Title: Third Wheel

Rated: T (Teen)

Genre(s): Romance/Hurt/Comfort

Pair(s): Randy/Ted/Cody

Summary: Ted has started to feel like a third wheel in his relationship with Randy and Cody.

Disclaimer: I don't own anyone, besides my OCs.

Part: 10/10

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Cody was the first to notice Ted. The blond looked a little uncertain of himself, with confusion and hurt in his clear eyes. But there was another emotion in there as well. Determination. Cody's heart fluttered wildly in his chest as he watched Ted walk over to them, not a hint of fear or trepidation in his step. Cody elbowed his older boyfriend in the side. Randy made a soft sound of indignation, before Cody subtly motioned to the nervous blond in the corner. Randy frowned, but he was silent as the blond walked over to them.

"Um… Cody, Randy?" Ted looked between the two of them uncertainly. "I'm… I'm sorry for the way that I treated the two of you. I never meant to hurt you. It's just… I overheard your conversation that morning, and -,"

"Wait. What conversation?" Cody asked, confused. What had they said to hurt their Teddybear?

"You called me an idiot, and a bad wrestler, and 'Million Dollar Trash'. And it really hurt, so I lashed out in return. I never meant to hurt you two… it was all instinctual." Ted said.

Cody walked over to Ted and took hold of his face, before he kissed him harshly. When he drew back, Ted's eyes were blown wide. "Teddybear, we never said any of that. It was all lies written by idiots on Twitter. We were just amazed at how foolish so-called 'fans' could be."

"You mean, you really don't think that I'm trash?" Ted asked, still amazed that all of this had been a simple misunderstanding. Cody and Randy nodded.

"We love you, Teddy." Randy said honestly. "You've been a part of our family since day one."

"You don't know how worried we've been ever since you left!" Cody exclaimed.

"Come to think of it," Randy started. "Where did you go?"

All of the color drained out of Ted's face. Here it was. The moment of truth. The moment where Randy and Cody would come to their senses about what a horrible man Ted was and walk away from him once and for all. Ted couldn't bear it if they left him, not now. Not now that everything was out in the open. But he had to come clean about what he had done with Maryse. He had to admit to his mistake, because that was the only way to learn from it and move on. But what if they couldn't move on?

Cody seemed to sense Ted's discomfort, because he walked over to his blond boyfriend and wrapped his arms around his waist loosely, resting his head on the taller man's shoulder. Instantly, Ted relaxed in his arms. Maybe he wouldn't have to come clean to his indiscretion, at least not fully. He would admit to the fact that he was with Maryse, who was, in fact, a close friend of his. While at one time he wouldn't have hesitated to enter a relationship with her, that was ancient history now. He had Cody and Randy, and that was all that he needed.

"I was with Maryse." Ted admitted after a minute.

Cody's arms tensed around him, but the brunette didn't release him. "You were with Maryse, huh?"

"Yeah." Ted nodded. "She was a friend when I needed her to be. She made sure that I ate and slept because, frankly, without you two, I was a total wreck."

Cody smirked. "Good to hear. Not that you were a total wreck, of course. But that you had someone to look after you when we couldn't."

Ted breathed a sigh of relief. Crisis averted. "I love you two."

Cody smiled and kissed him one more time. "I love you too, Teddybear."

Randy ruffled his hair affectionately. "I love you too."

And with that, the three returned to their hotel room, together at last.

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A/N: Sorry it was so short! Please Review!