Disclaimer: Once again I do not own RENT or anything else recognizable the only thing I own is Grace…

About an hour later everyone that didn't live there left, Angel and Collins went to bed and Mark disappeared. So I got my mattress out and set everything up for bed. Just as I was lying down the door opened. I turned around to see Mark coming in covered in water and carrying a bag.

"Hey Markie?" I said in a childish tone.

"Yessy?" he said mocking me.

"What's in the bag?"

"A present."

"For who?"

"You."

"Me?"

"Yup."

"YAY!" I said laughing and sitting up on the mattress making room for him to sit down. When he came over he was carrying a small cake (for two) with candles on it.

"Oh you didn't have to do that." I said looking at him with admiration.

"Well I did, now make a wish and blow out the candles."

"Wish? Ok I got one." I said scrunching up my face, I made my wish and then blew out the candles.

"What did you wish for?" He asked as he handed me a piece.

"I'll tell you if it happens."

"Ok fair enough."

After a while we finished our piece of cake and were just talking. Suddenly I felt something on my nose, I turned to see that Mark had smeared frosting all over my nose and had his video camera out.

"MARK?"

"Ya?"

I took a piece of cake and smashed it against his face and took the camera. I safely put the camera down, and took my finger and wiped some of the frosting off his face.

"You taste good." I said licking my finger. He did the same.

"You too."

Then we burst out laughing. After a while we had cleaned up and were sitting down again talking.

"Hey I got you one more thing." He said reaching behind him and pulling out a long box.

"You didn't have to." I said taking it.

"But I wanted to." He replied smiling.

I smiled at him as I opened the box. Inside there was a necklace, it was a black outline of a heart, with a red back round, and a black lace type style covering, on a black chain.

"Mark it's beautiful." I said hugging him.

"I'm glad you like it."

"How did you afford this?"

"We don't need heat for a couple weeks!"

"MARK!"

"Just kidding."

"This is the best present ever." I said trying to put it on.

"Here let me help." He said, he leaned in and clasped it behind my neck, but when he was done he didn't pull away. I felt my heart rate grow faster and I was lightheaded as he leaned in and kissed me very lightly on the lips. We both stayed like that for a few seconds before pulling away both blushing.

"I'm sorry, I just – uh- um…" He said turning away.

"Mark you just gave me the best present of all and a wish come true!" I said cutting him off.

"What?"

"You don't have to be sorry; I've wanted that for a while."

"REALLY?"

"Yes, that was what I wished for when I blew out the candles." I said smiling shyly.

"Really?" He asked again still surprised.

"Yes."

"Oh."

"What do you mean 'oh' do you not feel the same way? You don't do you?" I asked looking away as tears formed in my eyes.

"Grace," He said lifting my face with his fingers, "do you honestly think that I would do all this for you if I didn't like you?"

"I guess not." As I said this a tear slipped down my paled cheek. Mark rubbed it away with his thumb as he leaned in for another kiss. I pulled away just before his lips touched mine.

"What's wrong?" he asked looking hurt and confused.

"I'm sorry there's just one thing I need to know before this can go any farther." I said staring into his eyes.

"What's that?" he asked running his hand threw my hair.

"Mark I'm serious."

"What's wrong?" he asked being a little more serious this time.

"Do you still love Maureen?" I must have caught him off guard because he faulted a minute and looked away.

"No of course not."

"Mark I need the truth."

"Grace look, yes I do still love her…" I turned away as a tear slipped sown my cheek, but he turned my head so I would be facing him again, "but I love her as nothing more then a friend, you are the one right now, there is no way I would choose her over you." Mark finished, looking me in the eye with the most loving and caring look I had ever seen him use and I knew he was telling the truth. Then I started to cry. A smile grew on his face.

"Now why are you crying?"

"Because you just made me the happiest women on the face of the earth." I said blushing, crying, and smiling. He wiped away my tears, and we just looked into each others eyes. He leaned forward and kissed me lightly once o make sure it was ok, when I didn't pull away he kissed me once or twice more very lightly then started to get more " in depth" with the kiss. After a while I moved into his lap and put my hands around his neck, and his were around my waist. After five minutes of the best kiss of my life we broke away.

"Thank you!" I whispered into his ear before getting off his lap.

"For what?" He asked giving me strange look as he got up with me.

"Everything." I said giving him a small kiss on the cheek.

"Anything for you."

"Thanks."

"No problem."

"So maybe we should go to bed." He said looking at the clock.

"Yeah, night night." I said walking towards my mattress, but he caught me from behind, and wrapped his arms around me.

"What?"

"Two things, one I didn't get my goodnight kiss, and two I'm sleeping on the mattress, you're in my room tonight." Mark whispered in my ear.

"Well I'll give you the kiss but not the bed; I will not take your bed away from you."

"Yes you will it's your birthday."

"But it's your bed."

"Yes and I get to choose who sleeps in it." He said pushing me towards his room.

"Fine but never again." I said crawling in his bed.

"whatever." He said giving me a kiss and walking out of the room. As soon as he left I realized how tired I was. I took a deep breath inhaling his sweet scent. I pulled the blanket closer and in no time i was out.

AN: so yea that's chapter three…hope you all liked it!...Review please