Round Eight - Knox 3

Danny was trying to keep his mind off Emma by throwing himself into his training routine, but it was no good. He was a rising sports-star! He could have any girl he wanted! Why was he so hung up about this? He decided he was going to join his teammates and go out for a night on the town.


He met a young lady while clubbing and they got chatting. She looked a bit like Emma, and Danny supposed that was where his attraction to her lay. Still, a date couldn't hurt, could it?


Unfortunately the girl saw right through his attempts.


Like his father had done years before, Danny ended up waiting at the bar. If only Emma would come round to his point of view...


Then a miracle occurred. Halfway through his day's training, Emma marched in through the front door.

"Danny... I've been thinking. Shiina's got a new man and she doesn't need me around anymore. So I was thinking, maybe we should move in together."

"That's... a bit quick?"

"And don't even try to pretend that isn't one of the things you like about me. I'm forward and to the point. I'd never mess you around and you know it."


Danny couldn't believe his luck.


Emma settled in quickly, trying to be a perfect housewife and keep her double-life hidden. For all she'd said about how open she was and how she wouldn't lead Danny on, she still hadn't told him what she did for a living. How would her clean-living athlete take the knowledge that she was rising up through the criminal underworld?


She finally decided to bite the bullet and tell the truth.

"I've got a confession to make... You see this outfit? It's no party costume. This is what I do. I'm a crook. A criminal."

"Yeah, I figured. And you know what? I don't care. I know who you are inside, and that's the girl I love."

It was a corny line, they both knew it, but they didn't care. It was true - they were in love, and nothing else really mattered.


Note: Sorry if all these updates seem really disjointed. My game's been having problems - everything is so bugged and sometimes the photo taking just doesn't work! But I'm doing my best...