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Chapter 11
Ain't that the way?
It was three weeks before Coralie's graduation. Craig knew this, but he was trying to forget. On the outside everything was perfect-his grades were good, he was spending time with friends and family, and Coralie and he had not gotten caught. However, he knew that sooner or later something would happen.
It was a Thursday night when Caitlin and Coralie showed up for dinner. Coralie was in a very good mood, and Joey noticed. "You seem happy."
"That's why she's here, its a celebration. Tell them, Corie!" Caitlin smiled at the younger woman, and Craig got a funny feeling in the pit of his stomach, he wasn't going to like this news.
"I got a job working as a writer for a TV station in Washington, DC, just like I've always wanted." Her eyes sparkled when she said it, Craig noticed, as his heart flew somewhere in the vicinity of his throat. She was leaving.
"When do you leave?" Craig managed to choke the words out.
"A week after graduation. I think its for the best." She said nothing more, and Craig wondered what she meant by that. He looked down at his plate, suddenly not hungry anymore.
Caitlin was happy for her. "I bet you're happy to be leaving Toronto."
"I'll miss some things more than others." Was Coralie's response, leading Craig to once again wonder what she was really meaning by her words. "But I think the change will be good for me."
Caitlin smiled. "I liked living in the states...it's good to be home though." She reassured Joey, who smiled back at her. Craig wished he could be like that with someone, instead of just sneaking around. He ran a hand in his hair and finished eating.
Coralie wasn't talking much either, her head was spinning. She wanted to go to DC, but she also wanted to stay...she thought to her self 'This is the right choice for everyone.' and then started cleaning up the table.
Craig and Coralie wound up doing the dishes together, and he smiled at her and she smiled back. "DC, huh?"
"Yeah." That was all they said about it, both knowing that the other one wasn't in the mood to mention it.
"So, we are alone." Craig joked, but only halfway.
"Yes, but we're in Joey's house. Craig, I'm not getting you in trouble."
"Three weeks, Coralie. You leave in three weeks." Craig looked at her. "Can you blame me for wanting to spend as much time with you as possible?"
Coralie just smiled at him and kissed his cheek. They were just about finished when he came up behind her and put his arms around her. She leaned up then and kissed him. Just like every time they kissed, it was as if the two of them were transported into a knew world. Craig's hand ran up her leg and she moved her mouth up to lick his ear. Then they heard a yell and the world crashed down.
"You...you...you..." IT was Joey, standing in the doorway, so furious he was turning red.
"Joey, I can explain."
"What, she just fell and landed on your tongue? Craig, How could you-in my house?"
"Mr. Jeremiah, I'm sorry. Its my fault, please don't blame Craig." Coralie knew she had to take the blame for Craig, and did it instinctively.
"No, Craig knows better."
Caitlin walked into the room then. "What is going on here?"
"I found these two enjoying each other instead of the dishes." Joey's tone was bitter and angry, and Coralie knew any plans of spending her last three weeks in Canada with Craig had flown out the window.
"Corie...."
"I'm sorry, ok?" Coralie looked at everyone. "I'm sorry about what ... about Craig and I?"
"Craig and You? Is there a Craig and you? how long as this been going on?"
"About a month." Craig managed to find his voice.
"How did this start?" Caitlin asked them.
Coralie spoke now. "I was going on a walk one day and ran into him, we went back to my apartment to hang out..this was about two, three months ago. We hung out for a while, then I kissed him one day." More lies, but both Craig and Coralie knew it was better than the truth. It also saved Marco and Ellie and Sean's asses, which was important.
"So, this is where you've been hanging out after school?" Joey asked. Craig simply nodded, glad it wasn't a lie. He had been hanging there after school-it was the weekend thing he didn't want to tell about.
"Corie...how could you?"
"I care about Craig. Why do you think I'm leaving for DC? Because I know that if I stay here we'll never be able to stay away from each other. Can I go home now?"
"IF I catch you with Craig again.." Joey's threat was implied, but she knew what he meant. Jail was not a place Coralie wanted to be. She nodded at Joey, hugged Craig, and walked out the door. Both Craig and Coralie tried not to cry.
Chapter 11
Ain't that the way?
It was three weeks before Coralie's graduation. Craig knew this, but he was trying to forget. On the outside everything was perfect-his grades were good, he was spending time with friends and family, and Coralie and he had not gotten caught. However, he knew that sooner or later something would happen.
It was a Thursday night when Caitlin and Coralie showed up for dinner. Coralie was in a very good mood, and Joey noticed. "You seem happy."
"That's why she's here, its a celebration. Tell them, Corie!" Caitlin smiled at the younger woman, and Craig got a funny feeling in the pit of his stomach, he wasn't going to like this news.
"I got a job working as a writer for a TV station in Washington, DC, just like I've always wanted." Her eyes sparkled when she said it, Craig noticed, as his heart flew somewhere in the vicinity of his throat. She was leaving.
"When do you leave?" Craig managed to choke the words out.
"A week after graduation. I think its for the best." She said nothing more, and Craig wondered what she meant by that. He looked down at his plate, suddenly not hungry anymore.
Caitlin was happy for her. "I bet you're happy to be leaving Toronto."
"I'll miss some things more than others." Was Coralie's response, leading Craig to once again wonder what she was really meaning by her words. "But I think the change will be good for me."
Caitlin smiled. "I liked living in the states...it's good to be home though." She reassured Joey, who smiled back at her. Craig wished he could be like that with someone, instead of just sneaking around. He ran a hand in his hair and finished eating.
Coralie wasn't talking much either, her head was spinning. She wanted to go to DC, but she also wanted to stay...she thought to her self 'This is the right choice for everyone.' and then started cleaning up the table.
Craig and Coralie wound up doing the dishes together, and he smiled at her and she smiled back. "DC, huh?"
"Yeah." That was all they said about it, both knowing that the other one wasn't in the mood to mention it.
"So, we are alone." Craig joked, but only halfway.
"Yes, but we're in Joey's house. Craig, I'm not getting you in trouble."
"Three weeks, Coralie. You leave in three weeks." Craig looked at her. "Can you blame me for wanting to spend as much time with you as possible?"
Coralie just smiled at him and kissed his cheek. They were just about finished when he came up behind her and put his arms around her. She leaned up then and kissed him. Just like every time they kissed, it was as if the two of them were transported into a knew world. Craig's hand ran up her leg and she moved her mouth up to lick his ear. Then they heard a yell and the world crashed down.
"You...you...you..." IT was Joey, standing in the doorway, so furious he was turning red.
"Joey, I can explain."
"What, she just fell and landed on your tongue? Craig, How could you-in my house?"
"Mr. Jeremiah, I'm sorry. Its my fault, please don't blame Craig." Coralie knew she had to take the blame for Craig, and did it instinctively.
"No, Craig knows better."
Caitlin walked into the room then. "What is going on here?"
"I found these two enjoying each other instead of the dishes." Joey's tone was bitter and angry, and Coralie knew any plans of spending her last three weeks in Canada with Craig had flown out the window.
"Corie...."
"I'm sorry, ok?" Coralie looked at everyone. "I'm sorry about what ... about Craig and I?"
"Craig and You? Is there a Craig and you? how long as this been going on?"
"About a month." Craig managed to find his voice.
"How did this start?" Caitlin asked them.
Coralie spoke now. "I was going on a walk one day and ran into him, we went back to my apartment to hang out..this was about two, three months ago. We hung out for a while, then I kissed him one day." More lies, but both Craig and Coralie knew it was better than the truth. It also saved Marco and Ellie and Sean's asses, which was important.
"So, this is where you've been hanging out after school?" Joey asked. Craig simply nodded, glad it wasn't a lie. He had been hanging there after school-it was the weekend thing he didn't want to tell about.
"Corie...how could you?"
"I care about Craig. Why do you think I'm leaving for DC? Because I know that if I stay here we'll never be able to stay away from each other. Can I go home now?"
"IF I catch you with Craig again.." Joey's threat was implied, but she knew what he meant. Jail was not a place Coralie wanted to be. She nodded at Joey, hugged Craig, and walked out the door. Both Craig and Coralie tried not to cry.