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Mark sighed as he watched the ballgame, it had been three weeks since he had heard from Josie, she was a stubborn one all right, he had to suppress his natural tendency to go, spank her ass and drag her home, but he knew she was truly scared and that was probably the worst thing he could do, so he waited and continued to wait for her to come to her senses.

Josie worked, and the worked some more to keep her mind off Mark, she only broke down and cried at night, Tom would curl up beside her while she bawled her head off, she knew it was her own fault.

She was scared, scared of being in love, scared of losing who she was and becoming nothing but his woman, his wife, the mother of his children, losing Josie in the process, that scared her down deep, maybe because of her mother's early teachings she wasn't sure.

But no doubt, she was miserable, and then she had thought he would call or come by and try to convince her they should be together, but not one phone call, she hated to admit, that hurt more than a little, but he was respecting her wishes, she should be thrilled, but she wasn't.

Sammy came in her office and set some paper work on her desk. "Josie, wake up girl, you love the man, thats a good thing, go tell him and let things go on, they way there supposed too."

Josie looked at her friend with red rimmed eyes. "I'm not ready to be his wife."

Sammy sighed. "Okay, so be his girlfriend who loves him, Mark is not going to rush you, you know that, take one step at a time, did he demand you marry him and bear his children, no, he just said he loved you, Josie, you're making a big mistake, love don't come around that often."

Josie chewed her pencil. "What if he don't want me no more, or he's mad?"

Sammy laughed. "Girl, he is crazy about you, think about it, okay?"

Josie nodded, if he loved her so much, why wasn't he bugging her about being with him.

Sammy had enough of Josie's mooning and crying. Someone had to do something, she called Jenn who had taken the day off. "We have to do something, she's too stubborn to go to him."

Jenn smiled. "I have a brilliant plan, hopefully it wont get me killed, but its worth a try."

Sammy laughed as Jenn told her what she planned, she really hope Josie would see the humor in it later.

Mark picked up his phone."Hello."

"Hey Mark, its Jenn, can you meet me for lunch at that little Italian place across the street from our office?

"Yeah, whats up?" He asked,

"Its about Josie, just meet me there in a hour." She said and hung up. Mark grabbed his keys and headed for the door, he hoped Josie was alright.

Sammy walked in Josie's office. "Hey I need you to run these paper over to Jenn, she is next door at Sal's, said she was having lunch there, but she's leaving to head to a party, she needs these invoices." She said trying to sound casual.

Josie stood up. "Okay." She said and took the papers.

Sammy crossed her fingers and just hoped this didn't blow up in their faces.

Mark sat across from Jenn, she was telling him how depressed Josie was and how worried her and Sammy were about her. Still she was practically sitting on top of him, and the dress she had on was so low cut, he was afraid her breasts were going to spill out.

"Well I'm trying to respect her wishes, I know how she is , she's scared and I figure pushing her would be the worst thing I could do." He said.

Jenn shook her head. "Look, you might be waiting forever, go get your woman."

Mark chuckled. "She might de nut me if I try that with her."

Jenn shook her head. "You might be surprised Mark." Jenn saw Josie and leaned right on Mark and started stroking his hair. Mark about fell out of the chair. "What are you doing?"

Just at that moment Josie walked up, anger etched all over her face. "Jenn how could you." She hissed.

Mark jumped up. "Josie, its not what it looks like."

Jenn looked at her friend. "What do you care, you don't have any real feelings for him, your done with him right?"

Josie looked at her friend, hurt etched on her face. "You know I love him." She said and then turned and ran from the restaurant.

Jenn felt bad, but she knew she had to do something to wake Josie up, she sighed and looked at Mark. "Okay, now that she admitted it, the balls in your court."

Mark looked at Jenn. "She's going to be furious with you, ya know."

Jenn shrugged and grinned. "And I expect you to smooth things over, once you kiss some sense in her, tell her what a good friend I am and all that."

Mark just shook his head and smiled. "Yeah you got it, now let me go fix things."

Jenn watched the big man take off, she knew he loved Josie and he wouldn't let her hide from her feelings anymore.

Josie had ran back to the parking lot and jumped in her car and took off for home. How could Jenn just go after Mark like that, but her words rang true, she had told Jenn they were through, that she wasn't seeing Mark anymore, how could she blame her?

By the time she got home, she had worked herself up in a world class crying jag, she flung herself on the couch and bawled her eyes out, it was too late, she lost Mark, he probably didn't care if he ever saw her again.

Mark pulled up in her driveway and turned off the truck, he sat for a moment wondering how to deal with this. She had to know, that he would never look at another woman, all he cared about was her. He got out and pulled out his keyring finding her key , he walked up to the front door and opened it and closed it behind him. Tom came up rubbing his leg and he bent and petted him, smiling when he started purring.

Mark got up, he heard her crying and sighed, this was going to take some work, Mark walked in the living room and plucked her off the couch sitting her on his lap. "Here now, stop all that bawling for no reason."

Josie pushed away from him. "leave me alone, and get out of my house."

"No, just calm your ass down, you know good and well, I love you and Jenn was just trying to light a fire under you stubborn little butt, which it looks like she did." He said forcing her to sit still.

Josie glared at him, swiping tears from her eyes. "She had no right and neither did you.."

Mark put a big hand over her mouth."Shut up, I've had enough of your sulking and running to last a life time, I've been patient, trying to let you figure things out for yourself, but thats over, you love me, I love you, what the hell is wrong with that?" he snapped.

Josie looked down at her hands. Mark pulled his hand away. "I'm just scared Mark, when I'm with you, I don't care about my career, or being independent, all I care about is being with you, I could lose my whole identity in you, just like that." She said.

Mark pulled her in his arms. "Josie, I fell in love with you, just the way you are, I don't want to change you, I know I'm bossy and not exactly what you were looking for, but can you truly say, you're not happy with me, I love ya girl, I want to be with you, It don't have to be marriage unless you ever want it, I will settle for whatever you feel like giving, you're worth it to me."

Josie hugged him tight. "I love you too Mark, so much it scares me, I never been in love before and if I lost you, I feel like I would die, it scares me to love you that much."

"Kinda scares me too, but I cant see going on without ya, what do you say, we just keep on with how we was going and take things a day at a time, with love thrown in , of course." He said grinning.

Josie looked up at him and nodded. "Okay."

Mark smiled and bent to kiss her. "Good, now go call Jenn, tell her you forgive her, right now."

Josie pouted. "I don't know, she played a awfully dirty trick."

"Yeah and it worked, get." He said sitting her off his lap.

"You're awfully bossy today." She said putting her hand on her hips.

Mark leaned back on the couch. "Yeah well, you love me, so I figure I can get away with more."

Josie tried her best to frown at him, but she just couldn't. "Yeah I do love you." She said before she went to call Jenn.

Mark grinned, nothing ever sounded so good to him as those three word, he knew she was still scared, but he would take it slow, he had marriage in mind, but he knew in his heart even if she never wanted marriage, he would accept it, he loved her to much to push for something she wasn't ready for, might never be ready for.

But then her sister had taken the plunge, she was raised in the same environment as Josie, so there was hope yet.

Josie looked over at Mark. "You asleep?"

Mark smiled. "No."

Josie rolled to her side. "So are we still doing Fantasy night, I think it was your turn?"

Mark opened his eyes and grinned at her. "Sure."

"So you going to give me any hints?" She asked playing with his arms, running her fingers over his tats.

"Mark laughed. "The only fantasy I have at the moment is tanning your butt good, for torturing me for three weeks."

Markkkkk." She protested. He just laughed and pulled her in his arms. "Go to sleep, you have to work tomorrow."

Josie settled in the crook of his arm and yawned. "I love you."

Mark kissed her cheek. "I love you too Josie."

Josie was staying at Mark's for a couple of days, she had packed up Tom and a few clothes and followed him home, so far she hadn't left yet. It was Saturday morning, and she rolled out from beneath his arm and went downstairs to feed Tom. She made some coffee and sat down to wait, she wanted some Captain Crunch, but she didn't bring her box with her, she grumbled to herself as she sipped on coffee, she padded back upstairs and pulled on some shorts and a tank top.

Mark rolled over. "What are you doing?"

"Going to the store." She said grabbing her car keys.

Mark set up. "Girl, its six in the morning." He said yawning.

Josie stopped to look at him. "I'll be back in a while."

Mark got up following her. He didn't like her going out so early, it was still dark out. "What do you need, I'll go get it." He said as he followed her down the stairs.

"I'll go." She answered. "I'll go with you." He said.

Josie turned and laughed. "Naked?" She asked.

Mark grinned. "Well, let me throw some clothes on, whats so all fired important anyway?"

"Captain Crunch." She replied heading for the door.

Mark smiled and lifted her over his shoulder carrying her toward the kitchen. "Mark Calaway let me down."

Mark just laughed and set her on her feet. "Calm down baby."

Josie crossed her arms. "I want my Captain Crunch."

Mark opened the cabinet and pulled out a box and threw it to her, Josie caught it, a look of shock on her face. "Where did it come from?"

Mark just chuckled and poured himself some coffee. "The store."

He sipped his coffee and sat down. "With you over here all the time, I wanted ya to have you're favorite junk food."

Josie looked at him and looked at the cereal and then shocked him by bursting into tears. Mark jumped up and rushed over. "Baby whats wrong?" he asked pulling her in his arms.

Josie sniffed and looked up at him. "Thats the most romantic thing you ever done."

"Huh?" He asked confused, he bought her a box of damn cereal ,was she nuts.

Josie just hugged him, she finally knew this was her man, her dream guy. "I love you." She said standing on her tiptoes and kissing him, Mark just shrugged, whatever he had done, it must have been the right thing, he vowed he would keep her in Captain Crunch for the rest of her life.

Josie watched Mark do laps in the pool, he sure looked good, she grinned and reached over to pick up her ringing phone. "hello."

"Hey Josie."

"Daddy hey, how are you?"

"Fine fine, look honey, your mother is all upset, what is this about you dating a wrestler, do you think thats a good idea, your mother is beside herself."

Josie sighed, looked like Margery had got to him too. "Daddy, I'm grown here, I make my own decisions, and besides, I'm in love she should be happy for me."

"In love, she said dating, Josie don't rush into anything, you're still very young." Her father admonished.

"Daddy I know what I'm doing, I would like you to meet him when you get back to the states." She said.

"When I get back I'll stop in for the day, just be careful." He said.

"I will, love you."

"I love you too honey." He said.

Josie hung up the phone, she hoped her dad at least liked Mark. She looked at her watch and jumped up, it was fantasy day after all, she had to get ready.

Warning sexual content!

Mark got dressed after he got dried off from his swim, Josie had left him with orders to wait a hour before he made a appearance in the den, he was already hard as a brick. He walked in and grinned, where in the world had she found a strippers pole, he just grinned and sat down.

Josie slinked over in a sexy red bra and see through red underwear. "Here big boy." She said handing him a beer. Mark grinned and pulled out five bucks and stuck down the front of her panties. "More where that came from darlin, you put on a good show for me." He said smacking her ass.

Josie giggled and walked over turning on the stereo, a slow sexy song coming from the speakers.

Mark was drooling as she wrapped herself around the pole and started dancing for him, he about spilled the beer when she started rubbing her self on the pole, where did she learn this shit, he wondered.

Mark set the beer down when she unhooked the bra and tossed to him and then she turned her back to him bent over and stripped the panties down slowly. "Have mercy."

"Get over her." He growled.

Josie danced over to stand in front of him. "I want a lap dance." He said.

Josie got right over his lap putting her arm on his shoulders and started gyrating right in front of his face and rubbing herself. Mark cracked, he couldn't take anymore, her grabbed her and stood, and bent her over. "Grab the chair." He said as he unbuckled his belt and dropped his pants, her wasted no time shoving his shaft deep in her inviting wet heat.

Josie squealed and clutched the chair as he drove into her wildly."I'll teach ya to tease me like that." he growled as he sank back into her wet passage."

"Ohhhh." She moaned as he penetrated her again and again.

Mark grunted with effort and threw back his head. Josie's legs trembled as she joined him shouting his name.

Mark had to grab her waist to keep her from collapsing. He held himself deep in her, loving the way she felt, finally he helped her up and tuned her kissing her deeply."We're keeping that pole baby."

Josie just laughed hugging him. "Okay, maybe next week, I'll make you a stripper." She teased.

Mark just laughed. Nothing could ever be better than his life right now.