Chapter 8

The gruff voice from earlier said, "Well if it isn't the ditz with the smart mouth...I thought I told you to watch where you were going...do you need glasses lady?"

Rachel quirked an eyebrow and said, "Me? Sir, and I use that term loosely...You ran me over twice...not once, but twice...I'm wearing glasses right now, so obviously the only blind one between the two of us is you."

Mark jerked on her elbow and pulled her to his face and said, "You know you got a smart mouth on you lady?" She said, "Did you know you're breath smells like ass...do you need a tic tac or something? I'm sure I have something in my office." He said, "Do you think you're being funny?"

Rachel said, "No, I was just on the verge of passing out from that foul stench coming from your big mouth...you sure you wouldn't like a certs or stick of gum. I swear to bob I'm not lying to you, I'm really only stating the obvious. I mean you'd have to be totally oblivious to the fact that your breath smells like you recently ate ass for dinner...Is someone in the back missing their butt, cause you chewed it off for them?"

Mark growled in her face and started to say something when She said, "Please save your breath...or rather save my nose from your offending odor...I wouldn't normally waste a perfectly good Pepsi on anyone who had been a dick to me from the start of the day...but since you've shown me nothing but hospitality...I have no alternative then to show you how much of a ragged bitch I can truly be."

Mark wasn't watching as the red head shook up the can of Pepsi, popped the top and sprayed it in his face...she kicked him in the knee and said, "Don't ever touch me again."

Then like a flash Rachel took off down the hallway before he had a chance to come after her. Except she was very unaware of how fast and quiet a man his size could move and be. Before she knew what was happening, he'd grabbed her elbows and shoved her against the wall slamming her back hard.

His hair and shirt were soaked in Pepsi...if he was someone Rachel was attracted to, she'd have been a little more inclined to offer him a tongue bath considering she wasted her Pepsi on him and could now smell it on him. Mark started to say or do something, so Rachel closed her eyes tight...when a familiar voice said, "Mark I don't think you wanna do whatever you planning on doing."

Rachel opened her eyes and breathed a sighed of relief at the sight of Dave. Mark said, "And why not...last time I checked you were on the injured list...what are you gonna do gimp?"

Dave said, "If you don't think I can't do something to you, if you hurt my girlfriend, then you're dead wrong. Let her go." Dave was calm, but Rachel watched his eyes and they were so intense...she was scared for Mark.

Dave growled and yelled, "I SAID LET HER GO!" Rachel wiggled out of Mark's grip and went to Dave...He wrapped his good arm (left arm) around her waist and said, "He didn't hurt you did he?" She shock her head no and hugged him tight around his neck. Dave said, "You ok?" She nodded and he said, "Go ahead and go to your office; I'll be right behind you."

Rachel started towards her office and she couldn't hear what was being said, but chances are it wasn't good. Dave walked in the office a few minutes later, and she couldn't help but hug him again.

Rachel said, "What are you doing here?"

Dave said, "What I can't come see my woman?"

She smiled and said, "Yea, but you're supposed to be at therapy...Look, I know it's gonna be hard for us to see each other until you get back to 100...so I'm gonna come see you as much as I can when I have down time. As long as you don't kill anyone."

David laughed and said, "Nah, only if you want me to."

She laughed and said, "That could be interesting."

Dave said, "C'mon...Let's go to dinner, Lexi said she'd cover for you, so I could take you out...I have a flight at noon tomorrow...so let's go have a little fun." Rachel softly touched his right arm and said, "But not too much."

They walked out ready to have a little alone time.