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Chapter 53: Some Bad News
Leaving through the door, Dave and Gwendolyn found themselves back outside, the day beginning its shift to the night. "How about we head on back?" Dave suggested as he headed towards the bike. Gwendolyn found her feet were cemented to the ground and she couldn't move because her head was still in a slight dizzy fog. Distracted with getting the bike ready to go, Dave finally noticed that she was still standing near the door. "Do you need some help?" He asked, already knowing the answer.
Dave walked away from the bike and stood in front of her, tipping her head to look into his eyes. He saw that they were almost in a trance like state and it seemed she didn't know he was there. "Gwendolyn?" Hearing her name seemed to bring her back to reality and she found herself looking back into Dave's worried eyes. Her cheeks began to ting a bit of red at the closeness. "I'm sorry, let's go back." Dave moved his hand to grab hers and led her back to the bike.
Getting into the seats, Dave made sure to wrap her arms around his waist a little bit more tightly then usual before taking off. The ride back was very quiet as Dave took the turns and made the stops. On a few occasions, he felt her grip slipping a bit. Taking one hand off the bars, he pulled her fingers back together. When he stopped at a red light, he turned around and saw Gwendolyn's head pressed against his body.
Turning his attention back to the now green light, he got moving quickly so that he could get her comfortable. A few bumps and turns later and Dave pulled into his driveway. Bringing the bike to a slow stop, he looked back and saw that she still had her head pressed against him. He was beginning to get a bit worried because she hadn't really said anything on their way back and her grip kept getting loose to the point that he had to keep her grip together. "Gwendolyn, we're back."
All he heard from behind him was a soft groan and felt her pull away to let him get up. When he moved off the bike, Gwendolyn got a bit unbalanced and her body leaned to one side a bit too far. She didn't hit the ground though as Dave's quick reflexes caught her and kept her up. Dave help her put her legs on one side of the bike before pulling her away into his arms. Figuring he could just put the bike back in the garage in the morning, Dave headed up to his door.
Looking down, he noticed that Gwendolyn's eyes were shut, as if she was sleeping. Managing to get the door open, he brought her to one of the couches and laid her down. Before he walked away, he felt a tiny grip on his wrist. "Don't leave." He turned back around and crouched right near her. "Are you alright?" Gwendolyn closed her eyes again. "I was just a bit tired. Don't worry about me." She was quiet again for a second before continuing. "Dave, what do you think of Richard and Julie?" She opened her eyes and focused on his face. Dave was caught a little off guard by the question. "Well, I like them. They seem like nice people who care a lot about you."
Gwendolyn raised herself up from the couch to make room for Dave. "I think so too." She let out a sigh as Dave sat down. "You don't think today went the way you wanted?" Gwendolyn shook her head. "It's not that. I think that today went a bit too well." Dave was confused to say the least. "It's just when things go well then that just leaves room for things to go wrong."
"I think you are talking about karma Gwendolyn."
"Yeah, that's the word that I was looking for." She turned her body so that she could tuck her legs under her body. "Well karma is probably going to bite me in the ass soon." Dave shook his head at her statement. "That's probably not going to happen to you since you've been through a lot already."
"I'm scared."
She whispered just loud enough for Dave to hear. He placed his arm around her shoulders to provide a bit of comfort. "I wish I can say I understand what you are going through, but I can't. All I know is that it seems like the choice is very obvious." She shook her head, confusing him. "It's not that easy." She stood off the couch and walked towards the kitchen. After a few moments of silence, she spoke once more. "It's not that easy because I don't think I can leave you again." She began to cry, remembering the incident with Jake again. "I-I don't want to be alone again. I-I-I…" She couldn't control her voice as she could remember the darkness that still occupied a part of her mind, preventing her from finding what she needed to know.
She suddenly became aware of Dave standing close behind her. Before she could move away again, he turned her around and tilted her chin to get her to look at him. "What makes you think you will be alone when you leave?" He used the pad of his thumb to wipe away the fresh tears. "I'm not going to just give you up like that. Look…" He moved his face closer to hers. "I promise you that what happened will never happen again." Gwendolyn felt reluctant to believe him. "How can you promise something that you can never keep, Dave?"
"I can try."
She let out a sigh. "Dave, can I ask you something." Dave nodded his head. "I just wanted to ask if you actually ca.." At that moment, the phone on the table chose to ring. "Hold that thought." He told her as he went to go answer it. Gwendolyn watched as he took the phone of the receiver. "Hello?" All she could hear was his side of the conversation. "Really? Already? I thought that I would be able to…? I understand. No, it's not a problem. I'll make sure to be ready. Goodbye." He slowly put the phone on the receiver.
She continued to stare at his back before he finally turned around. "Gwendolyn, there's something that I have to tell you." The tone of his voice is what scared her the most. "What's wrong? Who was that?" Dave took a step closer to her. "That was my boss, Vince McMahon. He told me that he wants me back in the ring in three weeks." The air was filled with silence as Gwendolyn tried so hard to take in what he said. "S-so does that mean you will be leaving me?" Her voice was leaving her as tears began to well up in her eyes. Dave nodded, the atmosphere becoming tenser.
As sudden as the news he got was what Gwendolyn did next. She rushed over to him and wrapped her arms around his waist, her cries being muffled. "Please don't leave me." She pulled away to look into his eyes. "I can't do this without you." Dave placed his hand on her cheek to wipe away the tears. "I'm sure you'll be alright. There is still Patricia and your friends so you won't be alone." She shook her head and pulled away from him. "You don't understand, Dave." His arms crossed in front of his chest as he raised an eyebrow at her. "You know, you're right. I don't understand. Don't you trust anyone?"
Gwendolyn took the time to wrap her hands around herself, trying to bring herself to tell him what she was really feeling. "The only person I can trust is you."
"Why me? Why are you so attached to me, Gwendolyn? I'm just a guy who took you in and is trying to help you nothing more." Her hand moved to land on top of her heart. "You have done more for me then you may think." She walked back up to him and stood only centimeters away from his face. "And I've grown to like you as more then a friend." Her heart was beginning to beat so loudly that she could barely hear herself talk.
She broke apart from him again as her eyes drifted to the floor. "I'm just a little confused about how you feel towards me." He didn't say a word. He wanted to hear what she had to say. "You kissed me on those few occasions and then you sometimes you go back to treating me like just a friend. I just want to know if you hate me for something that I did."
"How could I hate someone like you, Gwendolyn? You have to understand the reasons behind my actions. To be honest, I get jealous very easily. Detective Jerry and you seemed to be getting along so well and I guess I was sort of angry because you seemed to be able to talk to him more then with me about what happened. I was cold towards you for that." Now it was Dave who stood centimeters away from her. "I wanted to do something special together once everything was quiet." Gwendolyn let out a small laugh.
"And what would that be?"
"Since I've only got a bit of time left before I have to go back on the road, I was planning on heading to Japan for about two weeks and I want to take you with me." Gwendolyn eyes almost bulged out of her skull. "Are you serious?" Dave gently took her face in his hands. "Dead serious." He pressed his lips against her then pulled away to look at her reaction. "I want us to have a bit of fun and get away from here. There is also a festival around this time that I always went to with Patricia. It'll be fun for both of us. Besides, I think you need a bit of a break from everything that is happening."
Gwendolyn eyes became watery again. "What's going to happen once we get back? We have an awesome time during the trip just for you to leave me to go back to your job. I don't even know if I want to go just for that to happen." She sighed as she suddenly realized what she was doing. "I'm sorry." She pressed her head into his chest like before. "I'm being selfish. I knew that this was going to happen and yet I don't want to let you go." Dave walked with her back to the couch and they sat like they did before, only a bit closer. "It's not like you'll be completely alone. I'm going to call you after the shows and Patricia will be over too. You can take the time to talk to her about what to do next with your memory. To be honest, I want to talk to her about what happened today."
Gwendolyn's eyebrows bunched up in confusion. "You sort of passed out on me when we were heading back. I want to be sure that it was nothing." After he finished talking, Gwendolyn thought a bit longer about the offer he presented. Well I guess it wouldn't hurt to go with him, alone, together. Her cheeks became a bit warmer as she watched him wait for her answer. All she could really do was nod, which caused a huge grin to appear on his face.
"Really?" he asked in disbelief.
"Yeah, I guess it wouldn't hurt to have a bit of a break from searching." She was a bit caught off guard when Dave brought her into a hug bear hug. "Uh…" She just couldn't think of anything to say. After another small squeeze, he let her go. "You don't worry about a thing, okay." I'll have everything fixed up by tomorrow. Come on." He took her hand and led her upstairs to the bedroom. "You need a comfy place to sleep so we'll talk more tomorrow, kay?"
"Yeah, thanks for offering it to me. I'll see you later." She went inside and closed the door. When she was sure that he was gone, a sob escaped her lips as she collapsed to the floor. After a few minutes of tears, she found herself exhausted. After getting cleaned up and dressed, she went under the covers and tried not to think about the news that she got. Dave went to bed himself, a little bit worried himself of what would happen in the near future.
A/N: Okay, everyone. So sorry if this seems to make no sense. I'm not really sure what I'm writing myself sometimes. Plz read and review so that I can see if you like it or not and sry for the huge wait^_^
