And so, here we are. Mark's driving the van and Yeshua's sitting at the passenger's seat. "Does it smell good?" Tabitha whispered to me while she's still wearing Jaime's coat, she's the one sitting beside me now. "I don't know," I whispered back. I was still wearing Mark's coat as well. "Smell it." Said Tabitha as she nodded at me. I furrowed my brows. "What? No!" I whispered back while shaking my head. "Oh, come on! I want to know if he smells good!" Whispered Tabitha.
I slightly moved away from her, hugged the coat, and looked at her from head down. "Why? You already have Jaime's!" I whispered back. Tabitha then puckered her lips then side eyed to the driver's seat. "Mark, could you tell me again how old you are?" Asked Yeshua, making both me and Tabitha look towards Him. Oh, I'm sure Tabitha's excited for this."Quarter to 30's, Teacher." Answered Mark. He called You 'Teacher'… "He's not too old for you!" Tabitha whispered to me and began shaking me. "Stop it, Tabitha! I want to focus on Yeshua first!" I whispered back to her as I removed her hands from me.
"If it's okay with you, Mark, can I ask if you're already taken?" Asked Yeshua again. Oh, You're also having fun in this, huh. Yeshua nodded. "I-uh…" then Mark cleared his throat, "I-I'm not. I want to focus on You more, Teacher." Mark answered. I felt my cheeks get warm. "Wait! Do you know who Teacher really is?" Asked Simon from the back of the van. "No need to yell, Simon." Said John. "Yes, He is Christ. The Risen Son of God." Answered Mark. Oh, he then definitely knew that You can hear his thoughts! Yeshua chuckled.
"Oh, You're teasing, Yeshua. Stop it. I need to focus on driving." Said Mark as he chuckled as well. And he is close with You too! "Oh, if only you knew," said Yeshua as He looked at Mark and then me. No… Yeshua nodded. "I knew it! He likes you, Maria!" Tabitha whispered to me excitedly and began shaking me again. "Knock it off, would you?" I said to Tabitha as I removed her hands from me again.
"You sure this is the place, Mark?" Asked Jude. "Yes, Jude. This is what Naomi said to Boaz." Answered Mark as he made a turn towards the luxurious looking hotel. "How many rooms did they book?" Asked James. "The suite." Answered Mark. "You didn't tell us that both of you came from a wealthy family in the city!" Said Simon. "We're… not… wealthy, Simon." Said Jude. "Not wealthy? Your aunt booked us a suite in a luxurious hotel here in the city!" John.
"Aunt, not mother," James.
"Our father, who is our aunt Naomi's brother, works as a branch manager in one of the branches of Boaz's stores." Jude.
"What? That doesn't make any sense." Andrew.
"In simpler terms, he doesn't want to use the family relations as a ladder to go up the ladder." James.
"What ladder?" John. "We're here." Said Mark as he pulled the handbrake of the van. "Be-be careful with it." Said Thomas. Oh, right. It's his van. And all of us left the van with our things.
Before we walked towards the entrance of the hotel from the parking lot, I took off Mark's coat and walked towards him, "Y-your coat…" I said to him shyly, not looking at him as I gave back his coat. Mark took it and put it back to me, making me look at him. He smiled then said, "Keep it." Then he began to lead us towards the hotel. "He definitely likes you!" Said Tabitha excitedly. "Shut it! He's just kind!" I said to her then walked away. Tabitha quickly followed me and mocked me, "'He's just kind' my foot! He definitely likes you!"