Part Five

~~~ At Old Navy ~~~
 

Kas and Adam, they both seem to have fun, shopping around, looking at stuff, chatting, joking
around.   With at one point one of the employees told her to tell Adam to behave or they both will
have to leave.
 

~~~ At Macy*s ~~~
 

Christina and Jericho seemed to be on good terms with each other in the store, in that they were
talking friendly to each other and having fun   shopping.   With Christina the topic about the whole so
called love triangle   between Mari/Chris/and herself was over with, no more mention of it to her or
anyone else. She seem to want to forget about everything that happened and be   friends, before she
ends up killing anyone before getting of the show. But   with Chris, he knew that the topic
wasn't over, that they will HAVE to talk   about IT and soon.
 

~~~ At GAP ~~~
 

Hunter and Mari weren't having so much fun as the others.
 

"Look Hunter, can YOU tell me what's wrong??   You been having this weird look   for the whole
time we been in this store. "
 

"Oh nothing." He replied back to her.
 

"Is that all you can say nothing, I know something is wrong, so spill!" she   told him with one hand on
her hip and the other pointing at him with a finger.
 

"Nothing wrong, OK??!!!" he said back in an angry tone.
 

"Sure...c’mon spill it….¦"
 

"Fine!" he said in a defeated tone knowing she wouldn’t budge from the question   until he
answered her.   "I was thinking…"
 

"About?" she asked as she picked up a blue shirt and went to the mirror near   her, putting it over
herself, to see how it would look on her.
 

"Um…do I have to answer?"
 

"Yes," she said as she picked another shirt of another color and did the same as before.
 

"Well, I was thinking about what Christina said, you know about something…happening between
you and Chris…and..."
 

At this time Mari stopped looking around the store and look at the floor,   nervous for a reason she
Couldn’t understand why.   While still looking at the   floor, she said, "and?"
 

With a long sigh, Hunter continued, "And that what Christina was insinuating was you know..."
 

"Know??..¦. I don’t know Hunter, why don’t you make yourself clear," she replied in a
angry tone.  She was getting furious.   "And what the hell gives YOU the right to ask me this, and
besides if there was, and that is a big IF,   something between me and Blondie, it doesn’t involve
YOU, so why are you getting in MY business!" she told him in a very serious tone.
 

"Oh are we getting defensive here now?"
 

"Oh just shut up will you!   I don’t even know why I came with you here." She said as she turn
to leave, but was stop by a hand grabbing her arm and   turning her around, to where she was faced
to face with an angry Hunter.
 

"Oh, look cut the bitchy act, OK?   What with always being bitchy to everyone,   who never really
did anything to you, huh?  Why? And WHO gave me the right to get into your business, no
one.   Cuz your business is my business, so YOU better and I mean better have not done anything
stupid with Chris. Do you   understand me." He yelled at her in a very angry voice. But after he saw
the fear in her eyes, he regretted yelling at her, and he let her go. "Look I’m sorry…" he said
as he tried to get near her.
 

"No" she stammered as she moved away.
 

"I’m sorry really, for yelling at you, don’t be scared of me...please"
 

"What with you guys, huh?   You think just because you’re all big and strong   you can pick on
innocent girls.   And I thought I had enough with Blondie and his forcefulness, now I have to deal it
with you too?!"
 

"What?   Jericho? Forceful on you?"
 

"Look forget it, can we just lea-" but was cut off again, by Hunter’s lips pressed on hers.
She tried to fight him off, her mind telling her that this   shouldn’t be happening.   That she should
hate him, that she should fight him off, that she shouldn’t give into the kiss, but after the feeling
she was  feeling, after the way Hunter was making her heart race, making her lose her thoughts
with a touch a look, and after Hunter snaked his tongue into her   mouth, she figured out that she was in love.   In love with HIM and couldn’t resist him anymore, and gave in to the kiss. After what
seemed like eternity,   Hunter stopped kissing her and let go of her to let her as well as himself
catch some air.
 

"Look, I’m sorry, I don’t know what I was thinking."
 

She looked at him thoughtfully for a sec, before asking him something.  "Hunter, what did it mean to
you?"
 

"Huh?  What?"
 

"The kiss, what did it mean to you?"
 

"You really want to know?" And after he saw her nod, he continued, "It meant everything to me,
from the first time I saw you, I felt something, something   I couldn’t understand.   At first I
thought it was a special type of   friendship, but after I heard Christina say that she knows what
happened   between you and Jericho upstairs, I thought the worst, that you two you   know…had
sex, or something.  And I couldn’t stand it, I was angry for some reason. So I been doing
some thinking and I figured out that I was jealous at   the thought of you being with someone else,
and/or YOU being someone else’s."
 

"So what are you trying to say to me Hunter?" she asked nervously, waiting   for the answer that
might make her the happiest women on earth, or the answer that could destroy her as well.
 

After looking straight into her dark brown eyes, getting lost in them for a while, he responded, "I
love you!"   And with that response Marilyn started to cry, crying with happiness, she told him, "I
love you too Hunt!"
 

Hunter who was now VERY HAPPY, happy that he finally admitted his feelings   toward Marilyn,
happy that she loves him back, happy that he kissed her, hell   happy that he was ever invited to the
show, cause thanks to that show he met   the love of his life. And while taking in all her beautiful
face in his   hands, wiping the tears away, he repeated to her, "I love you Mari!" And   asked her, "I
love you with all my heart, will you do me the honor of being my girlfriend?" And when she nodded
he accepted that at as yes, and kissed   her full on the lips.
 

After a few minutes the separated at the sound of clapping, and when they   look around they saw a
crowd looking at them, some saying "awwww, or how beautiful" and some clapping.
Embarrassed they smiled at everyone, paid for   what they got, and left the store to meet the others.   As they were walking to the food court, Hunter asked Mari what happened between her and
Chris, and she explained everything to him, with him just nodding and understanding.