around she goes

Ellie wasn't sure she understood what Elliot was getting at. He'd sounded so upbeat about the two of them. Together. Ellie wasn't sure why she thought the prom. Because it wasn't happening.
"It might get back to us at work, you know. And, and well, I dunno. All those teachers at the school. I'll feel like we'd be under a microscope." He'd shrugged at the possibility that they could go. Together.

They were back at his place. As usual. They never went out. Never. It was beginning to feel like something else. A secret.

"I thought you were my boyfriend?" She hadn't felt like saying it until now. But he was that, she guessed. Only, he didn't want anyone to know. He'd even frowned on it when she'd told him she'd mentioned him to her Mom.

"I am." He grinned and tried to kiss her but she backed away. "Don't be mad, we'll find something else to do."

"I just didn't want to miss it, you know. I have my dress, already. You made it sound as if we'd go, remember?" She looked at him, not smiling. She hated being angry about this, but it felt so blue. As it was, it felt Eric got her friends. There was just Elliot now.

"I'm sorry, I really am." Elliot looked sad too. She guessed he'd given up a lot, also. He didn't hang out with his friends anymore, either. And they talked as little as possible with anyone at work.

She let him kiss her this time. It was hard to say what direction they were really going in. First he wanted to date her. That didn't last long. Actually.

Now he just wanted to see her. Here. The more they kissed the more she felt as if he'd swallowed her whole. They landed on his bed, together. She had to admit she liked being in his arms, and he'd make her forget Prom, sooner than later, as they kissed. They could be happy. She stared into his intense blue eyes, and smiled more. It was a rush then. To forget everything because it had to get better. It had too.

She was his girl, after all. She just never gave much thought of the price to pay in any of this until now.