*Liv's journal*

SOL 160

So far the probe was continuing on it's way! More potatoes got pulled today and they taste better than the last harvest. Mark keeps looking at me weird. Shit, is it obvious that I like him?

SOL 200

He kissed me today. We were dancin to one of Lewis' slow disco songs and he dipped me and kissed me. I admitted it to him. I finally manned the fuck up and admitted that I was in love with him. He only pulled me closer before sayin the same.

Fuck, NASA would freak if they knew, but I honestly dont give any more fucks about mission rules.

SOL 301

More Potatoes, more letters from home. The probe is only 144 sols away now. They've decided on a landing spot some 120 km away from the HAB. Mark is allowing me to go and get it, and it should only take about a day or two to get there and the same back so I should be gone less than a week. Speaking of Mark. It's going good between us, really fucking good and I've never been happier in my life. It's like we were made to find each other and I'm glad it was him. We talked to Irene today, and she says despite everything that has happened we seemed to be doin just fine. She wants me to start the medication as soon as I get it, and for once I agree with her.

SOL 390

Another storm today. Less than what sol 18 was but worse than the ones we've had in the past. I stayed huddled with Mark, both of us in our EVA suits because that was the only thing that could calm my anxiety in the slightest. He held my hand the entire time and held me when I fell asleep.

SOL 420

Mark laughed as I wrote the title and I couldn't keep the grin off my face. 25 fucking days til it gets here. I'll leave about Sol 442 to give a little extra incase in bounces further than what they expected. Once It lands, I get it in the rover and head back home. Weird that i'm calling it that but at this point, it's what it is. Also potatoes fucking suck and I would rather starve before I ate another one I swear to fucking god. In other news, Mark and I have watched everything on everyone's data sticks. Thank fuck we're getting more things to watch.

SOL 442

Might have fucked up? I told Mark that i loved him.

Okay im back, he loves me too. He pulled me into a tight hug a couple of minutes ago and told me he loved me as well and the kiss he gave me, it's like I could feel all the emotions he was trying to get into it.

I left twenty mins ago and it's safe to say as much as I want to hate Mars and the views, I just can't. I literally can't find it within me to hate how beautiful it is out here. I chose Beth's data stick to bring with me as I literally can't take Martinez's emo shit. I'm going to give him so much shit on it. NASA says that it should be on track to land on Sol 444 now which makes me glad that I chose to leave when I did.

SOL 444

Made it to the spot twelve hours early, thank you caffeine for keeping me awake. It should be entering the atmosphere any time now. EDL -entry, decent and landing- is probably freaking the fuck out about it as they normally do. jk i love yall.

it's here! we're not going to die after all! I watched as it got lowered on the sky crane and came to rest about thirty feet in front of me. I messaged NASA and told them I got it. They were more excited then I am, probably because a lot of work went into it. I'm forever thankful for all the work that they did to make it possible for it to get here. The box is huge and it took me forever to get it into the rover but it's in and I'm heading back to Mark and the HAB now!

SOL 447

The HAB is just in reach, messaged Mark and told him I got it.

Finally home. Going to pass out now for a while. More later.

A/N

Thanks for sticking with me the last couple days while i got everything worked out. Welcome to where this fic diverges from canon and I cant wait to see what everyone response is to this. welcome to the first of liv's journal chapters, this was more so a way to skip a large portion of the sols while they wait for the supply probe.