So sorry that I didn't end up updating Tuesday. I didn't have school, but I went to my friend's house that day. Then, I couldn't post last night because I went to her house after school, and when I got home my sister was on. So, I tried to type it up on my other computer without internet, and I was watching Degrassi re-runs, and I fell asleep. So, I made myself promise to update today! Hope it doesn't suck! The songs for this chapter are called "Such A Way" & "Vegas" both by Stephen Kellogg & The Sixers. So, like the song in the last chapter, go look it up on their myspace!
Well, the girls in California
They all look the same to me
The way they take for granted living by the sea
And they can be your best friends, if you don't expect too much
'Cause the girls in California, well they all believe in love
I met this girl named Liz in a bar just south of here
She moved to New York City so that she could disappear
And I told her she was beautiful and she thanked me for the words
But I will never understand just how he got through to her
Cuz' she moves in such a way
That people fall in love with her every single day
And I can't say I'm immune, though I've been trying to find you
And I know she's out there somewhere today
But then the woman down the street from me, she's got this daughter of 20 years
With a Sunkist smile that the winter won't go near
And her hips could shake a mountain, and her lips could start a fire
And just like Nabakov, all these men walk by and as they do they conspire
Cuz' she moves in such a way
That people fall in love with her every single day
And I can't say I'm immune, though I've been trying to cut through
And through all this lust and all this love in me(Instrumental Solo)
Then there's this girl from Greenwich, and she stops me in my tracks
She tells me when I'm wrong and she always makes me laugh
And of all the pretty women that I see everyday
Well she's the only one who moves in such a way
Cuz' she moves in such a way
That I still fall in love with her every single day
And I can't say I'm immune, though I've been trying to show you
Oh, that you could have my heart, that you could take my heart today
That darlin' you could have my heart, you could just take my heart away
And then she comes and she lifts me up, she lifts me up every single day
Yeah oh, yeah, yeah
One, two, three, four
Well we laid it down in Vegas
Where the sleeping dogs lie
And we thought that it would save us
But the safety is just a lie
It's like a girl without a boy
Like a girl without a boy
Like a girl without a boy
Just like a girl without a boy
Cuz' there was comfort in the liquor, comfort in the bed
Comfort in the things she said
But now there ain't no way to ease this
Comfort in my head
So I hit the blackjack table
With a vengeance for myselfBut then I tried to get it back
I made her swear she'd never tell
Yeah, she was a girl without a boy
Like a girl without a boy
Like a girl without a boy
Just like a girl without a boy
Cuz' there was lonely in the liquor, lonely in the bed
Lonely in the things she said
But now there ain't no way to ease this
Lonely in my headIn my head
In my head
In my head
Well, I had the realization
Recently creep in
That you could work your whole life
And just come out right at even
Just like a girl without a boy
Like a girl with out a boy
Like a girl without a boy
Just like a girl without a boy
Cuz' there was comfort in the liquor, comfort in the bed
Comfort in the things she said
But now there ain't no way to ease this
Comfort in my
Lonely in the liquor, lonely in the bed
Lonely in the things she said
But now there ain't no way to ease this
Lonely in my head
The next day, Eli attempted to clean the room for Clare's visit. It would already be cleaned if Keith wasn't such a messy roommate. After clearing a portion of Keith's side of the room, he headed to his philosophy class. He was feeling a pop quiz coming on, so going early would give him some time to study.
He was right. They had a quiz on what they had been discussing during the past three classes. It was pretty easy, but he had forgotten a few names of principles that they were talking about. There was no use in going back to his dorm, since his photo class was in an hour and a half. He could always go to the library, but there was no homework that he had to do this weekend on the computer, besides getting his photos done. He considered getting his photo work done early, so he would have until next week to relax. He called Keith and asked if he could drive him over to Staples to get his prints done.
The store was basically empty, so he got them done pretty quickly. Afterwards, he headed back to campus, with about 25 minutes to spare. He headed to his Photo class.
When he got home, he took a nap. He didn't have to worry about going to bed on-time, since he had no classes the next day.
Friday Morning
Clare was coming that day, after her classes were over, so he woke up bright and early: 11:30. For having no school that day, 11:30 was early. He wanted to look "sexy-licious" for Clare, as Keith had once put it. He started with trimming his hair; he knew that Clare liked sort of long hair on him, but it was in need of a trim. Then, he took a shower, making sure to wash his hair. It was ironic that he was considered a "bad-boy", but his shampoo smelled like kiwi/lime. He was secretly obsessed with the smell, but he wouldn't let Clare know that, unless Keith ended up telling her. Which he better not do, or else Eli would share something equally, or more, embarrassing about him. Basically all of them involved him being drunk and/or partaking in some events that usually made him seem gay.
After showering and getting dressed, Eli went to go get his phone from his bedside table. He texted Clare a smiley face. He knew that she had one more class today, but it wasn't starting for several hours.
He got a text back a few minutes later: Why so happy?
He texted back: You're coming. That's why I'm happy. =]
Aww, I'm happy, too. I can't wait to see you. Hey, listen, I see Alli coming. So, I'll talk to you later. I love you!
I love you, too. Tell her I said 'hi'.
I will! …She said hi, too, and that I should stop texting you and hang out with her, so bye!
Bye.
Usually when they texted, talked on the phone, video-chatted, IMed, (basically any form of communication), it would take them forever to say goodbye. One of them would say 'bye' or 'I have to go', and then the other would say 'ok', but then they ended up finding something else to talk about, and the conversation went on for an ever longer amount of time.
He stuck his phone in his pocket, and then went to go make some breakfast. Keith was still asleep, and Eli considered waking him up. But, seeing as Keith is an obnoxious and annoying dumbass, Eli decided to let him sleep.
At around 7, Clare texted Eli, telling him that she would be there soon. He waited outside in the parking lot for her, because he wanted to see her as soon as she arrived. The wait was endless for him, though it had really only been about 15 minutes.
As soon as she pulled up, he was at her door, waiting for her to step out. She grabbed her bag from the passenger's seat, and then stepped out of the car. (Clare is a little OOC. She drives a Hummer, and I know everyone would probably expect her to drive a tiny little girly car. But everyone's gotta be a little OOC now and then, right?)
"Hi, E-" He kissed her and she wasn't able to finish her greeting. "-li."
"Hey. I missed you." He said.
"I missed you, too." She grabbed his hand, as they began to walk up to his dorm. "So, has Keith behaved? …Wait, I know he hasn't."
"Yeah, you pretty much know how he can be. But he's been okay lately. He hasn't been getting drunk as much and coming in and puking everywhere. But, there is a party tonight, and I think he'll want us to go."
"Fine with me."
"Really?" He asked.
"Yeah." She smiled. "It could be fun. All we have to do is pay attention to how much he drinks and we're good."
"Yeah, that seems a little too hard. Considering that it's Keith we're talking about."
"True."
They were standing in the middle of the room. Watching Keith drunkenly dancing. Yeah, it wasn't pretty. They'd tried to monitor how much he drank, but they actually wanted to enjoy their weekend, instead of babysitting Mr. Shit-Faced.
They had to drag him home at around 1 am, because he was ruining everyone's night by being loud.
Eli hated getting up early, especially on Saturdays, but he was trying to be a good roommate. He quietly tried to get out of bed, so he wouldn't wake up Clare, and prepared to check on Keith. Clare stirred.
"Good morning." She yawned, before sitting up.
"Good mor-" They both noticed that Keith wasn't exactly wearing pants. Or underwear… And he wasn't exactly covered by his blanket. "Well, that's a pretty sight."
"Isn't that just lovely?" Clare asked sarcastically.
"You know you like it." Apparently, Keith was awake.
"Come on, Keith, just put it away." Clare held her hand up in front of her eyes.
"Fine. You guys are total prudes." He pulled his blanket, that was slipping to the ground, up and around himself. "But you know you liked it."
"In my gay dreams." Eli laughed.
"You have gay dreams?" Keith chuckled.
"No."
"Come on, I thought we were both weird like that!" He sighed.
"Do you have gay dreams?"
"Maybe.."
"Ha. I am so telling Stephanie." Eli pretended to reach for his phone.
"Oh, no, no, no. You are definitely not. Or I'll tell Clare-"
"-Tell her what?"
"About you stripping for Danny down the hall." He grinned, as an angry look appeared on Eli's face.
After a few seconds, Eli's mood returned to normal, since Clare already knew it and it was out there. "Fine.. In all of our gay dreams. …And that does not mean that I do have gay dreams…"
"W-what? Stri-stri-stripping? For a guy? That's hilarious!" She clutched her sides, trying to stop herself from laughing so much. "Why didn't I know about this?"
"Why would I want to even tell you?" Eli asked.
"Because it's so funny." She started laughing again.
"Yeah, ha ha. So funny. Now stop laughing. I was drunk, anyway."
"Okay, fine."
*Awkward silence*
Out of no where, Eli said "Keith gave a guy a lap dance."
"Dude, what the hell?" Keith asked.
"Hey, you told her what I did. This is just payback."
"Yeah, and payback's a real bitch." He sighed again.
"Wait, wait, wait. Tell me the whole story!" Clare stopped laughing so that she could hear the explanation.
"Well, we were at the bar a few weeks ago. He drank so much, I guess he didn't even know what was going on." He stopped to laugh, a promise that the next part would be even funnier. "The guy ended up being gay."
"Haha. Did you stop him?" Clare asked.
"No. Why? Should I have?"
"Well, if you wanted to be a good roommate, then yes, you should have."
"Too late for that. I'm still trying to forget about it." He cringed. "I'm never going to be able to get that out of my head."
"Well, how about another one of your famous stories?"
"Don't. You. Dare. Goldsworthy."
"Yeah? Or what?"
"I will…will…."
"Will what?"
"Ah, I got nothing." He shrugged. "Go on. You're going to tell it anyway…"
"So…he was drunk, as always." Eli began. "And Stephanie dressed him up in heels, spandex, and a tank top. He pranced around up and down the halls of this dorm."
"What happened?" Clare asked.
"Our RA heard him and came out to see what was wrong. Then he had to help him back to our room. …He recommended a therapist to him."
"Aww. You're so mean."
"Hey, Steph did it, not me."
"Well, you didn't help him, did you?"
"No." He shook his head, laughing.
"You're a bitch. Do you know that? You're a bitch." She joked.
"Thank-you." Keith smiled. "At least someone gets that!"
"No problem… And I just realized that you're still not wearing any clothes."
"Put some clothes on!" Eli said.
"Fine. What are you, my mom?" He stood up and headed over to his dresser and took out some clothes, before heading to the bathroom, all without holding a blanket up.
"He's very strange." Clare stated.
"Totally." Eli agreed.
So, what are you waiting for? REVIEW! P.S. Sorry that it's in little tiny sections throughout like this WHOLE thing! =[….. Oh, and my document thing messed up, since this is a new computer & I think my trial ended, so if it looks odd, please tell me and I can just re-post it!
~Cky297.