Okay. Since most of you said that you wanted to see a sequel to this story, this chapter is indeed going to be the last. I just want to take a minute to thank those of you who have read this story. It really has become my most popular story so I thank you readers for that!! The next part to this should be up soon, so just keep the look out for it. Well, here it goes ...
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"Bella, you're starting to scare me. What do you want to tell me?" Randy stared at the woman across from him, who had a blank stare written across her face.
Gabriella sighed and looked down at her fidgeting hands. He'd come back to the room sooner than she had thought and sooner than she had wanted him to. She had to tell him about Dave and Isabella. Holding it on for this long had already killed her enough.
"I lied about Isabella's father." She started as her eyes flicked up to meet with his confused ones.
Randy scrunched his eyebrows. "What do you mean?"
Gabriella swallowed and managed to fight off the tears. "He wasn't just some guy I met at a bar." She took a big deep breath. "It's Dave, Randy."
Randy let out a nervous laugh. "Dave? What about him?" He questioned hoping that he'd heard wrong.
Gabriella aimlessly shook her head. "He's Isabella father. Dave, is her father." There it was. She'd finally said it. It was out in the open. No more secrets or lies. Her eyes managed to look Randy in the eye as the expression on his face told her that he was trying to comprehend what she had just told him. "Randy…"
Randy shook his head. "You knew all this time that he was the father and you just tell me this now?" He stood up to pace the floors. Gabriella started to talk, but Randy cut her off with a point of a finger. "You let me go around thinking that I could possibly be that father figure for her when you already knew that she had one." He shook his head again. "I cannot believe you, Gabriella."
He'd used her full name. He was definitely pissed off. "You can still be that father figure to her, Randy. She loves you." Gabriella followed suit and rose from her seat. "Nothing can change that fact." She reached out to grab his arm when he pushed it away. "Randy, please." She pleaded as the tears threatened to return.
Randy whipped around to face her. "Here I was feeling guilty for not telling you about what had happened to me, when all along you had this big secret." His eyes told her that he was more disappointed than angry. "I really thought I knew you, Gabriella. I seriously thought I did." That was his final statement before he turned around to exit the room.
"No. No. Randy, please don't go." Gabriella tried to plead as she rushed after him. "We can talk about this. It really doesn't have to change anything, you know that."
Randy brushed her off again when she tried to grab his arm. His anger took over as he whipped around to grip her shoulders. "You lied to me. You let me believe that you were this poor single mother who was trying to make it on her own while trying to take care of a young child because the father was a dead beat who wanted nothing to do with his anything." He shook her in a violent way that had made her gasp. "I loved you."
Gabriella felt the single tear fall. "You still love me, Randy." She corrected. "And I still love you. When can get through this." She reached over to rest her hand on his cheek. "Please. We can't lose each other again. I can't lose you again." More tears came and she felt Randy wrap his arms around her. "I love you, Randy. I'm sorry that I didn't tell you."
Randy realized what he was doing when he gently pushed her away from him. "I want you gone by the time I get back." He said in such a cold tone that it had Gabriella wrapping her arms around herself.
Gabriella tried to plead with him, but he just simply shook his head before he made his way out of the hotel room. Emotion took over and she fell to a heap on the floor. Her worst nightmare had come true…yet again.
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Dave watched his daughter as she bounced up and down to the music that blared out of the television. He let out a little chuckle when she directed a giggle towards him. He took a step towards her when a faint knock could be heard. First making sure she'd be okay where she was, he crossed over to open the door. A frown crossed his expression when he saw the woman on the other side of it. The remains of the tears she had shed could still be seen along with the ones that still wanted to escape. She adjusted the bag on her shoulder as she reached down to grab the two that were standing on either side of her.
"Um. I have nowhere else to go." She stated as her eyes continued to stare down at the carpet floors.
Dave took a quick glance to see if his daughter was fine before reaching out to grab Gabriella's bags. This could only say one thing about how it had went with Randy.
"He didn't take it very well." He stated as he closed the door with the heel of his foot.
Gabriella just gave him an absent look before crossing over to her daughter. Isabella held out her arms, telling her mom to take her. Gabriella did just that and held her as close as she could. After a few moments of silence she turned to see Dave setting up her suitcases by the bed.
"I'll call downstairs to see if they have anymore rooms available." Dave stated when he felt her eyes on him. "All Randy needs to do is cool down and I'm sure everything will be fine." He tried to assure her.
Gabriella watched as he went back and forth from slipping his shoes on to grabbing his keycard. She cleared her throat and swallowed before she finally spoke.
"Dave." She stated to get his attention. "Are you still waiting?" She questioned remembering what he had said earlier in Randy's hotel room.
Dave opened his mouth and closed it again. "That's up to you, Bella." He finally answered as he slipped the keycard in his back pocket. "Don't just be with me because of what happened between you and Randy." He warned in a polite way.
Gabriella nodded her head. "Please. Just wait for me, because I seriously can't do this alone…" She paused to take a breath. "Please." Isabella's bottom lip started to quiver when she read that her mommy was upset.
"I'll always be here, Bella. You know that." He said calmly as he grabbed her hand to pull her into his arms. "I love you. Both of you." He replied as he placed a gentle kisses on top of their heads.
Gabriella made a fist as she grabbed on to his shirt. She let herself cry for a while before she took a step back to let her eyes meet with his. It was soon becoming known to her that maybe her and Randy weren't meant to be together. Maybe the night with Dave had happened for a reason. She let herself sigh at the thought and knew it was going to be a long road ahead of her, but right now she knew that Dave wasn't going to leave her. Maybe, just maybe he'd come into her life for a reason.
"You may not believe me right now, but I do love you too." She spoke as she wiped the tears away from her eyes.
Dave just gave a simple nod in response as he led her towards the bed. "Just get some sleep. I'll take Isabella out for a while." Gabriella just nodded in response as she handed their daughter over to him. "You're going to be okay." Was all he said before he turned heel to lead him and his daughter out of the room.
Gabriella slid under the covers and just stared at the closed door. Randy would never be very far in her thoughts, but the moment of clarity hit and she knew that meant she'd have to move on. Dave, had done nothing but love her even after she wanted nothing to do with him after what had happened those years ago. Time was all she had and even if she would always love Randy Orton, knew that the time couldn't be spent waiting for him to take her back.
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Not even remembering when she'd fallen asleep, Gabriella woke up to the sound of playful giggles coming from her daughter. She slowly opened her tired eyes to see Dave crawling around on the floor as their daughter tried to escape his large presence. Gabriella just let herself stare and instantly knew that even though it hurt worse the second time around that this is where she was meant to be….and there was no denying the love she had for Dave and he for her…but most of all the love they both had for their Isabella.
Gabriella pulled the covers off of her as she leaned over the bed to grab her daughter's attention. "Hurry, baby. Hurry, come on." Dave turned hearing her voice and watched as Isabella was lifted off of the floor and on to the bed.
"Hey. No fair. I wasn't paying attention." He pretended to whine as he crawled over to the side of the bed.
Gabriella couldn't help but laugh when Isabella reached down to grab a handful of her daddy's hair. He let out a playful growl before he lifted her high above his head and ending with a soft crash on the bed. Gabriella and Dave both laughed this time when their daughter let out an hysteric amount of giggles.
"Dave." He turned towards her voice and watched as she leaned forward to plant a quick but telling kiss on his lips. "I hope that answers any questions you might have."
Dave let his mouth curve into a smirk. "I think it does." He replied as he watched Isabella crawl over to her mother. He watched the two for a second before he moved himself to lye next to them.
As if a picture perfect moment, Dave and Gabriella just simply stared at each other while Isabella held on to both of their hands.
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HIDES Don't throw anything at me lol. I know Randy really didn't play a big part in this last chapter, but telling from the first part you know that he was pretty upset and hurt. Anyways, I hope you don't hate me that much and enjoyed it either way. PLEASE don't forget to review!!