Author's note: Hello all! Thank you so much for reading and reviewing my story. Here's the second part! Enjoy and again, comments are always welcomed!

"I don't know what's going on," Clare sighed as she traced the top of the coffee cup with her finger. She was growing frustrated. The green mug was reminding her too much of a certain person's emerald eyes, a certain person who never seemed to leave her thoughts for a long period of time.

"Maybe he has a lot on his mind?" Adam said. "There has been quite a bit of stuff going on at Degrassi lately if you hadn't noticed."

"Of course I have. I haven't been able to stop thinking about any of it. Everything is just becoming so crazy."

Adam flinched at the tone in her voice. Clare glanced over and saw the hurt look that passed over her friend's face.

"I mean, with my parents fighting and the trouble with Fitz and his loser friends," she quickly said correcting herself.

"And you are worried about Eli, right?" Adam asked.

"Well, not worried exactly. I'm more concerned with how he acts around me. One moment he's joking around, teasing me mercilessly in his own sweet…I mean…his own special way. Then the next minute it's like I'm a plate of glass and he's looking right through me."

Adam rolled his eyes then laughed. "Gosh, I'm sorry to laugh at you but this is getting ridiculous. I mean, the reason why you both are so bugged out is because you are both worried about the same thing; each other."

Clare shook her head, "I don't know what you mean."

"Dude, could it be any clearer? You like Eli. Eli likes you. It's a pretty simple equation. One of you just needs to get over testing this whole we-are-just-friends-and-english-partners bit, and just ask the other one out. I mean, you two are great but at the same time, you both are making me kind of sick."

"I guess it has been kind of dizzying to see us go back and forth like we do," she said with a small smile.

"I feel like I'm stuck in some sort of romantic comedy when it comes to you two. And I'm not into those. I'm a horror movie kind of a guy. Or even better…an action flick," he teased.

Clare looked at Adam as he raised his eyebrows and nodded as she caught onto the reference. She shook her head as the two laughed out loud causing the other coffee house patrons to glance over at them. Clare raised her hand up as an apology then raised her finger to her lips signaling to Adam that they should keep their conversation down.

"Someone might hear us," she whispered.

"And what? Tell Eli that you like him? I could only hope so!" Adam said.

Clare looked down at her watch, "It's getting pretty late. Do you think he's going to come at all?"

"Well, if he doesn't, you could always go out and look for him," Adam suggested as he picked up his mug and finished drinking his coffee.

"What if he doesn't want me to?" she asked.

"Want you to…?"

"Find him."

Adam pounded his fist on the table causing Clare to jump in her seat. "Look, you and Eli are two of the bravest people I have ever met. You both are strong, opinionated people who seem to have no problem telling anyone else anything. I don't know where this sudden shyness is coming from but you need to lose it. Both of you. You have never let Eli get away with anything before. You practically had laser beams coming out your eyes when he wrote a story about a character you didn't approve of. So you don't like how he's acting towards you? Well, go and tell him that!"

Clare looked at him with wide eyes, "wow Adam…just…wow."

"Sorry…"

She shook her head, "don't be. That's just what I needed to hear." A huge smile broke across her face as she threw her arms around Adam embracing him in a big hug. Adam was still for a moment but then patted her arm in reassurance.

"Glad I could help," he said.

Clare raced to gather up her belongings and shoved them in her green bag.

"I'll catch up with you later?"

"Sure, Clare. Good luck."

Clare quickly walked out of The Dot. She stopped on the street, looking both ways as if trying to find a sign that would point her direction. Her heart was beating furiously. What was he going to say? She decided to go left towards the park they had all gone to when Adam had his "farewell to Gracie" bonfire. It was just like the situation with her parents. She hated the uneasiness, the unknown, but it did not seem to really matter now. She was going to take another risk, just like Eli had been encouraging her to do all of the time. She was not sure what it was going to cost her, but she knew she had to try.

Comeing soon: Part Three: A Confrontation!