The GOAT Calls Tess

Tess is sitting in the great room of the manor working on a column for Tractorpull Baseball Review and waiting for Smackey to show up for a movie and dinner. Her phone rings. She knows it’s a call that she is leery of getting

Tess: What’s up?

CT: Well it’s you old. beaten up, shadow of her former self. friend

Tess: Look, I’m sorry but….

CT: I know you got a job to do and your predictions have to be mostly right or you loose credibility

Tess: Yeah something like that.

CT: Well you did give me a 5% chance of winning. It may be a little better than that. but it’s going to be tough. Yvonne is good. I wish I would have gotten her nine of ten years ago. I promise you the situation would be different.

Tess: I’m sure it would have. Why did you take the bout?

CT: McMahon scheduled it and I have a contract I got to contend with

Tess: Do you really think you can win?

CT: Let’s just say I am going to do my best. Realistically that wasn’t good enough three out of four times, but yeah there is a chance I can win. You may have helped me

Tess: How so?

CT: You saying I was tired and beaten up. Maybe it may make her a little overconfident. On the other hand, since we have fought four times before we pretty much know each other

Tess: I hope you don’t get hurt to badly

CT: You’re full of encouragement

Tess: What are you doing tonight? Smackey and I are going to Le Bec Fin for dinner and then to a movie. Why don’t you join us?

CT; That sounds nice. I love that Henri at Le Bec. What are you planning on seeing?

Tess: A Star Is Born

CT: Count me in. What time

Tess: Smackey’s picking me up around five. He’ll be thrilled your coming

CT; I’ll come by the Manor. Best you not show up at Chimera

Tess: There seems to be a lot of places where I best not show up

CT: Join the club