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Chapter 9
- The Next Day -
- Randy & Angelina -
Randy and Angelina flew back to Missouri to attend their counseling session that was scheduled for that day. They left Sophia with Kailey since she was staying at their house with John, Anthony and Caleb. Justin had agreed to the dinner for that night, so the Cena's came to town. Right after the session, they were going to have lunch with Nathan and Becky before heading home to prepare for tonight's festivities. Nathan was once again coming over to babysit the three kids while their parents handle the whole Justin situation during dinner. Randy was immediately on board with the girl's plan, much to their surprise. Then again, John was around this time around, so of course, Randy had no problem going along with the plan since he didn't feel like he was betraying his best friend.
They walked in to Doctor Robert's office and sat down on the couch, waiting for her to come in, as she had stepped out for a moment. Things were much better from their previous session with her. For starters, they've been slowly building a friendship. Even though they had a bump on the road the night before, things were getting better.
Baby steps. Simple as that.
Dr. Roberts walked in the room, smiling at the couple before her. The tension was no longer felt in the room, which was always a good sign.
"Good morning Randy and Angelina, how are things?" She started off.
"Good, I think we did well on our homework." Randy grinned.
Dr. Roberts smiled. "That sounds great, how'd it go?"
Randy looked at Angelina and she gestured for him to go on ahead.
"Well, first off, we talked things out. It was a bit frustrating and heads clashed, but we talked about some of our issues and we've decided to become friends." Randy summarized their talk.
"That sounds great, so now the question I have for you Angelina, have you forgiven Randy?" She asked, looking at the younger woman.
Angelina shook her head. "No, but I'm on that road."
"That sounds good, as long as we're on the right path, we're making progress." She smiled. "So like I've said, we're going to have a bit of an odd session. I want you to tell one another the things you like and dislike about one another. You can say as many as you want. No limits." She explained. "So, Angelina, why won't you go first?"
Angelina looked at Dr. Roberts before turning towards Randy, a smile slowly appearing on her face. Randy chuckled as he looked at his ex-wife. This should be an interesting session.
"So, I just say something I like about him and we alternate, or I just keep saying my likes and dislikes until I'm done?" Angelina asked.
"You're going all the way," Dr. Roberts replied with an encouraging smile.
"Well, I guess we're going to be here for a while," Randy smirked.
Angelina chuckled. "There you go, I'll start with your cockiness," She began. "As much as people would like to think your cocky demeanor is annoying and a turn off. I actually find it very sexy and fitting for you."
Randy smiled as Angelina continued. "Even though things fell apart between us, you still continued to be a good father to our children, well tried to for Caleb." Angelina added. "I absolutely love the fact you do things for me even if it's not necessary, or remember things that I would expect you to forget so easily."
"What does he do for you?" Dr. Roberts questioned.
"When he would massage my feet after a long day, make me breakfast in bed, just because." She replied. "But the one thing he did that I really liked was when he would randomly send me a bouquet of flowers and write little notes in it like how he used to in high school."
Dr. Roberts smiled, finding Randy's actions touching. "Please continue,"
"Um, do we do physical attributes as well?" Angelina asked.
"Yes, just a couple,"
Angelina turned attention back to Randy and smiled. "I love your smile and how it brightens up my day." Angelina told him. "And I think my favorite feature about you is your eyes because it can really captivate you and it wouldn't let you go no matter how hard you try to look away."
Randy was quite surprised on how open Angelina was being right now. It's not like he expected her to put up her wall once more, but it seems like the more time passed and the more they spent some time together, the wall would go further down. Of course he knew that the wall still had a long way to go, but progress was being made, everything was.
He smiled at her words.
"How about dislikes?" Dr. Roberts asked.
Now things were going to get interesting.
Angelina frowned, looking down at her hands. Everything was going well between them and if she would voice out things she disliked about Randy, it might just ruin things. But honesty was the key in this exercise.
"I dislike the attitude he gives me when he can't get what he wants and I dislike his stubbornness." Angelina said, holding back a few words, but at least she was honest. "I also dislike his cockiness at times, I mean I know I said I like it, but at times, he could get a bit over himself."
"What else do you dislike about Randy? I'm sure there are other things you don't like after knowing him for so long." Dr. Roberts told her.
Angelina bit her lip. "The thing I hate the most about Randy is his anger issues. At times, I feel like I'm talking to a whole different person when he's angry. He completely shuts you off and he can hold grudges longer than any person I've met." She looked over at him. "I know everyone has their moments, but he just scares me at times. Like when he accused me of cheating on him, the way he acted towards me was frightening."
"He accused you of cheating?" Dr. Roberts asked, making sure she heard right.
Angelina nodded her head. "It was a few months before I found out about his affairs. I came home later than expected from a string of shows. He was calling my phone, but I had left it with my brother. As soon as I stepped in the door, he just startled me. He was screaming at me, accusing me of cheating on him with Jordan and it was a pretty scary moment." She recalled.
Randy looked over at Angelina and saw she was slightly trembling. He remembered that night, he was going absolutely insane. There was no way he could reach her, no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't. He called every person in his contact list that he knew that would be with Angelina, but they weren't answering. He called Ricky, but he wasn't answering his phone either. Then the worst thought came into his mind and he immediately thought Angelina was cheating on him with Jordan. He was an idiot for thinking that, but when he was cheating on her, he became paranoid. All these thoughts would come to his head that would make him more possessive over her, jealousy trips over absolutely nothing, and angry towards her. He was horrible.
"Did Randy hit you?" Dr. Roberts questioned.
Angelina looked at her with an incredulous look. She understands why Dr. Roberts would ask that question, but Randy would never lay a finger on her.
"No, of course not," Angelina replied. "I understand why you would think that, but Randy would never hit me."
"Hitting a woman is not really on my resume." Randy added, slightly offended by the doctor's question. "Even if we're in the heat of the moment, I would never even think of hurting Angelina."
Dr. Roberts nodded her head. "That's good to hear, but I'm just trying to make sure, Randy. I've had cases where wives were in denial about their husband hitting them, making excuses for them."
"Well I am not making excuses for Randy." Angelina assured her.
"Okay. Randy, I have a question for you, why did you accuse her of cheating?" Dr. Roberts asked him.
Randy sighed and bent forward, resting his forearms on his legs. "I accused her because I got paranoid." He confessed. "Since I was cheating on her, when she would do something suspicious, out of the ordinary, I would immediately think she was cheating on me. Of course she wasn't, but I still accused her out of my own guilt." He turned his heard towards Angelina, their eyes immediately connecting. "I'm sorry, Angie."
Angelina placed a hand on top of his and softly squeezed it. "It's okay," she gave him a small smile.
Dr. Roberts smiled at the sight before her. When the couples begin to make some progress in their relationship, it always made her smile, knowing that they were on the road to recovery.
"So, Randy, why won't we go to you now? What are the qualities you like about Angelina?" She questioned.
Randy sat up straight, a smile appearing on his lips. "Hmm, where do I start?" He raised an eyebrow, looking at Angelina making her blush. "I like your smile and the way it brightens up a room and how even if I'm having the shittiest day, seeing the smile on your face puts a smile on mine as well." He smirked. "Oh, and I absolutely like your lips, now, those are the winners."
Dr. Roberts slightly laughed. "Okay, Randy, let's get serious now."
Randy cleared his throat. "Right, sorry, so I like the way you handle me during certain situations when I'm so unbearable to be with. For example, when I get injured, during the first few months, I'm a total douchebag, but Angelina always stays by my side no matter what. She takes all the shit I give her, tantrums, attitude problems, etc." He began. "But I think the one thing that stands out the most of the long list of the things I love about you is you."
Angelina looked at Randy, her cheeks flushed. She couldn't believe she just heard that. She smiled at him which he returned.
"Can you explain that last answer, Randy?" Dr. Roberts asked.
"Well, there's nothing I dislike about her. I mean, of course there are things like when she would do a few things that would get under my skin, but other than that, there's nothing I really dislike about her." Randy replied. "She's as close to perfect as you can get."
"You want to elaborate on the few things that get under your skin?" Dr. Roberts pushed.
"Well, there's one major thing that gets under my skin that causes for other irritations to happen." He began. "I dislike her job."
Angelina looked at him, surprised by his admission. Randy has never shown any sign that would alert her about this certain subject. He was always very supportive of her and no matter how long she would be gone, he would support her, finding anyway possible for them to communicate while she was away.
"What?" Angelina gasped.
He turned his head towards her. "Look, Angie, you're talented, there's no question about that. Achieving your dream is something I've always wanted for you and you've achieve it, but to be honest with you, your job broke us apart." He confessed. "It's not the media that bothered me because let's be honest, I deal with them in my line of work as well, but the distance that was always put between us was the deal breaker. There would be times where I don't see you for three straight months and that eventually took its toll." Randy could not believe how honest he was being. The point of this was obviously honesty, but he just didn't think he would be this honest. He always kept this to himself, fearing how much it would hurt Angelina, yet now it was finally out of the bag.
"I know I'm always on the road, but at least you could travel with me, but I couldn't travel with you as much as you could with me. At times, I wished you didn't get famous just so you could always be with me." The words sounded harsh as it passed through Angelina's ears. "It's a selfish way of thinking, but it's the truth."
Angelina processed his words, her mouth slightly ajar, shocked by his confession. She expected him to say that he hated it when she would nag him with no ends when he didn't do what she would ask him to do. Or the way she would hog the blanket at times. But that wasn't the case. Randy actually hated her job.
"I never knew that," Angelina murmured.
Randy looked at his ex-wife, noticing how she was looking at the ground. He knew he should have thought about his words before saying them. The last thing he wanted was to hurt her, but it was already out of the bag. What could he do now?
Doctor Roberts turned her head back and forth between the two, waiting for either of them to react.
"Randy, are you saying that you cheated on Angelina because her career put a strain in your relationship?" Doctor Roberts questioned.
Randy looked at Angelina, who still had her head down. "Yes," was his answer.
Angelina looked up at him. "Why? I mean, Randy, I was home enough. I didn't do any grueling tour schedules. I only traveled during the summer and the rest of the time, I was mostly with you."
"But that's it, Angie, you travelled. I'm telling you, it's a selfish reason, but I always wanted you near me. Then when your career started to take off, I was so proud of you, to see you smile when you won your first award and everything." He slightly smiled, shaking his head. "But in the end of the day, if I could have it another way, I would have wanted you to stay home or just with me."
"That is a very selfish way of thinking, Randy." Angelina spat. "I understand your needs, but I would never ask you to stop wrestling just so you could be with me all the time. Our careers didn't strain our relationship, we did. We let it strain our relationship. We were flawless, Randy. You didn't start acting up till the last two years of our marriage."
"Angelina, that's the point, I thought after we had Sophia, you would stop singing and just concentrate on being a mom. But yet, somehow, someway, you figured out a way to balance everything." He replied.
"So you expect me to stay at home and do what Randy?" She asked, irritation clearly heard in her voice.
"I don't know, be a stay at home wife? I don't know, Angie. I'm not asking you to do that." Randy sighed. "I'm just trying to tell you what made us fall apart."
"My career, you're going to blame my career?" She looked at him, giving him an incredulous look.
"No, the lack of intimacy."
Angelina laughed. "You've got to be kidding me. You cheated on me because I didn't fuck you enough?"
Randy groaned. "No! Damn it, Angie, I cheated on you because I doubted our relationship and the distance that was put between us just made it worst. I started getting all these thoughts in my mind that you were cheating on me and all this other bullshit. It's like I made excuses in my mind when I was cheating on you. I told myself that you were most likely doing the same thing so I was guilt free." Randy ran his hand over his scalp. "I got tired of you, to put it simply. In my mind, I had to think of a logical reason to cheat on you and that's what I came up with so that the guilt wouldn't eat me up."
"You got tired of me?" Angelina asked him, her voice slightly rising. "Randy, are you freaking kidding me? You got tired of me?" She ran her fingers through her hair, as his words replayed in her mind. "Wow, you got tired of me? So it's not my career, you got tired of me as your wife. You are unbelievable."
Randy shook his head. "Angie, no, that's not what I meant. I didn't get tired of you as my wife, I love you, Angie, that's never going to change and not some strain is going to change that." He sighed. "I just began to think with my dick."
"Did you regret marrying me?" She asked, ignoring his words.
"No. That's not even a fucking reasonable question, Angelina." He told her.
"How is it not? You're telling me you got tired of me, what else could that mean? I mean, Randy, come on, you just don't get tired of people. There has to be a reason for it. You must regret marrying me for you to even think that." Angelina retorted.
"If there's one thing I regret in life, it's cheating on you. But like you always tell me, you can't live life with regrets because then, you start over thinking things and that's just not healthy for you." Randy replied.
Doctor Roberts looked at the two, waiting for Angelina to respond. She was taking notes as the two argued, which was healthy for them. They needed to let out all their past feelings and frustrations so that they could start over however way they want.
"Angelina, I have a question for you, have you ever thought of cheating on Randy?" the Doctor asked.
Angelina looked at her then at Randy. "Yes," Angelina knew it was a bad idea to say that answer, but if he was being truthful, why shouldn't she? It was only fair.
"What? When? With who?" Randy couldn't believe his ears. Angelina actually thought of cheating on him? He wasn't trying to honk his horn here, but he just didn't see her with such thoughts in her mind.
Angelina began fidgeting with her fingers, unsure if she should say his name. She wasn't very sure how badly Randy will react.
"Angelina, who was it?" Doctor Roberts question.
"John, Randy's best friend." She bit her lip, waiting for Randy's reaction.
"What?" Randy asked in disbelief. Out of all the people she could think about cheating on him with, it was his best friend. "You're kidding, right?"
Angelina shook her head as Randy's hands turned into a tight fist. Jordan would have been a better choice. John was just the last person he ever thought would catch her attention. Given there were times that he was flirty with her, but it was always innocent. How could John be her choice?
"Was this before or after Kailey?" He asked, a bit harshly.
"Randy, this was before Kailey even existed in John's life." She replied.
"Why, John? I mean, what the fuck, Angelina! Out of all the people in this whole world, you wanted to cheat on me with my best friend?" He questioned her.
"I don't know. I was attracted to John, I mean obviously they weren't strong enough for me to actually cheat on you, but I was very attracted to John."
"Why were you attracted to him?"
"Randy, do you really wanna know this?"
"Yes, I do, so answer my question."
Angelina sighed. "He has a really nice smile, his dimples were really cute. His eyes were amazing as well, they just captivate you when you talk to him. They were like yours. And he had a nice body as well." Angelina slightly smiled. "To be honest with you, his looks was what attracted me to him, his personality was just a plus."
"Seems to me that it's more than just a simple crush,"
"It was more than a crush, but the feelings obviously died down."
"And why is that? Because Kailey took your shot?"
Angelina shook her head. "Because I love you way too much to even think about cheating on you. I may have had feelings for John, and they were strong at some point, but I didn't love John. More importantly, the love I have for you can overcome any attraction I have for another man."
Randy opened his mouth to speak, but Doctor Roberts cut him off.
"Alright, that's it for today, progress is being made. Now, I have another homework assignment for you two that will surely push aside some issues between you two." Doctor Roberts said. "I want you two to play twenty-one questions. Ask each other about anything, no holds barred. Okay? I will warn you now, feelings will be hurt, but this is all part of the healing process." She folded her hands together. "You two need this. Getting hurt is a part of life. It's a horrible feeling, but you must go through this so we can move on. Don't ask questions like, what's your favorite color or somewhere along those lines. I want you two to ask questions that would benefit this relationship, do you understand me? One question could be, how did you feel when the divorce was finalize, something like that."
Randy and Angelina nodded their heads. But they both knew this was far from over. Angelina just knew that Randy wasn't going to let this go. This was something she never told anyone. It was hard to tell someone that you were attracted to your husband's best friend. She couldn't tell Kailey since that would obviously cause some problems between them. Besides, she never felt like it was something worth discussing.
"I will see you two in two weeks. After that session, we will have two more sessions with only you two and then we'll bring Caleb in." Doctor Roberts informed them. "Actually, I have a question, since it seems that you're relationship is much better, is there any improvement with Caleb?"
Randy looked over at Angelina and slightly smiled as his eyes shifted to Doctor Roberts. "Things are improving."
"How so?" She asked.
"Well, he talks to me in a much civil manner. He still calls me Randy, but the communication is much better than it was before." Randy answered.
"Sounds good." She smiled. "You may go, I will see you both in two weeks."
Angelina and Randy stood up and exited the room. They quietly walked towards the elevator. Angelina wanted to talk to Randy, but if they were going to have a screaming match, she much rather argue in the car. She knows that there were paparazzi waiting outside and the last thing she would want is for them to overhear their argument. They stepped into the elevator, silence still around them.
"I'm going to let it go." Randy said.
Angelina's head shot up and her eyes met Randy's. "What? Let what go?"
"I'm pissed, I'm not going to sugarcoat things with you anymore. Honesty is obviously the best policy. You didn't cheat on me, so I can't be angry at you about that. The only reason my blood is boiling is the fact that you actually had feelings for my best friend." Randy shook his head. "But I'm going to let it go. I'm not going to bring it up with John or anyone for that matter."
The elevators door opened, cutting Angelina off before she could even utter a word. They walked out of the elevator, Randy immediately reaching for Angelina's hand. They walked out of the building, the flashing lights ready to meet them. The paparazzo's were throwing questions, but Angelina and Randy remained quiet. They reached the parking lot and immediately slid in Randy's car. He drove out of the parking lot and towards Angelina's home.
"I understand why you're angry, Randy. But I mean, I never even thought of leaving you for John. Those feelings were completely out of attraction and I didn't fall in love with Cena. That's never going to happen. He's like another brother to me, that's all." Angelina explained to him.
"I know, that's why I'm going to let it go. You obviously didn't carry the torch for him or made it noticeable because I would have known. I just can't fathom the idea of you being with Cena. Thinking of it just absolutely works me up. You know how I am, Angelina. Seeing you with another man already pisses me off and if that man ended up being my best friend, I don't know what I would do." Randy replied. "So, we'll bury this issue right here. But I have a question."
"Okay, what is it?" Angelina questioned.
"Is John the only man you ever thought of cheating on me with?" Randy asked.
"Yes, only John." Angelina replied.
Randy chuckled and shook his head. "I don't know if I should take that as a good thing if John is the only man to ever catch your attention."
"You can take it whatever way you want, point is, I never cheated." Angelia pointed out.
"You cheated on me mentally."
Angelia rolled her eyes. "How did I cheat on you mentally?"
"You wanted to fuck him, I'm sure you had fantasies about John."
"I'm not like you, so no, I never had fantasies about Cena."
Randy gave her a look, shaking his head. "Are you lying?"
"No, do you want to tell me something? It seems like you've had fantasies about John."
He wasn't sure if she was trying to lighten mood or being a wise ass, but he started laughing. Angelina raised an eyebrow at him, unsure as to why Randy was laughing.
"Did I miss something?" She questioned.
Randy shook his head. "No, your statement just made me laugh."
"Oh Randal, always the weird one," a smile cracked on her face as she looked out the window.
"You did though."
She turned towards Randy. "Did what?"
"Cheat mentally."
"Oh for the love of God, tell me, how did I cheat mentally?" She couldn't believe he even suggested that she cheated on him. How did she mentally cheat on him? Was that even possible?
"Angelina, you had thoughts about another man. You actually had feelings for him. That's mentally cheating on me." Randy's not even sure why he's pointing this out. There's no point to it. It was long ago, something that he's sure Angelina never even thought of telling him. But just the mere fact that she actually thought of John in that way irked him.
"Randy, in doing this, does that justify your actions with those women?"
And just like that Angelina won the round.
"No, it's just," he sighed. "I'm sorry."
"It's okay," she turned away once more. Bringing up his past actions wasn't her method of winning an argument with Randy, but she knew him. Talking about this whole mentally cheating crap was like Randy's justification that what he did was horrible, but he didn't fall in love with her best friend. At times, his reasoning baffle her, but nevertheless, she understood him.
Though she definitely didn't agree with this particular reasoning he had in his mind.
"She liked me?" John couldn't believe his ears. Angelina actually had feelings for him? He's not even sure how to react since he's married and Randy might kick his ass.
He was currently running errands with Randy before their dinner with the girls in a couple of hours.
"Yes she did," Randy's not sure why he told John. Even though he told Angelina he wouldn't, he had to tell him.
"Wow, that's something," John chuckled, shaking his head.
"That's something? What do you mean that's something?" Randy's tone was accusing and it made John laugh.
"Relax, I don't have feelings for your girl, I just never expected it." John shrugged. "I always thought she had a thing for Adam."
"Copeland? Why?" Thankfully they were at a stoplight, so Randy's reactions wouldn't kill them.
John laughed. "I'm kidding man," he shook his head. "This is getting you worked up, really worked up. Is it that unbelievable that Angelina could actually look at other guys?"
"She was married to me, why would she look at other guys?"
"And the ego comes out."
"It's not about the ego, Angelina never looked at anyone else but me. Sure, she had those celebrity crushes, but those are pretty innocent." The stoplight turns green, signaling for Randy to continue driving. "This whole Wade thing is bugging the shit out of me."
"Randy, man, you know I'm your best friend right?"
"Yeah, man, why?"
John lets out a breath before he continued. "This is a suggestion, not even something I think you would consider, but it's a bit unfair how you don't expect Angelina to see other people." John was close to the two, he met the two at the same time. Even though he was close to Randy, Angelina was the younger sister he never had. He wasn't telling Randy to give up on her, he just felt it was only fair that Angelina got to test out the market. "Angelina's never been with anyone else, but you. Maybe you should let her explore her options, so if you two ever get back together, it's a sure thing. No more wandering eyes or anything."
Randy's grip on the steering wheel tightened. Never in his life had he wanted to beat up John as much as he did now. How could his best friend even suggest that? So what was he supposed to do? Just let her date Barrett? Let her possibly have a happily ever after with him?
"Maybe you should let Kailey go back to Justin then." Randy told him as he entered the parking lot for the restaurant they were picking up food from for the kids and Nathan to eat.
"Randy, it's not the same situation. I'm not divorced to Kailey." John replied.
"So you want me to hand her to Barrett?"
"Don't make her sound like property, Orton."
"She's not," Randy lets out a frustrated sigh. "I can't John, you expect me to actually swallow the idea of her dating Barrett? Do you have any idea what that would do to me? Seeing them walking together at the arena, holding hands, being a couple," Randy paused for a moment. "Fuck, I really did fuck up on her."
"I'm sorry, you barely realized that now?"
"I've always known I've fucked up on her, but I never really thought of losing her. Angelina never stayed angry at me for this long," Randy chuckled. "God, I'm an idiot."
"Yeah, you really are if you expected her to take you back like you didn't break her heart." John shook his head. "At times, I wonder if you're able to think of anything else but yourself."
Randy remained quiet, thinking of John's words, knowing his best friend means well. The idea of Angelina dating was a constant thought in his mind. He wasn't always with her, he didn't always know what was going on. But he always thought that Angelina was too busy to even entertain the thought of dating.
Things were different now.
"The best way to show up Barrett is for you to do what he's doing," he advised. "Show her the person she fell in love with. I'm pretty sure she loves you in whatever way you present yourself, but show her that Barrett may be a cool guy, but in the long run, it's you and her."
"I don't even know how to win her over."
"You do, you're just being a pussyshit."
Randy laughed, smacking John on his stomach. "I love her man."
"I know you do, bout time you start showing it."
"I've always showed that I love her."
"No, these past few years, you've been showing remorse for your actions, trying to show her how sorry you were for cheating on her, for breaking her heart." John explained. "Now, you should show her just how much you love her and what you would do to get her back. Just remind her of the good times."
"Let's be honest Randy, you still have her heart, you just need to prove you're deserving of it."
Letting John's words sink in, Randy found the motivation he once lost. She was attracted to Wade, she wasn't in love with the guy. "You're right, I'm going to prove to her that I'm worthy of her."
"That's the Randy I know, what's the first step of your plan?"
Randy smirked. "Out do Barrett."