Dammit! (For Lack of a Title)
Yeah. I have no idea
what to name this, so I chose the old Blink182 song, 'Dammit!'. What the hell? Oh yeah. After I post
the whole fic, my next one will also be Caroline in the City, named after
another Blink Song, off their new album, Take Off Your Pants and Jacket.
Disclaimer: I don't
own CITC, and don't care who does, after all, it's canceled. I only own the soap opera that Annie and
Charlie like, but not the band it's named after. Although having Brian Molko and/or Steve Hewitt chained up in my
room isn't such a bad idea… What? Oh yeah.
I don't own Blink 182, or their albums.
Although having Travis and Mark caged in my room with Brian Molko and
Tom chained up… What? *lol*
This story takes place when Caroline was still dating
Joe. There is no 'Caroline and Richard'
as of yet, and I am pretty much rewriting it to my own liking. Oh, yeah.
Julia does not exist. Okay,
maybe she does, but not as Richard's wife/girlfriend… whatever. Got it?
"You
know, Salty… The Chinese Restaurant
would pay through the ass for you. You
wouldn't be half bad in a pint of…"
Richard stopped abruptly as Caroline headed down the stairs.
"Riiii-Chard! You
promised to be nice to Salty!" Caroline
said.
"I don't see it written on a legal document with my
signature!"
"Thank you, Richard!
You gave me the perfect idea!"
Caroline said, grabbing a piece of paper and scribbling on it.
"So glad I could be of help." Richard said in that sarcastic tone of his.
Soon, Caroline had scribbled up a sketch of a cartoon, and
handed it to Richard as Annie walked in.
"You are not going to feature me in a strip with that… Beast of Satan over there!" Richard said, pointing at Salty.
"Hey! I am not a
Beast of Satan!" Annie said.
"I wasn't referring to you!
Although now that you mention it…"
Annie took off her shoe and made to throw it at Richard, but
Caroline stopped her.
"What's going on, anyway?"
"Richard and Salty aren't getting along, and I found
inspiration for next week's strip."
Just then the phone rang, and Caroline answered it. "
"Joe!" She said,
hurrying out of the room.
"For once I agree with you about that cat." Annie remarked.
"Yeah, Caroline is the only reason I don't hurt the damn
thing." Richard said.
Annie smiled. "Why
don't you just tell her?" She asked.
*********************
"I-I just… can't.
She's happy with the kid she's dating now, and… I don't want to ruin her like that." Richard said, looking at his work.
"Whatever. Tell her
that I went to work and I'll see her around."
Annie said, heading out the door.
Caroline came in the room and set the cordless into its
cradle. She was silent and she sat down
at her desk and began to draw. Richard
and silently looked at her.
"Carrie? What's
wrong?"
"Joe dumped me."
Caroline answered, continuing to draw.
"Caroline… You
really shouldn't hold these things in like this. You'll turn into me."
Richard said to her.
Caroline looked up.
"W-wait. You mean to say, that
you were once a happy-"
"Yes. I was as happy
as you always are. My father ran off
with his secretary when I was little. I
kept it inside. I-I was 'taken
advantage of' by one of mother's boyfriends when I was a teenager. I kept it inside. My mother dropped dead when I was in college. I kept it inside. My father died soon after.
I kept it inside. My fiancée
wanted someone who made more money than I…"
"You kept it inside."
Caroline finished.
"Yes. Those problems
are long past, and it has turned me into a bitter, cynical bastard." Richard said.
"Oh, Richard!"
Caroline said, kissing him hard and passionate.
*********************************
"RICHARD!" Annie
screamed, breaking him out of his daydream.
"Huh?"
"I said, why don't you just tell her?"
"I… Look,
Annie… The feelings are gone!"
"Richie! You can't
fool me on this one! I see the way that
you look at her. You still like her."
"I don't have time for this." Richard said, turning back to his work. Annie just sighed and flopped down onto the couch.
Caroline walked back into the room, and Annie looked at
Richard, who was looking at Caroline in that way. She made a sign to him once her back was to the both of
them.
*See! You like
her!* Annie mouthed.
*Do not!*
Richard said.
"Richard? Would you
carry on without me? I have to run to
the store and get some lipstick. I have
a date tonight and…"
"Sure, sure. I have
no life, so I'll do all the work."
"Thank you. Be nice
to him, Salty." Caroline said, putting
on her coat and heading out.
"Just tell her. She
won't reject you." Annie said.
"Look, Annie. She's
happy with that- that… child she's
dating now." Richard said.
"No, she isn't."
Annie muttered.
Richard looked up.
"What?"
"Caroline isn't happy with Joe. He's far too young, and far too fast for her. He's like Del, which isn't so bad, except
for the fact that he's much younger!
Richard, she wants someone near her own age. Someone like you."
"Oh, please."
Richard grunted.
"I'm serious. You're
thirty… She's thirty."
"Annie!" Richard
warned.
Annie took the hint and sat down on the couch and flipped on
a soap opera. Just then, Charlie skated
in.
"Hey! Here's the
stuff that Caroline told me to pick up at the post." Charlie said, leaving them on Caroline's desk. He swooped around and flopped down next to
Annie.
"What's going on?"
"Steve is dating Isabelle, and unbeknownst to Steve, Brian
is in love with him. Stefan is dating
Brian, and he doesn't know about Steve at all.
Brian doesn't know that Stefan is in love with Steve also, and Steve
doesn't know that Isabelle is a lesbian."
"Mmm… What's the
name of this?"
"Placebo."
Charlie stood up and skated to the door.
"Tell me what happens!"
He said, leaving.
"Charlie! Look
out!" Caroline shouted. There was a series of several loud crashes.
"I'm okay!"
********************
Richard began to pack up.
"Caroline? I know you're busy
getting ready, so I'll see you tomorrow."
He opened the door, when Caroline came rushing down the stairs. His breath caught in his throat when he saw
her. She wore a red dress, with a slit
up the leg, ending in the middle of her thigh.
She was beautiful, and it was very hard for him to hide his feelings for
her.
"Oh, Richard! If you
want, you can stay. It's not really a
date, Joe and some of his friends are coming over to watch the Yanks game
tonight."
"No thanks. I don't
think I'd fit in with such young 'uns."
Richard said.
"Are you sure?"
Caroline asked.
Richard thought he heard a note of anxiety in her voice, but
shrugged it off as pre-date jitters.
"Yeah. Have a good time." He said, leaving. Annie came in, wearing a decent black dress, that had a slit on
it, but it wasn't nearly as good-looking as Caroline's.
"So, Care… What did
Richard think of the dress?"
"You know… I don't
think that he ever thought he would see me wearing something as sexy as
this." Caroline said.
"You know…" Annie
said, looking at her friend.
"What?"
"Never mind." Annie
said.
Just then, Joe entered the house with a few strong,
handsome, and basically huge men.
"Carrie. Annie. I thought we'd, uh… Have a little fun." He said, putting his hands on her shoulders.
The three men walked all around, practically surrounding
them. Caroline took the hint, grabbed
Salty from the floor and bolted up into her room. Annie followed suit and they slammed the door and locked
themselves in.
"What are we gonna do?"
Annie asked.
C-l-i-f-f-h-a-n-g-e-r-!
Ususally I put a quote in at the end of my stories, and this
has absolutely nothing to do with Caroline… Although if Richard were perhaps… 10 to 15 years younger (making him anywhere from 15 to 23,
actually…), with a potty mouth and an attitude and in a punk/pop band… This may have come out of his
mind/mouth. But it didn't. It came from Mark, Tom, and The ever-sexy
Travis from Blink182.
'Happy Holidays, You Bastard.'
"It's Labor Day, and my grandpa just ate seven fuckin'
hotdogs
It's Labor Day and
my Grandpa just ate Seven fuckin' hotdogs,
And he shit, shit,
shit his pants,
He's always fuckin'
shittin his pants,
And I'll never talk
to you again"
