Chapter 212: Like a Normal Couple
** Eli **
"Um, did he really hit your head that hard?" Harper asked when Eli finally released her enough to let her turn around and face him. She reached up, gently touching the back of his head with a worried frown. "Why are you grinning at me like an idiot? Are you feeling alright?"
Oops. Was he really grinning at her like an idiot? Or like one of those cartoon characters with giant pink hearts pasted over his eyes?
"I’m alright. Just absolutely blown away by how breathtaking you look when you show your sharp fangs." Eli supposed he must still be simpering. "Can I just say that I thought you were practically glowing with a halo on top of your head?"
"... Yeah, I think you might have a bit of a concussion. Come sit down, I’ll get you some water and ice."
"..."
Harper nudged him toward the sofa. For once, Eli didn’t mind being treated like a spoiled baby, and he let his halo-glowing angel pamper him to her heart’s content as she hurried back and forth to take care of his nonexistent "injury".
"I still can’t believe you let him do that," the angel said when she sat down next to him, pressing a small ice pack to the back of his head. "Don’t fool me, I know you are taller and stronger than Tyler! Why did you just stand back and let him take it all out on you?"
Eli leaned needily into her hand — he was really feeling fine, but if pretending to need the ice pack would get him more TLC like these adoring soft touches, he’d happily bang his own head against the wall every day to get extra opportunities for it.