Backpacking Through Time

Chapter 2

Walking hand in hand with Eli, we entered our high school. We walked to his locker first and then we stopped at my locker. Waiting for me there were my two best friends: Isabel and Scooter.

I let go of Eli's hand and hugged each of my friends. Eli stared down Scooter. He's always been weary of Scooter because he's my really close guy friend. I grabbed Eli's hand and smiled at him reassuringly. He smiled back.

"so guys," I started. "Any news?" My best friends were trying out for the male and female leads in our school musical.

"Well... I got callbacks!" screamed Isabel.

"That's great Iz!" I said hugging her. "Scooter?"

"I got the part!"

"Yay!" I yelled as Eli squeezed my hand. "That's amazing! Congratulations guys! But Eli and I gotta go. We have some stuff to finish before first period."

"Aw. Okay. See you at lunch, girl," said Isabel.

"Bye," said Scooter. We did a group hug and then Eli and I left.

I held his arm. "In a hurry, are we?" I giggled.

"I wanted to get you alone before school starts so I could do this." He swiftly pulled me into a private part of a hallway.

"Oh," I said. "And what were you planning once you got me here?"

"This," he said and slipped his hands into my back pockets and pulled my waist to his. I pulled my hands through his beautiful brown hair. We were both breathing heavily.

"I love you," Eli whispered.

"I love you back," I replied bringing his face even closer to my own.

He pressed his lips to mine and breathed deeply. It started soft but soon became an intense, passion-filled make-out session. We went outside into a courtyard that no one ever goes into.

Eli and I lowered ourselves to the grass without ever disconnecting. I felt as if we were one. Soon the warning bell rang signalling we had five minutes before class started. We ignored it.

I moved my hands down Eli's back and sighed between kisses. Eli pushed his hands up my shirt and then it was off. I followed suit and pulled his shirt off as well. I took a second to feel his abs and he laughed.

"That tickles," he breathed.

"Does it?" I joked doing it some more.

"Yes," he said picking himself up off the ground.

"Where are you going?" I asked.

"Nowhere," he laughed. He bent down and lifted me off the ground. He spun me around. I squealed happily.

I scrambled out of Eli's arms and ran away.

"Get back here!" he yelled.

"Come catch me!" I giggled.

Eli chased after me and grabbed my waist to pick me up again and spin me. We rolled onto the ground and started kissing again. Then, the late bell rang. We stopped and looked at each other wide-eyed.

Eli and I got up sloppily and put our shirts back on. We ran to class holding hands. We both entered in the middle of a lecture. The class and teacher looked at us and our interlocked fingers.

Mrs. Jackson shook her head and said, "Nice of you two to join us."

The class snickered as we took our seats next to each other.

We sneaked a glance at each other. I giggled and he smiled his cute, dorky smile back and I fell in love with him all over again. Eli winked at me and we both kept our little secret.

God, I loved Eli. So much.