Disclaimer: Once again, Degrassi is not mine. This story, however, is.

Chapter Seven:

Everyone has weakness. Me, I have two. Sensitive guys who play guitars and cookie dough ice cream. So naturally when Craig showed up at my door two months later, eyes all teary with a guitar in his hand, I couldn't help feel a little attracted.

Marco and the Del Rossi's had left for the weekend, a family bonding without Ellie sort of thing. So when Craig showed up I had no clue what to do. At all. He'd had most likely come to seek Marco's comforting advice, something I was horrible at giving.

"Craig…what's wrong?" I had asked him, not really knowing what else to say.

So he told me his story, in between long drawn out sobs. I didn't really catch the whole thing, all that I knew that he had gotten into a fight with Joey over him being "crazy" and that he had already used a whole box of the Del Rossi's cleanex in ten minutes.

"Your, your not crazy Craig. You can't help this. I'm sure Joey didn't mean it," I had said, looking at Craig. He was a mess, a completely and total mess. His eyes were bloodshot and his lips were chapped from crying. He looked miserable. I know what it's like to miserable and to have hit rock bottom. Trust me, it's not fun.

"Listen," I said. "I know what your feeling. Maybe not for the exact reason, but I know what its like to feel different. But hell, it's never stopped me. So it shouldn't stop you. Craig, you rock. People who don't see that and just see you as a bipolar freak and stupid and aren't worth your time of day. But Joey's not one of them, he cares about you. He's just worried. I know it."

Craig looked at me with his big brown eyes. God, he looked gorgeous. "Thanks El," he said. Slowly he stopped crying and we just sort of sat there. I didn't know what to do. After all, I'd helped him; I kind of expected he would just leave after that, no stick around for tea and cookies.

People get weird when they're emotional, that's why when Craig put his arm around me when we were sitting on the couch I didn't bother to move it. Instead, I sorta of snuggled up into him. I really had no clue what I was doing, but it seemed right.
I looked up at him and he looked down at me. "You get me El," he said.

"Yeah, I think I do. And you get me."

Craig nodded.

"We're both insane."

I laughed, "Yeah, we both are."

He looked into my eyes and out of nowhere he kissed me. Not passionately, or intensely, just gently. But it was amazing, because suddenly all the bitterness that had stayed with me since Sean left had gone and became sweet. I smiled and cuddled back into his arm.

I didn't know how things were going to turn out when that happened. And I still don't know. And if you honestly want the truth, I don't want to know. Because I'd rather live my life the way it is now, happy and in love. In love, that is, with Craig Manning.

End.

Authors Note: Read and Review. There you have it, Till It Tastes Sweet in its entirety. I'm actually quite proud of myself for this one, it the longest ff I've written….most of my others are just one shots or two chapter deals. If I feel inspired I might do a sequel.