All We Are

Chapter 10

"What's wrong?" Eli asked as he and Clare sat down across from Adam at their lunch table. He was staring blankly at his tray without touched the food.

"I'm such an idiot," he mumbled.

"Yeah, we heard what happened with you and Fiona."

He looked up at his friends. "How?"

"Dude, you dropped the L-bomb on her during class. People heard. People also heard the ensuing fight."

"We didn't fight," Adam said quickly. "We talked… kind of loudly at times, but we didn't fight."

"I heard she slapped you," Clare told him.

"What? No. We just talked."

"Ok, so you told her you love her, while you're broken up. I'm guessing she didn't say it back."

Adam looked at Eli silently for a moment, then looked back at his tray. "Not exactly."

"What did she say?" Clare wondered. "Exactly."

He shrugged, shaking his head. "That she doesn't trust me."

"Can you really blame her?" she asked.

Adam looked at Eli. "Dude."

"What?" Eli asked, glancing between his friend and his girlfriend.

Adam simply nodded toward Clare.

"Hey, don't drag me into the dog house with you. She's got a point."

"Ok, Yoda," Adam began, looking at Clare again. "How do I make her trust me again?"

"Trust is earned, not made," she said. "Much to learn, you have."

Adam looked at Eli again.

"What? You're the one who made her watch Star Wars."

Adam rolled his eyes. "Guys, come on, I'm in crisis here. How do I get her back?"

Clare shook her head. "I cannot teach him. The boy has no patience."

"He will learn patience," Eli said, turning to look at Clare. "Was I any different, when you taught me?"

Adam rolled his eyes again, finally deciding to play along. "I'll give it a try…"

"No!" Clare and Eli said together. "Do or do not. There is no try."

to be continued…

AN: Adam walked right into that one. He's just full of bad decisions lately, isn't he? This is why I should not be allowed to watch Star Wars. This chapter was originally a little more serious. Then I had to go and start (mis)quoting Star Wars. "Trust is earned, not made" isn't a Yoda quote, but it's Yoda-ish.

Game time! Cookies (and possibly a fic) to the first person who can pull out the real SW quotes and name the movie and characters the quotes are from. Because I'm that bored.

AN 2: now that I'm on break from school, I should have more time to write, so the chapters will get longer. Possibly.