I'm going to get groceries. Be back in a sec," Brandy called out to Mark as she grabbed her keys. Before he even had the chance to reply, she was out the door. Mark shook his head and rubbed his face. He wanted to badly to talk to Brandy, and try to mend things between them, but she was remaining distant. Did she still have feelings for Gregory? Maybe that was it. Maybe she didn't really want to be here, and the only reason she was sticking around was because she felt bad for him.
"Don't be ridiculous, Mark! You know Brandy is better than that," he thought to himself. Still…he just couldn't understand why she was being this way. After all…SHE was the one who cheated first, and yet he was still willing to take her back. "I guess I'll never understand women," he thought to himself, and headed into the kitchen to make himself something to eat.
Later that day, Brandy was sitting in the library, reading a book, when Mark suddenly walked into the room. She looked up at him, and gave him a small smile before going back to her book. "Hey, can we talk?" he asked as he sat down next to her.
"About what?" she asked, turning the page.
Mark gently pulled the book down, forcing her to look at him, and said, "I think we both know the answer to that one."
Brandy sighed. She knew this would eventually come. "Okay, fine. Let's talk," she replied, marking her spot in her book and setting it aside.
"First of all, I want to know why you've been acting the way you have. Why have you been ignoring, and purposely avoiding me?"
Brandy scoffed. "Gee, Mark, I wonder why? Maybe it's because of the fact that I still feel a bit hostile toward you after what you did."
"No offence, but you started all of this, yet I've been willing to forgive you."
"What in the world did I start, Mark? Please, do enlighten me."
"You were the one who cheated-" Mark started to say, when Brandy had it, and slapped him across the face, leaving him speechless.
"God damnit, Mark, I never fucking cheated on you! When you saw me kiss Greg, I was just excited over something he told me, and that was how I reacted! I've done the same exact thing with Glenn and Kevin, yet you never gave a damn about that! You know, if you're still going off of the lies that Stephanie told you, then I am going to be extremely hurt." Mark remained silent. "You are…aren't you?"
"Brandy, I was confused-"
With tears coming to her eyes, she cut him off. "How could you do this to me, Mark? How? How could fuck with my emotions like that? How could you tell me you love me, and then turn around and accuse me of cheating?"
Mark looked down. "I thought you were the one lying."
Brandy suddenly took his face in her hands and crushed her mouth to his in an intense kiss. When she pulled away, she said, "I love YOU, Mark. Not Greg, not Glenn, not Kevin…just you. In fact, I love you so much that it scares me. I thought after three years you would have seen that, but I guess not." Standing up, she grabbed her book and walked toward the door, but before leaving, she turned back around and said, "Think about it, Mark: twice, you accused me of cheating, when in reality it was you who cheated on me. There's something wrong there." Turning her back on him, Brandy walked out of the room, and up the stairs, leaving Mark in a daze.
"Wow. I really fucked up," Mark said aloud to himself as he stared at the floor. He had always known in the back of his head that she didn't really cheat on him, but being his usual stubborn self, he refused to think rationally. "I need to fix this, and make things right," Mark thought to himself, and walked out of the room, grabbing his keys before heading out the front door.
Sorry it took so long for this update. It's been a crazy time. And to those still keeping up with it - thank you for your patience.