She had been at the dance for a little over an hour, and Raven was still perplexed by Chelsea's sudden departure earlier. She watched the entrance to the dance as she danced with Crystal. She'd had hope when she saw Eddie enter with Magdalena, but Chelsea wasn't with them.

"Hey, are you looking for someone?" Crystal asked breaking her reverie.

"What? Oh no, I'm just people watching. You know how I like to watch people's entrances, to make sure they don't outdo mine." Raven answered.

"Oh, well, you don't have to worry about that. When you're in the room, everyone's eyes are on you." Crystal said looking into Raven's eyes.

"You are so sweet." Raven said smiling up at the girl. Crystal was a really great girl, and an even better girlfriend. If she weren't so in love with her best friend, they could have really been something special.

The entrance of Ronnie and her friends interrupted her thoughts. Chelsea was the last one to come in, and Raven felt her mouth go dry. The halter dress she was wearing was teal. It tied around her neck and plunged in the front. The overlapping side hems showed off her gorgeous long legs. And she was wearing delicate heels that buckled around her slender ankles. Her long red hair had been swept up away from her face with goddess curls falling to frame her face. Her eyes scanned the room until they fell upon Raven and Crystal dancing. Her eyes narrowed and she quickly looked away, and walked onto the dance floor, grabbing Ronnie's hand. Raven watched as the two of them danced like they were certainly more than friends.

She danced to a few more songs with Crystal, but she couldn't keep her eyes off of Chelsea. With every step that she took, every time she smiled, Raven felt her heart slip further and further away from her. Every now and again she would lock eyes with the redhead and Raven's breath would catch. Crystal caught this a time or two, but Raven just played it off. They finished dancing to one song and then Raven mumbled something about being thirsty and walked off the dance floor. She searched the room for Eddie, and found him dancing with Magdalena. She finished her cup of punch and walked over to the dancing couple.

"Hey, do you mind if I cut in." Raven asked.

Magdalena looked like she definitely minded, but one look from Eddie and she acquiesced. Raven stepped in her place facing Eddie. "So you two look like you're having fun."

"I know you didn't cut in just to tell me I looked like I was having a good time with my girlfriend. What is it that you would like to know?"

"What makes you think I want to know something?"

"Because I've known you almost your whole life, and I dated you briefly, and I was surprised to see you here with Crystal. So again I ask, what is it that you want to know?"

"Well you see, the thing is, when I told Chelsea that Crystal asked me, she walked out in a huff. I don't understand why she would do that."

"You don't understand why she did that? Didn't she tell you she had someone for you to go with?"

"Yeah, but truthfully, I really can't handle her trying to set me up on a date with someone else."

"Okay, I know she would probably kill me for telling you this, but at this point, even if I told you two everything, you still wouldn't be able to get things right. So I'm just going to tell you. She was going to ask you to the dance."

"That's ridiculous. Why would she ask me to the dance? I think you're wrong." Raven replied.

"See what did I tell you? You two are hopeless. Now if you don't mind, I'd like to get back to my date."

Raven walked back over to where Crystal was standing. Her head was swirling, and she felt a little dizzy. Crystal asked if she was okay. She told her all she needed was some fresh air. So the two walked outside to the patio. Crystal started talking to her about all the things that had happened since they'd broken up, and how she'd really grown as a person over the last couple of months. Raven wasn't really listening because Eddie's words kept playing over and over in her mind. Eddie had to be wrong. He had to be. Why would Chelsea want to ask her to dance? Chelsea had said she had someone else in mind for Raven, hadn't she? Someone who… "just a girl who thought she stood a chance with you…"Chelsea words struck her. "Does that mean she thought she stood a chance with me…?" Raven mused out loud.

"Excuse me?" Crystal asked.

"Oh nothing, please continue." Raven replied, determined to listen intently this time.

"As I was saying, I've been thinking about you nonstop over the past months. I really miss you. I would love it if we could try to give us a second chance." Crystal said with a smile.

Raven didn't know how to respond. She could do the easy thing and start dating Crystal again, or she could take a chance on true happiness, and go in there and find out why Chelsea had wanted to ask her to the dance. One look into Crystal's eyes, and she knew her answer.

"Look Crystal, you're really great, and I've missed the great times we've shared. But I have to admit something to you. Something I should have told you when we first broke up. I'm in love with someone else."

Crystal tried her best not to show her hurt. "It wouldn't happen to be Chelsea Daniels, would it?"

"Chelsea? What makes you say that?" Raven stammered.

"I guess that answers my question. You know I always suspected it when we were together, but I could never put my finger on it. She doesn't know, does she?"

"Nope." Was all Raven could say.

"Well if I were you, I'd go tell her before she beats you to the punch." Crystal said with a smile. "You know I'll always love you, Raven Baxter."

"And I want you to know that even though we broke up, I did always care." Raven returned. "I'm sorry it couldn't be me." The two embraced, and she walked back into the room. Taking a deep breath she walked over to where Chelsea was dancing with Jaime.