A/N: Hello everyone! Thanks for all the reviews and adds and favorites! Keep it up! They make me happy and a happy author makes a good chapter, which makes a happy reader haha :) This chapter is…sketchy. I think my reading gets worse everyone chapter. Spring break is almost over so I don't know how often I will be able to update. I am going to try to update as much as I can this weekend and at least once a week after that, probably on Friday's! School gets pretty hectic as probably all of you know! Anyway I am going to shut up now so enjoy :)


Mark and Lexie never talked about the incident. There would be a time and a place, but right now Mark simply comforted Lexie as she sat silently, her face blank all the way home. He rubbed her thigh absentmindedly as he gathered up the courage to break the silence and tell her about his mother.

"My mother is here."

"Oh, that's nice." Lexie replied staring out the window.

Hmm…that's weird. Why is Lexie not freaking out? I mean my mother is pretty…crazy…to say the least. Any mention of her should freak people out!

"Wait, wait…your mother is here," Lexie said a little panicked, "Now? While I am having this…breakdown? Oh god Mark why didn't you tell me immediately? I mean I look like crap!"

"You always look beautiful and I wa—"

"Now is not the time for your romancing!" Lexie cut in.

"Well if you would let me finish you would know that my Mother practically broke into our condo and took me by surprise! I punched her in the face because I thought she was a robber."

"Oh god Mark. You punched your mother in the face?"

"Well, she punched me back!"

Lexie chuckled. "Sorry I missed that one. However, this still does not change the face that your mother is here! Why is she here? Oh and I haven't had time to go to the market this week. We don't even have any food. Just perfect." Lexie seemed to be talking to herself.

"I don't know why she is here. She told me she just wanted to visit, but I know there is something more. There always is."

"Isn't it a possibility that she is finally making amends with you? Maybe she feels bad, but doesn't know how to express it. Give her a chance, Mark. She might surprise you."

"I guess so…but anyway funny business and I am done."

"A chance is all I am asking for." Lexie said with an encouraging smile.

**

"Hello, Lexie. I am Margret Sloan. It's so nice to meet you!" Margret Sloan said with a smile.

"It's nice too meet you too," Lexie said with a nod "and so unexpected!"

Mark still stood at the door ready to make a dash for it. He gave his mother an uneasy nod as a way of acknowledgement and then stepped inside. Lexie gave him an encouraging smile and took his hand, giving his a reassuring pat, which told him it would be okay. There was nothing Lexie couldn't make him do.

"My my, you are even prettier in person! Granted you are a little plumper than expected and you might need a new wardrobe and maybe a haircut, but the beauty is there! Plastic surgery couldn't help though!" Margret said with a little laugh and a pat on Lexie's knee.

"Mom…" Mark said with a growl.

"Uhh…thank you?"

"Oh! Mark," Mrs. Sloan said standing up to fix herself a drink. Of course she had already found the alcohol. "Remember Cindy Davis from next door? Well, I ran into her the other day and she is coming into Seattle to visit her sister and I told her to stop by! I thought it would be nice for you to see each other again."

"Mom…"

"Who's Cindy Davis?" Lexie asked confused.

"She was Mark's high school sweetheart. Such a gorgeous girl, almost too good for Mark. Her looks would put anybody to shame. You will want to shrink in a corner when you see her! And she comes from such a good family! Mark and she used to bathe together…oh it was the cutest thing! When Mark meet Derek though, they realized they had more than friend feelings and started dating in high school. She broke his heart though an—"

"MOM!" Mark yelled, "Enough! I think we understand…"

Margret took no notice of his warning. "Did I mention how gorgeous she is? You might actually want to style your hair, Lexie." Margret said with a laugh.

"Okay, umm…Lexie has had a long day and I think she needs sleep, so we are going to go to bed! Good night mother!" Mark grabbed Lexie and leaped out of the room practically hitting the wall on the way out.

"Don't stay up too late," Mrs. Sloan yelled after them, "If you know what I mean!" And then she let out a hyena laugh. A sound of pure evil.

**

"What do you mean you can't come?" Mrs. Sloan yelled into the phone. She plopped down on the bed. Uh. I need another drink.

"I...I meet someone. This is my real chance at happiness and I don't need it to be screwed up by him finding out that I am part of some psychotic plan!"

"Honey, I can ruin you life much worse than that."

"Look, I am tired of your antics! Mark sounds like he is happy with Lexie. He is a changed man and if you opened you eyes you would see that. I can't be part of ruining love and neither should you. And now I must go…"

"Wait! You and Mark are meant to be toget—"

"No! That ship had sailed and sunk. Now, good-bye Margret. Have a good life." With that, Cindy Davis hung up.

Yes, this ship had sailed and sunk, but there are always more boats in the sea.

Yes, it is time to say good-bye again, but I shall see you later!

Until then,

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