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City Comes to the Country (Tyler Night and Whitelily)

"If I get my own business and go mobile. That's the big one."

She shrugged and looked away from Tyler, her gaze going out to take in the view. It was really beautiful here, and the space made Ele feel like a child again, wishing she was a bird who could spread its wings and fly. The space also was intimidating, not knowing what was out there or what could be coming, it made Ele shrink away and wish for the confines of her apartment again. At the same time though, she would desperately miss Tyler.

City Comes to the Country (Tyler Night and Whitelily)

"Two weeks."

Ele reminded him, handing the honey back to Tyler, her walls going down again. Even Ele had to keep reminding herself that this was only temporary, and maybe that was why she was finding it so easy to open up to Tyler, there was no longer term, no future... At least, not if Ele stayed focused. Sure, this place was beautiful, and Tyler was amazing, but Ele was damaged goods. There was no place for her in this picture perfect town, and Tyler... He deserved the best. Clearing her throat and leaning back, Ele shook her head.

"I'm staying for two weeks and then I'm back to work."

City Comes to the Country (Tyler Night and Whitelily)

"Then you'll have to go on the second Saturday of June. That is when they shut an entire street down and have two sound stages on either end and a market in between."

When Tyler came back with the honey, Ele daintly dipped the tip of her pinky into the sticky stuff. Licking the honey off her finger, Ele smiled and nodded,

"That's really good!"

City Comes to the Country (Tyler Night and Whitelily)

"I have a friend who docks his boat at the Pier. We could make a couple days of it, staying on the boat overnight."

The suggestion was just one that came to Ele's mind, she had done it before with a few friends and they had grilled the fish on the boat for dinner that night.

"It's pretty calm now,"

Ele said with a shrug, picturing the neighborhood in her mind. Her own neighborhood was vastly different from the indie-centric blocks.

"Definitely not the 60's type you may be thinking of, but it still has some hangovers. Mostly now it's all about indie, kitschy, organic, local..."

Waving her hand in a continuing forward motion, Ele smiled,

"You get what I mean."

City Comes to the Country (Tyler Night and Whitelily)

"If you did go to the city, what would you want to see?"

She asked, curious to know what would interest Tyler. There was a lot to do there,

"There's the Academy of Sciences, a military fort, the Pier, the Wharf, Union... I live just a couple blocks from a big park and Union."

City Comes to the Country (Tyler Night and Whitelily)

Watching Tyler talk, Ele liked how he got excited and passionate about cars, how his face lit up when he explained the concepts to her. It made her wish she had something to be passionate about, but the closest thing she had was her art, which was strictly for her eyes only.

"I only understood that last sentence."

She giggled, getting used to Tyler's car jargon and not being bothered with not knowing what he meant,

"Sounds like a great roadtrip car. Slide a mattress in there and you can just cruise!"

City Comes to the Country (Tyler Night and Whitelily)

Laughing, Ele shook her head and hugged her knees to her chest. She couldn't really imagine a minivan beating a muscle or sports car in a race. It did seem improbable, but at the same time she didn't know anything about racing,

"You would think people would learn to never judge a car by its body work."

City Comes to the Country (Tyler Night and Whitelily)

"I have a feeling you probably know I don't."

Her tone was teasing, but Ele turned herself so she could see Tyler better,

"So what's a sleeper?"

City Comes to the Country (Tyler Night and Whitelily)

"There's a place even more in the middle of no where than this?"

Ele asked in mock astonishment, stretching her arms above her head and pulling her legs up in her chair, curling up comfortably.

"I would like that though, I've never seen a real log cabin before. But really, at some point you really should consider coming out to San Francisco. You're showing me your neighborhood, I should show you mine."

The offer was a surprise to even Ele as she spoke the words. Never before has she ever offered to bring someone around where she lived.

City Comes to the Country (Tyler Night and Whitelily)

Ele devoured her food, setting her plate down and leaning back, satisfied.

"I can't keep letting you feed me."

Ele said, shaking her head and placing her hand on her belly,

"I'll end up rolling out of here rather than walk!"