"It was nothing Dave," Triple H tried to explain. Some of the other wrestlers wanted to know who she was and we told them. I might have told them that the two of you were involved, since you did spend a lot of time in her hotel room."

"For the last time, I didn't sleep with her," Batista replied. Anger still etched on his face.

"Look Dave, it's better this way. Eric is planning a big push for you to challenge Chris Jericho for the Intercontinental Title. This way, you can concentrate on winning the title, so Evolution can run Raw," Triple H said. Batista didn't know what to think. He liked Annalise, but he had no idea that he could be the next Intercontinental champion. He could handle both, but it was obvious that Triple H was not backing down. "I'll just tell them what they want to hear," Batista though to himself.

"You're right, being champion is more important than some girl," Batista said.

"I'm glad you came around Dave. Let's go over the scripts for next week's Raw.

The following week, Annalise was still furious at Dave. The thought and even the sight of him made her blood run hot. She was busy wrapping Shelton Benjamin's wrists when she felt an ominous presence over her. She turned around to find Triple H standing over her.

"Just a minute," she said as she finished with Shelton.

"All done Shelton; good luck tonight."

"Thanks, Anna."

"Well wasn't that sweet and sick all at the same time," Triple H commented.

"Haven't you caused enough trouble, or should I say, started enough rumors?"

"I must admit, you're pretty feisty for a trainer."

"Must be the hormones, what do you want?"

"For you to stay away from Dave, he doesn't need you in his life right now. He's destined for bigger things and you're getting in the way."

"How could I be in the way, we just met?"

"Look, if he's in a relationship with you then he won't have all of his focus on wrestling, now will he."

"And whose problem is that? I think I see it now. You don't want me around because if Dave's with me, then he's not saving your ass in the ring." By this point in the conversation, Triple H and Annalise were practically screaming at each other.

"Look, just stay away from Batista."

"You're not his father." As soon as the words came out of her mouth the pain hit. All she could do was fall to the floor. Tears began to fall from her eyes.

"Oh god, what's happening?" The pain was so intense that she couldn't speak. Chris Brennan came rushing over to asses the situation.

"What happened, Paul?"

"We were talking, but it turned into an argument." The words rushed from his mouth like a waterfall. Deep down Triple H knew that whatever was going on was his fault. As Batista made his way towards catering, he saw a small crowd in the hallway. When he got closer he noticed that someone was on the ground, obviously in pain.

"Annalise, what happened?" Batista screamed as he rushed to be at her side. She opened her eyes to find warm, brown orbs staring back at her. Batista sat on the floor and gently lifted Annalise into his lap. He could tell that she was in a lot of pain. Every muscle in her body was tense and sweat was streaming from her forehead.

"I can't loose the baby," she whispered. His heart was crumbling. Here was this strong, confident woman whom he had begun to love, scared about the condition of her unborn child. It seemed like forever, but within minutes, EMTs got Annalise stable enough to put into the ambulance and take to the hospital.

"You ride with her Dave," Chris offered. Batista silently accepted and climbed into the back of the ambulance, never letting go of Annalise's hand.

Once they arrived at the hospital, they took Annalise into the emergency room. Dave instinctively went with her.

"I'm sorry sir. You'll have to wait out here," one of the nurses said before disappearing behind the double doors. All Dave could do was sit and wait for someone to come out and tell him that Annalise and the baby were okay. After a half hour had passed, Evolution walked into the waiting room. Dave was so engrossed in his thoughts that he did not notice that he was no longer alone.

"Have you heard anything Dave," Ric asked. Batista's head snapped up. The three men had caught him by surprise.

"No one has told me anything. I keep seeing people come in and out f there, but no one has stopped to give me the time of day," Batista said. All three men could tell that the wait was beginning to wear on him. The ferocious lion had been turned into a wounded dove.

"Dave, I'm sorry, we were talking and,"

"I don't care what happened; I just want Annalise and the baby to healthy."

Another cliffhanger… sorry this chapter took a couple days, but to make up for it, its longer! Oh, thanks so much for the reviews, they mean so much to me.