Eli woke up alone like the first night she came over, it was a little cold but he knew that it would be the normal when she left. This was her last day here while she should have woken up on his bed in his arms they were now an entire hallway apart, instead they were both inside their own room looking at the ceiling.
He didn't need to leave for the courthouse until twelve so he was free to do whatever until then, Monroe would be over at 3:30 or 4pm so he could fix the clock. The only thing he had planned this morning was checking his potions, the truth one should be done by now so he could go bottle that.
Groaning he pulled himself from the bed while looking at the clock, it was only seven now so he still had four hours until he needed to take off. Hopefully things would go somewhat back to normal between him and Liz, he didn't want her to leave today without them on steady ground.
Pulling a sweater over his bear chest he slipped on his pajama pants before leaving his room, his apartment was always cold in the morning he kept it around 60 to 65 degrees Fahrenheit. The only sound in the apartment at the moment was the shuffling of his house shoes as he made his way to his study, he could see that the guest bedroom door was still closed.
He didn't take much time to bottle all of the truth potion, it was good for six months before it lost it potency, after that he would need to make more for a stronger batch or just use the same but it not work as well. He took a little vile putting the now clear liquid in his pocket, he needed to set it in his bag for the courthouse later.
Going back into the living room he came to a stop seeing something he didn't expect, Liz was in the kitchen making breakfast at the moment. She must have felt his stare because she turned around and looked at him, she gave him a small smile before waving him over.
"Hurry up I am making breakfast, I don't cook a lot but trust me when I say this food is delicious." She said with a smile.
"I will be back I need to go put something in my bag for work later." He said while jiggling the small potion vile at her, she nodded in return going back to what she was cooking on the stove at the moment.
After putting his things away he went back out to see what she had cooked, he actually was enjoying the smell of what she made and he was happy to see that it wasn't burnt. He took a plate piling it with eggs, bacon, toast, and some potatoes, he went to set his plate down then got up to get his jelly out of his fridge for his toast.
He passed by her on the way, the space seemed to get really small as they stood there face to face, Eli looked down at her his breathing picking up some. The two stood there watching each other, they both could hear the hard breathing coming out of one another.
Their breath mingled together, they didn't even notice but they moved closer to each other until their chest were touching lips just inches apart. Eli leaned down more his forehead touching hers, her eyes fluttered as they lightly brushed lips against each other each sucking in a breath as they did so.
He moved back when things were getting hard for him, "I am going to eat before my food gets cold." he whispered to her moving away.
Before he could get fully away she reached out pulling his sweater, since he wasn't resisting he went right back to how they were standing seconds ago. "I can always reheat it for you, just stand here with me for a moment longer. I missed you last night in bed, you seem to buy big beds but they feel empty without someone else in them." She said wrapping her arms around his neck.
He chuckled hearing that, he turned his head his face going into her neck she smelled like cookies even after she just got finished making breakfast. This was the smell that haunted him last night in bed, after she only sat in it for only seconds she left the smell clinging to his bed sheets.
Before he could stop himself he put his lips on her neck and lightly bites her on the neck, her moan that she lets out let him know that she wanted him to keep going. Which he didn't mind at all, his hands went down and he lifted her by the legs, she let them go around his waist as she moved her head to the side giving him more access to her neck.
"How much time do you have before you need to leave?" She asked rocking her hips into his waist, she could feel him right on her core. The pajama pants he was wearing were thin so it wasn't hard for her to not feel it.
Reluctant but wanting to answer her he turned to look and see what time it is, she let out a whine of protest when his mouth went away though causing him to laugh. "I still have three and a half hours before I need to at least start getting ready, so we have plenty of time." He told her while going back to her neck.
"Your room now!" She growled out while giving him a slight push.
Eli didn't need to be told twice as he started walking there, his heart was already closed shut to this woman so he didn't feel anything for her but what was physical between them. Although he didn't care about where she stood it didn't mean that he was going to get to close to her, as of last night what they knew about each other is how it would stay.
Two hours later Liz was asleep on his bed, he could only shake his head while covering her up, he then quietly left the room. Going into the kitchen he saw that the plates were still full of their uneaten food, smiling lightly he went to heat up his plate while covering hers.
For the rest of the morning he sat on his couch catching up on what he had recorded, Liz was asleep the entire time in the room. Since he needed to leave soon he went to wake her, "Liz?!" He laughed out loud when she groaned and slapped his hand away from her head since he was massaging her scalp.
"Liz!! I just wanted to let you know that I am about to leave, you can sleep I will see you later. Make sure to let Monroe in if he is here before I show up, the front desk will call you if he shows up since he doesn't have a key to my elevator." He said leaning down next to her face giving her light kisses across the cheek as he did so.
"Fine I heard you now leave me alone. I wasn't kidding about your beds, mine felt empty and big last night. I need my sleep." She pushed his face away while throwing the cover over her head.
He laughed while walking out the room, he didn't forget to check his bag as he was leaving seeing that the vile was still there and not broken he walked out. He got a message from Timothy as he left his apartment, he was going to meet him in front of the court house was all the message said.
Eli drove almost straight there, first though he stopped off to get two bottles of water using the little syringe in his glove box he put the potion in one while marking it with sharpie. The drive to the court house was actually a little nerve racking for him since this was going to be his first time actually having a court case, it not just being a memory.
When he arrived he saw a goofy looking Timothy standing in front of the court house, there were also news reporters there since he was at the moment the light weight champion of the world. After parking Eli walked right over to him while ignoring the cameras which he was showing out, for he frowned some more when he heard them talking.
He was making bold statements thinking that we were going to win today, "Timothy!" He said getting past the reports who were trying to block him from moving forward.
"And there is my star lawyer Eli Streets! This is the man who is going to get everything dropped and show that I am not the monster that she is making me out to be." The man had a wide grin on his face as he addressed everyone.
Eli gave him a blank stare, "Here drink this, we don't want you choking up in there since you can't keep your mouth closed out here."
Timothy just laughed a little taking the water and drinking it without question, Eli was smiling in his head though seeing that while also taking a drink of his own. The two then turned and walked into the courthouse, along the way they were joined by his manager and trainer who were character witnesses.
An Hour Later*
"Prosecution you can call your next witness to the stand." The judge said while looking over at the woman who was representing Ellie Green.
"Your honor we would like to call Timothy Green to the stand please." She said while grinning at a bored looking Eli, they were no where close to beating Eli at this point but now things were going to change.
The woman thought it was because she was a great lawyer but really it was because the potion was already in effect, for the next twenty-four hours this man would not tell a lie. Eli smirked some as he made his way over to the stand, he quickly schooled his expression though since there were cameras in the room at the moment.
The questions at first were simple and the woman was surprised that he answered everything truthfully, seeing that he was just going to spill the beans she tried the harder ones. The courtroom was shocked as he went into vivid detail about beating Ellie, at the moment the woman in question was crying hearing it all being repeated again.
Eli acted angry but he flashed Ellie a smile when she looked over at him, the woman was shocked seeing that but she soon figured out that he had helped her. It didn't take long though for the case to be settled, the jury was only back there for three minutes before they came back out with their verdict.
Timothy sat in his seat frozen as he heard he was losing half his stuff while also getting eight months in jail, his fist were balled as he looked over to Eli, "What the F*ck happened, this wasn't suppose to happen to me!"
"Why are you looking at me? You are the one who went up there and sung it all for everyone to hear, I told you to keep your mouth shut and stick to the story it is your fault for not listening." Eli said while collecting his papers as the guards came to take Timothy away.
Eli ignored his shouts as he made his way out, he avoided the cameras as he left he didn't need to answer their questions since it had nothing to do with him. "Please wait!" He heard a soft voice from behind him as a small hand held onto the jacket of his suit.
Looking back it was Ellie Gr--- Ellie Washington now, "Yes can I help you Ms. Washington?"
"You did that didn't you, you somehow got him to tank the case. Why would you do that?" she said her eyes held a little pleading as she looked at him.
Eli felt the urge to hug the woman close, honestly she reminded him of tinker bell how small she was with her wide green eyes and blonde hair, she was even wearing a green dress today. "I have no clue what you are talking about Ms. Washington, why would I do anything to hurt my client. It was my job to help him, it just seems that for some reason he felt like telling it all." Eli had a smile that never left as he said that.
Ellie seeing his smile knew her guess was right but she also knew that he wouldn't say anything about it or he would get in trouble. Before Eli could stop it she launched herself into his arms while sobbing some, "Thank you... Thank you... Thank you soooo much!" She said as she cried into his chest.
Luckily they were hidden from everyone else or he would be in deep shit at the moment, he didn't need anyone to see her thanking him about something that shouldn't have happened. "Alright move now before someone sees." He gently pulled her off of him.
"Sorry. I just wanted to thank you. I know that I will be big news and followed for awhile but I hope that I can pay you back some day for this, call me if you need anything." She said while stuffing a piece of paper into his hand, she then took off with a new lease on life.
Eli looked down at the paper seeing her number, he smiled while stuffing it in his bag before going to his car. As he was walking to his car he got a call from Liz, "Perfect timing I just got out of court. What's up?"
"Well Monroe is here, and while you gave me keys to your place they won't let him up since I am just a guest here." She said her tone not giving anything away.
"Ahh well I am on my way back, let me hang up and call Monroe so he will know."
"Alright see you soon." She said giving a kissing noise before hanging up.
Eli smiled before calling Monroe, "Hey sorry about holding you up there, I am just now leaving the courthouse and will be there in ten minutes or less. Sorry for the inconvenience."
"Haha, no trouble I understand. I will just wait here in the lobby for you it is no trouble at all." He said with a smile in his voice.
Eli was glad that he wasn't mad, they talked a little more before hanging up he was trying his hardest to make it back there as soon as possible. When he did for the first time in awhile he parked his car while going into the main lobby instead of going straight for the elevator.
The lobby just screamed rich, he actually found it tacky but he loved these apartments so he didn't mind this since he didn't have to see it. Walking inside it wasn't hard to see who Monroe was since he was the only person in the lobby besides the staff at the moment.
The guy had messy hair with a beard, he was wearing a cardigan with a button up shirt underneath that with dress pants. Eli walked right over to him with a smile on his face, he already had a good impression of this man and he hasn't even talked to him yet.
As a Zauberbiest he could also tell he was Wesen not which one but he could tell that he was one just from the vibes that was rolling off of him. It was really hard to explain, "Monroe?" Eli said standing in front of the man.
"Hi, you must be Eli." He said quickly standing while holding out a hand for a shake.