Author's Note: I am not affiliated with the WWE in any way. I am not in contact with Vince McMahon or any of the WWE superstars and/or WWE Divas. I am just a fan writing a simple story that I created on my own. The only things I own are any characters I might introduce not involved with the WWE.

Dave stood up, going to answer the door which had just been knocked on. He opened it up to see none other than Bobby Lashely, which he wasn't suprised about. After all, why else would he call and then ask for Adriana ... The fact that right after Adriana hopped into the shower gave away Lashely's purpose too. They were going out on a date. Dave managed to give him a smirk despite the jealous rage going through him right now, for a reason he couldn't decipher. There Lashely stood in black dress pants, a blue button down shirt and a simple suit jacket on top of that. Dave was suprised, he usually didn't get dressed up unless he really had to.. Guess he must want Adriana bad.

"What's up man, I'm here for Adriana," Lashely smirked. Dave touched the soft fabric of his wife beater - placing his hand on his heart and putting on a pained expression.

"You mean.. You're not here to see me?" Bobby punched Dave playfully, yet still hard.

"Shutup dude, I ain't gay!"

"I never said you were," Dave laughed, "anyway - you can go ahead and watch some TV, I'll get her."

Lashely nodded at him, following his directions as Dave disappeared into the bedroom. Dave opened the bathroom door, which wasn't locked, without thinking to reveal a very sexy Adriana standing in front of the mirror in nothing but simple black lingerie applying make-up to her flawless face. He stared at her toned and tanned body, trying desperately to keep himself from drooling. She glanced at him with an arched eyebrow, not really minding that he had walked in on her - after all it was her job to flaunt her body. Despite the attitude she felt he had given her only a few minutes ago she smiled, tight lipped as she put on her heels. It seemed trashy to be walking around in lingerie and stilettos, but Adriana just made it look classy with her shoulder-length wavy hair. To make matters worse, she left the bathroom, but not in any regular way.. Of course not. She managed to push her body against Dave's with one soft hand on the waistband of his boxers. He struggled not to let this get to him, and did everything possible prefent the biggest erection known to mankind. He swallowed the drool he had held back and cleared his throat.

"Uh, Bobby's here for you," he said as he stared at her ass while she was going through her luggage.

"Alright, can you just let him know I'll be a few minutes?" He nodded at her, leaving her to choose her outift. She grinned to herself, knowing that she definitley found Dave's weakness.. Then again, what straight man wouldn't get weak at the knees with what she had just done to him. A few minutes had passd and in the end she chose fitting denim jeans with a fancy golden brown halter top and matching gold heels. She tied her hair up in a high ponytail and put on some large matching Gucci sunglasses, giving her a chiq fashionista look. Adriana walked out into the main room of the suite and smiled at both men who checked her out from head to toe. She was loving the attention from them, come on.. Who wouldn't? Bobby walked over to her and gave her a one-armed hug, offering his arm out to her. She smiled, how sweet was that? Adriana took it, linking her slender arm through his huge one as she watched Dave.. Who was undeniably jealous.

"I'll have her home by three.. I gotta get somewhere anyway," Bobby said to Dave. He nodded in reply and shut the door as they walked away. Why the hell was he so jealous of that? Maybe because of what Rey said.. That she would be perfect for him -- she doesn't even seem anything like him though. Last night at the club, she was chattering on and on with the other guys. How in the world does that in any way fit him? It's not like it mattered anyway. She was with Lashely right? Wrong! Everyone was trying to at least go on one date with her, just to say that they did. That's always how it is when a beautiful single woman enters the business. All the guys try jumping at her, trying to, in some weird way, claim her as theirs. As if to put a stamp on the girl's record, and whichever superstar she had slept with first.. Well, she was considered his. Dave wasn't like that though, he more or less watch the other guys play their little game.. Laughing and shaking his head at their stupidity. Why was this so different? Why is it that this time around, he wanted in on the game.. Although, on second thought.. He didn't just want to have sex with her, he wanted a relationship.

Meanwhile, Bobby took Adriana to a modern yet classic Italian resturant where they were currently awaiting their order.

"So.. Tell me about yourself, Adriana."

"Well uhm.. What would you like to know?" She laughed a bit. Talking about herself wasn't exactly the most comfortable topic that she had in mind. Adriana thought they were just going to go to lunch and make a little small talk, you know? Just talk about anything.. Like last night. He wanted to be good friends with her, right? Obviously not, sweetheart.

"I don't know, anything," he replied.

She blushed a little, "It's not really easy for me to talk about myself," she laughed.

"Alright. That's okay. Dave's like that too," he chuckled, thinking about his friend, "I've known him for about 5 months now, and I still haven't gotten him figured out. He's like a humongous puzzle, that Dave." Adriana arched an eyebrow.

"So what DO you know about him?" She questioned, seemingly interested.

"Let's see.. I do know that he was previously married, but their marriage ended horribly. He has two daughters, but his wife - who I heard was a pretty big bitch - got custody. She somehow managed to convince the judge that Dave was an abusive husband and father so he didn't get any visiting rights. It turns out that a ton of brainwashing and some make-up can indeed go a long way," Bobby replied. Adriana was shocked to hear what had just came out of his mouth, she was speechless. "Uh.. Hello, you alive?" Bobby laughed.

"I.. Yeah," she snapped out of it, "poor guy."

"I guess. Supposedly he wasn't as quiet as reserved but after that whole situation well.. Yeah, that's how he is now. It's 'aight though. He's still cool although he seems most comfortable around Rey," Bobby said.

"Y-Yeah.. I guess," she replied.

Throughout lunch, despite the many times Bobby tried making a romantic move on her whether it be with a sweet remark or any physical contact, Adriana couldn't get the information she had just recieved out of her head. So that's why he's so shut down from the social world and Rey's the only one who knows his secrets, hm? She couldn't help but be turned on by the mysteriousness on the 6 foot 5 inch Animal. Something about him just made her want to know more and more. In a way she wanted to be able to be there for him and just give him a shoulder to lean on. Nobody in the world deserves to be alone, and it seems like ever since what happened with the divorce and his kids - he's been alone except for an occasional heart to heart with Rey which, she was absolutely sure of, was an extremely rare occurence.

An hour had passed and fortunately the boring lunch date with Bobby had come to an end due to something he had to 'get to'. She thanked him with a friendly hug, and as soon as she entered the hotel room her heart dropped to the floor. The living room of the one-bed suite - it was completely ruined and looked as though a tornado had came through. The terrible state of the room wasn't even what had bothered her.. What bothered her was what was on its knees in the middle of the wreck. Dave Batista with tears running down his cheek, his eyes were bright red and puffy so he had obviously been crying for a long time. He looked up at her with a pained expression on his face. Adriana couldn't help it, tears came to her eyes as well even though she hadn't the slightest idea of what was going on. She shut the door and threw off her sunglasses, making her way to him. She kicked away some of the glass that lay on the floor next to the nearest wall, which she guessed were broken beer bottles. Adriana sat there, leaning on the wall. She gestured for him to come to her.

"Please," she said softly. He complied, sitting next to her. Adriana wrapped her arms around him in a loving and caring way. She let his head fall to her chest as he continued to cry. "Shh.. It's okay, I'm here," she cooed. Yes, it was true. They didn't know each other at all, so those words didn't fit in the slightest bit, but for some reason.. She felt that that was what she had to say. Dave hugged her back. It was amazing, in her arms he felt so vulnerable.. So scared.. Like a little child. God forbid anybody saw what was going on then or else his reputation as the strong, fierce Animal would be totally up in smoke. After about 10 minutes of silence except for the sound of sniffing and an occasional sob, it got quiet, signalling the end of his crying. Adriana decided that it was safe to speak.

"Tell me what happened," she said quietly.

"They're gone," he whispered, his voice still shaky.

"Who? Who's gone?" she looked down at him, brushing away a tear from his cheek.

"Angie, the girls.. My girls.. My God, why am I still here. I can't be here, I have to go," he said. Yet he didn't make a move.

"Gone.. Like.." Adriana didn't dare say the word, but she felt him nod. "Oh.. I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry." He nodded again. And then they just stayed like that for awhile, and Adriana felt herself drifting off to sleep. It wasn't until later that she woke up in bed, with Dave nowhere to be found. Something caught her eye on the bedside table - a note...

Adriana,
Thank you. Don't worry about me, I'll see you soon.
- Dave

YAYYYY! lmfao. that was quite the eventful chapter, yes? yeayea dave is a little crybaby in this one, but c'mon ladies.. he's still as sexy and as amsculine as ever.. and i DO still want him in my bed.. x lolol. anyway. i hope you guys enjoyed this. i killed his family (woah, sounds weird) so that it wouldnt be a typical dave fic - i.e., dave meets girl, they like each other, dave has daughters, girlfriend loves daughters, happily ever after blah blah the end. with a few things in between ( lolol so yeah. REVIEW PLEASE! i'd loooooove to know what you wanna read.

thanks SOOO much to getagrip91, pianogal, and Turquoisejem (again! 33) for the awesome reviews. i'm glad you're liking the story so far. give me some advice on waht you'd wanna see happening.

until the next chapter! xoxo