"I can't believe your allowing this!" Bridget muttered to Vera for the hundredth time as they watched Will draw a circle in chalk on the gym mats.
"Gidge calm down… its just a bit of fun between friends, no one is going to get hurt" Frankie laughed as she rubbed Bridget's arm. The news of a wrestling match between the two former top dogs, had spread quickly around the prison and the gym was packed with inmates excitedly awaiting the free entertainment.
Vera had noticed several of the women placing wagers with their meager belongings and had warned the officers to turn a blind eye to it this once, it was a way for all the women to blow off some steam without any injuries or turf wars coming into play, so she decided to let the women relax a little and enjoy themselves.
"Right ladies…. We are ready. I'm going to repeat the rules just one more time before we begin" Will called, smiling as the entire room silenced. It was a nice change for all the women to be paying attention without him having to yell, he marveled at how Vera had seized the opportunity to involve the other women and from the looks of how everyone was behaving, he couldn't help but think it was a genius play by the Governor which would only gain her respect amongst the inmates. Shaking his head from the thoughts his H1 friends had put into his head about Vera, he cleared his throat.
"There will be three rounds, the winner of two or more will be the champion. To win you must either remove your opponent from the ring, or the opponent must tap out. If I think there is any risk of injury I will end the round and decide the winner, if there is no clear winner, the round will be reset. There is to be no interference from anyone else. Fair wrestling only… no punching, kicking, eye-gouging or scratching... bets will close when both women enter the ring… when your ready ladies, come on up" Will grinned at the whistles and applause that erupted around the room.
"You don't need to do this Bea" Allie grinned as she watched Bea rake her hair back, the way she did when she was stepping into top dog mode and meant business. The woman in front of her completely oblivious to the fact that she was re enacting her trademark preparations. Bea winked at Allie, pecking her lips quickly before walking into the ring to stand in front of Mr Jackson, a calm confidence she couldn't explain washing over her. She looked to Frankie, who seemed to be getting a telling off from Bridget again. Bridget rolled her eyes at the playful smirk Frankie wore, knowing she wouldn't be able to change her partners mind
"it'll be right Gidge… it's all part of my plan" Frankie winked cheekily, turning to walk to the ring and leaving a bemused and confused Bridget behind. 'What bloody plan?' Was all Bridget could think.. but it was a welcome distraction from the worry that was filling her mind about Frankie being injured.
"Alright both women are in the ring… bets are closed… ladies shake hands" Will smiled, loving the atmosphere he found himself in.
Frankie grabbed Bea's hand with a smirk as she winked at Bea. "it's taken me a long time to get you to agree to roll around with me and get all hot and sweaty Red"
Bea felt herself blush slightly at the wolf whistles and cat calls began, understanding straight away from the glimmer of mischief in Frankie's eyes that this was her plan to set her off edge. Shaking her head in amusement she stepped back and allowed herself to look embarrassed, letting Frankie think that her plan had worked.
"Alright here we go… round one… keep it clean ladies and fight" will exaggerated the last word allowing his voice to shout as he stepped out of the way, wondering to himself if he had missed his calling as a professional fighting announcer.
Frankie leapt forward the second Will stepped out of her way, grabbing Bea's arms and stepping forward, throwing her leg behind Bea and pushing her backwards over it, keeping a firm hold of the forearms in her grasp. Bea hit the floor with a dull thud, her breath escaping her lungs as her back hit the mat and she found Frankie straddling her and trying to pull her arms in to pin them down, Frankie's face was full of focus at the effort it took to keep Bea down as the older woman regained her composure arms began struggling to free herself.
Frankie upped her effort, her legs clamping down on Bea's to minimize her effort to unbalance her, she looked into Bea's eyes drumming up all her anger from her past so it would show in her eyes, she watched as Bea's eyes closed slightly in a glare as she wriggled and fought to get free. Frankie wrapped her hands tighter as the slid them to Bea's wrists and pulled them to the side of Bea's brown curls, silencing the cheering and heckling from their spectators, she moved her body weight, knowing she had Bea pinned. She intensified her glare, drawing every hurtful memory from her brain she intensified her glare, trying her hardest to look as dangerous and vicious as possible, focusing intently on the woman beneath her who was beginning to tire, her eyes opening slightly in fear. She watched as Bea's eyes unfocussed slightly before glassing over as she began thrashing angrily. She knew her plan was working as she saw Bea begin to fight like the top dog she used to be, her effort to free herself causing Frankie to have to focus on staying on top of her.
"You back with me now Red?" Frankie growled breathlessly as she saw Bea's eyes refocus, the woman beneath her simply nodded in understanding, getting that this was Frankie's attempt to help her regain more memories by reminding her of all the times she had been backed into a corner and had to fight for survival, and it had worked better than Frankie could have expected as Bea was flooded with memories of their fight for top dog, of being beaten by Jacs Holts crew, of finding Allie unconscious in the shower rooms, of Ferguson admitting to her that she was responsible, of attacking kaz after Allie's attack, of confronting the freak outside of the prison, in a confusing flurry of images, it came back to her as she fought against the attacks in her head before hearing Frankie's voice close to her. Her eyes focused on the younger brunette as she nodded her head and tapped her pinned hand against the mat.
"Smith has tapped out. Round one goes to Doyle" Will announced, laughing at the abuse he received from the Bea supporters.
Frankie jumped up, holding her hand out to Bea, who grabbed it and pulled herself up, her eyes telling Frankie all the younger woman needed to know about her plan being successful.
"two minute reset. Get a drink and catch your breath" Will announced and both women nodded.
"Come on Bea you can take out Frankie, she's gone soft in her release" Boomer grinned as she called out loud enough for Frankie to overhear, laughing as the ex inmate threw her the birdie as she grabbed her drink bottle and tried to drink and breath at the same time.
"You ok babe?" Allie asked, seeing the change in Bea's eyes, they looked stronger now, harder, more like the eyes she had fallen in love with originally, than the eyes she was used to seeing since Bea's memory loss.
"Frankie is a sly bitch" Bea laughed. "She planned this… she wanted me to remember the shit I have been up against in here. When she had me pinned down, so many memories came back. It actually hurt my head a bit" Bea confessed as she wiped away her sweat on a towel before accepting the water bottle that Liz was holding out for her.
"let's call it off then love.. if your heads hurting you shouldn't carry on" Liz patted her warm, damp shoulder lovingly.
"and let her win… no way. It's time to show everyone that Queen Bea is back" Bea grinned at Liz before winking at Allie and walking back to the ring to await round two.
"Doyle you're up" Will called to speed the ex inmate up.
Frankie nodded and handed her bottle and towel to Doreen and turned to start back towards the ring before being pulled back. She felt the lips crash against her own in a dominative, searing kiss. The cheering and wolf whistles erupting around them caused her to jump in shock as she pulled away and glanced at Bridget questionly who just shrugged with a slightly embarrassed smile at all the attention their kiss had gained.
"the fuck Gidge?" Frankie asked, blushing slightly as she watched her partner lean into her ear, her lips getting close enough to brush against her fiancé's lobe as she whispered seductively.
"you have never looked hotter than you do right now… and make sure you bring your fighting attire home with you, I think we might need it later" Bridget pulled back with a smirk as she saw the desire in Frankie's darkened eyes, the younger woman speechless as she gulped and nodded as she watched Bridget's eyes travel down up and down her teal clad body, Vera had organized for a set of teal's for her so that she wouldn't ruin her nice clothes.
"I knew it" Juice smirked as she walked past her, Frankie glared at her, seeing the smug smile on the perverted face in front of her, she shook her head in annoyance and strode off.
"round two….begin" Will called, jumping back.
Frankie made to move forward again, trying the same rushed tactic that had worked for her last time, at the last second Bea jumped to the side, allowing Frankie to fly past her as she tried to throw on the brakes and halt her attack but she wasn't quick enough as Bea pounced on her, throwing her easily to the floor and straddled her back as she grabbed Frankie's arms and pinned them above her head. Frankie bucked against the floor trying to dislodge Bea, impressed that the woman had taken her down so easily.
"I always knew you were a top Red" Frankie called behind her and laughed softly as she moved her feet to give herself some purchase. She smirked as a round of laughter erupted, but it didn't last long, she grimaced as she felt Bea shift slightly, grabbing Frankie's leg and pulling it up till it was bent and she could feel her own foot against her backside. She tried to swallow the yelp of pain that flashed through her leg as Bea applied more pressure.
"and I always know you preferred being on the bottom…. All talk and no action Frankie" Bea smirked, loving the surge of power she felt rushing through her, all feelings of being the victim and being weak slowly washing away from her.
"I'll be your bottom any day baby" Frankie laughed through clenched teeth, trying her hardest to ignore the pain in her leg, she yelped when she felt her right arm being moved effortlessly from above her head to behind her back as Bea began putting pressure with one hand on her leg and the other pushing her arm up her back. Using her newly freed left hand she quickly tapped the mat and relaxed into the mat as she felt Bea release her hold. She rolled onto her back to find Bea stood above her, her eyebrow raised cheekily and a smirk on her lips as she held her hand out waiting for Frankie to take it. Frankie grabbed it and Bea pulled her easily to her feet and into a sweaty hug.
"the Queen is back Doyle" Bea laughed softly into the hug as she patted Frankie's back.
"long live the Queen" Frankie grinned as she pulled away, winking at her friend. "the next round is mine though" Frankie smirked. Striding towards Doreen to grab her towel and water, smiling as Bridget rushed over and began pep talking her, a completely different tune from her earlier nagging.
"Shit Bea… you went boonta on her arse! It was just like the old days" Boomer grinned as she wrapped the towel around Bea's shoulders and began to massage them as Bea gulped from her water bottle.
"Holy shit babe… that was hot!" Allie mumbled when she was close enough for just Bea and Boomer to hear.
"That was me… for the first time in months…I feel alive… I feel like I am me, not just some ghost of myself that's been patched together from memories" Bea smiled softly at her girlfriend.
"I'm glad baby… now go and kick her arse and show every bitch in here that your still a force to be reckoned with" Allie grinned as she pecked Bea's lips, groaning at the saltiness left against her lips and the images of all the other times she had experienced kissing the older woman whilst she was sweaty. Bea grinned knowingly as she saw Allie's eyes twinkle in desire and mouthed a simple 'later' to her before moving back to the ring.
"Ladies round three is about to start, we have a draw with Frankie taking round one and Bea taking round two… whoever wins this round will be titled champion, keep it clean, keep it fair and give it all you have…. Fight" Will called and jumped out of the way for the last time.
The inmates cheered on the two women, calling out the name of the woman they were backing as the two women circled each other on the mat.
"Your finally learning that fast doesn't always win the race Doyle" Bea mocked as she threw a few fake steps in to keep Frankie on her toes.
"Oh don't you worry about me Red… I can go fast and slow, just ask your girlfriend" Frankie grinned as the women around her laughed and Bea glared at her, despite knowing it was a joke between friends, she couldn't help but feel the need to defend Allie's honor and so she leapt forward and grabbed Frankie as she tried to side step her, but Frankie pulled easily from her grasp and stepped out of her reach.
"What's up Red, did I hit a nerve?" Frankie laughed triumphantly.
"You hit all my nerves constantly" Bea grinned. Dodging as Frankie rushed forward she tripped her and jumped on top of her as the younger woman met the mat on her stomach, but this time Frankie didn't wait for Bea to straddle her, she flipped herself onto her back and used her legs to push herself back out of Bea's reach as she jumped back onto her feet, grinning at Bea who was bear crawling towards the spot she had just vacated.
Frankie dashed forward, sliding to her knees as she pulled Bea towards her and down towards the mat, she threw her upper body over Bea's to pin her down, but Bea bucked into her, throwing her clean off her, before Frankie could collect herself, Bea was on top of Frankie again, pinning her waist and feet down with her body as she reached forward to try and capture Frankie's hands. Frankie thought fast and bucked her hips hard into Bea several times, trying to throw her off balance, she grabbed the older woman's hands and tried to pull the down to Bea's hips, but Bea knew she was in a losing position and instead of pulling away from Frankie, like she knew the younger woman would expect, she instead leant forward, weakening Frankie's grasp as she rolled to her left, Frankie tried to jump up but was surprised to find Bea wrapped around her upper body from behind, her hand fumbling for purchase of Frankie's wrists, Frankie tried everything she could to wriggle free, but Bea's hold was solid. She stopped struggling so hard, trying to find a way out of Bea's hold as Bea's hands grabbed for her wrists. Using her feet, Frankie pushed herself back with all her might, succeeding to roll the two of them over, Bea now underneath her with Frankie laid on top of her, Frankie's back pressed into Bea's chest. Bea was relentless as she tried to grab Frankie's hands, her feet lowering from Frankie's hips to Frankie's knees as she pinned the younger womans legs together.
Frankie was pushing at the floor with her hands, trying her hardest to gain some kind of upper hand. Bea fought hard to keep her hold on Frankie as her arms lunged with Frankie's hands, but the younger woman was too fast and kept breaking free of her grasps. Bea could feel herself tiring, she knew at this pace she would run out of steam soon and then Frankie would be able to take her, she changed her arms aim and wrapped them around Frankie's shoulders trying to lower Frankie's ability to move her arms, but Frankie shrugged her off easily, she could feel the burning in her calves and thighs from the constant effort, knowing she only had a minute at best until she was spent, she knew she needed to do something drastic before Frankie took control, so she did the only thing she could think of, she grabbed Frankie's breast, giving it a firm but teasing squeeze and as the younger woman gasped in shock that Bea was fondling her breast, Bea released her hold, spun them both around so she was back on top and Frankie was pinned face down beneath her, she grabbed Frankie's arms and pinned them behind her back and put a light pressure on them.
"Tap out Frankie" Bea grinned as Frankie thrashed against her, trying desperately to get out of the hold a minute passed of Frankie thrashing and Bea remained vigilant, not increasing the pressure on Frankie's arms, but not letting up either. Finally Frankie relaxed, panting hard into the mat.
"Say it" Bea laughed triumphantly.
"Fine… I'm done" Frankie growled.
"Good girl Frankie" Bea let her go and ruffled the younger woman's hair, grinning at the cheers from her supporters. She spun around to help Frankie up and pulled her into a tight hug.
"You dirty cheat" Frankie laughed as she pushed Bea away after a few moments.
"The rules were…. No punching, no kicking and no eye gouging…. No mention of no groping" Bea laughed as she felt Allie slide her arms around her waist and kiss her triumphantly on the cheek.
"You're still a cheat" Frankie laughed, taking Bea's hand and raising it in the air, something she had seen on the movie Rocky and always thought it looked cool.