kitty wilde

Kitty shook her head at his question, before pulling a face at his suggestion of sausage and syrup. “That sounds so gross.” She laughed. “Well the less takeouts you buy, the more money you’ll have and then you’ll be able to afford more plane tickets.” Kitty teased, quirking an eyebrow at him. Of course she didn’t expect him to fly to Mississippi more (who would even want to do that?) even if it would mean spending more time with him. She was taken a little by surprise when he admitted he’d told his mom about her, she was usually a quick fling kind of girl and not the girl that guys chose to take home to meet their parents. “Oh... that’s... that’s cool.” She smiled eventually. “What did you tell her about me?” She asked curiously. It wasn’t like they were officially in a relationship, they hadn’t discussed any labels but had Ryder used the girlfriend word without her knowing? “But I’ll meet her if you want me to. It’s fair enough, you’ve already met my parents.” She shrugged, remembering how Ryder had flown to Oxford just to help her trick her parents into thinking she had a boyfriend.

Balancing the tray of the freshly made breakfast he had just prepared he reached down to open the door to his room. Sure the breakfast may have just been pancakes and bacon but he had made the pancakes into a heart shape. Stepping into the room he set the tray down on the table before kneeling down, gently brushing Kitty’s hair away from her face and hoping he didn’t startle her. Last thing he wanted was a broken nose or something from Kitty’s fists flying. “Morning beautiful,” he whispered, lightly kissing her cheek.

Kitty stirred from her sleep as she felt Ryder’s fingers against her face, her eyes flickering open as he kissed her cheek. “Morning.” She mumbled, stretching before sitting up in bed and rubbing at her eyes. She certainly didn’t feel beautiful or look her best but the fact that Ryder still called her that was sweet and made her smile. What also made her smile was the fact she could see her breakfast on the table and she could see he’d gone to the effort of making her heart shaped pancakes. “You really didn’t have to… those look so good though.” She smiled, still half asleep although she would be until she’d had her morning coffee. “So, what’s the plan for today? Staying here in bed all day or did you have something else in mind?” 

 “What can I say? I was bored and decided to slum it.” She joked, smiling as he kissed her cheek for what felt about the 100th time that evening. “For real though, stop doubting yourself. Unbelievably, you have a little game Lynn so just go with it. You got me here on New Years, didn’t you?” Kitty shrugged, gently grabbing a handful of his shirt to pull him closer so she could kiss him properly, her lips finding his easily. 

“Ta-Da. I only have plastic cups…so you’ll have to pretend you’re not as classy as you are” he teased as he made his way back to his spot next to Kitty, setting the bottle down he kissed her cheek, wrapping his arm around her. “You know, it’s still crazy that you’re here…with me. You know? I mean you’re like…dream girl material,”

“Oh wow, you actually did have it. I half imagined you quickly sprinting around trying to find an open store.” She teased as Ryder reappeared. “I’m sure I’ll cope just fine.” She chuckled. Whilst she did like to think of herself as classy, she had grown up in rural Mississippi and some of her teen years had been the polar opposite of that. “Oh my god you’re so cheesy.” She laughed, gently pushing at his chest once he was sat next to her again. “I don’t think anyone has called me dream girl material before, which I clearly am but still, I think I was too bossy or they were just too scared to.” She shrugged, trying to play off his comments but there was definitely a smile plastered on her face that she couldn’t get rid of. “I’m very glad we both joined that dumb website though, that’s for sure.”

Shifting to sit on the blankets he patted the spot next to her. “I was going to pack a picnic but you would have seen me…and I didn’t think it was good to bring food up here for a few days in advance” he said chuckling. “So we can just stuff our faces when we get back to my place!”

She sat down next to him, draping her legs over his own as she leaned into his chest and got comfortable. “That was probably a good move.” She smiled. “Although if you had a plastic box then you could have left packaged stuff up here like chips or candy. But eating when we get back to yours is fine too.” She smiled. “I take it you didn’t hide any drink up here? Otherwise we’re totally finding somewhere to have some champagne or something on the way back.” It was New Year’s Eve after all and that definitely called for a celebratory glass of something.

“So uh, I know you have work and all that fun stuff. But is there any way I could convince you to stay longer?” he asked, giving Kitty an innocent face as he lead her through the streets. Though Times Square was packed and almost every street around the area was as well he managed to lead her through some ally’s, stopping as they reached the building of his work he grinned over at her as he unlocked the door. “Before you judge…I’m not going to make you read comics” he teased. Shutting and locking the door behind them he lead Kitty up to the roof, where he had already set up a bunch of blankets. “I figured, you know. We’re in Times Square, and the roof has a perfect view of the ball drop and the fire works,” he explained. “But..it’s just for us,”

She looked up at him as he asked about her staying longer before looking around the crowded Manhattan streets as she kept up with him. “I guess staying another few days wouldn’t hurt and I’ll just have to write my boss a kickass article to make up for not being in the office on Monday.” She shrugged. Between him and New York, she never wanted to leave. Kitty had quirked an eyebrow at him as they headed into some alleys before they came to a standstill outside his comic book store, definitely not the New Years Eve party venue she had in mind. But she pushed the judgement to the back of her mind, waiting until Ryder had confirmed where they were going before she judged. Once they made it to the roof though and she spotted the blankets, all the judgement was gone. It was perfect. They were close to the crowds, they could see the ball drop and the fireworks but it was also so cosy and just them. “I love it.” She smiled, leaning up kiss him. “Really love it.” She whispered against his lips.

As Kitty spoke Ryder felt bad, he had to admit he wished he could come up with a way to bring Kitty to New York but he didn’t even fully understand why he wanted her here so badly. They weren’t a couple and what happens after this going back and forth ends? Dreading the thought Ryder gave Kitty’s hand a gentle squeeze. “So did you want to see if we can get somewhat close to Times Square? See if we can catch who’s performing?”

She didn’t know what else to say on the topic and it was obviously the same for Ryder as he changed the subject to one much more relevant to the night’s plan. “I thought you didn’t want to go near Times Square or the millions on the street? ” Kitty asked, raising an eyebrow at him. “But sure, you’re my guide so just take me wherever is best.” She smiled, running her thumb along the back of his hand.

“Did those people you worked with when you were here the first time seem to like you? Do you think they’d give you a job if you were to move here?” he asked curiously as he glanced over at her gently swinging their hands.

“Well yeah, who wouldn’t like me?” She asked jokingly. She liked to pretend that she was unbelievably cocky and for the most part, she was. But there was a part of her which actually was insecure and cared what people thought. “Well it’s just whether they have a job open or not. Vacancies at good jobs don’t really come up very often. It’s not somewhere most people want to leave.” She sighed. “Plus I’ll need money saved up for rent and stuff to get myself going. I wish it was as easy as they make it look in the movies.”

Once they were in the hallway Ryder locked the apartment door before reaching over to take Kitty’s hand, lacing their fingers. “So, when are you moving to New York?” he asked with a grin as they started walking.

She smiled as he laced their hands together, liking the way it felt with her hand in his. “Tomorrow, if I could.” She replied, sighing softly. She loved New York and it wouldn’t be a minute too soon before she could move out here for good. It was all part of her plan, see she was that organised. She was going to build up enough money to pay for a year’s worth of rent and food and then move out here to try and find a job. If she could find one that paid the bills, then she’d stay. If not, she’d just have to move back to Mississippi once her year was up. “Hopefully it’ll be in the next year or two... if everything goes according to plan.” She replied more seriously. “Sooner if I win the lottery.” 

“Well I figured winging it would be more fun. I mean you can’t really make plans on New Years Eve, you’ve just gotta go with the flow! But I do know where I want to take you for the ball drop, unless you want to stand with the millions on the street”

She smiled at his goofy grin, he really was an idiot. He was so unlike any of the guys she’d been with over the years. He was much sweeter and almost more naive. She wasn’t used to a guy who would go for a kiss on the cheek before anything else, but it was nice and she was more than confident enough to make any further moves on his behalf. “You can definitely make plans on New Years Eve, that’s a load of crap.” She laughed. “Is that your excuse for not coming up with something?” She asked teasingly before her lips broke into a smile again. “I’m kidding, we can do your thing... wherever it is. I’m sure it’ll be fun whatever we do.”