I'm loving Marley/Ryder! Who isn't? And then Jake's like adorable so I don't even know. But he is a Womanizer. We'll see. This'll be a Marley/Ryder story. it may or may not be a oneshot depending on your response…so if you want me to continue I think you know what you need to do.

As for my other stories, they've hit brick walls and probably won't be continued. Ah, well. Maybe if there was some support I would.

Hey, like, dude. I don't know if there is a lake in Lima, but we pretended there was one in one of my RPs so I'm going to use one here.

Hannah xx

PS: I'm also fascinated with the friendship of Marley and Wade, so yeah.

After the show, I'd changed back into a pair of jeans and a sweater before grabbing my purse, ready to get out of there. Everything had gone great, of course, but I really didn't want to stick around for Kitty to make some joke about my mom or my weight or anything else.

Finn patted me on the back as I headed through the stage doors. "Good job, Sandra Dee." He joked, smiling down at me and I nodded, pushing through the doors into the hallway quickly enough.

"Marley!" Ryder's voice called after me and I turned to look at him, still in costume, but smiling broadly as he jogged to catch up to where I stood in the middle of the hallway. "Don't run off so fast. The cast's going to breadsticks to celebrate." He offered, nodding toward the stage doors again.

I bit my lip, shaking my head. "I don't think so, Ryder." I answered quietly, thinking about Kitty. I guess he knew that though, because he just nodded.

"Alright. We could go somewhere else." He continued and I blushed, looking at the ground, causing him to chuckle. "What's wrong?"

I shrugged, looking back up. "Nothing. That'd be good." I answered and he grinned.

"Cool. Let's go." He agreed, causing me to laugh so he lifted an eyebrow. "What's funny?"

I smiled, tugging at the sleeves of my sweater. "Aren't you going to change?" I asked and he looked down almost as if he'd forgotten he'd been wearing it.

He looked back up, smiling. "Don't you like the Danny look?"

"Oh, yeah, Ryder. Leather pants are the best." I replied, smiling right back before shaking my head. "Go change. I'll wait here."

"Alright." He agreed, turning away. "Don't move." He cautioned, slowly walking back to the stage doors.

I smiled inwardly, leaning against the locker behind me and pulling my phone from my pocket and quickly calling my mom. She picked up on the second ring. "How'd the show go, honey?" She asked and I smiled.

"The show was good." I answered, wrapping my arms around my body and staring dreamily at the floor. "Do you mind if I go out with Ryder?"

"Danny?" She asked, laughing quietly. "That's fine honey. Just be careful, alright?"

I nodded, smiling. "I will, mama. Thanks. See you later."

"Have fun." She agreed and I nodded, smiling down at the ground as I hung up.

"What're you smiling at, Marley?" Wade asked, walking up with a smile.

I shrugged, looking up at him. "I'm going out with Ryder tonight." I answered and he grinned.

"That's much better." He told me, hugging me quickly before turning to walk to the doors. "Have fun." He called over his shoulder before hurrying out into the dark night.

"What's she talking about, Sandra Dee?" Kitty's sickly sweet voice called from down the hallway and I groaned quietly, forcing myself to look up at her with a smile.

"I don't know what you're talking about, Kitty." I replied as she strolled up, wearing her Cheerios uniform and a sneer.

She slipped past me, hands on her hips. "I think you know exactly what I'm talking about, Honey Boo Boo."

"Ready to go, Marley?" Ryder asked, walking briskly up and taking my arm. He was wearing jeans and a white tee shirt and had traded his leather pants for a jean jacket. "Kitty." He greeted before steering me out the door.

I smiled weakly at him. "Thanks for that." I told him as he steered me toward his truck.

He chuckled, nodding. "Don't mention it." He answered, opening my door with a playful wink. "That's what friends are for, right?"

I laughed at his words, nodding and hopping into the passenger side of his truck and watching as he walked around to the driver's side, sliding in beside me and pushing the keys into the ignition.

"This is what I propose," He began, pulling out of his parking spot and onto the road. "we grab a burger and go to the lake?"

I smiled, nodding. "That sounds good."

Fifteen minutes later I found myself climbing up in the bed of his truck and sitting with my back against the cold metal, watching silently as he climbed in beside me. He grinned, handing me a burger. "Eat that." He half joked, spreading the bag out and setting the fries on top.

I nodded, slowly unwrapping it and taking a bite. After a beat of silence I sat the burger down on the wrapper, looking at the ground. "I want you to know that wasn't me back there."

He frowned, watching me closely. "You don't have to tell me that."

"I just wanted you to know." I answered simply, picking up a fry and eating it, only slightly awkwardly. I didn't want Ryder to think what he saw today was a common thing or something I even thought of on my own. I also didn't plan on telling him it was Kitty.

He nodded, smiling and poking my side playfully. "We don't have to talk about that."

I took another bite of my burger, smiling out into the night. "Thanks for stopping me."

He grinned, nodding. "Any time."

I smiled, leaning my head against his shoulder and looking up at the sky. "Have you ever tried to count the stars?" I asked, turning my eyes from the countless number of stars in the sky to his face and attempting to memorize the adorable dimple that popped up when he laughed.

"Once," He began, smiling down at me. "when I was eight. I set up my sleeping bag in the back yard and counted till I fell asleep." He chuckled, looking skyward. "I kept loosing count and having to restart." He smiled inwardly. "I remember waking up the next morning so mad because my dad carried me inside. I didn't talk to him for a week."

I laughed quietly, smiling. "That's cute." I answered before I realized it and blushed, but he just grinned.

"You're cute." He injected, making me blush harder.

"Ryder…" I mumbled and he lifted an eyebrow.

"Marley." He replied and suddenly his big hand cupped my find and I laughed nervously.

"Are you going to kiss me again?"

He chuckled. "Maybe."

Eh, it's pretty short, but it's cute so I'm okay with that.

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Hannah Kayy xx