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Chapter 21
Mark wakes up first. He sits up and stretches with a little yawn. Mark blinks a few times and then stretches again. Mark turns around to see John still sleeping. Mark caresses his face; he doesn't want to wake him yet.
John groans, making Mark remove his hand as quickly as possible. He doesn't wake up yet. Mark sighs in relief. He kisses the younger mans temple. He gets up and walks downstairs. Mark still has a smile on his face.
"He…kissed me" whispers Mark.
John wakes up as well. He puts on a shirt; and goes to wash his face. He looks at the mirror. He then blushes as he remembers last night. He had great time; with his man. John stops at the thought, his man, John smiles a little.
"My man…" whispers John
John hears his cell phone ringing. It is Dwayne. John stares at the phone for a long time. He doesn't want to answer it. He ignores it; hoping Dwayne doesn't call again. John puts his phone on silent. He put it in his pocket and runs downstairs.
John sees Mark reading reports on the table. John swallows as he runs to hug Mark. The deadman jumps in surprise and starts laughing.
"Whoa…good morning"
"Morning…Mark…"
Mark looks at John with a smirk. John kisses him. Mark kiss back.
"Wow…" whispers John
Mark gives him a wink. John sits next to him.
"Hey…where are my parents…?"
"They went out to eat breakfast"
"Oh…right"
"They wake up pretty early don't they?"
"Yes…they do"
"Well…that's good" Mark shrugs. John goes to make breakfast for them. He realizes that he is cooking for Mark, he is going to make it good. Mark waits for a while.
John finishes and Mark starts eating. Mark is impress by John's cooking.
"This…is good…when did you learn to cook?" ask Mark
"Oh…a long time ago"
Mark gives a nod "That's good"
"Yup…my mom taught me…"
"No wonder…"
John laughs.
Hours pass and Mark is getting ready to work. He dresses in his uniform while John is staring at him. Mark turns around and gives him a wink; while John blushes.
"I have dinner at six…meet me at this burger place" Mark gives him a card.
"Okay…but I don't have a vehicle" says John
"Use…my truck…"
"Okay…"
Mark kisses his temple and leaves to go to work. John watches him go. He can't keep his eyes off him anymore. John feels a vibration in his pocket. John takes his phone out to see Dwayne still calling him.
John doesn't want to answer. It's been about two weeks now since the whole incident. John stares at the phone; just letting it ring. Dwayne seems to hang up because it stopped ringing. John keeps looking at the phone. He did have great times with Dwayne; and he does want more time with him, but something is stopping him as well. John shakes it off and goes to clean the house.
It is six. Mark is ready to go eat at the burger place. Mark tells Steve he is leaving.
"Whoa…where to…?"
"I'm meeting up with John…it's my break"
"Okay…have fun"
Mark dashes to his truck. He turns it on and drives. He looks at the rear mirror noticing a truck following close behind him. He shrugs it off. The truck stops but Mark keeps going. Mark park at the place. It is a outside restaurant so you can sit anywhere. Mark looks for John.
"Mark…over here" says John
Mark smiles as he walks to John's spot. He sits next to him. The waitress gets there orders; along with the drinks. They both wait till the food come over.
"How did it go today…?"
"It went pretty easy…nothing big happen"
"That's good…"
"Yes it is" says Mark "So…it was an easy day for me"
The food comes in and both dig in. Mark looks at John.
"What did you do?" ask Mark
"Clean the house" says John "And then hang out; watch TV, just to make time go by"
"Good…I don't like cleaning the house…or I never have time"
"I can tell"
Mark bumps him "Shut up"
Mark gets closer to John. He is getting inches closer to John. Mark takes his time. John rolls his eyes and kisses Mark. The deadman leans back a little and laughs. John does the same but goes back to kissing him.
"JOHN!"
Mark and John lean back quickly. John gives a gasps as he sees Dwayne walking with full speed. He looks really angry. Mark can tell so he gets ready for anything. John stands up to stop Dwayne.
"What are you thinking…?" says Dwayne "Are you cheating on me?"
"No…it's not like that…"
"Really… So I didn't see you kiss this man" says Dwayne
"Dwayne…I…told you I needed more time…"
"More time for what…to be with him…to fuck with him"
"Hey watch your mouth!" warns Mark
"You stay out of this…" says Dwayne
"Don't yell at me big mouth!" Mark says
"Guys stop"
They both look at John.
"Dwayne…I did kiss him…"
"I knew it…you were cheating on me this whole time"
"No…I wasn't. I was alone for a long time then…he helped me"
"You said we needed a break…not to go out with someone else"
"I know…I know…but I…" John stops as tears start forming "I'm…so confused" he whispers
"Dwayne…you should leave" says Mark
"Why me!" says Dwayne "I'm his boyfriend…you are a fake husband of his"
"I'm telling you to leave now!" Mark warns
"I'm not going anywhere"
"If you don't I'll kick you out!"
"Try me…"
John goes in between them. "Guys…please stop"
John holds Mark back from hitting Dwayne.
"Dwayne…can you please leave" says John
"No…make your fake husband leave" yells Dwayne
"Dwayne…please…"
"No…I'm staying with you John" growls Dwayne "He should be the one leaving…so I can talk to you…so I can talk to your cheating ass"
"Watch it!" yells Mark
"I didn't really cheat on you…I…I…"
"You did…" he says "Is this why you don't answer any of my calls…because you are too busy riding his…"
Mark punches him.
"Shut up!"
Dwayne gets up with anger. Dwayne tackles Mark down and starts punching him. Mark tries his best to cover himself up. Dwayne did get his mouth; witch made him bleed. John tries to break them apart. His heart is hurting. He doesn't know who to help. Should he help his longtime boyfriend; or his fake husband?
Dwayne knees Mark on the stomach which made him groan in pain.
"Dwayne…STOP!" yells John
Mark turns him around and puts him on a hold. "Stay down…if I were you. So I don't have to arrest you"
Dwayne elbows his face. Dwayne starts punching along with Mark covering his face. Mark throws him off him. Dwayne rolls down a few feet.
"Dwayne…stop…don't make me arrest you"
"You hit me first…John is mine Mark…we've been together for so long" says Dwayne "He loves me…and will never love you"
Mark didn't say anything.
"Is that right John…?" says Dwayne "Do you love him?"
Mark looks at John with a worry look. John couldn't answer that. He doesn't love anyone right now.
"Do you love him…John!" yells Dwayne
"Dwayne…enough…" says Mark
"You know the answer don't you Mark…?" says Dwayne "He doesn't love you…"
Mark looks down with hurt in his eyes. John notices; he grabs his head; trying to figure this whole thing. He yells out and starts running.
"John!" yells Mark
"John!" yells Dwayne
Mark and Dwayne follow after him. John keeps running not knowing where he is going. John doesn't even look either way. There was a honk and breaks heard. John looks to the side to see a truck trying to slow down. John stops and gets hit by the truck.
"John!" yells Mark as he runs faster. Dwayne stops in his place not believing what is going on. Mark runs and slides next to John. "John…"
John is motionless. He is not even moving one inch. Mark picks him up to lay him on his arms. Mark shakes him a little.
"John…wake up…John…"
"Mark…it…hurts"
The man gets off his truck. "I'm so sorry…I didn't know he was there"
"You call…the ambulance" the man did so.
Dwayne runs next to them. He kneels in front of them.
"Is he okay…?" ask Dwayne "John…you okay"
John blinks a few times. He slowly closes his eyes.
"John…no stay with me" says Mark
John tries to; he keeps staring into Mark's eyes; those green beautiful eyes of his. John wants to lift his hand but he can't move at all. The ambulance came in and loads John. The ambulance starts driving as fast as they can to the hospital. Mark runs to his truck and turns on his siren. He drives after the ambulance.
They rush John to the emergency room. Mark has to wait at the waiting room. He paces back and forth. He can't keep still; he is worried sick. He stops when he sees Dwayne.
He runs to Mark. "Anything…?"
"No…he is still in the emergency room" says Mark. He rubs his head; trying to keep calm. Dwayne sits down with his head in his hands.
"You know…this is your fault" says Dwayne
"What…?"
"If you wouldn't have come into the picture…John and I would have been fine"
"What. No…his parents made us marry each other. I didn't do anything other than go with the flow"
"You should have left"
"What can I do…?"
"You should have left…if you did none of this would have happen"
"Nothing…will change what happen…"
"Look. John is in there because of you. You put too much pressure on him. All this is because of YOU!"
"Shut up!"
"You hurt JOHN!"
"I said Shut up!"
Dwayne gets up and goes face to face with Mark. The deadman is about ready to strike but he held his ground. Dwayne growls as he fist his hands.
"Both of you enough!" yells Cena Sr.
Mark and Dwayne turn to Cena Sr. Martha is walking beside him with a worry look. Steve walks behind them along with Glen.
"You guys need to stop…" he says "This is nobody's fault…accidents happens"
Mark steps back while Dwayne raises his hands in defeat. Mark walks to Steve.
"You brought them here…?"
"They had to know" says Steve "So I did bring them here"
"Okay…"
Cena Sr. grabs Mark and Dwayne and pulls them in front of him.
"First…how is John?"
"They haven't said anything yet" says Mark
"Okay…what happen!?" he asks
"John got hit by a truck…he was running away from…"
"Him" says Dwayne "It's all his fault"
"Shut it Dwayne" he says
"Dwayne…caught us having dinner…and we had a fight" says Mark as he puts his head down.
"How dare you…" says Cena Sr. Martha walks up to Mark and whips the blood of Mark's lips. She grabs his arm and makes him sit down.
"Are you okay Mark…?" she asks
"I'm fine…just hurting" says Mark
She keeps whipping the blood off.
The doctor comes out with a clipboard. "John…Cena"
His parents along with Mark and Dwayne came over.
"Yes…we are his parents…"
"Okay. He is fine. His left arm is broken" says the doctor. "He also haves a headache so take it easy."
"Can we see him?" says Martha
"Yes…before you all do…he ask for Dwayne…Johnson"
Mark looks at the rock. His eyes wide open; not believing John wants to see him first.
"I'm Dwayne…"
"Okay…follow me" The doctor and Dwayne leave to see John.
Mark sighs as he sits on a chair. Cena Sr. stands next to him.
"Just…wait…maybe he wants to see you next" he says
"But why him…"
"I know…I wonder too"
Martha sits next to him. She hugs him tight.
"It's not your fault…" she whispers.
"I should have…stop fighting…and be with John…none of this" says Mark "I'm sorry…"
"Hey…stop. Don't blame yourself"
"Maybe it is my fault…he wanted to see Dwayne. I guess he blames me…"
"No…John might have a good reason to see him"
"If I would've run faster…I could've saved him"
"Mark…enough okay. It's not your fault…we know it's not"
She hugs him tight. Mark surprisingly hugs her back. He closes his eyes trying to hold back his tears.
A few minutes have passed. Mark is getting a little impatient. He decides to go to John. He walks down the halls; ask where John is at. Mark is standing in front of the door.
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