Chapter 10
I'm sure the look I'm giving him at this moment is one of pure disbelief- because that's definitely what I'm feeling right now. All he does is smirk at my expression and saunter off to the bathroom where he picks up a brush and quickly sweeps it through his hair, parting it carefully and then shaking it out a little bit (a method I will never understand, by the way).
"Close the window? Your parents are upstairs, we could get caught at any second, our parents could keep us from seeing each other, and all you have to say is 'close the window?' I whisper scream at him; why isn't this boy even remotely panicking?
He scoffs at me and rolls his eyes. "You worry too much." I swear this boy's sarcasm will be the death of me.
"Eli... I'm going out the window, and unless you have a better plan…" I trail off, hinting for him to finish my sentence off with a brilliant idea or some kind of practical escape plan that doesn't involve me climbing out of an icy window while he gets to drive Morty back to school.
Instead, he walks over to my side of the room and kisses me on the cheek swiftly, while reaching behind me and snapping the window shut.
I gasp softly and whirl around to look at the now shut window. I hear Eli chuckle at my obvious panicked expression. Is this kid joking?
"Okay, as entertaining as it is watching you get all panicked and frustrated-I should probably give you some kind of explanation as to why my parents are home early, right? At least, I'm pretty sure that's what good boyfriends are supposed to do."
I scoff at his sarcasm and raise my eyebrows at him, signaling for him to continue. "Well?"
"Well… My mom and dad decided to come home early this week. They wanted to surprise me…" He looks down at the ground adorably, trying to hide the blush that begins to creep across his cheeks.
I let out a small giggle, "Eli, that's great. They haven't been home in a while; are you guys going to have a family night tonight?"
He chuckles softly, "the fact that you know my family's traditions so well is a little creepy Saint Clare. Someone's getting a little obsessive… Not that I could blame you- I am pretty intriguing." He smirks up at me and I can feel the corners of my mouth turn up slightly at our playful morning banter.
"You caught me! I am so embarrassed… Okay, how are we getting out of here? We're going to be late and Adam was supposed to wait for me outside the school this morning- he wanted to tell me something."
"Up the stairs and out the back door. My parents are in the living room and we're going out the kitchen so you have to be extremely quiet."
I bite my lip nervously, "this is risky Eli, what if we get caught?"
He chuckles softly, "Stop worrying so much, you sound like my grandma." He grabs my hand and leads me up the stairs.
I laugh, "Let's just get out of here."
