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.

so i didn't get many reviews on the last chapter.. T lmao i'm becoming a review whore i thinkk.. x but yeah. so this chapter i guess is when dave is gonna really open up to Adriana about his failed marriage, the kids, .. a little romance thrown in of course. i'd still like to know how you felt about the last chapter however - especially how i wrote the crying scene. cos, i didn't want it to be some typical dramatic scene - shrug i wanted to make it special. so tell me what you thought of it if you're going to review this chapter. thaaaaaanks & enjoy.

Dave stood there, having just come back from a two hour jog and a short, yet hard, thirty minute workout from the gym, looking straight into Adriana's big brown eyes that were full of sincerity and care. She looked up at him, wearing one of his button downs and looking extremely sexy - he still had that registered in his head despite the recent death of his ex-wife and children. As she ran into his arms, giving him a comforting hug, ignoring his sweaty and probably smelly state, the news being given to him replayed in his head..

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Dave leaned back comfortable against the arm of the sofa, his legs stretching out in front of him as he watched re-runs of The Simple Life: Interns. Yeah it seemed girly to watch it, but those girls were crazy hilarious.. Not to mention gorgeous, which was a good thing because it took the fact that he was terribly jealous of the fact that Adriana had just left with one of his friends to go on a date. Sure he was cool with Lashely taking her out, as long as it was completely innocent, but with the way he was dressed and the way he looked at her let Dave know that his intentions were anything but innocent. Why was he so damn jealous? He hardly knew her.. He didn't! At all! And she didn't know him! So was he trying to tell himself that the reason he was so envious of Lashely to step it up and ask her out was solely based on the simple fact that she was the most beautiful person that had ever stepped into his life. He didn't even care if she looked like the bitchy, spoiled brat, loud and annoying type - he didn't know her, right? He sighed, running a hand through his short hair as he watched Nicole Richie drop an urn of ashes on the floor. Everything's pretty much clear now - he has to make a move. Rey was right, hype number one sure worked well for her - the crowd loved her and suprisingly she would be having another match next week which didn't happen often for a SmackDown! Diva.. And hype number two - well it was obviously starting out on its run with Lashely's call and the way that him and Miz reacted to her last night. Usually if Rey had broughten a Diva to the outing - they would've been pissed, considering that night we had all agreed NO women.. Almost agreeing for everyone to get laid that night with a stripper we'd meet.. Whatever - Point is, he knows now. He knows what he has to do. Dave was going to have to step it up and break out of his shell, be enthusiastic and outgoing. He decided he was going to ask her out to dinner tonight, immediately when she stepped through that door and came home.. He would ask her, and try to get to know her. Who knows? Maybe she'd fall for him because.. She just liked him, she'd be able to accept his quiet, mysterious, and enclosed ways. Dave's thoughts were cut off with the shrill ringing of the phone. He groaned, guessing it was most likely Miz trying to reserve a dinner date for her. Picking up the receiver, he was suprised hearing who it was and the emotional state of the person.

"Dave," the male voice sniffed. It was none other than the bastard who had taken his wife and kids from him - Jim Cornell.

"What do you want?" he answered, not caring that the other man was crying.

"Dave.. Oh God Dave, you would've done better. I'm sorry for taking them from you man, I'm sorry about everything. God just.. I'm sorry. You would've done better. It's all my fault, it's all my fault," Jim replied, repeating the same things over and over again, making Dave irritated. He honestly didn't feel sorry for this man - Jim was a cruel son of a bitch who helped a BIG part in brainwashing his girls to believe hat Dave had ever laid a hand on him when in reality, Jim was the abusive one.

"Calm the fuck down and tell me what you want from me," Dave said.

"They're dead!" he yelled, crying more into the phone.

"WHAT!" Dave answered, his heart jumping to his throat as he felt a sick lump forming - the tears springing to his eyes.

"I-I ran a red light on the freeway exit and a truck slammed into my car," Jim replied.

"So why the hell are YOU still alive!" Dave said angrily, yelling into the phone, "Damn right it's all your fault! It's your fault, Jim. If you didn't take Angie and the girls away from me you KNOW this would never happen! I'd never run a red light on a damn freeway exit, how stupid could you get! Only someone mentally retarded idiot would ever do that - take his wife and kids away by LYING, and then KILL THEM by making an asshole move at the wheel!" He didn't give a shit if he was making Jim suicidal, as far as Dave was concerned he deserved every bit of it. And the worst part was Jim knew it. He knew it..

"I know! I know! I'm sorry.. I'm so sorry. I just thought that you should know," he said - then hanging up the phone before Dave could reply.

He returned to the main room after putting down the reciever - seeming calm, but all that changed when he turned off the television and sat on the couch, letting it all dawn on him. They were really gone. Jim wouldn't stoop so low as to joke about that just to make his life more miserable, sure he was a lying cheating asshole but he's not so horrible as to lie about a death. His girls, his pride and joy - he still had so much love for them even though they hated him with a passion - Why you ask? It's not like he was a horrible father, in his eyes he was an awesome Dad. He had brought them out every chance he could get, buying them everything they could ever want. They repaid him with their smiles, and 'I love you''s. Even Angie - he would never be able to forget her, no matter how much of a bitch she was. Sure she had cheated on him with that puny fucker, Jim.. But how could he just throw 3 years of marriage out the door within two years? He was sure of it that she had been his first true love, and she had left him heartbroken - but as far as he was concerned it was too late for him to re-enter the love equations game. He felt tears running down his cheek, the anger building up inside of him like wildfire.. And then - his rampage on the innocent and small living room began.


A half hour later, the room was absolutely a mess, and he was exhausted. Sure messing up the living room hadn't taken that much effort but he was emotionally exhausted when he thought of the shit he had went through the past five years with Angie, Jim, and the girls. He didn't look up when he heard the door open, all he could think about is the fact that whoever was about to enter was going to see him crying - yet as much as he tried, he couldn't stop the tears from falling. He took a glance, and saw Adriana closing the door - she stopped immediately, seeing the state of the room and even more.. The state of him. He looked back down, shaking his head to himself and covering his face with his hands. She heard a clatter as she threw off her sunglasses and pulled him into his arms. At that moment, he knew that without any words at all - Dave had fallen in love with Adriana. It seemed she really cared for her and for some reason she made him feel like a lovesick high school boy. He waited for her to fall asleep, just so that he wouldn't have to explain himself anymore than he had already did with the few words she asked him to say. Soon, a peaceful constant rising and falling of Adriana's chest was felt against Dave's head. He carefully snaked her arm off around him and picked her up. She was as light as a feather to her - not even half of what he bench pressed at the gym. Dave walked to the bedroom and place her on the bed softly, brushing some hair away from her face and pulling the blankets over her - lowering the aircondition power so that it wouldn't be too strong. He walked back over there, kneeling beside her and watching her sleep peacefully, moving some more hair away. He froze as she moved positions, lying on her side. He smiled a bit, she looked 10 times more beautiful while she slept. He couldn't help it - Dave leaned down and kissed her on the forhead, then pausing, and kissing her softly on the lips. Amazingly, she didn't move an inch, but a smile came over her face and a grin came over his. Scribbling on a piece of paper provided by the hotel - he told her not to worry and quietly tip-toed out of the room.. Leaving her to sleep.

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She pulled away from the hug, looking up at him, "I'm sorry," Adriana said quietly, looking down at the floor. He cupped her face, brushing away hair and tilting her chin so that he looked her straight in the eye. She seemed suprised, not really knowing how he would have reacted to her reaction to him crying.

"It's alright," he replied being followed by a slightly akward silence.

"Look."

"Hey."

The both started, laughing and insisting on the other to go first. Adriana continued.

"I was wondering if.. you maybe want to go to dinner with me tonight?" Dave's eyes widened, and she took it in the wrong way, "I mean.. you don't ahve to if you want to - I just thought.. I don't know. Forget it," she smiled at him, turning away. He grabbed her arm.

"No, I mean. I'd love to," He grinned at her.

"Great!" She replied, grinning right back.

So it was set as the two began getting ready in comfortable silence.. A date that would change everything..

AHH. i loved writin that chapter. lmao it was a constant, i went on for about an hour and half with thisone. a bit long but i'm sure you guys ccan handle it. xp anywayyyyyy. yesyesyes so next chapter will be the 'date that would change everything' - fun, yes! ( hahahah okayy yay (

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until the next chapter! 3 xoxo