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City Comes to the Country (Tyler Night and Whitelily)

"And what if I do come out here and fall on my face?"

Ele challenged, putting her hands on her hips but only managing to look slightly less pathetic than she had a moment ago,

"I quit at my job, move here, and no one hires me? I can't sell any of my art? What happens then? I come crawling to you begging for help, or run back to the city with my tail tucked between my legs? Just because there is a 'chance'?"

City Comes to the Country (Tyler Night and Whitelily)

Leaning back, Ele wiped her eyes again, still confused but feeling lighter with having a good cry. She took a step back from Tyler and collected herself once more,

"I would be leaving my job, friends, apartment... I would be uprooting my entire life to chase a dream that may not come true."

Shaking her head, Ele looked up at Tyler, her eyes confused and scared,

"Everything I have and know is in the city, all of my security is there. Moving here to maybe be able to sell some art isn't a good enough reason to drop everything, no matter how much I may like the only person I know out here."

City Comes to the Country (Tyler Night and Whitelily)

Letting Tyler take care of her, almost like a child, Ele let him pull her into a hug. Crying softly in his arms, Ele let her head rest on Tyler's chest as she cried out her emotions that had built up since the accident. When she could talk again, Ele sniffled,

"How can I belong here though?"

City Comes to the Country (Tyler Night and Whitelily)

Shaking her head, Ele turned to face Tyler. Just like he had promised at the resort, tears were falling down Ele's cheeks, she was crying,

"Something good did happen! I met you and for the first time in my entire life I realized that a man could be something other than horrible and abusive! The car accident may have brought me here, but its left me feeling like I don't know who I am anymore!"

Wiping her eyes with the back of her hand, Ele sniffed and looked at the ground,

"I met you and you've turned my world upside down, and it scares me. I don't know how to feel because when I'm with you I'm happy, nervous, excited, scared... All at the same time."

City Comes to the Country (Tyler Night and Whitelily)

"Yes, for you. This is your life and your thing, and I have a completely different life thousands of miles away!"

Feeling like she was hyperventilating, Ele turned away from Tyler and walked a few yards away with her back to him, taking in deep breaths and trying to calm herself down. Somehow, in the few days Ele had been in Michigan, she had somehow become attached to Tyler. Wrapping her arms around herself, Ele closed her eyes,

"I came here to do a job, I don't know how that changed..."

City Comes to the Country (Tyler Night and Whitelily)

At a loss for words, Ele stared dumbly at Tyler in a state of shock. It had never even crossed Ele's mind to race, even though she had joked about racing Tyler, but that was completely different. What Tyler was suggesting was scary, crazy, and slightly tempting all at the same time.

"Uhh...."

Ele blinked quickly and tried to gather her thoughts into a coherent sentence,

"Tyler... I'm leaving in a week and a half and there is no guarantee that I'll come back here. Life has been amazing here, and you're amazing, but it's not real life for me."

Shaking her head and putting a hand to her forehead, Ele took a step back from Tyler, trying to put distance between the two of them,

"I'm really confused."

City Comes to the Country (Tyler Night and Whitelily)

"Wait, wait, wait..."

Ele said, shaking her head and holding up her hand to stop Tyler,

"Are you suggesting I race? As in, a real race with actual results? I don't know the first thing about racing!"

City Comes to the Country (Tyler Night and Whitelily)

"So what are you planning on doing with it? Fix it up and race it?"

Ele asked, stepping off the trailer and looking up at Tyler. She had to crane her neck back quite far to see him,

"Or is it just going to be a regular driving car?"

City Comes to the Country (Tyler Night and Whitelily)

Eyes going wide when Tyler picked up the front end of the Miata, Ele shook her head,

"Is it made out of tinfoil?! Freaking heck!"

She gasped, stepping onto the trailer and looking into the car, it was just the bare bones basics inside, but it still looked nice.

"For five hundred dollars this plus the trailer is a steal."

City Comes to the Country (Tyler Night and Whitelily)

"It's super small! I kind of love it!"

Ele laughed as she walked around the car, examining it. She had no idea what she was looking at or for, but seeing a car life sized versus as a tiny model was a strange feeling,

"I mean, it's bigger than the one in the store, of course, but this is so cute!"