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Britt walked into the hotel room that Paul had reserved. Her mind went back to the fight and seeing the guy from the lobby. She knew then he had to work for the organization. She had been even more shocked when he got into the cage to fight. She had hoped he didn't get hurt but a part of her wanted him to win. She wanted to spend time with him. She had to hold in her excitement when he was declared the winner.
She heard the door open and knew it was him. She took a deep breath and turned to the door. "Not exactly how I thought we would see each other again." He said when she did.
"I know." She replied. "I didn't either. I didn't know you worked in the organization."
"I have for many years. I don't normally fight in these things but my boss's original fighter couldn't do it." He walked closer to her. "But I'm glad I won."
"You are?" She said holding in her excitement that he was glad..
"Yes." He looked at her. "I can't deny that I'm glad that I was the one who won. I hated the thought of anyone else touching you. Being with you."
She looked at him. "Why? We hardly know each other. We met for a few minutes."
He placed a hand on the side of her face. "I know but it doesn't change that I hated the fact someone else would be with you." He leaned in and kissed her gently before pulling away a little bit. "I can't explain why I feel the need to protect you. But I do."
He kissed her again and smiled against her lips when she kissed him back passionately. He pulled back a little bit. "We have the whole night together. Let's just talk and get to know each other."
"Okay." She smiled. It had been a long time since anyone just wanted to talk to her about herself. She wasn't sure what she was going to say because when she agreed to stay with Heyman, she left her previous life behind. "What did you want to know?"
"Well, I want to know about you. How did you end up in Vegas with Heyman?"
"Well…" She hesitated. She felt him take her hand in his.
"I know you didn't choose to be here."
"I did." She said to him. He looked at her. "Alright. I came here from Dallas on vacation. My parents were killed years ago and my grandmother died about four years ago. I saved up and came here for a vacation. While I was here, I met Paul and he said he had a way for me to make a lot of money. So, I ended up staying here and living at his house for the last two years."
"So really this wasn't your choice. I know Heyman kidnaps girls and somehow brainwashes them into working for him. I've been in this business a long time."
She looked down at her lap and then back up to him. "I guess you would say he kidnapped me. But after everything I made the choice to be here. To be apart of his organization."
"Alright. Fair enough." He said to her.
"So, what about you? How did you end up in this organization?"
He laughed a little bit. "It's not hard to tell. I grew up in Ohio. I met my friends Roman and Seth in high school. We started small time with things before Jerry approached us and offered to let us join his organization. He promised us a lot of money and the three of us wanted to make a lot and be successful. So, we joined his organization and have been there since." He looked at her. "Well, Seth and I are still with him. Roman got to leave the organization when he got married. He fell in love with a girl from here and he wanted to be with her. Paul offered him a deal. One last fight to the death for her hand. Roman won and he and his now wife left the organization and are happy."
"He killed someone?"
"He had too to get the woman he loved. There was no other way." Dean looked at her. "If you love the girl more than anything, you do whatever you have to do to keep her safe and be with her. I would. I would do anything for the girl I loved."
"I guess I understand that. Love is a powerful emotion right?" She replied.
"Yes, it is. One of the most powerful I'm told."
"Have you never been in love like that? Willing to do anything for them."
He looked at her. "I've been in love but willing to do anything not really." He replied. But he knew inside, he felt that about her. He would do anything to keep her safe and keep her protected. He looked at her and smiled when she yawned. "Why don't you lay down? I'm sure it's been a long night for you."
"Will you lay down with me?"
"If that's what you want." She nodded and both laid down.
He looked over at her a little while later and saw that she was sleeping peacefully. He got up slowly so he wouldn't wake her. He walked over to the window and looked out at the lights of Vegas. The city was alive at all times of day or night. He glanced back at the bed. He didn't understand why he felt so much for her so fast. But he couldn't let her stay in this life with Heyman. Offered as a prize to the winner of fight. She deserved better. He thought about his life. He was one of Jerry's top guys and he had been for a while. His whole life was the business. Now, he was feeling something he hadn't in so long. But even then, this was something so much stronger than anything he had ever felt. How could he feel this strongly about her? What was it about her that spoke to his soul? It was like he had found the piece of himself that was missing. And he had no idea it was missing until he saw her. Then it was like he was alive, really alive for the first time.
Now, they would be separated in a few short hours. His win only granted him a night with her and the night would soon be gone. She would go back with Heyman to his house outside of the city and he would go back to Texas with Jerry. Could he leave her like that? He looked at the bed one more time and sighed. He knew the answer and it wasn't something anyone would be happy about. He couldn't leave her. He just would have to take her with him.
The thought came so easily to him. He would take her and they would run. Run away from this business. Run away and be together. He just hoped she wanted that too. That she was feeling everything he was. That she was feeling the emotions just as strong as he was.
Britt laid there silently. She had felt him get up and figured he was going to leave. But then she heard the footsteps toward the window and she knew he wasn't gone. She wondered what he was thinking about. He had won the fight and she was the prize. But he was treating her so different from everyone else. He wasn't treating her like she was something he won. He was treating her like she mattered. And that was something she hadn't felt in a long time.
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