Hannah was in shock. What was Mark doing here? She was at a loss for words but Mark didn't seem to be.

"Girl you're just downright sneaky, after that last shit you pulled I guess I shouldn't be surprised. Ya set this whole thing up didn't ya, I was supposed to see ya and just forgive and forget huh? Well it aint happening." Mark bellowed at her.

Then something happened that didn't happen often to Hannah, she found herself getting angry. She was too mad to stutter or get nervous. She looked up at Mark with anger flashing in her brown eyes.

"Boy you got some ego; you think you're the only man on earth or what? My mother sent me on this cruise for my birthday, I had no idea you would be here. Maybe Joey did set this up but I had nothing to do with it. I'm quite clear on the fact you want nothing to do with me. This is a big ship, I'm sure we can manage to avoid each other, believe I won't bother you." Hannah said and got up with her drink and left.

"Man you really got her riled." Jacob said grinning.

Mark just growled at him.

"Give me a beer." He barked.

"You know she's real cute when she's mad." Jacob said handing him the beer.

Mark gave Jacob a nasty look and left.

He had never in all the years he had known her seen her lose her temper. She was always so sweet. She had practically taken his head off. He thought she would cry or something boy was he wrong. What in the hell had come over her.

The bartender was right though she was cute as hell when she was mad, he had practically seen the fire flying out of her eyes. Thos cute little glasses perched on her nose. He had to suppress the urge to go grab her and kiss her senseless. Mark sighed and finished off his beer. He got up and headed for the phone room, he had to make a ship to shore call, and he was going to find out exactly what was going on.

Ruth stood in the bike shop nervously. Joey spotted her and came over.

"Hannah got off on her trip fine. She should be on the cruise as we speak." Joey said. He could see she was nervous about being here.

"Good, I hope I did the right thing here, I hope it was the right thing to do." Ruth said.

"Hannah loves Mark and I think he loves her too, but he's just so damn stubborn." Joey said.

"Can I ask you why you agreed to help me?" Joey asked.

"Believe it or not Mr. Atkins, I love my daughter, I know Hannah don't believe that but I do, Hannah was just always so different from us, I had a hard time relating to her." Ruth said.

"Hannah is a great girl, so ya did something right, I feel like she my own kid, I would do any thing for her.: Joey said looking away kind of embarrassed.

Ruth realized she had misjudged Joey by his appearance, she could see why Hannah liked him.

"Well I have to go, call me if you hear from Hannah." Ruth said.

"I will." Joey said.

Joey watched her leave. She was a hard one to understand that one, but it was obvious she cared for Hannah.

The phone rang and Joey picked it up.

"Hello." Joey said.

"Just what in the hell were you thinking?" Mark bellowed in the phone.

"I assume you seen Hannah?" Joey asked calmly.

"Yeas and just what in the hell are you two playing at?" Mark asked.

"Listen Hannah didn't know any thing about this, it was my idea, I thought if you two were thrown together, may be you could work it out." Joey said.

"Listen don't do me anymore favors, the whole trip is ruined for me now." Mark snapped.

"Mark, what is your problem, she told ya the truth, nothing happened that night and she apologized, why can't you let it go?" Joey asked.

"If I hadn't questioned her that night we would have made love, she would have gone through with it, if I hadn't suspected something." Mark snapped.

"Oh and that would have been so terrible wouldn't it Mark, making love to a girl that's thinks you hung the moon, she adores ya, having a baby on the way, with a girl that sweet, she would make the best wife in the world, ya always wanted kids, that girl would make the best mother in the world, she might have gave ya the most happiness ya ever found, are ya sure ya aint mad at yerself Mark for blowing the one opportunity ya had at happiness, face it Mark you're the one who lost not her, she's young, she'll fall in love, its bound to happen, she have a houseful of babies with some one and be happy, where will you be Mark, in that big old house by yerself relieving the glory days of wrestling, all alone, no wee ones calling ya daddy or giving ya hugs, they way I see it man, ya blew it big time, and yer mad at yer self for screwing up so royally." Joey said.

Mark was silent. Joey's words washed over him opening up the painful wounds he thought were no longer there.

Joey was right, if he had made love to her that night things might have been so different. Mark sighed.

"I got to go." Mark said.

"Yea, I'll see ya when ya get back." Joey said and hung up.

Joey hoped he managed to get through to Mark; Mark could have all the happiness in the world if he would just open his eyes before it was too late.

Hannah jumped in the pool and started swimming laps. She couldn't really believe Mark was here. She assumed Joey had something to do with this. She knew he was just trying to help, but she really didn't need Mark looming over her whole vacation. She decided she wasn't going to hide out for the entire week.  She was going to have fun in spite of Mark. Besides tip number 75 was actually a good one she intended to utilize.

'Ignore him, let him chase you for a bit, never make your self to easy to get, make the man work for you.'

She was going to have fun, if Mark didn't want nothing to do with her so be it. If he wanted her he was going to have to come to her, she was through chasing him, at least for now.