Chapter 18

God now what am I going to d? Rae asked herself as she walked in the door to her condo. There wasn't a problem with Randy, things were great with him, and there weren't problems with Dave, ever since there little talk things had been great between them. The problem was with the news her doctor had just given her, she had to quit her job and stay off her feet as much as possible, when she went in for her appointment her doctor found that she only has half a uterus which would cause her to go into labor early and in order to keep the labor at bay until she was further along she has to stay off her feet. God who do I call first, Randy or Dave. Rae sighed as she sat on the couch she grabbed the phone and began dialing Randy's number.

"I have been waiting for you to call, so how did the appointment go?" Randy asked as soon as he answered the phone.

"Umm…I have some bad news Randy. Now before you start freaking out the baby is fine for now, but I have to quit my job and stay off my feet."

"What? Why? What's wrong?"

"The doctor found that I only have half a uterus which can cause me to have the baby early. So the doctor wants to keep me off my feet." Rae leaned back into the couch and closed her eyes. "I don't know what I'm going to do?"

"Your going to do exactly what the doctor told you to do. Dave will understand trust me."

"But if I have to stay off my feet how am I going to fix meals and go to the store to get food and…"

"I guess there's only one thing you can do and that's move in with me."

"Randy I couldn't do that it still won't help my problem you're always gone on the road remember."

"I'll just take a few weeks off to get you settled in then we'll go from there. So what are you going to tell Dave?"

"I have no clue, I really don't want to quit I enjoy working for him and plus there is no one this planet that would put up with him like I do." Rae laughed. "I was thinking of still working for him but just staying at home and do everything by phone. That's how set up all his interviews anyway, I'll just call him before he's suppose to be somewhere and make sure he's on his way, and there's always you, you can help me make sure he's on his way too."

"If it'll make your job easier I'll help you out. Listen I have to go I have an autograph signing I have to head out for. I'll call you later and stay off you're feet."

"I will. Talk to you later." Rae pushed the talk button on her phone then walked into the kitchen to fix her a quick bite to eat. While she waited for her food to cook Rae dialed Dave's number to tell him the news. "Hey Mel, is Dave around I need to talk to him real quick?"

"No he just stepped out; he went to pick up the girls so he should be back in an hour or so. Is everything okay?"

"Yeah, well yes and no. It's nothing big I just needed to let him know something. I can call him back later."

"Instead of that why don't you come over here for dinner" Mel suggested.

"Umm…I don't know." Rae felt guilty enough about what happened between her Dave just talking on the phone she didn't want to know how she would feel if she sat with Mel and his girls for dinner.

"Oh come Rae me and the girls miss you. You haven't been over here in like a month or so, please come over." Mel was practically begging her.

"Okay I'll come over."

"Great I'll see you later around six-thirty."

"See you then." Rae hung up.

For the rest of the after noon Rae laid around reading a book she bought while she was on the road the last time. Around six she headed over to Dave's house for dinner. She pulled in the driveway right at six-thirty and knocked on the front door. A minute later the door opened and Dave stood there with a surprised look on his face.

"What are you doing here?" He asked opening the door a little more allowing her to enter the house.

"I called over here earlier to talk to you but you were here and Mel invited me over for dinner." Rae explained as he shut the door behind her. "I hope you don't mind."

"Not at all. The girls are in the kitchen with Mel." She smiled and followed him into the kitchen.

"So who was at the door?" Mel asked with a half a smile.

"No one important, it was just Rae." Both the girls turned around jumped off their stools and ran towards Rae.

"Stop right there." Rae held up her hands stopping the girls just before they tackled her to the ground. "Before you two kill me there is something that I need to tell you."

Everyone's faces turned toward her and the girls stepped back a few steps. "Is everything okay?" Dave asked as he sat on the stool beside Mel.

"Well, yes and no. But before you guys start freaking out let me explain." Rae paused for a minute. "The good news is I'm expecting a baby."

"Oh my God that's great I can't believe it." Mel stood and ran over to her wrapping her in a hug. "So who is the lucky guy?"

"It's Randy believe it or not." Rae smiled.

"What?"

Rae looked over at the girls and laughed. "Yes Randy as in Randy Orton."

"How long has that been going on?" Mel asked as they walked over to the island where Dave sat.

"A couple months." Rae sat across from Dave.

"I'm really happy for you Rae you know that but I can't help but think that you're about to tell us all something bad." Dave replied with a semi worried look on his face.

"It's not really bad news but," Rae paused for a second. "I went to the doctor's today and found out that I may not carry the baby full term because I only have half a uterus. Because of this I can't really go on the road with you anymore, now I don't want to quit I think I could still do everything over the phone I mean that's how I set up your interviews and everything else. I just need you to make sure you get to them on time by yourself like a big boy."

Mel laughed. "Yeah like that'll ever happen, you might as well put him on vacation time while you're out."

"Yeah so let's all just gang up on me now." Dave reached his hand out and covered Rae's hands with his. "Don't worry about me; you just take care of yourself and that baby." Rae nodded guilt flooding her body for the millionth time.

Rae stayed at Dave and Mel's after dinner talking and laughing like old times, the guilt staying with her the whole time. But it wasn't just guilt, she also felt jealousy towards Mel, every time Dave touched her or kissed her or even looked at her, she wanted to scream but knew that she couldn't and she wouldn't for their sake besides she had Randy a man that loved her and didn't want to just sleep with her. But did she love him in return? That question has bugged her ever since he suggested telling everyone the baby was his.

Crawling into bed Rae pulled the covers over her head and closed her eyes with a festered sigh. My life get anymore screwed up then what it is right now. The last thought filling her head before she drifted off to a restless sleep.

Rae jolted upright out of the bed when she felt a pair of lips touch her bare shoulder, turning around to see who had joined her in her bed she found a grinning Randy laying there in her bed. Rae placed a hand over her heart and sat back on the bed smacking Randy before she laid back down beside him. Randy simply wrapped his arms around her body pulling her close to him and kissing her forehead.

"Tomorrow you are to lie on the couch or in bed while myself and the movers pack your stuff and get you moved into my house."

"What? Randy I never agreed to move in with you."

"Baby it makes the most sense you need someone to help you out around the house you're supposed to be on bed rest remember."

"But how is that going to help me, you won't be there twenty-four hours a day to help make meals and make sure I'm okay."

"And who do you have here?"

"I have Mel and they girls, they told me tonight that if I ever needed anything no matter what time of the day or night to call and they would help."

"And you wouldn't have so much guilt piled on top of you that it would lead to stress and then throw you in to early labor? You could handle having the wife of the man that you slept with and got pregnant by coming over here and helping you out around the house." Randy cupped her face with his hands. "I know that every time you see her or hear her name you feel with guilt. It's not just guilt for what happened but the guilt of what you still want to happen between you and Dave. I know you still have feelings for him; I know that I'm just a fill in right now." He brushed his thumb across her bottom lip. "I just hope that you will turn you're feelings towards Dave to me. I will do everything in my power to make you feel for me the way I do for you, the way I have since I laid eyes on you." He paused and watched her for a second.

"How do you feel about me?" She whispered.

"I love you." Rae couldn't believe that he just said that and the look in his eyes confirmed what he had just said. "Its okay sweetie you don't have to feel the same way about me right now, I just wanted you to know that truth about who I feel. And I want you to know that I will be here for you and this baby no matter what happens." He pressed a kiss to her lips then closed his eyes and wrapped his arms around her body a little tighter falling to sleep.

The next day Rae woke to the door bell ringing, she sat up in bed and realizing that she was now alone. As she stood she heard Randy down stairs instructing the movers on what rooms to box up first, smiling she walked into her closet and grabbed some clothes then headed for the shower.

Returning to her room some time later dressed in jeans and a tee shirt with her hair pulled up in neat ponytail, she headed downstairs where she was met by five movers and an almost empty downstairs. She walked into her office where she found Randy putting her laptop, date book, and the few other things he knew she would need before she got to his house in her laptop bag.

"We didn't wake you did we?" Randy asked looking up at her.

"I've been a wake." Rae stepped in the room and sat on the edge of her desk. "You guys have really gone to town on my stuff. Just about everything down here is all boxed up."

"Yeah well I figured the faster we got you to my place the faster I could get you settled in and take care of you and the little guy." Rae smiled when he placed his hand on her belly, which had begun to form a little bump. "It looks like we'll have to go shopping and pick you up some new clothes."

"Yeah well that tends to happen when you're expecting a baby."

"Why don't you go upstairs and throw some of your clothes in a bag and anything else that you need for the next couple days that way the guys can head up there after they clean up the downstairs." Rae nodded her head and hoped off her desk.

Before heading upstairs Rae walked to the front door when she heard someone knocking. Opening the door she found a very shocked and possibly upset Dave standing in front of her.

"Umm…are you moving?" he asked stepping inside seeing all the movers.

"Yeah, Randy came over here last night and suggested that I move in with him with everything that's going on with the baby and all."

"I guess it would have happened sooner or later." He spoke so she could barely hear him.

"Dave is everything okay?" when he didn't answer Rae opened the front door again. "Hey Randy Dave's here, I'm going to step outside and talk with him for a minute."

Randy stepped into the hall and waved to Dave. "Okay but don't be up too long remember what the doctor said."

"I know I promise I won't be long." Then she and Dave turned and walked out of the house. "So you want to talk about it?"

"I'm not sure why I came over here honestly. I was just driving around and before I knew I was standing at your front door." Dave looked up at the sky then back to her. "I've had some things on my mind ever since you left the house last night and I need you to answer a few questions for me." Rae nodded her head looking up at him. "Is the baby you're carrying really Randy's baby?"

Oh God, what do I say? If I say no it's yours his going to be mad at me or he's going to want to take care of me and the baby and again I would be put in the same place I was before as his mistress. But if I say yes it is then everything is going to be fine and I can go on with moving in and fall in love with Randy. I really hate lying, maybe this is my chance to get everything out in the open, maybe he will leave Mel that wouldn't be so bad it's not like he really loves her anyway. But what about the girls they will be devastated and I don't want to hurt them or anyone else for that matter.

"Of course the baby is Randy's, I wouldn't have told everyone it was if it wasn't. I'm not that kind of girl Dave I thought you knew that." She felt like she was going to be sick as soon as the words left her mouth.

Dave had a feeling there was something she wasn't telling him, by the way she looked past him instead of directly in his eyes like she always did. However he didn't want to push her for the answers if she wasn't ready to give them especially in her given state.

Dave nodded. "That's all I wanted." He started for his car, turning back to look at her once her reached the driver's side door. "You will call me when you get settled in and give the info I need for the next trip won't you?"

"Yeah, it'll probably be sometime tomorrow." He opened the car door and was about to get in. "Hey Dave, would you mind if I stopped by to tell the girls bye, I'm really going to miss them."

"Sure I'm heading to the mall to pick them up now and we should be home for the rest of the night. You do know that you're only moving four hours away right. It's not like your moving across country."

Rae laughed. "I know but, it's going to be hard. I've always lived here which is only like twenty minutes away and now its four hours away so I won't be seeing them as much as I do now."

"You're welcome at my house anytime day or night Rae and if you can't drive back here give me a call and I'll come pick your butt up even if it's just for dinner."

"You better be careful or I'll have you picking me up every Friday night for dinner."

"You just give me a call, I mean it Rae."

Rae smiled and turned back around walking back into the house that would no longer be hers.