Hey readers! I decided to try a two shot and this can keep you occupied while I continue to work on ch.6 of Runaway Star so I hope you enjoy this two shot. I might update the second part tomorrow because it is really early in the morning and I know I sucked for trying to write my first lemon this late. This is set like two weeks after Waterfalls part 2. Anyways read on :)


Eli's POV:

It's three days before Clare's birthday and I want to do something special for her because for some reason she's been kind of down. Clare told me she was fired from the internship because Asher told Clare her writing is amateur. That is such bullshit; Clare is a fantastic writer, her writing isn't close to amateur.

But that's all in the past and now I need to focus on where to have Clare's birthday. I was sitting at one of the picnic tables looking at a list I wrote with possible place to have her party. But I don't really have a lot of options:

's house

Abandoned Church

Park

That's all the places I can think off to having parties. We can't have it at my house because I don't want anyone hooking up in my room and Bullfrog would bite my head off if anyone touched his liquor.

I was so into thought that I didn't even notice that someone was calling my name or that they took a seat next to me.

"ELI!" a voice yelled into my ear.

I jerked back and look to my left to see none other than my best friend, Fiona.

"Yes Fiona? What do you need now that you yelled in my ear?" I asked with sarcasm.

"What are you doing?"

"Making a list of venues for Clare's party."

"Clare's throwing a party?"

"No. I'm going to throw her a surprise party….that she doesn't know about," I said while giving Fiona a glare.

"My mouth is locked Goldsworthy," she said while locking her lips and throwing the key away.

"Good."

"So what places have you come up with?" she asked while trying to look at the list.

I handed her the list of places and she just laughed. Why is she laughing at my list?

"And what are you laughing at Ms. Coyne?"

"These places. Why would you consider her house? Didn't you tell me her mom doesn't like you?"

I suddenly remembered when I went over to Clare's house two weeks after we got back together and her mom told me I was lucky Clare gave me a second chance. Then she threaten me if I ever made Clare cry.

"Oh yeah," I stated while crossing that off the list.

"And the other two places are terrible places for a birthday party."

"Why?"

"Because it's outside and the party is at night right? So it'll be cold."

Great now I have no place at all to have Clare's party. I ripped the paper out of my binder then crumpled it into a ball before throwing it into the trashcan.

"Now I have no place to throw a party."

"Wait…what about at my loft?" she suggested.

"Really?" I asked.

"Yeah. I mean Clare is my friend…well sort of but hey, she's my best friend's girlfriend," She said while poking my side.

"Are you sure?"

"Yeah. The only thing I ask is that you don't invite the hockey team."

"Deal," I said while shaking her hand.

"Great. Then I guess I'll see you Friday night," she said while getting up and walking inside the school.

I sighed in relief that I have a place to throw Clare a surprise party. And speaking of my beautiful girlfriend, I see her making her way to me. Once she saw me, she smiled that was so adorable in my eyes. Wow, I'm such a sap when I'm thinking or around Clare.

"Hey gorgeous," I stated with a smirk.

"Hey," she said while taking a set next to me and kissing my cheek.

"No that's not gonna cut it."

"Oh really? Well how about this…"

She leaned forward and connected our lips. I felt her tongue trying to part my lips and enter my mouth which of course, I accepted. Once I opened my mouth our tongues started dancing with each other for five minutes before separating. I smirked at her then pecked her lips once.

"Much better," I said while grabbing her hand, "So are you excited?"

"For what?"

"You know, three days from now…" I said while motioning my hands.

She gave me a confused as if I was crazy. Is she being serious right now or has she been brainwashed?

"It's your sixteenth birthday Clare," I chuckled at her.

"Oh right! I've just been busy with the newspaper," she stated with a reassuring smile.

"So is there anything you want in particular for your special day?"

"Actually that's what I want to talk to you about…" she trailed off.

"What's wrong Clare?" I asked while looking in her eyes.

"Eli…I-I think…." She sighed then looked back up at me, "I want you."

I looked down at the table top as if it was the most fascinating thing in the world. I mean we talked about this before a couple weeks back….

~*~*~Flashback~*~*~

Me and Clare were suppose to be working on our English assignments but for some reason, as soon as we entered my room Clare was all over me. But I didn't mind the attention I was getting from her.

I started walking her backwards towards the bed not once breaking our lip connection. As soon as the back of her knees hit the bed, she laid back bring me on top of her. I continued to kiss her then worked my way down to her neck.

"Mmmm…Eli," she moaned quietly considering my parents were downstairs.

I decided to fill her vampire fetish by biting down on her neck. Which for a fact, she absolutely loves when I do as she calls me her personal Edward Cullen. Pssh, I'm way better than those glittering fairies.

I made my way down to her collar bone while my hands rubbed small circles on her stomach. She just kept moaning which sounded like my favorite song of all time. I pushed her shirt up 'til I reached under her bra.

"May I?" I asked while looking into her eyes.

She nodded her head before sitting up and pulling her purple t-shirt over her head, revealing her lacy black bra.

"Clare Edwards….wearing a lacy bra?" I asked in a teasing tone.

"You don't like it?" she asked with worried in her eyes.

"No I love it and," I bent down to her ear and whispered, "I think it looks sexy on you."

She giggled at my comment then grabbed my face to only bring my lips into the most passionate kiss ever. While kissing her, my hands slowly reached up and grabbed her boobs. She moaned into my mouth when I pinched her right nipple between my thumb and index finger.

We continued to do this until she pulled away from the kiss breathless and looked into my eyes with lust in them.

"Eli…I think I'm ready."

I stood there frozen in my position. I slowly rolled off of her and sat beside her. I can't believe the words that just flew out of my innocent girlfriend's mouth.

"Clare…we can't."

She looked upset and started getting her stuff together. Before she can reach the door, I jumped up from the bed and stood in front of her, blocking her way from the door.

"Eli move," she said pissed off.

"Clare let me explain…"

"No Eli! I get it, you don't want to sleep with me," she mumbled while looking down.

"Clare…I don't want to because you're not ready."

"What are you talking about? I just said-"

"You said you think. Think doesn't mean you're ready, it means you're considering."

She still didn't look up at me. So I lifted her chin with my right hand and made her look into my eyes.

"Clare, you know I'll always be ready when YOU'RE ready too. Plus I don't have condoms and I'm pretty sure you don't want my parents to hear you losing your virginity."

She smiled and giggled at my comment while looking into my eyes.

"Alright. I'll wait 'til I'm ready….physically and mentally."

I smirked at her then pulled her into a hug. We hugged until Clare's phone went off and she pulled away to answer her phone.

"Hello?"

I watched as she talked to the other person on the phone for two minutes before hanging up.

"That was Asher. He wants to talk to me about the article on your play," she smiled.

"Right my masterpiece as soon as Becky quit," I smirked at the memory like it was yesterday.

"I better go so I can finish the article in time to have it in tomorrow's paper. I'll call you later," she said while kissing me on the cheek and walking out of my room.

I smiled to myself knowing the article will help me into NYU and that I might be having sex with Clare soon.

~*~*~End of Flashback~*~*~

I remember after that day, the article didn't appear in the paper like Clare and she started to act weird but I shrugged it off. I just thought she was upset that the article didn't get published until two days later.

But anyways, I'm missing the big picture right now. I have to make sure Clare is ready for this.
"Are you sure you're ready this time Clare?"

"Yes Eli. I've been on the pill ever since our conversation that day," she blushed then mumbled, "and I got condoms."

"Clare Edwards has condoms? Someone tweet it," I joked with her. But she gave me a glare in return.

"Sorry."

"It's okay. So what do you think?" she asked.

"As long as you're ready, then I'm ready," I smirked at her.

She smiled and pulled me into a small hug that only lasted a couple seconds until the bell ringed and ruin the moment.

"I have to get to Ms. Oh's class before I'm late. I'll see you later," she pecked my lips before skipping into the school building.

I stayed there for a minute thinking about how everything is going right in my life and nothing can possibly ruin it.

~*~*~Friday Night~*~*~(Clare's Surprise Party)

Everyone was here and we were waiting until Adam texted me when he and Clare are coming up. I made an excuse to Clare earlier telling her I came down with the flu and I couldn't do anything today. But I went over to Fiona's loft around noon to set everything up with Fiona, Imogen, and Ali.

We finished setting up for the party around five thirty. After setting up, I went to my house, took a quick shower, got dressed, and returned to the loft within an hour. Ali texted Clare to come to Fiona's loft at eight for a girl's sleepover.

Right now it was seven forty six and everyone was talking to each other. I was talking to Ali about how we did an awesome job pulling this up.

"Yeah I know, Clare is going to be so surprise," Ali said while looking around.

"I know."

"This was an awesome idea Eli. I'm glad Clare is going out with you," Ali said.

"Thanks Ali. I just wanted to make Clare feel better. I mean ever since she lost her internship with Asher, she's been kind of down."

"I know."

"I still can't believe that happened though. Asher is going to regret doing that."

"Clare told you?"

"Yeah she told me what Asher said."

"I still can't believe Asher said Clare sexually harassed him," she stated while…wait what?

"Who said anything about sexual harassment?" I asked her while looking at her with confusion.

"Clare told you what Asher said."

"Yeah…she told me he fired her because he said her writing was immature," I commented.

"Oh…yeah. Now I remember her saying that," Ali looked down ashamed and was about to walk away but not before I grabbed her.

"Ali? What actually happened?" I asked harshly.

"Like what Clare told-"

"The truth Ali. Tell me what actually happened."

She looked down at the drink in her hands before looking up into my eyes.

"The truth is….after Asher and Clare worked on the article they did, Asher kissed Clare but she pulled away really fast and ran out of there. Then the next day, after Asher toke Clare to some sort of a meeting, he locked her in his car and started touching her. But he only touched her cheek and was going to move down. Then Clare tried getting out of his car.

He told her that if she wants to keep her internship, she keeps everything a secret. She came crying to me after and told me she was going to report him to the head person of the papers. But from Clare told me afterwards, he reported HER and that's what caused her to actually get fired."

I can not believe that I'm hearing this now, right before Clare's surprise party. I shook my head then looked at Ali.

"I can't believe Clare didn't tell me the truth."
"She told me she's never seen you so happy, Eli she didn't want to bother you with it."

"How could I not be bother with it, Ali? She's my girlfriend who got kissed and touched by her boss."

"Eli please don't be mad at her tonight. It's her birthday for god sakes!"

As I was about to answer, I felt my phone go off in my pocket. I pulled out my Iphone and saw it was a text from Adam:

Hey me and Clare are going to be up in two minutes. Be ready

-Adam

"Everyone hide! They're on their way up!" I yelled as Fiona turned the lights off and everyone hides. I couldn't help but still be bother by the news Ali told me. I can not just let it go, I need to talk to Clare. But I'll let her talk to some people first before pulling her away.

I heard the door opened and my best friend and girlfriend's walking in.

"Adam you didn't have-"

"SURPRISE!"

Everyone yelled while Clare just looked shocked and smiled. She walked in further and said, "Oh my gosh! I wasn't expecting a party."

"Well it was all Eli's idea," Ali said while running up to her to hug her.

Clare looked around the room until her bright blue eyes met with my green ones. She smiled and excused her self from Ali then making her way over to me.

I should wait until later on to talk to Clare…..as in probably twenty minutes.


Soooo? how do you like part one of Behind Innocence? I got the idea after watching the Waterfalls episodes. It just bothers me how Asher got away with it and blamed everything on Clare causing her to lose her internship which she really wanted to do. Does anyone think they hate Asher's gut more than I do? Anyways I hope she tells Eli in the show soon. please review and tell me what you think. Until then-Nami