So, thanks again for all the reviews, I love you all! (See, Dharke, is it really that bad?) Sorry for the long gaps between chapters; when I finish my FD3 story, then I'll be freer to concentrate on this story and the FD-musical. So, until it's finished, bare with me and review and enjoy. I know this is a short chapter but please don't kill me, be kind in your reviews (Dharke...hehe, just kidding) and the next chapter will be longer. I'm just trying to give you guys something to tide you over with. So, review and enjoy!
When you say you love me, do you mean it?
Baby when you hold me, do you feel it?
Chapter Five
Suspicions
When Clear finally returned home, she was surprised to see her grandparents still awake, since she had always figured that nine o'clock was past their bedtime. However, the were sitting on the couch, watching a rerun of 'Saturday Night Live' from what appeared to be the 70's. As Clear passed through the living room on the way toward the stairs, her grandmother turned toward her granddaughter and said, "Oh, Clear, some boy called for you, a Ted or Tod or something."
Clear smiled faintly, still feeling slightly guilty over what had transpired between Alex and she so she hurried upstairs to call Tod in hopes of easing some of the burden. She knew that she had nothing to be really guilty about but that was the way she felt; in the kitchen, things had felt really intimate with Alex and she had felt like she could have told him anything right that very moment, a feeling she had never gotten when she was with Tod.
But, she should have been more open with Tod then with Alex, since Tod had been the person that had stuck beside her, when Alex had fallen for another girl in the middle of asking her out. Tod had given her her first kiss and been the first guy that ever really showed an interest in her. And here she was, still in love with Alex Browning.
Clear took the cordless phone into her room and shut the door, dropping onto her bed as she dialed Tod's number. Tod answered on the second ring, as though he had been waiting for her to call, which did nothing to elevate the way that she felt. "Hi Tod," Clear greeted, attempting to keep her voice light.
"Hey Clear. I called about thirty minutes ago and your grandmother said that you were out giving your dog a walk. How long does it take to walk your dog?" Tod questioned, though it was obvious that he was simply making conversation and not prying into an unimportant aspect of her life.
Clear sighed, though she attempted to keep the exhale from Tod. "I ran into a little complication, I guess. I ran into Alex and the dog he was walking, which chased away my dog. The walk took longer then I'd expected." She explained, lightly touching her raw leg, which stung when she did.
"I didn't know Alex had a dog." Tod mused, which caused Clear to explain that he was only dog-sitting his neighbors' uncontrollable dog. "So, your dog ran away?" He questioned once the information about the dog had been sorted out.
Clear sighed again, this time audibly. "Yeah, but Alex said that he would probably find his way home, but I doubt it, since I've only had Prince for a few days." She detailed, wondering if Tod was going to press into every aspect of her conversation with Alex and what had happened afterward.
There was a pause on Tod's end of the line, but it was short silence, before he said, "So, you and Alex talked a lot?" It was obvious that he was trying not to sound jealous, or even interested but Clear could pick up both emotions in his voice.
"Well, you know...not a lot, just making conversation." Clear answered, still trying to keep the light tone about her voice and words. She was telling the truth, they had been just making conversation, but she didn't know why it felt like so much more.
"Clear, I don't want to keep bringing this up but, I can't help it," Tod began, his words causing Clear to purse her lips unhappily. "Are you still...interested in Alex?"
It was a question that she had been dreading, one that she wasn't quite sure she was ready to answer. If he wanted the truth, he wasn't going to be happy with the answer that she was going to give but she wasn't sure that she could pull off a lie. Though, it might be easier over the phone but Clear was certain that the question would come up later and it might be over the phone.
"No, of course not." Clear managed to stammer, hoping that her voice sounded less wavering to Tod. "You're my boyfriend Tod, I'm only interested in you."
Her answered seemed to satisfy Tod for he said nothing more about the subject through the duration of their phone conversation.
* * *
Long after he had hung up with Clear and had retired for the night, Tod found himself still thinking about their conversation, his suspicions about Clear's interest in Alex taking full bloom, now that he had time to obsess about it. Clear had seemed nervous during the whole phone conversation, even when they weren't talking about Alex, as though there was more to the events of the night then she was telling him. And, to make matters worse, Tod had begun to notice that Alex was seeming more interested in Clear then he had before.
Even if he didn't have absolute faith in Clear's loyalties, since he had only known her for a week, he trusted Alex fully, since he had known him since pre-school and they had been best friends since that time. He was certain that his friend would never do anything to stab him in the back; they had always promised each other that friendship was more important then girls.
But, it wasn't Alex that he was falling in love with. It was Clear and he didn't know if he could handle it if she was thinking about someone else when they were together, or if she even went so far to cheat on him. She was his first girlfriend, after all, and he didn't want to get hurt that way.
Tod tried to take comfort in the fact that Clear had promised him that she wasn't interested in Alex any longer and he wanted desperately to believe her. But it was difficult for him to ignore the little looks that Alex and Clear seemed to be giving each other. Difficult for him to believe what she said.
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The song is "When You Say You Love Me" by Clay Aiken. I hoped you liked this short chapter, please review and be patient, hang in there my lovely readers. I promise, I'm going to start updating more often.
When you say you love me, do you mean it?
Baby when you hold me, do you feel it?
Chapter Five
Suspicions
When Clear finally returned home, she was surprised to see her grandparents still awake, since she had always figured that nine o'clock was past their bedtime. However, the were sitting on the couch, watching a rerun of 'Saturday Night Live' from what appeared to be the 70's. As Clear passed through the living room on the way toward the stairs, her grandmother turned toward her granddaughter and said, "Oh, Clear, some boy called for you, a Ted or Tod or something."
Clear smiled faintly, still feeling slightly guilty over what had transpired between Alex and she so she hurried upstairs to call Tod in hopes of easing some of the burden. She knew that she had nothing to be really guilty about but that was the way she felt; in the kitchen, things had felt really intimate with Alex and she had felt like she could have told him anything right that very moment, a feeling she had never gotten when she was with Tod.
But, she should have been more open with Tod then with Alex, since Tod had been the person that had stuck beside her, when Alex had fallen for another girl in the middle of asking her out. Tod had given her her first kiss and been the first guy that ever really showed an interest in her. And here she was, still in love with Alex Browning.
Clear took the cordless phone into her room and shut the door, dropping onto her bed as she dialed Tod's number. Tod answered on the second ring, as though he had been waiting for her to call, which did nothing to elevate the way that she felt. "Hi Tod," Clear greeted, attempting to keep her voice light.
"Hey Clear. I called about thirty minutes ago and your grandmother said that you were out giving your dog a walk. How long does it take to walk your dog?" Tod questioned, though it was obvious that he was simply making conversation and not prying into an unimportant aspect of her life.
Clear sighed, though she attempted to keep the exhale from Tod. "I ran into a little complication, I guess. I ran into Alex and the dog he was walking, which chased away my dog. The walk took longer then I'd expected." She explained, lightly touching her raw leg, which stung when she did.
"I didn't know Alex had a dog." Tod mused, which caused Clear to explain that he was only dog-sitting his neighbors' uncontrollable dog. "So, your dog ran away?" He questioned once the information about the dog had been sorted out.
Clear sighed again, this time audibly. "Yeah, but Alex said that he would probably find his way home, but I doubt it, since I've only had Prince for a few days." She detailed, wondering if Tod was going to press into every aspect of her conversation with Alex and what had happened afterward.
There was a pause on Tod's end of the line, but it was short silence, before he said, "So, you and Alex talked a lot?" It was obvious that he was trying not to sound jealous, or even interested but Clear could pick up both emotions in his voice.
"Well, you know...not a lot, just making conversation." Clear answered, still trying to keep the light tone about her voice and words. She was telling the truth, they had been just making conversation, but she didn't know why it felt like so much more.
"Clear, I don't want to keep bringing this up but, I can't help it," Tod began, his words causing Clear to purse her lips unhappily. "Are you still...interested in Alex?"
It was a question that she had been dreading, one that she wasn't quite sure she was ready to answer. If he wanted the truth, he wasn't going to be happy with the answer that she was going to give but she wasn't sure that she could pull off a lie. Though, it might be easier over the phone but Clear was certain that the question would come up later and it might be over the phone.
"No, of course not." Clear managed to stammer, hoping that her voice sounded less wavering to Tod. "You're my boyfriend Tod, I'm only interested in you."
Her answered seemed to satisfy Tod for he said nothing more about the subject through the duration of their phone conversation.
* * *
Long after he had hung up with Clear and had retired for the night, Tod found himself still thinking about their conversation, his suspicions about Clear's interest in Alex taking full bloom, now that he had time to obsess about it. Clear had seemed nervous during the whole phone conversation, even when they weren't talking about Alex, as though there was more to the events of the night then she was telling him. And, to make matters worse, Tod had begun to notice that Alex was seeming more interested in Clear then he had before.
Even if he didn't have absolute faith in Clear's loyalties, since he had only known her for a week, he trusted Alex fully, since he had known him since pre-school and they had been best friends since that time. He was certain that his friend would never do anything to stab him in the back; they had always promised each other that friendship was more important then girls.
But, it wasn't Alex that he was falling in love with. It was Clear and he didn't know if he could handle it if she was thinking about someone else when they were together, or if she even went so far to cheat on him. She was his first girlfriend, after all, and he didn't want to get hurt that way.
Tod tried to take comfort in the fact that Clear had promised him that she wasn't interested in Alex any longer and he wanted desperately to believe her. But it was difficult for him to ignore the little looks that Alex and Clear seemed to be giving each other. Difficult for him to believe what she said.
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The song is "When You Say You Love Me" by Clay Aiken. I hoped you liked this short chapter, please review and be patient, hang in there my lovely readers. I promise, I'm going to start updating more often.