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Kes' POV

It was the first weekend of December and it was time for the players & WAGs Christmas party. Everyone was gathered having a merry time. The drinks were flowing heavily. That's when they walked in. Dawn and Brett. I looked at the pair as they walked in eyeing Brett down. Higgy just happened to be reading my thoughts at the time. "Think we could both take him? I'm sure there's somewhere off shore we could dump the body." He asked me with a serious look on his face. "She's way too good for him."

"Just one problem with that theory." Kevin Bieksa said taking a swig of his beer. "After finishing him off you two would go after each other." He grinned as we both gave questioning looks.

"Juice what do you mean?" I asked him.

"Oh come on! We all know about your little tryst in Cali. And Chris you've been making goo goo eyes for months now." He laughed.

"Tryst?" Chris asked. "You...you slept with her?"

"It wasn't like she didn't want it too," I said tossing back the rest of my rum and coke. "Plus Chris, what would your girl have to say about the extra time you've been spending around the trainer's room?" He asked pointing at the girl chatting with a group of WAGs.

"She's not my girlfriend, she's just a date." Chris said angrily. "But it's not as if I've taken vows with somebody else like you." He said to me. "I'd never cheat on my wife if I had one."

"Ooo this is getting good." Juice said signalling the waiter for another beer. Suddenly we were interrupted by a very beautiful Dawn. She was wearing a sparkly gold mini dress. It looked like she could show some serious indecent exposure if she bent over.

"Boys." She said grinning. "You've met Brett." The three of us nodded politely to the heavily tattooed ball player. He nodded back, I bet he could feel the cold stares judging him because he suddenly left to grab himself and Dawn a drink.

"So Dawn, you and Kes?" Chris asked in a serious voice. I stepped on his foot to stop his next sentence.

"Kes and I what?" She asked shaking her head no. Good girl I thought to myself at the time. She suddenly looked at me for explanation.

"You and Kes really need fresh drinks." Chris said nervously he signalled a waiter.

"Thanks, but Brett is getting me one." She said confused. I excused myself from the group. I was going to get to know this Brett a little more. I walked over to him waiting in line waiting on drinks.

"Brett, so that Dawn's quite a stunner." I said nodding in her direction where she was still chatting and laughing with Juice and Chris. "She's a lot of fun to have around."

"Yeah she's quite the girl." He said in a low voice taking a sip of the beer he ordered.

"Do you ever worry about her being on the road with us guys?" I asked probing for answers.

"Nope." He said before swigging back his beer. "Because she won't cheat if she knows what's good for her." He said grabbing Dawn's drink and ordering himself another beer.

"What's good for her?" I asked as he walked away. This guy was trouble. No question. We needed to get Dawn away from him and quickly.

----- Dawn's POV -----

"And then the mouse says to the elephant oh yeah, take it all bitch." Kevin finished telling his dirty joke that I've heard hundreds of times but I gave him a pity laugh anyway. "So Dawn, what did you ask for for Christmas?"

"I already have it. The love of my life." I said with a happy, contented grin. "Brett was coming up with honeymoon ideas last night. It won't be for another year or so but I think we're going to Fiji. Quiet, secluded,"

"Yeah, nobody can hear you scream for help." Higgy said looking at me in the eye.

"What does that mean Higgy?" I asked him hands on hips.

"Oh come on, you know exactly what I mean." Chris said pulling me aside from the group. "Dawn, I thought you were going to leave him. Don't you see he's no good for you?" I looked down to my hands where my large diamond ring sad and then up into Chris' eyes. "

"Chris, you don't know him like I do. He's never done anything like that to me before."

"What about any other girls?" Chris asked me touching my arm.

"Dawn I know an abuser when i see one. He's protective of you in a controlling way, he's already hurt you, what more do you need to see?" He asked me as he closed the gap between us. He put a finger under my chin and tilted it up towards his face. His eyes rose to look above. He knew exactly what he was doing. "Mistletoe" he nodded upwards. "Merry Christmas Dawnie." He said as he pressed his lips into mine. The kiss was hot, searing passionate. That's when it happened...smash

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