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Laughing a bit, he couldn't hold in the smile. She was just so adorable and he couldn't take it.
"Goodmorning"
He says kissing her forehead, again not able to help it. He hoped she didn't mind.
"We're at a restaurant, do you wanna come in?"
He says with one arm tangled in her hair and one on the small of her back, rubbing it slowly. He was doing that ever since she had been crying to calm her down, he just never stopped.
Penelope nodded a little, a smile still on her face. "Yeah… do I look okay?" She was worried about the tear stains and anything else that appeared from earlier. She felt so comfortable with Eli like that, she almost didn't want to leave, even for food.
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Smiling, he wiped a small tear stain off of her cheek and fixing her hair slightly.
"Perfect"
He says as he moves a strand of hair out if her face and tucking it behind her ear.
"Thanks… again," Penelope said while putting her hand on Eli's that was coming down from tucking her hair. "Let's go inside, I'm starved." She said with a little smile
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His face turning a little red when she put her hand on his.
"Well you need to get up off of me first"
He says teasingly with a smile, his hand on her cheek for a few seconds.
Penelope's face warmed up, turning a little pink. Trying not to make it awkward, she smiled and slid over to the door opening it. After stepping out, she took a deep breath of the fresh ocean air.
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Stepping out of the car as a breeze swept over the two, he immediately regretted getting out. He just wanted to stay in there with her in his arms forever giving her unconditional love and protection. He wanted her to be happy. And even in the short time that he's known her, he was already in love.
Smiling, Penelope reached her hand out to Eli with a little shiver from the change in temperature. If she couldn't be in his arms, at least her hand could be in his. It was the best feeling to be this close to someone, especially this close to Elijah.
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Smiling and taking her hand, Elijah led her inside, opening the glass door for her as she went in, followed by Harley who was quiet. Though only because she was starving. She got quiet when she was hungry.
They went over to a booth and sat down. Penelope sat by the corner, still holding Eli's hand, she had no intention of letting go of it. A small rumble came from Penelope's stomach as a tray of food went past them. She hadn't realized how hungry she actually was until then.
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Their hands we're only clasped together, so Elijah decided to lace his fingers in hers very smoothly. Picking up the menu with his free hand, it seemed like an Italian restaurant(olive garden maybe? XD) Which Elijah knew Harley loved. No wonder she pulled up to this place. He just hoped Penelope liked it.
(Why not? XD)
Penelope smiled as Eli laced his fingers with her's. Looking over his shoulder at the menu, she glanced over to Harley who was looking at the menu as well.
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Harley set the menu down and started looking at her phone once she was done.
She got the same thing every time she came here. The only reason she ever even picked the menu up and looked at it to check if it was still on the menu. Which it always was, and had been for a while now. Though every now and then they randomly take an item off of the menu and it never returns. It was weird and Harley was always paranoid about it happening to her favoirte dish.
Elijah looked over at Penelope with a smile, then scooted the menu towards her a little bit.
"I think I'm gonna get the lasagna. What about you?"
"Ummm… I think I'm going to have… chicken parmigiana? It looks really good." Penelope smiled looking over to Harley. "What are you having, Har?" She closed the menu with her free hand and set it down in front of her and Eli.
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Her hand tensed up at the ugly nickname and she tried not to laugh as she looked up from her phone.
"the uh…Pasta e Fagioli. I get it every time"
She says with a light smile, then looking over at Elijah who was covering his mouth with one hand, obviously laughing.
"Yum!" Penelope looked between the two of them, both looked on the verge of a laughing fit. "What's up with you two?" She was confused and it had to have been something she said.
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"Har?"
He asked her as he removed his hand and revealing the cheekiest smile ever.
"Im sorry, thats just….hilarious"
He says laughing a bit, trying hard not to burst. Harley kicking his leg under the table and glaring at him,
"i like it."
She says with a little smile then looking down at her phone again, trying to distract herself
Penelope smiled a little as the waiter approached their table. "Hello, I will be taking care of you all today. Are you ready to order or do you need some more time?" Penelope looked between the waiter, Harley, and Elijah.
"Yes, we are!" She responded nodding.
"What can I get for you?" He asked Harley.
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"The Pasta e Fagioli please"
She says looking up from her phone,
"Oh and a coke, light ice. Thank you"
Elijah looks back down at the menu, then just ordering his lasagna, and an iced water with a little bit of lemon juice.
"Can I have the chicken parmigiana? And carbonated water please, thank you!" Penelope smiled at the waiter as he left to the kitchen. She sat in silence enjoying holding Eli's hand below the table, but she wasn't a huge fan of extensive silences.
(Bleep~)
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(AH I THOUGHT I REPLIED IM SO SORRY)
Elijah wasnt a fan of silence either, unlike Harley who couldn't care less. He enjoyed holding her hand under the table secretly. It felt like he was breaking the rules and hiding his relationship. It was a little exhilarating even if that wasnt the case.
He finally decided to break the silence, turning to Penelope with a smile.
"so how did shopping go?"
(It's okay!!)
Penelope smiled back to Eli. "I think it went really well! We got… quite a lot of items and-" She turned to face Harley. "-I still feel bad about how much it cost." She was certainly glad he said something, she couldn't think of a way to break the silence.
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"Oh I'm sure it was fine. Harley has plenty of money anyway."
He says shrugging it off then looking at Harley
"It really wasn't that much"
She says with a smile. She was just happy she was finally getting food.
"If you say soo." Penelope said with a smile as their food came. The waiter gave Harley her food, then he grabbed Penelope's. Hesitantly she let go of Elijah's hand to grab her plate. She was glad to have food, she had definitely worked up an appetite.
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Just Looking at his food made his mouth water. He looked at Penelope, then at her food,
"Is that good?"
Penelope held up her pointer finger, cutting a bite and eating it before she responded. "It's absolutely amazing! Thanks for taking us here, Harley!" She took another bit, feeling satisfied.
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"No problem"
Harley mumbled through a mouthful of food. She was STARVING and she wasn't about to stop eating for no one. Even for the adorable girl across the table.
"How's your's, Eli?" Penelope asked after swallowing a bite. She would have held his hand, but he needs it to eat so she didn't.
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"It's really good! I made sure there was a lot of cheese on it. As you can see"
He says motioning to the mound of cheese in the lasagna unecisarilly dramatically as he did
