Fighting for the Heart

Untitled Part 26

Felicity arrived at work the next day and Curtis gave her stern look as she passed. "Come into my office in five and let's go over my calendar for the week. I have a meeting about Oliver's next fight this week and I don't want to miss it", she said.

She smiled as she sat at her desk and logged onto her computer. Oliver was doing fantastic in his fights and she wanted to get him booked quickly for the UFC Fight Night. She saw she had a message on her phone and she hit the speaker on her phone as she entered her password to listen to the message.

"Hey baby, it's Mom. Listen, Quentin and I are going to be in town next week and I wanted to see if you and Oliver wanted to get together for dinner. We will only be in for the day and have to leave early the next morning but we would love to see you guys. Call me."

Felicity made a note to call her mother later. She knew Oliver would enjoy seeing Quentin and she had to say she was looking forward to seeing her Mother.

Curtis walked in and closed the door behind him and Felicity glanced at it in surprise. "Why are you closing the door? We are alone."

"Because I need to tell you something and I don't want everyone to hear you screaming down the hall." Felicity frowned because that did not sound good.

"What is going on Curtis?"

"I got a call this morning from Dana White and he is rescinding his invitation for Oliver to fight in Fight Night."

"What? Why?" Felicity asked, floored.

"He didn't say." Curtis said. He stood as Felicity stood up from her desk and grabbed her purse. "Where are you going?"

Felicity walked to her door, "To talk to Mr. White one on one."

Felicity slammed the elevator button pissed. She had spoken to Dana just a few days ago and he was excited about Oliver fighting, so what had changed? The doors opened and she hit the ground floor button. She was going to talk to him in person.

***

Oliver walked into the diner with a smile on his face. He was meeting Slade and Tommy for breakfast and he was looking forward to seeing his two best friends. Slade and Tommy both had recently won their fights and in a way they all wanted to celebrate together.

He saw them sitting in a booth and as he walked up, they stood giving him a hug.

"Great fight man." Tommy said as Oliver hugged Slade. They all sat down and Oliver smiled.

"I hear that your fight was pretty good as well. You too Slade." Tommy and Slade both slapped each other's shoulders with pride.

"Was there any doubt?" Slade said.

"Oh, it's easy to win when you're fighting a rookie." Tommy teased Slade.

"What are you talking about? The Dragon has been fighting MMA longer than we have." Slade said.

"Yeah, in China." Tommy said.

"At least they didn't have me fighting a girl." Slade said.

The waitress took their order and when their food came the talking slowed as they ate.

Oliver listened to them tease and joke and soon they were talking about the UFC Fight Night. Tommy and Slade had qualified with their last fights and Oliver was thrilled for them. He spilled his news to them and Tommy decided they needed to continue their celebration later that evening over a beer. They agreed to meet later as they finished up their breakfast and Oliver walked to his car to drive to the gym.

Oliver walked in and after getting dressed got on the treadmill to start his warm up. John was going to work on some moves with him today and he was looking forward to learning something different. He had texted Felicity to meet him at the bar at 7 p.m., and as he got into his routine with John, he looked forward to spending the evening with his friends and his girl.

***

Felicity waited in the lobby to see Dana and she was still fuming. She heard footsteps crossing the floor toward her and she turned to see him approaching. She could tell he was surprised she was standing there and he ushered her into his office before she said.

"What happened Dana? Why did you rescind Oliver's invite to the UFC Fight?" She tried to control the anger in her voice but just could not.

Dana sighed, "Have a seat Felicity." He took a moment and then looked at her. "After Oliver's fight last night, I got approached by a woman that claimed she had something on him and if I let him fight, she would release the information and it would put a blemish on the UFC. When I asked her what that something was...." he paused for a moment. "She said that you and Oliver were dating."

Felicity looked at him confused. "So, what? How is that going to put a blemish on the UFC or affect Oliver?"

"When I blew her off, she decided to go over my head to the William Morris Endeavor. They are our largest benefactor and if they pull their money from the fight it could be disastrous."

Felicity was floored. She did not know what to say. "The woman that spoke to you, was her name Laurel Lance from MMA Magazine."

Dana looked at her in surprise, "Yes, how did you know that?"

"Lucky guess." Felicity thought for a moment. She knew what she had to do. "Dana, if I stop seeing Oliver will you leave him in the Fight Night?"

Dana gave her a sympathetic look. He didn't care that a manager was seeing one of her clients but he knew the Endeavor was a board of older benefactors that might frown upon it. His hands were tied. "It is the only way I can keep him in the fight."

Felicity stood and shook her head, "Ok. Then consider it done." Dana could see the sadness in her eyes and he spoke softly.

"I am truly sorry Felicity."

Felicity walked out of his office, almost in a daze. How was she going to break up with Oliver? How could she go without seeing him or touching him? Tears started to fall as she made her way to her car and when she sat down and closed the door, she started to sob.

How could she break his heart when her heart was already shattered?