Laura sat in the waiting room fuming. Tamia had called her this morning. She had been glad to talk to her friend. She had missed her. Everything had been fine until she had started in about how she should give Mark a break and what a great gut he was and on and on. What had everybody joined the Mark is great fan club while she was gone. Mark looked at Laura she looked like she could take someone's head off with pleasure. Mark shook his head. Pregnancy sure was making her weird. The nurse came out and called Laura back. Mark got up and followed. Laura just looked at him and rolled her eyes.
"So Laura how are you feeling?" John asked while he was measuring her stomach. "I feel fine." She said. Mark raised his brow. If she was feeling fine he would hate to see tense. "Well your measurements are right on track, so is your weight gain. I think this baby will be right on time." He said. "You want to hear the heart beat?" he asked. Laura nodded. He ran the box over her stomach till the sound of the rapid little heartbeat filled the room. Mark jumped up. "That's the baby's heart beat?" He asked with a smile. Laura nodded. "Its amazing aint it?" she asked. Mark nodded awed by the sound of his baby's heartbeat. Laura sat up. "John I need to talk to you alone for a minute. Mark looked at her. "I'll wait outside." He said. "What is it Laura." John asked. "Well I was wondering…Can I have sex this far along?" she asked blushing a bright red. "I don't see any reason why you can't. You aren't having any complications." He said. "okay." She said wanting to drop the subject. "Get dressed and I'll see you in a week." He said. Laura got up and started to dress.
Mark sat in John's office. "What's on your mind Mark?" he asked. "Well Laura, she's so moody. Crying one minute, laughing the next, throwing things the next is that normal?" he asked. "Well to a certain extent. I notice there is some tension between you two. If you're having problems anyway its going to make her mood swings more intense." John said. Mark nodded. "Just try to avoid stress. Keep things as peaceful as possible." John said. Mark stood up. "Thanks John." He said. "No problem, I'll see you guys in a week." He said. Mark hoped Laura would come to her senses soon and they could get past all this mess.
Laura sat up in the bed watching Mark sleep. He looked so sweet in his sleep. Long lashed gently fanning his cheeks. One hand thrown carelessly behind his head. God she wanted to jump on him and have her way with him. She grinned at the thought. No she couldn't do that if she did Mark would think they were back together. Hell she thought he thinks that anyway. She knew there was no way Mark was going to let her go anywhere. He did seem to be warming up to being a daddy. She hadn't noticed that Mark had woke up because she was too busy staring at the bulge he was making under the sheet. "Baby I don't like the way your staring at me, Like a staving person that aint had a meal in a while." He said grinning. Laura looked up in surprise. His green eyes were wide open. "Oh your so full of yourself, I wouldn't have you if you were the last man on earth." She said. Mark moved closer to her and ran one finger up and down her arm. "Now baby, I seen that look in your eyes plenty of times. You know that. You got an inch that needs scratching." Mark purred at her. "Stop touching me or I'll claw your eyes out." Laura said. Mark was getting a little tired of this game she was playing with him. How long was she going to punish him? He pulled his hand back. "That's fine Laura, you would have to get down on your knees and beg before I would ever touch you again." He snapped. He rolled over with his back to her. Laura sat there stunned. He didn't want her any more cause she was fat. Before she knew what was happening she burst into tears. She tried to do it quietly but not with much success. Mark heard her crying. He had regretted the words as soon as he said them. He sighed and got up and pulled her over to him. "Sshh Baby I didn't mean it, I'm sorry." He said rubbing her back. Laura buried her face in his chest and cried her eyes out. Mark just sat there and held her while she cried. "You think I'm fat you don't want me no more." She said with a sob. "Baby I don't think your fat, you're beautiful. I want you as much as I ever have." He said. "A bitch yes, fat no." he said. She looked up at him. "Really?" she asked. Mark chuckled. "You just ignored the fact I called you a bitch but yes really you are beautiful." He said with a smile. She lay back against him. "Well I have been kinda bitchy lately." She said. "Naw, ya think?" he said smiling. He lay back down and pulled her next to him. "Get some sleep baby." He said. "But Mark…" she started. "I mean it, you're exhausted. We'll talk in the morning." He said. He reached over and gave her a long lingering kiss. "Now go to sleep, if you're a good girl, I might scratch that inch for you tomorrow." He said grinning. Laura punched him in the arm. "Your impossible." She said. "I know." He said tightening his grip on her. For the first time in a long while Laura wrapped her arms around him. She laid her head on his chest. "Mark I do love you I'm just really confused right now." She said. "Baby girl I love you too, I never stopped. I want us to be a family." He said. "Me too." She whispered. "Baby were going to start fresh from here on out, tomorrow is a whole new beginning." Mark said. Laura lay there quite not saying anything. Mark laid his hand on her stomach. "Will you both marry me?" he asked. "I want both of you for the rest of my life." He said. Laura raised herself up and planted a kiss on his mouth. "Yes, we will marry you big guy." She said. He kissed her gently. "Now go to sleep we got a wedding to plan tomorrow." He said Laura cuddled up in his arms. "Mark?" she said. "Yea baby?" he said. "Since we are starting over fresh, I guess we can forget about that little talk you had planned in a couple of months." She said sweetly. Mark laughed. "No way baby. The phone flying at my head pretty much sealed your fate on that one." He said. Laura poked out her lip and pouted at him. "Don't pout little one, you got a couple of months before you have to start fretting over it." He said grinning. She snuggled back up to him. "Well I guess I'll marry you anyway, after all what do I expect from The Lord Of Darkness." She said giggling. Mark closed his eyes and enjoyed the feeling of her lying in his arms. There were a lot of obstacles ahead of them a lot of decisions to be made. But all that didn't matter as long as Laura was by his side. They both fell asleep dreaming of their future.
This is the end of this installment of Mark and Laura's story. Thanks for the great reviews. I really enjoyed your reviews..Thanks