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Now without any further interruption, here is the next chapter of The Writer and the Wrestler...

Chapter 3-Knight in Shining Armor

"Well she could be if the price is right," another voice said entering their conversation. It was Troy.

"What's that supposed to mean?" Joe asked not liking the tone in Troy's voice.

Troy smirked and walked over to Harley and grabbed a piece of her hair, twirling it in his fingers, "It means that Harley here can satisfy your wildest dreams in the back for a few hours. It's only going to cost you fellas two grand," he told them as he harshly pulled Harley closer to him so she couldn't get away.

"Troy please, I told you that I don't…"

"Hey shut up," Troy snapped at her and pulled her hair. "Can't you see that I'm trying to make a deal here."

"And it's a deal that we won't be taking," Jon angrily said standing up. He saw the scared look on Harley's face and he instantly felt the need to protect her.

Troy stood there silent for a moment but still gripped Harley tightly. Sighing, he put his head down a little and said, "Alright fine, I get it. How about I lower the price to a grand? Two grand did seem a little pricey to begin with even though Harley here is totally worth it. I mean she is an untouched beauty. A lot of men are always asking practically begging me to have one night with her and I always turn them down. Not only that, but I usually reserve the right to break in the new girls myself. However tonight I'm feeling generous, so it's only fitting that a man of your caliber break in little Harley here."

At this point Harley was petrified. Troy had never done anything like this before and she always told him to shove it before it got this far. However this time she lost her voice and she knew by the tone of his voice that Troy was serious. Just the thought of some man actually buying her shook Harley to the core. She only prayed that these men standing before her had a good head on their shoulders and wouldn't take Troy up on his offer.

"So do we have a deal gentlemen?" Troy asked sticking his hand out to Jon.

Jon reached out his own hand only to bat Troy's hand away, "No Troy we don't. Yes while I'll would like to have a night out to make love to a beautiful woman like Harley here, I only want to do it when she is willing to let me do it to her. Now why don't you let her go otherwise we are going to have a serious problem on our hands."

Harley watched as the three men then towered over Troy making him feel small. She had never seen Troy get intimidated by anyone, but as soon as Jon and his friends stood up, she felt Troy start to shake.

"You know what, I knew you guys were trouble as soon as you guys walked in here and I'm glad that you turned down my offer. I wouldn't want Harley with you anyways. Now why don't you get the fuck out of my bar and never come. You are no longer welcome here," Troy told them. He then turned to Harley and said, "And you, you can go home for the night. As much as I want to make you pay for costing me a deal tonight, I really don't want to look at you right now."

"But Troy, I've only been here for an hour and…"

"And that's not my problem. Now get the hell out of her before I fire your pathetic ass," Troy spat at her before walking to his office slamming the door behind him.

With Troy now gone and Harley breathing a sigh of relief, Harley turned around to thank her saviors, but they were long gone. All that was left was a $200 and a note from Jon that read:

Harley,

Leave this god awful place and come with me. I promise you that I can take care you. Call me please.

Your Knight in Shining Armor,

Jon

As soon as she read his note, Harley was quick to grab her things and rush out the door hoping that the men were still outside the bar. Thankfully they were and they were waiting by their car as Jon smoked.

Walking up to them nervously, Harley placed her hand on Jon's shoulder turning him around to face her. When Jon saw that it was her, his face showed signs of concern, "Hey are you okay?"

"Yeah I'm fine just a bit shaken up. I just wanted to say thanks for what you did back there. Troy has always been a jerk, but this time he was out of line," Harley said ashamed that she let things get that far out of hand.

Jon stood there and watched as she wiped the tears that fell from her eyes. He couldn't help feel something as she stood there looking beautiful in her skinny jeans with a plaid button up shirt on with a beanie covering her head. He wanted to stare at her a while longer, but her tears were killing him so he pulled her into him and held her tight. "Hey it's okay, it's going to be okay. We got you of there in time and that's all that matters. That guy's an asshole and I want to bash in his face for you. What he is doing in there is wrong and he shouldn't be doing that to women," he gently whispered into her ear.

"Jon is right Harley. This bar is no place for you especially with that Troy guy harassing you like that," Joe told her gently placing his hand on her back.

"You guys don't understand though, I need this job. My parents won't help me and I don't want to ask my grandparents for help. This job while it is downright disgusting, pays well and it helps me in trying to pursue my dream of becoming a writer," Harley tried to explain to them.

Jon looked deeply into her eyes and said, "I do understand more than you think. I have done things to pursue my own goals that I am not proud too and thankfully got away from it all before it killed my goals. You need to do the same. I'm sure that there has to be a better job out there for you. One that keeps you safe from the men like Troy."

Harley knew that he was right. There was a bigger world out there besides Troy's bar and if she ever wanted to get her book going, she was going to have to throw caution to the wind and go out into the world. However the fear of failing and losing everything weighed heavy on her mind and that's what's kept her at Troy's for four years.

"Thanks guys I really appreciate the kind words and I do want what's best for me. However until I am financially able to leave everything behind, I have to stay here," Harley said feeling slightly ashamed for her response.

"Harley is right too guys. We can't just ask her to drop everything and leave. We just don't know her situation. Just do us one thing Harley. Promise us that you'll be careful here. If Troy tries anything else, you leave or call the cops okay," Colby told her adding his two cents in.

Harley nodded her head, "I promise don't worry. Troy only works at night so I'll make sure to work during the days when he's not here. I'll also have Chris, the guy that was serving you, work with me. He'll make sure that Troy and the other guys stay away from me. Again, I just wanted to say thanks for helping me out. That was the nicest thing that anyone has done for me."

"Don't mention it sweetheart and remember you have my number now so if you need anything and I mean anything, just give me a call," Jon winked at her.

"Okay I'll keep that in mind honey," Harley smiled flirtatiously back at him. "Anyways I better get going. You guys have a safe trip and be careful out there. Albuquerque doesn't experience major snowfalls that often, but when it does, they can get pretty bad."

"Thanks for the heads up and thankfully we are flying to the next city so we should be okay. You have a safe drive home and it was real nice to meet you," Joe told her and gave a great bear hug. Colby followed suit before the two men got into the car leaving Jon and Harley alone.

"You better get going girl. It's freezing out here and I would hate to see such a beautiful woman like yourself catch a cold," Jon told her when he saw her shiver.

"Well if that should happen, I have the number of a real good looking nurse. I might have to call him to make me feel better," she said pulling Jon's note out of her pocket.

Jon laughed just pulled her into another hug, "I'm sure that he'll come running for that opportunity. It was real nice to meet you Harley and I really mean it. While I do talk a lot of game, I meant what I said about wanting to get to know you a bit more. Just give me a call every now and then to tell me that you're okay, alright."
Harley just squeezed him tight and breathed in his unique scent. She couldn't really describe what it was, but she immediately grew addicted to it. She then looked up at him with a twinkle in her eye, "Okay I can do that. Just take care of yourself Jon and I hope that we can meet again one day." She then leaned up and gave him a quick kiss on the cheek before rushing to her and leaving.

Jon stood there tingling from the kiss as he watched Harley's taillights disappear into the distance. Once she was gone, he got into his own car to see Colby and Joe giving him goofy smiles. "What?" he asked them in confusion.

"You like that girl don't you?" Joe asked already knowing the truth.

"I wouldn't go that far. I mean we just met and from what went down inside, I'm not sure if I want to mess with that," Jon said staring out the window. "Now can we get out of here please? The night is ruined and all I want to do now if catch our flight so I can sleep."

Both Joe and Colby nodded before Joe started the car and drove off leaving Troy's bar a thing in the past.

So what do you guys think, will they meet Harley again? I wonder how Jon truly feels about Harley, because he went above and beyond for her and they only just met. Also will we ever see Troy again? Find out in the next chapter which should be posted this weekend or on Monday. Please feel free to leave a review to let me know what you thought of the chapter or any thoughts or concerns.

Again thanks to AmbroseAsylum060214 for all the help!

See you later,

MyLunaticFringe