AN: Hello everyone! Sorry for the late update! This week has been busy! I had to work all week and then I got a tattoo on Thursday! It's my first one so I've been making sure I'm taking the right precautions to make sure it's good! My sister's birthday was today so we took her out for her first drink as a legal adult! While I was out, I happened to check youtube and found out mark was live! I was so sad because I was too busy to watch! Thankfully the stream was uploaded and I could watch later! Anyway! On to the chapter!

"This weekend went by so fast! It was so nice meeting you, Sean!" I said. He smiled and hugged us all.

"It was nice meeting you too, Carly. Now, you better take care of Mark. Don't let him get too out of hand." He said, chuckling.

We waved until he disappeared into the gate to the plane.

"I had a few things to do later so I should probably get you home." Mark said. I nodded and he grabbed my hand and we walked out of the airport.

"Carly are you ok?" My parents asked over dinner.

"Yeah, I'm fine. We had to take Sean home and Mark had a bunch of stuff to do so it's been a slow day." I said, smiling.

"You would tell us if anything was wrong right?" My mom asked.

"Of course. I'm just a little tired. We've been doing a lot of running since Sean came. He was only here a few days so we had to cram a lot of things into a few short days." I said.

"Maybe you should hit the hay early tonight?" my dad asked. I nodded and finished my food.

I excused myself and got ready for bed. Exhaustion hit me hard as I crawled into bed. I knew I would sleep well tonight.

"Carly, you seem tense. Let me help you get comfortable." Mark was kissing me. He picked me up and slipped his hand under my shirt.

"Maybe we shouldn't do th-" I was trying to say. Mark kissed my neck and I stopped mid-sentence. Mark's hands kept inching toward my bra.

My alarm's screaming woke me up out of my fantasy.

"Dammit! Stupid alarm clock!" I slammed my hand down on the off button. I unlocked my phone and pressed the first button on my speed dial.

"Hello? Carly? Do you know what time it is?" Savannah's voice was groggy. I could tell I had woken her out of sleep.

"It's a 911 situation, Sav! I just had-" I could feel my heart beating hard in my chest.

"Had what? Spit it out so I can go back to bed!" Savannah said.

"A dirty dream," I said, feeling a blush heat my face.

"And?"

"What do you mean 'and'?"

"You've never had one before?"

"Well I mean. Maybe one about someone famous but never one about someone I was dating! What in the world do I do?"

"Well, I mean. It's not a big deal, Carly. Have you guys done anything yet?"

"Other than kiss?"

"You mean you haven't done anything past kissing?" I could hear the shock in her voice.

"No! He hasn't really done anything first moves!"

"You guys have to do more than kiss! That's why you dreamed that."

"I'm not sure. I need to go. Today will be busy. Bye!" I said, clicking off.

Carly: Hey, can we go out tonight? I needed to ask you a few things in private.

Mark: Sure. 7 ok?

Carly: Sounds great to me. I'll see you then! Lots of studying to do before then!

"Mark! Carly's here!" Ryan said over his shoulder. Mark came out in a soft cotton t-shirt and pair of light jeans. He gave me a quick kiss and led me toward the dining room.

"I hope you didn't mind, I decided to make chicken and dumplings. Matt and Ryan are going to see a movie, so we'll be alone for a while." Mark said.

"Yeah we're actually heading out now. Bye guys!" Matt said, grabbing his jacket. We heard the car start and Mark brought food to the table.

"So you needed to ask me something?" Mark asked, with a small smile on his face. I blushed.

"Actually, I did. Do you think it's weird that we haven't…uh"

"Haven't?"

"You know. Done anything more than kiss?"

"Why? Do you think it's weird?"

"Well. I'm not even sure, really. I've never been in a serious relationship like this. I really don't know how to act."

"I don't want to get too serious, too fast. I want you to be sure this is what you want before you make a decision you will regret."

"That's sweet, Mark." I smiled and grabbed his hand. He brought my hand to his mouth and lightly kissed it.

"Now that that's settled. Let's eat!" Mark said.