The Orphan

Chapter Thirty-Two.

Autumn-

I fell onto my bed and Ryder jumped backwards and landed beside me.

"Had fun?"

"I can barley move!" I huffed letting my stomach hang out.

Ryder laughed and turned over to face me.

"How would you like to go on a road trip?"

"What?"

"C'mon it's the ultimate cliché!"

"I'll think about it?" I raised my eyebrows, the reassurance came out like a question.

Well fuck.

He raised an eyebrow, "If you don't want to, we don't have to..." He reassured me with the slightest amount of disappointment.

No!

"It's not that I don't want to, its more they need me, Tori and Dylan put me in charge for a reason."

"Chase has it covered, and like you said they can take care of themselves anyway, plus it's only going to be for like three or four days."

I bit my lower lip contemplating.

Hmmm.

"Fine, but we come back before Tori and Dylan arrive and we do things my way!" I set out the rules.

"Fine by me." he smiled smugly.

"Good."

"Good."

"Fine."

"Fine"

I turned to glare up at him.

But I couldn't hold my irritated glare for long when I caught sight of his toothy grin.

Shaking my head I rolled over so my forehead was resting against his chest.

This was oddly a comfortable position for me.

****

The sound of my door creaking open woke me, it was a silent sound but it managed to wake me nonetheless.

I couldn't be bothered to see who opened my door so I rolled over and Ryder threw an arm over me sluggishly.

I could get used to this.

Do you ever get the feeling of someone staring at you, you can't see them but you literally feel their presence.

Well, I had the uncomfortable feeling of someone standing no more than ten centimeters away from me.

Immediately opening my eyes I squealed and jumped back squashing Ryder in the process at the eyes that were covering my vision.

I calmed down as I realized it was just Sam but seriously, no one, no one, should wake up that way.

Ryder woke at the sudden sixty kg's on top of him then began laughing his ass off. dick.

"Can I snuggle?" she asked In her sweet innocent voice.

I nodded, unsure whether I could speak due to my heart still thumping against my chest.

I helped Sam walk over me and she fell in between Ryder and I.

Pulling the covers over Sam I began tracing squiggly lines up and down her arm.

"Is it strange to think soon Tori and Dylan will have a child of their own?"

"I hope they know what they're in for." Ryder laughed.

I laughed along with him, "yeah, but they'll only be across the street, so we'll help them out, right?"