A/N: Unfortch, this is the last chapter. Sorry I made you wait so long for just a little bit, but keep your eye out. I'm working on another Monchele fiction as well as many others. I will be doing another Puckleberry fiction (they're my muse of course!) But I will finish the Brittana story, start on my new Monchele fiction & I have a few other ideas I'm thinking of doing. I love taking suggestions & prompts though. So if you have a favorite pairing or an idea for a story that you want me to write, one-shot or multi-chapter then just let me know and I'd do my best to fulfill it! Stay tuned!

Cory hadn't gotten much sleep that night. He had stayed up all night thinking about those letters that Lea had written. He couldn't believe those words were written by the same girl who was lying in his arms right now. He looked down at her, failing to hide the smile that was quickly forming on his face. He was just so happy. But then he remembered Katie. He had made her feel so miserable. He knew apologizing to her would probably mean nothing but he had to do something. She had to at least know that he was truly sorry for what he had done to her even if she didn't believe it. He reached over for his phone, texting her to meet him at his place before slowly slipping out of the bed, making sure not to wake up Lea. It's not like he had anything to hide but he knew that if she found out where he was going she would freak. He totally loved that jealous streak of hers, well… sometimes. Katie had agreed to meet him so he quickly got dressed and headed over to his apartment.

"Hi," he said once she arrived "please come in."

"What do you want?" She crossed her arms over her chest. "I'm sure this isn't going to take long so I'll just stay out here."

"I wanted to apologize; actually apologize this time. What I did was really insensitive and I wasn't thinking about your feelings at all. I was very selfish and you deserve better." He looked up at her, unable to read her face.

"I knew…" she sighed softly, shaking her head "I knew how you felt about her. I guess I just… didn't want to admit it to myself because that meant things between us would be over and I was doing everything I could to avoid that."

"I am… /so/ sorry. I really am," he nods, taking her hands in his, "I just want you to know that I never lied about anything. I did love you. I did enjoy being with you, I guess I just… I was never going to be able to get over her. Let's face it. Everyone could tell where my feelings really lied. I'm just sorry I had to put you through all of that.

She simply nodded, slowly pulling her hands away from his. "Look Cory, I accept your apology. I do. But /she's/ the one that should apologize. She made my life hell all because she wasn't over you. You guys are way too crazy about each other. Just.. the way you look at her and the way she looks at you, it's so intense. I really hope I have something special like that. See you around?" She turned to face him one last time before walking away. Suddenly it felt like a huge weight was lifted off of his shoulders. He knew that there was going to be absolutely nothing standing in the way of him and Lea being together this time. They were going to do it right. They were finally going to be happy without having to worry about anybody else getting hurt. When he got back to Lea's apartment, she was already awake, sitting in the kitchen with a cup of coffee.

"Hey," she smiled up at him, "where were you?"

"Oh, I just… had some business I needed to take care of." She raised an eyebrow at him, standing up to look at him.

"I thought we were going to be honest with each other. This can't work if we're not honest, remember?" He sighed softly and nodded before grabbing onto her shoulders.

"You're right, I'm sorry. I went to go see Katie. Before you say anything, it's not what you think. I just went to apologize to her. She deserves at least that after all I've put her though. And I think you owe her an apology too Lea…" He looked down at her, biting his lip nervously.

"You're right," she nodded, "I wasn't the nicest person to her. I actually think we would have gotten along if it wasn't for us both being in love with you," she laughed softly under her breath. "I'll go apologize, right now." She leaned up to kiss his cheek before disappearing into her bedroom to change. She threw on a pair of sweats before pulling on her jacket and walking back over to Cory.

"You'll be here when I get back right?" He wrapped his arms around her waist, leaning down to kiss the top of her head.

"When I said I here to stay; I meant it. I'm here as long as you want me." She smiled as she wrapped her arms around his neck, reaching up on her tip toes to plant a kiss against his lips.

"So that means you'll stay forever?" She smiled brightly as he nodded.

"Forever." She laughed softly as she looked up at him.

"I feel like a teenager who's just experienced their first love," she smiled genuinely.

"I feel the same way." Cory laughed, nodding in agreement. He kissed the top of her head one final time before she made her way over to apologize to Katie.

As soon as Katie opened the door and saw who it was, she immediately closed it back up.

"Wait, Katie. At least hear me out? I came to apologize. I know I was horrible to you, but I was just so hurt. I thought he was choosing you over me and after everything we had been through, I just didn't want to lose him. I know what you're thinking and you're right, it's no excuse, but I just want you to know how awfully sorry I am, from the bottom of my heart." Just as Lea was about to walk away, she heard the door slowly open up. She turned around and saw Katie standing in the doorway with her hand on her hip.

"I understand why you did what you did. He's a lot to lose," she nodded as if she was in thought. "Just take care of him, okay? Be good to him and treat him right. Try not to break his heart again." She half-smiled before closing the door.

"I will, she whispered mostly to herself, smiling to herself before driving back to her house to be with the one person she loved more than anything; who she promised she'd never hurt again, in fear of losing him for good.

Later on set that day, Lea had finally ran into Dianna. They hadn't really had any scenes together lately so whenever Lea was on set Dianna wasn't. Plus, she had kinda been avoiding her after the whole "Lea kissing Mark" thing. Lea wanted to make things right between them again; she had missed her best friend. So when she saw her enter her trailer alone, she used it as her opportunity.

"Hey Di..." she said softly, "can we talk?" Dianna rolled her eyes at Lea's request; choosing not to answer her. "Look I know what I did was stupid and selfish and it hurt you, but I just want you to know that I'm /so/ sorry. I don't know what came over me. I just… I was so blinded by my feelings for Cory that I wanted to hurt him as badly as he hurt me. I wanted him to feel what I felt. I know you might not understand that and I'm not expecting you to, but I'm sorry. I hope you do believe that." Lea stepped closer to her, smiling slightly. "Cory and I are finally together." Dianna finally turned around to face her, which Lea took as a good sign.

"Well good for you," she said simply before stepping out of her trailer again "I guess you really do always get everything you want, no matter who it hurts," she shook her head before heading back to set. Lea stood there, feeling pretty awful. She knew she had to find a way to make this right.

"Hey Dianna!" Cory called after her. "We're all having a dinner tonight to discuss the filming schedule for the new season. Here's the address of the restaurant. Be there by 7. Don't be late," he said; jogging off before she had a chance to reply.

"Mark," Lea smiled as she sat next to him in the choir room during one of their breaks. "So listen, the whole cast wanted to discuss some of the script changes and we figured we'd all go out to dinner together. Please say you're in?" Before he had a chance to say either yes or no, she handed him the address and bounded off down the hall. "See you there!"

So both Mark and Dianna showed up at 7 'o' clock, looking around for all of their other cast members. The only thing they saw was a singular round table in the middle of the room lit by a candle; the room dimly lit.

"Do we have the right address?" Dianna asked, scratching her head in confusion.

"Well, Lea said…" he started before getting cut off by Dianna.

"Lea?" she raised a brow. "This must be some plan of hers to redeem herself." She rolled her eyes inwardly before she felt Mark take hold of her wrists.

"Can we not talk about Lea for tonight? I don't want to talk about her. I want to talk about you." Dianna tried to hide the smile that was already plastered on her face.

"Well… what about me?" She asked casually.

"I want to talk about how amazing you are, how I've never felt this way about anyone before, how when you smile I can't help but smile myself, and how I'm totally and completely in love with you." Dianna's smile only spread even wider across her face.

"You're in love with me?" She bit her lip; waiting for the reply she already knew the answer to.

"Wasn't it obvious?" They both just laughed.

"Well I mean, I never used to doubt you had feelings for me until that kiss with Lea. It looked pretty… real and I mean it made sense. You guys are so close and…" Mark stopped her; putting a finger up to her lips to "shush" her.

"Did you honestly believe that there was anything going on between Lea and I? I mean, come on Di. You /know/ how crazy she is about Cory. There's no question about that. And I thought you know how strongly I felt about you." He wrapped his arms around her waist, pulling her closer to him.

'Well I guess I had just let my jealousy get the best of me at the time. I'm sorry if I pushed you away. I should probably apologize to her huh?" Dianna laughed softly.

"Probably, but for right now all of this food and wine is going to waste. Should we put it to good use?" He smirked, wiggling an eyebrow suggestively. She nodded; taking his hand and dragging him back over to the table. Outside the window, Lea and Cory were looking in, smiling brightly at their work.

"We did it babe," Cory smiled over at Lea, slinging his arm around her shoulder. She nestled into his side, letting out a comfortable sigh.

"I can't believe we're all finally happy and that we've /finally/ got what we wanted. You have no idea how long I've wanted you," she admitted shyly, casting her gaze downward. Cory's face lit up as he tilted her chin back up to look at him.

"I do actually. I've wanted you from the moment I met you. The moment I saw you walk through those doors to read that scene with me… I couldn't catch my breath. You were just the most beautiful person I had ever seen. Then you sang, and I couldn't believe it. The voice that came out of that tiny body it amazed me. And you just had the biggest heart that I've ever seen in anybody before. I knew I was in love with you ever since." The smile on Lea's face was undeniable. She gripped onto the back of his neck to press her lips against his firmly.

"I love you," she whispered against his lips.

"And it only took you a week to fall in love with me. Looks like my plan worked," he smirked proudly against her lips; kissing her back.

"Baby, I was in love with you long before then." They both smiled again, sharing a deep kiss. Right now, they couldn't have been happier.