Hey! Sorry it took forever to finish, I started school again and got a new lappy and all that good stuff! I know the relationship happens fast and there's not much realizm to it but hey, its fanfiction!
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She didn't pull her hand out of his grasp. Ellis pulled her towards a ladder on the ground, he propped it up against the side of the house and gestured for Zoey to climb up it while he held it steady. She did as she was told and clambered up the old ladder and on to the roof.
The sight was breath taking, she saw all the lights for the big city a couple miles down the road, the gorgeous shimmer of house lights, and most importantly the undisturbed night sky that was speckled with lights, like the American flag.
Ellis soon joined her on the roof with a smile as big and bright as the sky that they were adoring. But as soon as he stepped up she found her attention being drawn away from the beauty of the sky to the astounding and handsome outline of Ellis's face. She wanted to reach out and touch it but resisted and shot her attention to the sky.
A light chuckle alerted Zoey from her daze, Ellis was looking at her. Her heart thumped in her chest as he threw himself back and placed his hands behind his neck. Zoey joined him in laying back and when she did she got an enormous whiff of his cologne. With a deep breath she turned to face him, he was on his side watching her. Ellis smiled, she smiled back.
"Good Lord you're beautiful." He whispered almost to himself, She just about died when his sweet breath met her face.
"You're not so bad yourself." She smiled, it was the first thing that came to her mind and it seemed to work. He blushed as well and slightly leaned in. Maybe she would take the opportunity, but before she could Ellis leaned even farther forward and touched his forehead to hers.
"I'm sorry you're stuck here." He sighed,
"I'm glad I am." Ellis lifted a hand and slid it between her neck and the roof and wrapped her loose hair in his fingers. She closed her eyes and placed a slender hand on top of her muscled shoulder.
Waiting and waiting for the touch of his lips on hers, when finally she felt pressure of a kiss first against her check, the side of her mouth then finally her lips. She accepted the kiss and pulled herself closer to him and let his warmth cover her. Slowly she felt herself being lifted up on top of him and his hand was intertwined in her hair and one wrapped around her waist.
It seemed like eternity where the two sat with one another and were in complete bliss. Slowly Ellis pulled away, missing the warmth Zoey took the opportunity to suck in a few breaths. She rolled off of Ellis and the two lay there panting, laughing, and wondering what exactly had happened.
"Oh my God." Ellis finally managed when he looked back up at the sky, The sun was peeking just above the mountains, they had been up there for hours. "Ma's gonna be up soon!" He cursed and sat up "Come on!" He motioned for Zoey to follow him off of the roof, she scrambled off the roof and jumped into Ellis's waiting arms, He pulled the ladder back down and pushed the door open slowly with his foot as if to not make it creak under the pressure he applied.
"Good night." Zoey whispered as the two separated into the separate rooms, Ellis smiled at her and stepped into his room sealing the his door shut. Zoey did the same and slid against her door, her heart thumping against her ribs as if it wanted to break through and fall to the floor. "I can't believe I just did that, I just made out with a total stranger."
She had slept over all an hour before Ms. Martin opened her door and shook her awake.
"Breakfast is ready." She told her, frankly, Zoey wasn't hungry anymore because of her little midnight snack. Zoey grumbled but sat up,
"What time is it?" She demanded with a yawn as she pulled a couple garments of clothing out of the pile she had.
"Seven." Ms. Martin answered, WAY to early for Zoey, She usually woke up about noon, that way she had an excuse when her professors demanded why she was late. Seven? She hadn't woken up that early since high school. Oh well.
She stepped out of the room after changing her clothes to find Ellis with a plate piled high with pancakes, bacon, and eggs.
"What do you want dear?" Ms. Martin asked Zoey, she smiled and answered simply,
"I'll take a pancake."
"Am I going to work with you today?" Zoey asked Ellis once his mother had gone back to do her make up and hair
"Well yah can." He grinned at her after scooping the last of his eggs into his mouth.
"Then I will." Zoey stood up and placed her plate into the sink, ran a bit of water over it and walked out swinging her hips.
"Damn…" Ellis smirked and went to get ready for work. He pushed the door of his room open and began undressing out of his pajamas. Only to shuffle through his drawers in search of his Bull-Shifters shirt and the remainder of his outfit. He had pulled on the overalls and tied the arms around his waist. Ellis reached for his shirt and his door creaked open,
"Ellis what time are we-" Zoey cut off, realizing the boy in front of her was shirtless and shut the door. Ellis had a deep tomato red blush stretching from ear to ear as threw on his shirt and opened the door.
Zoey could believe it, he had such a toned chest, she hadn't even noticed the tattoos dancing across his arm. He had a farmers tan that was certain, but still he was far more tan then she had ever hoped to be. She leaned against the door and clutched her chest. Her heart was thumping wildly like it was about to burst through her chest once again.
The door suddenly fell out from under her and she was dropped into the arms of the unsuspecting Ellis. With a large blush on her face she glanced up to see his worried deep blue eyes.
"You alright?" He asked and helped her up to her feet, she nodded vigerously and wrung her hands in front of her.
"Perfect!" She smiled with a nod Ellis chuckled and ruffled her hair,
"I still got a couple minutes why don't you go take a shower, you're a girl and such, you like cleansliness." Zoey smiled and nodded once again,
"Thanks, I will." She paused, "where is it?" Ellis pointed in the general direction of a bathroom with a door painted white. Zoey went back into her room and snatched a couple clothes. "I'll be out in a couple minutes." She told him and shut the door behind her, she quickly undressed, flicked on the older shower and stepped in. Yelping she leapt back out and fell promptly on her rump, "Cold, cold, cold…"She muttered under her breath and then adjusted the settings and held her wrist under the faucet for the water to run over and test the temperature. Finally the water reached an acceptable temperature and stepped under the water letting herself be completely immersed in water.
A abrupt knock on the door startled her and she let out another yelp,
"Yes?" She called out over the roar of the running water,
"Time to go!" Ellis cried back through the door, Zoey flicked off the water after she had rinsed out all the soap. She slowly stepped out being wary of the slippery floor from her earlier.
She dressed quickly and opened the door as she brushed out her hair with the tips of her fingers. "Alright!" She smiled at him and he gestured for her to follow him towards his truck.
"Time to go to work!" Ellis sang and opened Zoey's door before opening his own and stepping into the truck.
"So," Zoey began after an awkward silence lasting about five minutes. "About yesterday," She was obviously referring to the roof, Ellis blushed and faced the road with determination,
"What about it?" He asked oddly,
"I was thinking, I have to go home when my truck gets finished right?" She asked, Ellis fidgeted in his seat and didn't respond. " I was just thinking about that." She frowned Ellis took one hand off of the steering wheel and rubbed the back of his neck with a grumble.
He pulled the truck over and sighed, "Listen," He growled softly "I like you." He said bluntly, "I'm sure we should have gotten to know one another better," He was referring to the roof once again. "But still, I don't want you to leave" Ellis said it so bluntly that Zoey almost choked on air,
"Maybe you can come with me!" Ellis shook his head,
"I can't just drop everything and go to Philli." Zoey bit her lip, she had heard of long distance relationships but they never worked out, ever. Ellis and her wouldn't work out but really, she had never felt this good about anyone. Never felt so close to anyone, like they were meant to meet each other. Ellis turned in his seat to face and grabbed her shoulders, "I don't know Zoey." He told her, "We'll do everything we can to figure this out." Zoey nodded slowly and sucked in a quick breath.
Ellis laid back in his seat and pulled the truck back onto the road and began his way towards the shop.
When they reached it Ellis froze.
"KEITH!" He yelled into the shop, the brunette poked his head out from under Zoey's car.
"Hey!" He smiled at Ellis and slid back under the car. Ellis stormed towards him, dragged him out from under the car, and pulled him into the small office. All this happened in the time that Zoey had taken one step.
Ellis didn't bother to tell Zoey what he was doing he began strangling the poor mechanic as soon as he had shut the door behind him in the office.
"Wha? Wha?" Keith demanded while attempting to breathe. Ellis released him,
"Son of a bitch!" He cursed and slammed his fists against the table causing it to fall over and the computer to fall over in the commotion. "Oh Lord." He swore and dipped his head in his hands, "You fixed the car… You fixed the car…" Ellis murmured over and over before slumping against the door.
"Wha'd ah do?" Keith demanded kneeling down to face the freighting Ellis.
"YOU FIXED THE CAR!" Ellis yelled again. Keith jumped back,
"Ah thought yah wanted meh to!" He squeaked,
"How far along is it?" Ellis questioned pulling himself together,
"Done." Keith said, "Ah was putting on the finishin' touches when you came along." Ellis shook his head at the response not wanting to believe the response, "What's your problem,"
"I kissed her Keith! I kissed Zoey! Not only a kiss man it was a KISS, KISS! Ah don want her to go" Keith gasped,
"What have ah done?" Keith slammed his head into his fist, "Damn it! I am so sorry man."
"I got to tell her." He shook his head and Keith put a hand on his shoulder,
"Let her go."
"I have to." Ellis stood up and found Zoey standing by herself talking on her phone, he stood there and watched her trying to hear what she was saying,
"I don't know! I'm sorry mom. I just don't….no…I get it…but I think I…Fine…I'll see you then." Ellis bit his lip and still didn't approach her.
She stepped a few steps forward and ran a hand through her hair and stepped to the side of the road, she was looking down the road as if to find a car. Ellis stepped forward and put a hand on her shoulder.
"Zoey, listen, you're car is done. You can leave if you want. Keith finished it up and he does a real good job so the car's done and it's done right." Zoey nodded, Ellis just then noticed that she was crying. "Zoey?" He asked,
"My mom said that I needed to be home. Now." It was Ellis's turn to bite his lip. He rubbed Zoey's shoulder.
"I…I'll come with you!" He said, What? No you can't do that! You barely know this girl, what are you doing? Ellis thought to himself frantically.
"No, no you can't do that, like you said, you can't drop everything and leave." Ellis sighed and rubbed the back of his neck,
"Damn it!" Ellis growled, "Why can't you just stay here?" He wondered in a growl.
"Ellis, I have to go." Zoey told him, "I think it was our fault for falling for each other so fast." Ellis chuckled dryly and looked down. He couldn't stand looking at her face, not her's.
"It was." Ellis frowned yet again and Zoey wiped at her eyes, "Hey Zo, you go a cell phone?" Zoey nodded and handed the device to him, he quickly pulled out his, searched through her phone then typed something into his.
He handed it back and Zoey looked at him,
"We'll make it work." Ellis smiled. Zoey nodded and wrapped her arms around his neck. He took her in his arms and once more pushed his forehead to hers. She follower up with her lips close to his and finally pressing them together and once again letting themselves be morphed into one.
Ellis was the first to pull away. This time he crushed her into a hug and not wanting to let her go again.
The two stood there, wrapped in each other's arms taking in the feel of one another. Reluctantly and very slowly they pulled apart and stood there looking at each other.
"Good bye." Zoey whispered,
"Bye Darlin'." Ellis smiled and gave a quick wave as Zoey opened up her car door and stepped in,
"Oh, the clothes!" Zoey gasped. She was still wearing Ellis's clothes. Ellis grinned and stepped up to the car,
"Keep them." Zoey smiled up at him, he leaned in for one more kiss before Zoey pulled away into the street. He watched as the Mazda drove away, so much has happened and in only a few hours. How could he like this girl so much in that short of a time.
He flipped out his phone and typed a few letters in.
"You haven't seen the last of me. 3" he flicked through his contacts and selected Zoey's name. Sighing he flicked the phone shut and went back to work.
End