Dark Knight
Chapter 3
Mark took Emily to his dressing room, she was visibly still upset by all that has happened to her. He pointed to a couch and she sat down. He opened his duffel bag, pulled out a bottle of water twisted it and handed it to Emily. She slowly sipped it. "Thank you" she said. "No problem, I always keep a bunch of them in my bag." Emily smiled a little "No, I mean, thank you for the water, but I meant for rescuing me." "You look really pretty when you smile." Mark said. Emily started to blush and lowered her head and eyes. Not use to compliments she didn't know what to make of it. "I was glad I could help. my name is Mark Calloway." "I know who you are.you are my favorite wrestler." Emily replied looking up at him briefly and lowering eyes again." Mark thought to himself, 'that asswhole really did a lot of damage to her emotionally that was evident he suspected physically as well.' "How far along are you..What's your name sweetie?" Mark asked. " My name is Emily. Um... Almost 7 months." He suspected she was in her late teens early twenties. Mark kneeled down in front of her. He reached up and lifted her chin so that she was looking at him. "Ok Emily, we need to figure out what we're gonna do with you. Did you live with that um as. um. jerk or home with your parents?" "My parents are dead, I was living with Kris." "I can bring you home; Kris will be in jail for the night. The cops suggested you get a retraining order." Mark said. Emily started to panic. "No!" she pleaded. "That won't stop him, I'm afraid he'll kill me this time. I publicly defied him." Emily started to sob. Mark reached out to pull her into a hug. Emily nearly jumped out of her skin. She pulled away quickly. Mark sat down on the couch next to her. "I'm not gonna hurt you sweetie. Not all men are like Kris. I just wanted to give you a hug." Mark said in an even calm tone. Emily looked up at Mark. "I'm sorry" she said. Her eyes looked so cloudy and sad. "Don't be sorry sweetie; I'm sorry he hurt you so bad." "But I shouldn't have pulled away from you like that. You have been nothing but kind to me." "I understand, it's gonna take a bit of time before you can start trusting people again." Mark wanted to bring up a shelter but didn't think it was the right time to ask her about it. Instead he asked "How about we go to your place you can get some of your things while it's safe and Kris is still in jail?" "Ok" she said. He figured they would have to take it one step at a time. "Come then lets hit the road." Mark replied. They both got up and Emily followed him out the door, down a long corridor thru an exit out to the parking lot. "My rental is over here" Mark said pointing to a black SUV. He walked up to the passenger door unlocked it and held the door open for Emily. She tried to step up to get in but couldn't quite get it. "Let me give you a boost." Mark warned her before he touched her. He didn't want to hurt the baby so he grabbed her under her arms and lifted her up onto the seat. He closed the door and walked around to the drivers side. Mark climbed in and started the SUV. Emily told Mark how to get to where she and Kris lived. Quietly they drove.
TBC
Chapter 3
Mark took Emily to his dressing room, she was visibly still upset by all that has happened to her. He pointed to a couch and she sat down. He opened his duffel bag, pulled out a bottle of water twisted it and handed it to Emily. She slowly sipped it. "Thank you" she said. "No problem, I always keep a bunch of them in my bag." Emily smiled a little "No, I mean, thank you for the water, but I meant for rescuing me." "You look really pretty when you smile." Mark said. Emily started to blush and lowered her head and eyes. Not use to compliments she didn't know what to make of it. "I was glad I could help. my name is Mark Calloway." "I know who you are.you are my favorite wrestler." Emily replied looking up at him briefly and lowering eyes again." Mark thought to himself, 'that asswhole really did a lot of damage to her emotionally that was evident he suspected physically as well.' "How far along are you..What's your name sweetie?" Mark asked. " My name is Emily. Um... Almost 7 months." He suspected she was in her late teens early twenties. Mark kneeled down in front of her. He reached up and lifted her chin so that she was looking at him. "Ok Emily, we need to figure out what we're gonna do with you. Did you live with that um as. um. jerk or home with your parents?" "My parents are dead, I was living with Kris." "I can bring you home; Kris will be in jail for the night. The cops suggested you get a retraining order." Mark said. Emily started to panic. "No!" she pleaded. "That won't stop him, I'm afraid he'll kill me this time. I publicly defied him." Emily started to sob. Mark reached out to pull her into a hug. Emily nearly jumped out of her skin. She pulled away quickly. Mark sat down on the couch next to her. "I'm not gonna hurt you sweetie. Not all men are like Kris. I just wanted to give you a hug." Mark said in an even calm tone. Emily looked up at Mark. "I'm sorry" she said. Her eyes looked so cloudy and sad. "Don't be sorry sweetie; I'm sorry he hurt you so bad." "But I shouldn't have pulled away from you like that. You have been nothing but kind to me." "I understand, it's gonna take a bit of time before you can start trusting people again." Mark wanted to bring up a shelter but didn't think it was the right time to ask her about it. Instead he asked "How about we go to your place you can get some of your things while it's safe and Kris is still in jail?" "Ok" she said. He figured they would have to take it one step at a time. "Come then lets hit the road." Mark replied. They both got up and Emily followed him out the door, down a long corridor thru an exit out to the parking lot. "My rental is over here" Mark said pointing to a black SUV. He walked up to the passenger door unlocked it and held the door open for Emily. She tried to step up to get in but couldn't quite get it. "Let me give you a boost." Mark warned her before he touched her. He didn't want to hurt the baby so he grabbed her under her arms and lifted her up onto the seat. He closed the door and walked around to the drivers side. Mark climbed in and started the SUV. Emily told Mark how to get to where she and Kris lived. Quietly they drove.
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