Chapter two: The Barbecue
Ruthie stood with Erica and Lindsey on the porch they were laughing and talking. There were a lot of people. Eric and Annie Ruthie's parents, Lucy and Kevin, and they're daughter Savannah. Sam and David, and they're friends Alex, Chris, Matt, and Corey, and Ruthie and her friends, Erica and Lindsey. Ruthie could smell the food. It was making her hungry. She looked over her shoulder to see that guy looking at her again.
"Excuse me," Ruthie said. She left Erica and Lindsey for a second and walked around back. She walked up to him.
"Hey," Ruthie smiled.
"Oh hey," He turned around, blushing.
"So what's your name? I'm Ruthie" She smiled.
"I'm Tristan, we just moved in down the street," He said, he tightened his grip on his dog's leash.
"So how old are you? I'm fifteen." She said.
"Sixteen," He said.
"You want to come over were having a barbecue?" She asked.
"Sure," He nodded his head. He followed Ruthie back to her house, letting his dog go play with Happy.
"Who's this?" Lindsey asked smiling.
"This is Tristan," Ruthie said staring at her. Lindsey rolled her eyes.
"Hey," Erica said. "I'm Erica and that's Lindsey"
"'Sup" he said. Lindsey smiled at him, giving Ruthie a "he's cute" glance. Then Mrs. Camden walked over.
"Hey Erica, Hi Lindsey. Who's this?" She asked glancing at Tristan.
"Mom this is Tristan he lives next door so I invited him… that's okay right?" Ruthie said hesitating.
"Of course nice to meet you,"
"Nice to meet you Mrs. Camden," Tristan said.
"Well, I guess I'll see you guys later," Mrs. Camden said glancing at Ruthie. Ruthie rolled her eyes. As Mrs. Camden walked away, Sam and David appeared.
"What are you doing?" Sam asked.
"Nothing! Go away, you have your own friends to bug!" Ruthie snapped.
"I don't bug them, I bug you!" Sam replied smiling. Ruthie glared at him. "But maybe I better go!" Sam said running off.
"They are so annoying," Ruthie said.
"Aww," Lindsey sighed. "Just like you at that age,"
"Hey!" Ruthie said laughing. Erica giggled.
"So, your in eleventh grade I bet, right?" Lindsey asked.
"Yeah," He nodded but he was staring at Ruthie smiling.
"So you can drive pretty cool huh?"
"Yup," he nodded again.
"Well, Erica come with me I got to get something, okay?" Lindsey hinted at her. Ruthie laughed as they left.
"So," She said. "You want to go inside and talk?"
"Sure," He said, he followed inside where they sat in the living room she closed the doors so it would be quieter.
"So," She said again laughing.
"So, how long you lived here?" He asked glancing around the room.
"As long as I've been alive. It's the church's house my dad's a minister"
"So your…protestant?"
"Yeah, you?"
"Catholic, I've never been to a protestant church"
"You should come next Sunday, if you want"
"Sounds cool definitely, so you have any other siblings?"
"DO I?" She laughed. "Your definitely new. I have two younger brothers, twins Sam and David. You saw Sam. I have two older sisters Mary and Lucy, Mary is twenty-four and Lucy is twenty-three. I have two older brothers as well Matt is twenty-seven and Simon is twenty."
"Wow!" He said. "I have a younger brother who is nine, and a younger sister who is six. Emily and Max" She smiled.
"They sound nice," She said.
"Yeah they are, well most of the time," He laughed; and there was an awkward pause. "So your friends they seem nice."
"They are, but you know growing up in a small town you get to know everyone real well or at least you think you do." She said.
"Well, actually I moved from NYC. So not really a small town."
"Really? My brother matt and his wife live in NY, and so does my sister Mary and her husband and their son. Is NYC nice?"
"It's nice but noisy, it's much different here"
"Cool" She said quietly.
"So, your siblings got married pretty young huh? Well most."
"Actually all of them but me, Simon and the twins are married. Lucy is married she lives a couple blocks away with her daughter and husband" Ruthie stopped. "I don't think I'll get married that young, what about you?"
"Nah, I doubt it right now I'm just into dating. Unfortunately I don't have a girlfriend." He paused looking down. What about you? You got a boyfriend?" Ruthie blushed, shaking her head. When she looked up they were staring at each other.
"Um…" He started to say something when the door opened. Mrs. Camden walked in.
"Mom," Ruthie said.
"What's going on?" Annie asked. Ruthie looked at Tristan she was extremely close to him. She jumped up.
"We were just talking, we wanted to talk somewhere quiet I guess we shouldn't have closed the door." Ruthie stumbled on her words, knowing her mom wasn't going to believe her.
"Well I got to go," Tristan said getting up and leaving. "Nice meeting you Mrs. Camden, see ya Ruthie." As he left Ruthie felt disappointed.
"We weren't doing anything you never trust me! Tell Erica and Lindsey I said bye!" Ruthie yelled as she ran upstairs and slammed her door.