Red Is Your Color

CHAPTER 16: Big Sis Duties

I was currently in a tiny argument with both my girls so who do I resort to? That's right!

Reagan.

It worked out perfectly because she'd texted me this afternoon telling me she needed some big sister advice. Now I'm at her house ringing the doorbell. Ryder swings the door open looking a little confused, "Caramel? I mean you always welcome but..."

"She's not here for you dumbass she's here for me," Reagan pushes past us grabbing my wrist and dragging me with her I smile at an amused looking Ryder, "Sorry Ry Ry."

"Tell me everything," I say as soon as reagan closes her room door her and I poop down on her bed. 

"Okay so...Benson kinda sort of asked me to be his girlfriend-" I interrupt her with a squeal and a couple oh my gods before telling her to continue. She giggles, "I know right! But um...I maybe sort of got too excited and scared and ran away..." she holds her face in her hands, "I'm so embarrassing."

I frown wrapping my arms around her, "oh no honey, it's okay to be scared. I remember how scared I was when I got my first boyfriend."

This seems to perk her up, "can you tell me the story so I can feel better?" I sigh exaggeratedly with a smile, "I was in the eighth grade when a guy named Kaden Duvet asked me to the eighth grade formal. 

I obviously said yes because at the moment I thought he was adorable, then at the dance...he asked me to be his girlfriend...and I threw up in a trash can." Reagan looks at me then bursts into a fit of giggles. I jokingly throw a pillow at her, "it wasn't very funny at that moment!" 

"That's worse than me!" She rolls over laughing and I roll my eyes with a smile, "but how did you fix it?" She asks.

"Well," I start, "I talked to my best friend Lane and she told me to walk up to him with my head held high, confident as ever, and say, "oh yea, we're dating now by the way, so when's our next date?" 

"And it worked?"

"Like a charm, only, we broke up a month later and the next year he realized he was gay so..." I laugh remembering, at least it's not awkward seeing we're great friends now. He never lets me off the hook for the trashcan puke though.

"Okay, good to know," she thinks and then hugs me again, "have I told you your literally the sister I've always wanted?" I smile, "same goes for you R-girl."

...

Reagan and I hang out a little bit longer, building up her confidence, and then we agree it's time to drive her to his house.

"Now where are you two pretty girls off to?" I hear Ryders voice making us both freeze. She looks at me panicked. 'I've got you, head to the car'. She nods and complies.

I turn to face a now standing Ryder with my signature smile and walk up to him grabbing both his bands. He tenses up at first before relaxing, "so Ry Ry, remember that little benson kid?" 

He narrows his eyes at me. I continue anyways, "well he asked your sister a very important question! And she made a little bitty whoopsie so now we're gonna go fix it!" I clap batting my eyes at him.

"So your telling me that little twerp asked my sister to be his girlfriend, she said something wrong, but now your going to go win him back for her!?"

I tilt my head, "maybeee, you can come of you want, we could go do something after, just you and me like ice cream or some other fun thing that exists in this town." 

I sighs, "I know your bribing me, but it's working...so fine."

I jump hugging him, "yay! Let's go!" I grab his hand leading him out. 

The whole car ride there Ryder gives Reagan a talk about what's okay and what's not, making all of us extremely uncomfortable until we finally get there.

"Okay any last words for me Carebear?" She stand infront of me worried. I straighten her posture, "confidence is key, and he wanted you first so you have the upper hand, own it woman." She giggles nodding and turning to go knock on his door. 

I make Ryder pull the car forward but enough that I can still watch. I see them talking and then a hug and they both go inside. Perfect.

"I should really be mad you just set up my little sister..." Ryder starts.

I finish for him, "but your not because I'm just too cute to be mad at. He runs a hand through his hair, "your not wrong Caramel. That makes me blush.

"So where to?" He asks.

"That's up to you!" I grin. 

We decide on ice cream and then the park. I run over to the swings the second I spot them and sit there to eat my ice cream, Ryder looks at me amused before joining. 

We talk for a long time, even after finishing our ice cream. It's like we have never ending amounts of stuff to talk about. That's when I feel it, one drop, two, five, ten. And then it's pouring, I jump up squealing excitedly, "Holy storm!" I yell over the rain, "let's book it for the ledge by the bathrooms!" He yells back and I nod then we both run for it to the place, I really need to start working out more. 

We both leaning back and against the wall and sit down next to eachother laughing. "That was exciting," I giggle. That's when I notice our proximity, I mean arm to arm hip to hip proximity. I make the deathly mistake of looking up at him sideways because it makes him look back down at me. Then my gaze lingers from his eyes to his lips. 

His hand softly comes up to hold my jaw. I watch his careful entrancing brown eyes study me closely as if one wrong move and everything will come down crashing. As if we're both deciding if we'll let lust take over for an eternity of that slight awkwardness between us. 

Eyes. Lips.