Author's Note: Updating a lot today!:) Hope you all aren't to swamped to read them! Okay, so I've made a new summary for this story because I like writing it so much that I want to make it longer than what I was planning. So, here's the new summary- Eli and Clare's relationship is becoming stronger and stronger. Though they may have to get through some rough patches to get where they belong. TOGETHER. (End of summary) Yeah, that's it. Sooooo, here's chapter 5! Enjoy!

Chapter 5

Eli's P.O.V.

I paced my room nervously. I stopped to breath every once in a while, but just ended up pacing again. I hadn't talked to Clare since our ALMOST kiss. It wasn't because she wasn't talking to me. It was because I wasn't talking to her. Why wasn't I though? Oh, right. I'm afraid of rejection. Of course.

I paced the room more until my phone buzz. I flung myself onto the bed afraid it might be Clare and I'd miss it. I didn't even look at the screen to see who it was.

" Clare?" I asked. Well, yelled.

" Whoa. Dude, you wanna make me deaf?" I sighed. Adam.

" Sorry, man. It's just...I still haven't talked to Clare, ya know?"

" Ohhh." He was silent for a moment.

" Adam?"

" Yeah, hold on." The line went quiet. He must have gotten another call.

I waited for a minute or two, then he finally clicked over again. " Hello?"

" Yeah, so? What should I do?" I asked.

He sighed. " I don't know. Talk to her. I've got to go. Bye."

The line went dead before I could even say bye. What was his rush?

Adam's P.O.V.

I stared at the wall. Just stared. I could get the operation. The doctor just said it on the phone. I could get the operation! I was so happy. At first. But then, I remembered. My mom...isn't ready to lose her daughter. She doesn't want to let Gracie go.

I stood up and began to walk down stairs. But she has to. Because Gracie is gone. I'm Adam. Adam. Adam! I walked into the kitchen where she was cooking over the stove. She didn't even look up. She just said, " Hey, Gracie. Ready for dinner?"

I grimaced. It's time to take a stand.

" Mom..." I couldn't get the words out. Would she be mad that I was following through with the operation? Would she hate me?

" Mhm?" she was still chopping carrots.

I took a deep breath, then just let it all out. " I want the operation, Mom. I don't want to be a girl in disguise anymore. I want to be a boy."

Clare's P.O.V.

I stared at all of the text messages in my inbox. 52 texts from KC. HE just never gives up! I frowned when my phone rang again. Please don't be KC! I looked at the picture displayed on my phone and smiled. " Hello?"

" Hey, um, Clare. What's up?" Eli said.

I looked around my room seeing nothing interesting. " um, the ceiling?"

I could almost imagine the smirk on his face. " Ha ha, very funny." it was silent for a moment. " Look, about what happened that day...I..." he trailed off.

I sighed. " You didn't want it to happen." It wasn't a question. " Even if it didn't happen, you didn't want it to almost happen either. Sorry."

He let out a breath. " NO! It's not that. I just thought that you didn't."

I stared at the wall in front of me. " But...I did."

" So, what does that mean?"

" We'll discuss it when I see you at school tomorrow."

" Cool."

" Okay."

" Bye."

" Bye, Eli." I hung up without moving my eyes from the wall. I have to tell him. I have to tell him that I like him. Tomorrow. I sighed when my phone vibrated meaning that I'd gotten a text. I looked at the picture. I frowned and placed the phone calmly on my nightstand. And I'll have to tell KC to back off. He's been a little...strange lately. For instance, when I asked him if he had been watching me the other day, he blurted out that he had broken up with Jenna then grabbed my hand. But of course, I took it away and made up and excuse to leave.

I laid my head against my pillow and closed my eyes. What to do...?

Author's Note: Okay, so I know that this one is really short, but I wanted to save this good stuff for next chapter. This was basically a filler to make clear that Adam is transgender seeing as I hadn't really made it clear. Hope you all enjoyed it! More to come! In a while!~ So refresh your pages people, cuz there just might be another more chapters up before you even finish this note;) Review please~! It's sooo exciting:D