A/N - Thanks for the reviews! And if anyone out there thinks it's incest if
Eloise and David get together it's not! They are not related!! Eloise is
Monica's daughter and David is Chandler's son! It would be weird but not
illegal!! This is part 2!!
The next morning Eloise woke up and for the first few minutes of day break gazed out of her window. The storm had broken and outside there was only the sun and the birds. She couldn't hear any people about which was strange for this time of day. She sighed deeply and snuggled under the covers preparing to go back to sleep. Her head had just hit the pillow when she realised her bedroom window was on the other wall. The one opposite the door. This wasn't her room. She chanced a glance at the lump next to her. David. In that moment everything came rushing back to her. The storm the night before, the kiss. The most amazing kiss of her life. They had kissed for an eternity and then fallen asleep in each other's arms. She didn't care that people would think it was strange. David was more than her stepbrother. He was her best friend and best friends often became more than that. Their situation was just more complicated that was all.
Suddenly David stirred beside her and Eloise smiled. He looked so peaceful asleep she almost wished he never had to wake up. She also knew that when he did wake up he would want to talk about this. Despite how much she told herself it was ok people would think it was sick. Everyone thought of them as brother and sister. Even their parent's friends. They weren't Eloise and David they were Monica and Chandler's kids. And that meant it was wrong. Eloise felt David move beside her and she adjusted her position so he could sit up. She braced herself for the 'talk' they were almost certainly going to have. Instead David leaned toward her and kissed her gently.
"Morning" he whispered in her ear
"Morning" she heard herself whisper back, unsure of what to say
"Listen about last night. . . . ." David began. This was it. "I had a really great time"
Eloise looked at him a smile slowly forming on her face. He didn't want to end it! She searched for something, anything to say but when she opened her mouth only a small squeak came out. David laughed at her and she leaned forward, kissing him deeply feeling that only through an action could he begin to understand how happy she was. They kissed and in that moment they weren't brother and sister. They were boyfriend and girlfriend and they had the whole day to themselves. With no parents.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Eloise walked out of her room, fully dressed. She and David had talked for a minute but had both agreed to make the most of their last day alone. They both knew that when their parents got back they would have to stop. But for now they were just two kids having fun and planning their day.
"Hey!" David shouted when he noticed her walking toward him, "What do you wanna do today?"
"Nothing" she replied as she walked up to where he was making breakfast and wound her arms around his waist.
"C'mon!" he teased "You must wanna do something you're not that boring"
"Fine!" Eloise relented, "We'll go see a movie"
David smiled and served her up some pancakes. They ate in moderate silence only broken when they looked at each other and were overcome with laughter. After one such fit they abandoned their breakfast and Eloise grabbed David's hand and almost dragged him out of the house and into his car.
Ten minutes later they were taking their seats in the cinema. Eloise always smiled when she thought she was with David. She couldn't explain it, it just felt so right. When David placed his arm around her shoulder she didn't object she just moved closer to him. In the darkened room she felt strangely at ease. No one could see them here. They were completely alone. Eloise snuggled closer to David and buried her head in her safe place - the crook of his neck. They stayed locked together like that. No longer caring about what other people might say, only caring about the present and their feelings. The things that, to them, really counted.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Later that night they finally had the talk Eloise had been dreading. It was David that began, after they had sat down to dinner. They had spent the most amazing day together, going to the park, going shopping and just lazing about the house. What made it so perfect to Eloise was that they had been together. But she guessed it had to end.
"El?" David asked stirring his spaghetti bolognaise around his plate, "Can we talk?"
Eloise's fork froze halfway between her plate and her mouth. This was it, she forced a smile onto her face and looked at him, "Sure"
David took a deep breath and began, "Look, I have had the most fun with you today. And I wish it didn't have to end. I wish our parents had never gotten married and I'd just bumped into you at school and asked you out. But they did get married and I can't just ask you out. I'm sorry El but when they get back we're just gonna be Eloise and David again. Monica and Chandler's kids. And I guess that's all we'll ever be"
"I know" Eloise whispered, "I guess I knew straight away I just didn't want to tell myself. But we'll still have today. It'll be our little secret"
David smiled and placed his hand on top of hers gently stroking it reassuringly "Our little secret . . . . " he repeated
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"Hey kids! We're home!" Monica shouted as she Chandler, Annabella and Clare walked through the front door and into the hallway. "Hey where are you?!"
Eloise appeared at the top of the stairs closely followed by David. "Hey mom!" she yelled before running towards her and giving her mom a big hug. Despite the fact that throughout the day she had wished that Monica would not come home she was glad to see her. Eloise suddenly felt a dull thud as something hit her leg. She looked down and saw that Clare had just launched herself at her. "Hey munchkin!" she said laughing as she picked Clare up, "Did you miss me then?" Clare laughed back and Eloise looked over at David. He was holding Belle and talking quietly to her. But he turned his head slightly and his eyes met Eloise and they both smiled. So what if they couldn't be together? They had the memories of today and memories, unlike relationships, last forever.
The next morning Eloise woke up and for the first few minutes of day break gazed out of her window. The storm had broken and outside there was only the sun and the birds. She couldn't hear any people about which was strange for this time of day. She sighed deeply and snuggled under the covers preparing to go back to sleep. Her head had just hit the pillow when she realised her bedroom window was on the other wall. The one opposite the door. This wasn't her room. She chanced a glance at the lump next to her. David. In that moment everything came rushing back to her. The storm the night before, the kiss. The most amazing kiss of her life. They had kissed for an eternity and then fallen asleep in each other's arms. She didn't care that people would think it was strange. David was more than her stepbrother. He was her best friend and best friends often became more than that. Their situation was just more complicated that was all.
Suddenly David stirred beside her and Eloise smiled. He looked so peaceful asleep she almost wished he never had to wake up. She also knew that when he did wake up he would want to talk about this. Despite how much she told herself it was ok people would think it was sick. Everyone thought of them as brother and sister. Even their parent's friends. They weren't Eloise and David they were Monica and Chandler's kids. And that meant it was wrong. Eloise felt David move beside her and she adjusted her position so he could sit up. She braced herself for the 'talk' they were almost certainly going to have. Instead David leaned toward her and kissed her gently.
"Morning" he whispered in her ear
"Morning" she heard herself whisper back, unsure of what to say
"Listen about last night. . . . ." David began. This was it. "I had a really great time"
Eloise looked at him a smile slowly forming on her face. He didn't want to end it! She searched for something, anything to say but when she opened her mouth only a small squeak came out. David laughed at her and she leaned forward, kissing him deeply feeling that only through an action could he begin to understand how happy she was. They kissed and in that moment they weren't brother and sister. They were boyfriend and girlfriend and they had the whole day to themselves. With no parents.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Eloise walked out of her room, fully dressed. She and David had talked for a minute but had both agreed to make the most of their last day alone. They both knew that when their parents got back they would have to stop. But for now they were just two kids having fun and planning their day.
"Hey!" David shouted when he noticed her walking toward him, "What do you wanna do today?"
"Nothing" she replied as she walked up to where he was making breakfast and wound her arms around his waist.
"C'mon!" he teased "You must wanna do something you're not that boring"
"Fine!" Eloise relented, "We'll go see a movie"
David smiled and served her up some pancakes. They ate in moderate silence only broken when they looked at each other and were overcome with laughter. After one such fit they abandoned their breakfast and Eloise grabbed David's hand and almost dragged him out of the house and into his car.
Ten minutes later they were taking their seats in the cinema. Eloise always smiled when she thought she was with David. She couldn't explain it, it just felt so right. When David placed his arm around her shoulder she didn't object she just moved closer to him. In the darkened room she felt strangely at ease. No one could see them here. They were completely alone. Eloise snuggled closer to David and buried her head in her safe place - the crook of his neck. They stayed locked together like that. No longer caring about what other people might say, only caring about the present and their feelings. The things that, to them, really counted.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Later that night they finally had the talk Eloise had been dreading. It was David that began, after they had sat down to dinner. They had spent the most amazing day together, going to the park, going shopping and just lazing about the house. What made it so perfect to Eloise was that they had been together. But she guessed it had to end.
"El?" David asked stirring his spaghetti bolognaise around his plate, "Can we talk?"
Eloise's fork froze halfway between her plate and her mouth. This was it, she forced a smile onto her face and looked at him, "Sure"
David took a deep breath and began, "Look, I have had the most fun with you today. And I wish it didn't have to end. I wish our parents had never gotten married and I'd just bumped into you at school and asked you out. But they did get married and I can't just ask you out. I'm sorry El but when they get back we're just gonna be Eloise and David again. Monica and Chandler's kids. And I guess that's all we'll ever be"
"I know" Eloise whispered, "I guess I knew straight away I just didn't want to tell myself. But we'll still have today. It'll be our little secret"
David smiled and placed his hand on top of hers gently stroking it reassuringly "Our little secret . . . . " he repeated
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"Hey kids! We're home!" Monica shouted as she Chandler, Annabella and Clare walked through the front door and into the hallway. "Hey where are you?!"
Eloise appeared at the top of the stairs closely followed by David. "Hey mom!" she yelled before running towards her and giving her mom a big hug. Despite the fact that throughout the day she had wished that Monica would not come home she was glad to see her. Eloise suddenly felt a dull thud as something hit her leg. She looked down and saw that Clare had just launched herself at her. "Hey munchkin!" she said laughing as she picked Clare up, "Did you miss me then?" Clare laughed back and Eloise looked over at David. He was holding Belle and talking quietly to her. But he turned his head slightly and his eyes met Eloise and they both smiled. So what if they couldn't be together? They had the memories of today and memories, unlike relationships, last forever.
