What do you guys think? Should I still go on? I am trying to get them
together (c/e) but I don't want it to be bogus, cuz there was always that
"Will" factor. But I always believed that Eric would have won out in the
end…if he had stayed on the show! :o( Please R&R!
Spoilers: After cattle incident and snippets of future episodes
Disclaimer: I own none of these characters. They are the property of Nickelodeon.
Pairings: C/E, snippets of C/W
1 Chapter Ten
Caitlin took a deep breath as they finished their race up the meadows near Lowe's ranch. "Man, that was a good race. I almost beat you that time!" Caitlin laughed.
"Yeah!" Will agreed, reigning Sinbad up beside Bandit.
"So, how long you got before you have to get back home? We've been out for a long time." Caitlin stared into the horizon as the sun set.
"I guess in like a half an hour?"
"Let's walk back."
Will got off his horse and as Caitlin slid off her saddle, Will caught her.
"You know," she smiled as her lips were inches away from Will. "I love racing you. It gets my heart pumping."
Will moved a little closer, till Caitlin thought he would kiss her. "You know what gets my heart pumping?"
Caitlin shook her head. "You." She felt his lips on hers and Caitlin felt her arms wrap around Will's neck.
"Welll," she sighed as she broke away from the kiss. "You definitely know how to get my heart racing now."
Caitlin smiled as she looked into his chocolate brown eyes. They seemed to twinkle under the last rays of the sun. "I definitely know you get more than just my heart racing…" Will teased.
Suddenly Caitlin felt a little uncomfortable as Will pulled her closer to him. "I think we should get back…" Caitlin blurted out.
"Awww, just a few more minutes with my beautiful girlfriend?" he coaxed.
"Um," she paused. "No, it's getting dark. We'd better get going."
Caitlin pulled on Bandit's reigns.
"Wait," Will called jogging up beside her and took her free hand in his. "Are you okay?"
"Yeah. I'm fine," she replied quietly. "I'm just a little tired."
***
Eric and Griffin had been having a blast, but Eric just couldn't get his mind off Caitlin.
Man, what's the matter with me?
"Hey Eric, you wanna play PS2 with me?" Griff looked over the couch at Eric.
"Nah," Eric replied, rummaging through the fridge. "Maybe later."
"Hey, where do you think Caitlin and Will went?" Eric asked, pulling out a package of processed turkey and a loaf of bread.
"I don't know!" Griffin answered dismissively. "Why?"
"Uh, I don't know," Eric shrugged. "Just wondering. I mean, you can't be too careful with a guy like Will you know!"
Griffin peered over the top of the couch again and grimaced. "What are you talking about?"
"Well, you know!"
"Uh, no I don't," he stated calmly. "What do you mean?"
"Well, you know. A guy like Will is pretty smooth. You don't know if he's going to make a move on her or something!"
Eric threw his hands up in the air, but then realized his sandwich happened to be in one of them.
Splat.
Griffin glanced at the limp sandwich, its contents scattered on the floor and then peered over at a flustered Eric. "Are you sure you don't know what's wrong with you? Did the air in Colorado suck the life out of you? You used to be a lot more fun than this! I mean, all we've been talking about on and off for the past hour is Caitlin…" Griffin's voice trailed off.
Eric had pretty much gathered the contents of his poor sandwhich and dumped it in the garbage. "What?" he asked suspiciously.
"Don't tell me…" Griffin mumbled.
Eric was lost. "What? Don't tell you what?" He wiped his mayo-stained hands on a near by dishcloth.
"You really actually do like Caitlin!" Griffin exclaimed.
Eric rolled his eyes. "Duh, Griffin. She is my friend!" he laughed half- heartedly.
He began to make himself another sandwich. "So hey, I thought you wanted to play PS2?" Eric tried to distract Griffin from the wandering topic. He grabbed his turkey sandwich and plopped down on the couch. "Well, let's play Griffster!"
"Hey, don't try to change the subject!"
"I'm not," Eric said defensively.
"Yeah you are. You like Caitlin. Awww, man why did you have to go do that for?" Griffin shook his head.
"What are you talking about? Even if I did like Caitlin, which I don't, ya know…in that way. What's it got to do with you?"
"Um, it's just wrong. Okay? It's just wrong. I mean, you guys don't get along and you hated each other's guts before. I know I teased Caitlin about it, but I for sure didn't think you liked her back."
Eric just sat there bemused. He had missed Griffin and his babbling. "Look Griff, don't worry about it. I don't like her that way!"
Eric patted Griffin on the back and took a gigantic bite out of his sandwich.
"You don't like who?" Caitlin's voice rang out.
Both Griffin and Eric turned to see Caitlin peering over the couch at them.
***
Caitlin laughed to herself. Now who could Eric like?
"Noowooean," Eric muffled, trying to swallow the mix of turkey and bread.
"No one, huh?" Caitlin smirked. "Hmmm, that means you must like someone!"
"Uh, no! He likes no one!" Griffin squeaked, like a mouse caught in a trap.
"Hmmm, could it be Taylor?" she though out loud. Caitlin laughed at the squeamish Eric. "No, huh? Yeah, you're probably right. I mean, she is Brett's girlfriend. Hmmm, what other girls do you actually hang out with?" Caitlin continued to ponder outloud.
"Uh, no one," Eric exclaimed, getting up from the couch. He walked over to the kitchen and poured a glass of water for himself. "Uh, so where's Will?"
Caitlin knew he was changing the subject, but felt badly for the guy and answered the question. "He went back home. His mother had asked him to be home for supper."
"Well, when has that ever stopped him from staying here before and eating supper?" Griffin joked.
Caitlin shot him a glare. "He's trying to give her a chance…Griffin!" Caitlin poked him in the shoulder blade.
"Hey, ow!" he cried, getting up from the couch. "Eric, what game do you want to play? They're up in my room."
"Hmmm?" Eric asked, somewhat distracted by his something on the floor. "Uh, whatever!" he shrugged.
Caitlin watched Griffin up the stairs and disappearing behind his bedroom door.
Suddenly there was this awkward silence in the room. Caitlin took off her jacket and threw it on the couch. "Uh, so, you guys having fun?" she asked.
"Yeah. I guess."
Caitlin decided she needed something to do, so she went to grab a glass out of the cupboard, but Eric was standing in her way. She tried to reach above him, Eric leaned back to try to give her some room to reach the glass, but there wasn't enough room. Caitlin found herself inches away from Eric.
"Um, sorry," she apologized breathily. Caitlin didn't move in fear that she just might move the wrong way and end up closer to Eric and his intense blue eyes.
"Uh, yeah. No prob," Eric quipped.
"Hey Eric!" Griffin called from upstairs.
Caitlin jerked away, tugging at a strand of hair. Eric seemed frozen for a moment, his eyes still on her.
"Hey Eric!" Griffin called again.
"Uh…" he seemed to stutter. "Yeah! Coming, uh, Griffster."
Caitlin watched him walk up the stairs that came down into the kitchen.
What was that?
***
Sorry it's taken so long! I hope you enjoy Ch. 10. Let me know what you think? It's taking very long to get these two together…I know! I know! Hehe! Hopefully I can turn some C/W fans and C/B fans to C/E fans! Lol! You think? R&R people!
Spoilers: After cattle incident and snippets of future episodes
Disclaimer: I own none of these characters. They are the property of Nickelodeon.
Pairings: C/E, snippets of C/W
1 Chapter Ten
Caitlin took a deep breath as they finished their race up the meadows near Lowe's ranch. "Man, that was a good race. I almost beat you that time!" Caitlin laughed.
"Yeah!" Will agreed, reigning Sinbad up beside Bandit.
"So, how long you got before you have to get back home? We've been out for a long time." Caitlin stared into the horizon as the sun set.
"I guess in like a half an hour?"
"Let's walk back."
Will got off his horse and as Caitlin slid off her saddle, Will caught her.
"You know," she smiled as her lips were inches away from Will. "I love racing you. It gets my heart pumping."
Will moved a little closer, till Caitlin thought he would kiss her. "You know what gets my heart pumping?"
Caitlin shook her head. "You." She felt his lips on hers and Caitlin felt her arms wrap around Will's neck.
"Welll," she sighed as she broke away from the kiss. "You definitely know how to get my heart racing now."
Caitlin smiled as she looked into his chocolate brown eyes. They seemed to twinkle under the last rays of the sun. "I definitely know you get more than just my heart racing…" Will teased.
Suddenly Caitlin felt a little uncomfortable as Will pulled her closer to him. "I think we should get back…" Caitlin blurted out.
"Awww, just a few more minutes with my beautiful girlfriend?" he coaxed.
"Um," she paused. "No, it's getting dark. We'd better get going."
Caitlin pulled on Bandit's reigns.
"Wait," Will called jogging up beside her and took her free hand in his. "Are you okay?"
"Yeah. I'm fine," she replied quietly. "I'm just a little tired."
***
Eric and Griffin had been having a blast, but Eric just couldn't get his mind off Caitlin.
Man, what's the matter with me?
"Hey Eric, you wanna play PS2 with me?" Griff looked over the couch at Eric.
"Nah," Eric replied, rummaging through the fridge. "Maybe later."
"Hey, where do you think Caitlin and Will went?" Eric asked, pulling out a package of processed turkey and a loaf of bread.
"I don't know!" Griffin answered dismissively. "Why?"
"Uh, I don't know," Eric shrugged. "Just wondering. I mean, you can't be too careful with a guy like Will you know!"
Griffin peered over the top of the couch again and grimaced. "What are you talking about?"
"Well, you know!"
"Uh, no I don't," he stated calmly. "What do you mean?"
"Well, you know. A guy like Will is pretty smooth. You don't know if he's going to make a move on her or something!"
Eric threw his hands up in the air, but then realized his sandwich happened to be in one of them.
Splat.
Griffin glanced at the limp sandwich, its contents scattered on the floor and then peered over at a flustered Eric. "Are you sure you don't know what's wrong with you? Did the air in Colorado suck the life out of you? You used to be a lot more fun than this! I mean, all we've been talking about on and off for the past hour is Caitlin…" Griffin's voice trailed off.
Eric had pretty much gathered the contents of his poor sandwhich and dumped it in the garbage. "What?" he asked suspiciously.
"Don't tell me…" Griffin mumbled.
Eric was lost. "What? Don't tell you what?" He wiped his mayo-stained hands on a near by dishcloth.
"You really actually do like Caitlin!" Griffin exclaimed.
Eric rolled his eyes. "Duh, Griffin. She is my friend!" he laughed half- heartedly.
He began to make himself another sandwich. "So hey, I thought you wanted to play PS2?" Eric tried to distract Griffin from the wandering topic. He grabbed his turkey sandwich and plopped down on the couch. "Well, let's play Griffster!"
"Hey, don't try to change the subject!"
"I'm not," Eric said defensively.
"Yeah you are. You like Caitlin. Awww, man why did you have to go do that for?" Griffin shook his head.
"What are you talking about? Even if I did like Caitlin, which I don't, ya know…in that way. What's it got to do with you?"
"Um, it's just wrong. Okay? It's just wrong. I mean, you guys don't get along and you hated each other's guts before. I know I teased Caitlin about it, but I for sure didn't think you liked her back."
Eric just sat there bemused. He had missed Griffin and his babbling. "Look Griff, don't worry about it. I don't like her that way!"
Eric patted Griffin on the back and took a gigantic bite out of his sandwich.
"You don't like who?" Caitlin's voice rang out.
Both Griffin and Eric turned to see Caitlin peering over the couch at them.
***
Caitlin laughed to herself. Now who could Eric like?
"Noowooean," Eric muffled, trying to swallow the mix of turkey and bread.
"No one, huh?" Caitlin smirked. "Hmmm, that means you must like someone!"
"Uh, no! He likes no one!" Griffin squeaked, like a mouse caught in a trap.
"Hmmm, could it be Taylor?" she though out loud. Caitlin laughed at the squeamish Eric. "No, huh? Yeah, you're probably right. I mean, she is Brett's girlfriend. Hmmm, what other girls do you actually hang out with?" Caitlin continued to ponder outloud.
"Uh, no one," Eric exclaimed, getting up from the couch. He walked over to the kitchen and poured a glass of water for himself. "Uh, so where's Will?"
Caitlin knew he was changing the subject, but felt badly for the guy and answered the question. "He went back home. His mother had asked him to be home for supper."
"Well, when has that ever stopped him from staying here before and eating supper?" Griffin joked.
Caitlin shot him a glare. "He's trying to give her a chance…Griffin!" Caitlin poked him in the shoulder blade.
"Hey, ow!" he cried, getting up from the couch. "Eric, what game do you want to play? They're up in my room."
"Hmmm?" Eric asked, somewhat distracted by his something on the floor. "Uh, whatever!" he shrugged.
Caitlin watched Griffin up the stairs and disappearing behind his bedroom door.
Suddenly there was this awkward silence in the room. Caitlin took off her jacket and threw it on the couch. "Uh, so, you guys having fun?" she asked.
"Yeah. I guess."
Caitlin decided she needed something to do, so she went to grab a glass out of the cupboard, but Eric was standing in her way. She tried to reach above him, Eric leaned back to try to give her some room to reach the glass, but there wasn't enough room. Caitlin found herself inches away from Eric.
"Um, sorry," she apologized breathily. Caitlin didn't move in fear that she just might move the wrong way and end up closer to Eric and his intense blue eyes.
"Uh, yeah. No prob," Eric quipped.
"Hey Eric!" Griffin called from upstairs.
Caitlin jerked away, tugging at a strand of hair. Eric seemed frozen for a moment, his eyes still on her.
"Hey Eric!" Griffin called again.
"Uh…" he seemed to stutter. "Yeah! Coming, uh, Griffster."
Caitlin watched him walk up the stairs that came down into the kitchen.
What was that?
***
Sorry it's taken so long! I hope you enjoy Ch. 10. Let me know what you think? It's taking very long to get these two together…I know! I know! Hehe! Hopefully I can turn some C/W fans and C/B fans to C/E fans! Lol! You think? R&R people!
