I know you probably expected a sex chapter but this is reversed. You'll see. Thanks TurboWiz70

Eli was busy on set filming while Clare was in his dressing room on her laptop. It was an outside shoot so they were in the back of the building filming; they had been out there all day and everyone was beyond tired and exhausted. It was supposed to be an all-day camping thing for the show but it seemed like it never ended. About 2 hours later, they called it a day and everyone wrapped up.

"Eli!" The director called.

He turned around tiredly and walked over to him, "What's up?"

"On Saturday, you and Carolyn are gonna be shooting a sex scene, okay?" Eli's eyes widened and he kept thinking about Clare's reaction when he told her or saw the show.

"Um why cant someone else do it?"

"Because that's your role, are you fine with it?"

Eli swallowed the lump in his throat and stuttered, "I-uh I don't think my girlfriend is gonna want me to do that."

"It's acting Eli, she should understand."

"Okay." He nodded knowing there was no way out of it and made his way inside. He walked to his dressing room and lightly knocked on the door, "Yeah?"

He opened it and saw Clare lying on the couch. "Why'd you knock? It's your dressing you."

"Well then sorry for respecting your privacy." He teased as he sat down across from her in a chair. She sat up and pulled him on the couch and sat on his lap, "How'd it go?"

"Um its good."

"Good? 12 hours filming and its just good?"

"Really really good." He asked as if a question.

"Are you alright?"

"I need to tell you something." He said looking down at her hands and rubbing his fingers over them.

"Okay, what is it?"

"Two days from now, I umm I have to-I have to do a sex scene."

Clare's eyes formed together questionably. "With who?"

"Carolyn."

"Please tell me you're joking." She pleaded utterly confused. He simply shook his head in reply.

"Well then how is it gonna go? You're not really gonna have sex right?"

"No of course not, but I mean we have to be naked and like we're basically doing it without me inside her."

"Um wow-okay."

"Are you fine it?"

"Yeah I guess, I mean it's your job. It's what you have to do."

"I'm glad you understand." He pulled her closer to him and captured her lips in a kiss. He gripped her hips and her lower back and lied down, pulling her on top of him.

She gripped his face as he deepened the kiss. He ran his hands down her back, in her pants and squeezed her butt and before they could get carried away, there was a knock at the door.

Clare got off of Eli and sat beside him, "Come in." Eli spoke up.

The door opened and it was Fiona, "Time to go lovebirds, they're locking up." They nodded as Fiona exited and Eli got his things together. They interlocked hands as the exited the place and were on their way to Eli's house.

XXX Saturday

Eli was in the shower getting ready as Clare was on the couch simply dressed in sweats and one of Eli's hoodies. She was still iffy about him doing the scene and had to watch it to make sure boundaries weren't crossed. She knew it was apart of his job and he needed to do it, so she tried to be okay with it and not be an overprotective girlfriend.

Eli sped downstairs, "I'm ready beautiful." She nodded, grabbed her phone and they were off to filming. They arrived on set and Clare sat back, behind the cameras as they were all getting changed, hair, makeup and the whole process.

They soon came out and Clare saw Eli walking over to her shirtless with his jeans, "Are you okay?"

She faintly smiled and nodded, "I hope you do good."

Eli smirked and gave her a lingering kiss, "I love you."

"I love you too."

Eli left to go in camera width and was talking to Carolyn before they did the scene. Camera man said they would start filming in about 2 minutes and in no time the scene started. They started out kissing, a little intense but it was manageable for Clare to watch. She saw Carolyn pull Eli on top of her and it was so hard for her to look so she played with her phone. She looked up and saw Eli unclasping her bra, he was pressed against her so she wasn't exposed by the people on set. Eli began to kiss down her stomach and Clare wanted to go home and cry in her pillow. She knew it was acting but it looked so real, like he truly did have feelings for this girl.

Eli pulled down her panties and pulled the blanket above them. He tugged off his pants and boxers and threw it aside as he leaned down to kiss her again. "It's gonna hurt." He whispered to her reciting the line he memorized on the script.

"It's okay." She softly whispered back. He 'pushed' into her and started a slow pace. Eventually, within 5 minutes of 'sex', Clare heard a moan and looked up again to see the girl looked like he was really doing it and she was actually in utter bliss. She saw Eli pounding in her, kissing her neck and that was it for her and she walked out of the building. Eli saw her get up and looked up and knew it was bothering her. He tried to focus on the scene to no avail and put back on his clothes, "I'm sorry, I'll be right back." He ran out the building to find Clare leaning against the building, saddened.

"Are you okay?" She shook her head not wanting to lie anymore.

"What's wrong? Its bothering you?"

"Yes." She admitted.

"You told me you were okay with it."

"Yeah well, I lied. It's killing me to see you doing that."

"I wouldn't have done if it was hurting you."

"I get its your job and you have to but I don't like it and I don't want you doing that."

"Why the hell wouldn't you tell me that before?"

"I didn't wanna seem like an overprotective girlfriend."

Eli sighed and looked elsewhere, "Well then what do you want me to do?"

"Go ahead and do it Eli, I cant stop you."

"I don't know why it bothers you, its fake. I love you, only you."

"I know but-I don't know I'm sorry. I'm not being a good girlfriend right now."

"Its fine, just back inside please."

She shook her head, "I'm gonna start crying, just finish it please."

"Clare, come back inside if you love me. I'll try to tone it down, just come inside."

She took his open hand and he led her back inside, "I'm sorry." He apologized to the rest of the cast.

"Elijah!" They called. Eli told Clare to sit down and wait and he ran over, "What happened?"

"We cant be having this, her. If you cant do a sex scene without her crying about it then she needs to leave."

"She's my girlfriend, what do you expect her to do?"

"It's fake, how can that bother someone?"

"I don't know but it bothers her so…"

"So you're going to ruin the scene because of your insecure girlfriend?"

"I'm still doing it." He said loudly aggravated at the rounds of attacks. "I just have to tone it down for her but I'll do it."

They nodded and got back in the scene. It was hard for Eli to tone it down but still make it real. He tried his best but he couldn't if he didn't go full out so he did so anyway. It's his job and Clare has to be okay with it so he did as his mind decided.

Soon the scene was finished, and the editors and director went in the back to edit as the present actors got changed.

"Was that okay?" Eli asked as he put on his regular clothes.

"It's over with so that's all that matters."

"Let's go, I'm taking you out to eat and we need to talk."

"Okay." She said as Eli took her hand and led her to his car, they hopped in and drove off.

XX

They settled down in the booth and gazed over their menus. Eli didn't really want to eat so he put the menus down and waited for Clare. After a few minutes, he spoke up. "Can we talk now?"

"I don't know what's there to talk about." She put her menu down and rested her chin on her hand.

"You're jealousy is ridiculous." He simply stated.

"I'm not jealous." She fired back.

Eli scoffed, "Then why were you throwing a fit back there?"

"I didn't like it, that doesn't mean I'm jealous, I know its fake."

"Forget it." Eli rubbed his forehead out of frustration, "I don't understand you."

"What don't you understand Eli? Its over with, it doesn't matter. You know you would feel the same way if I had to be naked with another guy for a job."

"But I wouldn't throw a big fit, I would tell you I didn't want you do it instead of lying to you."

"Well I'm sorry." She admitted.

Eli didn't respond and the waiter came to their table, "Can I start you off with some drinks if you're not ready to order."

"Can I just get water?" Eli requested.

The waiter nodded and asked Clare, "Um a water too and a chicken sandwich please."

She nodded, taking their menus and walked off.

"Are you still mad at me?" Clare asked.

"I just don't think is gonna work."

"W-what? Did I really mess up that bad?"

"No, its just I'm not-I don't know."

"Tell me what you're thinking."

"I cant tell you here."

"Then let's go back to your house." They canceled their order and walked back to his car. In no time, they were sitting up in his room and Clare was waiting for his explain for his random change in emotion and not wanting to be with her anymore.

"I'm not feeling this anymore." He finally spoke up.

"You mean me? You don't love me anymore?"

"I still love you but I'm not feeling the relationship. Like I don't, I don't feel I'm as happy as I could be."

"Then give me a chance Eli, I promise I'll make it better please." She begged, tears forming in her eyes.

"I don't know." He muttered.

"Baby please." She begged taking his hand. "Don't break up with me."

"Clare, we're just like hanging on. I don't feel you're happy with me either."

"But I am, I promise. Please Eli." She let the tears fall down her face. "I need you."

"We can keep trying this, see if things change but if it doesn't, I cant do this anymore."

"Okay, I promise it'll get better." She pulled him towards her to kiss his lips. Her assumption was that if a guy wasn't satisfied with the relationship, they weren't satisfied with the sex so she really wanted to prove to him that she can fulfill his fantasy and give him that perfect, satisfying relationship.

She tugged at his shirt and lifted it off his head. She unbuckled his belt immediately and he pulled back, "What are you doing?"

"I wanna to you I can make you happier."

"This isn't about the sex you know that, right?"

"Yes I know." She lied pulling him back in a kiss.

"Clare, stop." He said pushing her back. "You're making this worst. If you really think that the sex is what's wrong with the relationship, then you're ridiculous."

"Eli, I'm trying." She cried. "I don't know what I'm doing wrong, I'm giving you everything I have, I don't understand how it's not enough."

"I'm just not happy being with you Clare, I'm sorry but I'm done."

"Why do you want to hurt me?" She bawled. She wasn't expecting their relationship to end any time soon. And the fact Eli was ending it, blaming it on her when she didn't know what she did wrong was eating her up. She tried her best being a girlfriend and didn't know what she did wrong. She considered if he had standards being a celebrity and all but she was clueless and didn't want the relationship to end.

"I don't want to, do you want me to take you back home?

"No, just forget it then. I cant believe you. Just make me feel like shit with a bullshit explanation and expect me to leave. And you said you love me." She scoffed packing up her stuff. She was soon done and grabbed her things, leaving without a word.

She walked a couple of miles, realizing there was no way she could get home. She settled at the curb and took out her phone. She had to call her parents, she knew they were bound to slaughter her, for going across the country but she needed to get home somehow.

She took out her phone and dialed the phone, her mom picking up. "Hello?"

"Um hi mom."

"Hey Clare, how's it going?"

"I have to tell you something. Um I'm –I'm in BC and I need you guys to come back. I have no way to get home."

"Why are you in B.C. Clare? You should be home."

"I know and I'm sorry but I wanted to visit Eli and I've been here since you guys left. He just broke up with me so I have nowhere to go."

"You'll get this lecture when we come back but I cant do anything right now. We're too far. You can stay in a hotel or something until we get down there?"

"How? I have no money."

"You can go to the hotel, give you the credit card number and everything. Okay?"

"Yeah, thank you. I'll call you when I find a hotel."

"Okay, love you. Stay safe."

"Love you too." Clare stuffed her phone back in her pocket and began walking off. She didn't know where she was going and where she would end up and no one was out to help her. She wiped her tears and kept walking, lugging her suitcase in need of a place to stay.

Don't get mad, I'll make it up to you. Ideas for next chapter lovelys.