Craig came behind Kelsie, who was putting her books in her locker, and put his arms around her waist. "Hey sweetie," he said kissing her on the nape of her neck with butterfly kisses.

Shutting her locker, she turned around to face him, putting her hands against his chest, "Hey, how did Joey react when you got home?"

"He yelled at me, and said how I was making a stupid mistake again," he said rolling his eyes.

"So he thinks it was just about the sex?" she said glaring at him as she back out of his arms.

"No, I told him I loved you," he said as if he was on trial.

"Well then why would he say that?"

"He just wants me to be careful because he wants more for my life."

"So he thinks I'm no good for it? Maybe I should just leave you alone then!" she said starting to walk away, with tears forming in her eyes.

It was as if she was trying to pick a fight, for a reason to get out of the relationship. Grabbing a hold of her wrist, "Kelsie, don't do this," he begged.

"Do what?" she snapped.

"Don't get mad at me for something someone else said," she still didn't look at him. "You never even let me finish telling you what happened."

Turning back to face him with sympathetic eyes, "Sorry!"

"Well maybe I should have worded that better," looking into her sad eyes. "Joey just doesn't want me to get you pregnant. He doesn't think that you're no good for me. He wants me to be able to do all things I've planned for my future."

"I want that for you too," she said genuinely with loving eyes.

"The way he talked made me realize that he actually thinks of me as his own flesh and blood. I never thought he felt that way."

"But he took you in didn't he," putting her arm around his shoulder.

"Yeah, but I always thought he did it because he felt sorry for me. Yeah he did things for me, but I always felt like an outsider. I never felt he was doing it because he loved me."

"Why haven't you told me this before? I thought we told each other everything?" getting real frustrated with him.

"Come on Kelsie, I bet there are things you haven't told me. There are just things I'm ready to tell you."

"Why not?" she said with a firm voice.

"Because I have a hard time opening my heart to anyone. It was hard enough for me to tell you about what my dad did to me."

"Craig I told you about my parents, I even told you about the loss of my own child, yet you still keep things from me," upset that after all this time he still refused to fully open up to her.

"It's not as easy for me to open up."

Clenching her fists, "Oh and you think it was so easy for me," she said as her voice began to grow louder, and people began to stare at them. "Screw you, I'm out of here," she said lifting her hands in the air, as she went and walked down the hall, far away from him.

What just happened here, Craig asked himself. Yesterday they were the happiest couple in school, and now it look like things might be over for them. That's the last thing he wanted. He sat down on the ground, leaning against the lockers, with his face planted in his hands.

Craig came in the cafeteria at lunch a few days later, to see Kelsie sitting with Jimmy, and Spinner, so he went to sit with them, hoping that Kelsie wasn't still mad at him.

"Hey you guys." Looking at her, "Hey Kelsie," Craig said as he sat down.

Kelsie just looked at him, and got up, "Sorry to have to rush out, but I remembered that I have something I have to take care of."

"Okay see you later," Jimmy said.

She walked away but not before glaring back at Craig with hurt in her eyes. Craig just felt like she was being unreasonable, and pigheaded.

"What was that all about?" Spinner asked noticing the look on her face.

"We got into a little fight the other morning at school."

"That was you guys?" Jimmy asked, remembering that he could hear a couple yelling at each other.

"Yeah!" he said looking down at his food.

"I heard that man. That's harsh!"

"She's been a total BITCH about it. I mean she won't even talk to me. Every time I've tried, she's taken off in the opposite direction or into the washroom. In biology, she got the teacher to move her into a group that is as far away from me as possible. She totally over reacted."

"Just give her time to cool down," Jimmy said.

"Yeah, but school's the only time I can talk to her because I'm grounded. That means no phone calls, or going anywhere for 3 weeks."

"What did you do to get that sentence?" Spinner asked.

"Joey found out that I was lying about staying at Jimmy's, and found out that I had been staying at Kelsie instead."

"Harsh," Spin replied, "How did you do it without her parents finding out?"

"Well… that's something I promised Kelsie I wouldn't say."

"Alright," but still a little curious about it.

"So what were you guys arguing about?" Spinner asked being nosy as usual.

"Well she doesn't like that I haven't told her all my secrets when she'd told me about all of hers."

"Like what?" eager to know more about her. He knew so little.

Craig was a little mad at her so he just blurted it, not really thinking about what he was doing, "About a year into her relationship with Chris she got pregnant. When she was only 6 ½ months pregnant she got into a little fight with her parents, and went into premature labor. They had a baby girl named Satine, but she only lived a month because she was just too weak."

"Poor Kelsie," Spinner said said.

"Well after that she took the school year off, and that's why she's in the same grade as us."

"I bet that's why she took losing Chris so bad," Spinner implied.

"Craig do you really think you should be telling us this. I mean I don't think Kelsie would be so happy to know that you told her secrets."

Knowing that they were right, Craig put his face into his hands, "What did I just do? There I go again making a big mistake. Maybe I'm just doomed when it comes to relationships."

Putting his hand on Craig's back, "We won't tell anyone. Just find a way to make it up to her."

"Like what?"

"Well you could sneak out to see her," Spinner suggested.

"Yeah, and get grounded for even longer. I don't think so."

"But isn't she worth it?" Jimmy asked.

Thinking about it for a second, "Yeah she is," he smiled slightly.

"Then risk it. If you don't, you might lose her forever."

He thought of her sweet kisses, and it killed him to think that he may not taste them again. "But how am I going to do it. I've never done this before."

"Do something romantic, something that will leave her speechless," Jimmy said.

"Now if I could only figure what that was. Why do girls have to be so complicated?"

"You're telling me man," Spinner replied.

Craig spent all day trying to figure a way to make it up to her. The answer was so easy; he couldn't believe it took him so long to figure it out.

He waited until he saw Joey go to bed. Then he quietly crept down the stairs, trying not to make a sound. He grabbed his surprise from the hall closet, and then he left out the back door, taking the alleyway for a shortcut.

It took him about 20mins to walk there, since there was no way he could have taken the car without Joey finding out. He went through her pathway to the backyard. He sat on the porch railing, started strolling on his guitar, and began singing.

Remember when, we never needed each other
The best of friends like
Sister and Brother
We understood, we'd never be,
Alone

Kelsie was trying to sleep but she still had her fight with Craig on the brain. Why couldn't he trust her with those sorts of things? Then she heard something coming from outside her window. She went out on her porch to find Craig below singing the song from her birthday.

Those days are gone, and I want so much
The night is long and I need your touch
Don't know what to say
I never meant to feel this way
Don't want to be
Alone tonight

Craig sat there looking at her with sadden eyes, pleading with her eyes for her to forgive him. He hoped this would make everything right.

What can I do, to make it right
Falling so hard so fast this time
What did I say, what did you do?
How did I fall in love with you?

Kelsie was having a hard time hating Craig, when he did something like this for her. Her heart felt like it was melt, just listening to his beautiful voice.

I hear your voice
And I start to tremble
Brings back the child that, I resemble

I cannot pretend, that we can still be friends
Don't want to be,
Alone tonight

What can I do, to make it right
Falling so hard so fast this time
What did I say, what did you do?
How did I fall in love with you?

Oh I want to say this right
And it has to be tonight
Just need you to know, oh yeah

Maybe I overreacted a little Kelsie thought. I mean it takes time in a relationship to fully let someone in, and we haven't even been going out for that long.

I don't want to live this life
I don't want to say goodbye
With you I wanna spend
The rest of my life

What can I do, to make it right
Falling so hard so fast this time
Everything's changed, we never knew

How did I fall,
in love ,
with you?

"I'm sorry," she said. "I shouldn't be mad at you."

"I'm sorry too," feeling guilty about what he told the boys.

Kelsie didn't know what he had to be sorry about. "Just wait a sec. I'm coming down." She ran down the stairs to the deck door. She came outside, and sat on a deck chair near Craig.

Craig sets his guitar down, and sits beside her, "Kels, I still have a hard time trusting people. And it will take time for me to fully let you in." Grabbing her hand, "But look how much I let you know already since I met you. Most of those things people don't know about."

"I know, and I was thinking, that was enough for now. When you're ready, I know you'll tell me." Leaning into him, "I love you."

"I love you too," kissing her on the forehead.

"You should go before my parents discover you. I don't know if they'll be as lenient as last time."

"Alright, talk to you tomorrow," he picked up his guitar, and started heading to the gate, when Kelsie grabbed his hand; bring him back for a kiss.

"Bye," she said blowing him another kiss as she went into the house.

Craig made it back into his house without being caught. And he was glad because he didn't want his grounding days to spill over into the summer months. That would mean less time for him and Kelsie to be alone.