Chapter 11 Blue light special

Eli's POV We pulled into the KMart parking lot. I got a lot of stares,mostly elderly woman who looked disgusted with me. "Hey it's a classic." I yelled back at them. I was only wearing a shirt. Clare had my jacket on,and Adam I think fell asleep in the car. I was not a guy to go into KMart,I avoided these places at all costs. I liked car shops,and record stores,but this was just too happy for me. The idea of rolling back prices,and that stupid smiley face bothered me. I'm one to talk I have 2 of them on the mirror of my car. Clare got out of the car. I could tell she knew her way around a mart store. "familiar territory?" I asked. She nodded. God! She looked good in my jacket. "We should wake Adam." She said. She knocked on the back of the car,and I pulled the back door open. "Up and Adam." I said. He slid out of the car. "Morty if anyone gives you any trouble,just spew oil at them." We walked together into Kmart.

It was soo colorful. I did not like colorful. "I'm going to go into the clothes section,we'll meet at the food court."Clare said. "They have a food court?" I asked. "Yah it's over there." I grabbed Clares arm. "You are not leaving me alone in here,I'm going with you." She sighed,and looked at me like I was chicken. "I'm going to be trying on clothes,it's pretty boring." I felt a smile almost appear on my face. "Perfect." I said. Clare took my hand and walked me to a very colorful clothing wrack. "Everything is so modest looking,now this..." "Is a ripped deadhand t-shirt." She finished. I caught myself stareing ,imagining Clare in skimpy clothes. I caught myself drulling. "Eli! Snap out of it!" I grabbed skimpy clothes off the racks. "Try this on,and this on,and this on." Clare smiled,laughing. "Your just enjoying this arent you?" I looked pretty smug. "Fine,but if I try on skimpy clothes ,so are you." I grabbed the clothes and put them back on the racks. "proceed." I said. Clare went into the dressing room,with modest looking clothes. "Damn the doors are peek proof!" Not like I was going to peak or anything...

"Okay no laughing." She said,as she walked out of the dressing room. She looked so hot in that light pink color. I almost swollowed my tongue. "It's nice." I said. "Nice is boring." Clare said. She tried on a dozen more clothes,giving me a fashion show. I'm really starting to like this Kmart place.

Clare's POV

Eli looked completely scared. I caught him trying to peak in the dressing room. He's such a perv! Finally we agreed on something. Eli looked speechless,as he ran his eyes up and down me. "Stop stareing." 'Okay your turn." He got up and started backing away defensively. "trying on clothes,not really my style,I just buy something a size to big and shrink it." I smiled,trying not to laugh. "No you have to do it,you made me scream in the middle of town,so your trying on kmart clothes." Eli got up and walked to another clothing section. "Fine." He put his hands up. He grabbed a bunch of black t-shirts,and black sweatshirts. Then he took his other shirt off in the middle of everyone. "What do you think dressing rooms are for?" I asked.

I took the jacket off and covered him up. He quickly put another t-shirt on. Omg his chiseled stomach. "Snap out of it,Clare." He looked at the shirt. "This will do." I shook my head. "What no fashion show?" He shook his head."Not really my style." We walked with linked arms through the kmart. Eli stopped in the pajama section,for obvious reasons. "Will we be needing any lingerie?" picking up a light blue lacey thong. "Sorry Clara Edwin isn't here today.. I shook my head.I'm going to slap you,put it back." He looked sad,and put it back on the rack. "Your no fun." he said.

I'm hungry I thought. "You hungry?" He had that cute confused look on his face. He walked across the isle and grabbed two bags of twizzlers. "here eat up." he said. "I love twizzlers." "Okay so no one will know we spent the night together. mission accomplished." There it was that smirk. "we didn't though,not in that way." He looked at me like he was thinking of a plan. "There's always tonight." Now I really was going to slap him. We made our way to the register. It was a long line. Finally we got up to the checkout. I took the tickets off our clothes,and gave them to the cashier,along with 2 bags of twizzlers. The cashier looked at us. "Hello,thankyou for shopping with us." Eli looked up. He let out a chuckle. "How cute Fitzy boy works at kmart." I tried really hard not to cause a scene. "Eli I'm working right now,but if your not busy,I'd be more than happy to take you outside during my break." Eli was going to say something...So I stuffed a bunch of twizzlers in his mouth. He gagged,just looking at me. "!5.99" Fitz said. I handed him a twenty dollar bill. Eli spit out the twizzlers. "Clare what did you do that for?" I smiled,my nervous smile,took the plastic bag on my arm,collected my change,and grabbed Eli by the hand,walking out of the store.

Adam was sitting on a bench. "Where were you guys? you left me alone with cashier fitz!" Eli let go of hand. "Clare I"d appreciate it,if you didn't choke me with twizzlers. You used my favorite candy,against me." I looked at Eli,embarresed. "Your mouth gets you into trouble,I did not want there to be a kmart homoside." We walked out of the store to the herse. Then I saw Fitz trail behind us.

Eli's POV

Seriously sometimes I don't understand Clare. I was just about to say something,okay maybe it wasn't the best idea to say something to him. So maybe she did keep me from getting my ass kicked,in the parking lot of a super store... I lost my train of thought. "Eli,that's no way to greet an old friend." Clare looked at me with serious eyes. "Nice seeing you again." I said,no hint of sarcasm in my voice as I ducked into Morty. Adam got in the backseat. We then drove away,leaving him in the parking lot. "I'm really proud of you,Eli." "Well It wasn't worth ruining my new t-shirt..why did you pay for it again?" I was trying to avoid fitz. I handed Clare 5 bucks. "I'm more than able to pay for my items myself." I just got angry. Damn fix it Eli,fix it. "Just don't embarress me in front of bullys." That made it worse.

"Okay what is your problem? What did he say? or do?" I gripped the steering wheel. "He wants something,I'm not going to let him have it." Adam chimmed in "Clare it's going around that he's after you." Clare looked up in complete shock. "I wouldn't let him anywhere near me after what he did to you on vegas night. I'm not his friend." I felt relief hearing that.

Clare took a bite of a twizzler. She is so cute when she chews. Wow Eli pretty soon your going to be stareing at her picture in your locker. "So where to?" I asked. "We've got the whole Saturday. I checked in with my mom..she's not going to be home tonight." My brows lifted. "why?" She's meeting with someone. I don't know it was just a text." I started to get that lightbulb over my head feeling. "So...you have the house to yourself?" I spun the wheel around,turning the car around. "Whoa!" Adam said as he slid to the other side of the car. "Easy man,and I know what your thinking Eli. I'm not going to stick around and watch you two makeout." Clare giggled. I pulled up to Adam's house and left him out of the car. Then I drove away really fast. "That was rude." Clare said. Her mouth wide open.

Clare's POV I shouldn't of said "had the house to myself." Did he think that was an invintation? He pulled up to my house. He looked excited...too excited. He was up to something.