AUTHORS NOTE: The last chapter! Yay! But please, keep reviewing. The song that Craig is singing is a Goo Goo Dolls song called "Iris", which is my favorite song, lol. I don't own any Degrassi characters, but you've probably figured that out already.

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Craig sat on the edge of the water, letting his feet dangle into the small lake at the end of his street, hidden behind some forestry. He always thought it was the most peaceful place in the world to think. The moon was always full and sat above the lake fluorescently. Its reflection glistened off the undercurrent, and Craig skipped a rock off of it. He picked up his guitar and started to play a song.

"I'd give up forever to touch you, cause I know that I feel you somewhere. You're the closest to heaven that I'll ever be and I don't want to go home right now. And I don't want the world to see me, 'cause I don't think that they'd understand. And when everything's made to be broken, I just want you to know who I am."

Callie stood behind the bushes, breathing in slowly. She looked over at Craig, who was sitting at the edge of a rusty wooden pier, holding his guitar. What do I say to him? I wish I could just jump on him right now. But that'd be weird. Why does he have to be so perfect in everyway? But what do you say to someone after you've unintentionally abandoned them with no contact?

It always felt good to play. Craig really didn't care that he was grounded; he had snuck out. Staring at the ceiling in his room just made him more depressed. He kept strumming the same song over and over, without singing. He felt a pair of hands cover his eyes. He kept strumming.

"You're the closest to heaven that I'll ever be." The person sang.

She's back, she's really back. He whipped his head off and turned around in shock. Callie let out a slight, lighthearted smile out of the corner of her mouth.

She looked beautiful again. She gained her figure back. She ran her fingers through her dirty blonde hair and shined her bright eyes at him. Craig put the guitar down beside him. She jumped downwards into his arms, with tears of joy.

"I missed you. You were the only reason I made it through anything that's happened." She said, crying happily down his neck.

"I can't believe you're actually here. Are you okay?"

"Yeah." She mumbled.

"What happened? Where were you?"

"I went to a center for a little while, but...to work out a lot of things."

"I'm surprised you're even talking to me right now."

"No matter what I do, I can't stop loving you. Even if you did..."

"I never raped anyone you know. Manny made it all up. She made everything up."

"Manny is definitely someone I'm going to be trying to stay as far away from as possible."

"That's not something you have to worry about it."

"Why is that?"
"Manny was institutionalized a few days ago for alcoholism and – physiological issues. She showed up to my house drunk. We all decided we'd had it with her problem. She could have gotten you killed with her obsession over me. No matter how much shit she may have put all of us through, she still needed help." Callie stood up, leaving Craig, still sitting with his feet dangling in the water.

"I know I made some bad decisions with Manny, but she made some bad decisions too. There's something wrong up there, Callie. She would do anything it took to get me back, and when she saw you, she lost it. She didn't like the fact that I could love someone again, and that person wasn't her. Everything was all her fault. She's the reason you hate me. She's the reason you were wasted. She's the reason for everything. But I know I can't blame it on her. So I'll say it. I'M SORRY. I never should have been kissing her. I shouldn't have left you emotionally hanging that night in your room. I'm sorry I can't be everything you want me to be. I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry. And I mean it." He said.

Aww, oh my gosh. He's actually pouring his hear out. Maybe there is some hope in there. He reminds me of one of those little puppies on Animal Planet. The one's where they're all vicious and attack little kids, than go and flash their puppy dog eyes and you think they have hope and...did he just say he loved me?

"Its not your fault. I was being a drama queen. Don't be sorry for anything. After all the stuff you've been through, I feel like shit for just being another reason." She smiled, and held her hand out to his. He stood up, caressing his fingers into hers, and put himself only about an inch or two from her face.

"I'm so happy to have you back." He nuzzled his nose against hers. Callie laughed, but lost herself in her giggle. Her body trembled back, sliding on some water. She slipped, and found herself falling backwards off the edge of the rusty wooden pier, and tugging Craig by the shirt, taking him with her. She fell into the water backwards, with Craig sandwiched on top of her. Callie rose from underneath the water, spitting some water in Craig's face. They both were laughing uncontrollably. The lake was about 6 feet deep, and Callie had a little trouble staying afloat. She swam over to Craig, and wrapped herself around him.

"You're drowning me!" He shouted, playfully fighting her off. But she looks like one of those little animals getting ran over on the discovery channel, he thought, so he pushed her up in arms. Callie wrapped her arms around his neck, and he tickled her waist. She never looked more beautiful, just swaying there, water glistening off her face and her eyes sparkling over the moonlight.

"I have an idea." She said, playfully laughing and biting her lip. She held her breath and dunked herself into the water, shutting her eyes. She arose back up, clutching her red shirt in her fist. She crumpled it up and threw it up on the pier.

Craig's face lit up. He had never known Callie to be this...fun. He took off his shirt and threw it in the distance, not really caring where it was going.

"That was smart – now its freezing!" He said.

"I can warm you up." She swam over to Craig, and they kissed.

"I love you." He said.

"Did you just say what I think you just said?"

"Believe it. I LOVE CALLIE LAUREN TAYLOR!" He screamed.

"No need to brag." She teased, "I love you, I love you."

"I love you too." He said, kissing her neck.

"But Craig," Dammit Callie, this is the perfect moment. Everything feels right for once. Don't do this.

"I'm moving at the end of the term. It was part of what we agreed when I was in the mountains. I can't live in the same house as Aaron and Paul, I don't know where I'm going to go or what I'm going to do, and," she was crying now, "I'm sorry I didn't tell you, Its just that I..." She couldn't finish. I can't be doing this. I can't.

Craig's heart pounded out of his chest.

He kissed her on the lips, cutting her off, letting every flame of passion he ever had for her out. Callie had never gotten kissed like that, ever, by anyone.

Oh my god. What they describe in romance novels really is true. This is amazing.

"Don't think about it Callie."

She grabbed him and kissed him again.

"Why can't you kiss me like that every time?" She asked.

"Kiss me more, and I will."

"I think I'll be kissing you a lot more before I...leave."

"Don't say that L word. Please." He looked a little sad now.

"I just can't be here like this right now knowing that I have to leave you. But I wanted to do something spontaneous tonight. So here I am, half naked in a lake with you."

"That's not such a bad thing." He grinned, still holding her. They swam around playfully for a little while, joking, splashing and kissing here and there.

"You can't honestly be leaving me. You've changed my life around in a million ways." Craig said.

"Than come with me."

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