Hey everyone! OMG, did you see the Jesus Etc. Part 2 promo? Intensive! And Eli was crying, it just broke my little heart...*sobs* Yeah, anyway, I'm all excited to see how this story turns out and if I will get any reviews! This is my first time uploading so tell me how it turns out and give me some feedback. I'm hoping you guys enjoy it a lot! Without further ado, Just Can't Get Away!

Chapter 1

When Love Takes Over

"Clare…" I reasoned with her, my emerald green eyes staring directly into her ocean blue orbs. My forehead was pressed against hers, lips poised to continue their burning desire of a passionate kiss. As much as I wanted this, I knew Clare's virginity was important to her. This is something she would easily regret later, and that was something that I wouldn't be able to handle. I knew, deep down inside, that Clare wouldn't want this. I wouldn't be able to live with myself for stealing away her purity when I knew she wasn't thinking clearly. It was just the lust that drove her crazy and derived her from truly thinking about what she was about to do. I wanted to be with Clare physically, more than anything. I wanted to be her first. I wanted to hold her and make love to her. I wanted our lives to be filled with joy and for our relationship to last forever. What I didn't want is for me and Clare to find ourselves at an awkward struggle during our relationship over some stupid mistake.

"I…I can't allow this to happen, I'm sorry," I stated solemnly. With that, I rolled off of her and put my black t-shirt back on. Clare's eyes seemed to widen slightly and a hurt look overcame her features. I thought I saw redness lightly brimming her eyes. Please Clare, not this. Not now. This is the last thing we need right now.

"You don't love me…" she said quietly, staring at the floor and refusing to look in my general direction. I sighed, wondering if it would have been better just to have sex with her to make her happy. Then make her unhappy after she realizes what she's done…

"Clare you KNOW it's not like that. And you also know that I love you with all of my heart," I said, getting slightly annoyed at her accusations. What was going on? This was so unlike her to act this way.

"Then why are you rejecting me Eli? This is the second time this week where we have gone so far just to come up short! Is…is s-something w-wrong?" she asked, her voice shaking in fear of my answer.

"God no Clare! You are perfect in my eyes and have always been! I just….I just know how important it is to you that you don't break your promise of abstinence and remain a virgin until marriage. I'm afraid if we have sex, you'll regret it and I won't be able to live with myself for not refusing..." I breathed. Clare's expression changed and her eyes softened. She leapt off of her bed and gathered me in a hug, her arms constricting me around my waist. I held her tightly, glad that this hadn't resorted to a fight. I leant down and whispered quietly into her ear, "I love you Clare,"

She lifted her head and focused her blue eyes on mine. "I love you too Elijah," she stated, grinning from ear to ear. A smirk played on my lips as my whole body recoiled from her grasp.

"Gross. Elijah? Really? We talked about this Clare, there is no Elijah here and there never will be!" I said, the smirk on my face turning into a full blown smile. I secretly cursed my mom mentally for naming me Elijah instead of just Eli. I swear, when I grow up, it's getting legally changed and that's that!

"Oh really? I could have sworn that standing right in front of me was a certain someone by the name of Elijah Goldsworthy and I happen to love him to death," Clare said. She was totally messing with me and I would have none of that. Two can play that game…

"Wow, where'd he go? Is this Elijah person going to interfere with our relationship Ms. Clare Diane Edwards? I would hate for that to happen, might I say so myself that we go perfectly together!" I joked as her breath hitched quickly. Gotcha!

"Eli!" she smacked my arm playfully as I broke into a bout of laughter. "You know I hate my middle name! You promised to never speak of it!"

"Well karma's a bitch Clare!" I said slyly as I dodged a punch. Clare crossed her arms, but she failed at concealing her widespread smile. I loved her smile, it always made me breathless. I launched myself at her, placing my lips upon hers. My tongue slid into her mouth as our lips were locked together. She gripped the back of my head, weaving her fingers into my dark brown hair. I pressed my hands into the small of her back and brought her close to me. Our tongues danced together and Clare groaned into the kiss.

Unfortunately, I wasn't the only one who was excited by Clare's ecstasy. A little "someone" was undoubtedly pressing in between Clare's legs right about now. She moaned and pushed herself into me some more. Oh my God. Is she grinding me? This had to stop before we went too far again and I risked hurting her feelings. I pulled away from Clare, slightly embarrassed at my small intrusion. She stared at me awkwardly, not sure what to do. I decided to quickly end the silence before it was prolonged.

"So umm, are you hungry? We could get some lunch at The Dot, on me," I offered, my voice raspy. At least I cleared some of the tension.

"I'd love to Eli! Besides, I'm getting insanely hungry anyway," she said. She grabbed her cell phone and purse while I headed downstairs. I opened the door downstairs after she caught up to me.

"After you," I said politely, smirking.

"Chivalry lives," Clare noted, smiling at me as she stepped out of the house.

"What kind of boyfriend would I be if it didn't?" I answered smartly. I made sure to lock the door since Clare's parents weren't home.

"Good question," she stated taking my hand. We walked down the sidewalk towards Morty. It was such a beautiful day that going to the park later on seemed like an excellent idea. I'd drive her there after lunch. I opened the passenger seat door for Clare and when she sat down inside, I went over to the other side of Morty. I slid into the hearse smoothly as I put the keys into the ignition. I twisted them and heard the hearse rev up before going dead again. I twisted once more, but to my dismay, the same thing happened.

"Damn it!" I grumbled angrily. I furiously twisted the keys in the ignition over and over again, but I was out of luck. I glared at the steering wheel in my anger. This hearse was so NOT reliable!

"There's always a fucking problem with this thing!"

"Calm down Eli. We can call a mechanic and have the hearse towed over to their auto shop," Clare suggested. I could tell she was trying to help, but I just shook my head.

"No. I'll walk home after we go to The Dot and grab my tools. Once again, I can fix it myself. As for now, I guess we're walking Clare. Sorry," I turned to her, feeling kind of guilty. Yet, she only laughed, her voice vibrating like bells.

"What? You think we're gonna die by walking to The Dot? It's only five minutes away by car, Eli. At the most, it'll take fifteen minutes to get there. Such a killer!" she made fun of me, her smile amused. I laughed with her. Maybe I had been a little dramatic, but I still wasn't thrilled at the prospect of fixing Morty AGAIN. We got out of the hearse simultaneously and held hands as we walked in the direction of The Dot.

Clare tripped as we turned the corner into an alleyway and I reached out and caught her around the waist. She gasped as she thought she would hit the ground, but she noticed my arms and sighed in relief.

"I seriously need to learn how to be less clumsy…" she mumbled to herself, until she caught my huge smirk. "Eli! Are you laughing at me? You know I'm clumsy!" she yelled, having a hard time not chuckling herself. The more my smirk grew, the more she grinned. Suddenly, we were laughing hysterically, unable to stop. That is until a familiar voice brutally interrupted our fun. My head whipped around.

"Well, aren't you two cute?"

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