Laura came down the stairs. She went into the den to make sure she had everything. She had Marks pillow, she knew it was silly but she slept with it every night. She had the Sponge Bob that Mark gave her. She slept with that too. She had on her Big Red Devil T- shirt that Mark had gave her. She liked to sleep in it reminded her of Mark. She could smell Marks scent on the pillow, it made her feel close to him. She had to decided to sleep on the couch, it seemed too lonely upstairs. She turned on the TV and laid down snuggling up to the pillow. Jason didn't leave until tomorrow afternoon, maybe she would call him to go to breakfast she thought. She looked at the clock, 11:00 pm. Mark hadn't called yet today. He never missed calling her, she hoped something wasn't wrong. She turned toward the TV not really watching, he would call soon she thought.
Mark looked over at Glen. He was sound asleep and snoring like a chainsaw. Mark was used to it, they roomed together a lot on the road. That's not why he couldn't sleep. He was too excited about seeing Laura. He couldn't wait to see her sweet little face, kiss those sweet lips. "Man that's a happy smile ya got on your face." Glen said. Mark looked over. "I thought you were asleep." He said. "I was." Glen said. "Glen I never told ya too much about Laura. I need to tell ya, because I don't want ya to scare her to death with that crappy attitude of yours." Mark said. Glen rolled his eyes. "Go ahead." Glen said. "I met her on the streets about to get raped by some jerk. She wasn't but 17." Glen eyes widened. He had assumed she was some ring rat that had latched on to Mark. "She had been on her own since she was 13. Her step father molested her and tried to rape her so she split. She was also physically abused pretty badly. The reason I'm telling you this is because she is scared of men in general, emotionally she is very fragile. I don't want you acting like a dick to her and scaring her." Glen was shocked. He didn't have a clue about any of this. "I know how you feel about women right now, you have the right to your own opinion, but as your friend I'm asking you to chill with the attitude while we are here." "Sure man, no problem. I'll be on my best behavior. I'm sorry man…I didn't have any idea." Glen said. He looked away he didn't know what to say. Damn, he thought he had problems. "Thanks buddy." Mark said. "Sure man." Glen said. "Can she cook?" Glen asked. Mark laughed. "Yea, I should have known, always thinking with your stomach." Mark said. Glen just shrugged and smiled.
Laura finally fell asleep about 1:00 am. She had waited and waited for Mark to call. She was going to call him, but she figured he had fallen asleep and she didn't want to wake him.
Mark opened the front door, trying to be quite, he didn't want to wake Laura. He turned on the light in the hallway. Mark set his bags down. "Come on, I'll fix us a bite to eat." Mark said. They started down the hallway and Mark heard the TV on in the den. "She can't be awake this late." He said to Glen. They walked into the den. Marks breathe caught in his throat. God it was good to see her. She was asleep on the couch, one leg hanging off the edge. She had his pillow clutched to her and the sponge bob. She had on that huge Red Devil T- shirt he had given her. Her hair was in two long braids. She looked adorable. Mark smiled. Glen watched the transformation come over Mark's face. He had never seen him look that way at anyone. Glen looked at her; she was a beauty that was for sure. "You sure she's legal, she looks like she's twelve." Glen said. Mark laughed. "Yea I'm sure." "Let me put her to bed, and I'll fix us something." Glen watched as Mark went over and started to pick her up. Laura stirred a little. "Shh Baby, I'm going to take you up to bed." Mark said and kissed her gently. "No" she said. "I'm having the most wonderful dream." "Whatcha dreaming?" Mark asked. "I'm dreaming that Mark is home." She said in a sleepy voice. Mark leaned over her and kissed her again. Laura slowly opened her eyes. "MARK." She squealed and launched herself at him. She knocked him back over on the floor and she landed on him. She kissed him all over his face. Mark laughed. "Did ya miss me?" he asked. "How did you guess?" she said still kissing him. Glen watched with amusement, he had never seen his friend act like this. Mark sat up and hugged Laura to his chest. "Come on, I want ya to meet Glen." Mark said. Laura had forgotten all about Glen. Oh damn she thought he probably hates me already. Mark got up and turned on the light and practically had to drag Laura over. "Laura this Glen. Glen this is the little lady I'm always on the phone with." He said. Laura peeked up at him and quickly looked back down. Damn but he was big, taller than Mark. Glen couldn't help but be amused. She looked like she wanted to hide behind Mark "Hi Laura it's nice to meet you." Glen said. "It nice to meet you too." She said. She peeked at him again. He had curly hair and hazel eyes. He was actually very nice looking. Glen knew why Mark was nuts over this girl, she was surrounded by an aura of innocence and sweetness. "Laura get on back to bed, I'm going to fix me and glen something to eat." Mark said. Laura put her hands on her hips. "I haven't seen you in three months, if you think I'm going back to bed, your nuts." She said. Mark grinned. "When did ya get so sassy, girl?" He said. Laura just rolled her eyes at him. "You two go take a shower; I'll fix you something to eat." She said. "Yes, Little lady." Mark said and bent down to kiss her. Laura smiled and walked off to the kitchen. "Come on Glen." Mark said. "I'm sorry about all that stuff I said, she seems like a sweet kid." Glen said. Mark smiles. "She is she's the best." Mark said.
Glen finished first and came down to the kitchen. Laura looked up and saw it was Glen. She about dropped the plate she was holding. She came over and set the plate in front of Glen. "Thanks." He said. She nodded. Laura went back to fix a plate for Mark. "Hey this is great what is it?" Glen asked. "Its sausage casserole, its Mark's Favorite, I keep it frozen, so I can fix it for him when he pops up." She said. Damn but Mark was lucky, it was obvious she cared for Mark. Laura walked over and handed him a soda. "Sorry, I forgot to give you a drink." She said. He reached over to take the soda and Laura about jumped 3 feet back. "I don't bite." Glen said. Laura blushed. Mark came in. "I smelled that from upstairs baby." He said. She set the plate in front of him and gave him a kiss. She pulled a chair over and set beside him. Mark and Glen ate while they told Laura story's about what was going on behind the scene at the WWE. Laura laughed at the funny storys. Laura told Mark about Steve wanting to make her and Jason full partners. "That's great Baby, I'll have my lawyer look at the contract. I'll fax it to him tomorrow." He said. "Okay." She said. "We got a week off." Mark said. Laura reached over and hugged him. "A whole week, that's great, I get to spend the whole week with ya." She said. Mark hugged her back. He had thought she might be upset he couldn't stay longer, but he should have known better. Laura was the most unselfish person he knew. Mark and Glen got up and rinsed their plates. "She got a sister?" Glen asked. Mark laughed. "No, sorry." He said. "Come on little one, lets go to bed." Mark said. Laura about knocked the chair over getting up, she grabbed Mark's hand. "Mark bent close to her ear. "Eager are ya?" Laura blushed but she nodded her head. "Goodnight Glen." Mark said. Glen walked over. "Good night, and thanks for the dinner Laura, it was great." He said. She glanced up at Glen. "Your welcome." She said shyly. Glen watched as they left, Laura pulling Mark by the head. Glen sat down and sighed. Will I ever find someone to love me like that he thought.