'I cant believe I just did that. I ruined everything!' Ryder shouted at himself. He had to go find Kitty before she got into her neighboorhood. Ryder remebered what she had said about dropping her off at McKinley park and figured that he may as well look for her there. He had nothing left to lose. He started up the engine and drove off in to the dark.
Ryder couldnt stop thinking about Kitty. He had probably just ruined all of any trust she had in him. He basically harrased her and he felt absolutely horrible about it. Ryder thought about Kittys dad abusing her and started tearing up. Thinking about a helpless girl getting beaten by her own father made him sick to his stomach.
The large truck pulled in to the nearest parking space in front of the park. Ryder got out of his car and stepped on to the rough concrete of the parking lot. Outside it was dark enough that Ryder stumbled on a few rocks while he was walking to the main part of the park. The moon looked dull and it made Ryder even more stressed. "Kitty!" Ryder yelled out. "Kitty, where are you? I'm sorry!" He pleaded jogging around the park. Ryder looked everywhere for Kitty. He had been looking for almost thirty minutes when he heard a light noise. He turned around to find Kitty sitting on a bench, slumped over and crying. He rushed over and sat down next to her, taking her cold soft hands into his own. "I am so sorry Kitty." Ryder whispered.
Kitty didnt answer, but instead squeezed his hands tighter. He took off his coat and laid it over Kitty's shoulders. Ryder raised his hand to her chin, gently facing her to him so that they were looking in to each others eyes. "I promise im not going to let anybody hurt you from now on, ok?" Ryder wiped a tear away from Kitty's face and put his hands to her cheeks. He looked her straight in the eyes and said, "I like you Kitty, I mean I genuinely care about you and to think about you being hurt makes me feel horrible." Ryder was on the verge of crying but kept on talking. "In fact, I think I've fallen in love with you." His eyes went down to her lips and back up to her watery blue eyes. Ryder cupped her cheeks and pulled Kitty in to a simple, chaste kiss. Kitty kissed back and put her arms around his neck. He grabbed her waist and they got lost into the kiss, each of them grasping on to the other like it would save their life. After awhile the two pulled away and Ryder got up from the bench, taking Kitty's hand and helping her up.
"Thank you Ryder, for everything." Kitty smiled as he helped her into the front seat of his car. He returned the smile and buckled her up. Ryder got into his seat and started up the engine. As he pulled out of the parking lot he put a free hand on top of hers. He loved the feeling he got when he was Kitty. Ryder knew that he really did love her. He would do anything to protect her, even if he was injured in the process. "And by the way" Kitty said, looking at Ryder. "I think I love you too." They smiled at each other and went in for another kiss, a simple brush of the others lips. And there were many more to come.