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"Oh my God, Clare. I'm so sorry I couldn't come as soon as I found out. Do you believe Jenna had the nerve to call me and say that you're mad because Luke left you for her? What kind of shit is that?" Ali asked, on an early Saturday morning.

She pushed past Clare and made her way into the house. Clare raked her fingers through her hair and sighed. She closed the door behind her and mumbled, "Sure. just walk on in."

Ali sat her bag on the coffee table and took a seat on the couch. She flipped her black hair out of her face and patted the empty seat next to her. Clare slowly trudged over towards the seat and flopped down. Ali grabbed Clare's hand and gave it a light squeeze. She then pulled Clare into a hug. All of a sudden, Clare was in tears. She needed to be in her best friend's embrace. It felt good.

"Okay, Jenna also told me that Mike Dallas was at your house - shirtless! What's going on, Clare?"

Clare sighed and shook her head. She wiped the tears from her eyes and her cheeks. She took a deep breath and said, "Dallas was here to make sure I was okay. Yes, he was shirtless, but nothing happened."

Ali nodded her head and groaned. She grabbed her purse and opened it. As she was digging inside she pulled out a beautiful cotton candy pink box. It had small red hearts on it and a hot pink ribbon. She handed it to Clare, who gave her a quizzical look. Ali shoved the box towards Clare and Clare snatched it out of her hand.

Clare carefully untied the ribbon and opened the box. It was a beautiful charm bracelet with the letter 'C' on there. Clare examined the bracelet before looking over at Ali, who was holding up a matching bracelet with the letter 'A'. Clare sat down the box and put on the bracelet. She then gave Ali a big hug. She was so lucky to have a friend like her.

The phone rang and both Clare and Ali stared at it. Clare got up and saw that it was her mother calling. Clare let out a loud groan. She forgot to tell her mother about this. She didn't want to even want to go through telling her, but it was now or never.

"Hello?" Clare answered.

"Hi Clarebear, how are you?"

"Mom, Luke and I are getting a divorce."

"What?! Oh honey, what happened?" Helen yelled.

"He ch-cheated on me - with J-Jenna," Clare cried.

"Oh baby, want me to come over? I can cook for you and comfort you."

"It's okay, mom. Ali is here comforting me, maybe next time. Okay?"

"Okay, if you need me, call me, Clare. I mean it. I-I love you Clare."

"I love you, too mom."

Clare hung up the phone and walked over towards Ali. She sat on the couch and continued crying. Ali wrapped her arms around her. She couldn't stand how Luke had hurt her. She couldn't stand how Jenna had took Luke right from Clare. Ali was all about chances, but that was Jenna's last one. Not only did she take Luke, but she ruined their marriage and she made her best friend cry. That's just not something you do.

Ali wanted to go over to Jenna's house and kick her ass. She wanted her to feel pain Clare was feeling, though Clare's was mentally. Her best friend continued to cry, soaking her favorite shirt. She didn't care, though. All she cared about was making Clare feel better. She hated how Clare was feeling down and depressed while Luke was probably having the time of his life. Clare didn't deserve this.

"Clare, let's go out," Ali said, "A couple of hot, single chicks like us deserve to have a little fun."

"I-I'm not single, Ali."

"Yeah, but you will be soon. Don't you think you deserve to go out and have fun?"

Clare nodded her head. Ali was right. She needed to have some fun. She needed to stop moping around and feeling down. Tonight, her and Ali were going to have some fun.

/.../

Dallas was sitting at home, watching TV even though he wasn't focused on it. His mind was focused on Clare and how it felt to have her in his arms. Time felt like it had suddenly stopped the moment she was in his arms. Like a movie, the background had faded. It felt like nothing else was there except the two of them. It felt ... perfect.

The doorbell to his quiet home rang. Dallas got up and wondered who could be at his door. When he swung the door open, a very angry Luke was standing there. Before Dallas could speak, Luke's fist came in contact with his mouth. Instead of punching him back, Dallas wiped the blood off his mouth and questioned Luke.

"Jenna told me about you and Clare. Stay away from her!" Luke yelled, balling his hands into a fists.

"Ha, you cannot tell me to stay away from her and whatever that slut said was probably a lie!"

"Dallas, everyone knows that you want Clare, but guess what? You can't have Clare! Clare is mines and soon we will reconcile. So, stay away from her!"

"You really think that Clare would take you back after you cheated on her with Jenna? Do you think Clare is stupid?! Leave my house, Luke, and you stay away from Clare. Or else-"

"Or else what?" Luke taunted.

"Or else, I'll kill you and make it seem like it was a accident," Dallas threatened, "Now, leave."

Luke and Dallas had a little stare down before Luke left. After watching him speed off, Dallas walked back into the house and slammed the door. He was pissed. Luke had some nerve showing up at his house and telling him to stay away from Clare. There was no way Dallas would leave Clare alone unless she told him to. Even if she told him to, Dallas probably wouldn't.

It was no secret that Dallas still liked Clare, but right now he was only trying to be a friend. He'd worry about trying to get with her later.

Dallas slowly walked over towards his phone and decided to call Clare. He wanted her to know about what happened between him and Luke. After the third ring, Clare answered. She sounded a little ... happy? Curiosity crept through Dallas as he wondered why Clare was happy. He was very glad that she was, but he wondered who made her happy and why. He heard a few voices in the background and assumed that it was her friends.

"Sup, Dallas," Clare said, popping the 'p'.

"Hey, Clare, want me to call later?" Dallas asked, hoping she'd say yes so he could talk to her alone.

"N-No, you should come over. Ali, Eli, and Adam are all over here. We're just drinking and playing cards."

"Well, that sounds fun. Be there in a few."

Dallas hung up his phone and walked to his refrigerator. He opened it, grabbed a bottle of tequila, and close the refrigerator. He then grabbed his keys and turned off the TV, heading out the door. Dallas hopped in his car and drove off to Clare's house. He smiled once he arrived. Before stepping out of the car, the door opened and Clare was waving. Dallas waved back and got out of the car. He showed her the bottle and Clare clapped wildly. He can tell that Clare had a lot of drinks already.

Dallas walked into the house and saw the other three people that was there. He sat the tequila on the table and gave Clare a hug.

"Hey, sweetness, how are you?" Dallas asked.

"I'm getting better," she slurred.

"I have something to tell you."

"Okay," Clare said stretching the 'a'.

"Luke came over and told me to stay away from you. He has some crazy idea that the two of you will get together."

"Ha, as if! Luke and I will never get back together. In fact, I just found a lawyer to divorce his sorry ass. He's coming by to see me tomorrow so we can go over everything and get Luke to sign the papers. No longer will I be Clare Baker. I will go back to being Clare Edwards!"

Clare shoved Dallas a cup and filled it was a drink. She held up her glass and yelled, "I'd like to make a toast, to me. Soon, I'll be free and happy. I will be able to do what and who I want without anyone stopping me! To freedom!"

"To freedom!" her friends chorused.