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Chapter 4 - It's Never too Late
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The night I spent with Eli played through my head like a broken record. At first, I hated the fact that Alli set me up with someone I barely knew. But in ways she was right, I was attracted to him and I did want to get to know him better. After that night, I wanted to spend more time with him.

When we danced together, I felt as if we were the only two people on earth. His hands felt like they were meant to hold me. I liked Eli, even spending 4 hours with him; I've already created
feelings for him.

I feel asleep thinking about Eli, and every word he said to me. I didn't want to leave him out there when I had to leave, I wanted him to come in and stay with me for the night. But I knew if Marine or my dad ever found out, which they probably would... they would send me back to Canada with my mom as soon as possible.

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I woke up around 12:30 pm, by the annoying vibration of my phone on the desk next to me. I sighed and picked up my phone, realizing that I had to be at work at 1:30. I nearly fell out of my bed and rushed into the shower, taking one shorter than I usually do. By the time I got out of the shower, it was exactly 1:00. I pulled on my bathing suit and rushed out the door, not even telling Marine or my dad bye.
My boss was very upset that I was 5 minutes past the time I was supposed to be there. I apologized and ran to my post, only to find Eli sitting there, obviously waiting for me.

"I didn't think you would be here." I smiled while looking up at him.
"Well, Miss Clare, you are 5 minutes late. That is not how an employee is supposed to work." He joked.
"You know Mr. Pointer?" Well, that was a stupid question. I hid that comment and sat down next to him.
"I used to be a lifeguard, but I was late every other day... and I was always asleep when ever there was a real emergency near my post. So, he fired me." Eli gave a goofy smile. "I hated being a lifeguard anyway."

He jumped down and started walking away. "Where are you going? Don't leave." I called after him. He stopped in his tracks and walked back in my direction.
"Oh, well I don't want you to get in trouble."
"Don't worry... he never comes out anymore, he really trusts me... and I want the company." I smiled as he climbed up the latter and sat down in the spot next to me again.
"You know, Clare... ever since the Julia thing, you're the only person that likes me for who I am. You don't think I'm some type of freak by the way I see things." He looked down sadly as he dug his feet into the sand.

"I don't care about that, Eli... I care about you." I couldn't believe what I was saying. "I don't mind how you see things... really. It doesn't bother me at all"
He only looked at me with his piercing green eyes. I looked away, staring at the view of the ocean. I still felt his gaze on me when he finally decided to speak.

"Well, um.. Clare, I know that I just met you, but there is a party tonight at Adam's, do you want to go... with me?" My heart fluttered, I wanted to go... I wanted to be with Eli.
"S-sure Eli... I would love to. But what would I need to wear?" I smiled as he grinned at me.
"I guess, something dressy. Bring a bathing suit, because usually we go to the beach afterwards."
"Oh, okay..."

We stayed silent for a few minutes. His hand placed over mine, and he interlaced our fingers together. My heart skipped a beat while my cheeks turned a light shade of pink

"You are beautiful, Clare." He whispered in my ear. My cheeks turned a dark shade of pink, and he hopped off the chair and walked down the beach. I watched him walk away from me, and my heart was beating rapidly. I smiled and squealed to myself as I looked down, seeing a small piece of paper folded up where Eli was once sitting a few moments ago.
I opened it up and smiled ear to ear as I read through the note

Clare - Next Saturday, my school is having a reunion type thing, and it's sort of like prom. And I was wondering... if you would be my date? It would really mean a lot to me, since you are the only girl in this town that I might actually be interested in and the only one who sees me for who I am. You're probably thinking that 'I'm going to fast' or whatever, but I'm just trying my best to tell you that I really, really like you. So, please think about prom... here is my number if you ever want to talk.
Eli

I squealed with excitement as I jumped down from the chair and ran home. I called Alli as soon as I reached my bedroom, I couldn't wait to tell her everything.
When she picked up the phone, I practically yelled her name. I told her everything that happened at dinner and how he asked me to the party to night, and the dance. I could hear the excitement in her voice as she explained how excited she was. When I mentioned the prom, she gasped loudly.

"Alli, what's so amazing about this prom? I hate dances." I sighed and sat down on my bed.
"Clare, this is different. Eli never went out anywhere after Julia cheated. All he did was hang out with our group but never spoke... only to Adam. But Clare, you HAVE to go to this."
"Alli, I don't know," I whispered. "During the party tonight I will decide. But don't say anything to him about it. Or I won't go." I said, standing up to go to my closet. I pulled out a short red and strapless dress that was tight around my waist and thighs.
"Okay, I won't tell. But Eli really takes things personally and gets emotional at times. Just, don't hurt him Clare."
"I won't. But, I'm getting ready for the party; I will talk to you later."
"Bye Clare... See you later."
I went into the bathroom and curled my hair. I tried my best to follow the methods Alli told me to put of my make-up perfectly. It turned out pretty good, so I decided to just go with it and call Eli.

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As soon as Eli got to the house, I ran to his car without explaining to my dad what was happening. He looked surprised to see me and smiled. "You look great." He whispered pulling out of my street.
"Thank you. You don't look bad yourself."

He smiled, but stayed quiet for the rest of the ride there and so did I.
When we arrived to the party, the first things I noticed that there was cars packed all down the street. Some couples were standing by the trees sucking faces, some comforting the other while the puked up their insides since all the drinking they've done. Some of the guys were calling and whistling at me. I looked up at Eli and he wrapped his arm around my waist and pulled me closer to him, telling the guys that I'm with a date.

I smiled to myself as we walked past the group of boys, wondering when Eli is going to let go, but he never did. I looked down and smiled widely at the warmth of his hold. I never wanted him to let go. I thought about my next action and wrapped my arm around his waist and stepping closer into him. For the first time in forever, I felt complete. I never knew how it felt to be cared about.

Of course, my mom and my dad really cared about me... but I was never close to any of them. My mom never talked to me because she was always too busy finding men to go out with, or she was sleeping.

My sister on the other hand, was never home. I only say her on the weekends, which was like only an hour to get clothes. She always partied. She came home drunk every week and passed out on the couch. My mom kicked her out numerous times, but she always came back. She came home with another guy every other week only to meet my parents and then dump them for something stupid.

Eli leaned down and whispered in my ear. "We can leave whenever you want." He pressed a light kiss on my cheek; I could feel his smirk as he did it. I blushed and looked down at my feet, secretly wanting to attack him.

We finally appeared to the house after walking 5 minutes down the long path to his house. I looked up and my jaw dropped. Adam's house was amazing! It was about 3 stories high, long pillars connecting from the roof to the steps leading to the front door. It was painted a glossy white with huge windows on the sides. In the middle was a large window where you can see a part of the upstairs with a chandelier hanging from the ceiling. It was beautiful.

"Eli, how does he afford all this? This is amazing!" My eyes looked at the house, soaking in the sight.

"That's not any of my business; he even refused to tell me." He smirked and walked inside the house, with his arm still around me.

The house was even beautiful on the inside. But the only thing was, there was plastic around every inch of furniture so no one would get the couches dirty. Eli grabbed my hand this time and pushed me through the crowd and upstairs. When he got to the last door, he knocked lightly, his eyes never leaving mine.

"What are we doing, Eli?" I asked tilting my head to the side.
"I'm just... seeing if anyone was in here." He smirked as the door opened, making him jump back.

"Hey man! Adam is downstairs." The tall guy looked at me and back to Eli. "It's all your buddy." He winked at Eli. The guys hair was a total mess and he smelled disgusting. After he left the room, a girl with long curly black hair exited also. Her lipgloss was smeared and the straps of her dress were hanging off her shoulder. I can only imagine what they were doing in there.
Eli pulled me into the room and shut the door, while sitting on the bed patting the spot next to him.

"Eli, what the hell are you thinking? I am not going to have sex with you." I yelled making him put his hands up in defense.

"Don't worry Clare... we are going to do nothing. I just need to tell you something." He said while turning to face me. I nodded my head and placed my hands in my lap and listened to him.
"I'm just going to warn you, Julia still has feelings for me, but don't worry... I'm completely 100% over her. So if she sees you with me she will try to pick a fight."
"Whoa, a fight... then why did you bring me here?" I asked standing up from the bed.
"Clare... all I want you to do is ignore her. We came here to have fun. Just if she talks to you, she will back off if you don't answer her. She wants you to feel angry so she can actually fight. Just whatever you do, don't do anything. Like I said, we can leave whenever you want too." He smiled and stood up from the bed and placed his hand out for me to hold.

I grabbed his hand and interlaced our fingers together. We walked out of the room, almost bumping into another girl. Julia. She started to apologize until she noticed it was us. Her mouth dropped and she looked down at our hands and looked behind us at the bedroom. She looked back at us and then to me, she gave me the dirtiest look ever. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath, and walked past us bumping into my shoulder.

"At least she didn't start anything." Eli said while pulling me onto the dance floor.
"Do you want to dance?" He asked looking at me deeply in my eyes.
"S-sure, but I don't know how to dance." I yelled over the music.
"It's fine! I can teach you." He grabbed my hand and stood in the middle of the floor, right under the flashing lights.

I started moving to the beat of the music as he danced really close to me. With our eyes never leaving each others, I got really into the dancing. I turned around and pressed my back against his chest. He placed his hands on my waist and guided my hips to the beat of the music surrounding us. I lifted my hand and placed it around the back of his neck. I closed my eyes and put my head on his shoulder. I could hear his breathing getting unbalanced as the music finally came to a stopping point.

The DJ came on and announced to get a partner, because they are going to slow things down. I sighed, slightly disappointed that the steamy dance had to stop. The music changed to a slower song, and all the couples came together. I turned to face Eli who was deviously looking at me with that smirk that makes my heart melt.

I walked toward him and placed my hands around his neck, while he placed his securely around my waist. We moved in tiny circles in our place, as the music fell around us making me feel like Eli and I were the only people in the room. I looked deeply into Eli's eyes and took a small step forward. He placed a strand of hair behind my ear and cupped my cheek. I leaned into his hand and slowly nodded my head. He leaned forward, pressing his lips against mine.

His lips were so soft, and fit perfectly with mine. He moved his mouth over mine, and so did I when I finally decided to kiss him back. This moment was perfect; I never wanted to pull away. But of course, someone with a powerful force pushed me away from Eli, making us break apart harshly.

"Julia, what the hell are you doing?" Eli yelled stepping in between us.
"I'm trying to make her get the fact that you still love me." She yelled, making the music die down, with everyone staring at us.

"I don't love you anymore. You hurt me. I found someone else, someone I really, really like."
I smiled softly and looked up, seeing the anger fill up in Julia's eyes. The only thing I saw was Julia pushing Eli out of the way, and then her screaming and calling me a bitch, slut, and all that. Next thing I knew was on the ground, with the stunning pain coming upon my cheek. My lower abdomen felt as if it was stabbed one million times.

Some girl came and pulled her off of me, and I just lay there, bruised and broken. I cried silently as Eli ran over kneeling down on the ground, picking me up as carefully as he could. I winced in pain as the pressure of his arm pressed against my side. I didn't do anything; I did exactly what Eli said to do. I did nothing.

I looked behind Eli's shoulder looking at Julia giving me the successful look in her eyes like she just won something. She gave me a bitchy wave as we exited the house and down the street to his car.

"I'm so sorry Clare... I knew this would happen."
"Eli..." I choked up. My voice was scratchy and my lower body stung in pain as I laid down in the back seat. "I did what you said, just... don't apologize."
"Okay," he kissed my forehead making me smile. "Do you want to go home?"
I thought for a second before answering him.

"No... I want to stay with you." I whispered while closing my eyes. "I want to stay with you."

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I liked it! Hahah, it took me a while to update it because during the middle, my friend was laughing hysterically, so I read through it again and it seemed like it wasn't going anywhere, so I redid the middle to the end. But I hope you all liked it.