A/N: Okay! I'm back from after a short delay! So I was at school in my musical theatre room during rehearsal and I was really giddy at the time. SO when I read your sweet little reviews, I couldn't stop laughing and I don't know why! My friend Heather was watching me secretly and was like "Okay…" but while I was laughing, everyone looked at me and it was so embarrassing!

Okay, so on with the story! (MARK!)

When Mark opened his eyes, the first thing he saw was a blinding white light. He gave a little moan and turned his head. He realized he was in a hospital room, and his head hurt badly. He began to stir and then heard two familiar gasps.

"Mark!" a woman's voice shouted.

He spotted Maureen running towards the bedside, tears of joy forming in her eyes. She wanted to kiss him, forget this ever happened, and let everything go back to normal. "What happened?" he asked groggily. Maureen looked into is eyes. "When we were crossing the street, some driver didn't see you and hit you." She explained. She advanced to a small chair and sat down.

"What's wrong?" Mark asked quietly. Maureen gave a sad sigh and shook her head. Mark could se one tear silently running down her cheek. "Yu don't know how horrible it was to watch you get hit and then, you just- fell and... me and Collins… we thought you- you-" Maureen couldn't bear to finish the sentence.

Marl was hit by a true fact like a bolt of lightning. Maureen cared- she really did care. And Mark… naïve Mark- unable to realize it in the first place. Maureen stood up from her chair and glided to his bedside, tears running down her face more frequently. She placed a hand on is soft cheek. Mark nuzzled her hand. Maureen took a deep breath.

"Mark don't think that just because I dumped you that you don't matter to me, because you do, and I'm constantly remembering how well you treated me, and how you didn't deserve to put u with me, and I just… I just…" she started, but couldn't find the right words. She gave a dramatic gesture with her arms as she pulled away from him.

She turned away from him and her body shook with anxiousness. Come one! Stop babbling and spit it out! A voice inside Maureen's head commanded. Maureen bit her lip and turned to face Mark walking slowly over to his side. "Mark, I'm not sure how to say this but…" she started. Say it! Maureen took a deep breath and…

Mark looked away as he realized this was going nowhere. Maureen felt sad that he had just ignored her like that. Her expression grew upset until finally, she couldn't hold it in anymore…

"Mark, I love you!" she said loudly.

There it was. Her days of confusion- her strange feelings whenever he was near. It was out in the open, and a layer of relief swept over Maureen as Mark's eyes grew wide. "No…" he mumbled. Maureen nodded.

"No way!" Mark said in disbelief. Maureen nodded even more fiercely. "But it's true!" she protested. " It's really true!" Mark folded his arms against his chest, which he realized he shouldn't have moved so fast because his entire side was badly bruised. his face had a smirk plastered on it as if not believing her, which was true.

Maureen scowled. "For a while now, I've felt as if we'd gotten closer. " She twiddled with her fingers. She got on her knees so her face was at level with his.

"Mark, I'm gonna say this once last time, and if you don't believe me, then leave me. I love you." Her soft eyes seemed to burn into his and Mark realized that she was telling the truth. His eyes widened slightly. "Maureen…" he started, but Maureen placed a finger to his lips. Moving closer so she was only about three inches away, she said:

"Take me or leave me Mark."

A/N: Sorry about the delay! I hope you guys liked this chapter and I'M SORRY IT'S SO SHORT! I SWEAR THAT THE NEXT CHAPTER WILL BE LONGER!

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