Chapter 8
Love and Hope
Kyrin Anderson
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Stuck on bed rest. Stuck on bed rest. Stuck on bed rest. Stuck on bed rest.
I am slowly going crazy sitting here all day barely moving an inch without wincing or Ryder fussing over me. Don't get me wrong I love Ryder dearly, but shit dude. He can be a handful at some times especially when his closest friends get hurt. Not to mention me, his cousin.
Mark dropped by a few times but this time he actually came in. "Hey." I say and he looks away with guilt.
"I can't believe I got you shot." He looks up at me tears streaming down his face. I pat the spot on the bed next to me move over.
"Mark this is not your fault. None of this is your fault."
He sighs. "Yes it is. The guy that captured me then you.... Well he...." Mark drags the sentence out not finishing.
"He what?"
"He's my brother." Mark looks away. I almost screamed.
"If he was your brother why would he capture you and tell me he was gonna kill you?" I question.
"He wanted to get to you. He was falling for you apparently. He watched you from a distance apparently."
"He wouldn't have really killed you, would he?"
Mark shakes his head no. "No he would have killed me. He didn't give two shits about me anyways. Ever since him and his dad moved in we were quarreling. But the days you came over I noticed he watch you intently from his bedroom. I'm surprised you didn't notice."
"I did feel like something was watching me but I didn't think about it too much. For what it's worth, I'm just glad your OK." Mark smiles as I give him a light side hug.
"I'm pretty sure you'd be happy to know that my brother has been put away. I doubt he's getting out of that especially with he's type of records." Make says.
For the rest of the time he was here we just talked about life and all. If was good to catch up. He told me about why he was gone so long before he was captured. It's surprising what little things could change so much. If I didn't get shot I wouldn't have found out Marks big secret. I'm glad he had one practically the same to mind because it makes it so much easier.
The question I've saved for the right person all my life. It's finally gonna happen.
"So. Anything you wanna do?" Mark questions.
"Umm actually;" I pause. "I have a question."
"Ok. Shoot." I gulp.
"Mark, since I've first laid eyes on you I knew you were the one the only one for me. I wanted to be sure so I befriended you and got to know you better. I enjoy spending time with you and I enjoy feeling the warmth coming off you when we accidentally touch. So my question is..." Make sits straight up in his chair an eyebrow raised. "Mark, will do me the honor of being your boyfriend?"
Mark crashes me in a hug before his lips find mine. I'm in shock for a few second before I unfreeze and kiss Mark back. My mind plays thoughts about Mark, about me, about us. Does he really like me back?
Mark pulls away leaving my breathless. "Does that answer your question?" He smirks making my face glow in happiness. I nod yes bringing him back to my face running my tongue over his bottom lip. Mark pushes his lips against mine as my tongue slips in his mouth and explores.
We pull apart breathless and happy. I stare at Mark getting lost in his eyes. "Do you know how damn happy I am?" I whisper. Mark looks up and tries to hide his grin.
"Do you know how fucking lucky I am to have you?" He whispers back. A smile slips onto my face making him break into a full grin again. "God, I love your smile." He kisses me again and I pull him on top of me. I will never get used to this feeling of butterflies swirling in my stomach.
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Me and Mark walk hand in hand down the street getting weird looks from the passerbyers. I flip a few of them off when they mutter 'fag' under their breath. I try not to mind them much but it bugs me that they think we're wrong because we love the same gender. You can't help what gender you love so shut your face.
I finally was able to get Ryder to let me out of the house but that was only because Mark was with me. Ryder stills tenses up around Mark but he says if Mark is the guy then he won't step in unless Mark hurts me. I love Ryder but he's a little over protective sometimes.
Mark tugs on my arm and I look up startled. I noticed we made it to the school and laughed quietly. "Finally, you were zoned out for at least twenty minutes!" Mark dramatically cries out. I tug him closer to me placing my lips on his to quiet his dramatic stage face. He smiles against me making me smile back.
I close my eyes and-
He gets pulled from me. My eyes instantly opens and I find out the source of Mark being pulled from me. Jordan is holding onto him like a leech. I cross my arms a grin showing slyly on my face and Mark looking horrified. I hold back a laugh as Mark bites Jordan and Jordan screeching before licking Mark on the cheek. Most guys would hate to see their boyfriends being licked by others but it's completely normal for Jordan to lick people.
I shake my head before pulling Jordan off Mark. "Hands off my boyfriend." I say to him. He jumps up and makes a squeaky girl scream.
"Finally! I've been waiting years for you to love birds to get together!! I'm so happy for you too. Make sure to save me some cake at your wedding." Jordan squeals again. I choke on my saliva as Mark falls to the ground laughing right after he stood up.
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