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"Okay…" Jerome trailed his fingers up and down Mara's spine, sending tingles through her. Still, after 5 years of marriage, the two 26 year olds lay in bed together, happily content. "If I died…who would you want to replace me?"

Mara's eyes were closed as she snuggled into his chest "No one could replace you, Jerome." She rolled her eyes at the thought and smiled.

"No but seriously, if you were like…being forced…like by the law to remarry, and it could be anyone in the world? Who would it be?"

"Oh definitely Christian Ronaldo, I mean, he's the definition of hot." Mara teased, and now Jerome rolled his eyes, flexing as he lay back so Mara could marvel at his muscles.

"No, I mean out of…you know, the Anubis Crew?" he looked down at her curiously, but he couldn't see her, so he tilted her chin upwards "Please?"

"Jerome," she sighed

"Fine fine, how about we go through each boy, and you say high and lows?" he suggested, Jerome's curiosity was getting the better of him. He needed to know everything, what would happen in every single case scenario. But Jerome had always been like that. Mara nodded "Okay…so Mick?"

"No. Too much history." Mara spoke quickly and assuredly, it filled Jerome with great confidence. Mick had been the one he was afraid to ask about, and so he had pushed him in front of the bus first.

"Okay…Alfie?"

"No way. You're best friend, and I see him as…you know, Alfie. In no universe would we be together, (one exception, the untold secrets of Jerome Clarke!) Don't worry, Jerome. It would also be pretty sleazy of me to start dating your best friend if you died,"

"If?" Jerome questioned with a smile "Alright, how about Eddie?" Mara didn't answer right away, and Jerome looked down at her with wide eyes. "What?" he exclaimed "Are you kidding me? The American Mara? The American? Would you really do that to yourself?"

Mara smiled at him, sitting up "Well you know…he's not bad looking. He's pretty funny, he can be romantic and he is caring. Sorta has the same family complex that I'm obviously attracted too," she rolled her eyes and Jerome twined his hands with hers

"Still, don't sink to an American. But we haven't been through all of them, Fabian?"

"Probably not," Mara bit her lip "Although, it would be very easy to spend the rest of my life with him. Our house would be a library and we'd spent all day and night reading. Wouldn't be too bad,"

"Alright," Jerome shrugged "So Eddie or Fabian if I die?"

"This is all highly improbable."

"Eddie or Fabian?"

"Eddie," she said finally "Yeah. Eddie." Then she looked at Jerome with a frown "How about you Mr Clarke?"

"Yes, Mrs Clarke?" he smirked at her, and Mara kissed him lightly

"Who would you replace me with? Amber? She's pretty-"

"Doesn't hold a candle to your beauty," Jerome said sweetly

"Patricia? You can laugh around with her, she's a lot more fun than I am."

"But I have a lot more fun with you." Jerome persisted

"Nina? She's brave and adventurous-"

"Not to mention, American."

"How about…Joy? Yeah, I can see you and Joy, you do have a fair bit in common-"

"No way." Jerome shuddered "Although she is the perfect height, being the same size as you, right?"

"Jerome." Mara ignored him "If you had too, who would it be?"

"Mara, I'd let the police wheel me away before I married anyone who wasn't you." He looked into her eyes "Or you know, I'd fling myself off a cliff because I refuse to live without you." Mara said nothing, watching him curiously "It would have been nice to hear that from you too," he said teasingly.

"Jerome," Mara touched his face "Do you really wanna make a suicide pact?" Jerome shook his head, and she ran her hands through his perfect hair "The Doctor's results are gonna come back, and there won't be anything wrong with you,"

"I wish I could believe you,"

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"It's just a cold!" Jerome exclaimed, running into their apartment "I knew it! I just knew it!"

Mara kissed him happily on the cheek "Really? And here I thought you were worrying about your death,"

"Oh yeah yeah, laugh now Clarke, but just wait," he grinned, collapsing onto the white leather sofa

"Wait for what?"

"I invited Patricia round-"

"You didn't!"

"And she's got a bone to pick with you, you know about a certain American bad boy?" Jerome burst out laughing and Mara ran at him

"Jerome!"

Aw, the two of them are so in love.

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