Elis POV
**Thunk...Thunk...Thunk...****
"Wake up!" I heard Adam yell through the tent walls, after throwing sometihng at the tent.
I laughed a little, quietly not wanting to wake up Clare who was curled up in my arms, our naked bodies pressed together, its true, you realy do stay warmer that way! I had watched her sleep all night, I had to much on my mind to be able to fall asleep at all, I slowly untangled myself from her and started getting dressed when she woke up.
"Brrr, now im cold." she said lazily slurring her words a little still partially asleep
"Sorry babe, Adams calling." I answered putting my boots on.
"Fine, I guess Ill get up too then."
"Ill go make some tea to warm you up." I leaned down to her not being able to resist kissing her lips that I almost lost forever the night before.
"Thank you, oh and can you tell Adam something for me?" she asked, a new gleam in her eye I hadn't seen befor
"Sure," I half answered and half asked
"Tell him I hate him and he ruined my life." She gave a small smile at the end,
"Anything for you" I answered just as I was about to climb out of the tent, I stopped, there had been something on my mind all night and I had to say it now or I never would.
"You ok?" I heard her voice behind me, I must have looked like an idiot just kneeling there my hand sitting on the zipper. I turned to her slowly looking into her big blue eyes, she looked confused but didnt push me to say anything.
"You know, that I dont ever want to hurt you right?" I finally asked
"We discussed this last night, I know."
"I dont mean emotionally, which I promise too never do, at least not intentionally, but I mean, ummm, nevermind" I couldnt say it would loud, She wanted to know everything about me, and this was one more thing that she would know. I turned to leave.
"Hey stop, talk to me, what do you mean? physically hurt me? I know youll never do that." I turned around again facing her.
"How do you know though, I mean Ive never hurt you, or any girl before, but I get so angry, look what I did too Fitz"
"What are you saying?"
"Im saying that, Im scared"
"ok, I kind of realize that, but of what exacty? Your scarsd your gunna.…hit me?" I could tell by the tone of her voice she was half worried and half thinking I was crazy.
"im scared that one day were gunna get in a fight and im going toget too mad, and..." This time I really couldnt finish my sentence, I
had started crying and the words were not going to come out,
She wiped my cheek with her tiny hand, "Eli your not Max." she said in a whisper, rubbing my shoulder, I looked up at her, how could she
have possibly known about that? did liz tell her?
"How did you..."
"Nylon walls remember, I was waiting for you too come into the tent last night, so i just listened to you and Liz, your not like him,"
"How do you know though?" I knew I shouldnt be doing this too her, making her see me vulnerable and upset
"I just know, Yes you get angry, yes you do tend to take it out on Fitz, but you've never even yelled at me before last night, and I know you wont do that to me. I love you, and you love me, and I know you."
"but look at last night, I obviously changed I yelled at touClare,"
"and I yelled at you, people yell, it's healthy. You are not going to hurt me. You won't let yourself and I won't ever let you get the angry, not at me!" she explained to me in a matter of fact tone. I stared into her beautiful eyes, looked at her amazing lips, just studied her face.
"ok?" she asks after a few seconds
"Ok." I finally answered pulling her into a hug.
"Besides, If you ever did hit me, I would dump your ass so fast you wouldnt know what happened, And nobody wants that." She smiled at the end, and lightened the mood in the small tent. I laughed.
"Clare, Eli what the he'll at you doing?" we heard Adam yell from outside.
"Absolutley not,"I said ignoring Adam, I kissed her then, I meant it to be a quick peck, but Clare wasnt having that, I felt her hand lace into the short hairs on the back of my neck, I lowered myself onto her laying down with her, she moved her lips to my jaw, i let out a small moan in my throat when she made her way to me earlobe, she lifted her lips just enough to whisper "Are you sure you dont mind letting him wait out there?" she continued her assault on my neck, bitting and
sucking on the skin, I couldnt answer her, just let out another soft moan.
"If you two are having sex im gunna light your tent on fire!" we suddenly heard Adam yell from outside, followed by Liz's laugh, which cause both of us to also laugh.
"I guess we better get out of this tent," I finally said with a sigh, "Ill go make your tea," I was already dressed so I slowly unzipped the tent, only to see 4 inches of fresh snow on the ground, that explained what adam had thrown at the tent walls earlier, I climbed out and stretched after zipping the tent bak up.
"Well well. look who finally got up," I heard my sister say from where she was sitting near the campfire, Thankfully she had remembered to cover it last night so it was a dry pit.
"Yeah its about time." Adam replied,
"Yeah yeah yeah, whatever, im up now! is there coffee?"
"Yeah on the stove" Adam answered "Theres boiling water there too, if Clare wants tea."
"Thanks, oh and Adam before I forget, Clare says she hates you and you ruined her life." I chuckled a little at the end.
"Oh well, thats very nice of her to say, Maybe ill thank her for that nice comment with a face full of snow!"