Caitlin's Point of View ;)
Sidney drove me home somewhere around 11:30 last night. My mom was still up, reading a magazine in her chair. But, she didn't care that I was out late. I just went straight to bed, tired from my long day. Just 2 more days, I tell myself before I go to sleep. I woke up at like 3:30 because I forgot to tell my mom about the cruise. And, I need to get packing. It takes a while for me to fall back asleep, still worried about that. But I finally do. And I dream about a cruise, which is weird. My dreams usually have nothing to do with what I was thinking of before I fell asleep.
When I'm finally fully awake I run to the shower, feeling dirty. After that I straighten my hair. It's usually a little wavy, but I'm tired of that. Then I run downstairs to find my mom. "Mom!" I gasp, out of breath, just catching her at the door.
"What?" She looks at me funny. I don't usually talk to her in the mornings.
"I forgot to tell you last night. Sidney's taking me and Ruthanne on a cruise starting uh, day after school get's out, or Friday, in other words." I say, trying to get it all out quickly.
"Oh really? That's nice. I'm glad for you." She says the opposite of what I expect, all the time. Wow, she's happy for me!?
"Thanks mom." I run up to her and give her a hug. "You're the best."
"Welcome sweetie. Now go get ready for school!" She closes the door behind her and I run back upstairs to get a cute outfit. I want to look nice today, since I'm so happy. I wear a yellow and black buffalo plaid shirt over a white tank and a pair of purple skinny jeans. I lay on some thick black eyeliner and run downstairs to get my black and white houndstooth flats. I pose in front of my mirror, then grab my bag and run out the door.
Ruthanne's Point Of View <3>
Last night with Kris was unbelievable. I was really sad to go home, but, I text him as soon as I wake up. I had fun last night. Miss you. <3Getting ready for school is a drag, all I can think about is how I'm going to waste my whole day there instead of with Kris. Maybe Caitlin will be in a good mood and make me laugh. I sigh and duck into my car, on my way to school. I get there and park by Caitlin, which is weird. We never get a spot next to each other. She's in her car playing with her phone. Her long dirty blonde hair is covering her face, but it's straightened, so I can tell she's happy today. I smile, glad she's in a good mood, then hop out of my car and knock on her window.
"Hey!" I hear her shout happily from inside. She gets out and puts her phone in her pocket. "What's up? Where'd you and Kris go last night, huh?" She pokes my arm playfully. I flinch slightly. At least she didn't flick me.
"um." I say shyly, not really wanting to give details. "To this park with an amazing view!" I gush, I can't help it. It was amazing. "You could see the whole city and you could actually see the stars!" I say. It's unusual, since all the city lights usually drown out the stars.
"Wow." I say. "Sid and I just hung out, talking to everyone. Have you met Veronique?" She asks starting toward the school.
"Yeah. She's cool." I say distracted since Caitlin got me going on Kris and the amazing time we had last night. I notice Brittny hanging out by the doors, watching us and I steer Caitlin toward the front entrance.
"What?" She asks, trying to go back the way we usually go in. Then she notices Brittny and just acts like nothing happened. "Oh god." She sighs.
"Just act like you couldn't care less." I tell her.
At the end of the day I finally break free from my heartbroken friends. They're so concerned about staying in touch. Standing by my car, I check my texts. 4 of them, the phone reads.
From: Kris
Glad you had a good time. <3>From: Kris
You busy tonight? I want to see you again!
I type in a quick reply. Just packing for that cruise! You should come over.
I open the 3rd one.
From: Unknown Number
You and Caitlin are going down! HARD.~♥Britt
I gasp when I read it and stand up straight. Caitlin's in her car, shifting into reverse. I knock on her window. "DID YOU GET THIS TEXT!?" I yell from outside holding my phone up so she can read it. She leans over the console to get a better look, then rolls down the window.
"Are you scared of that?" She looks at me like I'm crazy.
"Yeah, a little. I mean, I didn't even know she had my number!" I say, still worried about it.
"Ok. we have one day left of school. then we're graduating. The next day, we're going on a cruise. There's no way she can do anything to us." Caitlin says. And it makes sense, I Nod.
"We should help each other pack tonight." I say.
"Sure. That sounds like fun. Who's house first?" She asks.
"Um. Yours." I say, "I'm gonna invite Kris over for dinner." I explain. "I'll run home and get my bags in case I want to steal some clothes!"
"You could always just steal them on the cruise. I'm sure we're gonna be together a lot." She says.
"Yeah, nevermind." I turn around and open my car door. "I'm headed straight to your house then!" I say before closing my door. I open the last text.
From: Unknown Number
You know that cruise? Forget it. You're not going, and neither is Caitlin. ~♥Britt
This one really scares me. How did she find out about it? How would she stop us? Maybe she's just trying to scare me. I don't care what she's trying to do. I'm going and I'm going to have fun.
I forward the text to Caitlin Sidney and Kris... with a message saying, Wtf?
I drive to Caitlin's quickly, not wanting to waste anymore time thinking about it. I get there right after her and we run up to her room to pack.
"How long is the cruise?" I ask her.
"A week." She says, "Sidney texted me." She throws her cell onto her bed and pulls her suitcase out from under the bed.
"Take all your bikinis!" I say, "Sidney will lovvve that."
"Oh yeah!" She says, opening the top drawer of her dresser and pulling out 3 super cute bikinis. She throws them into her bag and moves on to the next thing. Clothes. She basically grabs everything out of her closet, wanting options. Good, she'll be able to share, I think.
When she's finally finished packing outfits--essentials she'll pack later-- we head over to my house to help me pack.
I pack all of my bathing suits as well. And then most of my clothes. Just the cool ones though. I have way too many long sleeved shirts I discovered when I started packing. "I hope Kris can come over..." I whine, looking at the clock, it's 5:30. I check my phone. Caitlin rolls her eyes, but I do have a text from Kris
From: Kris
What time?
"He's coming!!!" I squeal.
Caitlin flinches. "ok ok." She says, leaning backwards. We laugh and I text him back. NOW <3 I haven't just hung out with Caitlin since before her surprise party. We have fun talking about Kris and Sidney. But not like we used to. We used to dream about being their girlfriends. Kris shows up, ringing the doorbell even though I see him pull in from my window. I run downstairs squealing to get the door before my Dad does.
"What's your problem?" He says when I push by him. I ignore him and open the door. Kris hugs me and steps in awkwardly.
"Dad, this is Kris. Kris, my Dad." I acquaint them, then go back up to my room where Caitlin still is, looking at one of my magazines.
"Hey," Kris says to Caitlin, surprised to see her there.
"Hi," she says, and goes straight back to her magazine. "Hey Ruthanne. I'm gonna head back home for dinner." She says, getting up.
"Ok. Well, seeya tomorrow. LAST DAY!" I say, getting up and doing a little dance. Kris laughs at me, and I just smile. I'm so happy when I'm around him. Caitlin leaves the room to go home and I turn to Kris. "I'm almost all packed!" I say.
"About that..." he starts. My mind immediately remembers the text.
"huh?" I say, hoping for the best, expecting the worst.
"There could be some... um, well..." my eyes start to tear up. "we might not be going."
Monday, August 31, 2009
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Chapter 18
Caitlin's Point Of View ;)
I was just a little embarrassed when Ruthanne sent me that picture. It was hilarious though. Gotta love Ruthanne. The credits are rolling when I come out of the bathroom.
"Spend the night with me." Sidney says as I sit down.
"Come on you know I can't do that." I say, knowing he doesn't know and I don't know either. So why am I saying it?
"Why not?" He pleads with me, playing with my hair.
"I have 2 more days of school, then I'm allll yours for that cruise." I say, as he continues to play with my hair. It's a comforting feeling, his hand in my hair.
"Fine." He pouts.
"And after I'm settled in my apartment," I say, "I'll stay over as much as you want." I say. He smiles back. Even though the movie is over everyone's still sitting around in here and talking. Sidney stands up.
"It's like 8:30, when do you need to be home." He says, walking back to the bar to grab some more water.
"How long do you want me to stay?" I ask him. Sometimes I feel like he's in a rush to get rid of me. But that's my insecurity speaking.
"Alll night long." Kris says, walking behind the bar to help himself to a Coke. Everyone's at the bar by then and they're all laughing at Kris. Except Max. He's sitting on a stool at the end of the line and just playing with his bottle cap, looking lonely. I can't help but feel bad for him overhearing that conversation.
Ruthanne nudges me, yanking her head toward Max, her brown hair flopping against her face. I sigh and look down. She just looks at me, "it'll all work out. No worries." I glance up to see where Sidney is. He's poking his head in the fridge, looking for something, even though he handed me my water a few seconds ago.
"It might all work out but that won't stop me from feeling guilty." I say. She knows what I mean and nods. Wait, how does she know what I mean? I don't remember filling her in. Kris must know something. Oh well. I plan on having fun for the rest of the night instead of worrying like a usually do.
Bored after another couple minutes, Sidney's still preparing something on the counter behind the fridge, I go sit by Max, since Ruthanne left me for Kris. "Hey," I say cheerfully.
"What's up?" He says back, still looking pretty sad.
"Nothing really. Only 2 more days of high school! You?" I say, still trying to sound happy even though he's making me feel really depressed.
"Ahh, nothing." He says.
"Oh come on Max. What's wrong?" I punch him in the shoulder playfully, my eyes betraying my behavior. He knows it so he replies truthfully.
"I saw you and Sidney earlier and I can't help but think I'll never get a chance with you." He says so that only I can hear. I look down, not wanting to discuss this.
"Max," I say, barely above a whisper. "You know it's complicated."
"Yeah," he says sadly. "Here come's Sid." He looks up and smiles. I do the same. Sidney's bringing over a Coke and a sandwich for each of us.
"Peanut butter and jelly?" He asks, holding it out. I'm a little surprised that that's what he wants to give me, but, it's one of my favorites so I take one.
"Thanks." I say, taking my first bite.
"Welcome," he says, kissing me on the cheek, right in front of Max. I pull away just a little bit. I like Sidney, but I know how Max feels and I don't want to make it any worse.
Max stands up. "You know Sid, I think I'm gonna get heading," he says.
"Ok. Seeya Max."He says, looking over his shoulder. Max's hand brushes mine as he walks past and I look up to say goodbye.
"Seeya." I say. He nods to me and I look down again, before taking another bite of PB&J. "This is good Sidney." I say, holding up my sandwich. His is already half gone.
"Thanks," he says, his mouth still full. I laugh at him trying to talk with the peanut butter stuck to his teeth and whatnot. It might be disgusting, but Sidney's awkward moments are adorable.
"So. Are you going to introduce me to anyone?" I ask him.
"Sure. I'm still not sure who Eric's with but I can show you everyone else." He says standing up and walking toward Marc Andre Fleury, whose voice I've never gotten quite used to.
"Hey Sid! What's up?" He says, looking at me. I stand with my hand in Sidney's awkwardly, waiting to be introduced.
"This is Caitlin," he says, holding up my hand a little. I shake Marc's hand and he turns toward the girl next to him.
"This is Veronique," he says. She looks at me kindly and smiles. I smile back, knowing she'll be someone I can talk to while the guys are doing their thing. Sidney can only stop playing around with the guys for so long. And I can only be the shy new girlfriend for so long.
He leads me to the next person after a short conversation. Geno, this time. "Hey Geno," I say. "Hi Caitlin," He says back, his accent making my name sound funny. Sidney just stands back. "This is Laura," he says and I finally realize why I felt like I knew her. She graduated high school, but, we haven't talked since then.
"Hey!" I say, "long time no see!" Her eyes light up when she realizes who I am.
"Hey!" She says, standing up to hug me. Sidney and Geno just look at us like we're crazy. But, we're girls, even if we didn't really know each other know each other we'd do this.
"So. Seeya later," I say, "I'm getting the full introduction thing. Then maybe a tour of this crazy house." I suggest to Sidney. He shrugs. I'm sure he doesn't want to do it, so I just shrug too, walking away.
He leads me to Jordan who's got his arm wrapped around a pretty brunette. "Caitlin!" He says.
"Jordan!" I say awkwardly. It's not like we ever talked or he has any reason to be excited to see me.
"This is Tess," he says, pointing at his girlfriend. She smiles.
"Hey," we both say, both laughing when we said it at the same time. Sidney's oddly quiet when I look up at him.
"You want that tour?" He asks.
"Nah, that's ok." I say. "Let's just hang."
Ruthanne's Point of View <3
Kris and I just hang out with the bar with all the other couples. I've actually gotten introduced to a couple of people and we're having a good time just hanging out. My friend Laura who graduated last year is here with Geno, so we've been talking. We stayed in touch after she graduated, but, you know how life is. So, we're having fun catching up.
Kris buries his face in my hair. "Let's go somewhere." He says into my ear.
Feeling spontaneous I say, "OK!" And stand up, saying goodbye to Laura. It takes another few minutes to escape, but we finally make it out of there. "Where we going?" I ask, skipping along beside him.
"I don't know," he says, "I thought I'd take you where Max takes all his girls." We laugh then he continues. "But seriously. The view's awesome from up there. Especially at night."
"Ok." I say, not caring where we go as long as I'm with Kris.
We drive for a while just chattering about random things on our mind, which is mostly Caitlin's relationship status.
"You know what?" I say.
"What?" He says.
"We talk about them way too much."
"We do. Why?" He says, laughing.
"I have no clue, but she'd better get things figured out. I talked to her today about it and she's still confused, I can tell." Kris smiles, his face going tight.
"Max is messed up over it. I've never seen him get this upset over someone."
"Yeah?" I say, concerned.
"Yeah. I just hope everything works out well. No drama, in other words."
I kinda laugh at him but reply with a quiet "Yeah," not sure if it can work out without drama.
He pulls in to a nice park with a big hill to the right. "Are we climbing that?" I point at it.
"Yeah?" He says as if it's a no brainer. The hill is huge, intimidating. What if I can't make it up it? Kris would carry me, right? Oh well, I have to try.
We walk up and he covers my eyes with his hands so I can't see. When we get to the top he takes his hands off. "Look," he says.
I gasp in delight. "it's so pretty!" I say, looking at the stars above the smog above the city that's lighted up for the night."
"I know," he says, pulling me into him for a kiss.
"Thanks Kris." I say before kissing him. We sit down on the dewy grass, getting my butt wet. I lean on Kris, not caring about my pants.
We look at the city and the scene for a while before he says, "I better take you home."
"Awww," I say, not wanting to go home.
"You could always come home with me." I reluctantly say no, knowing better. I don't think Kris would try to take advantage of me or anything. Not at all, but, my parents would be pissed and I've got school. "I wish I could." I say, stumbling down the hill while he basically holds me up the whole way down.
"I do too." He says. We get in the car for him to drive me home as much as we both don't want to.
I was just a little embarrassed when Ruthanne sent me that picture. It was hilarious though. Gotta love Ruthanne. The credits are rolling when I come out of the bathroom.
"Spend the night with me." Sidney says as I sit down.
"Come on you know I can't do that." I say, knowing he doesn't know and I don't know either. So why am I saying it?
"Why not?" He pleads with me, playing with my hair.
"I have 2 more days of school, then I'm allll yours for that cruise." I say, as he continues to play with my hair. It's a comforting feeling, his hand in my hair.
"Fine." He pouts.
"And after I'm settled in my apartment," I say, "I'll stay over as much as you want." I say. He smiles back. Even though the movie is over everyone's still sitting around in here and talking. Sidney stands up.
"It's like 8:30, when do you need to be home." He says, walking back to the bar to grab some more water.
"How long do you want me to stay?" I ask him. Sometimes I feel like he's in a rush to get rid of me. But that's my insecurity speaking.
"Alll night long." Kris says, walking behind the bar to help himself to a Coke. Everyone's at the bar by then and they're all laughing at Kris. Except Max. He's sitting on a stool at the end of the line and just playing with his bottle cap, looking lonely. I can't help but feel bad for him overhearing that conversation.
Ruthanne nudges me, yanking her head toward Max, her brown hair flopping against her face. I sigh and look down. She just looks at me, "it'll all work out. No worries." I glance up to see where Sidney is. He's poking his head in the fridge, looking for something, even though he handed me my water a few seconds ago.
"It might all work out but that won't stop me from feeling guilty." I say. She knows what I mean and nods. Wait, how does she know what I mean? I don't remember filling her in. Kris must know something. Oh well. I plan on having fun for the rest of the night instead of worrying like a usually do.
Bored after another couple minutes, Sidney's still preparing something on the counter behind the fridge, I go sit by Max, since Ruthanne left me for Kris. "Hey," I say cheerfully.
"What's up?" He says back, still looking pretty sad.
"Nothing really. Only 2 more days of high school! You?" I say, still trying to sound happy even though he's making me feel really depressed.
"Ahh, nothing." He says.
"Oh come on Max. What's wrong?" I punch him in the shoulder playfully, my eyes betraying my behavior. He knows it so he replies truthfully.
"I saw you and Sidney earlier and I can't help but think I'll never get a chance with you." He says so that only I can hear. I look down, not wanting to discuss this.
"Max," I say, barely above a whisper. "You know it's complicated."
"Yeah," he says sadly. "Here come's Sid." He looks up and smiles. I do the same. Sidney's bringing over a Coke and a sandwich for each of us.
"Peanut butter and jelly?" He asks, holding it out. I'm a little surprised that that's what he wants to give me, but, it's one of my favorites so I take one.
"Thanks." I say, taking my first bite.
"Welcome," he says, kissing me on the cheek, right in front of Max. I pull away just a little bit. I like Sidney, but I know how Max feels and I don't want to make it any worse.
Max stands up. "You know Sid, I think I'm gonna get heading," he says.
"Ok. Seeya Max."He says, looking over his shoulder. Max's hand brushes mine as he walks past and I look up to say goodbye.
"Seeya." I say. He nods to me and I look down again, before taking another bite of PB&J. "This is good Sidney." I say, holding up my sandwich. His is already half gone.
"Thanks," he says, his mouth still full. I laugh at him trying to talk with the peanut butter stuck to his teeth and whatnot. It might be disgusting, but Sidney's awkward moments are adorable.
"So. Are you going to introduce me to anyone?" I ask him.
"Sure. I'm still not sure who Eric's with but I can show you everyone else." He says standing up and walking toward Marc Andre Fleury, whose voice I've never gotten quite used to.
"Hey Sid! What's up?" He says, looking at me. I stand with my hand in Sidney's awkwardly, waiting to be introduced.
"This is Caitlin," he says, holding up my hand a little. I shake Marc's hand and he turns toward the girl next to him.
"This is Veronique," he says. She looks at me kindly and smiles. I smile back, knowing she'll be someone I can talk to while the guys are doing their thing. Sidney can only stop playing around with the guys for so long. And I can only be the shy new girlfriend for so long.
He leads me to the next person after a short conversation. Geno, this time. "Hey Geno," I say. "Hi Caitlin," He says back, his accent making my name sound funny. Sidney just stands back. "This is Laura," he says and I finally realize why I felt like I knew her. She graduated high school, but, we haven't talked since then.
"Hey!" I say, "long time no see!" Her eyes light up when she realizes who I am.
"Hey!" She says, standing up to hug me. Sidney and Geno just look at us like we're crazy. But, we're girls, even if we didn't really know each other know each other we'd do this.
"So. Seeya later," I say, "I'm getting the full introduction thing. Then maybe a tour of this crazy house." I suggest to Sidney. He shrugs. I'm sure he doesn't want to do it, so I just shrug too, walking away.
He leads me to Jordan who's got his arm wrapped around a pretty brunette. "Caitlin!" He says.
"Jordan!" I say awkwardly. It's not like we ever talked or he has any reason to be excited to see me.
"This is Tess," he says, pointing at his girlfriend. She smiles.
"Hey," we both say, both laughing when we said it at the same time. Sidney's oddly quiet when I look up at him.
"You want that tour?" He asks.
"Nah, that's ok." I say. "Let's just hang."
Ruthanne's Point of View <3
Kris and I just hang out with the bar with all the other couples. I've actually gotten introduced to a couple of people and we're having a good time just hanging out. My friend Laura who graduated last year is here with Geno, so we've been talking. We stayed in touch after she graduated, but, you know how life is. So, we're having fun catching up.
Kris buries his face in my hair. "Let's go somewhere." He says into my ear.
Feeling spontaneous I say, "OK!" And stand up, saying goodbye to Laura. It takes another few minutes to escape, but we finally make it out of there. "Where we going?" I ask, skipping along beside him.
"I don't know," he says, "I thought I'd take you where Max takes all his girls." We laugh then he continues. "But seriously. The view's awesome from up there. Especially at night."
"Ok." I say, not caring where we go as long as I'm with Kris.
We drive for a while just chattering about random things on our mind, which is mostly Caitlin's relationship status.
"You know what?" I say.
"What?" He says.
"We talk about them way too much."
"We do. Why?" He says, laughing.
"I have no clue, but she'd better get things figured out. I talked to her today about it and she's still confused, I can tell." Kris smiles, his face going tight.
"Max is messed up over it. I've never seen him get this upset over someone."
"Yeah?" I say, concerned.
"Yeah. I just hope everything works out well. No drama, in other words."
I kinda laugh at him but reply with a quiet "Yeah," not sure if it can work out without drama.
He pulls in to a nice park with a big hill to the right. "Are we climbing that?" I point at it.
"Yeah?" He says as if it's a no brainer. The hill is huge, intimidating. What if I can't make it up it? Kris would carry me, right? Oh well, I have to try.
We walk up and he covers my eyes with his hands so I can't see. When we get to the top he takes his hands off. "Look," he says.
I gasp in delight. "it's so pretty!" I say, looking at the stars above the smog above the city that's lighted up for the night."
"I know," he says, pulling me into him for a kiss.
"Thanks Kris." I say before kissing him. We sit down on the dewy grass, getting my butt wet. I lean on Kris, not caring about my pants.
We look at the city and the scene for a while before he says, "I better take you home."
"Awww," I say, not wanting to go home.
"You could always come home with me." I reluctantly say no, knowing better. I don't think Kris would try to take advantage of me or anything. Not at all, but, my parents would be pissed and I've got school. "I wish I could." I say, stumbling down the hill while he basically holds me up the whole way down.
"I do too." He says. We get in the car for him to drive me home as much as we both don't want to.
Friday, August 21, 2009
Chapter 17
Caitlin's Point Of View ;)
We head into Mario's house holding hands. I smile at Sidney, "you're the best you know." I say when he opens the door for me.
"I know." He says, teasing me and dragging me through the door. We laugh and he leads me to where all the guys are in the living room. Jordan, Max, Geno, Eric Godard and Marc Andre are all sitting on various couches accompanied by several different girls. I don't recognize any of them, so I just follow Sidney to an empty seat and sit by him. I glance at Ruthanne and Kris, who are sitting across the room. Ruthanne is smiling, obviously in heaven. Kris is whispering something in her ear as she sits on his lap. She said we were cute? They're adorable.
I immediately find out where Max is sitting. He's alone--well,without a girl--and joking around with Geno. I notice Max looking at me. I try to avoid his gaze, but he's intent on getting my attention. I finally look at him and he smiles at me. I just smile back, kind of half-heartedly. Sidney doesn't notice our little exchange because he's saying something to Kris. I lean my head on his shoulder, tired. He looks at me and smiles. "You ready for that surprise?" My face lights up.
"Sure." I say as we stand up. Kris and Ruthanne get up too. Sidney drags me through the house and I'm sure I wouldn't be able to find my way back to where everybody was. He finally stops in a bright room. He and Kris stand next to each other. Ruthanne looks at me nervously. I'm sure I look the same way.
"So." Sidney says.
"So." Kris says.
"So Ruthanne and I say.
Sidney laughs awkwardly. We laugh too. "We're gonna take you guys on a cruise." Ruthanne and I both squeal. He waits for us to finish, "We're headed out the day after you guys get out of school."
"Oh." Ruthanne and I both say, knowing we had plans. We look at each other. "We can do it when we get back..." I say.
"What?" Kris says, grabbing Ruthanne's hand.
"We were just planning on moving stuff into our apartment the day after school. It's no big deal." Ruthanne says smiling. I hug Sidney tightly and take a deep breath with my head in his shoulder.
"You're the best." I say to him again, looking up, my arms around his neck.
"Thanks." He says, closing the distance between my lips and his. Ruthanne and Kris weren't doing anything so intimate so when I open my eyes there they are standing awkwardly and trying not to watch. We all head back to where the guys are hanging out and sit back down on our sofas, trying not to smile. The guys just look at us and laugh, having already known the surprise and gotten the same reaction from their girlfriends earlier. They helped think it up, and several of them were coming too.
Ruthanne's Point Of View <3>
I can't believe they're taking us on a cruise. Kris immediately told me to leave my wallet at home, that I'm not allowed to spend any money there. I sigh, absolutely hating that he wants to buy everything but complying just because. I glance over at Caitlin, watching her lean on Sidney dependently, stealing glances at Max who, I notice is doing the same thing. I point it out to Kris and he laughs. "I told you." He says.
"God, why does she get herself into these situations?" I ask him.
"She's likable." He says, tucking a piece of stray hair behind my ear. "Max will get over it, or not, in which case there could be some problems." He says.
"Yeah," I say, "I hope nothing becomes of it."
"Me too. Sidney trusts us, so it's just up to Caitlin. And Max, to mind his own business." Kris says. wrapping his arm around my waist and making things way more comfortable. "I think everything will be ok." He reassures me, knowing that I worry about my friend a lot.
"So..." I say. "Who is everyone here?" I subtly motion towards the girls who are chatting quietly. For the first time I notice that the whole room is quiet. Not like at Max's when they were playing that shoot 'em up game, that was loud compared to this.
Kris looks at me funny. "I'm sure you know the guys." He says. I nod, waiting for him to get on with it. "The girl sitting with Geno is Laura. I think she goes to your school." I look at her, recognizing her face but I never really got to know her so I don't really care. "Jordan's with Amy." I nod. "Eric's with a different girl every day, so who knows who this one is." He laughs. I just nod.
"Thanks." I say. I can't stand it when I don't at least know someone's name to put to their face. I wonder why nobody's really socializing or having fun. I mean, we're at Mario's, there's always something to do. Sidney stands up leaving Caitlin in her seat.
"You guys want to go downstairs? Watch a movie?" He says, feeling it to. At least when we're watching a movie, it's ok to be abnormally quiet. The guys kinda grumble, having seen like everything, but the girls are all for it so we all head downstairs. I sit by Kris and Caitlin, who sits by Sidney when he comes in with 2 glasses of water for them.
"What're we watching," I turn to Sidney.
"I don't know yet." He says, "What do you guys say to, uh I Love You Man?" Everyone just agrees, not wanting to sit here and figure it out. Caitlin was telling me about that movie. She really liked it so it must be good. I lean on Kris, tired now.
"What time is it?" I ask him.
"It's like 6." He says, "parents?" He asks.
"I'm not really worried about them today. I got mad at them last night. But it seems like no matter how many times we have that argument, they still want me home early." I sigh. He kisses the top of my head.
"You're moving out soon, don't worry." He says, arm around me. "When we get back, I'll help you guys move to get it done quicker." He whispers, his lips touching my ear.
"ok." I say happily. He continues to trail his lips down my neck. I smile unwillingly and he feels it. He laughs.
"You're too cute." He says into my ear. My skin gets hot and I know I'm blushing. He kisses me on the cheek. "Be right back, what do you want to drink?"
"Um. Water." I say, smiling up at him. I turn to talk to Caitlin, but she and Sidney are in a pretty intense make out session. "ok then." I turn back around in my seat. I watch the movie just for the heck of it until Kris comes back. It's not like I could concentrate on it, I'm too anxious for Kris to get back. He comes back with a couple bottles of water.
"This movie's hilarious. You seen it?" He asks.
"Nah." I say, I haven't sat down and watched a movie since well, way before I went to Kris's. Life's just been so busy. "Look at them." I laugh, pointing at Caitlin and Sidney who are still all over each other. Kris tries to suppress a laugh, looking at them. They're so awkwardly positioned in their seats and their arms don't look like they should be bending that way.
"Someone should take a picture." Kris says. I laugh and pull out my phone to snap a picture. I'll text it to Caitlin and then delete it. I'd hate for someone to find that on my phone.
To: Caitlin
Subject: Look at you!
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This is hilarious Caitlin...
I can hear her phone buzzing in her pocket since she's sitting right beside me. They stop for a moment as she pulls it out to see what it was. She opens it, Sidney looking over her shoulder. "Ruth.Anne!" She enunciates each part of my name as though she's angry. Really she can't keep a straight face, laughing her head off at the little prank. Kris and I are mocking them, arms flailing and whatnot. I see Caitlin get up, then run back and ask where the bathroom is, almost going to pee herself. Sidney points her in the right direction as Kris and I laugh hysterically.
The movie's almost done and we can't stop laughing. All the other couples look at us like we're freaks. We are, we know. But we're having fun, so it doesn't matter.
<3
We head into Mario's house holding hands. I smile at Sidney, "you're the best you know." I say when he opens the door for me.
"I know." He says, teasing me and dragging me through the door. We laugh and he leads me to where all the guys are in the living room. Jordan, Max, Geno, Eric Godard and Marc Andre are all sitting on various couches accompanied by several different girls. I don't recognize any of them, so I just follow Sidney to an empty seat and sit by him. I glance at Ruthanne and Kris, who are sitting across the room. Ruthanne is smiling, obviously in heaven. Kris is whispering something in her ear as she sits on his lap. She said we were cute? They're adorable.
I immediately find out where Max is sitting. He's alone--well,without a girl--and joking around with Geno. I notice Max looking at me. I try to avoid his gaze, but he's intent on getting my attention. I finally look at him and he smiles at me. I just smile back, kind of half-heartedly. Sidney doesn't notice our little exchange because he's saying something to Kris. I lean my head on his shoulder, tired. He looks at me and smiles. "You ready for that surprise?" My face lights up.
"Sure." I say as we stand up. Kris and Ruthanne get up too. Sidney drags me through the house and I'm sure I wouldn't be able to find my way back to where everybody was. He finally stops in a bright room. He and Kris stand next to each other. Ruthanne looks at me nervously. I'm sure I look the same way.
"So." Sidney says.
"So." Kris says.
"So Ruthanne and I say.
Sidney laughs awkwardly. We laugh too. "We're gonna take you guys on a cruise." Ruthanne and I both squeal. He waits for us to finish, "We're headed out the day after you guys get out of school."
"Oh." Ruthanne and I both say, knowing we had plans. We look at each other. "We can do it when we get back..." I say.
"What?" Kris says, grabbing Ruthanne's hand.
"We were just planning on moving stuff into our apartment the day after school. It's no big deal." Ruthanne says smiling. I hug Sidney tightly and take a deep breath with my head in his shoulder.
"You're the best." I say to him again, looking up, my arms around his neck.
"Thanks." He says, closing the distance between my lips and his. Ruthanne and Kris weren't doing anything so intimate so when I open my eyes there they are standing awkwardly and trying not to watch. We all head back to where the guys are hanging out and sit back down on our sofas, trying not to smile. The guys just look at us and laugh, having already known the surprise and gotten the same reaction from their girlfriends earlier. They helped think it up, and several of them were coming too.
Ruthanne's Point Of View <3>
I can't believe they're taking us on a cruise. Kris immediately told me to leave my wallet at home, that I'm not allowed to spend any money there. I sigh, absolutely hating that he wants to buy everything but complying just because. I glance over at Caitlin, watching her lean on Sidney dependently, stealing glances at Max who, I notice is doing the same thing. I point it out to Kris and he laughs. "I told you." He says.
"God, why does she get herself into these situations?" I ask him.
"She's likable." He says, tucking a piece of stray hair behind my ear. "Max will get over it, or not, in which case there could be some problems." He says.
"Yeah," I say, "I hope nothing becomes of it."
"Me too. Sidney trusts us, so it's just up to Caitlin. And Max, to mind his own business." Kris says. wrapping his arm around my waist and making things way more comfortable. "I think everything will be ok." He reassures me, knowing that I worry about my friend a lot.
"So..." I say. "Who is everyone here?" I subtly motion towards the girls who are chatting quietly. For the first time I notice that the whole room is quiet. Not like at Max's when they were playing that shoot 'em up game, that was loud compared to this.
Kris looks at me funny. "I'm sure you know the guys." He says. I nod, waiting for him to get on with it. "The girl sitting with Geno is Laura. I think she goes to your school." I look at her, recognizing her face but I never really got to know her so I don't really care. "Jordan's with Amy." I nod. "Eric's with a different girl every day, so who knows who this one is." He laughs. I just nod.
"Thanks." I say. I can't stand it when I don't at least know someone's name to put to their face. I wonder why nobody's really socializing or having fun. I mean, we're at Mario's, there's always something to do. Sidney stands up leaving Caitlin in her seat.
"You guys want to go downstairs? Watch a movie?" He says, feeling it to. At least when we're watching a movie, it's ok to be abnormally quiet. The guys kinda grumble, having seen like everything, but the girls are all for it so we all head downstairs. I sit by Kris and Caitlin, who sits by Sidney when he comes in with 2 glasses of water for them.
"What're we watching," I turn to Sidney.
"I don't know yet." He says, "What do you guys say to, uh I Love You Man?" Everyone just agrees, not wanting to sit here and figure it out. Caitlin was telling me about that movie. She really liked it so it must be good. I lean on Kris, tired now.
"What time is it?" I ask him.
"It's like 6." He says, "parents?" He asks.
"I'm not really worried about them today. I got mad at them last night. But it seems like no matter how many times we have that argument, they still want me home early." I sigh. He kisses the top of my head.
"You're moving out soon, don't worry." He says, arm around me. "When we get back, I'll help you guys move to get it done quicker." He whispers, his lips touching my ear.
"ok." I say happily. He continues to trail his lips down my neck. I smile unwillingly and he feels it. He laughs.
"You're too cute." He says into my ear. My skin gets hot and I know I'm blushing. He kisses me on the cheek. "Be right back, what do you want to drink?"
"Um. Water." I say, smiling up at him. I turn to talk to Caitlin, but she and Sidney are in a pretty intense make out session. "ok then." I turn back around in my seat. I watch the movie just for the heck of it until Kris comes back. It's not like I could concentrate on it, I'm too anxious for Kris to get back. He comes back with a couple bottles of water.
"This movie's hilarious. You seen it?" He asks.
"Nah." I say, I haven't sat down and watched a movie since well, way before I went to Kris's. Life's just been so busy. "Look at them." I laugh, pointing at Caitlin and Sidney who are still all over each other. Kris tries to suppress a laugh, looking at them. They're so awkwardly positioned in their seats and their arms don't look like they should be bending that way.
"Someone should take a picture." Kris says. I laugh and pull out my phone to snap a picture. I'll text it to Caitlin and then delete it. I'd hate for someone to find that on my phone.
To: Caitlin
Subject: Look at you!
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This is hilarious Caitlin...
I can hear her phone buzzing in her pocket since she's sitting right beside me. They stop for a moment as she pulls it out to see what it was. She opens it, Sidney looking over her shoulder. "Ruth.Anne!" She enunciates each part of my name as though she's angry. Really she can't keep a straight face, laughing her head off at the little prank. Kris and I are mocking them, arms flailing and whatnot. I see Caitlin get up, then run back and ask where the bathroom is, almost going to pee herself. Sidney points her in the right direction as Kris and I laugh hysterically.
The movie's almost done and we can't stop laughing. All the other couples look at us like we're freaks. We are, we know. But we're having fun, so it doesn't matter.
<3
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Chapter 16
Ruthanne's Point Of View <3
I went to sleep in a bad mood last night, but surprisingly I woke up in a good one this morning. My parents and I had gotten into an argument because I asked why I was expected to be home so early. They shot back with a "you're lucky we let you stay out so late!" and so it went, a typical argument between teenager and parents. I am soooo glad I''m almost outta here. Just gotta get all the finishing touches together for that apartment Caitlin and I are gonna rent.
I get ready to go to school happily, even though I'm not a morning person and there's not much to get ready. Walking out to my car I realize I locked my keys inside the house. We don't keep a spare key outside--my mom's too paranoid-- so I'm stuck since I am the only one home at this hour. I dial Caitlin's cell, the first one that comes to mind.
"Hullo?" she says, sounding tired, and like she's driving. I hope she won't mind stopping by to pick me up.
"Caitlin." I say, "I locked my keys in the house, can you pick me up?"
"Sure," she says. I pump my fist in the air, no longer afraid of not making it to school.
"Thank you sooo soo much!" I say happily, "See you in a few." We hang up and I sit down on my little porch to wait. Bored after a couple of minutes, I check to see if I have any texts. It would be strange if I did, I mean, at 7:30 in the morning. And I don't. I sigh, bored, still waiting for Caitlin. She drives fast, but, since everybody and their brother has to get to work or school at 8:00, I'd be surprised if she makes it here in 15 minutes. I wait a little longer and she finally gets here.
"Thanks." I say again.
"noooo problem." She says, grinning. I look at her questioningly. She's had this smile plastered on her face since she pulled up to the curb to get me.
"You seem happy." I say finally, trying to find out what's up.
"Oh..." she says, blushing, embarrassed. "well, I am."
"Come on Caitlin," I say knowing she knows what I want. "Why?"
"Because of last night..." She says, pausing and frustrating me even more. "I had fun with Sidney and then I came home and my dad bought me a new laptop."
"Omigod!" I say smiling. "So I trust things are great between you and Sid again?"
"Oh yeah," she says, "I totally got freaked out over nothing. I was a jealous wreck," she laughs. I laugh along with her, but not because it was funny. I was really concerned when she was acting like that. Good thing it's over cause I don't like the drama.
"So. We need to get this apartment thing on the road. I can't stand my parents much longer." I say to her.
"Yeah yeah," she replies. "All we have to do is move in. My parents took care of rent for a few months as a gift. But they won't let me go til school ends, so I figure the day after we'll start hauling stuff over." She looks at me smiling. I smile, so excited for the freedom to come.
"I can't wait." I say, still grinning ear to ear.
"Me either!" She says. We kinda high five awkwardly in the car, our seatbelts getting in the way and Caitlin focused on driving.
School was a drag. We actually had to sit through the classes and in History I actually had to take the last half of the final. Of course it was easy, but, testing sucks so it put me in a lousy mood. I walk back to Caitlin's Intrigue to wait for her to come out. I'm sure she's still unpacking her locker like she promised she'd do. I check my texts again. 3 from Kris. 1 from Sidney? and another from Molly, a friend of mine and Caitlin's. I open the ones from Kris first.
From: Kris
Hey love, had a great time last night. Missing you already!
From: Kris
When does school end? I can't stand the wait!
I laugh at that one, just imagining his face
From: Kris
Call mee when you get out!!! God today's been long.
I open the other 2 before calling him, figuring a couple more seconds won't kill him.
From: Sidney
Hanging out at Mario's tonight, but I'm sure Kris has already told you! See you there I hope
I wonder briefly why I didn't hear that from Tanger, but then get distracted with the text from Molly.
From: Molly
Can't believe school's almost over. We neeed to stay in touch. I can't live without you! Sooo, want to get together tonight? Shopping? Something? Call me!
I sigh, wanting to hang with Molly, but I've already made the decision to hang with the guys at Mario's tonight. I text her back Sorry, already got plans... maybe another day?
Then, I call Tanger. "Hey!" He says, "I've been waitttinggg for you!" He adds.
"Hey!" I say back, "so glad to be out of there." I groan.
"Rough day?" He asks.
"Not really," I say, "just long." I try not to yawn. Leaning against Caitlin's car and facing the school I see her walk out the back entrance. I nod in acknowledgement and wakl around to my side of the car as she unlocks it.
"So, you coming to Mario's with me tonight?" He asks.
"Of course, but, can you pick me up? I'm kinda locked out of my house til around 6:30ish." I laugh sheepishly.
"Yeah, of course. No problem." He says, "when do you want me?" He asks.
"Well, Caitlin and I are leaving the school right now, so, ASAP if you can, I don't really want to sit around on my porch."
"OK. See you then." We hang up and I turn to Caitlin.
"Tanger," I say apologetically.We hate it when we're driving and our passenger is blabbing on the phone. "Everyone's going to Mario's tonight. You coming?"
"Heck yes," she says, looking happy and kind of sad at the same time. I can't read her expression, so, I just disregard it. She drops me off at home and I sit on the porch watching her drive away.
Cailtin's Point Of View :D
I drive home to get something decent to wear, feeling bad for leaving Ruthanne on her porch all alone. Getting home I remember my laptop and how much I wanted to get it set up. I sigh, knowing it will still be there when I get home. I open my phone as I walk up the stairs to my room. A couple texts from Sidney and that's it.
From: Sidney (3:55 PM)
We're all hanging at Mario's tonight and you better be there! :P
From: Sidney (4:15 PM)
I'll pick you up if you want me to. Just call.
I dial his number immediately, having found my escape. I'm terrible with directions and I can't remember how to get there exactly from the ride with Max. Max, I remember. Oh God he'll be there. I try to breathe, waiting for Sidney to answer his phone. It's not like anything serious happened between Max and I, but, I like him too and it'll be awkward to be around both of them at Mario's tonight. Oh well, I sigh, knowing I want to be there too bad to cancel it. Sidney finally answers. "Hey!" He says, "need a ride?" He says as I pin the phone to my shoulder to open the sliding mirror doors on my closet.
"yeah." I say, a little embarrassed and still trying to get over the fact that they'll both be there.
"Well, I'll come for you right now since Tanger's leaving for Ruthanne. Maybe we'll just go together. I don't know. In any case, see you soon. Love you!"
"See you Sidney," I say, surprised that he said "Love You!" I disconnect the phone and throw it on my bed, still looking for something to wear. I decide on a pair abercrombie shorts that I never wear and a cute white top. Then, I go downstairs and open my laptop. Even in good traffic, they won't be here within a half hour. And even then, he said something about maybe going together to pick Ruthanne and I up. I say, reassuring myself that I would have time to play. Really what I want to do is get everything set up for myself, but, I'm still excited to have my new laptop.
Time flies when you're having fun. I set my background to a Stanley Cup Champs one right before I hear the doorbell. Sidney's here! I jump up and run to the door. "Ready?" He asks.
"Yup." I say, locking the door behind me as I walk out with him to the Range Rover where Kris and Ruthanne are sitting in the back. He opens my door and closes it after I get in, as always and walks over to his side.
We drive back to Marios, me and Sidney talking, Ruthanne and Kris talking. "I'm glad you could come. I have a surprise for you." He says.
"Oh?" I say, surprised, which I guess is a good thing when you're getting a surprise.
"Yup. And you had better like it!" He says.
"I will." I say.
"You don't even know what it is!" Sidney says defensively, almost as if he wants me to not like it.
"Well, if you got it for me, then it's good!" I say back. We laugh and Ruthanne laughs, having heard that conversation from the back seat.
"You two are too cute." She says.
I went to sleep in a bad mood last night, but surprisingly I woke up in a good one this morning. My parents and I had gotten into an argument because I asked why I was expected to be home so early. They shot back with a "you're lucky we let you stay out so late!" and so it went, a typical argument between teenager and parents. I am soooo glad I''m almost outta here. Just gotta get all the finishing touches together for that apartment Caitlin and I are gonna rent.
I get ready to go to school happily, even though I'm not a morning person and there's not much to get ready. Walking out to my car I realize I locked my keys inside the house. We don't keep a spare key outside--my mom's too paranoid-- so I'm stuck since I am the only one home at this hour. I dial Caitlin's cell, the first one that comes to mind.
"Hullo?" she says, sounding tired, and like she's driving. I hope she won't mind stopping by to pick me up.
"Caitlin." I say, "I locked my keys in the house, can you pick me up?"
"Sure," she says. I pump my fist in the air, no longer afraid of not making it to school.
"Thank you sooo soo much!" I say happily, "See you in a few." We hang up and I sit down on my little porch to wait. Bored after a couple of minutes, I check to see if I have any texts. It would be strange if I did, I mean, at 7:30 in the morning. And I don't. I sigh, bored, still waiting for Caitlin. She drives fast, but, since everybody and their brother has to get to work or school at 8:00, I'd be surprised if she makes it here in 15 minutes. I wait a little longer and she finally gets here.
"Thanks." I say again.
"noooo problem." She says, grinning. I look at her questioningly. She's had this smile plastered on her face since she pulled up to the curb to get me.
"You seem happy." I say finally, trying to find out what's up.
"Oh..." she says, blushing, embarrassed. "well, I am."
"Come on Caitlin," I say knowing she knows what I want. "Why?"
"Because of last night..." She says, pausing and frustrating me even more. "I had fun with Sidney and then I came home and my dad bought me a new laptop."
"Omigod!" I say smiling. "So I trust things are great between you and Sid again?"
"Oh yeah," she says, "I totally got freaked out over nothing. I was a jealous wreck," she laughs. I laugh along with her, but not because it was funny. I was really concerned when she was acting like that. Good thing it's over cause I don't like the drama.
"So. We need to get this apartment thing on the road. I can't stand my parents much longer." I say to her.
"Yeah yeah," she replies. "All we have to do is move in. My parents took care of rent for a few months as a gift. But they won't let me go til school ends, so I figure the day after we'll start hauling stuff over." She looks at me smiling. I smile, so excited for the freedom to come.
"I can't wait." I say, still grinning ear to ear.
"Me either!" She says. We kinda high five awkwardly in the car, our seatbelts getting in the way and Caitlin focused on driving.
School was a drag. We actually had to sit through the classes and in History I actually had to take the last half of the final. Of course it was easy, but, testing sucks so it put me in a lousy mood. I walk back to Caitlin's Intrigue to wait for her to come out. I'm sure she's still unpacking her locker like she promised she'd do. I check my texts again. 3 from Kris. 1 from Sidney? and another from Molly, a friend of mine and Caitlin's. I open the ones from Kris first.
From: Kris
Hey love, had a great time last night. Missing you already!
From: Kris
When does school end? I can't stand the wait!
I laugh at that one, just imagining his face
From: Kris
Call mee when you get out!!! God today's been long.
I open the other 2 before calling him, figuring a couple more seconds won't kill him.
From: Sidney
Hanging out at Mario's tonight, but I'm sure Kris has already told you! See you there I hope
I wonder briefly why I didn't hear that from Tanger, but then get distracted with the text from Molly.
From: Molly
Can't believe school's almost over. We neeed to stay in touch. I can't live without you! Sooo, want to get together tonight? Shopping? Something? Call me!
I sigh, wanting to hang with Molly, but I've already made the decision to hang with the guys at Mario's tonight. I text her back Sorry, already got plans... maybe another day?
Then, I call Tanger. "Hey!" He says, "I've been waitttinggg for you!" He adds.
"Hey!" I say back, "so glad to be out of there." I groan.
"Rough day?" He asks.
"Not really," I say, "just long." I try not to yawn. Leaning against Caitlin's car and facing the school I see her walk out the back entrance. I nod in acknowledgement and wakl around to my side of the car as she unlocks it.
"So, you coming to Mario's with me tonight?" He asks.
"Of course, but, can you pick me up? I'm kinda locked out of my house til around 6:30ish." I laugh sheepishly.
"Yeah, of course. No problem." He says, "when do you want me?" He asks.
"Well, Caitlin and I are leaving the school right now, so, ASAP if you can, I don't really want to sit around on my porch."
"OK. See you then." We hang up and I turn to Caitlin.
"Tanger," I say apologetically.We hate it when we're driving and our passenger is blabbing on the phone. "Everyone's going to Mario's tonight. You coming?"
"Heck yes," she says, looking happy and kind of sad at the same time. I can't read her expression, so, I just disregard it. She drops me off at home and I sit on the porch watching her drive away.
Cailtin's Point Of View :D
I drive home to get something decent to wear, feeling bad for leaving Ruthanne on her porch all alone. Getting home I remember my laptop and how much I wanted to get it set up. I sigh, knowing it will still be there when I get home. I open my phone as I walk up the stairs to my room. A couple texts from Sidney and that's it.
From: Sidney (3:55 PM)
We're all hanging at Mario's tonight and you better be there! :P
From: Sidney (4:15 PM)
I'll pick you up if you want me to. Just call.
I dial his number immediately, having found my escape. I'm terrible with directions and I can't remember how to get there exactly from the ride with Max. Max, I remember. Oh God he'll be there. I try to breathe, waiting for Sidney to answer his phone. It's not like anything serious happened between Max and I, but, I like him too and it'll be awkward to be around both of them at Mario's tonight. Oh well, I sigh, knowing I want to be there too bad to cancel it. Sidney finally answers. "Hey!" He says, "need a ride?" He says as I pin the phone to my shoulder to open the sliding mirror doors on my closet.
"yeah." I say, a little embarrassed and still trying to get over the fact that they'll both be there.
"Well, I'll come for you right now since Tanger's leaving for Ruthanne. Maybe we'll just go together. I don't know. In any case, see you soon. Love you!"
"See you Sidney," I say, surprised that he said "Love You!" I disconnect the phone and throw it on my bed, still looking for something to wear. I decide on a pair abercrombie shorts that I never wear and a cute white top. Then, I go downstairs and open my laptop. Even in good traffic, they won't be here within a half hour. And even then, he said something about maybe going together to pick Ruthanne and I up. I say, reassuring myself that I would have time to play. Really what I want to do is get everything set up for myself, but, I'm still excited to have my new laptop.
Time flies when you're having fun. I set my background to a Stanley Cup Champs one right before I hear the doorbell. Sidney's here! I jump up and run to the door. "Ready?" He asks.
"Yup." I say, locking the door behind me as I walk out with him to the Range Rover where Kris and Ruthanne are sitting in the back. He opens my door and closes it after I get in, as always and walks over to his side.
We drive back to Marios, me and Sidney talking, Ruthanne and Kris talking. "I'm glad you could come. I have a surprise for you." He says.
"Oh?" I say, surprised, which I guess is a good thing when you're getting a surprise.
"Yup. And you had better like it!" He says.
"I will." I say.
"You don't even know what it is!" Sidney says defensively, almost as if he wants me to not like it.
"Well, if you got it for me, then it's good!" I say back. We laugh and Ruthanne laughs, having heard that conversation from the back seat.
"You two are too cute." She says.
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Chapter 15
My mom calls me down to dinner soon after I plop down on my bed. I skip down the stairs happily, and then realize my mother will ask questions. I walk slowly down the rest of the steps. My mom had prepared cheesburgers and french fries. yum. I fix my plate and sit happily, taking the first bite.
"deeee-lish Mom." I say, taking another bite.
"Thanks." She says and fixes her own. My father must have been working late.
"Dad still at the office?" I ask her.
"No." She says before swallowing the last bite she took. I kind of lean back, disgusted. "He said he had to stop to get something for you."
"Me?" I ask. My dad never gets anything for me. hmmmmm.
Ruthanne's Point Of View <3>
His pouty look disappeared when I kiss him shyly. "Hey." I say. "We'll watch it another time." He kisses me back.
"Ok." He laughs, making me smile. He has such a weird laugh. "What?"
"You have a cute laugh."
"You have a cute smile!" He replies, kissing me again, then standing up. "Let's go for a walk." He says, pulling me up.
"Ok?" I stand up and follow him out the door.
We walk out of the building laughing hysterically. We had passed one of his "Neighbors" in an apartment down the hall. The guy was screaming/singing?, Baby Come Back, the song that's on most of the Swiffer commercials.
"You can blame it all on me!" Kris yells when we get outside. We laugh some more, walking down the street. We walk for a while, making fun of Kris's neighbor.
At 9:45 I yelp, "CRAP!" Making Kris jump. "Kris, my parents are gonna be pissed if I don't get home by 10:15, even if I was at Caitlin's!" Kris looks bewildered. I'm probably looking scared for my life. We've been walking for quite a while. Even if we were walking slow, we covered a lot of ground.
"Let's jog back and I'll run upstairs, get my key and drive you home. It'll be ok!" He says. Jog back. Oh crap. Hopefully we didn't walk very far. I'm not one who runs much!
We start off quickly, Kris being super fit, of course. He notices me huffing and puffing though, and slows down. "You ok?" He asks.
"Yeah," I gasp for air, a terrible runner I am. We reach his apartment finally, me still kinda wheezing. Kris disappears through the door while I wait by his car, drumming my fingers on the hood. He comes out after a couple of minutes.
"k. Let's go," he says, hurrying around the front of his car and hitting the unlock key at the same time. He almost gets hit by a Wide Load Semi truck coming down the street, and is still in shock when he gets in the car. "Wow." He says.
"Wow." I say. "that was a close one."
Kris drives me home, getting there at about 10:10. "Thank you soooooo much Kris. It was amazing." I say at my door. "and thanks for hurrying me home."
"No problem." He says before kissing me on the cheek.
"Call me." I say as I open up the door. "Thanks again."
"No problem!" He says again.
I walk into the house. "That didn't look like Caitlin's car to me!" My mom yells from behind the sink.
"Kris was there." I say, knowing they didn't know about Kris. "We lost track of time and he said he could drive me home." I lie, knowing how to get past my parents every time. I think they're still convinced I'm the little angel I was when I was 5. ha. But shouldn't they cut me a little slack? I'm 3 days from being finished with high-school. Jeez.
Caitlin's Point Of View ;)
All I can think of while I'm chowing on cheeseburger is what possessed my dad to buy me something. And what it might be. I sigh when I finish. "Did he tell you what?" I break finally, not coming up with anything.
"Yup." My mom says.
"Will it be something embarrassing?" I ask. The last time he bought me something, I had a friend, Taylor--a high class friend mind you--over. He had to choose that night to give me the cheap dress he found at a yard sale for like 2 dollars.
First of all it was hideous. And. 2 sizes too big. And since when did my dad hit yard sales!? How embarrassing. Of course I was trying to act cool in front of Taylor who was laughing hysterically at me... I hurt my dad's feelings. But I learned the, Don't act like who you aren't lesson. Taylor and I aren't really friends anymore.
"No," she says. "Not like that stupid dress." She laughs. "Why in the world he thought you wore an XL... jeez." She sighs. "He was so destroyed."
"I know." I say, not smiling. I still feel really bad about that.
I hear the front door open about 30 seconds after we have that conversation. He comes in with a pretty big box. "Caitlin!" He stumbles into the kitchen with the box. It must be pretty heavy. That or my dad is a wimp. "I got you something." He says, lowering it to the table. I push my plate out of the way. I see the laptop I've been eyeing up on TV on the box.
"DADDY!!!!" I jump up, squealing. I jump into his arms. "Thank you thank you thank you!!!!" I run around looking for scissors to open the box. He pulls his pocketknife out of his pocket--crazy place for it, I know--and slices it open easily. It takes us like 15 minutes to get to the actual laptop. Then I'm holding it and squealing, so happy. "EEEE!!!!!!" I squeal again. "Thank you Daddy!" I hug him again.
"You're welcome sweetie." He replies. That's what he always calls me when I'm acting like a spoiled little girl.
I run to the living room with the laptop and its charger, knowing I won't be able to play with it until later because it has to charge. I plug it in and run back to my parents. "You guys are the best!" I say, hugging them and dancing around. They kind of just stand there awkwardly, not used to this kind of reaction from me. What can I say? I'm in an extremely good mood since Sidney dropped me off.
Around twelve I'm still pacing around waiting for my laptop to charge. "Honey you need to go to bed," my mom says. "It'll be there tomorrow." She tells me.
"I know. I'm just so excited!" I say seriously. Shaking my fists in front of me. "What's the point of going to school anyways? It hardly means anything."
"Just enjoy the last couple days goofing off with your friends. I know what goes on there." She says, peering over her reading glasses and over the magazine she's reading. I laugh at her. Because of what she said and because the way she looks at me makes her look like an old lady. My mom is anything but. She's like 39 and is still lookin' good. She gives a half grin and goes back to her reading.
I turn around and skip up the steps, "night mom!" I say, heading up, knowing I'll sleep well. Today was great. I turn on my radio--for whatever reason I turn it on at night. I guess it keeps the noise of passing cars down and that did always get on my nerves. But, the song that comes on immediately makes me smile. "Say hey I love you," is playing. Even though the only part I like about it is the chorous, it makes me happy and I brush my teeth humming it. I change into pajamas and climb under the covers even though it's humid and hot in my room. I turn the tiny fan that rests on my nightstand on and turn my little desk lamp off. I sigh when I roll over, not ready for the day to be done, but as soon as my head hits the pillow, I'm out.
"deeee-lish Mom." I say, taking another bite.
"Thanks." She says and fixes her own. My father must have been working late.
"Dad still at the office?" I ask her.
"No." She says before swallowing the last bite she took. I kind of lean back, disgusted. "He said he had to stop to get something for you."
"Me?" I ask. My dad never gets anything for me. hmmmmm.
Ruthanne's Point Of View <3>
His pouty look disappeared when I kiss him shyly. "Hey." I say. "We'll watch it another time." He kisses me back.
"Ok." He laughs, making me smile. He has such a weird laugh. "What?"
"You have a cute laugh."
"You have a cute smile!" He replies, kissing me again, then standing up. "Let's go for a walk." He says, pulling me up.
"Ok?" I stand up and follow him out the door.
We walk out of the building laughing hysterically. We had passed one of his "Neighbors" in an apartment down the hall. The guy was screaming/singing?, Baby Come Back, the song that's on most of the Swiffer commercials.
"You can blame it all on me!" Kris yells when we get outside. We laugh some more, walking down the street. We walk for a while, making fun of Kris's neighbor.
At 9:45 I yelp, "CRAP!" Making Kris jump. "Kris, my parents are gonna be pissed if I don't get home by 10:15, even if I was at Caitlin's!" Kris looks bewildered. I'm probably looking scared for my life. We've been walking for quite a while. Even if we were walking slow, we covered a lot of ground.
"Let's jog back and I'll run upstairs, get my key and drive you home. It'll be ok!" He says. Jog back. Oh crap. Hopefully we didn't walk very far. I'm not one who runs much!
We start off quickly, Kris being super fit, of course. He notices me huffing and puffing though, and slows down. "You ok?" He asks.
"Yeah," I gasp for air, a terrible runner I am. We reach his apartment finally, me still kinda wheezing. Kris disappears through the door while I wait by his car, drumming my fingers on the hood. He comes out after a couple of minutes.
"k. Let's go," he says, hurrying around the front of his car and hitting the unlock key at the same time. He almost gets hit by a Wide Load Semi truck coming down the street, and is still in shock when he gets in the car. "Wow." He says.
"Wow." I say. "that was a close one."
Kris drives me home, getting there at about 10:10. "Thank you soooooo much Kris. It was amazing." I say at my door. "and thanks for hurrying me home."
"No problem." He says before kissing me on the cheek.
"Call me." I say as I open up the door. "Thanks again."
"No problem!" He says again.
I walk into the house. "That didn't look like Caitlin's car to me!" My mom yells from behind the sink.
"Kris was there." I say, knowing they didn't know about Kris. "We lost track of time and he said he could drive me home." I lie, knowing how to get past my parents every time. I think they're still convinced I'm the little angel I was when I was 5. ha. But shouldn't they cut me a little slack? I'm 3 days from being finished with high-school. Jeez.
Caitlin's Point Of View ;)
All I can think of while I'm chowing on cheeseburger is what possessed my dad to buy me something. And what it might be. I sigh when I finish. "Did he tell you what?" I break finally, not coming up with anything.
"Yup." My mom says.
"Will it be something embarrassing?" I ask. The last time he bought me something, I had a friend, Taylor--a high class friend mind you--over. He had to choose that night to give me the cheap dress he found at a yard sale for like 2 dollars.
First of all it was hideous. And. 2 sizes too big. And since when did my dad hit yard sales!? How embarrassing. Of course I was trying to act cool in front of Taylor who was laughing hysterically at me... I hurt my dad's feelings. But I learned the, Don't act like who you aren't lesson. Taylor and I aren't really friends anymore.
"No," she says. "Not like that stupid dress." She laughs. "Why in the world he thought you wore an XL... jeez." She sighs. "He was so destroyed."
"I know." I say, not smiling. I still feel really bad about that.
I hear the front door open about 30 seconds after we have that conversation. He comes in with a pretty big box. "Caitlin!" He stumbles into the kitchen with the box. It must be pretty heavy. That or my dad is a wimp. "I got you something." He says, lowering it to the table. I push my plate out of the way. I see the laptop I've been eyeing up on TV on the box.
"DADDY!!!!" I jump up, squealing. I jump into his arms. "Thank you thank you thank you!!!!" I run around looking for scissors to open the box. He pulls his pocketknife out of his pocket--crazy place for it, I know--and slices it open easily. It takes us like 15 minutes to get to the actual laptop. Then I'm holding it and squealing, so happy. "EEEE!!!!!!" I squeal again. "Thank you Daddy!" I hug him again.
"You're welcome sweetie." He replies. That's what he always calls me when I'm acting like a spoiled little girl.
I run to the living room with the laptop and its charger, knowing I won't be able to play with it until later because it has to charge. I plug it in and run back to my parents. "You guys are the best!" I say, hugging them and dancing around. They kind of just stand there awkwardly, not used to this kind of reaction from me. What can I say? I'm in an extremely good mood since Sidney dropped me off.
Around twelve I'm still pacing around waiting for my laptop to charge. "Honey you need to go to bed," my mom says. "It'll be there tomorrow." She tells me.
"I know. I'm just so excited!" I say seriously. Shaking my fists in front of me. "What's the point of going to school anyways? It hardly means anything."
"Just enjoy the last couple days goofing off with your friends. I know what goes on there." She says, peering over her reading glasses and over the magazine she's reading. I laugh at her. Because of what she said and because the way she looks at me makes her look like an old lady. My mom is anything but. She's like 39 and is still lookin' good. She gives a half grin and goes back to her reading.
I turn around and skip up the steps, "night mom!" I say, heading up, knowing I'll sleep well. Today was great. I turn on my radio--for whatever reason I turn it on at night. I guess it keeps the noise of passing cars down and that did always get on my nerves. But, the song that comes on immediately makes me smile. "Say hey I love you," is playing. Even though the only part I like about it is the chorous, it makes me happy and I brush my teeth humming it. I change into pajamas and climb under the covers even though it's humid and hot in my room. I turn the tiny fan that rests on my nightstand on and turn my little desk lamp off. I sigh when I roll over, not ready for the day to be done, but as soon as my head hits the pillow, I'm out.
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Chapter 14
Ruthanne's Point Of View<3>
Kris and I absolutely loved the Yes Man movie, and he put in the next one, "The Breakfast Club." I didn't really want to watch The Notebook with him right now. I glance at the clock reading 8:00 when I wake up to his sweet voice.
"Ruthanne," I blink a couple times, looking up. "My arm's asleep, darling, let me move it."
I mumble, "Sorry, how long did I sleep!?" As I sit up, embarrassed.
"Just about an hour. I put the next movie in." The Notebook was on the screen.
He kisses me on the head. "You're adorable when you sleep." I smile, still blushing, still embarrassed. I wipe my mouth a little, hoping for dear life that I didn't drool on Kris Letang. It's embarrassing enough to have fallen asleep on him. "Don't worry about it." He says, pulling me into him for a hug. I smile, feeling a little better now. I sit up though, straightening my shirt. He laughs again and leans over to kiss me on the cheek. "You know, you're even cuter when you're embarrassed!" I blush again, just as I thought I was getting ahold of myself.
I turn to him, "Kris," I say, sounding sleepy. "What time is it?" I ask, even though I already know.
He looks up at his wall clock, then back to me. "8ish." he says slowly, looking disappointed already. I sigh unhappily, knowing I should leave as much as I don't want to.
"I can call my parents and say I'm at Caitlin's!" I say, thinking of a plan. We're together so much our parents don't care anymore. He smiles, happy now. I pull out my cell, "shh" I say, as it dials.
I tell my dad, who answers on the second ring that I'm at Caitlin's house. He sighs, but says, "ok." and hangs up. Kris smiles again, having heard the conversation.
"How long can you stay?" He asks, "we still have another movie!" He points to the TV with The Notebook on pause.
"But I fell asleep during the last one!" I complain, laughing though. "Besides, I've seen this 10000 times, easy." He laughs at my pouty face.
"fine." He says, making his own pouty face.
Caitlin's Point of View.
Sidney takes the cone from the girl who brought it out, the look still on his face. He walks back to me where I'm sitting at a picnic table. "Yum." I say, overwhelmed by it. Sidney licks it first. Then I do. We eat it together for a while, talking and laughing until I'm feeling pretty full. Then, I take the cone and purposely get some on my face.
"You got a little," Sidney picks up one of the many napkins he gathered to wipe my face. "Ice cream. Right there." He wipes it off, both of us laughing. I take the cone and push it onto his face.
"You got a little," We laugh again as I wipe it off. "I'm full,"
"I noticed." He says. I look down, not knowing what to say now. But when I look up, there he is, making me think of Max last night. He kisses me sweetly. "Ready to get out of here?" He asks when we're done.
"Mhm." I nod. We hold hands walking back to the Range Rover. "I don't wanna go home." I say quietly, more to myself than to him. "I had a really good time Sidney."
"Isn't this place awesome?" He shuts my door and runs around the car.
"Yes." I reply after he shuts the door.
He jumps in his door and starts the car, glancing at the clock. "5:30" He sighs. "What time do your parents need you back?" He asks, always polite.
"I dunno. Not anytime soon." I say happy. I had though we spent more time at the ice cream place.
"Cool." He says smiling. He backs the Range Rover out of the parking lot and into the street. "Where do you wanna go?" He asks, lifting his hands off the wheel for a moment to exaggerate.
"Wherever you're going." I say, putting my head on his shoulder.
"Well you're helpful" he says playfully,
"I know!" I say back, twirling my hair, a bad habit that makes my hair tangle a lot.
We ended up going to a bowling alley a few minutes away. Of course it wasn't my idea. I can't bowl worth a crap. But I kinda figured Sidney might show me how, hehehe.
I pick the lightest ball that is always pink. Sidney picks a slightly heavier 12 pound ball. "Sidney?" I ask him, swinging the ball at my side. "um. You go first." I watch him throw a strike, first try.
"Your turn." He says, coming back with a proud look on his face.
"Um." I say, my competitive side a little intimidated. "I haven't really bowled." I say, lying just a little. In truth I haven't bowled since I was a little girl.
"Here," he walks up and then sidles around me to wrap his arms around my waist. "I'll show you." We waddle up to the little line that you're supposed to start on or whatever and he holds my hand which is holding the ball. I kinda tiptoe up to the part where I'm supposed to stop and swing back with Sidney's help. The ball goes slowly up the lane and then dribbles into the gutter.
"ohhhhh!" I laugh. Sidney laughs too.
"You'll do better next time." He promises, then throws another strike. I sigh. At least my next ball hit a couple pins down!
We play 2 games before we get tired of being there. Taking off my shoes I say, "I had fun Sid,"
"Me too. But you can't bowl!" He bends over to get his other shoe.
"I know." I say laughing. "But it's fun!" He laughs at me and grabs both of our shoes to take them to the counter.
I meet him by the door where he grabs my hand. "I'm glad you came." He says, "I was really scared you wouldn't."
"I'm glad too. I would still be feeling terrible if I didn't, so..." I trail off as he opens my door. "Thanks." I say, getting in.
He runs me home and I go up to my room and plop on my bed. "Ahhh." I sigh, closing my eyes. I had a wonderful day.
Kris and I absolutely loved the Yes Man movie, and he put in the next one, "The Breakfast Club." I didn't really want to watch The Notebook with him right now. I glance at the clock reading 8:00 when I wake up to his sweet voice.
"Ruthanne," I blink a couple times, looking up. "My arm's asleep, darling, let me move it."
I mumble, "Sorry, how long did I sleep!?" As I sit up, embarrassed.
"Just about an hour. I put the next movie in." The Notebook was on the screen.
He kisses me on the head. "You're adorable when you sleep." I smile, still blushing, still embarrassed. I wipe my mouth a little, hoping for dear life that I didn't drool on Kris Letang. It's embarrassing enough to have fallen asleep on him. "Don't worry about it." He says, pulling me into him for a hug. I smile, feeling a little better now. I sit up though, straightening my shirt. He laughs again and leans over to kiss me on the cheek. "You know, you're even cuter when you're embarrassed!" I blush again, just as I thought I was getting ahold of myself.
I turn to him, "Kris," I say, sounding sleepy. "What time is it?" I ask, even though I already know.
He looks up at his wall clock, then back to me. "8ish." he says slowly, looking disappointed already. I sigh unhappily, knowing I should leave as much as I don't want to.
"I can call my parents and say I'm at Caitlin's!" I say, thinking of a plan. We're together so much our parents don't care anymore. He smiles, happy now. I pull out my cell, "shh" I say, as it dials.
I tell my dad, who answers on the second ring that I'm at Caitlin's house. He sighs, but says, "ok." and hangs up. Kris smiles again, having heard the conversation.
"How long can you stay?" He asks, "we still have another movie!" He points to the TV with The Notebook on pause.
"But I fell asleep during the last one!" I complain, laughing though. "Besides, I've seen this 10000 times, easy." He laughs at my pouty face.
"fine." He says, making his own pouty face.
Caitlin's Point of View.
Sidney takes the cone from the girl who brought it out, the look still on his face. He walks back to me where I'm sitting at a picnic table. "Yum." I say, overwhelmed by it. Sidney licks it first. Then I do. We eat it together for a while, talking and laughing until I'm feeling pretty full. Then, I take the cone and purposely get some on my face.
"You got a little," Sidney picks up one of the many napkins he gathered to wipe my face. "Ice cream. Right there." He wipes it off, both of us laughing. I take the cone and push it onto his face.
"You got a little," We laugh again as I wipe it off. "I'm full,"
"I noticed." He says. I look down, not knowing what to say now. But when I look up, there he is, making me think of Max last night. He kisses me sweetly. "Ready to get out of here?" He asks when we're done.
"Mhm." I nod. We hold hands walking back to the Range Rover. "I don't wanna go home." I say quietly, more to myself than to him. "I had a really good time Sidney."
"Isn't this place awesome?" He shuts my door and runs around the car.
"Yes." I reply after he shuts the door.
He jumps in his door and starts the car, glancing at the clock. "5:30" He sighs. "What time do your parents need you back?" He asks, always polite.
"I dunno. Not anytime soon." I say happy. I had though we spent more time at the ice cream place.
"Cool." He says smiling. He backs the Range Rover out of the parking lot and into the street. "Where do you wanna go?" He asks, lifting his hands off the wheel for a moment to exaggerate.
"Wherever you're going." I say, putting my head on his shoulder.
"Well you're helpful" he says playfully,
"I know!" I say back, twirling my hair, a bad habit that makes my hair tangle a lot.
We ended up going to a bowling alley a few minutes away. Of course it wasn't my idea. I can't bowl worth a crap. But I kinda figured Sidney might show me how, hehehe.
I pick the lightest ball that is always pink. Sidney picks a slightly heavier 12 pound ball. "Sidney?" I ask him, swinging the ball at my side. "um. You go first." I watch him throw a strike, first try.
"Your turn." He says, coming back with a proud look on his face.
"Um." I say, my competitive side a little intimidated. "I haven't really bowled." I say, lying just a little. In truth I haven't bowled since I was a little girl.
"Here," he walks up and then sidles around me to wrap his arms around my waist. "I'll show you." We waddle up to the little line that you're supposed to start on or whatever and he holds my hand which is holding the ball. I kinda tiptoe up to the part where I'm supposed to stop and swing back with Sidney's help. The ball goes slowly up the lane and then dribbles into the gutter.
"ohhhhh!" I laugh. Sidney laughs too.
"You'll do better next time." He promises, then throws another strike. I sigh. At least my next ball hit a couple pins down!
We play 2 games before we get tired of being there. Taking off my shoes I say, "I had fun Sid,"
"Me too. But you can't bowl!" He bends over to get his other shoe.
"I know." I say laughing. "But it's fun!" He laughs at me and grabs both of our shoes to take them to the counter.
I meet him by the door where he grabs my hand. "I'm glad you came." He says, "I was really scared you wouldn't."
"I'm glad too. I would still be feeling terrible if I didn't, so..." I trail off as he opens my door. "Thanks." I say, getting in.
He runs me home and I go up to my room and plop on my bed. "Ahhh." I sigh, closing my eyes. I had a wonderful day.
Saturday, August 1, 2009
Chapter 13
I can't forget about Max. But how could he like me like he says he does after meeting me like twice? It's weird, but sometimes things like that just happen. I like him too. Almost as much as Sidney right now. He makes me feel fun and adventurous and happy. Sometimes it feels like I can't joke with Sidney, but he's adorable and nice and fun to be around too. Ugh. I sigh.
Ruthanne's Point Of View. <3
Kris called around 4:45. "Hey, we've got a date." he says laughing. "Want me to pick you up?"
"Yes!" I squeal and then give him directions. He's at my house in less than 15 minutes. He kisses me on the cheek at the door.
"What's up?" He asks.
"Nothing. You?" I ask, walking out the door and holding his big hand. We get into his car and he drives off.
"Not much. I missed you." He leans over and kisses me on the cheek.
"Watch the road!" I squeak, giggling from the kiss. He's so sweet. I wonder what kind of good time Caitlin's having with Sidney right now. "Where did Sidney take Caitlin?" I ask him.
His smile is tight as he says, "Brittny's really getting under their skin. I don't know if they even still have a date." He says only what little details he got from the rumours around the guys.
"oh yeah, I forgot." I say, remembering yesterday and Caitlin's little breakdown. I'm sure she's fine now. She bounces back easily. I lean over the console in the middle of his little car to lean on his shoulder. I hope he's ok with that.
"Yeah. I hope things work out for them." He says, thinking about saying something else that has been on his mind. He doesn't really like to gossip, but this has been bothering him. "Last night Max came over. He talked about her a lot."
"hmmmmmmmm." I say, "you don't think," I say slowly, hoping he knows what I'm talking about.
"No." Kris says immediately, "he wouldn't do that to Sidney. I hope." With this new information I try not to think about Caitlin anymore, focusing on my own date.
"where are we going?" I ask him playfully, poking him in the arm.
"to my place," he says. "I rented movies. But I kinda guessed at what you'd like." Rounding a turn I slip off his shoulder.
We laugh and I sit up before I say, "fun," grinning wide, so happy it's hard to describe. I stay sat up now, afraid to fall off his shoulder again. "What'd you get?" I ask him.
"um...Yes Man, The Notebook" He laughs, "and The Breakfast Club. All movies I kinda like. Or at least a little." He scrunches his nose.
"The Notebook?" I ask, laughing.
"Yep." He laughs. "But like, every girl I know likes it, so I thought you would too."
"I do." I say blushing. I haste to be like every girl.
He pulls up to another fancy apartment building. We get out and walk to the door holding hands. He leads me up to his apartment where I see the movies laying out on his kitchen table. "You thirsty?" He asks, letting go of my hand and walking to the refrigerator.
I nod, "water?" I ask. He nods and grabs 2 bottles out of the fridge. He leads me to a sofa where we sit down. He stands back up to hold the three movies up.
"Which one?" He asks, walking backwards toward the dvd player.
"Yes Man. I love Jim Carrey." I say smiling. I've wanted to see that movie for a while. Kris puts it in and walks back into the kitchen.
"Popcorn?" He pops his head out from behind the wall between the living room and kitchen.
"Yeah." I say, smiling. He walks out with one of those big bags that you can buy at Wal-Mart. Picking the remote off the coffee table on his way to the sofa he pushes play and then sits down. We munch on the popcorn for a little bit, laughing at all the right places. I finish my bottle of water, the popcorn really drying my mouth out. He kisses me on the cheek and trots back into the kitchen to grab another.
Caitlin's Point Of View <3>At this point I'm having a lot of fun with Sidney. We laugh and talk and I forget about all my worries and relax a bit. He holds both of my hands on top of the table as we talk. We self consciously sit up when the waitress comes back, eying up Sidney like she knows him from someplace. Sidney pays the bill and we hold hands leaving the little pizzeria. "That was fun." I say smiling.
"We're not done!" He says, pulling me down the sidewalk to where we parked.
"What's next then?" I jog to keep up with his fast stride.
"You'll see," he opens the passenger door for me and jogs around the front to his side. Starting the car with his left hand, he grabs mine with his right. He seems so happy now that I am. We drive around for what feels like forever, not talking, just holding hands. Everything feels great ever since we talked in the restaurant.
"Sidney?" I lean over and lay on him, happy.
"Yeah?" He looks down at me on his shoulder.
"I'm really happy," I smile, getting those really good butterflies in my stomach.
"Oh yeah?" He kisses my head then goes back to driving. "We're almost there." And squeezes my hand.
"Where are we goinggg?" I bug him again.
"You'll see!" He says back, just like last time. I shut up and just lean on him with my eyes closed for a moment.
We eventually pull in to a tiny ice cream shop that I would mistake for any other. It was called, "Remember When"
"You'll like this," Sidney says, backing out of the car and running around to my side. Of course I'm used to waiting for him when he does this. He looks at me, a concerned look in his eyes, "whatever you do, don't order a medium!" He laughs then turns around and leads me to the window.
"Hmmph!" I get the wrong idea. Then I look at the windows and see the pictures of cones. ACTUAL SIZE!!!! The signs say. My mouth drops open. I look at Sidney. "Really?" I look at him skeptically. He nods.
"You want to share a medium?" He looks at me.
"Ok." I say happily, moving up in line. "Vanilla?" I ask, smiling at him.
"Sure." he says, and steps up to the window to order. The medium is big enough that they have to bring it out the door! I gasp, not able to imagine us eating it all. He looks at me, his face says it all with the "I told you so!" look.
Ruthanne's Point Of View. <3
Kris called around 4:45. "Hey, we've got a date." he says laughing. "Want me to pick you up?"
"Yes!" I squeal and then give him directions. He's at my house in less than 15 minutes. He kisses me on the cheek at the door.
"What's up?" He asks.
"Nothing. You?" I ask, walking out the door and holding his big hand. We get into his car and he drives off.
"Not much. I missed you." He leans over and kisses me on the cheek.
"Watch the road!" I squeak, giggling from the kiss. He's so sweet. I wonder what kind of good time Caitlin's having with Sidney right now. "Where did Sidney take Caitlin?" I ask him.
His smile is tight as he says, "Brittny's really getting under their skin. I don't know if they even still have a date." He says only what little details he got from the rumours around the guys.
"oh yeah, I forgot." I say, remembering yesterday and Caitlin's little breakdown. I'm sure she's fine now. She bounces back easily. I lean over the console in the middle of his little car to lean on his shoulder. I hope he's ok with that.
"Yeah. I hope things work out for them." He says, thinking about saying something else that has been on his mind. He doesn't really like to gossip, but this has been bothering him. "Last night Max came over. He talked about her a lot."
"hmmmmmmmm." I say, "you don't think," I say slowly, hoping he knows what I'm talking about.
"No." Kris says immediately, "he wouldn't do that to Sidney. I hope." With this new information I try not to think about Caitlin anymore, focusing on my own date.
"where are we going?" I ask him playfully, poking him in the arm.
"to my place," he says. "I rented movies. But I kinda guessed at what you'd like." Rounding a turn I slip off his shoulder.
We laugh and I sit up before I say, "fun," grinning wide, so happy it's hard to describe. I stay sat up now, afraid to fall off his shoulder again. "What'd you get?" I ask him.
"um...Yes Man, The Notebook" He laughs, "and The Breakfast Club. All movies I kinda like. Or at least a little." He scrunches his nose.
"The Notebook?" I ask, laughing.
"Yep." He laughs. "But like, every girl I know likes it, so I thought you would too."
"I do." I say blushing. I haste to be like every girl.
He pulls up to another fancy apartment building. We get out and walk to the door holding hands. He leads me up to his apartment where I see the movies laying out on his kitchen table. "You thirsty?" He asks, letting go of my hand and walking to the refrigerator.
I nod, "water?" I ask. He nods and grabs 2 bottles out of the fridge. He leads me to a sofa where we sit down. He stands back up to hold the three movies up.
"Which one?" He asks, walking backwards toward the dvd player.
"Yes Man. I love Jim Carrey." I say smiling. I've wanted to see that movie for a while. Kris puts it in and walks back into the kitchen.
"Popcorn?" He pops his head out from behind the wall between the living room and kitchen.
"Yeah." I say, smiling. He walks out with one of those big bags that you can buy at Wal-Mart. Picking the remote off the coffee table on his way to the sofa he pushes play and then sits down. We munch on the popcorn for a little bit, laughing at all the right places. I finish my bottle of water, the popcorn really drying my mouth out. He kisses me on the cheek and trots back into the kitchen to grab another.
Caitlin's Point Of View <3>At this point I'm having a lot of fun with Sidney. We laugh and talk and I forget about all my worries and relax a bit. He holds both of my hands on top of the table as we talk. We self consciously sit up when the waitress comes back, eying up Sidney like she knows him from someplace. Sidney pays the bill and we hold hands leaving the little pizzeria. "That was fun." I say smiling.
"We're not done!" He says, pulling me down the sidewalk to where we parked.
"What's next then?" I jog to keep up with his fast stride.
"You'll see," he opens the passenger door for me and jogs around the front to his side. Starting the car with his left hand, he grabs mine with his right. He seems so happy now that I am. We drive around for what feels like forever, not talking, just holding hands. Everything feels great ever since we talked in the restaurant.
"Sidney?" I lean over and lay on him, happy.
"Yeah?" He looks down at me on his shoulder.
"I'm really happy," I smile, getting those really good butterflies in my stomach.
"Oh yeah?" He kisses my head then goes back to driving. "We're almost there." And squeezes my hand.
"Where are we goinggg?" I bug him again.
"You'll see!" He says back, just like last time. I shut up and just lean on him with my eyes closed for a moment.
We eventually pull in to a tiny ice cream shop that I would mistake for any other. It was called, "Remember When"
"You'll like this," Sidney says, backing out of the car and running around to my side. Of course I'm used to waiting for him when he does this. He looks at me, a concerned look in his eyes, "whatever you do, don't order a medium!" He laughs then turns around and leads me to the window.
"Hmmph!" I get the wrong idea. Then I look at the windows and see the pictures of cones. ACTUAL SIZE!!!! The signs say. My mouth drops open. I look at Sidney. "Really?" I look at him skeptically. He nods.
"You want to share a medium?" He looks at me.
"Ok." I say happily, moving up in line. "Vanilla?" I ask, smiling at him.
"Sure." he says, and steps up to the window to order. The medium is big enough that they have to bring it out the door! I gasp, not able to imagine us eating it all. He looks at me, his face says it all with the "I told you so!" look.
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