The Next Chapter (6/?)
Title: The Next Chapter
Character/Pairing: Maddy/Mark
Word Count: 956
Genre: Romance/Family
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Maddy and Mark are at the beginning of their lives together.
Author’s Note: Sorry that I haven't updated this in a while. School's sucked up a huge chunk of my time, and honestly, I've been lazy. But, here's the next installment, and I hope you all enjoy!
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Maddy loved her new niece to death. The little girl was the epitome of adorable, even at eleven days old. Mark had bought sixty terras worth of clothes for the newborn, even though it would only last her for a short amount of time. He had been smart enough to get clothes for four and five months, because the younger Shannon household was already overflowing with newborn clothes from friends.
The couple was sitting at the table in their home, eating dinner. Maddy was smiling happily, like she had been doing for the past week. She felt like it was impossible for her to stop smiling.
“Maddy...” Mark started to say, but stopped.
Maddy looked up, and into her husband’s eyes. She knew the tone he was using; it was one she didn’t like, not one bit. The smile that she thought would last forever quickly faded off her face.
“There’s a mission OTG, it’s a week and a half long; ten days, and it starts in two days...”
“And?” Maddy set her fork down.
“I volunteered to go, along with the rest of my team.” He stared at her intensely, waiting her to say something.
“You volunteered?”
“It’s only out to outpost eleven. It’s a half hour away from the colony, and there has been a huge boost of Carno activity, and we need to go to see what’s causing it, along with a science team, I volunteered so I can help keep the colony safe, to keep you safe.”
“Carno’s? Mark! Do you know how dangerous those are? They kill people without a second thought, and you’re offering to go on a mission that will directly dealing with them?!” She stood up abruptly, nearly knocking over her glass of wine.
Mark ran his fingers through his neatly cropped hair, “I realise that it’s dangerous Maddy, but it needs to be done. I need to do this to keep you safe; to keep your family safe; to keep the rest of Terra Nova safe!”
“So you’re going to leave me here, alone, for ten days, while you go out on a mission that seems to practically be a death sentence! One that there’s a huge possibility you’ll never come back to me!” Maddy felt tears cloud her eyes.
Mark took a step closer, and she didn’t step back, “I love you Maddy, I’ll always come back to you.”
“Don’t make a promise you know that you can’t keep, Mark. There’s no guarantee you’ll come back to me, there’s no guarantee anyone going on that mission will come back, you know that.”
“Hey, hey,” Mark cupped Maddy’s face in his hands, “I’ll always try my best to come back to you, you’re my everything Maddy, and I love you, more than anything else in the world.”
“I love you, but...how could you even sign up for this?” Maddy pulled back from his grasp.
Mark sighed; he thought that they were getting somewhere, “Taylor’s been considering me for a promotion to Captain, this mission could give me it.”
“Taylor would give you the damned promotion either way! You don’t have to go on this mission to get it!” She cried out.
“This isn’t just about the promotion Maddy! This is about keeping everyone safe! How many times do I have to say that?”
“I’m-I’m going out, don’t bother following me.” Maddy whispered, and only paused to slip her feet into a pair of sandals before walking out, and slamming the door behind her.
“Maddy!” Mark shouted after her, with no answer.
Mark groaned, and nearly punched the wall. He so desperately wanted to follow her, but one of the first lessons that his father-in-law had taught him, was to never, ever disobey something a Shannon woman said when mad. Jim had said that he learned it the hard way too many times to count.
Maddy walked around the settlement, making her way to Andrea’s house. The lights were on in the small home, signifying that someone was inside. Maddy knocked on the door rapidly, until her friend opened it.
“Okay, Okay, I’m here now-,” Andrea started, but stopped abruptly when she saw her friend with tears in her eyes.
“Maddy? Are you okay? What happened?” she quickly ushered her into the home, and onto the couch.
She stared at her expectantly, waiting for an answer.
“I’m sorry; I don’t know why I'm acting like this. It’s just... Mark told me that he’s going on a mission OTG for a week and a half.”
Andrea nodded her head as she spoke. “I thought he would have at least asked my opinion on it before he signed up. That’s what really gotten to me, the fact that he didn’t even tell me until two days before he was due to leave. I’d get it if it was a mission for a day or two OTG, but ten days? And it’s into Carno territory too!”
“Take a deep breath Maddy,” Andrea said soothingly.
Maddy breathed in deeply. She immediately felt better that she wasn’t depriving her brain of much needed oxygen.
“What are you going to do?” Andrea asked.
“Can I-Can I stay here for the night? I mean, as long as you and Louis don’t mind.” Maddy asked.
Andrea nodded her head, “Of course you can stay for the night; Louis is still OTG until tomorrow, anyways.”
“Thank you, Andrea.” Maddy hugged her friend tightly.
“Anytime, Maddy. You better try to patch things up with Mark; the longer you wait, the harder it gets.” Andrea said. “Come on, I’ll get you some pyjamas for the night.”
Maddy nodded, and wiped a stray tear that had fallen from her eyes. A good night’s sleep was what she needed right now.
Character/Pairing: Maddy/Mark
Word Count: 956
Genre: Romance/Family
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Maddy and Mark are at the beginning of their lives together.
Author’s Note: Sorry that I haven't updated this in a while. School's sucked up a huge chunk of my time, and honestly, I've been lazy. But, here's the next installment, and I hope you all enjoy!
1 2 3 4 5
Maddy loved her new niece to death. The little girl was the epitome of adorable, even at eleven days old. Mark had bought sixty terras worth of clothes for the newborn, even though it would only last her for a short amount of time. He had been smart enough to get clothes for four and five months, because the younger Shannon household was already overflowing with newborn clothes from friends.
The couple was sitting at the table in their home, eating dinner. Maddy was smiling happily, like she had been doing for the past week. She felt like it was impossible for her to stop smiling.
“Maddy...” Mark started to say, but stopped.
Maddy looked up, and into her husband’s eyes. She knew the tone he was using; it was one she didn’t like, not one bit. The smile that she thought would last forever quickly faded off her face.
“There’s a mission OTG, it’s a week and a half long; ten days, and it starts in two days...”
“And?” Maddy set her fork down.
“I volunteered to go, along with the rest of my team.” He stared at her intensely, waiting her to say something.
“You volunteered?”
“It’s only out to outpost eleven. It’s a half hour away from the colony, and there has been a huge boost of Carno activity, and we need to go to see what’s causing it, along with a science team, I volunteered so I can help keep the colony safe, to keep you safe.”
“Carno’s? Mark! Do you know how dangerous those are? They kill people without a second thought, and you’re offering to go on a mission that will directly dealing with them?!” She stood up abruptly, nearly knocking over her glass of wine.
Mark ran his fingers through his neatly cropped hair, “I realise that it’s dangerous Maddy, but it needs to be done. I need to do this to keep you safe; to keep your family safe; to keep the rest of Terra Nova safe!”
“So you’re going to leave me here, alone, for ten days, while you go out on a mission that seems to practically be a death sentence! One that there’s a huge possibility you’ll never come back to me!” Maddy felt tears cloud her eyes.
Mark took a step closer, and she didn’t step back, “I love you Maddy, I’ll always come back to you.”
“Don’t make a promise you know that you can’t keep, Mark. There’s no guarantee you’ll come back to me, there’s no guarantee anyone going on that mission will come back, you know that.”
“Hey, hey,” Mark cupped Maddy’s face in his hands, “I’ll always try my best to come back to you, you’re my everything Maddy, and I love you, more than anything else in the world.”
“I love you, but...how could you even sign up for this?” Maddy pulled back from his grasp.
Mark sighed; he thought that they were getting somewhere, “Taylor’s been considering me for a promotion to Captain, this mission could give me it.”
“Taylor would give you the damned promotion either way! You don’t have to go on this mission to get it!” She cried out.
“This isn’t just about the promotion Maddy! This is about keeping everyone safe! How many times do I have to say that?”
“I’m-I’m going out, don’t bother following me.” Maddy whispered, and only paused to slip her feet into a pair of sandals before walking out, and slamming the door behind her.
“Maddy!” Mark shouted after her, with no answer.
Mark groaned, and nearly punched the wall. He so desperately wanted to follow her, but one of the first lessons that his father-in-law had taught him, was to never, ever disobey something a Shannon woman said when mad. Jim had said that he learned it the hard way too many times to count.
Maddy walked around the settlement, making her way to Andrea’s house. The lights were on in the small home, signifying that someone was inside. Maddy knocked on the door rapidly, until her friend opened it.
“Okay, Okay, I’m here now-,” Andrea started, but stopped abruptly when she saw her friend with tears in her eyes.
“Maddy? Are you okay? What happened?” she quickly ushered her into the home, and onto the couch.
She stared at her expectantly, waiting for an answer.
“I’m sorry; I don’t know why I'm acting like this. It’s just... Mark told me that he’s going on a mission OTG for a week and a half.”
Andrea nodded her head as she spoke. “I thought he would have at least asked my opinion on it before he signed up. That’s what really gotten to me, the fact that he didn’t even tell me until two days before he was due to leave. I’d get it if it was a mission for a day or two OTG, but ten days? And it’s into Carno territory too!”
“Take a deep breath Maddy,” Andrea said soothingly.
Maddy breathed in deeply. She immediately felt better that she wasn’t depriving her brain of much needed oxygen.
“What are you going to do?” Andrea asked.
“Can I-Can I stay here for the night? I mean, as long as you and Louis don’t mind.” Maddy asked.
Andrea nodded her head, “Of course you can stay for the night; Louis is still OTG until tomorrow, anyways.”
“Thank you, Andrea.” Maddy hugged her friend tightly.
“Anytime, Maddy. You better try to patch things up with Mark; the longer you wait, the harder it gets.” Andrea said. “Come on, I’ll get you some pyjamas for the night.”
Maddy nodded, and wiped a stray tear that had fallen from her eyes. A good night’s sleep was what she needed right now.