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"I think that's about it."

Eli searched his bedroom for any last bits of things he needed to pack. Nothing was in sight other than the dresser and the bed frame he was choosing to let the future renters keep. The bathroom was cleared as well. Once he carried out his final box with Clare trailing behind him, he paused for a moment. Adam and Jake were both at the door holding their keys. Eli's fished his out of his pocket.

"Is this really it?" Adam asked the two guys. "Are we all really moving out?"

"Still weird to think that I won't see you guys on a regular basis anymore," Jake admitted to them, setting his key down on the kitchen counter. "And that I'm moving back in with my dad."

"And my mom," Clare added. "Good luck."

Jake playfully glared at Clare. The two of them would be step-siblings once their engaged parents married and Clare had yet to get used to the idea. Jake didn't seem keen on the idea at first either since the two of them had kissed a few times. But ever since he, Adam, and Eli decided that they would all move out and Jake had witnessed Eli and Clare together officially, his big brother instincts kicked in.

"I have one thing to say to you," Jake said, pointing at Eli. "You better make sure Clare's happy because if she's not then you two are going to break up and move out of your apartment and she might end up having to move into our parents' place and there's no room for her."

"Oh thanks Jake," Clare smacked him in the arm. "I'll have you know that the house our parents are living at is my childhood house therefore I have a right to that house more than you."

"You won't need to worry," Eli stepped in between the feuding two and reassured Jake. "There'll be no moving out."

"Good," Jake replied with a smile. Then he turned to Adam. "Keep things going with Katie. She's pretty great."

"Stay away from her," Adam threatened. "I mean it Mr. I Get Girls To Cheat On Their Boyfriends."

Jake put his arms up defensively. "That was once!"

"You're lucky the two managed to work it out," Clare said while she walked around him and towards the living room.

"Okay fine, I admit that I'm this horrible guy. Can we get over it already?"

"No," Clare, Eli, and Adam said in unison.

"Screw all of you then," Jake said jokingly. "I'm outta here!"

"Wait!" Clare said loudly. "There's still one thing we need to settle. Everyone gather around."

The boys walked into the living room and looked at what Clare was holding in her hand. It was their "Douchebag Jar" that was collecting money for almost the entirety of Clare's stay. Because it was practically spilling out of its lid, it was probably best to see how much was in there.

"I just want to say one thing," Adam piped up. "I never had to put money into that jar. Just saying."

"You are the only one then," Clare told him. "Let's count how much is in here."

"Wait, wait, wait," Jake stopped her before she could open it. "What happens to the money?"

"It was my idea so…" Clare made the point.

"But like I said, I didn't have to put any money in, therefore I win!" Adam said.

"I was the one who put the most in, I lost a lot of money to that stupid jar! I should get a refund!"

Eli, again, stopped the feud between all of them by waving his hands around. "We'll split it then!" he said over the jumbled voices. "It's only fair that we each just take a share."

"No fair, you two get half of the jar!" Jake whined, pointing to the couple.

"That's not our fault is it?" Clare said to him with a stuck-out tongue. "Do you guys trust me enough to count it?"

The boys nodded and Clare sat down on the wood floor and opened the jar. She laid all of the money out in front of her, shocking all four of them at how much money had accumulated. She began the task of organizing all of the bills, putting the same ones together so counting it all up would be easier. She made sure to show the boys that she wasn't secretly putting any in her pocket though Eli was silently trying to get her to.

After a few minutes of counting and recounting, just so Jake wouldn't whine about it, she came up with the number on her phone calculator.

"$186," she announced. "Each of us gets $46.50."

"There was that much?" Adam asked. "How in the world did that much money get there?"

"Because of Jake," Eli told him. "When he was trying to impress Clare when she first moved in, that's where most of the money came from."

Jake groaned at the memory. "Right at the start of this stupid jar. Pretty sure I put in at least $120."

"That should teach you a lesson then," Clare said. "Don't be a douchebag."

"It's hard for Jake to not like himself," Adam stage-whispered over to Clare, causing her to giggle.

"In my defense!" Jake exclaimed. "I am not that bad."

"Yes you are," again, the three said in unison.

"Okay, now I'm really out," Jake stood up from the floor. "Can I have my share?"

Clare handed him a pile of bills. "Use it wisely."

"So you mean I should use it on drugs and alcohol? Will do, little sis," Jake replied sarcastically. He pulled her in for an awkward hug that the two ended up cringing at once they separated. "Yeah, not getting used to that any time soon."

"No," Clare agreed with a crinkled nose. "Not at all."

Jake ruffled Clare's hair instead and hugged the other two boys before leaving the apartment with his last box. Adam went to go pick up his last box as well but Clare gave him a tight hug. Adam chuckled and hugged her back.

"I owe you for introducing me to Katie," Adam said, still hugging her. "Like, formally, not as Drew's ex-girlfriend. But without you, I wouldn't have had the courage to ask her out and now we're moving in together."

"And you have two kids," Eli pointed out. "Two dogs."

"And they're a handful," Adam admitted with a sigh. "But I don't think I apologized about getting you kicked out of here, or maybe I did. I probably did. But I'll repeat it again. I am so sorry Clare, I didn't realize that that would happen."

Clare patted his back before pulling away. "Adam, if that hadn't happened, do you think we'd all be here right now? You wouldn't have had a reason to bring Bruce to Katie's house and have the excuse to spend all of your time there. I wouldn't have found my apartment and therefore Eli and I wouldn't be moving in together. And Jake would still be here since we were."

Adam still looked unconvinced so Clare rested a hand on his shoulder. "Adam, it was like a blessing in disguise. It got us three what we wanted, which was to be happy with our significant other, and it made Jake move back home. It's a lose-lose situation for Jake therefore a win-win for us."

That made Adam feel a lot better. "If you put it that way," he laughed. "It sounds much better." He gave Eli a quick hug before giving Clare another long, tight hug. "You two behave yourselves, okay?"

"We will," Clare promised. She saw Adam look above her head and she turned around to see Eli gesturing to Adam with his hands. She put her hands on her hips and fixed her eyes on her boyfriend.

"I mean…of course we will Adam," Eli said to him, obviously trying to make up for whatever he had been gesturing.

"Bye guys," Adam waved before leaving the apartment.

Clare watched as Eli walked around the front area of the apartment again. He seemed to be in deep thought as he took one final look.

"You okay?" Clare asked, walking up behind him and putting her arms around his waist.

"I've lived here for over a year," Eli sighed. "It's been home. It's just weird to be saying goodbye to it."

Clare rested her chin on his shoulder, rising onto her toes to do so. "Even though I didn't live here that long, I feel the same way," she confessed. "I was just coming off from a terrible breakup and needed a place to stay pronto and the next day, here I was."

Eli tilted his head to rest it against Clare's. "I remember that day. I didn't think I was going to see the girl I saved from getting run over by a car, living at my house."

"Well I didn't think I was going to see you either," Clare retorted, transferring her arms to Eli's shoulders. "But I'm glad I did."

Eli turned around, allowing Clare to fall back on her heels, and he hugged her closely. She watched as Eli stared at her as he always did, lovingly and caringly as if he was studying her, learning new aspects of her every time. Clare smiled and pecked his lips to bring him out of his daze. She was so happy, ready to start this new chapter in her life with Eli.

"Ready to go home?" she asked him, still feeling strange about it. Home. Their home.

Eli nodded and picked up his final box. He flipped the apartment key around in his hand for a second before setting it down on the kitchen counter next to Jake's and Adam's. With the same hand he grabbed Clare's and kissed her knuckles before shutting his former apartment's door behind him with his foot.