Chapter 7
After our European tour I had a week off from work. When I came back, RAW was in Salt Lake City. My brother picked me from airport and when he saw me he stroke my stomack almost ecstactic expression in his face. I couldn't do anything else than laugh. We drove straight to arena, where the show was and I did my rutines.
I had just got the room ready, when I heard knock from the room and Trish and Amy entered.
"I just heard Dave ask from Chris that how are you. Why he doesn't ask it directly from you?"
"I have no idea." I answered . I was a bit confused myself when I heard this.
A bit later I went to Evolutions lockerroom, becouse I had pills for Paul which he had asked.
I knoked the door and heard Daves voice say"Yeah." I stepped in and saw him sitting on the bench. He was taping his ankle, or at least he tried to do that. I looked around the room, there wasn't anyone else.
"Hey Dave, where's Paul? I have his medicines."
"Ah, hey Con. Paul went somewhere, you can leave those to table." He answered lifting his eyes.
I put the can to the table and turned back to him.
"Can I help somehow?" I asked a bit amused, it seemed like his taiping didn't go very well.
"It's alright. I'll get it sooner or later." He answered.
"If I help anyway. Otherwise you might miss your match." I giggled.
"Okay. Can you bend down or should I lift my foot up to bench?"
"It's okay like this, I'm not yet so fat." I answered.
"I didn't mean that. I just tought..." He started.
"Don't worry, I understand. I can do it like this." I said and bended down.
When I had taped his ankle stood up and tottered a bit. His hand was immediately around my waist.
"Are you alright?"
"Yes, no problems." I answered smiling.
He looked straight to my eyes.
"Be careful anyway."
I swallowed and went to the door, before I opened it, I turned back to him.
"Thanks, Dave."
I stepped out of the room and went to first aid. I wondered a little of his behaviour. Sometimes he was so kind to me and sometimes I felt like he was avoiding me. What was going on?
Next weeks went as usual, my belly grew and I heard some comments about that, kind comments of course. I did talk to Dave once in a while, but I still felt the distance between us. Randy seemed to be a bit more friendly to me, but we weren't still the worlds best friends. Chris and Adam drove me crazy sometimes with all that useless guarding. I had started to heard rumours, that Randy was ready to leave Evolution. I had noticed some kind of tenseness between him and three other Evolutions members, specially Paul. Ric and Dave stood behind him more of loyalty. Though I was thinking that Dave shouldn't have done that, because in the end all what Paul thought was himself and that World Heavyweight belt.
A week before I had two weeks leave, I had a trainer from TNA, Matthew to help me. He would be taking over my work while I was on maternity leave. He started already by getting know the wrestlers and helping me. I was on sixth month and my belly was sometimes on my way, I couldn't lift things so much anymore and I had to be more careful than before anyway.
When I returned to work it was week to Summer Slam. I heard that it had finally decided, that Randy would leave Evolution. He had the change to win World Heavyweight Championship and after that he would leave Evolution. Only few of the our staff knew how it would actually happen. I saw that Paul and Randy were in very bad terms, but I didn't worry about that, it wasn't my business anyway.
A week before Summer Slam we had a show in Milwaukee. I was happy that Matthew was there, because I had quite busy evening. After the second last match I heard knock on the door and Randy entered the room. His nose was bleeding.
"Constantine, could you stop this bleeding?"
"Let's see, sit to bench."
I got him some wad and when I was giving them to him, I felt kick inside my stomach.
"Oh my gosh." I said and set my hand to my belly.
"What? Did you hurt yourself? Are you alright?" He asked, and for my surprise I heard worry in his voice.
"No, I didn't exatly hurt my self. Baby just kicked for the first time." I said smiling widely.
"Really!" Randy asked and seemed to be happy for real. What was he on?
I got the bleeding in control and when Randy had gone back to his lockerroom, I decided to go to cefeteria.
When I was going to cafe, I saw my brother and Jay.
"Christopher!" I called.
I ran to him, if you can call it running, at that state I couldn't so much run anymore.
"Well, look how's staggering along there!" He stated when he turned.
"You just try run, when you're pregnant. " I answered and slapped my forehead. " Oh yeah, you men can't get pregnant."
This caused an amused grin from Jay.
"But I had something to tell you, guess what?" I said.
"You have to tell me, I can't read your mind." My brother grinned.
"The baby just kicked for the first time!"
"Really! That little boy is hard kicker already."
"Girl, I believe it's a girl." I corrected him.
"So what do you think, Jay. Boy or girl?" Chris asked.
"I think that mother knows that best." He answered..
"Thanks, Jay."
My brother just glared at him and I turned to Jay.
"Well, have you placed a bet about which one it is?" I asked, I had heard from Amy and Adam that there was bet going on, about which one my baby would be.
"Oh, you know about that?" Jay asked.
"Yeah, I believe the score is now 63- 37 for a boy." I answered smiling.
"Why haven't you told me that you know?" Chris asked.
"You haven't mentioned about the whole betting thing. Did you really think that I wouldn't heard about it?"
"Not really."
"I'm sure that Chris has placed his money for a boy, but what about you, Jay?"
"Girl." He answered.
"Good, you'll get some money and bro here will lose it."
"Do you know something what we don't?" Chris raised his eye brows.
"Chris, you know that I don't want to know beforehand which one this is. But mother instinct, Chris, mother instinct." I answered and continued my way to cafe.
I was still amazed about Daves behaviour and also my brother had noticed that. He took that as a subject in the car when we were going back to hotel after the show.
"Do you have some kind of fight with Dave?"
"No. Why?" I was a bit flustered.
"Quite a many of us has said to me, that you and Dave are more distant than during the first weeks. I have noticed it myself as well."
"It's a same kind of mystery for me too." I answered.
"You really like him?"
"Yeah, I do…" I said a bit avoidingly.
"So, do something about that. Maybe I won't be so happy what's between you two, but I can see that you both like each others a lot. I don't want to be on your way." My brother managed to surprise me sometimes totally, and he certainly did so at this time...
"Yeah, well... Yeah…" I had no idea what I should say.
When we were back at hotel, I had just entered my room, when there was knock on door. I opened it and saw Trish standing behind it. She looked worried.
"Con, I think that I know why Dave has been distant towards you." She said when she stepped to room.
"It's because of Paul." She started and sat on couch. " I happened to heard after the show, when he was talking to Ric. He said that, he had told Dave to forget you, because you're pregnant and all that he should think for now is Evolution. And he had said that he thinks there's something more between you and AJ than friendship."
"What!" I practically screamed. I didn't come along with Paul and I knew that he wanted Dave to concentrate on Evolution, but I didn't wait anything like this.
"And that's not all.." She took a pause. " He said to Ric, that he had planted a thought that AJ is your babys father to Daves head."
I was so shocked that I couldn't say anything at first.
"But... That's not true." I finally said.
"I know that. But Dave might have some suspicions. I don't say that he believes all what Paul says, but you should talk to him and clear this thing." Trish adviced.
"Yeah, maybe I should talk to him..." I said wonderingly.
When Trish had gone, I gave a sigh, of course Paul had to get involved in this... I decided to go straight away go and make things clear with Dave. I went behind his door and when he opened, he looked at me in confusion.
"Constantine?"
"Yes, we… I have to talk to you."
Dave let me in and sat on the couch.
"Are you alright?" He asked and sat next to me.
I had some difficulties to start, because he looked so good in his dark clothes... When I finally got myself together, I started.
"Well… I've been wondering that have I done something, what has made you angry?"
"Where in earth have you got that in your mind?" He looked at me stunned.
"You have been few months somehow distant and I thought that it's because of me. And because I'm pregnant."
"It isn't easy to work with pregnant woman... Believe me, I know. But this distant taking is nothing to do with your pregnancy." He looked straight to my eyes and I believed him.
"It's because of Paul then, isn't it?" I asked quietly.
Dave didn't answer, but I saw that I was right.
"I know that Paul is practically obsessed about Evolution, and I do understand if you don't want to be in any kind of relationship with me..."
"I couldn't care less what Paul thinks." Dave said suddently quite hectically. Then he looked again at my eyes. " What's between you and AJ?"
I had feared that he would take AJ as a subject. I tought it about few seconds before I gave the answer.
"He is one of my best friends. He was there after I got pregnant and left my boyfriend... He and Chris have always been here for me."
"Your ex boyfriend is the father of your child? Not AJ?" He asked carefully.
"Yes, my ex is the father. Did you really think that it would be AJ?"
"Not really… But Paul told that he had seen you at Wrestlemania walking hand in hand and you had kissed him... I had to just make sure, I hope that you understand."
I didn't totally understand him, but I nodded anyway. I pushed my self up from couch.
"The kiss... It was just a friendly kiss, he's like brother to me." I had to make sure that he understood the relationship between me and AJ. He just nodded.
"So, friends?" I asked looking at him.
"Friends." He smiled and when I was on the door he said. "What it comes to Paul... Does it mather you, if we would act like we haven't had this conversation when he is present?"
I thought, that he had a good reason to ask that.
"It's alright." I answered and stepped to the corridor.
