Love Me Tender, chapter 5
"You don't...have to leave. You're not a burden." Ryan sighed. "I don't know why, but sometimes I come off as cold and bitter, but I'm not. I don't know why I am that way, but thats just the way I am. I'm sorry if I made you think I was angry."
I stared at him, speechless. I shook my head slightly and let him pull me closer to him. Just as I was reaching the bed, I tripped. I was falling and he caught me faster than you could blink your eyes. He lowered me onto the bed, and I pulled my feet up so my legs were on the bed.
"Good reflexes." Ryan laughed when I said this. Suddenly he paused.
"You know, I never got your name. Do you want to tell me, or would you *gasp* rather retain an air of mystery surrounding you?" I laughed at him.
"Seriously, whats your name?" Ryan said this with a straight face. I looked at him and answered simply.
"My name is Ashley. I'm 16." I spoke simply and he nodded while I spoke. When I finished, he stuck his hand out for me to shake. I shook his hand while he spoke.
"Well, its a pleasure to meet you, Miss Ashley." He smiled and so did I. Thats when I noticed what time it is.
"Oh my gosh it's 3 oclock in the morning! I'm so sorry!" Ryan stared at me.
"Um, so what?" I stared at him now. It was so late and he didn't even seem to care.
"But it's so late!" I wrung my hands while I spoke.
"Thats okay. You can sleep over. Hold on I'll get you some clothes."
I stared at him, speechless. I shook my head slightly and let him pull me closer to him. Just as I was reaching the bed, I tripped. I was falling and he caught me faster than you could blink your eyes. He lowered me onto the bed, and I pulled my feet up so my legs were on the bed.
"Good reflexes." Ryan laughed when I said this. Suddenly he paused.
"You know, I never got your name. Do you want to tell me, or would you *gasp* rather retain an air of mystery surrounding you?" I laughed at him.
"Seriously, whats your name?" Ryan said this with a straight face. I looked at him and answered simply.
"My name is Ashley. I'm 16." I spoke simply and he nodded while I spoke. When I finished, he stuck his hand out for me to shake. I shook his hand while he spoke.
"Well, its a pleasure to meet you, Miss Ashley." He smiled and so did I. Thats when I noticed what time it is.
"Oh my gosh it's 3 oclock in the morning! I'm so sorry!" Ryan stared at me.
"Um, so what?" I stared at him now. It was so late and he didn't even seem to care.
"But it's so late!" I wrung my hands while I spoke.
"Thats okay. You can sleep over. Hold on I'll get you some clothes."
