Title: It's Just A Crush
When I feel someone start to shake me I swing out my arm trying to get them to stop. " Chloe stop trying to hit me, it's three I have to wake you up." I open my eyes and see Mark hovering over me. " I'm sorry did I hurt you?" He smiles down at me. " Do you think a little thing like you could hurt a big guy like me?" I sit up in the bed and stare at him. " Just wait till I'm feeling better, your ass will be mine." I look around and notice the bed next to me hasn't been slept in. " Mark have you been to sleep at all?" He nods at me. " Well if you've been to sleep how come your bed doesn't look slept in?"
Mark pulls the covers back from me and slides in next to me. " Maybe that's because I've been sleeping in this bed the whole night." He leans over and shuts the light. " Well now that I've woken you up we can both try to get some sleep." My head is hurting pretty bad so now that I'm awake I want to take a pain pill. Judging by the noises coming from Mark I think he is already asleep. I manage to get myself to the bathroom and shut the door behind me. When I flip on the light I let out a scream. Mark comes running into the bathroom. " Chloe what's wrong?" I turn around and point to my forehead. " Can you believe these stitches? Their hideous." Mark puts his hand on his chest. " I wake up to you screaming and it's because of some stitches. I almost had a damn heart attack over nothing." I put my hands on my hips. " Over nothing? I am going to have a scar now all because of that bitch Rena. I'm sorry if you don't think its nothing but I do." I take a pill and take a sip of water. I walk past Mark and go back to bed.
A few minutes later I feel the bed dip as he gets in. Mark leans over and pulls me against him. " I'm sorry baby but when I heard you scream I thought you were hurt and I don't think I could handle seeing you hurt anymore. I didn't realize that having a scar would bother you. When you were younger and always running around the arenas you always turned up with bruises. I don't know how you managed to never break a bone. You were such a tomboy." I lie there for a minute taking in everything he has said. " Did you like me more back then or do you like me more now?" I feel Mark's hand settle on my stomach and I put my hand over his. " Well when you were younger I thought you were a cute little thing and very mature for your age. You always found ways to make us all laugh especially when we were dead tired. As for now you're grown up and I look at you more now as an adult and not my little tomboy but I still like you just the same. Granted some of the feelings I have towards you I never had towards the little Chloe. That about answer your question?" I mumble a sleepy yes as I start to drift off again.
The next morning I wake up to Mark planting kisses all over my face. " For someone that said friends don't kiss you're doing an awful lot of kissing." He leans back and looks at me. " Well if you don't like it I can always stop." As he tries to get out of bed I reach over and grab him. " Oh I never said I didn't like it." I lean up and kiss him. Mark wraps his arms around my waist and pulls me closer. We pull apart a few minutes later. " Ok I better get out of this bed or we are going to miss our flight." I laugh at him as he gets up to take a shower.
Later on when we are both ready we go meet my uncle at his room. " Morning Uncle Glenn." He pulls me into a hug; I swear when the man hugs me I think I disappear in his arms. " How are you feeling pumpkin?" I tell him I have had betters days but that I can't wait to get to Texas. " Well I called your doctor again this morning. I wanted to make sure it was ok you flew today and he said it was all right because it's a short flight." We grab all of our stuff and head to the airport. Once we get down to the gate I see a lot of the guys standing around. Shawn comes over and gives me a hug. " How are you feeling baby?" I tell him I'm still breathing so that has to be a plus. As I look around I realize how many people are there. " Shawn are all of these people going to come to your house for the party?" When he nods his head at me I start laughing. " Well I will be praying for you. And don't even dare ask me to help you clean up."
When our flight is announced I go over to Mark for my ticket. As we step onto the plane the stewardess asks to see it. When she shows me my seat I tell her it must be a mistake, I shouldn't have a first class seat. " Nope you have the right seat darlin, I booked it myself." I turn around to see Mark standing over me. My mouth must of dropped open in shock. He gives me a little shove so I go sit down. Mark takes the seat next to me and my uncle is in a row behind us next to Shawn. " Mark I shouldn't be up here, you know that." Mark leans over so no one can hear us. " First off this isn't a flight to go to work and secondly I have to be honest with you even if it was I wouldn't be letting you out of my sight." I quickly lean over and give him a kiss. Mark smiles at me and leans back in his seat.
About an hour into our flight Mark taps me on the shoulder and points towards Kevin who is fast asleep. " Do you think we should mess with him a little bit?" I nod at him and tell him to let me out of our row. I walk to the front of the plane and ask one of the stewardesses if I could have some rubber bands. I walk back towards Kevin and proceed to put about six ponytails in his hair. One is on top of his head kind of like Pebbles Flintstone. The rest I spread out all over. When I walk back to my seat Mark is trying to stop laughing. " You do realize when he wakes up and sees what you've done that you're in big trouble right?" I start batting my eyes at Mark. " Do you think he would ever harm a hair on my head? He loves me too much."
Once our flight lands everyone waits for Kevin to wake up. So far he hasn't realized a damn thing. When we get off the plane Kevin tells me he thinks the stewardesses had crushes on him because they couldn't take their eyes off of him. I try to cover my laugh with a cough. As we walk through the airport people keep staring at Kevin. We collect our luggage and go to rent some cars. Mark told me I could ride with him. When Kevin goes up to the desk the clerk keeps giving him strange looks. The rest of us are laughing our asses. When the clerk asks for Kevin's credit card he hands it over and as he does looks in the mirror behind the clerk. He screams and turns around to stare at all of us. That's when we all lose it and laugh till we have tears streaming down our faces. Kevin says he will find out who did this and when he does they will pay.
When we walk out to our car my uncle tells us he is going to stay with Shawn. He pulls me over to the side to talk to me. " I'm staying with Shawn to give you and Mark some privacy. I want you to take the next few days to figure out what's going on between the two of you. I don't know if it matters or not but you do have my blessing. Get that shocked look off of your face. Mark is my best friend and you're my niece, I love you both and if you guys can find happiness together then that's great. If he makes you cry then I just have to kill him. Now go enjoy yourself but I'm telling you now I don't want all of the details later on, I don't think my heart can take it." He gives me a kiss on the cheek and I run off with Mark.
When we pull up in front of the gate to get in, Mark leans out of the car and punches in the code. I am practically bouncing up and down in my seat because I am so excited. When we get to the house I jump out of the car as soon as Mark pulls to a stop. The dogs jump off of the porch and coming running over to me. I lean down to pet them. " Sure run to the pretty girl and forget about your master. Traitors." I look up at Mark and smile. He takes my hand and we go into the house. When I hear a voice shout out I take off towards the kitchen. I skid to a stop in the doorway. " Hi Betty."
Betty is the one that takes care of Mark's place while he is away. When I used to come visit when I was younger she treated me like a daughter. " Do my eyes deceive me or has my little baby girl gone and grown up?" I run over to her and we hug. Betty pulls away and stares at me. " I can't believe how much you've grown up. I've missed you so much. I am so glad you've come back. Mark said he was bringing home a surprise for me." We sit down for a few minutes and talk. When Mark walks into the kitchen Betty gets up and says she is going to go home since Mark is here. She winks at me and tells me that she thinks we may want to be alone. When I was younger I used to tell her I had a huge crush on Mark. I make her promise to come back before we leave so we can spend some time together. She kisses both of us good-bye and leaves.
Mark takes my hand and pulls me upstairs. " While the two of you were yapping I took your bag up to your room. I put you in the room you used to stay in when you came to visit." When we walk in I look around and realize it still looks the same. The walls are a pretty shade of green. My two favorite parts of the room are the four-poster bed and private balcony. I used to spend hours out on it daydreaming about Mark. But as I look around I realize I don't want to stay here. " Um Mark I love this room and all but there's another room I want to stay in more." Mark stares at me for a second then follows me out of the room. I walk down to the end of the hallway and go into the room. I hop on the bed and look at Mark. " I want to stay in here." Mark looks at me for a second. " Chloe this is my room." I nod at him shyly. " I know and that's why I want to stay in here." When I watch Mark gulp I can't help but think this is going to be a fun few days.
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When I feel someone start to shake me I swing out my arm trying to get them to stop. " Chloe stop trying to hit me, it's three I have to wake you up." I open my eyes and see Mark hovering over me. " I'm sorry did I hurt you?" He smiles down at me. " Do you think a little thing like you could hurt a big guy like me?" I sit up in the bed and stare at him. " Just wait till I'm feeling better, your ass will be mine." I look around and notice the bed next to me hasn't been slept in. " Mark have you been to sleep at all?" He nods at me. " Well if you've been to sleep how come your bed doesn't look slept in?"
Mark pulls the covers back from me and slides in next to me. " Maybe that's because I've been sleeping in this bed the whole night." He leans over and shuts the light. " Well now that I've woken you up we can both try to get some sleep." My head is hurting pretty bad so now that I'm awake I want to take a pain pill. Judging by the noises coming from Mark I think he is already asleep. I manage to get myself to the bathroom and shut the door behind me. When I flip on the light I let out a scream. Mark comes running into the bathroom. " Chloe what's wrong?" I turn around and point to my forehead. " Can you believe these stitches? Their hideous." Mark puts his hand on his chest. " I wake up to you screaming and it's because of some stitches. I almost had a damn heart attack over nothing." I put my hands on my hips. " Over nothing? I am going to have a scar now all because of that bitch Rena. I'm sorry if you don't think its nothing but I do." I take a pill and take a sip of water. I walk past Mark and go back to bed.
A few minutes later I feel the bed dip as he gets in. Mark leans over and pulls me against him. " I'm sorry baby but when I heard you scream I thought you were hurt and I don't think I could handle seeing you hurt anymore. I didn't realize that having a scar would bother you. When you were younger and always running around the arenas you always turned up with bruises. I don't know how you managed to never break a bone. You were such a tomboy." I lie there for a minute taking in everything he has said. " Did you like me more back then or do you like me more now?" I feel Mark's hand settle on my stomach and I put my hand over his. " Well when you were younger I thought you were a cute little thing and very mature for your age. You always found ways to make us all laugh especially when we were dead tired. As for now you're grown up and I look at you more now as an adult and not my little tomboy but I still like you just the same. Granted some of the feelings I have towards you I never had towards the little Chloe. That about answer your question?" I mumble a sleepy yes as I start to drift off again.
The next morning I wake up to Mark planting kisses all over my face. " For someone that said friends don't kiss you're doing an awful lot of kissing." He leans back and looks at me. " Well if you don't like it I can always stop." As he tries to get out of bed I reach over and grab him. " Oh I never said I didn't like it." I lean up and kiss him. Mark wraps his arms around my waist and pulls me closer. We pull apart a few minutes later. " Ok I better get out of this bed or we are going to miss our flight." I laugh at him as he gets up to take a shower.
Later on when we are both ready we go meet my uncle at his room. " Morning Uncle Glenn." He pulls me into a hug; I swear when the man hugs me I think I disappear in his arms. " How are you feeling pumpkin?" I tell him I have had betters days but that I can't wait to get to Texas. " Well I called your doctor again this morning. I wanted to make sure it was ok you flew today and he said it was all right because it's a short flight." We grab all of our stuff and head to the airport. Once we get down to the gate I see a lot of the guys standing around. Shawn comes over and gives me a hug. " How are you feeling baby?" I tell him I'm still breathing so that has to be a plus. As I look around I realize how many people are there. " Shawn are all of these people going to come to your house for the party?" When he nods his head at me I start laughing. " Well I will be praying for you. And don't even dare ask me to help you clean up."
When our flight is announced I go over to Mark for my ticket. As we step onto the plane the stewardess asks to see it. When she shows me my seat I tell her it must be a mistake, I shouldn't have a first class seat. " Nope you have the right seat darlin, I booked it myself." I turn around to see Mark standing over me. My mouth must of dropped open in shock. He gives me a little shove so I go sit down. Mark takes the seat next to me and my uncle is in a row behind us next to Shawn. " Mark I shouldn't be up here, you know that." Mark leans over so no one can hear us. " First off this isn't a flight to go to work and secondly I have to be honest with you even if it was I wouldn't be letting you out of my sight." I quickly lean over and give him a kiss. Mark smiles at me and leans back in his seat.
About an hour into our flight Mark taps me on the shoulder and points towards Kevin who is fast asleep. " Do you think we should mess with him a little bit?" I nod at him and tell him to let me out of our row. I walk to the front of the plane and ask one of the stewardesses if I could have some rubber bands. I walk back towards Kevin and proceed to put about six ponytails in his hair. One is on top of his head kind of like Pebbles Flintstone. The rest I spread out all over. When I walk back to my seat Mark is trying to stop laughing. " You do realize when he wakes up and sees what you've done that you're in big trouble right?" I start batting my eyes at Mark. " Do you think he would ever harm a hair on my head? He loves me too much."
Once our flight lands everyone waits for Kevin to wake up. So far he hasn't realized a damn thing. When we get off the plane Kevin tells me he thinks the stewardesses had crushes on him because they couldn't take their eyes off of him. I try to cover my laugh with a cough. As we walk through the airport people keep staring at Kevin. We collect our luggage and go to rent some cars. Mark told me I could ride with him. When Kevin goes up to the desk the clerk keeps giving him strange looks. The rest of us are laughing our asses. When the clerk asks for Kevin's credit card he hands it over and as he does looks in the mirror behind the clerk. He screams and turns around to stare at all of us. That's when we all lose it and laugh till we have tears streaming down our faces. Kevin says he will find out who did this and when he does they will pay.
When we walk out to our car my uncle tells us he is going to stay with Shawn. He pulls me over to the side to talk to me. " I'm staying with Shawn to give you and Mark some privacy. I want you to take the next few days to figure out what's going on between the two of you. I don't know if it matters or not but you do have my blessing. Get that shocked look off of your face. Mark is my best friend and you're my niece, I love you both and if you guys can find happiness together then that's great. If he makes you cry then I just have to kill him. Now go enjoy yourself but I'm telling you now I don't want all of the details later on, I don't think my heart can take it." He gives me a kiss on the cheek and I run off with Mark.
When we pull up in front of the gate to get in, Mark leans out of the car and punches in the code. I am practically bouncing up and down in my seat because I am so excited. When we get to the house I jump out of the car as soon as Mark pulls to a stop. The dogs jump off of the porch and coming running over to me. I lean down to pet them. " Sure run to the pretty girl and forget about your master. Traitors." I look up at Mark and smile. He takes my hand and we go into the house. When I hear a voice shout out I take off towards the kitchen. I skid to a stop in the doorway. " Hi Betty."
Betty is the one that takes care of Mark's place while he is away. When I used to come visit when I was younger she treated me like a daughter. " Do my eyes deceive me or has my little baby girl gone and grown up?" I run over to her and we hug. Betty pulls away and stares at me. " I can't believe how much you've grown up. I've missed you so much. I am so glad you've come back. Mark said he was bringing home a surprise for me." We sit down for a few minutes and talk. When Mark walks into the kitchen Betty gets up and says she is going to go home since Mark is here. She winks at me and tells me that she thinks we may want to be alone. When I was younger I used to tell her I had a huge crush on Mark. I make her promise to come back before we leave so we can spend some time together. She kisses both of us good-bye and leaves.
Mark takes my hand and pulls me upstairs. " While the two of you were yapping I took your bag up to your room. I put you in the room you used to stay in when you came to visit." When we walk in I look around and realize it still looks the same. The walls are a pretty shade of green. My two favorite parts of the room are the four-poster bed and private balcony. I used to spend hours out on it daydreaming about Mark. But as I look around I realize I don't want to stay here. " Um Mark I love this room and all but there's another room I want to stay in more." Mark stares at me for a second then follows me out of the room. I walk down to the end of the hallway and go into the room. I hop on the bed and look at Mark. " I want to stay in here." Mark looks at me for a second. " Chloe this is my room." I nod at him shyly. " I know and that's why I want to stay in here." When I watch Mark gulp I can't help but think this is going to be a fun few days.
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