You're The One That I Want

"Dude, this play is the best thing ever." Ryder Lynn says as he puts his leather jacket on. "The kissing scene coming up soon and Marley is smoking hot." He bragged. "I'm so ready."

Jake Puckerman grumbled to himself as he watched Ryder Lynn walk away with a smile on his face, what the hell was he getting at anyway. His eyes feel toward Marley who was getting some help with her bad Sandy outfit from Rachel and gave an annoyed sigh. He should have gotten the role of Danny, at least he knew what he was auditioning for…unlike jackass number one over there. This was painful, like seriously painful. Watching Ryder sing with Marley and dance with her…it pissed him off and yeah Kitty was right, he was jealous. It wasn't the real play yet, just a dress rehearsal but Artie had said he wanted to practice the kissing scene.

But as Jake sees the nerves in Marley's eyes as she walks out on stage. Ryder's arms wrap around her waist and he leans in to kiss her but she ducks out and turns to Artie who looks annoyed and Finn who looks confused. "I'm sorry…I just-I can't." She backs up a little. "I can't kiss him."

Everyone gets silent and Marley looks nervously at the two directors. "Why can't you do it Marley?" Finn asks as Artie starts cursing.

She looks at everyone's concerned glances and Kitty's sneer. "I just…don't feel well and I don't want to get him sick."

"Alright," Finn says, already tired. "We'll try it tomorrow then; we are done for the day."

Marley nods and then goes off stage, it takes a while but Jake finally knows why she can't do it. She hasn't had her first kiss yet and he knows it's a big deal for a girl for some reason.

"You should go after her." Jake turned around and saw Rachel standing behind him smiling. "You didn't notice but I did. The whole time she was singing she was looking at you, not at Ryder…she has zero chemistry with him; I don't understand why Finn chose him as Danny." She rambles and then shrugs her shoulders. "But still," She said as she gave him a shove. "Go after her."

"Why?" Jake asks, "Apparently they are perfect for each other, the jock and the nobody."

Rachel rolled her eyes. "Well they aren't, you two are perfect for each other." She then smirks and tilts her head. "Sometimes the good girl needs the bad guy…look at Sandy and Danny. Now go after her."

With a smile, Jake nods his head and listens to Rachel's advice. He doesn't have to search long because he finds her sitting outside the doors of the auditorium. "Marley, you ok?"

"Are they going to take the part from me?" She asks with wide blue eyes and Jake shakes his head no. "Good," She takes a deep breath and leans back on the wall. "Can't you stage kisses?"

"I think so," Jake says as he sits down next to her. "But hey, I don't blame you for not wanting to kiss him…the guy had anchovy pizza for lunch today." He laughed as she scrunched up her nose in disgust. "But why didn't you want to kiss him?"

Marley shrugged her shoulders and the looked at him. "Because I haven't been kissed yet, I don't want a stage kiss with a guy that I don't like that way to be my first kiss." She looked down at her hands. "I mean Ryder is nice and all but I can't see him in that way, he is kinda like the little brother type you know."

Jake chuckles and then gives a nod. "Well good, I'm glad that you're not into him like that."

A smile forms across Marley's face. "Why are you glad I'm not into him."

"Well…uh, you know…he is like a tool you know and well just not your type and um not really good for you." He rambles, a blush spreading across his face. "You should be with somebody that well…makes you happy."

"You make me happy," She murmurs and gives a half a smile. "I think I would have been more comfortable if you were Danny." Jake blinks in a mixture of hope and confusion, was she asking what he thought she was asking? Why did girls have be so confusing? "Jake?" She whispers and his chocolate eyes meet her crystal ones. "I would like it if you where my first kiss."

"H-here…now?" He sputters and Marley gives a shy nod.

"Well only if you want to but it you don't that's fine I-" And Jake cuts off her ramble by crushing his lips to hers and doing what he should have done that breezy September afternoon, he kissed Marley Rose and it was the best feeling he had ever felt. Kissing her felt like a small burn that turned into a raging inferno, it was like being struck by lightning. He had never felt that when he kissed other girls and he would never kiss another girl after kissing Marley. She pulls away after a while to catch her breath and a smile graces her face. "That was really-" and cuts her off with another kiss, because she is just that addicting. "You got to stop doing that" She says against his lips and Jake chuckles because he will never stop.

"Oh I get it now."

Begrudgingly, Jake pulls away from Marley and looks back to see Ryder standing behind him. He sighs as Marley holds back a laugh. "Get what?" He grumbles.

"Why Marley wouldn't do the kissing scene, I didn't know you two were dating…." He gave a disappointed look and then shrugs. "Sorry about all the stuff I said about your girl man."

Marley's eyebrows narrowed. "What stuff?"

"Well anyway…I guess I will see you guys tomorrow" He tried his best to smile. "Later" then the jock walked away from them and Marley still held the concerned look on her face.

"Is he ok?" She asks and Jake shrugs as he stands up. "He looked pretty upset."

Jake shrugs as he puts his hand out to help Marley out. "No, but he will get over it."

She gave a sly smile as she leaned up to kiss his lips again. "I'm a heart breaker aren't I?"

With a chuckle, Jake grabbed her hand. "You have no idea babe, no idea."