Hey, guys! Here's another chapter. Sorry for the long wait! This chapter is set around 2 weeks after Marley and Ryder have decided on a secret relationship, so the said relationship is now well underway! I'll assume that it's January in New Perspective World.
Disclaimer: I don't own Glee, ok?
Marley smirked as she advanced to the boy's neck – a place she had much experience dealing with. She rested one hand on his thigh; his legs were crossed on the bed that they were both sitting on. Using the other hand, she cupped the back of his neck as she began whispering things against his neck. His stuttering words came as a surprise to her.
"What is this?"
"Huh?" she let out the baffled noise against his neck, moving her head slowly up to meet his face (but not before bestowing many kisses on his upper neck as she did so). As he began to find the right words to reply, she began kissing him on the lips again, breaking the actions slightly so he could attempt getting the words out of his mouth between kisses.
"Like…- what – is – this thing – we're – doing?" he managed to get out before each new kiss. It was these words that caused the girl before him to break away fully from his lips and look at him.
"I believe it's called kissing," she smirked in a sarcastic reply; she knew exactly where he was going and she wanted to delay the cringe-worthy conversation for as long as possible.
"You know what I mean, Mar. I know you do."
She unwrapped her legs from around his waist and slid off his lap before crossing her legs and sitting upright, looking into his eyes and offering a sigh before trying to release the words out of her throat herself.
"Okay, so… this is… two people… adding… certain benefits to their friendship."
"And not saying anything to each other in public?"
"And not saying anything to each other in public." She confirmed with a sad sigh, nibbling on her lip in frustration. "I'm sorry, this must be killing you. But… this reputation… it's a lot to live down, Ryder. I wish I could, but-"
"But you can't. I understand, Marley. I don't know if you know this, but I'm not exactly stupid." He smirked slightly and chuckled, and she began to reciprocate his actions.
"You're such a goofball," she thought out loud through giggles.
"I know, I know," he chuckled once more before his expression presented a look of concern. "So… how long are we gonna keep having to do this?"
"What, are you breaking up with me?" Marley raised her eyebrows and chuckled in disbelief.
"No, no… God, no. I mean… how long are we going to do this – whatever this is – before we either tell people," Marley winced, "or they find out?" Marley's wince grew. Ryder looked up to meet her eyes (now softening to his), enticing as they were. He was living a fantasy that he never wanted to lose.
Marley sighed. "I don't know – that school can chew people up. I mean, people find out we have a… thing… and my popularity is out of the window. I mean, you're…"
"A dork?" he finished her sentence.
"I wasn't going to put it that way, but if you say so, ok." She said as Ryder chuckled before making his emotion a serious one yet again. "If people find out that we're something, I could easily lose everything. And so could you."
"But the thing is… I don't have anything in that school. Apart from you – and I don't even really have you. Not fully, anyway." Ryder pointed out. "I don't want you to lose everything you have – which is a lot – just because you like to spend time with, let alone kiss, that 'Glee Club algebra dork that has no life'." Ryder smoothed his fingers over hers as she looked her dead in the eye. "I don't wanna be that guy."
"You're not that guy. Not yet." Marley responded in a soft voice, barely audible when compared to her normal outgoing self. "I think all we can do for now is to keep this whole thing secret – when people find out, they'll find out. We'll deal with the consequences somehow… if we can." She fiddled with her perfectly manicured nails in her lap as she said the words before looking up at him and offering a sad smile; he returned this gesture.
"It's gonna be hard, you know." Ryder said as he caressed her cheek with his thumb – and Marley wished he'd stop doing that, because it was making her think that she enjoyed spending time with him other than when they were studying or making out; she denied any butterflies in her stomach – eventually, she nodded silently in agreement. Soon, she couldn't fight the urges her mind had generated and she inched closer to his lips, meeting them with her own in a soft, passionate kiss, which he returned slowly. When she eventually pulled away, he was looking dumbstruck at her.
"What is it, Bieber?" she giggled.
"I don't think I'll ever get used to that," he blushed. "Months ago I was just wishing that you would know I existed."
That's it! Sorry that this chapter is definitely shorter than all the rest, but some of you wanted Ryley fluff, so here it is. I'll update as soon as I can, although I'm quite busy from now on in December. I'll try and write a Christmassy One-Shot, but who knows?
Also, if anyone knows how I can do scene breaks in a word document (if it's even possible) could you please PM me? It would be really appreciated and I'd totally give you a shoutout. Thanks to blahblahblah86 for showing me how to do it when copy and pasting, though! Sadly, my computer kept crashing when I tried it – I don't know why :/
Anyways, Merry Christmas to all you lovely readers/reviewers/favouriters/followers! x
-Beth :P
