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Sorry it's been a while since I've updated! I'm getting tonnes of homework and I need to revise for exams!

On the other hand, thank you SO much for your reviews! They are so helpful and encouraging! You will find the replies to all of them at the end of this chapter!

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Disclaimer: I do not own the TV show Glee or any of its characters.

Marley's POV

Marley was sat at home doing her homework, but she hadn't made much progress since she started an hour ago. All she could think about the day's events. She couldn't help the wave of sadness that flowed through her, even though in a way she was relieved to have got some of the weight of all her secrets taken off her shoulders.

It all started at lunch when Jake came searching for her. Once he found her in the library, he insisted that she closed her eyes and let him guide her to wherever he was taking her. Marley sighed, as she wasn't really in the mood to be around anyone and went to the library for a peaceful lunchtime, but she obliged politely because she didn't want to upset him. He seemed really excited about something. So Marley put one hand over her eyes and let Jake take the other one to lead her out of the library. Marley felt Jake abruptly stop beside her, after walking for what felt like ages, and heard the clicking sound of a door being closed. Jake guided her through what she presumed was the doorway and let go of her hand, so she was left standing.

"Tada!" Came Jake's voice from somewhere in the room. Marley took that as a signal to open her eyes. Her arm, slightly aching, dropped to her side and she looked around. They were standing in an art classroom. set up in the middle was a pottery station with two stools. "What's going on?" Marley asked, slightly confused. "I have a confession, Marley" Jake said suddenly. "You remember all that stuff I got you for Valentines Day?" He asked. "Yeah" Marley replied slowly. "Well, I didn't get you any of that...It was all Ryder. I didn't know what to get you and I feel awful but I-" Marley cut him off. "I know it was Ryder" She told him. Jake looked up at her suspiciously. "Did he tell you?" He asked. "No, I guessed because when Ryder and I were working on Grease we hung out a few times and got to know each other. I told him what my favourite flower was. I told him I liked that necklace when we went shopping a few months ago...He knows everything about me..." She trailed off, almost too dreamily before she remembered everything.

"Okay" Jake continued once Marley finished. "Well, I felt terrible for not coming up with any of those ideas on my own so I thought this would be a fun late present..." He trailed of gesturing to the pottery station. Marley smiled lightly as they both went to sit down. Jake wrapped his arms around Marley and they started. After a few seconds, he began singing.

Oh, my love, my darling

I've hungered for your touch

A long, lonely time

As Marley realized what he was singing, a wave of panic came over her. After Grease, she had a huge crush on Ryder and one time he came over to her house and they watched Ghost. She remembered how Ryder had sung along to Unchained Melody and how she just sat there staring at him, his warm, velvety voice melting her heart. This cannot be happening, she thought to herself.

And time goes by so slowly

And time can do so much

Are you still mi-

Marley couldn't take it anymore. The guilt was suffocating her and she couldn't lie to Jake when he had gone to all this effort. "Stop, Jake. Just stop." she said so suddenly. Jake stopped abruptly, looking at Marley full of confusion. Marley unwound Jake's arms from around her and stood up. "I can't do this" she said quietly. "Do what, Marley? What's going on?" Jake inquired. "Ryder kissed me" Marley blurted out. Jake looked up suddenly. "And I didn't stop him" she finished, looking at Jake. His facial expression changed from confusion to hurt and eventually to anger. "I knew something was going on with you two" He said, his voice getting louder with each word. "What?" Marley asked confused. "No there isn't. It was a one-time thing and I swear it won't happen again. I didn't feel anything." She told Jake, although part of her strongly disagreed with the words that came out of her mouth. "Well you know what?" Jake snarled. "You can suck face with him all you want because we are done, Marley" And without giving Marley the chance to reply, he stormed out of the classroom, leaving her standing in an eerie silence.

Marley's eyes filled with fresh tears as she recalled everything. She decided there was no point in doing her homework since she had no chance whatsoever of making any progress, so she decided to go on her laptop for a while to take her mind off of everything. She logged onto Facebook,in case any of her friends had messaged her. She had a message from Unique. It read: Hey, girl, what happened to you today? You skipped Glee club and you never miss it! Marley decided she would message Unique back later. She looked to see if Jake was online, hoping maybe she could talk about it properly and maturely with him. He was online, but Marley didn't have the guts to message him. He's probably still furious, she told herself. As she scrolled further down her chat list she saw Ryder's name.

Just talk to him. You'll have to do it eventually, she told herself. Before she chickened out once more Marley typed Hey and hit send. A few seconds later, Ryder replied. Hi the message read. We really need to talk Marley typed. I've been thinking that sins it all spiralld out of control Ryder responded. Marley stared at her screen deep in thought. Can we meet? She asked him. Shure, ware and when? Marley checked her clock; It was too late to meet up. Tomorrow at the Lima Bean, 1 o'clock? She asked hopefully. I'll be there he replied. Marley smiled and shut her laptop.

She wanted to make things right with both Ryder and Jake and she was pleased she was getting the chance to do that. She would let Jake calm down and try and talk to him in a week or two. Her top priority right now was making things right with Ryder. And so, for the first time in weeks, she slept peacefully. That night she dreamed Ryder serenaded her with Unchained Melody.

So guys, that concludes chapter 4! What did you think? I tried to make it longer as some of your reviews said that previous chapters were too short. I was thinking maybe from the next chapter onwards, write it from both Ryder and Marley's POV to make the chapters longer-tell me what you think about that in your reviews!

Speaking of reviews, thank you to all of you who reviewed the last chapter (there were just so many of you! :D) They really help and I hope I get more for this chapter!

Review Replies:

Angelina Johnson: I hope you liked this chapter and I'm sorry it's taken a while for me to update! P.S It means so much to me that one of my favourite authors on here has read and reviewed my fanfic!

Gleeotch13: Thank you! I hope you enjoyed this chapter just as much!

HG and PJO 4ever: Thank you, that really means so much to me!

that70sfinchelgleek: I just love Ryder and it's evident how much he cares for Marley, I'm glad I've been able to write him that way!

PortiaInAStorm: Thank you. I did try to make this chapter longer and like I said, I am thinking about writing both Ryder and Marley's point of view in one chapter to make them longer. I'm glad you enjoyed the last chapter and hope you enjoyed this one just as much!

CrestofGlee:I'm glad you liked it and hope you enjoyed this chapter too!

ChuckNutz: Haha, I need to keep the story interesting somehow! Glad you liked it though! :)

Guest: Thank you for reviewing, I hope you liked this chapter!

Hopefully I'll update soon! Please review, all reviews help me become a better writer! Thanks for reading! :D