May I Have This Dance

Chapter 9

Jack's POV
I look out my window and see Mark waiting for Lucas. He checks his watch every five minutes while tapping on the corsage box. After a while I just start to play games. I have the whole house to myself since my sister is at the dance and my parents are at one of their friends weddings for the weekend. So I get to be downstairs and play.
I'm sure that everyone is having a nice time dancing their hearts out together. However I'm having as just good as a time by myself as they are having together. I pause my game to go warm up a frozen pizza. Once I pop it in the oven there's a knock on the door. I wipe my hands on my pants and go answer it. When I open the door a puffy eyed Mark is there in his tux and corsage in hand. His pink bowtie to match his hair is undone. Mark's hair is sticking up in all different directions which is a big difference from the gelled slicked back style from earlier.
"Mark what happened," once the words leave my lips he starts to cry again.
I wrap my arms around him and he squeezes me. My hand makes circles on his back as I calm him down.
"I have a pizza in the oven. Go get some clothes from your house and you can spend the night here okay?"

"C-can I just wear something of yours? My mom thinks I'm still at the dance and spending the night at Bob's."

"Definitely."

"Thanks Jack," Mark smiles sweetly at me.
He walks inside and up to my bedroom. I close the door and go to kitchen to get an extra plate. I'm going to fucking kill Lucas for whatever he did to Mark. I knew that I couldn't trust him. There was something about him that I know isn't right.
Mark comes down in my blue hoodie and sweatpants with damp hair. Why must he be so cute? Like what the fuck world? You trying to punish me? He sits on the counter and watches me watch the pizza in the oven.
"I got stood up."

"Mark I'm so sorry," I say wrapping an arm around his waist.
Sniffles leave his nostrils and the timer goes off for the pizza. I take it out and grab a knife to cut it. Mark just sniffles watching me as I place pizza on the plates. I hand him one and he graciously takes it. We go into a silence as we eat.
"Okay, it's too sad we need to do something."

"Like what," Mark squeaks.

"We aren't going to let those dance lessons go to waste now are we?"
***
Mark and I dance around the living room like complete idiots. Thank god Kate is spending the night at her friend's tonight. Otherwise she would be pissed off by now.
He shakes his hips as I laugh hysterically at his actions. Mark takes my hand and he takes my left hand and places his other on my hip. We then quickstep around the house laughing and having one of the best times. Mark lets go of me and dances by himself again. I take a break and lean up against the wall. This is the Mark that I can see. The one that is happy and himself. I can make him this happy, but he chooses Lucas. Hopefully after tonight it'll change.
How can you stand up such a wonderful person? I guess I won't ever understand why.
***
The only light that's in my room is from the bright white moon. Mark lays beside to me under the covers of my bed. He always sleeps in my bed with me. I mean why not? We've done it since we were small. Why stop now?
"You're gonna stop this whole thing with Lucas now because of this right?"

"I don't know," he shrugs.

"What do you mean you don't know?"

"I'm sure there is a good reason to why he didn't show up. Maybe something happened with his family."

"Did he tell you at all?"

"No, but I was going to talk to him on Monday about it."
I sigh rubbing my face. Mark is so naive about this. I know that there is something not right about this kid. Just the way how he reacts to certain things.
"Do you think you two will be a.....thing?"

"I hope so. Lucas is really amazing and holly fuck is he attractive," Mark says with the biggest smile and I just nod.
Even though Mark is going to talk to this fuck nugget I still need to have a chat with him. He's not getting away with this shit. Nobody hurts my best friend. If someone even makes tears form in his eyes someone is going to get sucker punched. Maybe loose a limb or two. All I know is that if I don't get a good reason or if Lucas lies to my face he's going to go through hell.

Okay after this I'm going to try and slow it down. At least just a little bit. However I can't make any promises.