Chapter 13

Mark walked back into his house, as soon as he walked through the door he was greeted by Emma. "What's this??!" She threw a newspaper at him.

"H..Huh?" He didn't expect to see Emma he was expecting his mum to be babysitting. Nervously he picked up the newspaper. 

"READ!" Her heart pounded in her chest was it really that bad? On the front of the newspaper showed Mark kissing someone. That wasn't just a 'someone' a random stranger...no... this was Gary...Gary Barlow. A lump formed in Mark's throat he didn't prepare for this. How did the papers even find out so quick?

"Em...." His eyes slowly looked up to hers. 

"Save it..." She shook her head walking upstairs. "You don't belong here... you don't have no reason to be here..." 

Mark felt like his heart was about to burst. Sickness hit the pit of his stomach. "T...The k...kids.." Mark stuttered. 

"If you think you're going to keep in contact with them you can think on! Go back to your boyfriend!" Emma shouted and walked upstairs. 

"NO EMMA NO! Please don't take my kids away.. please...please...my kids...please...." Mark sobbed loudly at the bottom of the stairs.

"Mark? Mark??? Are you ok??" A voice spoke in his ear. 

"H..Huh??" Mark shook his head. 

"Mark wake up!" Like the voice told him Mark opened his eyes. 

Gary's POV

"Mark??" I quickly pulled him into my arms once his eyes opened. 

He looked around the room looking lost. "W...Where am i...?" Mark asked whilst panting. 

"It was just a dream Mark...sssh... it's ok..." Softly i kissed his forehead. 

He still continued to look around the room his forehead was a little sweaty. "B...but...Emma...the newspaper...my kids...where are my kids???"  Mark's eyes widened. 

Gosh... i hate seeing him like this... poor man... "They're with Emma... everythings fine.. you just had a bad dream..."
"Oh..s..sorry..." Mark sighed and rested his head against my chest whilst my arms remind tightly around him.
"Ssshh...." My hand stroked his back softy.

"What shall we do today? Stay in or go out? Heard there's a nice new place just opened up only a 30 minute drive." I smiled a little whilst getting dressed.
Mark sat up in bed watching me getting dressed. "New place? I haven't heard of that?"
"It's not called new place i'm not sure of that place but it looks fancy and low key." It's been a while since me and Mark's been out alone without the other lads.
"Sounds great...erm...is this a date...?" Mark gave me a boyish grin.
Softly i stroked his fringe which rested over his right eye. "It can be whatever you want it to be."
"B...but i don't have any smart clothes.. there all at ou- erm... Emma's..." Mark swallowed hard.
Again hearing him say that made the guilt come back. I'll do whatever it takes to see him smiling and enjoying himself again. "Come on Mr Owen... we've got some clothes shopping to do...before we go on our date."
Mark's face instantly lit up when i said that. The most colour i've seen in his face since he's been here. "Really??!"
"Really." I smiled.