Chapter 17

Matt and Hunter seemed to be really surprised, when they figured out, that Amy and Shawn seemed to be together again and in fact had been for some time. Matt was even more angry to Amy, because she caused that Dawn Marie was sacked, and he thought that he would get even with her somehow, maybe already on the next show. That didn't happen anyway, because her knee did swell up a little and she had to take break from two next shows. Nicolette wasn't angry to Amy for long, she just expressed her worries about what Amy had done.

Dave had come to show and gave a silent sigh, when he saw Victoria coming towards him. She had showed an unnatural interest towards him in two last shows. Dave had suspicions, that Hunter had asked her to help him concerning Dave. Probably Hunter had noticed that Amy had no intentions to do anything to make him and Nicolette to split up.

"Dave!" Victoria called him with a seducing voice.

"Yes, Victoria?" Dave sighed, he just wanted to get away from her.

"I hope that you'll win Randy today." She said batting her eyelashes.

"Well, we'll see that on the ring. And it isn't a title match."

"But you are so much stronger than Randy and much more handsome."

Dave laughed a bit, she really tried her best.

"Well, we have a little size difference." He answered avoidingly.

"You will win him." She took a small breath. "Have you plans for tonight, after the show?"

"Why?" Dave raised his eyebrows wondering, that where she was going with this.

"I thought that we could go for a drink and have some fun."

Now Dave was sure that Hunter was behind this, because she had never before showed this kind of interest towards him.

"Victoria, I have a girlfriend." He said sternly.

"Yes, but Nicolette isn't here now. And I can't understand, what you see in that Amys sister, she is just like her sister, nothing special."

Daves eyes darkened of anger, but she didn't notice that.

"She is the right one for me. No one can replace her." He had difficulties to keep his voice under control, so that he wouldn't start to yell. "And she is coming back to work in three days."

For his relief Dave saw then Shawn, who was leaning against the wall nearby and looked amused.

"Now excuse me, Victoria. I have to talk to Shawn." He said leaving her stand middle of the corridor.

"I think Victoria may have crush on you. She has been buzzing around you like a fly during last week." Shawn grinned a little when Dave came to him.

"I think that this crush is Hunters command." Dave answered dryly.

"So do I. Specially when every woman knows, that there is no coming between you and Nikki." Dave just nodded and asked then.

"How's Amys knee?"

"It is fine already. We'll get both Dumas girls back already for next show." Shawn answered.

"Yeah, fortunately." Dave sighed, because he missed Nicolette and haven't seen her for a couple of weeks.

The show went fine, though Dave had hard time avoiding Victoria, who was still every where he went, and it seemed that she did really her best to get Dave to herself. Shawn and Randy watched amused his sweating with her, until after the show Lilian decided to speak to her.

"I have something to say to you, Victoria." She stopped her on the corridor and continued, when she looked her questioningly." I don't know what you have heard, but leave Dave alone. He doesn't care about other women than Nikki."

"This isn't your business." Victoria answered.

"If you are trying to mess with their relationship, it becomes my business. Stay far away from Dave." Lilian started to get angry, because she was annoyed of her attitude.

"He deserves a real woman, not some whining trainer."

"He has found the real woman already. And that isn't you, Victoria." Lilian said sternly and when she saw Jeff coming out of his lockerroom she went to him.

Nicolette was already coming back to work and she was happy about that. She felt that just sitting in home was driving her crazy, and she had nothing to do there. Shawn had told her something, what was difficult not to tell to the whole world, but she had promised not to tell anyone. She knew that it would be really difficult not to tell about it to Amy, but Shawn would be very angry, if she would blur it out. She just hoped that Shawn would carry out his plan soon enough, because Amy would notice quite quickly, that her sister was hiding something from her.

"So Nikki, is it nice to be back?" Adam asked when they were sitting at hotel bar a night before the show. On the next day Nicolette would be back in work after her sick leave and she was happy about it, thought her arm wasn't still in total function and she would need some help.

"Of course, it is great to be back!" She answered excitement in her voice.

"Have Dave and Amy told you, how things with Hunter and Matt are going forward?"

"They have told me something, but after Dawn got fired there has been quite peaceful. Though I heard that Matt is now really, really pissed to Amy." Nicolette answered.

"Yes. That is true." Adam answered thoughtfully and then he changed the subject. "When Dave and Amy are coming here?"

"I'm expecting Dave to come today. Amy and Shawn are coming tomorrow."

"Oh yes, Amy did say that she'll be at Shawns place for couple of days and is coming with the same flight with him."

Nicolette, Adam and some other RAW staff spent for a while on the bar and specially Nicolette drank quite heavily. At the midnight she was in that condition, that Adam and Lilian were giving worried glances towards her.

"Adam, we should get Nikki to bed. She is quite waisted and Matt is giving her death glances." Lilian stated looking to other side of the bar, where Matt was sitting.

"You're right." Adam said taking Nicolettes arm. "Come on, we have to go to bed. Are you sharing room with Dave?"

"I am." She answered.

"Has he come yet?" Adam asked.

"I don't know. But if he is, he will be pissed when he sees me like this."

Nicolette understood, that she had had too much to drink and Dave might not be so happy about it.

"Don't worry about him, he knows that also you have to sometimes let some pressure out... I'm sure he's not mad." Lilian comforted the redhead. At the same time she did wonder, that if Dave was already there, why he hadn't come to bar look for Nicolette.

Adam and Jeff took Nicolette between them and led her out of the bar Lilian close behind. Jeff knocked to Nicolettes room door, which she was now sharing with Dave. The sisters had agreed that Nicolette would share the room with Dave after she came from sick leave, when Amy would share the room with Shawn.

When Dave opened the door, he looked questioningly to men and then his eyes turned to Nicolette, who looked like would pass out on her feet in any second.

"Ah, good you are here. Nikki said that you are sharing the room." Adam said smiling a bit. "She drank a little too much at the bar, and we decided that it is better to get her to bed."

"Yeah, we are sharing the room." Dave sighed and took her to his arms. "Thanks, guys."

When Jeff closed the door, he glanced Adam.

"Dave didn't look very pleased."

"I noticed. Well, Nikki is a big girl, she will be alright." Canadian said with a serious face.

Dave carried Nicolette to bed and watched her for few seconds. He had guessed that she might be at the bar, when he didn't see her when he came to hotel. He hadn't go to the bar anyway, because he was rather tired after a long flight, which had been late for few hours.

Suddently Nicolette opened her eyes and watched straight to him.

"Ah, you are here." She said quietly.

"Yes, I am."

"Dave, don't be angry at me."

"Of course I'm not. I have no reason to be." He answered. "And I'm happy that you are here."

"Me too."

Dave helped her to undress, when she suddently said that she was feeling sick. Then she ran to toilet as fast as she could Dave close behind her. She bent top of the toilet seat and her stomach got empty while Dave was holding her hair out of the way and stoke her back gently with his other hand.

Dave gave out a silent sigh, when he saw that Nicolette had finally fallen asleep. He hoped that Victoria would let him be now when Nicolette was back in work. If she would somehow heard about this 'interest' what Victoria had been showing, the hell would been let loose. Dave knew that he could make things clear to her, what really was going on, but poor Victoria might still get some yelling from the redhead.

And then there was that, what they had agreed with Shawn. Shawn had told about his plan to Nicolette, because he needed a little of her help, but either of the sisters had no clue about Daves intentions. He had agreed with Shawn also, that Shawn would make his move first. Dave just hoped that it would happen soon, because he wasn't sure if he had patience to wait very long.

So, Shawn and Dave are planning something... I guess it isn't so hard to figure out. But stay tuned!

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