Anatomy of Love

Madison Harper- Meets Scott Hall as a child, and decides she going to marry him someday.

Scott Hall- Professional wrestler—Meets Madison as a child and the two develop a close relationship over the years.

Summary- Madison meets Scott as a young child, and he's a teenager, while Scott takes her under his wing, he fails to realize as a young woman she has fallen in love with him.

This is the a love story spanning three decades...A tale of of true love and at times heartbreak...Anatomy of love.

A/N- The time line of this story is my own and may not match up exactly with Scott's career exactly..I'm using poetic license.

Chuluota Florida 1977

Scott walked to the back of the gym carrying a load of sweaty towels. He worked here, he had for a year, he got to work out for free, plus the small pay he got, he was only nineteen, but he worked under the table as a bouncer at a club on the other side of town.

He had it pretty good for a nineteen year old, he had his own place, a decent car, 1972 Tran -am. Great for picking up woman, and he wasn't picky, he liked them younger, older and any where in between.

Scott threw the towels in the washing machine and started it, the job here wasn't bad, he opened the place, kept it clean, gave customers tips on working out, he was pretty pumped up, a look most of the customers was going for, all in all Scott's life was pretty good, he was interested in breaking into wrestling, but so far no luck, even though he had done a few local matches. He wasn't about to give up, he made descent money now, more than enough to keep himself in nice clothes and a nice apartment, and pretty ladies.

Scott walked back up front and sat down behind the sign in desk on the stool. It was kind of dead today, but that suited him, he still got paid the same, slow or busy.

He picked up the car magazine he had brought to work with him and started reading.

He heard the ringing of the bell that was attached to the front door and he looked up, but no one was there.

Scott frowned. "What the fuck." He muttered getting up and walking around the counter.

He stopped short when he seen the kid standing there, she was dressed in rags, that best described the dirty torn jeans and t-shirt she had on, faded sneakers with holes in them, she had the curliest brown hair he had ever seen, it looked like it needed a good brushing, and big brown eyes that held fear in them.

Scott sighed. "Why me." He muttered. "Kid, you cant be in here, you might get hurt, go on, get." He said making shooing motions with his hands.

Scott watched as her eyes got even bigger, and the fear escalated in her eyes, she started backing up, not watching where she was going, before Scott could grab her, she hit the edge of one of the chairs up front and spilled to the ground banging her head, but good.

Scott sighed and went over and bent down beside her. "You okay kid?" Thats all he needed was some kid getting hurt in here.

She tried to scoot away from him, but he caught her arm and pulled her back, when she whimpered, Scott frowned, he picked her up under her arms and set her on the sign in desk.

"Where're ya hurt at?"

The little girls didn't answer, but he seen the tears in her eyes, they just hadn't fallen yet. He felt the back of her head and felt a small bump forming, but it wasn't bleeding.

She flinched when he touched her, and Scott frowned. "Not going to hurt ya kid, calm down."

He looked her over and his frown became more pronounced, she was covered with bruises and he knew she didn't get them from falling a minute ago. "Want something to drink?"

She looked at him cautiously and nodded. Scott picked her up and settled her on hip and went to the back to the refrigerator in the break room. "Want some juice?" he asked taking a bottle of apple juice out.

Once again she nodded and he grabbed a orange off the table and headed back up front. He set her on the floor beside the stool, he didn't want anyone seeing her if they came in, she wasn't supposed to be here after all.

Scott opened the juice and handed it to her and then peeled the orange and handed it down to her.

Scott frowned as she ate the orange so fast she almost choked on it. "Easy kid."

She looked up at him and then lowered her head again.

"What's your name?" Scott asked studying her.

"Madison Harper." She said in a voice so quite, he could barely hear her.

"Well Maddy..I get out of here in another hour, I'll take you home if you'll show me where you live."

Maddy turned her head away from him and said nothing.

Scott sighed, he didn't need this problem, he had a hot date tonight, hopefully she would be in a more talkative mood by the time he got off work.

Scott looked up when his boss Joe came through the door, he was hoping, he would go straight to the back, but instead, he came around to the desk. "Who's the kid?" Joe asked looking down at the girl that sat by Scott's feet.

Scott looked at Joe, he was middle aged, in his mid thirty's and he worked out regular himself, he had short black hair, beard and mustache and dark brown eyes. Joe was a good guy, but he would bust you if you broke the rules.

"Umm I'm babysitting for a friend." Scott lied.

Joe gave him a look. "You know the rules no kids."

"Look Joe, she wandered in here, I'm going to take her home, assuming she'll tell me where she lives." Scott said.

Joe bent down and looked at the girl, she flinched and pulled away from him. "Looks like home is probably not the best place for her to be."

Joe got up and looked at Scott. "Somebody has been beating on her."

Scott nodded. "Yea I noticed that, I guess I'll take her to the police station, they'll send her to DDS find her a place to stay."

Maddy jumped up when she heard that and took off for the front door, but Scott was faster and caught her around the waist. "I don't think, you don't need to be wondering the streets by yourself." He said trying to hold on to the squirming girl.

Joe shook his head. "Poor thing, but really its for the best."

Scott nodded and grabbed his car keys. "I'll see you in the morning."

Joe nodded , he felt sorry for the kid, he never understood how someone could beat on a kid like that.

Scott managed to get her in the seat of the trans-am and buckle her in. "Let me go." She demanded.

Scott shut the door and went to the driver's side and got in starting the car.

He pulled out in the traffic and looked over at the kid, she had her arms crossed and she looked mad enough to spit nails. "How old are ya Maddy?"

She refused to look at him, but she answered. "Five."

Scott felt sorry for the kid, but there was nothing he could do, it was out of his hands. He made it to the police station and went around to the parking lot and pulled in. "Alright Maddy, lets go." He said getting out of the car.

He expected her to throw another fit, what he didn't expect when he picked her up was for her to cling to him. She wrapped her arms around his neck tightly and started crying. "Don't take me to jail." She pleaded.

Scott tried to be tough and ignore her, but her damn tears were dripping all over his shoulder where she had her face buried in his neck.

Scott awkwardly patted her back. "Hey its okay..look..I'll make you a deal, you can stay at my place tonight, but tomorrow, you have to tell me where you live or go to the police station, understand?"

Maddy lifted her head and nodded tear still running down her cheeks. "Okay, lets get you to my place, you need a bath, you're filthy, you can sleep on the couch...but look I have a lady friend coming over tonight, when I put you to bed, you stay there, understand?" He asked as he strapped her back in the seat belt.

Maddy nodded obediently. "Whats your name?" She asked.

Scott grabbed a coupled of tissues from the glove box and wiped her face and made her blow her nose. "Scott Hall."

Maddy gave him a small smile. "I like your name."

Scott couldn't help but smile back, she was a cute little thing, he wondered again, how anyone could beat this little thing.

Scott got back in his car and looked at Maddy. "Remember, just for tonight. Tomorrow you have to go home or the police station."

Maddy nodded, but she had no intention of doing either one, she would stay with Scott, she liked him, he could take care of her. She watched him out of the corner of her eye. She liked his hair, it was long and wavy down his back, and he had big muscles, he could protect her from mama, if mama found her, which she hoped she wouldn't.

Scott didn't realize, the small kindness he had showed her had been more than she had ever received in her life, that made him somewhat larger then life in Maddy's eyes, she had already fallen for him and she made up her mind, she was not going to leave his side.