AN: Thank You all to the reviewers, they are so nice and so inspiring. I'm sorry this is late, but its here now, the finale chapter:

Eli woke up this morning completely forgetting the words exchanged last night. He didn't want to remember the person he found on his couch when he went down stairs, but he did.

Eli stood there watching her for a moment the pain and confusion flooding back to him. He watched her chest rise and fall in a steady pace that seemed so soothing to Eli. She looked beautiful as she slept. God, Eli stop it, she means nothing to you anymore remember?

He had to leave before the emotions overtook him and he did something he would regret. He went to the kitchen to make some breakfast and was surprised to see his mother there, flipping pancakes. She didn't turn when Eli came in.

"When did you guys get back?" Eli asked in monotone, scanning the fridge.

"2" Cece replied. "I see Clare's here." She was still fixated on the food in front of her, not looking at Eli as she talked.

"She was having trouble at home and for some unknown reason to me, came here." Eli said impudently and with anger. "I don't have anything to say to her though, so she'll be leaving the moment she wakes up." Cece put the pan down with a loud bang that made Eli look up at her with utmost silence.

"Eli," Cece finally said with a mix of exasperation and care.

"Cece," Eli questioned, bringing the bread out of the fridge.

"Be as mad as you want, but there is no denying you still love her" I was silent. Cece sighed. "I have to go over to our neighbor's, you know Mrs. Ladden, she had something for me. Breakfast is now on the table, I'll be back later." She grabbed her coat that was slung over a chair. "I just want you to be happy baby boy."

I didn't know what to say. She was absolutely right. No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't stop loving Clare. A part of me would always melt when I saw her. My hands would always want to hold her's. My lips….Stop it. There's no point. She left you, she broke her promise, she doesn't care about you.

"Hey." I heard a voice say. I glanced up to the doorway, and saw Clare.

"Hey," I replied turning my back to her, staring at the toaster I just placed the bread in.

There was silence. Clare came forward into the kitchen. "Could I get some Advil?" She said shyly. "I've got a terrible headache."

Wordlessly, I went to the cabinet and got her some medicine. I also poured her some coffee. She thanked me as I handed them over. I went back to staring at the toaster. We were both silent for a while. I glanced over my shoulder at her, and just as I did so, the toast sprung up from the toaster and hit me in the side of the face. For a moment, we were quiet, but that moment quickly ended. A smile slowly crept on my lips as Clare tried holding back a laugh, but failed. I began laughing and she joined me. As she let her laugh go, I realized just how much I missed it. How much I really missed her.

"Why did you leave me?" I asked. She immediately stopped laughing. "What?" she asked. "Why'd you leave me Clare? You promised." I said softly. "Eli," she started.

"I know you said I scared you, and-" I interrupted.

"I was scared. Eli, you were so, intense. You got too suffocating, and extreme. You were trying to protect me, as if I were about to drop dead at any moment, like I was Julia. I was scared of what you were becoming, and what you would do. Like at any minute, you were gonna slit my throat like your character in your story did to his heroine. I asked for some space, and next thing I know there's a gun in your car, which I know wasn't for your dad's birthday. You tried to lie to me, but something didn't seem right about it. You were manipulating me already.

And when you crashed that car, not even thinking about what it would do to others around you, it was like you knew I would come to see you. And you were right. I did. Because, despite your over-protectiveness and your extreme tendencies, I couldn't imagine a world without you. I still can't. Cause, I wouldn't be me, without you."

"But you said so yourself, 'were not meant to be together.'" Eli said

"I didn't mean that, I was saying anything I could, I was afraid, afraid of you, afraid of us-"

"Afraid of us?"

"As a kid who grew up with her parents fighting, two people like us would never seem possible to survive. You, as fierce as you are, and me, holding on by a thread, we'd never make it. But we're not like my parents."

Things were quiet for a moment. "I don't know." Eli finally said slowly.

"Eli, for these past months, I have been lost. I thought I could forget about you, and have fun at that stupid dance, go on with my life, but not for a second since I left that hospital did you ever leave my mind. I tried, believe me I tried to forget you. And when I kept failing, I went to alcohol, but even when I woke up the next morning, with a fresh hangover-headache, I knew I still hadn't forgotten you throughout that entire intoxicated nightmare.

So yesterday, when you asked me why I came here, I really was telling the truth. I love you Eli, and I just want us to be together again."

Seconds went by without an answer, but to Clare they felt like hours. Finally-

"Me too."

AN: The END! I hope you guys enjoyed it. Now that I'm done with this one, I'll be working on a new story. If anyone has any ideas, I'd love to hear them!

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