Cat & mouse

The thing Caitlin secretly like about Montana more than the city was the mountains.

I m glad I live here now she thought two years ago if anyone had said to her that she

Would grow to love her new home she would never have believed it.

And today she discovered a creek that had a rope hanging from a tree Caitlin knew That a few kids used to come here and swing off the rope into the water. Caitlin gingerly put her hands around the rope

It was a pretty big drop down into the creek.

She wouldn't go in today maybe when it was a little bit warmer she would.

"Hey" she heard a voice call

It was Eric.

"Hi did you have fun at your birthday last night" she asked

"Yea it was okay"

He sat down beside her.

"So. where's Griff" she asked him

"Im not sure looked for him around the house came down here and saw you so I thought id say hi"

Caitlin felt her heart speed up

"Thanks Eric that's nice of you" she smiled.

He now looked uncomfortable

"Yeah"

Caitlin tried to think up something to say or do maybe if I looked at him and just lean closer we could. anyway how do I kiss him I don't know how.

Caitlin realised she was staring and quickly looked away

Eric laughed "what is it"

She shook her head "nothing"

"Well the way you where lookin at me"

"Hey you see that rope up there" Caitlin suddenly piped up.

"Yeah what about it"

"You can swing on it" realising what shed just said Caitlin cringed Eric was going to think she was some kind of loser.

"Yeah I know you can" he replied

"Well we could.. if you want sometime try it out the rope I mean it would be pretty fun don't you think"

"Maybe ill see"

"So when do you want to"

"Im not sure"

Suddenly Caitlin had an idea "so do you want to tonight" when the words where out she Wished she could take them back she was making this a bit obvious.

"Tonight why tonight" he questioned.

"Well its just a suggestion just thought it might be fun to hang out sometime something to do that would be fun you know" she replied

"Well ill think about it" he said

"Don't you have a job almost next door to us"?

"Yeah" he smiled

"See that's why I thought it might be fun cause I heard you had a job near to us"

Eric nodded "that'd be fun and griff and Brett could come and we could bring water bombs and water pistols"

Caitlin frowned that wasn't what shed had in mind she didn't want griffin hanging around or Brett she wanted to get to know Eric.

If she couldn't be his girlfriend the next best thing to be would be his friend

Anyway all great friendships have the potential to turn in to great relationships

You never know.

"Anyway ill see you Caitlin" he said standing up

He's leaving already Caitlin thought.

"See ya oh and Eric" she called

He turned

"Ill um bring some water bomb and we v got this plastic raft thing at home I could bring"

"Yeah that'd be good" Eric waved.

"See ya" Caitlin yelled.

She sat by the creek for a few more minuets thinking I don't think Eric likes me more Than a friend but at least im his friend.