Situations Chapter 20

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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

"What about this one?" Eli asked, holding up a plain black dress that is a little too revealing.

We were currently in a little clothing store, trying to find me a dress for Eli's cousins wedding. I was walking around like a zombie because I was so tired. The wedding ceremony starts at Noon, so we had to get up at 8 so we could find me a dress. And also because Eli wants to wash Morty before the wedding, which is pointless since we're not even taking Morty to the wedding. I just don't understand Eli.

I crinkled my nose and shook my head. I cannot wear that to a wedding.

He sighed and placed the dress back on the rack. "I never thought this would so hard. I'm so glad I'm a dude." He grumbled.

I rolled my eyes and began looking around. I still felt uneasy about Eli buying me a dress, so I tried to look for the cheapest ones here.

After about 10 minutes of searching I gave up. I huffed and turned the corner, trying to find Eli again, when I stopped. I was standing right in front of the perfect dress. It was a strapless, knee length light purple dress, with light purple frilly fabric all over. In the middle, separating the breast are from the rest of the dress was a dark purple ribbon.

It was perfect.

I walked over and grabbed it, smiling as I admired it. I grabbed the tag to see how much it was and frowned. It was one hundred and twenty dollars. Seriously?

"Find anything?" I heard a familiar voice ask before Eli appeared next to me.

"Yeah, but it's too much." I placed it back on the rack, trying to hide my disappointment.

I watched as Eli checked the tag and scoffed. He looked at me and smirked, taking the dress off the rack and walking away with it. I quickly ran over to him and pulled him by the arm.

"Eli, that dress is way too much." I said softly.

"No, it's not. Plus, it's 50% off." He smirked and showed me the other side of the tag where there was a big pink sticker that read 50% off.

I sighed, still not wanting him to spend that much on me. Before I could try and change his mind he walked off to the counter and bought the dress.

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Eli's House

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"I can't believe you're making me do this." I grumbled as I picked up the hose.

We were outside, getting ready to wash Morty. I was in a pair of shorts and a tank top, while Eli was in his usual skinny jeans and a t-shirt. Eli was knelt down washing the side of Morty with a sponge.

Eli just smirked my way and then went back to washing Morty. I sighed and began to spray the other side of the hearse. I don't know how many times I went over that one side; I kind of zoned out. I was still very tired and when I looked at my watch, I groaned when I noticed it was 10am. I'm normally still asleep at this time.

I sighed and stopped spraying Morty. I put the hose down and leaned against Morty. I turned so my stomach was against the window as I rested my arms on the hood and my head on my arms. I closed my eyes and stayed there for about five minutes.

Suddenly I felt something clod spray into my side, causing me to squeal and jump up, only to see Eli holding the hose and aiming it at me. He burst into laughter as his hand went over his stomach.

"You're going to pay for that one, Goldsworthy." I glared at him.

He stopped laughing and dropped the hose before running to the other side of Morty. I quickly chased after him, trying to run faster than him. He stopped on the opposite side of Morty I was on; we stood there facing each other. He tried to go right so I went left, mirroring him. He turned to the other direction, making me do the same.

"Truce?" he asked.

I shook my head and dropped to the ground, kneeling down as I silently crawled around Morty. I found the bucket of water Eli was using and I smirked. I looked around the hearse and saw Eli was facing a different direction than me, his back facing me. I stood up, the bucket in my hand, and slowly walked over to him, making sure I didn't make noise.

I lifted the bucket and dumped the water on his head, smiling as I heard him gasp. I watched the water drip down his head and back. He turned to look at me and I giggled as his mouth hung open. I began laughing as I noticed the water falling down his face and onto the rest of his body.

"There, now we're even." I said between laughter.

"You have got 5 seconds to run." Eli said, glaring at me playfully. "5… 4…"

I gave one finally laugh and dropped the bucket before trying to make a break for it, but Eli's arm wrapped around my waist and pulled me back to him.

"You said 5 seconds!" I yelled, trying to get out of his grip as he pulled me over to where the hose was.

"Yeah, well, I lied." I could just see the smirk on his lips.

I rolled my eyes and tried getting free of his grip, but he just tightened his hold on me. He let me go and when I turned to face him, he sprayed me with the hose, getting the front of me soaking wet. I squealed and jumped back, trying to block the water with my hands.

He finally stopped spraying me and laughed. I glared at him and ran to him, jumping on him, bringing him down so we were on his lawn. We rolled around a few times, laughing as I tried to pin him beneath me. I finally won and straddled his waist as I pinned his hands at eyelevel.

Our laughter subsided and we just stared at each other. I then noticed just how close I was too him. Our faces were mere inches away from each other's; I could feel his breath on my face.

"Hi," he breathed.

"Hi," I smiled.

"Quite the vocabulary you two got there." I heard a female voice say.

Eli and I lifted our heads and looked over at CeCe, who was standing in the doorway of the house, holding a cup of coffee as she stared at us. I could immediately feel the blush appearing on my face. CeCe laughed and walked back inside the house, closing the door behind her.

I groaned and bowed my head, feeling embarrassed.

"You know, this could be my new favorite position." Eli said, a smirk playing at his lips. "Well, besides the interruption, of course."

I rolled my eyes and rolled off of him, only for him to roll over and straddle my waist. I raised an eyebrow and he smirked down at me, slowly leaning in. I smiled slightly and waited for his lips to meet mine.

Just as our lips were about to touch, something had to ruin it.

"Eli! Clare! Time to get ready for the wedding!" CeCe yelled out to us.

Eli glanced up with his eyes to look at the house, and then he looked back down at me. He began leaning in again and I closed my eyes, getting ready for what was coming.

"Eli! I'm serious! Stop trying to get lucky; we need to go!" CeCe yelled out, causing me to open my eyes.

Eli groaned and bowed his head.

"W-we should g-go." I stammered, desperately wanting to stay here and kiss Eli.

Eli nodded and got off of me, much to my dismay.

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"Clare, hurry up!" Eli yelled from behind the bathroom door.

I was currently getting ready for the wedding, just finishing the last touches to my make-up. I finished putting on my mascara and lip gloss, smiling at myself. I didn't have a lot on, just some sparkle eye shadow and a thin line of eyeliner on my top- and bottom lids.

My dress was already on, but still needed to get zipped up.

"I'm done." I said as I opened the door, revealing Eli.

I stared at him. He was wearing black dress pants with a navy blue button down. His hair was straighter than normal, making me wonder if he straightened it. I couldn't help but think he looked so… sexy.

I snapped back into reality and looked up at him, noticing he was staring at me, his eyes gazing up and down my body. I felt my face heat up and I cleared my throat, making him look up at me.

"Can you, uh, can you zip me up?" I asked shyly.

He swallowed and nodded as I turned around. I felt him grab a hold of the zip and slowly pulled it up. Once he was done, his fingertips grazed my skin above the dress, before he leaned over and placed a kiss where the neck meets the shoulder, making my breathing hitch.

"Ready?" I squeaked as I turned around to look at him.

He nodded and I walked around him and down the hallway. We went downstairs and CeCe was smiling and standing next to Bullfrog (who I met earlier today).

We then went outside and climbed into the truck, making our way to the ceremony.

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Eli's cousin's house

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We pulled up to a huge white house with black shudders on the windows. People were everywhere, walking around and mingling with each other. There were nice decorations set everywhere and I couldn't help but stare at the place in utter shock.

Was his whole family rich?

We climbed out of the truck and began walking around.

I felt completely out of place as CeCe, Bullfrog and Eli all chatted with different people while I stood beside them like a lost puppy. Eli introduced me to a few of his family members and I had to admit that they were really kind, but I still felt out of place.

We began walking around again and this time it was just us; CeCe and Bullfrog went off to talk with other people.

I glanced down when I felt Eli take my hand in his, interlacing our fingers. I looked around and tried to see if anyone would notice.

"Clare, stop worrying. No one knows who you are here, we're safe." Eli whispered in my ear, causing me to relax.

I keep forgetting that we're here and not at school. I sighed and held his hand tighter, loving the fact that we didn't have to hide our affection here.

Soon it was time for the ceremony to start so everyone began to pile inside the huge house. We went to a certain part of the house and when we walked inside, I was amazed. The roof was very high and the room was very wide. There were chairs lined up on both sides of the room, making a walk way for the bride.

Eli pulled me along and we sat in one of the rows, along with everybody else. It didn't take long for the music to start playing, signaling the bride was about to come. The bride's maids and the flower girl and ring bearer all walked out first. The music changed and everyone stood up, waiting for the bride to walk out. When he came out, I couldn't help but smile. She looked gorgeous and very happy. Weddings always make me happier than usual. Once she made it to the end, everyone sat down and began to listen to the couple getting married.

I turned my head and looked at Eli, smiling. He turned to look at me and gave a small smile before holding out his hand. I moved my hand over his and interlaced our fingers, before he placed our hands in his lap.

The ceremony was beautiful and made me tear up, which cause Eli to make fun of me. I can't help it if weddings make me tear up.

We were currently sitting at a table out in the large backyard where the reception was held. There was music playing and everyone was up and dancing around, well, mostly everyone.

The song 'Give Me Everything' by Pitbull and Ne-Yo came on, making me smile wide.

"Oh, I love this song." I said, smiling at everyone who was dancing along to it.

Eli got up and stood in front of me, holding out his hand. I smiled and took his hand, standing up and letting him lead me to the dance floor.

"I must warn you, I'm not a very good dancer." He said as we came to a stop on the dance floor.

I giggled and we began to dance to the music. It was kind of awkward at first because we were surrounded by people I didn't know. I have done this before, in a club, but not with people that are related to my boyfriend.

Eli was dancing really weirdly, causing me to laugh. I stopped him and grabbed his hands, showing him a more attractive way to dance. Eli began to get the hang of it and soon we were dancing without a care in the world.

When the lyric "Grab somebody sexy tell 'em hey" came on, Eli surprised me by spinning me around and pulling me in, before dipping me. I stared at him in shock as he just smirked at me.

I raised an eyebrow, "Are you trying to impress me?" I asked, smiling slightly.

"Depends, is it working?" he raised an eyebrow and smirked.

I tossed my head back as I laughed and he pulled me back up, wrapping his arms around my waist as mine went around his neck. My head fell to his shoulder as we both laughed for an unknown reason. I lifted my head and looked at him as he chuckled and then smiled at me. Not a smirk, a real, genuine smile. And I had to say it was the most beautiful smile I had ever seen.

"Wow, Elijah Goldsworthy smiling, I really have seen everything." I teased.

He chuckled, "I just love to make you laugh."

I raised an eyebrow, shocked that he would say that and he cleared his throat, looking around, obviously embarrassed. I placed my hand on his cheek and made him look at me. I smiled and leaned up, pressing my lips to his. I felt him smiled against my lips and kissed me back.

We pulled apart and a slow song came on. Eli's arms tightened around my waist, pulling me closer to him as my arms stayed around his neck. We stared into each other's eyes for a few moments before I moved and rested my head on his shoulder. I was smiling like a fool for the whole song.

I never thought that I would be here, with Eli, at his cousins wedding, staying at his house, in his room, while he was my boyfriend. It seems so weird since at school we can't even exchange a few words without someone questioning it. It's nice to be able to be this close to him in public.

The song ended and I lifted me head to smile at Eli. He smiled back and we walked over to our previous table. We sat down and just had a nice, comfortable conversation. He was sitting right next to me as we faced each other, our legs tangled. I smiled as he grabbed my hand as he was talking, intertwining our fingers. I leaned forward while he was talking and placed my lips over his, cutting him off. He stiffened at first but soon kissed me back.

I pulled away and blushed at my behavior, while he just stared at me. I couldn't help it, he was just so alluring.

"S-sorry, I shouldn't have done th-that." I stammered. "What were you saying?"

Eli smirked and leaned forward, kissing me softly. I kissed him back and smiled as we pulled apart.

"I like your rude interruptions." He mumbled against my lips, making me smile.

We both shared a laugh but were interrupted by someone clearing their throat.

We both looked over and I felt Eli tense up. His grip tightened on my hand, almost to the point that it hurt but I didn't say anything, only placed my other hand over his to try and comfort him, even though I had no idea what was bothering him.

I turned and looked back over to the girl that was standing there, staring at us with her arms crossed. She had a short, black dress with dark blue sparkles all over it. Her long black hair was half pinned up while the rest was hanging free. She had dark make-up on, which made her brown eyes pop, and jewelry that I would never be able to afford. I felt very uncomfortable being near her, especially when she looked at me like that.

I wanted to know who she was and why she was here, but when Eli whispered a name, I suddenly felt the need to go hide under a rock.

"Julia."

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