Tina could finally, after years of everything Tony had put her through, breath a sigh of relief one month after the accident that landed Hunter in the hospital, the trail had begun one week after the accident and ended two days later. Tony completely lost it while Tina was testifying against him, he threatened to kill her if she said another word about what he did to her, since Tony did this in the middle of the court room the judge heard every word that he said to her he locked Tony away with out hearing anyone else testify against him. The judge promised Tina that he would be behind bars for a very long time for her not to worry about him anymore.
Hunter was doing fine, he had been released from the hospital and was taking time off to heal, even though he kept telling everyone that he was fine and that he didn't need anymore time to heal, they all made him take time off. Since Tina still felt somewhat responsible for what happened to him she decided that Hunter needed to stay with her and Dave until he was completely healed and was finished with his therapy. Besides that Tina needed someone to keep her company while she was home, it was starting to become hard for her to tour with the guys as much as they did so she normally just worked at the Raw and pay-per-view show then stayed at home the rest of the time. She didn't like the idea when Dave and a couple of the other guys came up with it, she hated staying in the house by herself since the whole thing with Tony and since her and Hunter had become close friends since he was shot Dave and Tina asked him to stay with her while he healed.
So here Tina sat at the kitchen table drinking her hot tea and looking over the pets section in the newspaper, she had been wanting to get some kind of pet but since she was pregnant she really wanted to get a small dog something that the babies could play with when they began to crawl around on the floor. However when she asked Dave about getting a dog he would tell her no way they take too much work to which Tina would come back with and how much work do you think the babies will take. Dave would just smile and kiss her on the lips to get her to change to subject, which would work most of the time only because they would end up upstairs in bed for the night. Tina smiled as she remembered the first time she had asked him about getting a dog, it was a week ago right before Dave left for the road, he ended up picking her and carrying her up to the bed, when they woke the next morning they found Hunter sleeping at the kitchen table when they woke him he said that it was the only place her could sleep because someone didn't know how to be quit and put a pillow over their face when they had sex.
Tina heard the front door open and close then heard Hunter cal for her, she smiled and told him that she was in the kitchen then went back to reading the paper. A minute later she jumped when she felt something licking her foot, she quickly looked down and seen that Hunter had brought his English Bulldog Lucy back to the house. She smiled at the dog and reached down to pat the dog on the head. Hunter walked into the kitchen and pulled out the chair beside her as he too patted Lucy on the head.
"I thought maybe she could help you change Dave's mind about the whole dog thing." Hunter explained.
"The most he could do would be to still say no." Tina smiled. "So how was your therapy today?"
"The same as it has been slow and it is starting to drive me crazy." Tina laughed, she knew that he was getting frustrated with having to go to therapy, but he had to do it if he wanted to go back to Raw. "So what are you going to do if Dave still says no?"
"Oh I'm going to hurt him the only way I know how to hurt him." Tina folded her paper and picked up her cup of tea with a smile.
"And how is that?"
"Taking away the one thing that I know he loves."
"You have to be kidding me, you can't do that you'll kill him if not you don't kill yourself first."
"I most certainly will not. I don't need it as much as he does." Tina looked up at Hunter knowing that the last statement wasn't true; she did need it just as much as Dave did. "So what if I do I'm pregnant and my hormones or skyrocketing right now." Tina confessed after seeing the disbelieving look on Hunter's face. "Anyway, I figure that after a day of no touching or kissing or anything sexual he should be ready to cave and let me get my dog." Hunter laughed at the determination Tina had on this situation, she just wouldn't give up he had to give her credit, most people dropped what ever it was if Dave said no but not Tina she kept going at it trying to break him down get him to change his mind, Tina reminded him of himself and was itself was scary.
"So when does he come home?" Hunter asked standing and walked over to the counter where the tea kettle sat and poured him a cup.
"I'm not sure, he's supposed to call me tonight and let me know." Tina turned slightly in her chair to pay attention to Lucy who was starting to whine because no one would pay attention to her.
"You don't worry about him being on the road with out you do you?" Hunter asked as he returned to his chair.
"No, there's nothing to worry about right?"
"Dave loves you with everything that is inside him. Trust me there is nothing to worry about, he made one mistake and that will never happen again." Hunter answered giving Tina a little peace of mind.
Tina smiled, relieved, at Hunter's answer, she knew there was nothing to worry about Dave loved her even though he hadn't said the words she knew that he did. Tina remembered the first time that she said the words to him, Dave had taken her out for a romantic dinner for two a couple days after the trial, they ate and danced in a very expensive restaurant in town, when they got home Dave carried her upstairs and laid her on the bed and proceeded to make love to her. After several rounds on love making Tina looked up Dave and the words just came out of her mouth before she even had time to think about it. Dave just gave her a smile and kissed her starting up another round, afterward he laid beside her holding her in his arms and pressed soft kisses on her shoulders, back and neck never once saying the words back to her. It hurt Tina somewhat, she knew that he wasn't a big talker on certain topics; she just wished that he would say those three simple words to her.
"Hunter can I ask you something about Dave?"
"Sure baby girl." Hunter replied using the pet name that he had given her while he was still in the hospital. He told her that she cried way too much over what happen that she was starting to remind him of a baby, Tina just laughed at him.
"Has Dave ever told you that he loves me?"
Hunter took a drink his cup then looked up at Tina. "He has never said those exact words however he has said that he can't live without you, that he loves you more then anything before in his life. He has said that he would give up everything to make you happy."
"Why doesn't he say that stuff to me?" Tina paused. "I tell him that I love him every time I talk to him and he never says it back to me. Why won't he just say the words?"
"Honey Dave's not a talker when it comes to his feelings, you know that." Hunter gave her a smile. "If you want him to say the words you need to sit down with him and talk to him, let him know how you feel when he doesn't say it. Maybe if he knows that you need for him to say the words then he'll say them to you. But you know as well as me that all these little things that he does for you like rubbing your back and feet when you don't ask him to, he does those things because he loves you and he wants to show you not just tell you." Tina nodded her head; she knew all that but it would still be nice to hear the words. "Now stop worrying about that and worry about how you're going to get your dog. Because I have to tell you I think this whole no sex thing is going to back fire on you." Hunter and Tina both began to laugh.
Tina had finally given up on waiting for Dave to call her and let her know when he was coming home she had been waiting since seven that night and here it was now two forty-five in the morning, he probably was too tired after the show that night and just went to bed. Tina turned all the lights off downstairs and headed up to bed, before she did though she stopped in Hinters room to check on him, he had gone to bed earlier that night saying that his back and side was starting to bother him. After making sure that he was fine and sleeping soundly she turned his light off and walked down the hall to her and Dave's room. After taking her make-up off she changed out of her clothes and into one of Dave's oversized dress shirts then crawled under the covers, turned the lights off then drifted off to sleep.
Dave opened the front door to the house; right now the only thing that was one his mind was walking up the stairs and crawling in bed holding Tina close to him as he fell asleep. He hoped that she wasn't mad at him for not calling like he had said that he would, instead of calling her he called the airport after the show he booked the next flight to home, he had to come home he was going nuts not being able to see her every day like he had gotten so used to doing. Dave walked down the hall carrying his bags, he quietly opened the door to their room, and the sight of Tina brought a smile to his face and made him forget just how tired he was. He quietly walked across the room and sat his bags down by the closet, he then took off his jacket and tossed it in the near by chair. Dave walked over to his side of the bed pulling his phone, keys and wallet from his pockets and setting them on the night stand. He then kicked off his shoes while taking off his belt he sat on the side of the bed and removed his socks, he began unbuttoning his shirt he turned and looked over his shoulder when he heard Tina move, he watched as she rolled over to face him while still sleeping. Dave smiled at her and reached a hand out to touch the side of her face softly; Tina smiled and snuggled closer to her pillow. Dave finished removing his clothes then pulled the covers back and slid in beside her wrapping his arms around her and pulling her tight against him., he smiled when he seen that she was wearing one of his dress shirts, he needed to take her out to get some maternity clothes and soon, the only thing she could wear that was still hers were a few dresses that she had and at night she wore she shirts if she wore anything at all, not that he minded her wearing his clothes he rather liked the idea of her wearing his clothes to bed. Dave ran a hand over her stomach as he kissed her forehead; he closed his eyes and was just about to fall asleep when he felt something hit the palm of his hand. He pulled the covers off himself and Tina so he could watch her stomach to see if the babies moved again, sure enough after watching for only a few seconds he watched a small little bump rise and go across Tina stomach. Dave unbuttoned her shirt and placed a kiss to her bare skin. Tina woke when she felt him kiss her stomach and rested a hand on the back of his head, Dave looked up at her and gave her a smile as he moved up to place a kiss on her lips as the babies began kicking again.
"I felt them kick." Dave smiled and kissed her again.
"I've been feeling these two for the past couple weeks or more." Tina smiled at him as he watched her stomach move to the babies' movements.
"This is so incredible, there are two babies in there right now and they're playing with each other." Dave paused and moved his gaze to her face. "I know that you've felt them before but this is the first time I can feel it and see move, this is one of the best moments in my life, well at least for right now."
"Right now? How many best moments are you planning to have?"
"Well of course when the babies are born, I will be there by the way I promise you that."
"You better be there I can't yell at you for putting me through all that pain if you're not there." Tina joked getting Dave to laugh.
"So you plan on yelling at me do you?"
"Honey I may not have had babies before, but I have delivered them and let me tell you I haven't had very many women who yell and scream while they are in labor."
"Okay you can yell just don't call me mean names and stuff like that." Dave pressed his lips to Tina's.
"Deal, so what would be another one of your moments?"
"Well the next would have to be day that day that you say you'll marry me then the day that you walk down to aisle in the most elegant wedding dress there is."
Wait did he just say what I think he said? Did he just say that he wanted to get married? Was that a proposal? Tina thought after she heard what Dave said.
"Don't worry sweetie that wasn't a proposal." Dave replied as if he had been reading Tina's mind.
Okay so maybe he doesn't wasn't to get married, Tina thought again, but if he didn't want to get married then why would say that stuff about the wedding dress? Tina was only confusing herself, she decided.
"So you don't want to get married?"
Dave took Tina's hand in his and gave it a little squeeze. "I want to get married just not right no, I think that we have enough going on with the twins and waiting for them to be born. We don't have the nursery started or cribs bought; we don't have colors picked out to paint the room, because we don't even know what they are." Dave kissed the back of her hand. "Trust me Tina when I propose you'll know it. It will be the most romantic night of both our lives."
"Just promise me one thing." Dave nodded his head. "I don't want a whole bunch of people there, so that mean no taking me out in the middle of the ring in dropping to one knee."
"That would make for great TV." Dave laughed. "Knowing the guys in the back, one of them would come out and start a whole new story line by saying that you cheated on me with him and then of course I would have to beat the crap out of who ever it would be and all that drama stuff." Tina and Dave both laughed at the thought of the proposal in the ring. "Don't worry it will just be the two of us surrounded by flowers and candles and soft music and anything else that I can come up with." Tina liked the idea of Dave proposing marriage to her, taking her out to dinner, dancing under the moon and stars with hundreds of roses and soft music playing in the background then in the middle of them dancing he stop drop to one knee and tell her how much she means to him and how he can't live without her and all that romantic stuff and pull out a ring and ask her to be his for all eternity. A smiled crossed Tina's lips as the whole thing played out in her head. Then it hit her for the hundredth time that day, he told her that he wanted to marry her someday, but he still hasn't said that he loved her, were they going to spend the rest of their lives without him ever telling her that he loved her. Dave watched as the smile faded from her face, he brought his hand up to the side of her face and ran his thumb over her lips. "What are you thinking about sweetie?"
"Dave here you are talking about getting married and proposing and you haven't even told me that you love me, sure you show me everyday but you never say the words to me. I've told you a million times that I love you, every time that we talk on the phone I tell you that I love you and the only thing that you say is you'll talk to me tomorrow or something along the lines of that. It kills me inside when you don't say it back. Are we going to spend the rest of our lives without you ever saying that you love me? How can you propose without saying that you love me, you can't propose to a person without saying the words to them." Tina kept rambling on and on, Dave did the only thing that he know to do to get her to shut up so he could talk, he pressed his lips to her in the middle of her rambling in a very hungry and passionate kiss. Dave began to let his hand roam down the side of her body to the bottom of her shirt and began pulling it up as he deepened the kiss. Tina, realizing what exactly Dave was trying to do, grabbed his hand and pulled it away from her thigh as she pushed against his chest.
"Don't you think for one second that you're going to change the subject to us having sex." Dave sighed seeing that he had been busted. "Dave this is important to me, why won't you just tell me that you love me, it's not that hard if you mean it that is."
"Tina why do you need to hear the words, there just words. You know how I feel about you; I know you know how I feel about you."
"Dave sometimes a person just needs to hear the words as reassurance." Tina paused. "The way you're acting on this topic it makes me feel that you don't love me at all. Is that why you won't say the words to me, do you not love me? Are you just with me because of the babies?"
"No Tina that's not it and you know it." Dave paused to pull Tina against him. "If it means that much to you then I say the words to you more." Dave kissed Tina's cheek. "I love you more than life itself." Dave whispered next to Tina's ear then kissed the spot right below it.
There you all go a nice long chapter to keep you busy for the next couple days until I can get the next one finished. Thanks again to everyone who reviewed to the last chapter it means a lot.