Welcome to this new Clew short story!
Legal: I own nothing but the idea
Important things to know before reading:
*We begin just before Clare's grade 11 and Drew's grade 12 year but I did a bit of changing around on some of the timeline and things.
*While Helen and Randall's marital problems have been going on a long time they didn't get divorced until a couple of months ago.
*Helen did not take the divorce or the affair well, Jake and Glen do move to Toronto but Glen never dates Helen. Jake and Clare have been dating for the last several months.
*Jenna and K.C. had baby Tyson but gave him up very soon after he was born and Jenna moved in with the Bhandari's.
*Adam did get shot at prom but Jake and Clare did not breakup at prom. There was no trip to Jake's cabin but Bianca was over at the Torres house a lot of the summer.
*Randall's girlfriend has no children in this story.
Okay that should do it, some of this and even more are explained in this first chapter. Hope you enjoy!
Ch. 1 Bees Make Honey, I'm Making Mine
(CLARE)
"Clare," Dad calls into the apartment, "come into the kitchen I need to tell you something."
I sigh heavily and set my book down, I was just at a very nice part and I wanted to keep reading. Not just that but I know anything Dad has to tell me can't be good. The last time he called me into the kitchen to talk was so my parents could tell me they were getting divorced and Dad was moving out. Of course, at that time I was still living in the house I grew up in, whereas for the last few weeks I've been living with Dad and Elaine in their apartment.
I walk into the kitchen and sit at the table silently, looking at my father and awaiting this news he has for me.
"Clare, Honey," Dad says sitting across from me and putting his hand over mine. I know this really can't be good, he can't possibly be having another affair so what could be so bad that he's taking this kind of attitude. "Your mom, she's been committed, I had to have her declared unfit and therefor I'm your sole guardian."
"You what? How could you?" I question outraged, pulling my hand back from Dad's touch. A couple months ago, just as I was beginning to enjoy my summer, Mom and Dad told me they were getting divorced. He moved out, moved in with his girlfriend and Mom began breaking down. Since the beginning of July she's been in and out of the hospital, she hasn't been going to work much and when she set fire to the kitchen I moved in with Dad and Elaine, not by choice. I didn't even want to meet the woman my dad had been having an affair with. It was supposed to be temporary, Mom was supposed to be in the hospital for a few days and when she was ready I would move back in. It's been over a month.
"There's more Clare. I've been offered a very good job in Calgary but I need to start in two weeks. We're moving, next week and Elaine and I are getting married Saturday. We'll go to The Falls this weekend and you're coming with us. We leave tomorrow morning so make sure you're packed."
"I'm going to Jake's," I say slowly in response. I don't know what else to say, in a few seconds my whole world has been ripped apart. My mom is in a mental institution, having been committed by my father and her parental rights taken away. Now I have to move to Calgary leaving everything and everyone I know and love here, and my dad is marrying a woman I can barely stand to look at.
"Be back in time to pack in the morning I want to leave by noon," Dad replies.
I return to my room grabbing my purse and slipping on my shoes. I leave the apartment and catch a streetcar to Jake's, it's a pretty short ride since the house where he lives with his dad is only a few streets from Elaine's apartment.
Jake and his dad moved here last year and he began going to DeGrassi after March break. We began dating after a couple of weeks, Eli was not happy and wrote a disastrous play, but we did then learn that Eli was bipolar. He made up for the play and his behavior and Jake and I are still together. He's been quite supportive while I've been going through all this stuff with my parents. I began spending a lot of nights at his house, it became like a sanctuary because I hate sleeping at Dad's or being anywhere near Elaine.
"What's the matter?" Jake asks when he opens the door. I was okay on the way over but walking here from the corner streetcar stop my eyes have filed with her tears.
"Everything," I sob to my boyfriend.
He steps aside so I can come in and locks the door behind me. We go into his bedroom and he holds me while I cry and tell him everything that happened.
"That sucks," Jake replies when I'm done.
"That's all you can say?!" I exclaim pushing him away from me, "that sucks?"
"What do you want me to say Clare?"
"I don't know how about "How could your dad do that?" or "I won't let him take you to Calgary, I love you too much," say something besides that sucks. Is that really all you can say after me telling you that my dad had my mom committed and declared an unfit parent taking away her parental rights? I tell you that I'm being forced to move to Calgary, away from you and my friends and my school and all you can say is "that sucks" really Jake?"
"Yes, that's all I can say Clare! I know you've been having a hard time with your parents but frankly I'm getting tired of hearing you whine. It's practically all you've done all summer, come over here and cry. I've tried to be supportive but I've had enough crying and whining."
"My parents got divorced, my dad has been cheating on my mom, she had a mental breakdown! I think I have plenty of reason to cry."
"Yeah, but do you have to do it here all the time?"
"No, in fact I'll never bother you again we're DONE," I scream slamming his bedroom door and then the front door as I leave the Martin home.
I walk a few houses down but I'm crying too hard to do much else. I have to call Dad to pick me up, he does and I'm still crying when he gets here.
"I broke up with Jake," I inform Dad wiping the tears from my eyes.
"It's all for the best Clare, I know you don't believe that now but you'll see this is really all for the best. Tomorrow we leave for Niagara Falls and in a couple of weeks we all make a fresh start in Calgary," Dad says reaching over to take my hand, "you'll see it's all for the best."
I don't pull my hand away but I don't see how any of what has happened could possibly be for the best.
(DREW)
I walk through the casino looking for my missing girlfriend. We only have a couple weeks before school is back, and my 18th birthday was three weeks ago, but Katie was gone on a family vacation over my birthday. So, we snuck away to Niagara Falls this weekend as a belated birthday celebration and a last adventure before school. It's also our four month anniversary next week, we're alone, away from home, with a hotel room all to ourselves, I thought this would be a great romantic weekend. We arrived last night too tired for anything but sleep. Adam, Owen, Maya and Marisol are all covering for us. Katie's parents believe she's spending the weekend with Marisol and Mom thinks I'm camping with Owen. Katie and I had been having a very good time so far, a nice drive together, sleeping in the same bed, breakfast this morning and a morning at the pool. We came up to the room to change after swimming about an hour ago. I took a quick shower and when I got out Katie was gone from the room. She didn't leave a note and she didn't take her phone so now I'm looking for her.
I wouldn't be going through a casino looking for her if I wasn't so worried. I waited in the room for half an hour thinking she ran down to the lobby or one of the stores on the ground floor for something but when she didn't return I came looking. I left a note in the room for Katie to call me if she got back, but I haven't heard from her. I'm not so worried that she was hurt or someone did something to her, I mean it is a concern but I'm more worried about why she snuck out of the room. A couple months ago Katie hurt her knee in soccer, her pain meds weren't enough she began stealing her mom's medication. She promised me she stopped but she was away with her family until last week. She's been acting a little weird, even though she swears she's not taking pills anymore.
After walking around the casino floor I think I see her going through a door. An employee door, with some guys, but she's across the lobby. I run through the lobby trying not to knock into people as I make my way to the door. I find the door locked when I do get there, but after a few minutes an employee comes out and I sneak in. I go through a hallway and a kitchen without seeing Katie, I go through another door which takes me outside and I find her. Behind the building, leaning on a brick wall, kissing another guy.
"You snuck out of the room to cheat on me?"
Katie breaks from the kiss and grins at me, "Hey Baby. Come join the party."
"What did you take?" I question.
"Happiness," Katie grins so I look at one of the boys with her.
"What did she take?"
"This," he says reaching into his pocket and pulling out a tab of paper with some liquid on it. I'm not quite sure what it is, acid or ecstasy probably.
"Drugs and cheating on me, real nice Katie. We're done, I can't take any more of your lying and now your taking even harder drugs! You'll find your bags at the front desk," I tell Katie. I spin around and go back inside quickly, I tell a chef that two employees are getting high out back and then I go back to our room. I pack my stuff and hers and take it down to the front desk. "I want to check out of my room and check into another. This is my girlfriend's…ex-girlfriend's bag, you can keep it here until she comes for it. If she wants another room she can pay for it," I tell the woman at the front desk.
She makes a comment about a bad breakup, and then checks us out of our room. We had a really nice room with a king bed. I take a cheaper one with a queen on a lower floor and no view, I'm not due home until tomorrow so I'm not driving home tonight. After taking my bags to my new room I go back to the lobby, I intend to get something to eat but I see something that stops me. Or rather I see someone in a souvenir shop and I go in.
"Clare," I call to her and she looks over. I'm grinning just because I see a familiar face. She doesn't look happy but she smiles when she sees me.
"Drew, what are you doing here?"
"Well, I was on a romantic getaway with Katie but I just broke up with her. What are you doing here?"
"Having my life ruined," she says with a bitter tone, a sad look in her eyes and an angry scowl on her face.
"Come on I'll buy you dessert and you can tell me all about it," I say putting my arm around her. We leave the souvenir shop and walk down to the ice cream shop, this casino has pretty much everything you'd need. I buy us both ice cream and we sit at a booth. "So, how's your life been ruined?"
"You know that my parents divorced?"
I nod.
"And my mom didn't take it well."
"Yeah, Adam said something about it, she's in the hospital and you've had to move in with his dad and his girlfriend," I nod.
"In about an hour Elaine will be his wife not his girlfriend. We came here so they could get married, Dad told me last night after he told me he had my mom committed and her parental rights taken away."
"Ouch, that's harsh."
"Yep," she nods stabbing her spoon into her ice cream, "and now my only legal guardian is about to get married and move us to Calgary."
"Calgary? You're moving?" I question feeling my heart drop. I know if she moves it will devastate Adam, gotta admit I'd miss having Clare around school and coming to the house myself.
"Dad's been transferred, the job starts soon and we're moving next week," she tells me and begins crying.
"You can't move."
"I don't want to. I don't want to leave Toronto and I can barely stand to look at Elaine. I only got through these last weeks because I had Jake's house to go to. When I went to tell him all this last night we had a fight and broke up. I thought he'd say I could move in with him or at least be sympathetic but he just said he was tired of having me go over there and cry. I broke up with him after that, I can't believe that's what he's thought of me these last weeks! Not that it matters if I'm moving to Calgary. I really don't want to move Drew," she says putting her head on my shoulder as she continues to sob. I put an arm around her and hold her tight.
"Then don't. Don't move, stay in Toronto."
"How? I can't live with my mom she's not even my legal guardian anymore."
"You're sixteen you can move out. Some stuff has to happen but just go tell your dad you're not moving. It's completely unfair of him to force you on this move, and it seems pretty shady to me that he had your mom committed to do it."
She stops crying, wiping her eyes and looks up at me. "You're right, he can't do this, let's go."
"Go?"
"You gave me the idea you're coming with me," she says.
I shrug and follow her, we walk through the casino floor to a different shop, one that offers various things for weddings. The casino chapel is right next door. I follow Clare in and we find her dad, he seems to be waiting, for Clare's soon-to-be stepmom I'm assuming.
"I'm not going," Clare tells her dad in a firm tone and he looks at her confused.
"Not going where?"
"Calgary."
"I know you're not happy about the move Clare but you have no choice," her father replies.
"I can move out, I'm old enough."
"And go where? We're selling the house, you have no reason to move out, it wouldn't be approved, and I won't support you. You'll witness my wedding, we'll celebrate tonight and return tomorrow to pack everything. The house goes on the market next week, I promise to make this move as easy for you as possible Clare. You'll like your new school a…"
"No Dad I'm not going. I am not moving," Clare reaffirms.
"You are, I won't let you move out on your own. I won't sign the paperwork, you're throwing a fit because I'm getting married to Elaine and moving us. I'm an adult Clare and I'm doing what's best for all of us. The only way you can stay in Toronto is to get married yourself. I'll sign for you to get married but not for you to move out," her father says crossing his arms like he's triumphantly stopped her from living in Toronto. Not if I can help it.
"Clare," I say turning her to face me, "will you marry me?"
"Who are you?" Her dad growls.
"You want to marry me?" She asks astounded.
"Yes, I'll get down on one knee if you'd like."
"Not necessary, but yes, I will marry you," she grins. I smile and look at her Dad, he glares at me.
"You can't just marry some stranger," he growls.
"Drew's not a stranger, he's Adam's brother."
"You don't love each other! I love Elaine."
"Love was not one of your circumscriptions Father. You said I had to get married, so I am."
His eyes narrow even more, and I think for a second he might try and kill me and then he gets a smile on his face and looks directly at us. "Alright, but you will then be married, and you cannot get it annulled right away, you must stay married for at least two years or I'll be back and you'll be coming to Calgary with us Clare."
Clare looks at me, I think we both had the same thought, get married and get it annulled but he's taken that away. Doesn't change anything, I am not letting Clare move and go on being so unhappy.
"Two years, two years will be easy," I reply stroking Clare's jawline with my thumb and she smiles.
"You can get married right after us then," Clare's dad replies. This was not the outcome he thought would happen obviously. He thought we'd say no way, Clare would hang her head, watch him get married and move out of the province.
"What do you think Randy?" A woman asks coming out of the dressing room and Clare's dad looks over. That must be Clare's future stepmom, she's more physically attractive than Clare's mom I guess, she's also a good ten years younger than Clare's mom.
"You look gorgeous Honey. Would you like a wedding dress Clare?" Her dad questions.
"Clare doesn't need a wedding dress to look special she always looks amazing," I speak up and Clare grins.
"You should at least have a bouquet and a veil, for the wedding pictures," her dad insists.
"Is someone else getting married?" Future Mrs. Edwards asks, and I bite my cheek so I don't laugh, people think I'm slow but good grief.
"Yes, Clare is going to marry, uh…" Clare's dad begins but can't seem to remember my name so I speak up.
"Drew, nice to meet you," I smile politely and hold my hand out to her.
"Nice to meet you, I'm Elaine. Come on Clare let's go pick out our veils and bouquets," Elaine says linking her arm with Clare's.
"I'll go change into something a little nicer and I'll meet you at the chapel," I tell Clare.
Clare leaves with Elaine, I give her dad one last look before returning to my room. I brought some nice clothes to wear, black slacks, light blue shirt and a jacket, of course I thought I'd be wearing them for a nice dinner out with Katie and not to get married to Clare. Once I'm changed I go down to the chapel, her dad changed too, he's wearing a very nice suit, tie and everything.
He looks at me but says nothing, I did sort of expect him to tell me to leave or something, but I think he still thinks we won't go through with this. Apparently, he doesn't know his daughter very well or he'd know how stubborn and resolute she can be. We're not the only ones that changed Clare did too and when I see her my eyes pop a bit. This might be a fake marriage, but I am still one very lucky man.
Clare is wearing a light blue dress, that actually matches the color of my shirt pretty well. It's sort of like that dress Marilyn Monroe is famous for, only in a soft powder blue. The color makes her eyes shine, the cut of the dress – while not as low the one Marilyn Monroe wears – looks amazing on Clare, and drapes over her curves as if made especially for her. The dress goes to her knees, she has white sandals on, a small veil-hat thing on her head and a bouquet with lilies and two red roses.
"You look incredible," I grin at Clare offering her my arm.
"You are very good at the sweet talk, I think I know why the girls that fall for your looks stay so long. What you said to my dad earlier, about me not needing a wedding dress, is possibly the best compliment I've ever gotten. I had this dress with me anyway to wear to their wedding and getting married in jeans just didn't feel right," she tells me in a soft voice while her dad is complimenting Elaine.
Elaine has a true wedding dress on, short and tight it's white with no back, and she doesn't appear to be wearing a bra. It has some lace and she got a full veil, though she's not wearing it over her face. She is however wearing white stockings and heels; pearls and her bouquet is about twice the size of Clare's. She looks more like a quickie bride than Clare does, at least I think so.
"And I say again you look incredible," I tell Clare.
"You look good too, very handsome," she smiles.
"Is the happy couple ready?" Asks a slightly pudgy balding man. He must be the one that's going to marry us all.
"Yes, my daughter Clare will be marrying Drew right after we get married. She's sixteen I'll need to sign paperwork," Clare's father says.
"Not a problem we have all that here, I'll get all the necessary papers and another marriage license. How old are you son?"
"Eighteen, turned eighteen three weeks ago."
"Good we don't need any of the paperwork for you then." He disappears through a door and Clare's dad begins talking quietly to Elaine, so I take Clare's hand and pull her away a little.
"What's your dad's name? I should probably know my future father-in-law's name," I comment and she laughs.
"Randall, only Elaine calls him Randy. You didn't call Adam or anything did you when you went to your room to change?"
"No, didn't call anyone. Did you?"
"No," she shakes her head. You know you don't have to do this. You can still back out," she tells me.
"I'm doing this," I tell her just as the door opens again and the balding man comes back.
"Alright we're all set, Mr. Edwards you'll need to sign these before Clare and Drew can get married."
Randall goes over and signs some papers, when he finishes there are some places Clare and I need to sign and then we're ready. Randall and Elaine get married first, Randall paid for it to be videoed and they apparently wrote their own vows. After they have their first kiss as husband and wife it's our turn. Clare and I approach the altar, turning to each other and holding hands.
"We come together to witness the union in marriage of Andrew Torres and Clare Diana Edwards. A marriage is the joining of two hearts, two souls and two lives. From this moment on Clare and Drew are no longer you and I but we. Drew do you take Clare as your wife? Will you love her, honor her, support her, cherish her and be faithful so long as you both shall live?"
Clare looks at me, I smile and say "I do" and the guy marrying us repeats the same for Clare. She says "I do" and he continues. He talks a bit about marriage and the struggles it can bring as well as the delights before pronouncing us husband and wife.
And then I was married to Clare.
(CLARE)
I stand in front of the door to Drew's hotel room, taking a deep breath before I knock. I need to work up the nerve before entering…well our honeymoon suite. I can't think about it, everything that's brought me to this moment, or I'll go crazy.
After Drew and I were married, and we all signed our marriage certificates, Dad bought us all dinner. As hard as dad fought I think he's very happy that I'm not going with them. Elaine seems thrilled that I got married at sixteen. Drew and I didn't have our ceremony videoed like Dad did but we do have wedding pictures. I don't even remember if I'm smiling in them and I couldn't bring myself to look at them.
After dinner I returned to the junior suite I was sharing with my dad and Elaine to pack my stuff. Dad said I should sleep with my husband tonight, I think he just wanted me out of the suite. So, now here I am, standing in front of a door. A door that will open and my husband will be standing on the other side.
"Husband," I whisper the word to myself as my fist knocks on the hotel room door.
Drew opens it and smiles at me, not a big natural smile but at least a small pleasant one. He steps aside so I can come in, he's still in his wedding clothes. I step into the room and set down the bag, he closes the door and makes sure it's locked. I realize now that there's only one bed, I bite my lip nervously. I could have stayed in the suite again tonight, I know it's my wedding night but I'm definitely not ready to have sex.
"We don't have to do anything, we'll sleep back to back," Drew says sitting down on the bed.
"Did you have sex with Katie this weekend?" I ask, still standing near the door uncomfortably.
"That was plan, but we didn't. Guess nothing this weekend went according to plan, even for your dad," Drew says and I start laughing.
"His face when you asked me to marry you was priceless. I wish I had a picture of that."
"Yeah, that was pretty hilarious I thought he might have a heart attack," Drew chuckles. "I couldn't believe some of the things Elaine said over dinner. She's really dim," Drew laughs and now I'm laughing harder.
Finally, feeling more at ease I walk the few feet to the bed and sit on the edge, close to but not next to Drew. "Yeah, she's not very bright. Not only did my dad have an affair he was doing it with a clerical worker at his office, and twelve years younger than him. At least I don't have to go to Calgary with them now thanks to you. I guess there are some things we have to talk about, and tell each other. There are probably things we should know about each other now that we're married."
"Yeah, I guess so. You're still a virgin? I mean I know you were staying at Jake's a lot."
"Yeah," I nod.
"Because you're waiting for marriage," Drew says taking my hand and spinning the abstinence ring on my finger. "I should buy you wedding a ring," he remarks before I can say anything.
"I don't need a wedding ring, don't waste your money. Are you? I know what you and Bianca did in the boiler room."
"I'm still a virgin, Bianca and I did oral but that's it."
"Jake and I were working our way to having sex," I confess. "We'd done a little, he went down on me but I never…on him."
"I thought you were waiting until marriage, for everything? Well, other than kissing."
"I was. My parent's divorce threw all my beliefs and values for a loop. My dad was having an affair, it made me think, question if that was right. Waiting to be married didn't work out for my parents too well. I know that wasn't the only problem but my dad isn't with Elaine for intellectual stimulation. I thought I loved Jake and that he loved me, so I thought I was ready. I'm glad we never went farther than we did though."
"And now? Your beliefs I mean," Drew comments.
"The core of my beliefs are still there, just a few smaller things have been shaken."
"You could come to church with us then."
"Yes, that would be good, but what do we tell people? We can't go home and tell them we're married, can we?"
"No, you're right that wouldn't be good at all. Adam would freak and Mom would kill us, she'd probably think you were pregnant. Where will you live? Your dad is moving and selling the house. You can move in with us, but if we're not telling anyone we're married I don't know…"
"I can move in with Alli and Jenna," I cut Drew off, "at least I think so. For a while anyway, until I figure something else out. Or Eli." I know Drew hates that idea as soon as I say it by the look on his face.
"If you can't move in with Alli and Jenna you'll stay with us. We'll figure out something to tell my parents and Adam."
"I don't think it should be a problem to stay with the Bhandari's, especially now that Sav's gone."
"Good," Drew nods. "I'm going to get ready for bed," Drew says and starts to get up from the bed but I grab his hand.
"I'll never be able to thank you for what you did today. It was truly chivalrous Drew, especially for a girl you barely know."
He sits back down and smiles at me, "I do know you Clare. You're Adam's best friend, you've been there for him through so much, all of last year even with your parents fighting, all summer even with what you were going through. He's never had a friend like you and it would have killed him, and you, if you'd moved so far away. What I did today it was nothing," he says flashing me that grin of his. That charming, boyish, disarming grin of his that has made so many girls swoon.
He gets up and goes into the washroom closing the door. I take off my heels and retrieve my bag from where I left it by the door. Getting out my pajamas and toiletries I zip up the bag again and roll it over to the dresser leaving it there. Drew's bag is in the closet, I'd unpack but we leave tomorrow. When the washroom door opens I look over and bite my lip, Drew's in nothing but boxers. It's a nicer sight than Jake and I take a second to appreciate it. Drew doesn't seem to notice as he walks to the closet to hang his clothes.
I go into the washroom and lock the door. I take off my dress and hang it over the shower curtain rod for the moment, off comes my bra which feels good. I pull on my summer pajamas, a Mickey Mouse sleep shirt, though looking at it I do wish I had something a little…sexier. Not that I had any idea I'd be married or on my wedding night during this trip, or that Drew and I are going to do anything tonight. Still, this seems somehow inappropriate. Oh well, I'm sure not sleeping naked, at Jake's I usually slept in one of his shirts but I don't want to ask Drew for a shirt to sleep in.
I start brushing my teeth and look in the mirror, as I watch myself brushing it really kind of hits me I'm a married woman now. On paper, but still I am now Mrs. Clare Torres. "Mrs. Clare Torres," I say to the mirror after spitting. It sounds odd and yet I don't regret it at all, I only wish Drew never does regret it in the next two years. I finish brushing my teeth and wash my face, putting on lotion before leaving the washroom.
Drew chuckles when I come out.
"I wasn't exactly expecting to have this be my wedding night," I remind him scrunching my nose at him while hanging my dress in the closet.
"No, no you look adorable I just didn't expect you'd have Mickey on your nightgown. I expected clouds or some philosophy quote or something."
"I have pajamas with diplomas on them if it makes you feel better, but they're too warm for summer," I reply pulling down the blankets to get in the bed.
"You'll have to show me those sometime," Drew grins also getting into bed.
He turns off the light by the bed and now we're alone. In the bed. In the dark. Husband and wife. I'm lying on my back, my hands folded over my stomach as I stare at the ceiling.
"So, Wife, what's your favorite color?" Drew asks and I giggle.
We talk most of the night, at first just exchanging lists of favorites; color, food, movie, book and so on. After that we exchange childhood stories, Adam never likes to talk about pre-Adam years so it's good to hear. We fall asleep together very early in the morning and after talking for hours. I'm glad I set an alarm because we would have slept right through check out time. We pack up and Drew checks out, paying for the room.
"Do you want to drive back with me?" Drew asks after signing the receipt.
"Thanks," I smile.
We talk during the whole drive home too, mostly about our childhoods or kids at school. I have Drew take me to Alli's house because I don't want to return to Dad and Elaine's apartment.
"Thanks for everything Drew," I say when he pulls up to Alli's house.
"You're welcome Wife," he says and I smile. I lean over and give him a soft and quick kiss. He grins and I get out of the car, Drew pops the trunk and I get out my suitcase. I walk to the front door and knock, Mrs. Bhandari opens the door and smiles at me. I wave at Drew and he drives off as Mrs. Bhandari lets me in.
"Are you alright Clare?" Mrs. Bhandari asks looking at the bag in my hand.
"Can I move in? Please?"
I hope you enjoyed this first chapter, I will update soon probably picking up from right here. And possibly more people finding out Drew and Clare are married.
I have not decided yet on the one shot for this round so keep an eye on my page of the DeGrassi Saviors website for that.