A/N: Didn't quite get this finished yesterday so I'm posting today. It's a long chapter and we only have two more to go. Hope you enjoy :)

"Morning darling," Randy murmured, kissing John on the back of his shoulder as he rolled over and pulled John back against him.

"Morning," John replied sleepily.

They had only arrived back from St Louis the day before but it felt like they had been there forever. Tampa was their true home and Randy preferred it when he could wake up with John in their own bed.

The summer hand flown by and today was Alanna's first day back to school. He winced as he opened his eyes to the sunlight and tried to focus on the digits on John's alarm clock, ten a.m., she would have gone a long while ago. He cursed himself for not getting up to see her on her first day back; he knew she was anxious about seeing the girls at the school. He rolled back onto his side of the bed and grabbed his cell phone from his bedside cabinet, typing a text message to her to apologise and let her know she'd be fine.

As he sent the message, John rolled over and rested his head on Randy's shoulder draping an arm across his body.

"Comfy," Randy chuckled slightly at his partner.

"Own bed. Boyfriend. Comfy John," he said without opening his eyes.

"Comfy John obviously needs some caffeine so he can string a complete sentence together," Randy said kissing his head before trying to slide out from under John's arm. When John wouldn't move and instead pressed his arm against Randy stopping him from leaving the bed, he finally opened his eyes and looked up at Randy's bemused face.

"Own bed. Boyfriend. Horny John."

"Darling, I have things I need to do today," Randy said trying once again to get John's arm off him.

"If you look up and say grocery shopping, I might never forgive you," John said playfully.

"We need food, you wouldn't let me go out last night when we got home," Randy said.

"Because it was 2 a.m. when we got here, you needed to eat," John admonished him.

"Okay, but that means I have to go out today to feed you. I'm not even sure we have anything here for breakfast," Randy challenged.

John pushed himself up from Randy swinging his leg over his waist to straddle him. The reaction was almost instantaneous and John smirked down at his lover.

"Your brain might want to have a conversation with your body, it wants two different things," John chuckled. "Now let me have my way with you and then you can go shopping."

"I'm sorry, who's the boss in this relationship," Randy asked sliding his hands up and down John's thighs, loving the muscles flexed under his hands.

"It's early morning... ish," he said checking the time. "I get to play."

"Do I, at least, get a say in what happens to my body," Randy joked.

"Yes. You get to decide whether you want my mouth or ass," John told him as he started grinding against Randy's hips.

"Just one of them?" Randy clarified breathless.

"Just one."

"Difficult decision," he said moaning softly as John continued grinding. "I should say 'mouth' since you're trying your hardest to persuade me otherwise."

"I don't mind either, I love the taste of your cock in my mouth," John shrugged.

"If I choose ass, do I get to choose position?"

"No."

"So what position will it be?"

"What does it matter?" John asked chuckling at Randy.

"Your ass can take more of me in different positions," Randy said seriously, making sure to drag out the decision, just to wind John up.

"Is that so?"

"Yep," Randy said remaining tight lipped.

"Fine," John relented. "What position?"

"Bent over the bottom of the bed with your ass in the air and your face in the mattress, now that might get me off nice and quick," Randy said with a grin on his face, slapping John's butt. "Even if it didn't, I might stop and stare at it for a while."

"Randal."

Randy chuckled at John's annoyance and the way he called him Randal. That only happened when he was trying not to get angry. He chuckled again, grabbed John's hips, and pulled himself up, wrapping John's legs around his waist.

"I don't really care about the position, but I do like it when you're wrapped tight around me," Randy said softly, rubbing his hard cock along the crease of John's ass.

"I hate you sometimes," John said seriously.

"No," Randy said kissing him gently. "You don't. You love me. As much as I love you and can't live without you."

As he spoke, he reached over to his bedside cabinet and pulled out their bottle of lube. He squeezed some onto his fingers and reached around to find John's opening, pressing a finger in gently.

"You good?" Randy asked as John moaned.

"Yeah, need another though," he said kissing Randy as his arms slipped around his neck. They locked eyes as Randy slid a second finger in and grazed John's hotspot. "Mmmm."

"Ready for more, darling?"

"Ready," John assured him, resting his forehead against Randy.

Randy quickly spread some lube on his cock before lining it up with John's entrance. He pressed gently against the resistance and slid in slowly, feeling John engulf him, as John grew accustomed to the invasion.

With his legs wrapped tight around Randy's body, John couldn't ride Randy as much as he would like. Randy simply held John's hips still and thrust gently up into John, brushing his spot with every movement. Randy had John's cock trapped between their bodies, relishing the feel of it rubbing against his abs.

John kissed him as Randy thrust slowly into John. He'd been messing with John before, he loved it when they were as close as they were and took their time. It wouldn't be an explosive finish but they would take care of each other's need for release. Randy could cum just from the thought of his powerful boyfriend giving into him every time, taking his cock as hard as Randy wanted to give it him. It was his biggest turn on, his big muscled lover giving control to him.

"Oh god, Randy, honey," John moaned between kisses. Randy could see he was reaching the edge and was close to cumming. He sped his thrusting up a little just to give John a little more friction. "Randy."

"I'm there with you," Randy told him before kissing him hard. He kept one hand on John's hip and let the other travel up John's body, raking a nipple as he did. His hand slid around and gently gripped the back of John's head as they kissed; moaning against one other's tongues. John started gripping Randy's cock with his ass as Randy thrust, John was going to make sure Randy came at the same time, or near as damn it.

John's moans grew louder and more frequent as Randy continued kissing him, breaking a part only for air and the odd swear word. John squeezed his legs tight around Randy as his orgasm took over. He felt his cum shoot out from his cock and cover their stomachs right before Randy filled his ass with cum. John collapsed against Randy and even through his own orgasm, Randy held John, pulling out only when he was sure John was okay.

He eased John onto his back and kissed him languidly as they regained their breath. He stretched out alongside John and his fingers trailed the length of his torso.

"Love you," Randy said before kissing him chastely again.

He threw the sheet back and padded across the room to the en suite to grab a cloth, wiping himself down while he returned to John to clean him up.

"I'm going to see if we have anything I can use to rustle up breakfast," he said kissing John one last time. "Have a shower before you come down."

"I'd rather you join me," John said lacing their fingers together.

"Anyone would think you're sex starved. Like you haven't been getting it every day we've been on the road," Randy said slipping a finger around to rim John's opening.

"Mm. Randy."

"You shower. Me breakfast," Randy said pulling away from John and heading for the bedroom door. He went down the stairs, found a note taped to the refrigerator door from Alanna, smiled, and then started rummaging through the cupboards. He really wished John had let him go shopping the previous night when they got home. He could have just got the essentials so they could have a good breakfast, and then gone back the next day for the rest.

At least Alanna was okay when she left. He didn't want her thinking he couldn't be bothered to get up to see her. No, she had come in to see him and they were both sleeping so she left them to get some rest.

He rifled through the cupboards but couldn't find anything. He opened the fridge, not expecting to find anything but he silently thanked God when he found some eggs. He heard the shower start upstairs and thought about joining John but thought better of it when his stomach growled. They could always have a second round after breakfast. He considered how John might want his eggs and decided on omelettes.

"You can tell I was tired last night," John said walking over and kissing Randy as he went through to the laundry room.

"What happened to your shower? You've left it running," Randy told him.

"For you, go shower, I'm treating you to an anniversary breakfast," John said coming out of the laundry room. "Did they come out of the suitcase?"

"Yeah, I whipped them out, I didn't want to try cooking naked," Randy said. "Nice to see you remembered this year.

"Chuck them here then go shower," John called from the doorway ignoring the playful jibe.

"Gee, so romantic John," Randy complained as he dropped them giving John a full view.

"Stop mucking about and get in the shower," John said trying not to laugh at his boyfriend's behaviour.

Standing outside of homeroom, Alanna took a deep breath. She'd seen Mike briefly when she arrived at school and they caught up as much as they could before they had to head inside. She wished he was in the same homeroom as her, but she figured she couldn't have it all her own way. He was meeting her after homeroom so they could work out which classes they had together. They had elected for a number of the same subjects, but there was no guarantee they would be in the same class.

As she entered, she spotted a free seat at the back of the room and headed toward it, keeping away from the girls who had already arrived and sat on the opposite side of the room. She nervous about what might happen with them, but more than ready to deal with them if they time arrived, regardless of what might go onto her transcripts.

She heard the group cackle looked up to see them looking over toward her. She rolled her eyes and sat down at the desk, why did she ever try to be friends with them?

"Psst, Alanna," she heard from her right. "Is it true you beat them up last term?"

"I was defending myself, and it was Brianna, not all of them," Alanna responded as she tried to recall the girl's name. "They did a number on me, though."

"No doubt. Everyone heard," the girl said. Alanna remembered the girls name as Erin. "I mean, you get cornered by four girls, you're going to get your ass kicked. Besides, they've been bullies since we were in kindergarten."

"Doesn't surprise me," Alanna said, only just paying attention.

"Well, it's good to see you came to your senses. I mean I figured you were a lost cause when you started dating Brad. The jackass. Oooh, are you dating Mike Pagano?"

"What?" Alanna snapped her head around to face Erin. "No, we're not dating."

"Rumour has it you are, that you started dating over the summer," Erin explained.

"The rumour is just a rumour. I was away with my dads."

"Right, yeah, the gay wrestlers. I can't believe Zack Ryder has a thing for John Cena. I feel sorry for Paige," Erin said looking a little sad. "I like Paige, think she's a great wrestler. She's going to kick Eva Marie's ass at SummerSlam."

Alanna couldn't believe there was another girl who enjoyed wrestling as much as her. She'd grown up with her friends monitoring things just because of her dad, but they were never into the wrestling. It was cool Erin was into the sport as well.

"I bet your dad is well pissed off," Erin said. "Oh, wait, it's not causing problems between them is it?"

Later that day when her class broke for lunch, she headed toward the canteen where Mike met her. She handed him her schedule and he compared the rest of their week. Mike found it easier to cross-reference the timetables than Alanna so she left him to it while she loaded their trays with food. By the time they got to the till, Mike was finished and rattled off the classes they had together, thankfully it was more than she was expecting.

"Do you know a girl named, Erin?"

"Umm, yeah, Erin Lindemann, she's in your homeroom isn't she?" Mike confirmed.

"Yeah, and my Math class in the morning," Alanna commented.

"I have her in my English class. I can't make my mind up if she's very smart... or really ditzy."

"She thinks Zack actually has a thing for my dad," Alanna explained why she was asking.

Mike looked at her as they took a seat at their lunch table; he had a look of confusion on his face, "You mean, he doesn't?"

"Mike!" Alanna yelled pushing on his arm while laughing.

"I'm kidding, relax," he said laughing with her. "I take it, you'll be at SummerSlam on Sunday."

"Yeah, they've got their last match," she explained.

"They down to win?"

"It makes sense. If not, Zack's right and they're a couple of dinosaurs who can't wrestle anymore," Alanna joked. "John wouldn't be happy with that."

"Can I ask you something," Mike said tentatively.

"Sure."

"You said before that you think of John as your dad, yet every other sentence you call him John," Mike said with a small amount of confusion in his eyes. "I just wondered why."

"I don't know, really. I guess dad, my actual dad, hasn't referred to him as that, it could get confusing as well," she said with a shrug. "Did I tell you what John asked me when we were in Vegas last week?"

"No."

"Keep it to yourself, but, he asked for my blessing to marry dad," Alanna said. "Well, to ask him anyway."

"That's cool. How's he going to pop the question?"

"I asked if I could think about it," Alanna said sheepishly.

"Why?" Mike asked shocked at the admittance.

"I... why now? I mean, they've been together for fourteen years... oh crap, it's today I need to get a card," she said suddenly remembering the date. "Please God let John remember. Anyway, I couldn't get my head around the timing. He didn't say anything about wanting to propose on their anniversary."

"Is that the only reason you didn't say yes?"

"What else would there be?" she asked Mike confused. For a boy of seventeen, he was perceptive and he didn't hold back in case of hurting her feelings. He was a true friend who could tell her the truth.

He was obviously finding the right way to word his thoughts when a shadow fell over the table. Alanna sat back, not realising her and Mike had been leaning in as they spoke.

"So what are we talking about?" Erin asked pulling a chair over to their table.

"Erin, um, we were-"

"It's okay, I don't mind, but you can't say anything to anyone okay," Alanna warned the girl. As ditzy as she appeared, Alanna suspected Mike's first assumption was correct, she was smart. It just seemed her social skills were a little under developed. "My dad, John, he wants to propose to my dad."

"I understand the whole, confusing sentences thing now," Mike smiled at Alanna's wording.

"Does he have any plans for the proposal?" Erin asked.

"He asked me for my blessing, but I haven't said yes yet," Alanna brought Erin up to speed.

"Well, if they love each other, I don't see a problem with it," Erin shrugged making it simple.

"I agree," Mike said. "Are you concerned what might happen if they broke up? You've already had one set of parents get divorced. Maybe, subconsciously, you don't want a second set to do the same."

"I hate that you're so perceptive," Alanna grouched. "Oh, before I forget, dad managed to get some extra tickets for the show on Sunday, you two fancy coming along? It's in Miami so it'll be a long day, but bonus we won't be back until the Monday, so day off school."

"Ooh sounds fun," Erin said smiling. Alanna loved how Erin got excited over the smaller things in life.

"Mike?"

"How many tickets did you get?"

"With Erin and you I would have one free; I'll warn you though, my grandparents will be there," Alanna said. "And Grandma O wants to meet you."

"Why?"

"I don't know, she was at the restaurant when we spoke on my birthday," Alanna shrugged. "Are you in?"

"I have the tennis finals that day, they're in Miami as well, we can make a day of it," Mike suggested. "Erin?"

"I've never played tennis outside of school," she said sadly.

"Erin, I'll be playing, you'll be watching," Mike chuckled.

"Ohhh, in that case, count me in," Erin said smiling again.

"My brother will be coming to support me, is there any chance he could go to SummerSlam as well?" Mike asked. "I think it would be cool for him to meet your dads."

"I can totally set that up, is it okay to tell them about him?"

"Yeah of course. It was them that helped him come to terms with his sexuality," Mike beamed. "Oh, my brother is gay," he said filling Erin in.

"Okay, so Sunday we do Miami," Alanna said bringing them full circle. "I have to go really early with my dads; Erin, can you get to my house for five thirty a.m.?"

Summerslam – Miami, Florida

"Okay, introductions, Erin, Mike, Jay, meet my grandparents, Grandma's O and C and Grandpa O," Alanna said pointing to each one.

"O and C like Orton and Cena?" Erin asked.

"Yes, Erin, like Orton and Cena," Alanna said with a chuckle pushing her into a seat before turning back to her grandparents. "Mike won his tournament by the way."

They all congratulated him as they took their seats. Alanna took her usual position at the end of the aisle. She liked to be able to see the matches, even if the camera operators got in the way at times.

"John said for everyone to go backstage after their match, have you got your passes?" Carol asked.

Alanna remembered she'd put them in her bag and dug them out, passing them to the other three telling them to keep them safe, if they lost them they wouldn't get behind the curtain.

The night started with some flair and the crowd were raucous from the get go. Summerslam was the second biggest event in the wrestling calendar after WrestleMania and the crowd enjoyed every second of it. The first match was over within five minutes, with a shocking but exciting ending; CJ Parker defeated Baron Corbin with a small package even though he was still feeling the effects of an attack the previous week.

The second match of the night stretched out a little longer as Cesaro went one on one with Roman Reigns, a match that had been building for some time with the fans. Alanna and her friends were enjoying the match as the action spilled to ringside and Roman Reigns went flying into the barricade right where they sat.

Although she was enjoying the match, and the entire show, so far, she was trying to contain her excitement and not draw attention to herself. No doubt, the cameras would focus in on her when her dads were in their fight.

After another ten minutes and some powerful moves from both Roman and Cesaro, Cesaro managed to get the win as he sent Roman into the air and landed an uppercut, knocking his opponent out long enough to get a pin fall.

Sami Zayn was out next facing off against Bray Wyatt. Bray had recently reformed the Wyatt Family with Luke Harper and Erick Rowan and a host of others he had fought with in previous years, and Sami was his latest target. What made it worse for Sami was the fact that the latest general manager made it an extreme rules match.

Sami had accused the GM of being under the influence of the Wyatt Family but it was just laughed off as idiotic.

The match started tentatively as Sami circled the ring paying more attention to the Wyatt Family followers surrounding the ring. Bray went on the attack straight away and dominated the match over Sami. Sami was able to get some control as the match went on, but when the family tried to enter the ring and interfere, the GM ran to ringside yelling at them to leave. He stayed at ringside acting as the enforcer while Sami and Bray locked up again in the ring.

Sami took control of the match and was about to get Bray to tap out when the GM pulled Bray closer to the rope so he could grab it. Sami pulled him back into the centre of the ring and Bray was screaming in pain. The GM jumped into the ring but Sami caught him. Bray cut in and hit Sami with Sister Abigail to gain the win. After the match, the GM fell to his knees pledging his allegiance to The Family. It was one of those situations where nobody was shocked but it still garnered a good reaction from the crowd with boos and a few shocked gasps.

Alanna's nerves were starting to build up now, her dad's match was next, and it was no holds barred. She never liked them when she was young and she disliked them even more now. Watching either of her fathers receive brutal chair shots and being put through tables was too much for her these days. She was just grateful that they weren't going up against one another anymore. In one way, she was grateful her dad was Randy Orton; he was one of the most vicious people to step into a wrestling ring.

When Zack's music hit, her heart sped up the time was now. She was about to see the best match of the night. Even if she was the only one who thought so.

Zack was down to the ring with Paige and Big E in tow. Paige was still looking pissed off after her loss to Eva Marie in her preshow match. It was a good match and Eva Marie deserved the win, showing off some of the work she had put in to learning the craft again.

Zack stopped and looked her direction and her grandfather put a protective hand on her shoulder, silently warning Zack to stay away, no doubt, the commentators were having a field day with that. As soon as the three of them were in the ring, John's music hit and he came out with his usual high energy, amping up the crowd's reaction. It made Alanna smile when she heard the 'Cena Sucks' chants which had grown since his return.

Before he moved down the ramp, his music morphed into 'Voices' and her dad came out standing next to John. They looked at one another, nodding that they could do this one more time. It had been a long time since both men had been involved in a Pay per View and she knew they were nervous.

It was weird seeing John take his time down to come down the ramp and she could see he was chomping at the bit as well. It was obvious her dad was taking his time just to wind John up. When they finally reached the bottom, they came over to greet the family and Alanna swore she saw a disgruntled look on her dad's face when he spotted Mike and his brother. She made a mental not to tell him to get over it, she was going to have male friends as well as female, but not everyone was going to turn out like Brad.

After they greeted their family, they jumped into the ring and her dad hopped onto the second turnbuckle to hit his pose. John ran the ropes and threw his cap and shirt into the crowd as he always did before turning serious. He kissed the dog tags and rather than handing them over to the referee, he jumped back out the ring and handed them to Alanna.

As he got back in the ring, Zack and Big E jumped the men and started hammering them with forearms and kicks. Big E knocked John out the ring while Randy managed to get in a couple of shots on Zack and get out of the corner. He saw Big E turn his attention and make a beeline for him, but John shot back in the ring and returned every shot he'd received moments ago. Randy ducked a clothesline from Zack and grabbed his wrist and pulling him into a vicious clothesline of his own.

Randy turned his attention to Big E to make sure John was okay, but John was vaulting him up and over the top rope sending him to floor in front of the fans.

With her team looking like they were going to lose quickly, Paige started rifling around under the ring and pulled out all sorts of weapons, throwing chairs, kendo sticks, a stop sign, and the barbed wire 2x4 that Mick Foley was famous for using, into the ring for Zack to use. Unbeknownst to her she was amusing Randy as he was grabbing each one and using them against her boyfriend while John used a kendo stick to keep Big E at bay outside the ring.

When she was finished pulling everything out from under the ring, and saw the damage Randy had done to Zack, she screamed and jumped onto the apron with a steel pipe in her hand, hidden from Randy. Staying on the outside of the ropes, Paige got into Randy's face distracting him as Big E turned the tables on John and sent him flying into the steel steps.

Randy grabs her by the hair and as he goes to pull her into the ring, she smashes him across the head with the pipe. She catches him just right and cuts him just above the eye cutting the skin. Randy stumbles dazed and tries to shake it off.

Even with it being a No Holds Barred match, Alanna isn't happy with Paige's interference and jumps the barricade. Storming across to the ring, she grabs Paige's ankle and pulls her down from the apron, getting her first cheer from the fans. It doesn't take a lot for Paige to recover and she goes to slap Alanna.

Alanna, being a fourth generation Orton, easily blocks the attack and hits Paige with a forearm. Her anger boils over and she throws punch after punch at Paige and tackles her to the floor. She's sure it isn't a pretty sight since she had no training but she's getting the job done.

She grabs Paige by the hair and starts banging her head against the floor, not knowing that the monster, Big E, is stalking her from behind. The crowd is cheering as she continues her attack but when a shadow falls over her, she looks behind to see Big E hovering over her.

He smiles a sinister smile at her but before he can get to her, John jumped into the ring, slid across and out under the bottom rope, getting between the pair. Alanna could see he's pissed off with Big E for going after her, even if she did get involved in the match. She keeps an eye on Paige while trying to keep an eye out for Zack who was still coming round in the ring.

She'd lost track of her dad who had disappeared from the ring. Then she heard an almighty crack and Big E fall to his knees as her dad smashed a chair hard across his back. He continued the sh0ts repeatedly and then turned the chair on its end smashing the top of the chair into Big E's ribs. The Viper was definitely out in force tonight.

With Big E out of action, he turns his attentions to Alanna and orders her to get back to her seat. Well, her dad might be The Viper, but she was his daughter and could stand up to him in a situation like this. She wasn't going anywhere.

With all three of them distracted, Zack was able to use a baseball slide to kick John in the back and send him flying to the floor. Alanna backed away as Zack exited the ring with a kendo stick and got a shot in on her dad before he could stop the younger man. Shot after shot landed on her dad's back and she was forced to watch until John pulled himself up from the floor. He aimed straight for Zack but was intercepted by Big E who was still dazed but able to keep going.

Big E went to spear him into the side of the apron but John was able to block the move. He called for Alanna to move out the way and Irish-whipped Big E into the steel steps sending them flying across the floor. He turned back to Zack and Randy and saw Randy rolling into the ring with Zack.

John pulls a table from beneath the ring and sends it into the ring, telling Alanna to go back to her seat before he gets in the ring as well. Alanna moves over to where they sat but stays near the ring to watch the action. They needed someone to keep an eye out for Paige and her sneak attacks. John sets up the table, as Randy grabs some more chairs from ringside and throws them into the ring along with the bell.

Zack gets to his feet as Randy climbs back in the ring and Randy goes in for the kill with the ring bell. Zack ducks and gives Randy a super kick to the face. John spins Zack around and Zack tries for another super kick but misses when John dodges the move, grabs him by the neck, and sends him through the table propped up in the corner of the ring.

Randy shakes off the kick noticing that Zack is in the opposite corner, the perfect position for his punt kick. He wasn't supposed to use it but they couldn't exactly fire him, it was his last match for a long time, if not forever.

He runs across the ring and lands the punt kick garnering an eruption of cheers from the crowd for the simple but effective and fan favourite move. Zack rolls out the ring and falls to the floor just as Big E rolls in. The two of them are doing well and it had been an easy win but they were glad they were able to prove their worth.

Randy grabs a couple of chairs from the mat and throws one at John to use as well. Big E must have set a record for the number of chair shots he'd received during the match, but he was about to take another couple. After John landed his and Randy followed it up with one, Big E was still on his feet. John grabbed him up onto his shoulders and hit him with an Attitude Adjustment. He stepped back into the corner as Randy worked himself up into frenzy and started pounding the mat waiting for Big E to get back to his feet.

Just as he does, Paige jumps up onto the apron again but Alanna runs around the ring, grabs the metal sheet her dad had used earlier and jumps onto the apron as well. She smashes the sheet into Paige's back as her dad hits the RKO and hooks Big E's leg for the victory.

She jumps into the ring to celebrate with her dads who envelope her in a hug as their music hits. They exit the ring, head over to where the family is sitting, and celebrate with them before interacting with some of the fans nearby.

Alanna tells her friends to head backstage after the match and they can all catch up, promising to introduce Jay to her dads properly so they can talk with him about it.

Later that night, after the show

"Hi," Ted said tentatively.

"Hey," Cody said with a shy smile. He couldn't help the feelings that Ted stirred in him, whether he was with the man or not.

"I wanted to catch up with you, about last night," Ted said.

"Yeah, sure," Cody said, his stomach tying itself in knots. He was starting to think he'd made a mistake by telling Ted he couldn't be with him. "Good match tonight by the way."

"Yeah, you too," Ted said sitting next to him on the locker room bench.

Cody watched as Ted picked at his nails, a sure sign that he was nervous. It made it slightly easier, knowing Ted was as nervous as he was. The previous night was something that wasn't supposed to happen, but when it did, Cody realised he was meant to be with Ted. They could work through their problems and he could prove to John and Randy that he wasn't as selfish as they seemed to think he was.

"It was mistake," Ted said quietly, though loud enough that Cody heard every word.

"What?"

"I woke up with you in my arms, and it felt great, but after you left for the gym, I was thinking on it more and more," Ted explained. "You were right last week when you said that we want different things in life."

"Ted, button-"

"I asked to be released from my contract," Ted said standing up and heading away from the man he would always love. "My priority can't be this business when I have a son who needs me. I saw how it tore Randy up to be away from Alanna; he justified it by being able to provide her with anything she needed over the years. I've already missed so much, I won't miss anymore."

"But," Cody went to say, lost for words.

"Tomorrow night on Raw, Bray's using the Money in the Bank contract to win the title," Ted explained. "I'm going to slip out quietly. I'm also moving back to Mississippi."

"Ted," Cody tried to stop him but he didn't need to, Ted walked up to him and kissed him gently. "Thank you. For everything."

Ted kissed him once more and then turned on his heel and left. Cody sank back into his chair, letting a few tears escape and run down his cheeks. He quickly gathered his belongings and headed for the exit. He wanted to get back to the hotel and forget everything.

As he walked down the corridor, he spotted Alanna and Randy heading along with drinks. He kept his head down as he passed them, but Randy grabbed his arm and stopped him.

"What's the matter?"

"Like you care," Cody spat at him.

"Al, sweetheart, take these back to the locker room, I'll be along shortly," Randy said passing the drinks to Alanna so he and Cody could talk. When she was out of earshot, Randy turned back to Cody. "Just because I disagree with you on something, doesn't mean we're not friends. Now tell me what's wrong."

"I've lost everything," Cody said letting the tears take over.

Randy put a supportive hand on his shoulder and Cody grabbed hold of his arm to keep himself on his feet.

"Ted's leaving. Tomorrow is his last night. He's going back to Mississippi," Cody cried.

"Codes, you have to let him live his life, and right now his heart is with his son," Randy said sympathetically, not wishing to point out that Cody was the one to end things with Ted in the first place.

"I know, but it doesn't make it any easier. I thought we might be getting back together," Cody sobbed. "Last night, we..."

"Codes, I'm sorry, but, sometimes that's what it takes for people to see the truth," Randy said pulling Cody into him to comfort him. As he held him, he saw John coming down the corridor with concern in his eyes. Randy shook his head, letting him know not to interrupt. John nodded in silent response and headed back to their locker room where the family were waiting for them. "Listen; after SmackDown, why don't you come and stay at our place, I'll even be nice and let you bring Rogue."

Cody stepped back with a small smile, "Maybe."

"Just think about it," Randy said. "And remember, you're welcome in our home any time you like."

Cody nodded thanks before saying goodbye and disappearing down the corridor toward his bus.

A/N: Hope you enjoyed :)