All night Long

Craig POV

It was my first night with a girl in the house. I tried to act nonchalant, but it really felt weird. What if I caught her in the shower or something? Just to be safe, I waited until I thought Sophie was asleep until I went to the bathroom to brush my teeth. As I opened the door, Sophie was pulling it the other way.

"Craig. Hey." She said.

Sophie was wearing a thin tank top and some flannel pajama bottoms. It shouldn't have been sexy, but it was. Unfortunately for me, because I had a girlfriend.

"Hi." I replied, looking down.

"Craig, I know this is going to be awkward for us. So I thought to get to know each other, we could pull an all-nighter." She said.

My head instantly filled with dozens of dirty things we could do all night, but I pushed them out of my mind.

"What?" I asked.

"You know, watch crappy movies, talk about music, play truth or dare…" she said.

"Oh. Right, um sure. When?" I asked.

"Now, of course." She said.

She grabbed my arm and headed for the living room. Sophie excitedly popped in a movie and sat down next to me. She looked at me happily and I couldn't help but grin back. Just being around Sophie made me feel fun again.

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Emma POV

For the third night in a row I woke up in a cold sweat. Since the shooting at school and Sean's departure to Wasaga beach, I hadn't been sleeping that well. Usually I would have Sean's shoulder to cry on, but this time I was all alone. I had to get out. I threw on some clothes and headed out for walk. I had wandered for two blocks when I saw Jay's civic parked in front of a house. I bit my lip. I really did not want to talk to Jay, but I couldn't just keep it inside. I slowly walked up to his car and knocked on the window. Jay turned and looked at me. He leaned over and opened the door.

"What do you want?" he asked.

"I…just." I said.

"Get in." he sighed.

I slipped into his car .I looked over at Jay, who was sipping a bottle of beer.

"You drink and drive?" I asked.

"Yeah, I do." He replied, glaring at me.

"Um, have you heard from Sean?" I asked.

"Ah, yes. Cameron. I knew we'd get to that. Cameron is fine, I guess. He mostly e-mails the vampire He's Prince Charming, very romantic." He replied.

I laughed in spite of myself. Jay smirked and took a swig of beer.

"Want some?" he asked.

I wrinkled my nose and Jay snorted.

"Right. Miss goody two shoes can't drink for a few more years." He said.

Suddenly I took the bottle from Jay and chugged it down. It was disgusting.

"Whoa." Jay said, looking surprised.

"I'm not a good girl all the time." I said angrily.

I took another sip of beer and turned up the radio. I felt relaxed now, for some reason. Jay was staring at me in shock. It felt good surprising someone for once.

"What? I'm not driving." I said.

Jay laughed and settled back in his seat.

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Craig POV

I never thought it could be so much fun doing nothing. Sophie and I had gotten to know each other well, and I had watched about eight hours of chick flicks. Sophie was painting her toenails purple and black, just to experiment.

"I don't know. I thought it would be punk, but instead it looks like I put mud on my nails." She said.

"Okay. Anyway…truth or dare?" I asked.

"Dare."

"I dare you to…tell me what the emergency was that your dad needed to go to." I said.

"He had to go take a job in France. It's a short job, so it seemed pointless for me to move just for a month. Besides, I like it here in my own country." She said.

I smiled. Sophie kind of reminded me of Ashley, in some ways. She had similar music tastes, and she could be surprisingly deep. But in other ways, she reminded me of Manny. Sophie could be sweet and giggly, which was fun that I didn't exactly get with Ashley. After a few more hours of talking, Sophie conked out on the couch. With her head on my shoulder, which felt really nice. I hadn't forgotten the fact that I could look down her shirt from this position. It really meant nothing. I have Ashley now, and I love her. This whole attraction thing meant nothing. I was sure of it.

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Ashley POV

I walked to school the next day to find Sophie and Craig at his locker, laughing it up like a flirting couple. I walked over quickly to them and slipped my arm around Craig.

"Hey Craig." I said, kissing him.

"Ashley, hi." Craig said.

I glared at Sophie until she caught my drift.

"Um, I should get to class." Sophie said.

Sophie walked away and Craig looked at me.

"Ashley, you didn't have to do that. We were just talking." Craig said.

"I didn't do anything." I said.

Craig sighed and ran his fingers through his hair.

"Ashley, I'm your boyfriend. And nothing can change that. Sophie and I are friends, and if you still can't trust me, then…I don't know what to do." He said.

"I trust you. So let's just not talk about it anymore." I said.

We walked to class together. I now knew that I couldn't push Sophie out of the way in front of Craig. I didn't want him to think I was a control freak. But there had to be some way to keep her away from Craig.

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Emma POV

The other night was a blur, everything that happened seemed to run together. All I remembered was drinking a lot of beer. I definitely had regrets about what I did. Who knows what Jay would tell went on in his car? I had successfully avoided him all day until it was time to go home. He was sitting in his car in the front of the school, obviously waiting for me.

"Nelson!" he yelled.

"What, Jay? I have to go." I said.

"I think you should get in.," he said.

I sighed and sat in his car.

"I brought something for you." He said.

He reached into the back of his car and pulled out a six-pack of beer.

"Never again." I said.

"Come on, it seemed to relax you last night. Nelson you are a lot more fun when you're drunk." He said.

"Oh god. What did I do?" I asked.

"Maybe this will refresh your memory." He said.

He put his hand on my knee and slowly started moving it towards my crotch when it all came back to me. I remembered kissing Jay, and making him touch me all over: my breasts, my hair, and yes, my crotch. I shoved his hand away.

"How could you do that? What happened next? Oh my god." I said.

"Relax, I don't do drunk girls. Especially drunk girls who throw up out my window." Jay said.

I could feel tears welling up in my eyes. I couldn't believe this. How could I have done that?

"Oh no." I said.

I ran out of the car and slammed the door. I was full out sobbing now, and I could hear Jay calling after me, but nothing could stop me now.

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