Sorry for the long delay, after a week of being sick and missing out on some events with my family, I can finally write more chapters. Okay I apologize to those of you who may or may not like the argument between Cat and Beth. But most friends get in a fight sometime.

Ch 9

Elizabeth had felt totally bummed out on what she and Cat had just done. She should have kept her mouth shut and never have gotten angry at Cat in the first place. Cat, as always was just looking out for Beth, making sure she didn't get hurt. But did she really have to take it as far as to press her ears against the door? Beth turned right and went into her own room. She looked at the bag she had carried in with her and walked over to it.

It was the bag Cat had given her for a Christmas present. She brushed her fingers over the badly embroidered and misspelled, Best Friends Forever.

" Damn it! I should have just told him no!" Beth cursed.

She remembered it like it was yesterday.

' Hey Beth, um I was wondering if you'd go to the prom with me?' Mark had asked.

Elizabeth turned around from her locker and looked at him in shock.

' Me you want to take me to the prom?'

' Well Cat is sick and it would be nice to go with someone.'

Elizabeth looked at him in confusion.

' What? Cat isn't sick I just saw her yesterday!'

Mark shuffled his feet nervously, boy what Cat would do to him if she caught him asking out her best friend.

' Well it was really sudden.'

' Mark, she was at lunch today.' Beth stated.

' Fine, you know what! I only asked her to the dance last year because I felt bad for her! I like you Beth, not Cat and she's just going to have to live with that.'

Elizabeth shook her head slowly.

' No. I'm not going to the prom with you! Cat is my best friend, and I can't believe you would even think of talking to me, you-you-Jerk!' Beth snapped.

' Beth please, I think your wonderful, and pretty and I promise Cat will never find out.' He said stroking the hair out of her face.

She always kind of had a thing for Mark, now he was offering her paradise and she couldn't take it. She took a deep breath as thought ran through her mind.

' Are you sure she won't find out.' She sighed.

' Cross my heart'

Elizabeth had now regretted ever liking him. It was her fault, how many times had her parents told her about peer pressure. She missed her parents, and her younger sister Carrie. Carrie was only ten but she was going down the same path that Beth had gone down.

Suddenly someone knocked on her door, Elizabeth looked down at her dress and noticed tear stains. Had she been crying? She quickly wiped away her tears and opened the door.

Charles was standing at the door with a few flowers. He noticed her puffy red eyes and immediately went into British Gentlemen action.

" Dear me! Are you alright, Elizabeth?" He asked handing her a handkerchief and leading her over to the love seat in the bedroom.

He sat next to her as she wiped fresh tears from her blue eyes.

" What happened?" He asked.

Elizabeth only cried harder, and O'Hara had to get her another handkerchief, the other one was getting soaked.

" Cat hates me, and I don't think I can eat dinner with you tonight, I'm not in the least bit ready or presentable at the officers' table." She said drying her eyes.

" You don't have to, we could eat here." He said.

" In my room? But why? I'm a wreck right now and I-I"

He cut her off by kissing her softly and swiftly. Beth immediately stopped crying and looked up at him.

" I'm sorry-"

She kissed him back passionately and he though startled kissed her back. If only they had remembered to close the door, maybe they would have noticed Tavington back from his drills standing in the doorway smirking with his new info.

' So O'Hara is courting a Damn Colonial,' He thought.

uh oh, long chapter- fingers tired.