Tile: Duplicity
Author: Liatli
Disclaimer: not mine. Puh-lease.
Part 2:
Ryder smiled to himself as he eased the Corvette around a bend. Caroline sat, beaming, next to him as he hair whipped around her head and shoulders.
Laughing to himself as he glanced at her briefly, Ryder shouted to Caroline,
"Where should I drop you, doll?" Caroline shouted, leaning closer to Ryder,
"What?" Ryder said, louder,
"Where should I let you off?" Caroline answered just as a car passed them. Her voice was drowned out. Ryder said,
"Repeat!" Caroline leaned closer, pressing her mouth to Ryder's ear. He sucked in a breath as she said, her breath whispering over him,
"The main building." Ryder nodded stiffly and Caroline pulled back. His shoulder relaxed slowly. Ryder frowned. He hadn't been aware that he'd tensed up. Ryder automatically tensed again when he felt Caroline's mouth against his ear. She said,
"Is it too much of a problem?" she pulled back slightly. He shook his head swiftly, "Why do you ask?" Caroline leaned forwards again,
"You frowned." The corner of Ryder's mouth quirked. He said,
"It's no trouble at all. Don't worry about it." Smiling again, Caroline settled back into her seat.
Caroline hopped out of the car, grabbing her book from the back. She shut the car door and waved to Ryder.
"Thank you so much." Ryder smiled charmingly.
"No problem, doll. Good luck on your exam." Smiling, Caroline turned around and began to walk off. She stopped when she heard Ryder call out,
"Caro!" she turned around, looked at Ryder. He smiled,
"It was good to see you again." Caroline just smiled, then turned and continued in the direction of the building in front of her.
Ryder's smile widened as he studied Caroline's swaying hips, narrow waist, and long legs, emphasized in the chic mini-shirt settled low on her waist and the halter-top that bared about an inch and a half of stomach (to just below her belly-button) and the smooth expanse of her middle and upper back. Her heeled sandals made a slight clicking noise on the gravel of the walkway and her long, brown hair blew in the slight breeze. She tossed her head and shifted her book on her hip as she gingerly climbed the steps up to the front door of the building, then she disappeared inside.
Having Caroline back would be fun. He still didn't know where she'd been, but he intended to find out. Sighing, Ryder shifted his car back into 'drive' and sped off towards the dorms.
Caroline winced as she walked outside for the first time in almost 3 hours. Outside everything was so bright compared to the dimness inside of the classrooms.
Caroline hated exams. She was making them up because she had been absent when exams had been taken a couple months ago. She still had 2 left. Chemistry and French. French was easy. Her mother was French, and French had been Caroline's first language.
Lost in her own thoughts, Caroline didn't pay attention to where she was going and she walked straight into someone, dropping her book on her foot. Wincing, she bent over to grab her toes. She looked up to see whom she had bumped into. Seeing that it was Will, who, too, had been lost in thought, she straightened, grabbing her book. Wincing a little as she set her foot down, Caroline said,
"Will Krudski. This is a surprise." Will said,
"Caroline." Smiling slightly, Caroline began to edge around Will, towards the dorms behind him. She said hurriedly,
"Gosh, Will. It's been ages. How are you?" Will smiled slightly,
"Okay. You?" Caroline smiled, though her smile looked more like a grimace,
"Been better, actually. My toes are throbbing. But.I should go put ice on them. See ya later." With a short wave, Caroline limped towards the ivy- covered building.
Ryder couldn't resist the smile. Caroline never ceased to amuse him. She was so damned cute, dropping that book on her toes, then limping away while trying to end the awkward conversation with that useless (brilliant, but useless) lump, Krudski.
Ryder sat on the bench outside the dorms and waited patiently for Caroline to come back out.
He was rewarded about 30 minutes later. After about 4 cigarettes, Caroline came prancing out of the building with her arm through another girl's, giggling and whispering. Ryder called out as she passed him,
"Caro!" surprised, Caroline twirled around and saw Ryder sitting down on the bench. She said,
"Hello, Ryder." He smiled charmingly at her friend and, standing up said, "I don't believe we've met. I am Ryder Forrest. And you are.ravishing." Ryder grasped the girl's hand and turned it palm-up, placing a kiss on her palm. The girl blushed and giggled,
"My name's Eve." Ryder murmured her name and looked into her eyes. Eve giggled, glancing at Caroline, then back at Ryder, thoroughly enchanted. Caroline rolled her eyes, holding back her disgust at Ryder's behavior. She said, "What do you want Ryder?" Ryder glanced at Caroline,
"I was going to ask for your company to dinner tonight. That is.if you don't have other plans." Caroline glanced at Eve and said,
"Actually-" Eve cut her off,
"She's free!" Ryder smiled smugly at Caroline,
"Wonderful. I'll pick you up at.6?" Caroline glared at Eve, who nodded at Ryder and said in a breathy whisper,
"That would be perfect. She'll be there." He grinned,
"I'll pick you up here?" Nodding curtly, Caroline dragged Eve away from Ryder. But not fast enough. Eve called out breathlessly, as if in a lovesick trance,
"Good bye, Ryder!" then Eve turned to Caroline and giggled,
"Oh my! He's so gorgeous! Oh, you're lucky." Caroline didn't respond to that comment.
Hearing and observing that, Ryder laughed, then turned, walking to his car parked in the road in front of the building.
Author: Liatli
Disclaimer: not mine. Puh-lease.
Part 2:
Ryder smiled to himself as he eased the Corvette around a bend. Caroline sat, beaming, next to him as he hair whipped around her head and shoulders.
Laughing to himself as he glanced at her briefly, Ryder shouted to Caroline,
"Where should I drop you, doll?" Caroline shouted, leaning closer to Ryder,
"What?" Ryder said, louder,
"Where should I let you off?" Caroline answered just as a car passed them. Her voice was drowned out. Ryder said,
"Repeat!" Caroline leaned closer, pressing her mouth to Ryder's ear. He sucked in a breath as she said, her breath whispering over him,
"The main building." Ryder nodded stiffly and Caroline pulled back. His shoulder relaxed slowly. Ryder frowned. He hadn't been aware that he'd tensed up. Ryder automatically tensed again when he felt Caroline's mouth against his ear. She said,
"Is it too much of a problem?" she pulled back slightly. He shook his head swiftly, "Why do you ask?" Caroline leaned forwards again,
"You frowned." The corner of Ryder's mouth quirked. He said,
"It's no trouble at all. Don't worry about it." Smiling again, Caroline settled back into her seat.
Caroline hopped out of the car, grabbing her book from the back. She shut the car door and waved to Ryder.
"Thank you so much." Ryder smiled charmingly.
"No problem, doll. Good luck on your exam." Smiling, Caroline turned around and began to walk off. She stopped when she heard Ryder call out,
"Caro!" she turned around, looked at Ryder. He smiled,
"It was good to see you again." Caroline just smiled, then turned and continued in the direction of the building in front of her.
Ryder's smile widened as he studied Caroline's swaying hips, narrow waist, and long legs, emphasized in the chic mini-shirt settled low on her waist and the halter-top that bared about an inch and a half of stomach (to just below her belly-button) and the smooth expanse of her middle and upper back. Her heeled sandals made a slight clicking noise on the gravel of the walkway and her long, brown hair blew in the slight breeze. She tossed her head and shifted her book on her hip as she gingerly climbed the steps up to the front door of the building, then she disappeared inside.
Having Caroline back would be fun. He still didn't know where she'd been, but he intended to find out. Sighing, Ryder shifted his car back into 'drive' and sped off towards the dorms.
Caroline winced as she walked outside for the first time in almost 3 hours. Outside everything was so bright compared to the dimness inside of the classrooms.
Caroline hated exams. She was making them up because she had been absent when exams had been taken a couple months ago. She still had 2 left. Chemistry and French. French was easy. Her mother was French, and French had been Caroline's first language.
Lost in her own thoughts, Caroline didn't pay attention to where she was going and she walked straight into someone, dropping her book on her foot. Wincing, she bent over to grab her toes. She looked up to see whom she had bumped into. Seeing that it was Will, who, too, had been lost in thought, she straightened, grabbing her book. Wincing a little as she set her foot down, Caroline said,
"Will Krudski. This is a surprise." Will said,
"Caroline." Smiling slightly, Caroline began to edge around Will, towards the dorms behind him. She said hurriedly,
"Gosh, Will. It's been ages. How are you?" Will smiled slightly,
"Okay. You?" Caroline smiled, though her smile looked more like a grimace,
"Been better, actually. My toes are throbbing. But.I should go put ice on them. See ya later." With a short wave, Caroline limped towards the ivy- covered building.
Ryder couldn't resist the smile. Caroline never ceased to amuse him. She was so damned cute, dropping that book on her toes, then limping away while trying to end the awkward conversation with that useless (brilliant, but useless) lump, Krudski.
Ryder sat on the bench outside the dorms and waited patiently for Caroline to come back out.
He was rewarded about 30 minutes later. After about 4 cigarettes, Caroline came prancing out of the building with her arm through another girl's, giggling and whispering. Ryder called out as she passed him,
"Caro!" surprised, Caroline twirled around and saw Ryder sitting down on the bench. She said,
"Hello, Ryder." He smiled charmingly at her friend and, standing up said, "I don't believe we've met. I am Ryder Forrest. And you are.ravishing." Ryder grasped the girl's hand and turned it palm-up, placing a kiss on her palm. The girl blushed and giggled,
"My name's Eve." Ryder murmured her name and looked into her eyes. Eve giggled, glancing at Caroline, then back at Ryder, thoroughly enchanted. Caroline rolled her eyes, holding back her disgust at Ryder's behavior. She said, "What do you want Ryder?" Ryder glanced at Caroline,
"I was going to ask for your company to dinner tonight. That is.if you don't have other plans." Caroline glanced at Eve and said,
"Actually-" Eve cut her off,
"She's free!" Ryder smiled smugly at Caroline,
"Wonderful. I'll pick you up at.6?" Caroline glared at Eve, who nodded at Ryder and said in a breathy whisper,
"That would be perfect. She'll be there." He grinned,
"I'll pick you up here?" Nodding curtly, Caroline dragged Eve away from Ryder. But not fast enough. Eve called out breathlessly, as if in a lovesick trance,
"Good bye, Ryder!" then Eve turned to Caroline and giggled,
"Oh my! He's so gorgeous! Oh, you're lucky." Caroline didn't respond to that comment.
Hearing and observing that, Ryder laughed, then turned, walking to his car parked in the road in front of the building.