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Eli's face twisted into some kind of expression I've never seen before. I began to feel a little afraid, and I pressed my back up against the door, resting one hand on the handle.
"I'm sorry. I did it for you." I said, my voice shaking.
He looked from me to the steering wheel. He let go of it and then ran his hands through his hair.
"You're kidding right?" he finally managed to say, his face going blank.
"I wish." I breathed, loosing my grip on the door handle.
"I don't know what to say." he said. This is a first, Eli being lost for words.
I sighed. "Well now you know, so can you drive me back to school?"
"No. I don't know what to say, first." he clarified.
"What else is there to say?" I said. Even though I knew we had a lot to talk about.
"Well," he began "I'm contemplating whether I should go kick Fitz's ass now or later." he clenched his fists.
"Don't. Eli, me and Fitz made a... deal. He's gonna leave you alone now so don't start the problem all up again. Otherwise, I did all of this for nothing." I bit my lip.
"I'm not gonna let him get away with taking... with taking you're goddamn virginity Clare!" he said as he put the keys in the ignition.
I quickly leaned over and grabbed them out of the ignition.
"This isn't up for debate. Give me those." he reached his hand out to take the keys.
"Fine. Go fight with him." I dropped the keys in his hand.
He raised an eyebrow. "What's the catch?"
"No catch. But you're relationship status will change if you go fight with him." I crossed my arms.
"An ultimatum?"
"This is serious Eli. If you go fight with him, or even talk to him..." my voice trailed off.
"I don't get it, who's side are you on?" his tone turned sharp again.
I rolled my eyes. "You know whose side I am on. I did that for you and all you're doing is yelling at me." I kicked open the car door and stepped out and started walked towards the exit of the park, fuming.
I heard his car door open and I quickened my pace. I heard him jog up behind me.
"Clare, I'm sorry." he said softly.
I turned around. "Leave me alone."
"I won't fight Fitz."
"Great but that's not the point." I gripped my tote.
He sighed. "I just can't believe you'd do that for me though... You should have told me when he threatened you orignally and we could have gone to the police or something..."
I felt tears fill my eyes."I know but I knew it would just cause more problems if I went to you... you would have fought him again and it's just" my voice broke and I desperately tried to keep from crying again "I thought I could just get it over with and everything would be solved and there would be no more problems..."
Tears spilled over and Eli stepped closer and cupped my face. My heart thumped as I stared into his emerald eyes. Damn those eyes. I can't stay mad at him.
He wiped away my tears with his thumb and wrapped his arm around me and pulled me into a tight embrace. I stopped crying and leaned my head on his chest.
"I love you." he whispered in my ear. My heart stopped. He had never said that to me before.
I gently pulled away from him and looked up at him. "I love you too." I whispered.
Then his lips crashed onto mine. He wrapped his arms around my waist and pulled me up onto my tiptoes. I melted into him, and all the stress I had been carrying all day long melted away too. I gripped his blazer and he licked my bottom lip, asking for entrance. I granted it and our tongues fought for dominance. He pulled away after awhile, as we were both gasping for air. He smiled, not smirked, and I couldn't help but smile back.
"Thank you." he said.
"For what?" I giggled slightly.
"For doing that for me. I can't even put into words how... lucky I am to have you."
I smiled. "Well, it's in the past now. I want to pretend it never happened but... I have to... I have to go get a pregnancy test." his smile faded.
"So you actually do think you might be... pregnant?" he frowned.
I frowned too. "I can't believe it..."
"Well, you don't know for sure yet. There's still hope."
I sighed. "I guess." I paused. "Can you drop me off at Alli's house? We're gonna go... get it."
"Do you want me to be there too?"
I thought for a second. "I guess I would like some more support. Let's go pick her up then go to the drug store."
