Carly sighed when she sat on the bed. She watched as Ralph angrily swiped everything off the desk but she was too tired to argue.

"I don't know what you want anymore! I'm going now. Talk to me when you made your mind up," Ralph shouted as he stormed into Natalia's room.

Natalia stirred and Mark gently rubbed her waist. "Shh, go back to sleep, I'm here."

"Have they stopped?" she whispered as she turned around.

"I think so. Go back to sleep."

"Mark, what do I do?" she asked as she started to cry. Mark finally opened his eyes and hissed when he saw the bright light. "Don't go, Mark. You're the only thing holding me and Sanjit together."

"I'm not going anywhere. Go to sleep. I'm here." Despite Mark's comforting words, Natalia sobbed into his chest. Ralph slowly closed the door and walked out the house.

When Natalia stopped crying, Mark turned her around and kissed the back of her head.

"Just go to sleep, Talia."

"I'm sorry, you shouldn't have to deal with this. You should be going home now, it's nearly nine."

"No," he said as he held her tighter. "I know if I go you are gonna sit there and cry yourself to sleep. I'm staying here until you go back to sleep."

"We don't even have college tomorrow." Natalia sat up and smiled at Mark before getting off the bed. "I'm not going back to sleep." Mark watched as Natalia took out a box from her cupboard and dropped it to the floor. As she sat down, he moved to the edge of her bed.

"You're not? Hmm, so what you doing?"

"I am gonna start a puzzle. It's one my gran got me. She said she customised it but she won't give me the final picture because she wants it to be a surprise."

"I'll help," he said as he slid down and sat beside her.

"You should be going home."

"Nah. I already texted my dad I was staying the night."

"You did what?! Didn't he say anything?"

"I told him you needed me. He said okay. Do you want a cup of tea?"

"Mark, you shouldn't have done that...You should have gone home. Go back to sleep then."

"No, I'll do this. Do you have any coffee?" Natalia nodded her head and he went downstairs where he found Carly holding a steaming cup of tea.

"Hey, Mrs. Jenson."

"Hey...I guess you heard everything...I'm sorry. Natalia was saying something about it being inset day tomorrow?"

"Yeah, it is. And anyways, we don't have college on Tuesday and Friday. It's okay. It happens." The kitchen remained in silence until the screeching sound of the kettle took over.

"Thank you. For being here for Natalia. And...Just thank you. Natalia hasn't been the best with dealing with emotions, even as a child. She always kept it in and wouldn't tell anyone because she was scared of what might happen. You know, she blames herself for this. It's not her fault."

"Mrs. Jenson, I don't want to interfere, but what do you want?" Carly shook her head and then shrugged her shoulders.

"I don't know, Mark. It was my fault. I didn't stand by him and I kicked him out. Do you know how many plates I had to buy this year?" she said with a chuckle. "He screamed and screamed but at the same time he stood by me. He never fully left. He would be the one that would be trying and he would be the one that would say sorry all the time but it was my fault. He keeps saying he forgives me but I don't want him to be over with it."

"So you want him to be angry at you?"

"No...Yes. I don't know! I said sorry many times but he forgave me like that. Sometimes I think he doesn't care..."

Mark turned around and got the milk. Then he began to make Natalia's tea and his coffee. "When you love someone and they repent to you, you forget about everything else and just forgive them because you don't wanna waste another second without them. That is my theory. He knew you were truly sorry, and he forgave you. Doesn't mean he doesn't care. Anyways, I better get this tea to Natalia. She wants to complete a thousand piece puzzle."

Carly nodded her head and watched as he walked away holding two steaming mugs.

"What took you so long?" Natalia asked when she heard him come in. She put her phone down with a smile and thankfully took the tea.

"I'll say if you tell me why you were smiling. Did someone message you?"

"Okay," she said as she put the cup down and opened the plain white box. "Joey sent me a message and was saying about setting me up with someone. She is such a funny girl," Natalia ended with a laugh.

"Hmm, so you haven't told anyone that we are dating yet?"

"I don't know...You said last week that you didn't want anyone saying anything..."

"I don't care anymore. I didn't know you felt the same then. You didn't know I love you then. But, I was talking to your mum about stuff. You know," he whispered as he sat down and fingered her smile creases near her eyes, "it's not your fault."

"I know...I just thought that because they started to fight after I tried to kill myself. But, I'm over it. Let’s just get on with the puzzle."

Mark slowly leaned down and kissed her. "I love you, Talia." He then kissed her again.

"Yeah...I love me too."

Mark laughed and then started to sort out the edges. For the next ten minutes, Natalia drank her tea and Mark drank his coffee while they sorted out the edges.

"You just put them in the wrong box!" Mark screamed.

"Mark...That was right next to my ear..." Natalia hissed through her tight jaw. During the ten minutes, Mark put her between his legs so that meant he was right beside her ear.

"Sorry," he whispered.

"Now you whisper?" Natalia stood up and pushed all her clothes out the way.

"Put them away."

"They are my wash pile. I'll be back in two secs. Let me put this in the bathroom." Mark sighed and took the cups downstairs where he found Carly in the same place.

"Mrs. Jenson?"

"Huh? Oh, yeah, I'm going to bed." Carly slowly stood up and walked into the sitting room. Slowly, Mark walked up the stairs and then dashed into Natalia's room.

"What the hell, Mark? Seriously, I think there is something wrong with you."

"I think your mum is kinda drunk. Anyways, puzzle?"

For the rest of the night, Mark and Natalia managed to do half the puzzle. At nine, she heard her mother leaving for work and then heard Sanjit hurrying out ten minutes later.

"He is so gonna be late," Natalia said as she sat on the bed. "Mark, you should go to sleep." Mark lay on the bed and then rolled on top Natalia.

"I am asleep."

"Mark! You are squashing me." Natalia inhaled and pushed him off. "Fatty. Just go to sleep, I'm tired."

"Then you go to sleep. I'm not fat," he huffed when he walked out.

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