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Chapter 6- Making it Clearer

Corrine couldn't stop thinking about what Scott had said. Sure, she had thought about her and Marshall getting together. She had always had a feeling that eventually they would but now with Scott out of the picture and everything he had said to her recently, it seemed so much more real.

Not wanting to think about it anymore, she went straight to bed in an attempt to delay the very awkward situations that were sure to come in the morning.

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"Oi sleepy!" was what Corrine awoke to the next morning

"Someone's here to see you" Josie teased then turned back to Marshall who was standing at the door

"She'll a minute to get her self ready, go and have breakfast or something" she suggested

"It's okay, I'll wait out here" Marshall replied

"Whatever, I've got to go- Lucas is taking me out" Josie said, she waved goodbye to Corrine and winked knowingly at Marshall.

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Once Corrine was dressed and ready she opened the door of her room to find Marshall sitting down, leaning against the wall. As soon as she appeared he jumped to his feet.

"'Morning" he greeted her

"'Morning" she blushed back

"Would you like to take a walk?" Marshall asked

Corrine smiled, last time she had been asked that it had turned out very well.

"Sure" she answered

"It's a shame Scott had to leave" Marshall said once they were outside in the now-winter air

"It was great having him round again, he hasn't changed a bit" he continued

Corrine just nodded along, looking down at her feet

"And you must be gutted as well" Marshall said nervously

"I guess, I mean, he was great, but towards the end there was no…." she struggled to find the word she was looking for.

"…magic?" Marshall finished her sentence, looking into her eyes.

Corrine blushed "Yeah" said, meeting his gaze.

He looked back down at the ground but she continued to stare

"We broke up" Corrine said bluntly as if she was dropping very unsubtle hints

"I know, Scott told me" Marshall replied

"Oh" Corrine breathed out, if he knew then why hadn't he said anything?

"Where are we going?" Corrine asked, looking around her, they had now wandered out of the school grounds and onto the road outside.

"You'll see" Marshall smiled to himself

Corrine looked at him suspiciously but decided to trust his judgment.

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Once they had walked the short way into town, most of it in silence they came to Corrine's favorite café.

"What are we doing here?" she asked as they stopped outside the door

"You'll see" Marshall smiled again. He put his hands over Corrine's eyes and led her inside.

"Uh, what's going on?" she asked nervously

He took his hands away. "SURPRISE!" almost everyone in the room shouted.

Josie, Lucas, Vaughn, Professor Z and a lot of other familiar faces from Blake Holsey were all standing around the balloon covered room.

"What?" Corrine shrieked and looked at Josie for an explanation

"You thought we wouldn't remember that your birthday's on Monday" Josie giggled

"Well we didn't" Lucas looked guilty "But Marshall did, he thought that Saturday was a better day to have a party on though".

Corrine whirled around to see Marshall standing shyly at the door, looking straight at her. Without even thinking or caring about the events of the past weeks, Corrine walked straight up to him. Somehow when their bodies met they fit with the other perfectly. She brought her face in closer to his, she smiled at him before closing her eyes and letting their lips crash together. There were many shouts and whistles but neither of them cared.

"Thank you" Corrine said breathlessly, still in Marshall's embrace

"No problem, but, I still can't help but feel like I'm only your first option because Scott's gone" he said honestly.

"Please" Corrine laughed while bringing their faces in-line with each other "I'd choose you over him any day".

Marshall couldn't contain his smile. "You know, there is a closet out the back"

"Don't even think about it" Corrine giggled and then pulled him down for another, more passionate kiss. Once they pulled away Corrine whispered "Thank you Scott Hudson"

Marshall looked alarmed but calmed down when she started to speak again.

"For making my decision so much clearer".

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A/N- Last chapter, hope you liked it. I didn't know when Corrine's birthday was so I just made it up. Please review even if you haven't before. Seriously even if it's like one word I'll still appreciate it.