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CHAPTER FORTY love and addiction. season four, episode two.
CASSIE STARED AT THE CEILING FAN AS IT SPUN AROUND IN CIRCLES, COOLING OFF THE ROOM."Wow," she breathed out heavily, turning her head to the side with a grin. "I mean, seriously. Wow."
"Believe it or not, that's not an uncommon reaction," Mark smirked, his eyes burning into the side of her head.
Cassie laughed, smacking him on the chest. "Shut up." She moved to lay on her side, wrapping her arms around his torso, looking up at him with her head on her chest. "Can I sleep here tonight? I don't feel like driving home."
"That's new."
"What do you mean?"
"You don't do sleepovers," he stated factually.
"Okay," she shrugged. "Well, I do now."
Mark thought for a moment, a strange sense of hope brewing in his chest. "Okay, but... why?"
"I just told you, I don't feel like driving. I'm super tired, and not really in the mood to fall asleep behind the wheel."
"You could walk," Mark suggested teasingly.
"Sure, yeah," Cassie scoffed dryly. "I'll walk, and then I'll be sluggish and disoriented, and then I won't pay attention to the stoplights, and then I'll get hit by a bus, and then I'll die. Sounds good to me."
"I'm kidding, Cass. Of course you can spend the night." He looked down at her relaxed figure, testing the waters a bit. "And you're sure... there's no other reason?"
Cassie tensed for a moment, not wanted to admit why she was staying. "Nope," she answered quickly. "No other reason."
Mark sighed softly to himself in disappointment, but quickly changed the subject. "So, are you going to tell me why you're so pissed at O'Malley?"
Cassie removed herself from his body, leaving him feeling much colder than before. "I-I'm not mad at George."
"Oh please," he rolled his eyes. "I could see you glaring at him during rounds from a mile away. You can tell me, I won't say anything."
"Nothing to tell."
"Tell that to your face."
"It's not..." she paused. "It's not a big deal."
Mark sighed exasperated. "Just tell me!"
She narrowed her eyes at him with a scoff. "Oh my god, you are such a gossip!"
