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City Comes to the Country (Tyler Night and Whitelily)

Tyler's voice broke through Ele's dozing and she sat up straight, blinking the sleep from her eyes. For a moment she forgot where she was, then realized that this must be Tyler's house. When he opened her door, Ele slid down from the seat and looked at the cars,

"Are all of these yours?"

She asked. It seemed as though Tyler was made out of surprises, with one being piled on top of another.

City Comes to the Country (Tyler Night and Whitelily)

Ele was thoroughly enjoying the ride, taking pictures every so often and watching the world go by. She had never really thought that places like this actually existed, sure she had seen it in movies and TV, but those could be faked in a studio. What she saw in front of her was surreal, and Ele found herself wishing she wouldn't have to leave in just a couple weeks.

After a while though, Ele's eyes began drooping and she rested her head back on the headrest. The day had taken all of Ele's energy out of her, and her pain medication was wearing off so her head was beginning to pound again. Closing her eyes, Ele let the rocking of the truck, music, and warmth lull her into sleep.

City Comes to the Country (Tyler Night and Whitelily)

"That sounds so strange,"

Ele admitted, looking at Tyler as he drove confidently through the twists and turns of the road. He handled the beastly truck with ease, and Ele couldn't help but be impressed, she had a hard time keeping a sedan on the road... Obviously.

"To not have people around. All my life I've only known sound and noise. I've never lived outside the city, so this is all foreign to me."

City Comes to the Country (Tyler Night and Whitelily)

Ele's mouth dropped open in shock as she watched the sky change, she planted her hands on the dashboard and leaned as far forward as the seatbelt would let her. It was the first time in her life she had ever seen something so spectacular and breath taking that it nearly broke her heart. How could she have gone her entire life without seeing this beauty? As the sun dipped below the horizon and the sky turned to the blue shades of night, Ele sat back in her and couldn't help the small tear that escaped her eyes.

"That was beyond beautiful... There's no words for that."

City Comes to the Country (Tyler Night and Whitelily)

"Those are huge!"

Ele gasped, twisting to see the trees disappearing behind them. Coming back to the front, Ele pulled out her phone and began taking a few pictures every so often, knowing that she needed to preserve these scenes for later.

"We don't really have trees or green things near me, unless you go to the park, but even then its all so carefully pruned and groomed that it feels fake. This is all so..."

Ele searched for the right word as she let her eyes look across Tyler to the view outside his window,

"Real."

City Comes to the Country (Tyler Night and Whitelily)

"You're crazy, you know that right?"

Ele teased, looking out the window at the passing wintry landscape. As the town melted away to fields, the views became even more stunning and Ele couldn't help but stare. In the city, when it snowed, the stuff was immediately corrupted by the dirty streets and stomping feet. Here, fields stretched endlessly in pristine blankets of white. Trees were decorated with frost icicles, and the farm houses looked like they were set in paintings.

"It's beautiful out here."

Ele said in a soft voice, committing the view to memory.

City Comes to the Country (Tyler Night and Whitelily)

The force of the truck accelerating pushed Ele back in her seat and she couldn't help but laugh as they sped away from the Corvette. Despite this trip starting off horribly, Ele was actually having a lot of fun now.

"How did this tank overtake that little car?"

Ele asked as they went around the corner.

City Comes to the Country (Tyler Night and Whitelily)

"I feel like I should remind you that I share two walls of my apartment with different people, and my ceiling is technically someone else's floor. I have asked, though a wall, if my neighbor's girlfriend could quit faking her orgasm because she was screaming so loud it sounded like I was in the bed with them!"

Ele said, looking at Tyler as he drove. She was surprisingly comfortable with him, relaxing into the seat of the truck as the road stretched out ahead of them. Usually, Ele had a hard time even trusting cab drivers to not be a creep, but Tyler just gave off this feeling of comfort and calm,

"So yeah, you live in the middle of nowhere."

City Comes to the Country (Tyler Night and Whitelily)

"So..."

Ele said slowly as they pulled away from the mall, the drawings in her lap,

"You live out in the middle of nowhere, and the resort is even more in the middle of nowhere. Good to know. That means you could really be a serial killer and no one would ever know!"

City Comes to the Country (Tyler Night and Whitelily)

"I thought I was going to the resort?"

Ele asked, the corners of her mouth turning down slightly as she used Tyler's arm to help herself into the truck. She was getting used to his gentlemanly ways, even if they were foreign to her,

"Don't tell me you're actually a serial killer! I was starting to like it here!"

She said with a teasing grin and a wink.