*As always thank-you for the reviews. I appreciated them. Thank-you.
* you know who I own and who I don't.
Dave was flying down the highway to get to Louisiana. He didn't care if he was going to get a speeding ticket or not. The only thing on his mind was getting to Alex so he could be by her side if anything bad happened. He was not about to let her go through this alone. While he was on his way to Louisiana Alex was just arriving at the hospital. The doctor had told her to go to labor and delivery so she could be checked out. She got onto the elevator and went up to the labor and delivery floor. She walked over to the desk and said, "Hello. My name is Alexandra Bautista. I am 10 weeks pregnant and I'm bleeding my doctor sent me here."
The lady at the desk said, "Yes, Alexandra. Please sign in and then the nurse will take you to the examination room."
Alex signed in and said, "Thank-you."
The nurse took Alex to the examination room she told Alex to take a seat. "Alexandra, what is the problem tonight?"
"I'm 10 weeks pregnant and I'm bleeding. I wasn't feeling well and I went to the bathroom and when I was done I realized I was bleeding."
"Are you bleeding a lot or a little?"
"Just a little but my doctor told me to come here anyway."
"Are you cramping or anything?"
"No. I'm not cramping. I'm just spotting blood a little bit."
"Okay, do you feel any dizziness?"
"No. I just have a really bad headache."
"All right. When you went to the bathroom when you were finished was there anything in the toilet or anything unusual on the toilet paper?"
"No. It was just a little bit of blood on the toilet paper."
"Okay. I'm going to take your temperature." The nurse took her temperature. It was a little elevated but the nurse didn't seem too worried about it. "All right, Alexandra, I think everything is fine but I'm going to get the doctor to check you over to make sure. Here is a gown for you to put on. I'll be back in shortly with the doctor," she said handing Alex the gown. " Can I get you anything?"
"No, I'm all right. Thank-you though," she said.
"Okay," said the nurse as she left the room. When the nurse left the room Alex put her gown on. Alex couldn't believe this was happening. She wanted Dave to be there so badly. She wasn't willing to admit it but she was really scared. She just wanted Dave to be there to hold her hand through this. She sat there praying Dave would get there soon and praying that everything would be okay with the baby. She didn't know what to do if she miscarried the baby especially since she was 10 weeks into her pregnancy. She had seen its heartbeat and she had seen its picture on the sonogram. It would be really hard for her to lose the baby now after all that. Alex laid back on the bed and started crying. Dave told her to be brave until he got there but she couldn't stop herself from breaking down.
The doctor knocked on the door. "Come in," Alex said as she sat up and wiped away her tears.
The doctor walked into the room and said, "Hello, Alexandra. My name is Dr. Evans." As she shook Alex's hand. "I understand you're bleeding?"
"Yes, but it's just a little bit. My doctor told me it would be best for me to come here anyway to make sure everything is all right."
"Okay. If you don't mind I'm going to do an ultrasound to make sure everything is okay. You might just be spotting which is normal in pregnancy especially since you're not cramping or feeling any dizziness. But I do want to do the ultrasound to make sure everything is okay."
"Okay, Dr. Evans," she said with a shaky voice.
"It's going to be all right, Alexandra. Just don't think about anything negative. I'm sure everything is fine and everything is going to be all right," she said noticing Alex had been crying. "I'm going to go get the ultrasound machine and I will be right back," she said leaving the room.
Dave was still driving down the highway. He was only a half hour outside Louisiana. He was starting to get nervous. He started thinking the worst. He was thinking Alex had miscarried the baby and that she was breaking down. He felt bad that he wasn't there. He wanted to be there so badly but he went to work and he was starting to regret that. He felt that if he hadn't gone on the road he would have been home with Alex when she started bleeding and she wouldn't be sitting at the hospital by herself scared to death. And most likely heartbroken. Dave really hoped it wasn't as bad as he thought. He hoped that everything was going to be all right with Alex and all right with the baby. He would never be able to forgive himself is something happened to either of them.
Meanwhile at the hospital the doctor had returned to the room with the ultrasound machine. She turned on the machine and lifted up Alex's gown. She took out the gel and put it on Alex's stomach which was starting to show. The gel was cold and it made Alex squirm a little bit. Dr. Evans took the wand over Alex's stomach to find the baby. She looked up on the screen and saw the baby. "Alexandra, there's your baby and it looks fine."
"Thank God," said Alex breathing a sigh of relief. Alex looked over to see the baby. The doctor wasn't lying there it was. Alex was so happy!
"See I told you everything was going to be fine. Now I do want to keep you monitored for a couple hours."
"Okay," said Alex.
"We're going to hook you up to the monitors. We're going to monitor your blood pressure and monitor the baby. You're 10 weeks along so we're possibly going to be able to monitor the baby's heart beat. Just to make sure everything is fine with the baby too. I think you were just spotting and like I said it is pretty normal to spot during pregnancy. A lot of women do it but judging by your past pregnancy I think it's best if we monitor you for the next couple of hours to make sure everything is all right with both of you."
"All right. Thank-you," said Alex.
"You're welcome. The nurse will be in in a minute to hook you up to the monitor. I'll be checking in on you every once in a while. It was nice meeting you," she said.
"It was nice meeting you too," said Alex. Alex was relieved to say the least.
The nurse came into the room a few minutes after the doctor left. She hooked Alex up to the monitor so that they could listen to the baby's heartbeat to make sure it was all right and to monitor Alex's blood pressure. It was pretty much just to make sure the baby wasn't under any unneeded stress. And they wanted to make sure Alex wasn't under any unneeded stress. "Ok, Alexandra we'll be out there keeping track of your blood pressure and the baby's heartbeat for the next couple hours. If you want to get some rest feel free and if you need anything just hit that buzzer and I'll come to help you," she said.
"Thank-you," said Alex and then the nurse left the room. Alex was feeling really exhausted so she did drift off to sleep.
While Alex was sleeping in the hospital bed and Dave was on his way to the hospital Stephanie was talking to her father at the arena. "Stephanie, what happened to my main event? I thought Batista was supposed to wrestle Edge tonight? What happened? I don't remember writing it in that Batista forfeits so tell me what happened?" asked Vince.
"Well, Dad you see. About 10 minutes before the match Batista rushed into my office in a panic. He said that his wife was going to the hospital and that he wasn't going to wrestle so he could get to the hospital to be by her side in case she miscarried the baby. He didn't want her to face it alone. I told him he had a match and he pretty much told me to screw the match. I wasn't going to argue with him so I told him to go," she said.
"I thought he was divorced?"
"That's what I thought too but apparently his wife is pregnant and they've been together for a while now. He came in here about a month ago asking to only work Raw and every other weekend. He wanted to lighten his workload. I told him no because it wasn't what was best for the business. And then he told me he wants to retire next month after Survivor Series to be with his family. I don't know what's gotten into him but he's acting like this job means nothing to him."
"Well, if that's the kind of attitude he's going to have take him out of main event spots and put him in a mid-carder position. Lighten his workload and lower his paycheck and see if that doesn't change his mind."
"But Dad. That's what he wants. He wants a light workload. You know if we did that the fans would get upset. We can't do that."
"Well, then he can make the choice his job or his family. I don't like my wrestlers walking out of my arena minutes before the main event. He should have wrestled the match and then went to see his wife. His job comes first."
"Dad. I don't think we can make him choose between his job or his family."
"I can do what I want. I want him to make the choice."
"And if he chooses family?"
"Then I guess we're going to find a new main eventer."
"Dad, I'm not comfortable with this."
"Stephanie, what would you rather do?"
"I think he should continue working his schedule with no time off. He's been asking for too much time lately. I think he needs to work. I don't want to make him choose."
"Okay then. He gets no more time off until after Survivor Series when he wants to retire," he said.
"All right, Dad."
"And if I find out you let him have more time off your days are going to be limited in this company do you understand me?"
"Yes, Dad."
"Thank-you."
"You're welcome."
Two hours had passed and Dave had finally made it to the hospital. He parked his car and ran into the hospital doors. He rushed to the desk and said, "Hi. My wife Alexandra Bautista was sent here by her doctor because she was bleeding during her pregnancy."
"She's probably on the labor and delivery floor," said the receptionist.
"Okay. What floor is that?"
"Seven, sir."
Dave rushed over to the elevator and went up to the 7th floor. When he stepped off the elevator he ran over to the desk on the Labor and Delivery floor and said, "My name is Dave Bautista my wife is here because she was bleeding. I came to see her."
"Yes she is in room 715 just sign this and take a visitor's pass and you can go down to the room." Dave signed the paper and took the pass and headed to his wife's room. He walked into the room to see Alex sleeping. He walked over to her and kissed her.
Alex woke up and said, "Dave?"
"Yes, it's me. I'm here."
"Thank-you. I'm so glad you're here," she said as she reached up to hug him.
"I flew down the highway to get here. I don't think my car went below 95. I didn't want you to be here alone."
"What about your match?"
"I told Stephanie to screw the match."
"Dave, you shouldn't have done that."
"I know but you and the baby are more important. NO match is worth not being by your side. So how is everything?"
"Well, the doctor told me I was just spotting and that's normal during pregnancy. She did an ultrasound and the baby is fine. It grew a little bit since we last saw it. Right now they're monitoring me and the baby to make sure everything is all right. They're making sure the baby isn't under any stress and that I'm not under any stress."
"Okay. I am so glad you and the baby are fine. I was so scared," he said.
"I was scared too. I really thought the baby was gone. I wouldn't be able to handle that."
"I thought it was too. I know I wouldn't be able to handle it either."
"So, do you hear that beating sound?"
"Yeah, what is that?"
"That's our baby's heartbeat."
"It is?"
"Yeah," said Alex as she smiled. "It was helping me sleep comfortably since this bed is so uncomfortable."
"Wow. That is just too amazing for words. I can't believe I'm sitting here listening to my baby's heartbeat," he said as he got tears in his eyes.
"Dave, thank-you for risking your job by coming here to see me and be with me. It really makes me happy that you did that but I just don't want you to lose your job. I know how much you love it."
"Alex, I don't think I love it that much anymore. Every time I'm working I just don't want to be there. I feel like I don't have the heart for it anymore. I want to take time off to be with you guys some more," he said.
"Dave, you don't have to do that. You should work. You can take plenty of time off when the baby gets here."
"Alex, I really need a break from the business. I've learned what's important in life and it's not wrestling in that ring. It's being here with you and being here with Chelsea."
They were interrupted by the doctor. "Hey, Alexandra. We've been watching the baby and watching you for the past two hours. Now the baby doesn't seem to be too stressed and its heartbeat is strong and healthy. The baby is fine but what I'm worried about is your blood pressure it's a little too high for my liking. I think you need to take it easy for a couple weeks. I need you stay stress free because your high blood pressure could hurt the baby and it could hurt you too. I think I'm going to put you on bed rest for a few weeks. That means no working, no house work and no exercising. I want you to take it easy. And when you're off of bed rest I don't want you doing too much lifting and I want you to lighten your workload. You can exercise but nothing too strenuous and make sure you're doing everything you can to ensure this pregnancy is a healthy one. Stay away from stressful situations, stay away from sick people. Flu season is right around the corner you shouldn't be around them. You need to keep taking your prenatal vitamins and make sure you're eating healthy. I know you probably have morning sickness but in the next two weeks it should go away. I really need you to take it easy for yourself and for the baby. If you want to make it to full term you'll do what I told you. I'm not going to lie to you but down the road your high blood pressure could cause pre-term labor. Over doing yourself can cause it too. You want to make it to the 40 week mark. And make sure you're drinking enough water. Also since you were spotting you shouldn't engage in any sexual activity until the spotting stops. Once the spotting stops wait at least two weeks before engaging in sexual activity. I'm going to send you home but if the bleeding gets worse and you start cramping I want you back here right way okay?" Said the doctor as she unhooked Alex from the monitor.
"Okay," said Alex.
"All right, well you can change back into your clothes and feel free to leave when you're done. Have a goodnight you two and hopefully I don't see you back here until you're ready to deliver," she said.
The doctor left the room and Alex began to get dressed. She just wanted to go back home and go back to sleep. After Alex was dressed her and Dave left the hospital. Dave drove her back to her apartment. Alex was quiet most of the ride home because she was so tired. When they got to the apartment Alex walked into the bedroom and laid on the bed. Dave told Tara that she could go downstairs and that the baby was fine and healthy. After Tara left Dave went into the bedroom to check on Alex. "Are you okay?"
"Yeah. I'm fine. It's just been a long night and I'm really tired. I just want to go to sleep," she said.
"All right, well, I'm going to go sleep on the couch and then when I wake up in the morning I'm going to head back to Texas for Smack down. I'm going to talk to Stephanie about giving me time off so I can help you out while you're on bed rest."
"You don't have to sleep on the couch. You can sleep in here with me. I'll sleep better knowing you're in here with me. And thank you for willing to take time off to help me out. I really appreciate it," she said.
Dave walked over to the bed and got into the bed and laid next to Alex. Soon Alex had fallen asleep in his arms.
The next morning Dave woke up, got ready and headed back to Texas for Smackdown. He really didn't want to go and leave Alex by herself but he was hoping Stephanie would give him time off to take care of his wife. It also meant he was going to miss the pay-per-view. It didn't take him long to get to Texas so he got there mid afternoon. He headed over to the arena to talk to Stephanie. He found her office and knocked on the door, "Come in," she said. Dave walked in the door and Stephanie said, "Hey, Dave. How's your wife?"
"She's good. Her blood pressure is a little high so they put her on bed rest for a few weeks."
"Well, at least she's all right and the baby is all right. What did you need?"
"I was wondering if I could take time off to take care of Alex while she's on bed rest which would mean I wouldn't make it for the pay-per-view."
"Dave, I'm sorry but you can't take any time off. I know you want to take care of your wife but you're not allowed time off until after Survivor Series."
"Why not?"
"You've been taking too much time off. My dad told me you need to work and you're not allowed anymore time off. I'm sorry."
"But it is my wife Stephanie. She's on bed rest. She's a single mom right now. I need to be there to help her out."
"I'm sorry but I can't give you time off," she said.
"Stephanie, please. She needs me right now."
"Dave my answer is no and that's final. This your job and it comes before family."
"No, Stephanie it doesn't."
"Dave, I don't know what has gotten into you but you used to be my go to guy. You were always here on time and you were never late. Now you can't even get to the arena on time. You're supposed to prepare for a match and not be on your cell phone but every night you're on your phone when you're supposed to be preparing for your match. You used to be dependable but now you act like this job means nothing to you. I understand you love your family. I love my family too but I've learned when you're in this business you need to make sacrifices. Now you're leaving shows early and walking out before your match. You're not allowed to do that Dave. I'm sorry but you're not getting the time off."
"Stephanie, it's my wife and baby. She's on bed rest. She needs my help."
"I'm sorry, Dave but your job comes first. You can help her out on Wednesdays and Thursdays," she said.
"That's only two days. She's on bed rest 7 days a week."
"I'm sorry, Dave but that's how it has to be. You have a job to do and priorities here."
"I have priorities at home too. And the priorities at home outweigh the priorities here."
"That may be true but those priorities at home aren't signing your paycheck."
"Stephanie, I can't believe you're being like this. You're just like your father. You're always about the money. You both would sell your grandmothers down the river for a buck."
"Dave, I don't like your tone. I think you need to settle down before you find yourself suspended indefinitely."
"You want to suspend me?"
"If you keep getting rowdy with me and using that tone."
"Well, what kind of tone do you want me to use when you're telling me I can't have time off to help my wife out that's on bed rest. And you're telling me my work priorities are more important than my home priorities. My wife almost lost the baby and you're worried about me walking out on a main event."
"Dave, stop yelling at me," said Stephanie.
"What are you going to do about it?"
"I'm warning you! If it keeps up you're going to be suspended indefinitely."
"Why because I'm telling you my family is more important. You can not tell me I have to sacrifice my family time."
"I'm your boss I can do whatever I want."
"So technically if you suspend me indefinitely I end up getting what I want anyway. Did you think your theory out before you told me that or did you just say it before thinking?"
"Dave, the point is you're not getting time off! I'm not going to go through this over and over again. I'm not going to sit here and allow you to yell at me. I am your boss you're going to respect me!"
"Funny you're talking about respect and me respecting you but telling me my family isn't as important as this job and telling me I can't have time off to take care of my wife that is on bed rest is respectful. I've done so much for you since I've been in this company. I've worked my ass off to please you. I sacrificed enough time with my family. I always worked when you needed me to. Anything you asked me to do I did it but I ask you for this one favor and you tell me no. It's okay if I bend over backwards to do what you ask but you can't do something in return for me."
"Dave, I just gave you two weeks off. Now you're asking for a few weeks. Then you're retiring by the time you'd come back from your break Survivor Series will be over so there wouldn't be any point in coming back. My answer for the last time is no you're not getting time off and I want you to leave my office right now."
"I'm not leaving this office until you give me time off."
"You're really persistent about this aren't you. What part of no aren't you understanding? I can't give you anymore time off. Now you're going to leave my office and go get ready to film Smackdown."
"I told you I'm not leaving until you give me my time off."
"Dave, you're really pushing it. Don't make me get security in here."
"Security? Really Stephanie? I can take out security in a minute flat and I'll be right back in here until you give me what I asked for."
"You will not put your hands on my security. What you're going to do is leave my office now. I'm done with this conversation and if you continue to stand there I will get security and if you put your hands on any of them you will be suspended and you will pay a fine. Now leave."
"Fine, Stephanie. But I will be back," he said.
"Don't threaten me."
"Whatever," he said as he stormed out of Stephanie's office. He was beyond upset. If the wrong person said the wrong thing to him he was going to explode. He was a ticking time bomb. He stormed down the halls of the arena to his locker room. He flung the door open and slammed it shut behind him. He walked over and punched a hole in the wall and threw his stuff at the wall.
Mark was sitting in the locker room reading over the script and Jack Swagger was in the room too getting ready for tonight. It was still early in the afternoon and they were just hanging out. They both looked up to see Dave in his rage. Mark put his script down and said, "Dave, what's going on?"
"Stephanie McMahon and her money hungry brain."
"What happened?"
"Well, last night Alex was spotting and she had to go to the hospital. I wanted to be with her so I left right before my match to get to her. Alex and the baby were fine when I got there but the doctor put her on bed rest for a few weeks. I wanted to take time off to help Alex out and help take care of Chelsea and then Stephanie informs me that I can't take time off and pretty much told me that this job comes before my family. She was adamant about it too. She threatened to suspend me indefinitely for my attitude. Then she threatened me with security. She told me that if I put my hands on any of them I'd be suspended and have to pay a fine. I don't know what's so hard for these people to understand that my wife's health is number one right now and that this business is number 2."
"Oh here we go again with this Super family man crap again. Give it up Batista and stop whining about not getting your time off. There are a lot of people that want time off. You're not the only person in this company. WWE doesn't revolve around what Dave Batista wants. It's not all about you, Dave," said Swagger.
"I don't remember asking you to get involved," said Dave.
"Okay so you come in here slamming stuff around, throwing things and punching walls causing a big scene and don't expect me to say anything? You're losing it Dave. Some where down the road you began to think it was all about you and what you wanted. So you didn't get your time off your wife will be fine without you. Just stop your whining and crying about it and act like a man. Deal with it."
"Swagger, shut up," said Dave.
"And if I don't?" Dave's face was beginning to turn red and his patience were growing thinner by the moment and he started clenching his fists. "Oh look you're getting all upset again. Did I strike a nerve? Does the truth hurt? Or did you realize you're being a whiney bitch about it?"
Dave couldn't control it anymore Swagger had ran his mouth for the last time. Before anyone saw it coming Dave pummeled Swagger and began punching him repeatedly. Swagger and Dave were having a real backstage brawl because of everything that was just said. Mark tried to break it up but he didn't succeed. He opened the door and yelled for anyone in the hall to come help him. Kofi, John Cena, Triple H, Randy Orton and Cody Rhodes came in to help Mark break it up. They finally broke it up some were holding Dave back and some were holding Swagger back. Dave broke free and starting pounding Swagger again. "Get him!" yelled Mark. Kofi, John and Cody grabbed Dave again.
"Take it easy, Batista," said John.
"It's that asshole's fault. He kept running his mouth. He instigated it."
"You threw the first punch," said Swagger.
"Yeah because you called me a whiney bitch because of my wife."
"It's not my fault she has you whipped. Who makes the rules your slut wife or you?"
"You son of a.." Dave started to say and tried to break free again to get in a few hits.
"Swagger, chill out. If you called me a whiney bitch or called my wife a slut I'd pound you too," said John.
"He's right Swagger. You took it too far," said Kofi.
Dave was still struggling to break free but the guys tightened their grip. Swagger and Dave continued yelling back and forth at each other. Swagger was being down right disrespectful to Dave about Alex. Kofi, John and Cody wanted to let him go so he could get a few more hits in but they did fear for Swagger's safety. They knew if Dave got a hold of him again it was going to get a lot worse.
Meanwhile word had traveled around the backstage area about the fight. Superstars were running to see if they could catch some of the action. Stephanie was sitting in her office when Ted Dibiase Jr. busted into her office and said, "Stephanie, Batista and Swagger are fighting."
"What?"
"Swagger said some stuff to Batista and Batista attacked him."
"Oh my God!" She said as she got up and ran down to the locker room.
Swagger was still shooting off his mouth and the superstars that were watching were soon pushed out of the way by Stephanie. "What is going on in here?"
Swagger looked at her and said, "He attacked me."
"Dave?"
"He made derogatory comments to me. He deserved the punch in the mouth that he got. And he deserves that broken nose he's going to have too."
"Swagger and Batista I want you both in my office immediately. This kind of stuff is not going to fly around here. We have a zero tolerance policy and you two have violated it. I want you two in my office NOW!"
Dave and Swagger were each escorted to Stephanie's office by security. When they got to her office they each had a seat. Stephanie walked over and sat down at her desk. "What happened?" she asked.
"I was in the locker room and Dave came in there throwing things around, slamming things and then punching the wall. He was talking about not getting his time off so I called him a whiney bitch and next thing I know I'm on the floor getting punched by this idiot."
"There's no need for the name calling. Dave, did you throw the first punch?"
"Yeah. I did. He's not going to stand there and run his mouth about me or my family. He had it coming."
"Regardless of what he said. You had no right to hit him. You know the rules around here. That is an automatic suspension and $350 fine. You will wrestle your match on Sunday and then you will be suspended for three weeks."
"What about him? He's the one that instigated it?"
"He will be fined and suspended too."
"Why am I getting fined and suspended he threw the first punch?"
"Because you retaliated with punches too."
"So I'm supposed to just let some guy pummel me and not fight back?"
"And I'm supposed to let some guy talk badly about me and my family? And not punch them?"
"Exactly. If you would have ignored him Dave none if this would have happened."
"No if you would have given me my time off none of this would have happened."
"Don't start that again."
"Here we go again," said Swagger.
"Jack, I think you shouldn't say anymore," she responded. "In fact I would like to talk to Dave alone."
"Are you sure that's a good idea? He's out of control what if he hurts you?"
"He won't touch me. Dave has never been known to hurt a woman. We'll be fine."
"Okay," said Swagger as he left the room.
"Now I don't think I like this new attitude of yours. You're fighting backstage, punching holes in walls and throwing things because you didn't get your way. You're making threats and acting out of control. I don't know what has gotten into you but you need to chill out before you're fired. One more incident like this and you will be fired do you understand me?"
"Don't talk to me like I'm 2."
"I'm not I'm telling you that if you step out of line one more time you are gone."
"So I'm going to get fired for defending myself and my family?"
"Any uncontrollable incident. You're on thin ice. This is your last warning one more time and you're gone."
"How about this? Screw this job and screw you. I quit!" Dave said as he got up and walked out of the room. He went to his locker room and grabbed his things and left the arena. The other superstars watched him as he left. They were confused about what was going on.
Stephanie got on her phone and called her dad. "Hey, Dad, we have a problem," she said.
*A/N: And there is Chapter 14. THere was a lot of action. Poor Swagger..he just didn't know when to give it up. What did you think? What are your thoughts on the whole situation? Please review I love getting your reviews and I really want to know what you think about Dave's business decision. And as always Thank-you for taking the time to read this chapter and I apologize for the length once I got started I couldn't stop. Thank-you.
*Chapter 15 preview: Dave is going to have to tell Alex about his decision..