Forbidden Love

Chapter Fifteen

Song: If we have each other

 By: Alec Benjamin

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"Eloise, Elijah what's going on?" James asks. We're sitting in the dining room coffee, tea, and pie is on the table but we haven't touched any of it.

"Eloise and I we're-"

"In a romantic relationship..." I finish

"Wait so Eloise you were seeing Elijah while you were seeing Isaiah?" Hazel asks and I shamefully bow down my head.

"I expected better from you two," James scolds.

"I know and for that I'm sorry. I don't know what I was thinking."

"If there is anyone to blame it's me. I was the one who suggested it. So if there's anyone that is at fault its me. I'm sorry." Elijah says and I look at him in shock.

"I trust the two of you are capable of apologizing to Isaiah and settling this matter once and for all," Hazel says.

"I fully agree with her. We'll go over house rules later. Eloise do you mind getting me the newspaper?"

"Wait you're not mad?" I ask.

"You're not going to kick us out?!" Elijah asks.

"Why would we do that?" Hazel asks.

"Because we are romantically involved with one another!" Elijah says.

"I get that, should I have an issue?" She asks.

"Son you like who you like, as long as you're happy that's all that matters to us. If Eloise makes you happy then that's that," James says and Elijah tears up.

"Thank you," he says and they hug and I go and get James his newspaper. Why couldn't my parents be as loving? Understanding?

"Here," I say softly and go to head up to the guest room.

"Wait you don't want breakfast?" Hazel asks and I shake my head.

"I'm not hungry, I'm still a little tired. I'll come back down to clean and do my chores don't worry," I say. The rest of the day I was silent and did what I had to. My thoughts were on Isaiah and the hurt in his eyes how he looked so tired. Then it went to my parents and how disappointed they were. Were they right? Was I betraying my race somehow? In a couple of weeks I'll be free. A tear falls down my cheek. Looks like I'll have to embrace it on my own.

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Ten days have gone by and most of them were filled with me doing everything in my power to avoid Elijah, he's been making it very hard but I manage. I'm also trying to come up with a way to apologize to Isaiah along with my parents. Yet I couldn't grasp how. I'm filled with so much guilt, the only way I could get it out was by crying myself to sleep each night. Today was a rainy day, a day that matched my mood. It was around dinner time and I was just finished with setting the table. The food was almost done. The timer dings and just as I took it out of the oven, in came walking James and Elijah. A part of me urged to run into his arms and take comfort in his embrace but I didn't deserve it. After what I put Isaiah and my parents through.

"Eloise where are you going?" Hazel asks and that's when I realize that I was at the front door.

"I'm going for a walk," I say.

"But it's raining you'll get soaked and we're about to have dinner," Hazel says.

"I'll be fine, just save some for me," I smile and head out. I walk and let the fresh cool raindrops splash across my face.

"Eloise!" Elijah calls behind me and I run but not fast enough. His hand wraps around my wrist and I turn and get it out of his grasp.

"What?! Why won't you leave me alone?! Can't you see this is hard for me?" I ask.

"Then why are you distancing yourself from me?! "

"Because when I want to be with you I get filled with guilt. I remember the disaster I have created and I don't know how to undo or fix it," I cry.

"Eloise we're young, we make mistakes. It is one of the downfalls of growing up," he says.

"Why wont you give up? Why do you keep trying?" I sob.

"Because I love you and I'm willing to do anything just to get you to smile at me. To make you happy"

"What?" I ask, my heart fluttering a mile a minute.

"I LOVE YOU ELOISE. I DON'T GIVE A DAMN IF THE WORLD HAS A PROBLEM WITH IT! IF IT MEANS YOU'RE BETRAYING YOUR RACE!!!! As long as I have you, cheesy as it sounds. That's all that matters," he says and he's so close I could see the love that was shining in his eyes.

"You don't know how many years I've been waiting for this moment," I whisper. He pulls me in for a kiss and I put all my soul into that kiss. Once again I feel that spark as our lips dance to their own tune. I didn't realize how deep I truly craved for him until we part to catch our breath.

"Was the moment how you envisioned it?" He asks. As we stand there in each other's arms, soaked to the bone.

"It was even better," I say and pull him in for another kiss.

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Awes. That's all I have to say.

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