Title: When Reality Strikes
Once we land Mark goes off to get his luggage and I go get our rental. I don't see a reason for us to get two cars. When I get the keys I go find Mark and he is standing by the luggage carousel. I notice only his luggage is there. " Where's my luggage?" He shrugs his shoulders at me. "I'm not your servant so maybe you should go ask your boy toy where they are." Instead of saying anything to him I go and grab my luggage off of the carousel. I take my stuff and walk off towards the exit. I look over my shoulder and see Mark is following behind me. Once I locate the car in the lot I throw my stuff in the trunk and climb into the drivers seat. As Mark goes to open the door I lock the doors. I can tell by the look on his face that he's pissed.
He walks over to my window and I push the button for it to go down. " This isn't funny Erica. Open the damn doors." I put the radio on and put the car in reverse. I pull out of the spot. Mark backs up so I pull up right next to him. "Oh I'm sorry I'm not your chauffeur. Good luck getting to the hotel." With that said I pull out of the parking lot leaving behind a fuming Phenom. I know once he catches up with me later I'm in for it but honestly who the hell cares.
When I get to the hotel I check in and bring my stuff upstairs. I take a walk downstairs to the front desk and ask them for some numbers that I need. As I am doing this I see Mark stroll in with Glenn. I try not to make eye contact but I know he's already spotted me. He marches over to me and I tell the clerk thank you and try to run off but he's too fast. He grabs my upper arm and pulls me with him. " Let me go you dumbass." Stupid move on my part calling him a name because he just increases the pressure on my arm and I am positive I am going to have a bruise later on. I wince and bite my lip from whimpering. " Do you think that stunt you pulled was funny? Luckily I ran into Glenn and he gave me a ride. As soon as I check in I am going to call Vince and tell him I want you gone."
" Damn it Mark let her go. Can't you see you're hurting her?" Mark looks up at Glenn then at me and I guess he can see the pain in my eyes because he releases me. Glenn comes over and pulls the sleeve of my shirt up. You can see where his fingerprints are and the skin is already bruising. " What the hell is wrong with you?" Mark looks like he is sorry but keeps his mouth shut. Glenn starts fussing over me and I tell him to stop it. " It's fine, I'm fine, don't worry about it." I pull the car keys out of my pocket and hand them to Mark. " Here you take the car, I have some things I need to do so I will take a cab to the arena. I acted very unprofessionally and for that I'm sorry."
I know deep down I should have never let my personal feelings get involved so I guess I deserve his temper right now. As I walk off to the elevator I start rubbing my arm. It hurts like a son of a bitch. Once I get back into my room I put on a tank top and go look in the mirror. The bruise looks pretty ugly. I walk back into the room and decide I have some calls to make. As I hang up from my last call I hear a knock on the door. I assume its Glenn coming to check on me. Imagine my surprise when I see Mark. " Um can I come in for a second?" I nod my head and step aside. I go sit on my bed and look at him. "What time does my flight leave?" Mark looks at me strangely. " What do you mean what time does your flight leave?"
" Well I figure you've probably spoken to Vince by now and I'm out of the job on day two might I add. So I figure my flight home must be today." Mark pulls up the chair from the desk and sits in front of me. "I didn't call Vince. Actually I've been in my room with Glenn for the past half hour getting yelled at." I blink in surprise. " Glenn told me the two of you didn't sleep together and that you didn't even want him to ask Vince about the job. He said the only reason he told me all of this was because he was sick of seeing me treating you like some kind of whore. Then he started yelling at me for putting my hands on you. I am really sorry for that. It's just that you got me so mad all I saw was red and I didn't realize I was hurting you."
I just keep staring at him speechless. " Listen I don't say this very often and if you tell anyone about this I will just deny I said it but I am sorry. I really and truly am sorry for the way I've been treating you. I want to try and finish this month out and see where it goes ok?" I nod my head at him. " We already made a truce once how am I supposed to know you won't break it again?" Mark runs his hand through his short hair. " If I break my promise you can have Glenn kick the shit out of me ok?" I shake my head no. " I won't need Glenn to hurt you because I will do it myself got it?" Mark smiles at me and holds out his hand. I just stare at it for a second before I place my hand in his. I jump when I feel a shock. I look up at him and he looks like he felt the same thing.
Mark gets up and walks into the bathroom. When he comes out he has a wet washcloth. "Put this on your arm. It will help stop the bruising. I am really sorry about this Erica." I look up at him. "That's the first time you've said my name in a nice way." Mark winks at me. " Well don't get used to it. Listen I've never put my hands on a woman before I really do feel horrible." I place my hand on his arm. " I believe you. It's just ironic that when I've thought about you with your hands on me it wasn't quite like this." Oh my god I said that out loud. I start to blush and turn my head away from Mark. He puts his hand under my chin and turns my head back towards him. " So you've thought about me touching you huh? That sounds like a very appealing idea to me." As Mark leans in to kiss me I freak out and jump off of the bed.
" Listen we work together. It's not a good idea to be doing things like this. Hell we aren't even friends so um I, hell I don't know just don't kiss me." Mark laughs and walks towards me. "I make you nervous." He doesn't pose it as a question. He knows it's the truth. "Mark please leave it be. I have some calls to make so I will see you later ok?" Mark nods his head and walks towards the door. " Be ready at five to leave for the arena. I'm driving this time." I tell him ok and once he leaves I collapse on the bed. Then I smack myself on the forehead. He was going to kiss me and I stopped him just because we work together. When the hell did I get morals?
Once we land Mark goes off to get his luggage and I go get our rental. I don't see a reason for us to get two cars. When I get the keys I go find Mark and he is standing by the luggage carousel. I notice only his luggage is there. " Where's my luggage?" He shrugs his shoulders at me. "I'm not your servant so maybe you should go ask your boy toy where they are." Instead of saying anything to him I go and grab my luggage off of the carousel. I take my stuff and walk off towards the exit. I look over my shoulder and see Mark is following behind me. Once I locate the car in the lot I throw my stuff in the trunk and climb into the drivers seat. As Mark goes to open the door I lock the doors. I can tell by the look on his face that he's pissed.
He walks over to my window and I push the button for it to go down. " This isn't funny Erica. Open the damn doors." I put the radio on and put the car in reverse. I pull out of the spot. Mark backs up so I pull up right next to him. "Oh I'm sorry I'm not your chauffeur. Good luck getting to the hotel." With that said I pull out of the parking lot leaving behind a fuming Phenom. I know once he catches up with me later I'm in for it but honestly who the hell cares.
When I get to the hotel I check in and bring my stuff upstairs. I take a walk downstairs to the front desk and ask them for some numbers that I need. As I am doing this I see Mark stroll in with Glenn. I try not to make eye contact but I know he's already spotted me. He marches over to me and I tell the clerk thank you and try to run off but he's too fast. He grabs my upper arm and pulls me with him. " Let me go you dumbass." Stupid move on my part calling him a name because he just increases the pressure on my arm and I am positive I am going to have a bruise later on. I wince and bite my lip from whimpering. " Do you think that stunt you pulled was funny? Luckily I ran into Glenn and he gave me a ride. As soon as I check in I am going to call Vince and tell him I want you gone."
" Damn it Mark let her go. Can't you see you're hurting her?" Mark looks up at Glenn then at me and I guess he can see the pain in my eyes because he releases me. Glenn comes over and pulls the sleeve of my shirt up. You can see where his fingerprints are and the skin is already bruising. " What the hell is wrong with you?" Mark looks like he is sorry but keeps his mouth shut. Glenn starts fussing over me and I tell him to stop it. " It's fine, I'm fine, don't worry about it." I pull the car keys out of my pocket and hand them to Mark. " Here you take the car, I have some things I need to do so I will take a cab to the arena. I acted very unprofessionally and for that I'm sorry."
I know deep down I should have never let my personal feelings get involved so I guess I deserve his temper right now. As I walk off to the elevator I start rubbing my arm. It hurts like a son of a bitch. Once I get back into my room I put on a tank top and go look in the mirror. The bruise looks pretty ugly. I walk back into the room and decide I have some calls to make. As I hang up from my last call I hear a knock on the door. I assume its Glenn coming to check on me. Imagine my surprise when I see Mark. " Um can I come in for a second?" I nod my head and step aside. I go sit on my bed and look at him. "What time does my flight leave?" Mark looks at me strangely. " What do you mean what time does your flight leave?"
" Well I figure you've probably spoken to Vince by now and I'm out of the job on day two might I add. So I figure my flight home must be today." Mark pulls up the chair from the desk and sits in front of me. "I didn't call Vince. Actually I've been in my room with Glenn for the past half hour getting yelled at." I blink in surprise. " Glenn told me the two of you didn't sleep together and that you didn't even want him to ask Vince about the job. He said the only reason he told me all of this was because he was sick of seeing me treating you like some kind of whore. Then he started yelling at me for putting my hands on you. I am really sorry for that. It's just that you got me so mad all I saw was red and I didn't realize I was hurting you."
I just keep staring at him speechless. " Listen I don't say this very often and if you tell anyone about this I will just deny I said it but I am sorry. I really and truly am sorry for the way I've been treating you. I want to try and finish this month out and see where it goes ok?" I nod my head at him. " We already made a truce once how am I supposed to know you won't break it again?" Mark runs his hand through his short hair. " If I break my promise you can have Glenn kick the shit out of me ok?" I shake my head no. " I won't need Glenn to hurt you because I will do it myself got it?" Mark smiles at me and holds out his hand. I just stare at it for a second before I place my hand in his. I jump when I feel a shock. I look up at him and he looks like he felt the same thing.
Mark gets up and walks into the bathroom. When he comes out he has a wet washcloth. "Put this on your arm. It will help stop the bruising. I am really sorry about this Erica." I look up at him. "That's the first time you've said my name in a nice way." Mark winks at me. " Well don't get used to it. Listen I've never put my hands on a woman before I really do feel horrible." I place my hand on his arm. " I believe you. It's just ironic that when I've thought about you with your hands on me it wasn't quite like this." Oh my god I said that out loud. I start to blush and turn my head away from Mark. He puts his hand under my chin and turns my head back towards him. " So you've thought about me touching you huh? That sounds like a very appealing idea to me." As Mark leans in to kiss me I freak out and jump off of the bed.
" Listen we work together. It's not a good idea to be doing things like this. Hell we aren't even friends so um I, hell I don't know just don't kiss me." Mark laughs and walks towards me. "I make you nervous." He doesn't pose it as a question. He knows it's the truth. "Mark please leave it be. I have some calls to make so I will see you later ok?" Mark nods his head and walks towards the door. " Be ready at five to leave for the arena. I'm driving this time." I tell him ok and once he leaves I collapse on the bed. Then I smack myself on the forehead. He was going to kiss me and I stopped him just because we work together. When the hell did I get morals?