(late the night following this)

Or do I have to call Dennis up and bribe him?" Paul sits down next to Mark on the porch. "I mean, I bring you into my home. Let you hug my wife, kiss my girls, feed you. And yet, I don't think that's why it took you ten minutes longer in the Gorilla Position to get into Taker's mindset before you went through the curtains. Now give."

"I don't know what you mean. Steph say something? Or was it Vince?"

"Yeah, Vince said something to Steph. He knew you were crashing here this week cause of the shows. Wanted to know she had made you any promises about anything. Said something about you smiling? Almost gave him a heart attack." Paul smiles as he takes a drink of his beer. "So give. What you got going on?"

Mark sits up enough to look through the glass to see where Stephanie and the girls are. Then he smiles. "I got myself a boy. Out and out bought myself a boy. He's taking care of his things in L.A., I should be back home by the time he's done and back in the state."

"You what? When did this happen? How? I was suprised you even went back to Citadel after that last punk. At least you didn't spend any money on that one? But you bought?"

Mark nods, his gaze turning to take in the view. "Boy I had had a couple times, don't remember at which House. But I had him on my list. Ran into him while back, when Vince offered me the plance to use, remember? I took him home with me that night, the usual way. Gives a good massage. Showed him the barn. And..we talked. Told me about how'd he wanted to be owned. Asked him if he really knew what that meant. And he did. You could tell he did."

Standing up, he walks over to the railing and leans on it. "Saw him again before I flew out here. Some jackass who thought some scratches made him a Dom had him. Laid my card down and hired the boy out from under him. We were doing the session, I was whipping his ass and then..." he shrugs, "next thing I know, I'm finding how much it was to buy out his contract. Told him how he was going to be absolutly nothing." Mark chuckles. "And the boy actually came. Just like that."

"Wow. Sounds like you got a keeper this time. Congratulations, man." Paul goes over to Mark, holding out his hand. "Couldn't happen to a better guy."

"Thanks."

mood: Fan-Tabulous