[IC] City Comes to the Country (Tyler Night and Whitelily)

[Tyler Night]

He walks over with her, as he stands there he gives her hand a little squeeze and looks at the painting.

"That is amazing, Ele."

He smiles over at her and looks back at the picture.

"You know, I have paper mache and plaster of paris. Maybe we could construct everything in this picture from scratch."

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Smiling brightly up at Tyler, Ele returned the hand squeeze then giggled when Tyler mentioned making everything from scratch,

"Let me finish putting together the set first, then if you want to add more we can."

She promised, not letting go of Tyler's hand yet, teasingly she said,

"But if you keep giving me art projects, you may make me forget to go back to the city!"

[Tyler Night]

"Hey, whats so bad about that?"

He asks with a smile.

"I may or may not have a tiny little surprise for you back at my place."

He says with a smirk.

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Dropping Tyler's hand, Ele pressed her hand to her chest and took a few dramatic steps backwards,

"More surprises?! I don't think my heart can handle anymore!"

Dropping onto the couch and fanning herself like she was trying not to faint, Ele tipped her head back,

"It's like you're trying to woo me with gifts!"

[Tyler Night]

"Well, the surprise back home may not be ready for full use for a while but when you see it, you might just pass out."

He smiles.

"Would you like to see it now or wait for a while?"

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"Well I have dinner in the oven and wine in the fridge, so I'm going to say later."

Ele said with a grin, getting up and going to the kitchen. She pulled out the chicken.

"Are you hungry? I made enough for both of us."

[Tyler Night]

"I am a big guy so, yeah. I get pretty hungry quickly."

He chuckles.

"So, how did you like the pudding last night?"

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Nodding, Ele began serving the food amd getting utensils. She brought the plates to the table and set them,down before going back for the wine and glasses.

"I liked it, it was different, but a good different. How did you like my tiramisu?"

[Tyler Night]

He chuckles.

"I pigged out, I knocked down almost half of it."

He smiles at her.

"My sweet tooth is why I have love handles despite having a muscular upper body and legs."

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Ele smirked as she brought the wine to the table and sat, Motioning for Tyler to join her,

"You know, most people would say commenting on your own physique is rather vain."

[Tyler Night]

Tyler pulls his shirt sleeve up and flexes.

"Now that is vain."

He chuckles and joins her.

"Pretty proud of what I accomplished. 10 years ago I was over 300 pounds, now I am still close to 300, like 270 or 280 but the only visible fat is around my stomach."

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Rolling her eyes and shaking her head, Ele took a sip of her wine,

"I think I,just rolled my eyes so hard, I saw my brain."

She teased, covering the fact that she was indeed impressed with Tyler's muscles. They were fitness model worthy.

"I've always been small, just genetics."

[Tyler Night]

"I haven't always been big, I was born big but soon after I became normal size until I was 7 then I started getting big."

He sits down next to her, taking a bite of his food.

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Swallowing hard, Ele focused on cutting her chicken into small pieces as she thought of her next words. She could very easily change the topic, but it seemed like an appropriate time to say her next words,

"My mom drank and smoked while she was pregnant with me, so I was born premature and tiny. All my life I struggled to be above malnourished, but that wasn't just because of my low birthweight. In medical terms it would be 'exogenous failure to thrive' or neglect but in nicer terms."

[Tyler Night]

Hearing her talking about her mom he shakes his head.

"My dad was never around, he was thrown in prison when I was 3 for raping my half sister. He got out when I was 8, saw him 1 time and never saw him again. Heard from him twice after I grew up and was in no mood to let him back into my life so I ended up being raised by a single mother. As for food, I will make sure you get enough to eat while you are here."

He smiles at her. Eating the chicken he licks his lips.

"This is really good. I bet you could make a killer white chicken chili."

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The r-word, that word that hung over Ele's head like an anvil waiting to drop. Inside, the word made her cry while outside she winced. That was enough sharing today, if she opened up anymore, Ele knew she wouldn't be able to keep herself together. Glad for the topic change, Ele forced a smile as she pushed her food around her plate, her appetite gone,

"Thanks, I could give it a try sometime."

She said, not looking up from her plate.

[Tyler Night]

He puts his plate down and looks at her.

"You know, I am kind of excited right now about showing you what I bought today."

He looks over at her with a smile.

"You wanna see it tonight or tomorrow?"

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Startled, Ele looked up from her plate to Tyler, pulled out of her thoughts and back into the real world,

"Hmm? Oh... I think I would like to see it tonight."

She said, jumping at the chance to get out and have a distraction.

"Yeah, let's go tonight."

[Tyler Night]

He chuckles and stands up, holding his hands out to her so she could stand up easier.

"You see it and you will cry, I am pretty sure of it."

He smiles big and waits for her to take his hands and stand up.

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Ele looked at Tyler's hands for a moment then placed her hands in his and allowed herself to be pulled to a standing position.

"It takes a whole lot to make me cry, so if you make me cry it means you have done something REALLY bad, or REALLY good."