Thanks for the reviews, alerts, and favorites. =) Last chapter allot of people asked who say the last line- "We're go to school together." It was Imogen, before she stalked off out of the place. . Adam and Eli isn't friends yet.

Here's the new installment of the story. ^_^

I will not and do not own Degrassi.

This chapter has Eclare fluff! Yayz


After reordering their order with another waitress, the tension in the air was finally gone light. Eli hasn't even question any farther on the Imogen accident. Everything seemed to be perfect. They both talked about their favorite authors, debating on foreign movies that the two people didn't notice how much time flew till the waitress came back with their order.

At the end Eli forced Clare to order something bigger on the menu. It was his treat. In about a good 10 minutes Clare gave in to his request well demand. She got a 9oz steak, potato soup with a small order of salad while Eli ordered a 16 oz steak, french fries and shrimp.

"Feeling better, Edwards?" Eli commenting after Clare forced another fork full with salad down her throat. She was almost finished with her meal and she was determined to eat all of her food. She wouldn't waste anything.

Clare nodded her head, barely managed to hold herself back from talking with her mouth full to him. Oh how embarrassing will that be if she did? Her parents taught her how to eat. Not how to eat like a beast. She almost choked, but she managed to sallow it down in a few more seconds of coughing and gagging.

A small laugh escaped Eli's lips.

"Slow down, it's not like the food will disappear forever."

Clare slowed down and a small shade of red featured on her cheeks at his comment.

"Sorry." She muttered to herself weakly, but it was obvious that he heard it.

"It's alright." He assured her that it was fine that he was only kidding with her, but seriously, she needed to slow down eating. He doesn't want to rush her to the hospital the moment she fell out of her chair half dead.

They both finished their meal soon after.

"Thank you."

"For what?" He questioned, having no clue for what she was talking about. The tension in the room became a blur to him, even though the people around them are leaving or chatting loudly about their plans.

His throat seemed to tighten and his hand began to sweat. He felt very nervous for the second time in his life….since when he asked Julia out on a date.

His heart ping at the remembrance of his dead girlfriend and suddenly it was like his heart was carrying an extra weight on how he was feeling for Clare. He just met her just a very short period of time and already he was betraying her memory.

"Thank you for everything. For the comfort…for the meal…just everything." Clare uttered, not aware of the emotional stressed that Eli was in.

Eli covered it up very well. He placed a smile on his lips, looked very fake if anyone would take the time to observe him.

"No problem. I'm happy to help." He told her softly, watching a small smile reached Clare's lips and the sudden warmth that entered her bright blue eyes.

Something deep within his stomach fluttered and that was all he knew before he shut those emotions out of his head.

He would be her friend, nothing else.

Now love is like an ocean
Take it down to the depths
Yeah I'm taking you with me
Taking every step to steal your heart

Clare blinked realizing that was her ring tone of her cell phone.

"Sorry," She told Eli fishing out her cell from her pocket. Eli waved it off.

"It's fine." He told her, almost laughing at himself at the irony of her ringtone. Clare looked at the scene of her cell before her smile was replaced with a frown.

"Mom." She mouthed to Eli before she answered her phone.

"Huh, hi mom." She said,

"Clare Diane Edwards I had called Alli and her parents so I could tell you about the time you need to come back when I found out that you weren't over there-"

Eli could hear a faint shriek of an angry person coming from the cell.

"Mom calm down. I'm just at dinner with a friend." Clare whispered, before her eyes watered in tears.

"Yes, mom. I'm leaving now. Bye." She hung up her cell before shoving it in her pocket. Her tears rolling down her blue eyes as she bit her tongue from screaming. She wouldn't make a scene in a place like this. All she's going to do was to bit it all back and deal with it.

It's not fair. Her mother always steals her happiness away in some form.

Eli glanced with her with worry in his green eyes.

He reached out and touch her hand softly.

He really didn't like to see her cry this much or cry at all.

"You need to go?" He asked. All Clare did was nodded her head.

"I'll drive you home then."

He looked outside and saw how dark it was. He saw the hesitation in her eyes.

"I'm not having a beautiful girl walking home this late." He smirked, trying to cheer her up…at least get a small smile.

Clare didn't say anything at all. Eli waved the waitress over to get the check. The entire time he didn't show Clare the receipt, afraid of making her feel guilty of the need to pay him off.

He paid the bill.

The drive to her house was slow and Eli didn't turn on screamo music. Clare wiped away the tears from her eyes.

"I'm sorry."

"It's fine. Just don't program "I'm sorry." The only sentence you can say in your brain." He joked. Clare smiled sadly at his humor. He made her feel very carefree and without a thought of her mess up life.

"Thank you."

Eli rolled his eyes.

"Alright smartass." He told her. Then he heard her laugh once more. It was so beautiful. Her laugh suited her so well.

"I had fun."

"I had fun too,"

He stopped right at the side of her house.

"Call Mr. Awesome if you have any problems."

Clare opened the car door. She stayed still for a second and Eli was wondering what she was thinking about but then it happened. The movement was sloppy, but it did shock him. She leaned over and kissed him. She kissed his cheek before she squeaked a fast bye, closing his door and running out of his car and into the hell hole of her house.

His cheek felt very warm before he placed his foot on the gas and wondering what the hell just happened.