Title: It's Just A Crush
I sit on the couch just glaring at Mark. " I can't believe you got us into this mess." He snorts and then laughs. " You have got to be kidding me. If you hadn't tried to slap me out in the hallway Glenn wouldn't of blew his stack and we wouldn't be sitting here right now." We both fall into silence, each in our own thoughts. My stomach growls ending the quiet in the room. " Well I guess we have to feed you, wouldn't want you dropping dead on me, too much extra weight to be carrying around right about now." Before I can even answer him he is up and off the couch walking towards the door, dragging me along behind him.
Once we get to the cafeteria everyone just stares at us. Can't say I really blame them. I guess we must have been going along with some silent truce because we get on line to get food without arguing. Somehow we are able to balance our plates in our free hands and make our way to a table in the corner of the room. As we both go to take bites of our food we come to the realization that I'm lefty and he's righty and those are the hands that happen to be handcuffed to each other. Mark offers to let me eat for a few minutes and I thank him. As I'm chewing on my food I see a shadow cast over our table. When I glance up I see its Rena. Can my day get any worse? Oh god it just did, I guess she has decided to join us for dinner because she is pulling up a chair. " Look at what we have here. Mark if I knew you were into using handcuffs I would of gotten myself a pair a long time ago. The only question is why would you attach yourself to our resident ugly step- sister?"
I glance at Mark out of the corner of my eye and realize he isn't going to stick up for me. He must agree with what she is saying. I try to convince myself not to let that hurt me but it does. " Well Rena the truth is I handcuffed myself to Mark because considering I'm so unattractive it's the only way I can get myself a man." I let out a bitter laugh and go back to my food. I'm so miserable today I can't even bring myself to fight back with Rena so instead I make fun of myself. I guess part of me was still hoping Mark would say something on my behalf. I guess I have a better chance winning the damn lottery. Rena sits with us for a few more minutes, flirting with Mark continuously and I just stay quiet. Finally she pushes away from the table telling us she has to go get ready for Smackdown. Once she is gone Mark asks me if I'm done eating. When I look down at my plate I realize I've barely eaten anything but my appetite is gone anyway. I nod my head at him and Mark then uses his hand to eat and I sit there just staring at the wall. When he is finally done he gets up which I guess is his signal for me to get up too and we go back to his locker room.
When we get into his room I try to walk over to the couch to sit down again but Mark tugs his own hand back forcing me to stand with him. " Chloe want to explain to me what the hell just happened in that cafeteria? As long as I have known you, you've never let anyone put you down and instead of sticking up for yourself; you turn right around and put yourself down too." When I answer Mark I guess I didn't speak loud enough because he grabs my chin and turns my face up to look at him. " Want to try that again darlin?" I guess there is no way around it. " I said Rena was just stating the truth. I am the ugliest girl around here and what I said was the truth too. I could never get a guy like you unless I forced him to be with me. You had me in your bed and instead of doing anything about it you left. You admitted to being horny but I guess since you find me so unattractive you couldn't even bring yourself to fulfill your need. But don't worry Rena wasn't the first person to tell me how ugly I am. Rebecca took care of my self-esteem a long time ago."
As I start to feel the tears slide down my cheeks I turn my head away from Mark. " Chloe what do you mean Rebecca took care of your self-esteem? Did she ever say anything hurtful towards you? Come on baby tell me." I turn my head to face Mark again and when he sees my tears he raises his free hand and wipes them away. I open my mouth to say something to him but the door bursts open and Stephanie walks in. " So have the two of you kissed and made up yet?" When Stephanie sees the tears rolling down my face she rushes over to unlock us. Then she turns to stare at Mark in anger. I put my hand on her arm. " Stephanie don't worry it wasn't anything he said. We were just talking and I guess I got a little emotional." Mark is still staring at me I guess waiting for an answer but I am too embarrassed to tell him what Rebecca had said to me when I was younger. I also admit part of me is afraid he would agree with her too.
I tell Stephanie I am going to look for my uncle and go to walk out of the room. Mark calls out to me but I keep on walking. I find my uncle at the end of the hallway talking to Steve. " Hey sweetheart so how did it feel to be handcuffed to the deadman?" I smile at Steve but I see his eyes turn cold. " You've been crying did that asshole make you cry? I will go kick his ass right now." Before Steve can march off I grab his arm and tell him everything is fine. I notice that this whole time my uncle has been eerily quiet. " Chloe come on tell me the truth what's going on?" I take a deep breath and look my uncle right in the eyes. " Uncle Glenn I want to go home."
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I sit on the couch just glaring at Mark. " I can't believe you got us into this mess." He snorts and then laughs. " You have got to be kidding me. If you hadn't tried to slap me out in the hallway Glenn wouldn't of blew his stack and we wouldn't be sitting here right now." We both fall into silence, each in our own thoughts. My stomach growls ending the quiet in the room. " Well I guess we have to feed you, wouldn't want you dropping dead on me, too much extra weight to be carrying around right about now." Before I can even answer him he is up and off the couch walking towards the door, dragging me along behind him.
Once we get to the cafeteria everyone just stares at us. Can't say I really blame them. I guess we must have been going along with some silent truce because we get on line to get food without arguing. Somehow we are able to balance our plates in our free hands and make our way to a table in the corner of the room. As we both go to take bites of our food we come to the realization that I'm lefty and he's righty and those are the hands that happen to be handcuffed to each other. Mark offers to let me eat for a few minutes and I thank him. As I'm chewing on my food I see a shadow cast over our table. When I glance up I see its Rena. Can my day get any worse? Oh god it just did, I guess she has decided to join us for dinner because she is pulling up a chair. " Look at what we have here. Mark if I knew you were into using handcuffs I would of gotten myself a pair a long time ago. The only question is why would you attach yourself to our resident ugly step- sister?"
I glance at Mark out of the corner of my eye and realize he isn't going to stick up for me. He must agree with what she is saying. I try to convince myself not to let that hurt me but it does. " Well Rena the truth is I handcuffed myself to Mark because considering I'm so unattractive it's the only way I can get myself a man." I let out a bitter laugh and go back to my food. I'm so miserable today I can't even bring myself to fight back with Rena so instead I make fun of myself. I guess part of me was still hoping Mark would say something on my behalf. I guess I have a better chance winning the damn lottery. Rena sits with us for a few more minutes, flirting with Mark continuously and I just stay quiet. Finally she pushes away from the table telling us she has to go get ready for Smackdown. Once she is gone Mark asks me if I'm done eating. When I look down at my plate I realize I've barely eaten anything but my appetite is gone anyway. I nod my head at him and Mark then uses his hand to eat and I sit there just staring at the wall. When he is finally done he gets up which I guess is his signal for me to get up too and we go back to his locker room.
When we get into his room I try to walk over to the couch to sit down again but Mark tugs his own hand back forcing me to stand with him. " Chloe want to explain to me what the hell just happened in that cafeteria? As long as I have known you, you've never let anyone put you down and instead of sticking up for yourself; you turn right around and put yourself down too." When I answer Mark I guess I didn't speak loud enough because he grabs my chin and turns my face up to look at him. " Want to try that again darlin?" I guess there is no way around it. " I said Rena was just stating the truth. I am the ugliest girl around here and what I said was the truth too. I could never get a guy like you unless I forced him to be with me. You had me in your bed and instead of doing anything about it you left. You admitted to being horny but I guess since you find me so unattractive you couldn't even bring yourself to fulfill your need. But don't worry Rena wasn't the first person to tell me how ugly I am. Rebecca took care of my self-esteem a long time ago."
As I start to feel the tears slide down my cheeks I turn my head away from Mark. " Chloe what do you mean Rebecca took care of your self-esteem? Did she ever say anything hurtful towards you? Come on baby tell me." I turn my head to face Mark again and when he sees my tears he raises his free hand and wipes them away. I open my mouth to say something to him but the door bursts open and Stephanie walks in. " So have the two of you kissed and made up yet?" When Stephanie sees the tears rolling down my face she rushes over to unlock us. Then she turns to stare at Mark in anger. I put my hand on her arm. " Stephanie don't worry it wasn't anything he said. We were just talking and I guess I got a little emotional." Mark is still staring at me I guess waiting for an answer but I am too embarrassed to tell him what Rebecca had said to me when I was younger. I also admit part of me is afraid he would agree with her too.
I tell Stephanie I am going to look for my uncle and go to walk out of the room. Mark calls out to me but I keep on walking. I find my uncle at the end of the hallway talking to Steve. " Hey sweetheart so how did it feel to be handcuffed to the deadman?" I smile at Steve but I see his eyes turn cold. " You've been crying did that asshole make you cry? I will go kick his ass right now." Before Steve can march off I grab his arm and tell him everything is fine. I notice that this whole time my uncle has been eerily quiet. " Chloe come on tell me the truth what's going on?" I take a deep breath and look my uncle right in the eyes. " Uncle Glenn I want to go home."
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