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City Comes to the Country (Tyler Night and Whitelily)

Walking into the mall, Ele thought about Tyler picking her up and she got a slight feeling of nausea. Biting her lip, Ele knew she would have to sit down with Tyler and set some boundaries... And possible have to explain why. Stopping in the walkway, Ele felt like she couldn't catch her breath, and she leaned against the wall for support as she silently cursed her own brain for being like this. Her automatic response wasn't to start scripting how she would talk to Tyler, it was for her body to fly into a state of panic.

Taking another breath, Ele straightened herself up and steeled her nerves. She needed to get the shopping done.

City Comes to the Country (Tyler Night and Whitelily)

"You wouldn't dare pick me up!"

Ele stuck her tongue out at Tyler then waved over her shoulder as she turned and walked towards the mall,

"I'll see you in a couple hours!"

City Comes to the Country (Tyler Night and Whitelily)

Raising a challenging eyebrow, Ele crossed her arms and took a couple steps backwards,

"Oh yeah, big guy?"

She smiled and put her hands on her hips,

"Who's gonna make me stay? You?"

City Comes to the Country (Tyler Night and Whitelily)

"That is a matter of opinion, sir."

Ele said teasingly. There was still about two hours left of Tyler's shift, and Ele knew there were a couple stores in the mall that had some things she needed,

"Would it be okay if I went and got some shopping done and found you at closing?"

She didn't know why she was asking, Ele didn't need Tyler's permission, but it felt important to her to let him know where she was.

City Comes to the Country (Tyler Night and Whitelily)

"That I can understand."

Ele said with a nod,

"Got it, but I do have to say, I prefer the art and design lingo."

Checking the time, Ele looked at Tyler again,

"What time do you get off?"

City Comes to the Country (Tyler Night and Whitelily)

Ele did this:

City Comes to the Country (Tyler Night and Whitelily)

Ele tried to focus, she really did, but the words coming out of Tyler's mouth made about as much sense to her as gibberish. Blinking her eyes a couple times in a blank stare, Ele shook her head,

"All of that, went just like... Nnneeuuummmm...."

Making a sound like a speeding engine going by, Ele raised her hand and passed it over her head.

"Right over my head. I swear I'm not an idiot, I'm actually quite intelligent, but all of that information was like a special code that I haven't given a guide for."

City Comes to the Country (Tyler Night and Whitelily)

Giggling, Ele set the cars down and shook her head,

"I don't know how many times these words have come out of my mouth in the last three days but I will say them again,"

Looking up at Tyler, Ele playfully nudged him with her elbow,

"I have no idea what that means."

City Comes to the Country (Tyler Night and Whitelily)

Following where Tyler pointed, Ele hunted down the Miata and pulled it down. This one was silver, and even more sleek than the RX7. Bringing it over to Tyler, Ele held up the two cars for comparison,

"I like the color on the RX7 better than the Miata, but you're right... I like the Miata"

City Comes to the Country (Tyler Night and Whitelily)

With Tyler behind her, Ele visibly relaxed and focused on the video. Catching the clips with the car, she smiled and nodded,

"I like it. Maybe I'll buy one for myself once I'm home."

She smiled over her shoulder at Tyler,

"Then I could trick it out and you and I could race!"