Hey everyone! Thanks for all the reviews. I'm sorry it took so long to get this chapter up, but I've been busy with my Advanced Biology class, we're on Anatomy and it's taking up all my time right now. Stay with me will be up soon, so sorry for all those who read it. Please review as always! Thanks!
Laura
Dave and a very sore Nikki walk into Gwinnett Center in Atlanta. Nikki drags her bag behind her and Dave chuckles, grabbing the strap and lifting it up.
"You look so pathetic like that," Dave laughs, as Nikki sticks her tongue out at him.
"Bite me," Nikki replies, grabbing his hand, "I wonder who Paul's going to pick for your 'poison' next week."
"Couldn't tell ya," Dave replies, "but tonight I have Snitsky and I'm ready for that sick freak."
"He scares me," Nikki shivers thinking about her first encounter with Gene.
"Don't worry about it, I'll take care of him," Dave states, kissing her bruised cheek.
Dave holds open the locker room door for her and she walks in, sinking to the couch.
"I feel like I got hit by a semi," Nikki groans.
"Want me to go get you some ice?" Dave offers, setting down their bags.
"Thanks honey," Nikki replies, closing her eyes.
Dave exits the room and Nikki blindly searches for her purse, pulling out a bottle of water and a bottle of Advil. She takes two and closes her eyes again as Dave walks back in to the room with a couple bags of ice.
"This should hold ya," Dave says, smiling, "I have to talk to Bischoff about Paul's match tonight. I'll be back."
Nikki places one bag of ice on her forehead and the other she slides behind to her back. Nikki closes her eyes and slowly starts to drift off to sleep until she hears the door open.
"That was a quick meeting," Nikki says, not opening her eyes, yawning, "how did it go hon?"
No one answers and Nikki slides the ice off her head, sitting up and opening her eyes. When her eyes focus, she sees, not Dave, but Gene Snitsky standing over her. Nikki lets out a scream and scrambles to get up, but Gene shoves her back down onto the couch. He reaches for her, but she slaps his hand away, dashing off the couch and out of the room. Nikki turns the corner and runs right into Dave, causing her to fall to the floor in a heap.
"Nikki?" Dave asks, "what the hell are you doing?"
"Gene is in the room!" Nikki exclaims, "I thought it was you, but when I opened my eyes, he was standing over me!"
Dave helps her up and heads back to the locker room, looking inside to find an empty locker room.
"Honey, no one's in here," Dave says, "are you sure you saw him in here?"
"I know what I saw!" Nikki yells, sitting down on the couch, "I'm not blind!"
"Alright, calm down, he's gone now," Dave states, "did he hurt you?"
"No, just scared the shit out of me," Nikki replies, laying back down, "and now I feel worse."
Dave chuckles and kneels by the couch, grabbing her hand in his and kissing it softly.
"You don't have to go out to the ring with me tonight if you don't want to," Dave says, "I can take care of Gene myself."
"No, I want to go out with you," Nikki replies, smiling, "I want to see you kick his ass in person."
Dave smiles and nods. He gets up and goes into the bathroom to change. Nikki slowly gets up to fix her hair and make-up. He exits the bathroom and pulls on his "animal" shirt.
"Ready?" Dave asks.
Nikki nods and they head to the gorilla area. Dave kisses Nikki quickly as his music hits. They walk out together and Dave holds open the ropes for her before posing on the turnbuckles. Gene's music hits and him, Ric and Paul come out, smiling. Gene gets in the ring and the two men circle before Paul calls Gene over to his corner to give him some pointers. The two lock up and Gene gets Dave in a side headlock. Dave fights back and bounces off the ropes colliding with Gene, but neither man goes down. They stare each other down and Gene motions for Dave to go to where Paul is, but Dave knocks him down with a clothesline and then gives him a powerslam. Flair jumps up on the apron, trying to distract Dave. Nikki rushes over and pulls him off the apron, his chin hitting it. Paul grows and lunges for Nikki, but she scampers away to her side of the ring.
Dave runs at Gene but he gets a boot up, knocking Dave to the mat. Gene works on Dave's ankle and knee by twisting it and dropping a few elbows on it. Dave gets to his feet but is knocked down by another big boot. Gene goes for the pumphandle slam and nails it, but Dave powers out of the pin at 2. Dave kicks Gene in between the eyes and gains control. He gives him an irish whip followed by two clotheslines. Nikki cheers on Dave as he gives Gene a huge spinebuster. He goes for a powerbomb but Ric hits him with a chop to the knee, causing the ref to ring the bell, allowing Dave the win by DQ.
Gene clotheslines him and Paul enters the ring as Ric pummels Dave. He starts to talk trash but Dave powers out, sending the men to the outside of the ring. They regroup and grab chairs. Nikki goes to grab the one Paul has but he grabs her by the hair, shoving her away. They enter the ring and surround Dave, but suddenly Glen (Kane) comes running out and helps Dave. He gives Gene a chokeslam as Dave gives Ric a spinebuster. Dave then grabs Gene, does the thumbs down and nails him with a Batista bomb. Paul grabs a mic and heads up the ramp, stopping halfway.
"You tried to pick my poison, but I had the antidote. Next week, I pick your poison and you won't have to look far for your opponent because he is standing right behind you!" Paul states, smirking, "next week you'll face Kane, in a lumberjack match!"
Nikki stops on the steps and stares wide eyed at Dave, who looks over his shoulder at Glen who stares intently back at him. Nikki gets in the ring and grasps Dave's arm and pulls on it lightly.
"Dave, come on. Let's go," Nikki says, as he follows her out of the ring.
"Son of a bitch!" Dave states, placing his hands on his hips as they enter the backstage area, "Paul is going to get his!"
Nikki bites her lip and sees Glen approaching Dave and her eyes go wide. Dave turns around and they two men stare each other down. Glen starts to chuckle and slowly backs away.
"Can't wait for next week," Glen says, smiling, "hope you're ringside Nikki."
Nikki leans into Dave as he squeezes her shoulders in comfort. Glen walks away and Dave shakes his head.
"He may be 'changed' but he's still weird," Nikki says, "he freaks me out."
"I agree, guess we have our work cut out for us, huh?" Dave asks, "come on, lets get our stuff and go home."
Nikki nods and they go to get their things ready. Dave takes a shower and changes as Nikki checks her e-mail on her laptop. Dave exits the bathroom and sits down next to her.
"When does our plane leave?" He asks, leaning back.
"In an hour and half, we better get going," Nikki replies, shutting down her laptop.
Dave stands up and he grabs their things and they head out of the arena to the airport. They arrive at the airport and get their bags checked in before heading to their terminal to wait. Nikki lays her head on Dave's shoulder and sighs.
"I can't wait to get home," Nikki says, "I miss my bed."
Dave chuckles as he wraps his arm around her shoulders.
"Don't worry, we'll be home soon enough," Dave replies.
"Are you worried about next week?" She asks, gazing up at him.
"Nah, Glen and I will have a great match," Dave answers, "Paul will learn to stay out of the way."
"Well, I'll be at the announce table cheering you on," Nikki states.
"You know you don't have to come out next week. It might be dangerous."
"I want to be there for you."
Dave smiles and kisses her forehead. They hear that their plane is now boarding so they grab their carryon bags and head onto the plane.
She thinks I walk on water
She thinks I hung the moon
She tells me every mornin'
They just don't make men like you
She thinks I've got it together
She swears I'm as tough as nails
But I don't have the heart to tell her
She don't know me that well
Dave looks down at Nikki who's fast asleep in his arms. He smiles and brushes a piece of hair away from her face, studying her.
'Damn, I love her so much,' Dave thinks to himself, 'I don't know what I'd do if I lost her.'
She don't know how much I need her
She don't know I'd fall apart
Without her kiss
Without her touch
Without her faithful lovin' arms
She don't know that its all about her
She don't know I cant live without her
She's my world she's my everything
And she thinks she needs me
Dave pulls up to the house and turns off the car. Nikki's fast asleep in the passenger seat and he chuckles. He gets out, taking the bags into the house before coming back out. He opens the door to the passenger side and slowly picks her up bridal style, carrying her into the house. He lays her down on the bed before changing and sliding in next to her, wrapping his arm around her waist protectively.
Sometimes she cries on my shoulder
When she's lyin next to me
But she don't know that when I hold her
That she's really holdin' me
Holdin me
Dave wakes up to find an empty bed. He looks around the room and sits up, yawning. He hears a noise down in the kitchen so he trots down the stairs to find Nikki making breakfast. He stops in the doorway, love filling his heart as he watches Nikki, wearing just a t-shirt of his, sway her hips to the music. He walks up behind her and wraps his arms around her waist, kissing her neck softly.
"Morning beautiful," he mumbles into her hair, inhaling the intoxicating smell of her shampoo.
"Hi honey, I thought I'd surprise you and make breakfast," Nikki states, turning around and planting a kiss on his lips, "surprised?"
She don't know how much I need her
She don't know I'd fall apart
Without her kiss
Without her touch
Without her faithful lovin' arms
She don't know that its all about her
She don't know I cant live without her
She's my world she's my everything
And she thinks she needs me
And the funny thing is
She thinks she's the lucky one
"Damn straight I am. I'm lucky to have someone who knows how to cook," Dave replies, sitting down at the table.
'I'm lucky to have you," he thinks to himself, a smile on his face.
"Penny for your thoughts?" Nikki asks, setting a plate of food down in front of him.
"Just spacing out," Dave replies, digging into his food, "damn baby, this is amazing!"
Nikki smiles and turns to look out the window, watching the rain fall slowly. Dave finishes his food quickly, putting his plate in the sink and standing behind her. He smirks as he throws her over his shoulder and walks out back with her, squealing.
"Dave! Put me down!" Nikki yelps as the cold rain splatters on her bare legs.
She don't know how much I need her
She don't know I'd fall apart
Without her kiss
Without her touch
Without her faithful lovin' arms
She don't know that its all about her
She don't know I cant live without her
She's my world she's my everything
And she thinks she needs me
She thinks I walk on water
She thinks I hung the moon
Dave sets her down and lifts her chin up, his lips meeting hers as the rain falls on the two. Nikki pulls away and buries her head in his bare chest.
"I wish we could stay like this for the rest of our lives," she whispers, pulling him back inside the house.
Dave nods and kisses her one more time before heading downstairs to work out. Nikki leaves to run errands and Dave heads upstairs to take a shower. After taking his shower, he heads into the bedroom to change. He opens up his top dresser drawer and pulls out something. He opens it up and stares down at it, smiling.
"Soon, I'll tell her soon," Dave states softly, "she needs to know how I feel."
Yay! Chapter done! So, yeah, since school is winding down, and since there's nothing left to do, I've been writing chapters galore for both stories. So whats Dave talking about? I think a lot of you smart readers will figure it out for yourself, but if you still want to think something different, you'll soon find out! Please review!
Laura