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City Comes to the Country (Tyler Night and Whitelily)

Looking where they were now, Ele reclaimed her phone and immediately started taking pictures. She was definitely going to paint the scene. Taking pictures from different angles and positions, Ele thought to herself that when she completed this painting it would probably be the first one she would put up in her new gallery.

Smiling and putting her phone away so she could really take in the beauty of the place, Ele sighed,

"It is absolutely gorgeous here!"

She said, leaning on the side of the boat and reaching for a cat tail to feel the texture of it.

City Comes to the Country (Tyler Night and Whitelily)

After the emotional outburst, Ele calmed down and decided to take advantage of the sun and work on her tan, her certificate safely stowed in the duffel bag. She'd laid out near Tyler and had pulled her arms through her tank top and bra straps so she wouldn't have a tan line on shoulders, as well as pulling her top up to darken her stomach.

Dozing in the sun, Ele almost missed what Tyler had said,

"Hmm? Oh, sure babe."

She sat up and pulled her phone from its hiding place, then handed it to Tyler. Getting up, she stretched her arms over her head,

"We gonna go fast again?"

City Comes to the Country (Tyler Night and Whitelily)

Still holding on, Ele nodded but smiled, gently kissing Tyler on the lips. Sighing she slid her arms down so they were resting on Tyler's chest and Ele calmed a bit,

"Uh huh, but you can keep fishing if you want. I'm kind of emotionally wiped out now."

City Comes to the Country (Tyler Night and Whitelily)

Back on their boat, Ele stared down at the certificate in her hand that claimed her as a new record winner. It felt almost as good as the time that she had been given the document that said she had been emancipated from her mother, but this time Ele had someone to celebrate with.

Tears sprang to Ele's eyes as she turned to Tyler and launched herself at him in a tight hug, her arms going around his neck.

"Thank you!"

She said, sniffling as tears sped down her face.

City Comes to the Country (Tyler Night and Whitelily)

The look of shock on Ele's face was evident. Apparently this fish was a big deal, and she had done something amazing. Shyly, she went under the canopy and stood for pictures with the fish. Every so often she would look at Tyler.

City Comes to the Country (Tyler Night and Whitelily)

Accepting the food, Ele ate a protein bar and sipped on some water. When the boat came, she stood up and brushed herself off before climbing to the DNR boat after Tyler. Thanking the agent, Ele stepped back towards Tyler and went quiet, waiting to see what would happen.

City Comes to the Country (Tyler Night and Whitelily)

"A picture?!"

Ele lifted her head and looked down at herself, tennis shoes, cut off shorts, tank top... And of course she had no makeup on and her hair was not done.

"I'm a mess!"

She said, quickly sitting up and fixing her hair.

City Comes to the Country (Tyler Night and Whitelily)

"That's frickin' crazy..."

Ele gasped, laying down. That one fish had exhausted her,

"Okay, I can say I'm an awesome fisherwoman now! Even if it's not a record, it's almost as long as I am tall, so that's a record in my book."

City Comes to the Country (Tyler Night and Whitelily)

Once the fish was in the boat, Ele flopped back onto the floor and gasped as she rubbed feeling back into her shaking arms. The fish was certainly a beast, and Tyler seemed excited at what they had,

"A tackle record? Is that a big deal?"

City Comes to the Country (Tyler Night and Whitelily)

Ele reeled for what felt like an eternity, trying to pull the fish in every as her arms felt like they would turn to noodles.

"I'm gonna be so pissed if this thing isn't the size of the Loch Ness monster! I will not spend this much energy fighting Nemo!"

She gasped, the fish finally emerging from the water.