A/N: Did y'all watch "Time of My Life"? I enjoyed it. Fimogen made me sadder than I thought; Jatie barely got screen time but in my mind, they remained friends and will possibly try again; Drianca barely got screen time too but they made me smile; Marisol was really sweet to Mo, helping out with Jake; and finally… Eclare! Ahh, I'm happy they're back together and had a very memorable prom. Hehe. I'm not going to speculate about Season 13, I'm going to take it as it comes.

On to the story? Well then.

The familiar melody of the Skype application rang through Clare's dorm. She looked up from her book and saw Alli was calling her.

She accepted the call, "Hi Alli."

"Clare!" she waved, "How is good ol' England?"

"Not too bad," Clare lightly laughed, "I'm having a great time. How are you?"

"Bored," Alli groaned, "With you gone and Jake and Katie traveling. It's so lonely in the apartment."

"Gee thanks."

Clare lifted an eyebrow but recognized the voice as Alli looked away from the camera, wide eyed. Suddenly, Dallas appeared on screen.

"Hey Edwards," he nodded.

"Hi Dallas," she smiled at him.

He disappeared quickly and headed to the bathroom. Alli focused on her friend, "Don't worry, he has been keeping his hands to himself."

"And you," Clare smiled wider.

"What? Shut up!" she faked anger.

Dallas appeared on screen again but only to say 'goodbye' since he was meeting with some of the guys from the hockey team. He gave Alli a quick kiss and left the apartment.

"So I'm guessing things are going well between you two?" Clare asked.

"Very good," Alli replied, "But enough about me. Tell me all about England."

The girls spent the next half hour discussing their summer with Clare dominating the conversation. The past two weeks were filled with Alli lounging by the pool, cleaning the apartment, hanging out with Dallas and planning a trip to her parents' house since Sav was in town. Clare spent her time familiarizing herself with London, meeting her dorm mates and shadowing an intern at Penguin Books. She also decided to take a summer course at U of T's sister school in the London area.

"So are you thinking of extending your stay?" Alli asked.

Clare shook her head, "I'm not sure. I mean, I haven't been asked about it."

"But would you?" she kept her eyes on her.

Clare had been in London for a little over a month and she was finally getting used to it. Despite only shadowing interns at Penguin Books, she was making a good impression; certain staff members would recognize her and that made Clare feel accomplished with her trip. If she had free time, she would go out with her dorm mates for drinks and sightseeing. She noticed how fast her summer was going and she felt conflicted – a part of her wanted to go back to Toronto, another part of her wanted to stay in London.

"There's our adorable Canadian friend."

Clare barely entered the common room and she was immediately greeted by some of her friends, "What's going on?"

"The weather is actually lovely outside so we're going to the park," Rose, her dorm mate next door, linked arms with Clare.

She laughed, "Let me change first."

Half an hour later and she and her friends were strolling through Greenwich Park, taking pictures at almost everything. Hayden, Rose's boyfriend, ran to catch up with Rhys and Evan. Rose linked arms with Clare and they slowed their pace.

"So Rhys tells me you've been offered an extension at your internship," Rose started.

"It's not really an internship but if I take it, then it could lead to that," Clare said.

She squeezed her arm, "Then why don't you? It could open up a lot of doors for you internationally when you graduate."

Clare was silent and Rose continued, "Does it have to do with family? A boy? Am I prying?"

"No, you're not," she assured her, "Family and finances are just fine. A boy… I'm not too sure."

Rose looked at her eagerly and she told her of Eli and their interaction from the day they met to his graduation.

"You seemed to have ended things rather oddly," her new friend commented, "Have you spoken to him since you've left?

"We Skyped when he was in New York," she said, "But it was just friendly talk since two of his friends were there."

Clare recalled the conversation – Eli was showing her some souvenirs he had picked up and the trouble he and his parents had gotten into; Imogen gushed about an interior decorating project the Coynes had set her up with; Fiona was modest with her sketch designs but proudly displayed a few for Clare to see.

"Will he be back in Toronto when you return?" Rose asked.

"Around the same time, yeah," Clare confirmed.

"Then you read that note when you get back and talk to him. In person," she said, "But I think you already knew that."

Clare bit her lip, "What happens if I decided to extend my stay?"

"Keep in touch with him," she led her to the guys, "You two seem to have something good, whether it's a friendship or more."

Their conversation ended when they caught up to the boys. Hayden gave Rose a kiss and they faced the group so they could all take a picture. Rhys put an arm around Clare and pulled her close.

"Is everything ok?" he kept his voice low.

She nodded, "Of course everything is ok. I was just telling Rose about extending my stay in London."

"Are you going to?" there was excitement in his voice.

She shrugged, "I'm thinking about it."

"Well I hope you do," he kept her close, "We'll miss you. I certainly will."

Clare smiled and faced the camera, ready to take a picture.

A/N: I'm going to end it here. I'm already thinking of the next chapter and I'm trying to figure out where to place her in the timeline. I know how to end this story but I don't know the in-between. Anyway, please review? You're all amazing!