"You know, you seem familiar."
"What do you mean?" She sipped her coffee.
"Well when I saw your textbook, I opened it and found out your name was Clare. And as I looked at your name, a weird feeling came over me."
"Déjà vu?"
"What's that?"
"Never mind," Clare tried to hide her smile.
"So do we know each other?" Asked Drew.
"Well, Adam's my close friend but I haven't spoken to him in a while."
"Oh yeah, I remember two of his friends being there when we burned Gracie's clothing. Were you one of them?"
"Yup, and Alli's my best friend."
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Nerves tensed Drew and he tried to find the right words to say.
"But I'm pretty sure she's over you," said Clare.
Relief washed Drew's nerves away. Suddenly, a familiar face entered The Dot.
"Hey, Drew," said KC.
"KC, what are you doing here?" The two exchanged a friendly dap greeting.
"What does it look like I'm doing? Skipping class, obviously."
"Cool. This is Clare, by the way."
"We know each other," Clare cut in.
KC looked at Clare, then at Drew, then at Clare, then back to Drew.
"Well, I'm going to leave you two alone," said KC and he went to order coffee.
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"So do you want to ask the questions or should I?" Asked Drew.
"What are you talking about?"
"Well, isn't that what people usually do on a date."
Clare raised her eyebrows, "A date?" Clare got up from her chair, "Drew, I think you've got the wrong idea," she swung her purse over her shoulder.
"Wait, Clare, I'm sorry. It just slipped out."
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Clare eyed Drew's apologetic expression. She never really noticed how attractive he was. Impulsively, Clare planted her lips on Drew.
"I'm sorry," said Clare and proceeded to walk out of The Dot but Drew pulled her in for another kiss, unaware that KC was watching them.
Clare's wrists trembled in Drew's grip. Her heart raced and her stomach fluttered as Drew held her bottom lip in between his own lips and slowly pulled away.
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Drew slowly opened his eyes and saw Clare, smiling. He let go of her wrists and hugged her, for absolutely no reason. The warmth of the embrace comforted him. The scent of her hair comforted him. Everything about her comforted him. The irony was that he invited her to come to The Dot so he could comfort her.
Abruptly, Drew felt a tap on his shoulder.
"Sorry to interrupt," said KC, "Drew, can I speak to you?"
"Uhh sure."
Drew and Clare exchanged smiles before KC dragged him out of The Dot.
"How stupid are you?"
"Excuse me?"
"Drew, does the name Katie ring a bell?"
"Dammit, I forgot about her."
"You can't go around kissing other girls when you have a girlfriend."
"You're one to talk, KC."
"That's why I'm warning you. I lost everything when I cheated on Jenna. I'm pretty sure you don't want to loose Katie."
"But I like Clare."
"More than Katie?"
"I don't know, man."
"You better make up your mind," said KC as he walked away from Drew.