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"Oh, let's look at the pet shop!" I squealed girlishly as we drove down the downtown streets.

We had left the park about ten minutes ago and were now in Morty, holding hands as he drove.

He laughed at me, but just shook his head and parked the vehicle.

We got out and I dragged him along behind me as we walked to the entrance.

"What should we look at first?" I asked, spinning in a circle as I looked at all of the animals surrounding me.

"Ferrets?" Eli asked, walking over to the weasels.

I followed him, but soon plugged my nose as I neared.

"God, they smell awful!"

He nodded, "Never mind."

"Bunnies!" I giggled and pulled him a few feet away to the cage of baby rabbits.

We played with them for a while, picking them up and petting their soft fur.

"You're adorable," he said, ruffling my hair as I cooed at one of the little creatures in the cage.

I blushed, knowing I probably looked ridiculous.

But I wasn't quite embarrassed.

I was being carefree, and having a wonderful day, and at least for the moment everything seemed perfect.

"Well thank you," I said with a proud smile, leaning in and kissing him.

"Kittens?" he asked, pursing his lips and raising a brow after the suggestion.

"Of course!" I smiled as we made our way to the small animals.

I picked up a little purring Russian blue; he unsurprisingly picked up the only black one.

It opened its eyes to look at the body it was now nestled against and it revealed the most startling green eyes.

"Just like you," I breathed, looking from the kitten to Eli. He was grinning down at the little guy.

He looked over at the peaceful kitten in my arms and nodded towards it.

"Blue eyes. Almost as pretty as yours," he murmured, his eyes gazing up to mine and penetrating them.

I blushed, breaking my gaze from his and looking down at the cat. Her eyes were beautiful.

"Can we play with them for a little while?" I asked him hopefully.

He was already seated on the floor playing.

The kitten he had was apparently quite a feisty one.

I sat across from him and set the girl in my lap.

She blinked her eyes lazily, then, realizing she was with a stranger, backed off slowly.

It took some coaxing, but she eventually warmed up to me.

But only me.

She darted off under a nearby cage every time Eli so much as looked at her.

But eventually, after a whole hour of trouble, he was allowed to scratch her head.

She was a lot like me, I realized.

After what seemed like an eternity of playing with the kittens, they were worn out and curled up together for a nap.

"I don't think I'll be able to leave them," I said with a frown, looking up at Eli.

"Me neither," he said shaking his head.

"I wish we could keep them," I mumbled, resting my head on his shoulder as I leaned against him.

His arm instinctively wrapped around me, and I felt him nod.

"Well, who says we can't?"

"My mom, she's allergic…"

"My parents aren't. And they're definitely cat people. We can just keep them at my place." He gave my shoulder a squeeze. "I have the money for them, and for everything we'll need. Left over birthday money."

"Eli, wasn't your birthday like, seven months ago?" I laughed softly, knowing for a fact that it was.

"I'm really good at saving," he said with a chuckle. "Seriously, Clare, we could do this. If you want to."

"I do," I grinned, perking up. "I really do!"

"Good, then," he said with a proud smirk.

He leaned in and kissed me, and I kissed him back.

We stood, picking up the sleepy kittens and walking over to the counter where a small, old lady sat.

Eli paid for the kittens, and also got the essentials for them. We packed everything into the back of Morty and kept the cats with us up front.

"You're amazing, Eli Goldsworthy," I said softly, scratching my kitten behind her ears.

"You're not too bad yourself, Edwards," he said with a smirk, earning a roll of my eyes and a small laugh.

"Well thanks."

"No, I'm just kidding. You're the best, baby." He reached over and squeezed my hand as he pulled into his driveway.

I carried the kittens inside as he carried some of the supplies.

"Oh, Eli, what did you do?" his mom suddenly appeared from the kitchen, hurrying over to me and taking mine into her arms.

"Is it okay if we keep them over here, Mrs. Goldsworthy? It's just, my mom's allergic and I-"

"Clare, dear," she interrupted me, "First, don't call me Mrs. Goldsworthy. It makes me feel too old. And stop right there, it's absolutely no problem keeping them here. And you're welcome to visit anytime you want, of course."

I had warmed up to Eli's mom quickly, she was edgy but still warm hearted and caring like a mom should be.

"Well, thanks," I said with a smile. She patted my shoulder, handing my kitten back to me and disappearing off to the kitchen.

"She likes you more than me," Eli murmured in passing, as he set the food bowls just inside the kitchen.

I rolled my eyes, but giggled softly.

I sat on the couch of his living room and set the kittens down, suddenly biting my lip and staring at them in concentration.

"Don't hurt yourself there," Eli said as he walked over to where I sat. "You might sprain something in there," he murmured, tapping my head.

"Very funny," I said shooting him a glare, but it was playful. "I was just thinking we really need to name them."

"Right, the most fun part!" he said, grinning and scratching the fabric of the couch, getting the male kitten excited.

"What about Chuck for him?" I asked suddenly.

The perfect day was reminding me of our very first date, and how wonderful it had been.

"For Chuck Palahniuk," I quickly explained.

"Throwback to the first date?" he asked with a smirk, looking from me to his kitten.

"I love it. What about the little lady?"

"Hmm… Well I named yours. You should name mine."

"I was hoping you wouldn't suggest that," he smirked. "Well, I won't promise you'll like it. But for some reason, I've always really liked the name Ursa. Like the constellation," he explained when I didn't recognize the name.

"I really like that," I said with a smile, looking at the kitten. "Ursa. She looks like an Ursa."

"I'm glad you like it," he said with a smile.

For the rest of the afternoon we sat playing with Chuck and Ursa.

They ended up absolutely loving each other, and loving us.

"This is the most wonderful thing you could have ever gotten me," I said, looking up at Eli admiringly.

He had really surprised me, since I had first started liking him.

He had seemed cold, and uncaring.

But he ended up being one of the most compassionate, loving, and all around perfect people I'd ever met.

And I was desperately in love with him.

"Well I'm glad you like it," he said with a sincere smile, genuinely happy at making me happy.

I relaxed back onto the couch and let my eyes fall closed, but he suddenly hit me playfully with a pillow, "Hey, no sleeping! The day still isn't over."

"Still?" I asked, my eyes opening wide. "What more could we possibly do?"

"You'll see," he said with a mischievous smirk.

His mom had to leave, so we decided to surprise Adam with the kittens while we saw the end of the day.

We knocked on his door rapidly until an answer came.

It was a very annoyed looking Drew.

"Adam?" Eli asked with a raised eyebrow.

He dragged his feet as he walked to the stairs. "Adam!" he yelled.

Adam came running down the stairs, his eyes widening at the kittens in our arms.

"Meet Chuck," Eli held out the boy, "And Ursa," he nodded his head to the girl in my grasp.

"And kids, meet Uncle Adam," I said, pointedly looking at each of the kittens.

"You'll be spending some time together, so you'll get accustomed to each other," Eli said, and I smiled brightly at Adam who looked suspicious.

"Why, exactly, will they be spending time with me?"

"Because I have to take my lady out. We won't be late, though, promise."

"Promise," I chimed in, smiling.

"So, Ursa and Chuck? Uncle Adam does have a nice ring to it."

"Thank you, thank you, thank you!" I said excitedly as he took the kittens in his arms.

Once he disappeared into his house, we left.

"Where are you taking me?" I asked, looking around at the unfamiliar scenery.

"You'll find out," he said mysteriously.

"Oh, come on. You haven't told me anything we've done all day!" I crossed my arms over my chest, leaning back in my seat.

"So why would you think I'd start now?"

He was so smug.

It was annoying.

Yet it was so… attractive?

God knows why I thought so.

"Fine," I huffed, turning my head to stare out the window.

He just laughed at me.

We ended up at a quaint little restaurant near the end of town, in an area I'd never remembered being before.

Once we were inside, it was one of the most beautiful places I'd ever seen.

It was dimly lit, mostly by candlelight, and there was soft music playing in the background.

Each table held a vase of red roses, but the one in the center of the room held a mixture of red and yellow.

I knew it was our table.

Yellow roses were my favorite.

Eli took my hand in his and led us to the table he had reserved.

We sat down and I took in my surroundings.

"Eli, it's beautiful," I breathed. "You didn't have to… How did you…"

I was speechless.

He smiled at me, giving my hand a squeeze.

"Happy three month anniversary," he said suddenly.

I hadn't even thought about that.

I had hardly known what day it was, much less remembered the monthly anniversary.

"That's what this was all about? Eli you didn't have to go through all of this. For that? It's too much, you-"

"Clare, after all that I've put you through, and what your parents are still putting you through, on top of all of the other stuff that you have on your plate, you deserve to be treated well. Hell, you deserve to be treated like a queen."

My heart was nearly beating out of my chest.

It took all I had not to jump across the table and attack him right then and there.

He allowed me to release some of the overflowing passion I was feeling for him when he leaned across and kissed me.

I kissed him back deeply, the hand that wasn't in his lightly pulling the hair at the nape of his neck.

We pulled apart and I was staring at him, wide eyed.

"You're perfect," I whispered, not knowing what else to say.

That's all that was on my mind.

"Not as perfect as you, Clare," he said with a shake of his head.

"I'm so completely in love with you, Eli," I said, holding his hand tighter and letting myself get lost in his eyes.

"I love you more than anything," he answered, leaning in and kissing my cheek. "And I always will."

A/N: Again, I hope I can get a chance to update regularly. But sorry if I can't. Check back and review pretty please!