Author's Note: Thanks for the reviews! This chapter is kind of short but
longer than the others. And the plan might seem a little far-fetched, but I
couldn't really think of anything else. I think I can put out the next two
chapters in the next two days n then the seventh on Saturday. I highly
doubt I will put out a chapter on Friday. So just to let you all know. I
hope this chapter will give you a little more insight to Riley and I plan
on revealing more of Riley and Ryan and their past together. So please R&R
and have fun reading!
DISCLAIMER: *sigh* I do not own The O.C., sadly. But Riley Brooks and her family belong to me.
Chapter 4 "Questions"
"Thanks for the ride Mr. Cohen! Bye! Catch yah later, Ry Ry." Riley said. She waved them good-bye and knocked on the door. "Damnit Cody! Open up!" Riley yelled. "I know where you live! Hell, my room's right next to yours!"
Ryan laughed inside. 'Riles is still the same girl. Personality-wise that is. She sure has changed on the outside, that's for sure.' He had to admit, Riley did get more beautiful. 'Never knew she'd get highlights. Never knew she'd actually dye her hair at all.' Ryan commented on Riley's hairstyle. Riley once had honey brown hair, but once she got older, it was a different hair color a month. And now her hair was jet black with chunky hot pink highlights. 'Girl really has style.'
"So, Riley is it? Old friend?" Sandy asked, curious about the new acquaintance.
"Yeah. We were friends in junior high, but she moved. I haven't talked to her since." Ryan explained.
"I see. What's she like? I see she likes the color black." Sandy said smiling. 'Wearing all black in Newport, that's a first.'
"Yeah, she's taking a liking to black and pink. Um, Riles is funny, down to earth, nice, and a good person." Ryan said.
"Really? Sounds like a nice girl." Sandy remarked
"Yeah." Ryan said. 'For the most part.'
"But Ryan, you do realize you can't live at her house forever. Even if it is until college. We really need to talk more about this." Sandy said.
Ryan was quiet and thought about. He soon realized that Sandy was right. He can't stay at her house forever or until college. He might actually have to go Child Services. The thought wasn't pleasant and soon shut the thought out.
[x]
"So Dad, get the butter?" Seth teased and picked up margarine. "Oh look! It's margarine. I can't believe it's not butter!" Seth mocked at the title.
"Seth, that's enough. Ryan, we'll talk about that later." Sandy said sternly.
Ryan nodded walked out of the kitchen with Seth. "Okay, who died? Seriously." Seth asked
"No one died, unfortunately." Ryan said. "Hey guess what happened today. Besides my mission for butter."
"You found a new flavor of fro yo? Oh wait, something even better, really expired food!" Seth asked.
"Nah, man. Ran into my old friend from Chino, literally. Name's Riley Brooks. We're gonna hang out tomorrow and you know, catch up." Ryan said.
"Ah really? That's cool." Seth said slightly disappointed. He finally made a friend, a good one at that, and he's ditching him.
"Hey, you should meet Riley. Riley is really cool and I think you guys will click." Ryan said. "Or you can stay here at the house and play video games. Entirely up to you."
"Hmm. Meeting someone new does fascinate me.Lunch?" Seth said.
"Lunch." Ryan said.
"Lunch. Hey, were you dissing video games before? 'Cause I remember you playing video games and you didn't have a problem with it." Seth questioned. "You might have looked a little pissed, but I was kicking your butt."
Ryan sighed. "Done?"
"Yeah. So, tell me more about Riley. You know, the fundamentals." Seth asked.
"Like what?" Ryan asked.
"School?"
"Turcotte Junior High in Chino. But that was 4 years ago."
"Family?"
"Brother. Don't know too much about him."
"Tattoos?"
"What? You serious?"
"Like Black. Now, tattoos?"
"Not that I know of.Seth, not a fundamental."
"I'll decide that for myself. Piercings?"
"Nipple ring. KIDDING! From what I saw, ears and an eyebrow. Anymore Sherlock?"
"No, but I just want you to know, I don't appreciate your tone, Watson." And with that, Seth walked out of the pool house with a chuckle.
[x]
"Nice choice for food, Riles. microwavable Mac & Cheese and Beeferoni." Cody scorned. "5 star courses all the way."
"Bite me!" Riley snapped back.
"Kids. First dinner in our new house, try to refrain until after dinner?" Neal said. He assumed the silence was a quiet truce. "Alright."
Riley glared at Cody, but didn't make a sound. The family continued dinner in an awkward silence until Riley broke the ice.
"I ran into somebody today. Ryan Atwood. Remember him?" Riley said nonchalantly, like these things happen everyday.
"Ryan? Oh Ryan! How is the darling?" Kate asked. She was always fond of Ryan and took sympathy on him because of his family background.
"He's fine. Well, almost fine. He kind of needs a place to stay." Riley said.
"Oh dear, what happened?" Kate questioned more.
"He didn't say." Riley lied quickly. "But he needs a place to stay and I already said he could stay in the guest room." Riley rushed everything out.
"Oh, sweetie. I don't know if Ryan can stay." Neal started. "It's okay if he stays for a little bit, but if you're talking about staying for the rest of his academic classes and everything.It's a bit much to ask for."
Riley frowned. She knew that subject was going to come up and she found a solution, but she didn't think it was going to work well. "I realized that and I came up with a plan. I kind of thought that Ryan could get a part- time job so he can pay for his own food and clothes." Riley said.
"Really now? Ryan agrees to this?" Neal asked.
"Well, I'm sure he'll do it." Riley said.
"Mhmm." Cody murmured.
"Cody. That sounds reasonable, but what about his family? Surely he wants to be with his own family." Neal asked.
"Um, that's kind of why he has no home." Riley whispered.
"Oh, poor Ryan!" Kate said.
Riley saw her mom start to agree with her and jumped on this chance. "Right now, he's at his lawyer's, but that is for now. Please Mom? He's not gonna have a place to stay soon!" Riley struck gold.
"Aw Neal, we should take the kid in." Kate exclaimed.
After a moment of contemplating, "Fine, but if there's any trouble, plan is off."
Riley smiled and ran around the table to hug her dad. "Thank you, thank you, thank you Daddy! You won't regret this!" Riley shrieked.
Everyone was a happy camper, especially Riley. Everyone except for Cody, that is. He excused himself from the table early.
DISCLAIMER: *sigh* I do not own The O.C., sadly. But Riley Brooks and her family belong to me.
Chapter 4 "Questions"
"Thanks for the ride Mr. Cohen! Bye! Catch yah later, Ry Ry." Riley said. She waved them good-bye and knocked on the door. "Damnit Cody! Open up!" Riley yelled. "I know where you live! Hell, my room's right next to yours!"
Ryan laughed inside. 'Riles is still the same girl. Personality-wise that is. She sure has changed on the outside, that's for sure.' He had to admit, Riley did get more beautiful. 'Never knew she'd get highlights. Never knew she'd actually dye her hair at all.' Ryan commented on Riley's hairstyle. Riley once had honey brown hair, but once she got older, it was a different hair color a month. And now her hair was jet black with chunky hot pink highlights. 'Girl really has style.'
"So, Riley is it? Old friend?" Sandy asked, curious about the new acquaintance.
"Yeah. We were friends in junior high, but she moved. I haven't talked to her since." Ryan explained.
"I see. What's she like? I see she likes the color black." Sandy said smiling. 'Wearing all black in Newport, that's a first.'
"Yeah, she's taking a liking to black and pink. Um, Riles is funny, down to earth, nice, and a good person." Ryan said.
"Really? Sounds like a nice girl." Sandy remarked
"Yeah." Ryan said. 'For the most part.'
"But Ryan, you do realize you can't live at her house forever. Even if it is until college. We really need to talk more about this." Sandy said.
Ryan was quiet and thought about. He soon realized that Sandy was right. He can't stay at her house forever or until college. He might actually have to go Child Services. The thought wasn't pleasant and soon shut the thought out.
[x]
"So Dad, get the butter?" Seth teased and picked up margarine. "Oh look! It's margarine. I can't believe it's not butter!" Seth mocked at the title.
"Seth, that's enough. Ryan, we'll talk about that later." Sandy said sternly.
Ryan nodded walked out of the kitchen with Seth. "Okay, who died? Seriously." Seth asked
"No one died, unfortunately." Ryan said. "Hey guess what happened today. Besides my mission for butter."
"You found a new flavor of fro yo? Oh wait, something even better, really expired food!" Seth asked.
"Nah, man. Ran into my old friend from Chino, literally. Name's Riley Brooks. We're gonna hang out tomorrow and you know, catch up." Ryan said.
"Ah really? That's cool." Seth said slightly disappointed. He finally made a friend, a good one at that, and he's ditching him.
"Hey, you should meet Riley. Riley is really cool and I think you guys will click." Ryan said. "Or you can stay here at the house and play video games. Entirely up to you."
"Hmm. Meeting someone new does fascinate me.Lunch?" Seth said.
"Lunch." Ryan said.
"Lunch. Hey, were you dissing video games before? 'Cause I remember you playing video games and you didn't have a problem with it." Seth questioned. "You might have looked a little pissed, but I was kicking your butt."
Ryan sighed. "Done?"
"Yeah. So, tell me more about Riley. You know, the fundamentals." Seth asked.
"Like what?" Ryan asked.
"School?"
"Turcotte Junior High in Chino. But that was 4 years ago."
"Family?"
"Brother. Don't know too much about him."
"Tattoos?"
"What? You serious?"
"Like Black. Now, tattoos?"
"Not that I know of.Seth, not a fundamental."
"I'll decide that for myself. Piercings?"
"Nipple ring. KIDDING! From what I saw, ears and an eyebrow. Anymore Sherlock?"
"No, but I just want you to know, I don't appreciate your tone, Watson." And with that, Seth walked out of the pool house with a chuckle.
[x]
"Nice choice for food, Riles. microwavable Mac & Cheese and Beeferoni." Cody scorned. "5 star courses all the way."
"Bite me!" Riley snapped back.
"Kids. First dinner in our new house, try to refrain until after dinner?" Neal said. He assumed the silence was a quiet truce. "Alright."
Riley glared at Cody, but didn't make a sound. The family continued dinner in an awkward silence until Riley broke the ice.
"I ran into somebody today. Ryan Atwood. Remember him?" Riley said nonchalantly, like these things happen everyday.
"Ryan? Oh Ryan! How is the darling?" Kate asked. She was always fond of Ryan and took sympathy on him because of his family background.
"He's fine. Well, almost fine. He kind of needs a place to stay." Riley said.
"Oh dear, what happened?" Kate questioned more.
"He didn't say." Riley lied quickly. "But he needs a place to stay and I already said he could stay in the guest room." Riley rushed everything out.
"Oh, sweetie. I don't know if Ryan can stay." Neal started. "It's okay if he stays for a little bit, but if you're talking about staying for the rest of his academic classes and everything.It's a bit much to ask for."
Riley frowned. She knew that subject was going to come up and she found a solution, but she didn't think it was going to work well. "I realized that and I came up with a plan. I kind of thought that Ryan could get a part- time job so he can pay for his own food and clothes." Riley said.
"Really now? Ryan agrees to this?" Neal asked.
"Well, I'm sure he'll do it." Riley said.
"Mhmm." Cody murmured.
"Cody. That sounds reasonable, but what about his family? Surely he wants to be with his own family." Neal asked.
"Um, that's kind of why he has no home." Riley whispered.
"Oh, poor Ryan!" Kate said.
Riley saw her mom start to agree with her and jumped on this chance. "Right now, he's at his lawyer's, but that is for now. Please Mom? He's not gonna have a place to stay soon!" Riley struck gold.
"Aw Neal, we should take the kid in." Kate exclaimed.
After a moment of contemplating, "Fine, but if there's any trouble, plan is off."
Riley smiled and ran around the table to hug her dad. "Thank you, thank you, thank you Daddy! You won't regret this!" Riley shrieked.
Everyone was a happy camper, especially Riley. Everyone except for Cody, that is. He excused himself from the table early.