Chapter 37: More Man Trouble

Lauren rode in the limo alone to the arena, wondering what would happen when Batista and HHH would face-off in the ring. Apparently it just meant that they would sit down and talk, with no actual fighting involved. Once the limo stopped, Lauren helped herself out and started walking in. She met up with Lita, Christy, and Stacy with Randy. "Hey guys," she said as she walked over.

"Hey Vixen," Randy replied, slowly looking her up and down. Lauren just decided to ignore it and looked at the others.

"So I hear you have an Arm Wrestling Contest against Trish tonight," Lauren stated smiling at Christy.

"Yep. That bitch is going to realize who she's dealing with at WM. Anyways, it's up next so we better get going. Bye Vixen, bye guys!" she cheered as she and Lita made their way to the curtain. Lauren looked over to see Randy wrapping an arm around Stacy's waist.

"Well we better get going too. After the contest between Trish and Christy we go out next to give a little message to the Undertaker. Isn't that right, baby?" Randy asked looking down at Stacy.

"That's right, baby. But are you sure you want to challenge the Undertaker? I mean he's–he's–he's the Undertaker!" Stacy stated in concern.

Randy's smile left him as he sort of glared at her. "What–what do you think I won't be able to beat him?" he asked her. Stacy just shrugged her shoulders as he shrugged his. "Well, just come with me out to the ring tonight, all right?" Stacy nodded as they joined hands and walked off. Lauren was worried about Stacy, especially with Randy's quick change in attitude towards her.

She decided that it was probably just her imagination and headed off to the Diva locker room. Before she could go in, she noticed someone leaning against the wall right next to it. Lauren decided not to say anything as she continued to head on in. Just before she did, she stopped for a second and noticed him looking right at her. She didn't move as he came closer.

"Lauren," Batista started, standing in front of her. Lauren didn't say a word and looked up at him, waiting for him to continue. "Lauren, about Saturday night...I just...I wanted to say thank you for helping me. I know it was probably the last thing you wanted to do, but...Lauren it's just been so hard. I can't stop thinking about you," he said, slowly taking her hand in his. "I want to explain what happened that night. Please," he begged quietly.

"Just let me ask you one thing," she said facing him completely. Batista nodded, hoping this would help him tell her the truth. "Were you and Trish ever alone together before that night?" she asked. Batista's heart stopped, allowing no words to come out. So he simply nodded, looking down at the floor. "I see." was all she said as she slipped her hand out of his and walked into the Diva locker room.

Batista looked down at his hand, realizing that he was always letting her slip away. Before he could knock on the door to talk to her again, Bischoff came up behind him. "Now Batista, I don't want any physicality in the ring tonight between you and H. I need you both healthy for WM this Sunday, so don't try anything stupid."

Batista wasn't in the mood for this right now. "Let me tell you something, Eric, if HHH starts something, I'll sure as hell finish it," he growled and walked off.

Lauren was simply watching the screen as Christy beat Trish not once, but twice. She was proud up until the moment that bitch decided to throw a fit. Just watch yourself Trish, because if Christy doesn't take that title from you, I will. Lauren turned away from the screen and simply sat there, wondering what to do about Batista. I want to forgive him, but I don't know if that's what he really wants. He could just be leading me on and lying to me. I just wish I was more certain, she thought. Just then she saw Randy and Stacy walking down the ramp to the ring hand in hand. Lauren smiled to see Stacy so happy, and watched as Randy held the ropes for her. Just like what Batista used to do for her before that horrible night. Well Lauren watched as Randy went on and on about defeating the Undertaker, until he looked to Stacy, and said that there was something he'd been wanting to do a long time. He then took her hand, and kissed her on live tv. It definitely wasn't the first time they kissed, but it was the first time on tv. Lauren couldn't help but smile at Stacy's reaction.

Then Randy winked at her and started again with his speech. "I have a crystal clear message to the Undertaker. And that message is this..." Randy stopped for a moment, as Lauren and everyone else wondered what he meant. Everyone then knew exactly what he meant, when he grabbed Stacy and gave her an RKO. Lauren gasped as Randy simply stood there and looked down at her.

"You bastard!" Lauren yelled at the tv, and took little time in running out of the locker room to the curtain. Lauren ran down the ramp all the way to the ring to help her. Randy was still standing there, and finally noticed Lauren. Lauren stood in the ring, glaring daggers into him. "Get out of here," she mouthed to him, and knelt beside Stacy. "It's okay, Stacy. You're going to be just fine, don't worry." she told her over and over again. Stacy was crying, and in pain. Randy was still standing there in the middle of the ring, just staring. "I told you to get out of here!" Lauren yelled. Randy looked unafraid and unintimidated by her. So Lauren did the only thing she could think of. She got out of the ring, grabbed a steel chair, and hit him with it. "That's what you get when you mess with my friends!" Lauren screamed as Randy rolled out the bottom rope in pain. Lauren heard all the cheers from the audience, as she raised the chair high. She then put it down and stayed with Stacy as they carried her backstage. Once they got her to the medical room, Lita ran in to check on her too.

"Is she gonna be okay?" Lita asked.

"Yeah, she'll be all right in about a day or two," Lauren replied in a monotone.

"What's wrong?" she asked her.

Lauren shook her head and rubbed her forehead. "Lita, I knew something was wrong with him. I knew that he wasn't good for Stacy. But what did I do? I decided to ignore it and worry about my own little problems, instead of helping my friend!" Lauren looked pissed and very upset with herself.

"Let me tell you something. What you did out there was more than enough. You showed that bastard that he doesn't mess with your friends. But you missed out on quite the show once Stacy was taken out of the ring. Randy started saying how justified he was, until Undertaker's voice started blaring through the speakers, and the ring posts caught on fire with Orton still in the ring. He scurried out of there like a little kid," Lita chuckled. It brought a small smile to Lauren's face as she looked down at her injured friend. "By the way, I heard about what happened Saturday night," she whispered.

"Nothing happened," Lauren replied quietly and walked out of the room. Lita followed her, asking her to share why she did it in the first place. "Lita, I still love him. I want to be with him, because something in my heart tells me that he still loves me too. I just want him to make the first move. That way I know I'm not going to be the reason we got back together, and forced him into this position," she explained. Lita nodded in understanding as they walked to the Diva locker room. Once again, stood the Animal waiting for her. Lita knew that this wasn't her place as she walked in, to let them talk alone.

A/N: I'm loving the feedback I'm getting for this story. And I'm glad to hear that you guys actually liked that last chapter, it was the complete opposite of what I expected. So what's gonna happen next? I'd tell you...but I can't. lol. Oh my god, did anyone see Batista on Smackdown last Friday? "Friends don't shake hands...friends gotta hug!" WTF was that all about? I'm getting scared. lol. Anyways, hope you enjoy this chapter. 'Til next time. :)