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Chapter 4

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Dave reluctantly approached the two of them.

"Celeste, I'm really sorry about the whole thing with Trish. I didn't know that it would bother you so much, if I had known I wouldn't have started talking to her."

"it's not up to me," she said. Her voice had no hint of warmth or forgiveness.

"Listen to me C," Dave pleaded. She looked at him.

"I really am sorry. I promise you nothing more will happen with Trish."

"Good," she said. She was still pissed off, but at least she wouldn't have to see the two of them together again.

"I just wanted to tell you that. I don't expect it to make you forget it, but I can promise it won't happen again. I was just lonely," he explained. Celeste only nodded. Dave quickly left the two and grabbed some food before heading up to his room. Celeste looked at Chris.

"You ready to go back to the room," Chris asked her.

"Huh," she said as if she had been in deep thought.

"Are you ready to go back to the room," he said. He had just figured out why Celeste had been so pissed off at Dave. Celeste was falling for the big man and he was falling for her, but of course neither of them would admit it.

"Oh, yeah," she said.

"C, are you ok?"

"Yeah, I was just thinking. I've got a date with Adam tonight and I'm not sure what I should wear," was her excuse. Chris wasn't sure if she said it more to convince him or to convince herself that she was thinking about the date. He decided to play along. He did want to upset her even more.

"Where are you two going?"

"Well, I dunno exactly where, but we're going skating," she said.

"Fun," Chris said sarcastically. He thought for a moment then said, "wear something comfortable and the dress is a no." Celeste laughed and punched him playfully in the shoulder.

"I'll keep that in mind, Captain Obvious," she said laughing even harder. Chris shook his head.

"You should wear... that blue tank top you got last week and a pair of jeans," Chris offered.

"Sounds good to me," she said quietly.

"Chris," she said as they entered the hotel room.

"Yeah?"

"I was on the internet when you were in the shower this morning and I got curious about the meaning of my name."

"Ok," Chris said. He wasn't sure where this was going.

"Well I found the meaning rather quickly..."

"What does it mean," he asked trying to get her to tell him whatever it was she really wanted to say.

"Heavenly messenger..." she trailed off. Chris saw what she was trying to say. Long before he knew her Dave had got a tattoo that meant heaven's messenger. Now, in one of the most trying times in their friendship Celeste just happened to get curious about the origin of her name...

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'Its eleven fifteen and they haven't made it down here yet,' Dave thought to himself. He felt incredibly isolated. Finally the rest of the group made their way down to the lobby. None of them were very talkative. A few hellos were murmured, but after that it fell into a dead silence.

A few minutes were passed nothing more than a few stares. Dave felt like he was going to suffocate under the pressure. It was the tensest situation he had ever been in. Adam was boiling inside. He was still pissed off about what he and Chris had seen that morning in Dave's room. Chris was still pondering the information Celeste had relayed to him an hour or so before. Celeste couldn't stand the silence any longer.

"Dave, I forgive you. You swear you'll stay away from her for now on," Celeste asked as she clung to the older man.

"Yes," he replied quietly. He then wrapped his arms around her and kissed her on the top of the head. Adam and Chris watched on. Adam couldn't believe his eyes. Chris wasn't too surprised after the morning's events.

"I'm so sorry C. I just didn't think," Dave whispered.

"It's ok," Celeste said. She soon broke the hug. Adam tried to speak but no words came out.

"We really should get going," Chris spoke. By the look in his friends' eyes he knew that they were now competing for Celeste's attention. He already knew who the winner would be. He shook his head and walked out the door taking his bags with him. The others soon followed. He took his normal seat in the back as the others put their things in the trunk. Celeste quickly joined him in the backseat. After a moment the other two got in the car.

The ride to the next arena was almost as quite as their time in the lobby. Celeste was thinking about whether or not she should go with Adam or pursue Dave. She wondered if she had found a sign or if it was a mere coincidence.

Chris knew what she was thinking about. It was obvious now that he had heard what she had to say. He wondered how long it would be until Celeste asked him what to do. He thought about it for a while, but his thoughts soon gave way to sleep.

Dave spent the time thinking about Celeste and how beautiful she was to him. He wanted to be close to her again. He felt so comfortable around her. It felt natural to have her close to him. He couldn't believe that Chris had known even before he had that he loved the girl. He silently pondered her feelings for him.

Even Adam was quite. This was a first for him. He was always making some kind of noise whether it was talking just to hear himself speak or it was singing but not this day. He thought about what he had seen with Dave that morning and how Celeste had been so close to him. He suddenly doubted that she would end up with him. He wondered if she had ever thought of the fact that the meaning of her name was almost the same as the meaning of Dave's tattoo. He felt sure that if she had debated on whom she should date that knowledge would push her toward Dave. Adam sank down in his seat and tried to forget everything that had came to his mind, but the harder he tried the more vivid the images of Celeste and Dave became. He started to grow resentful towards the man who had once been a very close friend.

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