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City Comes to the Country (Tyler Night and Whitelily)

Listening quietly, Ele set her dessert down on the coffee table then leaned over and placed a hand on Tyler's knee gently. She could recognize the pain in his voice, see it on his face.

"I'm sorry that happened to your family."

She whispered, knowing there was nothing else she could say to make it any easier.

City Comes to the Country (Tyler Night and Whitelily)

Not looking at Tyler, Ele swirled her spoon in the dessert, making patterns as she considered her next words. She knew she could trust him, she could open up a little more to him. So she tried,

"My mom..."

Ele stopped and cleared her throat, it was clearly hard for her to speak,

"20 percent wouldn't have been enough for her. She would have drank the bottle straight."

Biting her lip as her heart thumped painfully in her chest, Ele took a breath.

"Your moonshine skills would have made her love you though."

City Comes to the Country (Tyler Night and Whitelily)

"Thank you,"

Ele said, taking the bowl and going back to the couch. Curling up again, Ele took a bite,of the piddling,

It's good!"

City Comes to the Country (Tyler Night and Whitelily)

Rolling her eyes, Ele smiled and shook her head,

"Yes, I know you meant adult films! I was meaning going out into the world, finding your fortune and making it big."

City Comes to the Country (Tyler Night and Whitelily)

"Lucky guy."

Ele said, taking a sip of her drink.

"Did you ever think about doing the same?"

City Comes to the Country (Tyler Night and Whitelily)

Watching the exchange between Vale and Tyler, Ele waited until Vale was gone before she got up and went to lean against the kitchen counter,

"How did you and Vale meet?"

City Comes to the Country (Tyler Night and Whitelily)

"We're getting drunk? That's never happened to me before."

She asked, raising an eyebrow at Tyler. Usually a one drink kind of girl, purely on principle, Ele looked down at her own barely touched drink.

"I don't actually know how to do a shot. I kind of have rules with alcohol."

City Comes to the Country (Tyler Night and Whitelily)

"There's pudding here?"

Ele asked, utterly confused. She hadn't seen any other food in the suite, which was why she had gone shopping.

City Comes to the Country (Tyler Night and Whitelily)

A blush crept up Ele's cheeks and she looked down at her glass. His compliment made her feel warm inside, and she couldn't help the small smile that pulled at her lips. Tyler thought she was pretty, and had told her as much. Admitting to herself, Tyler was very handsome, and he was sweet, funny, kind... Why couldn't she be normal and just flirt like a normal woman her age? Maybe have a fun little "thing" with him? But no, her heart remained guarded, if not a little interested.

"We'll see."

She whispered.

City Comes to the Country (Tyler Night and Whitelily)

Turning sideways so she was leaning against the arm rest, Ele kicked off her shoes and pulled her feet up onto the couch so she could look at Tyler,

"Thank you again for taking me everywhere today. It was nice to see the area and have some fun."