I don't own Degrassi. If I did, I wouldn't be writing fanfic.
AN--I'm back! My computer had a major crash and so I've been gone, but we finally got it fixed...with no sound but I can live. I'm so happy.
Strange Fire, Chapter Six.
Coralie was scared to get out of bed. She knew what was waiting downstairs-Craig. He'd asked her on a date last night, as if it was completely normal for an 18 year old to ask his 26 year old former fuck buddy for a date. However, the need for food outweighed any need Coralie had to avoid Craig, and she headed downstairs. The only person in the kitchen was Joey.
"Morning, Coralie."
"Morning Joey." She got herself some cereal, then looked at Joey. "I'm thinking about going back to the hotel."
"I'd like that." At least he was being honest with her. "But Caitlin wants you here, and she's going to be a bride in two weeks."
Coralie nodded. "I'm just not comfortable here, because of things." This was, after all, the kitchen in which Joey had caught her making out with Craig and then basically told her to leave the country or he'd have her arrested.
"Because of Craig."
"That would be the reason, yes." She looked at him, weighing her options. "He asked me on a date."
"Did you say yes?"
"I haven't given him an answer yet. I want to say yes, but...it wouldn't be right."
"I never expected you to be the type of person who lived by anyone else's morals." Joey was right, she'd never exactly been normal. But this was different, she kept teling herself. Craig was just a boy.
"Would you approve if we went on a date?"
"I wouldn't be happy, but Craig is an adult. He can do what he wants."
"I see."
"You're going to say yes." Coralie wondered if Joey could read her that easily or if he was just guessing. She hoped it was the latter.
"Not if it would cause troubles. You're his family, I'm just a woman."
"A woman he clames to love." Coralie raised her eyebrows. While Joey had a point, so did she--Joey was family. He could find someone else to take her place, but Joey was all Craig had as far as family went. Coralie wasn't going to be the cause of a falling out.
She said as much to Joey. "He's your stepson, you love him. Thats real love. I don't know if what he feels for me is real love, or a figment of his imagination." As Coralie said that she realized something--she wasn't doing Craig a favor in saying no. He deserved to find out if this was love or not. "Where is Craig?"
"In his room. You're going to say yes?"
"Yeah, I think I'm going to."
Coralie headed upstairs to Craig's room, knocking on his door.
"Yeah?"
"Is that anyway to treat a guest?" Coralie leaned up against the door after she closed it. Craigt was sitting on his bed, with his guitar. "Especially one with an answer."
"An answer?"
"Yes. Yes, I have an answer. And yes is the answer."
Craig seemed perplexed for a moment, and then he understood what she was saying. "So, you'll go on a date with me?" He was trying to seem calm and cool, but it wasn't working very well, because he had a look on his face like he wanted to jump up and down and scream. "Tonight?"
"Not tonight, I've got plans with my mother."
"You're mother?"
"Yes, my mother-she's a medical transcriptionist and is in town for some training. We're having dinner."
Craig had never heard Coralie mention her family before. "They don't live in Toronto?"
"Nope, they live in Regina. They moved there right after...when I was in college." He knew she meant right after either her marriage or divorse, but wasn't going to say anything. "My brother's a ski bum in Vail, Colorado." This was the most Coralie had ever divulged about her past, and Craig was happy she'd even told him that much.
"Tomorrow night then? It is Saturday after all, the big date night."
Coralie just laughed and agreed. She headed downstairs and heard the doorbell ring, opening it to find a teary Marco on the other side. "Whats wrong Marco?"
"Dylan dumped me...Is Craig around?"
"He's in his room...do you want me to call Ellie?" Marco nodded and Coralie picked up the phone.
AN--I'm back! My computer had a major crash and so I've been gone, but we finally got it fixed...with no sound but I can live. I'm so happy.
Strange Fire, Chapter Six.
Coralie was scared to get out of bed. She knew what was waiting downstairs-Craig. He'd asked her on a date last night, as if it was completely normal for an 18 year old to ask his 26 year old former fuck buddy for a date. However, the need for food outweighed any need Coralie had to avoid Craig, and she headed downstairs. The only person in the kitchen was Joey.
"Morning, Coralie."
"Morning Joey." She got herself some cereal, then looked at Joey. "I'm thinking about going back to the hotel."
"I'd like that." At least he was being honest with her. "But Caitlin wants you here, and she's going to be a bride in two weeks."
Coralie nodded. "I'm just not comfortable here, because of things." This was, after all, the kitchen in which Joey had caught her making out with Craig and then basically told her to leave the country or he'd have her arrested.
"Because of Craig."
"That would be the reason, yes." She looked at him, weighing her options. "He asked me on a date."
"Did you say yes?"
"I haven't given him an answer yet. I want to say yes, but...it wouldn't be right."
"I never expected you to be the type of person who lived by anyone else's morals." Joey was right, she'd never exactly been normal. But this was different, she kept teling herself. Craig was just a boy.
"Would you approve if we went on a date?"
"I wouldn't be happy, but Craig is an adult. He can do what he wants."
"I see."
"You're going to say yes." Coralie wondered if Joey could read her that easily or if he was just guessing. She hoped it was the latter.
"Not if it would cause troubles. You're his family, I'm just a woman."
"A woman he clames to love." Coralie raised her eyebrows. While Joey had a point, so did she--Joey was family. He could find someone else to take her place, but Joey was all Craig had as far as family went. Coralie wasn't going to be the cause of a falling out.
She said as much to Joey. "He's your stepson, you love him. Thats real love. I don't know if what he feels for me is real love, or a figment of his imagination." As Coralie said that she realized something--she wasn't doing Craig a favor in saying no. He deserved to find out if this was love or not. "Where is Craig?"
"In his room. You're going to say yes?"
"Yeah, I think I'm going to."
Coralie headed upstairs to Craig's room, knocking on his door.
"Yeah?"
"Is that anyway to treat a guest?" Coralie leaned up against the door after she closed it. Craigt was sitting on his bed, with his guitar. "Especially one with an answer."
"An answer?"
"Yes. Yes, I have an answer. And yes is the answer."
Craig seemed perplexed for a moment, and then he understood what she was saying. "So, you'll go on a date with me?" He was trying to seem calm and cool, but it wasn't working very well, because he had a look on his face like he wanted to jump up and down and scream. "Tonight?"
"Not tonight, I've got plans with my mother."
"You're mother?"
"Yes, my mother-she's a medical transcriptionist and is in town for some training. We're having dinner."
Craig had never heard Coralie mention her family before. "They don't live in Toronto?"
"Nope, they live in Regina. They moved there right after...when I was in college." He knew she meant right after either her marriage or divorse, but wasn't going to say anything. "My brother's a ski bum in Vail, Colorado." This was the most Coralie had ever divulged about her past, and Craig was happy she'd even told him that much.
"Tomorrow night then? It is Saturday after all, the big date night."
Coralie just laughed and agreed. She headed downstairs and heard the doorbell ring, opening it to find a teary Marco on the other side. "Whats wrong Marco?"
"Dylan dumped me...Is Craig around?"
"He's in his room...do you want me to call Ellie?" Marco nodded and Coralie picked up the phone.