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City Comes to the Country (Tyler Night and Whitelily)

"Oh..."

Ele said, still confused. She hadn't paid attention to which car Tyler had brought today so she couldn't remember which vehicle was sitting in front of her suite,

"You'll have to teach me how to fish."

City Comes to the Country (Tyler Night and Whitelily)

Ele nodded, the words barely penetrating her skull, but she was able to make sense of them. Part of her hesitated, that scared, mistrustful part of her that made her say,

"The camper van?"

City Comes to the Country (Tyler Night and Whitelily)

Her eyes softened as Tyler played with her hair, and she let herself bask in the moment. This was only her fourth day here, but being with Tyler felt inexplicably right. He was kind, and gentle, but strong enough to handle Ele's brokenness and baggage. He hadn't shied away from her when she had admitted her past, but promised to help put Ele back together.

She could feel herself becoming loyal to Tyler, and Ele wondered if this is what it was like to become attached to someone.

"I like that thought."

City Comes to the Country (Tyler Night and Whitelily)

"Oh yeah?"

Ele asked, raising an eyebrow and opening her eyes. Turning her face towards Tyler, she fully expected to deliver witty remark, but she realized how close their faces were at that point. Ele felt her heart start beating harder, but not at all in a bad way,

"What kind of woman?"

The question came out as a whisper, and Ele couldn't help but feel a little anticipation to hear Tyler's answer.

City Comes to the Country (Tyler Night and Whitelily)

"I want to see Venice, and ride on the gondolas, see the art and the architecture..."

Laying her head on Tyler's shoulder, Ele relaxed and let her eyes close, feeling completely at peace letting Tyler hold her.

"And the Louvre in France. But I want to go somewhere tropical too like Bora Bora."

City Comes to the Country (Tyler Night and Whitelily)

"Not just road trips,"

Ele clarified, leaning comfortably against Tyler and smiling softly at him,

"But internationally. I've never been outside of the continental forty-eight, but I have a list of places I want to visit."

City Comes to the Country (Tyler Night and Whitelily)

They finished the rest of their dinner in relative quiet, Ele just enjoying the moment. When she was done, she curled up in her chair and watched as the sun dipped below the horizon,

"Have you ever wanted to travel?"

City Comes to the Country (Tyler Night and Whitelily)

"I'll hold you to that! The next car has to be a Barbie pink, VW bug with rainbows, unicorns, and ponies farting glitter. I will personally paint that bad boy myself, just to see it happen!"

City Comes to the Country (Tyler Night and Whitelily)

"Sounds fast,"

Taking a bite of her sandwich, Ele smirked. She didn't know anything about what Tyler had just said and she knew he knew it.

"So you're going to be good racing in a lavender car?"

She asked, taking a sip of her lemonade. It felt strange to be sitting on a porch, the sun setting, drinking lemonade and having dinner with a guy. It was almost like a scene from a movie.

City Comes to the Country (Tyler Night and Whitelily)

"Arnold Palmer,"

Ele said with a nod, picking up the other sandwich and handing Tyler one of the glasses then grabbing her own. She lead the way to the back and set her things down on one side of the small side table. Closing her sketchbook and moving it to the ground, Ele sat in the chair again and started on her sandwich.