Mark and Tyger got home about 5:00PM. They had stopped and had dinner. "I'm going up and take a shower." Tyger said. "Okay I'm going out to the garage and work on my bike." Mark said. Mark watched her go. He could tell she was nervous even though she was doing her best to hide it.
Tyger got out of the shower and dried off. She put on a tank top and a pair of jeans. She plugged in her dryer and started drying her hair. She wondered what Scott was like. He seemed kinda like an asshole on TV. But then that was TV. He was playing a character on TV. She finished drying her hair and brushed it. She looked in the mirror. Mark said she had Scott's eyes. She wondered what he would think. Tyger had the desire to crawl under the bed and hide but she had never been a coward and wasn't going to start now.
Mark looked up and seen Tyger heading toward him. She sat down beside him on the ground. Tyger lifted her hand and wiped her finger across his forehead. "You got grease on ya Lurch, but on you it looks good." She said grinning. Mark laughed and gave her a quick kiss. He got up and pushed the bike back in the garage. He shut the door and walked back over to her. He took her hand and pulled her up. "I'd better get me a shower." He said throwing an arm around her shoulders. "I don't know, you look awfully sexy just like you are." She said laughing. "You're a real brat." Mark said smiling down at her. "I know." She said. They went in the house. "I'm going to shower real quick. When I get through me and you going to have a little talk." Mark said. " Hey it sounds serious, what did I do. Am I in trouble?" she asked grinning at him. Mark grabbed her and picked her up to face him. "Don't worry brat if your ever in trouble with me you wont have to wonder about it, you'll know. I am the American Badass ya know." He said "You are so not scary Lurch." She said laughing at him. "Laugh now shorty, just keep yourself out of trouble and you wont have to see my badass side." He said grinning. He set her back down and went to take his shower. "Ya big bully." She hollered at his back. Mark just laughed and continued upstairs.
Kevin and Scott had just arrived in Houston. They went and rented a car and got on the road. "Scott you might want to kind of cut down on your sarcastic side." Kevin said. Scott gave him a look. "What the hell are you talking about?" he asked. "Well you're just…. You can be kind of hard to take sometimes…If a person doesn't know you that is." Kevin. Said. "Are you trying to say I'm a jerk?" Scott asked. "Well I wouldn't say that. You are my best friend after all." Kevin said grinning. "I know I can be hard to take sometimes, but I am what I am. I can't change that." Scott said. "She either likes me or she doesn't." Scott said. Kevin sighed. This should be and interesting day.
Mark came down and found Tyger watching TV. He sat down in the chair across from hers. "Come here Tyger." Mark said. Marks voice washed over her and sent chills down her spine. Mark was the only one alive who could issue an order in that tone of voice and get away with it. Secretly it thrilled her, appealed to the woman in her. She remembered the days in the cabin when he called her to him in that same tone of voice. Then he would undress her and make passionate hot love to her. Tyger walked over to stand in front of him. He pulled her onto his lap. "Talk to me girl. I know you're nervous and scared. You are doing a good job hiding it. You can't keep you emotions bottled up like that aint good for you." Mark said. "I'm fine." she said. "Tyger don't even try it." He said lifting her chin to look at her. Mark pulled her emotions from her. "Mark what if he doesn't like me?" she asked. Mark looked in her eyes and seen the insecurity. "Tyger why wouldn't he like you? Your beautiful, smart , funny, and sweet. Any body would be proud to have you for a daughter." He said. "What about stubborn, hardheaded and smart mouthed?" she said. "Well I kinda like those things about you." He said grinning. "Really?" she asked. "Yea really, although I might deny I said that later." He said smiling. Tyger put her arms around Mark's neck and hugged him. Mark pulled her close to him. "Mark?" Tyger said. "What Honey?" he asked. "Want to take me upstairs and have hot sweaty sex?" she asked. Mark burst out laughing. "You're a mess. What the hell am I going to do with you?" he asked grinning fondly at her. "Well I just gave you a suggestion." She said kissing him. Mark stood up and set her on her feet. "Behave yourself brat." He said. "One of these days you're going to want to make love to me and I'm going to say no." Tyger said as he turned to leave. Mark turned back to her. "Really?" he said looking at her. Tyger stared at him for a moment before she answered. "No. I could never tell you no. I love you ya damn hardheaded man." She said. Mark just shook his head and walked out of the room. Tyger walked over and turned on her Eminem CD at full blast. That always made her feel better.
Scott stood at the front door staring at it. "Well are you going to ring the bell or not." Kevin said. "Yea, yea keep your shorts on." Scott snapped. "What the hell is that noise coming from in there?" Scott said. "Sounds like rap music." Kevin said grinning. Scott hated rap music. "Great." Scott mumbled. Kevin reached around him and rang the doorbell. Scott turned and gave him a nasty look. "Hey well be standing out here all night." Kevin said. Mark opened the door. "Hey guys. Come in, Ill see if I can get her to turn that junk down." Mark said. They followed Mark into the den. Tyger was lying on the floor with her eyes closed. 'I am what I am' was playing at full blast. "Tyger." Mark called. She obviously couldn't here him because the music was so loud. Kevin grinned. This should be entertaining. "TYGER!" Mark shouted. "WHAT!" she said sitting up. "Turn that crap down." He said. "Yes master, so sorry." She said turning the music off. Kevin laughed she was something else and beautiful to top it off. "That stuff is going to rot your brain." Scott said. Oh great thought Kevin, you haven't even been introduced yet and your going to piss her off. Tyger turned her eyes to Scott. She stared at him for a moment. "I see your like Mark, wouldn't know good music if it jumped up and bit you." She said grinning at him. Kevin breathed a sigh of relief. Good she has a sense of humor. Scott broke out in a grin. Everyone seemed to breathe a sigh of relief. "Scott, Kev this is Tyger." Mark said. Tyger came over and shook there hands. "Big Sexy." She said laughing. "You used to be my favorite wrestler when I was a kid. I used to have the most terrible crush on you." She said grinning at him. "Do you still?" he asked smiling. "Maybe." She answered grinning at him. Mark had a frown on his face. She was flirting with Kev and dammit he was flirting right back. Scott saw the look on Mark's face. Scott kicked Kevin hard in the ankle. "Damn Scott what you do that for?" Kevin asked. "Deadman going to kill you quit that." Scott hissed at him. Tyger was enjoying the thunderous look on Marks face. This might be a interesting evening.