Teach Me How to Love

"Honey, I'm home!" Aksana called as she let herself in.

"I'm in the kitchen!" Yelena called back. She had just returned from her trip to the gym for a much needed workout and she decided to make Lampsha, a Russian chicken soup for her best friend, who was spending the night at her place so they could ride together to the next city

Aksana breezed into the kitchen and shrugged out of her coat. She placed the carton of Peach Ice Cream in the freezer and hopped up onto one of the stools in front of the breakfast bar

"It smells amazing in here."

Yelena spooned some soup into a bowl and handed it to her. She took it gratefully and ate a spoonful

"Mmmm. This is so good" she moaned

"I'm glad you like it. Now, you eat and I'm going to go grab a quick shower" Yelena said, turning towards the door

"No, you are going to make yourself a bowl of this fantastic soup and meet me in the living room."

"But I'm still gross from my workout." Yelena whined

"Tough." Aksana said, exiting the kitchen before she could object.

Yelena obeyed, making herself small bowl of soup and following her into the living room. They watched the first two seasons of "Grey's Anatomy" and argued over who was hotter: McDreamy or McSteamy. They drank almost a whole bottle of wine and ate the entire carton of peach ice cream before they turned in for the night, dreading the long drive in the morning.

Yelena was up three hours earlier that she had to be and went down to the gym, where Aksana found her, running on the treadmill with her headphones in

"Hey!" Aksana shouted, waving her hand in front of her face to catch her attention.

"Hey." Yelena huffed, pulling key from the treadmill and it slowed to a stop "I was just finishing up"

Aksana nodded as Yelena pulled the ear buds from her ears, wondering how long she had been down here. She gazed over and saw that she had already burned over two thousand calories.

"No rush. It's still early."

"It's fine" Yelena said, wiping her brow "I was finished here anyway."

Aksana made a mental note to make sure they stopped somewhere and grabbed breakfast before they got on the road as she followed her back up to her condo.

Yelena showered and got dressed, skipping the makeup. She pulled on her favorite black hoodie over her t-shirt and stuffed her feet into her boots. They got their things into the car with the help of her doorman and were off. As they we crossing the state line into Virginia, her phone rang. Glancing at it and rolling her eyes, she silenced it and tossed it back into her purse.

"Was that your mother again?" Aksana asked

"Yes." Yelena said frostily, her hands tightening around the steering wheel

"Are you ever going to call her back? You know she'll just keep calling until you answer."

"I'll call her back when I'm ready."

Aksana knew that was the end of that conversation and dropped it. She didn't want to push her, knowing that she didn't handle stress well. The next six hours were spent in a comfortable silence. When they arrived at the hotel, Aksana made her promise they would go for a swim in the indoor pool after they got settled and Yelena was forced to comply. She went to the front desk and checked in and got her room key. Once in her room, she got unpacked and changed into her bathing suit: a simple cream bikini with brown polka dots. Nothing to show offish. She didn't want to feel exposed, especially if there were other people already down there. She slipped a cover up over her head at the last second just as her phone chimed

I'll meet you downstairs

xAksana

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xYelena

She slipped her feet into her flip flops, grabbed a towel and her room key and ventured downstairs

Randy stood by the edge of the pool, watching everyone horsing around. Phil and Kofi were goofing off, trying to dunk each other, Mike had AJ over his shoulder threatening to throw her in, and Wade and Alicia were secluded off on the empty side of the pool, talking softly. There was a big splash and everyone laughed when AJ resurfaced, a mean looking scowl on her face. The many faces that girl made would make anyone laugh. He was just about to rejoin them when he heard the door open. It was Aksana, clad in a red bikini. She was definitely a sight to see, but his eyes immediately drifted to the girl with her. She wore a sexy little number that accentuated her every curve. Her perfectly tanned skin glowed against the cream bathing suit and Randy couldn't help but stare. When their eyes met, her eyes full of recognition; he could clearly see a blush staining her cheeks. He'd recognized her immediately as the beautiful brunette he ran into a few days ago

"Should I get a mop?" a voice said next to him.

"Huh?" he said, not taking his eyes off of her

"You're drooling all over the floor." Punk snorted.

When he finally peeled his eyes away from her, he turned and saw a smirk on Phil's face

"Shut up." was all Randy could muttered

"Pretty isn't she?" he asked, his gaze falling upon Yelena. She certainly filled out her bathing suit nicely and he could tell Randy could appreciated the view.

He nodded, watching the two girls drop their towels onto a chair on the other side of the pool.

"Do you know her?" Randy asked

"We're not exactly best friends, but we've talked a few times. She does most of the photos for WWE.com. She's got a lot of talent, not to mention a sweet girl." Punk said, an amused look on his face as his eyes danced from Yelena to Randy and he chuckled. It's like he was hypnotized "Well?" he asked

"What?"

"Are you going to stare at her like a stalker all day or are we going to go say hello?"

"You didn't tell me other people were going to be here." Yelena said, kicking her flip flops off

"That's because I didn't know they were going to be here either." Aksana said, pulling hair out of the ponytail. Yelena looked around at the Superstars surrounding the pool, feeling self-conscious as she sat down on one of the chairs.

"Ladies."

Her head snapped up. Phil and Randy stood in front of her.

"Phillip, Randy" Aksana said, hugging Punk and placing a kiss on Randy's cheek

Punk turned his attention to Yelena and smiled "Yelena, good to see you outside of work." he leaned down and hugged her, kissed her cheek. She blushed, a surprised smile on her face

"Hey Champ." she said, her eyes drifting to Randy. She tried not to oogle him but it was kind of hard when you had a beautiful body like his in front of you. He looked like he was carved out of stone by the Greek God, Adonis himself. She had always loved his sleeves. They seemed to add to his sex appeal if that was even possible.

"Yelena, you know Randy. Randy this is my friend-"

"I think we've met." Randy said, cutting her off with a smile.

Aksana looked confused then turned to Yelena, who nodded

"We ran into each other in Cleveland."

Randy smiled down at her "Literally"

Punk and Aksana stared at the two then at each other. As if spoken out loud Punk shot Aksana a knowing look and she nodded in agreement and spoke

"Well I'm going to go say hi to everyone. I'll be back. Phillip, you want to join me?"

"Sure." he said as they turned to leave.

"It's nice to see you. To fully see your face, I mean." Randy said, taking a seat next to her

Yelena smiled, knowing he was referring to when she had scurried off like a deer in headlights.

"Sorry about that."

"It's okay. No harm, no foul, remember?"

She nodded, looking away from his smoldering gaze, tucking a stray strand of hair behind her ear.

"So you do most of the photos on the website?" he asked, trying to make conversation

"Not all of them, put most of them." she said shyly, twisting the hem of her cover up

Randy smiled, finding her nervousness cute.

"So, I think I have something of yours."

"Huh?" she asked, cocking her head in confusion

"Your I.D. You dropped it back in Cleveland."

"Oh. You have it? Thank god. I'd hate to have to get another one."

"I'm afraid I'm going to have to hold it hostage though."

"Oh really?" she grinned

"Yes, really." he teased

"And what's your ransom?"

"I'll give you your I.D. back if you agree to come out and have drinks with us tomorrow night."

"I don't know..."

"Come on. We're all friends here, we won't bite." he joked "It'll be fun."

"I guess I can have a few drinks." she agreed finally.

"Great." Randy said, trying to hide how glad he was that she said yes.

Aksana returned with a few other people and made introductions and they all got acquainted. Yelena was surprised by how nice everyone was. As she observed everyone, she noticed that Punk and Kofi were like two peas in a pod and laughed at how they joked around with each other. She learned that outside of the ring, AJ was very down to earth, very different from her crazy girl persona. She hadn't realized that Wade and Alicia were dating and have been for quite some time now and Mike was... Mike, in the ring and out. Aksana dove into the pool and resurfaced, splashing water at her

"Are you coming in or what?" she asked. All eyes turned to her

"The water is freezing!"

"Oh come on it's not that bad." said AJ

"Either you're going to get in willingly or I'm going to get one of the guys to throw you in."

"Aksana" she whined

"Pick your poison"

Yelena contemplated her options till the last minute, a little too long for her best friend's liking

"Phil, throw her in." Aksana said to the Straight Edge Superstar. Phil made a move to get out of the pool

"No, no! I've got it. Thanks." Yelena said. She sighed and pulled off her cover up. Little did she know that every guy's eyes were on her

Mike let out a low whistle

"Damn" he whispered "I like the new girl already. She gets my vote into the group"

Phil elbowed him in the ribs "Shut up" he growled, already feeling like an over protective brother to her

"She is something else" Kofi said as she jumped into the pool without hesitation.

"That she is." said Randy. He was definitely looking forward to getting to know her

Everyone applauded when she came up for air.

Phil smiled. She looked like she was finally starting to relax and he was glad to see her come out of her shell a little

The rest of the evening, the gang played Marco Polo. When it was almost time to head to the Arena, everyone said their goodbye. AJ made Yelena promise to hang out with her sometime and Alicia complimented her bathing suit playfully telling her she was going to steal it from her. Randy held the door open for Aksana and caught Yelena gently by the wrist

"So I'll see you tomorrow night?"

"Yeah... I'll be there." she said with a smile

"Good. I'm looking forward to it." he said, raising her hand to his lips and kissed it.

Another blushed crept across her face as she turned and left to catch up with Aksana