Btw: Magenta's last name is WIlliams, I've just decided

About a week later Maureen had caught JoAnne kissing another girl at the picturehouse and had dumped her, JoAnne stil hung around the lot when Maureen wasn't there.

Anyway this saturday, the hospital rang Mark..

"Hello?" said Mark grabbing the phone.

"Yes, hello, is Mr Cohen available?"
"Speaking,"

"It's St. John's, we had good news and bad news, the good news is Miss Williams condition was amazing she got a lot better, sadly this is where the bad news comes, she seems to have caught something whilst in hospital and may have to stay in longer, we hope this won't cause any inconvienence?"

"INCONVIENENCE? INCON-FUCKING-VEINENCE? SHE'S MY GIRLFRIEND, OF COURSE IT CAUSES INCONVEINENCE,"

"Please calm down sir, we ar edoing what we can, may we suggest you come and visit her today? Since it's saturday we don't normally allow this but for you sir?"

Mark imeadiatly came out of his minor explosion,

"Oh, well thanks,"

"You're welcome sir, and dispite this problem, we hope you have a pleasant day," said the irratating woman on the other side.

"I doubt it," said Mark and putting down the phone.

Despite his exasperation he went for his coat and off to the hospital...

The ward was cold, Mark gently put his hand on Magenta's face, it was roasting, as was the rest of her. She was asleep, her breaths were short and raspy. He stroked her cheek, her eyes fluttered open.

"Hi Mags," said Mark softly.

"Hi," said Magenta her throat sore, making her voice quiet and harsh, she smiled and pulled herself into a sitting position.

"How do you feel?" Mark asked giving Magenta a gentle kiss on the cheek.

"Like shit to tell you the truth," she replied bitterly.

"Hey, come on, you can't speak like that in a hospital," said Mark in a couldn't care less voice.

"Too late," Magenta said, "Anyway why didn't you come sooner?"

"I came the moment I heard about you, so what's wrong exactly?"

"I have the works only times a million, my head sore, my throat aches, I have a killer cough and I can't keep anything down,"

"Sounds like how Maureen's been feeling- oh!"

"What's wrong?" asked Magenta.

"Maureen's pregnant right?"

"Uhuh," said Magenta, "but what does that have to do with-"

"She dumped JoAnne,"

Magenta gasped.

"But they were perfect for each other,"

"Yeah until you got involved," said Mark grining, but Magenta took it the wrong way and started breaving heavily and started to take a fit,

"I'm sorry," she said shaking and crying again, "I told you that, an-an-and s-she said she, she started to p-p-pull off my clothes, I-I-I tried to-she- "

Mark threw his arms around Magenta's shaking body and hugged her tightly.

"Ssshh, it's oaky Maggy, I was kidding, I was kidding, okay, I know it was stupid,"

Magenta seemed to calm down, but tears continued to fall down her cheek.

In a desperate attempt to cheer her up Mark grabbed her into another passionate kiss, she stopped crying and reacted imeadiatly wrapping her arms around his neck.

"I'm sorry 'kay?" said Mark pulling away from her soft lips., "I didn't mean to upset you, now please don't do that again or I may end up in hospital."

Magenta giggled,

"More like get chucked out when the nurse realises,"

"Yeah,"

They chatted on for about an hour when the nurse asked Mark to leave because Magenta needed her rest. Magenta tried to argue for another five minutes but Mark said no,

"It'll make our times together more special," he said and kissed her on the lips before leaving. Magenta went back to sleep.

On his way out the nurse asked him to stop,

"Yes?" he asked "what's wrong?"

"You know very well what's wrong," said the nurse sternly, "now you listen to me, if you don't get the money to pay for her stay I'll have to call the cops, okay sonny?"

"Yeah, okay," said Mark startled by her sharp tone.

Once back at the appartment, Mark grabbed ten dollars, e.i. the contents of his wallet and got on the tube train to Benny's. He got Mimi and Roger to go with him after some persuation.

"I can't beleive your making us come," said Roger before coughing his guts up. (not literaly)

Mark stared at him.

"What?" Roger asked sharply.

"I thought you said that it was just a little cough," said Mark worredily.
"It is," Roger replied.

"Uhuh, sure,"

Once at Benny's Roger knocked on the door, Alison opened it.

"Hello?"

"Erm..hi-," Mark started but Roger interupted.

"Yes hi, is Benny in? We're good friends of him,"

"Are you from the lot? Then you must be Mimi," Alison she glared at Mimi and she srunched up her nose as she said Mimi's name.
"Well I suppose you'd best come in, Benny's in the sitting room."

The three of them walked into the penthouse, it was beautifully decorated and even had a tropical fish tank in the hall.

They walked into the sitting room, Benny was shouting at the television, he had horse racing on.

"COME ON, YOU BEAUTY, COME ON,"

Roger went into the another coughing fit. Benny spun round in fright, he saw them made a dart for the fireplace and grabbed a poker.

"You come near me I phone the police again," he said sharply.

Mimi started laughing most likely because Benny was in boxers.

Benny went red when he realised,

"What do you want?" he snapped.

Mark who sides were aching from trying not to laugh said,

"We need your help, you know how your so kind and caring and considerate and loving and generou-"

"GET TO THE POINT COHEN," Benny snarled.

Mark's face went so serious it was possible to think there was two Bennys.

"Well, my new girlfriend Magenta, is in hospital, really ill, I was hoping-"

"Nope," said Benny, "You barge onto my property and cause fresh Hell and chaos and expect me to be kind and hand out money? Forget it,"

Mark fell to his knees, Benny jumped back thinking Mark had fainted.

"Please," Mark begged "She's sick, Benny what if it was Alison? She's in hospital don't you understand?" Tears were now falliing from Mark's face, Benny felt like a jerk.

"Listen Mark, get up you fool, " he said helping him to his feet, but his tone wasn't sharp any more, "listen, leave yourself with a little dignity,"

"I don't care about dignity," wailed Mark as Roger came over to help him up, "I care about Magenta,"

"Fine," said Benny, "I'll pay for the hospital treatment but stay off my property or I'll double the rent, okay?"

"Deal," said Mark feeling increasingly better.

Hoped you enjoyed it the next one won't be for a while I need sleep! Kidding, just a break from typing I may have carpel tunnel sydrome, whatever that is! Anyway peace out earthlings, I must go and destroy planet Zontog! Love your faithfully freak, Lexi!

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