*Mark's POV*
Was last night even real? I slept at the hospital with Caryn, and she kicked Landon out. I feel bad for the kid, because what he said was right, but at the same time it's better for me. God's given me a second chance for whatever reason, and I won't take it for granted. Caryn's still sleeping, and I don't want to wake her up, but I have to leave soon for breakfast with Tom that we planned. I try to get out of bed as quietly as possible, and Caryn's a really heavy sleeper, so I didn't wake her up. I decided to write her a note, "Caryn, I'm sorry I couldn't stay until you woke up, but I had to go to my breakfast with Tom. I'll be back later. Feel better, beautiful. Love, Mark" Maybe it was a little strong, but hopefully it'll make her smile.
I was just about to leave the hospital, when I thought that I should leave something else for Caryn than just a note. I went into the gift shop and bought her the biggest bouquet of flowers they had. I left them on the chair right by her bed and put the note inside them. Maybe I'll make her day. I started to walk to my car to meet Tom, when I realized I had no idea where we were eating. I used the hospital phone to call him.
"Hello?"
"Tom, it's Mark. Where are we eating?"
"Um.. McDonalds? Or Pete's Diner?"
"Pete's. They have really good hashbrowns. Let's meet there in like 30 minutes so I can go home and shower first."
"Good, I was going to tell you that you smelled. Seeya there."
"Seeya." I hung up made my way home. I showered and went to my room and saw Caryn's clothes all over the place. I forgot she was staying here before the whole hospital thing... She'll probably stay when she gets out too. I'm pretty excited. I got to Pete's just in time, and Tom was already sitting at our usual table. "Hey!"
"Hey, Mark! What's up?"
"Just getting here right on time, as always. How was your night?"
"Boring and lonely, as always. How did staying with Caryn go?"
"Um it was cool. We just talked until we fell asleep. It was kinda hard to leave this morning because she wasn't awake yet, and I felt bad but I didn't wanna be late to our breakfast so here I am." Tom waited a little to respond to that, and he said, "What's going on with you guys?"
"What do you mean?" I replied, well knowing what he meant.
"You know, like are you guys a thing? Do you secretly make out when I leave the room? Because that's kinda hot."
I laughed and shook my head. "I mean I can't say that we make out when you leave the room, but I think we're a different kind of thing. Like something that means more than just the making out or sex or anything like that. It's weird..."
"MARK!! NO SEX? Are you okay???"
"Yeah, I'm great. It's weird, I know. But she means more to me than that stuff. Like we've never touched each other like that and I'm not even sure if she feels the same way, but I'm hoping. I'm also hoping she doesn't remember Landon, as bad as that sounds."
"I know what you mean, but just don't get your hopes up. If she does remember, you have no chance."
"I know, and it sucks. But anyway, let's eat." We ordered, ate, and left. It was weird talking about Caryn like that to Tom, but it was coming eventually. He had a point though, maybe I shouldn't get my hopes up. Her memory could back at any second and she'd definitely leave me. Until then, though, I'm gonna try my hardest to keep her around. I drove back to the hospital where she was awake and eating breakfast.
"Mark! You're back!" I walked over to her bed and kissed her on the cheek. "Those flowers you left were really sweet. So was the note. Thanks."
"Anything for you. But I have a question for you."
"Alright, but I may not have an answer."
"I was just thinking about this earlier when I went home to shower and stuff, but are you still gonna live with me after this whole hospital thing ends? You don't have to if you don't want to but you're welc-"
"Of course I am! Where else would I stay? Plus I couldn't be happier rooming with anyone else! And you don't have to keep sleeping on the couch, your bed is definitely big enough for the both of us." My smile spread wide when she said this and I wanted to kiss her so badly, but I knew we weren't there yet. Or at least I thought we weren't.
"Ok good! I was hoping you were, because I like having you around, it's fun." She smiled and grabbed my face in her hand and kissed me right on the lips. She looked like she immediately regretted it.
"I'm sorry. I don't know what I was thinking... I just kinda felt it was right for the moment, you know? I don't know if you feel the same-" I shut her up with a kiss.
"It's fine. I like you too, Caryn." She blushed and smiled harder than I've ever seen. Finally, we have some kind of start to our relationship, and I'm excited.
