forum That statue is alive? // OxO// CLOSED

Started July 21, 2019 by Deleted user

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"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.

"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.

"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.

(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.

"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.

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.

"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.

"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

Penelope giggled at Eli's action. She took another bite, looking over to Harley once again, smiling as she saw how invested in her meal Harley was.

Harley quickly finished her meal, then called over the waiter ordering even more. Elijah looking at Penelope then back at Harley in amazement as Harley finished her fourth dish.
"You satisfied yet?"
Elijah says finishing his first plate, taking a sip of his water, then running his hand through his wavy blonde hair.
"Oh screw off."
She says defensively but in a sort of joking way as she continues to eat.

Penelope barely finished her first plate, unable to eat anymore. "I'm stuffed… once you're done with this plate are we going to go?" Penelope asked, sneaking her hand down to Elijah's, lacing her fingers with his again.

Startled a tad but the sudden skin contact, but he laced his fingers within hers as well. He couldn't help the smile on his face as she did. But also a sense of relief. She trusted him, and that meant the world to him. His mind flashed back to a few hours ago. Her crying into his arms and him just holding her. He shot a dude! Yeah, that just registered in his mind. But it was totally worth it. And that guy definitely deserved it.

Penelope smiled as he did the same. The first thing she would think of if someone said "Elijah" would be safe, comfortable, and trustworthy. She wanted to lay her head on his shoulder and scoot closer, but she wasn't sure if that was okay with him. Deciding not to, she stayed in place, taking a sip of her water.

"Hey, I'll be back. Washroom"
Harley says standing up. She drank too much pop. Though she wished she had ordered a margarita instead. She was always down for those.
"Oh okay…."
Elijah says looking up at her as she stood up, and with that, she left.

"Thank you again, Eli," Penelope said softly looking up into his eyes. She squeezed his hand slightly, itching to scoot closer, but she still didn't.

"Oh, uh….no problem. I'd do it a thousand times more if i had to. Wait….that sounds weird."
He says nervously looking down at the table, at their empty plates.
"That came out weird. Sorry."
He says biting his lip nervously. Yeah, that was a little embarrassing to say the least. Either that or he was just overthinking everything. But the thought of just being with this girl who was right beside him, holding his hand tightly, it made his heart race and his head spin. It was exciting though. In a way…

"I appreciate that," Penelope replied with a smile. She loved Elijah's company and she didn't want to have to leave him, that night especially. Yes, there was still plenty of time before she had to leave with Harley, but she still couldn't stop thinking about it. Just holding his hand made Penelope's heart flutter a little, and she liked it.

He dared to scoot closer to her as she talked. He wanted to hold her so badly. But thee were in a restaurant. If they could just get up and run off to wherever they want, that would be amazing.
"Sorry I couldn't keep you safe….."
He felt like he had already failed her. Like he had just let her be taken and hurt. He just let her cry and cry when she was scared. And he wasn't there to help her.