Mark sat in the hotel room, head bowed as he tried to clear his mind. That girl intrigued him. Nobody ever came out during his matches and helped him. So why would she?

A knock on the door broke him out of his thoughts and he opened it to see the girl.

"Hi," she said quietly.

"Hi."

"My name is Dani. I um, I came to ask you if you wanted to maybe go get coffee or something?"

"Where?"

"There's a cafe down the street."

Mark could see she was nervous, so he grabbed her hand.

"Give me a moment, Darlin'."

Dani blushed and nodded.

"I'll just, um..."

"Come in."

She gulped and walked in, sitting on the floor with her legs crossed.

Mark walked out of the bathroom, bandanna tied over his hair.

"You ready?"

"Yes sir."

They walked out to the parking lot and he led her to his bike.

"Hop on."

Dani swung her leg over the bike and sat down, wrapping her arms around his waist.

"Hang on tight, Darlin."

"You got it."

They took off into the rain and Dani closed her eyes, using her hoodie to shield her face.

Mark's thoughts wandered while he rode, his mind going to the girl behind him.

Why had she come to him tonight? What was so special about him?

He'd ask her when they got there. But for now, he was content to ride, sitting on his bike with this girl's arms wrapped around his waist.