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Leo

Leo watches from the bottom of the stairs, as Bree speeds out of the elevator and past him. The sudden gust of wind pushes him sideways and sends him toppling off the stairs. After landing beside the staircase with a grunt, he frowns and looks back up to where Bree had disappeared in a blur. He hears Bree slam a door shut, and winces. He then looks back toward the elevator where he sees a troubled Chase hurry out and into the living room. What could Chase have possibly done to make her run out like that?

Leo stands and brushes himself off. "Chase? What the heck did you say?"

"Well, technically it wasn't something I said," Chase answers with a cautious chuckle, he was heading for the stairs.

Leo puts his arm out to stop him. If Chase isn't going to be Mr. Intelligent right now, then Leo will just have to take on the annoying responsibility. "I don't think that's a good idea. It doesn't look like she's in the mood to talk." Obviously. "What did you do?"

Chase is hesitant to tell Leo, and Leo pushes for an answer. "Chase—?"

"I kissed her!" He blurts.

"You kissed Bree?" Adam says from the kitchen, mouthful of freshly buttered toast. Chase and Leo jump, both startled by the new voice. Adam must have walked in without them knowing. He looks surprised by the news, but not at all concerned.

"Y-Yeah," Chase says nervously, obviously not enjoying the fact that Leo and Adam now know something Chase had hoped would be a secret.

Leo scrunches his eyebrows together in thought. "If all you did was kiss her, then why did she run out like that?" Chase looks unsettled, and Leo suddenly feels empathy for him. Chase has no idea why Bree ran out like that either.

Maybe, to Leo's utter disgust, there's a possibility that Bree might be genuinely interested in Marcus, and Leo's sure its crushing Chase worse than Leo can imagine.

Leo suddenly feels a wave of nausea as he thinks of Marcus and Bree together. After everything Marcus has done, to Leo and to Chase, and after knowing that Marcus is planning something against Leo's family, how could he feel anything other than disgust? Especially since Bree knows none of it, and if she did, Leo's sure that she would feel the same way.

It's obvious Leo can't stand the thought of them together, but he can't help but see the other side to this situation, the positive side. If Marcus actually likes Bree, if he does, and there is no cruel plan behind it, then this could possibly be a good thing for the family. This could mean their safety from Marcus and his mysterious 'boss.' If Bree could talk Marcus into going against this so called 'boss' or leader, then everyone can live a happily ever after…But then where will that leave Chase?

Leo felt the start of a headache as he went through all of this in the seconds that he had before Adam finally spoke up.

"Maybe she realized that liking someone who lives under the same roof, and who need to act like brother and sister would be too hard," Leo and Chase were preparing to ignore Adam's comment, expecting another one of his brainless remarks, when they started to realize that he may be right. They looked over to the airhead standing in the kitchen with looks showing both bafflement and admiration. Leo's mouth was open in awe, and Chase's eyes were wide. "Or, maybe she realized that you were too short, because, you know, you're embarrassingly small," and there was the brainless remark they had been expecting. Leo closed his mouth, and Chase scowled. They then lost Adam's attention as he bit into the piece of buttered toast in his hands, sighing with a smile; he then exited the room as if nothing had happened.

Blinking, Leo turned to Chase. "I can't believe I'm saying this, and never thought I would ever say this, but Adam may be right." Chase sighed and looked to his feet.

"Whatever…Bree apparently needs time to think this through, and if she decides to still go on that date with Marcus…then I'll just pretend nothing ever happened." Chase sounds defeated. He sounds like he's trying to believe his own words. He's also trying to make Leo believe his words, but Leo, just like Chase, wasn't buying it. As Chase saunters back toward the elevator, Leo looks back up the stairs, wondering if maybe he should go see if Bree's willing to talk. But then he decides against it, allowing Bree to do exactly what Chase said, think things through.

Leo doesn't tell Chase about what he was thinking earlier. About how Marcus and Bree being together could be a good thing, because now that Leo has time to really think about it, he realizes it could also end in a disaster. Their relationship would be a ticking time bomb. One-second things could be great, and then one misunderstanding could end with a family member hurt, or worse…

Leo chooses to let things be for now, but when the time comes, he will be ready to step in and confront Marcus. It's not the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog. At least, that's what Leo hopes.

Chase

Bree ran out on Chase after he finally showed how much he cared for her, and Adam says it's because Bree thinks it would be too hard of a relationship to be in, and Leo agrees. Is anyone on Chase's side? What happened to Leo rooting for Chase?

After making it back down to the lab, Chase finds himself growing more and more frustrated after countless minutes spent thinking about Bree and Marcus's date. It's tomorrow night, and Chase is dreading the moment Bree leaves and is alone with that psychopathic freak for who knows how long. By the way Chase is acting, it's as if the world is ending the second Bree will walk out that door. Chase won't even be surprised if that actually happens.

Chase is willing to act like he never kissed Bree, and pretend like everything is perfectly fine for her sake, but he's not sure how long that will last. How long can he pretend not to care about her, after their date, after a day, after a week?

Chase isn't sure how long it will take, but he definitely knows one thing. He's reaching his breaking point, and it's only a matter of time before he snaps and does something he'll regret.

All Chase can hope for now are three things: One, Bree and Marcus's date is a disaster. Two, Bree decides she wants Chase and only Chase. Or three, if Chase snaps and he goes looking to cause suffering, he knows for a fact that he wants Marcus to be the one standing in his path.

Bree

You'd think that by living in the same house it would be tremendously difficult to avoid Chase, but Bree managed to do so the rest of Thursday night and Friday afternoon. Of course she had to face him Friday morning, but she avoided eye contact throughout the entire breakfast and made the excuse to run to the mall to pick up a new outfit, even though she already had one.

Friday evening came, and Bree was a nervous wreck. Questioning everything with anyone who would bother to listen to her anxious babbling. Tasha sat on the couch with Bree to help comfort her nerves until she dropped Bree off at the frozen yogurt shop where Marcus and Bree had agreed to meet. Considering they both couldn't drive, their parents agreed to drop them off.

After Bree watched Tasha drive off, wondering how quickly she could catch the car before anyone saw her, she heard Marcus's voice.

"You're finally here," she spun around to see Marcus standing outside the door, watching her. He seemed a little frustrated, but Bree ignored that small detail and approached him.

"Yeah, we agreed on 6:30, you showed up early?" Bree asked innocently, and Marcus shrugged, smiling slightly.

"It didn't take too long to run here from my place."

"You ran here?" Bree asks in amazement. Marcus opens the door and holds it open for Bree, but then he suddenly looks alarmed as he realizes what she just said.

"Well," he tried searching for the words quickly as Bree walked in, the cool air of the shop hitting her instantly. "I didn't exactly run all the way here from my place, my dad dropped me off close by, and I ran the rest of the way." His words came out rushed, and he finished with a smile, but it was forced.

"Oh." Bree chuckled, a little confused. But she thought Marcus's urgency to explain something so unimportant was adorable. After waiting in line behind a large group of girls spending the night out, Marcus asked what flavor Bree wanted, which ended up being cookies and cream. Marcus ordered two medium cups, one for Bree and one for him, and he bought the frozen yogurt for her. Bree thanked him as he held open the door for her and they left to take a walk out in the nearly empty parking lot. The scenery wasn't totally romantic, but Bree liked the fact that they had privacy to finally talk. She needed to forget the unsettling memories of Thursday night, and talking with Marcus was sure to help. Though, when her mind began to drift in the direction of Chase, she quickly shook her head in an effort to rid the thoughts from her mind completely.

Marcus stayed quiet for a moment too long, and when Bree looked over to him, he was staring at the ground.

"You okay, Marcus? You seem tense," Bree points out suddenly. "Nervous?" She teases in an attempt to ease the mood, even though Bree feels the same unshakable nerves herself, but her joking seems to help.

Marcus smirks, loosening up a bit. "Maybe…" he then looks to Bree, and his eyes instantly lighten, but only a little. "You know, I would have never thought I'd be on a date with you right now." Marcus confesses, and to Bree's surprise, he seems bashful.

"What do you mean?" Bree asks, not quite sure if she should be flattered or offended.

"Oh, well…I just never thought you'd actually go through with it…" Bree looks up from her melting frozen yogurt as his words sink in. He's looking to the ground again, and he seems like he wants to explain what he meant, but he stays quiet. Bree blinks, not sure how to answer.

"Why wouldn't I?" Marcus again looks hesitant to answer, so Bree continues. "I said yes, didn't I?" Bree attempts to tease again and Marcus smiles slightly. Bree takes a second to think, allowing for a moment of awkward silence before she finally says, "And Marcus?" He looks over to her. "I'm really glad that I said yes…and that I'm here…with you."

Bree reaches for his free hand without even realizing it, and entwined her fingers with his. She guessed it was just natural instinct to have grabbed his hand like that, but Bree has this feeling that there was another reason entirely.

Their date lasted until Mr. Davenport called a few minutes before eight, telling Bree that it was getting late, and that she should start heading home. Bree said goodbye, and apologized for having to leave earlier than she'd expected, but Marcus suddenly offered to walk her home, and Bree agreed happily. They walked and talked some more, finding out more and more about each other then they thought they'd ever know.

Marcus walked Bree to the door, where the only light came from the porch light above them. She turned to Marcus, and found that this goodbye was not at all as awkward as she thought it would have been. She knew what she had to say because she felt like she's known him longer than she actually has.

"Thank you for the date, Marcus… I really loved spending time with you tonight," Bree said, and before she knew it, she leaned in and kissed him on the cheek.

Backing away slightly…she then kissed him on the lips. This startled Marcus, but after he caught himself, he then gently caressed Bree's blushing cheek and kissed her back.

When she finally pulled away, she nearly giggled at Marcus's expression. His eyes were wide, looking both dumbfounded and thrilled, like he'd been wishing for this moment but never thought it would've ever happened. Bree couldn't hide her happiness any longer as a wide grin grew on her lips; Marcus mirrored her with a grin of his own.

"Goodnight!" Bree manages to say through her excitement. Backing away, she then turns and rushes inside, careful not to super speed, and closes the door. She's smiling like an idiot, leaning back against the door with a shaky sigh.

Bree can't believe it. By the way she's feeling right now, she knows she's falling for Marcus fast, and that no doubt scares Bree, but she's too happy to care about that right now. Their date was a success. She kissed Marcus. He kissed her back. Things seemed blissful until she noticed who was standing in the kitchen, and the unsettling memories she wanted to forget came flooding back.

Chase stood in the kitchen, his fists by his sides. Bree's excitement fades as she stares at him, and she unintentionally lifts her fingers and places them on her lips, briefly remembering the kiss she'd just shared with Marcus…big mistake. Chase looked about ready to run out and sock Marcus in the jaw, but Bree stayed in place against the door, almost protectively. This surprised Chase, but it also crushed him.

"I'm glad everything went great," Chase says this through gritted teeth, avoiding any and all eye contact with Bree before he takes his filled glass of water off the counter, and makes his way back down to the lab.

Don't worry Brasers! This is only the beginning, can't wait for you all to read what I have next! ;)