Thank you guys! You're so (in the words of Wilder) Awestruck! Well here is the next chapter, hope you like it!

As much as Clare tried to avoid thinking about him, Eli stayed on her mind all morning. It got to the point where she couldn't wait for English. She loved how she, Eli, and Adam were in the same English class like last year. She met up with them by Adam's locker like they always did. Then they walked to her and Eli's lockers. Their conversation had come to a stop while Clare and Eli dug through their lockers. Suddenly the ringtone from a cell phone broke the silence. Clare smiled when she realized what song it was. She looked over to Eli who was also smiling. He broke the silence.

"I haven't heard that song in forever."

"Me neither. Not since that night." Adam looked at them both confused.

"What are you talking about?" They looked at him, and Eli decided to explain.

"The song that was just playing was mine and Clare's unofficial song."

"Really? THAT song? It's not even that romantic." He shrugged. "Maybe that's one of the reasons why you guys didn't work." Clare looked at Adam and sighed.

"Yeah, maybe. Come on, let's get to class." They walked in and sat down. Clare tried to concentrate, but her thoughts were on that night at the beginning of summer.

She was lying in Eli's bed. He was looking up some concert information for him and Adam while she read a book. She had lost interest in the book and began to watch him. She could see the serious look on his face as he searched through each website. He was leaning his head against his hand, absentmindedly running his fingers through his hair. She got an overwhelming urge to run her own fingers through his hair. So she got up and walked over to him. He was so engrossed in his search that he didn't notice her until he felt her hand. He closed his eyes, enjoying the feeling. She leaned forward to look at the screen.

"Found what you're looking for yet?" He opened his eyes.

"Yeah. It only took an hour. Adam better be appreciative." She chuckled.

"I'm sure he will be." She continued to stand beside him as he sent the information in an e-mail to Adam. He turned around in his chair and stood up. He scooped Clare up in his arms and laid her on the bed. She giggled and kissed him sweetly. He laid beside her, making patterns on her arms. She looked up at him and smiled. Her smile became serious, and she opened her mouth to speak but quickly shut it. The deepest blush Eli had ever seen her wear appeared on her face.

"Clare why are you blushing so hard? I didn't even do anything." She looked down at his chest to avoid his eyes.

"Eli, I want to sleep with you." He looked confused.

"Clare, you do sleep with me. That's why you're over here now." She took a deep breath.

"Not that type of sleep. I w-want to…" She couldn't say the words. "I'm ready." She finally looked into his eyes so he could see the honesty on her face.

"Are you sure?" He looked a little shocked.

"Yes I'm positive. I talked to my mom about it, and she took me to get birth control a few weeks ago." He moved his hand to her cheek.

"You're really ready? I love you and will wait for you. You know this right?" She smiled.

"Eli I love you too. I know you would do anything for me, and that's partially why I'm ready. It's you. I love you with all my heart, truly. That's what I have been waiting for. True love. And I have it with you." He smiled at her and leaned down to kiss her.

"Alright. As long as you're sure."

They made love that night. It was the most incredible experience for both of them. Afterwards when they were laying in each other's arms, Clare got an idea. She jumped up to grab Eli's laptop.

"What are you doing, Blue Eyes?" She came back to the bed to lay beside him with the laptop.

"Eli we don't have a song. I think we need one. But I couldn't think of one so I'm going to put music on shuffle and whatever song it lands on, no matter what it is, will be our song." She grinned up at him, proud of her idea.

"Okay it sounds good to me." He watched as she went to a random station and pressed play. Champagne Supernova by Oasis started to play. They both laughed. "So this is going to be our song?"

"Yes it is. So whenever you hear it, you have to think of me and tonight." He kissed her cheek.

"Clare I will always be thinking of you." She kissed his lips softly then got up to put the laptop back. She climbed back into bed to snuggle with the man she loved. She suddenly remembered something and looked down at her left hand. She took off her purity ring and gave it to him. He looked at it for awhile before he took off his guitar pick necklace. He put the ring on the necklace then put it back on. Clare smiled and kissed him once again before they fell asleep.

The bell brought her back from her memory. She had spent the entire class daydreaming. She sighed and stood up. Adam of course had noticed.

"What was up with you Clare? You missed the topic of the new assignment."

"What is it?" Eli chimed in the conversation with the answer.

"We have to choose our favorite memory and write about the emotions we felt." She laughed. They both looked at her confused. She just shook her head and said good-bye and made her way to her next class.

Clare walked to the picnic table for lunch. Today Alli was going to sit with them. She had come back to Degrassi and was much better. She no longer acted stupid when it came to boys. She realized that someday she would find the right man for her, and that everything was going to work out. Clare reached the table where her three best friends were sitting.

"Hey Clare." Alli was smiling at her.

"Hey guys. What's up?"

"Well Eli and Adam were talking about a concert that they want to go to, but that's not important." Adam stuck his tongue out at her. "What is important is the date that I hear you have with Sam Richmond." In some ways Alli had stayed the same.

"Yeah. Do you remember the church fundraiser we went to together? Well since we had fun there, he asked if I wanted to go on a real date with him. We're going out Friday." She looked over at Eli. He kept his face emotionless. She reached under the table and patted his hand since she was sitting beside him. He grabbed her hand and intertwined their fingers. She tightened her grip before she let go. Neither Adam nor Alli had seen.

"So what are you going to wear?"

"I'm not sure. Do you want to help me pick something on Friday?"

"Of course! I'm so excited! This is your first real date since…" She looked over at Eli and changed the subject quickly. "Do you want me to do your hair too?"

"Sure. Just don't change me too much." Alli chuckled.

"I wouldn't if I could."

The rest of lunch was filled with pointless chatter. By the end of the day Clare was ready to get home. She met Eli by his locker and walked out with him to Morty.

"So are you coming over tonight?" He looked at her incredulously as they got into the hearse.

"Clare you know I am. Why the sudden need to ask?"

"Well things have been a little weird because of Sam. I just wanted to make sure."

"Clare I'm going to be with you until you tell me I can't." He smirked down at her. The drive to her house was filled with singing to a song on the radio. When it ended, they both laughed.

"Well we can cross singers off of our future careers."

"Yeah we suck. I'll be here at seven. I promise." She leaned over and kissed him before getting out of the car.