"Elizabeth what are you doing here?" Race asked as the girl walked up the steps.

     "I'll give you two some time." Specs said as he walked inside.

     "I came to make sure that you were ok." Elizabeth said as she wrapped her arms around Race's neck. Race wasn't sure what to do. A girl has never hugged him like this before. 

      "I'm fine." he said in a comforting voice as he wrapped his arms around her waist.

    "Thank god." She said as they separated. Her dress was stained with dirt and shoe prints.

    "Are you ok?" Race never understood why each of their conversations started like this.

     "Oh, yeah I was running in like a mob so, my dress got stepped on, but yeah I'm fine.

    "Hey where's the asshole anyway?"

    "He ran off with a few of his friends I don't know why so don't ask. I thought he was going to go after you." Race reached for her hands and held them.

    "Please you'd know I'd kick his ass if he showed his face to me again.

    "Oh yeah I got you something." By now the flames were extinguished and everyone was heading back home. Elizabeth reached into her bag and pulled out a box of Corona's cigars and handed them to Racetrack. "I know that these are your favorite. And I might have stole them from the asshole." The two laughed as Race opened the box and lit a cigar.

    "Hey you didn't have to give me these." Race said with a smile

    "No, no I did I felt like a jerk from earlier." Eliza said as she lowered her head in shame.

     "Eliza, no, I'm the jerk. I went off on you for no reason."

     "Is this how our conversations always play out?"

     "What do you mean?"

       "Well, one of us racing to see if the other is ok then blaming ourselves for something that neither of us are guilty for." Elizabeth took a few steps closer to Race to the point where their bodies were only inches apart. "And I think that it's really cute." When Elizabeth finished Race smiled and put his hands around her waist pulling them even closer together.

    "You know what's even cuter?" Race asked Elizabeth with a smirk

    "Me?" Elizabeth replied smiling as well.

    "Yep." As Racetrack finished he kissed her on the forehead and stared into her eyes. She was blushing now and her smile faded from her face. Race thought that he moved too quickly. "Too so..." Before Race could finish, she wrapped her hands around his neck and kissed him. Race tensed at first but then relaxed and gave in. The kiss was long over do at this point. Even though they both wanted the kiss, Elizabeth and Race separated. They stood there for what seemed like eternity. Neither of them spoke or moved. The tension between them made them feel like they were the only two people in the world.

    "Race, I. I have to go." Elizabeth turned to walk down to the stairs, back to a world of abuse. "Eliza." She stopped on the step she was on and turned around. "Do you want to spend the night at my friends' apartment? With me?"

    "I would like that." Elizabeth replied