==Elliot==
"I can't wait another day."
The words tumbled out before I could stop them.
Del stood in her doorway. Robe tied loosely around her waist. Hair disheveled. Lips parted. Eyes dark.
She looked like I'd woken her.
Or interrupted something.
"Elliot." My name came out breathless. "It's midnight."
"I know."
"We agreed on tomorrow. Eight PM."
"I know."
"So why are you here?"
Because I couldn't sleep. Couldn't think. Couldn't exist another twelve hours knowing you were this close.
"I tried to wait," I said. "I really did. But I. I can't stop thinking about you."
She stared at me. Hand gripping the doorframe.
"You should send me away," I continued. "Tell me to go home. That I'm breaking the rules we set."
"I should."
"But will you?"
Silence stretched between us.
Then she
