The matches started around 6 o'clock that evening in a special arena
built
just for that purpose. Taker put the incident out of his mind,
concentrating on putting on a good show for the fans. He did, however,
tell the ring people to leave a seat empty. He thought that maybe she
would show up.
Katie had gone back to her cabin at noon and spent the rest of the day
reading one fo the novels she brought along. About a quarter to six
she
went for a walk around the deck before going to dinner. She heard some
noise and went to see what it was. She saw a ring had been set up and
people were watching two guys in the ring. Then she remembered that he
had
said there would be matches and had invited her. She thought about
going
in but decided not to. After this morning, she wasn't going to waste
her
time and went back to her room to change.
Taker looked at the chair. It remained empty the entire 2 hours. For
some
reason, he was disappointed she hadn't come.
Katie showered and changed to a pant suit. She decided the Princess
Lounge
was out and went instead to one of the bars that offered a small
buffet.
After being seating she ordered a glass of wine as it usually helped to
relax her. She wasn't really hungry so decided on just eating a small
salad. She was going to pay her tab but was told it was paid for.
Katie
asked who paid for it, but the waiter said the party didn't want to be
identified. She left, still wondering who it could have been.
A full moon was out and as she wasn't tired, decided on a small walk,
stopping near a set of steps to look at it.
"It's a shame to look at a full moon alone. Someone should be with
you," a
low voice said.
Katie jumped, not having heard footsteps. She turned and saw Taker.
She
was going to leave but he grabbed her hand.
"Why don't you like me?" he asked, still holding her hand.
"It's not who you are, but what you do. I don't care for wrestling. I
told
you last night, its phony."
"Why didn't you come to the matches? You might have changed your mind.
I
had a seat for you."
"After this morning, I felt it wasn't worth my time." He was steady
pulling her closer.
"I apologize for that, but you owe me too. I'm not a stupid jock, nor
are
the others who are here. They are well-educated men who happen to
enjoy
wrestling and are proud of it. In fact, I'm going to take you to meet
them
right now."
Katie didn't have much choice. He lead her back into the bar and over
to a
table where some of them were sitting.