Thank you all for the reviews. I'm glad you like the story. This chapter is really just Eclare fluff EVERYWHERE! So, if you only read this story for the criminal/murder solving part, you will have to wait until next time. But, ENJOY and please REVIEW! Reviews let me know people actually care about my story and like reading it.
*Clare's POV*
Clare….
Clare….
CLARE!
I woke up to someone yelling my name and shaking me. I slowly opened my eyes to see a concerned Eli. His expression changed instantly once he saw I was awake. He smirked and hugged me, gently. I hugged him back, confused about what just happened. We hugged for a minute; then he pulled away.
"What happened?" I asked. One second me and Eli are kissing, and the next I'm on the ground, being shaken awake.
"You passed out, are you okay? You've been passed out for about 2 hours, but you were still breathing, so I didn't call 911."
"I'm fine. I wonder why I passed out." I asked, slightly panting.
"Maybe, from lack of oxygen." Eli said with a cute little wink at the end; obviously referring our little make-out session that just occurred. I blushed furiously. He slightly chuckled and stood up, holding his hand out for me to grab. I grabbed his hand and he slowly helped me up; probably afraid if I got up to fast, I would faint again. We stood their awkwardly after I got up. He cleared his throat and I looked up slowly.
"Should we resume our little game?" He questioned me, smirking in the process. No matter how many times he smirked, I would always get the same amount of butterflies in my stomach every time. I looked at my watch. 7pm.
"I would love to, but, it's getting kind of late. I should be getting home." His smirk began to fade with every word I just said. By the end his smirk was completely gone and in its place was a small frown. I felt bad for rejecting his offer, but, it was time to be getting home. I had homework and had to check up on Adam. Suddenly, I noticed Eli's smirk slowly fall into place and he looked at me with hopeful eyes.
"What if we got to my apartment for some coffee and food?" he asked me. The hopeful and caring look in his eyes kept looking at me, I couldn't say no.
"Why not, homework can always be done later" He nodded and put his hand out for me to take. I noticed he had already grabbed his bag; I quickly grabbed my purse and took his hand. He led me outside. As we were reaching my car, he interlocked our fingers and looked at me, as if asking if this was okay. I smiled in reply and he smirked.
We made it to my car and I tried to get my hand out of his grasp, but he wouldn't let me. I looked at him, confused why he was doing this. Suddenly, in less than a couple seconds I was pinned on the car door with Eli smirking at me mischievously. He slowly leaned in and kissed me. Softly and gently; he pulled away a couple seconds later and whispered.
"Follow the hearse."
I nodded as he began to walk away. I got into my car and turned on the engine, waiting for Eli to start his car. His hearse started and began to pull out of the small parking lot. I followed and we began to drive to a small, quiet part of Toronto. For some reason, I always imagined Eli living downtown, but I was wrong. He pulled up to a small little cottage style house. It was slightly in the middle of no where, but still near town. I parked and got out looking at the cute little house. It was small, but I figured Eli lived alone, since it looked big enough for one to two people to live in. It was dark green with a little white porch swing. It was, perfect. I smiled thinking about the house, oblivious to the fact Eli had slowly came up from behind me. He put his arms around my waist and kissed my shoulder. I blushed at his loving actions. Even though we've only known each other for a short time, I feel as if we've known each other forever.
"It's beautiful, Eli. How long have you lived here?"
"I got it right after high school. I couldn't take living with my parents anymore. I love them dearly, but, they were driving me crazy." He chuckled afterwards. I smiled at his laugh, it was so adorable. We stayed there, looking at the surroundings, Eli's arms still snaked around my waist, his head resting on my shoulder. Slowly, he pulled away; I instantly missed his warmth around me. He turned me around and placed a loving kiss on my lips before pulling away.
He took my hand in his. This time I intertwined our fingers, I looked at him and I saw a slight blush on his cheeks. He took me up to the house and opened the door. We slowly made our way inside. I could tell I was going to be here for a long time.
So, if you didn't catch why Clare passed out, it was because she had lack of oxygen for a little to long ;)
Mainly fluff but next chapter I hope to add a LOT more of Fiona's murder into the mix. I need FOUR reviews for a new chapter to be up so...
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