Chapter three
Eli parks the car in the motel car park and turns off the ignition. He turns to look at Grace and can't help but notice her rosy cheeks and her full cherry red lips. Her hair is hanging loosely past her shoulders and her singlet top is just barely covers her breasts.
B/W Eli: I had never thought of her as a woman before. (surprised look)
Grace turns to face Eli and notices him staring at her. She notices the way his mouth is half-smiling and his skin is creased a little at his eyes and his spiky hair is all over the place. Grace cautiously raises her hand and runs it through his hair. Eli is startled for a second but then his half- smile turns into a full one.
"Sorry, I just had to do that for some reason," she blushes.
"You can do whatever you want," he murmurs as he looks into her eyes.
"Do you mean that?"
"Of course," he continues to murmur and stare.
"It's just...I never thought this would ever happen."
B/W Grace: I mean, why would Eli Manning of all people, want me? (laughs uncontrollably)
"You never thought what would happen?" he asks as he takes hold of her hand and searches her face.
B/W Grace: The way his eyes can just piece my soul.
"You would like me."
"I don't like you, Grace."
"You don't?"
"I've fallen for you," he whispers.
B/W Grace: Is this real? (squeals)
"But I'm just me," she whispers.
Eli softly strokes her face with his hand and looks back into her eyes.
"Don't say that, Grace. You're special."
"I just thought after we slept together you would have moved onto the next girl and I would have been left alone."
"Grace, stop analyzing this. Just accept that I do want you and I do care for you."
"I can't help it," she whispers and a tear falls from her eye.
"Shh," he whispers and then he softly kisses her on her wet cheek.
B/W Eli: She really is beautiful.
"It's ok, baby," he whispers and kisses her again.
Grace shudders and leans into him. Eli wraps his arms around her and strokes her hair. He whispers "shh" over and over again until she stops crying.
"I can't believe I'm crying," she laughs slightly. "I can't believe I acted so crazy at school today and now I'm back to being meek, shy me."
"Hey, it's ok. I like a girl who shows her crazy side," he chuckles.
Grace moves back from him and smiles softly.
"Eli, I don't want to go to the motel."
"How come?"
"I...I want to start over," she says and looks down at her lap.
"Start over?"
"Pretend like we never slept together."
"And do what?" he places his finger under her chin and lifts her head up to face him.
"I want you to ask me out on a date. I want this to be special."
B/W Eli: She's always been special, though.
"I'd love that, Grace," he murmurs and kisses her on the mouth.
Grace smiles and puts her seatbelt back on. Eli turns on the ignition and drives out of the car park.
- - -
Later that night Grace is sitting at her desk working on an essay when she hears a knock at the door.
"Come in," she yells.
Eli walks in and walks towards her with a hand behind his back. He leans down on one knee and looks up at her and brings out a single red rose from behind his back. He hands it to her and Grace smiles softly.
"So, I was wondering if you would give me the pleasure of joining me for dinner tomorrow night."
"I would love to," she murmurs and kisses him on the mouth.
Eli smiles triumphantly as he gets up. As he turns to leave the room he turns back to face her.
"Be ready at 7 and wear something fancy. We're going out in style, babe," he smirks and turns around and leaves the room.
Eli parks the car in the motel car park and turns off the ignition. He turns to look at Grace and can't help but notice her rosy cheeks and her full cherry red lips. Her hair is hanging loosely past her shoulders and her singlet top is just barely covers her breasts.
B/W Eli: I had never thought of her as a woman before. (surprised look)
Grace turns to face Eli and notices him staring at her. She notices the way his mouth is half-smiling and his skin is creased a little at his eyes and his spiky hair is all over the place. Grace cautiously raises her hand and runs it through his hair. Eli is startled for a second but then his half- smile turns into a full one.
"Sorry, I just had to do that for some reason," she blushes.
"You can do whatever you want," he murmurs as he looks into her eyes.
"Do you mean that?"
"Of course," he continues to murmur and stare.
"It's just...I never thought this would ever happen."
B/W Grace: I mean, why would Eli Manning of all people, want me? (laughs uncontrollably)
"You never thought what would happen?" he asks as he takes hold of her hand and searches her face.
B/W Grace: The way his eyes can just piece my soul.
"You would like me."
"I don't like you, Grace."
"You don't?"
"I've fallen for you," he whispers.
B/W Grace: Is this real? (squeals)
"But I'm just me," she whispers.
Eli softly strokes her face with his hand and looks back into her eyes.
"Don't say that, Grace. You're special."
"I just thought after we slept together you would have moved onto the next girl and I would have been left alone."
"Grace, stop analyzing this. Just accept that I do want you and I do care for you."
"I can't help it," she whispers and a tear falls from her eye.
"Shh," he whispers and then he softly kisses her on her wet cheek.
B/W Eli: She really is beautiful.
"It's ok, baby," he whispers and kisses her again.
Grace shudders and leans into him. Eli wraps his arms around her and strokes her hair. He whispers "shh" over and over again until she stops crying.
"I can't believe I'm crying," she laughs slightly. "I can't believe I acted so crazy at school today and now I'm back to being meek, shy me."
"Hey, it's ok. I like a girl who shows her crazy side," he chuckles.
Grace moves back from him and smiles softly.
"Eli, I don't want to go to the motel."
"How come?"
"I...I want to start over," she says and looks down at her lap.
"Start over?"
"Pretend like we never slept together."
"And do what?" he places his finger under her chin and lifts her head up to face him.
"I want you to ask me out on a date. I want this to be special."
B/W Eli: She's always been special, though.
"I'd love that, Grace," he murmurs and kisses her on the mouth.
Grace smiles and puts her seatbelt back on. Eli turns on the ignition and drives out of the car park.
- - -
Later that night Grace is sitting at her desk working on an essay when she hears a knock at the door.
"Come in," she yells.
Eli walks in and walks towards her with a hand behind his back. He leans down on one knee and looks up at her and brings out a single red rose from behind his back. He hands it to her and Grace smiles softly.
"So, I was wondering if you would give me the pleasure of joining me for dinner tomorrow night."
"I would love to," she murmurs and kisses him on the mouth.
Eli smiles triumphantly as he gets up. As he turns to leave the room he turns back to face her.
"Be ready at 7 and wear something fancy. We're going out in style, babe," he smirks and turns around and leaves the room.