Chapter 2: Happy Birthday Pt. 2
Amanda's POV; Same day; late afternoon
"Are you sure I can't come with you to your birthday party daddy? Are you really, really sure?"
I smirk at the scene before me, which was just too cute to simply put into words. Randy was holding Alanna in his arms as me and his parents were standing off to the sidelines a few feet away just watching the scene before us. Alanna was giving Randy her best puppy eyed look as Randy looked at her with a sheepish smirk on his face, as if he wanted to give into her request, but knew he couldn't.
"Sorry honey, you can't come this time . . ." says Randy as he finally shook his head no. "I'm sorry Alanna, but hey! At least you get to spend the night with your grandparents, how about that?"
"If it makes things any better kiddo, we'll let you stay up past your bed time if you want," says Bob as he cuts into the conversation. "We promise we won't tell your mother either, this can just be between the five of us."
"I promise we'll do something together tomorrow, anything you want. You have my word," Randy tells her with a smirk as he puts her back down on her feet. "Okay Alanna?"
"Okay . . ." she concedes in defeat as she shakes her head. ". . . but you better keep your word Daddy."
"I will . . ." says Randy as he crosses an x over his heart, just as his mother walked over to the two. "I'll even pick you up tomorrow myself."
"Have fun you at the party you two . . . I'll call you tomorrow to tell you our hotel's address," says Elaine as she took Alanna's hand in hers. "C'mon Alanna, let's get moving. I want to be back at our hotel before nightfall."
"Okay," she says with a shake of her head as Bob walked over to them. "Bye daddy, bye 'Manda!"
"Bye Alanna!"I say with a wave as I watched as her grandparents led her down the almost empty sidewalk.
"We'll see you tomorrow okay?" calls Randy as he too began waving them off, and then he turned to me as soon as the three of them turned the corner. "Babe, what time is it?"
"Hmm . . . it's almost 7:15," I tell him as I check my watch. ". . . And your party is going to be starting soon, so we better get ready."
"Hmm . . . why don't we just skip my birthday party, and go straight to the after-party huh babe?" he asks me with that mischievous smirk of his. ". . . C'mon, just this once?"
"You're knack for persuasion is just as bad as your knack for patience . . ." I say with a shake of my head. "We're going to your party, and nothing you say will change my mind, nothing at all."
"Aw come on babe . . ." he tells me with a groan as we walk into our hotel. "Do I seriously have to go?"
"Considering that it is your 34th birthday party, and sis and I took a long while to plan this out: Yes, you're going to your birthday party whether you like it or not, and that is final," I say with a shake of my head as we walk through the lobby. "C'mon Randy, don't be such a big baby about it. It's just one night after all."
"I'm not being a big baby about it," he tells me as I push the button for the elevators. "I just have a better idea on how I want to spend my birthday, one that involves partying in a . . . 'different' way."
"Yeah; you and I both know where you are going with this, and yes, you will have your wish," I tell him as an elevator opens up for us. "But that is for later tonight, and if you keep pressing the matter, I'm going to make sure it'll happen MUCH later tonight, you got me?"
"Why are you so mean?" he asks me sheepishly as we walk into the waiting elevator cart.
"Why are you so impatient?" I ask back with a smirk on my face as I press the button for our floor.
"Why won't you answer my question?" he asks back with another question as a smirk began to form on his face.
"Why are you asking me questions in the first place?" I ask in return as the elevator started going upward.
"Are you going to wear something sexy tonight at least?" he asks, totally ignoring my last question as he came up behind me and wrapped his arms around my waist. "C'mon, for me?"
"I will, but will you at least be on your best behavior tonight," I ask him as he lays his chin on my shoulder. "In other words, don't annoy me with the 'Can we leave now' question so you can have me in the sack sooner rather than later?"
"Fine . . ." he says in defeat as the elevator dinged, signaling that we had finally arrived on our floor. "But you better wear something sexy tonight."
"Oh you can definitely count on that . . ." I say with a smirk as the doors opened up, revealing Edge and Lita, who were already dressed in their party clothes. Edge was also carrying a small present wrapped in dark blue wrapping paper in his left hand. "Hey guys!"
"Hey snakes!" says Adam with a smirk as we walked out of the elevator, Randy's eyes noticeably looking at the present in Edge's hand with a curious edge to them. "Where have you two been all day? Don't tell me you guys were off somewhere doing the naughty."
"Hardly . . ." grumbles the Viper as he shot a narrow eyed look my way. "We were spending the day with my family, that's all."
"Your family?" asks Lita as the two took our spots in the elevator. "They're all down here? Even Alanna?"
"Even Alanna; she'll be staying with Bob and Elaine at their hotel, but Becky and Nate will definitely be at the party." I tell them with a smirk as I noticed that Randy was already making his way down the hall from the corner of my eye.
"Good; I need to talk to Nate anyway. He owes me some money from the last time he visited." says Edge as he pressed the button for the lobby.
"Why does my brother owe you money Edge?" Randy calls from down the hall as he stared at us with an eyebrow raised. "What the hell did he do?"
"It's your brother. Take a wild guess." says Adam as he shot him a knowing look. "Anyway, we'll see you guys at the party."
"See ya . . ." I say with a smirk as the elevator doors closed up. I then spin on my heels and quickly run down the hall to catch up to my Viper, who has already reached our hotel room and was fiddling with his pockets.
"What's wrong?" I ask with a smirk on my face as Randy continued to fiddle with his pockets.
"I think I lost the key card," he mumbles with a scowl on his face. "I had it this morning."
"Yeah, you did have it this morning," I tell him as I took the said keycard out from my back pocket. "And then you gave it to me for safe keeping after Alanna kept on trying to check your pockets for candy this morning, remember?"
"Oh yeah . . . that girl has developed a serious sweet tooth since the last time we saw her . . ." he tells me as I open up the door. "Sam has a habit of spoiling that girl . . ."
"But she has a right to spoil her . . . she is her mom after all," I say with a smirk as we walk into our suite. "And since you're not there most of the time to enforce any rules, she can spoil Alanna as much as she likes."
"You like taking my ex's side don't you?" he asks me with a sheepish smirk on his face as I walked over to our room.
"What can I say? Its' fun to gang up on you once in a while . . ." I say with a chuckle as I walked over to the garment bag I had laid out on our bed earlier this morning. "Let me get ready first . . . I think you would approve of my outfit for tonight."
"Oh really?" he asks me with an eyebrow raised as I picked up my bag and used my telekinetic powers to bring my toiletries to me.
"Really . . ." I say with a smirk on my face as I waited for him to walk closer to me. Once he did, I quickly reached for his neck and brought his head down to mine for a quick, but heated kiss. I make sure to break it before Randy has a chance to wrap his arms around me and quickly make my way over to the bathroom, stopping when I reached the doorway just to see the stunned look on his face. "Sit tight Randy . . . I'll be out in a few minutes."
"You sneaky, sneaky woman . . ." I hear him tell me from his spot across the room.
"Why thank you Mr. Viper," I say with a chuckle as I begin to close the door. "Look for something good to wear . . . I'll be out in just a moment."
Normal POV; 20 minutes later
"Should I wear the long sleeved black button down or the short sleeved blue button down?" Randy asked himself with a scowl on his face as he looked at the two shirts he laid out on the bed.
"Go with the black one. I don't think the blue one really goes well with your tattoos." called 'Manda as she walked out of the bathroom, fully dressed for the night.
"But if I choose the black one, then I won't even be able to show off any of my tattoos anyway babe." Randy told her dismissively as he turned around to face her . . . and that's when his jaw dropped, well, figuratively.
Randy stared in amazement and in awe at the woman before him as she slowly approached him. Amanda was dressed in a body hugging, slightly shimmery, long sleeved, dark blue mini dress that hugged her in all the right places and stopped just below mid-thigh. The dress' plunging neckline helped to accentuate Amanda's ample cleavage just enough to gain Randy's attention, and just enough to incite some lustful thoughts within his head.
"Randy, you do know I can actually see what's going on in your head right?" asked Amanda as she walked over to her awaiting hair dryer that was lying on a nearby dresser, complete with a fairy large mirror. "Those are some pretty loud thoughts if you ask me?"
"I know. I just wanted to send you a little hint of what's going to happen once we get back here." Randy told her as he quickly composed himself.
"Uh huh . . . just get in there and get ready alright?" said Amanda as she plugged her hair dryer into a nearby socket. "We're leaving as soon as you're done."
"Fine, but first . . ." said Randy with a smirk as he quickly took his phone out of his pocket and tapped on his camera app. "Say cheese babe! This moment must be remembered."
"Cheese!" Amanda said sarcastically as she posed for the photo with one hand on her hip and a smirk on her face. Randy quickly snapped the photo and then pocketed his phone. He then grabbed all the clothes he planned to wear and quickly made his way over to the bathroom, closing the door behind him with a loud slam.
"That man . . . he's seriously got to work on his patience," mumbled Amanda with a smirk on her face as she started to dry her hair. She spent the next fifteen minutes doing the task, drying and styling her hair until it was just right. After quickly applying some makeup on her face, she quickly put on a pair of black high heeled ankle boots and checked herself in the mirror for a final time.
"Hmm . . . looks like I'm finally putting this dress to good use after all . . ." said the Anaconda with a smirk on her face as she turned around so that she could have a good view of her back. Not only did the dress have a plunging neckline, it was also partly backless, giving anyone that gazed upon it a good view of the back tattoos that covered the upper half of her dark skinned back.
". . . Too bad it won't survive into tomorrow after I have my way with you later," said Randy with a smirk as he walked out the bathroom fully dressed. "You know, blue really is a good color for you."
"Yeah . . . it really makes my eyes pop doesn't it?" said Amanda with a smirk as Randy walked over to stand next to her.
"I would be an idiot to say no . . ." said Randy as he wrapped an arm around her waist. "Actually, now that I think about it, this outfit reminds me of that dress you wore to my Coven's anniversary gala. Remember that?"
"Oh yeah, I remember," said Amanda with a chuckle as she turned to face him. "But I'm not one for dwelling on the past too much, especially when we have a prior engagement to get to remember . . ."
"Alright, alright, I hear you loud and clear," said Randy with a smirk as he pecked her on her forehead. "Just let me grab my shoes and my coat and we'll be on our way okay?"
"Fine," said Amanda as she quickly grabbed her purse from off the dresser. ". . . But I'm going to be the one doing the driving tonight. You can just kick back and watch."
"Oh I plan to," said Randy with a chuckle as he walked over to his waiting footwear. "Besides, I like the idea of you driving me around while I just sit back and relax. It's nice to have you serve me for a day."
"Laugh it up now Orton, because you're back on driving duty starting first thing tomorrow morning." said Amanda as she shook her head at him. She grabbed his keys from off the bedside table and walked out the room, followed closely by the Viper as he juggled putting on his shoes while walking at the same time.
The two walked out of their room, out of their suite, and down the empty hallway. They took the elevator down to the lobby and walked out of the hotel into the chilly night air, their sights set on the parking lot that was just down the block.
"Now that I think about it, do you mind telling me what my party is going to be like at least?" asked Randy with a sheepish look on his face as they quickly made their way into the lot. "I want to be well prepared. I don't want to get my hopes up too much."
"Oh . . . you'll see when we get there. . . Don't you have faith in me? I did help plan this after all," said Amanda as a mischievous smirk came across her face as the two neared Randy's Hummer. "You have nothing to worry about babe."
"I was afraid you were going to say that . . ." mumbled the Viper as Amanda unlocked the car.
"The Viper? Afraid?" asked Amanda in mock shock as the two entered the large vehicle. "How can this be?"
"You know me babe. I'm not one for large parties." Randy grumbled as the two put on their seatbelts.
"Like I said . . . Don't worry about it," said Amanda with a smirk as he started up the car. "Now just sit back and enjoy the ride. We'll be their shortly."
"If you say so . . ." mumbled the Viper as he lay back in his seat. Amanda smirked as she drove them out of the lot and into the street. For the next twenty minutes, the two drove in comfortable silence through the streets of downtown New Orleans till they were driving down the street that had a very lively atmosphere to it.
"So . . . I'm guessing my birthday party is going to be held in a nightclub of some sort." muttered Randy as he looked out his window to see the various businesses still going strong as the night went on.
"I see you've figured out one part of the party," said Amanda with a smirk as she continued to face forward. "Care to make another guess to what your birthday is going to entail?"
"Well . . . I'm guessing there won't be any strippers at least." said Randy with a knowing smirk as the two turned the corner onto a less busy street that still had a lot of open businesses.
"You got that for sure," said Amanda as a disapproving look came across her face. "It may be your birthday, but you are pushing your luck when it comes to the strippers."
"I figured I was," said Randy with a chuckle as Amanda drove them into a small parking lot that was adjacent to a brick building on the other side of it, which also had a lot of their friends cars already parked inside of it. "Besides babe, you're the only woman that I'll be keeping an eye on tonight."
"Aw . . . aren't you sweet," said Amanda with a smirk as she pulled into a spot that was right next to Kelly's Camry. "Alright, time to get out."
"Where's the club you're taking me too exactly?" asked Randy as the two exited the vehicle. "Is it one of the clubs that's back on the main street we were just on?"
"Not exactly," said Amanda as she walked around the Hummer to get to him. She then took out a black blindfold from her purse and held it out to him. "And besides, do you really expect me to bring you to your party without your eyesight obscured?"
"Aw . . . do I have to wear it?" asked Randy as he looked at her glumly.
"Yes you do," said Amanda as she walked over to his back. She then quickly tied the black fabric around his head and over his eyes, sealing it with a not so tight not before turning him around to face her. She then raised up two fingers to his face. "Now, how many fingers am I holding up?"
"Four . . . three . . . I have no clue," said Randy tiredly as he shook his head. "This blindfold is absolutely pitch black. I can't see a thing."
"Excellent!" said Amanda with a smirk as she hiked her purse over her shoulder before grabbing his right hand. "Don't worry, I'll be your eyes."
"How far do we have to walk?" asked Randy with a scowl as Amanda began to lead him forward.
"Not too far," said Amanda as she led him over to a door at the end of the building. "We're a lot closer than you think Randy."
"I hope so . . ." grumbled the Viper as Amanda opened the door as quietly as could. "I'm getting tired of this blindfold already."
Randy's POV
"Don't worry babe. Just a few more steps and we're there, trust me." I hear my mate tell me as a door loudly slams shut behind us.
"But I don't really hear anyone." I grumble with a scowl on my face as Amanda continues to lead me forward, the sounds of our footsteps and water dripping somewhere the only things I really hear right now.
"Just a few more steps and we're there . . ." she tells me again as we walk another few feet. "Alright, here we are."
"We're here? Already?" I ask in slight shock as Amanda's arms stop me where I stand. "Are you serious?"
"I'm very serious babe," her voice tells me from behind as I feel her fingers begin to unwind the knot on my blindfold. "Prepare to party in three . . . two . . . one . . . ."
"SURPRISE! HAPPY BIRTHDAY RANDY!"
I look on shock as I stare at the decorated scene before me. My siblings, all of our friends, and most of the WWE roster for that matter, were either smiling or smirking at me as a DJ was still preparing his station from across the room. The room was definitely a nightclub like room, decorated mostly in black and blue, my two favorite colors. And snake themed memorabilia was everywhere, and when I mean everywhere, I mean EVERYWHERE.
"How long did it take you guys to plan this?" I ask slightly dumbfounded as I continued to look throughout the room.
"A few weeks," Amanda tells me with smirk as she guides me over to the others. "Monica here knows the owner of the club, so we got his permission to rent the place out for the night."
"Since you are such a big lover of snakes, we thought a snake-themed party would be a good idea for your birthday this year," Monica adds as Wade wraps an arm around her waist. "To tell you the truth . . . I'm surprised none of us used this theme before in any of your past birthdays."
"Dude . . . the twins went all out for your party big bro," says Nate as he and Becky walk over to me. "They even got you a birthday cake shaped like an actual Viper. AN ACTUAL VIPER!"
"No . . ." I say as I shake my head in disbelief. "They didn't . . ."
"Yeah . . . we did," the twins say in unison as they pointed to the buffet table across the room. Right there in the middle of the long table was indeed a cake that was shaped like the actual reptile that I was named for. It was coiled up and poised to strike like the real thing.
"Ted managed to pull a few strings for us when it came to your birthday cake Randy." says Monica as she nodded her head at Ted.
"It was no problem man." Says Ted as he shrugs his shoulders.
"Aw man," I say in shock as I shake my head. "This is amazing . . . Absolutely crazy, but amazing."
"Man, you can thank the twins for this birthday party. The rest of just took care of the little things," says John just as the DJ began to play the first track of the night. "Oh this is my song! Let's go dance Nikki!"
"So . . . what do you think?" Amanda asks me with a knowing smirk as everyone else walk over to the dance floor. "Am I a good mate or what?"
"A good mate?" I ask with a chuckle as I wrapped my arms around her waist. "You took weeks to plan this party out for me. How did you keep this a secret from me?"
"I have my ways," she tells me with a chuckle. "Are you happy to be at your party now?"
"Dammit girl, yes I am," I tell her with a smirk as I latched my lips onto hers for a deep kiss before letting go. "Thank you babe . . ."
"You're welcome, my handsome Viper," she tells me with a smirk as she pats my cheek. "Hmm . . . I feel like dancing right now."
"Well then . . . the dance floor awaits, babe." I say with a smirk as I nodded my head to the packed floor.
"Shall we?" she asks me with a hopeful smirk in my eye.
"This isn't a song that I usually dance to, but for you, I'll make an exception." I tell her as I lead her to the floor, my party raging full steam ahead.
Please review! Next chapter is where things get a little steamy . . .