I dont stand a chance when you smile - MUCI

[luci]

MARK | OUTFIT | <3 LOVE IS IN THE AIR DO DO DO

If anything, tonight was going to be interesting. Not just because she was going on her first date in over 5 years, but because this date was with someone who actually meant something to her - a lot if she admitted it to herself. Tonight was either going to run fluidly like it had those many years ago and recently, just like the other night when she'd randomly appeared at his door step and demanded cuddles from him - she'd woken up to a beautiful letter and felt like her stomach was tied in knots over and over again - this girl was no scout or anything, but there was some kind of reef knot tying her stomach together, and the butterflies were doing anything but flutter around nicely, they were doing more kicking than anything. Her day had started out like this, and even as she stepped into the shower that night to wash away all of her nerves, she still couldn't comprehend how any of this was happening - she'd gotten a date with one of the most handsome men in San Francisco. Perhaps she was bias, but whatever.

The drizzle of hot water over her back seemed to be melting away all the dirt and grime from the morning of baking down stairs. Lin had been there most of the day, so she'd been up and down from her studio to the shop, keeping an eye on things incase her best friend needed her for anything - which was stupid, since Jay was completely capable of running the whole place by herself - another case of Luci caring way too much for people who didn't need her help. Mother hen had been on the loose that whole day, and by the time stores closed, Jorlin was shoving her upstairs to get ready for the infamous date she hadn't stopped talking about all day. It was like high school all over again - the kids in the play ground talking all about her and Mark, what they were getting up to and such. It was boring really, how people spoke about others as if it were a TV sitcom. Luci never let herself get caught up in those stupid rumour mills, it was much easier just to stick close with her friends than to be caught up in everyone elses dramas.

Stepping out of the shower and rolling her hair up in a towel so it would dry quicker, she moisturised and pulled all of the knots out of her hair to make it more manageable when she started styling it for the occasion. It wasn't difficult to pick out an outfit for the night, she'd organised it way in advance to avoid any of those pre-date break downs from happening because she couldn't find a nice enough dress to put on. Slipping on her dress and zipping it up from the side, she looked at her slight frame in the mirror and smiled, knowing that she was putting a rather big amount of effort for the night, mostly just because dressing up was something that 'zen-ed' her out from the chaos in her brain. Getting all dolled up was something that relaxed her from the inevitable event she was getting ready for. Looking at the clock on the wall for a bit of an outlook of how much time she had left, she smiled again - she was using her time well considering!

Once she applied her makeup and styled her hair, she was ready! Slipping on her shoes and taking one more look in the mirror, red lips spread into a grin of sorts, knowing she looked killer as she turned in the mirror, sighing happily at the outcome of everything. She'd even absorbed some sun from the past few days, and her legs were glowing. Stepping out to her car, she made her way to Mark's house, hoping he wasn't still dancing around in his underwear or something or she'd soon be joining him and the two would probably ditch the date and watch movies all night - she hadn't gone to all this trouble for nothing, and if she had to drag this man out by the feet, she would.

Turning the corner and driving up the short way to the front of his house in her baby pink car, she smiled, heels clicking as she headed towards the door, knocking lightly on the wood. Looking to the time on her phone, she'd shown up 5 minutes early to designated pick-up time. Although Mark was under the impression that he was driving, she wondered how he'd feel about driving her masculine pink babe magnet of a car down town. It would truly be a sight to behold.

[mark andrew connery]

[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=style, background-color: dddddd; border: #cccccc solid 8px; width: 420px; padding: 15 5 15 5px;] OH MY JUST PLEASE TRY TO SHUT UP AND KISS ME BABY The Words: dunno The Outfit: CLICK The Notes Poor Mark is all worried xD He wasn’t sure what drove him to make the decision that he did and as the minutes went by he could feel himself withdrawing from what was about to happen. His heart was excited but his mind kept relaying all of the reasons this shouldn’t be happening. What was it everyone said about keeping the past in the past? Well he was giving whatever it was the big middle finger right now. What worried him the most was the fact that he didn’t care. He was excited, it was like he couldn’t wait to seal his own demise. Mind you, he loved the girl he was about to go out with but that was part of the problem, wasn’t it? Mark sighed, absent mindedly fixing his bowtie as he stared at himself in the mirror. This was either going to be the best night of his life or his worst mistake. What was going to happen if they hit it off like he thought they would and then he got the call he was waiting for? The chance of his own ambition getting in the way of their relationship again was a possibility he couldn’t deny, even in his own head. It had been straight out of law school when he sent away his application to one of the major firms in New York and he recently found out that they were finally hiring. It was his dream, to work in the same city as his father so he could see how much his son had achieved on his own. And Mark wasn’t sure he would be able to pass the offer up. That was what this night was for right? To figure out the answer to that question. Ever since she showed up drunk on his door step he hadn’t been able to get her out of his head. Of course it was his own stupid fault for cuddling with her, it had brought back all the perfect memories from the time they were together. It would be easier if he could remember bad times but the harder he thought about it the more wonderful things floated their way into his head. Running a hand quickly through his dirty blonde locks he walked over to the front door where he left his dressy shoes. No matter what way this night went he still wanted it to be special and that meant pulling out all the stops. From the tux to the fancy restaurant. Now was the time to push the conflict out of his mind, if anything went wrong he would just call it an evening between friends. But who was he kidding? Nothing would be wrong with the night, it would go fluidly as did all the other times they saw each other since his arrival in town. It brought a smile to his face yet he still couldn’t stop thinking about how hurt Luci would be if he ended up having to leave town again. She had a home here now and a business with his sister, there was no chance she would get up and move to a different city on the off chance they were soul mates. The ring of the doorbell zapped him out of his over thinking, something he was famous for. Walking over to the door he took a moment to collect himself before opening it with a wide grin. Her beauty struck him as it always had back in high school. ”You look breath taking.” Taking a small step forward he kissed her on the cheek. ”Come in for a moment, I just have to grab my jacket and keys.” Disappearing up the stairs to his room he returned with a suit jacket laid over his arm. Taking a moment he pulled it on and smiled, holding out his arm for Luci to take. ”Shall we?” All his worries and doubts washed away as soon as he saw her standing there. Suddenly it was as if nothing else mattered except showing her the night of her life. ”You’ll have to forgive me, I didn’t have time to get you any flowers. I understand if you want to run while you still can.” He joked, grinning down at the woman on his arm. What more could he ask for? created by ADE! Pb-ified by WILL

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[luci]

MARK | OUTFIT | THIS IS SO CUTE HELP ME OH GOD

To say that things had gone to plan since her beloved Mark's return to San Francisco would be a drastic understatement. Every day seemed to fly past as fast as they had when the two had dated in high school - even faster really, since she wasn't slugging her way through classes she didn't want to be in, and now she was working in her own business with her best friend by her side and creating her own life here on her own - the bonus of having a man on her arm was something she could have never anticipated. When Luci had arrived back home from her overseas trip with Jorlin, she'd convinced herself that she didn't need anyone but herself in her life to make her happy - surrounding herself with people she loved was key to her own happiness, and maintaining her relationships with people she'd left behind for 3 years while she trekked it overseas with her unofficial sister and left all of her negativity back in America.

When she had first arrived home with the plans of opening a business in town, there had been quite a few worries for Luci - employees and paying and bills and all the kinds of things that women Luci's age wouldn't usually have to worry about until a lot later in their lives - It had been of her own accord, naming herself everything under the sun to deal with the business. Luci had just been blessed with a co-owner who knew her way around social media like a goddess, because Luci and technology were not usually words discovered in the same sentence as each other unless it was explaining how challenged she was with it. It had taken her almost 2 years to understand all that texting garbage, and now she barely picked up her phone unless she had to call someone or desperately needed something checked online - otherwise she usually just kept it to a minimal. Bumping into people around town was common enough that she didn't really need a metal item in her hand constantly to keep up with the happenings of San Francisco. In short, she was a young prude who couldn't be bothered keeping up with modern-day edgy technology.

Tonights date was going to be interesting to say the least - there was something about the night that made her feel a little happy that the two had met again and mended any broken heartedness and more or less 'stitched' things up once more. It wasn't difficult to do, there were still feelings on both sides and there was obvious chemistry - Luci just enjoyed being around him, she felt safer and more relaxed whenever he was in her presence. Jorlin would have piped up and said she was being a complete mush brain and turning into a swooning teenager - which she most likely was, but who cares? If Luci wanted to be a nervous teenager for a night then only herself would be the one to stop her from acting like a complete flop, which also wasn't going to happen - she'd prepared herself all day for this event, and she'd be damned if she stuffed it up after all the effort she'd put in for the occasion.

It didn't take much time before the ever-so dashing Mr Connery opened up the front door to his lavish home, in which Luci had spent the night a mere few days ago, living it up so to speak in his huge bed - she never told Mark, but she slept in until around 10am just lazing about like a sloth. It had been ever so much fun, and messing around with all the fun stuff she could find in his house was great too - The woman almost always found remarkable ways to amuse herself in unfamiliar surroundings. Her arrival was met with a huge grin from the man in front of her, and his compliment caused a hue of red to spill over her cheeks and she averted her eyes shyly with a chuckle. "Don't get ahead of yourself, handsome. I scrub up alright." Luci downplayed his compliment, hoping he wouldn't catch up on it and question her about it - Luci loved herself from within, although her numerous visits to the gym had only just begun paying off for the sweets loving gal who used to easily fit a size 2, and now was slipping out of her old self. It was hard, being surrounded by constant pressures to look beautiful, and her trips to the gym had been helping of course - getting the unwanted fat from her body was definitely a confidence booster for the woman who was used to being able to flaunt her 'goodies' - if you will - to whoever she pleased, with no real fear of being judged.

Stepping inside, she looked around the house, noticing things she'd not seen while she'd been under a bit of a drunk spell a few nights ago. His house was just so... him that it struck hard. He had settled down, perhaps? Luci sure hoped so, because as stupid as it sounded, waking up to the man she saw cascading down the staircase in front of her wouldn't be a bad thing, especially since she thoroughly enjoyed his company - even more than her closest friends in some ways. Plus, if he was planning on giving her these kinds of compliments whenever the two went out together, she'd be completely willing to stick around. Everyone liked being told they were breath taking, especially by someone they loved. As he reached his arm out to her, she wrapped her own slender arm around his, her hands finding the spaces between his own and lacing them together, tugging gently as she walked outside. "All will be forgiven if you drive the pink beast into town, Marky." Luci winked at him. "I mean, it will bring out your masculine side and everything.." She said cheekily, batting her eyelashes for the added effect.

[mark andrew connery]

[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=style, background-color: dddddd; border: #cccccc solid 8px; width: 420px; padding: 15 5 15 5px;] OH MY JUST PLEASE TRY TO SHUT UP AND KISS ME BABY The Words: dunno The Outfit: CLICK The Notes <3 Mark chuckled, remembering how Luci was about accepting compliments. It was part of her charm that got to him every time. He could tell her how beautiful she was to the moon and back and she would still blush and try to turn what he said into a joke. Over the years they were friends he learned to keep him mouth shut and not to bring it up. If it made her feel better than who was he to take it away, but that didn’t mean he was going to stop telling her how amazing she was. ”Nah, you’re right. Definitely could have done better.” Nudging her lightly with his elbow he smiled down at her. ”Just accept the compliment, Luci. You look beautiful.” A devilish grin spread over his lips when she took his arm and laced their fingers together. ”If you’re going to keep hanging out with me you’ll have to get used to it. “ This moment brought back memories of their first date, it had been at least a year after they met. Mark was the first to admit it took him a long time to work up the courage to ask her out, even with the extra push from Jorlin. Apparently it was obvious to everyone that they both liked each other, except for themselves. Wasn’t that how it always worked out? No one could figure out why you weren’t together while both of you sat there wondering if the other would ever notice you. It was one of the trivials of being a teenager. Now it all seemed a lot easier. That was before she arrived at her door, now he felt the familiar nerves taking over his entire body. It had been a long time since he experienced these feelings, since he didn’t have time to think about dating during law school Luci was pretty much the last girl he took out for dinner for three years. One thing his dad had warned him about was that law school was a fulltime commitment, there was no social life if you wanted to become a lawyer. At the time it was worth it to Mark, a couple years of his life gone in order to have the career of his dreams. Now he knew he missed out on a lot, especially the college parties. He looked at the college kids in this town and couldn’t figure out how half of them were passing their classes. Every time he worked a late night and needed to drive downtown for some food he would see them, already drunk and making fools of themselves. Not that he could blame them, it was parent free and relatively adult free. It was their time to live up their lives the best they could. It just made him feel small bangs of jealousy that he didn’t get to have those drunk every night of the week days, even if he wasn’t much of a weekday drinker to begin with. Once they exited his house Mark let go of her arm for a moment to lock his door and make sure the alarm was set. The house might have mostly been a gift from his law firm but that didn’t mean he felt like having it broken into. He stopped in his tracks at her words, green orbs traveling over to her pink car parked in his drive way. ”So this is why you wouldn’t let me pick you up, how sneaky. Trying to coerce me into driving a pink car.” His eyes slide into a sideways glare. ”I feel like we will be much for comfortable in the modestly coloured silver car right over there.” pointing to the garage he held a firm stance, trying not to laugh. Honestly he had no problem driving her car, he would probably laugh about it himself but he wanted to see how far she would push it. created by ADE! Pb-ified by WILL

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[luci]

MARK | OUTFIT | <3 <3

Looking up at Mark with a coy smile, she rolled her soft chestnut eyes and laughed. He could be convincing when he wanted to, especially when it came to the compliments department. He was charming, which made it almost impossible to turn his antics into a joke - and it just made it more fun for Luci to try and divert his attention to something other than her appearance. It was nice that he was also making some kind of joke out of all of it.She laughed as he nudged her, and she faked a gasp as she stepped away from him in shock. "Better? Oh gosh way to boost my confidence." She flicked her hair before chuckling, winking at the man beside her. It wasn't long before she had to accept another compliment of his, and she sighed with a smile, reaching up on her tip toes to kiss his cheek. "You're a sweetheart. And a handsome one at that." Luci took the moment to nestle into his chest and kiss his neck lightly before pulling away, feeling like a little kid nuzzling into someone they cared about. It was something she loved about being close to Mark, the constant feeling of being safe and cared about.

The night was going to be hilarious - the two could always find ways to amuse themselves wherever they were. Just because the two were dressed up and were going out to a fancy french restaurant didn't mean that anything would be awkward between them, it would probably just make the night even more eventful because they would find something to poke fun at while they were there together - amusing each other wasn't a difficult thing to do since they knew each other so well. Luci was always taken back at how easily she found herself laughing while she was around Mark. He seemed to have a way to amuse her without doing much, and being around him always made her happier."It might take me a while to get used to it, Im sorry but you'll have to be patient." She teased with a smile, squeezing his hand playfully with her own. The night was still warm thanks to the weather not deciding to take a turn for the worst on the night of their date.

The pink car looming in the driveway was a returning home present from both her parents - it had originally been a boring silver colour that had made Luci feel like an old woman whenever she got into it. Luckily, she'd saved up some money and after two weeks of getting around in the silver machine, it was dolled up in a baby pink colour - something a lot more 'Luci'. Mark's car was a lot more sophisticated-looking compared to Luci's, and the silver colour that he had bought it in had made him look even more like a businessman - which was an attractive look for him, power was attractive for every woman on the planet, no matter what they said. Women loved feeling cherished, as if they were needed there in someones life. Being taken out on a date was a great example of this 'need' for affection, which Luci was a huge fan of. From a young age, Luci had thrived on affection from just anyone, and as she got older it was nicer feeling wanted by someone of the opposite sex. Mark's attention was wonderful, and she felt as if he wanted her around, the constant small touching of hands, kisses on the cheek and just being close to him was comforting.

Two brows arched up while her red stained lips jutted out in an attempted pout up at the man beside her as she looked to her baby out on the drive. It was a cute little car, and it was the closest thing that Luci had to a child of her own that she had to look after. Tugging on his arm like a little kid, she whined as he tried to avoid driving her little car into town for their date. "But Marky, It's already been taken out and you'll have to get yours out of the house and its just easier to take mine.." Batting her lashes up at him, she dangled her car keys up at him, resting her chin on his shoulder and looking at him with a smile. "C'mon... It'll be fun." She kissed his cheek again, dangling them closer to his face with a grin.

[mark andrew connery]

[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=style, background-color: dddddd; border: #cccccc solid 8px; width: 420px; padding: 15 5 15 5px;] OH MY JUST PLEASE TRY TO SHUT UP AND KISS ME BABY The Words: dunno The Outfit: CLICK The Notes <3 ”I try, I try.” The man laughed, feeling glad that he knew that she understood he was joking. It was a rare thing that they had, knowing what the other meant between the lines of what they said and how they could finish one another’s sentences. All of this was what he missed about hanging out with her and so part of him was yelling that this date was a bad idea. They had a good thing going at the moment and having dinner might screw it all up. Mark didn’t know if he would be able to deal with that if it happened, not seeing her again seemed more and more like the worst possible thing that could occur. Shaking his head, he pushed back the thought, if they could deal with him leaving for a few years and still talk to each other than a date going wrong would just be water under the bridge. He smiled down at her as she winked. ”Now you’re just buttering me up.” What happened next took him by surprise but within moments he was wrapping his arms around her petite frame, a grin growing on his face. When she pulled away he took a moment to brush a piece of hair behind her ear in order to stop himself from kissing her and pulling her back into his house. It was going to be a testament to his strength of will if they got through this night without him kissing her. Letting out a small sigh Mark dropped his hand before smiling at Luci once more. Even with his brain screaming at him, mark was glad they decided to do this. Of course it would have made things less complicated had she said no and that they should just stay friends but where was the adventure in that? ”When have I ever been patient?” He smirked, lightly squeezing her hand back. ”For you, I’ll try. Just expect me to keep giving them to you until you figure out how to accept them.” Patience never was the man’s strong suit, though he was getting better with it. Mark had always been one of those if it has to be done get it done right away type of people so waiting on things annoyed him beyond belief. His eyes fixated on her pink car, suddenly realizing that she wasn’t going to let it go. Sighing he rolled his eyes. ”Now how am I supposed to drive you home if we take your car?” An eyebrow went up with the questions as he stared at her, feeling himself breaking down. He could only hope that no one would see him, he wasn’t one to get embarrassed but he did have a reputation to protect. ”Fine.” Snagging the keys from in front of his face he started to head for the car. ”Now you have to say yes if I request anything.” Pulling the passenger side door open he smiled while waiting for her to climb in. Mark had forgotten how wrapped around her finger he was. Once she was safely in the car he walked around and got in, glancing around at the little girly touches she had around the interior. ”God, I regret this already.” Putting the key in, he started the car and took off towards the restaurant. It didn’t take long until they arrived at their destination, he had decided to give the new French restaurant a chance and so far it looked like it wasn’t going to disappoint. Pulling up in front he climbed out and walked over to open Luci’s door. ”After you.” Giving a small bow he laughed, trying to act like a valet service. created by ADE! Pb-ified by WILL

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[luci]

MARK | OUTFIT | <3 <3

Coming towards her mid-twenties was quite a scary thing for Luci - not because she was in some rush or anything to get to thirty, but in all honesty, the girl didn't feel as though she was any older than fresh out of high school. The travelling that she had undergone the months beforehand had made her feel like she was just not ageing, and that the world was perhaps standing still as she made her way across continents with her best friend. One of her most memorable moments was having too birthdays as she travelled from one part of the world to the other, leaving on one day from a country and arriving the next day on her birthday as well - the world worked in very weird ways, but in that case, experiencing her birthday twice in two days in two countries was something that the woman would never forget - having two birthday cakes was amazing. Jorlin had been the culprit behind that, beckoning to her reasoning that technically it was a new day and so she needed another cake in order to make it official that she was celebrating. Her logic astounded her sometimes, but it was almost always extremely amusing to hear what she could come up with in that brain of hers.

Growing up was something that Luci had looked forward to more than a lot of things - being able to drive herself wherever and whenever she wanted, she could pay for her own phone bill and not have to be reprimanded by her mom for using too much of her phone credit texting the man in front of her - if only her mother could see her now. Mrs Gold had always been a huge fan of Mark, but not of the huge phone bills that were sent in the mail every month when Luci was in high school - he was easily forgiven as soon as he stepped foot inside the Gold household, Mark seemed to have her mother wrapped around his little finger in a sense, seeing as though whenever he used to come over she'd have a 3 course banquet for dinner, something that Luci's mom never cooked unless they had someone important over. She didn't mind that he got extra attention from her parents, it was nice seeing them all get along. Luci's dad was always a wise cracking guy who poked fun at himself for going grey so early - a full head of grey at 45 had been an achievement for the man, seeing as his own father had been that way in his late thirties. Luci had a close bond with her mother, but she had always been a daddies girl - the man still called his eldest daughter his princess.

With the idea of transportation being decided - mostly on Luci's part - to take the pink car that Luci drove around town, the two headed towards the car, with Mark mentioning any of his requests tonight to be accepted without hesitation because of his ego sacrificing notion of driving her beloved pink car around the infamous area of down town San Francisco. It wasn't uncommon to see people from high school dwelling there with friends and partners, which was mostly why she wanted him in the front seat of her glorious pink car, so she could show boat him around town. Her pink car was almost as infamous as down town, and so with that, the two of them got into the car. Luci looked around her little pink machine and smiled. It was always in a great condition - the woman didn't have nappy's to buy for a baby or anything, so she could afford to splurge money on her little car. A cute little fairy wavered under the mirror as the two drove on towards the city, which luckily, wasn't too far away from his house. The car stopped outside the front of the well talked about French place that Luci had wanted to try out since her arrival back in San Francisco.

Her little heart jumped when he squeezed her hand, stomach doing gleeful back flips. Accepting compliments was what he wanted? If she didn't improve he'd just throw some more her way. There was no real win here for either of them, but she smiled nonetheless. He was a sweetheart when it came to this kind of thing, and he had no shame in catching her out on trying to avoid compliments as much as possible. Luci saw herself as the dorky little baker who wore pyjamas to work every day. Getting out on the town like this didn't happen very often - and so it was rare to get compliments like this, especially from someone like Mark.

The restaurant was fancy - a whole lot classier than anywhere she and mark had gone together back in highschool. It was different now, really. They both held down full time jobs and had to make time for each other, whereas in high school they rarely had to work around each others plans that made them busy. The two lived in each others pockets. It was probably that reason that made it so easy for them to slip back into each others lives so fluidly. Brown eyes watched as he walked around to her door and opened it outwards, a faint blush over her cheeks as her feet met the pavement below the car, laughing along with him and rolling her eyes with a grin as he bowed to her. "You will refer to me as Princess Luci from now on." The girl winked, getting out of the car and taking his hand once again, liking the way it felt to do little circles around the back of his hand.

There was no hiding the excitement that Luci was feeling, it was grand. She was being treated to a dinner out with the man she'd grown to like so much more on her return home - Dinner was a great idea for them to catch up on everything else that had been going on recently too. The two entered the restaurant hand in hand, and after telling the woman at the front the reservation they'd booked, the two sat down across from each other. "This is pretty classy, if I say so myself." Luci smiled, before chuckling. "My paper route couldn't have covered anything like this back in high school." Luci winked at him before another person arrived, asking about the wines and such. "I'll have a red, please." She said, surveying all the different drinks on the list. Looking across the table, she raised her brows. "A red lemonade for my date?" She snickered. This was probably the real reason why the two had never gone anywhere nice - they couldn't stay serious for more than a few minutes around each other.

[mark andrew connery]

[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=style, background-color: dddddd; border: #cccccc solid 8px; width: 420px; padding: 15 5 15 5px;] OH MY JUST PLEASE TRY TO SHUT UP AND KISS ME BABY The Words: dunno The Outfit: CLICK The Notes <3 It was as if they were on their way to prom, the fancy clothes, over charged restaurant. It all brought a charming smile to the man’s face. The two of them had spent most of the time at one of their houses, never bothering to go out on real dates until their senior year. Of course there was a movie and dinner outing every once in a while but they had both agreed that they could just as easily rent a movie and cook for themselves. For Mark it was more of wanting the one on one time as well as not wanting to bug his parents for money. Being out in public limited what you could talk about and well...do. It was a rare occurrence for them to get through a movie without being distracted by more fun activities. As he opened her car door, giving her the bow, he rolled his eyes. ”I think princess is a bit of a stretch.” His tongue stuck out slightly as he teased her. ” Though does that make me a prince? I could live with that.” Nodding his head he stared off into the distance for a moment. ”Yes, people can wait on me day and night and do my laundry for me.” Chuckling, he started walking again. Laundry was one of the daily chores that the man hated. He had no idea what it was about washing clothes but it was such a mundane task that he couldn’t stand it. Give him dishes, sweeping, pretty much anything else and he would be happy to help but when it came to laundry he always put it off until his closet was half empty. It was something his mothered nagged him about all the time and usually showed just at his place to do it for him. Being grown up and all made having you mother doing your laundry quite funny, however he knew better than to argue with Mrs. Connery. Thinking of his mother brought a warm smile to his lips. ”My mom was asking about you earlier this week by the way.” Squeezing her hand, he gave a smile to the man who opened the door for them. ”Thank you.” The words came out as they walked by before he turned his attention back to his beautiful date. ”I guess she stopped by the bakery when you weren’t around. I get the feeling Jorlin told her we were hanging out again.” Sighing, he rolled his shoulders. ”My little sister doesn’t know how to keep things to herself, it was like 20 questions.” Once they were seated Mark picked up the menu, looking up with a mischievous glean in his eyes when Luci spoke. ”Sh, don’t tell them but I can’t cover it.” Leaning across the table slightly, he lowered his voice to a whisper. ”We’re dinning and dashing.” Giving her a wink he sat back in time for a woman to arrive at their table. ”Red lemonade? Nah, I take kool aid.” Glancing at the server with his best attempt at looking serious, he broke out in a smile. ”Sorry, I’ll have the same. Whatever you recommend.” The woman walked off looking slightly stunned. ”I think I scared her. But I really do want kool aid now.” Staring at the menu, he pursed his lips. ”What are you thinking of getting?” Since it had been awhile since he sprung for such a fancy place everything was beginning to look amazing. created by ADE! Pb-ified by WILL

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