The whole of Tuesday I spent the day avoiding Eli but looking at all the texts Eli was sending me. When I was home in my big sloppy joe, track suit pants and ugg boots. I was just finishing my history homework when the doorbell rang. Billy was out with some new girlfriend and I was home alone the afternoon.
I walked downstairs and tied my hair up in a ponytail to make it look less messy. I unlocked it and Eli was at the door. I stood there and said nothing. Eli took a step towards me and I said “Don’t kiss me.”
He frowned and said “I wasn’t going to; I came here to talk to you.”
I gave Eli a smile and said “So what’s up?”
He continued “I’m leaving tomorrow at 4.00pm to start to drive down to the hotel near the book reveal and I’m giving you chance, you can still come just meet me at the café bench and bring enough clothes to last 3 days”
I looked away and said again “Eli I’m not sure…. Just please……. I don’t know.”
“I’m sure this will be good…. anyway goodbye.” Eli said
I waved and watched him drive off down the road.
The morning of Wednesday came and my stomach was filled with butterfly’s. I caught the early bus to school to avoid Elizabeth and I squished my spare clothes and suitcase in my locker. I went outside to greet Adam but I saw Eli at his travel van with the boot open. He turned around and saw me. He smiled and waved to me I did the same back to him.
The whole day I was shaking in nerves. It was 10 minutes before the end of school bell. I faked sick at the office and signed myself out of school. I ran to my locker and got my suitcase out. I went to the bathroom and got changed. Once I finished I ran straight out of school and to the car park. I unlocked the van and put my suitcase in the van. I hopped in the back of the van and waited for Eli.
Eli came out of school in a change of clothes. He unlocked the van and drove off. He drove to the bench and got out and sat down. I watched out of the black tinted windows to see what he was doing. It came to 4.00 o’clock and Eli got so mad outside. He hit the front of the car and I heard him say “I thought she would come”.
All I wanted to do was get out and kiss him but it would ruin the surprise. Eli got back in the car and from the back I watched him all sad and nearly start to cry, I felt like the worse girlfriend ever. I waited until Eli got onto a highway and headed down the coast because I knew where this book reveal was going to be held at and the way to get there.
Eli pulled over to the side and sat sill. Eli folded his arms on the steering wheel and put his head on his arms so he couldn’t see anything. I fixed my hair and I felt goose bumps knowing that I may freak him out if I talk to him.
I sat on the arm rest and leant forward over him very quietly. I started to rub my fingers through his hair. He sat up a bit more and I leant closer to him. I whispered in his ear seductively “I’m here Eli.”
I saw him look in the mirror. He quickly turned around and pushed me back to the boot of the van. Eli knelt in front of me and said “I thought you weren’t coming.”
I pulled him closer to me and we were face to face I whispered to Eli “I changed my mind”.
Eli gave me a sexy crooked grin and kissed me. For about 5 minutes we were non-stop making out in the back of the van. I came up for air and asked “Are we going on this road trip or what?”
We both climbed back over to the front seats. I sat in the passenger side and Eli was the driver. He started up the engine and said to me “Thank you for coming.”
I smiled, kissed him and replied “I would do anything for you.”
Eli drove off and for the whole drive to the hotel I unbuckled my seatbelt and wrapped Eli’s arm around me to be my cuddle, cute seat belt.
We arrived at the hotel. Eli was the gentleman and carried my suitcase up to our room. I opened the door first and the room was warm and beautiful. He put the bags down and walked up behind me and hugged me around the waist. I held his hands and said “This room is amazing.”
“I wanted it to be special” Eli replied.
I turned around and looked at him. He then said “If you’re not ready we don’t have to.”
I smiled and answered “Sorry that I’m not ready to but I need to recover from the blackouts.”
“So we sleep in the same bed?” Eli questioned
“Of course, you’re my boyfriend!” I replied.
“So you will sometime when you’re ready do it with me?” Eli commented. I gave him a playful punch on the arm and said “Someday”.
I had a shower and dressed into my pyjamas. This time I was wearing a dress and my grandmother brought for me because I remember her saying “You’ll look sexy for a man in this dress”, and my mum confiscated it from me for years, until now.
I heard Eli from the bed “You coming out Becky?”
I breathed in and stepped out of the bathroom. Eli gave a opened mouth expression. I commented “it’s too much….”
I walked up to the end of the bed and Eli crawled forward towards me on the bed. He held my waist and said “You look…..uhhh…..like….woah!”
I giggled and smiled. Eli pulled me onto the bed and we kissed for another 5 minutes. We both came for air and Eli said “Time to sleep we have a lot of reading to do tomorrow.” He gave me another sexy crooked grin and he kissed me on the forehead and turned off the lights. I waited for Eli to shut his eyes but we stared and smiled at each other for about 10 minutes until Eli dropped off to sleep first.
