mark :)
hello ma'am
plz come over i'm
lonely
bell :)
on the way
senor
"dad!" bell called out, bounding down her stairs. "i'm going to mark's!"
she didn't hear words of protest, so she quickly swung the door open and made her way down the sidewalk. upon reaching his front door, she knocked quietly.
a few moments passed before mark was standing in front of her.
a large grin spread over his face. "hi."
she poked at him, making him chuckle. "hi there."
"uh, come in! come in." he ushered her inside and led her up the stairs.
"hi bell!" she heard his mother and father call from the kitchen.
"hello!" she waved a bit before following mark again.
-+-
they walked into his room and laid down on his bed, both grunting upon impact. mark scooted closer to her and wrapped his arms around her torso, pulling her into him. a warm feeling sprouted in her chest as she buried her face in his shirt.
he rested his chin on her head and took a deep breath. the scent of her shampoo filled his senses, to which he hummed in pleasure. he shut his eyes, smiled and—
"ow!" he yelped, pulling away from bell and looking down at her. "did you just- did you just bite me?"
she giggled, cheeks turning a light shade of pink. "..maybe."
"that hurt! i'm in so much pain." he whined.
"oh, that did not hurt. i didn't even bite that hard."
"why did you bite me in the first place?" he quizzed, poking her cheek.
"'cause."
"'cause why?"
"'cause i like you, asshat. it's called a love language." she rolled her eyes dramatically, a smile taking over her face.
"oh." he pursed his lips and grabbed her hand, bringing it to his lips.
she watched intently as he placed a small kiss on her knuckles, and she laughed when he bit down lightly on her finger.
"good job, you're getting the hang of it!" she teased, to which he rolled his eyes and held her tighter.
"do you wanna go to the beach later?" mark whispered into her hair.
"yes, please. we can watch the sunset." the girl hummed, tangling her legs with mark's.
"you're so sappy."
"only for you."
-+-
bell let her arm dangle out of the car window as they drove. blackbird by the beatles came to a close on the radio, so mark took it upon himself to play a song he thought bell would like. once stopped at a red light, he pulled out his phone and quickly found the tune on his playlist. in a few seconds, where'd all the time go? by dr. dog was playing over the speakers.
with an inquisitive eyebrow raised, she reached for the volume dial and turned it up. she listened intently as he drums and guitar picked up pace. she quite liked that.
"what song is this?" she asked softly.
"it's called 'where'd all the time go?'. it's really good, i thought you'd like it." he responded, pulling into a parking space.
"i do like it." she smiled brightly at him.
"oh here comes my favorite part!" he squealed excitedly. "there's nothing to keep you," he looked towards her, a glint of endearment in his eyes. "from falling in love,"
she switched her gaze between his eyes, before ultimately bringing it down to his lips. when she looked back up, he was doing the same thing.
"mark?" she whispered.
'she gets dressed up like a pillow, so she's always in bed,'
"yes, sweet girl?" he asked, just as quiet.
'flowers for the sick and dead,'
"can i.. kiss you?"
'she's on the go, way too fast and way too slow,"
"yes, please do." he nodded, chuckling slightly.
'she'll turn and stop at hospitals and funeral homes,'
she smiled and reached up, cupping his cheek. she brought him downwards a bit, and inched closer.
'and when the tide rises,'
he watched her for a few more seconds before meeting her half way.
'somebody sinks and is gone in the blink of an eye.'
their lips met, and their eyes fluttered shut. mark smiled against bell's lips, gently resting a hand on her waist.
about a minute passed, and they pulled apart. with flushed cheeks, they chuckled and got out from the car. bell made sure to grab a towel for them to sit on before following close behind mark towards the shoreline.
they quickly set down the towel on the part of sand that was close to the water, but not too close to where they would get soaked if a big wave came.
'that would be embarrassing,' bell cringed to herself.
they sat down and watched the sun begin to turn the sky orange. mark admired the scene; a few seagull's flapped through the sky, and the orange and pink hues in the sky made everything look more beautiful, if that was possible.
he turned his gaze over to bell, who was already looking at him.
"what?" he chuckled.
"i love you."
"you- what? really?" he said, awestruck.
bell nodded, a silent smile on her lips.
"you have no idea how long i've been waiting to hear you say that. i love you too, so much."
she rested her head on his shoulder as he wrapped an arm around her.
"thank you." she whispered, only loud enough for him to hear.
"for?" he looked down at her, watching her gaze flicker between his eyes.
"everything."
they were silent now, watching the sun dip below the horizon line just like they had done so many times before.
"it'll always be you and me, arabella."
bell looked up at him, meeting his grey eyes with her brown ones. "you and me. i like it that way."
mark leaned down and pressed a soft kiss to her lips. he pulled away, met gaze once more, and spoke. "so do i."
and truly, in the end, it was the two of them against the world.
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a/n:
IM CRYING THE ENDING WAS SO CUTE AISKDKD
you guys see that callback i made to the first book 😏
ALSO be sure to listen to the song i mentioned, it adds effect :)
but unfortunately, that wraps this book up.
i have the george one in the works, but it will be a little bit before it comes out. i'll be sure to keep you lot updated!
thank you so much for reading my book and supporting me, i really do appreciate it.
i love you, so so much. drink some water plz!
take care of yourselves, and until next time.
-kahoot_soundtrack ❤️