Chapter 15

Paul said, "I swear I'm gonna get us there...The traffic is really bad." Paul looked at David in the rear view mirror and David nodded knowing they couldn't get there any faster. David kissed Rachel's forehead. The car was completely silent...Randy looked at Paul and they were now suddenly aware of how serious the relationship between David and Rachel was.

Paul couldn't say he didn't see it coming...He was hoping she'd find someone to love her the way she needed to be loved. He'd been there when she filed for divorce from her husband and knew what kind of toll it took on her. David having been in a shitty marriage before needed someone who was going to take care of his heart as well. Paul saw it coming...And he couldn't have been happier for them.

They finally got to the ER and the Emergency Room doctors and nurses immediately took Rachel from David and forced him into the waiting room. Paul pulled his cell phone out and called Vince McMahon and told him one of his employees had been practically mauled by one of his prize wrestlers, who they were at the hospital with.

When Vince found out it was Rachel who'd been hurt and who had done the mauling, Vince literally came unglued...He found Mark recovering from the smashed head into concrete in his dressing room and walked in screaming, ranting and raving about putting his hands on not only titan tower employees but also WWE employees...then proceeded to suspend Mark for 6 months without pay...then also said if he wanted to keep his job after the 6 months suspension, he had better have some sort of certificate from an anger management class for 6 months of completion.

Vince called Paul and told him what he'd done, Paul relayed the messages and Dave proceeded to pick up an entire section of seats in the waiting room, carry them outside and threw them across the parking lot...He didn't want to hurt anyone, which is why he took his anger outside.

David walked back in apologized and snatched the phone from Paul's hand and demanded an anything goes, unscripted street fight with Mark, either before his suspension started or after it was over. Vince knew that was coming. So Vince said he'd set the whole thing up at the pay pre-view that was coming up at the end of the month, which was in 2 weeks. And then Mark would start his suspension afterwards. Vince figured all that Mark had done to Rachel...he'd need the 6 months to recover from after David Bautista beat him until hell would have him anymore.

Later that night, Rachel moved around the bed a little and David instantly stood by her side. He looked over and saw Ric sleeping on the spare bed in the room and Randy and Paul had two chairs pushed together sleeping. David had been trying to relax his temper in the chair next to Rachel's hospital bed.

David caressed her cheek as she opened her eyes and saw the brown orbs staring back at her with concern. Rachel's hand touched David's cheek...She could see David's eyes get glisteny. Rachel said, "I'm okay big man." David said, "I'm really glad you are, or I'd be in prison right now for murder." Rachel pulled David's face down and kissed his lips softly and said, "My big protector."

David said, "You okay as far as pain?" Rachel smiled softly and said, "I don't feel any so I'm assuming I'm fine." David said, "I'm sorry I wasn't there to stop him." Rachel said, "Bite your tongue...You can't protect me all the time...You didn't know when he was going to snap...I'm just glad you stopped him when you did. I'm sorry about your shirt." David looked over and saw the blood from her head from earlier and he said, "I can always get another shirt...I just can't get another you."

Rachel smiled softly and moved around in the bed and said, "C'mon...Get in here with me...I want to hold you." David said, "Isn't that my line?" Rachel shook her head no slowly and said, "Not tonight." David smiled as he carefully got on the bed as Rachel turned into his body and wrapped her arm around his waist and kissed the middle of his chest and rested her head under the crook of his neck...His arm wrapped around her holding her firmly against his body...

He never wanted to stop protecting her...and wouldn't.