Author Notes: Here is another one hope you all like. And Takergurl35 you just know me too well now don't you. This story is in my head big time but I will be trying to get chapters out in the other three too. Though if you read "Darkness Is Upon Us" would you please review so I know if it any good I am a little concerned about that one an where I should take it. As always please Read and Review and Thank you for the Reviews.

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" As Mark and Glen catch up to the girls they all step out side of the Steak and Shake. Mark reaches down and takes Stevie hand and smiles at her. Jesse is watching because normally Stevie would have pulled away but instead she moves a little closer to Mark and smiles up at him. Glen watches Mark for a second and then moves over closer to Jesse who smiles and reaches her hand out taking his. Without talking Stevie heads Mark and Glen with Jesse over toward her car. Mark looks down at this little girl and nods his approval looking at the car. They are head to where Stevie 1974 Black Firebird Trans Am is sitting near the end of the building. Mark had parked his truck next too it and had not even paid attention too the car. The light that was on when Mark pulled into the parking lot earlier is now out but he really doesn't think about it nor does Glen. Mark walks Stevie over to the driver door as she pulls her keys off her belt hoop with the hand he not holding. Glen walks Jesse around to the passenger door smiling down at her. When they stop Jesse leans up and kisses Glen lightly on the lips which he returns. Mark and Stevie both look over and smiles. Stevie turns to Mark and leans up and hugs him. "

Thank you again Mark.

You're welcome darling glad I could be a help.

Tex you and Jesse Southern Gentlemen were more help they you know so thank you both and I will never forget your kindness.

" Stevie leans up and pulls him down some so that she can kiss Mark gently on the cheek. As she does this three figures comes rushing around the dark corner of the building and rushes toward Mark and Stevie. Mark senses them coming and turns a little realizing that one has some thing in his hand and is swinging it toward him. He goes to step back and tries to bring Stevie more into him but she also sees them come out of the corner of her eye and has pulled herself free and moves forward in front of Mark some sideways. Johnny who was aiming for Mark brings down what he has in his hand and cracks Stevie in the side of the head with it instead. Glen who was kissing Jesse had pulled apart sensing them and mutters. "

Fuck should have known with the way this trip had went that they would still be out here some where.

" Jesse screams as Johnny hits Stevie and just as a few fans had walked out of the Steak and Shake. Stevie falls to her knees putting her hands on the ground for balance. with her down and out of his way Mark bring up his foot and kicks Johnny right in the gut. Bryan and Ron both jump on Mark as Johnny goes flying backwards landing on his back on the ground hard. Glen moves Jesse back against Mark truck and growls deeply. "

Stay here out of the way and safe.

" Glen then moves around the car and grabs Bryan off Mark and starts throwing some punches with him. The three men have misjudged that Mark and Glen thinking that they couldn't fight when they are both good fighters after all. Mark and Glen are beating on Bryan and Ron. Stevie has moved and is sitting against the tire and fender of her car with her head on her arm using her shirt to press on where she is bleeding some. Johnny had stumbled back to his feet and has picked back up the tire iron which is what he had swung at Mark and hit Stevie with. He head over toward Mark who had just thrown a punch that laid Ron out and was glancing down at Stevie. Kane has just about taken Bryan out of the game when Johnny rushes Mark. Mark grabs him by the front of his shirt and flips him over his head landing him on the roof of Stevie Trans Am before he could even swing at him. The tire iron goes flying some where behind the car. He then pulls him off the hood of her car and slugs him a few times before tossing him down next to Ron. Glen who after he was done with Bryan had moved over and down next to Stevie look up as Jesse slides down next to them and reaches a hand out to touch Stevie who is got her face in her arm. The fans who had come out when it began had run back into the building yelling that the guys who messed with the chicks where attacking The Undertaker and Kane. Which caused a lot of people to come running out, including the six wrestlers who where in there too. Mark turns after dropping Johnny to see the people and cusses. "

Fuck. Vince is fucking going to love this.

" He then looks down and sees that Stevie won't look up for Jesse and Glen and he goes over and kneels down next to her. Some one had called the cops because they can all hear sirens coming toward the Steak and Shake. The wrestlers make their way over and make sure to stand where Johnny and his friends are so they can't get up and away. Mark reaches a hand out and touches Stevie arm softly. "

Darling are you all right? How badly hurt are you little girl?

" She just buries her face into her arm deeper and Mark can tell she is crying some. Glen looks up at Mark and frowns worried. Jesse moves closer and wipes a few tears off her own face and leans down talking softly to Stevie. "

Stevie come on girl look at us please it not your fault honey. Shit look at us and let me look at your head because we are going to need to know weather the cops will need to get and ambulance here for you.

" Stevie head comes up and she shakes it softly looking at the Jesse. She still has her sleeve against her head. "

No Jesse! No ambulance cause I won't go. I will be fine. Shit I have gone through worst and you know it Jesse. Fuck that prick has done worst on more then one occasion. I am so sorry everyone that this happened. I should have stayed home when will I learn.

" Mark leans in some and takes his hand gently moving her head so that her face comes up and she is looking into his eyes. "

You got nothing to be sorry for little girl not a damn thing. They did this not you or Jesse so stop worrying. But about not needing and ambulance that we will see about after you let me look at you're head. I want to see how bad it bleeding?

Mark it fine really I been hit with worst since I was a little kid. And shit I am a survivor I just want to get out of here and go home.

I said little girl let me see it and then we will decide. And you are going to have to deal with the police first any way.

Mark I am fine. God I don't want to deal with this all shit I should have eaten the cold pizza.

" Jesse shakes her head sadly and Glen leans in closer to her. "

Little one just let him see because he not going to give up and he worried about you and so is your friend Jesse and me. And you need to deal with the police so these assholes are out of your hair and don't get away with this shit. No one should stay at home because of shit like this.

" Stevie looks up at Glen, Jesse and then Mark and sees she not going to win and nods pulling her hand and sleeve off the side of her head. They can all see it covered in blood. Just then two squad cars pull up and four officers get out coming over. Mark reaches over and pick Stevie up and sits her on the hood of her car trying to see where it bleeding from with the little bit of light from the building. Two of the officers come over where they are and the other two walk over to where the other wrestlers are looking down at the three guys still on the ground. The officer sees Mark is trying to see Stevie head and shines his light for Mark who nods his thanks. They see a couple inch gash that is bleeding some so the one cop goes over grabbing the first aid kit out of his car. The other officer asks Mark. "

Would you like for me to get an ambulance and the EMT out?

Yes I think that would be a good idea.

No Officer.

Shit little girl I think and ambulance would be a good thing you got one hell of a knot and it bleeding pretty good too.

No Mark really I am all right this is nothing really.

Stevie you could have a concussion and that not something to mess with. Trust me Glen and I have had our share of those. They can fuck you up weeks later if you're not real careful.

He right Miss. And does anyone know who hit her and with what?

Yeah officer the Red head fucking asshole on the ground did and with what looked like a tire iron. It went flying behind the car when he tried to attack me afterward and I threw him ass up onto the roof of her car.

" Stevie look over at the roof of her car and frowns seeing a dent in the roof and flinches as the other Police Officer tries to stop the bleeding. Mark reaches down and holds her hand which she holds his back tightly. "

His name is Johnny Dilenger. He is an ex boy friend that won't get the hint. These two wonderful gentlemen saved our butt from them inside when he hit me after I punched him for kissing me. So they waited out here to attack us.

All right Miss and you are?

Stevie Skynard and Officer this is not the first police report with his and my names in it. And with the way life goes I doubt it will be the last.

All right Miss. And the rest of you are?

I am Mark Callaway.

Glen Jacobs

Jessica Armstrong, Stevie and I live together in a home here in Rosemont, over on Higgins and Armor Road about twenty minutes from here Officer. .

Thank you and Gentlemen where do you both live.

Texas.

Oh I see Mr. Callaway, you and Mr. Jacobs are both from Texas?

" While this Officer talks to this group and the one patches up Stevie the other two Officers talks to the group of wrestlers. The other two who get what the other wrestlers can tell about what happened in side and what they seen when they came out. They then try to talk to Johnny and his friends but they start getting out of hand so they are put in cuffs. Then Johnny and his friends get load into the back of the cars. One of the Officers goes behind Stevie car and picks up the tire iron and puts it in their car as evidence. "

Yes Officer we where here on business and stopped to eat on the way to the hotel when that Johnny guy hit Ms. Skynard and the brown hair guy was trying to force his way onto Ms. Armstrong. The girls then sat with us for a little bit in hopes that the guys would leave. As you can see they didn't and when Johnny went to hit me with the tire iron Stevie got in the way and got nailed.

All right Mr. Callaway. Can I ask what your business is?

Yes Officer Glen and I along with the six guys who made sure that those three where not going to leave till you got here are all wrestlers with the WWE. We had a show tonight over at the Allstate Arena. After wards we had stopped here to eat.

I see.

" The officer looks at Mark and then Glen before looking over at the group of guys standing off to the side still. Then he turns back around and nods a little to him self before asking. "

Are you The Undertaker and Kane? I mean I know you are right. Shit everyone knows who The Undertaker and Kane is?

" Mark grins at Stevie and nods. "

Yes Officer I am The Undertaker and he is Kane. Which those gentlemen knew and maybe that why they though they had to take us on.

I see. Well they will be charged with assault and disorderly conduct and we will be in touch with you all. Are you sure you don't want to go to the hospital Ms. Skynard?

No I am fine and it even stopped bleeding so thank you.

All right you all have a good night.

" The officers get the fans moving before getting in their cars and heading away. The other wrestlers after making sure Mark and Glen along with the girls were going to be all right head on out to the hotel. Mark is looking at Stevie who is still sitting on the hood of her car and holding on to his hand shaking a little. He glances over at Glen who had Jesse in his arms watching Stevie. He glances at the dent he put in the roof of her car with Johnny. "

Sorry about the dent little girl.

It all right Mark I am glad that he missed you with that tire iron if he had hit you would have been my fault. And hell it not even the first time he damaged one of my cars. A few weeks ago he put the window shield out with a rock on this one and hell on my Truck he slashed all the tires after keying it. Plus he had done damage to my other one too.

What a prick. So you own a truck too and other cars?

I do yeah but this is my favorite so when I go out I take it most the time. I gather that yours or Glen truck.

Yeah it is actually one of mine.

I have the exact same except in red.

" Glen hears this and smiles over at Mark who smiles back at him. Jesse watches but is frowning a little bit at Stevie watching her closely and the way she is holding on to Mark hand and the edge of the car. Mark notices the frown and looks down at Stevie and then takes a step back from her and the car. "

Little girl, how about you hoping down from there for me and standing up

" Stevie looks over at Jesse and bites her lip before letting go of Mark hand and sliding down off the hood of the car and almost sliding all the way to the ground if not for Mark reaching out and grabbing her. She drops her keys which Glen picks up as Jesse and he move in closer to her. Mark stands her up holding on to her and feeling her leaning some into his hold on her. He frowns down at her moving his other arm to wrap it around her. "

Stevie are you all right?

Yeah Jesse just I guess a little dizzy and off balance a bit. I will be fine hell don't have to stand to drive. So I will be fine do not worry.

Fine little girl, I don't think so if I let go of you I think you would land on your face. And driving no way in hell I'm I letting you get behind the wheel. I don't think you can see straight or drive straight right now. I bet you can't even focus on the building.

Mark I am fine thank you for your concern but I am all right.

Bullshit baby girl so it not going to happen. Jesse will just have to drive you home and I think Glen and I will follow just to make sure she can get you in.

Shits, then we are going to have a problem Mark.

What that Jesse?

I can't drive stick and this baby bird of hers is stick. And after the last time that she tried to teach me and me being me kind of blew out the clutch she is never going to let me drive it again. Too much meaning behind this car of hers she protects it like a child.

" Mark leans over and glances in seeing it is stick and then looks down at Stevie before looking up at Glen with a smile. "

Well Jesse this little problem can be solved without to much trouble. It looks like Glen will be driving my truck with you Jesse so he doesn't get lost. And I will be driving the lady's baby bird if that all right with her. Glen doesn't do well with stick either do you Glen?

" Glen laughs and shakes his head no. He laughs pulling Jesse closer to him almost as if to hide behind her. "

Mark has a bird of his own that is stick along with another one of two cars that he tried to teach me on. I blew out his bird clutch too. So Stevie is it all right if the Deadman drives your bird?

" Stevie look from Mark to Glen and back a little lost. Both men look down at her and realize that she has no idea once again about them and laughs. "

A dead man Glen? Why would I let a dead man drive my car? And how would he do that any way if he was a dead man? And why do you two find this so funny? I know I was hit in the head but guys I am lost.

" This only make Mark and Glen laugh more till Jesse puts her hand on her hips and walks closer to Mark in a teasing threatening manner. "

All right Tex in less you and the Southern Gentlemen want to be dead men give with the joke cause poor Stevie is looking like she losing her mind.

" Mark nods and then looks down at Stevie. "

Sorry little girl forgot that you don't watch wrestling or don't know anything about it. I am the Deadman. That one of my characters nicknames along with part of a gimmick that I go by.

Oh. Well I like you as Mark Callaway but maybe I will have to look more into this wrestling stuff. Do you or Glen have any other nicknames that Jesse and I should know about?

I am glad you like Mark Callaway. And let's see my Character goes by: The Undertaker, The Phenom, The Deadman, The Dark Lord, and Taker. It thinks that it for me. Oh wait then there is my new nickname of Tex.

Ok.

And what about you Glen Jacobs does your Kane go by others names too?

Yeah Jesse I have a few nicknames too.

And they are what?

Well there is Kane, The Big Red Freakin Machine, The Big Red Monster, and The Monster Kane. That it for me I think might be missing one or two.

Wow. Like Stevie says we might have to look into this wrestling stuff. Though you forgot Southern Gentleman and I like Glen best too.

Oh and then there are when we work together names.

Really Mark and what are they?

They Jesse are The Brothers of Destruction, and Deadman Inc.

All right with names like that I think I will have to find out more.

" They all laugh. Mark looks down at Stevie who is still leaning into his arms and smiles. "

So little darling would it be all right if I drove your Bird and Jess and Glen followed in my Truck so that we can get you home?

" Stevie looks like she getting ready to say no which Jesse hoping she won't do. She looks up at Mark and smiles and nods.,"

Yeah Mark you can drive my baby bird and thank you for saving me again because you are right I can't seem to focus real good right now. Seems as if for some reason you have become my protector tonight I don't know how I got so luck.

Well I am glad that I have become that. Now let's get you home.

That sounds good to me Mark because my head is killing me.

" Glen who was holding on to Stevie keys since she dropped them hands them over to Mark who hands him his truck keys. Glen takes Jesse hand and leads her over and gets her into Mark truck passenger side. Mark picks Stevie up which causes her to giggle and walks around to her other side of her bird. Glen who has come back around Mark truck open the door so that Mark can put her in. He then closes the door and he and Glen look at each other. Mark leans in toward Glen after closing the door of Stevie bird. "

Get Jesse to tell you which way and we will follow you. I got a feeling that little girl has a concussion so I would sooner know we are heading in the right direction. I should have made her got to the hospital.

Hell Mark you didn't know and she is an adult. But all right I will get Jesse to tell me that would be best. Hey Mark?

Yeah Glen what?

How much of a hurry are you to get on the road tomorrow morning?

" Mark looks at Glen and laughs. "

Don't you mean this morning?

Yeah I guess I do mean this morning. How much of a hurry are you in?

Hell at this rate I don't even know if we are going to be able to check in the hotel so I don't know why?

Oh I don't know was thinking that maybe we could do something in Chicago before heading home. Or maybe even wait to tomorrow to head home? Do some thing after we catch a few hours sleep?

I don't know lets get these little girls home and take it from there. Maybe a day or two in Chicago would not be a bad idea.

Really Mark you thinking that way too?

Yeah Glen really but lets see. Right now I want to get her home.

Sure follow us.

Will do being I think she not going to be much help there so don't lose me.

I won't. So you ready?

Yeah let's do this already.

" Mark walks around the Trans Am and gets in. Glen hops into Mark truck and then starts it up after getting Jesse to give directions. Mark looks over at Stevie who has her eyes close and reaches a hand out touching her cheek. She opens her eyes and smiles up at him. He grins back and then starts her bird and pulls out behind Glen toward the girl's house. "