Hey everyone! Thanks for all the reviews!!! I'm glad people like this one. I thought there needed to be a Dave Batista fic because there's not much of them out there, and I was like what the hell, I'll do it! Anyone see the new cover for the Feb issue of Raw mag? IT'S BATISTA!!!!!!! AAHHHH! My beau!! I'm so happy! Ha Mrs. McOrton, my beau's on the cover before yours!! Anyways, please review!! In this chapter, I'm calling Chris Jericho- Chris, and Chris Benoit- Benoit, just a heads up!
Laura
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Paul steps out of the limo followed by Ric, Nikki, and Dave. Ric and Paul walk ahead of Dave and Nikki, talking about tonight's match. Dave keeps glancing over to Nikki and she looks up at him and smiles.
"Nervous?" She asks, stepping closer to him.
"Nah, we're going to win," Dave replies, holding the door open for her.
Nikki smiles at him again and he returns it. Paul looks back at the two and nudges Ric.
"What do you think about that?" Paul asks.
"She's a nice gal. Dave looks like he's smitten. He deserves it after what Angie did to him," Ric replies.
Paul nods and opens the door to the locker room. He holds the door open for Nikki. Over the past couple days, Paul has been nice to Nikki, but she still doesn't trust him.
"Thanks Paul," Nikki says as he follows her into the room.
Paul nods and heads into the bathroom to change. Dave walks over to Nikki and puts a hand on her shoulder.
"Wanna get a bite to eat?" Dave asks.
"Sure big man, let's go," Nikki says as they head out of the room.
Once in catering, they sit together, alone, at a table in the back. Dave watches her quietly and she looks up to find him staring at her.
"What?" She asks, setting down her fork.
"Nothing, you just have something on your face, right there," Dave reaches out and softly brushes away the crumbs, "so tell me more about yourself."
"Well, there's not much to tell. I loved in Boston all my life. I have an older brother who lives in New York, but my parents are still in Boston. I could never do anything right in my mother's eyes. I've always been second best. I've watched wrestling since I was a little girl. I watched it all the time with my best friend… Courtney!" Nikki calls out, causing Dave to turn around and he sees a woman about the same size as Nikki.
Nikki rushes over to her and the two hug. Dave gets up and walks over to the girls.
"You made it!" Nikki squeals, letting go of the girl, "Dave, this is my best friend, Courtney."
"Hi, I'm Dave Batista," Dave introduces, extending his hand.
"Hi Dave. Nice to meet you," Courtney shakes his hand as Randy walks into the room, "who's that?"
"That's Randy," Nikki replies, waving over Randy.
"He's gorgeous," Courtney whispers to her causing Nikki to giggle.
"Randy, this is my best friend, Courtney," Nikki says as the two shake hands.
"Hey there," Randy says, quickly checking her out.
Dave stands off to the side watching Nikki. He smiles to himself and steps closer to her. Courtney notices this and sends a look to Nikki, who ignores it.
"We better get back to the locker room," Dave says quietly, "wouldn't want Paul to get mad."
"You're right, you coming C?" Nikki asks, turning to her friend who's talking with Randy.
"Actually, I think I might hang with Randy for a bit," she replies, not taking her eyes off Randy.
"Alright, Randy will show you where we are," Nikki and Dave walk off, leaving the two.
"So are you going to go after the title when you win?" Nikki questions, stopping Dave before they enter the locker room.
"I might, you'll just have to wait and see," Dave answers, pushing the door open to see a cameraman waiting in there.
"We're ready to shoot the promo anytime," the man says to Paul.
"You know man, Snitsky and Edge are out for your title," Dave says to Ric and Paul.
"After tonight, Evolution is going to be running Raw for the next two weeks and Snitsky and Edge won't be able to challenge me," Paul replies with a smirk, patting the title, before walking out of the room.
"Hey Ric, I can't wait for my turn to run Raw," Dave stops Ric, who just smiles before heading after Paul, "your friend seems nice."
"She's always been there for me, I love her," Nikki confesses, sitting down on the couch.
"She's just like you. I think she has a crush on Randy," Dave notes, sitting down next to her.
"I agree and it looks like Randy liked her too," Nikki says.
Dave nods and studies Nikki. She's wearing black pinstripe pants and a light pink blouse. Her hair is pulled back into a clip, showing off her slender neck. Nikki's eyes wander as she checks out Dave. He's in his wrestling gear and she notices his 6-pack abs and strong arms. Paul and Ric enter the room with Courtney following.
"Hey Nik! Randy handed me over," Courtney says, causing Nikki to break her gaze.
"You ready big man?" Paul asks, grabbing his belt and hoisting it up on his shoulders.
"Yeah, hey Nik," Dave turns to Nikki and lowers his voice, "you staying with me tonight?"
"Of course," Nikki smiles as Paul stares at the two.
"Dave? Coming?" Paul states, crossing his arms.
"Yeah, see you Nik. Bye Courtney," Dave follows Paul and Ric out of the room, leaving the girls.
"Oh god! How hot is that Randy Orton?" Courtney squeals, rushing to Nikki's side.
"He's cute," Nikki says with a smile.
"Cute?!" Courtney exclaims, "he's sexy! What's wrong with you girl? Who do you have on your mind?"
"No one!" Nikki defends, sitting down, "just drop it."
"What about Dave?" She asks with a smirk.
"Courtney! Stop! The match has already started," Nikki quiets her.
They watch as Paul tags in Dave who tackles Randy into the corner. He chokes him with his knee and then picks up Randy, delivering a powerslam to him. Dave then tags in Adam who hits Randy with an elbow drop. Adam taunts Chris before Randy hits Adam with a clothesline, tagging in Benoit. He knocks down Adam and Paul then Dave and Gene.
"Gene Snitsky is freaky," Courtney says, as Nikki nods.
"You have no idea," Nikki replies.
Benoit gives Snitsky a german-suplex and then gives one to Adam as well. Paul runs into the ring and Benoit delivers 3 german-suplexes to him, the last one on top of Adam. He heads to the top rope and gives both Adam and Paul a flying headbutt. He goes to cover Paul but Gene breaks it up. Chris throws Gene to the outside and Benoit puts Paul in the sharpshooter, but Gene breaks it, but then Benoit gets Adam into the sharpshooter but Dave knocks him down. Paul gets the Pedigree on Benoit behind the ref's back, then Adam drapes an arm over the prone body of Benoit, getting the three count.
Chris gets into the ring and works on Adam but Paul gets a cheap shot in causing Adam to give Chris a neck-breaker as Gene and Paul argue. Gene shoves Paul and Dave gets in his face. As they argue, Chris gets the walls of Jericho on Paul, but Dave realizes it and breaks the hold. Chris goes for a bulldog as Randy takes out Dave but Ric nails Chris. The ref sees it and ejects Flair as Nikki chuckles.
"I know that was going to happen," Courtney says, laughing along with Nikki.
Randy and Chris work on Dave in the corner as Ric argues with the ref. Dave gets a double clothesline in and tosses Randy to the outside. Dave gives a spine-buster to Chris and Randy hits Dave with the title, and Chris covers him, eliminating Dave. Paul gets in the ring but Chris throws him out, and hits a drop kick on Adam who was on the apron. Dave gives a clothesline to Chris before leaving the ring.
"Hey, I'll be right back," Nikki says, as Courtney nods.
Nikki rushes out of the room and looks for Dave. She finds him walking back from the ring.
"Son of a Bitch!" Dave yells, punching the wall, the grabbing his hand as his knuckles start to bleed.
Nikki quietly walks up to him and softly takes his hand in hers.
"Come on, we'll get that cleaned up," she says quietly as Dave follows her to the locker room.
They head into the bathroom where she grabs a towel and starts to clean up his knuckles. Soon, his hand is clean and she tosses the towel into the sink.
"Thanks," Dave says, standing up, moving towards Nikki.
"Anytime Dave," Nikki replies, gazing up into his eyes.
Dave brushes his hand down her arm and licks his lips.
"Yes! He won!" Courtney exclaims, bursting into the bathroom, "Randy won!"
"Shit," Dave curses, running a hand thru his hair, " I'm going to get blamed for this."
"Don't worry about it," Nikki comforts as Courtney grabs her arm.
"I'm going to see him!" She squeals, dashing out of the room, leaving Dave and Nikki.
Paul bursts into the room as Dave and Nikki come out of the bathroom.
"Where the hell were you?" Paul yells, throwing his title on the couch, pointing at Dave.
"I was ejected, if you don't remember," Dave replies calmly.
"Why the fuck didn't you help me?" Paul demands, his anger rising.
"Paul, it's my fault, I'm sorry," Nikki interrupts, causing all three of them to look at her.
"Nik…" Dave starts, but she cuts him off.
"I was helping him clean blood off his hand, I should have let him watch the match," Nikki explains.
"Well, now we're screwed," Paul says, grabbing a pair of track pants and slipping them on over his trunks, "let's get out of here."
"I have to find Courtney," Nikki says, grabbing her bag.
"You guys go ahead, I have my car here. I'll help her find Courtney," Dave replies, as Ric and Paul nod, leaving the room, "ready?"
"Yup, let's go find her," Nikki and Dave walk out of the room and down the hall.
"So Dave, since I told you all about me, why don't you tell me about yourself," Nikki speaks up.
"Well, I've always wanted to become a wrestler. I was so happy when I finally became one, but my ex-wife wasn't. She cheated on me with some punk. She broke my heart, and we divorced about a year ago. I have two beautiful girls, Grace and Ashley. I haven't dated anyone since," Dave explains, as they walk into catering.
They find Randy and Courtney sitting at a table by themselves. They walk over to them and Courtney looks up.
"Oh hey Nik, what are you doing?" Courtney asks.
"We're leaving, you coming with us?" Nikki replies, smiling at Randy.
"Actually Nik, I'm taking her out for dinner," Randy answers, glancing at Courtney.
"Alright, I'll talk to you tomorrow," Nikki says, hugging both of them.
"Bye," They say in unison as Dave and Nikki walk away.
Courtney and Randy watch them walk away, before turning to each other.
"We need to set them up… fast," Randy says as Courtney nods in agreement, " and I think I have an idea."
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Oh boy, Randy has an idea!! This can't be good! Please review and tell me what you think, and I'll have the next chapter up soon. Thanks!
Laura