The next day Hunter went to the office and she went out to the backyard dangling her feet in the pool talking on the phone. "Mark, is this you?"

"Yep. What that ass Hunter do today?" He grumbled. "Do I need to come to get you?"

"Oh, no. I'm fine. We are starting to get along better. Can I ask you something? You seem to know Hunter pretty well." She fidgeted with the string on her bikini.

"Yea. Known him for years. We are good friends." Mark rubbed his head.

"Well, I know you use to say how much of a good guy he was. What happened? Sometimes it just seems like he...I...don't know. Doesn't like who he is right now." She relaxed looking up at the clouds passing over.

"He just has had a bad run of relationships. Not to mention everyone around him is always wanting something. After his divorce it was like he just snapped. Sick of all it. Every time he would go on a date, after the divorce, some bimbo would either ask him about his money or try to get famous quick. Everyone in the roster was surprised he has kept you around this long. But, Glen and I knew you are nothing like those women." Mark didn't know what she was trying to get at.

"Ok. Wait? What do you mean by that? You knew what?" Isis looked annoyed.

"Crap. I shouldn't have said that." He breathed rubbing his forehead. "Damn. Listen, you know Glen wanted you to find a man. You were so lonely most the time and were not willing to go out and meet anyone. I mentioned to him that Vince was wanting a girl in Evolution. We both know down in there some place Hunter is still a good guy. I thought you could be food for each other. I know how you felt about him and….."

Isis got mad quick. "YOU WHAT?! Set me up! MARK! Do you know what hell he was putting me through? No you wouldn't would you. But, we are better now. Actually better than good. I slept with him. And it was damn good. He has no intent on falling for me. He made that clear. It's just sex. I decided to stick it out. All you jerks managed to do was find me a sugar daddy who just wants to fuck and me be his little pet. SO FUCK YOU! Now I'm sleeping with the man of my dreams and he doesn't even love me. So thank you very much for NOTHING! " She hung up on him. He instantly tried to call her back. After about the third time she turned off her phone.

Isis slid down into the water. Letting herself sink to the bottom. She wished she could just drown. She let herself come back up and floated looking at the clouds pass over. She got out of the pool. After changing into a light purple romper. She sat on the big arm chair in the living room. Smelling the leather that had Hunters scent. She drifted off to sleep.

"ISIS! WHERE THE HELL ARE YOU! DAMN IT….COME HERE NOW! I've been calling for hours!" Hunter screamed.

She jumped up and ran to him. Once she reached him she dropped to her knees and wrapped her arms around his legs. "I'm sorry. Don't be mad. Please. I can't take your stupid punishments right now." She cried uncontrollably. "Mark and I got in an huge argument. Well, I yelled at him. Don't ask me about it. I just need you to hold me right now." He heard the hurt in her voice. Hunter lifted her from the floor in his arms and took her to the large chair sitting her on his lap.

"I know. Mark called me. He was worried when you wouldn't answer his call back. I was worried too. I called several times. Don't ever do that to me. He wouldn't tell me what you talked about. You told him we has sex didn't you. He's pretty pissed at me right now." He was annoyed.

"I didn't tell him about any details. Just we slept together. I was mad. It just slipped out. That has nothing to do with your private lifestyle. I won't talk to anyone about that. That's part of me now too you know. I guess I might as well tell you. Him and Glen set me up. Glen wanted me to have a man so he wouldn't worry about me so much. He was always trying to set me up with his friends. Well...he got his wish. I'm now not only in a fucked up relationship but also personal property of Triple H. A man who doesn't love me and just wants a personal companion with perks of sex. Ya know. Now I think about it. Maybe this whole thing is perfect. Maybe this no love thing is perfect. You don't love someone, you don't get hurt. Maybe your whole concept is perfect. Great sex without feeling anything. Perfect." She looked sad.

"I don't think that is what you want. I don't think you can just turn off love. If I could have I would have never been hurt." He looked at her concerned.

"No. I get it now. You don't have to worry anymore about that. I can be just as cold as my ex use to say I was. The Ice Queen right." Isis said hurt.

"Isis, baby you are not like me. Don't be like me. You're better than that." Hunter rubbed his hand over her leg.

"Maybe not. Why don't you just fuck me and get it over with tonight. Do whatever the hell you want. I'm through with feeling anything. Hell, those things I said I won't ever do. Do it. The more painful it is, maybe the more numb I will be." She fell her body go limp and her head fell on his shoulder. "I don't want to feel anything anymore. Everything that has ever been good in my life always ends bad anyway. My dad, school, hopes that you would love me. I'm just not someone who good things happen to for very long. I expect any minute my career will be over too. " Isis was numb. Realizing he would never love her was more than she thought she could handle.

"I don't want you to be this broken person. You're stronger than any women I have ever met. I will take care of you tonight baby." He lifted her from the couch holding her in his arms. Her body was limp and lifeless. Her expression vacant. Just pain and emptiness.

Hunter took her to the backyard to the hot tub connected to the pool. He sat her on the lounge chair and removed her clothes as well as his own. "Please, Hunter. Just have your way with me. Don't be this sweet guy trying to be nice. I'm begging you. Just go back to hating me. At least then I knew where I stand." Removing his pants he looked up at her. Her head rested on the back of the chair looking out at the sky. He broke her. His pride and anger was destroying her.

"I will never be that guy again. Not to you. Not ever." He picked her up stepping down into the bubbling water. It was almost night and the sun had already started to set. He sat her weak body on his lap holding her. "I'm destroying you. I can't let that happen. I won't."

"Why? It's what you want right. Control. If I release everything. You can turn me into everything you need." Isis looked in his light brown eyes.

"No. What I need is you. The real you. Not this person I'm turning you into. I thought all this control is what I wanted. It's not. I don't know what I want. But, I know I want the real you." He kissed her cheek.

"Why won't you kiss me? Am I not good enough for you?"

Hunter looked away, "You're more than enough, Isis. But, I just can't risk my heart again. Everytime I do I end up losing myself in the process."

"I understand. Your right. I can't stop loving you. I won't stop. I just wish the real you was still in there. I guess that's just a dream though." She laid her head on his chest. He pulled her close.

He couldn't stop thinking he was making a mistake. Here was the woman of his dreams and he didn't have enough nerve to admit it. To her or himself. They just sat as the water enveloped around them wishing they could have each other's heart.