Days Gone By (Markiplier)

Day 15

Mark was walking down the street with Chica on the way to the pet store, needing to stock up on some food and snacks. He asked Ray to join him but she said she needed to call her mom and check in with her. He thought it would be awkward between them; with his semi-breakdown and them ending their arrangement but she woke up the next morning, making breakfast as usual. He watched her sing around the kitchen again like a creep, only stopping when she told him to sit down and eat. He really appreciated how understanding she was about everything and he liked her even more, hoping they would become great friends after she leaves.

"Hi, Mark!"

Mark was pulled out of his thoughts by a voice he really wasn't ready to hear.

"Hey, Molly."

She walked up to him and gave him a hug, "What are you doing back so soon?"

"I never left."

"What happened?"

Mark really liked Molly and thought she was the perfect wife for Wade but she was a living lie detector and very nosy. Mark knew she would ask him every single question about why he was back and would really grill him is she found out Ray was still in town.

"It's a long story," He said, seeing the pet store across the street. "So I can't talk now."

"Come over to my parents' house tonight, I'll cook you dinner."

"Tonight?" He repeated.

"You're free, right?"

"Sure."

"Come over at seven," She said, waving bye to him as he entered the store. He checked his watch and saw he only had a few hours to get ready for his interrogation.

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Molly's parents lived about an hour away in Santa Ana so Mark told Ray he would be home late. She told him she would try to stay up but gave no promises. On the way there, he thought about a game plan for the questions he knew were going to be asked. He wasn't really worried about telling them what happened with his ex; he was more concerned about what they would want to know about Ray. He wasn't going to flat out tell them that she stayed but he knew it would come up.

When he pulled up into the driveway, he saw Wade waiting for him on the porch drinking iced tea.

"You look very comfortable," Mark said, walking up to Wade.

"Our renovations at the house are taking forever," He said, giving Mark a hug. "I can't wait to be back in our own home so I won't have to cover Molly's mouth when we have sex."

"Gross."

Wade led Mark inside, straight to the kitchen where Molly was already placing food on the table. They all sat down and had small talk while eating until Wade asked the obvious question.

"What the hell are you doing here?"

Mark took a deep breath, "She cheated on me."

"What?" Molly exclaimed.

"Dude, I'm sorry," Wade said.

"She told me it was a few months ago when she visited her mom. She went to a party with some high school friends and ran into an old boyfriend."

"I am really sorry," Molly said, taking his hand in hers.

"So, you just canceled the whole trip?" Wade asked.

"No, I told her to go with her sister. The cottage was already paid for and I wasn't going to get a refund on such short notice."

"She's in Hawaii now?"