The Fighter

Chapter 10

|Andy|

You're up against Cal tonight, yeah?"
"Yeah, he'll be harder than my usual challengers."
"But you'll win, right?"
"Probably. Shit, don't go anywhere near that guy standing next to my uncle, okay? That's Dom de Laurentiis. He's even more trouble than me, and he'll do whatever he pleases with you."
"Okay, good luck."
"Do I get a good luck kiss, Andy?"
"No, Callum. Just don't get pulverized." The fight was going a lot differently than I was used to. Simon was struggling to stay a step ahead of Cal. I was on my tiptoes, trying to see everything, but I felt a pair of hands on my waist.
"What the–"
"Be quiet or your precious little fighter is gong to be fight for his life instead of his money." I kept my mouth shut and allowed myself to be led back to one of the rooms. "You don't know who I am, do you, princess?"
"I'm not sure I want to. I've only heard the name."
"Good, because you'll be screaming it in a few minutes."
"Actually I'll be screaming how much of a fucking idiot you are."
"Little bitch." I hadn't ever been slapped up until that moment, and I could honestly say I really didn't like it. I took a swing at him, but he was way bigger and faster than me.
"ANDY?!" I made a run at the door, only to be caught around the waist.
"Simon! SIMON!"
"What the fucking hell?!" He threw Dom literally across the room and then dragged me into the hallway.
"I had it under control."
"No you didn't."
"No one asked you, Callum."
"He hit you, Andy."
"I'm fine."
"Oi, Tobi, I want you to look at her, make sure Dom didn't hurt her."
"I'm fine, Simon."
"He hit–"
"I KNOW HE HIT ME. I'm fine."
"Can you at least let me look in your mouth? Make sure there's no blood or anything chipped." I assumed this was Tobi, so I opened my mouth and let him look. "You're good, nothing wrong. You should put ice on that when you get home."
"Oh, she will. Bye, Cal, Tobi."
"What is your problem?"
"Right now, you doing exactly what I tell you not to!"
"It wasn't all my fault! He grabbed me."
"So I taught you to defend yourself for nothing?"
"Okay, you guys are a lot bigger than me. It's not exactly like I can just go Hulk and take one of you out."
"I just-what if my fight hadn't gotten over."
"I don't know."
"What would you have–"
"I don't know, okay?! I don't know."
"I'm sorry, let's just go home."