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Michael. He had to admit; this wasn’t a bad way to come back into MMA. He had $8000 for fighting less than 30
    minutes all night.
    By the time he pulled into the driveway, Everly was already fast asleep. Waiting for him on the couch grinning from ear to ear was his mother, Edna.
    “Some things never change.” She said.
    “Huh?” he said as he placed his bag on the couch while he went to get a beer from the fridge.
    “Michael texted me about an hour ago and told me you’d won.” Edna told him as she knitted a
    pink scarf.
    He took a sip of his beer and walked into the family room. He sat down in the family room with
    his feet up on an old leather easy chair. “Yeah, I won. I’m fucking surprised I did to be honest. The last guy I fought was scrawny, but he had a decent left hook.” He explained while pointing to the side of his chin where the origins of a bruise began to emerge.
    Edna beamed with pride as she continued to knit. “Sorry, about your chin. But I’m not surprised
    you won at all. I told you that you’d win. These local guys have nothing on you.”
    Taking another swig of beer, he replied. “I haven’t fought anyone beyond sparring at the gym in 5
    years. I don’t know the scene anymore.”
    “Maybe you should re-acquaint yourself with it and stop trying to look for a job.”
    “Ma, c’mon. You know why, and I’m tired. Not tonight. ”
    “Evan, you know I’m not begrudging anyone for working. Hell, your father and I worked at the
    mill for 40 years until you asked us to stop. So we did.”
    “Taking care of my child and having a roof over our head is something I have to do.” Evan
    explained.
    “Absolutely. And I love you for that. But let me ask you, your prize was $5000 right?”
    “$5000 plus Michael got the owner to clip a percentage of the gate.” Evan snickered.
    Edna was so shocked that she dropped her needle. “So what does that make the total?
    “$8000. It was that warehouse behind Masons’ bar that no lie was sold out by the end of the
    night. Must have been close over 2000 people there. ”
    Edna’s eyes opened wide. “You’re shitting me!”
    “Nope. So for now, we’re ok. No going into savings for you. Legal fees, mortgage, food and
    Everly’s tuition is paid for the time being.”
    Edna was relieved. “Happy for you. I am. I pester you because I know this is what you love to do.
    I don’t want you to wake up one day being pissed over what if’s; I want you to happy saying I am.” She told him.
    “We’ll see. But for now, this is a one time thing. Ok?”
    Edna picked up her knitting needles and shook her head. “Won’t make $8000 in night welding
    steel, Evan.”
    Exhausted, Evan went over to his mother and kissed her gently on the cheek. “Night, mom”
    She laughed as she went back to her knitting. “Night, Evan.”

Chapter Seven
    It had been several days since the bar fight, and Hayley was back in Los Angeles and at her wits end on locating the enigma that was Evan Bates.
    She also tried everything. From Tucker and Billy attempting to talk to his cousin, Michael, who
    suddenly got called out of town for his job, to the owner of Mason’s Bar
    . It was as if Evan didn’t exist.
    She also was putting together the first four episodes of the series. It looked great, but it was missing something…or someone.
    Her office was shabby chic with light blues and purples hues. There were DVD’s of the five
    candidates on one end, and and on the other corner there was red folder that had Evan’s name on it.
    Where do you find someone that doesn’t want to be found? She leafed through the files at his previous MMA history.
    He began in bar brawls like the one he was in a couple of weeks ago to pay the rent. Tucker, who had just retired at the time, found him, hooked him up with a decent place to live and trained him. In return to Tucker, Evan began to win. A lot. So much that he was one of the top twenty contenders for the MMA heavyweight title.
    It was during