As
they walked in,she was awe-struck by
the size of the room,and the seemingly hundreds of people.Thankful that
Steve had offered to be her escort,she would need his strength.Their
relationship had ended,but they remained friends,he still loved her,but
knew he would never have her heart,it belonged elsewhere. They found
their assigned seats,and tried not to be noticed yet.
This was for
her,her retirement,after ten years she had no other choice,her body was
giving out.She would miss her job terribly.She would miss the guys,the
traveling.It had become her life,and they were her family.But, she had
done what she set out to do.She became the first female pro-wrestling
referee.Something she wanted to do since she saw her first wrestling
match.
A tear formed in her eye
at the thought of it coming to an end.
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As
she looked around the
room,she thought back to the first time she met Vince.She was called in
for an interview,only to find out Vince himself would be questioning
her.She sat nervously in the outer office till he called her in.
Vince
liked the idea of
a female ref,if she was the right type of person.She had to be
tough,and
able to stand up to the wrestlers,keep them in line. He looked her over
when she came through the door,she had a medium build,not skinny,but
not
fat either.She carried herself well,and obviously took care of
herself.Her long blonde curls fell past her shoulders,she had full
breasts,always a plus with Vince.She held her head up,and looked back
at
him with clear blue eyes.
She
was nervous,but did
her best to hide it.She wouldn't be intimidated by him,She knew she had
to be strong.She stood her ground and answered all his questions.They
talked for almost two hours.
When they were
finished,she had the job on a trial basis.If she did well and could
handle the wrestlers,she would be hired permanently.She would start
training next week.
She
left the office in a daze,she
had dreamed of this,but never thought it would happen.She knew it was a
long shot to even apply for the job,now,she was about to start a new
life.
As she walked out
the front door,still reeling from her meeting with Vince,and getting
hired,she ran into what felt like a brick wall.She looked up into a
pair
of dark glasses.
As he removed
them,she was greeted with sparkling green eyes. He
looked down at the pretty blonde before him,,,"Excuse me",he said,"I
wasn't watching where you were going". "I'm sorry",she said with a
smile,and diverted her eyes from him.
He moved aside and let her
pass,at the same time,they both turned and looked at each other, A
little smile crossed his lips,though she didn't notice it.It was her
first meeting with Mark.
At the time,she
didn't know he was a wrestler,and also new to the company.
Back in Vince's
office,he was telling his newest find about the female ref he just
hired.
As Vince described her,a slight smile crossed Mark's lips,he
would be seeing more of her.
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Bringing
herself back to the present,she looked around the room.He wasn't there
yet,but he would be,she knew he would,but with someone else,not her.She
had prepared herself for it.After his divorce she hoped they would
become more than friends.But he wasn't interested in her that way,or so
she thought.
They loved each
other with a fiery passion.Though they had never loved each other
physically.He was engaged when they first met and started working
together.She was just divorced,they seemed to be drawn to each
other,but
decided they would remain friends,close friends.At times,over the next
ten years,it would prove to be very hard to stay just friends.
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He came through
the door and looked around.He spotted her at the center table,with
Steve.He was glad he was with her,he knew she would need his
support.But
wished it was himself sitting next to her.
He wanted them to
become lovers,but if it didn't work,he would lose both a lover and his
best friend.He wanted her in his life forever,if it meant staying
friends,that's how it would be.He wouldn't risk losing her too.The
divorce had taken its toll on him,he doubted he would ever remarry.He
stood and looked at her,she,not realizing he was there.
"She looks exceptionally beautiful
tonight",he thought to himself.
With a hard tug on his
arm,his date broke his thoughts of Kye.
They found their seats.
Kylie spotted him as he
sat down next to his date.She turned away quickly,it seemed to be
getting harder to see him with other women.