Chapter 2- Say anything

Ellie's P.O.V.

The door was already open so we just walked in, there were people everywhere so we ventured off to find Craig.

"Hey girls!" he said sneaking up behind us with silly string all over him and food in his hands. Ashley wouldn't take her eyes off of him for a second; her love for him was built into her no matter what happened last year she couldn't let him go.

"Hey happy birthday Craig, I got you this." Ashley said holding out her present and becoming a big bowl of jello again. I couldn't help but laugh at it, she really did like him.

"Thanks guys, I need to go put this food out and get some other stuff done but you can put the presents over there and I will see you later." Craig said walking away but I knew that Ashley wasn't going to pass up a chance to help him put stuff out so I nodded for her to go help.

Ellie saw Marco sitting on the couch and walked over to sit next to him "hey Marco," I said expecting an answer. "Hello earth to Marco." His eyes were fixed on something so I turn my head to where he was looking. There he was Dylan Michalchuck Marco's boyfriend talking to Spinner and Paige and he couldn't take his eyes off of him for 3 seconds to say hi. "Marco" I said tapping his shoulder.

"Oh Ellie I am so sorry I didn't notice you sitting there, when did you get here?" He asked me like he wanted an answer but I could tell he could care less he was just waiting for the perfect moment to go over.

"Go to him Marco, he's your boyfriend you don't have to play hard to get." It was too late for him to hear anything I said he had already walked over there but I expected it. As I looked around the room I saw that everyone was either heavily flirting with someone or making out it was kind of sickening. I sighed a bang my head against the back of the couch.

"I know how you feel." I turn next to me and there is Sean Cameron I have seen him around school and he is friends with Craig but I didn't even notice he was there. It was nice to see that I wasn't the only one totally glued to someone else's face. "Do you?"

"I am guessing like you feel like the third wheel, left out, no one even notices you're here." He said exactly what I was thinking but it was weird hearing someone say it out loud.

"I expected it to go this way, I wanted to be supportive of Ashley and her lame attempt to get Craig back." "But I can think of a million and one places I would rather be then here." I said rubbing my hands over my head in frustration.

"Well we can't leave the party, but we can go for a walk if you want, you know have something to do." Sean suggested nodding towards the door. I shook my head and headed towards the door.

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Craig's P.O.V.

"So it must be hard trying to keep everything in order when half of the people here you barley even know." Ashley said to me sarcastically but she was so right I couldn't believe how many people showed up.

"Yeah well I told some people they can bring anyone they wanted to as long as they brought presents and looks like they actually listened." I knew I should have just kept it to my closest friends Joey is going to kill me for doing this.

"Well do you want some help putting out food and stuff?" Ashley said. It was so sweet that we could just be friends because she is a kick ass person to hang out with. I mean but that's all we could be is friends because anything more would just be a mess and I have Tanya.

"Yeah that would be great come with me to the kitchen and you can cut up some food." Just then I saw Sean and Ellie walking out the door, I wonder what they are up to. Can't be anything good with Sean, as long as he looks and doesn't touch right?

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Ellie's P.O.V.

I couldn't believe how cold it was outside for the last weekend of the summer. "Its kind of cold for the summer don't you think." I said. Sean laughed at me a grabbed my arm to lead me over to the garage.

"We can go in here no one will know," Sean said. I love how he made it sound so secretive, me and Ashley used to always use Craig's garage with out him knowing. It wasn't a big deal though I mean what could Sean and me actually do in there it wasn't like we would hook up. I nodded my head and followed him in.

"Well it's nice to get away from the party you know." I said trying to make conversation but it didn't look like it was working because he just nodded and sat on the couch. I decided to sit next to him so I wasn't just standing there like a dork.

"So is it always like this when you go out with your friends, they drool over another guy?" He asked finally being the one to make conversation.

"With Ashley and Paige yeah, they always have something to say about guys and I mean I don't mind talking about guys but the way they go on it's annoying." "Sometimes it's funny though Ashley actually got down on her knees and begged me to come here." I laughed at how funny it was and even Sean managed a grin.

"I know what you mean." "So you don't have a boyfriend?" He asked. I was a little embarrassed to answer that though because I don't think Marco counted as one and I didn't want to sound like a loser by saying no.

"Well there was Marco but he doesn't really count does he." I felt like a loser by saying that but he didn't laugh.

"That was a good thing that you did, I mean we all know that for some time you were just pretending to be Marco's girlfriend till he came out." "It had to be hard on you because we all know you liked him." He said it in such an understanding way it was so comforting hearing someone understands me.

I smiled but said nothing else which caused another awkward silence, but this time it was a comforting silence. Sean started moving closer in, I couldn't believe it but I was moving closer to, I could almost feel his lips they were getting closer and closer to me. I didn't know what to do next so I let him take the lead.