Mark moved around punching the bag. He was really working up a sweat. Laura came up behind him. "Want to take me on big guy?" she asked throwing a few playful punches at him. Mark grinned and clipped on the chin gently. She jumped around jabbing at him. Mark tripped her and caught her as she fell to the mat. "I win." he said pinning her. Laura brought her legs up and pushed him back and wrapped her legs around his arm and fell back wards. She had him in a submission hold that distended his arm. He tried to break it but he couldn't. "Okay darling, I tap." He said. Laura grinned and let him up. She leaned over him and gave him a quick kiss. "I wish I had never taught you those submission holds." He said rubbing his arm. "You aint scared of little old me are you?" she asked laughing. "Naw I aint scared of a sweet thing like you." He said kissing her gently. "Now let me finish my workout, and were going for a ride on the bike." He said. "Okay." She said and went over to a bench and picked up her laptop. She would surf for a while she thought. Laura heard the door to the gym open. She looked up it was Tamia. Tamia walked over and sat down beside her. "I'm sorry girl." Tamia said. Laura couldn't stay mad at her; she knew Tamia had just been concerned. She reached over and hugged Tamia. "Let's just forget about it, okay?" she said. "Done." Tamia said. Tamia told her about who Glen would be wrestling tomorrow. He was to go up against the Big Show. "Glen will kick his butt." Laura said grinning. Just then Glen walked in. He went over and talked to Mark for a minute then came over to the girls. "You mad at me?" he asked Laura. She just glared at him, but wouldn't speak. "Oh I see your playing hard to get." He said. Laura turned her head away from him. "Okay you asked for it." He said. He picked Laura up and put her over his shoulder. "Glen put me down." She said laughing. Tamia was laughing and so was Mark. "Too late to plead now, little one." Glen said grinning. He flipped her over onto a mat and pinned her down. "Now." He said tapping her on the nose. "Are you going to forgive me or not?" Laura tried hard to keep a straight face. "I'm not sure if I will or not. She said. "Well you'll have to pay then." He said and started tickling her. "Stop Glen." She screamed. "nope." He said continuing to tickle her. Laura was laughing hard. "Okay, I forgive you." She said giggling. Glen let her up. "See how easy that was." He said laughing. Laura reached over still laughing and hugged Glen. Glen wrapped his big arms around her and kissed her cheek. "See I knew you couldn't stay mad at me." Glen said. Laura punched his arm playfully. "You full of yourself aint ya?" Laura asked. Glen just grinned. Mark came over. "We'll catch you guys in Albany, were going for a ride on the bike. Then were going to pack up and head out. Mark said. Tamia gave Laura a hug. I'll call you tonight." She said. "Okay." Laura said. Laura gave Glen a hug. "Later ya big goof." She said fondly.
It was cold, probably too cold for a ride, but they went anyway. Laura held on to Mark as they zipped down the road. It was so good to get away and just relax with him. She tightened her hold on him. She felt Mark stoke her hand. She smiled and laid her head on his back. Mark slowed down and then stopped. "ya freezing yet?" he asked. "You got me bundled up pretty good." She said. He felt her hands. "I forgot gloves your hands are freezing." He said. She grinned and slid her hand under his shirt. "Damn girl, your freezing me." He said laughing. "Well gotta keep my hands warm." She said. He laughed. "Let's get back so they can get this bike loaded. Then we will pack up and head out." He said. "okay." She said rubbing his chest to warm up her hands. "Ya keep that up and we won't get back anytime soon." He said. She stopped the rubbing but kept her hand under his shirt. Mark grinned. "That's a little better." He said. Laura leaned her head on his back as they took off.
Mark and Laura had arrived in Albany about 9:00. They were checking in. Laura glanced at the lady ahead of them and smiled. She had two small children and was having a hard time checking in. Laura went and held out her arms to take the baby from the woman. She smiled and said thanks. "Hey little guy." She said bouncing him in her arms. He grinned and giggled at her. She smiled he was so cute. She played with him while his mom checked in. Mark watched amused as she talked to the baby. She handed the baby back over when the lady was through. "Thanks, they can be a real handful." The lady said. "No problem." Laura said. Laura watched them walk away. Mark got them checked in and they went to their room.
"Mark, wont it be great when we have kids someday?" she asked. She was lying in his arms after a wonderful lovemaking session. Mark looked over at her. "It's a little early to be thinking about kids." Mark said. "I didn't mean today silly, ya know someday." She said. Mark didn't say anything for a minute. "Laura the thing is I don't know if I want kids, I like it like it is just you and me. You have kids it becomes all about them." Mark said. Laura just laid there. She wanted to have kids someday. Mark leaned over and kissed her. "We got all the time in the world to think about this. Let's not think about it today." He said. She curled into his arms and put it out of her mind.