Chapter Seventeen:

Hale's mouth must of hit the ground, he looked so shocked, "Marcie?"

Marcie rolled her eyes, "Yep."

Hale blinked and his face lost the shocked look, back to the I don't care face he normally gave Marcie, "What are you doing here?"

Marcie shrugged, "Enjoying the peace? But don't worry, I was leaving anyway," She nodded to her bag on her shoulder, "bye."

Hale rolled his eyes, "Why do you always do this?"

Marcie stopped dead in her tracks, she turned to face Hale, "Do what?"

Hale waved his arms, "This."

Marcie sighed, "Uh. Leave? Or if your saying anything else, well that be your doing." She turned back around and started walking.

"Wait!" Hale cried, he placed his hand on her shoulder.

Marcie pulled back, "Don't touch me."

"Oh calm down."

Marcie crossed her arms, "What?"

"What?"

"You said wait. Wait for what?"

"Why are you acting like this Marcie?" Hale asked.

"Acting like what?"

"That!"

"Oh so I'm suppose to act different after you acted like a total jerk to me."

"You're the one who ran off at SUPER SPEED!"

"YOU'RE THE ONE WHO DIDN'T CHASE ME!"

Hale pressed his fingers to his temple, "My god, I can't run at super speed."

Marcie shook her head, "And then sending your sister with the stupid letter."

"The letter wasn't stupid! You wouldn't talk to me!"

"And you know what! I still don't want to!" Marcie turned away and started heading up the hill. Hale followed closely behind.

"You know you have a real problem Marcie!"

"And you don't?" Marcie asked as she reached the top of the hill.

"No."

Marcie rolled her eyes, "Wow you are a great liar, why wasn't that on your form?"

"I don't know, why wasn't drama queen on yours?"

"Oh so I'm the drama queen?" Marcie asked stopping and spinning around to face Hale.

"Yep."

"My god, you are great with girls. You know that right?"

"And you are wonderful with guys."

"Why thank you," Marcie snapped.

Hale clenched his fist, "You kill me."

"Aw, like you don't me."

"What is your problem, like seriously?"

"Right now, you," Marcie spun around and started walking again.

Hale had to jog to keep up, "Okay, look I'm sorry. Just then I lost my temper,"

"Oh really?"

"but that's not the point. What do you want me to say? I'm like super confused at why you are so mad at me."

"You shouldn't be confused."

"But I am."

(ATTENTION READERS: If you just scrolled past all the yelling up there you might want to start reading here.)

Marcie rolled her eyes, "Okay. I tell you how I feel and yea at first I was like not going to talk to him, but then I was ready to talk. And you act all cold to me."

"You were acting cold first. And what about the letter?"

"What about the letter?" Marcie asked, placing her hands on her hip, "What about the stupid letter?"

"I-Wait you didn't read the letter, did you?"

"Of course not! I already knew what it said!" Marcie cried.

"Or did you?" Hale asked, "Where's the letter?"

"My bag," Hale snatched the bag off Marcie arm, "Hey! That's my bag!"

"Chill out for one second!" Hale muttered as he dug in Marcie's bag and then he yanked the letter out. He held it out to Marcie, "Read it."

Marcie crossed her arms, "Why?"

"Just, just read it."

Marcie reached out and yanked it from Hale's hand. She unfolded it and started to read it to herself.

Dear Marcie, It read.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry I have to write this into a letter and send it through Vanessa, but it's the only way.

You never let me reply when you told me you liked me. You just kissed me and ran. And then you were (and still are) avoiding me.

So I'm writing this letter to tell you how I feel about you Marcie. To tell you what I never got to say.

But first, you have to understand one thing.

That day, I first say you. Vanessa said for a moment I just stopped breathing, stopped moving, stopped everything.

I thought you were so beautiful. You are beautiful, and I was freaked. Why would a girl like you, pick a guy like me?

And then I was so confused, were you treating me like that because I was a team member or because you liked me.

Until that day.

The day you kissed me.

And that day Marcie I wanted to kiss you back and tell you...

Tell you..

I love you Marcie West.

And one day I hope you'll feel the same way.

-Hale.

Marcie looked up and now it was her turn for her mouth to hit the ground, "You. I," She sputtered.

Hale nodded, "Yes?"

"You and. I. This."

Hale stepped closer to her, "Let me help," Then he leaned down and kissed her.

"I have to be dreaming. Dreaming or dead. There is no way this is real!" Marcie's brain screamed as Hale wrapped his arms around Marcie's waist.

And all to soon the kiss was over and Marcie blinked, "Wow."

Hale smiled, "So anything else to add?"

Marcie smiled back, "I love you too."

Hale sighed, "Hallelujah!"

Marcie laughed, "I feel so stupid. I'm so sorry Hale."

Hale pulled her against him, "Don't be I was stupid too. I should I of just yelled it out at practice one day instead of writing it in a letter."

Marcie giggled, "I might of kicked your butt for that."

Hale shook his head, "Yea, but it would of been worth it," He looked down at his watch, "Well it's only two, so."

Marcie crossed her arms, "Um did you forget?"

Hale bent his eyebrows, "Huh?"

Marcie sighed, "You have to ask."

Hale looked dumbfounded for another second and then gasped, "Oh!" He cried and took Marcie's hand, "Marcie West will you be my girlfriend."

Marcie laughed, "Yes!"

"Good, now let's get going."

Marcie nodded, "Okay."

LIDILIDI

When Marcie walked through her front door that night, she could hear plates clattering. Dinner had already started. Marcie smiled, "Come on." She crept down the hall and into the kitchen.

Artemis looked up as Marcie came into the kitchen, "I told you get out, but not be late."

Marcie smiled, "Sorry mom, but something big happened today," She turned around, "Hale?"

Hale walked into the room, "Hi Mr. and Mrs. West."

Artemis looked at Wally who shrugged, "So what's the big news?" Artemis asked.

Marcie smiled, a big smile, "Hale's my boyfriend."

No one moved, said anything, or changed facial expressions. "Aren't you guys shocked?" Marcie asked.

Artemis stood up and filled a plate, "No."

"What do you mean no?"

Wally shrugged, "Haven't you two been dating for awhile now?"

Parker laughed, "Yea, haven't you?"

Marcie stared at them, "He just asked me."

"I did," Hale said.

Artemis stopped her in tracks, "You can't be serious."

"But we are," Marcie said.

Artemis shook her head, "No you two are joking. You've been dating since that day Hale came over for dinner, maybe even before."

Hale shook his head, "No."

Artemis shot a look at Marcie, "Really?"

"I swear."

Wally started laughing, "Great joke! Great Joke!"

Marcie turned to him, "No seriously. I'm not joking."

Wally stopped and looked at Artemis. "Serious?"

"I swear, Hale swears too."

Hale nodded, "Yep."

Artemis rested against the counter, "I can't believe that."

Marcie stared at her, "What? Why?"

"Because you to are like super close."

Parker nodded, "Yea, I'm your own brother and I thought you two were dating."

Marcie shook her head, "Ok we weren't now we are. Clap or something."

Artemis banged her fork against the counter, "Yay! Now can we eat!"

Marcie looked at Hale, "You ready to eat?"

Hale nodded, "Yes please!"

Marcie laughed, "Okay."

LIDILIDI

After dinner Marcie and Hale went to sit on the back porch. "Today was crazy," Marcie said and she snuggled closer to Hale.

Hale wrapped his arm around her, "I know right," He buried his face in her hair, "and tomorrow we get to tell the team."

Marcie sighed, "Zuri is going to flip."

"Vanessa is going to flip."

Marcie laughed, "Yep. Tomorrow is going to be crazy."

Hale kissed her lightly on the cheek, "But I'll have you by my side."

Marcie blushed and buried her head into Hale's chest, "I love you," She muttered.

Hale laughed, "I love you too," He looked down at his watch and sighed, "It's getting late."

Marcie pulled back from his chest, "Aw."

Hale sighed, "I know, how about I come pick you up in the morning."

Marcie smiled, "That be great."

Hale stood up and Marcie scrambled to her feet after him, Hale hugged her, "Sweet dreams."

"You too."

Hale opened the back door, "Bye Marcie."

Marcie smiled, "Bye Hale."

LIDILIDI

That night Marcie laid in bed, but she couldn't sleep. She was just too freaking HAPPY!

Tomorrow she would tell the team and her and Hale could live happily ever after.

Ok not totally happily ever after, there would still be Janette, (Blah) school, and bad guys.

But you get the point.

Author's Note: That's NOT THE END!

Or I would of wrote the end.

I have another chapter or two and then the epilogues.