"Has anyone else noticed that both Chloe and Elly are acting a bit strange?" Mark asked Aaron and David who really weren't in the mood for a conversation.
"Maybe it's you know the time of the month?" Aaron replied.
"What at the same time? I doubt it. I don't know they just seem off with each other" Mark said.
"They probably had a little argument or something? I wouldn't worry their friendship seems pretty solid if you ask me" David replied trying to ease Marks worry.
"Yeah you are probably right but I think I might have a conversation with Chloe and see what's going on. I always know when she's lying to me" Mark said pouring himself a cup of coffee.
"That might just cause more agro bro" Aaron replied.
"Probably but I need a stress free start to the year and if things between them aren't great well I need to sort it" Mark said in his authoritative voice.
"Good luck with that one! Rather you than me" Aaron said as he crawled to the sofa ready to collapse in a heap for the rest of the day.
"You just wait everything will be perfect between them by the time I cook dinner this evening" Mark replied with a smug look on his face.
"Bet you 10 dollars that one of them doesn't turn up" Aaron joked.
"Deal" Mark replied as he took his coffee to his room so he could finish getting ready.
Meanwhile Elly was nursing her hangover back home, while Susan was making her some breakfast to try and help.
"How are you feeling?" Susan asked.
"My head feels like it's about to explode" Elly replied.
"And about the other thing?"
"I couldn't even look at Mark this morning! I felt sick and that wasn't down to the hangover" Elly replied putting her head into her hands.
"I think you need to distance yourself from Chloe because until you do that these feelings are going to continue to grow. Unless you want to be with her..."
"I don't know what I want! But yes you are right I need some time away from Chloe. That might make things easier and clearer" Elly replied with a disappointed look on her face.
"It won't be easy but I think it will help you both".
"Did she say anything to you last night?"
"Just that she needed some time away from you but you already knew she needed that. Oh and that she needed to stop thinking so negatively about having no future because she could still live a long life before the disease takes over" Susan explained.
"How did she take that?"
"Pretty positively which I was shocked at but I think she's going to try and live every day to the full" Susan replied.
"That's good, that's how she should be looking at things" Elly said as a little smile appeared on her face.
"Come and get some breakfast it will help the hangover" Susan replied as she put a couple of plates on the dining room table.
"I don't know if I can face eating..."
"Trust me it will help so come on don't make me drag you over here" Susan replied clicking her fingers.
"Yes boss" Elly joked as she slowly walked over.
The two of them tucked into some breakfast, Susan could see that Elly was really struggling with all of this. She didn't know how to exactly help Elly but she knew that she just needed to be there for her no matter what.
