Clare's Perspective
"Jake." Eli start to approach him as he got out of his car.
"Yes? Eli what are you doing here?" Jake glared him down.
"Look man I do not mean any harm. I just want to say sorry I snapped at you. Come on man. We have been buds for ever do not tell me you are just going to walk away. I was just trying to look out for you. But I see you know what you are doing. So sorry." Sitting there in Morty just watching as Eli tried to make everything better between him and Jake, I felt K.C.'s eyes on me. I turned around to the side window and saw him noticing that I was in the car.
It was pretty hilarious to see his reaction. At first he looked surprised. Then confused. And then just plan old mortified. What a creep. I shot him a smile that said hey-you-were-wrong-about-Eli-and-I.
"Okay. Eli. I know I do not want to let this stupid fight to get in the way of everything. Look I appreciate your apology it is just, I have put up with you trying to 'protect' me for ever. When dude I can look out for myself. It just gets so annoying. But I am sick of fighting too. I except your apology." Jake and Eli looked at each other and had a bromance moment. Ha-ha.
"Thanks man." Eli concluded.
"Hey Clare," Jake waved to me.
"Hey." I smiled back. Just enjoying this moment.
"Come on in everyone. Dinner time!" Mrs. Martin called everyone in.
I finally got out of Morty. And walked with Eli into Jake's house.
"You don't mind about Clare and I staying here? Are you sure?" Eli asked Jake's mom.
"No problem. I have plenty to feed you teens. Hi Clare, nice to meet you." Mrs. Martin shook my hand.
"You too. Thanks again for letting us stay for dinner." I responded. "I didn't want to intrude."
We all sat around the kitchen table Eli sitting next to me on my left, Jake across from us sitting with Imogen, and K.C. on the end.
"This is a lovely dinner, Mrs. Martin." I spoke in the awkward silence between everyone. Even though everything was okay or at least seemed it something was off.
"Oh. Thank you dear." Mrs. Marin smiled. "Okay well I have to go out for a little be right back."
"Bye Mom." Jake waved.
"Jake your mom is so sweet." Imogen started talking.
"Thanks. So…Eli how long have you and Clare been together?" Jake asked surprisingly. We were both caught off guard. Shit.
"Oh um…2 months."
"1 month." We both blurted out.
"Well if you want to get technical one month and a half." I saved us. Suddenly everyone's suspicions disappeared.
"Cool." Jake went back to eating.
"Okay. This is just too awkward for me!" Imogen blurted out. "Is it too soon that we all hang out together?"
"Well she does have a point. I feel all this weird tension." K.C. added.
"Yeah." Everyone else nodded their heads and agreed.
After that everyone started laughing and talking I bit more. Especially Jake and Eli. Imogen and I got off on a good talk. And even K.C. was talking to me normally.
Is this all too good to be true?