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Chapter 29
The next day; there was nothing going on. Mark is at his office looking over the reports that came in. Bill is sitting next to him reading that other half of the report. Mark growls as he rubs his eyes. He places the papers down and relaxes.
"I need a little break" said Mark
"Go ahead…you've been reading for a very long time"
"I just want this to be over with"
"Well…he hasn't return yet…take the day off" said Bill "I got you covered"
"No I have to work on this…"
"No…not today. You need some rest"
Mark stands up and groans. He grabs his stuff and heads out the door. He looks back at Goldberg.
"If anything happens…call me" says Mark
"I will…" said Bill "No go…have some time off"
Mark drives to his house. He parks in and he sees John sitting on the porch reading a book. He looks up as he sees Calaway. John smiles as he closes the book and walks up to him. Mark gets off the truck and smirks as he sees John.
"Mark…you're home early"
"Well…they told me I need some time off"
"That's good…you need it. You've been getting in a lot of stress"
"I know…"
John hugs Mark tight with his good arm. "But don't worry…in no time you will be better"
Mark leans down to kiss his young love. John kisses him back with a big smile.
"Let's head inside"
Mark walks inside along side with John. They both enter and Mark goes to the kitchen to get some water. John sits on the couch and turns on the TV. Mark goes to the kitchen and he sees Martha washing the dishes.
"Oh Hey…Mark" she smiles
"Hey…" he smiles.
"There are some leftovers if you are hungry"
"Thank you"
Mark heats it up and eats the leftover chicken. She gives him a cup of water.
"Enjoy…I'll be upstairs if you need me"
Mark nods and she kisses his temple. Mark blinks a few times. He shrugs it off and keeps eating. He is still about yesterday and the day before. Out of all the days or years Nathan choose to appear this year.
It was a weird yet good year for Mark. First he met John and was then force to marry him. He didn't like the idea but now he fell for him. Mark can't stop thinking about John; he now sees him as a true husband. Mark always liked him but now it got stronger. He fell in love. He tried to hide it because John was still with Dwayne. Mark didn't really like Dwayne because Dwayne got the most handsome man; and Mark can't get him. Well…that's what he thought. Now John is no longer with Dwayne. Mark smiles knowing that John is falling for him.
Mark laughs little as he remembers all the little stunts he pulled on Dwayne. Like making him fall in the pool; scaring him with his truck. Mark finishes and he looks up to see John sitting down watching TV. John still has the broken arm; it won't heal for another few months.
He smiles knowing he has a little time to be with John. Mark finishes his food and walks to sit next to John. He gets comfortable next to John. The younger man scoots closer to Mark; and snuggles with him.
Mark wraps his arm around John's shoulder and hugs him. They enjoy the TV time.
Time passed and Mark gets ready for tonight. He asked John to go out on a date. Bill hadn't called him yet; Mark is guessing that there is no danger or that the boss isn't back. Mark puts on a blue dress shirt with blacks pants. Mark puts on a bandana around his head.
He then heads down but he notices John isn't down there. His parents are watching TV. Martha stands up.
"Have fun…Mark"
Mark nods. John starts heading down stairs and Mark mouth almost drop. He stares in awe as he sees his handsome man coming down the stairs. John is wearing a light blue dress shirt; with blue jeans.
Mark lends out his hand and smiles. "You look handsome…John"
"Thank you…you do too" John blushes.
John places his hand on Mark's hand and Mark takes it on his own. He pulls John closer to him; they were inches away from kissing. Mark leans down to kiss him with passion. John melted onto the kiss.
Mark leans back "Let's go"
Mark leads John to his truck. He then helps him up to the passenger side. Mark walks around and jumps to the other side. He starts his truck. Mark looks at John once more before backing out of the driveway.
He takes John to the buffet. Mark is really hungry; he hadn't eaten enough since that bad man came. He is wants food; and he is going to eat.
Mark parks at the buffet restaurant. He gets off along with John. He walks over to his young man and lends out a hand.
"Let's eat" Mark smiles
John gladly takes it and follows his man. Mark opens the door for him and the young man walks in. The waiter goes up to them. Mark tells him it was for two. The waiter nods and he walks to a table for two people. He then gets their drink order.
Mark waits until his drink gets here before he goes serve him some food. John looks around to see what he wants to get.
"I'm going to serve myself now…" John says "Save my spot"
Mark laughs a little "I will"
John goes to look at the different kinds of food that they have. He serves himself some of his favorites. He then walks around trying to decide what else to get. He shrugs it off.
"I'll get seconds after this"
John sits down and he finds Mark still sitting.
"Your turn" said John
Mark nods in agreement and he gets his food. John didn't start eating yet. He is waiting for his man to return and they could eat together. John stops at the thought, his man, John blushes as he smiles wide.
Mark sits down in front of him with his plate full. John tries to hide in the laugh.
"What…I' hungry" says Mark
"I know…" says John
Mark starts eating his food, John looks at him. He is getting worried now. Mark is eating like if he had never eaten before. John grabs Mark's hand and squeezes it.
Mark looks up and sighs. He nods his head in understanding and slows down his eating.
"It'll be okay Mark" says John
"I know…I know" says Mark "But I can't concentrate when Nathan is around"
"Do you know for sure….that it's him?"
"Yes…even though he didn't remove the mask I know it is him"
"Mark…I know you will get him, but for right now. Let's concentrate on us…on this right here tonight"
Mark looks at John's blue eyes. He is right, Mark is going to forget about everything and have a good time tonight. Mark nods his head.
"Yes…about us…"
John stays silent for a while.
"What about us?"
Mark thinks for a while. He swallows as he thinks of what to say.
"Um John…I know we aren't really husbands…" Mark starts "But…Umm…as the days went by…I"
Mark stops as he tries to find the words, but for some reason he is going blank. Mark takes a deep breath.
"As the days went by…I started falling for you…"
John smiles
"I wanted to tell you…but you were with Dwayne…" says Mark "I wanted to tell you that I want a chance to be with you. But then again you were with Dwayne"
"Dwayne and I are no longer dating. We are done" says John
"I hope I didn't do anything wrong…"
"No…I broke him with him because I was falling for you" John said "I wanted to…it was my own choice"
"Good…"
Mark gets closer to John. He cups his face with one hand and kisses him with passion. Mark doesn't lean back yet; he wants to tell John that he loves him. Mark stops as the word love went through his head. John looks at him with worry.
"Mark…?"
Mark looks at John; those beautiful blue eyes showing worry. Mark leans in to kiss him again. John enjoys the kiss as he melted into the kiss. They both lean back to catch some air.
"Whoa…" John whispers.
Mark laughs a little. He knows John enjoy it.
The date went by. Mark tells more about his job; about some cases that are fun to talk about. He tells him a strange case he did. John talks about how he grew up. He is now working for his dad but they have vacation. John's dad owns a company that builds anything that has to do with furniture.
John explains how he first builds a table. He says it's harder than it looks. Mark listens to him carefully; well most of them. He dozes off and thinks about kissing John; or taking him in his arms. John finishes his story and looks at Mark.
"Impressive" Mark says
"I know…"
Mark and John got more food and ate one last time. Mark did eat lot; and he is full. John did the same but not as much as Mark. He is still full anyways.
"It was fun today…" John smiles
"Oh yeah…"
Mark stands up and lends out a hand to John. The young man takes it and Mark leads him outside. They go to the truck and jump on. Mark looks around the place; nothing big has happen yet. Goldberg was right…there is nothing going on. Mark is glad that he had today off.
Mark drives home along with John. Mark holds John's hand as they drove home.
"Boss…what are you doing?" ask one of his members.
"I'm watching my enemy" he says
He is park outside the buffet. He watches carefully as he sees Mark kissing the young man.
"Umm…so Mark has a lover…" he says with a smile.
"What are you thinking…Nathan?"
"I found the one he loves" says the boss
"Are you going to kill him?"
"No…I have another plan…but I need more details"
Nathan goes into his truck and starts driving off.
More to come
