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Chapter 9
I arrived to next town night before we had the next show. When I had signed in, I decided to go see my brother, who was already arrived.
When he had let me in, I sat on the couch next to Adam, who was watching TV and then he turned to me.
"So, how's Randy doing?"
"He's alright. He is two weeks in St. Louis and will come back then."
"More important, how are you?" He looked at me closely.
"I'm okay. Work starts to get a bit hard, but my maternity leave starts in three weeks, so I think I'll manage. And Matthew comes back in few days."
"How did it go with Randy?" My brother asked then.
"Quite well. He did everything what I told him to do and we got along well." I answered a bit avoiding. I didn't really want to tell him, what Randy had said to me.
"I hope you will get along in the future too." Chris stated.
"Well, we will see." I answered quietly.
I spoke with Chris and Adam for a while and went then back to my own room, where I went to bed quite soon.
On the next day before the show started, quite a many came ask from me, that how was Randy doing, which was a bit strange for my opinion. Why didn't they just call him? He did know better than I, how was he doing.
I went to the show with Chris and Adam and they helped me to prepare the first aid room. Actually they, Trish, Amy and Jay helped me on their turns during the whole night, which I appreciated.
When show was on halfway, Dave came to room and Trish, who was then with me, decided that she had something else to do. I grimaced at her, but she just smiled to me sweetly and left the room.
"How are you?" Dave looked at me closely and I had to swallow hard before I answered, he looked so good...
"I'm alright."
"Isn't your maternity leave starting soon?"
"Yeah, in three weeks."
"How it went with Randy?"
"Just well. He is… quite nice in the end." I said a bit hesitantly.
"Yes…When you learn to know him." Then he grinned. "And tolerate that amount of cockyness."
"Hmmm… You are the best man to talk about that." I grinned him back.
"That's the consensus here." Then he got serious again. "But good that you two get along now. He's a good kid."
I was a bit confused, I hadn't wait that kind of comment out of him... I didn't know what to say, I just looked at him.
"You are really wonderful woman, Constantine." She stood up and gave a light kiss to my cheek. I watched at his brown eyes and I was almost breathless. I followed him with my eyes to the door and there he turned to me again.
"Take a good care of yourself and remember that you have here lot of friends." Then he left room closing the door behind. I stared the door for a moment and thought that what the hell did he mean by that? I felt like he had tried to say goodbye on his own way, thought I knew that he wasn't going anywhere from RAW. I also thought that we had cleared everything before Summer Slam.
Dave gave a sigh and closed the first aid room door. He just hoped that she would understand, what he was trying to do by taking that distance between them again. He didn't want to hurt her at anyway. He liked her very much, but had done his decision after he talked with Randy on the phone on that morning. Randy had told him that he was really sorry about everything he had said to Constantine. The younger man was also quite surprised that she had taken so good care of him, after all what had happened before. Dave could heard it from Randys voice that his opinion about Constantine had changed and he spoke about her even in admiring way. Dave tought that these two would deserve a change to be together, and he wasn't going to be on their way. He also knew that Randy loved children and it was no problem to him, that she was pregnant. He didn't know what Chris would think, if he sees Con and Randy together, that was a different thing and he didn't think that it was business anyway. The main reason for this decision was the last words from Randy before he had disconnected.
"Dave, I think I'm falling for Constantine."
I was thinking the rest of the show about Daves last words and I couldn't help it, somehow those words scared me. I was very quiet the whole evening and Chris looked at me very closely when he was keeping me company, but he didn't say anything. Maybe he just tought that it was just my hormones...
On the next show I noticed that Dave had taken that distance between us again. I couldn't go to talk to him, because everytime I saw him, he was with Paul. When he had few cuts in his own match, he went to Matthew, who had come back to work.
That nights show had just ended, when I passed Evolutions lockerroom and the door was a bit open. I stood when I heard Daves voice.
"Maybe you're right, Paul. Constantine is a nice woman, but she did spend few days with Randy and she told me that they come along very well now."
"I knew, that you would understand. You have to concentrate on Evolution for now. And she will soon leave us for months. Forget that woman, Dave." I heard Paul saying.
"It is the best thing, I agree." Dave admitted for my small horror.
I couldn't listen anymore and continued on my way. What had Dave meant? Did he really think like that or did he say so just to please Paul? I though that if he wanted to play this game again, I could do it too.
Everyone noticed again that both of us were avoiding each others. Amy and Chris tried to speak to me about it, but I changed stubbornly subject everytime and finally they gave up. Though Chris had even called AJ about this thing and he called me, but he got nothing out of me.
A week before my maternity leave started, Randy came back to work. First I wasn't sure how to behave around him, because he had really confused me after Summer Slam. He had been really sweet to me those couple of days which we had spend in hotel. Well, I have to admid, I did like him a bit more than before, but I didn't have any kind of crush on him. Though I liked a lot almost every wrestler, one was above others, besides my brother of course. You know who I mean?
When Randy had come back, I saw him almost immediately when I arrived to show with Chris. He was talking with Benoit on the corridor and when I passed them, he turned to me.
"Hey, Con."
"Hey, Randy. How are you?"
"A lot better, thanks. I hope you are well."
"Yes. Though my belly is growing, but it's natural." I answered a bit laughing.
"Yes, it is natural." He laughed too. "Can I come to first aid in a moment? My elbow needs to be taped."
"Of course." I answered a bit wondering. Since when had Randy Orton asked that can he come to first aid?
I had just got room ready and I and Matthew were watching the first match from the monitor when Randy entered.
"Ah, Randy. Sit on the bench, so I can tape your elbow." I said nodding towards bench. He did like I asked and when he was ready, I decided to go with him to the cafeteria. We sat on the same table for a moment and soon I saw Dave coming from the door. He was alone and when Randy saw him too, he waved his hand and Dave came to us, I noticed that he did it a bit reluctantly.
"Randy, Con." He greeted us.
I nodded and Randy asked him to join us, but he answered.
"I have no time, I have to go change." He looked at me, but I got the feeling that he directed his next words to Randy.
"Good that you come along well now. You look nice together." Then he went to buy something and left the room leaving me to stare after him. What he was trying to say? I hoped that he didn't think, that we were somehow interested of each others. At least I certainly wasn't interested of Randy.
Randy was with me almost the whole show and he did also everything to avoid Paul. I had also a small suspicion, that Dave did everything he could, so that Paul would stay away from Randy. Those two clearly didn't come along.
When it was a last match of the evening, Chris came to me.
"Tinnie, is there something going on between you and Randy? What really happened after Summer Slam?"
I looked at him a bit amazed.
"There isn't anything special going on… We come along quite well now, we did clear the air after that..." I tried to explain.
"I just thought… Dave has been really grumpy the last two weeks and you two are avoiding each others. And Randy seems to enjoy your company."
"Dave has been weird again, that is true. But two can play that game... And Randy is quite nice in the end, though a bit cocky." I looked at my brother." But I'm used to that, you are my brother."
"Ha-ha, you're funny." He answered dryly.
"But that's the truth." I answered take an innocent face.
"Yeah, yeah, so do you think..." He grinned and then he got serious again. " I so don't want to say this again, but you should talk to Dave, your leave starts after next show, and you two won't see each others for a long time."
"I don't know… I think that Dave owes me an explanation and it's his turn to come to me."
Chris just sighed and glared at me shaking his head.
The next show was the last for me before my maternity leave. For my surprise everyone had decided, that I didn't have to work on that evening. I followed the show with Amy, who had free evening also. When I saw Dave in the ring, I felt a bit sad, because I knew I would miss him, like almost everyone else as well. I suspected that Chris would be driving me crazy during my leave, like perharps Adam would do too. He did live in Toronto like I did, and I expected that wouldn't get any peace from these two while I was there.
I noticed Amy watching me once in the while worried expression in her face, but she didn't say anything and I didn't feel like talking. After the show we had a dinner on the hotel where we were staying. Eric Bischoff had booked the resturant for our use for that night. It was a farewell dinner for me, because I would be away from RAW quite many months. I was really moved about this all and when the whole staff surprised me by giving me a presents, I had to really fight that I wouldn't start to cry. I opened three parcels, which I got and when I found there baby clothes and other baby stuff, I was speechless.
"You are all wonderful people. I... I will miss you all." I finally said and looked straight to Dave. I he wouldn't get that hint, he was more clueless than I knew.
"We will all miss you, but fortunatelly you will be back, when your baby is old enough." Shawn Michaels stated smiling.
"Sure, I'll be back as soon as can, you can't get rid of me so easily." I answered grinning a little.
We sat there talking for a while, until I stood up.
"I guess it's time for me to go to bed. I have to wake early. But it was so nice that you arranged this dinner. I will miss you all." I said.
Then I hugged everyone, even Paul, though it wasn't like hug between good friends. When I stood infront of Dave and looked up to his eyes, I had to fight really hard that I didn't burst into tears. He wrapped his arms around me and whispered.
"Take care of yourself. Let me know when you have had the baby. I will miss you."
I just couldn't say anything to him and moved fast to give hug to Jay.
Chris escorted me to my room and when he had left it didn't take long when there was knock on my door.
"Randy?" Looked him a wonder, when I opened the door and saw him standing infront of me.
"Can I change a few words with you?" He asked.
I nodded and when I let him in, I saw Dave and Paul on the corridor. Dave watched directly at us and he had a blank mask in his face.
Randy stood infront of the door and closed it.
"I won't bother you for long. I just wanted to wish you good luck with everything." His blue eyes watched me closely.
"Thank you."
"I hope that you will be in touch with me during your maternity leave."
"Sure. And I'm sure that Chris will give you updatings... Several times in week." I answered a bit grinning, thought I was wondering that where he was going with this.
"I hope, that we'll see after you have had the baby... I love children." Randy said a bit strange tone of voice.
"That's nice to heard. If you have a change, by any means, come and visit me in Toronto." I said and meant it, actually I hoped that all of them would come to visit me... Specially the man, who we know as Dave Batista...
"I try to arrange time for that. Take care, Con." He said and opened the door.
When he had closed the door behind, I stared at it for a while. What was wrong with everyone? I wasn't going so far away and eventually I would be back in RAW. In the otherhand I was happy that I would be away from RAW for a while. Maybe I could clear things with Dave when I would be back, or maybe even before my maternity leave ends...
Alright, I know that this chapter really sucks, but I'm a kind of loss with this story... I'll try to save it somehow...
