Your POV

The next morning I awoke to an empty room. I checked my phone to find I had 1 missed call from Mark 2 minutes ago, and a text message from (YC/N) which read; "Gone out with Suzy for the day since you have a date. Have fun, I'll see you later." Immediately I called Mark back, "Well good morning beautiful" he says in a whisper like tone. It sounds as thought he didn't wake up to long ago himself. 

"Good morning to you too."  -- "Well what do you want to do today ? I'm up for anything really."  I take a moment to think about it and finally think of something fun. "Well, I wouldn't mind going to the beach."  He was quite for a moment, "yeah alright we can do that. I just got to upload my morning video and I'll come pick you up. Be there in about 30 minutes."  I just nodded and smiled as if he could see me through the phone. "Sounds good, I'll see you in a bit!" We hung up and I instantly realized 'oh god, no. He's gonna see me half naked, in my bikini!' I then had a second realization... 'well, it's not much more revealing then what he saw me in the other night.' I was really excited to go to a California beach. The closest swimmable beach was about 2 hours away from home, so I didn't get to go to the beach very often. 'Well I guess since we're going to the beach it's kinda pointless to take a shower since I'll just get all dirty and gross again. I can just take one later when I get back.' I thought. 

I spent the next 10 minutes or so running around the room trying to gather things together 'Good thing I have a tote bag.' I emptied the contents of my tote bag onto my bed and shove a random assortment of items into it I thought I outta take with me. "Okay, towel, phone, sunglasses, suntan oil... sun screen? Nah. I'll just put that on before I leave."  I sit on the edge of the bed and strip into my bra and panties, and squeeze some sun screen into my palm and apply it all over my body. I then strip out of my bra and panties and put on my bikini. Really cute pink and white checkered pattern on both pieces. 'Holy shit has it really been a half hour already?' I can hear Arin downstairs talking to someone, who I just assume is Mark. "(Y/N)" I hear Arin call from the bottom of the stairs "Mark's here."  I rush to the door, crack it open and yell "Gimme 2 minutes!" You can hear Arin start to chuckle "Yeah right." I decided I'll just wear my bikini under my clothes, so I shove my bra and panties into my tote bag to change into when we're done. I quickly grab some clothes from my suitcase and pull out a white halter top and a pair of jean shorts, throw on some flip flops and head downstairs. As I walk down stairs I can hear Mark and Arin discussing a calab video for a future date. "Ready to go?" Mark asked. I just nod and swing my tote bag over my shoulder. "I might as well leave with you, I got some shit to do with Dan today." We all take our leave and Arin locks the door behind us. 

The beach wasn't to far from what I seen traveling around LA. Only a few minutes from the condo. I was to busy looking around at all the shops and stuff I still haven't been in as we drove to notice Mark talking to me. I feel mark put his hand on my leg as he drives. "Sorry, what'd you say?" I turn and he cracks a smile. "I said, you look different."  'Is that his way of saying I look ugly today?'  I just look down at my feet."Oh." He then began to slightly rub his hand on my leg "I don't mean that in a bad way. I just meant, the last few times I've seen you, your hair was straightened and you had makeup on. Today you don't." I immediately started grabbing at my hair. "I was in such a rush to try and get ready, I didn't even think to put a brush through my hair. I'm so embarrassed." Ugh I just wanted to hide under a rock! "Well, don't worry about it. You're just as beautiful as always without the make up and I didn't exactly comb my hair this morning either." We both had a good laugh. 'I don't know what it is about Mark but when I'm with him, I feel like I can completely be myself. It's nice. I feel comfortable enough to show my true colors, and I let loose. '

We spent literally the entire day at the beach. I tanned, buried Mark in the sand and we went for a swim during sundown. Finally we got out of the water and just sat on the beach, side by side watching the sun go down. It was beautiful, the sun was setting and eventually it went down and got darker. The beach became more and more quiet until it was just Mark, myself and the crashing waves. At least on our little area of the beach. "What do you say we get outta here?" Mark begins to stand up, and reaches out his hand to help me. I take his hand, pull him down, and tackle him. He had such a surprised look on his face, so I swipe my hair back and plunge for his lips and I kissed him. When our lips break he asks "What was that for?" I just giggle and get off him. " I've been wanting to do that since we sat down." He just smiles at me, leans over and holds me close in a sweet embrace. He kisses me again, and this time he takes my old position. It felt like a dream... laying on a beach, listening to the thunderous waves, kissing one of the sweetest, funniest, goodhearted, not to mention handsome man I've ever met. Eventually we broke apart again, mostly to breathe. We both just sat there giggling, and smiling. Like 2 little school girls that finally got asked out by their crush. Mark stood up again, and took my hand. He helped me up and we packed everything away and went back to the car. The whole way back to the condo it was like we were smitten with each other. I couldn't keep my eyes off him, then I had a sudden realization... 'I could actually fall in love with him...'

Finally we reached the condos and he walks me upstairs. I reached the door and open my purse. "Oh no! Arin was the one to lock the door, I don't have the keys."  We begin to knock, and our efforts were fruitless. "No big deal, I'll just call Arin and find our where he's at." Mark pulled his phone out and gave Arin a call. I watched as he spoke with Arin and how his facial expressions were changing.. after a few minute he finally got off the phone. "So, change of plans. Looks like you'll be sleeping with me tonight. I mean at my place." He flushes from realizing how bad that sounded. 
"Where is everyone?" He just shrugs. "Arin said he's been drinking with Dan tonight so he can't drive home, and Suzy and (YC/N) have also been drinking, so they're gonna spend the night wherever it is they are... I don't remember where Arin said. So... it looks like you'll be bunking at my place tonight." 

'I have a hard enough time keeping my hands off him when we're out in public, what the hell am I gonna do when we're alone!?' I was rather quiet the whole way to his place, actually kinda nervous. 'I know I said I wanted to wait until I felt I was in love, and although I'm not at the moment- I can't help myself. On one hand, we've only known each other for a few days but on the other hand I feel like I've known him for years. What scares me is I can see me giving myself over to him. Even worse, I don't know if I'd stop it...I'm so confused!'

(NA: Sorry I've been a bit busy lately so it's a short chapter.)