Another chapter. not its not the end... i hope you like it! allie
The after noon streets buzzed with people and cars as she waved a taxi. She popped the car door open and slid in to the back. "Where to?" she handed him Collins' piece of paper and he took of down the crazy New York streets. The cab ride was silent and lonely. The streets became more unfamiliar as they neared Cindy's townhouse. There it was. It looked strange with painted pictures covering the widows and childish window clings over bedroom windows. Maureen paid and walked slowly up the short steps. She knocked. A small blonde girl answered the door with what looked like paint on her face.
"MOMMY!" the little girl screamed and her mother joined her side. She looked a lot like Mark but female.
"Cindy?" She nodded and tapped the little girl on her back.
"Go and play with your brother hunny. Who are you?" she turned back to me.
"Maureen. I'm here looking for Mark."
"Come in. He's sleeping at the moment. He should be up soon. Do you want some coffee I was just about to make some?" She asked as she walked in to the kitchen and put some coffee on before Maureen could answer. She figured Mark hasn't told her any. "You must be his girlfriend. He doesn't talk about you much but from what I hear he really loves you."
The sound of feet shuffling across the floor grew closer till a messy blonde head rounded the corner. He walked pass the tabled and to the refrigerator. "Cindy do you have any tea. My head is killing me."
"Hi Marky."
"Maureen." He shuffled as he did in the loft over to the stove and put the kettle on to boil. There was thick tension in the room and Cindy left to let them talk.
"I want to say I'm sorry."
"Maureen you fucked my best friend!"
"I was drunk!" she didn't want to scream but she did. " I was jealous of that stupid camera and you were filming all day. Roger came over with some vodka for you and we started to drink thinking you'd come back soon. We both got really really out of it. I wouldn't have done it otherwise. I am sorry." She hung her head in a rare moment.
"You want me to believe that?"
"Mark this can't be over. I was going to move in remember? We're over just because I messed up once? We can't make this work?" she poured her heart out. She didn't even know if she believe what she was saying. She didn't know if she meant any of it. But she sobbed in his sister's kitchen.
"Maureen." She knew right then that he was going to take her back some where deep inside she knew. Because every time he looked at her his beautiful ice blue eyes sparkled. "It's ok Maureen. I forgive you." He leaned in and kissed her. She knew he would always take her back.