Walking in the Ring they went through the back entrance through the training area to avoid all the fans starting to come through getting ready for the fights. The other town was floating through the training area letting them be able to warm up and stretch. Noah was the master of fair fighting meant everyone got treated equally in health both physical and mental. He always encouraged every and anyone to the training area to get them ready. The ring was the most sought out legal fighting ring to fight in voted best atmosphere, best crowds, best wages and prices, and most reliable. Which meant if they were going to get their ass handed to them in the ring than they would be getting best medical help after.
Going through the area with nothing with but his woman in tow. Xavier looked up to be caught in surprise seeing both his dad and Callan lifing weights laughing with each other. "Dad? Gabe? What are you guys doing back here?" Jessie said kissing both their cheeks. "There's our girl." Gabe said hugging her tightly. "Hey son how you feeling?" "Feeling great he said pulling Jess in kissing her cheek smiling deep at her. Making the grown men in front of them smile too.
"I know my town here is here, so we came to watch you beat that little piss stain in." Cal said shrugging putting the weights down. "Yup that and seeing some of the guys." His dad said looking around the room at the other older guys. The rest of the guys came up behind him. "Where's Eric and Lexi?" Xavier asked. "They went to get some sweet teas they'll meet you out there. Hey dad's." Noah said with a happy wave. "This place is growing on me Noah I'm proud of you." Cal said making Noah blush. "Thank you Cal we work hard for it." "It shows." Gabe said proudly. When a group of about eight people walked in breaking off into two groups to start warming up. Until four of them locked their eyes on someone who really did not want it.
"Hells Bells Trouble just waltz right back into my life. How you doing girl?" A man tripled in Jessies size came running up swooping her around in a hugging spin. "How the hell are. Is this where you been hiding from me from the whole time. Your hand broke you can't pick up the phone and send me a I'm still alive text, a fuck you nothing?" HE said standing in front of her crossing his arms. "Oh Hi Cal." He said waving happily. "Hi." He said flalty. "Are you still mad at me Cal?" He asked sadly. "You hit a parked car with a damn tree Tony!" "Ya so who's your friends?" HE said as the rest of four men came behind them all but Dimitri came up to place a kiss on her forehead. Leaving her and her group of guys feeling awkward. Xavier hands were around he waist the whole time.
"Ok well guys she said looking around these are some old friends from home. So this is Mateo Damico you guy scall him Anchor. Leo Vitale or Joker. Giovanni Lorenzo or Gunner. Antonito 'Tony" Russo or Tank for obvious reasons." She said giggling tank was built just like one. "And this is Dimitri Moretti or Reaper I guess." They all waved and nodded. "So guys this is Jaxon Brooks or Blade. Ryder James or Pryo. You all know Noah. Axel Graves or Axe. This is Xavier Graves or Beast my boyfriend. You all know my daddy Cal, and this is Gabe Graves." All being polite as they could. "So Noah is the schedule up?" Tony asked. "Ya it's on the wall but ugh actually all of you guys are against all of us. In fact I pulled you on my random draw Leo." "Oh cool." Leo said smiling shaking his hands. The guys from Atheo had no problem with any of them but they were not happy with Xavier being with Jessenia they wanted her to go back home.
"I got to say we really miss you at home Jes. Wish you would at least visit." Gio said. Lookinat her a little sad. "Ya, your right I'll try to remember to shout out I'm still breathing every now and than I wasn't trying to offend anyone I swear." She said. "Hey you don't need to explain we get it. So is Lexi here too?" Mateo asked looking around. "Ya she floating around here too. In fact the Axe here is her boyfriend." Jes added while Axel smiled proudly not missing the drop in Mateo face. "That right? You with Lex?" "Proudly. That's all me an." He said beaming. None of the guys missing the looks between them or Xavier and Dimitri. "Ok so I'm sure you guys all have some warm ups and stuff to get started right we getting started out there already Noah?" She asked. "Yup we are. Why don't you and dad's go out and find the other two piece of the trouble trio." HE said winking.
"Ya come on honey." Cal said both he and Gabe getting up. "Well good luck to all of you. I'll see you right after ok." She said as Xavier pulled her in close and tight. "You wait for me I'll come to you." He said lifting her chin up to make sure she heard him. Kissing her lips. "Holler out if you get any problems." "Good luck boys." Gabe said. "Thanks dad." "Good luck boys." Cal said looking at Xavier's crew. "Thanks Cal." He said. "It's dad to you." Cal said pointing to Xavier making him smile deeply." "Good luck to you twits too I guess." He said looking at the others. "Thanks Cal." Dimitri said. "It's sir to you." HE said walking out. The guys looked at each other before moving around waiting to get on deck as Noah calls it.
"Does anybody else just like secretly hate those guys?" Axel asked once they got into their room. "I think you mean you hating on the man looking for your woman." Jaxon said. "Naw I don't like them either." Ryder said." "Just something about them rubs me wrong. I know they maybe close to the girls but they like us they going to put family first. They going to do what's right for each other." Ryder added. "Ya they going to be making a B-line for the girls no question. We just got to make sure they leave the same way they came in." Noah said. "You mean without our girls?" Jaxon added. "Yup exactly." Axel said. "Yo Beast why you so quiet. No before you answer that why you look so different?" Ryder said.
"You had sex!" Axel said. The smirk that Xav couldn't hold back shined bright through." "Damn that is like you fucking super power Ax." Noah said laughing. "That's why he be looking different he basking in the after glow." Jaxon said. "Wasn't enough time to bask in anything after the round from the shower, that little fucktard was knocking on Jessie's door. That little mother fucker was trying to get her alone to convince her talk her into listening to whatever bullshit he was trying to spill." Xavier said wrapping his hands getting mad and the thought of Dimitri. "
"I know you didn't let that shit fly, right?" Noah asked. "Hell no. I stood right behind her the whole time I wanted him to be able to say what he needed to and get on his happy ass way. I guess I just wanted to see what Jessie would do or say. You know that's her ex they got almost two years I don't want no unfinished business making it's way between me and her now." Xavier said. "See that's why you a bigger man than me cause I would made him get stepping before he finished knocking." Ryder said. "
"I just want to do right by Jess I don't want to do anything stupid to help me lose her. So I just stood behind and gave her support but I was not leaving anything he had to say he could say to us both. Better to have all that shit out in the open knowing right where everyone stand. No guessing bull shit drama. She told hi he needed to move on because she finally happy and she wishes him nothing but happiness, health, and love; and how he wasn't going to be getting any of that from her. She told him she's staying here and she love me." Xavier said smiling hearing those words form her mouth made his whole world. That was the second time she's fought for them he couldn't be more proud of her.
"So that's why he got a sour face than? He got told to hit the bricks nicely?" Noah asked. "Nope he didn't like any of the polite words of rejection coming out of Jessies mouth he started to raise his voice getting mad, saying how she will open her eyes to reason sooner or later. How he ain't going to drop this. Than tried stepping up to me when I told him he needed to correct the tone he be using on her." "That's right." Axel said getting mad also. "Than that little bitch called me out calling me scare face, if Jes hadn't been reeling me back He wouldn't be here right now. I told him he better be on his game. I'm about to hand this mother fucker his ass in a minute. Needless to say we did not start off on a good foot. We have a matter of a difference of opinion. He thinking Jessie will end up with him, and I strongly disagree." Xavier said.
"I don't know daddy Cal had me rolling on the inside. Doting on your big ass, telling him it's sir to you. I mean damn hell he even let them others in his crew call him Cal he straight got sir'd." Ryder said making everyone laugh hella hard. "Alright fam come on it's time we got to get on deck.
The thing about being on deck is it's a big area for at least twenty people to fit into some security. ten fighters, and health care responders. They all wait together. Whether the fighters started to fight in the area or not didn't matter they still had to fight in the ring. However they normally broke up any rare fight in the deck area for the safety of those around. SO there they were staying on their own sides. Waiting to fight each other. It was Noah and Leo, Ryder and Tony, Gio and Jaxon. Mateo and Axel, than ending with Beast and the Reaper. Since Xavier was the one people betted the most money on he was last. HE is still undefeated for five years.
Dimitri and Mateo could not stop glaring at Axel and Xavier. "You got something to say to me or you going to keep checking me out?" Beast said deeply. "I'm just trying to see what she see in you? Trying to figure out what she's seeing that makes you so damn great." Dimitri said. "Ya well you hit me up whenever you figure that shit out; because that girl out there is 100 times better than all of us." "One thing we agree on." He muttered just loud enough to be heard. "I just don't want you getting to comfortable because she gets this phase out of her system." He said using his hand to represent Xavier. "Jes will be making her way back to home to me where she belongs." "Is that the same home that has that rotating door for people pretending to be her close friends?" Ryder asked in question causing everyone even some of Dimitri's crew to chuckle.
"You maybe what she needs right now, but this won't last. I'm what she needs down the road. She gets anxiety and hates attention, let's face with a mug like your's you must attract quiet a crowd am I right? If it makes you feel uncomfortable do you ever stop to think how awkward she is? I'm the first guy she's ever loved. I'm the guy who took that sweet cherry, best she ever had and there ain't no way you going to change any of that." "I ain't trying to change all that you may be the first bro but you but your damn ass I'm going to be the last you might think you the best but after the first four inches she felt brand new and couldn't pick you from the line up." Dimitri stood up ready to charge at Xavier but his boys reeled him in. "You need to get through your damn head man she told you to go, she said she don't want you. You need to man up and respect her wishes." Xavier said flatly.
"Ok you guys need to go to the corner your both in time out. Leo get your ass out there let's get this over with. You guys save it for the ring. You so close anyway you can wait a damn minute." Noah said flatly. Making his way to the ring the started as the guys watched from where they were.
"Axel looked back to see Mateo still looking at him. Glancing at the other four friends and back to him he had enough. "Ok I know why these two Twat wits are throwing daggers. What your problem?" Axel said. " Lexi." "What about Lexi?" "Lexi packed up her shit and came here, the same day after I told her I loved her. Than I don't hear shit, no here you are saying you are her man. That's my problem." Mateo growled back. "That's a sad story bro but that ain't got shit to do with being my fault. If you said you truth to Lex and she bounced I think that gives you an answer." Axel said back crossing his arms. "That's didn't give me no damn answer and shit ton questions that I planned on getting the answers too. I deserve that, she owes me that. I don't give a flying fuck what you think or if you there but she going to be giving me some answers." HE said flatly. "You threatening my girl?" HE asked. "I would never threaten her, I'm just letting you know what's going to happen." "If she wants to see you, that's her choice but if she says no you need to kick rocks. Simple as that." Axel said starting to get worked up.
"Has Alexia tried reaching out to you at all in seven months she been here?" Ryder asked. Mateo looked down hurtfully. "Than no offense bro, that speaks leaps and bounds." Ryder said as he followed Tony up to the ring after Noah just stomped Leo. Everyone just stayed quiet. It was thirty five minutes before Axel and Mateo got into the ring. "THAT"S MY MAN!" Lexi yelled blowing a kiss to Axel making him smile deeply winking back at her. Mateo walked out Axel was watching for what kind of reaction Lexi would have to him, surprised him when she didn't give one. It was almost like she didn't care. She couldn't take her eyes off Axel, biting that lip he loves to bite so much. Mateo made eye contact with her and it felt like some one just stabbed him in the heart.
Moving around each other Mateo got a couple of good jabs into his lower jaw and mainly in his abdomen, and alittle to his right side. Axel got in good in his abdomen and jaw until he hooked the left side of his head making him drop instantly on the ground. He knew Mateo had a cracked lip, and black eye, he however had not one scratch everyone on their legs cheering for them. He's group was standing at 4/5. Beast just needs to bring it home. It took twenty five minutes for Axel to drop Mateo. Leaving the ring getting his shirt back from security he went and wrapped his hands around Lexi Kissing her deeply pissing off some of the females around them. "Anything you want to me?" HE asked in her ear. "I want to tell you lots of things. Like how I'm ready to take you home and…" He chuckled cutting her off. "No baby you know what I mean. Who is he Lex?" He asked back in her ear in a serious tone.
"Mateo?" He nodded. "Dimitri's friends always hung around him Dimitri always was around Jessie. I was always around Jessie so we basically are all friends. We all spent a lot of time together. One nigh the pulled me a side said he had feelings for me and he thought he was in love with me he was going to give me time to think about it and if I showed up one day he would know. Later that night Jessie caught Dimitri and I realized after our shitty friends knew we had no reason to be there anymore we weren't happy being there. SO I packed all of our crap up and left. It wasn't until three days later I even thought about him or our conversation, but I had no feelings for him in that way like I love those guys and all but I'm not in love with any of them. I love you Axel. You're what I need."
" I love you too baby." He said putting her on his lap. Mateo was in the opposite crowd looking at them than turned his head to the ring as Beast and Reaper were circling around each other. Xavier could feel the anger and irritation rolling off of Dimitri they both were undefeated at this point but he could tell just how much Dimitri wasn't focused. Dimitri lunger and went in for a move four times missing each time. Until Xavier got him so hard and quick with a jab to the left side of Dimitri's. His head flew back. He got him again with a double jab straight to the nose hearing the crunch from the second one and the blood gushing out. Xavier stepped back as Dimitri launched at him again there were no boxing gloves this was all wrapped hands that get checked for any weapons or anything that's not flesh and bone before match starts.
Dimitri went around him again , it felt to easy for Xavier. It was never hard to beat an opponent who neither heart or mind was not set when they got in this ring. Beast never speaks much never one to taunt his opponent but at this point he couldn't help himself hoping it would Dimitri head in the fight. "Though I told you to bring you're a game this morning Reaper? This all you got? You still wondering what she not seeing in you? Get your head where it needs to be, don't want you to get hurt any more than you need to." This pushed Reaper over the edge of pist off. He came at him just pounding at whatever he could hit only for Xavier to block each hit. Xavier was fifteen minutes in when he heard Callan. "Stop playing with it and finish this." HE said nodding at Xavier who nodded back. With one pull back of the arm he let his fit fly to the right side of Dimitri's face dropping him out cold. Blood still coming off his lip, nose a couple of small cuts on his face. Xavier stood there still undefeated but that was the longest match he has in awhile.
Walking straight back to Jessie one of the ring bunnies grabbed his arm. "How about you let me show you a good time?" She asked with a wink. "Take your nasty ass hands off me, and back the hell up so I can get to my woman." He said shrugging her off making her roll her eyes. "You did great baby." She said kissing him wrapping her arms around his neck. "It didn't feel like a fair fight baby?" "I know but there's nothing we can do about that. Well there's nothing I want to do about that." She said with a laugh. "Good fight kiddo were going to take your mama already calling we got to go." Gabe said. "Good job boys y'all whooped their ass. I'm proud." Cal said walking on out they went out the back exit to avoid the crowds that's where they all park.
Xavier and the guys were talking his hands wrapped around Jessie tightly as she talked to Eric who had an arm wrapped around him tightly by Noah. Who was talking to the guys. Mateo waiting at Lexi car ad Lexi, and Axel looked and noticed. "I guess I need to talk to him." Lexi said. Axel following in step with her. She looked at Axel. "Ain't no way in hell you stepping up to that man without me, aint nothing you can't tell him without me being there. I don't care how bad it would be for me to hear. We hide nothing from each other." She nodded taking his hand walking up to Mateo.
"It's been awhile Mateo you fought good tonight." She said. "Ya it's been a long time. You sure know how to keep a man waiting Lex. You couldn't pick up a phone and tell me what's going on what's running through your mind before you high tail and run out on everyone. Look don't get me wrong I get why you left, believe me I do. But fuck Lex I wouldn't have held you back there I would have come here with you if you would have given me the chance. I am so fucking so far gone for you, I still am I always will be no matter what happens between us down the road I will always be twisted for you. I still can't let you go. If you need to spend time here and do what you doing I can live with that. At some point though you going to know you missing something and that's when you going to come home to me. I'll be there with open arms waiting for you to." HE said looking her dead in the eye.
"See that's just it Mateo you telling me you loved me like that took me by surprised. I was never happy there. You were, you had more to lose leaving with me I would never ask you to do that. I want you to find the same happiness, and love that I have found here. I'm not the one for you. I did wake up to find what was missing Mateo, and it was Axel. I finally feel like me, I'm happy and I love him. I'm sorry if that hurts you I am but this is my home, here with him, Jessie, Eric and those guys back there, over sevens months of getting to know each other this is our family now. You have to me go now it's time." She said in the sweetest honest voice she could muster because no matter what she did care about Mateo and hated to hurt him, she still saw him as a good friend.
"See I hear you but I'm finding it hard to believe you. Who's to say you will wake up on day like you did months ago and leave again because all of a sudden things are either moving to fast for you or you realized maybe you wrong about leaving to begin with? No matter what you think right now. What we had was right, it was real, even if you didn't see it right away. You're my person Lexi and I will never give up on you no matter how long it takes." Mateo said flatly giving a glare to Axel who was doing everything he could to hold himself back. He just kept his Hands wrapped around Lexi waist just like Xavier did to Jessie earlier. "You may think I'm your person Mateo but I'm not. This is my home, I'm staying here roots and all. Jessie maybe my soulmate, but I'm staying with Axel. It's time for you to leave Mateo there's nothing left for us to say that won't leave us talking in circles. I wish you well Mateo I really do, see you around." She said as she turned and walked away. Both men looking at each other intensely.
"I let you say what you needed to because I believe everyman should be able to be heard out. You both spoke your peace, that's the end of have a safe drive back to the city." Axel said walking away. "This isn't over. Not by a long shot. You see those two girls." He nodded to Jessie and Lexi. "They belong to Dimitri and I rather they realize it or not they belong to our family. It's only a matter of time before they come and collected if they don't come running home first. Better enjoy your time in the sun now."
"You keep talking all the shit man, because that's what you trying to convince yourself to believe; because that's what you need to believe. Denial aint healthy bro. You can't even get your mind to wrap around the fact that they are finally happy and it just kills you both to know that ain't with y'all. They love us and they are our whole world. We ain't holding them back from you. They choose this on their own. Even when they keep telling you no, you keep ignoring like it's not happening. You and Dimitri had your chance, it's over. You can't hate me and my cousin all you want but we didn't take shit from you two. You two lost them on your own no on eels to blame except you guys. Well except for Dimitri because think about it if he didn't fuck around on Jessie with that Chloe chick and get caught than the girls would probably be back in Atheo instead Xavier and I homes and beds. Right?" Axel said with a smug smirk walking back to his family and girl. Leaving Mateo fuming on the inside thinking hard wondering about everything he just said.
Dimitri and the guys walking over. "Let's get going home boys we need to regroup." Gio said. As they all walked back to the SUV, Mateo starring at Dimitri and Axel before getting into the car and driving back home.