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"I never expected to fall for you this way and I never thought you would actually care, but now that I can see clearly now. I'm fully aware of the hurt you have caused my best friend and I don't think I can be with you because I don't want to see her in pain because of me" silence filled the room; she came here to be with him to finally tell him about her feelings for him, but now she is seating down and telling him why they shouldn't be together.

She is afraid of falling in love and that is the simplest way to put it.

"Did you come here to laugh about it to my face?" he asked hurt.

"What do you mean?" she asked confused; she doesn't know how she has scarred him so deeply with her dagger.

"You tell me that you love me then you turn around and list all the reasons why we can't be together. Are you intentionally trying to make me feel like a coward for not asking you out sooner so then I could actually have been with you?" he asked.

"No, I really didn't come here with that intention-"she was interrupted by him.

"Then why did you exactly come here?" he asked raising one eyebrow.

"I came here because I wasn't sure how you felt about me until today" she said honestly; she never thought he would ever actually have feelings for her.

"Well now that you do now my feelings for you, what are you going to do now?" he asked intrigued.

"I don't know I'm so confused" she screamed frustrated; he wasn't supposed to like her, he was supposed to laugh in her face and make her decision easier for her, but he didn't do such a thing.

"It's simple I love you" he said slowing down his speech so she could understand.

"But he loves me too and I don't know who to choose" she sighed heavily and instantly smacked her hand over her mouth because she wasn't supposed to have him hear that.

"Who is he, Kristen?" he asked as he breathed heavily holding back his scream.

Kristen stayed quiet; she didn't want him to know because he might give up to the competition.

"It's that Dune kid isn't it?" he asked.

"Gawd no" she said with a sour face; just the thought of Dune made her feel sick to her stomach.

"Then who it is?" he asked pleading for her to say his name, so he can know who is up against.

"Dempsey Solomon" Kristen whispered.

"I should have known" he said.

"Kemp don't give up because I love Dempsey too just keep trying to fight for my love" Kristen begged, she doesn't want him to give up before even trying.

"I never said that I was going to give up, I'll fight for your love until the very end" Kemp said sincerely because he truly cares about Kristen unlike all the other girls he has been with.

"Fight for me" Kristen said before she left him on the street corner alone.

She is going to have to choose between two guys and she will have to be certain that her decision will be the right one because there won't be a place to turn around and take it all back.

"This is awkward isn't it?" he asked her as he sat down on the park bench.

"Super awkward" she said as she sat down next to him; she never expected this.

"I'm sorry that I can't decide" he said apologetically because this isn't fair for her.

"I understand" she said honestly, because she has been in a similar situation before.

"Tell me about what you like in Kristen and then tell me what you see in Layne" she said trying to figure a way to help him out.

"Well Kristen is beautiful, smart, funny, she always is happy, and she is easy to talk to and get along with" he said honestly as he thought about Kristen, "But then there is Layne who is different, unique, beautiful in her own way, smart, understanding, and of course she always making me laugh" she sat there and took in all the information.

"Maybe a game of would you rather can help you decide between the two" she suggested; he nodded his head yes.

"Would you rather spend a day at the beach with Kristen or a day with Layne at the park?" she asked thinking of two different scenarios.

"The beach because I want to see Kristen with a bikini on" he said grinning happily as he thought about Kristen wearing a bikini.

"Dempsey!" she said shocked by Dempsey's answer; she leaned over and playfully hit his arm.

"What? I'm a guy can you blame me?" Dempsey said throwing a dazzling smile towards her knowing he could get off the hook this way.

"I'm going to ignore that and move on to the next question" she said, "Would you rather spend a whole night with Layne or Kristen?"

"Layne" Dempsey said instantly without thinking a second thought.

"Okay, would you rather go to the movies with Layne or Kristen" she asked.

"Layne, she has a better taste in movies but Kristen has a better taste in music" Dempsey said confidently.

"Would you rather have Kristen meet your parents or Layne meet your parents?" she asked a tough question; the question that may finally help Dempsey choose between the two.

"That's a tough one because I know my parents already love Kristen because she is beauty, but Layne is different and that is what I like about her. She doesn't want or seek approval" Dempsey said breath taken by Layne.

"Well I guess you have finally figured it out" she said as she stood up from the bench.

"Thanks for all the help, Claire. I really appreciate it" Dempsey said sincerely.

"No problem, Dempsey and thank you, for helping me start to turn over a new leaf" Claire said as she walked away.

One down and two more to go, Claire thought as she continued to walk home. This is her redemption to a new path, a new beginning and this new start is going to change her forever.

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