Author's Note: So this is doing much better than I thought it would! Thank you for all the lovely reviews! They made me extremely happy!

Here's Chapter 2! I still think it's kinda sucky but I do enjoy my ending :D

Enjoy!


Clare rushed into the classroom and took her seat and quickly opened her assignment and started working. Adam and Eli walked in whispering to one another. Both didn't say a word to Clare. All through English Adam kept sending glances Clare's way but Clare just shook her head not wanting to talk about it.

Adam passed Clare a slip of paper. You already have a date? I thought you wanted to go with Eli.

Clare scribbled something down and then passed it back. I'll explain later.

Adam sighed and just threw the paper in his pocket. Class ended and Eli stood up.

"I'll meet you guys at The Dot. I have a few things to do." Eli spoke grabbing his things in a hurry watching the door.

Clare and Adam nodded. Eli left rushing out the door. Clare and Adam walked to The Dot and found a table and already ordered something to drink. Clare seemed a little off to Adam.

"So Clare, what was that all about today at lunch?" Adam finally blurted out.

Clare bit her bottom lip and covered her face from embarrassment. "I don't have a date. I only said that because I want Eli to ask me."

Adam started laughing a little.

"It's not funny!" Clare crossed her arms and glared at Adam.

"Oh but it is. You like KC but yet you turned him down because you think Eli is going to ask you?" Adam said through a few laughs.

Clare nodded. "You saw Eli's reaction. I'm pretty positive he's going to ask me."

Adam nodded and glanced outside and down the street. He saw Eli hugging some girl, saying goodbye and then walking towards The Dot with a huge grin on his face.

"What?" Clare followed Adam's gaze down the street. Her heart dropped as she saw Eli walking up. She turned back around quickly. "Adam, promise you won't tell Eli anything."

"I won't." Adam promised. Eli walked up and took a seat. "Hey, what's up man?"

Eli still had a grin on his face. "She said yes."

"What are you talking about?" Clare furrowed her eyebrows and stared at Adam.

"Nina, she said yes to going to the dance on Friday."

Clare stared outside The Dot not paying attention to the conversation going on.

"Dude, that's great!" Adam patted Eli on the shoulder.

I need to get out of here. I feel like I can't breathe right now. Clare thought to herself. Eli and Adam continued to talk about asking Nina to the dance. I'm so stupid! I should have never got my hopes up.

Clare reached for her phone and pretended to read a text message. "I need to go. My mom wants me home." Clare spoke softly, avoiding eye contact with them. Clare grabbed her bag and started to get up.

"Is everything okay?" Eli asked grabbing Clare by the arm.

"Yeah, fine." Clare didn't look at him.

"I'll give you a ride." Eli offered.

Clare shook her head. "No it's okay, I'll walk. It's a nice day anyways." Clare half smiled and left The Dot.

Eli took a seat and watched outside as Clare walked up the street. "What's up with Clare?"

"Nothing." Adam turned red and avoided eye contact with Eli.

"Adam?" Eli questioned. "What do you know?"

Adam shook his head. "Nothing. Why would I know something?"

"Because you're beat red and you seem uneasy." Eli took a sip of his drink.

"Nope, I know nothing."

Eli shook his head and just let it all go. He took out his phone and texted Clare.

Hey can I come over later? I want to talk to you about some things.

Eli shut his phone and placed it on the table. A few minutes later his phone went off.

Sure. Come by around seven?

Eli smirked. Sounds good :)

Later that night Clare was sitting in her room listening to her parents consistently argue over little things. Her phone went off and it was Eli to let him in. She grabbed jacket and headed downstairs, not even telling her parents where she was going. She opened the door to Eli.

"Hey, do you think we could go someplace else to talk? My parents are fighting again and I don't want to be here right now."

Eli nodded and they walked to Morty. "How about the park?"

"Sure." Clare got into the car and they were off.

They arrived to the park and they sat at a picnic table, across from one another.

"So, is everything okay? You left pretty quickly today."

Clare bit her lip nervously. "Yeah everything is fine. My mom just needed some help around the house." She smiled. "So what did you want to talk to me about?"

"It's about Nina. Well, umm she's new and everything and I really like her, a lot. So I was wondering if maybe you guys could hang out before the dance on Friday and then the four of us could go together." Eli smiled quick then stopped.

"About that… ha, you see." Clare averted her stare someplace else, and tucked her head down behind her hair to hid her blush. "It's funny actually." She stared down at her hands that were in her lap fiddling with her thumbs. "I don't have a date to the dance."

Eli was confused. "You said you did."

"Yeah, well I told KC I had a date because I was actually hoping this other guy would ask me." Clare looked up, her blush still evident. "But he didn't so, now I have no one."

"Well that guy is definitely missing out." Eli smirked and Clare couldn't help but smile.

That smirk, he really needs to stop doing that. And seriously, he has to be the dumbest person I know. Clare thought to herself.

"So what's the game plan now? Are you going to talk to KC about going with him still?" Eli asked.

Clare nodded. "I'm going to call him later actually and see if the offer still stands."

"Cool! So you still okay with hanging out with Nina before hand?"

"Sure." Clare smiled. She knew she was probably going to regret doing this for him. But she really liked Eli and if this was to help her case then she'd do it. Clare eyed up the playground swings and started to get up. "I'll race you to the swings. Last one there loses!"

Clare bolted to the swings laughing, looking back at Eli who struggled to get out of his seat. But soon enough he was trailing behind her, quickly closing the gap between them. As soon Clare reached the swings, she felt Eli knock into her making her fall to the ground. Eli fell right on top of her. Clare was laughing hysterically but once her eyes met his, she stopped laughing, catching her breath. Eli didn't move, he was close enough to Clare that she could feel his hot breath against her lips.

"E-Eli?" Clare stammered.

"Yeah?" Eli continued staring into Clare's eyes.

"Can you get off of me?" Clare looked down.

"Oh! Sorry." Eli sat up quick and sat facing the different direction of Clare. Clare sat up soon after fixing her hair. She glanced at Eli quick, who was staring down at the ground with a smirk on his face. Clare felt her cheeks getting warmer.


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