Patty woke up the next morning to see her brother sleeping like a log. She rolled from the bed her body protesting the movement as her lower back still ached where it was rammed the night before. She made her way into the bathroom with her change of clothing taking a quick shower she hoped before Stephen woke up. The warm water running over her body she just sighed to herself . Sometimes she wondered why she put up with it, the verbal & even worse the physical abuse. That was one of the few things she was looking forward to in a few months when the wedding took place, she would no longer be at her brother's mercy. She just only hoped that Drew wouldn't be as bad, granted she was old enough to be on her own now but she had no where to go & no income to call her own. On top of that her bloody brother promised her hand in marriage to his best friend all because he helped them out of a tight spot five years ago.
If Drew is such a great guy shouldn't he of helped because he wanted to nto because of who or what I could get from it? She knew if she left it would be a disgrace to the family name. She put up with it because she was a survivor, as her mother called her before she died her Troid Aingeal, her Fighting Angel. Patty lightly touches the scar that laid right next to her left breast, tears fall from her eyes remembering that night. Everything she endures at the hands of her brother she sometimes wonder if it would have been better if their father or mother had survived that attack instead of her.
A loud knock jarred her from her trip down a painful memory lane.
"Hoory oop in there!"
"Just a momet more." She quickly stepped from the shower rushing to dry herself & toss her clothing on before rushing to get the door open to let her brother in. She made her way to her suit case to begin pulling out her ring gear, She had black tights with 'mairfidh ' on the back it means endure in Gaelic, a black midriff top, black boots that has St. Bridget's cross embroidered on the outward facing side of them. She placed them in her now empty carry on bag setting it on the bed waiting for her brother. She paced the room trying to fight her nerves & to get her body working better she hoped. She stopped hearing the bathroom door open hoping Stephen was ready to go, but he wasn't even dressed yet walking into the room with just a towel around his waist.
She gulped turning her back to him as he walked around like it was no big deal. "Ya ain't see me jeans hav ya? Thee dork ones?"
"Ya sure ya packed thum?"
"O course I did! Are ya daft?"
"Nay point raising ya tone Stephen I got enough stress without ye temper to boot."
"Well then help me fond them?"
"Nay with ya prancing bout like that."
"Like what?"
"You know very well what…"
He give a hearty laugh "I covered ya prude."
"Yeah by a piece of cloth that can drop any moment."
"Ya honestly telling me ya never saw a full male body before?"
"Ya know I haven't…Even if I had, I nay wish to see my brother's." Her face contorted at even the slight mental image of that.
"Ah here they are." He was quite a few moments before talking again. "Ya can turn round ya prude." She turned around only to have his towel thrown at her which she quickly shoves away trying not to glare at him. "As for me knowing that how am I to know what ya do when I was over ere trainin?"
She rolled her eyes at her brother. "We both know Drew would have ya hide if his darlin bride was not chaste when he weds."
"And here I thoot you nay care for im."
"I don't, I care for the honor of our family name." She walked to the table grabbing her purse throwing it over her shoulder. "Now ya dressed can we go get soom grub?"
"Shall I call Drew to join us?"
"Stephen, please can we jost have a meal in peace. Do you even care how he paws me?"
"Hey least someone fins you attractive, beat me why." She fights the desire to lash out at the pompous prick.
"Can we jost go."
"Fine fine me may see im anyway." He stuffs his wallet in his pocket before heading out the door.
Reaching the restaurant they are taken to a table sitting down. She orders a light meal of scrambled egg & some orange juice. Stephen orders a much larger meal, to be expected though. She didn't see the two sets of eyes watching them until they were almost half way done & she saw Adam & Jay heading her way. She just prayed her brother didn't see her when she looked right at them lightly shaking her head. Adam noticed it placing his arm out stopping Jay. A puzzled look to both of their faces before Adam lightly nodded grabbing Jay leading him from the restaurant & back up to their room. She relaxed a bit seeing them leave.
Jay looked at Adam once the door was closed. "What the hell was that man?"
"She didn't want us over there right now. She almost looked scared."
"So that guy she was with I take it is her brother, Stephen didn't she say?"
"That would be my guess. Well I guess we can try to talk to her at the arena…you know 'accidentally' bump into her."
"Well then he would have no reason to be angry at her over an accident right?"
"We can only hope." They guys check over their gear before heading out for the day before reporting to the arena.
After breakfast Stephen & Patty return to their room till it is time to leave. Patty catches a nap while her brother watched TV. She starts to think that as she starts to fall asleep he searches out something loud to wake her up again. She wants to throw a pillow at his head but instead uses it to cover her ears.