AN: I saw that the boys moved out on Snapchat so that is really what made me want to write this chapter. Of course I don't know why they did so I had to make up a reason, so keep that in mind. These past few days have been hectic since I'm getting prepared for exams so if this chapter sounds rushed or crazy, that's why. I really would like to do a video featuring you guys! So if you would like to be featured, head over to my channel and leave some comments! My name is lilacspectrum ! Thanks guys!
I knocked on Mark's front door the following weekend. I heard fast footsteps coming toward me and the door opened. Matt was standing behind it, looking stressed out. I threw him a questioning glance.
"Carly! Come in! You can help! We always need another set of hands!" Matt said.
"Another set of hands for what?" I asked. I walked in the house to find the furniture moved everywhere.
"Oh gosh! We completely forgot to tell you! We're moving out!" Ryan said, joining us in the kitchen.
"Oh wow! Moving?" I said.
"Yeah, we've gotten just about everything packed up, so maybe you could help us load some stuff up?" Ryan replied. I nodded and followed them into their rooms, assessing the things that I could carry.
I made trip after trip with light boxes and furniture to the front door.
"Where is all this going?" I asked.
"Mark should be back with the Uhaul soon. It was low on gas, so he volunteered to take it while we finished here." Matt said. The sound of a door slamming alerted us that Mark was back.
"Carly?" Mark called out from the living room.
"We're in Matt's room!" I replied. He joined us and gave me a big hug. "You didn't tell me you were losing your roommates." I added.
"They had to do a lot of researching before they could determine where they were going to go. I didn't find out until a few days back anyway." He replied, kissing my forehead.
"I'm really going to miss you guys." I said, sadly.
"Aw! We'll be here often since Matt helps with the editing and stuff." Ryan said. They looked at me with sad smiles on their faces. Then they did something I never thought they would ever do. They all gathered around me and hugged me. I sniffled.
"I've gotten so close to you guys," I said, wiping my eyes.
"This isn't over, don't worry, Carly." Matt said. I nodded.
"You know, you never realize how much junk you have until you move out of somewhere." Ryan said. Mark nodded and laughed.
"Thanks for helping us." Matt added.
"Now are you sure you didn't want us to come over and help you unpack?" Mark asked.
"Nah, I think we can get it done. But we will want you to come over once we get settled in, okay?" Ryan said. We nodded. They looked at the house one last time and the hugging and goodbyes flew around like bugs in the summer.
Mark and I watched them drive away, giving hugs to them until they turned off the street. Mark sighed and I hugged him.
"So why did they decide to move out?" I asked over the baked chicken Mark had made for dinner.
"Well, they moved in with me after Daniel. We really needed each other to get through that time. I think they just needed a change. I support them doing whatever they wanted to do." He replied.
"Now you'll have this big house to yourself."
"Actually, that's another thing I wanted to address." Mark said, sliding an envelope toward me. I looked down at it and he motioned for me to open it. A silver key glistened from inside once I had opened it.
"A key?" I asked.
"I was wondering if you would like to move in with me?"
"Uh, well that's definitely a big step, so I would have to think about it." I replied, blushing at the thought of living with Mark.