Hidden Secret
Chapter 7
By: Darkandmystical8




By the time Becky, her sister and her mother were ready most of the family had already left to the party. Her father stayed but told Mark to go along with everyone else. They were all the last ones to arrive at the party and were escorted by an employee at the hotel there to the hall where the party was taking place. It was a big Elegant room with chandeliers hanging from the ceiling and the wooden floor had diamond shaped designs. People were already dancing and Becky spotted Mark standing alone across the dance floor waiting for her andsearching for her around the room. He looked Handsome in a suit which was a new look for him since she had never seen him wear one before. She began walking towards him when the song "Lady in Red" began to play. He finally saw her and couldn't take his eyes off of her. She smiled at him while he still had a hypnotized look on his face.

"Hey" she greeted him when she approached him.
"Hi... Wow, you look gorgeous" he complimented her.
"Thanks, You don't look so bad yourself"
"It's ok it's still me. This outfit didn't change me" she joked when there was a moment of silence between them and she noticed that Mark still seemed entranced by her.
He laughed and said, "it's just that its a big transformation from before. That and I've never seen you dressed up before"
"Yeah, I know it's something different"
"Do you wanna dance?" he asked.
"Sure"
He led her onto the dance floor as they slow danced to the song that continued playing.

THE LADY IN RED
cheek to cheek
there's nobody here
It's just you and me
It's where I wanna be
I hardly know
This beauty by my side
I'll never forget
The way you look tonight

I've never seen so many men ask you if you wanted to dance
Looking for a little romance
Given half a chance
I have never had such a feeling
Such a feeling of complete and utter bliss
As I do tonight

" I told you my mom was a pain in the ass" she said when they sat down to eat.
" I guess you're right"
" So, what did you and my dad talk about?"
" Just about what i was doing- job wise, and about you"
"What did he ask?"
" He asked the typical questions. How did we meet? How long have we been dating? He even asked if were planning on getting married"
"Ugh, my mom asked the exact same things. She wants me to get married and start a family because that's what my sister has already done"
" Do you think you're ready?"
" Honestly, I don't think i am. Or maybe I'm just afraid of commitment"
"I've been there"
"You mean you were almost married once?"
" Yeah"
"You never told me about it
" I didn't want many people to know. I didn't even tell Nikki but what happened was that I was dating this girl a little after College ended and while you were in Europe that year. Then we hit it off and fell in love. But she was a bit more in love than i was because i had realized that I had eyes for someone else"
"and?"
" She started talking about wanting to get married and i was convinced that that was the best thing to do when deep down i knew that what i was doing was wrong"
"Why'd you do it?"
" I guess it was because I was pressured into doing it by her and some of my friends and i felt that i had to do it and i had no other choice. I was so confused at the time."
"How'd you break up with her?"
" Eventually, I realized that my life decisions were made by me and not by the people around me, and I told her that I wasn't ready. She understood but she was ready for it, and last i heard was that she ended up marrying her ex- boyfriend"
"That sucks.Did you ever tell the girl you liked you had feelings for her?"
" No i was afraid of being turned down"
" Mark, You can't get anything in life if you don't take a risk. She's just a girl so what if she turns you down at least you took a risk and asked her. Otherwise You'll never know"
"You're right I'm just going to have to tell her" he agreed.

At that moment her mother and father made an announcement thanking everyone for their appearance on their special day and exchanged their vows like they did on their wedding day.
They then cut a big cake similar to one they had at their wedding. Some of the guests began to leave but the majority were still there. Becky and Mark recieved their piece and walked outside and sat on a bench. Mark took some frosting and placed it on her cheek.

"Hey!"She frowned at his childish act, and placed frosting on his nose .
He looked ridiculous and she broke out laughing at the same time as him.
" Frosting looks good on you" he laughed.
" And you look ridiculous" she laughed.
"So you wanna go?" he asked.
"Yeah sure"

Becky told her mom that they were leaving but she wasn't even paying attention to her. She knew how her parents parties were very long and ended in the wee hours of the morning around 5.They arrived and entered the empty dark house and went up to their room and talked while they watched Tv on a tv set her dad had moved into the room for extra space in another room.
Mark laughed while she told him about this childhood story of hers.
"What?" she asked confused.
"Nothing it's just that you still have some frosting on your face"
"I do?"
"Yeah, let me get it for you" he said wiping it off gently with his thumb as he stared into her big brown eyes. Then he leaned over and kissed her. She didn't know how to react but returned his kiss as they're heated kissing session led to an unexpected night of passion.