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Dave got to his room and changed into some warm-up pants and a t-shirt. The girls were watching him very closely. He turned around and they were staring at him. "What?" He asked playfully.
"Nothing." The girls replied in unison and started to grab their stuff.
They all headed out to the parking lot. Dave and the girls were loading their stuff in the truck when they heard Trish's voice from behind them, "Do you think you have room for one more?"
The girls turned towards Dave, "Can she come with? It would be so much fun!"
Dave smiled, "Only if you guys calm down for a second, we need to talk."
Aly looked at Jenni, "This might not be good. Be prepared."
Jenni nodded and they turned towards Dave. Jenni piped up first, "What's up dad?"
Dave cleared his throat, "Well, as you girls know, I went on a blind date last night."
The girls both looked at each other with a mischievous grin, all morning they talked about how their dad didn't come home and how he was probably "busy" all night. They both stifled giggles.
Trish smiled, "Do I get to listen to this family talk to? Can I? Can I?"
Dave flashed Trish a little glare playfully, "Yeah I suppose, you can be a part of this too."
Trish draped her arms around the girls, "Ok, we're ready."
"Well, the date went really well, and we are now going out or going steady, however you would like to put it." Dave said cautiously. He didn't quite know how the girls would be about the whole thing.
The girls smiled at him. "Congratulations dad, I'm proud of you." Aly replied.
"Yeah, way to go dad." Jenni chimed in.
"And I would really like you to meet her, would you have a problem with that? Is it too early?" Dave questioned. He didn't want to push the whole thing on them too fast.
"Dad, we're big girls, we can handle a new girlfriend as long as she can handle us. I think we're both ready, right Jenni?" Aly responded. She knew that her dad was trying to protect them and not hurt them, and it was nice of him, but he needed to give them more credit.
Jenni nodded, "Not to pour salt in a wound or anything, but mom's been dating for awhile, we're used to it."
Dave smiled, "Yeah, but I'm not your mother and I want to make sure that it wouldn't hurt you guys if I started dating someone."
"Well let's meet her." Aly cut him off.
"Aly, Jenni I want you to meet Trish Stratus, Trish I want you to meet my girls, Aly and Jenni." Dave said with a smile on his face.
Trish dropped her arms and came around and shook each of their hands, "It's really nice to meet you both, I'm really looking forward to getting to know you guys even better." She said with a big smile.
Aly looked at Dave, "Ha Ha that's funny dad, now why don't you tell us the truth."
Dave laughed, "This is the truth, I promise. My blind date turned out to be Trish, and we had a great time, and now we're together."
Trish went over and put her arm around Dave's waist, "So what do you girls think?"
Aly and Jenni went over and hugged the two of them together, "This is wonderful." Aly said holding them tight.
"I'm so happy for you two." Jenni said.
They all piled in and hit the road. Aly was pretty quiet the whole way up and Jenni slept. Dave and Trish talked about all sorts of things. But as they got closer and closer, Trish started to get a little nervous. She knew that she didn't have to get out of the vehicle, but she wasn't sure if she prepared herself well enough to see his ex-wife. She'd never dated anyone who had older kids, nor was married before. She squeezed his hand a little and took a deep breath.
Dave pulled over at a rest stop and they all got out of the car. Dave hopped up on the hood of the car and patted the spot next to him. "Come join me." He said to Trish. She hopped up beside him while the girls ran off to the vending machines. "Are you ok? You've been quiet lately."
Trish smiled and squeezed his hand "Yeah I'm ok. Just doing some thinking, that's all."
"Well, I just want you to know that I'm always here to listen. I know that if it has something to do with me, it might be a little uncomfortable talking to me about it, but I would rather us talk then have it drive us apart, ok?" Dave said to her while rubbing her back.
Trish nodded, "It's nothing that major, I promise! Actually, I'm a little nervous." She said sheepishly.
"Nervous about what?" Dave inquired.
"Well, I'm nervous to see your ex-wife. I know that you guys don't get along, and if you two start fighting, I'll want to help your cause, and then it'll get really ugly and I don't want to ruin anything." Trish said quietly in case the girls came back.
Dave smiled and hugged her, "You are such a wonderful person, you know that?" Actually, 90% of the time, Angie and I are like best friends who used to be friends with benefits. We're still friends, we just don't agree on certain things and that's what causes fights. If you don't feel comfortable riding all the way there, I can always drop you off at the hotel we're staying at tonight."
Trish smiled and held him, "No, that won't be necessary, but thank you for listening. I'm glad that you're someone who likes to communicate."
Dave patted her shoulder, "I'll always communicate with ya."
Soon after they finished their talk, the girls came running back. "We're ready, we have snacks and pop." Jenni piped up.
Dave smiled, "Alrighty girls, go ahead and hop in."
As Trish was getting in, Dave walked by and tickled her slightly. Jenni leaned over to Aly, "Aren't they cute?" she whispered.
Aly nodded, "Yeah they are."
Dave continued driving and they arrived at the spot where they were meeting to exchange the girls a few hours late. Trish, Jenni and Aly were all still sleeping so Dave got out and walked over to Angie. "Hey, sorry I had to call you and push the time back, I woke up late."
"It's ok, I didn't have anything going on today. How were they for you? What was Aly like?" Angie asked.
"They were great. I think that it helped to give them an insight of why it's hard for me to just stop by on the way to a show now that they've been able to see exactly what it's like. But they never complained. I had one on one time with both girls, we had some fun, they hung out with some of the divas and got to have their hair and make up done by wardrobe during a tv taping, they had a really good time." Dave explained. "But, I think that you should give some thinking about the Aly situation. The whole way here, she's been a totally different person. Ang, you're a great mom and she loves you but she's just not happy with her way of life out here."
"Don't try to tell me that she's not happy with her way of life. She is just doing this because she's always been a daddy's girl. She just isn't being open-minded about the whole deal, it's been long enough to where she should be over it and trying to find happiness here." Angie fought back.
"I'm not trying to make excuses for her, I just think that the divorce and the move has been real traumatic on her and she's almost 15, I think that maybe we should give her the option. I know that Jenni would stay with you in a heartbeat, so that's not the issue here. She needs something that is going to support her, not hold her down. You said so yourself that she has not been herself, her gymnastics is slipping, her grades are down, she's not taking care of herself, maybe we should give her the opportunity to excel. Come on Ang think about it. She can either come on the road with me and have a tutor, or she can stay with Ashley. I was going to let her choose. Or, she can try one till the end of the school year and if she doesn't like it, she can choose the other one." Dave shot back at her. "As parents, we need to watch out for what's best for our daughter, and this may just be what is best for her."
Angie turned around, "Alright fine, if you want to take her, go ahead. But I'll warn you that when it doesn't work out, I'll be more than happy to take her back. And then I'll tell you that I told you so. Her stuff is in the trunk, her school records were faxed over to your house fax."
Dave smiled and hugged Angie, "Thank you so much! Trust me, I'll make sure that things go well and that her grades improve."
Angie backed off from Dave, "Why don't you go wake the girls up and have them come out here so we can have a family meeting?"
"Sounds good." Dave walked to the vehicle and woke everyone up, "Family meeting, come on let's go."
Dave looked at Trish, "You can come if you would like, it's going to impact our relationship a little.
Trish nodded, "If you don't think she'll flip out, then I'll come."
"I know she won't flip out, her boyfriend is hiding in her car." Dave said with a smile. "He looks scared of me."
**Well, I'm going to end it here. What will happen at the family meeting? What will Trish think when she finds out that Dave may have Aly all the time? Any suggestions, please let me know!! Please read and review!**
Dave got to his room and changed into some warm-up pants and a t-shirt. The girls were watching him very closely. He turned around and they were staring at him. "What?" He asked playfully.
"Nothing." The girls replied in unison and started to grab their stuff.
They all headed out to the parking lot. Dave and the girls were loading their stuff in the truck when they heard Trish's voice from behind them, "Do you think you have room for one more?"
The girls turned towards Dave, "Can she come with? It would be so much fun!"
Dave smiled, "Only if you guys calm down for a second, we need to talk."
Aly looked at Jenni, "This might not be good. Be prepared."
Jenni nodded and they turned towards Dave. Jenni piped up first, "What's up dad?"
Dave cleared his throat, "Well, as you girls know, I went on a blind date last night."
The girls both looked at each other with a mischievous grin, all morning they talked about how their dad didn't come home and how he was probably "busy" all night. They both stifled giggles.
Trish smiled, "Do I get to listen to this family talk to? Can I? Can I?"
Dave flashed Trish a little glare playfully, "Yeah I suppose, you can be a part of this too."
Trish draped her arms around the girls, "Ok, we're ready."
"Well, the date went really well, and we are now going out or going steady, however you would like to put it." Dave said cautiously. He didn't quite know how the girls would be about the whole thing.
The girls smiled at him. "Congratulations dad, I'm proud of you." Aly replied.
"Yeah, way to go dad." Jenni chimed in.
"And I would really like you to meet her, would you have a problem with that? Is it too early?" Dave questioned. He didn't want to push the whole thing on them too fast.
"Dad, we're big girls, we can handle a new girlfriend as long as she can handle us. I think we're both ready, right Jenni?" Aly responded. She knew that her dad was trying to protect them and not hurt them, and it was nice of him, but he needed to give them more credit.
Jenni nodded, "Not to pour salt in a wound or anything, but mom's been dating for awhile, we're used to it."
Dave smiled, "Yeah, but I'm not your mother and I want to make sure that it wouldn't hurt you guys if I started dating someone."
"Well let's meet her." Aly cut him off.
"Aly, Jenni I want you to meet Trish Stratus, Trish I want you to meet my girls, Aly and Jenni." Dave said with a smile on his face.
Trish dropped her arms and came around and shook each of their hands, "It's really nice to meet you both, I'm really looking forward to getting to know you guys even better." She said with a big smile.
Aly looked at Dave, "Ha Ha that's funny dad, now why don't you tell us the truth."
Dave laughed, "This is the truth, I promise. My blind date turned out to be Trish, and we had a great time, and now we're together."
Trish went over and put her arm around Dave's waist, "So what do you girls think?"
Aly and Jenni went over and hugged the two of them together, "This is wonderful." Aly said holding them tight.
"I'm so happy for you two." Jenni said.
They all piled in and hit the road. Aly was pretty quiet the whole way up and Jenni slept. Dave and Trish talked about all sorts of things. But as they got closer and closer, Trish started to get a little nervous. She knew that she didn't have to get out of the vehicle, but she wasn't sure if she prepared herself well enough to see his ex-wife. She'd never dated anyone who had older kids, nor was married before. She squeezed his hand a little and took a deep breath.
Dave pulled over at a rest stop and they all got out of the car. Dave hopped up on the hood of the car and patted the spot next to him. "Come join me." He said to Trish. She hopped up beside him while the girls ran off to the vending machines. "Are you ok? You've been quiet lately."
Trish smiled and squeezed his hand "Yeah I'm ok. Just doing some thinking, that's all."
"Well, I just want you to know that I'm always here to listen. I know that if it has something to do with me, it might be a little uncomfortable talking to me about it, but I would rather us talk then have it drive us apart, ok?" Dave said to her while rubbing her back.
Trish nodded, "It's nothing that major, I promise! Actually, I'm a little nervous." She said sheepishly.
"Nervous about what?" Dave inquired.
"Well, I'm nervous to see your ex-wife. I know that you guys don't get along, and if you two start fighting, I'll want to help your cause, and then it'll get really ugly and I don't want to ruin anything." Trish said quietly in case the girls came back.
Dave smiled and hugged her, "You are such a wonderful person, you know that?" Actually, 90% of the time, Angie and I are like best friends who used to be friends with benefits. We're still friends, we just don't agree on certain things and that's what causes fights. If you don't feel comfortable riding all the way there, I can always drop you off at the hotel we're staying at tonight."
Trish smiled and held him, "No, that won't be necessary, but thank you for listening. I'm glad that you're someone who likes to communicate."
Dave patted her shoulder, "I'll always communicate with ya."
Soon after they finished their talk, the girls came running back. "We're ready, we have snacks and pop." Jenni piped up.
Dave smiled, "Alrighty girls, go ahead and hop in."
As Trish was getting in, Dave walked by and tickled her slightly. Jenni leaned over to Aly, "Aren't they cute?" she whispered.
Aly nodded, "Yeah they are."
Dave continued driving and they arrived at the spot where they were meeting to exchange the girls a few hours late. Trish, Jenni and Aly were all still sleeping so Dave got out and walked over to Angie. "Hey, sorry I had to call you and push the time back, I woke up late."
"It's ok, I didn't have anything going on today. How were they for you? What was Aly like?" Angie asked.
"They were great. I think that it helped to give them an insight of why it's hard for me to just stop by on the way to a show now that they've been able to see exactly what it's like. But they never complained. I had one on one time with both girls, we had some fun, they hung out with some of the divas and got to have their hair and make up done by wardrobe during a tv taping, they had a really good time." Dave explained. "But, I think that you should give some thinking about the Aly situation. The whole way here, she's been a totally different person. Ang, you're a great mom and she loves you but she's just not happy with her way of life out here."
"Don't try to tell me that she's not happy with her way of life. She is just doing this because she's always been a daddy's girl. She just isn't being open-minded about the whole deal, it's been long enough to where she should be over it and trying to find happiness here." Angie fought back.
"I'm not trying to make excuses for her, I just think that the divorce and the move has been real traumatic on her and she's almost 15, I think that maybe we should give her the option. I know that Jenni would stay with you in a heartbeat, so that's not the issue here. She needs something that is going to support her, not hold her down. You said so yourself that she has not been herself, her gymnastics is slipping, her grades are down, she's not taking care of herself, maybe we should give her the opportunity to excel. Come on Ang think about it. She can either come on the road with me and have a tutor, or she can stay with Ashley. I was going to let her choose. Or, she can try one till the end of the school year and if she doesn't like it, she can choose the other one." Dave shot back at her. "As parents, we need to watch out for what's best for our daughter, and this may just be what is best for her."
Angie turned around, "Alright fine, if you want to take her, go ahead. But I'll warn you that when it doesn't work out, I'll be more than happy to take her back. And then I'll tell you that I told you so. Her stuff is in the trunk, her school records were faxed over to your house fax."
Dave smiled and hugged Angie, "Thank you so much! Trust me, I'll make sure that things go well and that her grades improve."
Angie backed off from Dave, "Why don't you go wake the girls up and have them come out here so we can have a family meeting?"
"Sounds good." Dave walked to the vehicle and woke everyone up, "Family meeting, come on let's go."
Dave looked at Trish, "You can come if you would like, it's going to impact our relationship a little.
Trish nodded, "If you don't think she'll flip out, then I'll come."
"I know she won't flip out, her boyfriend is hiding in her car." Dave said with a smile. "He looks scared of me."
**Well, I'm going to end it here. What will happen at the family meeting? What will Trish think when she finds out that Dave may have Aly all the time? Any suggestions, please let me know!! Please read and review!**