be great
parents. I wish your mother could have been here. She’d be so
happy.”
“She would have,” Marlena agreed.
“Oh and Jennifer you made me so happy by not
breaking my rule…”
“No wrestlers!” Jennifer and Noelle said at
the same time.
Paul looked confused so Noelle filled him in,
“Pop has this rule for his girls that we are not to date a
wrestler.”
“Yeah, he threatened all of us that if we got
near Noelle when she got the job at BRAWL, that he’d break our
legs,” Jackson added.
“It‘s not just Pop‘s rule,” Noelle added, “I
wouldn’t date a wrestler, even if Pop didn‘t have that rule.”
“Really? Why?” Paul asked.
“Not to be trusted,” Noelle said. She avoided
having to explain further because her Pop let out a huge groan.
“Oh, no!” He said.
“What’s the matter?”
“I’m not used to having so many people over,
I forgot dessert. I ordered a cake and forgot to pick it up. Hey,
Lady. Can you run down to Cass’s Bakery and pick it up?”
“Really?”
“I had them order it special. Jackson will go
with you, right?”
“Yeah, sure.” Jackson smiled as he stood
up.
“You special ordered a cake?” Noelle asked
him in somewhat disbelief.
“I had to make sure the women had a dessert,
not just steaks. Now hurry.” Larry practically pushed them out the
door. That was completely out of character for him.
“Come on, Noelle. He wants to make sure
everyone is happy.”
“I know he just confuses me at times. Do you
want me to drive?”
“You have to. I didn’t drive. Let’s stop by
the store next to Cass’s. We are going to pick up some stuff to
make our own margaritas. I know how much you love those.” He
playfully put his arm around her. Noelle smiled in spite of herself
and tried to make herself believe that he wasn’t as irresistible as
he thinks he is. She could resist him. She would if it killed
her.
Jackson didn’t start much conversation during
the drive to the bakery. Even when they walked a few stores down to
get the margarita mix, he didn’t say much. He had things that he
wanted to say, but he had to think of the best way to bring them
up. He liked her, and he knew damn well it wasn’t just on a friend
level. They were so close to being more than friends and it all
came crashing down. She was tough because she lived her life
following all sorts of rules, her father’s and her own. He couldn’t
figure that out, especially when Jackson didn’t live that way. He
wasn’t surprised that when they got back to the car, she let on
that she sensed something was up. “You okay?”
“I’m good. Just thinking.”
“About?”
“Well, that is great news about Jennifer.
Paul seems like a great guy.”
“He is great. Great for her, too. Are you
depressed that she is off the market?” Noelle teased as she started
the car.
“Ah, no. I was actually wondering why you
have so many rules for yourself and why are you so against
wrestlers? Noelle, it’s just a job.”
“I don’t think I want to talk about
that.”
“Why not? We are friends, Noelle. We did
agree to that.”
Noelle was silent for a moment, and Jackson
thought that she was going to not talk at all. She sighed and said,
“Okay. I dated a guy who I thought was the one, but he wasn’t. He
said all the right things and did all the right things. He got me
to believe that he loved me, but he didn’t. He wanted more than
what I was willing to give him.”
“What happened?”
“He got mean when I didn’t do what he wanted.
He cheated multiple times. He was always checking out other women
when he was with me. I wasn’t enough for him,” Noelle said
sadly.
He was quiet for a few minutes before he
said, “Not all guys cheat.”
“Hah! You are one to talk Jackson Smith!”
“Noelle, I’ve never cheated on anyone that
I’ve ever dated. That is not the type of man I am.”
“Well, even still, you are a wrestler.”
He was surprised by how disgusted she seemed
by
parents. I wish your mother could have been here. She’d be so
happy.”
“She would have,” Marlena agreed.
“Oh and Jennifer you made me so happy by not
breaking my rule…”
“No wrestlers!” Jennifer and Noelle said at
the same time.
Paul looked confused so Noelle filled him in,
“Pop has this rule for his girls that we are not to date a
wrestler.”
“Yeah, he threatened all of us that if we got
near Noelle when she got the job at BRAWL, that he’d break our
legs,” Jackson added.
“It‘s not just Pop‘s rule,” Noelle added, “I
wouldn’t date a wrestler, even if Pop didn‘t have that rule.”
“Really? Why?” Paul asked.
“Not to be trusted,” Noelle said. She avoided
having to explain further because her Pop let out a huge groan.
“Oh, no!” He said.
“What’s the matter?”
“I’m not used to having so many people over,
I forgot dessert. I ordered a cake and forgot to pick it up. Hey,
Lady. Can you run down to Cass’s Bakery and pick it up?”
“Really?”
“I had them order it special. Jackson will go
with you, right?”
“Yeah, sure.” Jackson smiled as he stood
up.
“You special ordered a cake?” Noelle asked
him in somewhat disbelief.
“I had to make sure the women had a dessert,
not just steaks. Now hurry.” Larry practically pushed them out the
door. That was completely out of character for him.
“Come on, Noelle. He wants to make sure
everyone is happy.”
“I know he just confuses me at times. Do you
want me to drive?”
“You have to. I didn’t drive. Let’s stop by
the store next to Cass’s. We are going to pick up some stuff to
make our own margaritas. I know how much you love those.” He
playfully put his arm around her. Noelle smiled in spite of herself
and tried to make herself believe that he wasn’t as irresistible as
he thinks he is. She could resist him. She would if it killed
her.
Jackson didn’t start much conversation during
the drive to the bakery. Even when they walked a few stores down to
get the margarita mix, he didn’t say much. He had things that he
wanted to say, but he had to think of the best way to bring them
up. He liked her, and he knew damn well it wasn’t just on a friend
level. They were so close to being more than friends and it all
came crashing down. She was tough because she lived her life
following all sorts of rules, her father’s and her own. He couldn’t
figure that out, especially when Jackson didn’t live that way. He
wasn’t surprised that when they got back to the car, she let on
that she sensed something was up. “You okay?”
“I’m good. Just thinking.”
“About?”
“Well, that is great news about Jennifer.
Paul seems like a great guy.”
“He is great. Great for her, too. Are you
depressed that she is off the market?” Noelle teased as she started
the car.
“Ah, no. I was actually wondering why you
have so many rules for yourself and why are you so against
wrestlers? Noelle, it’s just a job.”
“I don’t think I want to talk about
that.”
“Why not? We are friends, Noelle. We did
agree to that.”
Noelle was silent for a moment, and Jackson
thought that she was going to not talk at all. She sighed and said,
“Okay. I dated a guy who I thought was the one, but he wasn’t. He
said all the right things and did all the right things. He got me
to believe that he loved me, but he didn’t. He wanted more than
what I was willing to give him.”
“What happened?”
“He got mean when I didn’t do what he wanted.
He cheated multiple times. He was always checking out other women
when he was with me. I wasn’t enough for him,” Noelle said
sadly.
He was quiet for a few minutes before he
said, “Not all guys cheat.”
“Hah! You are one to talk Jackson Smith!”
“Noelle, I’ve never cheated on anyone that
I’ve ever dated. That is not the type of man I am.”
“Well, even still, you are a wrestler.”
He was surprised by how disgusted she seemed
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