Geoff Douglas only had four rules for Eleanor; no alcohol, no drugs, no parties, and no boys. She's allowed to do pretty much anything else, jump off a cliff, shave her head, as long as its not in his rules. But this, this is obviously breaking a rule, Park is a boy ( "last time I checked.", he said skeptically at Eleanor.) and he's here, in her room, lying on her bed, and he should probably go before her uncle comes up and find him, but she's confused and flu stereo and happy that she just froze there, staring into Park's AquaMan t-shirt, wanting to ask if she could borrow it some time, when she heard her uncle's familiar footsteps going up the stairs.

"Eleanor, where should I hide?" Park sounds panicked, and Eleanor pointed to under her bed, and Park had just slid under when Geoff opened the door. "El? You alright up here?" Eleanor attempted to tame her hair to take off the just-made-out-with-a-guy-I-don't-know-if-I'm-still-together-with-or-not-cause-I-haven't-seen-him-in-a-year look, and tried to calm her mega-watt grin into a small smile as she nodded. "How was school?" Geoff pondered, and Eleanor tried to keep the irritation off her voice as she said "okay.", and kicking Park's shoe under the bed, which had been on the floor. "Oh okay, well lunch is ready, you can come down and get it anytime." Eleanor smiled again, before exhaling when she heard the door clicked shut.

Eleanor told Park that it was okay to go out after locking the door, but she knew she only had little time with him, and "anytime" means that Geoff will be back up in 5 minutes asking what's wrong if she doesn't go down, and that "lunch" is probably Taco Bell he picked up from the way home. "Uhm, I really have to go down soon, my uncle's gonna come back up." she said, not really meaning it. "oh, okay,I guess I'll go then." Park started to put on his shoe when Eleanor stopped him. "write me, okay? I promise I'll write back." Park stared at her long and hard before saying, "okay."

They had a last kiss before Park jumped out the window and into his Impala. Eleanor was surprised Geoff didn't question the unknown vehicle on his driveway, but then again he was extremely friendly, letting the neighbours park their cars in the driveway, lending salt, offering to water their front lawns. Eleanor felt guilty for breaking one of his rules, he really did seem like he was trying to be a good role model for her, he even stopped drinking beer, started to have lunch at home to eat with her, bought her a proper wardrobe. She sighed, and went downstairs for lunch.

It wasn't Taco Bell. It was KFC. Although Eleanor wasn't complaining. KFC was about as high on her need list as oxygen and water, and Park. Park, who she's going to try to reconcile with again. Park, who didn't give up on her for a year. Park, who has really cool hair now, she can't help but notice. She bit into the chicken, tearing a chunk off and dumping it in gravy. God, she needed to go on a diet. "No,you don't." Geoff said sternly. She didn't realise she was saying it out loud. "I think you look really nice like this, not like those twigs I see when I drop you to school." he smiled. She smiled back. She really liked him. She really liked her aunt. She really liked her school. She really liked it here.