I got up the next morning. I looked at the time. It was 9:00AM. I threw on some baggy cargo pants and a black tank top. I brushed my hair and put it in braids. I got my portable Cd player and put my headphones on. I popped in my Nelly CD. I got my laptop and surfed for a while. Mark popped his head in the door. I took the headphones off. "Ready to eat?" he asked. "Sure." I said and sighed of the computer. I walked into his room and sat down at the table. He had ordered pancakes, eggs, sausage, and bacon. "Shit I'm going to grub.' I said. Mark sat down and we ate. That man could pack away some food. There was a knock at the door. Mark opened it and Stephanie came fling in on her broom. "You little bastard. You just had to go and open you mouth. Now everyone in the company knows about you. I could kill you. Everyone is laughing at us!" She screamed. "Oh boo hoo bitch, get the hell over yourself." I said. Stephanie slapped me right in the face. "Fucking bitch." I said jumping on her and starting to kick and punch. Mark grabbed me and set me in the chair. "Don't move." He said. He grabbed Stephanie and dragged her to the door. "Stay away from Hailey, if you touch her again, you'll regret it." He said slamming the door. He came over and looked at my face. "You okay?" he asked. "Just peachy." I snapped. I pulled out a cigarette and lit it. Mark snatched it out of my hand. "That's going to stop, no more smoking." He said. "You can't tell me what to do!" I yelled. He didn't say a word. He got up and started putting the dishes from breakfast on a tray. Okay he was really pissing me off. I pulled out another one and lit it. Mark stopped what he was doing and took it away from me. He grabbed me and pulled the pack of cigarettes out of my pocket and crushed them with his hand. "I mean it Hailey. You're just a kid. You have no business smoking." Mark said. "You big jerk. It's none of your business what I do!" I yelled. "Hailey if I catch you smoking again, its not going to be pleasant for you and it is my business." Mark said calmly. Okay I admit I lost it. Vince bitched at me plenty for smoking but he never actually took them away from me. I started kicking and screaming and cussing. Mark just picked me up and sat me in my room. "When you're through with your fit you can come out." He said.  "I hate you!" I screamed at him. I kicked the door several times and cussed up a storm. I kept that up several minutes figuring he would come in and yell at me or something, but he didn't. I had really worked my self up. God I could have used a cigarette. I remembered his threat if he caught me smoking again.  I sat down on the bed. Problem was I didn't know what to expect from him. I knew how to manipulate Vince and what set him off, but with Mr. Badass in there I had no clue. I figured he would have smacked me around for that fit I threw but he didn't. Damn I needed a smoke. I didn't like it here. I hated work. I dreaded having to go back to work with them assholes today. Nobody liked me here, but then what else was new. I sniffed as a few tears came. God I hate being a crybaby, but my life was going down the drain fast.  I wiped away the tears angrily. I pressed my knuckles into my eyes to stop them which only made my eyes red. Mark walked in and looked at me and walked into the bathroom. Great now he thinks I'm a wimp cause he seen me crying. I wiped my face with my hand trying to get rid of the tears. I heard water running. "What are you going to do drown me?" I yelled. I heard him laughing. "No I'm not going to drown you silly." Mark said Coming out of the bathroom. He knelt in front of me. "Lift your head." He said. I peeked up at him. He had a cool washcloth and he held it over my eyes for a minute. I thought about telling him to shove it, but it felt good. He then sat down beside me and folded the washcloth and laid it on the back of my neck. The cool cloth felt good and I felt my self calming down. "Our flight doesn't leave until tonight. How about we go get you that cell phone and do a little shopping?" He said. "Don't I have to work today?" I asked. "You're on set up, not till we get to the next city." He said. Good I thought to myself. I didn't have to deal with them today. "We need to get you a jacket. You're going to be out at night quite a bit you need one." He said. "Can I have a leather jacket?" I asked. "Yea if that's what ya want. Going for the little badass look?" he said laughing. "I am the original badass." I said smartly. I figured that would piss him off but he just laughed. He took the cloth off my neck. "Ya feel a little calmer now?" Mark asked. I nodded. Mark got up. "Let's go then." He said. "Aren't you going to punish me?' I asked. "I sent ya to your room didn't I?" He asked. I just looked at him. That's it, that's all he was going to do? "I thought you would hit me or something. Mark sighed and sat back down. "I think we'll save the hitting for serious offences like say burning down buildings, or stealing cars, robbing banks, Things like that." He said. I looked up at him and seen he was smiling. I couldn't help but laugh. "Now that's what I like to see, your to pretty to be frowning all the time." Mark said. Shane was the only one who ever called me pretty and I think that's cause he was my brother.  "Stephanie says I'm too dark." I said. Mark frowned. "Stephanie is an idiot. She's just jealous cause your so much prettier than her." Mark said tugging at one of my braids. "Come on let's go." He said. Okay I will still pissed about the whole cigarette thing but he was nice, nicer than anyone had ever been to me. I figured I would try to behave for a while, but I would have to find a way to get some smokes today. I would just have to be careful so I didn't get caught. I got up and followed him out, hoping  I could figure out a way to get some cigarettes without getting caught.