Clare's POV
For once, everything fell into place. Things were going great at home, in school, and most recently, Eli and I mended fences and are starting to have a real friendship again. On top of all that, I'm the luckiest girl on this planet because Jake Martin is all mine.
But the one problem is sneaking around can get a little complicated with my mom being married to Jake's dad and all. I don't exactly think they would take it lightly if they found out about us.
Scratch that, World War III would erupt. This definitely wasn't easy 100 percent of the time, but it was worth it for us.
Life couldn't get any better.
My thoughts were interrupted by my cell phone vibrating.
I smiled to myself thinking that it was Jake, but when I flipped open my phone, Eli's name appeared on the screen.
Weird…. We don't really talk outside of school anymore.
Eli: hey blue eyes.
Clare: uh hey eli.
Eli: your lack of enthusiasm pains me, ms. Edwards. :P
I rolled my eyes and felt a smile tugging at my lips as I typed my response.
Clare: OMG! i've been wondering when u were gonna grace me with the privilege of receiving a text message from the one and only eli goldsworthy. :] that better?
Eli: much better :P but still, that first response really hurt my widdle heart…. Therefore, you owe me. big time. so i'll see you in 15.
Clare: wait what?
A few minutes past, and no response.
What the hell does he think he's doing?
About 10 more minutes past and still nothing.
That is, nothing until I heard a knock at the door.
I got up from the couch to look out the window, and sure enough, I saw Morty parked outside my house.
I made my way to the door to be greeted by Eli, giving me his infamous smirk.
I hate to admit this, but I adore it.
"Eli, what are you doing here?" I asked wearing a look of confusion.
Eli chuckled as if I said something funny. "There's that same lack of enthusiasm. I was expecting something along the lines of 'HOLY SHIT, Eli, I missed seeing your gorgeous face. Won't you come in?'" He teased in his best girly voice while jumping up and down.
I covered my mouth with my hand and giggled at his stupidity. Eli made his way past me and into my living room, plopping down on the couch.
I shot him a glare. "Sure, you can come in." I remarked sarcastically as I shut the door behind me.
"Don't pretend you don't want me here." Eli fired back, again with that same smirk.
I rolled my eyes and sat down next to him. He shifted positions and made it to wear his feet rested on my lap.
I cocked an eyebrow at his action and then tried my hardest to look annoyed with him.
"So, back to my earlier question, what are you doing here?" I asked with a slightly irritated tone.
He grinned at my irritation, which meant that he was doing his job right. Even though I don't wanna admit it, I've actually kind of missed being around him.
"I told you, you owe me. You know, for breaking my heart with that text message of yours." Eli put a hand over his heart while faking heartbreak.
I smiled slightly at this gesture. Same old Eli.
"So what exactly do I owe you?" I questioned a bit too flirtatiously.
Eli had a mischievous grin plastered on his face. "You can start by getting me a soda."
I raised both of my eyebrows at him. "Excuse you? What is it that you want?"
Eli rolled his eyes, but his grin never left. "You can start by getting me a soda, please?"
I stuck my tongue out at him and pushed his legs off of my lap.
"That's what I thought." I retorted as I made my way to the fridge.
"Really?" He called back. "Sticking your tongue out at me?"
I grabbed 2 Mountain Dews from the fridge and tossed one to him, a little too forceful.
"Yeah really." I replied back giggling.
"Geeeeez Blue Eyes, a little hostile, don'tcha think?" He asked, feigning hurt once more.
Why do I still love it when he calls me that?
I opened my soda and took a sip.
"Oh please, you haven't seen hostile." I shot back in a teasing manner.
Eli practically chugged his soda. After doing this, he looked me up and down.
"Keep your eyes to yourself, Casanova." I teased.
Eli smirked at me and then gave a small laugh. "Oh, I was just checking out your PJ's, that's all."
I felt my face grow hot as soon as I realized I was still in a purple cami, that fit rather snug, and a baggy pair of sweat pants.
"Well excuse me if I didn't expect anybody coming over." I responded, feeling completely embarrassed. My face changed from 300 different shades of red all in about 30 seconds.
As I turned to go change, I felt a warm hand grab at my wrist to turn me around.
Eli was there and there was hardly a gap between us. He brushed his hand against mine and trailed it down to the small of my back pulling me closer.
As if it were possible to be any closer.
All I could do is look in his eyes with confusion.
He then leaned down and brought his face closer to mine.
Is it bad if I don't exactly mind the close proximity between us?
When I thought he was about to make a move, he changed direction and whispered in my ear.
"I didn't say I didn't like what you're wearing."
That sent sparks of electricity though out my body as I closed my eyes.
Eli gazed at my lips longingly.
I couldn't help but do the same, his lips looked so warm and inviting.
Stop it, Clare! This can't happen!
I suddenly yanked away walking in the other direction.
"So, uh, what else do I owe you?" I questioned nervously while trying to change the subject.
Eli smirked, because he could sense that he made me nervous. "Loaded question." He replied.
Damn, I did set myself up for that one.
I could feel a blush creeping up on my cheeks again.
I tried my best to hide it, but Eli automatically knew.
He stood there staring me down with a smirk painted on his face. Go figure.
"Clare, I don't know if you realize this, but I find it incredibly cute when you blush around me." He said.
Why did it give me butterflies in the pit of my stomach when he said that?
I'm definitely not supposed to feel that way when I get compliments from other guys…
No matter how gorgeous or sexy or-
NO. Get ahold of yourself, Edwards. Thinking these thoughts about an ex is forbidden. Especially when he's the same guy that caused you so much pain.
Or when-
"Earth to Clare." Eli said while waving a hand in front of my face.
I snapped out of my thoughts and fell back into reality.
"Huh?" I responded.
"Truth or dare." Eli replied.
I furrowed my eyebrows together in confusion.
"What?" I asked.
"Truth or dare, that's what I wanna do next." Eli responded with a devilish look.
"No way!" I told him as I walked back to my room.
Of course, I heard Eli's footsteps close behind.
When we made it to my room, he closed the door carefully.
"Claaaaaarrre!" He whined.
I turned to face him.
"Not doing it." I responded with a grin threatening to show.
"Pretty please?" He begged with the puppy dog face.
I sat there debating with myself for a moment.
Then I figured that nothing bad could happen.
"Fine…" I responded with a defeated expression.
Eli collapsed onto my bed and patted the spot next to him, signaling me to come sit down.
I bit my lip wondering if this was a bad idea or not, but then sat down anyway.
Eli turned to me with his crooked smile.
"Truth or dare?" He asked
I returned his smile. "I'm probably gonna regret this…. but dare."
He put his finger to his chin as if he were thinking, although I'm pretty certain he already had one in mind.
"I dare you, Clare Edwards, to…. kiss me." He fired at me with a look of satisfaction.
He did not just ask me that.
I smacked his shoulder, not playfully, but hard.
"Eli! You know I'm with Jake, right?" I shouted.
Is it bad that a part of me didn't care?
He rubbed the spot on his shoulder that I hit. "Ouch, Blue Eyes, that one actually hurt."
I shot him the death glare and he held his hands up feigning innocence.
"Eli….. seriously. You know I couldn't do that." I responded in an irate tone.
The next thing he did caught me off guard. Eli began slowly rubbing his hands up and down my leg.
My stomach already had butterflies.
"W-what are you doing?" I stammered nervously.
I glanced up and saw Eli's devilish smirk as he continued rubbing my legs.
He took his hands off of my legs and let one hand come up to my face. His thumb grazed my cheek and before I knew it, he brushed his free hand up against mine and intertwined our fingers.
He slowly started inching his face closer to mine.
"Eli. I- I can't do this…" I stammered once more while locking eyes with him.
By now our foreheads were touching and his lips were barely touching mine.
"I don't see you trying to stop me." He whispered huskily.
I couldn't take it anymore. I crashed my lips onto his and brought my mouth to his bottom lip, nibbling slightly.
His hand moved to my lower back, pulling us closer while my hands snaked around his neck. Instinctively, I moved to where I was straddling him and pushed him down onto my bed.
His eyes gazed at mine hungrily as I placed a quick kiss on his lips, moved to his collar bone, and then down to his neck.
I started sucking and heard a moan escape from Eli's lips.
All of a sudden, he flipped us over so that he was on top. His emerald eyes darkened with lust as my lips found his again.
"Clare, you here?" Called a voice from downstairs.
Eli and I both froze in the moment.
"Oh my god!" I whispered. "That's Jake!"
"Oh shit! What do I do?" Eli whispered back in panic.
I abruptly pushed him off of me and he hit his head on my nightstand before tumbling to the floor.
I jumped off my bed and bolted to the door to lock it.
"Yeah, I'll be down in a second!" I called back to Jake.
Eli got up from the ground, rubbing his head from the fall.
I burst into fits of giggling at this sight.
"Oh ha ha." Eli rolled his eyes and smiled slightly. "It's not gonna be so funny when Jake walks up here and sees me."
I grabbed his hand and led him to my window.
"Relax." I reassured him. "You can just climb out my window."
I opened it and motioned for Eli to get the hell out.
Before making his exit, he brushed a stray hair out of my face.
"I had fun." He whispered to me and then winked.
I couldn't do anything but stand there speechless as Eli made his escape.
I can't still have feelings for him….
Can I?
A|N: Oh my goodness! It's been FOREVER. I'm so so sooooooo sorry I've been M.I.A. for so long... school takes up most of my time and it's getting more and more difficult to find free time to write. Last time I got on was my freshman year... Well, I'm a sophomore now and the school work blows. :P
Anyways, the title of this chapter is based off of the song Stop This Song (Lovesick Melody) by Paramore. 3 Great song! You guys should check it out. (:
Hopefully you guys haven't forgot about me. Review? It would make me super happy. Also, feel free to message me and give me ideas, your guys' feedback really helps a lot. I love you guys! Thanks for reading. :3
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