A Rancher's Heart
Note: I hope you guys like the last chapter. I want to thank kakashishot, Keeper of Oz, DarylDixon'sgirl1985, Sonib89, JohnCenaRkoFanForever, , Cena's baby doll and Viper Cena Fan for the reviews. Okay guys I want you to remember that this is a small town and gossip happens. Oh and warning of language.
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A Rancher's Heart
Chapter 4: What?
In the stables Steve looked at Mark.
"Did I just interrupt to kissing Lily?" he asked.
"Yes." Mark said bluntly. Steve looked at Mark, he was shocked, and he knew that the man had been hurt, because he told Steve of the fight Lily and he got into it. But he didn't know that Mark was attracted to her.
"Son of a bitch you like her." Steve said shocked. Then he got really worried it had been four years since Mark's had died in the fire.
"I…I don't want to talk about this Steve." He said.
"We have to talk about it, it's Lily." He said.
"I know exactly, who I kissed Steve I am not blind." Mark said. He also didn't want to acknowledge that the kiss was something more. Something he had not felt in years and something he didn't think he would feel again.
"Are you just going to use her and throw her away?" Steve said. The blow that came to his face took him by surprise and to the ground faster than he expected. But he liked the response.
"What the fuck, Steve?" Mark hissed. "Don't talk about her that way at all, you listen to me she is raising my children and they love her and I won't have you defiling her name like that, I don't give a damn if you're the Sherriff." Steve moved his jaw to see if it was broken.
"Good, that's what I needed to know."
"Asshole."
"Love you too Deadman, but you do have to think about the children."
"I'm not going to take Lily to bed with the kids in the house if that's what you're thinking. My boys are first." Mark said.
"Good." Steve said. "But you can't hide the feelings either."
"I'm not I don't know, I'll think about it. " Mark said, he knew about Lily he had gotten it out of Aiden a few days after she moved in, like the fact that she was going to get married but the bastard was cheating on her, he also knew that she lived with him. For some reason he was really thanking the bastard because without that she wouldn't be here with him and the boys.
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Lily was in the kitchen ready for the boys to come. She was really nervous, she still couldn't believe, what had happened? They had kissed, she and Mark had kissed and it wasn't just a simple kiss to the cheek, it was an oh-my-god-where-have-you-been kind of kiss, the one that she had never had with her ex-fiancé or anyone before.
"Lily we're home." The kids yelled and Lily stepped out of the kitchen and smiled at them.
"Hello, boys how was school?" she asked.
"Great." John said.
"We have practice tomorrow, did you make cookies?" Randy asked.
"Yes, they're in the kitchen but remember homework is first." She said. Stephen came in and hugged her. "Stephen, did you have fun?" she asked.
"Yeah." He said. Steve saw them like that and knew that the boys adored Lily; he was giving them his complete blessing.
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It had been a month and they hadn't talked about the kiss at all. They were both pretending it didn't happen. It didn't help because both woke up from very 'nice' dreams at night and the sexual tension in the air could be cut with a knife. There was a part of them that just wanted to just kiss and see if they would feel the same. But they didn't want to ruin anything. The boys were keeping them busy with sports and school. It didn't help that people in town were already spreading rumors the main ones were the old ladies Lily had met her first time Becky and Wanda. They didn't think it fit after they had found out that Lily lived inside the house to be proper they thought she should be living somewhere else. Not only that but they called Lily names behind her back. Lily had heard and she was really trying to not show any of her emotions but it hurt.
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It was Saturday, John and Randy had a soccer game it was the semi-finals and they were really important. Everyone was going to go. Everyone got into Mark's truck and it seemed like they were a family it was really weird. But to the people inside the car it just seemed right.
"I'm going to make a lot of goals, Lily." John said.
"Yeah and I'm going to stop people from passing." Randy told her.
"I'm going to cheer with Dad and Lily." Stephen said.
Why was it that Mark wanted that sentence to change, he didn't know, why he wanted that sentence to change. 'Dad and Lily' it sounded nice but for some reason he wanted Stephen to say 'Dad and Mom' he was losing his mind.
They arrived to the park. A lot of the people looked as the Undertaker and his family got out of the truck. Becky and Wanda were there and seemed to be grilling holes into Lily's head. They didn't think it proper for a woman to live with a guy without marriage. They knew that she was the nanny but they knew she lived in the house not somewhere else. Lily had Stephen's hand on her as they walk to find a seat around the place. Mark was with them and they found a spot with a tree and he put the folding chairs down. Other parent the ones that were used to Becky's and Wanda's way of thinking actually found the Deadman to be sort of cute with his family. It seemed to most of them that Lily had changed his life and the boys that they seemed happier. If they heard something else was happening they would be okay with that.
"Mark, here to see the boys?" Lily turned to see a large man with a watt smile and a buff body, beside him was a woman with blond and brown hair. The man noticed her.
"Oh you must be Lily, I'm Dwayne and this is my wife Lillian and our daughter Mickie." He said.
"I'm Lily." She said.
"Mind if we share the space Deadman?" Dwayne asked.
"Not at all, your boy is out there, yeah Evan is there."
"Hi Mickie." Stephen said.
"Hi." She told him. Lily and Lillian looked at each other.
"So, how do you feel about Death Valley so far?" Lillian asked, it wasn't fake and she wasn't looking for gossip.
"It's great." Lily said.
"You know if you ever want to have some girl time I own the little candy shop in town, you can come." She said.
'Thanks for the offer." Lily said with a smile. Lillian smiled too.
Through the game Mark and Lily were standing together cheering on the boys. When Randy stopped a goal from happening they cheered and Randy smiled, he felt so happy to have someone else besides their Dad and Stephen to cheer him on.
They were in the last minute and tied. John had the ball and he played it and threw the ball and it went in. everyone screamed. Mark really didn't think he grabbed Lily and gave her a soft kiss in celebration. Lillian and Dwayne smirk as well as Steve. But two women were not smirking.
"We're so proud of you." They said together and hugged the boys.
Lily took the boys to the car and Mark stayed behind picking up the chairs. He overheard them than.
"Huh, I told you Wanda, Lily was doing something more than helping the children." Becky said.
"Yes, keeping his bed warm and not even married." Wanda said.
"What kind of example is he giving the boys, to have loose woman in their house?" Mark clenched his teeth they would not talk about Lily like that. They would not question what kind of father he was. He moved away but he had come with a decision that would change his life and the boys.
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It was later when they were putting the boys to bed that Mark decided to make something known.
"Lily did you see?" John asked, Lily kissed his forehead and smiled.
"Yeah, I saw you did great." She said. She went to kiss Randy took.
"You did great to stopping that ball from going inside." She said and moved to Stephen.
"Good-night." She said.
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"Lily we need to talk." Mark said as they went out of the room.
"Yeah, let's go." Lily said.
They walked downstairs to the living room. Mark paced the living room making Lily nervous. Was he going to make her leave the boy? How was she going to handle leaving the boys? When she loved them too much already?
"Mark?"
"I want you to marry me." he said and Lily's jaw dropped.
"What?" she said, that was not what she was expecting for him to propose to her. Mark looked at her.
"I didn't know this would affect you and the kids." He said. "I didn't know it was affecting you."
"What?"
"I don't want your reputation to be tarnish at all and I want you to marry me." Mark said. "The boys love you and if something were to happen to me I want them to be safe and I trust you enough to keep them safe."
"You want me to marry you." Lily said.
"Yes, damn it I am not doing it right." Mark said. "Lily Stone, do you want to be my wife?"
"Why?" she asked.
"You cannot tell me you have not heard the whispers." Mark said. Lily didn't say anything because she had and with him not there they were worst Wanda and Becky were pretty cruel old ladies and she had heard from Debra that they called her a whore.
"I have." She said. Mark sat and looked at her.
"I want to make this right and you are the right choice."
"But are we just marrying to make everyone happy?" she asked.
"No, our marriage will be real and it's the right thing to do." Mark said. Lily felt selfish because she didn't want to leave the boys and Mark was offering something she didn't thing she could have. A family, a real family.
"Yes, I'll marry you." Mark smiled.
"Good we'll get the license and marry as soon as possible." Mark said. He kissed her and it was as explosive as the first time and they held on to each other as frustration from the last month was put in that kiss. In the back of their minds they knew things would change.
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