Author's Note: Wow! What a response I got from that last chapter! Let me tell you, you guys are amazing! I loved all of your comments. I'm going to try and respond to those of you who posted signed reviews (life's been a little hectic). But I just couldn't NOT do this next chapter. It's my favorite chapter so far. WARNING: There is strong content in this chapter, enough to make me almost change the rating to M. But I tried to keep it tasteful. Please read at your own discrestion. Most of you seem to think you know what happened between Mark and Josh...you will find out in this chapter. I love you guys and I love your reviews!

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Roger gently rubbed Mark's back as he got sick again. He had nothing left in his stomach so he was just gagging. Mimi was crying and Cindy was fighting back tears. Finally, Cindy walked into the bathroom and put her hand on Roger's shoulder. As much as he didn't want to leave Mark, he knew that it should be Cindy there, not him. As he left, he closed the door.

Mark had stopped gagging and leaned back into a much softer touch. He turned glassy eyes to see his sister standing there. "Oh Mark. I need you to tell me what happened, okay?" She asked him.

His eyes looked terrified. She was reminded of the time he was eight. He had spent the day with Josh and had fallen ill during the day. Josh called 10 year old Cindy to pick up her brother, who had been puking. Their parents were both at work and Cindy took care of Mark that day.

"Tell me what Josh did to you. I know something happened, but I need you to tell me what." She begged him. "Nothing's gonna happen, Mark. I promise."

Weakly, Mark nodded his head. "Water?" He asked. She got up off the floor and got the glass that was next to the sink. She filled it with tap water and handed it to him. She sat back down on the floor, with her back to the wall. She pulled her little brother between her legs, so his back was resting against her chest. "Cindy...if I tell you this, you have to promise to believe me." Mark begged, his voice sounding like he was on the verge of tears.

"I promise, Mark." She said, rubbing circles on his back. He took a deep breath.

"Do you remember the time when I was eight and Josh babysat me? Mom and Dad had to work. Usually you babysat me, but you wanted to spend the day with your friends. Josh volunteered to watch me." Cindy nodded. She had just been thinking about that day. "He...Josh...he..." Mark choked. He lunged forward, gagging into the toilet again. Cindy was crying, too.

"What did he do, Mark?" She begged him.

"We were watching a movie and suddenly, he changed the tape. There were these two guys on the film...doing...stuff." Mark couldn't bring himself to say it, but Cindy knew what he was talking about. "He held me down and took off my pants. He played with my...with..." Cindy touched his shoulder gently, to let him know she understood what he was trying to say. "Then, he made me touch him. He made me put it in his mouth. After he...finished...I got sick. He called you and told me if I ever told that you, Mom, and Dad would all hate me."

"Oh my God, Mark..." Cindy started. Mark cut her off.

"That's not all. When I was thirteen, when he was teaching the bar mitzvah classes. The first time we came home late, he told you all he took me for ice cream. He fucked me in his car, Cindy! And then he did it every single week." Mark was sobbing violently now. Cindy held her brother as he cried, trying to fight back her own tears.

"Oh my God! Oh Mark! Why...why didn't you ever tell us?" Cindy asked, trying to hold it together.

"I tried!" Mark shouted at her. "I tried to tell Mom and Dad. They told me I was making stuff up! They said that I had never liked that Josh was taking you away from me!" Mark screamed. Mark was hysterical now, crying so hard he could barely breathe. Cindy was crying, too, holding her brother.

Roger, Collins, and Mimi could hear the crying from the other room. Roger was pacing, it was killing him not to be in there with Mark. Suddenly, Cindy was shouting for someone to come and help her. Roger charged into the bathroom and the scene sickened him. Mark was twitching in Cindy's arms on the floor. He was unconscious, his eyes not closed all the way as his body shook from the seizure that had grabbed hold of him.

Roger screamed for Collins to call an ambulance and Mimi took Mason and Cheyenne into the bedroom. Cindy and Roger held Mark close so he wouldn't bang into anything. And Collins put a piece of wood in his mouth so he wouldn't bite his tongue. Finally, the seizure ended, but Mark didn't wake up. When the ambulance arrived, they took Mark to the hospital. Roger and Cindy both rode with and Collins stayed at the loft with Mimi and the kids.