Title: It's Just A Crush
After I informed Stephanie and my uncle of my date I took a cab back to the hotel. Once I got back to my room I started digging through my suitcase. When I finally came to the conclusion I didn't have a damn thing to wear I called down to the front desk to ask where I could buy a dress. Right before I could walk out the door someone starts to knock on it. I open it to see a man standing there with a box. " Are you Chloe Thompson?" I shake my head yes. " Well then this is for you miss." I take the box wondering what it could be and dig in my pocket for a tip. " Don't worry about it miss, it's already been taken care of." I tell him to have a nice day and shut the door. I walk over to the bed and sit down.
I lift open the box and look inside. I see a card on the top so I guess I should read that first. " Chloe, I figured you didn't pack anything for a fancy date so I wanted to make sure you had something nice to wear, even though I think you look beautiful in one of my shirts. Please wear everything in this box tonight, Mark." I pull back the tissue paper and pull out the dress. I run over to the mirror and hold the dress up in front of me. It's a dark blue dress with no sleeves or straps. It flares at the bottom but looks like it is going to fall a little short of my knees. I walk back to the bed and look inside to find a pair of black strappy heels. Hmm he did think of everything. I rush into the bathroom to start getting ready.
Once I'm out of the shower I start straightening my hair. When I'm done with that I do my make-up. I use black eyeliner and a hint of blue eye shadow to bring out my eyes. I also put on a clear lip-gloss. I walk back into the room in my towel and try to pick out a pair of underwear. I decide to live dangerously and go commando. I pull the dress on and somehow manage to zip it up myself. It's tight enough on my chest that I'm not too worried about it falling down. I slip on my shoes and look at the clock. Damn Mark should be here at any second. Sure enough a minute later I hear a knock at the door and go to open it.
When I see Mark it's on the tip of my tongue to say screw the date and lets head straight to bed. He's wearing a black button down dress shirt and black slacks. Yum. I notice he hasn't spoken yet. " Are you ok?" He looks into my eyes. " God baby you look stunning. I almost don't want to take you out in front of other people. I don't want any men staring at you." I laugh and shut the door behind me. " You ready to go?" I put on a surprised face when Mark takes my hand and starts walking to the elevator. Hmm public displays of affection? That's a first for us. We head down to the lobby and walk outside. I see a limo outside and when the driver opens the door for us I look back at Mark. He gestures for me to get in. Once the driver shuts the door behind us, Mark puts up the privacy partition. " Mark I can't believe you rented a limo, this is way too much money." Mark pulls me close to him. " Chloe I have more money then I know what to do with and I want to make you happy so please just enjoy tonight ok?"
I fall into silence because in the back of my mind I realize this is probably going to be the only date I ever go on with Mark. I leave in a few days. I shake my head to get rid of those thoughts and turn to talk to Mark. A short time later the car stops and the driver opens our door for us. Mark gets out first and holds his hand out for me. He helps me out of the car and I realize we are standing in front of a very expensive looking restaurant. Mark must notice the look on my face. " I thought I told you to stop worrying about money tonight." Once we are seated at our table I slide over in the booth so I can be close to Mark. We sit there for a second just staring at the candlelight on the table. " I never did thank you for the dress and shoes, their lovely." Mark takes my hand in his. " Trust me baby seeing you in that outfit is a gift to myself as well." I smile at him and turn my attention to the menu.
When the waiter comes to take our orders I notice the look Mark keeps giving him. When the waiter walks away I ask Mark what that was all about. " He was staring at you." I start to laugh. " Don't tell me the big bad Undertaker was jealous? I thought we had discussed this?" Mark tells me to be quiet and drink my wine. Later on when we finish eating Mark asks me to dance. I look at him because I know he isn't a big fan of dancing but I agree anyway. When we get out onto the floor Mark pulls me into his arms. We dance for a few minutes when Mark starts to talk. " I never did thank you for leaving your hair down tonight." I look up at him. " It's not a big deal." When I feel Mark wrap his hand up in my hair. " Oh but it is so I can do things like this." With that said Mark pulls my head up to his and kisses me. I melt right into the kiss. Mark pulls away with a satisfied grin. " That's going to have to last me till we get back to our room." I smile at him. " And what makes you think I'm the type of girl to just give it away on the first date?" Mark starts laughing and drops a quick kiss on my mouth.
After two dances the proximity to Mark starts to affect me. I motion for Mark to lean down to me. " I think I forgot to mention something to you." When he quirks his eyebrow at me, I smile and continue. " Well just between me and you, I have nothing on under this dress. Your card did say to wear everything in the box but I looked and there was no underwear." Mark leans back and looks at me. Then he drags me by my hand back to the table and motions for the waiter. " Check please." I start laughing at him. Mark pays the bill and rushes outside with me. The limo driver sees us and pulls into the front. Mark helps me into the car and tells the driver to take the long way back to the hotel. I look at Mark and blush. Once we're inside Mark makes sure the privacy partition is up then pulls me into his lap. " And why did you decide to keep a secret like that from me all night?" I kiss him and smile. " Because then I would have been deprived of your shock when I told you later on." With that said Mark lays me down on the limo seat and all I can do is hope the driver takes his time.
Later on when I feel the car pull to a stop I make sure my dress is pulled down and that I look ok. Mark's shirt is buttoned wrong but I don't think he really cares, judging by the smile on his face. The driver opens the door and smirks at us. Mark helps me out and pays the driver. " I hope you had a very enjoyable ride." Mark smiles and tells him we sure did. I turn my head away blushing. Mark grabs my hand and we walk across the lobby. As Mark pulls me to him he presses the button for the elevator. I can't believe he wants to cuddle me now. I'm starting to think he may have hit his head harder then we thought during the accident. Mark leans down and brushes a kiss across my lips. " Well, what do we have here? Mark I see you've lowered your standards. It's such a shame, I had high hopes for you." When we turn around I roll my eyes. " Rena back from suspension so soon. I was actually starting to miss you."
After I informed Stephanie and my uncle of my date I took a cab back to the hotel. Once I got back to my room I started digging through my suitcase. When I finally came to the conclusion I didn't have a damn thing to wear I called down to the front desk to ask where I could buy a dress. Right before I could walk out the door someone starts to knock on it. I open it to see a man standing there with a box. " Are you Chloe Thompson?" I shake my head yes. " Well then this is for you miss." I take the box wondering what it could be and dig in my pocket for a tip. " Don't worry about it miss, it's already been taken care of." I tell him to have a nice day and shut the door. I walk over to the bed and sit down.
I lift open the box and look inside. I see a card on the top so I guess I should read that first. " Chloe, I figured you didn't pack anything for a fancy date so I wanted to make sure you had something nice to wear, even though I think you look beautiful in one of my shirts. Please wear everything in this box tonight, Mark." I pull back the tissue paper and pull out the dress. I run over to the mirror and hold the dress up in front of me. It's a dark blue dress with no sleeves or straps. It flares at the bottom but looks like it is going to fall a little short of my knees. I walk back to the bed and look inside to find a pair of black strappy heels. Hmm he did think of everything. I rush into the bathroom to start getting ready.
Once I'm out of the shower I start straightening my hair. When I'm done with that I do my make-up. I use black eyeliner and a hint of blue eye shadow to bring out my eyes. I also put on a clear lip-gloss. I walk back into the room in my towel and try to pick out a pair of underwear. I decide to live dangerously and go commando. I pull the dress on and somehow manage to zip it up myself. It's tight enough on my chest that I'm not too worried about it falling down. I slip on my shoes and look at the clock. Damn Mark should be here at any second. Sure enough a minute later I hear a knock at the door and go to open it.
When I see Mark it's on the tip of my tongue to say screw the date and lets head straight to bed. He's wearing a black button down dress shirt and black slacks. Yum. I notice he hasn't spoken yet. " Are you ok?" He looks into my eyes. " God baby you look stunning. I almost don't want to take you out in front of other people. I don't want any men staring at you." I laugh and shut the door behind me. " You ready to go?" I put on a surprised face when Mark takes my hand and starts walking to the elevator. Hmm public displays of affection? That's a first for us. We head down to the lobby and walk outside. I see a limo outside and when the driver opens the door for us I look back at Mark. He gestures for me to get in. Once the driver shuts the door behind us, Mark puts up the privacy partition. " Mark I can't believe you rented a limo, this is way too much money." Mark pulls me close to him. " Chloe I have more money then I know what to do with and I want to make you happy so please just enjoy tonight ok?"
I fall into silence because in the back of my mind I realize this is probably going to be the only date I ever go on with Mark. I leave in a few days. I shake my head to get rid of those thoughts and turn to talk to Mark. A short time later the car stops and the driver opens our door for us. Mark gets out first and holds his hand out for me. He helps me out of the car and I realize we are standing in front of a very expensive looking restaurant. Mark must notice the look on my face. " I thought I told you to stop worrying about money tonight." Once we are seated at our table I slide over in the booth so I can be close to Mark. We sit there for a second just staring at the candlelight on the table. " I never did thank you for the dress and shoes, their lovely." Mark takes my hand in his. " Trust me baby seeing you in that outfit is a gift to myself as well." I smile at him and turn my attention to the menu.
When the waiter comes to take our orders I notice the look Mark keeps giving him. When the waiter walks away I ask Mark what that was all about. " He was staring at you." I start to laugh. " Don't tell me the big bad Undertaker was jealous? I thought we had discussed this?" Mark tells me to be quiet and drink my wine. Later on when we finish eating Mark asks me to dance. I look at him because I know he isn't a big fan of dancing but I agree anyway. When we get out onto the floor Mark pulls me into his arms. We dance for a few minutes when Mark starts to talk. " I never did thank you for leaving your hair down tonight." I look up at him. " It's not a big deal." When I feel Mark wrap his hand up in my hair. " Oh but it is so I can do things like this." With that said Mark pulls my head up to his and kisses me. I melt right into the kiss. Mark pulls away with a satisfied grin. " That's going to have to last me till we get back to our room." I smile at him. " And what makes you think I'm the type of girl to just give it away on the first date?" Mark starts laughing and drops a quick kiss on my mouth.
After two dances the proximity to Mark starts to affect me. I motion for Mark to lean down to me. " I think I forgot to mention something to you." When he quirks his eyebrow at me, I smile and continue. " Well just between me and you, I have nothing on under this dress. Your card did say to wear everything in the box but I looked and there was no underwear." Mark leans back and looks at me. Then he drags me by my hand back to the table and motions for the waiter. " Check please." I start laughing at him. Mark pays the bill and rushes outside with me. The limo driver sees us and pulls into the front. Mark helps me into the car and tells the driver to take the long way back to the hotel. I look at Mark and blush. Once we're inside Mark makes sure the privacy partition is up then pulls me into his lap. " And why did you decide to keep a secret like that from me all night?" I kiss him and smile. " Because then I would have been deprived of your shock when I told you later on." With that said Mark lays me down on the limo seat and all I can do is hope the driver takes his time.
Later on when I feel the car pull to a stop I make sure my dress is pulled down and that I look ok. Mark's shirt is buttoned wrong but I don't think he really cares, judging by the smile on his face. The driver opens the door and smirks at us. Mark helps me out and pays the driver. " I hope you had a very enjoyable ride." Mark smiles and tells him we sure did. I turn my head away blushing. Mark grabs my hand and we walk across the lobby. As Mark pulls me to him he presses the button for the elevator. I can't believe he wants to cuddle me now. I'm starting to think he may have hit his head harder then we thought during the accident. Mark leans down and brushes a kiss across my lips. " Well, what do we have here? Mark I see you've lowered your standards. It's such a shame, I had high hopes for you." When we turn around I roll my eyes. " Rena back from suspension so soon. I was actually starting to miss you."