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• She had no clue where he had been the night before and right now her suspicions about Nikita were laid aside in favor of worrying about him. Jessie spotted him first, yelling out. "Daddy's home! Mommy! Daddy is home!" The little girl ran over to her daddy, hugging his legs tightly before Ash came out, letting out a soft breath as she saw him. She only hesitated a second before she went over to him, her arms slipping around his neck as she hugged herself tightly to him and pressed a sweet kiss to his lips, pulling back after a second. "I was so worried..." (NT) -- Ash, 15:47:16 10/06/05 Thu
• He lifted the tiny little girl up into his arms easily, a little shocked to be greeted so warmly by his girlfriend- if it were the other way around he;d be throwing a fit. He closed his eyes and drew in a deep breath of her sweet scent, hugging her small frame close to him as he burried his face in her neck, hugging his little girl close to his side. "I'm sorry..." And he was... he felt such immense guilt right now that he was half tempted to just spill it all out to her. -- Marc, 15:51:14 10/06/05 Thu
• She had just been worried and scared for him, unsure of what might have happened to him and currently living in denial that he could have been with another woman. "Are you alright?" Her brow furrowed, looking up at him with obvious concern. Her hand drifted up to run over his jaw affectionately - at least Niki had been thoughtful enough to not leave any marks on his skin - not wanting to give him away to easily to his girlfriend. Jessie smiled brightly, she had been a bit sick and crying the night before and that morning with Marc not coming home and her doctors appointments and all but she seemed happy now. (NT) -- Ash, 15:54:25 10/06/05 Thu
• "I'm alright.... are you?" He gazed down at her with concern before he had to look away, bringing his gaze instead to Jessie and returning her bright smile. "How about a movie tonight princess?" It was amazing how easily repaid the little girl was... with all his working late and letting her down lately she was still adoring and devoted to him. -- MArc, 16:09:06 10/06/05 Thu
• She nodded slowly, letting out a soft breath. "Well, now that I know your alright I am..." She murmured softly, her hand dropping down from his face, her brow furrowed lightly as she tried to read him. She let him talk to the exuberant Jessie for a long moment before she sent the little girl off to wash her hands and get ready for dinner. The tiny blonde girl moved back into Marc's arms, hugging him tightly. "Your ok, really? Are you mad at me?" She questioned, her brow furrowed as she looked up at him. (NT) -- Ash, 16:14:29 10/06/05 Thu
• He swallowed and held her in a tight embrace , letting his lips rest on the top of her golden head a moment before he let out a deep breath "I'm not mad at you.....I'm fine... I was just scared I was loosing you last night..." And he still was- if she ever found out. "I just figured we needed some space..." -- Marc, 16:21:59 10/06/05 Thu
• She hugged him tighter, her cheek resting against his chest as she cleared her throat. "You aren't going to lose me, Marc, I love you..." She smiled lightly, sweetly, up at him. "Just you running off probably wasn't the best way to work things out...where did you go?" She questioned curiously, her brow furrowed as her fingers twisted in his shirt, a small smile playing over her lips. "Maybe we should put Jessie to bed a little bit early...have some time for us?" She raised a brow suggestively, her head cocked to the side to look up at him. (NT) -- Ash, 16:25:31 10/06/05 Thu
• He felt his guilt rising at that, brushing her hair back from her face as he watched her, before offering a slight smile. He could hardly say no... he didn;t want to hurt her any more. "Sure... I went to the bar and had a few drinks, felt sorry for myself... then one of the guys on my team let me crash on his couch" he suprised himself with how easily the lie came out. -- Marc, 16:36:41 10/06/05 Thu
• She nodded a little, though he didn't seem overly excited about spending some 'quality' time with her that night. "Ah, I see..." She murmured softly, her brow furrowed a touch as she cleared her throat. "You should probably go and spend some time with Jessie, she was missing you a little bit." She smiled lightly, squeezing his hand gently. "I am going to finish up dinner, ok?" She needed a bit of time to sort this all out, think things over and really, he needed to spend some time with his daughter. (NT) -- Ash, 16:46:50 10/06/05 Thu
• He nodded and offered a smile, watching her head into the kitchen before letting out a heavy breath and wandering in search of Jessie. He headed into her room and sat himself down on her little pink bed, glancing around the room that had once been his sophisticated guest room, smirking a touch- in honesty he liked it better now. -- Marc, 17:19:29 10/06/05 Thu
• Jessie tipped her head, pursing her little lips as she handed her father a book to read to her. "Mommy was sad last night but she told me I shouldn't cry cuz you loved me and you would be home soon." She tipped her head. "Now you can read to me!" She smiled brightly, a simple childs logic. He wasn't home before but now he was so everything was ok. Ash on the other hand, was leaning against the kitchen counter, her hand covering her mouth. Marc wasn't so good at hiding his feelings with her and he was obviously a little 'off'...her suspiscions about his relationship with his co-worker only grew with this new development. (NT) -- Ash, 17:26:59 10/06/05 Thu
• He took the book and tugged her gently into his lap, letting her help him turn the pages to open the book. "I love you more than you could ever know baby girl... and your mommy too.... I'll always come home... I promise" He dropped a kiss to her curls before he commenced in reading her the story -- marc, 17:33:23 10/06/05 Thu
• He had debated for a long time what he was going to do, this whole day the whole situation had been tearing him apart. He ran his hand over his head as he let out a slow breath, knocking softly on the door. He smiled affectionately at Ash, leaning down to press a soft kiss to her cheek and smile reassuringly at her. Quietly, he asked where Marc was, it was still early. "Mind if I steal him for about a half hour? Got some stuff to go over with him...team mate of mine got himself into trouble." He smiled at her nod but then settled on the couch to wait till Marc came out from spending some time with his little girl. (NT) -- Kiernan, 17:37:51 10/06/05 Thu
• He came out of the little girls room with Jessie up in his strong arms, letting her down as he saw his cousin sat on the couch, arching a brow. He hadn;t seen his cousin in a good few weeks and it was a pleasent suprise- if unexpected. "Hey kier" -- Marc, 01:56:37 10/07/05 Fri
• His lips pursed as he ran his hand over his shaved head, he really hated that all this was going on - he didn't like playing the bad guy. "Hey Marc...Ash just told me I could steal you for about a half hour, just had a quick question..." He stood up, gesturing towards the door. "Got a new car down in the garage, we could go check it out and I'll get you back up here in no time." He smiled a touch, though his eyes were serious. "Dinner won't be ready for a few more minutes..." Ash offered, letting him know she didn't care. (NT) -- Kiernan, 05:13:15 10/07/05 Fri
• His brow furrowed a touch at the serious tone his cousin held, hesitating before shrugging, glancing to Ash a moment before offering his cousin a smile "Sure thing..." He opened the door for keir and said goodbye to Jessie before following his older cousin out, getting a strange feeling about this... -- Marc, 07:39:10 10/07/05 Fri
• They went down the elevator in silence all the way down to the parking garage on the bottom level where Kiernan's car was. He paused against it, running his hand over his head. "Haven't talked to you in awhile...guess you didn't know I moved over to the towers downtown, you know, the posh place, I live on the 14th floor, last door on the right." He tipped his head. "Thing is, this morning around 10ish I was coming in from my morning run and imagine to see my suprise when this cute girl down the hall is in the hallway nearly grouping my cousin." (NT) -- Keirnan, 07:41:47 10/07/05 Fri
• As soon as he mensioned the Towers he knew where this was headed, and he let out a long breath, running a hand down over his face, glancing around the car park before looking to his cousin again, the stress and guilt that had been building up in him visably showing in him now "She's my ex... I work with her... " -- Marc, 07:47:03 10/07/05 Fri
• "And play with her, apperantly." He shook his head, his brow furrowed. He didn't understand how his cousin could do something like this. Kier would give anything to have what Marc had, a succesful career, a great apartment - Kier had all that but what he wanted the most was the girlfriend and adoring child that Marc had waiting at home. "You know when Ash finds out...she's not going to stay." He murmured, his head cocked to the side, his eyes narrowed on his family member. "Was it worth it?" (NT) -- Kier, 07:48:51 10/07/05 Fri
• He set his jaw and shook his head a touch... at the time he'd thought it was... it had been such a releif from all this crap- but now it was ten times worse... "I didn;t think she was gonna stay anyway... Last night she was all talking about us finishing.... I went out and had a few... and Nikita had an open pair of arms" Its never happened before... it wont happen again" -- Marc, 07:57:27 10/07/05 Fri
• He shook his head, his brow furrowing. "She was just lonely man, its hard for a girl to get used to her boy being gone all the time, working long hours..." He shook his head, his brow furrowed. "She already had suspicions, she told me a couple weeks ago about you working with Niki and she sounded kinda worried about it." He stood up straighter, his brow cocked. "You are going to 'fess up to her, aren't you?" Marc couldn't go on living a lie for long, it would make it ten times worse when Ash finally did find out a couple of years down the road. (NT) -- Kier, 08:01:49 10/07/05 Fri
• He set his jaw and nodded, though he was clearly unsure about it. No- he fully intended to tell her- but he didn;t want to lose her... and he couldn't lie to her... he's always been so shit at telling lies... Brent had always pulled that stuff off. "I'm gonna have to..." -- Marc, 08:03:55 10/07/05 Fri
• "I am pretty sure she already knows..." He murmured softly, knowing it had to be hard for Marc even though he was the one who fucked up. "It's been in the back of her mind for weeks that you had feelings for Niki and then with you not coming home last night..." He shrugged a little, his eyes almost sympathetic. "She's a good girl though, Marc, she's not going to go all bitch on you or anything..." He was sure Ash would move out and of course Jessie would go with her but he couldn't see Ash bad mouthing Marc to their daughter or keeping them apart. (NT) -- Kier, 08:09:03 10/07/05 Fri
• He set his jaw and ran a hand over his head stressed, beginning to realise just how fucked up all of this shit was...and it was all his own fault. He;d spent years looking for Ash only to screw up and lose her now. "I know... things have been shit for weeks... work is just choas... im home late every night... I missed jessies appointment witht he doctors... I just... i don't think I'm cut out for this. Maybe its for the best...." -- Marc, 08:15:52 10/07/05 Fri
• He shrugged a little, his brow furrowed. "Well you need to decide soon, its not fair you holding onto her when she could be out meeting other people..." He pursed his lips, watching his cousin. "You need to tell her, soon, very soon as in today or tomorrow, Marc. Otherwise she is going to find out from someone else and thats going to hurt her a hell of a lot more." He shrugged, looking down at his shoes for a second. "I need to go, you should get back to Jessie, tell Ash I said bye." (NT) -- Kier, 01:42:38 10/08/05 Sat
• He set his jaw at that, lowering his gaze as he ran a hand over his head to his neckl in a nervous fashion.... it wound him up when Kier mentioned her seeing other guys... he didn;t like that thought at all. He was right though- he had to face upto what he'd done.... and sooner would be better than later. "See ya man..." He backed away fromt he car and leant back against the wall, letting out a heavy breath as he watched his cousin drive away, hesitating a few more moments before heading upstairs to his family. -- Marc, 01:46:48 10/08/05 Sat
• By the time he got up there she was setting the table for dinner - well Jessie was helping but laying out the silverware, asking if she should set one for Daddy. Ash smiled and told her yes before she looked up to see Marc come in. "Everything alright?" She questioned, her head tipped to the side - Kier had been acting funny and Marc just had been off all day... (NT) -- Ash, 01:50:21 10/08/05 Sat
• He glanced up at her and nodded a touch, watching them both, taking in the moment- he wouldnt have repeats of it after he told her. "Yeah... everythings fine..." He would wait till Jessie was in bed.... he didn;t want to upset her. And he wanted the chance to have just one evening with her. -- Mark, 01:58:54 10/08/05 Sat
• She offered him a sweet smile before she went back to stirring up the food and then placing it on the plates. Jessie ran over her father, wrapping her arms around his legs. "Mommy taught me how to cook your favorite and we made it together! I helped lots!" She was very excited and she so easily forgave Marc for all his trespasses, even if he wasn't there the night before he was there now and thats what mattered to her. (NT) -- Ash, 02:06:33 10/08/05 Sat
• He swooped her up into his arms and adopted a shocked and impressed expression "You did huh? You gonna be as good a cook as momma when you're big?" -- Mark, 02:10:00 10/08/05 Sat
• "Maybe! You can be our taster! Mommy likes to cook for you." She smiled again, hugging him closer as she pressed a kiss to his cheek and then pointed towards the table. "Are you gonna watch a movie with me and mommy? Momma said we could watch a movie before bed." Her brow furrowed, though her eyes remained hopeful. (NT) -- Ash, 02:15:47 10/08/05 Sat
• He had wanted to speak to Ash... but it could wait, and he smiled to his daughter and nodded, taking in her expression. She was so hopeful all the time, such a good little girl... he couldnt bare to break her heart but he couldnt lie to Ash. "Of course... How about me and you go to the zoo this weekend, let you mom have a day to relax? We can see the tigers..." -- Marc, 03:07:31 10/08/05 Sat
• The little clapped out of excitement before she grinned and ran to her mommy, hugging her before she climbed up into her chair. Ash got her settled with her plate and food and then made Marc's plate - setting it in front of him. "Dig in." She smiled before she got her own food and settled down to eat, flitting her eyes back and forth between the two of them. She wasn't sure what was going on with Marc but he was acting strange and it was causing a sinking feeling in her stomach. (NT) -- Ash, 12:59:46 10/14/05 Fri
• He had seriously lost his appitite, he felt sick to his stomach but forced down as much of his dinner as he could- not wanting to hurt her further by not eating the meal she had worked to prepare. He kept his own gaze fixed on the food as he played with it, pushing it around his plate and forcing it into his mouth now and then. He was dreading telling her but he just wanted to get it all out, if he had to do it it should be sooner rather than later. -- Marc, 13:09:38 10/14/05 Fri
• Before long the dinner was done and she was cleaning up while Jessie dragged him to go pick out a movie. She laughed at their daughters antics before they all settled on the couch - Jessie between them - to watch the movie. About halfway through it though, Jessie was fast asleep and Ash shook her head. "Knew she wouldn't make it through the whole thing...wanna carry her to bed?" (NT) -- Ash, 13:24:23 10/14/05 Fri
• He nodded, smirking softly and glancing down at the child curled up in his lap. He gently lifted her in his arms, trying hard not to wake her as he stood and carried her into her room, laying her down in her bed and tucking her in. His hand brushed over his little girls forhead as he watched her, brow furrowed softly. It was heartbreaking to think this could be the last time he would put her to bed here, tuck her in and kiss her goodnight. He didn;t want to leave her..but he new he had to face the music with ash -- Marc, 13:58:30 10/14/05 Fri
• She smiled lightly as he walked away before she cleared her throat and leaned back into the couch. She wasn't sure what was going on but she could just tell it was bad. A low breath escaped her lips as she bit her lip and waited for him to come back out. She just knew there was a 'talk' coming and she couldn't be sure of what it consisted of but it just couldn't be good... (NT) -- Ash, 14:23:49 10/14/05 Fri
• Eventually he emmerged from the room, casting her a quiet glance before retuning to his seat at the table, staring down at the table a moment before glancing back upto her, watching her with a deep look of regret and resolve in his eyes. -- Marc, 14:37:48 10/14/05 Fri
• She bit her lip, her brow furrowed, her voice just a little hesitant as she finally spoke up. "Whats going on, Marc?" She questioned, her brow furrowed as she leaned back in her chair, her hands folded over her stomach. The look on his face was enough to make her heart and she kinda knew what he was going to say but she just didn't want to face it. (NT) -- Ash, 14:58:41 10/14/05 Fri
• He ran a hand over his head and closed his eyes, exhaling heavily as he tried to answer that question himself. "We're breaking... thats whats going on.... and its my fault. Last night... I was with Nikita." -- Marc, 15:10:23 10/14/05 Fri
• She let out a slow breath, biting her lip as she looked down - fighting off the queasiness that was attacking her stomach at the thought of him with the other woman. "With with her...?" She questioned, her brow furrowed gently as she looked up at him with hurt but still a little disbelieving blue eyes. She had been afraid that that was what he was going to say but nothing would have prepared for the way the statement took her breathe away or the sharp pain that stabbed her with the words. (NT) -- Ash, 15:29:12 10/14/05 Fri
• He knew hw much he was hurting her by admitting the wicked truth but it was the only way forward...if he didn;t tell her now she'd find out on her own and it would be twice as bad. He nodded slowly, glancing up to her guiltily, his dark eyes convaying the regret and pain in his own soul... "I'm so sorry..." -- Marc, 15:41:20 10/14/05 Fri
• Her breath caught and she looked down trying to hide the fact that tears had immediatly started streaming down her cheeks. She swallowed heavily, trying to brush them away before she spoke. "I knew it was coming..." She looked towards the hallway where Jessie was, her heart clenching in her chest. This was something she had figured was going to happen but it was just so hard.. (NT) -- Ash, 15:54:55 10/14/05 Fri
• He stood as she began to walk down the hall, fear striking in his heart. He knew he had lost her but it still scared him "What are you doing?" She couldnt leave right now... he needed some time to come to terms with it... he needed to try and make it better. "Please Ashley... I would do anything to undo it ... I love you." -- Marc, 15:58:15 10/14/05 Fri
• She paused outside their room, turning to look at him as she tried to control the tears that were streaming along silvery tracks down her face. She swallowed heavily, her hand going to the doorframe to steady herself. "Were you thinking about how much you loved me when you were...touching..her last night?" She choked out the word, even though her tone wasn't angry or raised like most girls would be instead it was just laced with hurt, agony even and a quiet tremor. "...or when you were only home for three hours a night?" She shook her head, biting her lip as she tipped her head back. "I knew it, I knew I wasn't making you happy..." (NT) -- ASH, 16:17:01 10/14/05 Fri
• She was right, and he had no arguement back- no leg to stand on. And no... he wasn;t happy- and neither was she. "Its not you thats not making me happy Ash... I don;t know what it is... anyone else would be the happiest man alive... I love you more than you know and Jessie is my life... but I can;t do it... I don't know how to make things right, I don;t know why I'm so depressed ... Its like I knew all along it was doomed to fail." -- Marc, 16:32:32 10/14/05 Fri
• She wiped her hand over her face, closing her eyes. "Well, maybe...maybe you just need to go back to your Bachelor days..." She murmured, she was actually making excuses for him as he broke her heart. "..you know..you kind of just had all this thrown at you..." She glanced around, looking at the apartment. "I mean, you have this perfect bachelors pad penthouse and now look at it...not so classy anymore, between the dog and Jessie..looks like a..." It looked like a place where a family lived, thats what it looked like. "Something other then a bachelor pad." (NT) -- Ash, 16:38:46 10/14/05 Fri
• It broke his own heart as she made the excuses for him... she was such a good girl and he'd had no right to do any of this to her. "Its no excuse Ash... It doesnt make it okay... " He didn;t care about the aparment... it meant nothing to him anymore. "I don;t want to be a bachelor." -- Marc, 16:48:04 10/14/05 Fri
• She shook her head as she tried to calm down her tears. "I just wish...I wish things had worked out better for us...that I had made you happier or that...I don't know..something..." She let out a soft breath before she ran her hand down her face. "Can you take tomorrow off and watch Jess during the day?" She needed to find a place to stay, she couldn't stay with him, not anymore... (NT) -- Ash, 17:01:29 10/14/05 Fri
• He swallowed heavily and set his jaw, leaning againstt he wall as if defeated, watching her. He nodded a little at her request, feeling like his insides were being sucked out of him. "Are you leaving?" He knew she was... he just hoped she wouldn't move too far... he couldnt cope not seeing her every day. -- Marc, 17:08:06 10/14/05 Fri
• "I'll find somewhere to go tomorrow..." She stated softly, brushing away the tears that just wouldn't stop falling. "It's to late to wake Jessie up now and I don't want her to be scared or upset..." She felt bad about this whole thing in reference to Jessie, the little girl didn't need this especially when she had to go to the doctors so often these days. Her cell count was high again so they were running tons of tests... (NT) -- Ash, 17:18:39 10/14/05 Fri
• He nodded numbly, running a hand over his shaven head, his gaze lowered. "I'll sleep on the couch tonight... " It was a small jesture but one that had to be made. "You wont go far...will you?" He was terrified she'd move back across the country to her aunts...he didnt know what he'd do if she did... pack up and follow he expected. "I promised Jessie I'd take her to the zoo..." -- Marc, 17:27:41 10/14/05 Fri
• It had crossed her mind to go back to Houston where her friends and family were but she couldn't do that to him - not even now. "No...not right now at least. I'll look around here for something I can afford..." She had some savings left over but she was going to have to get a job. There were people in his family that would help out with watching Jessie when they were both working though, and her 'rents too wouldn't mind taking her... (NT) -- Ash, 17:35:56 10/14/05 Fri
• He nodded, somewhat releived- though it did nothing for the emptiness it left inside him. "I'll go halves with you... jessie is my daughter and responsibility..." And he didnt want Ash to struggle at all. Especially since all of this was his fault. -- Marc, 17:47:22 10/14/05 Fri