Disclaimer: I do not own any of the WWE characters (although, I sure can dream!) so please don't sue me! This is a completely fictional story. And FYI, some events have been changed to fit the story.

April 1st, 2006

Juliana woke up from her dream to her phone ringing. She looked at her alarm clock and groaned in horror to see it was 6:30am. She stretched as she reached for the phone, "Hello?" She said mid-yawn.

"Hey girlie! Why are you still sleeping? Don't you know what today is?" Her best friend Nicole replied way too happy for that early in the morning.

"Nikki, it's my birthday. Don't you think I should sleep in?" Juliana replied.

"Hell no! I have a whole day planned out for you! So get up, hop in the shower, and by the time you're done, I'll be picking out something for you to wear! You only turn 25 once!" Nikki replied.

Juliana laughed, "I take it you still have a set of my keys?"

"Hey, you gave them to me, and I'm never giving them back!" Nikki replied. "See ya in a few minutes, hurry up and get in the shower!"

Juliana hung up the phone and got out of bed. She groaned and stretched again. She walked into the bathroom and turned on the shower. She slipped off her nightshirt and looked in the mirror. She was 5'1, 115lbs, shoulder-length brown wavy hair with bright sky-blue eyes that clouded over when she was angry or sad. She was a size 6 waist that sometimes was size 8 if she was PMS'ing. "Nothing fancy with this 25 year old." She said to herself as she climbed in the shower.

As the water rained down upon her, she realized that it wasn't just her birthday, it was his also.

He being the only man she had ever loved. The man who started out as a playmate and a bodyguard, who grew into a best friend and became her first boyfriend, her first love and her first lover. His family had taken her under their wing as if she was one of their own. Unfortunately he was also the first man to not only brake her heart but completely shatter her hopes and dreams.

Juliana sighed and shook her head. She had moved on with her life, but their friendship couldn't be salvaged. She hadn't heard from him since the day that they went separate ways a few years ago, yet she still lived in their hometown and was very close to his family. She just didn't know if he knew she was still close with them.

She thought about how much her life had changed without him. She wound up in a horribly abusive relationship that mirrored her childhood too much for comfort and she finally was able to end it. But since then, she had built a wall around her heart that no one could break through. At this point she was just too scared to let her guard down. And now here she was, 25 years old with a great job, a nice apartment, she was financially stable, and she had an old cat named Boots. She had no husband, no boyfriend, no kids and a funeral to go to in 2 days for the last person in her family that she would be attending alone because her best friend would be out of town.

Juliana quickly washed her hair and shaved her legs. "Enough depressing thoughts Juliana, it's time for some fun!"

Juliana walked out of the bathroom in her robe and sure enough there was Nikki digging through her closet. "Didn't take you long" Juliana commented.

"Nope, I was awake and ready." Nikki replied with a smile. "Here, I found you a great outfit to wear. We have a great day ahead of us and I'm not telling you a thing about it!"

Juliana looked, and she had chosen a great pair of blue jeans with a cute, red and white halter-top and a jean jacket to wear over it. Juliana picked out her favorite pair of black cowgirl boots to wear with it and she was dressed in no time.

She started to walk into the bathroom to do her hair when Nikki stopped her. "Don't do anything too fancy, I made us appointments later today for when we go out tonight."

"When we go out tonight? Where are we going?" Juliana asked confused.

"You'll see." Nikki replied with a knowing laugh.

Juliana quickly blow-dried her hair, threw it up in a clip and did some light make up and came out of the bathroom. "Alright girl, let's go."

Nikki smiled, "Let's go!"

Juliana grabbed her sunglasses and her keys as they left. Together they headed out to Nikki's car and took off.

Meanwhile…

Randy walked into his parent's house with his buddy John Cena. "Thanks for letting me crash here with you." John said quietly. It didn't look like anyone was awake yet at the house."

"Dude, no problem. I always stay here when we're in town." Randy replied. "And this way we're here till Monday morning."

"Well thank you." John repeated.

"Let's bring our stuff upstairs to my room to get it out of the way, then we can find out from dad which guest room is ready for you." Randy said showing John the way. "I'm going to hit the bathroom."

John got to Randy's bedroom and was looking around. There was a whole wall dedicated to pictures of his friends and family. While Randy went to the bathroom, John studied the pictures. A lot of the pictures were of the same group of friends, and predominantly of him and a very pretty brunette.

Randy walked in and seen John looking at the pictures. "Most of those are from elementary through high school."

"I can tell. Dude, who's the hot brunette you were always with." John said playfully.

Randy took a deep breath and ran his hand through his hair. "That was Jules."

"Ok, keep going." John prodded.

"You don't want to hear this. Let's go downstairs and get something to eat." Randy said trying to change the subject but John wouldn't hear it.

"Nah dude, tell me about her." John bugged.

" I'll give you the short version. There's too many details to tell. We met each other in kindergarten and stayed friends through school and a little beyond. We even have the same birthday. She had a real fucked up childhood, her father blamed her for her mother's death because she died during childbirth. He dropped her off to live with his mom and dad till she was 4 years old, then his dad died and he took her to live with him. He was abusive to her physically and mentally. So I took it upon myself to be her bodyguard at school when kids would try and make fun of her, and my family looked out for her because my dad knew her dad. When she was 14, her dad was in a serious accident, and he died. So her grandma moved to St Louis and took over as her guardian. We dated all through jr high and high school, and for a little while after, but I fucked it up and I haven't heard from her since."

"What did you do?" John asked.

Randy sighed, "I cheated on her when I was in the marines. Then I came home and I had a big ego and started bossing her around. I totally manipulated her then we got into a really big fight when I told her that she needed to quit school and move with me to Louisville. She began crying telling me that she couldn't move because she was still in school and she was late for her period. She hadn't tested yet because she was too scared to tell me. I hit the roof, I wasn't ready to be a parent and I let her know. I screamed at her at the top of my lungs that she was being selfish and she was just trying to hold me back. That I was not ready to be a father and that if she was then we needed to take care of it. She cried and begged for me to not be mad at her, she was on birth control and she didn't know what happened. So I yelled at her that when I fucked Cindy there wasn't a problem. And there sure as hell wasn't a problem the night your dad tried to rape you when you were 13. And then there was silence. I went way too far mentioning the abuse from her father, and it was the first time she ever knew I was unfaithful. She got up and started her grabbing her stuff and it was the first time she ever took a stand for herself. For as long as I had been an asshole to her, she always just took it. This time she lashed out and she let me have it. She screamed back at me, "Fuck you Randy, we're through. I don't care what happens from here on out, but I'll never be in your life. I'm tired of dealing with your bullshit." I tried to apologize but she wouldn't hear it. She told me that she had put up with my shit for long enough, and she wasn't going to take it anymore. And as soon as her bag was packed, she headed back to her grandma's and I left for Louisville and we never spoke again."

"Wow dude, that was harsh. So was she pregnant? Do you ever talk to her?" John asked intrigued.

"I don't know. I doubt it because I'm sure my mom would have told me, but I don't think so. We haven't spoken since October 17th, 1999. Not a word, and nor have I asked my mom and dad about her. I know that she had left St Louis, but I don't know where she is now. We have a mutual friend and she doesn't speak to me about her and I doubt that Nikki tells Jules anything about me."

"So who's funeral are you going to on Saturday?" John asked.

"Jules's grandma. I shouldn't, but I feel like I should. I mean, for 7 years she treated me just like one of her own grandchildren. I loved her as much as I loved my grandparents. So I feel like I should go or Nana would never forgive me. It's bad enough I broke Jules's heart, I can't do this too."

"Dude, it's your 25th birthday, maybe you should call her." John suggested.

Randy shook his head, "No, I'm not calling her. I don't even know where she is. Tonight you can meet Nikki, she's coming to the show. But I'm not going to track her down. I ruined that and there's nothing more to say. Now let's go get some breakfast."

And with that Randy got up and started walking downstairs. John got up and followed silently. He couldn't help but wonder if there was more feelings tied up in Randy over this Jules chick than Randy would let on.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Well, there's the first chapter. It kind of gives you some insight as to the past and now we can plug away to the present. Please read and review! I love to hear what you think and what you want to see.

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