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I tightenedin a little circle, hter as she pressed her lips totowards the hallway "Let’s go fix your dad’s car," I suggested grinning happily

I spent the afternoon at her place, working on her dad’s car Her dad was helping, leaning over the engine, watching intently, asking questions as I worked Ellie just sat on the wall on the edge of her driveatching ain I felt totally at ease here with both of thereat person; he was definitely where ninety-nine percent of Ellie’s personality ca on the grass, singing along to the radio and passing us tools fro, I loved it Ruth didn’t show her face for the whole afternoon and I couldn’t help but be glad about it That woreat family like this one, it asted on her

When it was in full working order, Ellie and I went to buy a new phone for me, then went for dinner after Once she’d filled her sto sick, we headed to o to h the stuff I had recorded for her during the week, the girly crap that she liked to watch at the weekend When I was ready to go, I leant against the doorfra on the sofa incompletely at home Silently I wished this was her hoot to wake up with her every , ‘Legally Blonde’, she’d seen it probably five times in the last month, yet she still watched it over and over It was an adorable sight

I knew I needed to go so I pusheddown next to her head "So, I’ll see you in a couple of hours I’ll be hoht, I was just going to showthe sa to all of the clubs over the next feeeks, just show up occasionally and be at the end of the phone

She suidingthe hair on my arms prickle I really didn’t want to walk out the door now! She sighed and pulled back, leaving her eyes closed for a second before they fluttered open and she licked her lip as if she was savouring

"See you later then," she whispered "Good luck at your new job"

I sht on the tip of ue but I sed the words, I didn’t think she was ready to hear that yet "Thanks"

I left before I wouldn’t be able to, then drove to the club, stopping to talk to Eric that orking the door, telling hi him instructions on what to do if there was trouble When I walked into the club I immediately wanted to leave The music was loud and made the floor vibrate, the air was s the half-naked girls like they were their next meal I already hated it here

There wasn’t ht they could touch the girls - they were removed quickly So exciting happened really I just sat at the bar, drinking a bottle of water because the s to anyone that wanted to talk to irls that andering around didn’t interest htest When one of them, Candice she said her name was, offered me a free session out the back, I declined and told her I was in love with a foxy little redhead that aiting at ho to one of the other girls about how soood to be true

Knowing that Ellie was at et to hold her in o quicker and kept the s When eleven caer to see her

As I stepped intoI notice was the title screen for Legally Blonde was playing over and over I frowned, wondering why she hadn’t turned it off I sahy as soon as I got to the lounge - she was asleep She was curled up on the sofa, snuggled in rin stretch across my face as I locked the doors, turned off the TV and then slippedher up carefully

Her face snuggled into the side of my neck "So which do you like better, Ja she was still sleeping "Gotta be the mouse, he always outsmarts the cat in the end," I answered

Her arms looped aroundin hed and carried her intoas she i off htly into her ramble some more about mouse poo and why it couldn’t possibly be confused with raisins My girl was seriously crazy at ti

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