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City Comes to the Country (Tyler Night and Whitelily)

"Jar, I hope that's okay,"

She said, smiling and leaning back into Tyler's arms while she scrubbed. Pausing for a moment, Ele turned her head and kissed Tyler on the neck,

"It's in the oven warming if you want it. I'm glad you're home."

City Comes to the Country (Tyler Night and Whitelily)

Ele worked diligently on the tires, sanding them as Tyler had shown her, but it hadn't taken as long as she thought. By noon Ele was finished, and decided it was a good time to make lunch. When Tyler arrived home Ele had a roast chicken pesto pasta warming in the oven for him and she had cleaned the house.

When Tyler came in, Ele smiled from where she was washing pots and pans,

"Hey babe! How was work?"

She called happily.

City Comes to the Country (Tyler Night and Whitelily)

Ele nodded eagerly, wanting to be of some help in whatever way she could. It wasn't an exciting prospect to be alone while,Tyler was at work, but working on the tires would be time consuming at the least.

"I'll miss you,"

Ele said, going to Tyler and hugging him,

"But I hope you have a good day anyway!"

City Comes to the Country (Tyler Night and Whitelily)

"Are we going to paint it soon?"

She couldn't help but ask. It was her favorite part of all of this, and it took all of her concentration so her worries seemed far away when she worked,

"I've been practicing with the airbrush, but if you want someone with more experience to do it that's fine."

City Comes to the Country (Tyler Night and Whitelily)

"This is going to be amazing!"

Ele laughed, her eyes wide and sparkling with excitement. Reaching over she put her hand on Tyler's thigh,

"I think I'm really starting to understand why you do this. It's really rewarding!"

City Comes to the Country (Tyler Night and Whitelily)

The Miata rumbled underneath Ele and she grinned happily at Tyler,

"It works!"

She cheered, clapping her hands and bouncing in her seat. Acting happier than she felt was helping, she was feeling better.

City Comes to the Country (Tyler Night and Whitelily)

Jogging out of the house, Ele had changed into her shorts again, but had taken one of Tyler's shirts and tied it behind her back to emphasize her small waist and her hair was in a ponytail.

Getting in the car next to Tyler, Ele smiled at him,

"I should really consider keeping a duffel bag here or something."

City Comes to the Country (Tyler Night and Whitelily)

Nodding quietly, Ele stood up and hugged Tyler before going to the bedroom. Leaving her phone behind, something inside of Ele told her that if she looked, she would find messages from her mother.

City Comes to the Country (Tyler Night and Whitelily)

"I'm sorry, babe."

She apologized, putting her hand on his and looking at him,

"Just thinking about my mom."

City Comes to the Country (Tyler Night and Whitelily)

Nodding absently, Ele finished her first burrito and reached for a second, her mind on her phone. She hadn't looked at it since the night before, in fact it was still sitting on the kitchen counter. Biting her lip, Ele resisted going to look, fearing what she would see.