Chapter 20 ~ The Days of December
Holy Mother of Munro! I haven't updated this one in a while! I have god news, bad news, and amazing news…. The good news is this is probably going to be the longest chapter because I have a lot going on in here; the bad news is because it's the last for 'Twisted Routes'. But the better good news is that there is going to be a sequel called 'You're the First, The Last, My Everything' so I will be posting chapter one sometime at the middle or end of the week.
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Eli POV
I had told Clare that I was going out to meet up with Drew so we could catch up some. She agreed to stay at the condo and decided to clean and call her mom. I gave her a small kiss and headed out to meet Drew at the Barn where I had taken Clare.
"Drew, I need your help with something." I told him looking around to make sure no one suspicious was around.
"Yeah, dude anything."
I stuck my hand in my pocket feeling the small velvet box. I took a deep sigh, closing my eyes tightly, hoping that Drew liked the idea.
I opened up the box, and there was a gold ring with a 100k diamond right in the middle.
"Shit, man… are you really going to propose?" He asked with a huge smile.
"I'm thinking about it, do you think she'll say yes?" I asked with a lot of worry in my voice.
"She'd be crazy not to. I saw the way she looks at you, we talked for a little when you used the bathroom the night you came to the restaurant. She really loves you." He said placing a hand on my shoulder. "Do it, Eli… when are you thinking about proposing?" He asked holding the box in his hands, overlooking the ring.
"I was thinking about doing it at Christmas Eve in the Statue of Liberty." I smiled lightly hold my hand out so Drew would hand me the box. I placed the ring into my palm and touched it lightly with my fingers.
"Eli, are you sure you're ready for this?" He asked with a serious look.
"Yes… Clare is the one I want to spend the rest of my life with." I whispered smiling up at Drew.
"Alright, I will be here right by your side if anything happens." He patted my back and showed me a small smile.
Clare POV
While Eli was out with Drew, I decided to go clean up around the condo. I blasted music and danced around, cleaning almost every inch of the condo. I was worn out by the time I was done, my hair was mess, there was soap underneath my fingernails, and I smelled disgusting. I took a quick shower, and then watched some TV. Eli still hasn't been home, I was getting really worried. As I was about to text Eli, I heard a faint knock at the door. After Eli forced me to watch a horror movie with him the other night, I started to get very paranoid.
I slowly looked through the peep-hole and there was a young man, about 20 years old. He was tall, thin… dark hair and blue eyes. I opened the door a little and he turned around quickly. I was shocked at the boy standing in front of me. I couldn't believe it was him.
Declan Coyne
"Clare… Is that you?" He asked with a small smile.
"D-Declan? What are you doing here?" I asked narrowing my eyes at him. "How did you find my apartment number, and figure out where I was?" I asked him but he looked to his right and nodded his head a little.
I heard the light sound of high heels clicking off to the distance. As the footsteps grew louder, I decided to turn my head so I could see who it was. There was a tall, thin girl; with short blonde hair. Her eyes were caked with makeup. I had no idea who this girl was, until she spoke.
"Oh, Clare-Bear. See. I told you, you are going to regret the next time you saw me." She spoke.
Jenna.
"What are you talking about? I didn't do anything." I stuttered.
'Eli, please come home soon, please come home soon' I thought to myself.
"Don't play stupid with me. You know exactly what you did, Clare Edwards." She snapped placing an arm around Declan's waist. She showed me a devious smile.
"Jenna, I swear I have no idea what you're talking about." I said raising my voice.
"Hmm, let me help you. I think you should remember me as… Tinsley."
My jaw dropped open, and I couldn't find the words to say
"When this cutie 'cheated' on you, you were so heartbroken… so you turned everyone against me. I lost my reputation, my friends, everything. It's your entire fault Clare. That is why I transferred into Degrassi, and into your Health Class. Only because I knew you would become my best friend. I thought my entire life, that you would recognize me. But no. You were too stuck up with KC and you're little religion, you barely had time to know who I really was. You had the chance to make things right. When you told me to tell the cops about KC, I knew you were going to tell them yourself all along. That's just who you are, Clare. You never give the chance to someone else. You always have to do it first." She took a sharp breath and stepped toward me.
"W-What are you talking about? There's no way that you're Tinsley." I looked up at Declan and he was looking straight at his feet.
"Declan… is this true?" I asked scratching the top of my head.
"Of course it is honey. He's the one who planned all this out. The KC incident also when Declan cheated on you. Everything. " She said with a lot of attitude in her voice.
"But I don't understand. Why would I call the cops? You were my best friend." I whispered.
"That's right Clare. I WAS your best friend. Now, if you would just stay away from me and keep your mouth shut. Everything will be okay. You have one more chance Edwards." She said showing me another devious grin. She turned around leaving Declan behind. He looked up at me and showed me a sorry look, his eyes were red, and it looked like he was about to crack. He was about to say something before Jenna, or Tinsley, interrupted him. "Declan. Let's go." She said in an annoying tone. He looked down the hallway and looked back at me.
"I'm so sorry Clare. For everything." He handed me a small piece of paper and walked down the hallway slowly.
There was seriously something up with Declan. And I needed to find out soon. I unfolded the piece of paper and it had a small note attached to it.
Clare,
I'm sorry for everything that I put you through. Whatever she tells you… It's a lie, don't listen to her. I can't tell you everything, because she would be coming back soon. Here's my number, we need to catch up… on a lot of things. Bring Eli too, because he needs to hear this. Take care Clare.
Declan
I narrowed my eyes and looked down at the phone number. I stood in the same place for about 15 minutes, in shock. I couldn't believe what just happened. 'Jenna' has been Tinsley for the whole time we've known each other. Why was I so stupid to not even know? She used me all these years. I was about to break down right there, but then Eli finally came home. I gasped and ran over to him, giving him a big hug.
"Whoa, Clare… someone's excited to see me." He whispered showing me a small smirk.
"Eli, you had no idea how much I was worried about you." I cried pulling him into a tighter hug.
"What's going on? Is everything okay?" He asked pulling me back to examine my face. I then realized that I was now crying hard. My make up was already smeared and my hair was a mess.
I was holding back sobs, and couldn't even speak anymore. Eli slowly sat me down onto the floor and held me tightly against his chest. "Clare, tell me what happened." He whispered rubbing my back in tiny circles.
"I-it's Jenna. She came with…. Declan. She threatened me. Remember when I told you about Declan, and he cheated on me with a girl named… Tinsley?" I asked. He nodded his head lightly. "Jenna is Tinsley; she's been pretending to be Jenna ever since I met her. I don't even know why I'm crying like this. I just can't believe I didn't even realize it." I took a deep breath and Eli held me close to him.
"Clare, she's not going to come near you." He whispered pulling my hair away from my face.
"How do you know Eli? She knows where we are!" I yelled digging my face into his chest.
"Because, I'm going to be with you, where ever you go." He told me rocking back and forth on the floor.
My sobs quieted down at we decided to go out on the breeze way. I grabbed my laptop and got onto FaceRange to see if any of my friends were online. Right away, I quickly blocked Jenna, and re-added Alli, because I really needed to talk to her. A few seconds after I sent Alli the request, she accepted and started chatting with me.
Alli536- Hey Clare. I need to talk to you.
ClareBear6927- Alli, I do too. I've missed you, and we really need to talk.
Alli536- Where are you? I went to your house and everything.
ClareBear6927- I'm in New York with Eli.
Alli536- Do you mind if I could stop by?
I looked at her response and turned around to look at Eli. He was typing on his computer and looked up showing me a small smirk.
"Do you mind if Alli stopped by? She needs to talk to us." I asked looking back down on the computer.
"Uhh… I don't care, sure." He replied back still typing on his computer.
I smiled and replied back to Alli.
ClareBear6927- Sure, when would you be arriving?
Alli563- In the morning. Johnny has something to say to you guys also. I will see you tomorrow Clare.
ClareBear6927- Oh, are you and Johnny doing okay? And I can't wait to see you. (:
Alli563- We're fine thanks. Bye Clare
Alli563 has signed off
I sighed happily at the computer thinking about everything that has happened in the past. I just hope that whatever Alli tells me that it would lead us to a good thing, and not bad. I replayed the conversation that I had with Jenna earlier, and wondered who would tell the police, because I surely didn't. I've been with Eli the whole time, he's a witness.
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Declan POV
"We need to get revenge on her." Tinsley said on the other end of the phone.
"She didn't even do anything to you. Why would you want to break her down?" I asked walking around in circles.
"Ever since I became Jenna, and the night I killed KC, she has been on me about calling the police. And now, all of a sudden, my pictures have been showing up on telephone poles. She's the one who did it." She yelled.
"Tinsley, you're not for sure who did. I could be anyone." I tried to explain to her back.
"Declan, she made my life a living hell." She whispered. I could hear her holding back sobs.
"Are you sure that's not because of you forcing me to cheat on her? Or the fact that you're the one who killed KC, the one that everyone loved? Or maybe it's because your dad is the one who killed your mom." I screamed at her. I took a short breath realizing what I had just said.
"Tinsley." I tried to say back.
"Declan. No, I can do this myself." She cried.
"Wait, I'll help you. I'm sorry." I said with tons of worry into my voice. This would be the chance that I could make things right with Clare, and Eli.
"Great. I got their room number from their friend, Adam. They're in New York. I'll be over soon."
Before I had the chance to answer her, she hung up. I stood there, regretted doing this, but I needed to talk to Clare. I shuffled around my apartment trying to find a piece of paper. I quickly jotted down a small note and put my phone number at the bottom, I am going to give it to Clare so she would know what I thought about all this. Just as I was finishing the last sentence, Tinsley busted through the door. She was cut her long hair to the bottom of her ears and her face was caked with makeup. She wore a long red dress and really high heels.
To be honest, she looked terrible. I liked her better as she was before, like as Jenna. But now, she was actually back to Tinsley.
"Let's go. You don't need your stuff, we won't be there long" She demanded. I placed the note into my jacket pocket and followed Tinsley to the car.
It took about 5 hours until we got there, the traffic was terrible. The cab finally pulled up next to the hotel and let us out. Tinsley paid the driver and she wrapped her arms around my waist.
"Alright. You're going to go to her door first, and then I'm going to come along. Just act surprised to see her." She said pressing the elevator button. I nodded.
Tinsley stood at the end of the hallway and I looked from door to door for room 1209. I finally approached the door way and took a steady breath. I heard music blasting from the room and looked down the hallway at Tinsley. "Go on." She whispered like she was annoyed.
I took a step forward and knocked lightly at the door. For a second, no one answered until I heard the music go down and the door slightly opened up. I saw a short, beautiful young girl standing before me. Her eyes were as blue as the ocean. Her hair was damp and she looked gorgeous.
"Clare, is that you?" I asked surprised to see her. Her eyes widened and her jaw dropped.
"Declan?" She asked. She showed me a small smile. Until she turned her head at the faint sound of clicking high heels approach her.
Tinsley admitted to everything. Her being Jenna and her killing KC. She threatened her. I wanted to jump in and help Clare, but I knew if I said anything, knowing Tinsley, I would be a dead man.
Tinsley finished up leaving Clare, almost in tears still standing the door way. I looked up at her and showed her a sorry face. I dug around in my pocket and found the note.
"I'm so sorry Clare, for everything." I whispered. Tinsley started calling my name, so I handed her the note and quickly showed her a goodbye smile. I dragged my feet over to Tinsley and she laughed as we turned the corner.
"That was hilarious." She spoke laughing as we entered the hallway with the elevators. "Did you see her face? She looked like she was about to explode."
"Tinsley. Shut your mouth. You know, I never did like your attitude. I liked you better as Jenna, then as Tinsley. I just wished that you would've kept all this to yourself. If I could go back to 7th grade, I would've never cheated on her. It's your entire fault. Even since you walked into my life, you made it completely awful. You made Fiona hate me, and my parents. That's why I live in this messed up apartment that your parents bought me. I would be better of living without you." I screamed at her, making her face go blank.
"So you're on her side?" She asked. Her eyes were filled with tears and her makeup fell down as her tears did.
"Yes. I am." I whispered showing her a mad look. As I was yelling, a tall teenage boy got off the elevator next to us. He was dressed in black and had dark hair. He had a guitar pick hanging off the tip of his necklace. He showed us a dark glare as I continued yelling at Tinsley. I didn't care who saw us, I just wanted to be out of her life.
"So this is it, you're breaking up with me?" she asked wiping her face with the back of her hand.
"Yes. Goodbye Tinsley." I turned around, deciding to take the stairs. I left Tinsley standing there, drenched in her own tears. Her heart was broken. I understand that you're supposed to feel terrible after breaking up with someone, but I felt relieved. Like a big brick was lifted off my shoulders. I felt free.
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I walked slowly through the jungle of big dull buildings and the rush of people heading home. I stuck my hand in my pocket, just hoping to get a call or text from Clare, and I surely hoped she would actually talk to me. I had nowhere else to go. Tinsley probably already left, so I couldn't get a ride home from hers. I wanted to go back up and see if I could spend the night over at the condo with Clare and Eli, but Clare is probably worried that Tinsley would be with me. I thought about my parents and how they kicked me out for something I did back in the summer, I just hope they'll let me back in for the night.
It took about 15 minutes to get to my parents house. My home. I clicked the doorbell and my mom answered.
"Hello?" she asked through the speaker built into the graveled wall.
"Hey Mom." I whispered smiling to myself. I missed the warmth and comforting of her voice.
"Declan? Is that you?" She asked in complete shock.
"Can I come up? Please. I need to talk to you."
I heard the loud sound coming out of the speakers, letting me know that I could now enter.
I slowly walked up the steps to the apartment room and she opened the door right when I got to it. She smiled brightly and said my name. She ran over to me and gave me the biggest hug that I ever received since the last time I saw her.
"I've missed you Declan." She whispered pulling away from me. She smelled like roses, and she was all dressed up, as usual. I looked around the opened area and my eyes widened with amusement.
"It looks great. You did some remodeling since I was gone, huh?" I looked around and smiled over at my mom.
"It's been different." She whispered looking down at her feet.
"How?" I asked narrowing my eyes
"Fiona has been in rehab." She mumbled through her breath.
"What? How?" I asked confused.
"She's been addicted to alcohol ever since you left. She used to just drink a little a day, but one day, she took it too far. It started after you left." She took a deep breath and looked around the room.
"Somehow, she escaped… and we're still not able to find her. It's been almost a week."
Suddenly, my chest tightened. Last time she ran away, it wasn't good. It was one of the reasons why I got kicked out.
It was about 3 years ago when Fiona and I started getting closer. One day we went to this party, and I pressured her into taking drugs. After that, she had a lot of drinks and got really drunk. She went off on me and just left. I couldn't find her anywhere; she wasn't at her friend's house, at home. Nowhere. She was gone for 3 weeks. Then one day, she suddenly came home, and explained everything that happened that night to my parents. They got mad at me and kicked me out; they didn't trust me anymore with her. That's when I met Tinsley. We started dating, and she found me a place to stay.
"Mom… would it be okay if I stayed here tonight? I need time to think about what I'm going to do." I asked with a lot of persuasion in my voice.
"What about Tinsley?" She asked placing her hands down to her waist.
"I don't know." I shrugged "We're not really going to work out." I said sadly.
"Oh. Alright, sure you can stay." She said with a small smile.
"Thank you. I'm thinking about going to bed. It's been a long day." I rubbed my hands together and stood up from the couch and headed off to bed.
"Goodnight Declan." I heard my mm yell from the other room
"Night Mom." I said back to her. I laid down slowly onto the comfortable bed that I used to sleep on. I missed it here. I missed my mom, my room, and my friends. But most importantly, I missed Fiona.
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Eli POV
I woke up to find Clare on the end of the bed, reading a small piece of paper. She looked back and forth to my phone and started to dial the number.
I smiled and leaned up to wrap my arms around her waist.
"What are you doing?" I asked looking down at the piece of paper. I narrowed my eyes as I read it.
"Hey Declan, Uhh… can Eli and I meet up with you today? You said you needed to talk with us." She said politely through the phone.
"Why does he need to talk to us?" I asked but she placed a finger over my mouth.
"Sure, the Madison Square Park sounds fine. See you later." She smiled and quickly hung up the phone.
"What was that about?" I asked. She turned around to face me.
"Declan needs to talk to us about something. I don't know? He said it was important. Don't worry about it." She smiled and leaned down placing her lips onto mine. I pulled back and smiled up at her beautiful glowing face.
"What time do we need to be there?" I asked setting my chin on her leg.
"4:00, we're meeting him at the Madison Square Park." She smiled and stood up from the bed.
I looked over at the clock and it said 2:30. I sighed and got up to get ready, Clare got her shower first, and then I took mine. By the time we were finished it was 3:30, I asked Clare if she wanted to go on and start walking to the park since it's almost 4. She agreed and she laced her fingers with mine.
"Do you have any idea what he was to talk to us about?" I asked Clare sitting down at the park bench.
"I don't know. When Tinsley and Declan came over last night, he gave me a piece of paper saying he needed to talk to us." She shrugged her shoulders and played with her fingers. She looked up and a small worried smile appeared on her face. She looked over at me and nodded her head over to the over direction.
A tall thin boy was walking slowly towards us, his hair was sort of messy and he had on skinny jeans and a white v-neck.
"Is that Declan?" I asked standing up to greet him.
"Yeah." She smiled and Declan walked over pulling Clare into a hug. Clare hesitated and hugged him back. Then he came over to me and we introduced ourselves and sat down at the bench. Clare and I sayt next to each other and Declan sat across from us.
"Clare, I'm really sorry about what happened last night. Tinsley just had a bad temper, and when she wants something, she gets it." He said placing his hands on the table.
"Wait, let me get this straight, Tinsley pretended to be Jenna all through high school just to get Clare back on something that happened years ago?" I asked confused.
"Yes. Now, can I please explain?" He asked glaring over at me and then at Clare.
"When Clare and I dated, Tinsley was always jealous of her. She begged and begged me to cheat on her, I really didn't want too. But when things went too far, she made up this rumor that I did cheat on you. So that's why you broke up with me. I tried to tell you, but you refused to listen to me."
"Wait, so you didn't cheat on me? It was all a lie?" Clare asked shaking her head.
"No, I didn't cheat. After you thought I cheated, Tinsley thought you're the one who turned everyone against her, and how she lost her reputation. But we all know that you would never do that. That's when she decided to become Jenna. She wanted you to suffer just like she did. She transferred to Degrassi, and suddenly became your best friend. Remember when she told you that her mom had cancer and died?" Clare nodded
"Well, her mom didn't have cancer. Her dad was a druggie and killed her mom. Tinsley, or Jenna, was upset so she became more attached to you. She wanted to tell you who she really was. But she knew you would ditch her. And what she said about me planning to kill KC, which was all a lie. I never knew KC, we've talked once, and I figured out that he was a pretty cool guy and there is no reason for him to get killed. Tinsley got out of the hospital saying that she should call the cops because of killing and innocent person, and when the cops came looking for her, she thought that it was you who called them."
"I wouldn't do that, Declan." She said raising her voice.
"We all know it wasn't you, but do you have any idea who would've done it?" He asked looking down at his hands.
"I don't know. But if I find out anything, I'll call you." She whispered showing him a small smile.
"Okay, good. But for a reminder, Fiona has been missing for the last week, and I'm on your side. Tinsley just wasn't worth it." He smiled. "Nice meeting you Eli." He waved and walked back into the sea of people.
"Well, that made me feel better." Clare said breaking the silence.
"It makes me feel better that you're not in danger by a freak." I said sarcastically.
"Same here." She said showing me a small frown.
"You okay Clare?" I asked scooting closer to her.
"Yeah, it's just I feel funny knowing I lost someone who pretended to be my best friend. I don't even know why I feel this way." She said sadly looking out into the bust streets.
"Don't worry about it Clare, she's gone, Declan apologized, and the only person that seems okay right now would be Alli. You said she was coming today, right?" I asked.
She nodded.
"Well, I think you should make things right with her. I just feel like you two would be really close and everything. You really need a friend right now." I whispered pulling her chin up, and kissing her lightly on the cheek.
"I just don't want to lose you Eli. I've lost almost everything in my life. KC, Jenna, and Alli. It feels like I've lost my parents too since they've been divorced and I never see them anymore. I feel like my life is falling apart. And I don't want to give you all this stress because of me."
"A-Are you breaking up with me?" I asked, my heart started to shred into millions of pieces.
"I don't know what I'm doing. I don't want to hurt you Eli." She said turning around to face me.
"But you are Clare, we can get through this. I will be right by your side. Don't do this Clare, I love you." My eyes started to get filled up with tears. My heart ached and I couldn't breathe.
"Eli, I love you too. More than anything in this world, you know that. I'm just really confused." She said closing her eyes tightly letting a tear escape her eye.
"Clare, if you're actually doing this, it will put more stress on me and it will hurt me. If you want me to be happy you will stay with me, please Clare."
She didn't answer me. She stood up and walked over in front of me. She slowly got onto my lap and placed both her hands on my cheeks.
"I'm not breaking up with you, Eli. I couldn't do that to myself or you." I showed her a small smirk and she leaned down kissing my lips lightly.
"We should go back to the apartment. Alli with be there soon." She said breathlessly standing up in front of me.
I sighed and stood up, I bent down in front of her.
"Hop on." I laughed.
She carefully wrapped her arms around my neck and her legs around my waist. She placed her head on my shoulder looking out in front of us.
"Wow, this is a first, walking the streets of New York, giving my 19 year old girlfriend a piggy back ride." I joked. I heard her chuckle as she whispered in my ear. "I love you Eli." I smirked. "I love you too."
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Clare POV
Eli and I finally got to our condo, the lights were turned out and we were startled by a familiar voice.
"Hi Clare."
Alli
I jumped and Eli ran over to the light switch. And there was Alli Bhandari. Her hair was cut to her shoulders and she looked absolutely stunning. I smiled at her brightly and ran over to give her a big hug.
"How did you get inside?" I asked wrapping my arms around her.
"Eli's mom let me in. I hope you don't mind." She smiled awkwardly and looked over at Eli.
"Not at all; Actually we have a lot to tell you." Eli said with a smirk.
"Come here Eli, you get a hug too." I laughed as Eli scrunched up is face and slowly walked over to Alli.
"Is there anywhere Clare and I could have somewhere private to talk?" She asked looking around.
"Sure, you can go out into the breeze way." He said while stuffing a chocolate chip cookie into his mouth. Alli and I both laughed as we walked out onto the breeze way. Alli pulled the chair over next to mine and sat down taking a deep breath.
"Clare, I know about Tinsley being Jenna, and I know about her killing KC on purpose. Have you heard from her?" She asked looking me straight into my eyes.
"Yeah, she came over the other night and threatened me. " I said with a stern voice.
"That's why… I'm the one who called the cops." She admitted and I narrowed my eyes at her.
"She thinks I'm the one who did, and that's why she came here with Declan—" She cut me off.
"Declan? The one who broke your heart? They're still together?"
"They were, Declan came and talked to us; He told us that he was on our side." I said annoyed.
"You remember James, the police officer who helped you with Fitz?" She asked me again.
"Yes, what about him?"
"He found her, and he's tracking her down right now. We got her cell phone number and everything."
"So she's going to be put in jail?" I asked with a little happiness in my voice.
"Most likely, yes." She said with a smile.
I stood up and gave Alli the biggest hug that I could give. She hugged me back tightly. I let a tear fall, not a sad one, a happy one.
"Alli, I'm sorry for everything. I need you back in my life. You're my best friend." I whispered. She hugged me tighter.
"Of course, and you have nothing to be sorry about, It's me who should be apologizing."
"I forgive you, Alli." I smiled and pulled back away. I sat down at the chair and Alli began to walk towards the door.
"Where are you going?" I asked.
"To the bathroom, and maybe get some cookies." She said while entering the living room. I smiled and looked out into the beautiful view of New York.
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Alli POV
I walked through the kitchen stopping in front of Eli. "Where's the bathroom?" I asked quietly.
"In the bedroom; first door on the right." I smiled up and him and as I entered the bedroom, Eli called my name.
"Alli, can I ask you something?"
"Sure, Eli… anything."
He looked outside to make sure Clare wasn't paying any attention to us.
He reached inside his pocket and pulled out a small velvet box. I gasped as he opened it up showing me a golden ring with 2 small pink diamonds with one big white one in the middle. I smiled brightly and covered my mouth with my hands.
"Elijah Goldsworthy! Are you going to propose?" I practically screamed.
"Shush. I don't want to ruin it for Clare." He said looking over behind me, just to make sure Clare didn't hear. Happily, she didn't.
"D-Do you think she'll like it?" He asked with a soft voice.
"Like it? She'll LOVE it. She's definitely going to say yes." I smiled and gave Eli a small hug.
"Where are you going to do it?" I asked curiously.
"I thought about the Statue of Liberty, at Christmas Eve." He said with a small smile. My heart skipped a beat.
"Eli, she would be the happiest person ever if you did it there, heck, she would be the happiest person ever even if you asked her in the crappiest place ever." I smiled and Clare came into the room. She looked confused and Eli quickly placed the ring, with the case, back into his pocket before Clare saw.
"Did I miss anything?" Clare asked with a small confused smile.
"Nope, I just asked Eli for guy advice for Johnny. I'm getting him something for Christmas Eve; which is only 2 days away." I chuckled and looked over at Eli. He was staring at me, angrily. "Sorry." I mouthed, and entered the bathroom.
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No POV (Christmas Eve)
Finally. Today's the day. Today's the day that Eli going to make Clare his. For as long as he lives. He told Clare that they were going out tonight, and for her to dress nicely. Clare agreed and took her shower, as Eli did also.
Clare got dressed up in a short yellow dressed with a white sweater. He looked absolutely beautiful. Her hair was up with curly strands hanging down on her rosy cheeks. Her eyeliner was in a perfect straight line under her beautiful shinning blue eyes. He put on some flats and finally got finished getting ready.
With Eli, he was having troubles. He was practically bouncing out of his seat. He wore a white tuxedo with a red tie and a black undershirt. He didn't put on that little eyeliner like he usually does; he wanted this to be a nice, romantic moment. He desperately needed help with his tie. CeCe and Bullfrog both entered the room at the same time.
"My baby boy is growing up. We're so happy for you." CeCe smiled, giving Eli a small kiss on his cheek.
"Son, now. I want some little ones around here soon, you got that?" Bullfrog said sarcastically making Eli blush a little.
"Dad, come on." He said back. His dad carefully stood up from his wheelchair and helped Eli quickly with his tie. "Clare is waiting for you." He whispered showing Eli a small smile.
Eli's face lit up with joy as he ran out of the room to meet Clare.
"Son, are you forgetting something?" His dad yelled from the room.
Eli ran back and Bullfrog had the ring case placed in his palm. "God, dad. Thank you, do much."
"Yeah, I don't think you would want to forget this." He smiled and watched as his almost married son walked out of the room. He was growing up too fast.
He stepped outside to see the glowing figure of Clare approached him.
"Hey, baby. Are you ready?" Eli asked staring down deep into Clare's eyes. She nodded and laced her fingers together with his, walking slowly out of the condo.
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As the couple reached their destination, Clare's eyes widened with excitement. "Our date is here?" She asked while pecking Eli's lips a bunch of times. "Yes, I wanted this night to be perfect." He grinned and they slowly walked up the everlasting stairs to the top of the Statue of Liberty. As they reached the top, Eli could see the excitement grow inside Clare. There was a small circular table in the middle of the room with a candle placed in the middle. Two violinists started playing and Eli and Clare sat down at their seats.
"Eli, this is great… it's absolutely beautiful." Clare smiled and looked out into the view of the sunset of New York City.
She looked back at Eli and noticed that he was now next to her. She looked up at him and noticed he had his hand in his jacket pocket.
"Eli, what are you doing?" She asked as her heart sped up. And before she knew it, Elijah was down on one knee.
"Clare Dianne Edwards, I love you more than this world. I want to be yours forever, as long as I live. You're my forever, and you'll always have my heart. Clare Edwards, will you marry me?"
Silence.
Clare placed both her hands over her mouth as a happy tear began to fall. He stomach was going crazy with butterflies.
"Yes."
Eli smiled brightly and slowly placed the ring on her left ring finger. Clare laughed and jumped up into Eli's arms kicking her feet up behind her. Eli spinned her around and kissed Clare passionately.
"Elijah Goldsworthy. I love you."
"I love you too Clare." They both smiled and connected their lips once more.
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Awwwh(: This made me smile(: It's cute.
New Beginnings – I've started writing, but I wanted to get this finished first.
The Sequel will be coming out soon. It's going to be after the wedding. And the title will be
'You're the First, The Last, My Everything'
Thank you for your time reading this, I really hope you guys enjoyed it. And I hope you all like my other 2 stories that I have/ will be writing.
Live. Love. Be.
And I'm sorry for putting lots of drama and plots in here, I just wanted to cram everything into one so I can focus on my other stories. If there is any confusion, PM me or tweet me, EClareForver12 , and ask, I love answering your questions.(: