He looks at her like she's his world
The light to his darkness,
She looks at him like he could grow a field of flowers for her,
And that's just what he did
Together, they were 𝑖𝑛𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑒
~❀~
Eleanor was what people call an ordinary girl. On th...
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It's the end of my shift and I'm currently cleaning up the tables before I leave. It's been a few hours after Leo left and my mind can't stop wandering back to him.
Will I ever see him again?
Cleaning up the last table, I head into the back and return my apron. I did a good job serving customers today and I got a few tips but not a lot.
I walk out of the cafe and lock the door before turning and heading down the road. I don't have a car or anything so I have to walk everywhere.
Five minutes pass and I start to hear footsteps behind me. I turn my head and see a dark figure walking up to me. I start to walk faster but when I do, the figure starts walking faster.
I start running and so does the figure. I trip on a rock and fall. I wince when I hit the ground. The figure catches up to me.
"You thought you could run away from me, little girl?" The figure questions.
"I-I didn't d-do anything, just l-let me go please."
He chuckles, "Not until I have my fun with you."
He begins to take off my jacket while I'm kicking and screaming. I yell for help but nobody will hear me because it's late at night and nobody is up at this time.
"Shut up!" He yells. He begins to choke me and throws a punch at my stomach.
Black dots appear in my vision. I start to feel weaker and weaker until the man is off of me and I pass out.
~❀~
I pull the duvet up further and cuddle into my pillow.
Wait, my bed is not this comfortable.
I open my eyes and look around to see I'm in a room with black walls. There's a door off to the right side and a door in the front. I see a closet and pictures up on the wall. Where am I?
The door to the bathroom opens and Leo walks out.
He looks up to me and seems to be relieved that I'm awake.
"W-where am I?" I ask.
"You're in my house."
I furrow my eyebrows and look around again. "Why am I here?"
He walks up to me and sits at the edge of the bed, "Because some man was going to take advantage of you. I heard your screams and calls for help so I followed your voice. I saw the man on top of you, choking you out and undressing you. I beat him up and then I took you back here."
I nod, "T-thank you, Leo."
He reaches up and caresses my cheeks. "Your welcome, my love."
He gets up and heads for the door that I'm assuming leads out of the bedroom.
I don't want him to leave yet. "W-where are you going?" I ask softly.
He turns his head and looks at me, "I'm just going to go get you some food. I'm not going to be gone for long if that's what you're worried about." He smiles.
I shake my head and mumble, "Okay." I turn onto my side and close my eyes and let sleep take over me once again.
~❀~
"Eleanor."
"My love, wake up."
I don't want to wake up, I'm so comfortable.
The next second, I feel the covers being ripped off of me.
My eyes shoot open and I look at Leo. "I just wanna go to sleep." I groan and roll over.
I hear him laugh and say, "Eleanor you've got to wake up, plus I brought you food."
I shoot up so fast that I think I got whiplash. I look over at Leo to see him holding a tray of what look likes breakfast. What time is it?
He walks closer and sets the tray on my lap.
"Thanks but you didn't have to make me food." I say.
I think I see his cheeks turn a light pink color. Awwwww he's blushing. So cute.
He clears his throat and stutters out a reply, "I-I um, just wanted to do something nice for you after what happened last night." He rubs the back of his neck like he's... embarrassed?
I break into a fit of laughter. Leo narrows his eyes at me. "Why're you laughing at me?" He pouts and crosses his arms like a little kid having a tantrum. This just make me laugh even more.
After my laughing fit, I wipe the tears from my eyes and look at Leo, "I'm sorry, it's just that you seemed embarrassed and you started blushing. It was quite cute." I smile.
"I was not blushing." He huffs. I chuckle at his childishness. I just met this man and I already feel so comfortable around him.
"Sure you weren't." I sarcastically state.
He looks back at me and bites his lip. My eyes zero in on his lips. I wonder what it would feel like to have those lips on mine. I take my time to study him. He's not wearing a leather jacket so I can see his tattoos more clearly. It looks like he has a snake wrapping around his arm until it reaches the back of his hand. He has some words that are tattooed on his right arm and some other tattoos. I can't see them from here but maybe one day I will.
I look back into his eyes to see he's already staring at me with amusement and an eyebrow raised. I blush a little bit.
"Why're you staring at me, Eleanor?"
"I-I wasn't staring at y-you." I sheepishly state.
He hums and brushes my hair out of my face. He puts a finger under my chin and stares deep into my eyes.
"Are you sure?" He asks again with a little tilt of his head. I know what he's trying to do. He's trying to get me to say the truth. But I'm not falling for it.
I shake my head.
He opens his mouth to say something but gets cut off from the front door downstairs slamming shut.
