Never Back Down: No Surrender Page #5

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Well, I can keep a secret.

And, apparently, so can he.

Okay, what?

When I stepped out

to have a smoke,

I saw your boy, Case, with Myca

and the nanny and her kid.

Just outside the restaurant.

All nice and cozy.

She introduced him to the kid?

Dude, I don't even

know why you bother.

The freak over there probably

drinks from a toilet anyway.

Hey, chill, she's a human being.

If you say so.

What's going on?

Brody wants to spar with you.

I think he's pissed

about something.

Hey, Case, come over here.

Let's get a little work in today.

Don't let him get set!

Hey, man, what's your problem?

Go for the chicken wing.

Stay on him, champ!

Feet first, Brody!

Okay, that's enough!

Brody, sorry, man.

Go f*** yourself.

- F***.

- Dude, you smoked him.

Shut up.

Yo, Case, what is it, man?

What's wrong?

If you can't control yourself, you sure

as hell can't control the outcome.

Damn it!

That's the second one of my f***in'

fighters that mock has beat up on.

- Wait...

- No! Just give me a second here.

Okay.

Okay.

You're going to find out everything

there is to know about Case Walker.

- Okay?

- Yeah.

Complete bio, fight history,

criminal record,

whatever exists about him,

I want to know.

- Get back to me ASAP.

- Okay.

Now.

Stop your bitchin' and go.

Faster.

Come on back up.

Two at a time!

- Two a time?

- Yes!

Okay, that's one.

Hell, man,

what'd I ever do to you?

You want a babysitter

or a trainer?

Dude, you might be the

worse sensei ever.

Not like I haven't

heard that before.

Down.

What's up?

I wanted to apologize.

It was completely inappropriate

for me to pry the way I did.

I realize now that privacy is

underappreciated in this day and age.

It's no big deal.

Look, I had a really great time

hanging out with you the other day.

And Morgan just adored you.

Case, I don't want anything

from you, other than...

Just you being who you are

and your good company.

That is if you're still

open to sharing it.

Sometimes, I think we forget

how important it is just to...

Just show up and take care of the

good friendships that we have,

or might like to have.

Good friendships are

hard to come by.

Ain't that the truth.

Hey, Myca.

Thank you.

Hey, Brody.

What you got there, man?

How is that any

business of yours?

You hungry?

Come on, man. Let's go

get some street meat.

They got this hot sauce,

they only have in every now and

again, it's f***ing great.

Your order?

Two orders of the chicken

satay, stir fry vegetables.

No peanut sauce.

- Name?

- Isaac Cox.

Okay.

What?

You know, this place

could grow on me.

Yeah, me too.

For a city this crowded,

it sure is peaceful.

I don't think I need to tell you,

but with this Braga fight you're

gonna have to get focused

and cut out all this

bullshit in your life.

At least until after the fight.

You need to pick apart his flaws

and plan a strategy that he

can't help but fall into.

Brody?

Brody.

Come on, man. Do you

not want this anymore?

If you don't, it's okay, man.

Just be honest with yourself.

I want this fight, Case. I do.

But it's not just about

what I want anymore.

There's a lot of moving pieces

in this whole operation now.

There's people with

families depending on me.

I get hurt, there's no insurance

that's going to cover me.

And you got the media bullshit.

Not to mention the political bullshit.

It never ends.

One thing I envy about you

is, your life is simple.

Come and go as you please.

Got no wife, no kids.

Basically nobody to own up to.

Just you.

What you trying to say,

my grass is greener?

Man, I don't even have grass.

I basically live in a van

down by the river.

Yeah, that's true.

Your life really does suck.

You know, we need to schedule some time

for you to go f*** yourself, okay.

Done.

I'm all in, Case.

I'm 100% committed to this fight.

That's good to hear.

Now, show me.

Better yet, show yourself.

All right.

I gotta say something though.

I gotta apologize for...

Well, how I acted the other day.

I deserved that ass

whooping, man.

My ego's just so used to me

getting whatever I want,

however I wanted it...

When I heard about the

you and Myca thing,

I lost it.

I started acting like a spoiled brat.

Man, that's behind us, man.

Okay?

You were ragin'.

That's why you were

making so many mistakes.

You know what I say...

- "An angry mind is a narrow mind."

- That's right.

And for your information,

there is no "me and Myca thing."

If you had half a brain,

there would be.

That's a good

woman, right there.

Man, she saw through all

my bullshit from day one.

That's why she keeps

rejecting me.

Besides, I'm married.

You remember that?

That's good!

Yeah, you are, brother.

Yeah.

I'm gonna make that right, too.

Just watch.

You're looking at the new, improved

and totally serious Brody James.

Isaac Cox.

Isaac Cox!

There it is.

What do you think?

Not bad.

Hey, Matty!

Get over here.

Come on.

This sh*t has gone on long

enough between you two.

All right, I realize you both come from

different backgrounds and all that

and I know you both got your own ideas

about how this gym should be ran,

but fact of the matter is, you're

both here for the same reason.

That's to make better fighters.

Am I right?

- Yeah.

- Yeah.

I think this gym is big

enough for all of our egos.

So, let's put this sh*t to bed.

I ain't got no

problem with that.

Come on, Matty, take the man's

goddamn hand, all right?

Don't make me have

to fire your ass.

See, that's not so bad, right?

Now, maybe we can get

some real work done.

An angry mind.

You need to take

advantage of that.

How much is this

insurance costing me?

Believe me, Brody,

it's worth it.

Besides, you're making

enough money to afford it.

Yeah, man. Plus, you got kids.

What if something happens to you?

You could lose everything

off one major injury.

What if I don't

pass the physical?

Don't be ridiculous,

you're healthy as a horse.

All right.

What if something I'd taken in the

past shows up in my blood work?

They disqualify me?

Whatever you might have taken

before you came to Thailand

won't still be in your system.

Don't worry about it.

Hey, I'd really like to thank you.

For what?

Well, you said some things

I really needed to hear.

And I'd like to show my

appreciation if you'd let me.

Well, I appreciate your

appreciation, Mr. Walker.

So what do you have in mind?

A Louie Thai do-over.

I'd like that. Done.

Come on, Creech!

Come on, Creech!

That's all right, bro.

You just didn't have

it today, that's all.

His f***ing style, man,

it's just throwing me off.

I can tell.

Dude. If it's styles that win

fights, I just gotta learn how...

No flinch. Block only

what comes close.

You know, Brady's really lucky

to have you as a friend.

Loyalty is rare these days.

Well, I consider

my friends family.

Where is your family, Case?

I mean, if you don't mind me asking.

I know now you are about your privacy.

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