Sorry this took a very long time. My computer hates me and it keeps on breaking down on me. But that will not stop me! Muahaha...
This chapter is Mark and Audrey's date. It's kinda fluffy.
Disclaimer: I don't own anything...Besides Audrey.
And in the first 15 chapters I forgot to mention that the tittle is not mine either. The tittle is from the song "All My Life" By K-Ci & JoJo.
Story Time!
About A Week Later...
It's been over a week and Mark's ankle was fully healed. Also, tonight was the night of Mark's date with Audrey. If someone asked him if he was nervous and he replied "yes." You could say that was an extremely honest answer. Sure, he hadn't been on a date in like two years but how hard could a little dinner at the Life Café be?
Earlier that day Mimi and Angel raided his closet and gave Mark some fashions "do's" and "don'ts". They also picked out his outfit, his hairstyle, his cologne, and anything else that was hygienically important.
"Drum roll please!" Mimi said to Angel. Mimi, Angel, Maureen, Joanne, Roger, and Collins were all sitting in the 'living room' awaiting Mark to make his appearance after his little mini-make over for his date.
Angel drummed her hands on the round coffee table just as Mimi asked her to. "Ladies and gentlemen, I would now like to introduce you all to the 'new' Mark Cohen!" Mimi stated gladly. After Mimi said that Mark emerged from his bedroom. He was dressed in a button down navy blue short sleeve shirt and a pair of dark wash jeans. Mimi spun her finger around in a circle to tell Mark to do a 'supermodel twirl'. Mark spun around. "Not to sloppy, not to dressy." Mimi narrated as she filmed Mark with his camera. "I say he is casual, yet sexy!" She purred.
"Damn Marky, You're looking hot!" Maureen said. Joanne glared at her girlfriend. "Well, not as hot as you, pookie." She said as she kissed Joanne on the lips.
"Audrey is a very lucky lady!" Angel said.
"Thanks guys." Mark blushed.
"Okay Mark," Angel started. "You got your attire, your flowers, your money, your shoes..." Angel looked at Mark's sock covered feet. "Shoes?"
"Oops." Mark ran back into his room and got on a pair of sneakers.
"Sneakers?" Maureen asked as Mark came back.
"All I have is sneakers." Mark confessed.
"Come on Mark, I got a pair for you." Roger offered. After Mark changed into Roger's shoes he began to walk toward the door.
"Hold it right there mister!" Mimi yelled.
"What?" Mark asked impatiently. "I'm going to be late."
Mimi reached in her purse and pulled out a little case of breath mints. "Open up." She said. Mark opened his mouth and Mimi popped a breath mint in his mouth. "Go get her, hot stuff." She said.
And with one final wave, he was on his way.
The day before Mark spoke with Audrey on the phone and seeing that neither of them owned a car, they decided to meet at the Life at seven.
He was just around the corner from the Life when Mark stopped and checked his watch. 6:56. He was a little early, No harm in that. He smoothed his shirt and took a deep breath. Here goes...
He turned the corner and began walking. He was seconds from entering the café when her saw her. He long blonde hair was curled to perfection and her smile was unforgettable. Her glistering green eyes looked like sparkling emeralds. She was wearing a black knee length dress with a simple white sweat jacket over it. To any other guy she would look "hot." But to Mark she looked...
Extraordinarily beautiful.
"Good timing." She said with her perfect white smile.
"Yeah," Mark smiled shyly.
"So, I see your ankle is healed." She said referring to Mark's foot.
"Yeah, It's all better now." Mark said. They stood there awkwardly, until Mark broke the silence. "You wanna head in now?" He asked.
"I'd love to." She grinned.
Mark opened the door for her. "Ladies first." he insisted.
"You're so sweet." She giggled as she walked inside.
They got a small table for two toward the back of the café. Being the absolute gentleman he was, Mark pulled out a chair for Audrey.
The waiter came by shortly after and placed two menus on their table. He took out his 'handy-dandy-waiter-book' and a pink ink pen. "Any drink preferences?" He asked.
"Mmm," Audrey looked at the drink section of her menu. "I'll have a green tea." She said.
"I'll just have a glass of water." Mark said.
"Alright," The waiter scribbled in his notepad. "I'll be right with your drinks." He said as he scurried off.
For the nest few minutes they sat silently looking at their menus. Mark really wanted to say something but he didn't want to say something completely stupid, so he kept his mouth shut.
Soon the waiter came back with their drinks. "You two ready to order or do you need a few more minutes to look over your menus?" The waiter asked. Mark looked at Audrey and she nodded.
"I'll have the seaweed salad." She said looking up at the waiter.
The waiter wrote down her order then turned to Mark. "I'll have the miso soup." Mark said.
The waiter wrote down Mark's order then he took their menus and left.
"You look very pretty tonight." Mark got the courage to say.
"Thank you." She smiled shyly and tucked a piece of her blonde hair behind her ear. "So Mark, Tell me some stuff about yourself."
"Well, What would you like to know?" He asked.
"Anything. Your hobbies, your middle name, your favorite color." She said.
"Well, let me start off with my full name. It's Mark Daniel Cohen. I'm 25 years old. I'm a camera man. I love filming. I guess my favorite color is red. I live in a loft on Ave. B with my roommate and best friend, Roger, and his pregnant girlfriend, Mimi. My mother is extremely annoying and I'm Jewish." He said. He was going to add in the fact that his last girlfriend dumped him for another woman, but he thought that it would be better if he saved that for another day. (A/N: Another time, another place...Okay, I'm stopping.)
"Well, that is some story." She grinned.
"Okay, your turn." He said with a smile.
"Alright, My full name is Audrianna Erin Gregory. I'm 24 years old and as you know I'm a nurse. I love my job. I love helping people in need of care, but other than my job I really like ice skating. When I was younger me and a couple close friends always went ice skating every Friday night. I'm a vegetarian. My favorite color is purple. I live by myself in an apartment on 13th street. Umm," She became hesitant. " Both my parents died in a car accident when I was 9. I was raised by my grandparents in Brewster after that. And I'm Catholic." She said.
"I'm sorry about your parents." Mark said.
"It's okay." She said. Anyone could tell that she was slightly upset.
"You okay?" Mark asked, concerned.
"I'm fine." she reassured him. "So, you said you were a film maker. What kind of films do you make?" She asked, changing the subject.
"Well, I'm not really sure what exact genre my films would catagorize into, but a few months ago I finished my latest documentary. It's called 'Today 4 U. Proof Positive.'" Mark said.
"Oh, that's good. What is that film about?" She asked curiously.
"It's mainly about the homeless and people with AIDS." He said.
"That sounds like a really interesting documentary." She said.
"You think so?"
"Of course." She grinned. "Maybe you could show it to me one of these days."
"That sounds like a plan." Mark said. They both looked into each others eyes...But then the moment was interrupted when their food arrived. They each thanked the waiter and began to eat their meals.
"How's your salad?" Mark asked Audrey.
"It's great. How's your soup?"
"It's very good. He replied. And she flashed him a sweet smile.
After and hour of talking about random things they both agreed that it was about time to head home.
When they got the check Audrey went into her purse and pulled out some cash. "No, no, no." Mark said. "I got the bill." He insisted. The only reason he had money was because Collins rewired another ATM and he lended some to Mark.
"Men and their 'macho-ness'" She joked Mark smirked. "Tell you what. You can pay the bill, if you let me leave the tip." She suggested.
"Deal." He said. Mark paid the bill and Audrey left the tip and the two of them left the café.
"Um, would you like me to walk you home?" Mark offered when they got outside.
"That would be nice." She said, smiling. "So, Mark do you have a new film that your working on?" Audrey questioned while they were walking to her apartment.
"Um, not really. I've just been filming random things around the city trying to find an inspiration, but no luck." He said.
"Maybe, I could be your inspiration." Audrey said.
"If anyone could, it would be you." He said.
Audrey stopped walking. "Well, this is my building." She said.
"So, Uh...I'll call you later." Mark said.
"Okay." They both stood there awkwardly.
"So..." Mark said.
"Umm, I normally don't kiss on the first date but..." Then he lips gently brushed against Mark's. He could feel a thousand little butterflies flying around his stomach.
Audrey pulled away from Mark and smiled. "I'll see you later, Mark." She said.
"Yeah..." Mark was pretty speechless.. Audrey gave a little wave then went inside her building. Mark made sure she was inside before jumping in the air and screaming "YES!"
This Friday was definitely one of his best.
That was a nice long chapter for you all. I hope you liked it.
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