Upon arriving home, Marcie signaled Charlie Brown inside and handed him a picture. "Mom took it a while ago." She explained shyly as his eyes widened.

"I…I don't believe it…he…it…I…wow!" Charlie Brown responded as she smiled.

"Yup."

"I'm so happy to be home, Charles."

"I never doubted it, Marceline R Carlin."

"Call me that again and you won't live another day!"

February was a calming month, but Marcie beamed when she saw a valentine saying 'Be my valentine, Marzipan-XOX, Charles'. She surprised him back with a valentine she meant to give him the previous year.

March was fun with its annual spring parade-something Marcie loved going to. It was even more wonderful with Charlie Brown by her side.

April had its ups and downs as well. Charlie Brown learnt from Linus; who learnt it from Pigpen (he learnt it from Schroeder) that the Little-Red-Haired-Girl had a boyfriend-Craig Bowerman. Marcie was also a busy beaver, usually helping out at home with anything that needed helping out. The best thing about April though was finally teaching Marcie to make Easter eggs for the egg hunt.

May was Charlie Brown's favorite month that year: Snoopy's family came over for a two week long visit, Marcie's cousin-Maynard-also came over and adopted Marbles. The two hit it off well and formed a deep bond due to being intelligent and great companions. Sally also cut tires with Eudora; but after some convincing from Charlie Brown, they became friends again. Marcie too had a short breakup with Peppermint Patty; but due to the latter always being busy-nothing personal though.

Early June was the most exciting month for Marcie and Charlie Brown. "Charles, can you believe it? Can you?" she asked in happiness.

"Yeah. Not much longer now." He smiled at her.

"I know! School's almost over. I'll get to spend it with you, mom, dad and-"

"Lucy told me you were asking MANY questions on how she can cope with Linus and Rerun…"

"Yeah…I'm still a bit insecure, Charles…I've always been told to be perfect by my parents…now I'll have to be told to be perfect by…"

"By who?" Peppermint Patty asked.

"Hey Patty." Charlie Brown cheerfully smiled.

"Sir…we have to talk." Marcie began.

"I think I know what's wrong. I'm sorry about being so busy lately. Can you forgive me somehow, Marcie?" the tomboy sighed.

"I can forgive you; but I have something important to tell you…well, Charles knows already, but it's time you know…"

"I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT!"

"You did?"

"Yeah…I'm at your house ALL THE TIME. I may be an airhead in every non-sport aspect of life, but I'm observant, Marcie. Congratulations. I'm so proud for you."

"It's not for another month and a half, Sir. There's still time."

"Oh…I thought it was the last week of JUNE…my mistake…"

"So I noticed, Sir."

"Stop calling me 'Sir'!"

Lucy smiled as she walked towards Charlie Brown. "Charlie Brown, oh Charlie Brown." She chanted.

Charlie Brown gulped hardly. "Oh no…" he trembled to his friends.

"I'll hold the football and you'll come running up to kick it."

Standing up, Charlie Brown exclaimed, "You always trick me like this! You say you won't pull it away, but at the last minute, you always do!" he shouted.

"Charlie Brown doesn't trust me…WAAAAAH!" Lucy crocodile teared up.

"I wonder why." Remarked Marcie. "For starters, you're the worst at football. You never let him hit a homerun or score a free throw! He's never gotten a hole in one or spiked the ball without you spoiling the moment!"

"Easy girl." Peppermint Patty tried to calm Marcie down a notch.

"If you're gonna kick the football away from Charlie Brown, he might as well practice speeding up. Am I right?"

"He'll still be a blockhead, Carlin; but sure." Replied Lucy nonchalantly.

Smiling at that, Marcie put a hand on Charlie Brown's shoulder. "Now Charles, I need you to practice your running." She explained.

"On it, Marcie." He saluted.

"Good."

Marcie never admitted it with Charlie Brown, but she did know it was time to let him know. "Charles..." she began. "I know you always tiptoed around the question, but since you like-like me, do you...love me?" she blushed in humiliation. Of course he'd say yes.

"Do I what?" he asked as her eyes shrank.

"Love me, Charles. Do you love me or like-like me?"

"I...I get this fuzzy feeling all over when you're around. I feel all happy and giddy; butterflies fly in my stomach and..." Charlie Brown smiled as he grabbed Marcie by the shirt and pulled her into a lip-to-lip kiss. "Yes...I love you, Marcie." She giggled as he said those words before it hit her like a ton of bricks: the boy she was always asking if he LIKED her confessed to LOVING her.

"Charles, did I wake up in the Twilight Zone?" A blushing Marcie teased.

The two giggled before Peppermint Patty raced up to the two kids in distress. "How much longer until August?" she shrieked.

"It's almost the third week of June, Sir. Why-oh no...don't tell me!" the bespectacled girl realized. "It's happened again, hasn't it?"

"Again?!" Charlie Brown and Peppermint Patty asked.

"Sir, did mom's water break?"

"What the heck does that mean?" the tomboy asked.

"Is she in labor? It's too early!"

"No, I'm just curious."

"Phew...I can relax."

"What do you mean by 'again' though?" Charlie Brown asked.

"Nothing...I was just tweaking out." Marcie blushed.

"I doubt it, Chuck." Peppermint Patty whispered.

"Agreed." Replied Charlie Brown.

Well, there's chapter 14 for y'all. Doing this is fun and a great way to kick off another summer's day.

I really love doing this for everyone out there, and just Hakuna Matata; everything IS going good for me (aside from an idiotic little brother driving me insane lately) and I will be finishing this sometime in the summer-if not, early fall.

In other news today, my computer did an update while I was out with my mom, so some of my work got erased and I had to redo it.

-LivingOnLaughs

June 15th 2019