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"Well, we obviously slept together," replied Dave.

"Thank-you, Captain Obvious. I already knew that. I think waking up next to you was a dead give away that something happened between us. I meant how did it happen?" she asked.

"Do I really need to explain it to you, Alex?"

"Stop being a smart ass," she said.

"Okay. I really don't remember much. All I remember is going to the bar and running into you. I kept trying to talk to you but you told me to leave you alone. Then I walked away and drank a little. Then I'm pretty sure when we were waiting for the cab we started making out and then you asked me to come back here and you should know what happened after that," he said.

"I asked you to come back here?"

"Yeah. You don't remember asking me that?"

"No. I don't remember anything after telling you to leave me alone. All I know is I woke up this morning in your arms and I feel like crap," she said.

"Alex, I find it hard to believe you were that drunk that you don't remember anything. I think you're just pretending because you don't want me to know how much you really want me back," said Dave.

"Dave, I'm serious. I don't remember anything."

"We could have a repeat of last night so that you do remember," he said with a smile.

"Yeah. I don't think so. Just because we slept together last night doesn't mean everything is going to suddenly be okay between us," she said.

"I know. We probably shouldn't have let that happen last night but what can we do," he said.

"You're right. It went too far and we should have never let it get to that point. I feel ridiculous because I let myself lose control and let the alcohol take over my thinking and make my decisions," she said.

"You know what they say about alcohol. It brings the truth out of people so back to my theory you still want me," he said.

"Dave. Nevermind," she said.

"Just hear me out for a few minutes okay," he said.

"All right. I'll listen but I'm going to make us some coffee," she said heading to the kitchen.

"Thank-you," he said.

They walked out to the kitchen and Alex began to make them coffee. She needed coffee after the night she had. She was so confused after the events of last night. Maybe Dave was right maybe she wasn't as drunk as she said. Maybe she just wanted Dave back and just wanted to feel his loving touch again but used the alcohol as a cover up. Or maybe the alcohol did bring the truth out of her whatever the reason she was more confused now than she ever was before. A part of her just wanted to go back in the bedroom and spend the day in bed with Dave but another part of her wanted to beat herself up for allowing any of that to happen. When the coffee was made Alex poured herself a cup and poured Dave a cup. She sat down at the table with him and said, "Okay. I'm ready to listen now."

"Alex, I know I haven't been the best guy in the last 18 months. I've made a lot of mistakes and I have a lot of regrets. I know I caused you a lot of pain and Chelsea a lot of pain. And I'm sorry for that. I know I can say sorry till I'm blue in the face but it will never make what I did okay. I should have never treated my family like that. Everything I did was wrong. I should have never put my job ahead of you and Chelsea. I should have been there when you needed me. I should have been there the day of Chelsea's birthday party. I should have been a better father. Instead of me always telling you that you and Chelsea meant everything to me and that you were my world I should have showed it. Saying one thing and doing another is hypocritical and I'm not proud of what I did. I'm not proud of what I became. I want to be the guy you married and I'm working toward doing that. I love you more now than ever. You know how they say you never know what you've got till it's gone? Well, I learned that is true. I never respected you, I never appreciated you and I never said thank-you. I never knew how wonderful you were until you were gone. I feel like such a jerk for everything I've done to you and I wish I could go back and change things if I could but what's done is done. I can't erase it but I can try my hardest to make it up to you. I was so worried about pleasing my fans that I didn't worry about pleasing my number one fans. You were beside me the whole time. You were the one that told me to get involved in the movies and how did I repay you? By being a jerk. I don't know what more I can say but I love you, Alex and I really want to try this marriage again," he said.

Alex had tears filling up in her eyes. Everything he just told her made her heart melt. It added even more confusion to her heart. "Dave, I want to make the marriage work too, but I need to think about it. I need to be sure I'm making the right decision. Can you give me time to think what I want to do?"

"I can give you all the time you need to think. I know me making a promise probably won't mean much to you but I am willing to change back to who I was and spending more time with you and Chelsea. Just think about that okay?" he said.

"You're going to have to prove it to me that you can be a real person and not the person you became from fame. You need to prove that your family means more to you than any movie or any job. When you prove to me that you can be the Dave I married then we can try to make the marriage work but until then I can't be married to you," she said.

"Fair enough. You can trust me I will do everything I can to prove to you I can be that guy," he said as he leaned in to try to kiss her.

She pulled away and said, " Dave. Not right now."

"I'm sorry," he said.

"So what are you and Chelsea going to do today for your Daddy/Daughter day?" she asked.

"I don't know. I was thinking about taking her to the zoo but I'll let her decide," he said.

"Careful. If you let her decide you might end up wearing a tutu or a princess dress," she said with a laugh.

"Really, Alex? A tutu?"

"Yeah and y'all would be doing plies, releves and tendus. She's really into her ballet," she said.

"She really loves dance huh?"

"She loves it! She told me the other day she wants to be a ballerina when she grows up. I knew she'd be a dancer because when I was pregnant with her every time she would hear music in the womb she would start moving around. Do you remember that?"

Dave thought for a minute and said, "Yeah. Wouldn't it be great to have another baby one day?"

"I think we should focus on other things and see what happens between us before we talk about more kids," Alex said.

"That's true. Speaking of kids where is Chelsea?"

"She's downstairs at Tara's. Tara watched her because I worked last night and obviously when I got home I didn't get a chance to pick her up," she responded.

"Hey, I think I'm going to go. I'm going to head back to my hotel and shower and then come back to spend the day with Chelsea," he said.

"That's probably a good idea. I don't want her coming upstairs and seeing you here already and start getting suspicious. I don't want her to get confused," she responded.

"All right, I'll be back later," he said.

Alex walked him over to the door and said, "I'll see you later."

Before Dave left he said, "Please just think about what I said."

"I will," she responded.

After Dave left Alex went downstairs to pick up Chelsea. She knocked on Tara's door. Tara's husband Dominick answered the door, "Hey, Alex. Come in. Chelsea's in the kitchen eating breakfast."

"Thanks," She said as she walked into their apartment.

"So how was your night out," Tara said as she walked out of the kitchen into the living room.

"Interesting. Ironic. Amazing," she responded.

"I want to hear all about it later," Tara said.

"Oh, you will. I'll talk to you about it after Chelsea leaves with her dad," she said.

"Did you sleep with someone?"

"You could say that. Just wait till I tell you what happened."

"Mommy!" yelled Chelsea as she ran to her mom. She wrapped her arms around her.

"Hey, sweetie. Did you have a good time with Ms. Tara?"

"Yes. We watched The Little Mermaid and we played dress up. Ms. Tara even put make up on me."

"Wow, it sounds like you had a good time."

"Did you have a good time with your grown up night?"

"Yes, I had a really good time."

"That's good. You need fun. I missed you."

"I missed you too. Now tell Ms. Tara thank-you and then we need to go upstairs to get you ready. Your daddy is coming to pick you up soon," said Alex.

"Thank-you, Ms. Tara" Chelsea said.

"You're welcome. I'll see you on Monday when I pick you up from pre-school. Have fun today," she said.

"Bye," Chelsea responded.

"Bye, Tara and thank-you. I'll talk to you later," Alex said.

"No problem and I look forward to it. Bye," said Tara as she shut the door behind her friend.

When Alex and Chelsea got upstairs Alex gave Chelsea a bath. Then she got her ready to go. Alex was still thinking about what Dave told her. She actually felt that there was some hope in repairing their marriage but that was all up to Dave and depended on if he was going to change or not. She really wanted him to change and she wanted their family to be back together again.

About an hour later there was a knock on the door. Alex went over to answer it. "Who is it?" she asked.

"It's Dave," he responded. Alex unlocked the door and opened it to let him in.

"Hey," she said.

"Hey."

"Chelsea, your daddy is here." Yelled Alex.

"Still thinking?" Asked Dave.

"Yeah," she responded.

Chelsea came running into the room and jumped into her dad's arms. She was so excited to see him. Her face lit up instantly with a smile. You could tell she was more than happy to see her dad. She hadn't seen him for 2 months and she didn't even talk to him for 2 months. She missed him. She wrapped her hands around his neck and said, "I missed you so much, Daddy!"

"I missed you too," he responded.

"What are we going to do today?"

"How would you like to go to the zoo?"

"I would love that, Daddy."

"I knew you would."

"Can Mommy come with us?"

Dave looked at Alex and said, "If she wants to."

"No. Mommy is going to stay here and clean. And Mommy is also going to get some rest because she had a long night last night," she said.

"Okay, Mommy."

"All right. Are you ready to go Miss Chelsea?" asked Dave

"Yeah! Bye Mommy I love you," said Chelsea.

"Bye. Have fun and I love you," said Alex as she kissed Chelsea's cheek. Dave and Chelsea walked out the door and then headed to the zoo.

After they were gone Alex went into her room and laid on her bed. She laid there thinking about the events that occurred the night before and kept thinking about what she wanted to do and soon she fell asleep.

When she woke up she decided to clean up the apartment. Since she'd been working she fell behind on her house work. She started in the kitchen and then she cleaned the bathroom. After the bathroom she cleaned Chelsea's room. While she was cleaning up in Chelsea's room she found a picture of Dave, her and Chelsea in Disneyworld under Chelsea's pillow. Alex never knew Chelsea had the picture let alone that she had it hidden under her pillow. Maybe the whole separation possible divorce was bothering her more than Alex knew. She felt bad after she found the picture. What was she doing to her little girl? She placed the picture back under Chelsea's pillow and walked out of the room.

After she finished cleaning she decided to take a shower. When she got into the shower she allowed the cool water to hit her back. It felt so good she had felt stressed and the water was washing the stress away. After she got out of the shower she got dressed. She put on a black t-shirt and tan capris. She blow dried her hair and then she took a straighten to straighten out her natural waves. She then put on her make up for some reason she felt the need to look her best for when Dave brought Chelsea back. She wasn't sure why she wanted to dress to impress him but she continued to make herself look the best she could.

While Alex was doing all that stuff Dave and Chelsea were having a fun time at the zoo. They went to so many exhibits. Chelsea loved the Polar Bear exhibit. Her eyes lit up as she saw the Polar Bears. "I didn't know you liked polar bears," said Dave.

"I love polar bears and alldergators," she replied.

"You mean alligators?"

"Yes, alldergators"

Dave laughed at his daughter's pronunciation of the word alligator. He thought it was the cutest thing. He missed so much of her life. He couldn't recall a time when he had spent the day with her in 4 years. It made him feel bad. He was missing out on her life so much and he promised himself that he would start spending more time with her. After they were done looking at the polar bears they ventured to the reptile exhibits. Chelsea wasn't too thrilled with the snakes. She seemed to hate snakes. "A fear she must have developed from her mother," Dave thought. "Alex was always scared of snakes and she hated to even look at them."

"Daddy, can we leave the snakes. I don't like them," she said.

"Yes we can. You know your mom doesn't like snakes either."

"I know. Me neither. They're scary. I don't like their tongues."

Dave laughed and said, "Your mom said the same thing to me one time when I asked her why she didn't like snakes."

"Can we look at the alldergators?" she asked.

"Yes," he said taking his daughter's hand and they began walking to see the alligators.

After the alligators they went to see the lions and tigers. Dave could tell Chelsea was growing tired and he decided it was time to leave. They did have a long day at the zoo and visited every exhibit they had. It was a lot of walking for a four year old. Before they left they stopped at the souvenir shop. Chelsea got a stuffed polar bear and a stuffed alligator. "Hey, Chelsea. How about we go get ice cream before we go home?"

"I don't know. Mommy doesn't like me having sweet stuff before dinner," she said.

"I know. Mommy didn't like me eating sweet things before dinner either but what your mommy doesn't know won't hurt her. It will be our little secret," he said.

"Okay. Let's go get ice cream!" she said with excitement.

Dave and Chelsea left the zoo and headed to the ice cream shop. When they got there Dave took Chelsea out of the car and Chelsea ran straight for the door. She could not control her excitement. As soon as they were in the shop they went up to the counter. Chelsea looked at the ice cream in the case. There were so many different kinds. She walked along the case saying, "I want this one." She had picked out at least five different kinds of ice cream.

"Chelsea, you can only pick one kind. Which kind do you want?"

"I want that pink one," she responded.

"That's bubble gum flavored ice cream are you sure?"

"Yeah. Bubble gum. I want that. Please."

"Okay. I'll take one scoop of Bubble gum ice cream in a dish and I would also like 2 scoops of Butter Pecan in a dish please," Dave said to the man at the counter.

Dave paid the man for the ice cream and after he was given the ice cream Dave and Chelsea went outside to sit. "Chelsea, just be careful you don't get that ice cream on your shirt."

"Okay, Daddy."

"So Chelsea, how has everything been going? Do you like living here?"

"It's okay. But I wish you lived here with us."

"I know. Your mommy and me just need time apart for a little while."

"Will you live with us again? Or can we go back to our old house?"

"Chelsea, I don't know. That's up to mommy."

" I miss my friends. I miss playing outside and I miss you so much Daddy." Chelsea said putting a spoonful of ice cream in her mouth.

"I miss you too, Princess."

"Excuse me. Mr. Bautista? Can I have an autograph?" asked a fan.

"I'm actually kind of trying to spend time with my daughter right now. I'll have to give you an autograph later," he said.

"Okay." said the fan as she walked away.

"Daddy? What's an autograph?"

"An autograph is when a person signs their name for another person."

"Why did they ask for your autograph?"

"Because they're one of my fans. Remember when Daddy told you that people might recognize me from the movies and wrestling? Well, that's why they want my autograph."

"Oh." Chelsea responded. She wasn't really aware of the fame and publicity her dad had. To her he was just her daddy and nothing else. She knew he was in movies and he wrestled but she never understood why people would ask for pictures with her dad and ask for his autograph. She never saw him as more than her dad. He was just a regular guy to her. A regular guy she loved with all her heart.

"So. How is pre-school going?" Dave asked

"Good. It's fun but I miss my old school."

"Do you have any friends?"

"Yeah. I have a friend named Braeden. And a friend named Tyler. They're my best friends."

"Are they boys?"

"Yes, Daddy. They're boys."

"Do you have any girl friends?"

"Yes. I have two girl friends. Their names are Skylar and Isabella."

"Ok. Just checking."

"You know mommy still loves you right Daddy?"

Dave choked a little bit on his ice cream as his daughter said that. "Really?"

"Yes. She loves you a whole bunch."

"What makes you say that?"

"Because sometimes at night she cries in her bed. She thinks I'm sleeping but I'm not. And when she cries she holds a picture of you."

"Really?"

"Yes, Daddy. And she talks to it and tells it how much she loves you. She also says she misses you a whole bunch. She told Ms. Tara that she wishes you could be there and she can't stop loving you," she said finishing her ice cream.

"She can't stop loving me?"

"Yeah. She said it's too hard. I think she said you're the best part of her. I don't know what that means but she said that to Ms. Tara."

"You were in the room when she told Ms. Tara that?"

"Yeah. They talk about you a lot. Mommy always talks to her about you."

"Really?"

"Yes. Daddy. She misses you because she loves you. She said that if you change everything else will change. She said she hopes that it will because she can't live without you."

"Interesting," responded Dave as he smiled. Alex still loved him according to Chelsea. Dave didn't think Chelsea would lie about something like that. She had to hear it somewhere. It isn't something a 4 year old would come up with on her own. "Well, Chelsea, I should get you home. It's been a long day," Dave said as he wiped the ice cream off of Chelsea's mouth.

"Okay," she said. They headed to the car and headed back to Alex's apartment.

When they got to the apartment Alex was cooking dinner. As soon as Chelsea was in the door she showed her mom what she got at the zoo and told her all about her day. Chelsea seemed to have a really good time with her dad. Dave was still standing there as Chelsea explained the day to her mom. Alex glanced over to him a couple times through out Chelsea's story and smiled at him. After Chelsea was done telling the story she went into her room. "Dave, I'm making spaghetti and meatballs for dinner if you'd like to stay you're more than welcome to," Alex said.

"I can't really impose," he said.

"Dave, it's not a problem. Besides I think Chelsea would like for you to be here for dinner. And I know you like my spaghetti and meatballs. It was always one of your favorites. Plus I know how you feel about eating out all the time when you're on the road. You know you want a home cooked meal."

"Thank-you. You're too kind" he said with a sly smile.

"What's with the smile," she asked suspiciously.

"Nothing." He said.

"Okay."

Dave went into to Chelsea's room with her while Alex finished cooking. Alex felt that something was up. His smile was way too sly for her. After she finished cooking she went into Chelsea's room to get them for dinner. When she walked into the door way she started to say, "Dinner is.." She stopped at the sight before her. Dave was in the room playing ballerina with Chelsea. He was doing plies and burre turns. Chelsea even had him doing arabesques to her Little Mermaid soundtrack. Alex held back a laugh. It was not everyday she saw a man Dave's size doing ballet. Dave wasn't that good of a dancer but he was trying to keep Chelsea happy. Alex thought to herself, "Why couldn't he have been this type of dad when we lived in Florida? Maybe he is really going to change this time." Alex really hoped so.

*A/N: And there is Chapter 7. At least Alex gave Dave the chance to tell her what he had to say. As you can tell Alex is really confused and really holding on to the hope that Dave will Change. As you can see..Dave and Alex are more civil to each other in this chapter than they have been through out this entire story. I hope you enjoyed this chapter. Please Review and tell me what you think. I love getting reviews. They're always welcomed.