let me just start out by saying thank you all for reading this story, i hope you are enjoying it as much as i am! Secondly, i have to say that i am going to have a heart attack soon if CLEW doesn't happen. Tuesday's episode gave me so much hope! Anyway, here is chapter 4... read, enjoy,review!


Getting There is Half the Fun

Ch. 4: What's Your Game?

I looked at Drew skeptically. I had never heard of the game he was suggesting, and I wasn't completely sure if I wanted play anything with Drew..

"so not saying that I do, but lets hypothetically say I want to play this game with you; how do we play?"

" well" Drew said shifting on the bed so he was facing me " I tell you four facts about myself, one of the four is a lie. So your goal is to guess which one I made up"

" hmm... okay, that sounds kinda fun" I stated taking another bite of the pizza slice in my hand.

"great okay give me a minute to think of some facts about myself"

"Okay here are my facts:

I have a girlfriend

I wish I would have spent more time with my brother while he was alive

I love strawberries, but they make my stomach hurt

I dropped out of school for a year and worked at the mall"

"So now I'm supposed to tell you which one is a lie?" I questioned

"that the idea"

" okay, well I know you love your brother and miss him so I am going to say that was the truth, I also know that you dropped out of school last years, so that's also the truth. Um... well I haven't seen you with anyone lately as far as girlfriends go, but maybe you are just hiding her from everyone. However, I don't think that's the case so i'm going to say the strawberry one is the truth and the girlfriend one is a lie?"

" Your good Edwards, I was hoping to trip you up"

" not a chance Torres, my turn.

Eli was the first person to call me Edwards

I wore a catholic school uniform to school until grade 9

I dated my step brother before he was my step brother

and um...

I don't want to go home now"

" why don't you want to go home now?" Drew asked

"how do you know that's my truth" I questioned

"Clare, give me a little credit. I know you better than you think. Remember when Eli came to visit a few months back? He dropped you off on campus and I called you Edwards, well I heard him say that he calls you Edwards. So number 1 is true. I used to date your best friend Ali and she once told me about your odd fashion choices. Not to mention we all remember last year when you dated Jake, so again why don't you want to go home now?"

we sat in silence for a minute before I stood up. I cleared the pizza box from the bed, I could feel Drew's eyes burning a whole in me as I hurried around the room.

"I think it's time for bed" I whispered as I pulled off the top blanket and tossed it on the floor with a pillow.

"wait, what just happened?"

"Nothing Drew I just don't want to talk about it." I stated

"Clare if you didn't want to talk about it, then why did you bring it up?"

" I don't know, I guess it kind of just slipped out. I really just want to go to bed"

" fine, I'll take the floor" he said arranging the pillow and blanket on the floor.

" goodnight" I whispered before switching the light on the side table off

"night Clare, and just so you know It may not seem like it but I am a pretty good listener'

"duly noted" I replied before burring my face into my pillow.


I sat up abruptly to the sound of Drew screaming in his sleep.

"No Adam, STOP!"

"Drew, wake up" I said crouching down beside him

"Adam, you can't leave like this" he screamed out again. Gently grabbing his shoulder I gave it a little shake.

"Drew wake up, I think your having a nightmare" I whispered. Just then Drew sat up and wrapped his arms around me.

" I am so sorry Clare, I didn't mean to wake you. I have been having a hard time sleeping lately and when I do sleep... I dream about Adam" he whimpered

"it's okay, it was only a dream" I whispered wrapping my arms tightly around his sweaty body. I gently brushed his now floppy hair out of his face. We sat there in the dark for a while, all I could do was cradle him like a small child. I could feel his pain; and it made my heart ache to see him so distraught.

"it felt so real" he whispered back

"Drew" I said letting go of him in order to look him in the eyes. "I'm going to grab you a glass of water, why don't you take the bed for the rest of the night"

"No Clare I told you earlier the bed is yours. I am not about to let a girl sleep on the floor, I'll be fine on the floor" he said taking a sip of water.

" Drew, get in the bed" I huffed, sounding more irritated than I actually was.

"Im not taking the bed Edwards and you can't make me" he smiled

" fine, we will just have to share the bed, but I swear if you try anything I will sock you" I smirked climbing into bed. Drew leaped off the floor and hopped into bed toting his pillow with him.

" no funny business Torres" I repeated before closing my eyes.


Well what did you think? Hope you liked it... look for a new chapter by the end of the weekend!

much love, KJ