not going to stick around here and talk about this with everyone and I am sure by the bruising on both of you… and what I have heard, that you both can’t stay in the same room with each other.” Kelsey said as she stared at the blood encrusted scrapes on Ryder’s face and black eye. “I don’t want to talk about it right now…” Kelsey admitted. “I’m going home.”
“Nobody’s home. You can’t stay there by yourself and it’s getting late. Why don’t you just stay tonight…?” Ryder told her. “We are going riding in the morning and then we are going home once everyone’s ready.”
“Dinner’s ready!” Maggie called from the kitchen; she had taken it upon herself and her boyfriend, Jeremy, to cook the meals.
“Come on.” Ryder said standing up. “Hannah?”
“I’m starving. Come on, Kels.” Hannah said slyly. She knew her friend wouldn’t fight much.
“Fine, ” Kelsey groaned dropping her bag to the floor and walked into the other room.
Chapter 18
“So you two are …” Maggie asked what everyone was thinking.
Parker looked up at Maggie hoping for a good answer. “No.” Kelsey said dryly.
“Oh.” Maggie replied.
“Sit by me.” Ryder said.
Kelsey rolled her eyes and turned her head. Parker looked toward her with a soft smile, hoping she would sit near him. Instead, Kelsey took her plate, walked over, and squished between Colt and Will, settling her plate down in front of her and began to stuff her mouth.
Kelsey was mad at her brother, but she was shy and nervous about Parker. Parker groaned, slammed his chair back as he stood up, and pushed away from the table. He stomped out of the room. “Poor PJ,” Maggie cooed as she finally sat down beside Jeremy.
Everyone tried to talk but there was an awkward aura around the room and nothing ever seemed to be an okay subject to approach. When dinner finally was finished Kelsey stood and set her plate in the suds of the sink. Submerging her hands she began to scrub at the pieces inside.
“You don’t have to do that.” Someone said behind her “but I appreciate the help.”
“You’re welcome; the meal was wonderful, thanks Jeremy.” Kelsey smiled.
Everyone had cleared out of the kitchen. Most had been scare d off by the threat of cleaning, even Ryder had disappeared hoping to convince Hannah not to drive his sister anywhere.
“Well your welcome. You mind if I help?” Jeremy asked. Maggie had been putting away the leftovers and gathering the plates from those who had ate around the house.
“Sure.” Kelsey shrugged.
“So… you know I am going to want to talk about Ryder and Parker…” Jeremy began.
“Yeah, I figured someone would be the designated calm Kelsey down guy…” Kelsey said looking back at the big guy.
Jeremy was quite a big guy. He was one of the biggest guys on the football team. Maggie had done a good job when she caught him. Jeremy was a hundred percent pure muscle. He was massive compared to Kelsey’s small size and she knew why they had picked him. “And you’re the guy because well… it’s obvious I can’t kill the messenger.”
“Well that and I know how to talk to girls. I’ve been dating Maggie for four years now…” Jeremy admitted. “She will be in here in a few to talk with you too…”
“Of course,” Kelsey groaned. “So go on. Tell me what they told you I ‘need’ to talk about.”
“Well we both know, a girl will only pick what she wants to pick, you’re not going to do what I say just because I’m all brawn.” Jeremy smiled.
Kelsey rolled her eyes and handed Jeremy another plate.
“Parker’s a great guy. Yes he’s a player, he’s had his go around of the girls but I don’t even think he’s had one girl in the last month…”
“So…” Kelsey groaned. “I’m not interested. I’ve only been here for three weeks and …” She butted in. The time had flown by. Kelsey looked back at it and shook her head.
“Nobody’s home. You can’t stay there by yourself and it’s getting late. Why don’t you just stay tonight…?” Ryder told her. “We are going riding in the morning and then we are going home once everyone’s ready.”
“Dinner’s ready!” Maggie called from the kitchen; she had taken it upon herself and her boyfriend, Jeremy, to cook the meals.
“Come on.” Ryder said standing up. “Hannah?”
“I’m starving. Come on, Kels.” Hannah said slyly. She knew her friend wouldn’t fight much.
“Fine, ” Kelsey groaned dropping her bag to the floor and walked into the other room.
Chapter 18
“So you two are …” Maggie asked what everyone was thinking.
Parker looked up at Maggie hoping for a good answer. “No.” Kelsey said dryly.
“Oh.” Maggie replied.
“Sit by me.” Ryder said.
Kelsey rolled her eyes and turned her head. Parker looked toward her with a soft smile, hoping she would sit near him. Instead, Kelsey took her plate, walked over, and squished between Colt and Will, settling her plate down in front of her and began to stuff her mouth.
Kelsey was mad at her brother, but she was shy and nervous about Parker. Parker groaned, slammed his chair back as he stood up, and pushed away from the table. He stomped out of the room. “Poor PJ,” Maggie cooed as she finally sat down beside Jeremy.
Everyone tried to talk but there was an awkward aura around the room and nothing ever seemed to be an okay subject to approach. When dinner finally was finished Kelsey stood and set her plate in the suds of the sink. Submerging her hands she began to scrub at the pieces inside.
“You don’t have to do that.” Someone said behind her “but I appreciate the help.”
“You’re welcome; the meal was wonderful, thanks Jeremy.” Kelsey smiled.
Everyone had cleared out of the kitchen. Most had been scare d off by the threat of cleaning, even Ryder had disappeared hoping to convince Hannah not to drive his sister anywhere.
“Well your welcome. You mind if I help?” Jeremy asked. Maggie had been putting away the leftovers and gathering the plates from those who had ate around the house.
“Sure.” Kelsey shrugged.
“So… you know I am going to want to talk about Ryder and Parker…” Jeremy began.
“Yeah, I figured someone would be the designated calm Kelsey down guy…” Kelsey said looking back at the big guy.
Jeremy was quite a big guy. He was one of the biggest guys on the football team. Maggie had done a good job when she caught him. Jeremy was a hundred percent pure muscle. He was massive compared to Kelsey’s small size and she knew why they had picked him. “And you’re the guy because well… it’s obvious I can’t kill the messenger.”
“Well that and I know how to talk to girls. I’ve been dating Maggie for four years now…” Jeremy admitted. “She will be in here in a few to talk with you too…”
“Of course,” Kelsey groaned. “So go on. Tell me what they told you I ‘need’ to talk about.”
“Well we both know, a girl will only pick what she wants to pick, you’re not going to do what I say just because I’m all brawn.” Jeremy smiled.
Kelsey rolled her eyes and handed Jeremy another plate.
“Parker’s a great guy. Yes he’s a player, he’s had his go around of the girls but I don’t even think he’s had one girl in the last month…”
“So…” Kelsey groaned. “I’m not interested. I’ve only been here for three weeks and …” She butted in. The time had flown by. Kelsey looked back at it and shook her head.
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