He hit you. Just once, and he didn’t mean to. Everything was just so overwhelming; Charlie’s death, Bryon kicking him out, him getting jailed… Nothing was the same anymore and he just couldn’t take it. But he never meant to take it out on you. It was never your fault. Ever. Mark attempts to comfort you as you cry, trying to ease up what he ruined. But like everything else, he just couldn’t save it.

“Baby, please! You know I didn’t mean to! I’ll fix it for you, for us!” he watches in panic as you begin packing your things, beginning to leave in tears. But he doesn’t let you. “Hey! You know I ain’t lettin’ you leave here without me at least sayin’ I’m sorry.”

He looks you dead in the eye, and you recognize that look: He’s scared.