Young Buck blared through the house, as the two danced around and laughed. Emylee got used to having Adrianna around in her home, except for when Dave wasn't around and she needed a "quick fix". She learned to lock the door if that was on the agenda. It was something they both learned to do, was to live with each other. Emylee had one rule, you want something, say it, may not get it, but it was better than screaming and Emylee guessing until you stop. Simple. She read on it, and as Adrianna got older, she'd add things to the rule.
They continued to dance and cook dinner. It been six months since everything happened. Adrianna saw her mother and Paul regularly, when they came to Vegas, and Emylee helped Dave out to get back into the ring. It was a blow to his ego that he was injured, and then finding out about his daughter. Emylee thought that she'd try to work it out with him, and try to get to know his daughter, too. At first it was tense, but everyone involved tried to get along for Adrianna's sake.
The dorrbell rang, Paul sat on the other side patiently waiting for Emylee to answer the door. Secretly, he still wanted her. A part of him hoped Dave fucked up so badly that he could swope in to take her back. Unlike his persona on television, he was more of a mind game type of guy. If needed he'd fuck a guy up with his hands, but most of time, he didn't lilke getting his hands dirty.
"Uh oh, they're here Anna", Emylee said.
"Aww Man."
Emylee chuckled, and made sure everything she needed was together. In her t-shirt, and cut off sweats, she opened the door to her ex.
"Hey."
"Hello to you too. Why the long face?"
"Don't want Anna to leave so soon, but hey, she'll be back next week."
"You really want kids don't you?"
"Yeah, and in soon time, I'll have them."
Adrianna was buckled inside the car while Paul continued to talk to Emylee.
"You really think he'll be able to keep up with the kids if you have them."
"Well, aren't you and he around the same age?"
"Alright note well taken."
"Your trying everything with her mother to split us up. Quit trying, besides your sleeping with her, you really think I'd actually come crawling back to you now that you slept with her?"
"It's not like she has AIDS or some STD."
"How you know, you just slept with her."
"Wait? How do you know that I did, and why is it a concern?"
"First off, any woman can tell when their ex got some, and secondly, you tend to bug me about who I moved on with, after you pushed me in that direction. Trust me, no jealously here, none at all."
Dave pulled into the driveway, and grabbed his bag. He saw the two talking, and of course it bothered him, not in the sense that he was jealous, but that she sent him over to get their daughter. As if she didn't care one way or the other if she saw her daughter. All the reason why they have sole custody, and she got visits every two weeks. With this type of behavior, he could try for once a month if it continued.
Walking over to Paul's car, Adrianna hummed the song she and Emylee danced to before the doorbell rang.
"So, should I ask the question I normally ask?"
"Hi daddy, and no. I'm happy to see mommy and Paul."
Dave noted the sarcasm in her voice. She loved it here with them, but he was cleared to go back, and she was already going back, so it was perfect timing to see her mom. How the travel worked out was something Emylee said they would talk about tonight while Adrianna was gone.
"Well, I love you too, and try and have fun, ok?"
"I promise."
He kissed her head, and made his way to the door where Emylee and Paul were talking.
"Paul."
"Dave."
"On that note, she has everything, and I got the papers back from the lawyer this morning, as much as I don't want to say it, tell Amanda thanks for agreeing to the new arrangement."
Emylee extended her hand for a hand shake, and Paul purposely kissed her hand. Dave arched a brow at him, and stepped forward. Emylee quickly stone faced Paul, and held her fiancee back.
"We'll be in touch", he grinned.
As the two drove off, Emylee waved at Adrianna, and walked back inside. Dave was right behind her, shutting the door.
"I already know, and didn't do anything to make him think anything, he's an idiot, and that's all I can say."
"I'm not mad. Nothing can make me mad, I'm going back after my belt, and you're here, along with Adrianna. He can't piss me off. To more important things, she agreed to it?"
"Yup. So, everything is ready for when we roll into Atlanta two weeks from Thursday. We picked out the nanny already, and she'll only have to stay when I have to be on camera, otherwise, I'll be with her. The teacher will be there, and we have the family suites now, everything is good."
He picked her up and swung her around and she screamed in laughter. It was weird around the house, but with everything going their way, he wanted to move on, and start planning for them to get married. Emylee wasn't so sure.
Once a cheater, always a lier.
She knew he wouldn't cheat on her, or at least thought so, but could the trust be there? Could she marry someone who didn't care, and just wrote things off without thinking about it. Honestly, she didn't know. She didn't want to leave him either. He saw the confusion on her face.
"Alright, talk."
"What?"
"You have made that face at least three times a day since we found out about Adrianna."
"What do you want me to say?"
"Alright, I understand that. Hell, you can be mad for the rest of your life, but what we need to discuss is where are we going from here."
"Dave, honestly, I don't even know. I want you and Adrianna. I want the family, but the fact that you didn't even keep the thought that that little girl was yours, is beyond me."
"You seem to think I don't think about that now. That it doesn't dawn on me that I was a jackass in the first place. I should have been honest with Amanda, and then maybe she would have told me. Now, there's nothing I can do about it. I have to deal with the repercussions of my actions. But don't judge me on that. You can't, you don't know what it's like, and hopefully you never will."
"Fine, but understand this, it isn't about that. It's about the fact that you lied to her, so if I were to piss you off, the same thing could repeat itself, and that's what bothers me."
Dave stood their and looked at her. At first it didn't register. Then it just hit him. He cut himself off from her as soon as she disrespect him. Though he never thought Emylee would cheat on him, but their were other things that could piss him off just the same. Would he try to work it out, or just cut her out of his life? It was something that he needed to figure out and soon.
"I told when we began dating, I'm not going to do the same thing I did then. I'm getting too old for the bullshit, and frankly, having Adrianna makes a big difference in my choices, and decisions. Question is what are you going to do now?"
Trish was jogging on her treadmill, and in her own world. Though she was still split from John, they were friendly. He was working on his title run, and she finally made up her mind. She was walking away from the WWE. He was going to call her in an hour, since they were wrapping up the movie he was filming. He wanted her badly, but she push him away. She needed to re-evaluate her life and what direction it was going. Everything came back the business. It consummed her life, and she wanted more than a belt. The fans were always good to her, even when she was a heel, but what else was there to achieve? She grinned at the thought of getting married, having kids, and being a soccer mom. Though she wanted John to be that man for her, she knew if that was the case, he would be gone a lot.
After working out, she showered, and vegged out in front of her television. It was almost time for her to go back to Raw, and she swore she'd watch her tivo recording of CSI before she went back. Right before she started the show her phone went off.
"It better be good, I'm missing Nick right at the moment."
"Well, I told you I'd call you back, and now I know who it is who stole you way from me."
"Haha John, well, I came to a major decision."
"Well, spill then."
"I'm leaving the WWE".
"Wait?! You're what?!"
"Yes, you heard me", she grinned.
"Ok, ok, why?", he asked while now pacing.
"I want more John. I mean what else can you do after you win the Womens Championship? I can't have kids while wrestling. I can't get married and be comfortable with doing the things I do married."
"Wow, I see what you sayin, but what about us?"
"Well, what do you want?"
"You know what I want."
"You have it all around you", she joked.
"Alright smart ass, I mean I want you."
"We can still be together even if I leave."
"Would you still take my ring then?"
"Of course I would, but now we really need to talk, in person."
"You better believe I'm on the first plane to Toronto", he joked.
