Thank you all for the reviews. Sorry for the wait. My lap top doesn't want to work sometimes. It was going really slow and kept shutting down. I have to find some way to get it fixed. Sighs. How do you all like the story so far? Is it good? Bad? It's only beginning. :) By the way, the only reason Clare hasn't dumped Eli yet, is because she really loves him. She wants to believe he will eventually pop the question. Okay.

And to blueberry24, Dallas and Owen will be in here. They'll pop up in the next chapter. I couldn't leave my favorite boys out of this story.

Warning: Lemons. Sort of.

[DREW]

Her arm was draped over his waist and her head was placed on his bare chest. She stirred a little then erupted into little snores. Drew smirked at how adorable she looked at this very moment. He wished that he could wake up to this every single day for as long as he lives. It was so perfect. He slowly brought his hand to her face and brushed a strand of her hair away.

Last night was going in the right direction, but then it took a wrong turn. Then, at the end, everything turned a little better.

Clare lightly tugged at his bottom lip as Drew gripped her butt, pressing her against his semi-hard erection. They fell on the couch, with Clare being on top. She broke the kiss and place small kisses on Drew's neck. Drew's hand gripped her butt, once again and he began to move her in a rhythm. A gasped escaped from her lips and it quickly turned into a low moan.

"Clare, I want you," Drew said huskily as his eyes clouded with lust.

"We shouldn't do this," Clare said in between kisses.

"But it feels so right," he moaned, "Come on, let's go in the room."

Clare got off Drew and held out her hand. Drew took it and he guided her to his room. Their lips connected once again as their clothes began to shed. Drew took in the image of her beautiful, naked body. Her body gave off a little glow.

Drew wrapped his arms around her and kissed her lips softly. His finger tips brushed up and down her sides. He felt her shiver a little. He brought his fingers to her perfectly, round breasts and began to gently caress them, earning a moan from Clare. He pinched her nipples as Clare arched her back.

The two of them fell back on the bed, this time Drew being on top. He rubbed his hard cock against her. Clare sucked in her breath and breathed out a moan. Drew gripped the base of his cock and angled it too Clare's hot core. He slowly slid in and Clare arched her back, slightly parting her lips to let out a moan.

As Drew slowly slid out of her only to go deep inside her, Clare began to cry. It wasn't a cry in pleasure either. Tears streamed down her face and her body began to tremble. Drew slid out of her and sat up. He wrapped his arms around her and her brought her head to his chest.

"What's wrong?" he asks as he kisses the top of her head.

"This is wrong!" she cries, "I'm with Eli and I- I love him."

Drew hung his head low. Hearing Clare tell him that she loves Eli kind of broke his heart. He doesn't know where the sudden feelings for Clare came from, but it was there. He couldn't hold back any longer.

"Then why are you lying here, naked, with me?"

Clare shakes her head as more tears slide down her cheeks, "I don't know, Drew! This," she says gesturing to the two of them, "feels right. I don't why, but it feels so right! It's not supposed to!"

"And why is that?"

"I'm with Eli! I'm supposed to love him and marry him!" she screamed.

"Then why hasn't he proposed, Clare!? Why are you here instead of there, with him?! Huh?" he argued.

"You're right," she said softly, "I really should leave. Maybe I could go stay with Adam and Imogen."

"No, Clare, please. Don't run away. If you want I'll let you sleep in here all week and I'll sleep on the couch. Don't go, Clare," Drew pleaded.

"Why? Why do you want me to stay so bad?"

"Because I'm lonely."

"Good morning," Clare said groggily.

"Good morning. Did you sleep well?"

Clare nodded her head as she bit her lip. She rolled out of bed and blushed as she stared at her naked body.

"You can grab a shirt out of the closet."

Clare nodded her head and walked over to Drew's closet and picked out the first shirt she seen. Coincidentally, it just so happened to be one of Drew's favorite shirts.

"I have to go shower. Imogen and I have a girl's day out today."

"Okay, well, I can go take a quick trip to The Dot and grab us some breakfast. If you want to do some unpacking, the spare room is down the hall to your left. It's the last room," Drew said rolling out of bed.

"Thank you, so much Drew," Clare said as she walked out the room.

Drew groaned as he slipped on his boxers. He keep thinking about last night. Clare cried almost all night until she fell asleep. Drew cuddled with her, stroked her hair, kissed her forehead, and every other soothing method to get her to stop crying. He actually felt bad. He slipped on some clothes and grabbed the keys from his nightstand.

"This is going to be one hell of a week," he said to himself.

[CLARE]

"You're staying with Drew?!" Imogen yelled when she walked into Drew's house, "When the hell did this happen? Does Eli know about this? Are you two screwing around? Clare Diana Edwards, what have you gotten yourself into?"

Imogen just kept coming with the questions. Clare put her finger to Imogen's mouth to hush her. Imogen poked out her tongue and licked Clare's finger.

"Gross, Imogen! Ugh, grow up!" Clare yelled, wiping her slobbery finger on her shorts.

"Answer my questions, Clare!"

"Fine, Eli and I kind of got into an argument last night."

"What for?"

"Because Drew came to our apartment last night. He just wanted to catch up. Apparently, Eli got jealous. Then, we talked over dinner and I asked him about us getting married. He got upset. So, I packed and left."

"Are you and Drew screwing each other?"

"God, no! Imogen I love Eli! I really love him! Drew and I are just friends. What's wrong with that?"

"I love Drew, okay. I really do, but we all know how Drew is. You're better off staying with Adam and I."

Clare sighed. She grabbed her purse and pushed Imogen to the door.

"Let's just go out. Okay?"

"Fine. Let's go shopping. I'm in need of some new clothes and Gracie is just growing."

Clare smiled as the two left out the house. They hopped in Imogen's car and drove off to the mall, silently listening to the radio.

When they arrived at the mall, they looked around all the stores. Clare roamed inside Forever 21 with Imogen at her side. They both picked out the same dress, just different colors. They decided to find some matching shoes also.

Afterwards, they checked out a few more stores before going to a baby store for Gracie. They picked out little tu-tu's, pretty shirts, and nice shoes.

"Grace is going to love this!" Imogen squealed.

"She sure is," Clare said softly.

Clare looked around and began smiling at all the cute outfits. She wished that she could pick out these little outfits for her child, but she didn't. Eli didn't want to start a family. He didn't want to get that in the way of his dreams. Dreams that hasn't even took off!

Eli wanted to be a director. He wanted to write and produce his own movies, but those were his dreams. Eli was helping out the Degrassi Community Theater. He kept telling Clare, "One day my dreams will take off. Then we can settle down, get married, and start a family." When was that one day going to come? Clare was tired of hearing "one day". That one day wasn't here, yet.

"Clare, want to head out to Red Robin's to grab some food?"

"Sure," Clare said in a scratchy voice.

She wiped a single tear away and walked towards Imogen. They linked their arms together and walked out of the store.

[ELI]

The doorbell rang and Eli ran to it, hopping it was Clare. When he opened the door, Adam was standing there with a smile on his face.

"Hello, my best friend."

"Oh, hey, Adam."

"You don't sound happy to see me," Adam said, closing the door behind him.

"I was expecting to see Clare."

"She's out with Imogen now."

"Then who's with Grace?" Eli asked, sitting on the couch.

"Drew has her. He kept begging me to let Grace come over. It's like he's the father. Ever since Grace was born, Drew has taken over her. He'll take her shopping, out to get ice cream, and to the park. He's even trying to take her out her first birthday."

"Well, maybe Drew just wants a baby. But um, why are you here? Not that I don't mind seeing my best friend."

Adam cleared his throat and brushed his bangs out his face. He scratched the back of his head and put a smile on his face. Eli knew Adam was probably up to something.

"Eli, you need to talk to Clare. She wants to start a family and-"

"Not you, too! Damn it, can't you all understand that I'm not ready!?"

"Well, when are you ready Eli?!"

"When I get far ahead in my dreams!"

Adam shook his head and let a laugh fall from his lips. He brushed his hair back and stood up.

"No wonder Clare left you. You need to get yourself together, Eli. If you don't propose Clare will leave your sorry ass and honestly, I don't blame her."

Adam walked to the door and opened it. He walked out of the apartment and slammed the door. Eli stood up and grabbed a chair slamming it down, causing the wooden chair to break in pieces. He flipped his bangs out his face and wiped the tears from his eyes.

Why couldn't everyone just understand that a family isn't what he wanted now? He wanted to get enough money to buy them a house. He wanted enough money to get Clare the fairy-tale wedding she deserved. He wanted his first child to live in the proper environment. He just had to get his career on the right track.

At the moment he was working at Degrassi Community Theater. He was co-writing and directing plays. He loves his job very much and enjoys it. He sends in his pieces of work to many directors and hopes that one of them will call back. So far, no one has. He's really trying.

Clare asking him to get married is just something that upsets him. Don't get him wrong, Eli does want to marry Clare. It's just not something he want at the moment. He wants to enjoy life and not worry about too much. That way if he and Clare ever get into a horrible fight that leads to a breakup, it won't be so hard. If they were married, it would lead to a divorce. A divorce is a lot of money and honestly, it was pointless. Why marry someone if you're just going to turn around and divorce them? Eli feels divorces are only necessary if they cheat or if they're being abuse. Other than that, there's no excuse.

Eli grabs his cell and dials Clare's number. He decided to call her just to hear her voice. When the phone rang for the second time, it went to voice mail. He knew that she didn't want to talk to him. They were taking a break. A break meant that he couldn't even call her. More tears fell from his eyes. He just had to hear her voice.

You reached Clare. Leave a message! *beep*

"Clare," he sniffled, "I miss you and if hearing your voice mail is the only way I get to hear your voice then I'll keep calling. Please, I can't wait a whole week to not hear your voice or see your face. I- I need you, Clare."

He hung up the phone and walked to his room. He laid in the empty bed and curled his body into a ball. He began to cry some more. He loved Clare so much. He wanted her back. He needed her back.

"Please come back," he whispered at the picture of Clare on her nightstand.

[CLARE]

"I had a wonderful time, Immy. We definitely need to catch up, again."

"Yes, we sure do. I'll see you some other time and Clare?"

"Hmm?"

"Please, talk to Eli and don't do anything dumb with Drew."

"I will and I won't. Bye Imo."

Clare grabbed her bags and got out the car. She walked up the steps to Drew's place and rang the doorbell. After waiting for a few minutes, Drew answered the door. He was holding Gracie in his arms.

"Hi little Grace. What are you doing here?" Clare cooed.

"Adam went to go see Eli, so I asked for her."

"I need to go call, Eli. He left me a voice mail and-"

"Why are you going to call him?"

"That is my boyfriend, you know."

"Yeah," Drew sighed, "I know."

Clare sat on the couch and pulled out her phone. As she began to dial Eli's number, Drew began to play with Gracie. He was tickling her, tossing her in the air.

"Clare, I'm so glad you called," Eli said into the phone.

"Hi, Eli."

"It's so good to hear your voice. I miss you," Eli said.

"I miss you, too."

"When are you coming back?"

Clare sighed and raked her fingers through her hair. Did she want to cut this break shorter? Eli sounded like a wreck on the other end. He really wanted her back.

"Where are you?" Eli asked when he heard Gracie laughing.

"I'm at Imogen's. I'm staying here for the week. I have to go, Eli. I'll see you in a week."

"Clare I-"

Clare hung up the phone and put her head into her hands. She couldn't believe she just lied to Eli. What has gotten into her? She cheated on him and now she was lying to him! This wasn't the little sweet Clare Edwards she was before. Clare was someone different and now she wasn't liking it.

"Why'd you tell him you were at Imogen's?" Drew asked.

Before Clare could answer, the doorbell rang. Drew got up and answered the door. Adam was standing there with a smile on his face.

"There goes my little- Clare! What are you doing here?"