Chapter 4- When Will the Drama Stop?

As Corrine lay in bed that night she couldn't help but think about how different the night had been to what she had expected. In her fantasies about the party, she spent the whole night with Marshall just having a good time, not him reducing her to tears. Although she had thought about it she never expected to end up being with Scott the entire time. He even gave her a good night kiss, it was short but very sweet and really made Corrine wonder about what tomorrow was going to be like. She had so many questions floating around in her head. 'Did this mean her and Scott were a couple?' 'Was what Marshall said actually an honest mistake?' and 'What was Lucas doing in her room!….

"Shhhh I think Corrine's asleep" she heard Josie whisper

"Do you think she'd mind if I stayed a for a while" Lucas asked, obviously very close to Josie

"Mr. Randall, that's quite inappropriate" Josie said sarcastically

"Oh well, goodnight, I had an amazing time" Lucas said softly

"Surprisingly I did too," Josie said shyly

Then all Corrine could hear was a few kissy noises and something about "See ya tomorrow" then the door shut and Josie jumping on her bed. The next thing she knew it was morning and the only sound she could hear was Josie's snoring.

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"Hey" Lucas greeted Corrine when she came downstairs for breakfast

"Hi" she replied, thankful that neither Scott nor Marshall was there

"You seen Josie?" he asked casually

"She just woke up as I left, she'll be down in a few minutes" Corrine couldn't help but smile, knowing that last night all of Lucas' dreams had come true 'At least that's one of us' she thought

Corrine and Lucas continued to talk about science mainly until they saw Josie heading towards them

"Hey guys" she said as she sat next to Lucas and kissed him on the cheek, causing him to go bright red

"Look who I found along the way" she continued

Corrine looked up, not realizing until now that Scott had been with her

"Hey" he smiled

"Hello" she said, not sure what emotion to express

He sat down and the four of them continued to talk. Once they had finished eating Scott turned to Corrine and asked

"What are you up to today?"

"Um, nothing really, why?" she answered

"Well if your not busy, would you like to take a walk…now if possible" he half-laughed

"Uh okay sure" she smiled again

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Once they were in the grounds Scott hesitantly took hold of Corrine's hand. She blushed but enjoyed the feeling it sent up her arm and the warmth of his palm on hers, so didn't pull away.

"Corrine?" he said once they had been walking for a while

"Yeah" she answered casually

"I really like you" he said shyly "And was wondering if maybe you'd like to go out with me some time" he continued

"I'd like that" she said honestly and didn't bother trying to contain the smile spreading across her face

Scott grinned and slowly intertwined their fingers and pulled her a bit closer. Now they were officially a couple. That only left Corrine with one unanswered question.

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The next two weeks went by fast, Josie and Lucas had been hanging out a lot. Corrine and Scott were the school's new "It Couple" and Marshall hadn't spoken to Corrine since Vaughn's party. He'd kept his distance since she had started dating Scott. He still spoke to everyone else in the gang though it was awkward at science club meetings. He had ended up hanging with Vaughn a lot, seeing as they were both kind of third wheels now.

On Saturday night Corrine was sitting in her favorite place, a giant oak tree at the edge of the school grounds. As she sat enjoying the sunset, the book she was reading sitting on her lap, she felt someone come up behind her. She turned to see Marshall standing there

"Fancy finding you here" he said quietly

"You too" Corrine replied

"We haven't talked in a while" Marshall stated the obvious

"Nope" Corrine laughed

"How's Scott?" he asked uncomfortably

"Good" she answered quickly

"You two seem…cozy" he continued to make the situation more awkward

"Um yeah" Corrine was desperate to get leave this conversation where it was

"So you got together at Vaughn's?" he asked

"Basically, after….uh" she stopped

"Right" Marshall said knowingly and sounding annoyed with himself

"You know I didn't mean it" Marshall said emotionally "The truth is I actually really like you…and have for a while now" he continued

"Marshall, I really can't handle this right now" Corrine said, trying to absorb what he had just admitted

"But…" he started

"NO! You had your chance, you've had three years to make a move" Corrine said harshly "A month ago I would have thought I was dreaming everything you just said but now, I have a boyfriend, who really likes me" she was now very worked-up

"Wait, what? You're saying you liked me too?" Marshall said sounding shocked

"Maybe" Corrine answered, calming down

Marshall smiled and then whacked himself in the head for being so blind to her feelings

"Listen Corrine, I didn't come here today with a hidden agenda. But do think about it" he said sincerely then putting his hand on hers he squeezed it gently, stood up and walked away.

Corrine could still feel the spot he had touched her the next day.

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A/N- There we go, more CxM drama to finish off the chapter, I'm hoping to get the next chapter up on the weekend so look out for it! REVIEW.