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~ Eli's P.o.v ~
"Cindy, how do you know this?" I asked her I was in shock. And the only thing keeping me together right now was Clare rubbing soothing circles on the back of my neck and snuggling into my arm.
" I've known she was alive for a while. And believe me. I wanted to tell you, but your mother begged me not to when I ran into her many years ago. She would write every once in a while and ask how you were doing. I never really knew how you were doing. I haven't seen you since your first night here."
"Okay so why are you telling me this now. Clearly she wanted nothing to do with me, so why woul-"
"Eli she wants to see you. She's finally ready to accept the fact that you're still alive. She thought you were dead. Your father had told her you died when she gave birth."
"Funny. He told me she died while giving birth to me." I couldn't understand the fact of why my own father wouldn't even tell me my mother was still alive.
Cindy told me she didn't know much more. All she knew was how to contact my mother if I wanted to see her.
Of course I wanted to see her, but I don't know if I was emotionally ready to. I didn't know if I was ready to go out into the real world.
I thanked Cindy for telling me and was about to leave with Clare to go under her dressing room when Cindy asked me something.
"Eli? Can you. Can you take off your mask please? I already know you're not guilty. You don't need to hide from me. And I want to see if you look anything like CeCe."
I was hesitant, but Clare made me look her in the eyes to know it was safe to let Cindy see my face.
I took my mask off and she gasped.
"Eli. You're beautiful. And you look just like your mother. But you have your father's hair. "She smiled.
So did I. I was glad I had a trait from my mother and my father.
Cindy then left and Clare and I went back to our 'cave'.
"How are you holding up?" Clare asked
"Okay I guessed" I tried to smile but Clare saw right through it.
She sighed.
"Okay tell me what's on your mind."
"I want to meet her, but I don't know if I'm emotionally ready. I'm not even sure I'm able to go out into public for that matter."
"Well maybe she can come here…. To the theatre?" Clare asked.
"I wish, but people would be suspicious. Plus she has the last name Goldsworthy. People will think she's a murderer too. All because of me."
"Eli it wasn't your fault. You were just a child. You didn't know any better." Clare said.
She's right. But I can't accept the fact that none of it's my fault.
~ Clare's P.o.v ~
He needed to see his mother and with the help of Cindy I would figure out a way to make it happen.
"Alright. Enough with the heavy. Let's just relax." I said while massaging his shoulders. He was tense. But I started to kiss the side of his neck up to his ear then nibbled on it. He then turned around and pulled me closer to him. I then started to kiss down his neck to his collar bone. Then I went even farther down to the exposed skin where one of the top buttons was loose. He started to chuckle. But it was so sexy.
"Clare you don't have to seduce me to get me to pleasure you. All you have to do is ask." He said with a smirk.
And then he picked me up by the waist so I could wrap my legs around his waist.
He started to kiss my chest as I moaned.
"mmmmm Eli."
He then took us over to the bed.
He started to tease me until I got in control and hovered over him while holding his hands down on the bed. I started to undo each button on his shirt with my teeth. He started to grunt and I could feel a little…problem rub against my thigh. I smirked at the thought that I could do that to him so quickly. I put sweet but sloppy kisses all over his toned chest.
~ Jake's P.o.v ~
Where the hell has Clare been? I haven't seen her since she stormed out of the theatre after the phantoms' little performance.
Just because she didn't love me doesn't mean I wasn't going to protect her from him. I don't think he murdered that Julia girl, but I do think he can be violent. And I know I don't deserve to protect Clare since I've abused her myself, but I still wanted to protect her.