My heart was pounding. I wonder if Fitz could feel it. Here we were, pressed chest to chest, our tongues exploring each other's mouths. He had me pinned to his couch with him on top of me while we were watching Texas Chainsaw Massacre. I know this wasn't right to do, but gosh it felt good.

Suddenly, Fitz takes off his shirt, revealing a pale, chiseled six pack. I ignore the voice of reason and go along with temptation. I felt his hands everywhere- my back, neck, running through my hair, my thighs… everywhere. I finally stop when I feel Fitz trying to unbuckle my belt. I sit up fast and fumble in my purse for my phone. Nine new messages from Eli.

"Oh my God. It's after ten? I need to get home. Now. My uncle will freak if he sees I'm not home," I say, ignoring Fitz's confused expression. Okay, so that was a lie, I have an eleven o'clock curfew. But come on. I already feel like a slut for making out with a guy I met ten hours before.

"You need a ride?" He asks.

"No, that's okay. My house is only a two minute walk from yours." I say, practically running out the door.

Once outside, I read Eli's texts.

Where are you going?

What are you doing with that Neanderthal?

Charlotte, answer me! Come on!

Charlotte, I swear to God, if you don't text me back... I don't know what I'll do.

It's after ten, where are you?

CHAR! OMG!

You better not be having sex with that punk.

If you're not home by eleven, I'm telling my dad that you're out with a delinquent.

I bet Fitzy Boy's a real dreamy kisser. How do you like the taste of marijuana and liquor?

Marijuana and liquor? I stopped on my front porch before going inside and thought for a while. He tasted like spearmint gum, not drugs. Eli's got him all wrong.

I take a deep breath, and open the door. Eli was sitting in a leather armchair, with his arms crossed. God, he's annoying. He thinks he's so much more mature just because he's one year older than me.

"So Char, how was your night with Prince Charming? And why are you back so soon? Did you kiss him and he turned into a frog?" Eli asks with an amused look on his face. I was about to respond when his expression turns into one of disgust.

"Char… what were you doing with him?"

"What are you talking about? Nothing!" I say, my anger growing quicker by the second.

"Look in the mirror," Eli insists. I turn to the mirror mounted on the wall above a decorative table and gasp at my reflection.

My hair was a tousled mess. My shirt was wrinkled and my bra strap was slid down to my arm. And worst of all, I had a large round hickey on the side of my neck. I turn back around to face Eli, not sure what to say. I felt ashamed I went that far with him, but I also felt… excited. Like something interesting was finally happening in my life. And I wasn't planning on losing that feeling.

"I didn't have sex, Eli. I'm not that much of a slut," I say to him. "I met the guy freaking ten hours ago. And you think I'd have sex with someone I barely know? We were just making out! Jeez, and cool it with the texts. Did you really have to flood my inbox?"

Secretly, I'm glad to know someone cared, even if it was my older cousin. He was always looking out for me like an older brother would. My father could care less, because work and finding a job were the only things that mattered to him.

"Charlotte, when am I going to get it through your thick skull that I'm doing this to protect you? This guy is bad news. He probably got arrested more times than anyone at Degrassi! This isn't the guy you should be around."

I started to consider this. Maybe Fitz was a cold, angry guy that I should stay away from. Maybe he was just using me for sex, or to get back at Eli. Then, my cell phone starts to vibrate. It was Fitz.

What does he want now?

Hey, did you get home okay?

I smile at my phone, oblivious to the fact that Eli is still talking. I walk upstairs to my room, now blocking Eli's voice out of my head.

Yeah, because "delinquents" really make sure girls are okay when they walk home alone at night.


DISCLAMIER! i do not own degrassi or its characters yadda yadda...

Authors Note: WOOT! CHAPTA SEH-VEN! things are heating up! x] And for all you Fitz fans out there, look out for him in this new season of Degrassi cuz he's coming back!

And have you seen that new MuchMusic promo about Eli? "He's a bad boy badass." And that kiss scene at the end? God. I NEED TO BE CLARE.