Hey everyone! You are all super awesome! Thank you so much for all the amazing reviews! Thank you especially to those who left me super long reviews to tell me a bit about themselves, it's always something I love, so please do it more!
P.S. for those who read A World of Wonder, only 5 more reviews!
So now I have 75 reviews so how about 85 for an update? Ten is totally do able right? Good!
Eli's POV:
Clare looked up at me, "Eli… it's, it's my dad…"
"IS that a bad thing?" I ask her. I really did not know much about Clare's family besides that one time I met her mom, but she was kind of on edge. Having just been in an accident I don't blame her.
She looked down as if she was sad, "Yes, very bad. I don't know what he could want."
"Maybe he just wants to talk?..." I hesitantly suggested.
She shook her head, "No. Trust me; he does not want to talk."
The sadness and slight fear in her eyes was obvious, "Clare what is so bad about your father."
"He is the reason I'm in this mess." She mumbled.
"What mess?" I ask, "Being here?"
"No. This is the best place I have been in a while." She admits to me as she snuggles up closer.
I gladly welcome Clare to my side. I want to comfort her in any way possible, "Do you want to tell me about it?"
"No." Was all she said.
I nodded, "I won't invade your privacy. But let me know when you're ready to talk about it. I'd love to help."
"You can't, but thank you." She places her head on my chest, "I'm going to go back to sleep."
I nod and kiss her forehead once before I press my lips to hers, "Night sweetheart."
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Clare's POV:
I was not going to sleep. All I wanted was a few minutes of silence. My dad was a bad guy. The problem was my mom loved him so much she did not want to leave him. But I did.
Everywhere we went my dad got us in trouble. You see my dad had a serious case of sticky fingers. He would not settle for small stuff, no he would go for the big ticket ideas, like top secret flies from every company he works for.
My dad would come into a new company and steal all of their top secrets and sell them to rival companies for cash. I don't care if it put food on the table, it was wrong and I hated it.
All these thoughts were too much. Slowly I began to drift asleep in Eli's arms. This was the one place I felt safe closing my eyes.
When I knew for sure Clare was asleep I began to get tempted to check her phone. I did not want to invade her privacy, but I wanted to know what was so bad about her father.
Clare would hate me for it, but I grabbed her phone. Ten missed calls and five texts from Randal. Who was Randal? I guess it was her father?
Should I call it? Maybe. I decided to look at the texts.
Clare call me
Honey answer your phone
Clare? Clare we have to go…
Clare I know you're mad but damn it pick up!
Fine, just have your stuff packed we leave tomorrow, your mom is getting you from the hospital.
Clare? Leaving. No. Not when she was so quiet about her dad. Something was up and there was no way I was letting her go with him.
I called in Nurse Ida. She came in and smiled at me. Ida was like my lovely grandmother. She was sweet and caring.
I smiled at her, "Ida, Clare's mom is planning to visit this afternoon and Clare REALLY does not want to see her or her father. Is there any way we could move up a floor or two?"
Ida nodded, "Is she your girlfriend?"
I blushed but nodded, "Yeah…"
Ida giggled, "I'll see what I can do baby. Is there any reason for me to be worried?"
"No." I lied, "Thanks Ida."
She smiled, "No problem. Be ready to move in an hour, I'll switch you with the lovely gentlemen upstairs."
She left me and I shifted down in the bed to hold Clare better. I just pressed my face to her curls and hoped for the best.
Clare's POV:
When I woke up, Eli was asleep on my head. I gently pushed him off and a nurse walked in the room. She was old but sweet looking, "Hello darling, are you ready?"
"For what?" I asked sleepily.
"To move rooms silly, Eli told me you needed to move up a room." She smiled.
"Why?" I asked.
She sighed and shook Eli awake, "Darling you did not tell Clare you two are moving?"
Eli looked guiltily at me, "Oh um we are moving."
"Why?" I ask.
He got out of bed, "Another guy needs this room." He looked at Ida as if he was telling her something. She nodded.
"Okay?" I say, but I am still really confused. Eli is not telling me something and I know it.
Anyway, we moved into the new room very quickly and Eli smiled at me, "Hey let's get out of here."
"What? I can't leave." I say.
Eli shakes his head, "I meant let's get out of this room silly. I want to take you somewhere."
"Okay." I say and I walk with him out the door. But I stop, "Eli I forgot my phone!"
"You don't need it." He sounds as if he is in a hurry to get me out.
"Just give me one second." I skip back to the room and grab my phone. That's weird. All my texts from my dad have been deleted. Oh no.
I run back to Eli, "Did you go through my phone!"
A/N: 85 reviews and we will all find out how pissed Clare is. That's only 10 reviews!
