CLARE'S POV:
Click, Click, Click, Click.
Where is that coming from? I start pacing around my room, all while the clicking is still continuing. When I look towards my window I see it. Pebbles are bouncing off the glass. I push my hand against the glass, warning whomever the culprit who may be doing this that I was opening the window.
When I look down, I see Eli. He's holding a stereo on his head, just like in my favorite movie, playing the same song too. Why is he here though? Then I just close the window back.
ELI'S POV
Is she totally blowing me off? I do all of this and she just shuts the window back? If what she thinks is true, then I would deserve it, but she deserves the truth.
"Eli, what are you doing here?" I hear her soft voice hurdle through the air. I set the stereo down on the dewy grass, not caring about it's condition, only caring about her. Her hair is pulled back into the tiniest ponytail I've ever seen, she's wearing a thin tee shirt even though it feels like it's below zero outside, and she has purple pajama pants on, with little duck slippers.
"Clare, I could never cheat on you." I just want to rush towards her and wrap my arms around her. Hold her and never let go.
"So you heard about that." She looks down nervously, biting her lip.
"Yes I did," I cup her face in my hands, "Edwards, may I ask how you even thought that up?"
"Well, Alli was all over you, whispering in your ear and all. She even warned me before I went away, she said to make sure I have my hold on you, or you'd just be swept away by some amazing girl." Oh how such things play out in her mind. "And then you were being so protective over her." I can't help but chuckle at her confused thoughts. "What's so funny?"
"It's funny because I've never even talked to her, besides last night, and I didn't even talk. I only know about her and Drew because of Adam. He cheated on her. Any guy that can't treat a girl right doesn't deserve her."
"I'm sorry, I get kind of paranoid." She continues glancing towards the ground, holding her elbow, rocking back and forth.
I finally get to wrap my arms around her, "It's no big, next time, just try to talk to me first, instead of scaring the hell out of Bhandari like that."
CLARE'S POV
He leans in to kiss me, but I still can't do it, not before he knows how I feel about the whole Fitz thing. Right before his lips touch mine, I turn.
"Okay, what's up with that?"
"What?"
"You've denied every kiss I've tried to plant on you. It's been quite awhile now, and I'm addicted to what happens when our mouths meet."
"We have a lot to talk about, and I can't be with you until we do."
"Is right now a good time for you?" Eli draws his hand up to his mouth, pointing with his index finger, "Because these lips can't last much longer."
A shiver runs through my spine, not from him, but from the snow that is hitting my chest.
ELI'S POV
I know we can't talk about this now, at least not out here, she's freezing. I swipe off my coat and hand it to her. It dwarfs her instantly, still leaving her to look beautiful.
"Thanks," Clare is referring to my jacket over her shoulders. "Well, we can't really talk out here," she points to the sky, the snow violently falling now. "I'll go change really quick, you can come with me, you know if you don't want to wait out here in the cold."
"Is Blue Eyes inviting me to her bedroom? I'm honored," She slugs me in the arm; I can't help but show off my evident smirk.
"Don't get too excited now," she says as I wrap my arm around her waist. As we get close to the door, we hear her parents yelling about pots and pans. Apparently her father was asking for too many, and he didn't have to take care of a kid. He argued that Clare's mom was too lazy to use them anyway. "Eli, you don't have to come in, if it's to, um..."
"Edwards, you can't get rid of me that easy, not even all the screaming parents in the world could keep me from seeing your room."
When we reach her room, I start feeling the excitement boil up in the pit of my stomach. What could such a room withhold? As she opens the door, I realize, I'm probably the first boy to be in here. I plop down on her bed, just waiting for a reaction.
"Eh-hem," She raises her eyebrow at me, clearly amused, just what I was going for. "I'll let that," she eyes me once more, "slide this time. Do you have an idea of where we may go?"
"If your referring to clothing selection," I hop off the bed, towards her closet, "I think this will do just fine,"
She snatches back the lacy, black bra from between my fingers, "Ha Ha Eli, you are just so funny."
"I try," I wink at her, watching her face flush, crimson cheeks brightening. She picks out "substantial clothes", as she calls them, and starts walking out of her door. "So you trust me in here, all by myself?" Sarcasm was evident, even through my smile. She shakes her head, and continues on her way.
All over her walls, there were pictures. Pictures of her, her family, kids from Degrassi, and pictures of places all over the world, giving me insight on future adventures she might take on. As I look closer, I see she used to have long hair and glasses, she even wore a uniform. Edwards was a pretty cute nerd if you ask me. I pull out my wallet, extracting a picture of Adam and I, and pinning it over some of our schoolmates. As I'm doing so, a certain picture catches my eye. Her and KC holding hands? I didn't know they even knew each other well, let alone are close enough to be holding hands. He was holding my Clare's hand, the hands that I never want to let go once they are in my grasp. I was about to rip the picture down out of rage as Clare walks through, leaving me awestruck.
Her jeans were a little tighter than her normal preference, hugging her hips, gripping her in all the right places. As for her upper half, her deep blue top hung right off her shoulders, outlining her body, brightening her already beautiful eyes.
"Eli, what are you doing?" She caught me; she knows I was about to destroy that picture.
"Oh, uh, just looking. I never knew you used to have long hair, and um, yeah, I was just looking." I sound like a wimp, but it was a pretty smooth save on my part.
"Whatever you say, you ready?"
"After you milady." I extend my arm to emphasize my politely sarcastic ways.
CLARE'S POV
I know he saw that picture of me and KC. Why didn't I just throw it out? Rip it up like a normal girl would? What if he thinks I'm not over him? He has to know KC and I are done with, right?
"Saint Clare, don't forget your coat," Eli says as he pulls it off the hook, "It looks like it's gong to snow pretty hard, and I'd appreciate it if I didn't have to freeze my ass off tonight." I couldn't help but notice I was still wearing his jacket, even after I changed. As I awkwardly take it off, my shirt pulls a little bit too low. "Black lace, nice choice." He smirks back at me.
"Can you be more smug?"
"Me?" he shrugs his shoulders, "Most definitely," and on that not, he grabs my hand as we run out the door to Morty.
ELI'S POV
As we're driving down the road and it seems all the stores are closed. The only one that seems to be open is The Dot. Even then nothings easy. Most of the parking spot are blocked off, or taken.
"You want me to drop you by the front, and then I'll just walk from wherever the spot may be. It doesn't look like there are many around." I didn't really want to say that. I just want Clare close to me.
"Eli, it's fine, I have two perfectly healthy legs, just like you. I can walk a few extra blocks." yBoo-yah. Damn it, Adam's lingo is rubbing off on me. The only difference between her legs and mine, are hers are way more than healthy, if you catch my drift.
After we find our parking spot three blocks over, we start our perilous trek through the snow and cold. Clare looked angelic; her nose was stained red, as were her cheeks, snowflakes kept catching the ends of her hair, and somehow, the snow made her eyes bluer than they already were.
"Hey Peter," she says to the guy behind the counter as we sit at our usual table.
"Are you two crazy?" he exclaims, he sounds like a mega stoner.
"What do you mean?" She tries to make reason out of his comment.
"It's the start of a blizzard out there. They already closed most of the roads down, including the one back to your place Clare."