The Four YouTuber's

Chapter 26

Ellie's POV

Mark and I had just gotten back to the complex, our hands intertwined. "I had a really great time tonight....we should do it again soon." He kisses my forehead, slightly caressing my cheek. "I'm glad." We step onto the elevator and press our floor. I lay my head on his chest, listening to his heartbeat. "I wonder what Jack and Alex are doing...we sure were gone for a while." I chuckle, "Hopefully they aren't dead.." He shrugs, "That wouldn't necessarily be a bad thing for us." He whispers.

I look up at him, he wriggles his eyebrows and gives me a sexy grin which causes my legs to turn to jello. I feel myself blush, quickly I look away. He turns my face back up towards him," Your so cute when you blush..." He trails off, leaning in and planting a tender kiss on my lips. I run my fingers through his hair. Then we hear a bing, signalling that we are on our floor. We pull apart and walk down the hall to Marks apartment.

We don't instantly walk in, we listen for a moment. "Sure is quiet in there..." I whisper. Mark nods in agreement. He slowly turns the door knob to avoid making to much noise. We peek around the door and see Jack and Alex not only sitting together but kissing. Jack is cupping Alex's face, who seems to be enjoying herself.

I lean a bit further and end up knocking Mark forward and throwing the door wide open. Jack and Alex quickly pull apart looking at us. Both have turned tomato red. I grab Marks arm and quickly say "Uh we seem to have interrupted you two.... We'll be next door...heh byeee!" I pull Mark with me back into the hallway and shut the door. We both stand there for a moment waiting to see if either of them come running out, but no one does. We walk back to mine and Alex's place. I unlock the door and Mark follows me in shutting the door behind him. I walk over and plop down on the couch, Mark follows. I snuggle up close to him resting my head on his shoulder. He rests his arm around me, kissing my head. "So how about those two?" He asks, I giggle "I think they made up or something....and they certainly weren't trying to come after us so I think any things possible at this point. " he nods and I hear him yawn, his chest rising and falling slowly. I look up at him, his eyes droop "You tired?" He nods looking down at me. I stand up and pull him with me to my room. " I don't really have any PJs you can borrow, but you can sleep in my bed tonight."

He wraps his arms around my waist and whispers in my ear "Hopefully with you by my side to keep me warm." I nod "if you want." "I want." Just him saying that was enough to make my insides quiver. I gently pull away grabbing my PJs and going into the bathroom, "You can try and find a pair of basketball shorts in the third drawer..." He nods. I close the door and change.

I come out and find Mark laying in the bed eyes closed. I smile, turning off the light and climbing into the bed. I lay down and Mark wraps an arm around me, kissing my cheek. I snuggle into his warmth and slowly begin to doze off. "Ellie?" Mark whispers, I groan a little, my eyes fluttering open. The moon is illuminating us.

I look and see Mark staring at me, his eyes gentle and a small smile on his lips. He gently rests his head on mine. "I love you." My heart stops for a split second. Did he really just say that? And to me? I felt my stomach fill with butterflies. I cup his face, "I love you too." I hear him sigh with relief. We both hold each other like we haven't seen each other in years, and slowly we fall asleep.

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