Best Friends To Boyfriends (Septiplier)

Part 30

Jack's POV:

When I woke up, my head was resting on Mark's chest. I smiled to myself, feeling safe and comfortable, and just laid there. That didn't last long, though, because soon I heard the familiar sound of Mark's phone alarm. I lifted my head as Mark turned to his side to turn his alarm off. 

"Hey, babe. How did you sleep?" He asked, turning back to face me. 

"Amazing, since you were there with me." I replied, pecking his lips. "Now get up. We need to get ready for our panel."

"Do I have to? I'd rather lay here and cuddle with you." He wrapped his arm around my waist and pulled me back down to him. 

"I know, so would I, but there's thousands of fans who would be very disappointed if we didn't show up." I gently removed his arm from around me and went to the bathroom to fix my hair. "Now get your ass out of bed and get ready for the panel."

"Ugh fine." Mark groaned, sitting up and finally getting off the bed. He came up behind me, wrapping his arms around my waist and resting his head on my shoulder. "I'm so proud of you."

"What do you mean? What for?" I questioned, watching his face in the mirror.

"Yesterday and earlier today you were totally freaked out about how people would react to our relationship, and now you seem super excited for the panel." Mark slowly turned me to face him, kissing my forehead gently.

"It's not like I'm not worried anymore. I've just learned to handle the fear." I explain, running my hand through Mark's messy hair. "Now, let's see what we can do about this mess."

"Good luck with that. You can't tame the wild beast that is my floof!" He shook his head, instantly undoing what little my hand had fixed. He lifted my head to look him in the eyes. "And I know you're still scared, I'm scared too. I'm proud of you for handling that fear and not completely freaking out." 

"Thank you." I said, leaning up and giving Mark a long, passionate kiss. He leaned into it before gently separating. 

"Now, let's get ready for that panel." Mark took the comb that was in my hand and began fixing his hair.

Mark and I quickly finished getting ready, grabbed our room keys, and headed back to the convention center. As we got closer, I could feel butterflies in my stomach and I wasn't sure if they were from nerves or excitement. Maybe both. I grabbed Mark's hand and he gave me a reassuring smile. I smiled back, a little less confidently. We headed inside the back entrance of the building where we were safe from fans. Mark stopped me from going any further as the door closed behind us.

"Are you sure you're going to be okay?" He looked at me, worried.

"Yeah I'll be fine. I'm just a little nervous. I can handle it as long as you're with me." I said, hugging Mark tightly. He returned the hug, grabbed my hand, and we headed backstage of where our panel will be. 

"There you guys are. What took you so long." Felix said once we arrived. "Were guys a little busy? Lost track of time?" He asked with a wink.

I rolled my eyes. "No, we were napping." 

"Yeah, just cuz we're dating doesn't mean we're constantly on each other." Mark added with a laugh. "We can control ourselves."

"Sure you can." Felix said sarcastically. "Now let's get out there." 

Felix, Ken, Bob, Wade, Mark and I all headed onstage. There was deafening applause as we entered. There were three chairs and a couch on the stage for us to sit in. Mark and I headed towards the couch, but Felix, Ken and Bob beat us to it. I pouted, but Mark led me over to the two chairs that were next to each other. I smiled at him although I was still disappointed we couldn't sit right next to each other, missing the simple feeling of our legs touching. 

"Haha the two lovebirds can't sit together." Felix laughed. Mark stuck his tongue out at him as I flipped him off. 

Since this was Felix's panel, he got it started, explaining to us and the audience that we'd be playing some FunEmployed and if there was time, we'd answer a few questions. We got the game started, Felix starting out as the one looking for an employee. 

When it was my turn to employ someone, I was tempted to pick Mark just because he was my boyfriend, but he seemed so confident he'd win, I decided not to. (Although he did have the best cards of the group in that round.) Instead, I picked Wade.

"What?! I totally had the best cards!" Mark exclaimed. I just smirked at him in response. He got me back, though, because when it was his turn, he didn't even listen to my cards, picking Bob before I got a chance to read them.