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Give it a chance and don't forget - criticism is part of the creative journey and I appreciate it.

God bless the creator of Hunter Hearst Helmsley. Thank you, Vince ;)

I do NOT own Triple H's character, Although I would've liked to :)) I don't own any wrestling character on this fiction.

Special thanks to Coreys Kitten for the great tips, her time and her patience.

Also a big thank you to my dear twin who incouraged me to follow my imagination.

In case you were wondering the answer is yes. it's still all about The GAME and how you play it.

Love Works in Mysterious Ways

Chapter 10

Around noon before everyone started arriving, Renee and Rory went to change into their bathing suits. Coming back out to the backyard, Renee noticed Shawn and Kevin and waved shyly, but Rory took her hand and led her towards the 4 men standing near the grill. Crossing the pool all the way to where the men stood, she couldn't take her eyes off of her shirtless boss.

He stood there in his blue swim shorts and Renee tried as hard as she could not to stare. His broad, muscular frame demanded attention, though. His pecs were well defined and only added to his perfect V shaped figured torso. She blushed when she caught Hunter's eyes scan her figure up and down. That man is unbelievable! How dare he so bluntly check me out?

Dallas, whom she hadn't met, shook her hand. "Hi, I'm Dallas, but everyone calls me Dally."

"Uncle Dally, the Yoga instructor." She smiled broadly.

"The one and the only." Dallas bragged.

"You know." The blond eyed him. "I'm above level 2, thinking about starting level 3, but I can't find a good instructor. Maybe you can recommend one?" Renee inquired.

Dallas smiled and put his arm over Renee's shoulder. "Let me tell you something about yoga." He started walking away from the group with Renee.

"Okay, Hunter, what are you doing about that hot woman living in your house?" Kevin asked and Shawn giggled.

"Nothing. Change the subject."

"Come on, did you see the body on her, make a move, man."

"Okay, you need to shut up, Kev. First of all, even if I was interested which I'm not, Rory likes her and I won't risk hurting my daughter and secondly…" Hunter paused and covered Shawn's ears. "She's gay."

"She's what?" Kevin nearly squealed.

"You heard me, a lesbian."

"Dude, that's even hotter."

"Okay, shut up now! I'm taking my hands off of his ears."

"So, what did you talk about that I wasn't supposed to hear?" Curious Shawn asked.

"There's a reason I covered your ears, Shawn!" Hunter teased.

"Poor Dally, look at him putting the moves on her." Kevin laughed.

Hunter wasn't laughing, though. He was starting to get irritated by the way she was laughing with Dallas. It was bad enough that his friend was all over her, but did she really have to look so happy about it and have her hand on his waist? Having enough of the show she was putting on, Hunter decided to go inside for a while and clear his head. "I'm going to get more beer, watch Rory and Cameron please. They're standing too close to the pool."

"Got it, buddy." Kevin said and Shawn called the kids and asked them to stay away from the pool.

Hunter went inside and took a seat on one of the stools. He opened another bottle of beer and sighed. What was he doing hiding inside like a teenager? She wasn't his, she wasn't even straight, yet just the thought of her hands all over his chest was making him crazy. He should go out there and show Dally who the real man was here, he should make her laugh, not Dally.

It's been a while since he made a woman laugh, he didn't even know if he still had it. The only one laughing at his jokes was his 8 year old daughter. Even if he did decide to go at it and make a move, she was gay and she was playing games with him.

With the thought of her hand on Dally's waist, he turned to find the beautiful blond leaning against the wall with a sad look in her eyes.

"What's wrong?" He asked as he took a few bottles of beer out of the cooler.

"Why are you here alone?"

"I came to get beers." He showed her the 4 bottles in his hands.

"You were in here alone for over 10 minutes." Renee approached him slowly. "Getting beer only takes a minute."

"I didn't realize you were stalking me." He tried to walk past her and go outside, but she blocked his way. "We should really go back outside, I don't want anyone to walk in on us."

"Why, are we doing something wrong?"

"I'm not sure what we are doing exactly."

"Can I ask something of you?" She bit her lower lip.

"Sure." He choked. The way she bit her lip so sensually and the way she was looking at him was starting to effect him in a way that was about to show down in his shorts.

"Dally is sweet, but he's getting too comfortable with me out there."

"What did he do?" Hunter put the bottles down on the counter. "Did he touch you?"

"He only put his arms around me, but it's getting too uncomfortable and I can't say anything because I don't want to hurt his feelings."

"I'll go talk to him."

"No, just please stay close to me. I know it sounds crazy, but I can't stand it when men touch me." She paused and Hunter smiled. Of course you can't, you're gay.

"It is not crazy." He smiled. "Perfectly understandable you wouldn't want a 58 year old all over you."

"So… Can I count on you?"

"Sure, don't worry. I'm going to get Dally off of you." He grabbed the bottles. "But if he touched you inappropriately…"

"He didn't, I'm just a little uncomfortable, that's all."

"Okay, let's go."

As soon as they walked back to the backyard, Dally called Renee and Hunter rolled his eyes. "I got this." He smiled.

Dally came over and Hunter blocked his way to Renee. "One beer for you and I need to take Renee for a while. She's helping me with the grill."

Dally was surprised by the look his friend had on his face. He knew Hunter too well and realized he needed to back off. "Say no more, King, thanks for the beer."

"Dally!" Hunter gave him a hard stare.

"Sorry man, it slipped, won't happen again."

As they walked to the grill, Renee couldn't help herself and asked. "Why did he call you king?"

"It's just an old nickname." He dismissed it.

"How long have you known Dallas?"

"About 20 years, I think."

"That's a long time."

"Yes."

"And he has a great deal of respect for you. He didn't even argue when you asked him to back off."

"Yeah, I may have saved you but I put myself in a very annoying spot."

"What do you mean?"

"See those 3 grown man, huddling in the corner over there, like 4 year olds?" He pointed at them. "Right now, Dally is telling them I marked a territory and that there's something going on between us."

"Marked a territory?" She was confused.

"The way I blocked his way to you, it was like I was telling him you were mine." Hunter explained. "I marked a territory on you and now they are all going to give me the third degree."

"Okay, first of all, thank you. That was sweet and secondly, I always thought men were pigs, not dogs. So there you have it. I learn something new every day, just don't pee on me."

"You're so gross that it's actually funny." He laughed.

"Boy they are seriously huddling. You are in so much trouble."

"You want to see something funny?" He asked.

"What?" Renee giggled.

"It usually goes like this." Hunter explained. "The first one to leave the huddle would be Shawn, he is the Pawn. Since you know him best, it makes sense that they'll send him to make a distraction later and by distraction I mean make up some lame excuse for you to come with him and leave me alone."

"Alright." She was intrigued.

"The second move is probably Kevin, because I marked my territory on Dally, he's out of the game. Kevin is going to approach me and snatch me to a secluded area, so they can interrogate me."

"Are you serious?" Renee started laughing.

"See how Shawn is looking over every few moments." He tried not to look straight at his best friend. "He is trying to find the right moment to come over here."

"Oh my God." She playfully smacked his arm. "This is so funny."

"Yeah and knowing Shawn, he's thinking of the lamest excuse ever. I can't wait to hear what he comes up with."

"Me neither." She sat next to him and their arms touched. She liked the way his touch made her feel, she wanted so much at that moment to reach for his fingers and hold his hand. He made her feel safe, she thought. The way he blocked Dallas's way, acting like she was his, she couldn't deny it, it was totally sexy.

What is happening here, Renee? Everyone is hanging out and talking, but you are far away alone with Hunter. I swear that man is something else. Sam was right, he is not an ordinary man. His friends worship him, his daughter adores him and you, you can't even understand why you want to touch him so badly. All your life, men made you sick to your stomach. Look at you now, shivering every time he accidently touches you.

This is so not who you are, but why him? He is everything you hate. Look at Rory playing with Cameron, she likes him so much. I knew something was different about me when I was about Rory's age. Why him, Renee? It's a simple question. Why him? And why now? Could be because that bitch left you? Maybe I need a new adventure. How do I even start this adventure? He is Rory's dad, my boss. I can't just tell him I want to experiment. This is not the kind of guy you experiment on. I can't risk hurting him or Rory, not after what they been through.

But how do I make myself stop it. I need to stop thinking about him touching me. My God, he is sitting so close to me, smelling so great, brushing his arm against mine. How can I walk away from all this? I've never felt this way before. I thought women had that special touch. The soft pleasurable touch that always made me come back for more. Now I look at this man next to me and I don't know how it's even possible that I crave his touch so much.

Maybe it's his eyes? God I'm doomed. It's not just his eyes, it's everything. It's his voice, his smile, his love for Rory, everything about him just fascinates me. I could go for a date with him, just to see how it goes. Oh come on, Renee, you can't just go on a date with him, you work for him. What if I just quit? Crap, I can't quit, I need this job and I love that little girl. God if I could just grab him now and just kiss him that would help. Help who? You crazy Canadian, you can't just play with him like that.

I wish it was easier. I wish there was a way for us to be alone for a few minutes and have a serious talk. I'm so confused. I have it bad for him. I can't believe I have dirty thoughts over a man.

"Hey, Renee." She heard his voice.

"Huh?"

"Where were you just now?"

"Umm." In bed with you? "I was just… never mind. You were saying?"

"I said that I was wondering if we could talk later."

"What about?"

"I think you know what about."

"Oh."

"Only if you want to, really, you don't have to."

"No, I think we should." She nodded in agreement.

"Alright, well, I think it's time for me to pay for protecting you earlier." Hunter said when he noticed Shawn was starting to make his way to where they were.

He motioned Renee to look at Shawn and she tried as hard as she could not to start laughing again.

"Hey guys, how is the meat coming up?"

"It's the last round, everyone enjoying themselves?"

"Yes." Shawn answered. "You should keep an eye on your daughter, though. I think she's putting the moves on my son, probably a love story there."

"Well then you should keep an eye on your son, he could lose his balls if he doesn't back off."

"He's not kidding." Shawn told Renee.

"So what's up?" Hunter asked, waiting to hear what the Heart Break Kid had to say.

"Well, Rebecca forgot something at home and she was wondering if Renee can come and help her."

"Really? Hunter smiled. "So did Rebecca lose her tongue or something?"

"No, I was on my way here to get the food anyway."

"Okay, well it's up to Renee if she wants to help." Hunter looked at the smiling blond.

"Oh, I want to help. I love to help." She teased him.

"I bet you do." Hunter knew she was enjoying this.

"Well, I'll see you later than."

Watching Renee disappear into the house with Rebecca, Hunter just waited. The snatch would take place any minute now. Starting to get all the meat on the tray, the big man knew he had to lie to his friends, but he wasn't sure if he could put on a convincing show. He didn't even want to start trying to explain to them what was going on with Renee when even he didn't have a clue. He didn't have the energy to deal with it, but he had to be strong and tough, if he wanted to get out of there alive. The bottom line was that The Game wasn't in the mood for games.

As soon as the meat was on the tray, Cameron came out of nowhere and took it from Hunter's hand. Hunter started laughing. "You're good, my friend."

Kevin came out of nowhere and grabbed him by the arms. "Are we seriously doing this?" Hunter was still laughing.

"You know it, Buddy." Kevin winked at him and led him to the pool house with Shawn following behind. Closing the pool house door, Kevin slowly walked towards the anxious hostage. "You sneaky SOB, are you getting some nanny love?"

"Don't be disgusting, Kev!" Hunter demanded of his amused friend.

"Well you did mark a territory on poor Dally and now you have to tell us all about it."

"There's nothing to tell." Hunter tried to exit the room.

"Dude, come on." Kevin blocked his way. "We've seen the way she looks at you, no way that woman is gay."

"Oh my God." Shawn covered his ears and closed his eyes. "I can't listen to this."

"For crying out loud, Shawn." Kevin smacked him in the head. "You're born again, but don't overdo it, please."

Shawn opened his eyes and shot an angry look at the smiling tall friend of his. "She's gay?" He nearly whispered to Dallas, who was leaning on the wall silently.

"We've never seen you smile so much around a woman." The silver haired interrogator pointed out. "There's something you're not telling us."

Hunter felt that it was time to get the rust off and start playing their game. "Did you ever think that maybe I feel comfortable around her because she's gay?"

"Come on, Hunter." Kevin wasn't buying it. "You marked a territory and poor Dally didn't even see it coming."

"Yeah, man." Dallas finally opened his mouth to speak. "You scared me for a second there, it felt like old times."

Feeling cornered, the once Game decided to play a little dirty. "Fine, I didn't want to get into this, but just to get you guys off my back, I have to."

"You're finally getting some?" Kevin smiled wickedly.

"No Kevin, I'm not getting some. She is gay and she came to me earlier saying that because she's gay she doesn't like how Dally is all over her and she asked me to stay close to her." Hunter looked at Dallas. "She didn't want to hurt your feelings, man, she just met you."

"So you faked it?" Dallas was surprised.

"Yes."

"I don't buy it." Kevin claimed. "You were never that good of an actor."

"Fuck you, I was awesome." Hunter gave him the finger.

"In the ring, yes." Kevin nodded. "But no way could fake it, Dally was in shock."

"Okay, let me ask you this." The stressed blond gave it one last try. "If I was doing her, which I'm not, would I let Dally put the moves on her?"

The 3 men stood there in silent, thinking about what he just said. The great king of kings would never let anyone so much as even look at his woman the wrong way. They knew he had a point, if there was something going on between them, she would've never left his side. That was how women were around him, if he was with them they let the whole world know it.

"Okay, I admit. I've known you the longest, you have a point." Dally was convinced.

"Yeah." Shawn scratched his head. "You would've told me, if there was something going on with you two."

Kevin was the only one still questioning his explanation. Not saying a word, the tough interrogator tried to read Hunter's face. He knew him too well and Hunter knew, if there was someone he could never fool, it was Kevin. "Alright, fine." Kevin finally said. "You're free to go."

"Thank you for the third degree, I had fun." Hunter smiled. "And I have to admit, it was a nice plan, aside from Shawn's lame excuse."

"Hey!" Shawn cried defensively. "I got the job done!"

"You did." They all agreed and patted him on the back.

If you don't say anything, there's really no way for me to know if I suck or if you want more.

Thank you very much for reading.

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