I am so sorry that I have been gone for so long! I've been meaning to update recently, but I get caught up in this whole school thing. Thank you to all of you lovely reviewers and anyone who is actually sticking with this goofy excuse for writing. I will do anything I can to get back to updating regularly. You have my permission to harass me into updating. Without any further ado, Ratty Corduroy and Legally Blonde.

Chapter 5 Summary: How did Emmett and Elle finally get together, anyway?

Elle Woods smiled to herself as she rushed through people on the sidewalk. First I win a murder trial, then Warner proposes? She honestly couldn't believe that he thought she still had feelings for him. Of course she still valued him as a friend, but a boyfriend or even a husband? Not a chance. The second she saw her name written in black on that crisp piece of paper, it was bye-bye Warner and hello...murder trial.

She sighed while still walking as fast as she could without actually running. Running in these pumps? No thanks. Besides, he couldn't have gotten that far when she was only a few minutes behind him. Elle thought back to the hug he gave her when she won. He was obviously going to kiss her, right? Maybe she was reading all of the signs wrong. What if he only liked her as a friend? I mean he had to at the very least find her physically attractive.

I've fallen so hard for that butthead. Finally, the crowds of people died down to only a few stragglers, and sure enough she found her no-longer-corduroy clad best friend sitting at on a park bench. Their park bench, of course. It was almost as if he knew she would find him there. He looked up from his lap and waved at her. Sensing the tension in the air, Elle attempted to lighten the mood.

"I win a major murder trial, and you don't even wait up for me?"

"Heh, right. Congratulations, by the way."

Elle smiled and slapped the air nonchalantly. "Oh it was nothing. It was the basics. Any Cosmo girl would've known. Margot could've solved the case, any of the girls could've."

"No, I meant becoming the future Mrs. Warner Huntington III," Emmett said flatly. Elle looked at him confused. She couldn't believe that after all they've gone through, Emmett actually thought she would still marry that total bonehead.

"Are you kidding me?"

Emmett cracked a smile. "I'm totally kidding you. It was too good an opportunity to pass up. Sorry."

Elle slapped his arm playfully and laughed. She let her hand rest on his arm and they sat there in uncomfortable silence. Neither dared to say what was on their minds, both terrified of being rejected. It was such a perfect friendship. What if three simple words ruined it all? The pair looked at each other and laughed awkwardly.

"I have something to say. You first," They both spoke at the same time. Elle motioned for Emmett to go first.

Emmett loosened his tie and sucked in a deep breath. "Okay, I've been meaning to tell you this for a while now, and I tried to tell you yesterday, but we both know how that went. I was also going to tell you right after the trial, but I was going to let Warner get it out of his system because I knew you would decline him anyway. If there's one thing I know about you, it's that you wouldn't settle for such a complete idiot like him..." Emmett trailed off realizing that he had been rambling and cringed. Elle smiled expectantly, hoping that he was going where she thought he was going. "Well anyway, I guess what I'm trying to say is that I'm deeply, ridiculously in love with you. And I get that you probably don't feel the same way because you're so 'wow' and I'm so 'eh,' but you deserve to know."

Elle's grin spread across her face, and she couldn't possibly hold in her excitement. She grabbed him by his collar and kissed him deeply. She pulled back far too quickly for either of their preference, trying to straighten out his now crumpled collar. Emmett stared at her, completely dazed. He had just had the most passionate kiss known to man with the most beautiful woman known to man. He opened his mouth to say something, but it all came out as incoherent stuttering.

"Sorry, that might have been just a little impulsive." At that, Emmett snapped back into reality and pulled her in for a kiss far more passionate than the first. In between breaths Elle mumbled, "I love you so much."

Emmett only pulled her closer.

Hey so this may be a lot shorter than I originally planned it, but I have school bright and early tomorrow. Thank you all so much for sticking around for this. Also, a huge thank you to everyone who has favorited, followed, and reviewed. I can't possibly say how much it means to me. I will do my very best to update soon. Also, if anyone has any suggestions or prompts to give me for future chapters, I would absolutely love that. Thank you!