Clare's POV

I woke up and glanced over at my clock. 9:37 AM. I rolled over and saw an empty space next to me.

Where's Eli? I could've sworn he was right next to me before I crashed out last night.

Something caught my eye; a note lying in the spot where Eli had been last night. I reached over to grab the note and opened it.

Blue Eyes,

Sorry you woke up without having the honor of seeing my beautiful face. My parents are coming home from their vacation today and I forgot that I had to pick them up at the airport. So I guess that means it won't be as easy to sneak over when you want to have one of those little sleep overs at my house. (I know how bummed you probably are right now) I'll pick you up Monday before school and I still haven't forgotten that that's the day I meet your parents. Have fun with Alli tonight and tomorrow. Try not to miss me too much.

(P.S., nice PJs.)

Eli

I put the somewhat crumpled piece of paper down, smiled and blushed. Funny how Eli has that effect on me even through a note. I then started laughing because I can picture his smirk when he wrote the part about me not getting to see his face when I woke up.

And then I remembered the part about Monday.

I wish I could forget that he's meeting my parents but it has to happen sooner or later.

I'm guess I'm just nervous that they'll judge him about everything. Like the fact that he drives a hearse or that he wears all black.

But that's what makes Eli Eli and I love everything about him. My parents' potentially harsh judgments won't change that even the slightest bit.

The day went by extremely slow until Alli showed up in the evening for our girls' night. We did everything from makeovers to watching chick flicks. Basically all the things you see girls do in those old movies.

"I've really missed this. Just the 2 of us having fun and sleeping over at each other's houses, doing stupid stuff." Alli said.

I smiled at her.

"Me too, Alli. Between Drew and Eli, we never have time for just the 2 of us anymore. You know without the boy drama attached."

She pulled me into a hug. "Clare, I don't say this as often as I should, but I'm glad that you're my best friend and appreciate you being there for me. I know I pay most of my attention to Drew or other things, but I promise you that I'm gonna start being a better friend to you and listening more. So whenever you need to talk about something, I'm all ears."

I hugged her back, pulled away and then smiled. "Thank you. No one could ever be the best friend that you are to me."

When I checked my phone, I noticed that it was half past 11 and there was still no sign of my parents. They probably went to see some of their friends after they left work.

As if right on cue, Alli questioned exactly what I was thinking.

"Where are your parents? They usually never leave you home alone past 10 PM."

I shrugged. "Probably out with friends. They said they'd be working all day so I really don't know."

Alli could see right through my "I don't care" exterior.

"What's on your mind, Clare?" she questioned in a concerned manner.

There are a lot of things on my mind right now. I then proceeded to tell her about what's going on Monday and about how I'm still not very comfortable with my dad living with us again.

"… And I just don't understand why he's so excited about meeting Eli. It sounds like a desperate attempt to try and win me over like he somehow did with my mom."

Alli squeezed my hand in reassurance.

"You worry too much. I'm sure everything will go great. Of course it might be a tad bit awkward since Eli knows that your dad-" Alli cut herself off before she could finish her sentence. Although, I knew it would have ended with "knows that your dad hurt you".

She gave me a quick apologetic smile before changing the subject.

"What kind of a sleepover would this be if we didn't play truth or dare?" Alli questioned energetically.

This should be interesting.

"You're on Bhandari." I grinned.

"You first. Truth or dare?"

"Dare." I replied, feeling bold.

I immediately regretted that decision as I saw the mischievous grin plastered on Alli's face.

"Hmmm… I dare you to… Call Eli and tell him how badly you want him and how much he turns you on!"

I think interesting was an understatement.

"No way!" I protested while laughing.

"You have to do it Edwards! You can't pass up a dare!" She wasn't about to let me get out of this one.

Alli snatched my phone and made her way through my contacts until she found Eli.

"Not doing it." I crossed my arms and tried to fight back a smile.

She put the phone on speaker while letting it ring and handed it to me.

"Not a chance." I said and shoved the phone towards her.

"Come on!" Alli held the phone in front of me again

"No way in he-"

"Hello?" Eli's voice was suddenly audible through the phone. Crap, I forgot she already called him!

Alli handed the phone to me, still smiling and I reluctantly took it.

"Clare?" There's his voice again.

I got up from the floor where Alli and I made a little bed, and sat on the couch.

Still sitting down, she waved her arms, gesturing me to do the dare that was previously given.

I mustered up every ounce of courage I had in me and finally said something.

"So, I was thinking," I started, "I'm really gonna miss our late night sleep overs at your house."

Alli cocked an eyebrow curiously at me. I mouthed "wait for it" at her.

"What about them?" Eli questioned obviously confused.

"The ways you make me want you so, so badly." I said in my sexiest voice.

I saw Alli grab a pillow quickly to suppress her laughter.

There was no reply.

"But you know what I'll miss even more?"

"What's that?" Eli replied in a husky voice.

"How much you turn me on. Or how much I want to pull you on top of me right now and have you kiss me from my neck slowly working your way up to my lips." I responded trying to sound sexier than last time.

"Mmm, did I mention how much I love this side of you, Blue Eyes?" Eli said in a sexy tone.

Alli now had her face buried in a pillow on the floor, nearly crying from laughing so hard.

"No, but I'm sure you can find some way to show me on Monday." A smile was tugging at my lips.

"But, hey text me tomorrow okay? Alli and I are about to watch a movie" I said before he even had a chance to say anything else.

"Aww, Clare," he whined, "Don't leave me."

I giggled at him pouting.

"Bye, Eli." I hung up.

Alli jumped up from the floor and plopped down on the couch next to me.

"Oh my gosh, Clare! That was AMAZING! The best part was when you left him hanging after you said all of that!" She gushed.

"I cannot believe I did that." I laughed as my cheeks flushed red.

"So, late night sleepovers? Is that what they're calling steamy hook-ups nowadays?" Alli teased.

We both laughed for about 5 minutes straight.

The rest of the night was endless, stupid, and crazy fun. For my revenge, I dared Alli to order 2 large pizzas and a 2-liter bottle of Pepsi and send it to Drew's house. I didn't even know that there were any pizza places open at around 2 in the morning.

This night has to be one of the greatest one's I've had in a while.

Life couldn't be any better right now.

A/N:

Hey everyone. I'm so, so, a million times sorry that it's been an incredibly long time since I've updated. Highschool is giving me a major kick in the ass and I'm pretty stressed.

So, I'll update when I can and there will be updates every WEEKEND.

Thank you all for your reviews (: They make me smile like a fool.

On a random note, who else cried when they thought Fitz stabbed Eli in All Falls Down Pt. 2?

Btw, I might start another story soon. It's just going to be a series of one-shots for characters in Degrassi.

Should I?

Oooohhh and, pleaseeee review :]