Shopping and repairing a friendship
Riley had seemed grateful that she had offered to drive, she wasn't really sure why he had a car when he seemed so nervous about actually getting in it and driving. He always appeared to be nervous, driving really slowly, too slowly for Cat who wanted to get where she was going as quickly as possible and with the smallest amount of hastle. It helped her that his car was really nice to drive, she couldn't help wishing it were a convertable though, even if it wasn't the weather to have the top down.
The whole drive had been rather quiet, she didn't really know what to say to him so for the most she kept her eyes on the road, pretending she needed to concentrate on driving and he looked out of the window at the darkening countyside. She was hoping it would get better once they were in the supermarket. There would be lots of people around then and they could just talk about the food they were buying
She pulled into a space near the enterance and turned off the engine. She shot him a rather shy look before fumbling with the seatbelt and getting out of the car. Cat locked the door and held out the keys towards him, her eyes glanced over towards the door of the brightly lit supermarket.
'Ummm do u need a trolly?' Stupid, stupid, stupid! Where did that come from? Couldn't she think of something more origonal to say? Perhaps she should just keep her mouth shut from now on before she made herself look like a complete fool.
Cat: It feels like my world is slipping through my fingers and I don't know how to hold onto it
It had occured to him back in Iowa that she must think he was weird, he couldn't remember if he's mentioned about the fact the Initiative said he died in a car crash or not. And it wasn't that he had any bad experiences in driving, but if the Initiative thought that was something that was possible, and everyone, most importantly his parents, believed that he was such a terrible driver as to collied into an oncoming bus, well then he hardly cared to tempt fate and see if they were right about him. Killing himself in a horrendous accident was one thing, he could deal with that, the thought of killing omeone else because of his inability to drive, that was a totally different and more frightful thing.
Sure he was still a little uneasy in the car, but he drived perfectly fine, perhapes appearing a little tense and long drives tended to give him sore mucles, but only in the city and busy roads, in Iowa he actually enjoyed driving, the long stretches of nothing but beautiful green fields on either sides of you.. it was so calming. Riley already missed it, he didn't really think about his home, but that didn't mean there wasn't a part of him longing to go back. He probably should go visit his parents, or at least call them, just to apologize for the way he had acted towards them. He knew they didn't intentionally try and get Catherine to hate him, but it just felt as if being his parents they shouldn't have made him do something that would upset her so much, even if the doctors had told him not to tell her about the baby's death as well.
There was a feel of foreboding as they entered the car park, Riley always felt like a lost sheep when he went into shops, he'd be delighted when he figures out he could order the things he needs online and they'd bring it to him. Though if it meant that he was able to spend time with Catherine, then he didn't mind as much to actually go to the shops, it was still intimidating, but not as frightening since he knew she'd be able to help him.
Climbing out of the car once Catherine parked it, Riley shifted about a little nervously, letting his eyes wonder over the frontal perimeter of the popular center. So many cars.. the place wasn't packed since it was later in the day, but there was still many people around.
'Ummm do you need a trolly?' With a rather blank stare Riley turned his attention towards Catherine, but before he asked what a trolly was exactly, he glanced about quickly, his eyes searching for any clues that can help him.
"Uh.." Looking back at Catherine, he smiled a little uneasily as he stepped towards her to take the car keys, he found it odd how she kept giving them to him when she was just going to drive him back later anyway, she did it up in Iowa. It was a really nice thing to do when you think about it, but he had been hoping since Washington that they'd share the car like everything else in his life, and it felt wrong that she keep giving him the keys as if he had more right to hold them then her. Only now she didn't want him or anything he owned, at least she was being friendly, he liked that, he had been so terrified that she didn't want him around that part of him was slacking with unpacking, half considering about moving up to Iowa so he was out of her way.
"Their those cart things right? ..That everyone pushes around with them?" Everything Riley has ever brought has always been with bags, boxes plastic wrappings or nothing at all. Then again, anything he got was always too big or too small for a trolly, besides, he rarely even went near stores that would have any sort of use for a trolly. But he has seen people push carts around when he and Zack would come up here with the girls, Riley missed Zack, he was a mutant with illusionary powers, always dressed and talked like a cowboy, it was a lot of fun around him. The two older boys always joked about, sure Connor was alright, but he was always so down about something, Zack was a power house of positive emotions, the blonde mutant was able to say something and you could count every other sentance would cause a giggle and chuckle from at least one other person.
Catherine met Zack, Riley had been talking with him while leading her to her room, before Catherine and Sean had been sucked into the other world with Dawn. One moment Riley was happy with friends, now he seemed so empty and alone, Riley wished he hadn't left the school, he was the type of friend that Riley needed, someone who found cheering up other people so easy to do. Who did Riley have to talk with now? A Merman? A fairy? A 14th century Knight!? Connor was basically the only human guy Riley was friends with inside the school, and it made everything so difficult for his social life.
"I guess I might as well get one.." It made sense really, how was he going to get all the items he needed and hold onto all of them? Trolly's were a smart idea, he grinned slightly pleased with his correct assumption, following Catherine over towards the entrance as he spoke.
The food court wasn't too far from the entrance so Riley could smell all the foods, and as usual he instantly glanced over towards the chocolate and candy store near the entrance, it was run by an chinese woman who knew Riley very well from the fact the girls used to come here every week end and Riley would usually get a stuck of sweets and sit on a table in the food court while the girls went around shopping.
"You said you had something you wanted to do, did you want to get it before or after we buy my food and stuff?" He felt hungry when he mentioned food, he didn't have much to eat at all today, just a sandwich before heading to the stables with Heath. "Are you hungry?" He tried to make it sound like a casual question, after all if she wasn't he was buying food he could cook something, or swing by the kitchen to pick up something. But there was a hint of a hopeful tone on his voice, he liked the idea of eating out with her, it made a simple outing seem more intimate then it really was.
I wake up cold and afraid, then reach out for the warmth
of your body.. only to remember you left and that I’m alone..
Re: Shopping and repairing a friendship
her eyes moved around the car park, looking at one car and then another, for some reason she was thinking about the Hummer they'd stolen from the Initiative. She knew it had been given to Dave and she hadn't been too happy about the idea. If it should be anyones car it should have been hers. There was the feel of Riley's fingers on her hand as he pulled the keys free from her grip. She blushed a little, the simple touch making her insides go squiggly. Perhaps she should just tell him how she felt, but she just couldn't bring herself to, not when she wasn't sure what he'd reply. There was the little spark of hope that he'd say yes.
"Uh.." He didn't seem very sure of what they were doing.. it took her a few mintues to realise that he might not have been shopping in a long time. She was sure the Initiative didn't let them out to run around all over the place. "Their those cart things right? ..That everyone pushes around with them?" He could be so cute sometimes, he had an almost lost expression upon his face as he looked around him. It made her want to throw her arms around him and hug him. There was a pang that ran though her, it was her fault that she couldn't just walk upto him and do just that.
"I guess I might as well get one.." The pair of them started wandering over towards the enterance to the food court. It looked quite busy, full of people of all ages who'd come out to do their shopping. Cat realised it had been some time since she'd done something so simple as go shopping, not since she'd been with Nina and Brad had she done anything like this. She looked over at Riley and gave him a smile, looking away almost instantly blushing slightly. She was being so stupid, she was eighteen and she was acting like some fourteen year old girl with a crush.
"You said you had something you wanted to do, did you want to get it before or after we buy my food and stuff?" She'd been lying before, she had nothing she really wanted to get, it had just been a lamo reason why perhaps she could get to spend a little more time with him.
'Oh Ummm I'll get my stuff just before we go back.' Maybe by then she could have thought up something she needed to buy. She runned her hands nervously over her hips and glanced sideways and across at Riley.
"Are you hungry?" She wasn't sure if she'd just detected a note in his voice that said he'd really like to get something to eat with her in a more than hopeful manner. She turned a slightly darker shade of red at the idea. It was a thought she could pull out of her memory tonight and mull over as she lay thinking about Riley.
'Uh yea I guess I am a bit hungry' She was avoiding looking at him for the moment, looking down at the tips of her trainers instead. 'We could go grab something from where I work if you want? It's only at Starbucks but they do really nice hot chocolate and cakes.' There was a little pause where she wondered if maybe she'd been a bit pushy in her choice of where they ate. 'I.. I get a staff discount thats all.' Maybe he wanted some food that was more sustainable than cake.
Cat: It feels like my world is slipping through my fingers and I don't know how to hold onto it
Re: Shopping and repairing a friendship'Uh yea I guess I am a bit hungry' She wasn't looking at him so Riley didn't even attempt to hide the grin that lit up brightly on his face, though he did struggle to subdue it to a smaller smile when she coninued speaking, 'We could go grab something from where I work if you want? It's only at Starbucks but they do really nice hot chocolate and cakes.' Chocolates? Riley may be hungry but he could be qute satisfied with a chocolate cake or any other sort of sweet being the thing that fills him up! He was really lucky that the drugs from the implant in his heart devoured all the excess fat he consumed, since he would find it difficult to keep his perfect form while shoveling down the large amounts of unhealthy foods he was discovering now he was outside the health restrictions of the Initiative.
'I.. I get a staff discount thats all.' She sounded unsure of herself now, maybe because he hadn't said anything, she wasn't really looking at him so she wouldn't have noticed his eager expression then.
"Sounds great! ...Can I have a marshmellow in the hot chocolate?" Some places didn't have marshmellows and Riley found he enjoyed the sweet drink more with the added sugary numminess brought on by the additional touch of the marshmellow. His rusty red t-shirt shirt stood out against most of the others who wore something with sleeves or a jumper, the fact he towered over most of them only helped him stick out more. The golden chain from Catherine was seen about the collar of his shirt, his well shaped right arm possessed a silver watch around his wrist. The black belt that wrapped about the waist of his jeans had his silver mobile clipped onto it, the phone on his right side yet more to the back of his body so it didn't get in the way.
While Riley followed Catherine to her work there was a happy look to him, almost like New Years day, before Catherine got shot, as if he could sense things starting to fall back into place, the only difference was he couldn't hold her this time, and that did dampen his mood a little, just not enough to take away his smile.
When they entered her work place Riley lingered behind her, he didn't know what he wanted, he never really came into places like this, places that had many choices on similar things, he was going to be completely out of his league inside a super market, it's a good thing Catherine offered to join him. Riley looked over most of the things and then stared at Catherine, she didn't look at all confused, people always seemed to have this thinking look about them when they had choices to make, but if it wasn't related to a mission of some kind Riley tended to blank out and panic.
Inching closer behind Catherine Riley gently tapped her once with his index finger on his right hand, letting his finger remain there while he whispered to her, not realizing he wouldn't need to really get her attention like that since she would have already noticed his close proximity.
"Uh.. can.. can you choose something for me to eat?" He kept his voice low, he hasn't tried even half of the things they have on offer and most of the cakes he has ever eaten were home made. Catherine would know what was nice, especially since she worked here, Riley didn't want to stand around for an hour trying to make up his mind and be panicking that he's going to make the wrong choice, in his life, making the wrong choice usually lead to something dreadful happening.
I wake up cold and afraid, then reach out for the warmth
of your body.. only to remember you left and that I’m alone..
Re: Shopping and repairing a friendship
The Starbucks wasn't that busy when they entered it, but then Cat usually worked on Saturdays and then it was really manic in there as all the weekend shoppers rushed around and then decided to go for a relaxing drink. Either that or people wanted coffee to go so they could continue on with their shopping. Cat always seemed to find herself rushed off her feet, usually cleaning tables or making coffee, she had a small sore patch on her hand where she'd scolded herself the week before with the espresso maker.
She looked around her at the comfortable dark blue sofa's and arm chairs that were in the room. There were some wooden tables that had been set up outside the cafe, they had large blue parasols which were put out even though the whole mall had a cover over it. At the back of the shop were some more dark wooden tables and wooden chairs while where the small low tables were the sofa's and easy chairs were. A long one wall was the counter, with all sorts of nice cakes and other fatty things displayed behind glass. They had nice neat little price tags on. Behind the counter there was a large board that stretched over the back wall that stated the prices of the coffee and tea.
Catherine felt Riley tap her on the shoulder, he seemed awfully close to her, so close in fact that he was inside her personal space, not that she minded at all. She swivelled her head around a little so she could look at Riley.
"Uh.. can.. can you choose something for me to eat?" He didn't sound very comfortable being in here, she gave him a quick smile trying to reassure him that infact everything was alright. She opened her mouth to reply to him but before she had chance someone called out her name. A rather overly geeky looking boy was smiling at her, his teeth seemed to stick out all over the place as if they were desperately trying to forge their way out of his mouth. He was rather wirery with black messy hair and more than his fair share of spots which covered his lower face. He looked rather overly glad to see her his cheeks rather red, but his expression dropped a little when he caught sight of Riley who was standing very close to her, he looked suddenly flustered. The coffee cup that he was holding suddenly slipped from his fingers and smashed onto the floor. He looked mortified and pounced down behind the counter to clear it up as several customers looked around to see what the noise was.
A girl who was at the other end of the cafe wiping down tables and loading used cups into a tray which as already over loaded looked around and gave Cat a quick smile. She easily picked up the tray and made her way over towards Cat.
'Hi... blimey has Shamus dropped another cup?' She winked at Cat, her dark eyes sparkling in her Mediterranean face. Shamus reappeared from behind the counter and mumbled something under his breath before his vanished out into the back of the store with the pieces of the cup in his hands. 'You seem to have that affect on him.' She laughed as Cat blushed slightly, not looking at Riley. The girl looked meaningfully at Cat for a moment and then over at Riley but Cat seemed not to get the hint, the girl sighed, shifting the tray about so she was balancing it on one hand so she could hold her palm out towards Riley so she could shake hands with him.
'Hi, my names Lara.. you must be.. Riley?' It was Cat's turn to look slightly mortified at the ease with which Lara guessed who he was. He'd know she'd been talking about him now. She sneaked a little look at him to see his reaction.
Cat: It feels like my world is slipping through my fingers and I don't know how to hold onto it
Re: Shopping and repairing a friendship
If Riley only had feathers... he'd have puffed up in a buddle of possessive dominance, how dare this boy look so pleased to see Catherine! It was an overly pleased look, no one but Riley was allowed to be this glade to see her!! What if she was dating him, what if that's why she wanted to come here, to see this guy? Riley just felt like grabbing Catherine by the arm and spinning her about and kissing her so passionately this boy and any other in the entire center was fully aware who this girl.. used to belong to.. There was a depressed little look at the thought, he didn't really have any right to be jealous, which some might think an absolute idiodic thing to be since Riley was by far better looking, but Angela had dated guys she thought weren't hundsome just because they were really nice.
The boy glanced at Riley and Riley stared rather stubbonly at the guy trying to keep as casual a look as possible, right now he wouldn't mind having Sean's powers, blow the compatition right away with a glare of his optic blast empowered eyes! There was a rather triumphant glint in Riley's eyes as a smile crept selfishly onto his lips for a moment as the guy dropped and shattered a cup on the ground, though then he felt bad for Catherine, what if she liked him? Riley would rather her still like him and be seeing someone else then hate him and be seeing soemone else, though his perfect option was for her to like him and be dating him!
'Hi... blimey has Shamus dropped another cup?' Shamus.. Riley locked the name away for future refurence, making sure to be able to put a face to that name if Catherine ever used it. Riley's eyes dropped over to the girl before studying the now retreating form of this 'Shamus' fellow. 'You seem to have that affect on him.' Oh does she now? Let's see how Shamus would deal having been through HALF of what Catherine has been through, he wouldn't know what to do with her body anyway! He'd not understand how amazing and perfect Catherine was, not that Riley had anything to work on, but she was so perfect for him that it was impossible to think there was anyone else that was better then Catherine.
'Hi, my names Lara.. you must be.. Riley?' Hey, Riley, that was him! How'd she know? There was a faint blush as he smiled rather shyly when he realized he must have been a topic of conversation, but he was curious to know what would have been said, was it something bad, was it good? ...Catherine wouldn't have said anything private to this girl right? Like how she had gotten mad at him because he wasn't experienced enough to please her properly, so what, that Shamus wasn't someone you'd think was a book of knowledge on the matter either!
"Yeah, I'm Riley.." There was a slight hesitation before he gently took her hand since it would be rude if he left her standing there with it stretched towards him, "..good evening Lara." Pulling his hand away he slid both of them into the back pockets of his jeans, he wanted to ask what was being talked about him, or at least hint towards the question, maybe she'd say 'only good things' or she'd say she knows all the horrible things he had caused to happen to Catherine..
He smiled a little nervously, he relly hoped it was only good things, but they didn't have a whole lot of great moments between them that wasn't involving them making love, so many terrible thigns seemed to always ruin things before they were able to focus on other aspects of their relationship.
I wake up cold and afraid, then reach out for the warmth
of your body.. only to remember you left and that I’m alone..
Re: Shopping and repairing a friendship"Yeah, I'm Riley.." Cat watched eagerly as Lara shook hands with Riley. The pretty girl gave him a smile, Cat wasn't worried however, Lara was already engaged to her boyfriend of six months. Cat couldn't help but think that perhaps she was rushing into getting married, she hadn't known the guy long at all. She looked over at Riley, but then she'd hardly known Riley at all before they'd started sleeping together and then she'd been having his baby. She wished she hadn't screwed things up with him, if not she'd still be here with him now and instead of by herself.
"..good evening Lara." She hoped he liked her friends. Her eyes moved back over to the counter as Shamus reappeared again from the back of the shop. He still looked red and flustered but he was no longer carrying the shattered pieces of the cup. He gave Cat a kind of muddled smile and gave Riley a worried stare as if he were wondering if this were Cat’s boyfriend.
‘Hi Shamus.’ There was a noise that came from Shamus that might have been a ‘hi.’ He looked so mortified but then he always seemed to make a fool of himself when Cat was around. He almost idolised her, she was in his eyes some goddess that he didn’t even have the nerve to talk to, where in reality she was far from that. ‘Ummmm, can we have two pieces of the chocolate cake please and a hot chocolate, err a medium one and umm.’ She swivelled around to look at Riley, pulling a note out of her pocket and handing it to Shamus who hesitantly took it from her. ‘What did you want to drink Riley?’ Shamus turned rather baleful eyes towards Riley, he’d heard the girls talking and he knew that Cat liked him. It didn’t seem fair, perhaps if he looked as handsome as that Cat would like him. It just didn’t seem fair that people who were really handsome got all the best looking girls. That guy was probably smart and funny and rich as well though.
Cat: It feels like my world is slipping through my fingers and I don't know how to hold onto it
Re: Shopping and repairing a friendship‘Hi Shamus.’ Riley glanced back over to the boy who had broken the cup, then distracted himself with wondering what all those different things must taste like that they had on offer. ‘Ummmm, can we have two pieces of the chocolate cake please and a hot chocolate, err a medium one and umm.’ Riley was going to say something, he felt bad that he had asked to come get something to eat and drink and she was the one paying for it. But he couldn't complain because she turned around and looked up at him to ask a question.
‘What did you want to drink Riley?’ Riley stared at her, he could actually feel his heart picking up, hadn't he already agreed to a hot chocolate when she suggested they come here, was there something wrong with the hot chocolate he wanted? Forrest tended to ask Riley the same question when he thought that Riley's previous answer was stupid, too country boy-ish or.. 'unmanly'.
".......water." After a long pause he just mumbled the only thing he ever orders, he didn't like how people looked at him, he'd be a horrible waiter right now since he'd panic too easily over all the strange names they'd give him. For all he knew a mud cake was some dirt pile concoction that was moulded into the shape of a cake! There was a rather dismal expression on his face and in his body language and he had taken a step away from Catherine rather awkwardly. He didn't know what they had or what was nice and he didn't like making choices in front of waiting people, especially if he had no clue on what he wanted. He didn't even want water, he always had water, he was tired of water, he wanted to drink different things that he previously wasn't able to in the Initiative.
"Wait, can I have something else? Is there somewhere I can wash my hands quickly?" They felt awfully sweaty now, he hoped she'd direct him somewhere to wash his hands without asking what other thing he wanted, that way she'd decide on something acceptable for him to have. He didn't know that a whole section of names were just coffee made in different ways, it looked like there was an endless amount of choices and it was overwhelming having to decide right on the spot which of those unknown drinks he wanted, what if they weren't even drinks?
I wake up cold and afraid, then reach out for the warmth
of your body.. only to remember you left and that I’m alone..
Re: Shopping and repairing a friendship".......water." She looked a little taken aback .... water? But they'd come to a place that specialised in coffe, tea and hot chocoalte, but then perhaps he'd changed his mind about wanting to come here and was too polite to say anything. She looked akwardly at the floor for a moment then over at Lara who was standing slightly back from Riley. A flush suddenly appeared on her face as she saw was Lara was doing. She was making kissing faces behind Riley and silently laughing at the expression on Cat's face. Noticing the fact that Cat was going a redder colour she gave a chuckle and wandered off to put her full tray of things in the back.
"Wait, can I have something else? Is there somewhere I can wash my hands quickly?" There wasn't a toilet in the place but there were some in the mall, off to the left of the coffee house. It seemed odd that he wanted to wash his hands but she shrugged it off. Shamus was wavering around, holding the money in his hand and looking expectantly at Riley.
'Errr I think there are some toilets that way.' She indicated off in the direction of the rest rooms. 'Did you just want a hot chocolate or something?' She asked before he had chance to dash off, she needed to know what he wanted to drink so she could order it for him. Her face looked up at him a small smile on her face, he looked almost worried. He'd never really explained the fact that he had a problem choosing things.
Cat: It feels like my world is slipping through my fingers and I don't know how to hold onto it
Re: Shopping and repairing a friendship'Errr I think there are some toilets that way.' Riley glanced over his shoulder and stared over in the direction of the entrance to the Starbucks for a moment before looking back at her, his body already turning to leave. 'Did you just want a hot chocolate or something?' He paused at her question, she was smiling, how does she handle herself so well? Well she worked here, but he noticed she seemed to so easily make her own choices, Riley didn't even need to when he moved out of the Initiative when he was eighteen, Clare was always choosing things for him, it made the transition into real life easy for Riley, he didn't need to actually be involved in anyway when it came to choices.
"Yes please, that sounds nice," He had already asked for one though, with a marshmellow, maybe that was the problem, Forrest made fun of Riley when they went out for a drink and Riley had that floating bubble of throthy something drifting on the surface of his drink. It was rather humoress really, all three of them had stared at the waitress rather blankly when they asked what some nice drinks were, the only name they recognised was the hot chocolates and 'Coffee'. But when Forrest asked for a Coffee she started asking what kind of coffee, blurting out all sorts of odd names so in the end he just settled for a bottle of water. It was well over a year and a half ago and Riley hasn't improved at all, it was really destroying his self confidence.
But that's going to change once he stops avoiding these sorts of confrentations and starts trying to learn how to handle those situations better. Riley offered Catherine a rather nervous little smile before he moved off towards where she pointed out the location of the toilets.
Public toilets weren't always the cleanest, especially the male ones, Riley wasn't sure he even wanted to step inside, there had been three boys in there just before and they had been mucking about, resulting in more of a mess then usual. Riley turned around and almost bumped into the older man who had been called to clean up the mess after the boys had been caught when one of the staff walked in on them.
"Sorry," The short man glanced up at Riley as he moved around the cleaner and decided just to head back to Catherine.
I wake up cold and afraid, then reach out for the warmth
of your body.. only to remember you left and that I’m alone..
Re: Shopping and repairing a friendship
By the time Riley returned again to the Starbucks Cat had ordered him a hot chocolate and was sitting impatiently on one of the sofa's waiting for him to arrive. She hadn't started her chocolate cake which was resting on a small plate that was lying on the table next Riley's large mug and cake. In her right hand she was holding her mug of hot chocolate while the left held a spoon that was stirring the hot brew around the cup. Her brown eyes watched the froth as it span around and around inside the cup. She looked almost as if she was transfixed upon it though she was merely lost in thought. Shamus was discreetly watching her from the other side of the counter while he cleaned the inside of the coffee maker. When Riley walked back through the doors he looked back away however and busied himself once again in his work. His body language telling Riley he was being submissive to the larger man.
Catherine looked up and smiled at Riley for a second before she took a small sip of her hot drink and let her eyes fall back down to the cup. Every thing felt so horribly awkward at the moment between them … she wondered if things would stay like this or if they’d be able to make up properly. She wasn’t used to being this distant with him yet sitting right next to him at the same time.
‘I got you marshmallows as well …. You said you liked them before didn’t you?’ She glanced down at his mug of hot chocolate, she’d asked Shamus to leave the marshmallows on the side of the plate that had his cake on it in case she’d been wrong about him wanting them. She wished this was a date that they were on and that it wasn’t just a case of them going shopping for supplies for his new room. Her eyes searched his face a little anxiously as if worried he’d somehow be displeased with her for taking a liberty.
‘Umm did you have anything in mind that you wanted to buy?’ She put her hot chocolate down again and turned to face him with another small smile on her lips. Shamus shot her a jealous look from the other side of the room, he blushed suddenly as she looked at him and pretended to adjust his name badge as he slunk out to the back of the café to fetch some more cups.
Cat: It feels like my world is slipping through my fingers and I don't know how to hold onto it
Upon entering the starbucks once more, Riley focused on searching for Catherine, wasn't hard to spot her though so he cast a quick look over towards the other boy but he had already started occupying himself with other things. Since Shamus wasn't posing any sort of threat at taking Catherine's attention away, Riley quickly pushed him out of his thoughts and offered Catherine a smile in return for the one she had just given him as he approached her.
While Catherine took a sip of her drink Riley took a seat and then allowed himself to glance around the store once again, plotting the layout of the area and any and all possible escape routes. He only realized he was doing this when he was calculating the distance between here and the entrane to the shop, and at the realization he instantly stopped. He was on a shopping trip with Catherine, to their knowledge the Initiative was destroyed, there was no need to act as if he was a fugative on the run.
‘I got you marshmallows as well …. You said you liked them before didn’t you?’ Really? He glanced down at the mug, but was a little surprised to see it sitting beside the cake, did she expect him to eat it instead of putting it inside the drink? It didn't look like the most appitising thing to put in his mouth, he'd never had one on its own before and it just didn't seem like something you eat on its own.
‘Umm did you have anything in mind that you wanted to buy?’ Riley was busy examining the marshmellow he had picked up and was now holding in his fingers, he wanted to slip it into the cup, but what if she reacted the same way Forrest had? ..That'd be very humiliating, especially in front of Shamus, Riley glanced up to notice the boy had disappeared out back before casting Catherine a side glance.
"No.. they just said I need to stock my room since the chances of me eating before my morning classes are slim and Dr McCoy was worried that I wasn't eating properly and told Jean and so Mrs Summers said I had to get my kitchen sorted out as soon as possible." If anyone actually paid any attention to some of the things Riley did, they would realize it was more likely he was doing it because someone asked, suggested or insisted he do it.
"But Angela gave me a list when I dropped Katie off with her," Standing up, he reached into his back pocket of his jeans and pulled out a crimpled sheet of paper, unfolding it slightly as best he could with one hand and passing it to Catherine as he sat back down. While Catherine seemed busy with the paper Riley slipped his marshmellow into the hot mug and lifted it up off the table, sitting a little straighter and basically stopping Catherine from actually seeing it.
Angela just had suggestions, 'two drinks' and beside it she had written 'Do NOT buy water!!' and underlined it thoroughly. Then she had said he needs a small meal for every day, or if he get's something like a chicken then he can have that over two days. She had things like bread, milk, suger, pepper, and other really small, common everyday things that he'd need to have laying around his kitchen for when he keeps, including spices and such. Angela was basically stating simple facts that most people would think are obvious, but when she had talked with Riley about his shopping trip she had realized he had little clue on what he was doing. She would have come with him only their relationship was still a little distant and rocky, and he looked very awkward while they talked. She also stated Riley needed special puppy dog food and a collar and some other special things that he needs for Katie.
Placing the edge of his mug by his lips, Riley look a little sip, his eyes staring intently at Catherine's arm, slowly dropping to her thigh before sliding off towards the table. No point in torturing himself with thinking of things he can't have, if he thinks about her body then he was only just going to hurt himself and maybe if Catherine sees him looking she'll get mad.. and that would be the end of what little was left of their once passionate relationship.
"This is nice." He stated rather simply, but had a sort of happy, slightly excited little smile on his lips, he didn't just mean the coffee, but everything in general.. well.. mainly sitting here with Catherine, but that made everything else seem really wonderful! "Do you work Friday or Saterday? Maybe I can stop by here on our way to Forrest and Graham's penthouse, for the Sunday game, they like drinking out, but many of the Servitors make it very difficult for us so we tend to avoid it.." He didn't even know the name of waiters and waitress's really, so he tended to call them by the old universal name which wasn't used really at all in the English language.
How am I going to be strong without you? I need you by my side..
Re: Shopping and repairing a friendship"No.. they just said I need to stock my room since the chances of me eating before my morning classes are slim and Dr McCoy was worried that I wasn't eating properly and told Jean and so Mrs Summers said I had to get my kitchen sorted out as soon as possible." It was her fault that she wasn't there to supervise what he ate. She could have made sure he went down for breakfast if they were still together, but it was because of her and her stupid big mouth that they weren't. She didn't meet his eye when she looked at him, her gaze instead looking at his lips and then falling back down again to the drink again which was nestled snugly in her hands. Forcing herself to nod in response to what he'd just told her she took a small sip of her drink and looked away out of the front of the store at the passers bye.
A woman in a long grey coat was tugging her child along by one hand, an irritated look on her face as she breated the small boy for something he must have done. There was a little pang that ran through her and a sudden small sense of loss. She should have still had a small bundle of life forming inside her body but she didn't. There was a feeling of emptiness inside her for a moment but she focused her attention back on Riley and willed the sensation away. It wasn't too bad for Cat since she'd never really wanted the child she was carry unlike the one Martha had been. That way even though the news of her infants death was shocking and upsetting it hadn't hit her at the level that Martha had experienced.
"But Angela gave me a list when I dropped Katie off with her," Streatching out a hand she took the proffered bit of paper and cast her eyes over the list of ingredients. A couple of names of more exotic items on the list stumped her. She didn't say as much though, just gave him a small smile and passed the paper back to him again. She blushed slightly at his fingers grazed over hers lightly, confused she looked away again.
"This is nice." She was glad he hadn't seemed to have noticed her embaressment of a moment ago, either that or he was politley ignoring it. "Do you work Friday or Saterday? Maybe I can stop by here on our way to Forrest and Graham's penthouse, for the Sunday game, they like drinking out, but many of the Servitors make it very difficult for us so we tend to avoid it.." He'd stop by here? Her heart did a little flip in her stomach at the idea. That might mean he'd come for a hot chocolate before the game this weekend ... or even the next weekend. Her face lit up a little at his words.
'Servitor's? Umm I work Friday from two till five and then all day saturday. On Sunday I work too ... till half four.' She trailed off a little at the end .... he didn't want to know she was working Sundays ... that wasn't want he'd asked her. Cat didn't want to make it seem she was too eagre to have him pop around, after all she didn't want to scare him away did she?
ooc: Sorry it's not too good ... I can't work out where the time goes anymore ... and I don't even feel like I've done anything today.
Cat: It feels like my world is slipping through my fingers and I don't know how to hold onto it
Re: Shopping and repairing a friendship
ooc: Yeah.. my life's getting busy as well at the moment, next two, three weeks are going to be busy.. damn social life distracting me! *Cross arms and sulks*
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'Servitor's? Umm I work Friday from two till five and then all day saturday. On Sunday I work too ... till half four.' By the way she said Servitors he figured she didn't know the meaning of it, he looked over towards the counter for a moment while he thought. So what were they called?
"The people that serve things.. um.. like Shamus." The way he used the name made it sound very off hand, his eyes watching her for a moment to see how she reacted, half expecting a bright smile from her flashed towards the other boy, "But that's great, I'll drop by this weekend before we leave." Taking a quick sip of his drink once he finished, Riley then stared down at the frothy top for a short moment before giving Catherine another hurried side glance and then looking away again.
Someday, somehow, he was going to try and fix things between them, he was going to try so hard to become a better and more self-reliant person just so she was impressed with how much he has developed. Why couldn't it be today? He just wanted to have everything back to normal, to how it once was, he wanted to be closer to her, he wanted to have his arms, hands, feet, legs anything brushing against her own just so they knew they always had each other.
Closing his eyes as he started to feel slightly dizzy, he placed down the drink and leaned back, stretching his arms in front of him to make it appear as if he was just relaxing. It hadn't helped the dizzy spell, and moving made him feel a little nausious, but it slowly started to pass like all the others that had plagued him for the past few weeks. He glanced over towards Catherine for a moment, he just figured it was because he wasn't eating, and his sleeping habits were hectic as well, but her arms would have made him feel much better, he had no doubt for that.
"I mean, if you don't mind, I wouldn't want to disturb you," Reaching eagerly for his plate with the cale, Riley then pulled it towards him as he leaned back again, slouching on the seat so that he could rest the plate lazily on his stomach. "I really appriciate you spending time with me," There was a slight pause before he added, "I mean.. you know, with the shopping and everything," He didn't want her to think he was overly joyful for the fact she was still talking to him, what if that made her get uncomfortable and she backed off a little?
How am I going to be strong without you? I need you by my side..
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