Mark walked in the hotel room. Jamison was sitting on the bed looking like he was about to piss his pants.
"Hi Jamison, bet you didn't think you would see me again." Mark said giving him a dark look.
"Mark I just lost my temper that day, I didn't really hurt her." Jamison stuttered out.
Mark went over and jerked Jamison off the bed by his throat.
"I'm going to beat you, see how you like it." Mark said.
The three men just stood back and watched.
Jamison couldn't speak because Mark had his big hand wrapped around his throat.
Mark pulled back his fist and punched Jamison in the face. Jamison fell to the floor blood spurting out of his busted nose.
"If ya ever come near my wife again, I will kill ya." Mark said in a deadly voice.
Mark pulled back his big boot and kicked Jamison in the gut. Jamison yelled out and curled in a ball.
"What's wrong big man, ya can beat on a little girl, but ya can't take on a man?" Mark asked.
Mark pulled him up again and punched him in the stomach. Jamison bent double holding his stomach.
"Please no more?" Jamison whispered.
"I wonder if Lexi begged ya to stop? No she wouldn't, she has more guts than you." Mark said and hauled back and punched him in the eye.
Jamison started screaming.
Mark pulled him up again and Jamison was crying.
"You're nothing but a bitch. Do you understand me when I say don't come near my wife again?" Mark asked.
"Yes, I won't ever go near her again." Jamison said crying.
Mark got right in his face.
"I will kill you Jamison and won't lose a minutes sleep over it, you better believe it." Mark said staring at him intently.
Jamison believed him.
Mark picked him up and threw him against the wall. Jamison hit it with a thud and slid down to the floor. Mark nodded his head at the three men and turned and left the room. Hopefully these guys would finish him off or at least break his legs and arms. Mark smiled at the thought.
Lexi woke up and looked at the time. 6:00AM. She got up and took a shower. She cleaned a little around the house and went out to paint for a while. But her mind was on the baby and Mark. She really wanted to surprise Mark with the news. She got and idea and got up and grabbed the keys to the truck. She went out to the garage and got in the truck and seen there wasn't enough gas to get to the nearest gas station. Lexi sat there for a minute. She had forgotten to get gas yesterday on her way home. There were two other cars but the keys to them were on Mark's key chain, a lot of good that did her. She got out and went back into the house, trying to decide what to do. She could call Todd, she was sure he would give her a ride. But she really didn't want to bother him. He was working. Lexi sighed and plopped down on the couch in the den. She was stuck.
Mark had booked a flight back home that morning at 11:00am. He decided he would surprise Lexi. Mark had a few hours to kill. He paced his hotel room. He was still bugged by the fact Lexi hadn't told him about the doctor's appointment or the results of it. He made a decision and picked up the phone. Dr. Jacobson was his friend and he had known him for years, that's why he had told Lexi about him and if she needed to go to the doctor for a checkup or anything to go to him. The phone rang. "Hello"
"Hey Ben. It's Mark."
"Hey Mark. How's it going?" Ben asked.
"Fine. I just wanted to thank ya for taking care of Lexi. Ya know seeing her on short notice and everything." Mark said.
"No problem. Your wife is very sweet. So I take married life is agreeing with you two?" Ben asked.
"Oh yeah, no doubt. Lexi was very excited about being pregnant." Mark said. He felt a moment of guilt knowing he was being dishonest to get the truth out of Ben.
"Well I wish you two the best. I know you have wanted children for a long time." Ben said.
"Yea I have. Well I just wanted to thank you." Mark said.
"Hey. It's no problem man. I'm glad you're happy." Ben said.
"Okay, well I'll talk to you soon." Mark said."
"Okay bye." Ben said.
Mark hung up the phone. His eyes narrowed in thought. Why hadn't Lexi told him? Maybe Lexi didn't want to be tied to him by a baby. Maybe she didn't even want to have his baby. What other reason could there be for her not telling him. Hell she could be out getting rid of it right now. Mark grabbed his bag and headed out the door. He would go on to the airport. He didn't know what he would do if he lost another child. The thought that Lexi would betray him like that was just as painful. He slammed out of the hotel room all his thoughts on getting home.
Lexi had puttered around the house all day. She went in Mark's study to retrieve a book she had left in there. She picked up the book and her eyes landed on the set of keys lying on Mark's desk. It was the keys to his truck, his pride and joy. The one he washed and waxed like it was his baby. The one she wasn't allowed to touch.
"Huh Uhh, Lexi, just get that thought out of your brain. Mark will kill you." Lexi told her self.
She stood there looking at the keys. She wouldn't be gone that long. Just to the store to get what she wanted to surprise Mark. He would never know. Lexi stood there debating with her self for several minutes. She finally gave in and grabbed the keys, a quick trip to the store and back, no big deal.
Mark got in at 7:00 pm. He got a cab home. He opened the gate and headed up to the house. He dumped his bag in the foyer and called out to Lexi. Mark wondered through the house looking for her. He even went out to the cabin petting Beau on his way. She wasn't there either. Mark was really starting to get steamed. What the hell was she doing out this late. He could call her cell phone, but hell he wasn't going to do that. He decided to just wait. She didn't know he was home; let's just see how late she really came home. Mark's imagination began to run wild with him. Hell she was a woman after all. She could be just as sneaky as Donna. Give a woman and inch that take a mile. He went in the kitchen and got a beer and sat down to wait.
