We told CeCe we were leaving for the time being and got in the hearse. It was going to be amazing to spend the day with my boyfriend. Eli then drove us to a nearby tattoo and piercing shop. "Um... Why are we here?" I asked, honestly I was very curious.
"Don't worry Clare. We're not getting extreme piercings." Eli joked and smirked at me. "You just need something to take your mind off things." He gently took my hand then led me inside. Inside the shop heavy metal music blasted and hardly anyone was there. However, it was a nice shop. I had never been in a place like this ever before.
"Hey Eli! What's up bro?" A man with tattoos all over his arm had said. If I had to guess, I would have said he was the owner, because he definitely looked the part, but he also looked and sounded super friendly.
"Uncle Ron! Long time no see." Eli said, greeting the man.
"Alright what are you here for?" Ron asked.
"Well Clare and I are going to get matching piercings." Eli said gesturing to me. WHAT? My face turned bright red. I had never gotten something like that done in my life, let alone even thought about it. My mother would have never allowed it. But now, it almost seemed appealing, and Eli was right, I really needed a distraction to take my mind off things.
"Uh... Where?" Ron asked.
"On our ear you perv!" Eli yelled and Ron chuckled.
"Okay. Who's first?"
"Clare!" Eli said and pushed me forward. I was extremely nervous. I sat down in the chair and pulled my auburn hair out of the way. I was thankful we were only doing our ears, and not something totally crazy.
"Left cartilage." Eli said. Ron nodded and got the piercing gun and shot the needle through my ear. It didn't hurt at all! I got a small silver hoop in my ear, then it was Eli's turn. He got the same thing as me. Once we were back in the hearse Eli was teasing me. "Was that so bad Saint Clare?" He teased. I was happy that I had went through with it.
"Stop it!" I giggled.
Eli smirked and I blushed when he captured my lips for a kiss. "You hungry?" He asked.
"A little." I admitted. Eli then started the hearse and drove to the Dot. Once we were there we met up with our transgender friend from school Adam. We all ate cheeseburgers and milkshakes. It was great to get out of the house and spend time with Eli and our friends. Which reminded me, I definitely needed to get in touch with Alli soon and let her know everything that was going on.
"So Clare, how do you like living with Eli?" Adam asked wagging his eyebrows.
"It's... Very nice." I said biting my lip.
"Anyway, how are you and Fiona?" Eli asked.
"Dude we are great! She took me to meet her mom and her brother Declan yesterday. I think she may be the one." Adam said smiling.
"That is so good Adam! Clare and I are happy for you." Eli said gripping Adam's shoulder. It was really awesome to catch up with him. We continued talking and spending time with each other and overall it was a great way to spend a saturday. Once we were finished eating Eli and I went home and went upstairs. We were listening to music and relaxing until CeCe came into the room.
"I need to talk to you two." She said sternly.
"Yeah mom?" Eli answered.
"Well, I know you two slept in the same bed last night." CeCe said.
"Oh god," I got out, worried that my nightmare would have gotten us in trouble. When I moved in with Eli, she and Bullfrog had serious guidelines and strict rules that we had to follow. I had agreed because I respected them and I was so happy that they were letting me stay with them while I was dealing with my issues.
"Mom!" Eli whined.
"Oh hush! I don't care if you do I just want to make sure you are being safe. Eli, do you have condoms?" CeCe lectured. By now I was feeling a bit embarrassed, this was definitely not what I had signed up for, and I was definitely not ready for all of this considering everything that I had gone through with my father.
"Yes mom." Eli mumbled.
"Clare, are you on birth control?"
"Um, no but I don't plan on... You know, anytime soon." I said getting redder by the second.
"Is Eli making you uncomfortable?" She said putting her hands on her hips.
"Oh no! Not at all!" I said quickly.
"Good. If you ever need anything just tell me okay?" CeCe said and smiled at us.
"Okay mom. I think you've traumatized us enough today!" Eli joked.
"Oh shush up. I don't want any babies to be coming out of you two." She laughed and left the room. Did she just say babies? I suddenly got a lump in my throat. Eli and I had only been together for maybe a month, our relationship has been going a little too quickly for my liking. But why does that feel okay? We loved each other, but I was still going through so much.
"So you want to sleep together tonight?" Eli asked rubbing the back of his neck nervously. I blushed then Eli suddenly realized what he said. "I mean not like that!" He said turning a bit pink.
"Only if you want to." I said.
"Alright." I then changed into my pajamas and waited for Eli. Soon he joined me in my room. We crawled into my bed together and drifted off to sleep. It was nice to have him there holding me. I felt safe and secure in his arms and I knew that nothing was going to hurt me. My dream from last night seemed silly almost, and it was comforting to know that I had Eli and that he was always going to be there for me.