[thebabybass-blog]

Audrey couldn’t believe the fact that she had fallen for a guy that was clearly wrong for her. He was the loner, the stubborn, and broody raven man whom had been mean to her friends, and those she cared for. But somehow he still managed to grab her attention. He managed to capture her heart, and teach how to love once more. No one would ever listen to her, but in a sense - Mark was perfect for her. And as she felt him rotate her body around, laying her gentle against the bed, Audrey smiled promiscuously. “And?” She said breathlessly. “I think we deserve it.” In all honestly, they did. The two had come face to face with death and almost lost one another - and now that they had managed to admit the fact that they had fallen for one another, they owed it to themselves to let those feelings control them. Regardless of where they where, or how much pain came from it, Audrey wanted that intimate moment with Mark. She wanted to feel his love through actions - not just words. 

[mark--holland-blog]

Mark still couldn't exactly piece together when he'd fallen in love with her. Of course when they first met there had been that undeniable tension between the two that he sold off as dislike at that time, although secretly he knew that there had been more to it then that. Then of course there was the time he let her show him around the city, the first time he saw that there was actually more to her then just a shallow embodiment of everything he hated about the Upper East Side. He could easily guess that was when he actually started to feel something for her, despite the fact he tried to hide it even from himself. "That's true." He muttered against her lips, before slowly prying his lips away from hers and slowly kissing down her neck. 

[little-princess-archibald-deact]

Quietly - and less judgmental - the girl approached his hospital bed. It was visible how disappointed and upset she was about everything that happened. He put Audrey in danger, and Lilah was unsure if she could forgive that. Hell, she didn’t even like him that much - she just put up with him because she had to. He was a douche. But he was in the hospital too, he was part of the accident too. “How are you feeling…?”

[mark--holland-blog]

Mark obviously felt terrible for the accident, and he didn't need some blonde to feel worse then he already did. He knew it was his fault, even if Audrey thought differently. The whole thing was something he was never going to forgive himself for. "I'm fine." He said evenly even though it was a total lie. He'd broken a few ribs and that was causing him almost constant pain.  "How is she?" He questioned, knowing she know who he was talking about. 

[thebabybass-blog]

The feeling of being in Mark’s arms was everything Audrey had hoped to feel when falling for the one person. After Jay she never thought she would be able to experience something like this again, but the moment of realization that hit her upon waking up, Audrey knew she had to tell Mark. She few first handedly how fragile life was and how one moment could easily seem like the last. Which was why she felt so moved to tell Mark the truth. Why she begged to see him, just so she could admit those three words to him and hopefully hear them back. - She put her heart on the line with the man before  her, but it would hurt even more if she had lost him, and he never truly knew how she felt. Luckily for the two of them, however, Audrey was given the chance to tell Mark how she felt - and even now, show him. — With her hands gripping tightly around his scuffed up hair, Audrey pushed her body down into Mark’s. The movement caused a few sharp pains to rivet through her aching body, but it wasn’t nearly enough to stop her from pushing Mark back into the hospital bed to allow for her body to hover over his as she continued to lock lips with him. 

[mark--holland-blog]

If someone had told Mark he'd be in love with Audrey Bass a couple months ago, he probably would have laughed in their face. In all honesty when he had first met her he thought she was just going to be another upper east side, shallow, spoiled brat. However as he started to get to know her he learned that he was way to quick to judge. He figured out that she was probably just as broken as he was, but of course she was also so much then that.  She was gorgeous, and she kept him on his toes. The brunette challenged him in a way that no one else did. Falling back on the bed, his hands ran over her sides a moment before he smirked and flipped their position despite the pain it caused him. "You're know we're going to get in trouble for this." He mumbled between kisses.

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[immortalladydite-blog]

"You’re welcome." She plopped down on the seat close by and leaned over to tap the cover of the book. "It has A for apple and B for banana and everything. Hey, it’s the only thing they had in the gift shop that wasn’t expired, fluffy or would come to life at midnight. Some of those dolls were creepy as hell."

[mark--holland-blog]

"Oh so now I can relearn the alphabet, that's exactly what I needed." He said sarcastically, though he did let out a bit of a chuckle. "I'm honestly surprised you didn't pick some creepy little doll to come slaughter me in my sleep." 

[thebabybass-blog]

After all the hurt Audrey had experienced from loving someone - she was surprisingly not scared of this, not scared of Mark. She felt calm in his presence, giving her some sort of hope that for once in her life, this wasn’t going to turn its back on her. And as she finally admitted the words out loud - Audrey felt Mark converge his lips with hers. All the physical pain had left, and Audrey got lost in the feeling of kissing him. Sure she had tasted his crimson lips before - but this time it was different. This time there was passion, and love - and it left her wanting more. Even though it hurt to do so, she wanted more with Mark. And with her hands climbing up his back, and into his hair, Audrey pulled Mark in closer - ridding themselves of any sort of space between them. 

[mark--holland-blog]

Mark couldn't exactly describe how he felt when Audrey had  told him she loved him. It was elation honestly. He hadn't actually expected her to say anything back - hell after of him had expected her to run out of the room and never talk to him again. Sure she had said she cared about him before the accident, but he hadn't known to what extent. The accident had opened his eyes on exactly how he felt about her, because of how much he realized he'd be crushed if she hadn't survived everything. His absolute focus was on her now, pushing the pain he felt from his injuries out of his mind. Deepening the kiss, he wrapped his arm around waist as the other came up to knit in her hair. 

[immortalladydite-blog]

"Well don’t you look like roadkill." Silver bit back a smile at his apparent sass and gently threw over a lightweight book. "It’s the thought that counts right?"

[mark--holland-blog]

"Well geez thanks." Mark said rolling his eyes, trying to hide the fact he was actually glad to see a familiar face. Grabbing the book, he raised his eyebrow. "How thoughtful of you." 

[little-princess-archibald-deact]

“It would be acceptable, if my best friend wasn’t in the hospital as well." The blonde finally revealed herself, walking into the bedroom, even though she was uninvited. "I take that was your fault.”

[mark--holland-blog]

"That makes two of us, blondie." He said sincerely, the regret clear in his voice.

[thebabybass-blog]

Wide eyed and red-faced, Audrey’s mouth fell open. She couldn’t believe it, someone had told her something she had been dying to hear for years. Her heart had sank, fallen down in awe to the words that rung through her ears. A part of her could remember what he said in the car, but hearing him say it now brought a euphoric sensation through her body - sending her to new heights of happiness. “I..” She struggled to say for she was at a loss for words. “I love you too, Mark.” The words escaped her parted lips so breathlessly, and as they did, it was as though a weight had been taken off her shoulders. She finally said it out loud. She finally admitted it. Audrey Bass was in love with the man before her.

[mark--holland-blog]

Mark held his breathe for a few moments, suddenly nervous. He'd just completely put himself out on the line and the weight of that didn't fully hit him to the words were already out of his mouth. He had no idea of how she was going to respond, and he wouldn't even be mad if she didn't say it back and didn't feel the same way. Of course he'd be crushed, but he couldn't hold that against her. However, he couldn't even comprehend how happy he was when she told him she loved him. Sitting up a bit more, not even being about to think about the pain at the moment, he brought his lips to hers with a smile on his face. 

[thebabybass-blog]

Pinning her eyes shut, Audrey let out a small smile as she shook her head. She didn’t want to just surrender like that, for she still felt guilty - but somehow, Mark made it go away. He saved her from her darkened mind, and helped her deal with the fact that things were going to be okay. “Accidents for a reason…” She mumbled as she clenched on to his hand, and looked up at him. He had a point - while she was focused on the fact that it happened, he was focused on the fact that they survived. That they made it out okay - which was something she needed to be doing as well. And though the stubborn girl inside her was struggling to contain itself, Audrey managed to give in to Mark’s words. “You’re right. We will be okay.” A smile pinned itself on her face and stuck. Mark made her feel like everything was okay - and she liked that. “Yeah?” She asked with a narrowing brow down the center. She remained quiet, and watched as his piercing blue orbs stayed fixated on hers. It was an intoxicating moment, as she looked up at him, one that made her feel safe and okay. She just hoped that nothing bad would come from what ever it was that he was about to say. 

[mark--holland-blog]

Mark smiled when he saw her smile, knowing he'd at least gotten through to her on some level. Of course he still partly blamed him self for everything, knowing they wouldn't  have been in the position if he hadn't been stupid. However he wasn't about to admit that to her, knowing she'd just to try blame herself again and that was the last thing he wanted. Plus he did also mostly believe what he had told, it was an accident  and that was all there was to it. It could have happened to anyone, they were just unlucky enough to have it be them. "Exactly, so see there's nothing to worry your pretty little head about." He said with a smile, gazing up at her as his lightly stroked her hand with his thumb. Taking a deep breathe, Mark looked her in the eyes and smiled. "I love you, Audrey Bass." 

[thebabybass-blog]

"Mark stop." She said breathlessly as she watched him perch himself up and apologize for what happened. It wasn’t his fault - it was hers. She was the one driving, and she should’ve kept them safe despite what was going on. "It’s my fault. I should’ve been paying better attention.. I just… I am so sorry for this. I was so scared when I woke up. I thought you were gone… I thought I lost you." As she got closer, Audrey sat down at the open space on Mark’s bed. She looked up at him, trying to smile through the fear of opening up to him, and the guilt of putting him through this. "If anything else would’ve happened to you Mark… I don’t know what I would do. I know it sounds stupid, but it pains me to know that I caused this. That my love for you brought me to such terrible lengths that I was so distracted that I couldn’t even pay attention." Without realizing it, Audrey had subtly admitted her feelings to Mark. She had been so worked up by the thought of hurting him, that she found a way to confess that there was indeed a part of her heart that he had stolen away. "I’m sorry… I just, I guess I lo… I got lost in what you said."

[mark--holland-blog]

"Audrey..." He said sadly, shaking his head with a frown lining his lips. She was stubborn, he knew but then again so was he. Still he hated the fact that she felt guilty for this because he didn't blame her in the slightly. "How about it wasn't either of faults?" He said forcing a smile onto his face. All he wanted was to make sure she wasn't worrying over the whole thing. "After all they are called accidents for a reason. It just happened, there's not use blaming yourself. It wasn't anyones fault." After the brunette sat down, he reached for her hand hoping to somehow comfort her. "But it didn't, i'm fine. It's nothing that a couple of weeks can't heal. I'll be good as new in no time okay?" The mans blue eyes widened slightly at her words, biting his lip as he looked at her. He was honestly surprised, did love him? He didn't know, but there was one thing he did know. He loved her, he's come to that realization sitting in bed when all he could really think about was her. "Hey Audrey?" He said as a sincere smile came to his lips, he figured he'd better off just tell her how he felt after all his denial was what had got them into this mess in the first place.

[thebabybass-blog]

Taking a long breath in, Audrey stepped deeper into the room. She was shaking at the sight of Mark - and weakened by the fact that he was there, in the flesh. That Mark was finally there after she had been begging to see him. And as she continued to stare at him, she felt a small sign of clear liquid falling from her eyes. But this time they were tears of happiness. This time she was crying because she had never been more happy to see him in her entire life. “I.. I’ve been literally begging everyone to let me see you.” The words fell off her mouth and the limping brunette tried her best to walk over to where Mark was. “How..how are you feeling?” She didn’t know what else to say. She had so many things she wanted to talk about, but when she finally came face to face with the raven man, everything went blank, and she was at a loss for words. “Hopefully better than me… I mean.. I don’t know even know what to say right now, Mark. But I’m glad to see you’re alive. No thanks to me… I…” She paused, closing her eyes and finding the courage to speak. “I’m really, really sorry.”

[mark--holland-blog]

Mark returned the brunette's gaze, reveling in the fact that she was there and alive. He'd been worrying about her constantly since the accident. He'd even tried to sneak out of his room once to go find her but a nurse had stopped him before he'd even made it half way there. "I tried to go find you earlier too, I- It didn't exactly go over well." A wave of sadness washed through him when he saw her start crying thinking it was because she was in pain, or just simply sad. "Are you okay? Are you in pain or something?" He said slowly, the concern clear in his voice. The raven haired man pushed himself up into a sitting position as she started walking closer to him, doing his best not to cringe at the pain the action caused him. "I'm fine." He lied as convincingly as he could, not wanting her to worry. "If anyone should be saying sorry it's me. This wasn't your fault, princess. It was mine, for starting the fight and you were driving. I should have distracted you." 

[thebabybass-blog]

Half past eleven, and Audrey knew the cost would be clear to leave. She couldn’t sit in bed anymore, wouldn’t. She needed to find him, regardless of the physical pain that would come from it. And without an ounce of hesitation seeping through, she found the strength to get up and out of her hospital bed, ripping through the machines she was hooked up to, and ventured out. Luckily it hadn’t taken long for her to find him. He was a few doors down the hall, laying down in a hospital bed, with a puzzled look painted over his bruised and cut up face. And as a weak, and tired Audrey moved deeper into the room, trying to make no sound at all - she stood and examined him for a moment before finally speaking. 

"Hey."

[mark--holland-blog]

Mark's mind was racing as the utter boredom that washed over him was almost maddening. His parents had left a couple hours ago but even their company had been better then the completely silence that surrounded him now. He'd tried reading, sleeping, and basically just about everything else he could have done bed ridden in a hospital. However nothing seemed to settle his mind and he highly doubted anything would until he got a chance to talk to a certain brunette. He'd been told earlier that she had survived the accident, or else there was no way in hell he would just be sitting there. Although he still hadn't had the chance to talk to her and apologize, despite her room probably being just a bit down the hall. Sighing, he was just about to close his eyes and attempt to sleep again before he heard the door crack open. He assumed it was just a nurse or something coming to check on him, however when he saw who it really was he was pleasantly surprised. It had been one thing to be told she was alive, but to actually see her in the flesh brought a wide smile to his face. 

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[mark--holland-blog]

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     ♛ Her hand gripped tighter around the steering wheel as she begun to drive off. Barely paying attention to the road, Audrey’s mind wondered off into the dark depths where she thought of all the heartbreak she felt before. Jay had ruined her, caused her to be this girl who looked at all men as though they would do nothing but hurt her. Which was why she did nothing but flirt and hook up with them. But upon meeting Mark, things were different - he was different. He was someone who challenged her and didn’t give in to her sinful games and in a way she liked that. But she hated how things turned out now - because now she honestly felt something for him.               

       Frustrated, Audrey begun to shake her head. “No? Well actions certainly spoke for you, Mark. You didn’t say a word when I walked out. And now look at you! You still don’t know what to say! Look, if you’re trying to spare my feelings, don’t. I can handle it. I got through heartbreak before, I think I can do it again. Just please… please don’t look at me like I am broken, Mark. I know it was foolish to think that maybe you and I could be something more than friends, I know that… but please don’t punish me for it…” No - not the tears. As Audrey spoke, tears begun to trail down her cheeks, she tried to hold back, but she couldn’t anymore. This was pain.

[mark--holland-blog]

      Growing more frustrated by every word that came out of Audrey's mouth, he shook his head and looked away. Did she really think he didn't care about her at all? That would have been crazy. Anyone who spent any amount of time around the girl could obviously tell that she was special. She was gorgeous for one. Strong and charming were also words that popped into his mind when he thought about the great Audrey Bass. Of course he felt some thing for her, if he hadn't he wouldn't have spent so much time with her and he didn't understand why she didn't seem to understand that.  

     "Dammit, Audrey!" He said angrily, running a hand through his hair. "If I didn't feel something for you do you really think I would have chased after you? If I didn't care about you I would have just let you leave without a second thought. But you know what I didn't, because i'm...falling for you and I don't know what to do about that." The words came spilling out of his mouth before he even had the chance to realize exactly what he was doing. After taking a deep breathe, Mark glanced over at the brunette beside him only to see that she was crying. His heart sank again, his face immediately softening. "Audrey..."