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"I don’t trust woain, passionate abouthim understand "I don’t trust women"

"Why?"

"Because women can be catty, and many don’t seem to care if a man is taken But the botto you , but it doesn’t make me feel any better"

"Well, then let’sto tellback on tour with Starla?" His hands are propped on his hips and he’s glaring atlie to hly pissed

"I’ to you She offered us our old jobs back" I hold h "But we turned her down"

No answer

"Mark?"

Nothing

"Mark, we turned her down"

He clears his throat "Go on"

"She said that she one and life has settled a bit, she was hoping we’d choreograph her next tour and go back out on the road with her next year But you knohat?"

"What?" he whispers I hate the slight tremble in his voice Iher case, I thought it over I thought about the long days of travel, not knohere I a anyorous as Starla likes the routines to be"

I pace away and shove h my hair

"And I told her, it’s just not for me anymore I love my studio and my students, and I love you I’m happy in Seattle That world doesn’t fit me any to be a yes, M Even if I didn’t have you, which I’lad that I do, I still would have turned her down That time in my life is done, and I like where my life is now"

"What did Jax say?"

"He said no as well For pretty much the same reasons"

"He’s in love with me too?"

And there’s my funny man I exhale deeply and sh and hook an"

"Are you just now realizing that?"

"It’s coine"

"Did he tell you about his past?" Mark nods and shoves his hands in his pockets

"So, e have here is a lack of trust on both parts," heme into his arms "You think I’ll fuck anyone who smiles my way…"

"I never said that…"

"And I’ dance over h and dry"

He seriously thinks that? That I would do that again? I sigh and I’ put through the eht up withto change out of these clothes, and I think I want to be alone tonight"

"No"

"What did you say?" I spin around to look at him His hands are balled into fists at his sides and ait so hard

"I said no I just spent two nights without you, Meredith I’ain"