Faye sighed as she parked her car, she could still hear Johnny’s words ringing in her head…oh hell who the hell was she kidding, his warning, it had been god damn clear. She wasn’t to worried though, she had no plan on getting involved, nor getting in the way. What Jeremy did when he wasn’t with her didn’t have a damn thing to do with her, and she wasn’t about to get in the way. Heaving in a breath she let it out slowly, and slipped from her car, dark eyes scanning the area before making her way down to the gym

Despite his words things had been rather weird, their times at working out had dwindled, but she was glad for this one, she had a lot of pent up frustration, especially after the fight at Grand Opening, the anger in Jack’s eyes, mingled with the pain had for half a second scared her…and then that prissy bitch all over him. She had a pretty good idea how Jack had felt seeing her with Jer.

Heaving in a breath she slipped into the gym, slipping from her jacket, and resting it on top of her bag. Her gaze swept around before finally landing on Walter. With a smile she headed over towards him, a soft smile playing across her lips.

"Well good afternoon there lassy." Joker dropped the large weight dummy to the ground and smiled widely, "What brings you to my neck of the woods?" He asked and brougt a waterbottle up to his mouth. He had forgotten today was a training day, he'd been swamped with working on his new car that he completely forgot about Faye. "It's Thursday huh?" He mentally cringed, "Sorry been so intent on resurrecting my 'stang I forgot we had a date tonight."

Faye laughed as she rolled her eyes at him, steppign closer she rolled her neck, then her shoulders. "Yes we do" She stated with a smile,and a small nod of her head.

"And im serious need of being worked out" Licking her lips she inclined her head at him, "How'z the garage going, hope Jack and Lee didnt scare all the customers away"

"Well asine from a couple blood stains that got rubbed into the greeting mats everything is fine." He lifted the dummy over his shoulder and made his way to the back room. "What do you want to work on?" He asked as he dropped the large blue canvas maniquin again. He started shuffling through his gear taking out sparring equipment and guards.

Faye laughed softly, followingbehidn him, gaze wondering around the roomm, down to the floor before pulling herself away from the memories and back to him,"Guess thats what i get for showing up with Jer" She muttered, drawing her hair into a bobble.

Tilting her head she looked over at him, "Surprise me" Cracking her neck she rolled her shoulders "What do you know about Johnny Tran" SHe questioned soflty as she watched him work.

Quickly Joker spun and wrapped his arm around her neck into a guillatine move and pulled up into a lock trying to choke her out. "Grappling two minute rounds to the tap out." He said calmly waiting for her countermove, "I know aside from minor cartel dealings he is part of a crime syndicate but deals more with rigging races and heavy handing thug style for what he wants. Also, I know he killed a friend of yours."

Much like she did before Faye acted quikly, no longer was she having to deal with the fear, instead she easily counted that, just as she did with him, her leg twisted around his, one hand lifted to his arm, the other around his neck, bending her knee, she bent, twisted, and brought her elbow back, before twisting him around to the floor.

Heaving in a breath she watcehd him, "Jesse"She muttered not allowing the thought to upset her. "He also happens to be Jer's boss, paid me a visit yesterday afterwork" Licking her lips she feigned left befoe trying to wrap her arms around him, one knee shotforward, her leg hooking around his, as she twisted, her arms snaking around him, one aroud his neck the other around his arm, as she pulled him down to the ground.

Joker felt the world spin for a moment, "Damn you're a fast learner." He wrapped his leg back around her's and tensed his legs forward hoping to hyper extend her knee just to the point of pain. He clenched his chin down and leaned forwards with the intent to extend her body farther then she could muster while holding him. "I am glad you can keep your temper subsided."

A breath fell from her lips as she breathed through the pain, he shifted and her body extended and she clencehd her teeth, "Yea well it doesnt get you any where" She muttered.

Pressing her leg tighter around his, she dropped the hand around his neck, and then pulled her other leg around him, as her elbow moved enough to dig into his neck.

Joker began to weasel his way around to face her, slowly he broke his arms between them and stretched out to pin her to the mat, her hands over her head. For a moment he was stuck looking in her eyes. What he saw last week he saw again now, his heart stopped for a moment forgetting what it may look like with his sitting between her legs.

Faye felt her back hitting the floor and found herself looking into the eyes of the man on top ofher. This was how it had started before, with him on top of her, her beath left her body in a quick burst, brushing agaisnt his face, swallowing she draw her lower lip between her teeth,

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Ree slipped from the bike, pulling the helmet of her head, and allowing her hair blow in the breeze for a moment, her fingers brushing throgh her hair, before she headed down towards the gym.. Since Walter had reappeared in her life he had been oddly distance, and he hadnt particulary seen him often and it was beginging to bother her, she hated not knowing where she stood.

Letting out a breath she slowly walked towards the gym, nodding at several people she knew, smiling she headed towards the back of the gym and her heart dropped. "Well now...that explains everything" She rose a brow, dark eyes locked on the scene in front of her.

Acting very quickly Joker reached across Faye with lightning fast speed. "Ree I will be right with you just as soon as she taps." He leaned forward onto his elbow forcing it into Faye's windpipe. He leaned in and away from Ree to whisper. "Please for god's sake tap..." His voice was pained and he knew he was caught in a very sticky situation.

Faye bit the inside of her lip, after a moment she tapped, her hand reaching up to rub across her windpipe, "Ass" She muttered, before rolling out from under him, and pushing herself to her feet. Her gaze turned over to the ohter woman and she smiled tightly, "Hey, er Faye"

Ree rose an uninterested eye as she turned her gaze over towards Joker, "Convincing" She shook her head, dark eyes locked onto Joker, "Pitty your acting so damn guilty"

"Guolty for what? Teaching the girl I nearly got killed twice to defend herself?" He raised an eyebrow and plopped onto his back. "You wanna go?" He motioned for her to come close with his hands up. He was going to try anything to get her mind on a fight and not on what she just saw, "Doing two minute rounds to tap out." What can she say? They were grappling, yeah they took a pause at a bad moment that's all I could be chalked up to, 'Keep your mouth shut Jackass' Ever voice in his head screamed at him.

Ree laughed stepping closer towards him, watching the girl move aside, her gaze narrowed ever so slightly, shaking he head she stepped in front of him, dark eyes locked on his face. "Hmm, with a look that clearly said how bout a repeat" Shaking her head she draw her lower lip between her teeth, "You cant lie to a woman, you were practicly undressing her with your eyes, and knowing exactly what you weregonna find"

With one quick move, she shot her hand out at him, fuck the taps, she'd blow of steam the only way she knew how, and she'd be damned if she technically wasnt ment to be fighting, she knew what she had seen.

She came down with a perfect blow that caught him across the face, he deserved this one. Shaking it off and wiping some spit from his face he rolled back to a standing position and guarded himself. "Faye, leave and shut the door behind you. Ree and I need to talk, tell the manager not to let anyone back here for an hour." He didn't let his eyes leave Ree, he couldn't risk it. Her stance and her voice, she knew what she saw and she was out for blood. "So you sound like you know that from personal experience..." His voice was dripping daggers with the comment as he waited for her next move. "Three months is a lomg time to wait on a dead man huh?"

Faye nodded her head and with one last look in the direction of Joker she left the gym, doing as he had asked her to, she was slightly worried, but knew he could handle himself.

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Ree raised an angry brow, striking out once more, dark eyes locked upon his angry eyes, "Dont you fucking dare turn this around on me" She growled lowly, she jumped backwards, dodging the blow he sent towards her, "Im not the one fucking someone else" She hissed, "Im not the one who promised youd be back and didnt"

Circling him she eyed him up and down, "But no...those three months there wasnt anyone else, but im glad thats what you think of me"

He needed to piss her off then calm her down, unfortunately in order to calm her down he'd have to get close to her. He stepped in and spun backwards aiming a rear kick at mid shoulder level. "I did come back dammit, as soon as I could!" The scars on his back showed the amount of torture he'd endured to stay alive and to come back. But to what ends, Ree was a good girl but had he just been using her? Guilt hit home for a second taking him off balance mid kick.

Her fingers wrapped around his leg, and she pushed backwards, bending and twisting sweeping out his leg. "you didnt fucking want me all you had to is say the word" She snapped, she moved away from him again, dark eyes locked on him, as she waited for him to get up, to do something.

Joker stayed down, for the first time in his life he stayed down. "You're right..." He said softly, "You're right I fucked up, Ree I got caught up in a moment and I fucked up. I'm shit and you deserve better." He hadn't bothered so much as to prop himself up. He deserved this, some shit you can't keep hidden and that was it.