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Part 13 - Hospital Visit

It's early Sunday morning and the sun is already burning my skin through the window as the car stops in the hospital's parking lot. My parents are here for the day so we can visit Aunt Sally.

We walk down the long aisles inside, looking for the room she's in. I hope she's going to be okay, I've been worried about her ever since she was taken in last week. It's so early in the year and there are already too many things going on for me to handle. I still haven't asked Tracey to marry me, I've got a shitload of studying to do, Aunt Sally is in the hospital and my parents are nagging me to tell them why James and I aren't on speaking terms anymore.

We enter her room; Aunt Sally is lying on the bed with oxygen pipes flowing past her nose with two smaller pipes sticking into her nose just a bit. She's awake. We all greet her and find out how it's going.

"I'm well." Aunt Sally says smiling. "The doctors here are so adorable, and cute." she teases.

"Don't give them too much trouble Aunt Sally" My mom teases too and we all have a laugh.

Aunt Sally looks over to me, "How about you kiddo? You asked that Tracey girl to marry you yet?" she asks curiously.

I blush, "No Aunt Sally, not yet." I say, smiling.

"Just be sure you're making the right choice, life is too short for mistakes like those." she continues.

I know what she's trying to say to me, after all, she knows about me and James. I was surprised back when we visited her and she told me she could see by the way we look at each other.

"Aunt Sally, if you could only see those two together, you'll know just as well as he that they belong together." my mom says.

"Mom..." I say embarrassed and we all laugh some more.

"Speaking of inseparable; how is James? You two are so close together." Aunt Sally asks.

"We're not really speaking to each other Aunt Sally." I say.

"Why not? You two used to be best friends?" Aunt Sally asks again.

"It's complicated, Aunt Sally." I reply, trying to smile a little.

"Don't let your friendship go to waste just because of a girl!" she scolds, "You need to talk things out." she continues. Aunt Sally starts to cough badly, a nurse comes running in and performs some medical maneuver so she stops coughing.

"I think Aunt Sally is tired, you should go home now." the nurse scolds.

We all say goodbye to Aunt Sally and prepare to leave the room. Just before I exit, Aunt Sally calls me back.

"What really happened, Mark?" she asks.

"Tracey happened, Aunt Sally." I reply

"You broke up with James?" she asks.

I'm starting to feel a little uncomfortable. "Yes, we broke up. That's why we don't speak." I say, lowering my head a bit.

"Listen kid; take my advice from last time. If you really still love James you should be with him, don't marry Tracey just so your family can accept you." she says.

"It's a little too late to turn back. James took it hard." I say.

"Then work it out, and fast. I heard from his parents that he applied for a transfer to another University." Aunt Sally says; she's serious.

"Where?" I ask

"I don't know, some place near Cape Town." Aunt Sally replies.

I'm totally shocked. I told him to forget about me, and it looks like he is.

"See, you do still love him. Go, make things right with him." she says, smiling.

"I... I can't." I reply, "It's too late."

Aunt Sally sits up in bed. "In cases like this, it's never enough Mark."

"Goodbye Aunt Sally." I say before I stand up and leave the room.

I walk down the aisle alongside my parents. It really is too late to go back to James; he must've written me off after I told him to forget about me.

As we get home, my phone rings. It's Tracey.

"Hey handsome, I'm done with my research, can I come over?" she asks in a sexy voice.

"Sure, my parents are here though." I say.

"It's okay; I haven't seen them in a while. It'll be nice to talk to your mom again." she replies.

"Okay, cool. I'll come over and get you." I say.

The day turned out nice, Tracey and my mom can talk on for ages, about almost anything. My dad and I also chat, but not as much as those two. I sit back in my armchair, looking at how she and my mom just can't stop talking, I'm glad they're such good friends. Especially since I'm most likely going to marry her. If that was James, my mom would not be sitting there. Hell, they won't even set foot in this house.

This is the girl I'm going to marry, I don't care about what Aunt Sally says, or about James for that matter. This girl is perfect and she's going to be my wife. Well, first I need to ask her...

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Part 14 - Birthday boy

The car comes to a screeching halt in the driveway of my University house. "I'm late, I still need to unpack all the snacks" I tell myself.

I'm holding a birthday party at my University house, this week has been crazy. I had to juggle studying, research, classes, time with Tracey and organizing my party, but it's all worth it. This is going to be the best birthday party ever... This is going to be my first birthday party without James; we never missed each other's parties since we were kids. I invited him out of courtesy, but he declined since he's moving to his new University this weekend. He'll be flying down tonight.

I think for a minute, how did things turn out this way? James and I used to be best friends, until that night we decided to wank off in front of the TV. One thing leads to another and we ended up having sex. Things went on for a while and we realized how we felt about each other. We were in a secret relationship for quite some time. Last year, we went home for the festive season. I met Tracey at my parents' house, and seemingly fell in love with her. Then, in January, I broke James' heart. I cursed and screamed at him as I broke up with him, thinking it would let him forget about me faster. I was wrong, the poor lion couldn't eat, he couldn't sleep, and he was in bad shape. I realized this when I bailed him out of jail, he hit some poor fox who said the wrong thing at the wrong time. That day, I told him to forget me, and it looks like he is, since he's flying off to another University today.

I pick up the six pack of beer from the back seat of my car and stand still for a while, collecting my thoughts. "James..." I mutter to myself. Here I am partying, while he goes off to some strange province just because I don't want to see him. I shake my head from side to side violently. It doesn't matter, he'll be fine. Besides, I'm going to ask Tracey to marry me today. I can't wait; it's going to be awesome!

I go inside the house and put the beer in the fridge, it's going to be perfect. Everyone's going to be here, my parents, her parents, all our friends. I'm going to ask her in front of them all.

My phone rings, "Hello birthday boy." I hear as I answer it. It's Tracey.

"Hi babe." I reply.

"So, how are things going? Do I need to come over and help?" she asks.

"Nope, everything's under control. I just need to unpack the snacks and I'll be done." I reply.

"Okay, baby. So, I'll see you in an hour?" she asks

"Yeah sure, that's when the party starts." I tell her excitingly.

An hour later, the house is packed with guests. All wishing me happy birthday, eating and drinking. My parents are there too, but sadly Tracey's parents couldn't make it. That doesn't change a thing; I'm still going to propose.

I stare at Tracey; she's standing at the other side of the room. She's wearing the same clothes that she wore on the day we met. "She's quite a looker." I hear someone behind me, it's Tom.

"She sure is" I say, smiling while I still look at her mingling with friends. "I'm going to ask her to marry me today." I continue.

"Really? Wow, that's awesome." Tom says.

"Yeah, I think she's the one." I tell him.

"Good luck dude." Tom says as he turns away. I don't answer him, I just stare at Tracey.

A hand touches my shoulder, "It's time for speeches, son." my dad says.

"I'll be right there." I say. Not even my parents know what I'm planning.

Tracey joins my side at the snacks table and everyone gathers around. My dad starts off, his speech is long. He talks about how proud he is of me, because I'm in University, because I'm a responsible person, and because I have someone like Tracey by my side. Next Tom is up, his speech is different. It almost offends some guests, but that's Tom, he doesn't care what others say.

Finally, it's my turn. I thank my parents for being there for me, for supporting me, for teaching me the right ways to live life. Then I turn to Tracey, "Tracey, you are the most gorgeous girl I ever laid eyes on. I've only known you for a short time, but it feels like we've been together for a lifetime." I say as I get onto my knees. I stick my hand in my pocket, I look up at her, she's a little confused. I look over to my parents, who by now realize what I'm doing. I look over to my friends, all nodding in approval. I grab the case with the ring inside and I start taking my hand out of my pocket. Everything goes quiet as everyone holds their breath, waiting for me to ask the question.

I close my eyes as I remove my hand even further from my pocket. Then, I see James. I see the first time we met when we were kids, the time we got drunk at our first University party, the time we decided to wank off to that ridiculous movie, the time we first said that we loved each other. I see all the little romantic things he did for me, our christmas dinner, I remember him having one-sided phone-sex with me. I remember the gentle lion who I love more than anything in the world.

My hand stops, and I shove the ring back in my pocket and stand up. I look over at Tracey with tears in my eyes. "I'm sorry." I tell her. I turn around and head for the door, the guests make way as I charge out the house.

"Mark! Where are you going?" Tracey calls after me, but I don't care. I ignore her; I'm running straight to the dorm where James lives. I just hope I'm not too late.

I run across the park, and make a sharp left. "Shortcut!" I shout as I run as fast as I can towards the one I truly belong with.

I turn the corner to his dorm; his car is still standing there. That means he's not gone yet! As I run over the street, James exits his dorm room with his last two suitcases. Slowly and sadly locking it behind him. He picks up his suitcases and walks across the grass towards his car.

I he sees me running towards him, he's confused. Just before I reach him, he drops his suitcases. I jump straight into him, hugging the huge beast as we both fall to the ground.

"Mark?" he asks confused. "What's going on?"

I pick up my head, and look him straight in the eye. "James." I say, panting. "I was just about to make the biggest mistake of my life, when I realized that it was you. You are the one I love, I loved you ever since we were together, and I loved you when we were broken up, it was terrible, I love you at this very moment, and I will love you until the day I die. We were always meant to be together." I confess to him, smiling.

James is shocked beyond reason. "Mark, I don't know what to say..." he says, "I thought you hated me?" he asks

"I only said that because I thought I did, because I thought that I loved Tracey, but I love you James, you are the lion of my dreams, the one I want to spend my whole life with."

"I... I don't know what to say" he repeats.

I look deeply into the eyes of the gentle beast below me, "Then don't say anything, silly." I say. I lower my head, and I kiss him...

THE END.

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Well, this story seems to have come to an end. I couldn't drag it out any longer than this. I planned for more chapters, but it would've gotten too repetitive.

Would you guys like an epilogue about what happened afterwards? Or is this enough, I'm seriously thinking of writing one, so let me know.

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I hope you all enjoyed the series, and I'll see you in the next one. :)