Note: Hey guys, sorry for the delay, I've been fighting with myself on this. I was trying to find a direction to go on and I really considered discontinuing this story. But with newfound inspiration, I finally know how to keep this story alive YAAAAAAAAY! Hope you like it. Read&&Review lovelies.

03: Missed Calls & Twisted Plans

Clare's POV

Oh Jesus Christ on a cross.

Adam's POV

Ohshit.

Ohshit.

Ohshit.

Ohshit.

Eli's POV

"WHAT THE FUCK DID YOU DO!"

Clare's POV

Dammit!

Eli's POV

Adam did what! I grabbed him sharply by his hoodie and slammed him against the Dot window.

"Hey Adam, I didn't quite hear that? What did you do to Clare?" I ask in a menacing tone. Quiet storm better describes my tone.

"I-I kissed her, dude, you're cutting off my circulation," Adam wheezes.

"Ask me if I give a fuck!" I said as my tone grew louder.

"Do you give a fuck?" Adam asks quieter. I growl at him and give Adam a shove against the wall, letting go of him. "I'll take that as I no," he says as he grabs his throat, "Dude, I'm sorry."

"You're sorry! Why would you do this to me! I'm your best friend!" I say as I grow even angrier.

"Hey guys, you're scaring away my customers," Peter steps in. I give a look that says "get-away-from-me-or-I'll-rip-your-head-off," and he's the one who puts his hands up in defense.

"Look, just take this outside, please," he says. I turn towards Adam and Clare and start walking out the door. I shove money into Peter's chest, not caring how much I gave him and walk out. I never thought that Adam would do this to me.

"Eli!" I hear Clare call out to me. I keep walking, ignoring the hurt in her voice. I feel a hand grasp my shoulder and I spin around, knocking it off.

"Eli, this isn't my fault!" Clare pleads to me.

"You weren't going to tell me were you!" I inquire.

"I…I…"

"That's what I thought," I say as I walk towards Morty.

"I was going to handle it!" Clare says, obviously taking the words from me.

"Cause that was working so well," I mock.

"I didn't ask Adam to kiss me," Clare says timidly.

"Whatever, Clare," I say solemnly and drive away. Besides Julia, this is most hurt I've ever been. Adam. Why would you do this to me?

Adam's POV

Why would I do this to Eli! I'm such an idiot. Why couldn't I have just ignored my feelings? This would have been a cause to burn for but I promised Clare and Eli that I wouldn't do that anymore. Why must my life be full of complications? I ponder these thoughts as I walk down the street aimlessly.

"Adam!" Clare? "Adam, stop!" Clare calls out to me. She finally makes her way over to me, out of breath.

"You…have…to make…things…right," She says breathlessly.

"Don't you think I know that," I grumble angrily.

"Hey! Don't take that tone with me, this is your fault!" Clare hisses.

"DON'T YOU THINK I KNOW THAT, TOO!" I yell. Clare obviously looks shocked and frightened. I'm not the type to yell. I didn't mean to scare her. "Look, I'm sorry, Clare. I just, I need time to think, okay?" I say softly.

"Yeah, okay," she stutters. "I just don't want you and Eli to lose each other's friendship over me. You're his best friend," I cringe a bit at those two words. Best Friend. I stay quiet for a bit, not knowing what to say.

"Goodnight, Clare," I spit out quickly and walk away.

Clare's POV

Okay…the fifteenth time is the charm, right?

Hey, this is Eli's phone…

Great, no answer…again! What am I supposed to do? This wasn't my fault! I mean thinking Adam is slightly…kinda…cute isn't a crime right? Right?

Okay lucky number sixteen.

Hey, this is Eli's phone…

Please forgive me, Eli.

The next day

Eli's POV

After a day of moping around at school and ignoring Adam and Clare, I made my way to the park to clear my head. I could not be mad at Clare, but I damn sure can be mad at Adam. What am I supposed to do?

"Eli?" I hear a familiar voice say to me. This better not be who I think it is.

"Get the hell away from me," I seethe.

"Eli, you can not stay mad at me forever," he pleads.

"Wanna bet?" I say through clenched teeth.

"Okay, okay," he says in defeat as he sits down next to me, "Look Eli, I don't know what happened. I'm not going to lie to you. I like Clare. I don't know why. Your best friends' girl should be kryptonite or something. It just happened and I didn't stop it. I'm sorry." I can tell he's genuinely sorry. I want to be so mad at him. But…I can't. I exhale deeply.

"It's okay. I forgive you. It's Clare after all," I say giving in.

"Yeah," he says as he chuckles.

"Do you regret it?" I ask curiously. Sure, he was sorry for doing it but…would he do it again?

"No," he said as he hung his head low, "it felt so…right. I would do it again if I got the chance. I'm sorry, Eli. But, I have to be honest with you." Dammit, Adam.

"What the hell do you expect me to say to that," I said in a somber tone.

"I don't know, maybe we should stop being friends," he said with a glimmer of hope in his eyes telling me not to agree with him.

"I could never do that; you're one of the few friends I have. We're going to have to think of something fast before I smash your face in," I say with a smile. Adam lifts his head and smiles back at me.

"Hey, maybe we can share her," Adam says sarcastically.

"Yeah, cause she would agree to something like that," I say back. We sit in silence for a few minutes. Maybe…maybe that could work. I can't believe I'm even contemplating something like that. Clare would never…would she? I see Adam thinking hard about something out of my peripheral vision. Is he thinking the same thing? We slowly turn our heads towards each other at the same time.

"You don't think…" I begin.

"She wouldn't…" Adam thinks out loud. We have a silent conversation with our eyes and I immediately whip out my phone.

Clare, meet Adam and me at the dot. It's important

Clare's POV

They're talking to each other again? Why do they need to talk to me? I hate being the last to know.