mark takes the rejection badly and he begins neglecting his health by not taking his hiv medication. during christmas that year, he is rushed to hospital after collapsing. when shelley finds out that mark is ill, she rushes to him and confesses that she really cares for him and so they reignite their relationship. shelley is desperate for mark to meet her family and go on holiday with her parents. she becomes slightly infatuated with him and tries to spend as much time with him as she can. mark feels that the relationship is moving too quickly and soon begins to tire of shelley.