CHAPTER 8
(Lyrics are by the author…don't steal please!)
Two weeks had passed since my parents had left. Eli and I sat in the park on a blanket with a picnic. He sat across from me strumming his guitar. "You know, um, "I wrote you a song." "Eli, that's so sweet. Will you sing it for me?" "Here?" "Yes." "Okay, here goes nothing."
Your Love is All I Need
(Verse 1) As I lay alone in bed I think of you,
I'm so alone without you here beside me.
But I know that as long as there's tomorrow,
You'll have me and I'll have you.
(Chorus) Because tomorrow brings all that love could bring.
And your love is all I need. You make my life complete.
Loving you, baby loving you. And your love is all I need.
(Verse 2) I get this feeling inside my soul,
My lonely heart beats for you. (My baby for you.)
One kiss, one hand, two hearts become one.
I know as long as there's tomorrow, you'll have me and
I'll have you.
(Bridge) So just hold me close tonight and never let me go.
And that day we say, "I love you," it'll mean forever.
(Chorus) Because tomorrow brings all that love could bring.
And your love is all I need. You make my life complete.
Loving you, baby loving you. And your love is all I need.
"Eli, that was beautiful." I walked over to him and moved his guitar to the side. "That means you deserve a surprise." "Really?" I nodded and sat on his lap and kissed him. "That was nice, really nice." I laughed ad sat next to him. He them put his head in my lap. "I'm tired." "Tired? Mr. Eli Sammler is tired?" He nodded and closed his eyes. We sat for a moment in silence with the only sounds coming from kids playing and the sound of nature. Then I said, "You know, someone once told me, love like everything else is a leap of faith. Basically a risk." "Uh-huh." "Are you listening?" He opened his eyes, "Yes." "Oh, okay." "Continue please, don't let me stop you." I smiled. "Okay, I'm going to take a risk, a leap of faith and say something that I hope won't freak you out." I sighed. "I love you." There was silence. He sat up and looked me right in the eyes. "If you weren't going to say it first I was." I looked at him hopefully. "You love me?" "I love you. But, you couldn't tell from the song?" "Well, I wanted to make sure." He laughed. "I love you Is." "I love you E."
Later that night at work I told Mary what happened. "That's wonderful Is." "Isn't it?" "So, have you guys talked about sex yet?" "No, I mean it's never come up." "Oh, it will, believe me." As we talked a bit more Eli walked in and walked over to the counter. "Mary, I'm on break." "Got it." I walked around and kissed Eli. "Hey you." He kept his arms around me and said, "I thought that I'd come over and surprise you." "Aww, that's sweet." I kissed him. "So, what do I owe this surprise?" We walked over to a table, "Well, I was wondering if by chance you were free tomorrow night?" "Yes, why?" "I want you to meet my mom." "Really? Are we that serious?" He gave me a strange look. "I was kidding. I'd love to meet your mom." "Oh, okay, good." He took my hand and said, "You know something, I love you." "And I love you." He kissed my hand. "I've got to go. Judy's expecting me back." "Alright, call me." "Absolutely." He kissed me and we parted. I went back behind the counter. As I was about to help the next customer Mary started to make "kissing" noises. "How old are you again Mar?" "I don't know.
A week had past and I met Eli's mom Karen. She was really nice, and after dinner she told me that Eli really likes me. That I was the first girl that he was really serious about. I of course hadn't either. I told her. I was both happy and scared. She told me to not be, to just live in the moment of being loved and loving in return. Karen had wished us luck as a couple as we left later that night.
My parents had been gone for two and a half months by now. Eli and I never "talked" about sex, until one night all that changed. Eli and I were sitting in the television room at my house "watching" a movie. As we kissed his hands went downward from my face. He started to unbutton my shirt. I nudged his hand away, but he reached for the buttons again. This time I pushed away from him. "Eli, I can't do this, not yet anyway." "Do what?" He asked coyly. "Eli you know what I mean, this, the kissing and taking it to the next level. You know, the kissing until the point of wanting more, but knowing." "Knowing what?" "Knowing I can't go further." "Why not?" I bite my lip and turned away. "That you're a virgin, is that what you were going to say?" I nodded and put his arm around me. "It's okay, we'll go slow. As slow as you want. We don't have to do anything that you don't want to do." I turned towards him and said, "Okay." He kissed my forehead and said, "I should get going." "Are you sure?" "Yeah, I think it's best." He got up and started to leave the room. "You're not mad, are you Eli?" "No, no, I'm not. Don't worry. I've just got to go. It's getting late. Okay?" I nodded. We got to the door. He kissed me and said, "I love you." He opened the door, "Eli?" he turned to me. "I love you." I kissed him sweetly on the lips. As he left I closed the door behind him.
(Lyrics are by the author…don't steal please!)
Two weeks had passed since my parents had left. Eli and I sat in the park on a blanket with a picnic. He sat across from me strumming his guitar. "You know, um, "I wrote you a song." "Eli, that's so sweet. Will you sing it for me?" "Here?" "Yes." "Okay, here goes nothing."
Your Love is All I Need
(Verse 1) As I lay alone in bed I think of you,
I'm so alone without you here beside me.
But I know that as long as there's tomorrow,
You'll have me and I'll have you.
(Chorus) Because tomorrow brings all that love could bring.
And your love is all I need. You make my life complete.
Loving you, baby loving you. And your love is all I need.
(Verse 2) I get this feeling inside my soul,
My lonely heart beats for you. (My baby for you.)
One kiss, one hand, two hearts become one.
I know as long as there's tomorrow, you'll have me and
I'll have you.
(Bridge) So just hold me close tonight and never let me go.
And that day we say, "I love you," it'll mean forever.
(Chorus) Because tomorrow brings all that love could bring.
And your love is all I need. You make my life complete.
Loving you, baby loving you. And your love is all I need.
"Eli, that was beautiful." I walked over to him and moved his guitar to the side. "That means you deserve a surprise." "Really?" I nodded and sat on his lap and kissed him. "That was nice, really nice." I laughed ad sat next to him. He them put his head in my lap. "I'm tired." "Tired? Mr. Eli Sammler is tired?" He nodded and closed his eyes. We sat for a moment in silence with the only sounds coming from kids playing and the sound of nature. Then I said, "You know, someone once told me, love like everything else is a leap of faith. Basically a risk." "Uh-huh." "Are you listening?" He opened his eyes, "Yes." "Oh, okay." "Continue please, don't let me stop you." I smiled. "Okay, I'm going to take a risk, a leap of faith and say something that I hope won't freak you out." I sighed. "I love you." There was silence. He sat up and looked me right in the eyes. "If you weren't going to say it first I was." I looked at him hopefully. "You love me?" "I love you. But, you couldn't tell from the song?" "Well, I wanted to make sure." He laughed. "I love you Is." "I love you E."
Later that night at work I told Mary what happened. "That's wonderful Is." "Isn't it?" "So, have you guys talked about sex yet?" "No, I mean it's never come up." "Oh, it will, believe me." As we talked a bit more Eli walked in and walked over to the counter. "Mary, I'm on break." "Got it." I walked around and kissed Eli. "Hey you." He kept his arms around me and said, "I thought that I'd come over and surprise you." "Aww, that's sweet." I kissed him. "So, what do I owe this surprise?" We walked over to a table, "Well, I was wondering if by chance you were free tomorrow night?" "Yes, why?" "I want you to meet my mom." "Really? Are we that serious?" He gave me a strange look. "I was kidding. I'd love to meet your mom." "Oh, okay, good." He took my hand and said, "You know something, I love you." "And I love you." He kissed my hand. "I've got to go. Judy's expecting me back." "Alright, call me." "Absolutely." He kissed me and we parted. I went back behind the counter. As I was about to help the next customer Mary started to make "kissing" noises. "How old are you again Mar?" "I don't know.
A week had past and I met Eli's mom Karen. She was really nice, and after dinner she told me that Eli really likes me. That I was the first girl that he was really serious about. I of course hadn't either. I told her. I was both happy and scared. She told me to not be, to just live in the moment of being loved and loving in return. Karen had wished us luck as a couple as we left later that night.
My parents had been gone for two and a half months by now. Eli and I never "talked" about sex, until one night all that changed. Eli and I were sitting in the television room at my house "watching" a movie. As we kissed his hands went downward from my face. He started to unbutton my shirt. I nudged his hand away, but he reached for the buttons again. This time I pushed away from him. "Eli, I can't do this, not yet anyway." "Do what?" He asked coyly. "Eli you know what I mean, this, the kissing and taking it to the next level. You know, the kissing until the point of wanting more, but knowing." "Knowing what?" "Knowing I can't go further." "Why not?" I bite my lip and turned away. "That you're a virgin, is that what you were going to say?" I nodded and put his arm around me. "It's okay, we'll go slow. As slow as you want. We don't have to do anything that you don't want to do." I turned towards him and said, "Okay." He kissed my forehead and said, "I should get going." "Are you sure?" "Yeah, I think it's best." He got up and started to leave the room. "You're not mad, are you Eli?" "No, no, I'm not. Don't worry. I've just got to go. It's getting late. Okay?" I nodded. We got to the door. He kissed me and said, "I love you." He opened the door, "Eli?" he turned to me. "I love you." I kissed him sweetly on the lips. As he left I closed the door behind him.