Situations Chapter 19
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I noticed this story is getting less lemony, but don't worry, there will be some in later chapters. ;) haha. Just saying.
Summary: Eli and Clare are far from friends; they hate each other. But when hormones are added to that, could the anger and frustration towards each other become pleasure? Will it stay casual or will it lead to something more?
Inspiration- Situations by Escape the Fate :)
Clare's POV
"Bye, have fun!" I waved to Alli as they started to drive away in her dad's truck. Her parents just came by and picked her and Sav up.
"Help me!" she mouthed to me through the window, making me laugh. I gave her an apologetic look.
Once I saw the truck disappear down the street, I turned on my heels and ran inside the dorm and up to my room. It was around 4pm and I was supposed to meet Eli at the park. I don't like that we have to leave like this but it's better than getting caught by anybody here.
I grabbed my bag from my closet and made sure I had everything that I needed. Eli told me to bring whatever I would normally need for daily use, so I grabbed my clothes, toothbrush, brush, shampoo, deodorant, phone charger, (etc.).
Once I knew that I had everything, I threw the bag handle over my shoulder and grabbed my sweater, and walked out of the room. As I walked outside, I was shocked by how many people had their bags packed. Looks like I wasn't the only one going out of town for the weekend.
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The park
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I sighed as I finally made it to the park. I glanced around to see if I knew anybody here, and thank god I didn't. I looked around until I noticed the black hearse parked on the side of the road, across from the park. I smiled slightly and made my way over, walking over to the driver's side. The window was rolled down and Eli was sitting there, texting. I rolled my eyes.
"Waiting for someone?" I asked, making him jump and turn to me.
"Jesus, Clare. Are you trying to kill me?" he asked.
"No, if I was going to kill you it would involve a lot of blood and be a lot more painful." I smirked.
He rolled his eyes and motioned for me to climb in. I walked to the other side of the hearse and glanced around one more time, making sure I didn't see anyone I knew, and climbed in.
I placed my bag on the floor near my feet and sighed as Eli started to drive. As we were making our way out of town, I noticed Owen, KC, Jenna, Bianca and them were all walking on the sidewalk.
"Shit," I cursed under my breath.
I quickly switch my position so I was lying on my back, my head resting on Eli's leg. Eli looked down at me oddly and I pointed to the area where his 'friends' were. He looked up and had an expression of realization. I saw him give them a smirk and a nod, so I'm guessing they saw him.
"Do they know your leaving town?" I asked.
He nodded, "I told them it was a family emergency."
I rolled my eyes and sighed.
"They can't see us anymore, you can get up." Eli said, making a turn.
"Actually, this is kind of comfortable." I smiled and moved my feet so they were resting on the windowsill.
Eli chuckled and shook his head. He reached over and turned his I-Pod on, which was already plugged into the stereo. I smiled as The Fantasy by 30 Seconds to Mars came on.
"I love this song." I smiled and tapped my hands on my legs, matching the beat of the song.
For about an hour we just listen to music and talked about nothing in particular. I was still lying in the same position as before; it was actually very comfortable. It was nice to be able to talk to Eli freely without being stuck in a room. Even though we were stuck in his car right now, I knew that we were going somewhere where we don't have to be stuck in a room. Well, I hope anyways.
We were laughing at some comment Eli made and I couldn't help but feel happy. Being alone with Eli always made me happy. Sure he has this reputation to live up to, pretending to be this bad as jerk who doesn't care about people feelings, but underneath all that, he is a really sweet guy.
As if on cue, Eli reached over and placed his arm over my stomach, just under my breasts, and grabbed my left hand. I smiled up at him and he smirked down at me before looking back at the road. I intertwined our fingers and sighed, feeling content.
I felt my eyelids grow heavy and only a few seconds later I was consumed my darkness.
I must have fallen asleep for a few hours because when I woke up, it was dark outside. I blinked several times and sat up, letting go of Eli's hand which was surprisingly still intertwined with mine. I noticed we were in a new town.
"Where are we?" I asked groggily as I wiped the sleep from my eyes.
"In a hearse." Eli smirked. I gave him a look and he chuckled. "Almost there."
I sighed and leaned against him, closing my eyes again.
"When we get to wherever you're taking us, can I sleep?" I asked, yawning afterwards.
"Depends on if you're still tired." He explained, making me pin my eyebrows together.
I sighed and left it alone. I was too tired to say anything else.
Before I could even fall back asleep, we stopped. I opened my eyes and was suddenly confused. We were parked in the driveway to a brown house; there were three stone steps leading to the front door and a large tree in the front yard.
I was caught up in wondering where we were that I didn't notice Eli had gotten out, grabbed our bags and was now standing in front of me, waiting for me to exit the hearse. He held the door open and waited for me to move.
"Where are we?" I asked as I stepped out of the hearse.
"We," he paused as he shut the door to the hearse. "are at my parents house."
I froze.
He brought me to meet his parents? What!
I snapped my head in his direction. "What?"
He laughed nervously and rubbed the back of his neck. He began to whistle and look around.
"No, I can't go in there." I tried to turn back to the hearse but Eli stepped in my way.
"Clare, please." He pleaded.
"No, Eli. Why didn't you tell me you were bringing me to meet your parents?" I whisper yelled, thinking that his parents might hear me.
"Because," he sighed. "Because you wouldn't have come." He explained, looking at me sadly.
I suddenly felt guilty. He was right, I wouldn't have come. The thought of meeting Eli's parents scared me. I mean, did they know about me? Eli and I started out hating each other, then we went to casual, then we developed feelings for each other and now were dating. I mean, it's not the exact ideal story you want to explain to your parents.
I sighed and moved to the side. "Alright, lead the way." I motioned to the door.
I smiled as I noticed he immediately lit up when I said this. He leaned over and kissed my cheek before walking towards the house.
I took a deep breath and tried to follow him, only my feet wouldn't move. I wanted to move and follow him, but I couldn't.
"Clare?" he asked, looking at me oddly.
"I-I… my feet won't move." I said bluntly.
He raised an eyebrow and chuckled. He walked back over to me and went behind me, pushing me to the door. We finally made it to the door and I couldn't stop shaking.
"Take a deep breath." Eli said in a mocking tone, but either way I obeyed.
I held it, not knowing what to do. I didn't want to go inside; I was too nervous. I was literally shaking, for reasons unknown. Why am I so nervous?
"Let it out!" Eli said, noticing I was holding in the breath.
I let it out and felt a little better now that I could breath. Eli chuckled and looked at me, silently telling me that he was about to open the door. He reached over and twisted the doorknob, opening the door and stepping inside. He stepped to the side and beckoned for me to walk inside.
Once I stepped inside I nearly stumbled.
There was a large living room with walls that are a maroon red which looked amazing with the black furniture. There was a flat screen TV that stood on a cherry red wood stand. The couch is across from the TV, beside the loveseat. There are pictures all over the walls, some were bought and others were of Eli and I'm guessing his parents.
There were two sets of stairs; one that led upstairs and one that led downstairs.
I turned my head to the right and noticed a large kitchen with an island in the middle. The countertops were marble and the cupboards were a plain white with charcoal black handles. The floor around the whole first floor was hardwood.
I turned to Eli, looking at him in utter shock.
"Are you rich or something?" I asked in a whisper.
"You could say that." He laughed nervously as he scratched the back of his head. He stopped chuckling when he noticed I didn't find it funny and cleared his throat.
"Mom?" he yelled out.
A few minutes after a tall, thin blonde haired woman appeared from downstairs. She smiled wide and approached us, enveloping Eli in a tight hug.
"Baby boy, we missed you!" the woman exclaimed.
Baby boy? Well, I'm pretty sure the guys at school don't know about Eli's nickname.
"I missed you to, mom." Eli replied. "Now could you let go? I can't breathe."
She immediately pulled away and Eli gasped for air. She turned to me and smiled wide, her green eyes shining. I now know where Eli gets his stunning eyes.
"You must be Clare." She smiled.
"Yup." I squeaked.
She surprised me by pulling me into a hug, rocking us side to side slightly. I hugged her back awkwardly.
"Eli has told us so much about you." She said and I could practically hear the smile on her face.
"He has?" I asked, turning my head to look at Eli, who was whistling and looking anywhere other than my eyes.
She pulled away and smiled at me. "Yeah, every time he calls we end up talking about you." She said, making me raise an eyebrow.
Eli coughed and said "Stop talking" before coughing again, as he gave his mom a glare, which she ignored.
"He's always gushing about how you make him happy."
Eli coughed and said "Stop talking" and coughed again, only louder this time.
"He's pretty crazy about you."
"Oh for the love of God, stop talking!" Eli said, a lot louder than the first two times.
I pressed my lips together, trying to hide the smile that was threatening to appear.
Eli's mother rolled her eyes and smiled at me. "I'm CeCe, by the way."
"Nice to meet you." I said, smiling at her.
"Where's Dad?" Eli asked.
"Work," CeCe replied.
"Okay, well, we're going upstairs now." Eli said, pulling me up the stairs.
"Don't have too much fun!" CeCe yelled up to us.
"Not funny!" Eli yelled back.
I giggled, "It was nice meeting you, Mrs. Goldsworthy." I yelled to CeCe.
"Oh please, call me CeCe. Mrs. Goldsworthy makes me sound old."
"That's because you are old!" Eli yelled back as we came in front of a door with skull and crossbones on it, which I am guessing is his room.
"Watch it! I'm not afraid to come up there and smack you!" I heard CeCe yell back to us, making Eli roll his eyes.
Eli sighed and opened the door, flicking on the light as he walked inside. I stood there, shocked. His room was black, but that wasn't the surprising part. He didn't have any fancy stuff like there was downstairs. He hand posters of bands on his walls, some in which I knew. He had a queen size bed, which was placed in the middle of the room. He had a desk beside it with a black laptop sitting on top. A black dresser was placed in the corner of the room.
"Well, this is where the magic happens." Eli said, placing our bags on the floor. "And by magic I mean the collection of dust."
I didn't say anything; only watched as he plopped down on his bed, bouncing slightly. I didn't know what to do. Was I supposed to go sit next to him? Am I sleeping in his bed… with him? Or am I staying in a guest room?
"You don't have to stand there." Eli said, breaking me from my thoughts.
I slowly walked over to his bed and sat beside him, glancing around his room.
"I like your room," I began, trying to make conversation. "It's very… black"
Eli chuckled and nodded, "Thank you, that's what I was going for."
I let out a short laugh.
"So… where am I sleeping?" I asked.
"You're sitting on it." Eli stated, looking at me oddly. Then his face expression relaxed. "Unless you want to sleep in the guest room; I don't want to make you feel uncomfortable or anything." He said quickly. When I was about to speak, thinking he was done, he started up again. "I mean I'm not pressuring you into anything, I just figured we would stay in here, but if you want to stay elsewhere than I totally understand." He stared at me for second and said, "Why aren't you answering?"
"I was waiting for you to breathe." I teased. "You wouldn't let me speak."
"Sorry," he mumbled.
"I don't mind staying in here with you." I said truthfully.
He gave a small smile and nodded. I leaned over and kissed his cheek. I smiled as I noticed his cheeks turn a light pink. I smiled and lay back on the bed.
"So, what did you have planned for this weekend?" I asked as he lay beside me.
"Well, tomorrow we're washing Morty." He smirked.
"Or you could wash him and I'll watch." I grinned, causing him to chuckle.
"Then I'll just spray you with water until you help me."
"Fine, I'll help." I sighed.
"And later on tomorrow, my cousin is getting married. That's the whole reason why I came here this weekend anyways." He explained.
"What? Why didn't you tell me? I don't have dress or anything fancy." I said, suddenly feeling out of place.
He chuckled, "Well I guess we're going to have to go dress shopping."
My eyes widened. "Eli, I can't let you do that." I told him. "I can just find something in my bag."
"I doubt you have anything wedding-worthy in your bag. Plus, it's really not a problem, Clare."
He stared at me with a smirk, waiting for my answer. I honestly didn't like the idea of him buying me something. I mean, it just feels wrong. I don't want to be one of those girls who get stuff from their boyfriend and end up taking advantage of it.
"…Okay." I gave in. "But I'll pay you back." I said quickly.
"Don't even worry about it." He smirked.
I chewed on my bottom lip and sighed. He wins. I really don't want him to buy me a dress, but I just can't argue with him.
I sighed and leaned over, giving him a quick kiss on the lips before sitting up.
"I'm getting ready for bed." I mumbled as I got up and grabbed my bag, walking to his door.
I turned around, about to ask where the washroom was but he beat me to it.
"Down the hall, to the left." He said, a smirk plastered on his lips.
I turned and walked down the hallway, looking at all the pictures hung on the hallway walls. Once I found the bathroom, I quickly went inside and locked the door. I changed into a pair of purple PJ pants and a black tank top. I washed my face and grabbed my toothbrush before brushing my teeth.
Once I was ready I closed my bag, picked it up and walked out of the washroom. I came to a halt once I got to Eli's door. I know I have seen him completely exposed before, but it felt weird just entering his room, so I knocked.
"Come in… ow!" I heard him say from behind the door.
I pinned my eyebrows together and walked inside his room, closing the door behind me. Just as I dropped my bag on the floor near the door, Eli walked out of his closet and quickly closed the door, standing in front of the door. He gave a fake smile and cleared his throat.
What was that about? Is he hiding something?
I then noticed he was in his PJ pants, without a shirt. I couldn't help but stare at him. My gaze averted to the V line near the top of his pants. I subconsciously chewed on my bottom lip, wanting so badly to touch him. I really wish we were alone right now. Yes, we were alone in his room, but his parents are downstairs and could hear anything that would possibly be going on up here.
My thoughts were interrupted when I heard Eli clear his throat. I snapped out of my little trance and moved my gaze away from him, blushing like crazy.
I walked over to the right side of his bed and hesitantly pulled the sheets down, climbing under them. Eli walked over and stared down at me.
"That's my side." He said, a smirk appearing on his lips.
I rolled my eyes and slid over to the left side as he slid in the right side.
"What about the lights?" I asked.
"Oh, watch this." Eli smirked and clapped his hands twice, making the lights turn off. I don't know why I found that funny but I soon found myself bursting into laughter. Just the way Eli looked as he did it made me laugh. He had the goofiest face on.
I slapped my hand over my mouth, trying to keep in my laughter.
"That's awesome." I said through my laughter.
"I know, right?" I heard Eli say. "It's my favorite part of this room."
I laughed, "Goodnight, Eli."
He chuckled, "Goodnight, Clare."
I turned on my side, my back facing him. I heard him move a few times before his arm slid around my waist. I glanced down, staring at his arm.
"You don't mind, do you?" I heard him whisper.
I turned my body around so I was facing him, his arm still wrapped around me.
"No, I don't mind." I whispered softly.
He moved his arm and slid it under the covers before wrapping it around my waist again, pulling me closer to him. My heartbeat sped up at our proximity. I love the feeling of him being so close to me.
I absentmindedly leaned into him, burying my head into his chest. I could hear his heartbeat, and as I got closer to him, I noticed it sped up. I moved my hand and placed my palm over his heart, kind of like he did to me a few days ago.
I closed my eyes and sighed, loving the fact that I was in his arms.
I can tell this is just the beginning of an interesting weekend.
I think only one person guessed that Eli was bringing Clare to his parent's house. Haha. Well, that person was right! LOL.
Anyways, the next few chapters will be quite romantic, but there will be some drama. Cough-Julia-Cough.
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