Tyger woke up to the ringing of her cell phone. She glanced over at Mark who was still asleep. She smiled they had wore each other out. She picked up the phone. "Hello." She said sleepily. "Hey baby girl. Did I wake you up?" he asked. "Yea but its okay." She said. "Baby I need to talk to you." Scott said. "Okay what's up?" She said. "Jade and I decided to get married." He said. "Oh you made it official huh?" she said. "Uhh yea, but the thing is were getting married tomorrow." He said. "That was quick." She said. "Well you know me I don't have a lot of patience." He said. "Tyger I hope your okay with this, I mean I know you're out of town. I wish you were here baby, but I don't want to wait. You're not upset with me are you?" he asked. Tyger didn't say anything for a minute. "No I understand daddy, I want you to be happy." She said. "I really wish you were here Tyger." Scott said. "Just take some pictures for me. I bet Danny's excited." She said. "Yea he is. He's bouncing off the walls." Scott said laughing. Tyger smiled imagining Danny's excitement. "I'll call you tomorrow before the wedding. What time are you getting married?" she asked. "Four in the afternoon." He said. "Okay tell Jade and Danny I'll talk to them tomorrow when I call." She said. "Okay baby I love you." Scott said. "I love you too, bye." She said hanging up. Tyger lay back in the bed. Tyger was more than a little hurt that Scott couldn't wait till she got back to get married. She tried her best to not to let her bother her but it did. She let the tears come. She didn't want to be upset, but she couldn't help it. "Tyger what's wrong little girl." Mark asked. "Nothing." She said through her tears. "Tyger, let's not play this game again, tell me what's wrong." he said Pulling her into his arms. She told him about the phone call from Scott. Mark was angry he could understand Scott not wanting to wait, but hell he could wait a couple of days till Tyger got back. Didn't he understand how fragile Tyger's emotions were at times? "I'm sorry baby, I understand why your upset." He said. He held Tyger as she cried, exhausted she cried herself to sleep. Mark got up and got the phone and tried to get a flight out that would get them home in time for Scott's wedding. But there were no flights out tonight that weren't booked solid. The earliest he could get her home was late Sunday evening which was too late. He hung up the phone in frustration.
Kevin phoned Scott. "Hey man give me directions to this church." He said. Scott gave him the directions. "Did you talk to Tyger?" Kevin asked. "Yea she was fine with it." Scott said. "Man this is going to be a busy week what with you getting married tomorrow and me and Dana and Mark and Tyger getting married Friday." Kevin said. "What are you talking about? I haven't heard anything about this." Scott said. "Tyger didn't tell you?" Kevin asked. "No. What's going on?" Scott asked. Kevin told him about Mark and Tyger getting married Friday and how Mark had already had the arrangements made. "Tyger said since everything was all planned me and Dana could just get married there that afternoon." Kevin said. "Why the hell didn't Tyger tell me?" Scott said. "I can't answer that Scotty, are you sure she wasn't upset?" Kevin asked. "Well she didn't act upset but who the hell knows now?" Scott said. "Listen I'll talk to you later." Scott said. "Okay." Kevin said and hung up. Scott went to the kitchen where Jade was and told her what Kevin told him. She frowned. "Why wouldn't Tyger tell you?" She asked. "I don't know. I guess I need to call her." He said.
Mark answered Tyger's phone on the first ring. He didn't want her woke up. "Hello." He said. "Hey Mark is Tyger around?" Scott said. "No she's asleep. You know you got that baby so upset she cried herself to sleep. How the hell can you be so selfish Scott?" Mark asked angrily. "What the hell are you talking about? I just talked to her earlier she was fine." Scott said. "Yea well she don't look fine to me, she cried herself to sleep in my arms after telling me you wouldn't wait till she got back to get married. You know Scott she's been through hell she don't need you to make her feel bad all over again." Mark said. Scott was silent, he had been so excited about starting his life with Jade he hadn't really taken into account how Tyger would feel. "Your right Mark I wasn't really thinking about how she felt." Scott said. Scott really didn't want to fight with Mark. "I'll call back later." He said. Mark hung up still angry. What the hell was Scott thinking?
Scott got off the phone. "What's wrong Scott?" Jade asked. He told her how upset Tyger was and that Mark was pissed as hell. "Honey we can wait. I really think its best. I don't want to do anything to cause a problem between you and Tyger." She said. "Honey I don't know what to do?" he said. "We wait till Tyger gets back. She's your child Scott. We should have never made plans without her." She said. "I guess your right. I was just in a hurry. I want us to be a family." He said kissing her. "We already are. No piece of paper is going to change that. We wait." She said. "I love you beautiful." He said. "I love you too." She said.
Kevin called Mark and asked him what the hell was going on. Mark told him how hurt Tyger was. "I figured that was it. Listen I think I got a solution to the problem." Kevin said. "I'm listening." Mark said. Kevin outlined his plan. Mark listened to Kevin. Mark laughed. If we do this can you imagine what a three ring circus it's going to be?" Mark said. "Uhh yea, but it's the perfect solution." Kevin said. "Yea your right call, Scott and run it by him." Mark said. "Okay, I'll have him call you back." Kevin said. Mark hung up and went to check on Tyger she was lying there awake. "I'm sorry I acted like a baby." She said. "You aren't acting like a baby your hurt." He said picking her up and setting her on his lap. "I want him to be happy." She said. Mark sighed. "I know, He just wasn't thinking that's all, I told him that too." Mark said. "Mark tell me you didn't tell him I was upset?" she said. "Yes I did. You need to stop hiding your feelings from people Tyger." He said. "He's going to be mad at me." She said sadly. "No he's not, he loves you baby. He don't want to hurt you." He said. "Why did you have to say anything Mark?" she said struggling to get out of his lap. "Quit it Tyger." He said letting her go. "No you should have minded your own business! I didn't want him to know I was upset!" she yelled. "Calm down girl." Mark said calmly. "Don't tell me to calm down!" she screamed at him. "Okay Tyger. I'm going to fix dinner. You can be mad if you want to that's up to you. When you calm down come in the kitchen and we'll talk." He said getting up. Tyger was infuriated because he was so calm. She picked up a glass on the nightstand and flung it in his general direction. It hit the wall instead of him and shattered. "Tyger I have a temper too, and you just riled it. Clean up this mess and haul you ass in the living room when you get through." He said in a deadly calm voice. She looked up at him and realized she had acted like an idiot. "Do you understand me Tyger, I don't want to have to come in here and get you." He said. "Yes I understand." She said. Mark turned and walked from the room.
The phone was ringing and Mark picked it up. "Hello." He said. "Hey Kevin told me what you guys got planned. That will work great." Scott said. "Good Tyger will be happy." He said. He took the phone to Tyger. "It's your dad." He said. He seen she had cleaned the glass up. Tyger took the phone. "Hey baby girl, you should have told me you was upset." He said. "I didn't want to ruin your plans" she said. "Your important to me Tyger, don't ever hide your feelings from me." Scott said. "Me and Kev are going to do the double wedding thing. What ya think?" he asked. "Really you don't mind waiting till Friday?" Tyger asked. "No Baby we don't mind waiting." Scott said. "Thanks daddy I really want us to be together when you get married." She said. "Me too baby." He said. Tyger talked to him a few more minutes about the wedding and she talked to Danny and Jade who seemed happy with the arrangements. She hung up the phone after talking for a while. She looked at the door. Time to face the music she thought.
Tyger went in the living room. Mark wasn't in there so she went in the kitchen. He was frying some steaks. He looked up and seen her. He turned the steaks off and went and sat down. "Come here Tyger." He said. She went over to him and sat on his lap. "I'm sorry Mark." She said. "I was just angry." She said. "Tyger you have a right to feel anyway you want to, I'm not trying to control you or tell you what to feel. But you are not going to throw things and throw temper tantrums like a two year old." He said. "I said I was sorry." She said. "I'm sure you are Tyger, however that doesn't change the fact you tried to knock the hell out of me with that glass." He said. She looked at him. "What are you going to do?" she said almost afraid to ask. "I'm going to put you over my knee and spank you." He said calmly. Tyger's eyes got wide. "Mark no…" She started. "Don't argue Tyger, you got this one coming." He said. He stood her up and pulled her face down over his lap. Tyger was too shocked to even think about fighting. Mark held her waist with one hand holding her in place. He lifted her shirt. All that stood between his hand and her bottom was a pair of panties. Mark lifted his hand and brought it down with a hard smack on her bottom. Tyger flinched but didn't cry out. He brought his hand up and down rapidly 6 more times smacking her ass hard. Then he moved down to her lower bottom bringing his hand up and down 6 more times. Tyger was kicking her legs and crying by this time. "That shit hurts Mark!" She said through her tears. Mark raised his hand and gave her two more hard swats. "Oww." She cried out. Mark stopped and picked her up and sat her back on his lap. "I love you Tyger, but don't ever pull that kind of shit with me again." He said. "You love me? You just beat me." She said through her tears. "Tyger I hardly call that a beating." Mark said. "Your mean!" she shouted and jumped up and ran from the room. He heard the bedroom door slam. Mark sighed. He didn't expect that reaction. Mark had always been a dominating man. Hell Tyger seemed to know and accept a certain amount of dominance from him. He never tried to control what she did or what she wore or nothing like that. Hell he loved her sassy personality. The thing he admired most about her was her strength. But there was no doubt that he was the dominant figure in this relationship, hell she even seemed to enjoy his dominance in the bedroom. He couldn't change the kind of man he was. He had thought they was a perfect fit for each others personalities, maybe he was wrong. Tyger had never acted that way with him before, Hell he couldn't even remember them fighting since they started their relationship. Mark got up and finished dinner. Maybe after she calmed down she would come out and they could talk this over.
Tyger lay in the bed crying. She couldn't believe he spanked her. Well yeah she could. Mark had always been a dominant man; it wasn't like she didn't know that. How many times had he told her he would bust her ass if she acted like a brat with him? She had thought he was joking. No that wasn't true either; she had always known he was serious on some level. Mark wasn't the type of man to put up with the way she had acted earlier. She had never acted like that with him before. Tyger realized she loved him. She remembered how sweet and kind and patient he was with her. She realized Mark was the kind of man he was and that was one of the things she loved about him. It secretly thrilled her when Mark took control especially in the bedroom. He had never tried to change her or control what she said or did. Tyger smiled and realized she wouldn't trade him for anything in the world. She would go in and talk to him in a few minutes. She was so exhausted from the emotional roller coaster she had been on today she just wanted to lay here for a few minutes. Tyger fell fast asleep.
Mark sat in the living room watching TV. Tyger still hadn't come out yet. Damn she must be really mad. He went and built up the fire. It was chilly tonight. He went and sat back down on the couch and found some news on. He finally drifted off to sleep watching TV.
Tyger woke up and looked at the clock. It was 1:00AM. Where the hell was Mark? She hadn't meant to fall asleep. She sat up wondering why Mark hadn't come to bed. Was he still mad at her? She got up and walked in the living room. Mark was asleep in front of the TV. It was chilly, the fire had died down. She went and put several large pieces of wood on the fire and got it blazing again. "Tyger." Mark said. She turned around and looked at him. "Come here baby." He said. She went over to him and sat in his lap wrapping her arms around him. Mark held her against him rubbing her back. "We need to talk." He said. "Tyger it really bothered me when you said I beat you. I would never harm a hair on your head, I love you." He said. "I know, I was just mad." She said. "Tyger I cant change how I am, I know I can be overbearing at times, but I love ya girl." He said. "I love you too Mark. But you know how I am too, I got a bad temper sometimes and I know I can be mouthy." She said. Mark smiled. "I know that. Your mouth don't bother me none. I love the way you are. I love your independence and the way you stand up for yourself. But the way you acted today is not something I would ever put up with; throwing stuff at me when you're mad is not an option. And if you do it again you'll get the same thing ya got today. I'm not saying this to make you mad. I just believe in being honest." He said. Tyger sat there for a minute. "It just shocked me I guess, I didn't think you would do that. I don't know, we have always got along so good. I don't like us fighting. It makes me sick inside." She said hugging him. "Me too baby. The main thing is I don't ever want you to be scared of me. I would never hurt you. I don't want you thinking if you say the wrong thing I'm going to hit you or something, I'm not like that." He said. "I know that. I'm not scared of you Mark." She said kissing him. Mark kissed her back. "I always want us to be able to talk to each other Tyger. It's not good to let anger build up. Let's promise to always be honest with each other and talk about what's bothering us, okay?" Mark said. "Deal." She said kissing his lips softly. Mark picked her up. Let's get to bed. We got a flight home tomorrow." Mark said. "Uhh, have you forgotten I'm going to Florida tomorrow?" she asked. Mark went and laid her in the bed. He got in beside her. "I guess trying to talk you out of this is hopeless." He said. "Yea pretty much." She said. "That's what I thought. Scott's going to be pissed ya know." He said. "I know." She said. "I'm going with ya." Mark said. "Okay." She said cuddling up against his chest. Mark wrapped his arms around her. "What am I going to do with ya girl?" he said laughing. "Love me." She said. Mark pulled her closer. "Already done girl." He said. Tyger smiled and drifted to sleep.