Eli and I had finished painting about an hour ago. Peter had mercy on us and decided we only had to do one wall. Now we were at the park, both lounged out in the grass, reading. Silently. Whoo, fun. Note the sarcasm. I marked the page i was on in my book and set it down in the grass. Eli followed suit and flopped his arm over his face.

I groaned. "I swear, if i have to read another word, my eyes are going to fall out of my head and spend the remainder of the day rolling around on the ground trying to locate my body." I turned over so that i was lying on my stomach, facing the boy in front of me.

I heard him chuckle, which was somewhat muffled by his arm. I poked him in the stomach. "Yeah, laugh it up. You wont think its so funny when it happens to you too. We both need a break!"

He nodded his head in agreement and sat up. He smirked. "What do you suppose we do then?"

I smiled at him and hopped to my feet, grabbing my book along the way. I held my hand out to him. " I'm thinking ice cream. How about you?"

He smiled and took my hand, hoisting himself up. "I think thats a great idea." We walked to the ice cream cart a few feet away and both got vanilla cones. We started a walk along the paved path that surrounded the park. Silence engulfed us until i broke it. I smirked his direction. "Tattoos or piercings?"

He looked over at me and returned the smirk. "I have one tattoo." I smiled. "Oooh! Let me see!" He chuckled and pushed his sleeve up. There, on his bicep in beautiful cursive letters, was the name 'Julia'. I smiled. "Your girlfriend?" i asked.

Eli looked at me with a saddened expression. "Ex-girlfriend. She was hit by a car and killed." I slightly gasped. "I'm sorry, i didnt know, I shouldnt have asked."

He smiled at me. "Its okay, really. I've learned to handle it." I was still unsure, and i knew he could tell, because he quickly changed the subject. "What about you? Do you have any?" He poked my nose and cartlidge. "Besides these."

I smiled. "yes, actually." I lifted my shirt slightly. "This piercing," i pointed to my belly button, and he examined it. Just a diamond studded one, nothing special. I pulled down my shirt and pulled down the shoulder strap so that he could see the back of my right shoulder, and the beautiful rose that resided there. "And this." I smiled as he smirked and fingered it.

"Cool." He said finally and we resumed walking. He suddenly grabbed something out of his back pocket, which seemed to be a phone. "I think its about time i get you home." He smiled at me.

I returned it as he offered his arm to me, which i took. "Lead the way."

We got in Morty and he drove me home. I opened the door to to get out and i suddenly realised i was forgetting something. I took a paper and pen from my purse, wrote on it, and handed it to Eli. I smiled. "Call or text, doesnt matter. But we need to communicate if we are gonna get this project done."

He smirked and nodded and i stepped out of Morty, and as I did so, i felt something slip in to my back pocket. A piece of paper with a number on it. Scrawled across the top was 'The scary new kid (who really isnt that scary)' I laughed and got out of the hearse completely. I walked to the drivers side and gave him a hug through the window, which he hesitantly returned. I smiled at him. "Thanks, hun. I'll see ya tomorrow."

He nodded and just as i reached my front door, i heard him shout. "You can count on it."

This boy was seriously something else. And i loved it.