"Mark?" April rolled over and looked at her sleeping Mark beside her, she kissed his

forehead, "Mark, time to get up" she kissed him again, "mmmmm five more minutes"

April shook her head, "your doctors appointments at nine, its seven thirty and we have a

thirty minute drive to the city" Mark opened his brown eyes and looked at her, "I don't

want to go" he made a sad face, April slid down to his level, "but you have to" she lifted

her head to kiss him, he deepened the kiss, when they broke apart Mark smiled, "I guess

we got to go, pity I wanted to snuggle with you more" April smiled and got up, "Come on

babe get dressed" Mark smiled.

Going into the long island hospital April felt memories surge back to her, Mark looked at

her, "what?" April smiled, "I just remembered the first time I met you" he smiled and hit

the elevator button, "good times good times"

In the doctors office, Marks doctor ordered the necessary procedures, which included a

blood test, a urine sample and a breath test, Mark groaned, "I hate the breath tests" April

nodded sympathetically.

After all the procedures commenced Mark's Doctor came in, he looked at Mark, "well

your blood and urine look good, but your breath test wasn't the results we were looking

for, Mark I'm admitting you to the hospital" April bit her lip, Mark lowered his eyes, "I

saw the results and I want you admitted until we can figure out what is causing the

depleted breathing." With the doctor's explanation she had to admit Mark had sounded a

bit wheezy in the past days, but she hadn't thought it was anything worth hospitalizing

him for. Mark cleared his throat, "I feel alright" the doctor nodded, "yes but your wheezy

and you may be coming on with a cold" Mark nodded shook the doctor's hand and

headed down stairs to the lobby of the hospital.

That night Mark caught a cold. April sat on the couch of Mark's apartment in tears. "I

hope he doesn't die Randy" Randy held her, "it's going to be okay, be positive" She

wiped tears from her face, "he's in the ICU." Randy nodded, "it's for precaution, the

doctors are doing all they can, be positive, he's a fighter" She couldn't sleep well, each

time she woke up crying and cold , she missed her Mark.

In the Moring she phoned her parents and informed them about Mark, "well keep us

updated on his condition" they both said, April agreed. Work was a struggle to get

through; she hadn't seen him in three days, so the next evening April went into the

hospital, "is he any better?" she asked the doctor, he smiled, "much, we just need to get

his mucus down" he gestured her to sit a second, "Mark is doing great, if we can get his

mucus down a bit more then he should be out of here by the end of the week."

Before going into Mark's room she told her parents the news, she could hear their relief,

"well tell him to get better" her father said, "I knew he was a strong young man" her

mother said, April said good bye and headed down the hall.

Going into Mark's room she saw, his mother, father and Marnie and Jill, "Ah there's my

girl" Mark said with a smile, April took his hand, "how you feeling?" Mark nodded, "a

lot better then a few days ago" Rosa smiled, "Why don't we all go down to the cafeteria

I'm hungry" Mark's father nodded, "come on ladies" he gestured to Mark's sisters. Once

they were alone April kissed him, "mmmmm" he said, "missed that" She sat down and

held his hand, "how are you really feeling?" Mark rubbed her knuckles with his fingers,

"very good actually, I want out of here, I miss sleeping with you" April laughed a bit,

"same here" he pulled her to him, tipping her chin he kissed her again this time with

passion, "I talked to the doctor" she said sitting down again, "and?"

"he says if we hit you hard enough you might spit up enough mucus to go home" Mark

smiled, "I want to go home, this medicine just don't work quick enough"

"Well you only have to survive until the weekend then you get to come home" Mark

sighed, "I'd like that very much"