ELI'S POV
The driver pulled up to the house tires screeching to a halt."GOOD GOD" Eli thought "he was trying to kill me!" "Nothing you haven't done before"a quite voice in his head reminded him. Sighing Eli gave the man his cash hopping out of the taxi pulling his duffle along. The driver nodded giving him a small smile as he pulled away leaving Eli completely he faced the house taking in everything he had missed since the moment he left, 6 months he moved toward the front door he smiled at the sight if trusty old Morty sitting in the drive way, yes you heard right Elijah Goldsworthy SMILED, a lot of things had changed but Morty never would. While he reminisced about all the things Morty had seen good and bad the door burst open and a loud yell broke his reverie.
"Baby boy!" CeCe exclaimed running down the front steps her bangles clinking, bare feet slapping against the pavement, her long skirt and hair trailing behind her. Before Eli could even begin to register what was happening he was tackled to the ground, as his mother peppered his face with kisses. "Baby boy! I have been missing you something fierce! I cannot believe you are finally home!"
" I know mom I missed you too." Eli said lightly trying to pry his mother off of him.
"Cece! Dammit! Let the boy breath!" A booming voice commanded in a humorous tone.
"Oh hush Bullfrog." she quieted him pulling her self up brushing the grass off of her as Eli did the same. For a few seconds they all stood in awkward silence obviously not used to each other's presence.
"You been lifting son?" Bullfrog blurted out breaking the silence.
"Oh...uh yeah," the boy said nervously scratching the back of his neck. "At Hillcrest they try to encourage us to channel our 'issues' into avenues we'd never explored before, which for me was obviously any type of athletics." he chuckled. Both of his parents smiled at his confession, knowing their son well enough to understand that physical activity was challenging for him.
"Oh!" CeCe exclaimed startling the two men "Hun I nearly forgot! How could I have forgotten! They have..."
"Mom"
"Waiting all morning! They said they missed having you at schoo..."
"MOM"
"I think they wanted to go to the Square or the Circle no that's not it."
"CECE!" The woman stopped ranting startled that her son had yelled.
"Yes?" she responded.
"what did you forget?" Eli asked trying to get whatever it is out of the way because he needed to make some apologies.
"Someones been waiting for you all day!"
"Really?" Eli said running up the front walk. There was only one person on his mind.
Clare. He had missed her. While he was at Hillcrest he had wanted to call her a thousand times but he wasn't sure she would want to hear from him. And after a while most of the doctors he had been working with said he needed to rid himself of his demons before going for things with Clare. Then it was time to go home, he hadn't even noticed the passing of time in HC all he noticed was the pain of the Julia incident excitedly pushed open the front door ready to see his favorite sight, sky blue eyes and a perfect face and cinnamon hair...
"Eli!"
"Adam?" Eli asked as he is engulfed in a mammoth hug. Patting his friend on the back lightly Eli waited for adam to let go.
"Dude." Adam said letting go and looking up at his friend. "Where the hell have you been?" he snapped suddenly, slapping the 'goth' upside the head.
"Ouch!"Eli complained rubbing his head. Adam's expression showed no sympathy his hard glare still angry as he looked at his long lost friend.
" Ok I'll explain"
"You better!" Adam cut in.
" I will but it's a long story, and I don't want to tell it twice. So let's call Clare up and invite her here cause we all know I owe her an apol.."
As Eli spoke Adams face fell... Hard.
"What Adam? Afraid to hear her angry voice?" he joked.
"That's not it exactly. I don't think she will be here." Adam mumbled quietly.
"Then what she has a church thingy or whatever? Is that why she can't join us?"
"No she can't cause... She can't cause she's out with Grant." He said quickly with a look of disgust. Eli felt a lump form in his throat.
"Who's Grant?" Eli asked wearily.
Adam sighed looking at anything but the boy in front of him.
"Her boyfriend."