I know this has taken a long time to get up I got distracted by other one shots and short stories and other things. Anyway here it is the final chapter, I don't even know if Degrassieclare23 is even still reading because I haven't heard from her in a while but I hope the rest of you enjoy this.

Ch.4 In The Dark

(CLARE)

I couldn't take school this morning with all the rumors about me and Eli, so I left school coming to Bardell looking for Reese because I knew being with him would make me feel better. Instead of finding Reese some swarmy guy running track in gym finds me.

"Hey sexy thing what are you doing at our school?" A boy with dark blonde hair and dark blue eyes asks.

"I'm looking for Reese," I reply as he backs me up into the fence.

"Why would you be looking for that guy I'm much better company than Reese," the guy tells me giving me a lewd grin and I shudder.

"He's my boyfriend," I reply trying to walk past him but he grabs my arm and pulls me back pinning me to the fence.

"Let go of me you jerk!" I demand.

"Do as the girl says Patrick!" Nick says in a harsh voice as he grabs the guy at the back of his neck. Patrick lets me go and Nick pushes him away from me then takes my hand and I walk with him. "Reese has science right now I'll take you to him," Nick tells me as we walk into the school.

"Thanks Nick and thanks for the save back there that Patrick guy is a creep." I tell him.

"Don't worry about it, Patrick's a jerk." He replies.

We walk down a hallway turn a corner and come to a classroom, unlike at DeGrassi where most of the classrooms have glass walls none of the classrooms here do. There is a window in the door though and Nick walks to the window looking through, after a few seconds he steps back, a couple minutes later the door opens and Reese comes out. He looks curiously at Nick probably wondering what he wants and then sees me.

"Clare what are you doing here?" He asks coming to me and putting his arms around me.

"I couldn't take all the rumors and pointing at school, I just wanted to be with you." I tell him.

"Hey what's going on?" Harrison asks as Reese hugs me close.

"Rumors are floating around DeGrassi after what Eli did and the things he's done in the past. Everyone was staring, whispering and pointing and I wanted to be with Reese so I came to find him." I inform him.

"You guys can go to my love den," Harrison offers taking a key off his keying and giving it to Reese.

"Thanks buddy; we'll see you guys later come on Luscious." Reese says as we start walking down the hall.

"He actually calls it his love den?" I smile and Reese nods.

We walk silently for the couple of blocks to Harrison's house and Reese unlocks the door. We go in and lounge against the bed of cushions, Reese holding me close as I lean against him. Just as we get comfortable my cell phone alerts me to a text and I pull it from my purse, it's Adam.

Adam: You never came to class, where are you?

Clare: I couldn't be at school, I'm with Reese.

Adam: Okay be careful I'll call you later.

Reese turns on the TV and we spend the rest of the afternoon on the cushions, him holding me and raiding Harrison's fridge for snacks. When school lets out my phone rings and it's Adam again.

"I'm still with Reese," I tell him.

"I figured would you mind telling me where?" He asks.

"At Harrison's house, I don't know the exact address, why?" I question.

"Drew's going to come get you; I'm going with Fiona and Imogen to see Eli." Adam informs me.

"Okay I figured you would but why would Drew come to get me?" I inquire.

"Mom wants you at our house tonight; she already called Helen and cleared it. Knowing Eli the way she does and what it does to you when he does this she thought you'd be safer. You're mom is packing you a bag and my mom will swing by on her way home from work to get it. Get the address Drew's leaving now." Adam tells me.

I'd rather be with Reese and I think this is all unnecessary but I'm not going to argue with Audra so I get the address from Reese and give it to Adam.

"Drew is coming to get me I'm sleeping at Adam's," I tell him.

"I heard but I still get to hold you for a few minutes," Reese says tenderly kissing my lips.

The tender kiss soon turns into passionate making out at least until Harrison and the others come in. They all get comfortable and just as I'm ready to kiss Reese again I hear a car horn.

"That's probably Drew, I'll see you guys at the party tomorrow." I tell them standing up, they all wave and say goodbye.

"I'll walk you out Luscious," Reese says standing up and putting his arm around me. We walk out and I see Drew and Bianca in his car, Reese walks me over and crushes our lips together. "Hey Drew, Bianca take good care of my girl." Reese says opening the car door for me to get in.

"We'll look out for her don't worry," Bianca smiles.

Once I'm in and buckled we start driving to the Torres house, Drew parks and we go in through the basement.

"Adam got all of your homework for the day," Bianca says handing me a small stack of papers.

"Thanks," I reply sitting on the sofa and start doing my homework. Adam gets home about an hour later and gives me an interesting look. "What?" I ask.

"We tried to visit Eli, I mean we did but as soon as his parents were out of the room he wouldn't stop talking about you. He kept saying that you still loved him and he would get you back no matter what it took. He asked me where you were and wanted me to get you to the hospital. Imogen told him that you were sleeping here tonight and about the party tomorrow night." Adam informs me.

"Awesome so he's going to what break in here tonight and try to convince me to take him back?" I question.

"No Clare he can't get in here and he's in the hospital for two more days." Adam tells me.

"Yeah and even if he tries to break in here tonight Dallas and Adam will be sleeping down here tonight and if Eli somehow gets into Adam's room I'm right next door." Drew assures me.

I bite my lip and nod but I still have a feeling of dread, I don't tell them though just return to doing my homework. We all sit silently doing homework until Audra calls us up for dinner, Dallas gets home just as we're sitting down to eat, he grabs a plate and sits next to me. Bianca leaves after dinner and I spend the rest of the night watching the guys play video games going to bed a little after two. Despite my paranoia Eli doesn't try and break in that night and I sleep quite soundly in Adam's bed having blissful dreams of Reese.

(REESE)

I'd gotten to Angela's house about an hour ago to help her set up for the party, Jade, Nick and Harrison also got here early to help set up. I hadn't seen Clare all day but I knew she was safe she told me she was spending the day with her best friend Adam and everyone else that was coming to the party tonight. I missed her but knew I'd get her tonight and then I wouldn't let her go. Guests start arriving and Angela opens the door to let them in, I wave to a few people but am only interested in the arrival of one guest and she hasn't arrived yet. I texted Owen with the address earlier and I wait anxiously for Clare as I sort of pace the party now.

"Hi Clare," I hear Angela say finally as she opens the door.

Clare comes in introducing everyone to Angela, Harrison, Jade and Nick. I rush over pushing past people and sweeping her into my arms for a kiss full of fervor. She wraps her arms around my neck and parts her lips for me, just as I'm about to slip my tongue into her mouth she's pulled back from me.

"Okay that's enough kissing," Adam says pulling her away to the side of him.

"Come on in, enjoy the party," I say to them moving to the other side of Clare and offering her my arm.

She takes it and I get a few cautious glares from some of her friends. Bianca smiles and a very skinny girl with long hair is blushing slightly. Clare introduces me to the skinny girl, her name is Becky and she's Luke's sister. I walk with them to the bar area and ask who wants what?

"Beer," Owen, Bianca, Luke, Dallas and Drew say.

"Umm soda please," Becky replies.

"I'll have soda too," Adam tells me, "and what will you be drinking?" He asks me.

Normally I'd be having alcohol but that's not going to make Adam happy and he's already wary of me being with Clare.

"Soda of course and I assume you want soda Luscious?" I ask her and she nods.

Once everyone has drinks we walk away a bit and linger near the sofa since there's nowhere to sit. I put my arm around Clare's shoulders and Adam gives me a harsh look.

"Tell me Reese are you a virgin?" Adam asks after a few minutes of silence.

"Adam!" Clare snaps at him.

"No I'm not but I've always been safe and I've been tested for STI's and they've all come back clean. I really like Clare and I respect her, I wouldn't do anything until she was ready and told me it was okay." I assure her friend.

Clare smiles and kisses my cheek; Adam asks me a few more questions about my family and such but finally seems satisfied. After they finish their drinks Drew and Bianca go to dance. Owen, Luke and Dallas finish their beers and see some hot Bardell girls leaving us to go flirt. Some people get off the sofa so the four of us sit down, I sit next to Clare putting my arm around her and she leans against me. Adam sits next to Becky but doesn't have an arm around her or anything. We start to talk and a guy from Bardell who's already drunk sits on the other side of Becky, squeezing himself between her and the arm of the sofa.

"Hey pretty thing wanna kiss?" He asks.

Becky's cheeks go red and she looks uncomfortable shrinking into Adam a little bit.

"Dude get away from her!" Adam snaps at him, the smaller boy is trying to get up but Becky is clinging to him.

"I just want to kiss her," Jesse, that would be the drunk boy, says to Adam while looking at Becky's legs.

I hop up and grab Jesse by the collar yanking him away from Becky. "It's time for you to go!" I tell him walking him to the door and tossing him out literally.

"Thanks Reese," Becky smiles at me when I return to the sofa.

"Yeah thanks I couldn't get to him and hold Becky," Adam smiles at me and I'm pretty sure I just won him over.

"No problem I hate guys like that or people being rude to my friends." I reply sitting down next to Clare again.

"You want to dance Adam?" Becky asks after a silent minute.

"Yeah sure," Adam smiles taking Becky's hand and going out to where some other kids were dancing.

"Well I think I passed the test, you want to go somewhere a little quieter like Angela's parents room?" I ask looking at Clare now that we're alone.

She smiles softly her eyes becoming a little darker with lust and biting her lip gently. She nods and I stand up pulling her up by the hand then put my arm around her lower back walking her upstairs. The master bedroom is at the back of the hall, I open the door bringing her inside and locking the door. I pull her to the bed and we sit on the edge, I cup her face with one hand the other at the small of her back and crush our lips together in a coveted kiss. After a few minutes she kicks off her shoes pulling her lips away and scoots back leaning against the pillows. I crawl on the bed over to her and she opens her legs so I can get between them and straddle her hips with my arms as I smash my lips to hers again.

Breaking my lips off hers after a long loving passionate kiss I lean back on my knees. Pulling her skirt up a little and then gripping her panties pull them down a little and lift her legs to get them off entirely and drop them to the floor. Lifting her skirt a little higher my head goes down and my tongue shoots into her wet hot hole. Licking her juices, lapping them and drinking them in like heavenly juices, she squirms against my face, her hips bucking and I slide my hands underneath her to lift her up and hold her steady. Her hands grip me by the hair, keeping me down there and moving my head a little where she wants me to be.

"Ahmm Reeeese ohhhhhhhhhhhhh!" She calls out as she lurches up a little and then crashes back to the bed.

She's breathing hard and I move up lying next to her and putting my lips on hers, she parts her lips and my tongue goes in dominating hers. One of her hands goes to the back of my neck and my fingers find her sweet pussy again and slide in, she gasps lurching a little as they work their way inside, then I slowly pull out and add another digit. She removes her hand from the back of my neck and uses both her hands to open the fly on my jeans and then yanks my boxers down enough to free my constrained erection and her hand grips my throbbing cock. She slowly and softly brushes her hand up the shaft until she's at the head and then she gently rubs her thumb around it.

The feel of her caressing my cock as I finger her to another orgasm is fucking incredible and my body trembles in orgasmic ecstatic anticipation. My hand starts moving faster and faster and she responds in kind by moving her hand rapidly along my cock. After a couple of minutes her body begins to quake as well and her other hand grabs my arm tightly as her back arches and her hips move up. My body tenses briefly and quivers but my lips never leave hers. It doesn't take very long for both of us to be on the brink of another orgasm. She makes a moaning scream into the kiss, and a roaring guttural groan comes from the back of my throat as I shoot all over her hand. She gasps a little and pulls away from the kiss to breathe; I slow my fingers and wait for her to ride out her orgasm before withdrawing my fingers. She lurches and whimpers; I lick my fingers clean and bring her into my arms until she can breathe again.

"I think I should wash up a little," she says after she's recovered.

"The washroom is right there," I grin pointing across the room and capturing her lips for another passionate kiss before I let her leave the bed. While she's washing up I straighten the bedspread and make sure we didn't leave a mess for Angela to clean up. "Shall we go downstairs and get some water? I don't know about you but after that I'm quite thirsty." I remark noticing that she's also fixed her hair.

"Yeah me too and I hope Adam or one of the others haven't been looking for me." She remarks.

We go back downstairs to where the drinks are and I grab us a couple bottles of water just as a very muscular arm is put around each of our shoulders and separates us.

"And where were you two?" Owen inquires.

"Upstairs in the master bedroom," Clare replies ducking under Owen's arm and taking my hand to pull me with her.

Owen turns with us grabbing our shoulders and halting us. "Just what were you doing upstairs? Is your ring still on?" Owen inquires.

"That is none of your business Owen but yes my ring is still on. You know I worked up an appetite after that could you get us some food Reese and I'll find us somewhere to sit?" Clare requests.

"Of course Luscious," I smile.

Owen lets go of us and Clare walks off, I head to the table with the food and grab two plates.

(CLARE)

Given that the house was pretty crowded and I wanted to be away from the prying eyes of my so called friends I go out to the back. There's a porch light and some tiki torches set up so the yard is pretty well lit. I see an empty bench near a tree so I start walking over there when an eerie figure suddenly steps in front of me blocking my path. Not just any eerie figure but that of my ex-boyfriend.

"Clare you can't break up with me it can't be over!" He states in a crazed voice.

"Go away Eli!" I snap back trying to walk past him but he grabs my arm and stops me. "Eli let me go!" I demand but he yanks me closer to him.

"NO YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO BE WITH ME!" Eli yells loudly tightening his grip on my arm and pulling me even closer to him.

"You have one second to get your hand off her before I punch your face in!" Owen commands sharply.

I look over to see not just Owen but Dallas, Luke, Drew and Bianca standing less than a foot away and all of them look livid.

"Let her go now!" Dallas demands.

Eli finally releases me and I step back a little and closer to Owen just as Adam and Becky come running up.

"What's going…Eli you should still be in the hospital." Adam says when he sees him.

"No I had to see Clare, she will be mine again I will not let her go!" Eli says in a growling raving tone.

"No you need to get out of here, Clare has moved on she has another boyfriend and you need to deal with it." Drew tells him.

"Let's get him out of the party and from now on stay away from Clare!" Owen insists.

Dallas and Luke exchange a look and then they both pick him up, Dallas gets his legs and Luke his arms and they carry him to the house.

"Give me the keys Drew Becky and I will take him back to the hospital and call his parents. Will you be okay Clare?" Adam asks me.

"Yeah I'll be fine Adam," I assure him.

"Don't worry bro we'll stay with her," Drew tells him.

I hug Adam and Becky, Drew gives Adam the car keys and they leave following Luke and Dallas who have cleared a path by carrying Eli through the party.

"I saw some of the hockey players tossing Eli out of the party are you okay?" Reese inquires coming up to me with a plate of food for each of us.

"Yeah I'm fine, he wanted to talk to me but Owen and the others stopped him." I reply.

"Thanks dude," Reese smiles at Owen, Drew and Bianca.

"Yeah sure, we'll let you guys eat also I left a hot girl somewhere." Owen grins and walks away followed by Drew and Bianca.

Reese and I sit down to eat and I put the incident with Eli out of my mind to enjoy the rest of the party with my boyfriend. Adam texted to let me know Eli was back in the hospital but would be released Sunday night still and at school on Monday. We stay late at the party, spending a good portion of the rest of it hanging and talking with Harrison, Nick, Angela, Jade, Owen, Luke, Dallas, Drew and Bianca. We help Angela clean up and then I go home with Reese and sleep comfortably and happily in his arms. It's the ringing of my phone that wakes us up on Sunday morning but it's not my mom or Adam it's Owen but I don't know this until I answer the phone.

"Hello?" I question sleepily.

"Hey it's Owen we're all hanging out on Queen Street get Reese and his friends and come join us." Owen says.

"Umm okay meet you where Queen Street is big?" I reply.

"Sunrise Diner we're getting breakfast, half hour." Owen tells me and hangs up.

"So Owen wants us, Nick, Harrison, Angela and Jade to meet the all at the Sunrise Diner for breakfast in thirty minutes." I tell Reese who's looking at me curiously.

"Then I guess I better give Harrison a call and we better get ready to go." Reese comments.

He calls Harrison and we get ready in ten minutes, Harrison picks us up and drives us all to the diner. Aside from Owen the Torres brothers are there as are the Baker siblings, Bianca and Dallas. All of us spend the entire day together downtown, we see a movie and walk around and hang out. By the end of the day not only have my friends accepted that Reese and I are dating but they are happy about it. Harrison drops me and Reese off at his place, his house is dark when we get there and Harrison keeps the car lights on until Reese unlocks the door and we're inside.

"Where's your dad?" I question.

"At his girlfriends, he's staying over. You want to sleep over again?" He asks.

"Yeah but we'll have to stop at my house in the morning for a change of clothes and my backpack." I tell him.

"I'm sure Harrison won't mind," Reese grins.

He turns off the living room light and taking my hand pulls me back to his bedroom. He doesn't turn on any lights but he pulls me to the bed. I kick off my shoes send a quick text to my mom that I'm sleeping at Alli's and lie down on his bed pulling off my shirt before he can even get to me. He gets on the bed lying next to me and I pull his shirt off before his lips attach mine as I hear his shoes hitting the floor. Discovering that I already have no shirt on he reaches around unhooking my bra and pulling it down my arms and dropping it to the floor.

Fingering the buckle on my shorts he pulls them off as soon as he has them open and gripping my panties he yanks them from my legs. His hand slides down between my thighs and my legs part for him, his finger slides into my pussy but doesn't probe very far he just explores the entrance. My back arches and his lips connect to mine, his tongue sliding across my bottom lip requesting access and I grant it. The sensation of his finger hardly teasing my entrance is driving me wild and I want more him, scratch that I want all of him.

"Do you have a condom?" I ask breaking from the kiss.

"Yeah but are you sure?" He asks.

Grabbing his shoulders I reply by giving him a carnally passionate kiss. "I'm sure," I whisper.

He gets up and I hear the rest of his clothes coming off, then he gets back on the bed and between my legs. The sound of the foil on the wrapper tearing and then I hear him putting the condom on.

"It's going to hurt, I'll go slow and make it as comfortable for you as I can," he tells me.

Putting a hand at the back of his neck I bring him down to kiss me again. He stays on his knees, his lips kissing me with incredible fervor and yearning. One of his hands caresses down my belly until he finds my clit and begins rubbing gently. I pull in an ecstatic breath and arch my back a little, the head of his cock pokes at my pussy lips and then he slides in. His cock being rather larger and longer than either his fingers or tongue I moan and then he whimper. He moves slow but it still become rather painful rather quickly and when I make a distressing cry he stops.

"I'm okay keep going," I insist because despite the pain my body is calling for him to feel me.

He begins rubbing my clit a little faster and I'm soon overcome by tremendous rapture, at least until he starts moving again. The pain remains for a while but eventually it completely fades away replaced with lascivious pleasure and lecherous lustfulness. My cries turn from agonized to ecstatically enraptured and Reese begins thrusting faster and a little harder. My body begins moving on its own, bucking and moving with his. He stops rubbing my clit bring his body down on mine, his arms encircling me. I let go of him to grip the bed spread beneath me and dig my heels into the bed arching my back as far as I can.

"Mmmmm nnnnggnnng oh god Reeeeeeeeeeeeese!" I cry out.

"Oh Clare!" Comes from Reese's mouth with a deep moan as we both orgasm together.

He pulls out of me, I hear him take the condom off and I hear it dropping it in the trash can. He pulls the blanket over us and puts his arms around me, I fall asleep exhausted and happy in Reese's arms.

(REESE)

My alarm wakes us up early in the morning; I groan and turn it off kissing Clare before getting out of bed. I get dressed while she's in the washroom and then I call Harrison to tell him that he doesn't have to pick us up. I tell Clare I'll take her to school on my motorcycle, she looks a little scared but nods, she's wearing her clothes from yesterday and she's brushed her hair and done her makeup. I finish getting ready for school and we go out to the garage, I get her a helmet and start the bike she climbs on the back holding to me tightly, I rev the engine and we take off. I park outside of her house and her stepbrother comes out giving us a look.

"Hey Jake I have to change, Reese is taking me to school." Clare tells him running into the house.

"Don't worry I'll take care of her," I assure him.

"Dude I didn't see anything, plausible deniability as far as I'm concerned she stayed at Alli's and she's still there." He says getting in his red truck and driving off.

Clare comes out a few minutes later in jeans and a light blue top. I give her helmet back and she puts it on climbing on the back of my bike and I drive to DeGrassi. I park the motorcycle in the parking lot and take off her helmet to walk her in.

"What are you still doing with him?" Her crazy ex snaps as we approach the front steps.

"Reese is my boyfriend Eli, not only is he my boyfriend but he's a much better man than you ever were! Don't talk to me Eli, you chose drugs over me and Reese would never do that! Last night I lost my virginity to him!" Clare tells him and takes her purity ring off her finger she gives it to me then kisses me hard and passionately. "You'll pick me up after school right?" She asks.

"Of course I will Luscious," I smile putting the ring in my pocket, brushing my hand into her hair and coupling our lips for another heated kiss.

When she pulls away from the kiss she smiles at me, bites her lip and walks into the school ignoring her ex. As soon as she's inside Eli pulls his fist back and tries to punch me but I block it and instead punch him in the gut. But he prepares and recovers quickly grabbing my shirt and managing to land a punch on my jaw. Next thing I know we're on the ground wresting around, trying to get the upper hand and trying to hit each other.

"Clare loves me you stay away from her!" Eli growls as he manages to get the upper hand and get on top of me.

I punch his face again, he falls back and I grab his shirt and punch him again! "If Clare loved you she wouldn't be my girlfriend and she wouldn't have given me her virginity last night! You stay the hell away from her!" I bark at him.

"Eli we toils you to stay away from Clare, she's not your girlfriend, not anymore." Owen says coming over and pulling me off Eli.

Dallas and Luke grab Eli by his jacket and pull him up but him hold him firmly as he looks like he still wants to fight.

"Clare can make her own decisions and she chose Reese," Dallas tells him.

"No she still loves me, she's my soul mate, he stole her, he raped her!" Eli yells sounding like a crazy person.

"Reese wouldn't rape her, he wouldn't do drugs and he wouldn't choose to be high over Clare!" Luke tells him.

"You did something stupid and you lost her, now get over it and stay away from her or we'll make your life hell." Owen informs him.

"Clare made her choice, she chose me and you heard her Eli I'm the better man!"