Coffee Shop Romance

Chapter 20

I swam back up to the surface and searched for Elijah. When I saw his head pop up beside mine I dove under and grabbed his legs, forcing him back under. We fought for a good half hour, before we realized that it was late at night and we were in a pool in our night clothes. Well...I was in my nightgown...Elijah was for the most part dressed. When I finally pulled myself out of the pool I ran for the house, trying to escape the cooler night air. When I got back to the bedroom, Elijah was right behind me. "'Lij hun, could you get me a glass of water?"

"Huh? Oh, sure thing." When he left the room I set a dry set of clothes outside the door and shut it, locking it behind me with a laugh. I stood leaning against the door listening for his returning footsteps.

"Shite..."I heard muffled, then a knock..."Sarah? Awe...please come and on let me in?"

I laughed, "Well..." I gave in and opened the door a crack. "Did you change clothes yet?"

"No..."

"Well then I can't let you in Sir." I giggled.

"Why not?" He pouted.

"Because my nightgown is completely soaked, and I am changing clothes. And I must warn you, that your boxers are slightly transparent...so before one of the boys sees you I think it would be best for you to run into the guest bathroom and change clothes." I shut and relocked the door with a laugh. I heard Elijah run down the hall into the bathroom.

"Hey now! Elijah what in the hell are you doing?" 'Uh-oh' I thought. 'Dom saw him!' I quickly put on my "lounging around pants" and a top before running down towards the bathroom. Elijah must've jumped into the bathroom just as Dom was walking there. Dom jerked his thumb toward the door, "Is he alright?"

"Oh yeah...just a bit of an emergency changing of clothes."

"Why?"

"Oh..um...we sort of ended up in the pool."

Dom laughed and shook his head, "Tomorrow's our last day here, so were just going to hang out at the beach and go surfing."

"Sounds fun." I hugged Dom g'night and tapped on the bathroom door. "I'm all done now 'Lij, so you can come in when you're done."

"Thanks." came the muffled reply. I padded back down to the room and climbed into the bed. My hair was still slightly wet, but if we were going to the beach tomorrow I wasn't going to worry about it. Elijah walked in a moment later. "I've had a thought..." He sat down next to me.

"What's that?" I turned my head on the pillow so I could see him.

"Well...I don't want you to lose sight of your dream. So when we get back, and you've moved in with me...I'm going to set up a meeting between you and a few agent friends of mine. They can get you auditions, and we'll see where it takes you."

"You'd do that? No! Wait I don't think so....I wouldn't be able to do that. People would think I was dating you simply to get a start in Films!" I took his hands in mine. "I wouldn't be able to live with that."

"We wouldn't be the first acting couple you know! I mean..." Elijah blushed. I smiled at that, he was always so nervous when it came to matters of the heart. There was almost this innocent quality to his actions. He took a deep breath, "I want to help make every dream come true for you...even if it means sacrificing a little time, money, and privacy. If I have to tell the world about you and I...then I will with no hesitation at all if it means you get to shine."

He kissed me and we curled up on the bed, tomorrow we were going to the beach...and I was wondering how it would turn out this time.