After the con that day, Bob, Wade, and Matthias all went to dinner, but Mark and Jack kindly opted out.
"We're just exhausted." Mark said, when Bob asked why they weren't going with. It wasn't a lie, both of them were completeky pooped! But Mark also really needed to talk to Jack.
When they got back to their hotel, they went up to their room and sat down on the bed. Mark wrapped his arms around Jack. "We need to talk." He said.
Jack looked up and gave Mark a quick kiss. "I know," he said. "We've been doing quite a lot of that lately. So what's up, Markimoo?"
Mark told Jack about the whole deal with the girl who noticed the hickey and how Matthias overheard and how angry he got.
Once he was finished, Jack looked angry and somewhat stressed. "What's his problem?" He asked, angrily. "Why does he even care so much about your love-life?"
"Jack, calm down." Mark said. "He's probably just angry because he thinks I'm lying to him..."
"You are lying to him." Jack stated bluntly
Mark sighed. "I know, I know." He said. He put his head on Jack's shoulder. "We'll tell them tomorrow. At dinner, I promise. It's just- I don't know, Jack. I've never really been into guys until we kissed that first night. I'm just really confused. I love you, but I'm really confused."
Jack looked Mark in the eyes, "Mark, I love you too." He said. "And I promise I'll help you figure this out, together."
"Thank you, Jack." Mark said and kissed Jack deeply.
After a cople of seconds though, Jack pulled away. "Um...now, about this morning..." he started. "Just know that I don't wanna rush you into anything. We got kinda heated this morning and I-"
Mark cut him short and gave him a quick peck on the lips. "Jack, I know." He said. "We'll go at out own pace. We'll go further when we're both comfortable."
"Thanks, Mark." Jack said, and laid his head on Mark's chest. "I really love you, Mark."
"I really love you too, Jack." Mark replied, leaning down and kissing him. "More than anything."
The whole night, Jack and Mark stayed in bed. They didn't turn on the t.v.. They didn't play with their phones. They laid with eachother, just enjoying eachother's company, until both of them fell asleep.