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City Comes to the Country (Tyler Night and Whitelily)

Working quietly, Ele got in her zone, that empty head space that concentrated solely on the art coming from her. Using her hands and sometimes the tools Eric brought, Ele began creating the image of the snowy owl that they had encountered at the bar.

City Comes to the Country (Tyler Night and Whitelily)

"I think I know what I'm going to do..."

Ele said, staring at the space. Turning to Eric, Ele smiled,

"Can I have the white for now?"

Claiming the color, Ele got to work covering the old scrawls. Once there was a good cover, she went back into the bag for the colors she would need. Settling in, Ele got to work.

City Comes to the Country (Tyler Night and Whitelily)

Upon opening the door, Ele gasped and moved past Eric to look around at the space. It was massive, but almost every inch of wall space was taken up by graffiti.

"It's like a club!"

Laughing, Ele moved in farther, her eyes roaming around the walls to find a space suitable for what she wanted. Finding somewhere, Ele looked at what was already there and realized it was teenage scrawl, nothing anyone would miss.

"What are you thinking about doing?"

City Comes to the Country (Tyler Night and Whitelily)

"Okie dokie!"

Perking up a bit at the prospect of doing some art, Ele followed Eric from the house and the few blocks to the bunker. Feeling excited, Ele was already forming an idea of what she wanted to do.

City Comes to the Country (Tyler Night and Whitelily)

"Yeah,"

Ele said, picking up some cans and giving Eric a small smile,

"I was kind of a troublemaker, even after I left home. I stayed in school and got the grades for scholarships, but after school and on weekends I was a bit of a wild child."

City Comes to the Country (Tyler Night and Whitelily)

Biting her lip, Ele shrugged,

"It just seems like you know more about my boyfriend than I do. I'd rather not talk about it, let's go paint."

City Comes to the Country (Tyler Night and Whitelily)

Feeling a lot of emotions that she couldn't quite explain, Ele nodded, not saying anything at the moment.

City Comes to the Country (Tyler Night and Whitelily)

"This is news to me."

Ele said, feeling a little shocked and somewhat hurt. Tyler hadn't told her that he did this often, but he had told her that he hadn't had a serious relationship since his last big heartbreak. It seemed that there was a pattern of two years and then moving on though. And Ele was already older than the girls Eric had just described. Did that mean their relationship had a self-life already?

Looking crestfallen, Ele bit her lip but tried to push aside the negative feelings,

"What's the artistic thing you have for me?"

She asked, her voice quiet.

City Comes to the Country (Tyler Night and Whitelily)

Looking at Eric, Ele raised an eyebrow,

"Yes, but what do you mean he loves younger women?"

City Comes to the Country (Tyler Night and Whitelily)

"I know,"

Ele said with a sigh, sitting on an ottoman,

"Sometimes I just wonder a little bit if he thinks I'm too young for him. He's eight years older than me."

Giving Eric a half smile and shrug Ele continued,

"I know he loves me, why would he being doing all of this if he didn't? But at the same time, I very much need that verbal affirmation."