"Carrie, hi," said Noah, surprised to see her out in the rain dressed in less than what the weather would allow.
"Hi, Carrie," said Theresa. "I was just leaving. See you guys later tonight."
"Um, yeah," said Carrie. "Sounds good from here. Bye, Theresa."
"Bye." Theresa hurried past Carrie and back toward the Lopez-Fitzgerald house.
"So, would you like to come in," asked Noah.
"Yes!" said Carrie, shivering. "I mean, thank you, Noah."
He let her in and took full notice of her clothing. "You cold?" he asked.
"Freezing," she said. I'm so going to kill Gwen, she thought. "I was just hoping to, you know, catch a man here in Harmony." She sneezed. "A man who likes colds."
"You want something warmer?" he asked.
"Please."
"No problem. Help yourself to hot coffee in the kitchen," he pointed out the way to the kitchen and ran upstairs to get her some dry clothes.
Theresa walked down the street. Dammit, Theresa, you idiot, she thought. Why did you go there? You don't love him as anything more than a friend. Ethan is your fiancé. Don't screw this up.
"Theresa, hi," said a voice behind her. She turned to see Ally. "Hey, I was just on my way back to the restaurant. Ethan's there. He seems so lonely without you."
"Oh, does he?" asked Theresa, a smile coming over her face.
"Yeah. He said you were out for a walk. Where were you anyway?" asked Ally.
"I was visiting a friend," said Theresa. "Noah Bennett."
So he's the one, thought Ally, the man you've been seeing on the side. "Oh, cool."
"So, let's go to the restaurant," said Theresa.
"Gotcha," said Ally. They walked off together.
Noah had given Carrie some of his clothes to wear. The blue T-shirt draped loosely over her feminine body. The gray sweat pants were pulled to her body by the draw string. "Much better," she said.
"Good," said Noah with a smile. He looked outside. It was now noon and still raining. They were alone. Everyone else had gone about their business. "So what do you feel like doing today, Miss Hotchkiss?"
"Well, Mr. Bennett," she said, "I'd really like to stay inside, it's cold, dark and rainy out there, and there's no way I'm leaving this house without a good reason."
"Okay, then," he said. "We have movies. See anything you might want to watch?"
She took a look near the TV at the movies they had at their disposal. "Hmm, tough decision," she said. "Did you have anything in mind?"
"Yup," he said with a sly smile.
"Uh oh, that face isn't good," she while giggling.
Before long they had made popcorn and had put the movie.
"What will we be watching?" she asked.
"It's a surprise." he said.
The monster in the movie jumped out at the unfortunate woman. Carrie screeched. "Jeez, Noah!" she said, laughing. The monsters face was horrible and Carrie clung to him, afraid to look. She hid her eyes on his shoulder. When at last it was safe to look, she said, "let me know when a scary part comes."
"There's one coming now." He sweetly covered her eyes.
Suddenly lighting struck and all the electricity went off. "Damn," said Noah.
"No more movie!" Carrie celebrated, laughing.
"I'll go find candles." He left and came back with a few candles. "Found some." He lit them with matches.
"Noah," said Carrie, suddenly sounding afraid, "this storm reminds of the night I was almost... and you.... Noah, I'm afraid. I never fully recovered."
"Shh," he said, hugging her. "You're alright. You're safe in Harmony with me."
Suddenly they heard a pounding on the window. Noah got up and looked outside. What he saw shocked him. "Tyler!" he said.
"Hi, Carrie," said Theresa. "I was just leaving. See you guys later tonight."
"Um, yeah," said Carrie. "Sounds good from here. Bye, Theresa."
"Bye." Theresa hurried past Carrie and back toward the Lopez-Fitzgerald house.
"So, would you like to come in," asked Noah.
"Yes!" said Carrie, shivering. "I mean, thank you, Noah."
He let her in and took full notice of her clothing. "You cold?" he asked.
"Freezing," she said. I'm so going to kill Gwen, she thought. "I was just hoping to, you know, catch a man here in Harmony." She sneezed. "A man who likes colds."
"You want something warmer?" he asked.
"Please."
"No problem. Help yourself to hot coffee in the kitchen," he pointed out the way to the kitchen and ran upstairs to get her some dry clothes.
Theresa walked down the street. Dammit, Theresa, you idiot, she thought. Why did you go there? You don't love him as anything more than a friend. Ethan is your fiancé. Don't screw this up.
"Theresa, hi," said a voice behind her. She turned to see Ally. "Hey, I was just on my way back to the restaurant. Ethan's there. He seems so lonely without you."
"Oh, does he?" asked Theresa, a smile coming over her face.
"Yeah. He said you were out for a walk. Where were you anyway?" asked Ally.
"I was visiting a friend," said Theresa. "Noah Bennett."
So he's the one, thought Ally, the man you've been seeing on the side. "Oh, cool."
"So, let's go to the restaurant," said Theresa.
"Gotcha," said Ally. They walked off together.
Noah had given Carrie some of his clothes to wear. The blue T-shirt draped loosely over her feminine body. The gray sweat pants were pulled to her body by the draw string. "Much better," she said.
"Good," said Noah with a smile. He looked outside. It was now noon and still raining. They were alone. Everyone else had gone about their business. "So what do you feel like doing today, Miss Hotchkiss?"
"Well, Mr. Bennett," she said, "I'd really like to stay inside, it's cold, dark and rainy out there, and there's no way I'm leaving this house without a good reason."
"Okay, then," he said. "We have movies. See anything you might want to watch?"
She took a look near the TV at the movies they had at their disposal. "Hmm, tough decision," she said. "Did you have anything in mind?"
"Yup," he said with a sly smile.
"Uh oh, that face isn't good," she while giggling.
Before long they had made popcorn and had put the movie.
"What will we be watching?" she asked.
"It's a surprise." he said.
The monster in the movie jumped out at the unfortunate woman. Carrie screeched. "Jeez, Noah!" she said, laughing. The monsters face was horrible and Carrie clung to him, afraid to look. She hid her eyes on his shoulder. When at last it was safe to look, she said, "let me know when a scary part comes."
"There's one coming now." He sweetly covered her eyes.
Suddenly lighting struck and all the electricity went off. "Damn," said Noah.
"No more movie!" Carrie celebrated, laughing.
"I'll go find candles." He left and came back with a few candles. "Found some." He lit them with matches.
"Noah," said Carrie, suddenly sounding afraid, "this storm reminds of the night I was almost... and you.... Noah, I'm afraid. I never fully recovered."
"Shh," he said, hugging her. "You're alright. You're safe in Harmony with me."
Suddenly they heard a pounding on the window. Noah got up and looked outside. What he saw shocked him. "Tyler!" he said.