**Thanks to Mystical Fem, Kanes Mistress, and Lana, thanks for the tips on
Toronto, I really appreciate it! (I'm from Minnesota but I've never been to
Canada) I'm so sorry that this took so long!!**
Dave got outside at 6:55 a.m. and finished loading all of the stuff. He looked at his watch and it was 7:05 a.m. "Well, I know how women can be, I'll give them a little bit." Dave hopped in and turned on the radio and listened to a local morning show. After a while, he heard them say that it was 7:35 a.m. and there was still no sign of them.
Dave walked up to Trish's door and knocked loudly. Finally, Trish opened the door, it was obvious she was still sleeping, her hair was frizzy and snarled and sticking up all over. Her make-up was smeared and she was in a tank top and low-cut sweatpants, she squinted at Dave in the doorway because the hall lights were bright. Dave couldn't help but smile, she looked cute. He heard a quiet voice say, "Yeah Dave?"
Dave smiled even more, "Well, it's now 7:40 a.m. and we were due to leave 40 minutes ago so we wouldn't run late. And I thought that I would come and wake you up."
Trish's eyes opened wide, "It's 7:40 a.m.?!?" she exclaimed. "Shit, can you run down to room 227 and see if Stacy is still here? I'll meet you in the parking lot in 5 minutes."
Dave smirked, "Not a problem."
He walked down to Stacy's room and knocked on the door. Stacy answered it and in a confused voice said, "Hey Dave, what's up?"
"Trish told me to come and let you know that she just woke up and she's really sorry for running late and she'll meet us in the parking lot in 5 minutes."
Stacy laughed, "And I thought that she ditched me. Let's go my stuff is already in the car."
They walked out to the parking lot, and Stacy looked at him, "I wonder what kept Trish up so late that she would oversleep? Her and the girls must have been up doing a movie marathon because she's usually always up early."
Dave just smiled, "Yeah, you just never know."
Trish started running around the room waking the girls up, throwing her stuff in her suitcase, she walked in the bathroom, turned on the light and let out a shriek. "Oh my god I let him see me looking like this?" She said out loud.
"Let who see you looking like that?" Aly asked.
"One of the wrestlers, we've gotta hurry, you're dad is waiting for us out in the parking lot." Trish replied quickly hitting herself in the forehead. She proceeded to get cleaned up.
Stacy and Dave leaned up against Dave's truck and were talking about Raw when they seen Trish and the girls running towards them. "Sorry, sorry were late. I overslept."
"It's ok, let's get going." Stacy replied.
Dave looked at Trish, "Thanks again for watching the girls last night, I appreciate it. Drive safe."
"Anytime, and I'm not driving." Trish replied with a smile. She hopped in the car and Stacy took off.
Dave and the girls headed out and they both fell asleep. Dave was thinking about them and hoping that they were having a good time. He always worried about that.
Aly woke up and sat forword, "Dad, when we get to the next city, can we have some individual, one-on-one time with you?"
"Sure honey, is there something that is bothering you?" Dave asked concerned.
"A little, but nothing bad about our trip or anything like that. I just need dad time." Aly replied.
"Ok, when we get to the next city, we'll have some us time." Dave assured her.
"Thanks."
A little while later, Jenni woke up. "Good morning dad."
"Morning baby girl, how are you?"
"Fine. Are we there yet?" Jenni asked.
"No, we'll be there in about 2 hours. When you guys are hungry, we'll stop for lunch." Dave replied.
The girls looked at each other, "We're hungry."
Dave smiled, "Alright, we'll stop."
Stacy looked at Trish, "Alright diva, spill the beans, why were you up all night?"
"Well, I was just lounging with the girls watching movies, then they fell asleep so I was doing some yoga when Dave came over and we went down to the pool area and next thing we knew it was 3:00 a.m." Trish answered slowly.
"That little shit didn't tell me he was with you. I said that you and his girls were probably up all night having a movie marathon and he just went along with it." Stacy exclaimed.
"Well he probably didn't want you thinking anything, we're just friends." Trish replied diligently.
"Friends my ass. I see how you look at him, I listen to you tell me all about him and all about his girls. You want him don't you?" Stacy replied confidently.
"No.no I don't." Trish said while looking out the window.
"Don't lie, tell the truth." Stacy persisted.
"Well, maybe just a little." Trish started to confess.
"Only a little? Are you sure?" Stacy insisted.
"Alright, fine, yes I want him, yes I want to be his girlfriend, the one to fulfill his needs, the one to make him whole. But at this point and forever we are just friends, so I just push my wants aside and go on with my life, and that's why I'm going on the blind date." Trish answered and stuck her tongue out at Stacy. "And you'll never repeat that."
"No, I would never repeat that." Stacy mocked her.
"I mean it. We're not like that, even though I wish sometimes." Trish answered with a sigh.
Stacy patted her shoulder, "Maybe one day, you'll just have to take the situation into your own hands."
"Yeah, one day." Trish mumbled.
Dave and the girls arrived at the arena barely on time. "We're going to walk around while you're in your meeting." Aly advised Dave.
"Ok, be careful and meet me by the locker room in an hour."
The girls nodded and were off to explore. They were wandering around and snooping around. They watched some of the ring be assembled. They decided to explore backstage. As they were walking around, they found some hallways and decided to see what the arena had to offer for adventure.
The meeting concluded and Dave walked to the locker room and the girls were nowhere to be found. Dave figured that they were on their way. But 15 minutes later they still weren't there. Dave started to walk around and look for them but no one had seen them. Finally Dave went to the female locker room and knocked on the door. Nidia answered the door in a tube top and short, short cut-offs, "Yeah Dave, what's up?"
"Any chance Jenni and Aly are in here?" Dave asked concerned.
"Not that I've seen but let me check, hold on." Nidia replied. She closed the door partially, "Has anyone seen Jenni and Aly Batista?" She asked the girls.
Trish quickly pulled her pants on and came to the door, "What's the matter, you can't find the girls?"
"No, they were supposed to meet me outside of the locker room 15 minutes ago and I can't find them anywhere." Dave said nervously, "I know that I probably have nothing to worry about, but you never know these days."
"I totally agree with you, I would be worried too. I'll help you look for them, we've pretty much set up our match." Trish replied.
"I don't want to bug you, I just was wondering if they were here." Dave said to Trish, he didn't want to bother her.
"No, no it's not a bother at all." Trish shushed Dave and they started to wander around the backstage area.
The girls had finally found a hallway that looked familiar and started to follow it when they heard a voice from behind them, "Can I help you girls?"
They turned around and there was Stephanie McMahon. "Yeah, we're looking for our dad, we got lost." Jenni piped up.
"Let me guess you're Batista's girls?" Steph questioned.
They both nodded.
"Come on, he's worried about you guys." Steph walked them to the locker room and paged Dave.
Trish and Dave came around the corner and saw them standing there. "Where have you two been?" Dave asked.
"We went exploring and we got lost, and we couldn't find our way back. We're sorry." Aly answered.
"No more exploring." He turned to Trish and Steph, "Thanks for your help, I appreciate it."
"Not a problem." Steph replied and she walked off.
Trish looked at Dave, "No problem here either, I'm going to go though, see ya guys later!" And she walked off.
"Ok, Jenni, I have someone waiting for you. He paged someone and all of a sudden Shane McMahon walked around the corner, "You must be Jenni Bautista."
Jenni smiled, "Yes I am."
Shane smiled back, "I'm Shane, I understand that you're interested in New Media."
Jenni nodded, she couldn't believe her eyes. "Yes I am. That's what I would like to go to college for."
"Well, since we're not close enough to Titan, I can't show you all of that part but I can show you the part that works the shows, if you would like?" Shane advised.
Jenni smiled, "That would be great!"
Dave smiled, "Thanks Shane, I appreciate it."
"Anytime." And Shane and Jenni walked off.
"Alright Aly, this is our time, why don't we go somewhere?" Dave said to Aly.
Aly smiled, "Sounds great!"
Dave and Aly went out to a restaurant where they could sit down and talk. Dave smiled at Aly, "So, what's on your mind? Is anything wrong?"
Aly played with her napkin, "No, nothing is wrong. But I have to be honest with you. Mom and I have not gotten along since we moved to Texas. It's like I don't exist. Mom works all the time, so she is constantly missing my meets either because of work or because Jenni has something going on. When I talk to her about how I feel, she blows me off. We're constantly fighting, she always says that I take after you too much. I'm not kidding, we fight at least twice a day, and I can't live like this. That's why I ran away to my friends' house when you called me. Now we all know that she began to become unbearable when you guys decided to get divorced. Then she had her mid-life crisis and moved us to Texas and it's even worse. I can't do this anymore." Aly started to cry. "Dad, I miss you. You were the sane one, you understood me, you let me shine as me and you didn't try to hold me back. If I wanted to try something new, you let me. You were there to hold my hand when I fall and all she does is tell me I told you so. Dad, I want to live with you."
Dave took a deep breath, he knew that this day would come some time, but he didn't know when. "Now Aly, I'm on the road 5 days a week, how would you go to school? What about your gymnastics?"
"I'm not sure yet, I could live at your house while you're gone?" Aly asked in a hopeful tone. "You know that I'm the responsible type, I don't party. I'll keep my grades up, I won't miss school unless you know about it. I'll keep an early curfew and I won't let go of my dreams."
"Whoa, slow down there. It's not as easy as it sounds. You are 14 years old." Dave started but she interrupted.
"But I'll be 15 in a month." Aly reminded him.
"But you are not old enough to live on your own when I'm half way across the country if not in another country."
"I could be tutored! What if I start self-studying, I could graduate early and start college when I'm 17." Aly interjected.
"Aly, honey, I don't know. This is a big step. I would have to consult your mother, it would have to be straightened out in court. I would have to clear it with Vince. And you wouldn't be able to be in gymnastics." Dave answered, he had to try to slow her thought process down. He didn't want her to jump the gun and get too excited just to get let down.
"You know that I would behave. What if I stay at your house and you have Ashley come and check on me every day. Or I could check in with her? Or, I could.." Dave interrupted.
"Or, you could hold your horses. Let me figure some stuff out. If this was to happen, you may have to come on the road with me and just do gymnastics on our days off the road. There is a facility that does that. But let me check on some things, ok?" Dave looked her in the eyes, "I mean it, I'm not saying it won't happen, but I'm saying to just chill on the idea for now, ok?"
Aly nodded with a slight frown. It was what she wanted most in her life at this point. Living with her mom was torture.
Dave and Aly hopped in the truck and headed back to the arena. "Can I go find Nidia? She was going to do my hair." Aly asked.
Dave nodded, "Go ahead."
Aly ran off and Dave headed to the female locker room, he knocked and Trish answered the door. She smiled, "Hi there!" But then she looked and seen that his eyes appeared to be cloudy, like he was thinking about something serious. "You ok?" She asked in a much calmer voice.
"Could I talk to you? I need your opinion on something big." Dave asked quietly.
"Sure Dave, let me grab my purse." Trish replied. A couple seconds later she reappeared, "Let's go to the vending area."
Dave nodded and they headed off together.
**Please read and review! Sorry this took so long, but I was swamped!! Thanks!!**
Question to think about, How will Trish feel being brought in on this "big" decision? Will it make the both of them start to think about their friendship?
Dave got outside at 6:55 a.m. and finished loading all of the stuff. He looked at his watch and it was 7:05 a.m. "Well, I know how women can be, I'll give them a little bit." Dave hopped in and turned on the radio and listened to a local morning show. After a while, he heard them say that it was 7:35 a.m. and there was still no sign of them.
Dave walked up to Trish's door and knocked loudly. Finally, Trish opened the door, it was obvious she was still sleeping, her hair was frizzy and snarled and sticking up all over. Her make-up was smeared and she was in a tank top and low-cut sweatpants, she squinted at Dave in the doorway because the hall lights were bright. Dave couldn't help but smile, she looked cute. He heard a quiet voice say, "Yeah Dave?"
Dave smiled even more, "Well, it's now 7:40 a.m. and we were due to leave 40 minutes ago so we wouldn't run late. And I thought that I would come and wake you up."
Trish's eyes opened wide, "It's 7:40 a.m.?!?" she exclaimed. "Shit, can you run down to room 227 and see if Stacy is still here? I'll meet you in the parking lot in 5 minutes."
Dave smirked, "Not a problem."
He walked down to Stacy's room and knocked on the door. Stacy answered it and in a confused voice said, "Hey Dave, what's up?"
"Trish told me to come and let you know that she just woke up and she's really sorry for running late and she'll meet us in the parking lot in 5 minutes."
Stacy laughed, "And I thought that she ditched me. Let's go my stuff is already in the car."
They walked out to the parking lot, and Stacy looked at him, "I wonder what kept Trish up so late that she would oversleep? Her and the girls must have been up doing a movie marathon because she's usually always up early."
Dave just smiled, "Yeah, you just never know."
Trish started running around the room waking the girls up, throwing her stuff in her suitcase, she walked in the bathroom, turned on the light and let out a shriek. "Oh my god I let him see me looking like this?" She said out loud.
"Let who see you looking like that?" Aly asked.
"One of the wrestlers, we've gotta hurry, you're dad is waiting for us out in the parking lot." Trish replied quickly hitting herself in the forehead. She proceeded to get cleaned up.
Stacy and Dave leaned up against Dave's truck and were talking about Raw when they seen Trish and the girls running towards them. "Sorry, sorry were late. I overslept."
"It's ok, let's get going." Stacy replied.
Dave looked at Trish, "Thanks again for watching the girls last night, I appreciate it. Drive safe."
"Anytime, and I'm not driving." Trish replied with a smile. She hopped in the car and Stacy took off.
Dave and the girls headed out and they both fell asleep. Dave was thinking about them and hoping that they were having a good time. He always worried about that.
Aly woke up and sat forword, "Dad, when we get to the next city, can we have some individual, one-on-one time with you?"
"Sure honey, is there something that is bothering you?" Dave asked concerned.
"A little, but nothing bad about our trip or anything like that. I just need dad time." Aly replied.
"Ok, when we get to the next city, we'll have some us time." Dave assured her.
"Thanks."
A little while later, Jenni woke up. "Good morning dad."
"Morning baby girl, how are you?"
"Fine. Are we there yet?" Jenni asked.
"No, we'll be there in about 2 hours. When you guys are hungry, we'll stop for lunch." Dave replied.
The girls looked at each other, "We're hungry."
Dave smiled, "Alright, we'll stop."
Stacy looked at Trish, "Alright diva, spill the beans, why were you up all night?"
"Well, I was just lounging with the girls watching movies, then they fell asleep so I was doing some yoga when Dave came over and we went down to the pool area and next thing we knew it was 3:00 a.m." Trish answered slowly.
"That little shit didn't tell me he was with you. I said that you and his girls were probably up all night having a movie marathon and he just went along with it." Stacy exclaimed.
"Well he probably didn't want you thinking anything, we're just friends." Trish replied diligently.
"Friends my ass. I see how you look at him, I listen to you tell me all about him and all about his girls. You want him don't you?" Stacy replied confidently.
"No.no I don't." Trish said while looking out the window.
"Don't lie, tell the truth." Stacy persisted.
"Well, maybe just a little." Trish started to confess.
"Only a little? Are you sure?" Stacy insisted.
"Alright, fine, yes I want him, yes I want to be his girlfriend, the one to fulfill his needs, the one to make him whole. But at this point and forever we are just friends, so I just push my wants aside and go on with my life, and that's why I'm going on the blind date." Trish answered and stuck her tongue out at Stacy. "And you'll never repeat that."
"No, I would never repeat that." Stacy mocked her.
"I mean it. We're not like that, even though I wish sometimes." Trish answered with a sigh.
Stacy patted her shoulder, "Maybe one day, you'll just have to take the situation into your own hands."
"Yeah, one day." Trish mumbled.
Dave and the girls arrived at the arena barely on time. "We're going to walk around while you're in your meeting." Aly advised Dave.
"Ok, be careful and meet me by the locker room in an hour."
The girls nodded and were off to explore. They were wandering around and snooping around. They watched some of the ring be assembled. They decided to explore backstage. As they were walking around, they found some hallways and decided to see what the arena had to offer for adventure.
The meeting concluded and Dave walked to the locker room and the girls were nowhere to be found. Dave figured that they were on their way. But 15 minutes later they still weren't there. Dave started to walk around and look for them but no one had seen them. Finally Dave went to the female locker room and knocked on the door. Nidia answered the door in a tube top and short, short cut-offs, "Yeah Dave, what's up?"
"Any chance Jenni and Aly are in here?" Dave asked concerned.
"Not that I've seen but let me check, hold on." Nidia replied. She closed the door partially, "Has anyone seen Jenni and Aly Batista?" She asked the girls.
Trish quickly pulled her pants on and came to the door, "What's the matter, you can't find the girls?"
"No, they were supposed to meet me outside of the locker room 15 minutes ago and I can't find them anywhere." Dave said nervously, "I know that I probably have nothing to worry about, but you never know these days."
"I totally agree with you, I would be worried too. I'll help you look for them, we've pretty much set up our match." Trish replied.
"I don't want to bug you, I just was wondering if they were here." Dave said to Trish, he didn't want to bother her.
"No, no it's not a bother at all." Trish shushed Dave and they started to wander around the backstage area.
The girls had finally found a hallway that looked familiar and started to follow it when they heard a voice from behind them, "Can I help you girls?"
They turned around and there was Stephanie McMahon. "Yeah, we're looking for our dad, we got lost." Jenni piped up.
"Let me guess you're Batista's girls?" Steph questioned.
They both nodded.
"Come on, he's worried about you guys." Steph walked them to the locker room and paged Dave.
Trish and Dave came around the corner and saw them standing there. "Where have you two been?" Dave asked.
"We went exploring and we got lost, and we couldn't find our way back. We're sorry." Aly answered.
"No more exploring." He turned to Trish and Steph, "Thanks for your help, I appreciate it."
"Not a problem." Steph replied and she walked off.
Trish looked at Dave, "No problem here either, I'm going to go though, see ya guys later!" And she walked off.
"Ok, Jenni, I have someone waiting for you. He paged someone and all of a sudden Shane McMahon walked around the corner, "You must be Jenni Bautista."
Jenni smiled, "Yes I am."
Shane smiled back, "I'm Shane, I understand that you're interested in New Media."
Jenni nodded, she couldn't believe her eyes. "Yes I am. That's what I would like to go to college for."
"Well, since we're not close enough to Titan, I can't show you all of that part but I can show you the part that works the shows, if you would like?" Shane advised.
Jenni smiled, "That would be great!"
Dave smiled, "Thanks Shane, I appreciate it."
"Anytime." And Shane and Jenni walked off.
"Alright Aly, this is our time, why don't we go somewhere?" Dave said to Aly.
Aly smiled, "Sounds great!"
Dave and Aly went out to a restaurant where they could sit down and talk. Dave smiled at Aly, "So, what's on your mind? Is anything wrong?"
Aly played with her napkin, "No, nothing is wrong. But I have to be honest with you. Mom and I have not gotten along since we moved to Texas. It's like I don't exist. Mom works all the time, so she is constantly missing my meets either because of work or because Jenni has something going on. When I talk to her about how I feel, she blows me off. We're constantly fighting, she always says that I take after you too much. I'm not kidding, we fight at least twice a day, and I can't live like this. That's why I ran away to my friends' house when you called me. Now we all know that she began to become unbearable when you guys decided to get divorced. Then she had her mid-life crisis and moved us to Texas and it's even worse. I can't do this anymore." Aly started to cry. "Dad, I miss you. You were the sane one, you understood me, you let me shine as me and you didn't try to hold me back. If I wanted to try something new, you let me. You were there to hold my hand when I fall and all she does is tell me I told you so. Dad, I want to live with you."
Dave took a deep breath, he knew that this day would come some time, but he didn't know when. "Now Aly, I'm on the road 5 days a week, how would you go to school? What about your gymnastics?"
"I'm not sure yet, I could live at your house while you're gone?" Aly asked in a hopeful tone. "You know that I'm the responsible type, I don't party. I'll keep my grades up, I won't miss school unless you know about it. I'll keep an early curfew and I won't let go of my dreams."
"Whoa, slow down there. It's not as easy as it sounds. You are 14 years old." Dave started but she interrupted.
"But I'll be 15 in a month." Aly reminded him.
"But you are not old enough to live on your own when I'm half way across the country if not in another country."
"I could be tutored! What if I start self-studying, I could graduate early and start college when I'm 17." Aly interjected.
"Aly, honey, I don't know. This is a big step. I would have to consult your mother, it would have to be straightened out in court. I would have to clear it with Vince. And you wouldn't be able to be in gymnastics." Dave answered, he had to try to slow her thought process down. He didn't want her to jump the gun and get too excited just to get let down.
"You know that I would behave. What if I stay at your house and you have Ashley come and check on me every day. Or I could check in with her? Or, I could.." Dave interrupted.
"Or, you could hold your horses. Let me figure some stuff out. If this was to happen, you may have to come on the road with me and just do gymnastics on our days off the road. There is a facility that does that. But let me check on some things, ok?" Dave looked her in the eyes, "I mean it, I'm not saying it won't happen, but I'm saying to just chill on the idea for now, ok?"
Aly nodded with a slight frown. It was what she wanted most in her life at this point. Living with her mom was torture.
Dave and Aly hopped in the truck and headed back to the arena. "Can I go find Nidia? She was going to do my hair." Aly asked.
Dave nodded, "Go ahead."
Aly ran off and Dave headed to the female locker room, he knocked and Trish answered the door. She smiled, "Hi there!" But then she looked and seen that his eyes appeared to be cloudy, like he was thinking about something serious. "You ok?" She asked in a much calmer voice.
"Could I talk to you? I need your opinion on something big." Dave asked quietly.
"Sure Dave, let me grab my purse." Trish replied. A couple seconds later she reappeared, "Let's go to the vending area."
Dave nodded and they headed off together.
**Please read and review! Sorry this took so long, but I was swamped!! Thanks!!**
Question to think about, How will Trish feel being brought in on this "big" decision? Will it make the both of them start to think about their friendship?