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Marshall couldn’t shake the feeling that he was being followed by someone (or something) and his nervousness probably showed when he came into class. He was looking under his desk when he noticed it was time for class to start.

“Oh hey--OW!” Marshall hit his hand on the underside of the desk. He waved his hand at his students. “Don’t worry about me, I’m used to doing that.”

“For those of you who don’t know me, I’m Marshall Eriksen and I’ll be teaching you about relationships this semester. I guess I should start by telling you about my relationship experience. Uh, I’m married to Lily Aldrin, who is teaching here. We’ve been married for almost three months now. I realize that’s not very long but I’ve been in the same relationship for almost ten years,” Marshall said, smiling. “So if you’re interesting in being in a long-term relationship, you’re not going to get a much better teacher than me.”

“I understand that some of you might have been in a relationship class with Professor Stinson before,” Marshall sighed and scratched his head. “It’s probably best if you just forget everything he’s ever taught you. The man knows how to pick up chicks but he’s not so good at keeping them. Mostly because he doesn’t want to.”

“So this semester we’re going to cover how to meet members of the opposite (or same) sex, what to do on dates, how to balance friendships and relationships, meeting the family and, most importantly, what to do when fights come up,” he said. “And they are going to come up. There’s no such thing as a fight-free relationship.”

“Today let’s start by introducing ourselves. Tell me your name, where you’re from, what you’re looking for in a significant other--Jesus!” Marshall thought he saw a flicker of movement coming from the corner of the room and jumped. “I-I’m sorry. Thought I saw something...awful.”

Marshall looked warily over at the corner again but saw nothing. “If you have any questions for me feel free to see me after class.”

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"Yeeeah, you could say that," Brooke said. Hm, maybe accidentally taking this class with Lucas wasn't the best idea. "We're friends."

Marshall was convinced that Lucas was dating Sam so he didn't notice the awkwardness in Brooke's answer. "Oh! That's good. Because I, um, am not so familiar with the whole same-sex relationship thing. I assume it's pretty much the same stuff but since you know Lucas you can tell me if I'm missing anything that I could possibly give him tips on."

Brooke stared at him for a second, pressed her lips together and said, "Um. Wait, what?"

"Lucas. He's dating Sam Winchester. Right?" Marshall facepalmed. "That wasn't a secret, was it? The way Robin was talking, I thought everybody knew."

And that would be Brooke cracking up laughing in the middle of class. Oops.

"Um, Professor Eriksen?" Lucas couldn't help but interrupt this.

"I'm sorry for telling everybody!" he said quickly.

Lucas gaped at him, unable to speak for a moment, "Dude, I'm not dating Sam!"

"Oh?" Marshall was kind of embarrassed. And slightly disappointed. They were a cute couple. "Well, I didn't think you were either at first but then I mentioned it to my friend and she told me you were so..."

"How many people think we're dating?" Lucas was naturally a little surprised by this rumor.

"Uh...I'm not sure," Marshall admitted. "But from the way she was talking...more than a couple."

Lucas wiped his hands over his face. "That's just fantastic."

"Who's your friend?" He could at least straighten her out, too.

Marshall wasn't usually the type to snitch on friends. "Robin Scherbatsky." But she had made him make an ass of himself in front of students.

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