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Afraid To Take The Risk

Chapter 3 – When three became four.

Eli and Adam walked down the hall towards their lockers at a slow pace; having guy's night on a Thursday was stupid, they were always dead on their feet the next day. But even exhausted it didn't stop Eli from sliding up next to Clare and kissing her cheek quickly, the uniforms where one thing but how could they take away PDA at school too?

"Eli!" Clare said happily, turning and looking at her uniform clad boyfriend and his half asleep sidekick. She shook her head, this was normal after guy's night but she couldn't help herself. "You look like death Dr. Doom." She said with a snicker as her the other glared at her. "Ouch.' He said placing a hand over his heart in fake pain. "That hit me where it hurts Clarebear." Clare wrinkled her nose in disgust at the nick name Jenna Middleton had given her. Even if it didn't bother her as much when it came from Eli's lips.

Adam laughed at his friends. "Sorry but you two are so cute it's disgusting, and I have to get to my locker." He said waving as he left the two bickering playfully with each other. Not paying attention to anything other getting to his locker he jumped in surprise when a hand grabbed his arm. "Adam, your bother is driving me crazy." Fiona said as she kept her hand on his arm as they walked. "I am blaming you for this."

Surprise was the first thing Adam felt but it quickly turned to pleasure as he realised who was touching, talking and walking with him. "Princess Fiona." He greeted a smile flickering across his lips. "And what is he doing to drive you crazy?" He asked turning his head to look at the older girl; he couldn't help the thoughts that went through his head at the sight. She was gorgeous, even in the ugly school uniforms she managed to look like she just waltzed off the pages of a fashion magazine. If she where anyone else he would have been put off by it all, but something about Fiona Coyne drew Adam in like a moth to a flame and he was hoping he didn't get burned like the Bianca situation.

"I gave him a chance, because he is your brother. But he is nothing like you Adam and NOW." She said a bit dramatically. "He won't leave me alone." Looking at Adam, Fiona pouted and rubbed her hand up his arm. "Make him go away." She said almost pleading. "Okay, okay I'll talk to him, but I don't know what to tell him to make him lay off." Adam said truthfully as they stopped at his locker, opening it he pushed his bag inside and grabbed his binder and latest copy of Goon. "I could tell him you have boyfriend back in New York." The words left a sour taste in his mouth; he didn't want Fiona to have a boyfriend fake or otherwise, unless of course it was him.

"No, that's hardly believable since I went out with him once." Fiona said with a sigh as she leaned against the locker beside Adam's watching him. "I know, I'll tell him I'm into someone else, than it's not a lie." A bright smile took over her face, making her even prettier. "Can I eat lunch with you and your friends today Adam?" Still a little shocked that she liked someone he nodded dumbly. "Of course, wait what about Holly J?" He always saw them together not that it meant that Fiona couldn't with whoever she wanted.

"HJ will be with Sav and Anya is going to some doctor's thing with her mom, so I will meet you here." She said pointing to the spot she was standing in. "At lunch, don't forget me." Fiona said before smiling again and strutting off to her next class because let's face it, Fiona Coyne didn't walk she strutted. Adam was pretty sure that lunch couldn't come fast enough.

Lunch Adam's P.O.V

I waited at my locker, I was nervous which was stupid it wasn't like Fiona and I haven't hung out, I mean we spent all that time on the food drive together and have been talking since. But this time she wanted to have lunch with my friends, which was fine cause I know Eli and Clare with welcome her but this was HUGE...okay so I was probably reading too much into this especially since she liked someone else. I grabbed my bag and just about jumped a foot when I closed the locker and there she was. Her laughter made me smile. "Jumpy Adam." She said a smile on her face as she slipped her hand into the space between my side and arm, like I was escorting her to the cafe.

"You surprised me, I was expecting you to be on the other side since you said you were going to meet me right there." He said with a grin as he pushed open the doors to the cafe and walked in with her, he tried to ignore the whispers but somewhere harder than others to ignore. He pushed them away as he headed to the table where Eli and Clare where already sitting. Clare spotted them first smiling and waving. "Adam! We thought you got lost, turns out you were bringing company." He loved Clare in a sister kind of way, she was so excepting of everyone and would stand by you no matter what. He knew that from experience.

Nodding I smiled and pointed to Clare. "Fiona that's Clare and beside her there is Eli." I said pointing to him in turn. I watched as they both greeted her as she took a seat and just like that Clare sucked her into the conversation, I looked at Eli and grinned watching as he rolled his eyes but pounded my fist. My friends had accepted my crush into our little group how could I not be happy?

Fiona's P.O.V

I had been looking forward to spending lunch with Adam all morning, I don't know when it happened but I really enjoyed spending my time with him. Probably during the food drive, he was interesting to talk to and he was always so nice to me. I could talk to him, he wasn't like other guys. I had heard the rumours about him being a girl or FTM but I don't really care, Adam is Adam a boy who treats me like a princess.

I smiled and chatted with Clare, she was so cute and I could tell that we were going to be friends. She wasn't into fashion like I was but when I pulled out my magazine we looked through it together as the boys talked about this comic book. "How do you stand it?" I asked a smile on my face as I looked at Adam and Eli than back to Clare. "How I stand what?" Clare asked looking up from the magazine in front us and looked at the boys. "I read...and ask questions every now and then." She said with a grin. I nodded my head; it seemed like she had it all worked out with these two. "And they don't always talk about comics, just when they both finish a new one." She finished her lunch and closed the lid looking at Eli. "Can I interest you in driving me home today boyfriend?" I chuckled slightly as he looked at her with a frown.

"I don't know girlfriend, I might have to drive my other girlfriend home." Clare smacked him in the arm and he pretended to be hurt, it was disgustingly cute how they were with each other. Yet I would love to have that. Looking at Adam I closed my magazine and leaned forward. "Care to walk a lady to her next class?" Adam smiled and grabbed his things looking at the others. "Duty calls see you guys later." With that he was standing beside me offering his arm.

We walked in silence for a few moments before I decided to speak up. "I like your friends Adam; I'd like to hang out with you and them again." I was a Coyne I was used to getting what I wanted but I didn't think I could buy him or his friends, sure money would impress but it wouldn't keep them. But I wanted to do this the normal why and I would get to spend time with Adam if he agreed. I looked at him and he was smiling. "You can hang out with us anytime; did you get Clare's number? If not I'll give her yours so you can text each other." I was beaming, I loved HJ but she was busy and I know that I just fit in with Adam, Clare and Eli...we're all a little bit different yet at the same time we all kinda fit together. "I didn't get her number, but give her mine and then she can text me and we can make plans to hang out together." Adam nodded and stopped in front of my class. "See you later Adam, and thank you for walking me to class."

"Welcome." He waved and headed off to his own class before the bell rang.

After school Eli's P.O.V

I've been waiting for this all day, getting out of Degrassi and into Morty with Clare beside me. She was turning on her cell phone not looking at me as programmed something into her phone. She closed her phone and looked at me. "Are we waiting for someone else?" She asked with frown. I shook my head and started the car, and pulled out of the parking lot. However I did not just take her home no I turned at the opposite corner and headed to the Dot.

"Eli?" She questioned a brow raised as she turned in her seat to look at me. "We're going to the Dot?" I nodded my head, pulled into an empty spot. From there it took me all of a minute to get unbulked and over to where she was sitting my lips finding hers. The kiss wasn't rushed but it wasn't a slow little peck either and even though she was startled from how fast it happened and with so little warning she returned it eagerly. Pulling away I looked at her, cheeks tinted pink chest moving rapidly as tried to even out her breathing. "Wow."

I smirked at her and leaned close pressing another kiss to her lips. "I've wanted to do that since this morning." Clare just smirked her cheeks were a lovely shade of pink. "Really since this morning?" She stayed next to me giving me a coy look. I loved this Clare, the one who was innocent on the outside but inside there was a spark just waiting to ignite. Leaning forward I pressed my lips over hers again running my tongue along her bottom lip requesting permission for entrance, it was granted with a small sigh as she opened her mouth. My tongue darted into her mouth and I slowly mapped out her mouth, holding back a moan when her tongue touched mine. No matter how many times we kissed she was always a little shy, like she didn't want to do it wrong...not that she could.

We kissed until air became necessary; when I pulled away I rested my forehead on hers and stayed that way listening to the sound of our breathing. "Since where at the Dot, can I interest you in a coffee or something?" I asked, not wanting to drive her home just yet. "I'd like that." I watched her slide across the seat and open the door to Morty getting out, I followed her out of the car and locked up and together they walked to the dot hand in hand. She frowned and reached into her pocket than smiled.

"Oh it's Adam; he sent me Fiona's number!" She was really excited about this, and it made me smile. "Are you going to text her than?" She nodded her head as she entered the new number into her phone and then sent a text to the girl who Adam was crushing on. "He really likes her, what do you think about Ms. Coyne?" Looking up from her phone she smiled. "I like her, and I think she likes Adam too."

If lunch had anything to go by he'd guess the same thing, but who knew really, they would just have to wait and see, maybe their little group of three would become a group of four and Adam wouldn't feel like third wheel anymore.

Okay that was the most recent chapter and I feel like it was crap -_- But a lot has been going on the last couple days. On the plus side, my aunt is home from the hospital

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