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Gonzalez. The song is called Heartbeats. It’s fitting, come on.” I hold my hand out for him to follow me onto the hood of my car. He takes it and we laugh when he falls against the hard metal.
     “Lay back and look at true beauty. The stars are out in full force tonight. It’s a perfect night for stargazing. Isn’t the sky beautiful? I always count myself lucky to have life, so I can have moments like this. See magnificent things, with these magnificent camera’s we all call eyes. Capturing and memorizing our precious memories and storing them in our own personal photo album.”
     “Like a human camera.” He whispers.
     “Like a human camera.” I repeat.
We sit and gaze for at least ten minutes, neither of us speaking, Heartbeats playing on repeat, and right now, I could listen to it forever. I drop my hands to my side, and it’s then that Luke grabs my hand. His fingers weave and lock with mine, and an unexplained shiver takes over my body. I sit up immediately and he follows.
     “You can’t do that.” I protest.
     “I can, Ella, and I will.” Before I can even mutter a reply he is over me, kissing me with such persistence and force that I'm demanded to lay back. Butterflies explode in my stomach and over power me. His kiss grows deep and he toys and bites my bottom lip. I let out a groan and give his tongue easy access to fight mine. Our tongues lock and caress each other, it feels like a real kiss should, but this one just means so much more. His hands hold my face and bury into my hair, his body is leant over mine, delicately avoiding hurting me. When he gently lets go, he is breathless. I’m staring into his eyes and the green of his connects with the grey of mine. He rests his forehead on mine and closes his eyes.
     “Ella,” He breathes. “Date me, let's go somewhere. Let's try.”
     “You’ll be made fun of, Luke. They will all make jokes.”
     “I don’t care. I want to get to know you. I want to know you, Ella. All of you. What your favorite food is, where you grew up, what your favorite perfume is, and what's your favorite song? Your best memory and your personal goal. Do you like tea or coffee? I just want to know you, Ella.” I shift underneath him and he gently slides off me and onto the grass.
     “Luke, it’s late, we need to go.” I climb down, retrieve my keys from the ignition, and walk back to his car. I try the passenger door, and it’s locked.
     “Unlock this please.” He stands and comes behind me, my back to his front. He puts his head next to my ear and breathes in.
     “No." His whisper is almost seductive. “Turn around, Ella, let me see you.” I turn, and he doesn’t look at me - but kisses me and lets me fall deep into him again. My hands are pinned under him against the car. I break away and my breathing calms.
     “Open the door, Luke.”
     “Date me.” He demands.
     “Maybe.” I say, through an unrecognized smile. He opens the door with the key, rather than the key fob, and doesn’t take his eyes off mine. When it unlocks, he lets me go.
     “Thank you.”
     “You're welcome.” He walks around the car and gets into the driver's side. He slides into his seat with such grace.
     “Mac and cheese, Charlotte - North Carolina, I don’t wear perfume, Dream Catch Me, watching Holly grow up, to be a writer, and coffee. Anything else?” I don’t think I stopped to breathe. I look at him and catch his smile. He starts the car and the huge engine roars to life.
     “Mac and cheese huh? Interesting choice.” His smile is infectious.
     “I like mac and cheese.” I grumble. “What kind of car is this? It’s huge, just for one person.”
     “It’s a Mercedes ML-Class 4.0 v8 diesel. I got it for my eighteenth birthday. Are you going to continue to ask me pointless questions or are we going to talk