In the morning, Mark walked into the hospital with two sandwiches in his hand. Once he got to Natalia's ward, the nurse let him in but stopped him outside the door.

"Thank you so much for yesterday. I have taken the complaint up to the clinical lead and she wanted to ask further questions but I told her the parents will do that. I just wanted to let you know that she is still sleeping so try not to make too much noise."

"Thank you," Mark whispered before walking over to Natalia's bed. Three hours went by as Mark caught up with his work. Natalia's parents were sitting on the other side of her bed. Mark heard her groan and looked up with a smile.

"Mark?"

"Hmm?"

She opened her eyes and looked at him with a smile. "Morning," she whispered.

"Morning. Come on, get up."

"I didn't know you would come this early."

"It's eleven. Come on."

"I'm tired," she groaned. Mark pulled the blanket over her shoulder.

"Then go back to sleep. I'll be here when you wake up," he whispered.

"I'm sorry," she whispered.

"It's okay. I'm doing our work anyways. However, you have to do Cassie's work yourself."

"No, I'm gonna get up...I'm hungry." Natalia pushed her blanket off and sat up. "Can you get my tooth brush and tooth paste out please? It's in the green bag. Oh, hey Dad. Hey Mum. No, the other green bag," she said.

"Babe, all your bags are green," Mark said with a sigh.

"Well I'm talking about the greenest one."

"You know, you really annoy me sometimes?" Natalia leaned forward and bumped her head with Mark's. "Talia!" When they both looked at each other, they ended up laughing. "Here, there's your stuff. Now go!"

After ten minutes, Natalia came out with a smile. Ralph stared at Mark while he typed.

"Mum, do you think it's okay if I go for a coffee with Mark. I wanna walk around as well."

"I'm sorry darling, I didn't bring any change with me. Use my card, okay?"

"It's okay, Mrs. Jenson. I will pay."

"I didn't ask for money. I just asked if I could go. I have money. So can we?"

Carly looked over at Ralph. He looked at her and then nodded his head. "Fine," she said. "But ask the nurse first."

After the nurse said yes, they both walked out. Mark put the camera over his neck and an arm around her waist. As they approached the exit, Mark took off his jacket and his cardigan.

"Here, wear the jumper. It will keep you warmer than the jacket does."

"It's a cardigan. Oh, my boyfriend wears a cardigan."

"Stop. Do you know how girly that sounds? Anyways, you can see your bra through that hospital gown. Oh, purple," he said with a laugh. He helped Natalia put on the cardigan as she blushed. He then leaned down and kissed her. "I love you."

"I love you too. Now come on, I actually want some coffee. Or maybe a drink?"

"Come on then. It's a bit chilly out though. Maybe after we get our drinks, we can go to the computer shop just there and print out the essay. You can add the things you need and make the corrections. And then we can go back to the ward and Aunt Paige will meet us there. Jenna said she will come along as well."

"That's nice. Hey, let me pay for the drinks, okay? You paid for that meal last time and I wanna pay this time."

"Come on, now that's silly."

"Please? You've done so much for me and I wanna start paying you back. Please?" Mark nodded his head and then ordered their drinks and food while Mark found a table. "Here. You said you just wanted some black coffee, right?"

"Yeah. Natalia, I need to tell you something. I can't come tomorrow...I have to go and work and I already missed last week. And today..."

"Mark, that's fine. You came yesterday and you even came today. I come out tomorrow or today."

As the sun started to set, Mark took her hand and dragged her to the back of the hospital.

"Who would have thought that the hospital would have such a nice view?" he whispered. He took out his camera and began taking pictures of the scene. He then turned slightly to the left and began to take pictures of Natalia. Soon, he turned off his camera and kissed the side of her head.

"I'm sorry about tomorrow," he whispered again. Natalia turned around and faced him. She put her hands through his open jacket and sighed at the warmth.

"I love you, Mark. I really do. I thought I would stop after all these years but I haven't. You mean so much to me. So much. I don't care that you are not gonna be here tomorrow. You're here now. I don't need you every hour of the day. You know when I need you."

Mark leaned down and kissed her. Then again. And again. He then sat her beside him on the bench.

Carly looked out the window and smiled at them both. Ralph looked over her shoulder and snorted.

"You are being such a jerk right now. Mark is only a kid and he has done so much for her," she said as she pointed a finger at him.

"Okay, fine, I'm sorry."

Silence over took them as the sound of the monitor was beeping from another bed. Ralph slowly held her hand.

"I want to come back home. I wanna be with the kids. With you. I miss you Carly. I really do. I practised this speech so many times while coming here but I can never get it perfect. How do you ask your wife who is so eager to get a divorce to let you back in the house? Sleep on the same bed?"

Carly remained silent. She tried to speak but felt a lump in her throat and her mouth go dry.

"I miss you too. I'm so sorry. I shouldn't have done what I done. I-" Carly cleared her throat and looked at Mark. "Is she asleep?" Mark huffed as he lifted Natalia and turned his head to the blanket on the bed.

"Can you move that for me? I'm sorry. We were just sitting there and talking and she fell asleep." Carly moved the blanket and Mark softly placed her down. He then put his camera on the table.

"How much did she eat?" Ralph asked.

"She done pretty well. She ate a small cake or something. Then she went to subway and we got a sandwich there. Well she had half of a half but only finish a half. Then she had like a bite of a cookie."

"Isn't that a lot?"

"Not really. It's almost five right now. Were you two planning to go somewhere? You can go if you want. I'll stay with her until one of you come back."

"We were just planning to go out for lunch. We will be back as soon as we can. Sanjit said he is gonna come round today. Maybe. He has a lot of work."

The nurse came in with a smile and said, "If you want, she can go home now. Sorry if it's late notice but just got the all clear from the Doc. If not, she can go tomorrow morning."

"Oh...Well, I can take her home and you guys can go out for lunch. Sanjit will be at home, won't he?"

"Mark..." Natalia groaned. Mark looked down at her and rubbed her shoulder. "Can I sleep at your house? Jenna said we would go shopping and I wanna go shopping tomorrow."

"I think Jenna could wait."

"Please?" Natalia sat up and hugged his waist. She looked up at him with a twinkle in her eyes. "You said you would do anything for me. Please?"

Mark pinched her nose. "It's not me you should be asking. And stop blackmailing me. It's not working."

"Sure?"

"Pretty sure." Natalia huffed and then hugged him tighter. "Come on. Do you wanna go home or not?"

"Mum, can I go to Mark's house?"

Paige walked in with Jenna. "Why are there so many people here?" Mark groaned. "Aunt Paige, you said you weren't gonna come anymore."

"Be quiet, Mark. Carly, I promise I'll take care of her, okay? I did last time."

"Please Mum. Please, please, please?" Natalia kept asking. Carly groaned.

"Fine! Just shut up!"

"See, she said yes!"

"Because you wouldn't just your big mouth. Now let me go and get changed. I wanna get everything organised before I have to go to work."

"You work?" Ralph asked.

"Yeah. It's the work placement for work experience. I went back when I was able to work. Been working ever since. Talia, come on, you are being silly. Get off."

"You are so comfy." With a sigh, Mark picked her up and set her on the floor. "Aw, why?"

"'Cus you are annoying me now. Come on and get ready. I haven't got all day. I still have work to finish off because I came here." Natalia huffed and picked up one of bags. As they all walked out, Carly and Ralph went to their cars, Paige went to hers and Mark, Natalia and Jenna went into Mark's car.

The ride home was silent until Jenna spoke up. "I think you should go to Mum's grave."

"Just shut up, Jenna. I told you where your line was. Don't cross it again."

"She's right, Mark. She was saying it for your good. You should go and get some closure, you know?"

"What I know is that you shouldn't even but into this. This is a family matter. It has nothing got to do with you!"

"Mark, you should-"

"You should shut up! I don't want to talk to you! None of you!" Mark slammed down on the brakes and got out the car.

When they stepped in, Marcus greeted them and then went to watch T.V. Both the girls walked into Jenna's room and sat on the bed.

"What you wearing tomorrow?" Jenna asked. "You were in the hospital so I don't know..."

"I've got Mark's hoodie. I just need to borrow your jeans."

"That's cool. Which ones? Black?"

"Please." Natalia looked down at the message on her phone and laughed. "He sent the message to me. Listen, this is what Mark said. 'Alan, I need your help, man. My girlfriend is pissing me off and she is at my house. How do I get rid of her?'"

"I'm sorry I got him mad at you."

"No, it's fine. I'm gonna go talk to him. You get that pair of jeans out and what you are gonna wear."

When Natalia walked into Mark's room, she found him sitting on the edge of his bed pushing all the buttons on his controller. Silently, she sat beside him.

"Are you angry?" she whispered when she crawled onto his lap.

"What the hell? Get off!" Mark blew the hair out of his face before getting back to his game. An hour pasted as they both sat quietly.

"Talia, get off now! You are really starting to annoy me." Mark turned his head to the side and sighed. "Course, you always sleep on me. Literally."

"I'm not sleeping. Are you still angry at me?"

"No, now get up."

Natalia pushed Mark onto his back and sat on his stomach. "You don't mean that! Don't lie to me!"

"Fine! I'm not apologizing for what I said because what I said was right! You shouldn't be butting into my business anyways! Can you just go?!" Natalia looked down at her phone and thought about the message before getting off him. Silently, she walked out and entered Jenna's room.

"You were there for a long time. What happened?"

"Annoyed the hell out of him. He is still pissed but he'll come round. Now, did you pick?" Jenna nodded her head. "Okay. Water is hot?" She nodded. "Okay. I will see you after my shower. Talk to your boyfriend while I'm busy."

Jenna smiled at her but then stopped. "How did you know?"

"I do now," Natalia said with a laugh as she left the room. After her shower, she walked into Jenna's room, dropped her things back into her bag and went into Mark's room. She sat beside him quietly and heard him curse under his breath.

"Do you want me to go?"

"Yes! You finally understood!"

"Here is your hoodie. I cleaned it and everything. You can wash it again if you want," she whispered as she gave him the hoodie.

"What you doing...? Talia..." Mark quickly stood up and knelt beside her, tightly holding her hand. "I didn't mean it in that way! I'm so sorry. I don't want you to feel like that. I just wanted some space. I'm so sorry!" Natalia giggled and Mark stood up with a huff. "I can't believe you, Talia! You played me?!"

"I'm sorry. It was to lighten up the mood. A nice way of clearing your mind, might I say." She lay back and stretched out her arms and legs. "I'm a starfish."

"Oi, my starfish, move aside, I need to sleep. I need to wake up at seven."

"Can you wake me up too? Then I need to wake up Jenna."

"Yeah, whatever." Mark sighed when he put an arm Natalia. "I'm sorry."

"It's fine. It was about your mum and I understand-"

"No. About what I said at the hospital. You didn't waste my time. I love being with you." Seconds passed. "Sometimes."

"Hey," she said with a laugh. She softly patted his cheek. "You know I love you, right? You have done so much for me and-"

"It's okay."

"I promised Jenna I would sleep with her tonight. I have to go now."

"In a bit. I don't think I will see you after the morning. Do you want me to pick you up for school?"

"No. I like to walk it. Anyways, you would have to pass the school to get to me. Extra work for you. And we go college."

"I still call it school." Natalia stood up and looked down at him. "Goodnight, Talia."

"Night. Remember to wake me up."

"Yeah. Turn off the lights." Natalia groaned and started to walk. "I love you."

"I love you too. Now go to bed. You are my alarm clock."