A/N: Hi there, homies! I know, I know. I suck. Life can get a little busy sometimes, ya know? What are you gonna do. Buuuut I finally have a new chapter for you! Thank you so so so sooooo much to those of you who reviewed, you guys have no idea how amazing it feels to know that there are some people out there who actually want to read this! I love ya'll like crazy, now heres the chapter! Enjoy!

I pulled Adam to a stop just as we were about to leave the Duck Blind.

"I forgot I have something I need to tell Kenny!" I said, ignoring his question all together for the moment. I needed a minute to think, and this was the first thing I thought of. I ducked out from under Adam's arm and spun around. "I'm sorry, it'll only take a sec!" I looked at him apologetically and shot a look at Jack, too. I was kind of putting her through hell, and I felt bad. She shouldn't have to be so involved in the drama of my personal life, I mean it was only her first day.

"Umm, okay?" Adam said confusedly, but regardless of his suspicion he sat down to wait, and gestured for Jack to take the empty chair. "We'll be waiting," he said with a little smile.

Oh, jeez. Did he have any idea how ominous that sounded to me? I don't know why I've been having such a problem telling Adam things today. Normally I didn't hesitate with anything. Its just that this was really important, and I needed to make a decision for my own reasons.

I walked up behind where Kenny was sitting and tapped him on the back. He looked a little surprised to see me, and a little scared that I was mad at him for snooping. And I was, but I would kill him for that later.

"Hey, Michelle," I said, smiling at Kenny's girlfriend. She gave me a smile and a "hey" back. "Mind if I steal Kenny for a minute?"

"Don't let her do it," Kenny said, looking at Michelle pleadingly. "She's going to kill me."

I laughed, he knew me too well. "I'll beat you up tomorrow. I need to talk to you really quick. Its important," I said, giving him a look I hoped he would understand.

He seemed to, because he turned to Michelle with a smile and said, "Well, if I must. I'll be back in a second."

I pulled him over to an empty area and sat down. "Kenny man, we've got a problem," I said seriously.

"Oh, yeah? And what is our problem exactly?" He replied with a smirk.

"Fine, its my problem. But its a big one." I took a deep breath and looked him in the eyes. "Will asked me to run with him for Senior co-chair."

Kenny opened his eyes wide in surprise, but smiled. "That's awesome, Darce! You should do it. You could definitely win!"

I was taken aback by his enthusiasm. "What? No, this is a problem."

"How is this a problem? You do know all the benefits of being co-chair, right? How could you say no?" Kenny questioned.

I looked at him like he was crazy. "Kenny! You are not helping at all! There are lots of reasons I shouldn't, and I think the biggest one is spelled W-I-L-L."

He rolled his eyes. "Are you sure it isn't A-D-A-M? Darcy, this is a huge opportunity. Yeah, Adam and Will have obvious differences, but you shouldn't let that affect this decision. If you win, you're pretty much guaranteed acceptance into any college. Isn't that reason enough?"

"Well, obviously that is a big part of it. Do I tell him right away? Even though I haven't decided? Or should I think about it and then tell him?"

"Has it ever worked out when you tried to hide something from him?" Kenny said, looking at me knowingly. I didn't respond, so he continued. "Thats what I thought. Tell him, if its the Banks I know he's going to be supportive no matter what you decide."

I sighed and put my face in my hands. Why was Kenny always right? Why does it seem like everyone is always right except for me? "Well, thank you for your input. I really mean that, I'm not being sarcastic," I said to Kenny sincerely, although I did have to punch him after he mumbled "for once" under his breath. "Really though. I should probably get back to Adam, I was just trying to stall for time before telling him."

"Oh, so you don't really value my advice. I see how it is," Ken replied, mock-hurt.

I laughed at him. "Love you. I'll talk to you later, okay?"

Kenny really had become one of my best friends, and I loved knowing he would always be there for me. "Bye Darcy, good luck…"

I stuck my tongue out at him and turned around to make my way back to Adam. When I got to the table Jack and Adam looked up from their conversation, presumably something about school. "Ready to go?" I said looking at them expectantly.

"Are you ready?" Adam said, and once again the words sounded ominous considering what I had to tell him. No. I wasn't ready for that. "You're the one holding us up." He didn't sound mad, but I knew he was still dying to know what Will and I had talked about.

"Yeah, sorry, I had to pass a long to Kenny some of the information Will gave me," I said smiling at Adam innocently, and dragged his arm back over my shoulders. He relaxed his arm around me and gave me a kiss on the temple. We fell into step as we walked out, with Jack on our side.

"And what information was that exactly?" Adam asked, curiosity getting the best of him.

I paused a beat and looked up at him while we continued to walk. Was now the time? I glanced at Jack, and she was looking at me curiously too. No, now was not the time. "Nothing, just some boring shit for student council. I told you it wasn't going to be a big deal," I lied, smiling at Adam.

If he knew I was lying, he didn't give any indication. He did let out a deep breath and squeeze me a little tighter, as if he had been physically bracing himself for the worst. He turned and looked straight into my eyes, and I held his eye contact as confidently as I could. Shifty eyes would definitely give me away. He looked like he was searching my eyes, for what I don't know, but his eyes softened and he leaned over and kissed me on the forehead.

I'm going to tell him, I thought. This wasn't going to be another thing that I let build up until its eating me alive. However, I also didn't want to say it in front of Jack. I would tell her later, but I knew I had to be alone to tell Adam.

As we walked back towards the dorms, I couldn't stop talking. I'm a nervous talker, I always have been, and I could hear myself jabbering about nothing but I could not stop. I was telling Jack about a class I had taken three years ago, for no reason other then that silence makes me uneasy. By the time we got back to the path that separated Adam's dorm from mine, I knew he knew something was up. Damn it. I did this to myself.

Adam paused by the door to his dorm building and looked at me expectantly. I could tell by the look in his eyes that he knew there was something I wasn't saying. I'm not sure if it was because Jack was there or if he was just going to let me say it in my own time that he didn't say anything. Either way, I felt guilty as hell. I didn't want Adam to think I didn't trust him, I just wasn't sure if I was ready to make a decision.

I stood there, looking back and forth between Adam and Jack, trying to decide my course of action. I opened my mouth to speak, but before I could say anything Jack spoke.

"Well, its been a long day. I'm pretty tired so I'm gonna head up to the room. I'll see you in a bit, Darcy," Jack said, with a small smile towards me. Looks like she made my decision for me. "Thanks for the coffee, Adam. I'll see you tomorrow."

"Anytime," Adam said with a kind smile. "Goodnight."

"See you in a few minutes, Jack," I said.

She gave us a small wave and turned to walk into our dorm. I turned back to Adam, who was still looking at me with expectant eyes. I didn't like how much distance was between us, so I took a step closer to him and burrowed into his arms. Even though he was still confused, he didn't question it and hugged me closer. Adam and I have never been big on PDA, aside from our chaste kisses shared throughout the school day, but I had always felt as though we were naturally drawn closer together. In every situation, I felt incomplete if we weren't touching in someway. Even when we were playing hockey, I felt like I could sense where he was anywhere on the ice, even when I couldn't see him. I have seen some couples get less affectionate the longer they were together-Connie and Guy were prime examples of that-but it had never been that way for Adam and I.

I sighed, and pulled back the tiniest bit so I could look at his face. I searched his face for a second, and although he didn't look impatient he looked almost painfully curiously. I sighed again, wondering how I was going to word this.

"Almost ready to tell me whats actually going on?" Adam asked, trying to sound calm. I was probably the only person in the world who could tell that underneath his calm demeanor he was actually a little worried.

I gulped. I was delusional thinking I could conceal anything. "Almost," I said, pulling all the way out of his arms. I grabbed his hand and pulled him around to the back of my dorm building. I sat down on a bench and he sat beside me. It was dark already, so there weren't too many students milling about. A gust of wind made me shiver, which caused Adam to scoot closer and put his arm around me.

"You know, when you do this it just makes me expect the worst," Adam pointed out. He tucked my head under his chin. "Just tell me what happened."

I couldn't see his face from my position but I could imagine what it looked like. "This is different, though," I said. "It's not your reaction I'm nervous for, its that I don't want your reaction to affect my decision."

He pulled my back so I had to look at him. "Decision?" He didn't look angry or upset, just confused. That one obviously threw him off.

"Okay, I'll tell you. But I want you to wait until I'm finished before you say anything," I said, pointing my finger at him. "This is something I have to decide on my own, and although I fully value your opinion I want to do this for my own reasons. Or, you know, not do this," I added as an afterthought.

"I'm listening," he said, looking into my eyes earnestly, "and I hope you know I'm supportive of you no matter what."

I smiled. "Pinky promise?" I asked, holding out my little pinky. Adam and I took pinky promises very seriously. They were law.

"Pinky promise," he replied, hooking his much larger pinky around mine.

I gulped in a large breath of air, held it, and let it out slowly. Might as well just spit it out. "Will asked me if I would run with him for Co-Chairs," I said hurriedly. Adam opened his mouth to say something, and before finding out if he was going to say something negative or positive I put my pointer finger to his lips. He shut his mouth like a good boy, and although he still looked like he wanted to speak he waited patiently.

"I know it would take up a lot of my time, and with hockey and drama and this it might be a little too much to handle. I won't have as much free time, and it'll be a lot of responsibility. But on the other hand, it really is an amazing opportunity. I'll be put in way more opportunities for scholarships and I'm pretty much guaranteed to get into the college of my choice. I think that it might be stupid of me to pass this up," I said all of this kind of rushed, because I didn't want to forget any of the points I had made in my head. Adam was still sitting there, patiently waiting for me to give him the okay to speak. I studied him for a second, noticing he didn't look too shocked. He also didn't look upset, which was a good sign.

"Sooo…" I said, looking at him expectantly. "Talk now."

He waited another beat or two before saying anything. "I think," he began, pausing again to make me squirm, before finishing, "that you would be an amazing Co-Chair. If you decide to do it, I'll be one hundred percent supportive. Hell, I'll be your campaign manager. And if you decide you don't want to do it, I'll be just as supportive. I love you, Darce, and I want you to do what will make you happy."

I was thrown for a second. Jesus Christ, I can be such an idiot sometimes. Adam was too perfect. I felt a tear leak out of my eye. I lunged forward and wrapped my arms around him, burying my face in his shoulder. Adam, being completely used to the occasional emotional breakdown, reacted by pulling me tighter to him. He kissed me on top of the head and waited for me to calm down.

"I'm sorry," I said, pulling back and wiping my eyes. I smiled at him. "Why are you still with me? You're way too good for me, do you realize that?"

Adam rolled his eyes and smiled. "And you are delusional. But really, Darce, you need to stop hiding things from me. I'm never going to force you to do something you don't want to do, or keep you from doing something that will make you happy."

I sighed. "I know, I don't know what my problem is." I frowned. Sometimes even I don't understand how my mind works. "I still haven't made a decision yet, though. Will wants an answer by Friday."

"Well that gives you all day tomorrow to think about it. This isn't something you should decide right away," Adam said, always the voice of reason.

"I know," I said, with another deep sigh. "I don't think I'll be able to think about much else."

Adam pulled me back into the safety of his arms. "Try not to think about it now, wait until the morning when your mind is clear. I can help you organize the pros and cons. I know how you get when you're over thinking something, you won't get any sleep tonight."

I moved my hands to behind his neck, so I was looking directly into his eyes. "Easier said then done," I whispered. "Can you think of a distraction?"

He didn't even bother to answer, because he knew exactly what I was getting at. He pulled my face to his, and began kissing me passionately. It worked, and soon I wasn't thinking about anything, not Student Counsel, not hockey, definitely not Will Frank. All I could think about was Adam, Adam, Adam. It was moments like these that made me truly realize that I could be happy with Adam for the rest of my life. I would never need anyone else, because there would always be him. As he pulled away from the kiss he put his forehead against mine and looked into my eyes, and I knew he felt the same way. I smiled at him, and pulled him back into a hug.

"I wish I could stay right in this spot for forever," I whispered from my position in his arms. I felt him nod and pull me closer. "But…" I trailed off.

He groaned and loosened his hold on me. "I know, I know," he said grudgingly. He kissed me on the forehead again. "You've got places to go, people to see."

I laughed, "Not exactly. More like I want to apologize to Jack for being such a freak."

"You aren't a freak," Adam said rolling his eyes. "Although you were acting a little freaky at the Duck Blind."

"I know I was! I need to find some way to make it up to her," I said furrowing my eyebrows.

"I was kidding, Darce," Adam said with a smile on his face. "I know for a fact she thinks you're great."

"You're just saying that," I said, but leaned in and gave him one more kiss before standing and pulling him to his feet.

"No, really!" He said, intertwining our fingers as we walked. "We had some time to get to know each other back there, you know. You left us alone for an awfully long time."

I raised an eyebrow at him, and felt one little tiny pang of irrational jealousy. I pushed that thought completely from my mind as we reached the front door to my dorm building. I leaned into him for one last goodnight kiss.

"I love you," I said simply.

"I love you, too. I'll see you in the morning," Adam replied, and gave me one more lingering peck before turning and walking to his own dorm. I stared after him for a sec, smiling to myself, before turning and walking up the stairs to my room.

I trekked it up to the third floor and paused to catch my breath. It was still pretty early, and about half of the doors on the hall were open. The universal dorm symbol for "come on in!" Connie's door was uncharacteristically closed, but I figured either her roommate was sleeping or they weren't in, so I decided not to stop. I would consult my bestie in the morning. I continued down the hall and stopped in front of my door. Jack had hung up a white board, which made me grin to myself. I love these things! I took a couple of seconds to write in a cute little script "Darcy and Jack's Room!" That sure has a nice little ring.

I pushed open the door to find Jack, in her pajamas, leaning up against my bed. She was staring at the pictures on her wall with s kind of sad look on her face. When she saw me walk in. "Oh, sorry!" she said, smoothing out my blankets.

I laughed. "I don't mind! My stuff is your stuff, honestly. Did you really think I'd be mad?"

She let out a relieved giggle. "No, I guess not. Its just that I've never shared a room before, so I don't really know how the boundaries work."

"Well, I've only shared a room with my best friends, so I apologize if I ever get a little over-invasive," I said. "We shared pretty much everything."

"Don't apologize! That sounds really nice, actually. The same goes to you, my stuff is your stuff," Jack said with a kind smile.

"Have I mentioned how stoked I am you're my roommate?" I said, smiling wide. "You're kinda the best."

She laughed and shook her head. "I think I'm the lucky one! Day one and I already made a ton of new friends? Wasn't expecting that."

Now it was my turn to shake my head. "That would have happened regardless of if you met me or not," I said with an eye roll. "Anyway, how was your day? Honestly? You looked a little sad when I walked in."

"My day was great, really! I really enjoyed my classes and all the people I've met. Its just… I miss my friends, you know?" She gave her wall another sad look.

"I totally get it. I don't know what I would do without mine," I said giving her a sympathetic look. "Who's that?" I asked pointing at a picture of her and that boy.

"That's my best friend," she said, smiling slightly. "We've been friends since Kindergarten."

"Aww, thats sweet," I said. "How about everyone else? You know all my friends, I wanna know yours!"

Jack went on to tell me all her friends names and a little bit about each of them. Apparently her group of friends consisted of four boys and four girls, and the eight of them had been an extremely tight-knit group since middle school.

"They must miss you a lot," I said.

Jack gave me another sad smile. "The thousand text messages I received today sure make it feel that way," she said.

"Soooo… no boyfriend?" I said, trying to be subtle.

"Nope," she said, "no boyfriend. It's been a while since I had one of those."

"Maybe this will be your lucky year," I said encouragingly. "Eden Hall has a great number of extremely eligible bachelors!"

Jack laughed. "Yeah, maybe. But how would you know about eligible bachelors? It seems you have eyes for only one."

"While that is indeed true, that doesn't mean I can't appreciate what else is out there, if only for the benefit of my dear friends. Also, three quarters of my friends are single men, sooo…." I said, leaving the sentence hanging. Charlie would kill me if I mentioned his name, but I could at least mentally lead Jack in that direction.

"Good point," Jack said, laughing again.

"By the way, I never apologized for earlier in the Duck Blind. I was being a major spazz and you really didn't need to see all that drama. I feel really bad," I said, shooting her an apologetic look.

"Don't worry about it! It was...interesting," she said, smiling. "I got to get to know Adam a little better, and let me just say that boy would do anything for you." I must have looked a little surprised, did he really say that to her? "He didn't say it," Jack continued as if she could read my mind, "but I could just tell. He is head over heels, whipped."

I laughed loudly. "He is, isn't he?" I said with a smirk and an eye roll to show I was just kidding. "Well theres not usually this much drama in one day. Most days pass without much event at all actually. I really hope this isn't an indicator for the rest of the year…"

"Well, if it is, at least it wont be boring, right?" Jack replied.

I flopped onto my bed face down. No, it sure as hell wouldn't be boring.

A/N: Well there you go! Another chapter down. Sorry this one was a little shorter then the others, I just really wanted to get something out for you all! Sorry I get a little cheesy at times, but what can I say I'm a sucker for the cheese. Pleeeeease if you read this and loved it or hated it or thought it was okay shoot me a review! It takes like two seconds! Anyway, I'm not gonna lead you all on with a promise of a chapter really soon, because I honestly don't know when I'll be able to get one out. But please please please, don't give up on this story! I'm sure not going to, so have faith in me :) Love you pretty little readers! Talk to you soon! JaneeDohh xxx