Hey guys. Sorry for not updating sooner, but I had the chance to go to Smackdown last night. I had a lot of fun and it definitely served as some inspiration to write some more.


The ride in the car was quiet except for the sounds of the radio. Vanessa was trying to keep her emotions in check while Dave was trying to figure out what he was going to say. They pulled up to a seafood restaurant on the bay. Dave took Vanessa here because he knew how much she loved eating by the water. They sat down outside on the deck and ordered their drinks. The water was the only thing that could be heard. Vanessa grew tired of the quietness and spoke up.

"It was your idea to talk and yet you have said nothing since we got in the car. For all this, I could have stayed home."

Dave stared at Vanessa with intense eyes. How did everything between them end so quickly? She was one of the few people in his life that he trusted with everything. Now, in the blink of an eye, he seemed to have lost her. He couldn't understand how being in a relationship was cause for the two of them to no longer be friends.

"Can you stop staring at me and say what you have to say?" Vanessa felt small under the stare of Dave and it was sending chills down her spine. She vowed to herself that she was not going down this road again. She was not going to fall for his sweet words, not this time. She knew that she couldn't be his friend; not with all the feelings that she had inside. She learned that it was a lot easier to hold her emotions in when he didn't have a girlfriend. But now with Rebecca in the picture, it was becoming more difficult to keep her feelings at bay.

"You look good." Vanessa rolled her eyes. What kind of mind games are you trying to play? "You are getting a little skinny though."

"Well, when your best friend leaves you for a piece of pussy, you tend to throw yourself into your job and mindless things like eating just don't become that important anymore." Vanessa paused long enough to order her food. Once the waiter left, she continued her rant.

"I wish I could say that you looked good too, but it seems as though your nose is a little wide open. Courtesy of Becky?"

"I never knew you to be the jealous type."

"I never knew you to be the asshole type. Guess we were both wrong, and just for the record, I am NOT jealous."

"Then why are you acting like this?"

"Dave, I'm not one of your children, so please don't treat me like one."

"Then stop acting like one. What's your problem? I understand that we haven't been able to spend as much time together as we used to. Believe it or not, I miss it just as much as you do. But being that you are my best friend, you are supposed to be there for me. I understand that you don't like Rebecca but you didn't even give her a chance. She's really not that bad."

"Newsflash, I'm not the only friend that you have seemed to forget about since the appearance of your little girlfriend. When's the last time you visited Paul? How about Aurora? We are her godparents, you know. It would be nice if you actually got to know the child. When's the last time you have been out with the guys?" Dave remained quiet. "Exactly my point. You have seemed to forget about everyone, not just me. Dave, you will never understand how bad you hurt me. You belittled our friendship by being able to toss it aside so easily."

"What I can't understand is why things have to be so nasty between us? There is something that you are not telling me and I wanna know why. We used to tell each other everything, and now you just want to be rude. I don't get it."

"Maybe our friendship is just not as strong as we thought it was." Vanessa played with her food, suddenly losing her appetite.

"Bullshit." Vanessa glared at Dave.

"Excuse me?"

"I said bullshit. There is more going on with you than just being mad that we not spending every waking moment together and I want to know what it is." Just as Vanessa was going to respond, Dave's cell phone went off. He glanced down at it and groaned. Perfect timing.

"You better answer it. Don't want your little girlfriend getting upset."

Dave quickly opened up his phone while keeping his eyes on Vanessa. "Hello"

"Baby? Where are you?" Vanessa cringed at the sound of Rebecca's loud, high-pitched voice. She stared out the ocean while Dave continued his conversation.

"I'm eating right now. Can I call you back?"

"Eating with whom?" Dave paused before answering the question. He knew that if he told Rebecca the truth, she would be furious. On the other hand, he knew that Vanessa could hear him and the last thing he wanted to do was make her anymore angry.

"Um…I'm actually out with Vanessa. We are catching up." Vanessa heard what Dave said but kept her gaze steadily on the water. She tried not to dance around that he actually acknowledged her because she knew he only did it to please her.

"Why the hell are you out with her? Why didn't you tell me before that you were going out to eat with that…."

"Rebecca, we will talk about it later. I've got to go." With that Dave hung up the phone and focused his attention back on Vanessa. He couldn't read her eyes, due to the large glasses surrounding her face. However, he had known Vanessa long enough to know that she was having some sort of battle within herself. Just as he was getting ready to continue their conversation, Vanessa caught him off guard. Without ever taking her eyes off the water, she asked the one question that had been on her mind for the past six months.

"What's wrong with me?" Dave looked at her with confusion laced on his face.

"What do you mean?" Vanessa turned her attention to Dave. She grew tired of the back and forth ranting and now she just wanted an answer. She was getting ready to put it all on the table and hope for the best.

"I mean, what is wrong with me? We spent almost everyday together, I know everything about you. I love your girls and they love me. We share the same friends, the same interest, everything. I guess I just don't understand why you overlooked me when you decide to get back in the dating pool. So help me understand, what was so wrong with me that you never even gave me a second glance?"

It had only taken her a few sentences to sum up all of the pain she felt over the last couple of months and it left Dave in a state of shock. Never once did he think that Vanessa had any interest in him other than platonic. Had he know all of this earlier, everything would be a lot different. Before he could even respond, Vanessa held up her hand.

"You know what? Don't even answer that. I don't know if I can handle what you might say. I'm going to just take a cab home."

With that Vanessa got up and left, leaving Dave wondering what the hell just happened.


A/N: I realize things have been really heavy so far. The next chapter is going to be a little fun...