"Oh, I'm stuffed." Beka said as she and the rest of the group walked back
from Fizzolies.
"Yeah. That was really good." Trance added.
"And inexpensive." Dylan said.
"It was satisfactory." Tyr stated.
"Harper, what's wrong?" Rommie asked the usually talkative young man.
"Nothing, why?" Harper asked the android.
"You were very quite during dinner." Rommie pointed out.
"I'm just a little nervous that's all." Harper told her.
"Nervous about what?" Beka asked confused.
"About my date with Lauren." He replied awkwardly.
"Don't worry Harper, she really likes you." Trance told him happily.
"How do you know?" Tyr asked her.
"Well did you see the way she was always smiling at him, and she noticed that he didn't get directions and was more than happy to come over and give them to him. I think she really likes him." Trance explained.
"That's not what I'm worried about." Harper stated.
"Well what is it then?" Dylan asked the young man.
"It's just that. Okay, I haven't been on a date, a real date, in over three and a half years. I'm just afraid that I'm gonna mess things up." He told them uncomfortably.
"You won't mess things up. Just be yourself." Rommie told him.
"Yeah, I mean, how can she resist that Harper charm?" Beka asked sarcastically.
"You'll make a better and more lasting impression if you act normally." Tyr told him.
"Normal for you anyway." Dylan added making the group begin laughing as they walked into the lobby of their hotel.
*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*( *(*(*(*(*( *(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*( *(*(*(*(*( *(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*( *(*(*(*(*(
Lauren walked out of her hotel room and was greeted by the sight of the one and only Ryan Carufel (pronounced Careful) *Shanon's boyfriend*. Ryan was dressed in baggy blue jeans and a gray T-shirt with a big happy face on it. Underneath the happy face were the words "I am no longer a danger to society." Lauren wore a faded blue jean mini skirt, a white tank top, and a light denim jacket. Her hair was pulled into two pigtails that hung just behind her ears.
"Ready?" Ryan asked her.
"Ready as I'll ever be." Lauren replied.
"You realize that Shanon is not going to like this." He informed her.
"Yes I do, but right now I don't care. You know why?" She told him.
"Why?" He asked curiously.
"Because when or if she finds out, I'm not the one who's gonna catch hell for it. You, on the other hand, are." She informed him.'
"Damn it. Well, we'll just have to make sure that she doesn't find out now won't we."
"Yes, we will. Let's go. Oh, and we may have to wait in the lobby for a bit to see if my date shows up, so I can ask him when and what we're doing tomorrow. Then we can go."
"So do I get to meet this mystery date of yours?"
"Maybe." She responded and began walking towards the elevator with Ryan in step.
"Well, can I know his name?"
"His name is Seamus Harper."
"That's.........different."
"I think it's cute." She said defensively as they got into the elevator.
"You would." He replied. Lauren mock gasped and playfully slapped him on the arm. They rode the rest to the main floor in silence.
*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*( *(*(*(*(*( *(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*( *(*(*(*(*( *(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*( *(*(*(*(*(
Harper, Beka, Dylan, Tyr, Trance, and Rommie were all sitting on the couches in the lobby drinking. They sat on two couches one on either side of the large fireplace.
"So, Harper, when are you gonna talk to Lauren about your date tomorrow?" Beka asked from her spot beside him.
"When I see her." He told her.
"Is that why you're watching the elevator intently?" Tyr asked slightly amused.
"Yeah. Oh, there she is." Harper said as Lauren walked out of the elevator alone. "I'll be right back." He said getting up and walking over to her.
"Ryan Joseph Carufel! Get you big butt out here." Lauren all but yelled as Ryan still stood in the door of the elevator. She put her hands on her hips and sighed loudly. She was about to say something else when someone placed a soft kiss on her cheek. She turned around ready to reprimand the owner of the lips but decided against it when she came face to face with none other than the smiling face of Seamus Harper. "Please tell me that you were the one that kissed me." She said with a smile.
"Uh, yeah that was me." He told her, blushing slightly.
"Seamus?"
"Yeah?"
"Can I have a hug?" She asked holding out her arms. Harper wrapped his arms around her waist and picked her up in an all but bone crushing hug. While they were doing that, Ryan came out of the elevator and stood only a step or so away from them. Harper gently placed Lauren on the ground and reluctantly let her go, but held onto her hands.
"So is this you're mystery guy Lauren?" Ryan asked from behind her.
"Yeah." Lauren said not even looking back at him.
"Who's that?" Harper asked just a little bit jealous.
"That's my sister's boyfriend Ryan Carufel." Lauren said turning towards Ryan.
"Nice to meet you." Ryan said talking a step forward and shaking Harper's hand.
"Likewise." Harper said.
"Ryan would you excuse us for a few minutes." Lauren said with pleading eyes.
"Sure." Ryan replied. He gave them both a goodbye nod and went to wait by the door.
"So, where are you guys going?" Harper asked after Ryan had left.
"Are you jealous?" Lauren asked smirking.
"No......yes."
"It's cute. So, where are we going for our date tomorrow?"
"I was thinking that maybe I would take you out to breakfast."
"Umm.........."
"What?"
"Well, I'm really not a morning person."
"How about lunch then?"
"Lunch is good. I like lunch. Are we doing anything else?"
"Uh, then I was thinking that maybe we could go for a walk along the beach, and maybe go see a movie."
"That sounds like fun. I can't wait."
"Me either. Uh, so, what are you and Ryan doing?"
"We're going to go dancing."
"Really?"
"Yeah. Shanon really likes to go dancing but Ryan for the life of him can't dance two steps without falling flat on his face."
"Alright. Have fun."
"I will." Lauren gave Harper another hug and then gave him a quick, sweet, soft kiss on the lips.
"Well, I wasn't expecting that yet." Harper said as Lauren pulled away.
"When were you expecting it?" She asked giggling slightly.
"I was expecting to probably give you a goodnight kiss tomorrow after our date."
"Well you got one a little early."
"Cool, our first kiss." Harper said as he began walking Lauren over to the door.
"Can I ask you something?"
"Of course."
"Was that a good kiss?"
"Are you kidding? That was great. Why do you want to know that?"
"Well, it's just that, that was my first kiss. Ever."
"Really?"
"Yeah, and tomorrow will be my very first date."
"Wow."
"I can understand if you don't want to go out with me anymore."
"Yeah. That was really good." Trance added.
"And inexpensive." Dylan said.
"It was satisfactory." Tyr stated.
"Harper, what's wrong?" Rommie asked the usually talkative young man.
"Nothing, why?" Harper asked the android.
"You were very quite during dinner." Rommie pointed out.
"I'm just a little nervous that's all." Harper told her.
"Nervous about what?" Beka asked confused.
"About my date with Lauren." He replied awkwardly.
"Don't worry Harper, she really likes you." Trance told him happily.
"How do you know?" Tyr asked her.
"Well did you see the way she was always smiling at him, and she noticed that he didn't get directions and was more than happy to come over and give them to him. I think she really likes him." Trance explained.
"That's not what I'm worried about." Harper stated.
"Well what is it then?" Dylan asked the young man.
"It's just that. Okay, I haven't been on a date, a real date, in over three and a half years. I'm just afraid that I'm gonna mess things up." He told them uncomfortably.
"You won't mess things up. Just be yourself." Rommie told him.
"Yeah, I mean, how can she resist that Harper charm?" Beka asked sarcastically.
"You'll make a better and more lasting impression if you act normally." Tyr told him.
"Normal for you anyway." Dylan added making the group begin laughing as they walked into the lobby of their hotel.
*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*( *(*(*(*(*( *(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*( *(*(*(*(*( *(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*( *(*(*(*(*(
Lauren walked out of her hotel room and was greeted by the sight of the one and only Ryan Carufel (pronounced Careful) *Shanon's boyfriend*. Ryan was dressed in baggy blue jeans and a gray T-shirt with a big happy face on it. Underneath the happy face were the words "I am no longer a danger to society." Lauren wore a faded blue jean mini skirt, a white tank top, and a light denim jacket. Her hair was pulled into two pigtails that hung just behind her ears.
"Ready?" Ryan asked her.
"Ready as I'll ever be." Lauren replied.
"You realize that Shanon is not going to like this." He informed her.
"Yes I do, but right now I don't care. You know why?" She told him.
"Why?" He asked curiously.
"Because when or if she finds out, I'm not the one who's gonna catch hell for it. You, on the other hand, are." She informed him.'
"Damn it. Well, we'll just have to make sure that she doesn't find out now won't we."
"Yes, we will. Let's go. Oh, and we may have to wait in the lobby for a bit to see if my date shows up, so I can ask him when and what we're doing tomorrow. Then we can go."
"So do I get to meet this mystery date of yours?"
"Maybe." She responded and began walking towards the elevator with Ryan in step.
"Well, can I know his name?"
"His name is Seamus Harper."
"That's.........different."
"I think it's cute." She said defensively as they got into the elevator.
"You would." He replied. Lauren mock gasped and playfully slapped him on the arm. They rode the rest to the main floor in silence.
*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*( *(*(*(*(*( *(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*( *(*(*(*(*( *(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*( *(*(*(*(*(
Harper, Beka, Dylan, Tyr, Trance, and Rommie were all sitting on the couches in the lobby drinking. They sat on two couches one on either side of the large fireplace.
"So, Harper, when are you gonna talk to Lauren about your date tomorrow?" Beka asked from her spot beside him.
"When I see her." He told her.
"Is that why you're watching the elevator intently?" Tyr asked slightly amused.
"Yeah. Oh, there she is." Harper said as Lauren walked out of the elevator alone. "I'll be right back." He said getting up and walking over to her.
"Ryan Joseph Carufel! Get you big butt out here." Lauren all but yelled as Ryan still stood in the door of the elevator. She put her hands on her hips and sighed loudly. She was about to say something else when someone placed a soft kiss on her cheek. She turned around ready to reprimand the owner of the lips but decided against it when she came face to face with none other than the smiling face of Seamus Harper. "Please tell me that you were the one that kissed me." She said with a smile.
"Uh, yeah that was me." He told her, blushing slightly.
"Seamus?"
"Yeah?"
"Can I have a hug?" She asked holding out her arms. Harper wrapped his arms around her waist and picked her up in an all but bone crushing hug. While they were doing that, Ryan came out of the elevator and stood only a step or so away from them. Harper gently placed Lauren on the ground and reluctantly let her go, but held onto her hands.
"So is this you're mystery guy Lauren?" Ryan asked from behind her.
"Yeah." Lauren said not even looking back at him.
"Who's that?" Harper asked just a little bit jealous.
"That's my sister's boyfriend Ryan Carufel." Lauren said turning towards Ryan.
"Nice to meet you." Ryan said talking a step forward and shaking Harper's hand.
"Likewise." Harper said.
"Ryan would you excuse us for a few minutes." Lauren said with pleading eyes.
"Sure." Ryan replied. He gave them both a goodbye nod and went to wait by the door.
"So, where are you guys going?" Harper asked after Ryan had left.
"Are you jealous?" Lauren asked smirking.
"No......yes."
"It's cute. So, where are we going for our date tomorrow?"
"I was thinking that maybe I would take you out to breakfast."
"Umm.........."
"What?"
"Well, I'm really not a morning person."
"How about lunch then?"
"Lunch is good. I like lunch. Are we doing anything else?"
"Uh, then I was thinking that maybe we could go for a walk along the beach, and maybe go see a movie."
"That sounds like fun. I can't wait."
"Me either. Uh, so, what are you and Ryan doing?"
"We're going to go dancing."
"Really?"
"Yeah. Shanon really likes to go dancing but Ryan for the life of him can't dance two steps without falling flat on his face."
"Alright. Have fun."
"I will." Lauren gave Harper another hug and then gave him a quick, sweet, soft kiss on the lips.
"Well, I wasn't expecting that yet." Harper said as Lauren pulled away.
"When were you expecting it?" She asked giggling slightly.
"I was expecting to probably give you a goodnight kiss tomorrow after our date."
"Well you got one a little early."
"Cool, our first kiss." Harper said as he began walking Lauren over to the door.
"Can I ask you something?"
"Of course."
"Was that a good kiss?"
"Are you kidding? That was great. Why do you want to know that?"
"Well, it's just that, that was my first kiss. Ever."
"Really?"
"Yeah, and tomorrow will be my very first date."
"Wow."
"I can understand if you don't want to go out with me anymore."