Jenna freshened up. She had not too much but not too little wine. Her face is still flushed red despite the washing. She is having cold feet going inside the room. She has never been this awkward around Mark. She took a deep breath before going.
At the master's bedroom, Tim was still looking at his tablet when Pam entered the room. She is redder than pink after talking to Jenna a while ago.
"Not yet sleeping?"
"I am waiting for you."
Pam was speechless. She stopped on the other side of the bed and before getting in she thought, could it be that, "Tim you are not planning on doing anything tonight, do you?" She wanted him to honor what they talked about earlier. She had wine so she may not be able to resist but her body will fail her again tomorrow.
"Is that why you not coming in? Now you make me look like some maniac."
She went in the bed, "no I don't mean it that way. I wanted to make breakfast for everyone tomorrow, also we have guests." She then crawled to hug him. That is the one she cannot resist! That warmth from his body, it gives her sense of security.
"For all you know they are also busy doing it now. Then let's just do it one round, I'd be quick."
The scene on the kitchen in her old apartment at The Gardens flashed, she shook her whole body and pleaded, "there is still tomorrow." She then laid on top him face to face, "you know there is something wrong with Jenna. I can sense it."
Tim is not the type to be too observant on other people unless he needed to. He did not pay much attention to Mark and Jenna. "What has it got to do with you? With us?"
"I care for Jenna; she is my friend and sister. Don't you care about Mark? I can see in her eyes something is wrong, but she won't tell."
"If she is not telling you it's probably not that important. You look in her eyes, what about looking at my eyes now? What do you see?"
Pam, "…."
"This position is best if you straddle on top of me My Queen. So, are we doing one round in this position?"
Pam quickly got where the conversation is heading. She retreated her body and was back to her original position. She doesn't even understand how that straddling work. "Goodnight hubby, sleep well."
Tim laughed, "good night My Queen there will be tomorrow for this."
Hearing that Pam smiled, she need not be worried. Unknown to her, loosely saying tomorrow is very wrong.
The light from stand lamp on the side was still open inside the guest room. Mark appears to be sleeping already. His back flat on bed. She let out a sigh of relief. As Mark was sleeping on the side where you can easily get off, this means she had to crawl from bottom to get in unless she would be careless enough to wake him up by leaping over his body. She put off the light and slowly crawled to get in the other half of the of the bed.
Jenna laid beside Mark slowly avoiding any contact. Her back facing him. Unknown to her the guys who has been sleeping suddenly opened his eyes. He was waiting for her. Mark was once again confused, earlier in the living room, everything seems to be fine. She even sat almost on his lap. They were their usual self. Jenna has never been very careful moving around him. She sometimes pushes him around if she had the 'mood swings'. Now she is clearly distancing herself.
After a few minutes, thinking that she is probably sleeping already, Mark embraced her. As she made a face on his joke earlier, he is behaving properly just wrapping his right arms around her waist and inhaling her hair scent with normal breathing. There was no movement at all, Mark then prepared to really sleep however just as he thought that everything is fine, her soft had slowly lifted his hand placing it on his side. Then he detected some unsteady breathing.
'Something is wrong.' They have been together for quite some time, formally as a couple. On top of that they were constant companion to each other since they met 7 years ago. The reason why he felt she is the one is that, their compatibility in bed is great and when they see each other again after being away for quite some time they bond instantly. He can no longer live without Jenna, he even demanded her to move into his apartment. They are living practically together like husband and wife.
"Babe~" Mark called her very gently. He seldom calls her this way. Jenna pretended to be asleep. The tears which she was controlling betrayed her causing the unsteady breathing. "You are not asleep, I know."
Marked hugged her again, this time she did not move or remove his hand. "Can you talk to me please?" She remained motionless. He kissed her hair and tightening his hug.
He forced her to face him, "Babe I can stand all your mood swings. You can hit me, talk back or glare at me but not the silent treatment. Tell me what I did wrong? Please don't do this to me. I am now scared." Jenna never hide anything from him, happiness, sadness, irritation or even being lusty. Today he felt she is a stranger.
Jenna felt it his sincerity. In fact, there is nothing wrong with Mark. She also doesn't understand why she is acting this way. She hugged him back, she is a little guilty. "Don't mind me, its probably my period its coming. Let's sleep" She just gave that reason.
In this relationship, Mark can be considered as the one who fell so deep. From being a player, Jenna tamed him. Mark kissed her cheeks. Now he knows she cried. He held her tightly, "don't cry, I don't want to make you cry… I love you Jenna."
Those words were enough to settle her feelings for now. Tomorrow is going to be a brand new day.