Two weeks had gone by, and both their punishments were done. The big dance was just within a week, the last function of the year! Everyone could wait until it because it meant that there was no more school until fall.

"So have you decided what you're going to wear? Paige asked Kelsie as they stood outside her locker.

"There's a beautiful dress at Bryan's that I've had my eye on," Kelsie replied. "How about you?"

"I saw one in another store, why don't we go to the mall today and pick them up."

"Sounds good, we'll meet at my locker after school, and take my car."

"Alright," grabbing her books out of her locker.

As they walked down the hall, "So who are you going with?"

"Jay, Sean's friend."

Kelsie looked very surprised, "I thought he was dating Emma."

"No, they broke up a month ago. He's pretty cute, so I though what the heck, it's only one night. I thought he seems different from the other guys I've dated."

"Well this defiantly will be interesting," she smiled.

Craig and Spinner were sitting in the garage waiting for Jimmy and Marco to show up, so that they could hang out. At had been a while since they had just the guys, without girlfriends.

"Spin who are you taking to the dance?"

Raising his eyebrows, "The last person you would ever expect."

"Who...Liberty?" he laughed, really hoping that wasn't who it was.

"Okay, okay maybe not the last."

"Who then?"

"Emma Nelson."

Craig was blown away by his answer, "Since when is Emma even on your radar?"

"Since I realized how beautiful she is. We've become friends now."

"You mean she's actually giving you the time of day?" knowing that Emma didn't really like Spin and his crew.

"What, is it really a surprise?"

"Actually yes! So when did you ask her?"

"Last night when I seen her come into the Dot with Manny and JT."

"Wow, I'm surprised she never told me," since Emma told him everything.

The night had come; Kelsie was in her room sitting in front of her vanity mirror putting on lipstick when the doorbell rang. She didn't get up; she figured her parents would get it.

She was finishing applying her lipstick on when someone knocked at her bedroom door.

"Come in," she called out.

Her dad walked in, "Craig's here." Kelsie gets up and turns to him, "Honey you look so BEAUTIFUL!"

"Thanks," she smiled.

"You better not keep you date waiting," guiding his daughter out into the hall.

"Is it wrong for me to be this happy after all that's happened with Satine and Chris?" Kelsie asked, turning back to her dad.

"Honey, I think Chris would just be happy to see that you were able to have someone there that makes you happy. He told me after Satine dies that your happiness was all that mattered to him."

A tear fell from her eye, she gave her dad a hug, "I miss them dad!"

"I know you do, but you have a great guy here for you," giving her his best smile.

Kelsie walked down the step in a red halter dress, with a plaited skirt. Her hair was pulled back with curls coming down.

Craig was standing there a green t-shirt with a black sports jacket, black dress pants and black sneakers.

Craig and Kelsie's eyes met, and they both got lost in them.

"Kels, you look GORGEOUS!!!" he said as he grabbed a hold of her hand, kissing it.

"You look pretty HOT yourself!"

"Are you ready to go?" he asked.

"Yep." As Craig opened the door, "Bye mom, bye dad, see you later."

"Alright, have fun!" her mom called out from the living room.

Kelsie was dancing with the girls while Craig was with the boys at the refreshment table. They both glanced over at each other, and gave each other a smile. Kelsie mouth, I love you.

When Kelsie turned back to her friends, "Kels have you told Craig yet?" Paige asked.

"No, but I was going to do it after the dance. It's kind of hard to talk here."

"Do you think he will be mad?" Ashley asked.

"A little maybe, but I really want to do this."

"Then do it, even if he doesn't want you to. It is your life." Paige replied.

"Dude your girlfriend looks hot to..." that's all Spin got out before Craig punched him in the shoulder. Spin began to rub his arm a little.

"Spin aren't you here on a date?" Craig asked.

"Yeah, but it doesn't change the fact that it's so true. Anyways Emma herself is looking so fine herself. But I must say she's got even hotter than Paige now!"

"Spin you'll never change," Jimmy said. "So what are you all doing after the dance?"

"Well Kelsie wants to go back to my place to talk."

Spin looked Craig's way, "Did you screw up again?"

"Ha ha, very funny! No she said she has something to tell me."

"Oh," Spin said softly, wondering if Craig got another pregnant. "Well Emma and I have no plans."

"Well why don't you and her come back to my place for a little get together after the dance," Jimmy said.

"Sounds good."

Kelsie and Craig were sitting in his garage on the couch. Kels had Craig's jacket over her shoulders to keep her warm, while she leaned her head against his shoulder.

Rubbing her shoulder, "What did you want to tell me?"

"Yesterday I found out..."

Craig puts his fingers on her lips so she can't finish her sentence, "I just want to say if you are pregnant, we'll get threw it. I won't be going anywhere."

"I'm not," she said firmly. "No I was asked to come to Sechelt to do a Music Festival at the end of August, and I've accepted. I'm going for the whole month, so I can spend time with some friends."

Craig's head hung down, "What about the plans we made?"

"Hun we can still do that all. Nevertheless, this is really important to me. I want to go, and prove to myself that I can still go back there after everything that has happened," pining for him to look her in the eyes.

"I know," he said trying to smile.

"I wish there was a way you could come with me," holding on to his hand.

"Me too!"

Then she thought of something, "I have some money saved up. I could pay for you to come with me."

"I couldn't ask you to spend your savings on me."

"Craig trust me, I have more than enough to spare. Plus if you come you get to finally meet my friends."

"Okay, but I will find a way to pay you back," looking into her eyes before kissing her on the lips.

Leaning her head on his forehead, "You know I love you."

"Yeah."

"When we go to Sechelt you will need to be my rock. It's going to be hard for me to be back there at times."

"I know it will. I know you will cry about Chris. I also know a big piece of you will always belong to him because of that love you shared but also because of the daughter you shared together."

"Thank you for being so understanding. I don't know how many guys would understand it all."

"That's because that's how much I want to be with you. I would sacrifice anything."

Kelsie turned to face him, putting her hand on his chest, leaning in for a kiss. It started out soft; she began to tug on his lower lip with her teeth. She lowered herself on the couch, forcing him upon her. They continued to kiss, leading to other things.

Big Surprises will come when they get to Sechelt