[Dani]

 Oh, happy days.

How could they not be? Danielle Weston was living her best life. She had just beaten an apparent unfocused Aviana Faith to move on to the final stage of the Sin City Wrestling Gold Rush tournament. Not only that, she had secured another job working with London Underground in a cute little casino that was on the outskirts of the Las Vegas strip, but with the plans the four had in mind for the place, Dani just knew that it wouldn’t be long before the place would be booming. To say, everything was coming up Milhouse, would have been a vast understatement as far as her careers were concerned the seeds had been planted and now it was time to watch them germinate and bloom.

Although she couldn’t count her chickens just yet as she still had to stare down the reality of, her next match. Brittany Williams was no joke and beating her was going to take all the hard work that young Dani could muster. However, she knew that even the most feared in Sin City Wrestling have bad days that lead to the “impossible” happening. Could the same, happen for her? Could Dani really take on and defeat a former Roulette Champion and make her way to the finale to face off against Mikah Green. Sorry, my bad, I meant Just Mikah.

This week was going to be one for the ages, in her career it was going to be a defining point. How could it not? She had the weight of the world compressing down on her shoulders and yet with each passing week the weight seemed to ease and lighten, as she found her footing in this crazy unpredictable business. Surely, people by now would be looking at her as a threat and not just the next student that had walked out of the Steven’s gym? Surely by now in the back of people’s mind they had her off her knees and actually could open their eyes and see the hard work she was putting in each and every week to improve?

Yet she knew that Brittany was like, she knew that she would go out of her way to push Dani’s buttons, to play mind games this week. Miss Williams was title hungry, I mean who could blame her? It was bred into her DNA. The apple didn’t fall far from the tree, with that case. Brittany was very much her mother’s daughter and well if Dani knew anything from that fact alone, is that this Sunday night anything could happen. ANYTHING. Talk about an erratic opponent that could one minutes praise you for everything that you do, to the next minute discrediting everything you had ever done.

With a click of the fingers Brittany’s attitude could change. That’s what made her a hazard to work with. Not in the sense of a tripping hazard, but the type of menace that was able to flip control whenever she saw fit. A controlling force in this world that people didn’t give near enough credit to. It would take an idiot to say this match on Sunday night was going to be a walk in the park for Dani, it would take a fool to even believe those words for a spilt second. Dani knew she had her work cut out for her, but since day once when had she ever shown signs of giving up?

Regardless of the mud that was thrown on her name, Danielle Weston had managed to do the one thing, no one thought she could and that was change the tides on her luck. Ever since she stepped foot inside the six-sided ring with Mikah, even though she lost something had switched on inside her and well everything seemed to be falling into place. Some might call it luck, some might call it just an easy run of opponents leading up to this moment. But, those people wouldn’t be able to see past their noses, even if the world depended on it.

So, on Sunday in sunny California Dani Weston has one job and one job only before her and that’s to somehow navigate her way around Brittany Williams. This wasn’t going to be easy, this wasn’t going to be a stroll along a golden sandy beach, this was going to be hard work and well it was lucky for Dani’s Dinos that Danielle liked getting her hands dirty. This was going to be the match that defined her, this was going to be the moment in time everyone could see if she was just another flop, or a potential main eventer of this company.

They say that good things come to those who wait and well, if you asked Dani she would easily tell you that sticking it out and putting up with the name calling, the finger pointing and the ridiculous taunts and defamation from her peers was worth it. Because, while they have been focusing on the negatives, while they have been creating a false reality, Dani had been chipping away. She had been putting in the work and she was just days away from being crowned the NEW number one contender for the Sin City Wrestling World Bombshell Championship.

There was no doubt that she wasn’t Courtney Peirce, she wasn’t going to take her pending championship match away from her. That’s not what Dani was after, she was just in pursuit of a moment of glory she could call her own. To silence those who had doubted her position in this sport, to silence those who had questioned her ability. It didn’t matter what happened next, it didn’t matter if she got steam rolled by the champion all that mattered is that she got there, by working hard and shutting the mouths of trolls on her journey.

It was going to be some hard yakka, nevertheless Dani was ready to get to work and she was ready to come face to face with Brittany, so they could go toe to toe and battle for the title of Gold Rush Champion and then hopefully move on to become the NEW Sin City Wrestling World Bombshell Champion.

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Monday 27th of August;

As most Sin City Wrestling Superstars and Bombshells were at home resting up and taking the day off to recover, from the action that took place at Climax Control. Dani Weston had other plans. The thought of being at home was a suffocating feeling lately, as the thought of her ex-boyfriend showing up at any given moment was enough to have her walking on eggshells. The homebody had found herself a new distraction from all of her life worries, getting her hands dirty while working at London Underground’s latest pet project. The Golden Ring Casino. The offer of employment didn’t come easy as she still had to prove herself in an interview to Daniel, Os, Mackenzie and Charlotte but sure enough, Dani was able to impress the foursome and was offered a position behind the main bar.

To be completely honest, Dani couldn’t understand why they had chosen this bar that was on the close of busy Las Vegas strip, but she knew for sure that the four of them had grand plans to turn this place around. She could tell purely by the grins on their faces as they walked around the building overseeing the construction, cleaning and general maintenance that was taking place within the four walls of their new home away from home. It wasn’t going to be a walk in the park, the four of them had their work cut out for them as everything was in desperate need for a revamp.

Charlotte had taken on the role of making sure the security cameras were in the right place and that the cameras were easily viewable from the managers quarters that was upstairs. It was a large room that over looked to whole Casino with pitch black tinted windows, meaning they could see out but no one could see in. it was genius really and fitting as London Underground were known for keeping an eagle eye on their assets. Mackenzie was in charge of making sure the trades men and the deliveries as new bottles of alcohol were delivered to replace the old ones that had been sitting on the shelves for god knows how long. Os was looking after security, working side by side with Charlotte with ensuring the new security guards were up to scratch. While Daniel sat in the far corner towards the back of the casino, sitting at a round table across from some scruffy blonde gentlemen, Dani had never seen before.

Dani was busy at work at the main bar that would serve the bulk of the customers that would walk into the Casino, there was another bar towards the back that was reserved for the high rollers. The kingpins that had oodles of cash to spurge without even batting and eyelid. She had arrived to work at 6am beating a lot of the tradesmen in, to get started on stripping the bar back to its original timber. The old bar was sticky to touch, and it didn’t take Dani very long at all to get the green light of approval from Mackenzie to sand it all back before painting it with a new sealer and stain. Stepping back, she had to admit, her handy work wasn’t that bad as the stain was even and not a single stroke mark could be seen.

She was quick to get out of the way as the carpet in front of the bar was ripped up and removed to make way for a new throw, that didn’t feel like your feet were going to stick to the floor if you stood still for too long. As the tradesman worked around her, Dani had found herself back into a corner as she was now behind the bar, doing her best to clear as much as she could. Strangely the thought of washing and drying glasses, was therapeutic for her as she was able to out her mind to rest and forget about Eli and just completely zone out. It was a freeing feeling that she was safe and sound, finally untraceable for him to even know where to begin searching for her.

Dani wasn’t alone however as behind the bar, was her fellow bartender Lacey, who Dani had gone out of her way to get to know. She knew that a bar only worked well it all members behind it were on the same page, so she had spent a fair amount of time getting to know her. Lacey was a beautiful fiery red-head that had worked in bars since she was eighteen and had travelled the world, making a living by bar hoping her way around the globe. The stories she shared, made her envious as Dani couldn’t wait to travel overseas however, realistically she knew that was at least another year away. As the girls chatted, they still managed to hold a steady pace as they cleaned all the tapware, glasses, the cocktail materials such as mixers, shot glasses, pourers, ice scoops, corkers, bottle openers the list was endless all the while keeping up with the flood of new deliveries that were coming in.

The girls managed to stock their bar with as many liquor bottles as they could, while filling the fridges up with the bottled drinks. Dani took charge of cleaning the wine racks that hung from the ceiling, being mindful not to knock over nay of the bottles they had just placed on the bench. Lacey however was busy as she unwrapped the new blenders and drink spinners. Meanwhile they both compiled a list of the things they thought might be an issue come opening day. It was now up to the brave soul that was willing enough to bring the short list to Daniel’s attention.

“I’m not going over there.” Lacey said as she looked up at Dani, who was still standing on the bar cleaning the rack up above her head. “If you’re dumb enough to interrupt that man, in the middle of a business meeting that’s your own stupidity.” She chuckled, but there was something in her tone that made her comment seem like she was having a flash back to something she had seen previously.

Dani just looked down from her position and rolled her eyes. “Are you kidding me?” she let out a little laugh of her own, it was a naive one as Dani clearly didn’t know Daniel like Lacey did. “I’ll go do it, what’s there to be scared about?” Her brown eyes came into contact with Lacey’s bright blue ones, not once did she pick up the seriousness of the stern look upon her face.

“It’s your funeral honey.” The red head just chirped as she continued to make easy work as she broke down the empty cardboard box that was in her hands.

Jumping down from the bar, Dani quickly twirled on the soles of her converse shoes to wipe the bar down, where she was just standing. Before she scooped up the short list they have both compiled over the past six hours of working together, trying to help London Underground to get this place up and running as quickly as possible. Dani didn’t know much about business, but what she did know is that time equals money and the longer the front doors of the Casino were locked up for the public that mean there was money just flapping away in the breeze. As Dani looked across the room, she could see that Daniel was still in a deep conversation with the man that was sitting across from him. Putting one step forward the bombshell was about to set off on her next dare devil experience, but as she took one step forward she quickly stopped dead in her tracks.

“What’s the matter? Did you get the willies?” Lacey’s voice piped up as she looked over at Dani smiling at her. Seeing that her work mate had decided to reconsider interrupting them.

Dani just looked back over her shoulder, screwing her nose up as she faked a frown. “No. I’ve got this.” She didn’t have this, she was second guessing herself because there was something about Daniel’s body langue that made it appear that the conversation he was having was highly important. However, she couldn’t back down now, not with Lacey’s smile coaching her on.

Taking another step forward, Dani let out a sigh before she took off in the direction of Daniel. She had no idea what she was walking into, but she had to let him know these potential issues that could hinder their opening night results. It didn’t take long for Danielle’s long strides to eat up the distance between the bar and the back-right hand corner of the bar. With clip board in hand she was on a mission to let her boss know of some issues. It was the right thing to do after all, well that was what she was telling herself as she tried to find the courage to continue on her war path. She didn’t even have to turn around to know that Lacey was watching on with hawk like eyes to see how this was going to go down.

As Dani approached the table, for some reason she found herself looking at her choice of attire today. She didn’t have to be in uniform as it was a day filled with spring cleaning, but all of a sudden, she was second guessing her outfit. Of course, she picked today of all day to wear, a pair of short black frayed hemmed shorts that was accompanied by an old ACDC t-shirt. Her long brown hair was tied up in a pony tail, while a red bandana was wrapped around her skull acting as a headband, keeping her long extensions out of her way as she moved around today.

Her makeup was soft, light and natural but she still had her false flirty eyelashes on from last night’s Climax Control. She felt like a clown and yet she couldn’t stop herself from walking right up to the table and quietly almost mouse like her voice was heard. “Excuse me, Daniel.” She had to clear her throat to try and stop the sudden dryness from choking her as the realisation of what she had just done had totally come to play at the forefront of her mind.

Daniel turned away from the man, to look at Dani who was rocking on the balls of her feet, with a clip board in hand. He didn’t say a word as he just looked at her, up and down through his narrowed eyes.

“So sorry, I didn’t mean to interrupt.” She had to stop there and kick herself internally, of course she meant to interrupt or otherwise she wouldn’t be standing here. “I just have some things, that Lacey and I put together that might be a hazard on opening day.” Yet she couldn’t stop herself from talking. Dani was a bright, super intelligent lady but when it came to showing it socially she was more carefree, thoughtless butterfly than smart, calculated Fox.

The look on Daniel’s face softened as he looked down at the clip board that was in Dani’s hands, motioning with his right hand, he wanted to see what the girls had put down. It was mere intrigue to see what he could have possibly missed. “I doubt we would have over looked something.” Although he was nice enough to entertain the idea.

As Dani handed over the board, her attention shifted from Daniel to the mystery guy that was now staring a hole through her chest. She couldn’t tell what his problem was, but his blue eyes seemed cold and uninviting. His face was unshaven, as he had a decent beard starting to form, while his blonde hair was longish in length. It reminded her of when Brad Pitt was going through that wanna be bad boy phase, but there was something about this guy that screamed rebel without effort. Her attention was quickly shifted as she heard Daniel clear his throat.

“What’s this about the beer hose?” Daniel wasn’t stupid, in fact he noticed that Dani was looking towards the man across the table from him. He knew she wasn’t swooning over him, yet he knew what his company was like when he caught people gawking at him. His eyes shifted to the blonde male, noticing that he was eyeing Dani up from top to tail.

“Well, one of them had a kink in it and I know, you already had the Mr. Fix It man out, but there is no way that’s going to hold.” She took a second to let her breathe catch up before she continued. “However, I noticed we have some spare hoses down stairs where the kegs are kept.” Dani noticed that Daniel’s expressions were telling her to get on with her story. “Anyways, what I’m trying to say is that, I can fix it. It will just take like a day or so… because once you mess with the lines, you have to recalibrate the whole system.” She stopped to smile brightly, as if she had just solved all his problems.

“You know how to replace a beer line?” Daniel almost seemed shocked as he raised his right eyebrow towards her, before he returned his gaze back to the list to peruse the remaining items on the list.

“I’ve only done it, a couple of times but hey… I’ve never blown one up.” She giggled at her own joke and when she realised that no one else was laughing she quickly stopped, before faking a cough to hide her embarrassment.

Daniel just spoke up without looking up from the list in front of him. “We could just get the technician back in, there is no need to worry yourself Dani.” His attention turned from the list to her as she smiled brightly at him.

“I mean, if you want to spend another two hundred dollars.” She shrugged her shoulders, before she bit down hard on her bottom lip. Dani really needed to get her teeth to close before letting her words come out at times. She quickly raised her hands up before she spoke. “Sorry, I didn’t mean to seem disrespectful. That was completely not my intention. I just mean that he would sting you again, people in this world do shady stuff like this all the time.” She stopped to exhale deeply before she kicked off again. “They come out repair and replace everything but like one or two items, then leave… only to have to be called back in to do the whole job but you’re stung paying the two call out fees. The monsters used to do it to us all the time back home.” She flashed him a warm smile to hopefully show that she didn’t mean to disrespect him.

The blonde chuckled to himself as he watched Dani and Daniel go back and forth, he had to admit she was gutsy for someone who had no idea what Daniel was capable of. It wasn’t that Dani was disrespectful, it was just she was honest and didn’t want Daniel to be walked over. Laughable, considering who Daniel was. Dani was completely obvious to the double life that he lead. She just though he was a mixture of posh and regular guy. Like a guy with money but seemed down to earth it never once crossed her mind that he was what he was.

“Knock yourself out, but if you break it...” Daniel started to speak but he was quickly cut off.

“I own it, gotcha.” Dani smiled back at him, before she coyly winked at him. “Well I best, leave you two, to it. Sorry, how rude of me.” Dani’s right hand lifted from her side to become out stretched in front of her as she looked towards the blonde guy. “My name’s Danielle Weston.” She had an eager smile on her face as she introduced herself.

The blonde was taken back at first, as he looked down at her out stretched hand. He didn’t know anyone that still offered handshakes in this day and age. Yet, he now felt obligated to have his right-hand club with hers in return. “I’m Nicky, Nicky George.” His voice was raspy but wasn’t exactly hard on the ears.

Daniel watched as the two shook hands before Dani turned her attention back towards him. “How forgetful of me.” his voice almost sounded mockingly, but Dani completed missed the hints that he was laying down.

However, Nicky shuffled in his seat, with a self-righteous grin on his face, exposing his white teeth.

“Oh, and Dani, your last issue about the mirror above the bar… it’s being dealt with.” He tapped the clip board on the table as he spoke. “We Know the old guy put it there, so male customers could see down the workers tops in hopes of getting more sales. Consider it gone.” He smiled at her, well smirked as if to show her he was being sincere.

Dani just giggled as she tried to hide her concerns with humour. “I mean, it doesn’t bother me.” It did bother her, but she was pretending that it didn’t. “I mean, good luck to them if they see anything down my top. Itty Titty Committee for life.” Her smile was from ear to ear, before it finally clicked to what she just said. It was time to take her leave before she dug an even deeper hole for herself. “Anyway.” She quickly backed that up, as she made a fist with her right hand before she pointed her thumb over her shoulder. “I should really get back to work, my boss is kind of a hard arse.”

With that said and done Dani turned on her heels and made a bee line towards the bar. As she walked away she brought her open palms to her face as she slapped herself, before hiding the discomfort behind her hands. “You’re such an idiot Dani May.” She was cursing herself under her breath as she continued her journey back to the bar. “When will you learn to keep your mouth shut?” Dani ran her hands down the front of her face, before she pulled at her bottom lip with her right hand. It was going to be a long day and now she was going to be kicking her awkward self across it. It didn’t keep her down for long as she scoffed at herself and headed down stairs to get back to work on replacing one of the beer lines.

~~

Wednesday 29th of August;

It was a hot and dry day in Vegas, so really nothing out of the norm but that didn’t stop Synn from making Dani train most of the day outside in the heat. Whilst Gabriel was away looking after his wife, his new born daughter Hazel and of course his son Lucas. Synn and Despy had found themselves picking up some of the slack at the gym. It wasn’t until the last hour or so, Synn had brought Dani inside to run drills in the ring. It wasn’t about technique today as he was more focused on building her stamina. As it had been apparent in some of Danielle’s earlier matches that she was lacking to stay driven for the longevity of the match. Costing her dearly with much needed victories.

Although Synn had a completely different training styles to Gabriel, she had to admire his knowledge and the method behind his madness. There wasn’t anything this man didn’t do that didn’t have a valid reason behind it. While he had respected Gabriel’s wishes and maintained Dani’s in ring work with a brief one on one session with Despy, where the two seemed to chase each other around the ring looking to increase her speed and agility. It really a strong session of reflection training, where Despy would execute a move at his famous pace, whilst Dani had to try and mirror the move at the same pace. It wasn’t easy trying to keep up with Joshua, but she damn well tried her hardest to compete with him.

It wasn’t until Synn was happy with the progress that Dani had made for the day that he told her to cool down and pack up. Her time had come to an end and they were about to open the gym for some of the other students that were scheduled for a canvas session.

“Thank you.” Dani made her way over towards Synn who was standing on the outside of the ring, as she smiled down at him. She appreciated him for sticking around whilst Gabriel was busy at home being a loving husband and father. “You didn’t have to do this, but you did, and I appreciated that.” She flashed him a smile, before she stepped out of the ring.

Synn wasn’t overly familiar with Dani as of it as they were all still getting to know her as the weeks went by, but he couldn’t help but grin down at her as he spoke. “Don’t mention it. Same time Friday?” his attention shifted from Dani to Despy who was running around the six-sided ring with Angel.

Dani’s attention shifted to see what he was looking at and once it caught her eye, she couldn’t help but beam with happiness. “If you don’t mind? I still have some much to learn, plus I need to make sure I’m ready for Brittany Williams.” She sighed, remembering the fact she was about to step into the ring with the unpredictable force that was Miss Williams.

Synn couldn’t help but chuckle, before her crossed his arms over his chest. “Don’t worry, I’ll have you more than ready to beat Brittany.” He winked with his right eye before he stifled his chuckle “Trust me.”

Dani wasn’t overly sure how he could be so confident, but she flashed him a thankful smile before she took her leave from the main training room. Heading for the showers. It didn’t take long for her to shower and get dressed before she looked to make her leave from the gym. Traveling towards the door she had her gym bag slung over her shoulder before she turned around and looked at Despy who was having words with his pride and joy Angel. “Thank you Despy.” She shouted, as she waved in his direction.

Despy didn’t say a thing as he just turned to face Dani from his position in the ring, before he waved back at her. Of course, making Angel wave in her direction as well.

“Oh, and thank you Angel.” Dani gushed as she watched Despy take a bow as if he was on centre stage before he turned on his heels and continued to carry on doing what he was doing.

Her journey continued towards the front door of the gym, which she pushed open with ease just as Fenris and Aron were seen coming towards her. Dani wasn’t overly close with them, as every time she saw Fenris he seemed to be contemplating murder, but that didn’t stop her from flashing them her white toothy smile as they passed her on the way in. Fenris just had his head down, almost completely ignoring her before her acknowledge her with a slight grunt. Maybe she just wasn’t his cup of tea? Shrugging her shoulders Dani didn’t take it to heart as she made her way across the car park at the gym before she her eyes laid onto her green Honda Civic.

However, once again she noticed that her car wasn’t alone. Sitting on the bonnet once again was her ex-boyfriend Eli. A groan left her glossed lips as she really didn’t want to deal with this today, she was exhausted from working almost twelve-hour days at the Casino, whilst maintaining her training she didn’t need to be mentally dragged out by Eli. Not today, not ever. To be honest she was over it. Lowering her head, Dani made a bee line towards her car, hoping that he wouldn’t see her as he scrolled through the IPhone in his hands. She hoped she could deal with him sitting on the hood of her car, once she was safely locked inside it. Yet, nothing ever turns out as planned. As the closer she got to her vehicle, the faster her heart started to beat in her chest and she didn’t know how she was going to get out of this, without some form of encounter happening.

Still she hoped for the best as she made her way towards her wheels, she avoided the driver’s side where he was sitting and looked to sneak towards the passenger’s side. Her plan was going well, up until the moment Eli lifted his head and caught her in the act.

“Dani, baby.” He almost sounded like AL Pacino when he spoke to her like that, as she slide off the hood of her car to take a step towards her. “Where have you been, my love?” His arms were out stretched as he made steps towards her looking for a hug. It didn’t take long for the wind to pick up the strong smell of alcohol that seemed to weep from his pores.

Dani rolled her eyes as she quickly made a dash towards her car, unlocking the doors she threw her gym bag inside before she looked to take a seat. Just as she was about to step in, she could feel his cold hands wrapped around her arm as she dragged her back towards him. Pulling her into his chest as he clung on to her for dear life.

“Baby, you need to stop doing this. You need to answer my calls.” He was slurring as he spoke to her, as his right hand came up to drag his fingers through her hair. “Come back to me, Dani… there is no one else, for me anymore… just you.” His hiccup at the end really drove home his point as he grinned down at her, as his right hand rested on the nape of her neck, he compressed his fingertips into her skin.

Dani wiggled in his arms, breaking free before she finally found the words she had been searching for. “GO AWAY.” Her voice was raised, which was unlike her unless she was excited, but it didn’t seem to shake him as Eli just continued to take a step towards her. “Don’t you get it? You don’t get to break up with me, replace me, then beg me to come back… that’s not how it works.” Dani hands were thrown to her side as she displayed her frustration. “You don’t get to walk all over me.” Her teeth were gritted as her cheeks started to fire up red. “I’ve had it with you, you show up at my gym, my house and then you put your hands on me and then act like it didn’t even happen?” she was shaking, her whole body was rippling as the built-up resentment was starting to thunder out of her like a storm that had been brewing.

“I didn’t hurt you. It was just, all… play baby.” Eli tried to defend his actions, but as he lifted his arms up in front of him to plead innocence he stumbled backwards, almost tripping over his own feet.

“You’re a mess.” She spat out as she looked at him struggling to stay on his feet, battling to even stay up right. “You need to leave me the hell alone Eli. You and me, are over… this is never going to happen again.” Her right index finger was firing back and forth between the space between them, as if to put the exclamation mark on her point. “In fact, if you come near me again, I’m going to call the police. I’m… done.” Her body was seething as she watched him take a few more steps towards her. “I’m not letting you think you can harass me or put your hands on me and its fine. This is NOT okay, this ISN’T fine.” She was shouting as she took a step back and looked to step into her car.

“I’ll just tell the cops, that you’re a liar.” His smug face lit up with an equally smug smirk on his face. As Eli approached the passenger side of the car. He watched as Dani shut the door, before she started to duck around the back of the vehicle as if to put distance between them. “Who are they going to believe, me… or a dirty little liar like you, just looking for some attention?” Eli seemed pretty pleased with himself, as he tried to bully his way back into Dani’s life.

Dani just shook her head from side to side, he couldn’t be serious? “I have witnesses, you idiot.” Her hands moved up to the side of her head, as her finger tips explained as if to highlight a brain explosion at how stupid he was being. “Look I don’t have time for this, I have somewhere to be.” She made her final move as she walked around her car and made a quick move for the front seat. Once she was inside she locked the doors instantly, leaving Eli to bang on the glass on the outside.

As each thud grew louder and louder Dani struggled to put her keys into the ignition, as her hands were trembling with fear. She had never stood up to him before and she wasn’t exactly sure what he was capable of. Finally, she had her car started and she started to pull off from her park, but Eli stood dead in her tracks. Unbeknown to them, Aron had made his way back outside to collect something from his car before his eyes locked on to what was happening. Dani wasn’t sure what he shouted, but his voice was enough to startle Eli into stepping back. He mockingly flipped Aron the bird, before he stuffed his hands into his pockets and took a hike. Dani watched on as he walked away, but she knew deep down this wasn’t going to be their last encounter.

Aron wasted no time in running up towards Dani’s car, giving her a moment to roll down her windows before he spoke. “You okay Danielle?” his Icelandic accent was adorable, but somewhat daring in the same light. He watched as Dani just nodded her head up and down.

She was almost too riled up to talk as she just sat there for a moment in silence trying to work up the courage to speak. “I’m fine, thank you.” Yet the groan that left her lips afterwards told a completely different story.

“You sure?” of course he had to question her, he could tell by the look on her face that she was lying but he didn’t want to push the issue, he figured she had been through enough.

“I’m fine.” Dani tried her hardest to flash Aron a smile before she waved at him, as if to dismiss the whole situation. “Thank you for shooing him away.” Her smile was well timed, but even a blind man could see that her body was still quaking in fear.

Dani watched at Aron checked on her once more, before she reassured him that she was fine. It didn’t take long to convince Aron to go back inside as she had to race off to her other job. Although she knew the moment she took off from her car park and the moment Aron stepped in side the Steven’s gym, her secret wasn’t going to be a secret anymore. Sure, Mackenzie and Charlotte knew some details but not the full extent of it. While Daniel and Os knew that he had been a pain once before.

Nevertheless, Dani didn’t want this to be leaked around the backstage rumours of Sin City Wrestling. She was already looked down upon, she didn’t need damsel in distress to be added to her resume. Aron watched as she drove off, before he finally stepped inside the building, no doubt to let his brother know just exactly what he had witnessed. It seemed like Eli was just a curse that refused to give up haunting her. Not knowing exactly what to do next, Dani didn’t feel like rushing home. She needed to feel safe, so she pointed her vehicle in the direction of The Golden Ring Casino.

It didn’t take her long to get from the gym to the Casino, as Dani found her car park in the staff area. Shutting off the engine she was quick, to unbuckle her seat belt and exit her car. As she shut the door she noticed in the reflect of her windows, there was three defined reddish-purple spots on her neck that definitely not there before. Her mind slipped back, reminding her what Eli had done before she closed her eyes and exhaled deeply. She couldn’t win right now, even if she had to lucky lotto numbers, something would prevent her life from heading off in the right direction for once. Begging for the day that everything would just come together and form some sort of union, so she wasn’t always struggling in one or more realms of her life.

As she opened her eyes, she looked up to see the other cars that were parked there, that’s when she noticed that both Mackenzie and Charlotte were going to be inside. It’s also when Dani made the executive decision to open the back door of her car, to shuffle through a small mound of clothing before she found a high-necked army green cardigan. Quickly slipping it over her tank top she checked out her reflection, making sure the material was covering the signs of her encounter.

That was the last thing she needed for someone thinking she was either tarty with hickeys on her neck or a victim. She positively wasn’t a victim, well that’s what she convinced her self with anyways. As she knew there was people struggling way more than her out there in this universe, they didn’t need to pander to any of Dani’s little sob stories. Once she was happy with her appearance, she locked her car and headed for the back entrance of the casino.

Slipping through the back door, Dani dipped her head down hoping to not catch anyone’s attention. She moved towards the high roller bar area as she promised Daniel and co, that she would bring that bar up to scratch before opening night. She must have done an alright job on her bar, for them to even allow her anyone near the area where people were going to be splashing out their cash. As she rounded the bar, she stepped behind it and just as she went to pick up a cloth she was startled out of her own skin.

“A cardigan in summer, fuck me? Are you feeling alright?” Charlotte’s thick accent sounded, as she looked at Dani from behind. “If you’re getting sick, you need to go home. We don’t want any of that crap around here.” She was being a mixture of serious but light hearted as she spoke towards her new-found friend.

Dani turned in her spot and she just flashed Charlotte a smile. “Oh, you know me, I’m just trying to keep up with the trends.” She was trying way to hard to sound convincing.

“Bullshit.” The voice of Mackenzie now entered the bar, as she stood behind Dani. Without warning she reached up and hooked her right index finger into the fabric of Dani’s turtle neck before she pulled it towards her.

“What can I say, I had a wild night.” She was blushing as she tried to pass them off as hickeys, that very thought alone was enough to make Dani gag.

Yet Mackenzie and Charlotte knew better, this wasn’t there first time of seeing bruising around ones neck. The two girls looked at one another before they looked back towards Dani. Mackenzie gently put the turtle neck back into place before she stepped around, to be in front of Dani so she could look her in the eye.

“You need to do something about this Dans.” Mackenzie sound exhausted as she spoke to her friend, not because she was tired of this but because she was concerned and didn’t know how else to voice her concern.

“Or, we’ll do something about it for you.” Charlotte cracked her knuckles before she looked towards Daniel who was in the distance, talking to Nicky and Os.

Dani’s eyes followed Charlotte’s trail and that’s when she quickly fired back with a plea. “It’s fine, I swear… I’m handling this.” Her voice was begging them not to say a single word of this to anyone, she didn’t nee this coming out. Dani didn’t want to be known as the girl who couldn’t handle her personal life and that was eating her alive.

“Cleary.” Her voice sound like venom as it dripped from Charlotte’s mouth, her hands balling up into fists by her side.

Her head slumped down as Dani just looked at the cloth that was in her hand, she didn’t know what she could say to make them believe her, but she had to try. “I’ll figure it out.” Looking back up at them she huffed hoping they would leave it alone for now.

There was a stinging at Dani’s eyes, but she refused to let any tears escape her lips. She was in this mess for a reason, plus she didn’t want to seem weak in front of her fearless friends. As Dani just turned away from the girls, Charlotte and Mackenzie exchanged another glare before they took a step back. Yet they decided to let Dani take control of her life, but they both secretly made a pack that if this was to happen again, they would most certainly be getting involved. The rest of the night, the girls kept a close eye on Dani as she tried to keep herself busy cleaning, hoping that would rid her mind of thoughts of Eli.

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<FONT COLOR=#FFFF94>Jessie Salco, Aviana Faith and now Brittany Williams? Could it be that I’m finally on my winning streak? Could I finally be just days away from winning the 2018 Sin City Wrestling Gold Rush tournament and winning the right to face Mikah again? Say it isn’t so… I mean what are the odds? That I could claw my way back to the top? What are the odds that I could and DID prove my worth in this company after everyone was eager to whip their hands of me? I have to admit I love this winning feeling and I can’t want to experience again this Sunday night in sunny California.

Brittany Williams is no joke though she is unpredictable, unscripted and willing to do what ever it takes to get back into the golden circle. She is just itching at the bit to become Sin City Wrestling World Bombshell Champion, so I will have my work cut out for me. I truly will. She is the future of this business regardless of what anyone says, when she is focused she is on point and that’s what makes her a major threat to not just me, but to anyone that stands across the ring from her.

Although on Sunday night it won’t matter to me who her mother is, or what her claim to fame is. As I have one thing and one thing only in my sights and that’s picking up the victory, so I stand once again stand in the ring with Mikah. So, I can look her, in her eyes and know for damn sure that I belong in the ring with her. I’ve worked hard for this, I’ve come back from the very bottom and there is no one that stand back and shout that I didn’t earn it this time round.

Everyone at the start of this Gold Rush was on equal playing ground, there was no odds-on favourites. There was no clear winner all it took was guts and determination to claw ourselves to glory. Some proving that they wanted it more so then others. Trust me, I’m focused… more than focused I’m fixated on the World Bombshell Championship.

Yet, my eyes wont stray from the competition that is facing me in the six-sided ring this week. Brittany Williams, you have my attention and trust me I will give you the match you deserve. I want the fans to know that we put everything on the line for this moment, I want the fans to leave knowing that there was nothing holding us back. Because this is a big deal, this is a big month for us… it just boils down who, wants it more and who is willing to outlast each other.

I have nothing disrespectful to say when it comes to you, you have earnt your name in this business for a reason. You’re going to be one tough cookie to crack but trust me… I’m not going to just lay down and let a second potential showdown with Mikah just slip out of my fingertips.

So, I will see you this Sunday night Brittany and I hope you’re ready to give the fans what they deserve. You see Mikah and Mackenzie set the bar last week to what Women’s Wrestling is all about and I’ll be damned if I’m going to let the standard slip. Not on my watch, so buckle up Britt because Climax Control is going to be a wild ride.

To my Dinos, brace yourself because this is when it all get real. This is what we have been striving for and now we are only days away from making this dream become a reality. I can’t wait to make you proud, I can’t wait for us to silence all of those who had doubted… trust me we have our work cut out for us but believe me it will be worth it.

See you all, on Sunday.