Rae glanced at Kristal and looked at Dave. "What was that about?"

Dave shook his head. "I'll explain later." He helped Rae take off her jacket and took the champagne bottle from her.

Rae stepped inside Dave's home and was instantly greeted by all of the wrestlers. "Hey!" They said to her.

"Hey everybody." She smiled.

Mickie stumbled onto Rae. "So when are you guys gonna fuck?" She slurred. "This has to be the worst case of cock blocking I have ever seen!"

Rae helped Mickie stand up straight. "Um, Trish…" She motioned for her help.

"I got it." Trish replied as she grabbed Mickie's hand. "Come on, sweetie. We're getting some fresh air."

"Alright, I'm leaving. But when I get back, I better see you two fucking!" Mickie shouted as Trish pulled her outside.

Rae looked around Dave's townhouse. It was set up in the same fashion as her apartment except there was a fireplace in the living room. Keeping up with the modern and sophistication style he was known for, Rae noticed the large sofas that were flanked by two oak end tables. A flat-screen plasma TV was hanging on the wall, which was also adorned by various pictures of Dave's family.

As she walked down the hallway, she noticed there were more pictures of Dave and all of them captures various moments of his life: pictures of him growing up with his parents and sister; pictures of the births of his daughters; pictures of Dave in his various career stages. As Rae moved throughout the house, she entered Dave's guest room. It was there that one particular picture caught her eye. It was a picture of her 26th birthday party.

Wrestlers from both Raw and Smackdown met up for an impromptu birthday party at Friday's. Coincidentally, it was also the birthday celebrations of Dave's youngest daughter and Eddie Guerrero. The picture was of Rae was sitting on Dave's lap, with Eddie and John Cena sitting beside Dave. Rae was close with all of the wrestlers but had a nice bond with Eddie, who always called her "Señorita."

Clean and sober for many years, Eddie didn't have one drink the entire night—yet he encouraged Rae to get as fucked up as she wanted. And she did. By the end of the night, she was sitting on Eddie's lap.

Dave stood behind Rae as she smiled at the picture. She felt his presence when she spoke. "For someone who stopped drinking, he was sure generous in helping me get plastered." She laughed.

Dave laughed. "That was Eddie for you. How much did you have to drink that night?"

"I…I…I don't remember."

"I didn't think you would." Dave said as Rae feigned a shocked expression.

Rae put her hand on the framed picture and caressed Eddie's face. "He was amazing."

"He was."

Rae started giggling. "Remember that one time that we were speaking Spanish in front of you and you had no idea what we were talking about?"

Dave rolled his eyes. "Yeah, thanks for that."

One night after Smackdown, Rae and Eddie were sitting in the hotel lobby talking about everyday events and occurrences when Dave decided to drop by and join the conversation. Eddie, known for his practical jokes, couldn't resist the temptation and asked Rae to play along with him.

"Hey guys, what's up?" Dave asked as he had a seat.

Rae and Eddie immediately started to speak in Spanish right in front of Dave. Dave knew a little Spanish but not enough to participate in a conversation. Meanwhile, Eddie kept speaking to Rae and occasionally motion to Dave. "Right, amigo?"

"Que?" Dave asked.

"Right, holmes?" Eddie persisted.

"Yeah, sure." Dave shrugged.

"See, senorita. I told you that Dave would agree with me that he is a stupid motherfucker!" Eddie laughed as Rae clutched her stomach.

It was the last night that Dave and Rae saw Eddie alive. He died a few days later.

Rae smiled as she thought about the memory. "I miss him, Dave."

"I miss him too." Dave then rubbed Rae's shoulders.

Rae turned around and hugged Dave. He wrapped his arms around her waist as peaceful silence embraced the pair. Despite the recent turmoil and fighting, they always found solace in each other. Dave rubbed Rae's back as he held onto her tight. She felt safe, secure, and at home.

Rae pulled back from Dave. "We should probably go back to the party now."

Dave caressed Rae's chin. "You sure you want to do that?"

"No, but I don't want to have a bunch of people hearing me having sex either."

Dave kissed Rae's forehead and smiled. "Sure." He then stepped aside and re-entered his party.

Rae stood in the room and just stared at the picture. She thought about one conversation her and Eddie had that she never told anyone about, including Dave.

"I don't know why you two aren't together." Eddie commented.

"Me and who?"

"You and little Rey-Rey." Eddie laughed. "You know who I'm talking about."

Rae playfully hit her close friend. "Probably because he's married, Eddie." She smiled.

"Yeah, but the love between him and Trace isn't what it used to be." Eddie pointed to Rae's chest. "The love between you and him has always been there."

"We're just friends, Eddie."

"For now." He then flashed his trademark smile. "But I know how you and Dave are around each other. If you really want to be together, you'll find a way to make it work."

Rae felt the need to wipe her eyes to make sure there weren't any tears. Eddie always found a way to talk ease into anyone, no matter who it was. It was never any different with him and Rae.

Caressing the picture one last time before she re-entered the party, Rae smiled. Maybe Eddie. Maybe soon.

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Cleaning up after the wrestlers and Divas, Rae headed towards the balcony. She sipped a glass of champagne and admired the stars. Her usual overactive mind was at ease as she stared at the sky. Dave had his reasons for not telling her why he moved so close to her. And she wasn't sure if she should be pissed off because he didn't tell her or relieved that he was still so close to her.

"May I join you?" Dave asked from the sliding glass door.

Rae didn't bother to turn around when she answered. "If you want to."

Dave walked towards Rae and stood beside her. "Beautiful night, isn't it?"

"It is."

Dave could tell by Rae's demeanor that she was still hurt that he didn't let her know about his living arrangements. She was always very direct and master of the short and simple answers when she was really pissed off. Without going into a speech about how much of an asshole he was, Dave decided it was best that he cut to the chase. "I'm sorry."

"Forgiven." Rae said as she turned around. "But why didn't you tell me? Were you hoping that I wasn't going to find out?"

"I was going to, Rachel. I just didn't think you would care."

"Why wouldn't I care, David?"

"Oh, I don't know." He said, looking at stars to distract him from her face. "Maybe the manner you told me to leave influenced that decision."

"Well, maybe if you didn't fuck another bitch in my apartment I wouldn't had to ask you to leave, David."

Dave smiled as he knew exactly where the conversation was heading. He started to think that maybe Rae kicking him out was actually the best thing for the both of them. He could only take her scathing remarks for so much. But he decided to do something that needed to be done. "Fine, Rachel." He then walked away from her.

What? Rae finished her champagne and followed Dave inside. He sat down on the couch and was getting ready to flip through the channels when Rae hastily grabbed the remote from him. "You do know that you're in my place now, right?" Dave asked.

"Why are you doing this to me? Why are you ignoring me?"

"I'm not ignoring you, Rachel. You're standing directly in front my ESPN."

"Funny, David. You know damn well what I'm referring to. You ignore me."

"When have I ever done that?"

"All the time!"

"Name one time, Rae."

"When you stayed with me! You ignored me the entire time; you didn't make one move on me once."

"Maybe I was respecting you, unlike your boyfriend."

"Orton and I aren't dating, just so you know."

"Thanks for the celebrity couple watch update." Dave smiled.

Rae smiled. "Well, I thought you should know."

"Well, I ended it with Kristal."

Rae smirked. "I didn't know that you were beginning with her."

"Well, there was never anything with her. She was becoming too clingy." Dave replied. "And just so you know, the story is that I'm gay."

Rae almost choked. "You? Gay?"

"Yes. I love men." He said before cracking a smile.

"You seem very sure of that fact, David." Rae chuckled.

"Only around Kristal." He nodded. "But what is this about, Rachel? Something has been on your mind for the past several weeks. What's wrong?"

Rae sighed as she sat beside Dave. "I have seen you fuck many women and yet you have never made a move on me once. The only time you were sexual with me was when I made the first move. Other than that, I was never approached by you, David." She said shaking her head. "I know I'm cute and smart. I'm just wondering why you don't feel the same?"

"I always have, Rachel. Just because I'm not groping you doesn't mean I don't want to rip your clothes off. But I'm also conscience of the fact that when the time is right, I'll make my move."

Rae felt relief. All this time, Dave has felt the same heat that she has had towards him. While she felt relief, she also felt anger. "And you didn't make a single fuckin' move on me?" With that, Rae started to hit Dave's right tricep.

Dave watched Rae attack his arm as if she was trying to do major damage. "Um, Rae…"

"What?" She sneered as she kept slapping him.

"It's this arm." He pointed to his left arm. "It's this one that I had surgery on."

"Oh. Well, then!" Rae started to beat up Dave's other arm.

Dave smiled as Rae continued to pound on him. He then grabbed her arms and pinned her on the couch. There was a comfortable silence between the pair as they looked at each other.

"What happened to us, Rae?" He asked.

"I don't know." Rae whispered.

Dave released another sigh as he kissed her forehead. "Is there any hope for us?"

"Us as in…"

Dave gazed into her deep eyes. "Everything."

"Dave…"

He was fighting the urge to take advantage of Rae. But his body temperature and increasing erection was him making lose the battle. He inhaled in the scent of her perfume as his lips tasted hers. "Stay with me, Rachel."

Rae seriously thought for a brief moment. She knew whatever happened that night was going to change everything between them as they knew it. But she also knew that whatever didn't happen that night was going to change everything as well. Yet, Rae knew that the sexual tension that has been building needed to be released.

Rae had entrances to sharpen and program books to configure. But there was something on her mind that was more important. And it involved getting off in every imaginable way to Dave's tongue.

"I can stay for a few hours." Rae said as Dave led her to the bedroom.

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Dave led Rae to his newly-furnished bedroom that was fit for a king. A large four-post bed stood attention in the middle of the room and it was flanked by oak end tables. A large armoire was across the bed and contained large TV and entertainment equipment.

"Tracy has great taste." Rae commented.

"I have great taste." Dave corrected as he began to light a few candles.

Rae smiled as she sat down on his bed. Not to her surprise, Dave's bed was beyond comfortable—Rae felt like she was floating. She sunk into the bed as she laid down and stretch her arms above her head. She closed her eyes and set her mind at ease. She wasn't questioning her decision to spend the night or nervous about what was going to happen. For all she knew, she has been waiting for this moment for a long four years and the timing couldn't have been more perfect.

But Rae knew that regardless of what did or did not occur that night, she was going to get off. And if Dave wasn't able to perform, he damn sure was going to help her orgasm with his tongue.

Dave joined Rae on his bed. She was stretched out and her eyes were closed. "Relaxed?"

Rae slightly opened her eyes and admired the soft brown eyes looking back at her. In the candlelight, he looked more than handsome, more than hot. He was simply beautiful. "I'm very relaxed."

"Good." He smiled. Slowly, Dave began to caress Rae's midriff with his hands, smoothing his hands all over her skin. She closed her eyes as she let him touch her, feeling a combination of completeness and aching want.

"I'm not going to ask if you're sure you want to do this because you wouldn't be in here if you didn't. But if you want, I will use protection."

"I do trust you, Dave, but I'm not on anything." Rae said softly. "Unless you want to have another baby right now." She teased.

"Yeah, I need to go get those condoms." He said as he got up to retrieve the condoms.

He returned to the bed and set the condoms aside. He then motioned for Rae to sit up and she complied. He sat down on the bed and instructed her to stand up and face him. He grabbed her waist and pulled her close to him.

"Show me your body." He said quietly.

Rae blushed. "You've already seen my body, Dave."

"I want you to show me." He said as he kissed her navel and looked up at her. "Show me what makes you sexy."