Title: It's Just A Crush
I start to laugh. " I'm sorry I thought I just heard you ask me out on a date. Aren't you the same man that told me all we would ever have between us is sex?" I notice the scowl come onto Mark's face. He pulls me down an empty hallway. " Are you saying to me that you think all we have together is sex?" I look at him like he is from outer space. " Um yeah, you told me that's all you could give me and I made the choice to accept that. I haven't been complaining so I'm sorry if I'm a little shocked you just came out and asked me on a date." Mark leans against the wall and pulls me to stand in front of him. " I guess it's my fault you feel the way you feel. I don't want it to just be sex between us." I step away from Mark and put some space between us. " No don't do this to me, you can't keep changing your mind. If you keep changing your mind my feelings are going to get involved more then they already are and ultimately I am going to get hurt. You wanted sex and that's what you got. So just leave it alone Mark."
Mark reaches out for me but I walk away. I find Stephanie's office and go in. She's sitting at her desk reading some papers. " Hey can I have your ear for about 10 minutes?" Stephanie motions for me to sit down. " Well how about I throw in the rest of me too? What did Mark do this time?" I sigh and try to relax in the chair. " Well I am willing to bet my uncle told you how I flipped out last night and the things I said. I won't hide the fact I love Mark, however he has told me numerous times to never expect a happy ending. So I've learned to deal with that and take what he gives me. Now the big idiot had to go and ask me out on a date? Doesn't a date signify we are dating? And when you date someone don't you think that maybe it could go somewhere?" Stephanie just nods her head in agreement. " Well I told him I wouldn't go out with him. Stephanie when I thought he was dead last night, I thought my life was over. I felt like I didn't want to live. If I start to date him that's how I am going to feel when he changes his mind again and tells me we're better off as just friends. I have to protect myself. Am I wrong?"
Stephanie leans back in her chair and stays silent for a minute. " Chloe yes I agree you should protect yourself but what if Mark's accident made him realize he can't live without you too? What if he is willing to give a relationship with you a try? Are you really willing to give that up? You're only going to be here a few more days, why not enjoy them to the fullest? A date isn't going to kill you. I think you should go out with him. Besides I would really love to know what Mark's idea of a date is." I smile at her. " Ok I guess you're right, I will go out with him. That is of course if he still even wants to take me out." I thank Steph and get up to leave. Just before I walk out the door I try back to her. "Oh and don't even think for a minute I will give you all the details of a date with The Undertaker. Well maybe I will throw you a few crumbs. Bye."
As I start down the hallway to Mark's dressing room, I see Brock heading towards me. " Hey Brock what's up?" Brock stops in front of me. " Hey Chloe, listen if you are going to see Mark I would wait a little while before you went in there. I went in to talk to him about tonight's show and he was throwing shit all over the place. I think it would be best if you stayed away for a while. You're so little he might end up throwing you." I put my hand on Brock's arm and tell him I appreciate his concern but I am going in there anyway. I go to stand in front of Mark's door and I can hear him cursing to himself and I hear things banging around. I look down the hallway and see Brock still staring at me. I wave at him to let him know I will be ok. He gives me one last wave and walks away.
I take a deep breath and go inside. Mark is facing the wall. " Damn it Brock I thought I told you we would discuss the show later on." I take a second to look around the room and it looks like the Tasmanian devil has come through. " Um I ran into Brock out in the hall, you don't have to worry I don't think he will be back till much later." Mark turns to face me and I can see the anger in his eyes. " Is there something you wanted? Wait since you're here to see me if must mean you want sex right? Well I have a headache so I can't help you out." I look away from his gaze and start to pick up the stuff on the floor. As I go to grab one of Mark's shirt's he had thrown his hand reaches out to stop me. " Why are you here? Just say what you have to say and get out."
I back away from him to put some space between us. " Listen I'm sorry for what I said before. I didn't mean to be a bitch to you. I have a lot of stuff going on in my head and it's hard to make decisions. I've finally gotten my thoughts together and I know what I want. So Mark Calloway would you like to go out on a date with me?" I stare at him waiting for his answer. " No." I try not to let the hurt show but I have no one to blame but myself. " Ok I understand I'm sorry I bothered you. I'll see you later." I turn to leave when Mark's voice stops me. I turn around to see him striding towards me.
He puts his hand on my cheek and looks down into my eyes. " Now darlin I am kind of old fashioned in some ways and I can't have my woman asking me out on a date. I'm the man and it's my job. So Chloe Thompson will you do me the honor of going out on a date with me?" I smile at him and pretend to think it over. " Well I think I may have to check my calendar, I'm a very busy woman." Mark withdraws his hand to cross his arms over his chest. " Woman I don't have all day to wait for an answer. If you don't answer me I will have to ask someone else."
" Ok I will go out with you." I see the satisfied grin on his face. " Good, I like it when I get my way, which is pretty much all the time." Mark taps his lips and I just stare at him. " I want a kiss to seal the deal. So pucker up." I laugh and pull his head down to me. I kiss him and when I feel myself start to melt into it I pull back. " Now if you take me out and I have a nice time you will get more of that at the end of the night. So considering I only have a few more days left, when are we going out?" Mark smiles at me and starts to pick up the mess he made. " Well since I can't wrestle tonight I have a bit tonight with Brock in the back then I'm done. So how about I pick you up at the hotel at say 9?" I tell him that's fine. Before I go Mark grabs me around my waist and gives me a gentle kiss on the lips. " Till tonight then." I walk out the door and lean against the wall. As I touch my lips I think yeah till tonight.
I start to laugh. " I'm sorry I thought I just heard you ask me out on a date. Aren't you the same man that told me all we would ever have between us is sex?" I notice the scowl come onto Mark's face. He pulls me down an empty hallway. " Are you saying to me that you think all we have together is sex?" I look at him like he is from outer space. " Um yeah, you told me that's all you could give me and I made the choice to accept that. I haven't been complaining so I'm sorry if I'm a little shocked you just came out and asked me on a date." Mark leans against the wall and pulls me to stand in front of him. " I guess it's my fault you feel the way you feel. I don't want it to just be sex between us." I step away from Mark and put some space between us. " No don't do this to me, you can't keep changing your mind. If you keep changing your mind my feelings are going to get involved more then they already are and ultimately I am going to get hurt. You wanted sex and that's what you got. So just leave it alone Mark."
Mark reaches out for me but I walk away. I find Stephanie's office and go in. She's sitting at her desk reading some papers. " Hey can I have your ear for about 10 minutes?" Stephanie motions for me to sit down. " Well how about I throw in the rest of me too? What did Mark do this time?" I sigh and try to relax in the chair. " Well I am willing to bet my uncle told you how I flipped out last night and the things I said. I won't hide the fact I love Mark, however he has told me numerous times to never expect a happy ending. So I've learned to deal with that and take what he gives me. Now the big idiot had to go and ask me out on a date? Doesn't a date signify we are dating? And when you date someone don't you think that maybe it could go somewhere?" Stephanie just nods her head in agreement. " Well I told him I wouldn't go out with him. Stephanie when I thought he was dead last night, I thought my life was over. I felt like I didn't want to live. If I start to date him that's how I am going to feel when he changes his mind again and tells me we're better off as just friends. I have to protect myself. Am I wrong?"
Stephanie leans back in her chair and stays silent for a minute. " Chloe yes I agree you should protect yourself but what if Mark's accident made him realize he can't live without you too? What if he is willing to give a relationship with you a try? Are you really willing to give that up? You're only going to be here a few more days, why not enjoy them to the fullest? A date isn't going to kill you. I think you should go out with him. Besides I would really love to know what Mark's idea of a date is." I smile at her. " Ok I guess you're right, I will go out with him. That is of course if he still even wants to take me out." I thank Steph and get up to leave. Just before I walk out the door I try back to her. "Oh and don't even think for a minute I will give you all the details of a date with The Undertaker. Well maybe I will throw you a few crumbs. Bye."
As I start down the hallway to Mark's dressing room, I see Brock heading towards me. " Hey Brock what's up?" Brock stops in front of me. " Hey Chloe, listen if you are going to see Mark I would wait a little while before you went in there. I went in to talk to him about tonight's show and he was throwing shit all over the place. I think it would be best if you stayed away for a while. You're so little he might end up throwing you." I put my hand on Brock's arm and tell him I appreciate his concern but I am going in there anyway. I go to stand in front of Mark's door and I can hear him cursing to himself and I hear things banging around. I look down the hallway and see Brock still staring at me. I wave at him to let him know I will be ok. He gives me one last wave and walks away.
I take a deep breath and go inside. Mark is facing the wall. " Damn it Brock I thought I told you we would discuss the show later on." I take a second to look around the room and it looks like the Tasmanian devil has come through. " Um I ran into Brock out in the hall, you don't have to worry I don't think he will be back till much later." Mark turns to face me and I can see the anger in his eyes. " Is there something you wanted? Wait since you're here to see me if must mean you want sex right? Well I have a headache so I can't help you out." I look away from his gaze and start to pick up the stuff on the floor. As I go to grab one of Mark's shirt's he had thrown his hand reaches out to stop me. " Why are you here? Just say what you have to say and get out."
I back away from him to put some space between us. " Listen I'm sorry for what I said before. I didn't mean to be a bitch to you. I have a lot of stuff going on in my head and it's hard to make decisions. I've finally gotten my thoughts together and I know what I want. So Mark Calloway would you like to go out on a date with me?" I stare at him waiting for his answer. " No." I try not to let the hurt show but I have no one to blame but myself. " Ok I understand I'm sorry I bothered you. I'll see you later." I turn to leave when Mark's voice stops me. I turn around to see him striding towards me.
He puts his hand on my cheek and looks down into my eyes. " Now darlin I am kind of old fashioned in some ways and I can't have my woman asking me out on a date. I'm the man and it's my job. So Chloe Thompson will you do me the honor of going out on a date with me?" I smile at him and pretend to think it over. " Well I think I may have to check my calendar, I'm a very busy woman." Mark withdraws his hand to cross his arms over his chest. " Woman I don't have all day to wait for an answer. If you don't answer me I will have to ask someone else."
" Ok I will go out with you." I see the satisfied grin on his face. " Good, I like it when I get my way, which is pretty much all the time." Mark taps his lips and I just stare at him. " I want a kiss to seal the deal. So pucker up." I laugh and pull his head down to me. I kiss him and when I feel myself start to melt into it I pull back. " Now if you take me out and I have a nice time you will get more of that at the end of the night. So considering I only have a few more days left, when are we going out?" Mark smiles at me and starts to pick up the mess he made. " Well since I can't wrestle tonight I have a bit tonight with Brock in the back then I'm done. So how about I pick you up at the hotel at say 9?" I tell him that's fine. Before I go Mark grabs me around my waist and gives me a gentle kiss on the lips. " Till tonight then." I walk out the door and lean against the wall. As I touch my lips I think yeah till tonight.