"You'll be alright," I comforted my little sister, rocking her gently. "Shush…"

Caddy had been sick all night, and I had been rocking her, trying to sway her into sleep. It was now noon, and no one in the Cooper household had gotten any sleep. After a friendly debate with Betty, I had convinced her to go stay with Jug last night, so at least she would get some peace and quiet. Alice and I had tried everything to comfort her, but Caddy wouldn't stop crying.

"You should get out of this house for a while," Alice said, walking into the lounge room carrying two slices of cake. Hmm, chocolate. Yummy.

"But Caddy…" I trailed off, glancing down at my little sister.

"I can look after her," Alice looked at me. "You've been rocking her all night and most of today. You need a break. The doctor's appointment isn't until tomorrow, anyway."

I took one last look at Caddy, then I stood up and handed her over gently to Alice. She had quieted done some in the last hour or so, but she still was crying steadily. I smiled at Alice as she settled in the rocking chair. Picking a piece of the cake off the plate, I sighed. I needed more chocolate. I knew just where to go.

A while later I was sitting in Pop's, sipping a chocolate milkshake as always. Thinking abot=ut Caddy, I rested my head in my folded arms on the table.

"Why so gloomy?"

Looking up, I saw the one person able to cheer me up. I gave him a small smile. "Sweet Pea."

We had been meeting every afternoon this past week at the diner, he never fails to make me feel better after our long chats.

He slipped into my booth opposite me and cocked his head, obviously waiting for my answer.

"It's Caddy," I sighed. "She's very sick, and there's nothing I can do, and It's killing me. I hate seeing, hearing her in pain." My voice broke into sob with the last few words.

Sweet Pea slid around the booth until his was right beside me and placed his hand on mine. I looked up a gave him a slight smile. It was so nice having a nice friend like him to lean on.

He reached up and gently wiped the tears from my eyes with his knuckle, his eyes looking into mine. Slowly he leaned forward, and before I realized what he was doing, he pressed his lips to mine. A door slammed.

Rearing back, I stared at him. "I'm sorry…" he trailed off, looking embarrassed.

I punched him squarely in the face - hard. He pressed his hand to his red-turning-purple cheek. "Don't ever do that again," I told him.

"I'm so sorry," he repeated himself. "I thought we were having a moment…"

"Yeah, well, clearly not." I glanced out the diner's window, the starting sound of a motorbike drawing my attention. Squinting my eyes, I looked closer at the figure climbing on the motorbike who looked familiar. When he turned the bike, I saw his face. And he looked angry and hurt.

"Ryder?" I whispered to myself.

Author's note: Hey! Sorry for the short chapter but I promise I will update soon. And don't worry, Caddy will be alright :). As always, please review/favourite/follow. :)

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P.S if you guys like The 100, there is a great fanfic by ' theniniaturist ' call the ' The Silence Between Us '. I suggest to check it out, it's really good! Set in S5, Bellarke, the lot.