Danni was lying in the ring talking to Bill. It was a couple of hours before the show started and they were just lying there talking.
"Danni!"
Danni looked up and seen Jeff.
"What's up?" Danni asked.
"Girl wait to I tell you what happened." Jeff said jumping in the ring.
"What?" Danni asked sitting up.
"Mark beat the hell out of Matt in the locker room for talking smack about you." Jeff said grinning.
Danni's mouth fell open.
"Huh?" Danni said.
"It's true. I got it straight from Nathan Jones." Jeff said.
Bill smiled. Looks like Mark was letting his feelings slip.
"Why would he do that?" Danni asked.
"Cause you dummy, he likes you." Jeff said grinning.
"No he don't he was probably just in a bad mood and took it out on Matt." Danni said.
"No, he told Matt he better never hear him say your name again, that was an exact quote." Jeff said grinning.
Bill smiled and poked her.
"Mark likes you." He said in a teasing tone.
"Stop it." Danni said blushing.
Bill grinned and grabbed her in a hug.
"Sorry baby, I was just messing with you." He said kissing her cheek.
Danni lay there against Bill wondering if it could really be true that Mark liked her. She was too scared to hope for that. She couldn't bring herself to go talk to him. The ball was in his court so to speak. If he was interested he was going to have to make the first move.
Danni laughed as she watched John Bradshaw and Jeff argue over a hand in poker. They were all gathered at the hotel bar and had put a bunch of tables together so they could play poker.
"You cheated!" Jeff yelled.
"Listen ya rainbow haired freak, I did not." yelled Bradshaw back.
"Boys play nice." Trish said smiling.
"So have you talked to Mark?" Trish asked.
"No, I haven't seen him all day." Danni said.
"Listen Mark has a hard time showing his emotion, maybe you need to help him out a little." Trish said.
"No way. Last time I tried to talk to him he just shot me down." Danni said.
Trish sighed. They were both so stubborn.
Mark walked in the bar and seen the guys had a table set up playing poker and drinking. Danni was sitting beside Trish but there was an empty seat beside her. He started toward the bar and then stopped. To hell with it Mark thought. He turned abruptly and headed toward the table.
"Danni don't look now but Mark is headed over here." Trish said smiling.
Danni looked up and seen Mark heading over. Damn he looked hot. He had on tight black jeans and a sleeveless shirt that showed off his tats. God he was so gorgeous. Her heart was beating so hard she was sure everyone could here it.
Mark stopped at the empty seat and looked at Danni who seemed to find her feet interesting all of a sudden. She looked beautiful. She had on black low-cut flare leg jeans and a black midriff top. Her hair was loose and curling wildly all over her head.
"This seat taken?" Mark asked.
Danni said nothing and continued to study her shoes.
"No deadman, have a seat and join us in a game of cards." Bradshaw said grinning.
Everyone knew these two had been dancing all around each other for months.
Mark sat down and Bradshaw dealt him a hand. But Marks senses were on nothing but Danni. He could smell her scent it seemed to envelope him. She smelled like a flower garden in the springtime. He watched her. She sat with her head down.
"Something interesting on yer foot darling?" Mark asked.
Danni sat there shock. He was actually talking to her and teasing her at that. She didn't even think Mark had a sense of humor. Danni raised her eyes up and looked at Mark.
He was looking at her with those intense green eyes. All these months he had ignored her, insulted her and basically treated her like crap, now he wanted to joke with her. Danni lost it at that moment. The roller coaster of emotions she was on suddenly crashed leaving her angry.
"Yea, I was thinking how much fun it would be to shove it straight up your ass!" Danni yelled and got up from the table and ran out of the bar.
Mark just sat there looking shocked. Jeff and Bradshaw started laughing.
"That went well." Jeff said.
"Shut the hell up." Mark growled at them.
"Well if I might interrupt your fun boys, but Danni is really upset. Mark you need to get your ass up to her room and talk to her." Trish said angrily.
Mark gave her a mean look and said nothing.
"Oh don't try to scare me Mark Callaway, I've known you for years, that shit don't work on me." Trish said.
Mark stood up. Trish was right. He needed to talk to Danni. That's what he had been trying to do in usual stupid ass way and it had back fired. The guys watched him walk off.
"He looks like he off to face the firing squad." Bradshaw said.
"He may be the way Danni feels right now." Trish said.