Chapter 13: A Picnic and a Sunset
Again sorry for the shortness of the last chapter but I wanted to break it up. So the date is going to happen now! Send me a comment or message and let me know what you think! Let's get started shall we?
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Clare looked out the window trying to figure out where in the world Eli was taking her. Clare smiled when he turned into the park parking lot. Without a word he left the car and opened her door for her. She stepped out and watched him grab the basket from the back seat.
He smirked at her and led her through the park. Clare followed smiling. It was quiet and peaceful there. Eli laid the blanket on the top of a hill. Clare's eyes widened when she saw the view. "This is beautiful!" Clare exclaimed smiling at him. Eli smirked at her and placed the basket on the ground and sat on the black blanket. Clare joined him and smiled "You planned all this for me?"
Eli smirked "Something special for my girl, we are going to picnic out and watch the sunset" He smiled to himself.
Clare leaned close to him and met his lips "Sounds perfect" she smiled. She couldn't be happier that he planned this for her. After the Anti-Grapevine incident she wasn't sure if Eli totally believed her, but they were there now and that was all that mattered to her.
"Hungry?"Eli smiled as he pulled the basket closer to them.
"A little" she answered as he began to pull food from the inside.
He placed two sandwiches on the blanket, salad, fruit, chips, iced tea, and a box of cookies followed. "Cece packs a lot of food" he joked.
Clare giggled "I see"
Eli handed her a sandwich and some salad "I know how you like your rabbit food" he smirked. Clare rolled her eyes and bit into her sandwich.
The two sat quietly sneaking peeks at each other every now and then. When they had finished eating Clare sat closer to Eli. She rested her head on him while the sky began to change colors.
Eli felt Clare resting on him. Whenever she was with him he filled with warmth. How did he ever think she would cheat on him? He trusted her, he didn't trust Jake. As the sky changed Clare was talking about how beautiful it was. All Eli could think about was how beautiful the girl on top of him was. He stroked her curls smiling at how perfect this moment was.
When the sun disappeared behind the hills Clare sighed. Eli could tell she was tired. He didn't want to disturb her. "What's next?" She said sounding like she just woke up.
Eli smiled at her, "I think you need some sleep"
Clare sighed "I don't want this night to end"
Eli smiled "neither do I, but I don't want you to pass out either"
Clare hit him on the arm "I'm not going to pass out"
Eli smiled and put the plates back in the basket. "We can do this again, call me whenever, Cece is a fast cook" he smiled.
Clare smiled "Fine" she said reluctantly. She intertwined her fingers with Eli's as they casually strolled towards the car.
Eli packed the picnic basket and the blanket in the backseat of the car. He opened the door for Clare and began to drive to her house. He drove up the driveway and looked into her eyes.
She smiled "Thanks for planning all this for me, it was absolutely perfect"
"Glad you had fun" Eli smiled.
Clare smiled and gave him a goodbye kiss "Call me tomorrow?" She said.
"As you wish" Eli smirked.
Clare giggled and stepped out of the car. She waved and walked inside her house. She smiled this had been the perfect night with the perfect guy. She walked over to her couch and turned on the computer. She had a new email from Jake.
Dear Clare,
Adam Texted me about this "Anti-Grapevine" page. I had no idea, please don't be mad at me. Is this like a regular thing at Degrassi? I really need to catch up on the stuff that goes on around here. I really hope this wasn't my fault, but if it was I am so sorry. I hope Eli isn't super mad at you I also hope he doesn't want to kill me. Please call maybe next time we hang out we should not be in public to avoid this again. I'll keep my eye on this website anyway.
So sorry,
Please call,
Jake
Clare laughed. This was not Jakes fault. She quickly typed back to him.
Jake,
Calm down please. It's not your fault at all the Anti-Grapevine is a gossip site for the Degrassi students. Someone follows us around, it's pretty annoying actually. Eli isn't mad at me, as for you he kind of wants to punch you, but don't worry I talked him out of it. For now at least, if this happens again you might not want to be around him a lot. I'll call you tomorrow maybe we can hang out or something.
Clare.
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Aww! So much Eclare cuteness I just can't even…. I love them so much. Alright so Clare and Jake are gonna hang out again. Let me know what you're thinking. What are you liking, not liking, wanting to see more of? Predictions? Questions? Anything send me a message or write a review!