“No, not really.”

“Do you want to talk about it?”

“Now? Maybe we should wait until you get home.”

“Yeah, I guess.”

“Yeah, let’s think about it some more before we make a decision.”

“Okay, does that mean you don’t want to live with me?”

She rolled her eyes, shaking her head, “No, it’s not that. It’s just a big step. Are we sure about this?”

“I am.”

Well, okay then.

“Okay, well let’s just wait until you get home, okay?”

“Fine,” he sounded mad, but then he asked, “So what do you want to do for your birthday?”

She laughed, laying her phone down and picking the curling iron back up, “I don’t know, I haven’t done anything for my birthday in a long time.”

“Well let’s do something this time.”

“I mean, whatever is fine, Shea. Dinner and a movie. Whatever. I don’t care. It’s just another day.”

“I don’t like that. It’s your special day, so it should be special.”

She laughed as she pulled her hair up on one side, “I guess.”

“Well think a little and we’ll discuss it when I get home.”

“What time will you be in?”

“Probably around 5:00. I think Grace is making dinner at 7:00, so I’ll have enough time to get ready.”

“Alright, I’ll have to shop for something nice to wear.”

“Not nice, babe. Hot.” She laughed uncontrollably.

“Like I would meet you parents in something hot. Please.”

“Oh god, please do. Oh by the way, you have that purple number right?”

She didn’t, it was with Harper. But it was easy to get, or maybe she would get something hotter today.

“Yeah, I do.”

“Oh thank God, good. Please wear that under whatever you buy, I can’t wait to have you naked, baby.”

“Gosh, you’re so horny,” she teased as she giggled, trying to apply her makeup.

“Only for you, baby. I’ll let you go, call me later. It’s my off day.”

“I will, I miss you!”

“I miss you more.”

Elli smiled as she hung up the phone, and finished doing her makeup. She cleaned up and then went into the bedroom, picking up all her outfits to hang them up.

Afterwards, she took Adler outside. After standing in the cold for 15 minutes waiting on him, they finally made it back in just in time to catch her phone ringing. It was Grace, cancelling, because Amelia was running a fever. Elli wished Amelia well, and asked if they needed anything. Grace informed her that there were plenty of hands to help, but thanked her anyway before, promising to reschedule another day and hanging up.

Since Elli was already dressed and ready to go, she left. She drove around town running the errands she needed to run before heading out of town to go to her house. After parking the truck in her driveway and walking up the walkway, Elli found that she had missed her little house. But then she went in, and felt completely alone. So after making sure the house was in one piece and grabbing some more outfits and shoes, she left, packing up the truck. She checked around the house, and then made sure everything was locked before getting in the truck and driving off.

As she drove, she started thinking about living with Shea. She loved her home, and even though he said they would stay there when they could, it wouldn’t be the same as her going home every night like she had done for the past five years. She would be going to Shea’s condo every night. Not that she hadn’t been doing that for the past couple of weeks, but still, she officially would be living with Shea. Could she do it? Was she ready for that?

Elli found herself parking in front of the studio, and getting out to go see how things were going. When she opened the door and stepped inside, Harper stood up from behind the desk with a huge smile on her face.

“Welcome to Time-” she stopped, and shook her head, “I mean really, Elli, can’t stay away for one damn day?”

“Oh, hush, I was bored,” she grumbled as she walked towards the desk, and sat in one of the chairs behind it.

“Anyone coming in?”

“Not for an hour.”

“Good, I have a bone to pick with you!”

Harper started laughing, “He loved it! And I know for a fact he did!”

“That’s not the point, Harper Allen! You sent it without my consent!”

“Oh well, you’ll live.”

“I can’t believe you.”

“I am helping you out, so hush.”

“Uh! You make me sick!”

“I do not.”

“Whatever,” Elli said with a huff, “So, on another note.”

That made Harper laugh, they both knew Elli couldn’t stay mad at her.

“Yes?” Harper asked, as she picked up a packet of pictures and started sorting through them.

“Shea asked me to move in with him.”

Harper stopped what she was doing and looked over at her, surprise all over her face.

“You’re kiddin’.”

“No, I am not.”

“Wow, what did you say?”

“I said I don’t know, that we’d talk about it when he got home.”

“That’s crazy, what are you thinking?”

“I don’t know, I mean I stay there five days out of the week anyways. But that was when we were crazy busy. Now we aren’t, so I wouldn’t need to stay there like I did. But every time I go home, I get lonely.”