Interesting Findings

I found myself somewhat avoiding Mark a whole lot after that night. Every day, I would go to school, come home, play with Lexi, and then do my homework. The only time I actually saw him was during dinner, but even then I tried not to look in his direction. For two whole months I kept up the same routine, only changing it when it came time for the WWF's Hall of fame Banquet…

"Hey Kat?" he said one afternoon. I was in my room changing Lexi's diaper when he walked in. I glanced up at him for a second, giving him my attention. "Uh…I need to ask you something."

"Shoot." I said as I sat Lexi up.

He sighed, "Well…as you know there is a banquet coming up…"

I fought off my smile knowing exactly what he was asking of me. "Uh-huh…"

He smiled, "And…since your dad won't be there…I was thinking maybe you should go in his place…with me as your escort…"

I sighed and then placed Lexi on my lap. "You know Mark…that does sound like fun, but who's going to watch Lexi?"

He looked at my sister who was smiling at him and clapping her hands. "I can find her a babysitter…if you agree to this."

I looked down at her, "What do you think Lexi? Should I let Markey escort me to this banquet?"

She laughed and then said, "Ki-Kat…Mark nice…"

I smiled at her and then looked at him, "When is the banquet?"

"Next month," he said.

"Ok fine…but I don't have a dress or anything for it."

He smiled, "Let's go get you one now."

"Seriously?" I asked.

"Yes. You have been a pretty good girl lately so I have to get you something for all your trouble." He said as he turned around to leave my room.

I laughed and picked Lexi up as I followed him out of the room. At first I thought it was going to be pretty annoying with him around, but it turned out to be much more exciting.

"Damn must you women be so picky about what you wear?" he asked as I looked at a pink dress on the clothes rack.

I looked at him, "Must you men be so impatient?"

He shrugged, "We wouldn't be so impatient if you women knew how to be quicker with your shopping."

"Mark we've only been out here for an hour." I said with a smile. "That's hardly a long time."

He shook his head, "You women have no sense of time…."

I giggled and then spotted a deep purple dress I wanted to try on. It was strapless and very sleek looking. It also had an opening that started near the middle of my thigh and showed off my entire leg. It fit my body perfectly when I tried it on, accenting my curves and showing off the more slender side of my body. It also helped push up my already plumped breasts.

"Well…how is it?" Mark asked from the waiting area.

I smiled to myself and then decided to let him see it. When I first opened the door he had he back turned and he was facing a full body mirror. Lexi giggled as he made faces for her. He didn't even notice I was standing behind him. I stepped up onto a platform and looked over his shoulder into the mirror.

"You tell me?" I said.

He glanced into the mirror at me and then slowly turned around. His eyes immediately traveled from my face and down over my body. Gradually, a smile formed on his face making me feel really good about myself.

"Wow Kitty, you look so beautiful." He said. "What do you think Lexi?"

My sister clapped her hands, "Ki-Kat petty!"

I smiled and then looked at myself in the mirror. "Thanks you two…I think this is the one I'm going with."

"Good…because purple is my favorite color." He said as he licked his lips.

I glanced at him, "Is it now?"

"Yes ma'am….and I must say…it looks very breath taking on you." He said.

I smiled and then went back into the fitting room to take it off. Once he paid for the dress, I picked out some silver stilettos to wear along with some earrings. I had to admit, I was very excited about this banquet. I had never really been to any wrestling events before…if only my father would have taken me to some…

When we got back home I went up to my room and put my dress and shoes away. I then decided to surf the web for awhile. I had always wanted to be a professional model so I started looking through some of their pictures. As I was looking through them, I came across one that completely left me baffled.

I got up and went to the top of the steps, "Hey Mark!"

"Yea kitten?" he said from the living room.

"Can you come here a sec…I need to show you something." I said.

Once I heard him get up, I waited for him to appear at the bottom of the steps before I told him, "Do you remember that woman who sent me here to live with you?"

He nodded, "Yea why?"

"I don't think she was part of child services like she said she was."

He narrowed his eyes at me, "What are you talking about kitten?"

"Come here and I'll show you." I said.

He climbed the steps and followed me to my bedroom where I showed him the picture of the model. He looked at it for a few moments before the expression on his face changed.

"No way, I knew something wasn't right about her…." He said.

I looked up at him, "What do you mean?"

"Well the night of that accident I noticed how she kept looking at your father…it was almost as if…I don't know…"

I looked at her picture with a sigh, knowing exactly what he was trying to say. "Mark…do you still have the papers you had to sign?"

He nodded, "Yea they are in my room why?"

"Can I see them?" I asked.

He looked at me blankly before going to get the papers. When he came back, I closely looked over them reading every single line until I found the error. I held it up to the light and looked at it carefully, seeing that the official government seal was missing and there were regular printer marks all over the paper.

"Mark…these papers are fake." I said.

He looked at me and then looked at the papers. "How can you tell?"

"That paper is from a regular printer and the government seal isn't there…" I said.

He looked at the papers closely finding the errors himself. "Damn…how did you know that?"

I shrugged, "I used to read law books all the time. It was kind of a hobby…"

He smirked, "I'm impressed Kitty."

I blushed and looked down at my lap, "Thanks."

"I'm serious Katrina, you're a very smart young lady and I'm honestly proud of you."

I smiled at him, "Thanks for that…I wish I could have heard my father say that to me."

He frowned and then sat the papers down. "Kitty,"

I shook my head and as tears started to fill my eyes. "What does this mean Mark? Why would she pretend to be a child services woman?"

Mark shrugged, "I don't know Kitty…hold on, let me see your computer for a minute."

I got up and moved to my bed so he could look at my computer. While he was looking through the web I went to Lexi's room to make sure she was still asleep. Seeing her like that always seemed to make me feel better but tonight…I felt so different…so open and vulnerable.

"Kitty!" Mark yelled from my room. "I need to show you something!"

I quickly left the room and headed back to my room to see what the commotion was all about. When I got there, Mark looked so angry.

"What is it?" I asked.

"Check this out." He said.

I moved in close to him so I could see the computer screen. He had pulled up Texas State Prison and my father's name wasn't listed under any of the inmate files.

"Wait a minute…but I thought-"

"-There is something else too Kat, the officers who took your father away are related to Nicole…they are her cousins." He said as he pulled up Nicole's family history.

I shook my head now seeing the bigger picture. "Oh God…you don't think my father planned to have me and Lexi sent away this entire time do you?"

He sighed "I don't know Kitten," he stood up and held my hands as I started to cry. "Listen I'm going to get to the bottom of this ok? All of this really isn't adding up and I don't want to see you hurt like this."

I smiled as tears started to fall from my eyes. "I just can't believe him Mark. I wonder what other lies he has told us."

Mark looked at me with pain in his eyes. I could tell that him seeing me hurt really had an affect on him. He pulled me in and hugged me tightly. "It's alright Kat, I'm going to figure this all out."

I nodded and then backed away from him. "Um…I should probably get some sleep. I have school in the morning."

He nodded, "Ok then, I'll leave you be then."

I smiled at him as he left my room. My heart was aching from everything I had just found out and I just felt the need to be alone at that moment. However, later on in the night there was a terrible thunderstorm outside that kept me awake, therefore keeping my mind on my father and his lies. I finally gave into one feeling, which was my loneliness. It was bad for me to be alone at a time like this, so I got up from my bed and walked down to Mark's room.

His door was cracked open giving me enough room to see him. He was sleeping peacefully, with no shirt on and the sheets neatly draped over his waist. I didn't even wonder whether or not he was naked as I pushed open the door and then climbed into bed with him. The smell of his body was so intoxicating to me but I wouldn't let it trick me into opening my legs again. Quietly I slithered under the sheets until I felt the warmth of his legs near my own. I then curled up into a little ball and cried silently as thunder cracked above the house. His eyes popped open as soon as I snuggled close to him.

"Kitty? Are you alright?" he asked.

I sniffled feeling those tears returning, "I'm afraid of storms remember? And I can't stop thinking about what we found out today….can I stay in here for the night please?"

He chuckled, "You know you can Kitty…here, let me adjust myself."

I sat up while he turned onto his side facing me. He then had me lay down so that I was facing him. He then gently wrapped his arm around me, rubbing my back until I fell into a deep sleep. It was then that I knew I couldn't keep fighting my inner feelings for this man. He truly did care for me and there was no mistake about that.