Kay I decided that I didn't feel like posting the dresses on my profile b/c I can't remember what website I found them on. I think it was ShopBop... ; P

Gina's party,

Manhattan, NYC

New York, New York

Claire watched Massie and Derrick kiss with a satisfied grin. "Finally those are hooking up! I honestly thought that Derrick was gonna have to buy a bachelor pad soon if Massie didn't ask him out!" Josh said as he rolled his eyes. Claire rolled her eyes and slapped Josh's arm playfully. "Now if only Alicia would forgive you..." Griffin added. Claire stifled a giggle as Josh blushed and punched Griffin. "Well looks like you still have some work to do with Claire!" Claire arched her eyebrow and looked at Griffin in surprise. "What work?!" Claire demanded. Griffin blushed while Josh snickered. Griffin chuckled nervously. " Oh nothing. Don't worry about it. Josh is drunk he doesn't know what he is talking about." Claire looked at Josh who snorted. "Sure. Blame it on the two glasses of wine. Smooth Griffin."

Claire decided to let it go and turn her attention to Cam. The whole party Cam had just been sitting there nervously guzzling down whiskey. Claire was certain that he was wasted by now. His eyes were drifting, and he looked like he was on the verge of throwing up. Yuck. Claire glared at him. Why the hell was Cam drinking so much?! Didn't he know that she hated it when people that she knew got really drunk like that?!

"Hey Cam. Having fun over there with that bottle of Bailey's?" Claire asked cynically. Cam looked up in surprise that he talked to her. Then he smiled sloppily. "Yeah! Its really good. Want some?" Cam slurred. Claire didn't make an effort to hide her disgust. "Well Cam I have to say I'm really disappointed in you. I thought that you were above this. But I guess Massie was right all along about you." Cam stopped grinning and looked honestly wounded. "Claire why don't you ever let me explain anything to you?! You always run away! C'mon Claire can't you just let me explain this once?" Cam stood up and teetered a little, then caught his balance. Claire stood up and followed Cam to the bedroom.

Claire was a little scared being in a bedroom with her drunk ex who was still stumbling around like Paris Hilton at the Grammy's. "Cam speak quickly, I have to go soon." Claire said nervously. Cam sat down on the edge of the bed, and pulled Claire down next to him. Claire made sure that she was in reaching distance of a cell phone just in case things got out of hand. "Claire when you left me in Paris with no trace of where you were, and not even a goodbye, I felt betrayed." Cam was suddenly not slurring as much, and was starting to make sense. Claire felt a sudden streak of anger at Cam's words. "Betrayed?! You?! What about me?! I leave you in a club for like two seconds, and I come back and you are making out with some French wench! And you feel betrayed?!" Claire yelled at Cam, and Cam shook his head. "Claire I didn't make out with her. She asked me to dance, and I said yes." Claire still grumbled. "Well why would you dance with her, when I asked you before and you said no?! I guess I'm just not good enough for you Cam! Right?! And now after all that you freaking set me up, AND got back together with Nikki!" Claire jabbed a pointer finger in Cam's face just to help prove her point.

Cam stood up. "I'm not getting back together with Nikki, and I didn't set you up!" Claire slapped Cam across the face. "How dare you lie to my face! If you didn't set me up, then why did Nikki come to my hotel room in Tokyo, and try to kidnap Selena?! And If you aren't together with Nikki, then how did you get her to come to our hotel without her throwing a fit?! I think that we both know that Nikki would have thrown a fit and told you no if you weren't dating her!" Cam stood there shocked. "SHE BROKE INTO YOUR HOTEL?! AND KIDNAPED JODI?!" Cam yelled angrily. Claire took a step back. " I thought that you knew that?!" Claire said surprised. Cam's face contorted in anger. " WHAT THE FUCK?! WHY THE HELL IS NIKKI SUCH A PSYCHO BITCH?!"

Claire's face turned pale. "You mean you didn't do it?!" Cam shook his head still angry. "No! Why would I kidnap my child?! Besides, I haven't talked to the whore Nikki in over three weeks!" Claire sat down, her face resembling that of a murder victim. "So you mean that it was all Nikki? You didn't do anything at all? So you were serious when you said that you wanted to meet me and Selena the next day?" Claire squeaked. Her aqua eyes filled with tears. Cam sat down next to her.

"Claire I swear on my life. I'll even prove it. After you left Paris, I was searching all over for you. I saw Nikki walking around in Paris looking for me, so I was basically hibernating. That same night that I saw Nikki, I figured that I should call my parents to see if Jodi was ok. They said that Nikki had taken her to Tokyo, and that she should be with Nikki. I began to panic when I wouldn't find her, so I followed Nikki back to her hotel. Jodi wasn't there. Then it occurred to me that Nikki had left Jodi in Tokyo. And thats when I started calling you to see if you knew where she was. Then I saw you on a gossip website holding Jodi's hand at the park in Tokyo. But I knew you were lying when you said that you didn't have her, because I checked the website later that day, and there were new pictures of you, Jodi, Massie, Alicia, and Kristen shopping, and a picture of Dylan and Jodi sitting outside your hotel eating red bean ice cream." Cam sighed at took a breath before continuing his alibi.

" I called you and we decided on meeting with Jodi, or Selena, the next day. But then things went wrong and I never saw you there. Luckily I saw you at your premiere, and I could tell that you were mad at ,me. That night Derrick, me, and Griffin devised a plan. Derrick and I would pretend to be in a fight, and Griffin would call you to tell you to come to New York. While he was doing that, Derrick and I would fly over here and Griffin would lure you into that bar so I could get back Jodi. So you see, I really had nothing to do with Nikki's kidnapping scheme." Cam looked at Claire expecting a response. Claire stared at Cam vacantly. " Yeah I see. But... It just seems like you and Nikki belong together. Or maybe you and Ellie. But Cam, I'm afraid that we have been playing this game for too long. And I like someone else anyway." Claire pinched herself so that she wouldn't cry. Cam looked down at his hands and smiled sadly.

Claire leaned over and hugged Cam. He looked up and Claire saw that he was crying. Claire was bewildered. "These are manly tears Claire!" Cam said trying to lighten up the mood. Claire chuckled softly. Cam was still crying. So was Claire. " We've had some good times haven't we? Even though I screwed up a lot, we did have some good times." Claire nodded and tried to smile, but it was too hard with the buckets of water spilling down her cheeks. " We have had good times. And I'll never forget them as long as I live Cam. I promise. And just because we aren't together, doesn't mean we can't still be best friends." Cam looked at Claire skeptically. "Best friends as in like how you and Massie are, or best friends as in only say hi to each other and never confide in the other?" Claire giggled a little at his bluntness. "Best friends as in like how me and Massie are. Except like you would be my best guy friend. And just think about it, we could still hang out together, we could still share secrets. We could do almost everything we used to when we were dating! " Cam laughed, then he became sad again. " But even when we're best friends, there is one thing that I will never be able to do again." Claire looked at Cam. "What?" Cam took Claire's hand and kissed it, then he took her face in his hands and kissed her softly. "That."

Claire blushed. "Do you want to do it one more time for old times sake? " Cam nodded, and the two of them kissed again. Except this kiss was more than just a simple kiss. It was their last kiss ever together. It was a kiss that signified the old days when Claire used to get an electrical current whenever it happened. The old days when their love was still alive. This kiss was the end of Cam and Claire the couple, and the beginning of Cam and Claire the friends. Claire pulled away, and looked at Cam. Cam was looking at Claire. But something had changed in their eyes. Now Cam looked at Claire the way he would look at Derrick or Josh. Like a friend. Not a girlfriend. It made Claire twinge for a second with regret that their love was never to be again. It was over.

Cam and Claire smiled and Cam grabbed her hand. "So are we gonna get back to the party or what? I saw some really hot girls over at the snack bar, and I want you to introduce me to them." Cam smirked, and Claire rolled her eyes. "Don't get your hopes up. They're probably already taken by our little player Josh." Claire motioned to Josh, who was walking around the party with his arms around six girls. Three on each arm. Cam and Claire rolled their eyes as they walked out of the bedroom hand in hand.

As they approached Derrick, Massie, Griffin and some other guys, Claire and Cam still had their hands linked. Massie looked up from Derrick's lap and widened her eyes, along with Derrick who stared dumbly at their hand. Griffin's face flashed from shock, to sadness, to anger in a matter of twenty seconds. "You two are back together?!" He screamed. Everyone looked in their direction, and stared. Cam and Claire looked at each other then burst out laughing. Everyone was confused. "What is so funny?!" Massie finally demanded. Claire stopped laughing. "Oh nothing, its just funny how you guys thought that we were together!" Cam and Claire giggled. Massie, Derrick, and Griffin were looking at them like they had a mental disease. " Are you guys drunk?" Derrick finally asked after an excruciating silence. Claire blushed and shook her head. "Nope! But I feel like it!" Massie rolled her eyes. "What is going on?!"

Cam finally spoke up. "Me and Claire talked it out and we decided that it was better if we were just friends. The whole relationship thing isn't really working out. Don't worry Griffin, shes all yours." Cam pushed Claire into Griffin, who snickered at Claire's red face. "Good. For a second I thought I was gonna have to kick your ass!" Griffin said as Claire sat back down on his lap and started to chatter with Massie.

Derrick turned to Cam. "Aren't you going to be like really hurt watching her like make out with Griffin?" Can shook his head. " Nah, I mean sure I won't encourage it, but now all I'm concerned about is being a good friend to her." Derrick shrugged then turned back to Massie and Claire. Cam sat down awkwardly across from the couch where Griffin, Claire, Massie, and Derrick were sitting.

Claire must have noticed his awkward behavior, because she threw a smile in his direction. "So Cam I heard that you guys suck this year. You couldn't even beat England! You always beat them!" Claire said trying to start a conversation. Derrick, and Cam's faces turned red. " Yeah right! We almost freaking made it to the World Cup! Claire get your facts straight." Derrick huffed as Josh sauntered over. "Hey whats shaking bacon?" He said casually. Cam looked up in anger. "Claire said that we suck this year." Josh shrugged and sat down next to Cam. "We do." Both Derrick and Cam yelled at him the same time. "NO WE DON'T!"

The conversation went on like this for about three more hours. Griffin had eventually given his opinions on the matter, which only caused the conversation to extend. Somewhere in the course of those three hours Claire caught Cam's eye, and got a playful wink from him. Massie nudged Claire's leg with her platforms as soon as Claire smiled back at him. "I bet you any money that you are going to smile more often than you used to. Now that you and Cam are friends." Massie whispered in Claire's ear. Claire flushed a little, then rolled her eyes. "Duh."

So there. I made all the Criffin fans happy, and all of the Clam fans happy. I decided that I don't hate Cam anymore after this chapter. And I think that him and Claire would be great friends if they organized their differences. ( which they did) So I want some heavy duty reviews for this chapter. I'm talking like nice long reviews. ;P Haha! You don't have to but they would be appreciated.

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