They separated from the hug, and whipped away the tears
It was 3:59am exactly when Marco woke up. He couldn't sleep, he was too busy focused on Ellie moving in less than 8 hours. It was unbearable. After all those years of being together they were now going to be separated.
After about 15 minutes of just starring at the clock, he got out of bed and went downstairs to the kitchen. On the way down, he saw all of the boxes that were full of Ellie's stuff that was going to be gone at 12pm. It was all too unbearable.
When he got to the kitchen, he turned on the coffee maker and got everything he needed for making the coffee. While he was doing that he reminisced over all the crazy times they had together. (Not good times, not bad times… But CRAZY times.) He thought of how it was went they first met, and when they shared that first kiss. He remembered what it was like when he came out to her. She was always such a great friend, and he loved her to no end. Now she was leaving, and going to be with a guy that cheated on her with her ex-boyfriend's stepfather's ex-fiancée (yeah that's ghetto! xD). He just couldn't understand it, but he loved and supported her no matter how stupid he thought the idea was. She was his Ellie.
When his coffee was finished, he took it into the living room and put in a mixed CD that Ellie had made for everyone to remember the good times by. When he sat down to drink his coffee "Everybody Wants Something" by the Zits came on, and Marco laughed. As much as he hated this song, he knew that Ellie was the only one in the entire group that still loved it. And he was going to miss listening to it with her, b/c he knew how she got when the song came on… She had a thing for loving the 80s.
While Marco was downstairs, Ellie was still upstairs in bed. She was awoken by the sweet smell of coffee. She rolled out of bed, landing on boxes that she had packed up, then got up and went into her bathroom. She brushed her teeth then went downstairs.
When she got to the bottom of the steps, she heard "Everybody Wants Something" playing on the stereo system, and saw Marco in the kitchen.
"Morning Sunshine," She said walking into the kitchen.
"Morning yourself," Marco replied. Ellie kissed him on the forehead, and he smiled. "Aww, shucks!"
They sat on the couch in the living room drinking their coffee, and listened to the CD. This was going to be their last time together until Labor Day, which was 2 ½ months away.
"Wow, I can't believe this is gonna be our last time together for awhile," Ellie said, trying to break the silence between them…
"El – Don't," Marco said trying not to be reminded of how she was leaving.
"Sorry," Ellie said innocently. "It's just that I'm going to miss you. A lot. You're my Marco."
"Yeah I know." Marco said smiling a little. "Apparently I'm everybody's Marco."
"Yeah you are!" Ellie said smiling and they both busted out laughing.
They just sat on the couch reminiscing over the good and bad times that they had together. And laughing about how everything and everyone had changed. Remembered all of the relationships that they've both been in, and what's next for them.
"I actually think, that out of everyone that we hung out with," Marco said to her, "you've changed the most."
"Nuh-uh," Ellie replied. "You're thinking of Ashley. I'm just simple me."
"No seriously… You went from totally goth to totally chilled, and a little bit emo at times." Marco told her.
"You must be thinking the emo-ness for yourself." Ellie laughed. Marco just smiled because he knew it was true.
It was around 9 in the morning when Dylan called them in for breakfast. He had came down earlier, but he was so quiet that Marco and Ellie didn't hear him over the music and their talking.
"Oooh…" Marco smiled. "Chef Michalchuk… You've outdone yourself. Might I say. Molto buon, ecco perchè ti amo."
"In English please!" Ellie and Dylan yelled, laughing at him.
"It means 'very good, this is why I love you'," Marco smiled. Then Dylan gave him a kiss on the cheek. "Aww shucks." Ellie laughed.
"Why does he do that whenever I kiss him on the cheek?" Dylan asked Ellie who was now smiling while she and Marco ate their breakfast.
"Well… hold on," she said to him then kissed Marco on the cheek.
"Aww shucks," Marco said then continued to eat his breakfast.
"He does it for me too," Ellie smiled. Then Marco kissed her on her cheek. "Aww shucks." She said.
"You two are weird." Dylan said. Then they all laughed.
After they finished eating breakfast and left Dylan to clean the dishes. Marco and Ellie finished packing Ellie's boxes, while Dylan brought them all downstairs so that they can easily put them in the car when Jesse arrived. He took Ellie's car to be inspected for the trip.
It was 11:59pm on the dot when Jesse came to their house, with take out from the Dot.
"Hey baby," Ellie said as Jesse came in with the food. "What'd the mechanic say?"
"The car is perfect," he said kissing her on the cheek.
"Aww shucks," Ellie smiled.
"What is it with that?!" Jesse laughed.
"Better that you don't ask," Dylan said passing by him putting a box down. "You're not gonna like her answer."
"Her and Marco?" Jessed asked referring to the many inside jokes that have yet to be explained between Marco and Ellie.
"Oui, monsieur," Dylan replied, then Jesse laughed.
"So what'd you bring me?" Dylan asked Jesse in a cute way to make him laugh more, which he did.
"Burgers, fries, and Pop," Jesse said to him. "That cool?"
"More than," Dylan said taking the food. Leading them into the kitchen.
"Marco!" Ellie called him. "Foood!"
"Burgers, fries, and -- " Marco sniffed the air. "And 2 DR. PEPPERS, ONE PEPSI, AND ONE COKE-D.P.-AND-HI-C MIX!"
"Wow! You're good!" Jesse laughed.
"You should know me by now," Marco laughed. Everyone loved his food sense, it had to do with him being Italian and knowing good food.
After they ate, and cleaned up. They loaded the boxes into the car. After Dylan and Jesse went outside with the last of the boxes, suitcases, and book bags Ellie had a lot of stuff! Marco and Ellie just sat there and talked.
"Well I guess this is it," Ellie said to him.
"Yeah I guess so.
"I'm gonna miss you, so very much."
"I'm gonna miss you too, El."
Jessed honked the horn telling her to come on. They had quite a drive ahead of them.
"Jesse's ready," Dylan said, coming up to Ellie.
"Well I guess this is it." She said.
"For reals," Marco smiled.
Ellie hugged Dylan. "Oh God! Am I gonna miss you. So very much."
"I'm gonna miss you too, El."
Then she hugged Marco. "Love you."
"Love you too, babe." Marco said to her.
They separated from the hug, and whipped away the tears. Ellie looked around the foyer, into the living room, up the stairs, and into the dining room towards the kitchen. It really meant that she was leaving the place that had been her first real home. The place that she spent many hours staying up with Marco, Paige, and Dylan; studying and hanging out. She was going to miss it all, but it was now her time to go and do greater things.
"What's wrong El?" Marco asked as he saw that Ellie wasn't so happy.
"Nothing," She said kind of sad. "It's just that I really don't live here any more."
"Well this is still your home, Always and forever."
As Ellie and Jesse pulled out of the drive way and drove off, Marco and Dylan were holding eachother. It's amazing how they went from Ellie telling Marco to get over him to her trusting Dylan to be the sole trustee of him. She knew he would treat him right, otherwise… She'd kill him. You guys know she would! Lolz.
Later that night, Marco was walking toward his room, when he stepped on something and heard the words "Aww shucks" in a really cute little voice. It was Mr. Scruffles, the teddy bear that he bought for Ellie when they went to Church Street on Valentine's Day. All Marco could do was just stare at the bear and say "Aww shucks."