Chapter 3-

I sighed tossing my duffel bag on top of my bed I really was bothered by having to do this, I really just didn't want to, I unzipped my bag and sighed, deciding before the pool closed I would go for a swim, I have my world the exact way I want it and I like it that way.

I grabbed my red two piece, putting it on I brushed my hair into a pony tail and grabbed a towel right as my cell rang, I looked down and smiled, probably the only man in this world I felt safe with "Hello" I answered happy "Hey darling how you holding up?" came his safe Texan accent, I closed my eyes and smiled "I'm holding mark"

I sat down at the foot of my bed slipping a pair of matching flip flops on "I don't have long I just wanted to call and check in, make sure your OK" he said his voice full of concern I smiled "Thank you mark I am, this shouldn't last long and I can go back to my little world" I said happy for the first time "K darling I gotta go if you need anything call me" he said sternly, I giggled "will do sir talk to you later" we both hung up, I looked down at my phone blinking a time and smiled, mark truly saved me in ways I never knew was imaginable, I shuddered thinking of our first meeting.

But he took me in, gave me a home, helped me with getting this job, and his probably the only family I have in this world.

I shook my head tossing my phone on the bed and headed out, enough of the sad stuff, well sorta, I got down and sighed in relief seeing the pool area empty, thank god.

I tossed my room key and towel down on one of the bench lounge chair thing's and slowly walked into the pool, it felt nice, I loved to swim it was relaxing, I dunked my head fully in and started doing lap's.

By the end of my sixth lap, I flipped over and started floating on my back with my eyes closed when I heard the gate close, I sighed opening my eyes, I quickly dropped seeing hunter in swimming trunks, I came back up to see him already in the water in smiled "Didn't think any one else would be going for a late night swim" he said swimming over to me, I smiled, oh my god his wet, soaking wet, oh holy hell.

"Uh me either" I said blushing as he was now in front of me, he smirked and nodded, I stood there UN sure of what to say "So you did really good tonight, shocked me" he said, I smiled shaking my head "I was so scared" he shook his head "you couldn't tell" I smiled up at him biting my bottom lip, I heard him groan as he once again pulled my lip out from my teeth "I'm begging you in front of me please don't bite your lip OK" he asked softly, I just nodded.

Before I knew it we were racing each other swimming laps, before hunter cheated by splashing me "Hey that's no fair!" I laughed splashing him back, he stopped and looked at me raising an eye brow "oh you think so huh?" he asked, swimming to me I laughed as he picked me up and dunked me, we goofed around a little bit longer before the front came to tell us the pool was closing in five minutes.

I wanted to frown I was actually having fun with him, we both swam to the steps climbing out, I walked over and grabbed my towel patting myself dry.

Hunter groaned looking over at her soaked body, he was excepting a one piece, but that red two piece was he shook his head drying his face off "Hey you wanna go grab a bite?" he asked, he wasn't ready to leave her just yet.

I looked up at him my heart jumping in my throat "Uh I would love to but I didn't bring dry clothes" I said with a slight smile, I yelped when he grabbed my hand just as I put my flip flops on, we walked to the parking lot in our soaked bathing suits and towel's I noticed the sandals on his feet as we got to his car, he opened the trunk to show a small duffel bag I looked at him confused "I keep it in my rental just in case" he said, I laughed a little as he pulled out an oversize shirt handing it to me, and a pair of gym short's, I laughed shaking my head watching him slip a shirt on, ringing his hair out he put it back in a pony tail as I slipped on the oversized clothes, rolling the short's so they'll stay on.

He looked over at her and felt like he got hit by a trunk, god damn she looked so beautiful right there, in his clothes, she smiled up at him and he felt blown away, he smiled back nodding as they both got into his rental.

"I don't have my wallet" I said he put his hand over mine eyes on the road and chuckled "I got this I invited you" he mumbled, something seemed different by him, but I liked the feeling of his hand on mine.

We went to a twenty four hour ihop, i all of a sudden felt starved realizing I hadn't ate, at all, today, shit, I shook my head looking at the menu "Are you all set to order?" the smiley waitress asked with her eye's set on hunter, he nodded to me "You ready?" he asked, I just nodded ordering blue berry pancakes, scramble eggs and bacon.

I heard hunter order and laughed a little he looked at me with an amused look "What?" he asked

"And I thought I ordered a lot" I said giggling, he smirked leaning back "What im a big guy, I have a big appetite" he said winking at me and chuckled as my face heated.

We got our food and ate a little before hunter looked up at me and smiled "So Sam tell me how does a sweet girl like you end up in the wwe? Writing and now future wwe diva" he said I shook my head.

"I'm a writer hunter, this line is it for me, but uh a friend helped me out once I got my degree in journalism" I said smiling, truth was I wasn't sure if I wanted to get into my back ground just yet, but hunter just sat back looking intrigued I sighed "Um Mark Calaway, he took me in when I was eighteen, helped me out with school and then helped me out with this job" I said shoving a forkful of eggs in my mouth.

Hunter sighed why oh why did she have to be such good friends with the people he couldn't stand, "So uh mark huh?" he asked taking another bite, I smiled, I knew these two really hated each other "Yes and I know your probably thinking why do I have to be friends with everyone you hate, but mark, he saved me from things that yea" I mumbled and looked down, I try not to think of my past.

Stephanie's word's came back to hunter, a dark past, he frowned he only wanted to get to know her better not dig up hurtful memory's, he leaned forward putting his hand on hers making her look up at him "Im sorry I just wanted to get to know your, not bring up anything painful for you" he said, I looked at him and sighed "Hunter why is that? I worked here for three year's you never noticed me, I been to your house! And now in this last week you buy me coffee's, talk to me, almost kiss me" I stopped and looked at him he shrugged "Truthfully, I don't know, your right I didn't but I didn't really notice any one when I was with steph honestly, There's something about you, I haven't noticed a women since steph and I, I mean I been with women, but I don't know there's something about you" he said softly.

I leaned back debating all of this I sighed "Hunter I have a I don't even know a very messed up past I come with a lot of issue's" I said softly I almost didn't hear myself

He nodded "Im a tough guy, but there's something about you" he said that again, what was so special about me, at that point the waitress dropped of the check, hunter smiled thanking her as he pulled his wallet out of his trunk pocket and threw some twenty's on the table, he nodded as he stood up.

I frowned it that what? End of discussion? I followed him out and smiled as he opened my door, he lightly grabbed my hand as I went to sit down in his rental "I'm up for the challenge there's nothing you can throw at me that's going to change my mind" he told me kissing the back of my hand.

Oh what he didn't know, im sure there was a lot I frowned as we drove back to the hotel in silence, he parked and turned his car off, I turned facing him and took a deep breath "Before we make a decision on anything, I agree there's something about you, but hunter you should have all the fact's before anything happens" I told him, he nodded "Your room or mine?" he asked I laughed "Well we both need to change into some dryer clothes so why not meet at mine in twenty?" I asked, he nodded as we both got out and walked to the elevators, my floor coming first "See you in twenty" he said I nodded and walked off to my room.

I shut the door and smiled leaning against the door biting my bottom lip, I shook my head, don't get to excited he'll find out and walk right out that door I just know it.

I grabbed some clothes out of my bag and walked into the bathroom turning the water on hot, I slipped his clothes off and inhaled, mm they smell like him, I quickly jumped in the shower, I was nervous, besides mark no one really knew the true back story, Stephanie knew a little.

I washed my hair and quickly stepped out wrapping the towel around myself, I dried my hair and got dressed, a pair of pink flannel pajama pants and a black tank top, I shrugged brushing my hair out.

Hunter walked into his room, he knew he had to control himself with her, he wanted her bad, but he needed to hear this, although he was convinced nothing would change his mind, he wanted to be with her, he liked her, when you got her to open up she was sweet, funny and playful, he smiled turning on his shower and quickly jumping in.

He washed his hair and frowned, what could be so bad? He shook his head at the thought that ran through it, he didn't like the anger it made him feel, he turned the water off and wrapped a towel around his waist.

He brushed his hair and put in back in a pony, quickly getting dress in some blue jeans and a white t-shirt, he sat down booting his boot's on, grabbing his room key he took a deep breath and walked out of his room.

I sat down on the bed and started putting lotion on I wasn't sure I could do this, there's time's when I still sleep, I shook my head, my first instinct was to call mark, but mark would flip if he knew that I was about to have hunter in my room at two in the morning, I heard a knock and took a deep breath, I looked myself over in the mirror on top of the dresser in my room, I rolled my eyes doesn't matter look at you! Ugh.

I slowly went to the door and opened it, I smiled seeing him, oh he smelt even better if that was possible I stepped aside and let him in.