what his daughter had just said "What did you just say?"
"About Tyler Hadson being totally cute?" Heidi asked, breaking herself out of her thoughts.
"You thought he was cute?" Randy asked, trying to understand what was so appealing about the jackass rookie he'd just met.
"Hell yes I thought he was cute!" Heidi replied vigorously accompanied by a serious of vigorous nods "He's the best looking of all the rookies that I've seen walking around backstage and I have a date with him! Yay me!"
"So you're going to go on this date with him?" Randy asked, cocking an eyebrow at his daughter.
"It would be plain rude to say no father," Heidi said jokingly before she noticed the serious expression on her father's face.
"Well yeah I want to," Heidi replied, suddenly dropping her excitement level as she looked at her father with narrowed eyes "Is that alright?"
"Well … yeah, I guess," Randy said hesitating as he took a seat opposite Heidi "We've never really talked about dating before have we?"
"Not really," Heidi replied, studying the look on her father's face to try and read him properly.
"Well what does your mother usually do back home when guys ask you out on dates?" Randy asked.
Heidi couldn't help herself from bursting into laughter.
"What?!" Randy exclaimed, completely confused as to what was happening "What did I say?!"
"Oh no Dad it's not you," Heidi replied, as she calmed down her laughter "It's just, well back home it's different."
"How so?" Randy asked, still not understanding what Heidi was talking about.
"Well it just is," Heidi replied as she finally stopped laughing "I mean, back home. I never got asked out on dates."
"What?" Randy asked, not quite sure if he'd head Heidi correctly "What do you mean you NEVER get asked on dates?"
"Well I mean not EVER," Heidi continued to explain "I just mean it's not really a regular occurrence back home. I got asked on maybe two dates the whole way through high school and middle school."
"That doesn't make any sense Heidi," Randy said as he shook his head "You're a beautiful girl. How could you not have been getting asked out on dates left right and centre? Do you mean you only ever went on two dates in high school?"
"No Dad," Heidi replied with a small laugh "I mean I only ever got asked on two dates in high school so yeah I only ever went on two dates in high school. Guys just didn't ask me on dates. It's no big deal."
"Well I know it's not a big deal Heids but I mean you're a great girl," Randy continued, trying to make Heidi understand what he was trying to get out "Great girls get asked out on dates in high school."
"Not smart girls though Dad," Heidi admitted, her smile fading a little as she dropped her head "Smart girls at the top of their class don't get asked out on dates in high school. That was the problem."
"You think you never got asked out on dates because you were too smart?" Randy inquired, trying to comprehend what his daughter was saying.
"Pretty much," Heidi shrugged "But I mean, whatever, I was happy being smart in high school."
"And I'm proud of you for it," Randy replied as he smiled at his daughter "But didn't it ever bother you that your friends were going out on dates and you weren't."
Heidi scrunched up her nose as she contemplated what her father had just said. She tossed around the thought in her mind.
"Honestly," Heidi replied as she looked at her father "Yeah it did. I mean sometimes I wished I was out with guys on dates like the entire cheerleading squad but seriously Dad I was happy in high school being myself. I had friends that were in the same boat as me. We weren't socially retarded or anything but we were either too smart to be appealing to guys or too busy with other stuff to find time to go out with guys. Don't worry about it though Dad, I had friends in high school. I was happy."
Randy simply nodded as he returned his daughter's smile.
"I really hope you never dumbed yourself down in high school to get guys to like you Heidi," Randy suddenly lunged in, growing very serious for a moment.
Heidi just smiled at her father.
"I never did Daddy," Heidi replied "And that's why I never got asked on dates."
Randy simply nodded as he looked at his daughter. Heidi smiled at him and he smiled back.
"That's why I was so excited about getting asked out on a date tonight," Heidi explained "Cause literally nothing like that ever happens to me. Never did in high school and I never thought it would actually."
Randy nodded as he now understood why his daughter had been so excited. He was glad that that was the reason and not because she was already in love with Tyler Hadson. Randy was hoping that that day never ever came.
"Well I guess one date won't hurt," Randy said shrugging his shoulders and returning the smile that Heidi threw his way.
"Thanks Dad," Heidi replied.
Randy continued on with his stretching as his mind started to wander. His eyes fell upon his daughter again. She was absolutely gorgeous and it was a ridiculous notion that she'd only ever been asked on 2 dates during her whole time in high school. Randy had to admit when he was in high school he wasn't all that interested in chasing smart girls but Heidi was smart and gorgeous. Guys were really weird.
"Are you sure there were only 2 dates with 2 guys in high school?" Randy asked, looking at his daughter still confused.
Heidi couldn't help but smile as she nodded.
"There was my first real boyfriend and that was in freshman year high school," Heidi explained "And he turned out to be a total douchebag. And then the second time was a pity date in my sophomore year."
"Pitty date?" Randy inquired.
"Don't even ask for an explanation Dad," Heidi sighed rolling her eyes "We could be here until next week if I even try to start. So glad I didn't waste my first kiss on him."
"So you've had your first kiss already?" Randy asked seriously causing Heidi to let out a small laugh.
"Dad I'm 17 years old," Heidi said "Of course I've already had my first kiss, despite the fact I've only ever been on 2 dates."
"Was that with the guy you dated your freshman year?" Randy inquired, suddenly growing curious about his daughter's personal life.
"Yup," Heidi replied simply "You know that guy that lived down the road from us? Noah?"
"The jock who played softball?" Randy asked, hoping he was incorrect.
"Varsity softball," Heidi nodded.
"With the horrendous bleach blonde mullet?" Randy asked.
"It wasn't that bad," Heidi nodded.
"And his parents were those really really unfriendly hippies?" Randy asked.
"You remember them?" Heidi asked with a small laugh.
"And they had that really big pink and green pinwheel on their front lawn?" Randy asked.
"Those were his parents," Heidi replied "And yes Dad that was Noah."
"He was so much older than you Heidi!" Randy exclaimed.
"Dad he was only 2 years older than me," Heidi brushed off "When I was a freshman he was just a junior. Nothing major."
"Yeah but he was definitely not your type my dear," Randy explained.
"You could have told me that before he cheated on me!" Heidi said, chucking a small laugh into the mix "But whatever that was a million years ago."
"He cheated on you?" Randy asked.
"Yeah," Heidi shrugged "Captain of the cheerleading squad. Totally predictable right?"
Randy simply nodded.
"What happened?" Randy asked, wanting to know as much as Heidi would tell him.
"Well he told me that he couldn't see me because he was studying for a mid-term," Heidi explained "Pretty sure studying for the mid-term isn't defined as making an explicit sex-tape with the said cheerleading captain that mysteriously ended up on youtube the next day."
"Mysteriously?" Randy inquired with a cocked eyebrow.
"Mysteriously," Heidi replied with a nod.
"I'm sorry honey," Randy said, sending a small to his daughter.
"I wasn't in love with him," Heidi explained "But he really didn't break my heart."
"Sometimes you don't have to be in love to have your heart broken sweetheart," Randy explained.
"I know," Heidi replied with a small nod "He was my first boyfriend and I was so wrapped up in it that I thought I was going to be with him for the rest of my life. It's so retarded how guys can make you feel like that."
"Girls do the same to us," Randy replied with a smile "But I know that getting your heartbroken for the first time isn't easy to go through. I really wished I could have been there."
"It's alright Dad," Heidi replied, smiling at her father "I think it was around Wrestlemania time and you were busy with being on the road. Mum helped me through it."
"I'm sure she did," Randy replied "But I still wished I could have helped you through it. I could have beat up mullet Noah for you too."
"Thanks Dad," Heidi replied "But like you said he wasn't my type anyway, but I did waste my first kiss on that loser unfortunately."
"Everyone's first kiss sucks honey," Randy replied with a simple shrug "Simple fact of life."
"Tell me about it," Heidi replied.
"Well speaking about firsts... what about….," Randy started before Heidi quickly interrupted him.
"Ew!" Heidi exclaimed, a small laugh on her lips "No! EW! Why are we talking about this now?"
"Because I'm your father," Randy said, shakily, not sure if he was even mentally prepared to talk about this "And I think it's something that we should talk about."
"Do we have to?" Heidi semi-whined "Because it's super awkward. First kisses and boyfriends I can talk about with you Dad but this is super awkward."
"I know," Randy nodded "Trust me I know but I'd really like for you to be able to talk to me about those things as well as with your mother."
Heidi nodded, trying to calm herself and her embarrassment down.
"So um… if it does happened are you prepared?" Randy asked slowly and hesitantly.
"I can't believe we're talking about this right now," Heidi said, trying to laugh to mask her embarrassment at what was happening "But yeah, they told us all about condoms and the pills and everything in health class in high school Dad. All prepared."
"Are you on the pill?" Randy suddenly asked, becoming suddenly aware that that was a major factor in the thought that his daughter was having sex.
"No Dad!" Heidi exclaimed in her own defense, a small laugh escaping her lips "I am not on the pill and I don't own any condoms, but when the time comes I will be prepared OK? Don't you think mom would have told you if I was on the pill."
"Probably," Randy replied before he suddenly blurted out "But that doesn't mean that just cause you're prepared that you have to have sex, and you know that right?"
Heidi couldn't help her giggles.
"Daddy I know," Heidi replied with a smile as she outstretched her hand and patted her father on the shoulder "I got it."
"And you know that sex isn't just something you do cause you feel like it right?" Randy asked, almost in a tone that was warning his daughter not to try anything funny.
"It's something you do when you're in love right?" Heidi asked, knowing exactly what Randy was getting at.
"Exactly," Randy said, pointing a finger at his daughter "And you never let a boy try and pressure you into having sex if you don't want to right?"
"I know Dad," Heidi said as she rolled her eyes.
"And you never let your friends try and pressure you into having sex just cause they are right?" Randy continued.
"I know Dad," Heidi repeated.
"Promise me you won't feel pressured to do it before you're ready honey?" Randy asked.
Heidi smiled at her father. She loved the way he was so protective of her sometimes. She loved the way he loved her that much. She loved him.
"I promise Daddy," Heidi replied.
"That's my girl," Randy replied with a wink at his daughter "Any questions?"
A smirk appeared on his daughter's face before she spoke again.
"Did you pressure any girls into having sex with you when you were my age Dad?" Heidi asked, cocking an eyebrow at her father.
"And moving onto the next topic of conversation….," Randy said, trying to change the course of conversation.
"Which would be?" Heidi inquired, watching intently to see how her father was going to get himself out of this one.
"I still don't like that Tyler guy," Randy added, earning him a glare from his daughter followed by a laugh.
A/N: Hope you liked this chapter guys! Just letting you know that a big secret is going to be revealed. Any ideas people? No one is going to get it. Hope you guys are getting back into My Daughter and I want to say thanks to everyone that has been reviewing so please keep it up and READ AND REVIEW! Gonna try and keep the regular updates coming, until next time, God Bless, Mrs Bridget Orton xoxo