Title: Duplicity
Author: Liatli
Disclaimer: duh.
Part 3:
"Damn it, Eve. I do not want to go out with Ryder! Tonight or any night!" Eve frowned at Caroline as they sat on the pier, their legs dangling over the sides. "Well, why-ever not?" Caroline sighed, lying back on the dock and closing her eyes.
"We.dated once. Well, more aptly put, he played me. He took me out a few times, paid Will Krudski to write a poem for him for me so I would sleep with him, which I did, then I caught him making out with another girl the very next day. And they had been going out for a few weeks by then, too!" Eve stared at Caroline, shocked,
"Oh my goodness! That's him?"
"What, you heard? You've only been here for a month!"
"I meant 'that's him' as in the one that made you spurn guys. I mean, the girls have told me how, for the past year and a half you haven't had one date. Haven't even considered dating anyone." Caroline frowned,
"Hey, maybe I want to focus on school. You don't know." Eve just stared at Caroline knowingly, in silence. Caroline finally sighed,
"Okay.okay. They're right. What can I say. You know the saying: Once burned, twice shy." Eve sighed,
"He sure is gorgeous, though." The corner of Caroline's mouth twitched. She murmured,
"I know." Eve giggled, but she abruptly stopped. She reached over and tugged on Caroline's arm, trying to get her to sit up. Eve hissed,
"There he is!" Caroline frowned, sitting up,
"Who, Ryder?" Eve shook her head,
"No! That guy I was telling you about. He's in my English class.oh my god, he's gorgeous."
Caroline looked in the direction Eve was pointing and saw 2 figures lazing by the guy's docks, fooling around with 2 golden retrievers. One was clad in a hooded sweatshirt and baggy pants, despite the summer heat. The other, more sensibly, was dressed in a Rawley Crew tank top and some cut-offs riding precariously low on his hips. They looked utterly relaxed as the one in the tank top idly tossed a tennis ball, sending the huge dogs careening after it, only to return moments later with the ball in one of their mouths.
"Which one, Eve?" Eve giggled,
"The one in the tank top. He's got that shaggy black hair and those piercing blue eyes.and his mouth." Eve heaved a huge, dreamy sigh and Caroline had to suppress a snort. Word was that the boy, Hamilton Flemming, was gay. Gay and completely devoted to Jake Pratt, the figure lying beside him in the grass by the dock. In fact, those words had been circling for a long time. What was it, 2 years? Three? Caroline shrugged. What did it matter? From what she could see, the rumors were true. They went everywhere, did everything together. Well, being dorm-mates, one would think they'd be friends. But.they carried the word 'friend' to a whole new level. Caroline hated to burst Eve's pretty little bubble, but she didn't want her to get hurt.
"Eve? Honey, I need to tell you something about that boy." Eve looked at Caroline inquisitively. Her warm brown eyes were twinkling and her short, blondish-red hair caught the sun. Caroline continued,
"That boy, Hamilton? He's.gay." Frowning, Eve cocked her head to the side, "Excuse me?" Caroline shrugged helplessly,
"He's gay. The guy next to him, Jake? That's his roommate, best friend, and.supposedly.boyfriend." Frowning now, Eve turned back to look at Hamilton and Jake. She watched the way Hamilton looked at Jake while Jake talked, using his slender hands for emphasis. It was an animated conversation, as far as Eve could tell, and the expressions flitting across Jake's face were almost comical. They held Eve captive and she felt she could almost hear the story, understand it, just by watching Jake tell it. Looking at Hamilton, she saw that he, too, was captivated. And if she looked hard enough, she could see in Hamilton's expression that he wasn't enchanted just by the conversation, but also by Jake, himself. When the story ended, Jake flopped onto his back, laughing loudly, and he flung an arm across his eyes, then let it fall to his side. Eve watched as Hamilton scooted towards Jake and leaned slightly over him, as if to not lose a moment's contact with Jake's eyes. Frowning now, Eve watched as Hamilton pursed his lips slightly and leaned down, as if leaning in to kiss Jake. But before he got very far he blushed, pulled back, glanced around nervously, and scooted a little bit away again. Sighing, Eve turned back to Caroline,
"Well, hell." Smiling widely, Caroline declared,
"You don't need him, Eve. We'll find you someone else. Someone better. But for now.let's swim." Standing up, Caroline peeled off her skirt and shirt, revealing a tiny baby blue bikini. Smiling at Eve, she dove neatly into the water.
Author: Liatli
Disclaimer: duh.
Part 3:
"Damn it, Eve. I do not want to go out with Ryder! Tonight or any night!" Eve frowned at Caroline as they sat on the pier, their legs dangling over the sides. "Well, why-ever not?" Caroline sighed, lying back on the dock and closing her eyes.
"We.dated once. Well, more aptly put, he played me. He took me out a few times, paid Will Krudski to write a poem for him for me so I would sleep with him, which I did, then I caught him making out with another girl the very next day. And they had been going out for a few weeks by then, too!" Eve stared at Caroline, shocked,
"Oh my goodness! That's him?"
"What, you heard? You've only been here for a month!"
"I meant 'that's him' as in the one that made you spurn guys. I mean, the girls have told me how, for the past year and a half you haven't had one date. Haven't even considered dating anyone." Caroline frowned,
"Hey, maybe I want to focus on school. You don't know." Eve just stared at Caroline knowingly, in silence. Caroline finally sighed,
"Okay.okay. They're right. What can I say. You know the saying: Once burned, twice shy." Eve sighed,
"He sure is gorgeous, though." The corner of Caroline's mouth twitched. She murmured,
"I know." Eve giggled, but she abruptly stopped. She reached over and tugged on Caroline's arm, trying to get her to sit up. Eve hissed,
"There he is!" Caroline frowned, sitting up,
"Who, Ryder?" Eve shook her head,
"No! That guy I was telling you about. He's in my English class.oh my god, he's gorgeous."
Caroline looked in the direction Eve was pointing and saw 2 figures lazing by the guy's docks, fooling around with 2 golden retrievers. One was clad in a hooded sweatshirt and baggy pants, despite the summer heat. The other, more sensibly, was dressed in a Rawley Crew tank top and some cut-offs riding precariously low on his hips. They looked utterly relaxed as the one in the tank top idly tossed a tennis ball, sending the huge dogs careening after it, only to return moments later with the ball in one of their mouths.
"Which one, Eve?" Eve giggled,
"The one in the tank top. He's got that shaggy black hair and those piercing blue eyes.and his mouth." Eve heaved a huge, dreamy sigh and Caroline had to suppress a snort. Word was that the boy, Hamilton Flemming, was gay. Gay and completely devoted to Jake Pratt, the figure lying beside him in the grass by the dock. In fact, those words had been circling for a long time. What was it, 2 years? Three? Caroline shrugged. What did it matter? From what she could see, the rumors were true. They went everywhere, did everything together. Well, being dorm-mates, one would think they'd be friends. But.they carried the word 'friend' to a whole new level. Caroline hated to burst Eve's pretty little bubble, but she didn't want her to get hurt.
"Eve? Honey, I need to tell you something about that boy." Eve looked at Caroline inquisitively. Her warm brown eyes were twinkling and her short, blondish-red hair caught the sun. Caroline continued,
"That boy, Hamilton? He's.gay." Frowning, Eve cocked her head to the side, "Excuse me?" Caroline shrugged helplessly,
"He's gay. The guy next to him, Jake? That's his roommate, best friend, and.supposedly.boyfriend." Frowning now, Eve turned back to look at Hamilton and Jake. She watched the way Hamilton looked at Jake while Jake talked, using his slender hands for emphasis. It was an animated conversation, as far as Eve could tell, and the expressions flitting across Jake's face were almost comical. They held Eve captive and she felt she could almost hear the story, understand it, just by watching Jake tell it. Looking at Hamilton, she saw that he, too, was captivated. And if she looked hard enough, she could see in Hamilton's expression that he wasn't enchanted just by the conversation, but also by Jake, himself. When the story ended, Jake flopped onto his back, laughing loudly, and he flung an arm across his eyes, then let it fall to his side. Eve watched as Hamilton scooted towards Jake and leaned slightly over him, as if to not lose a moment's contact with Jake's eyes. Frowning now, Eve watched as Hamilton pursed his lips slightly and leaned down, as if leaning in to kiss Jake. But before he got very far he blushed, pulled back, glanced around nervously, and scooted a little bit away again. Sighing, Eve turned back to Caroline,
"Well, hell." Smiling widely, Caroline declared,
"You don't need him, Eve. We'll find you someone else. Someone better. But for now.let's swim." Standing up, Caroline peeled off her skirt and shirt, revealing a tiny baby blue bikini. Smiling at Eve, she dove neatly into the water.