I got my 10 reviews, So I shall go on. I want you guys to know, since I've had some of my friends who have read this story ask, 'present day' is like.. the age they are now. They aren't like seniors or anything. It could be like something we don't see on the show, but anyway, ON WITH THE NEXT CHAPTER. There will be some more present day, but it'll just be a longer chapter.

Clare smiled as she looked at the ring. She heard the door, and figured it was Eli. They were suppose to hang out.

She fixed her bed head, white PJ shirt, and blue cotton pants, before she walked down the stairs, and opened the door. Eli smiled at her, still in his PJ's as well - a black tank top and gray sweatpants. He wore little eyeliner, and of course, his hair was still perfect. "Hey sleepyhead,"he greeted as he walked in, closing the door behind him. Clare blushed, and tried to fix her hair.

"I thought I fixed it,"she said. Eli laughed.

"You look perfect. I was kidding, and in a way, playfully calling you lazy."

"Hey! I just woke up like 5 minutes ago! Shut up!"She hit his shoulder, playfully. "I was having an amazing dream,"she added.
"Oh, and what was this dream about?"he asked.

"A ski trip I went to in Maine when I was 11, when I met this really cute guy, and then spent 2 weeks in the summer with him,"she held up the ring. Eli smirked. He had remembered when he learned her name that she was the one he met when he went to Maine, when he was 13.

"I can't believe you kept it all these years,"he said, taking her hands.

"I can't believe you kept your promise all these years,"she replied.

"Not very well."he sighed.

Tonight I love you-The Latency

The two weeks they spent together were amazing. Eli almost thought Clare was actually going to let him 'steal her white', as he said a few months before. Of course, he didn't push her, so the most they did was have a little peck when his Mom wasn't around, and they'd hold hands. They were practically a couple. The last two days they were together, they discussed how hard it would be to be away from each other, after they had been together for so long. It would be a few weeks til they'd see each other, since his Dad needed to be in Toronto mid to late July and it was only early July.

"I can't believe we have to wait over a month to see each other again. I wish you lived like 60 seconds from me, instead of 60 minutes,"Clare said with a sigh.

"Or if I could drive, I could see you whenever I wanted. The second I get my license, I'm going to come see you,"Eli promised, as he held her closer. They were in bed, the last time they would be for a while. "Are you sure you don't want to take me up on the marriage proposal? We could get married and you could move in,"Eli half teased.

Clare giggled, and turned around so that she was facing him. She snuggled into his check. "My answer is maybe. If we ever did, it wouldn't be for many many years,"she said. He laughed. "Lets go to sleep,"She suggested. Eli sighed. He didn't want to sleep. He wanted to spend every possible moment he had left with Clare. He nodded, though. She looked beyond exhausted. Eli stayed up. he would sleep when she left. It would pass the time that he had to be away from her.

Secondhand Serenade- Take me with you

Clare almost jumped when she saw him still awake in the morning. 'Have you been awake all night?"She asked. He nodded. "You're going to be exhausted, Eli."

He shrugged, and yawned. "I wanted to be awake with you as much as I could. Plus you are so pretty when you sleep,"he told her. She blushed. Eli let go of Clare when he heard his Mom outside his door.

"Morning, kids," She greeted.

"Morning Mom."Eli yawned.

"Good morning, Cece."Clare sat up, and stretched.

"Your Mom said she'd be here about 3. It's Noon now,"Cece said. "I made breakfast when you guys get hungry,"She added, before closing the door.

Eli wrapped his arms back around her. "I don't want you to leave."
"I don't want to leave. We have 4 hours til I leave. Lets make the most of it."She grinned.

"Ooh. Well there's a lot a can do in 4 hours,"he teased.

She rolled her eyes, and put her long hair back up into a pony tail, and pulled her glasses on. "Not exactly what I had in mind, Eli."

"Not before marriage, right?"he asked. She nodded, getting up, making sure all her stuff was in her bag.

"Lets go get food,"She suggested.

Eli grinned, and got out of bed, taking her hand, and pulled her to the dining room where the food awaited them. They both got bacon, sasuage, pancakes, eggs, and their own drinks. Eli also got his morning apple. They walked out to the living room and sat down, eating, watching TV.

Clare rolled her eyes at his apple addiction, as he ate his apple after he finished the rest of his breakfast. He saw her shake her head, in the middle of taking a bite. "What?"he asked, his mouth full of apple."

"You're going to turn into an apple,"she joked.

They spent the next few hours attached to each other until Clare's Mom called and said she was down the street.

They waited outside, already hugging tightly. Her Mom pulled up."Clare, C'mon. We have to get home!"Her mom called. Clare put her bag in the car, and then hugged Eli again, not wanting to let go.

"Promise me one thing?"she asked.

"Anything,"he said.

"When I leave, go to sleep. You look exhausted,"she said with a smile. He chuckled, and nodded.
"Promise, and then I'll text you when I wake up,"he said, hugging her tightly one last time before letting her go. They were both crying by the last hug.

A/N: Get to 15 reviews and you get a new chapter, so get to reviewing! If I get 20 before the time I get around to updating, and you'll get two updates ^^