Call of the Wild

The unthinkable

As soon as she had exited the women's locker room, Jax had her by her arm and was dragging her outside where the rest of their party was waiting on them. She was definitely feeling the effects of the fight but couldn't help but giggle at the blond man at the same time. The rest of their group were standing outside huddled close together. As soon as they had arrived, Chibs began checking her over to make sure she didn't have any serious injuries.

She was sore, which was understandable, and was already bruised. Ratboy asked if she wanted to go get something to eat. With a warm smile, she nodded her head. She followed the bikers to their vehicles and then down the road to an Applebee's. She followed them inside and waited to be seated. She found herself situated in a large round booth stuck between Juice and Tig. Jax was as close to directly across from her as he could get.

"Kalila, that was amazing!" Juice exclaimed as soon as the waitress had left to fetch their drinks

"Uh, thanks." She chuckled, "Do you think I'm qualified to teach you now?"

"Absolutely. Will we ever get up to your level?" Juice asked, making Tig roll his eyes

"Well..... if you keep with your training I suppose it's possible. I didn't get to this level overnight, so keep that in mind!" She stated

"That was just brutal." Ratboy stated with a sly grin

"It usually is." Kalila replied before taking a drink of her sweet tea

"The last time you had a fight, you came back with worse bruising and a dislocated shoulder. Why was that fight worse than this one?" Jax questioned

She chuckled at the tall blond, "Because this was a sanctioned MMA fight. They aren't co-ed. Males fight males while females fight females. The last fight I did was underground, not sanctioned. I was fighting a pretty big dude my last fight that night."

"Holy shit! Dat has got teh be rough!" Chibs exclaimed

"Fighting a man is different than fighting a woman. Men naturally have more muscle and strength. I have gone up against some women who could lay you out before you even knew what was coming!" She laughed

"You have something to do tomorrow?" Jax asked her

"Yes, another three fights. They won't be as late in the day as this one. I gotta be here at 11, my first fight is at noon, the next one at 1, and the final fight will be at 2:30pm." She explained

"So we'll be leaving the day after tomorrow then?" Juice asked

"That's as long as I need to be here." She said

"How many of these sanctioned MMA fights do you do? What about the unsanctioned ones?" Tig questioned

"I do my fair share. I do have a reputation in this world, though. I do the underground fights because it seems like fighting guys gives me more of a challenge than most women. I can better hone my skills if that makes sense." She stated

They talked more about her martial arts and competitions while they ate dinner. Figuring she was tired, they headed back to the hotel. Everyone bid her a good night before heading off to their own rooms. She was tired, yes, but she changed into her bathing suit and made her way down to the pool area. They had a nice hot tub that she knew would do her good. She didn't notice Jax's door partly open as she walked to the elevator.

The VP was curious as to why she was heading down to the pool at this hour. He silently followed her down to the pool area. She easily walked down into the hot tub and got settled. He stood there just watching her for a few minutes before he headed back to his room. It made sense that she would want to be in the hot tub. Probably eased her aching muscles. She would have three fights tomorrow and then they'd be leaving for home the day after. Perhaps he'd come down to the hot tub tomorrow night too!