Carnival on the pier - Felipe (open tag - attn Liz

[felipe]

His afternoon spent with Abby on the beach had been fun and relaxing but all too soon it was time to head for home. Supper... and then Rufio would need his evening walk. As he wandered through the streets and back towards home Felipe dug out his phone and keyed a quick text to LizBeth. He hadn’t heard from her since last night and hoped that didn’t mean she’d hated their evening out...

‘Hey... I will be at the carnival on Santa Monica pier later this evening. If you want to join me that would be great. Look out for Rufio... Huge dog. Maybe later... Fe’

He re-read the text through before hitting ‘send’ Innocuous enough and definitely not one that screamed possessiveness in any shape, manner or form. If she wanted to - and wasn’t busy - she knew where he’d be.

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Supper came and went and then Felipe ran upstairs to change into a fresh shirt. He headed back downstairs and grabbed Rufio’s leash. “Rufio!” the massive dog pricked up his ears. “Caminhada!” The one word Rufio had been waiting to hear... How could he resist the invitation to go for a walk? He bounded over and circled Felipe in excitement before they headed out and to the pier...

[elizabethlivingsto]

Liz had had a good day with Ben. they had flirted and teased each other while swimming, and hands had mostly stayed off. She was serious about not wanting to push him into anything beyond fun. She still had not heard from Fefe all day, so after dinner, which she spent in the company of just her servants, Liz headed back up to her room. She had already showered after her afternoon in the pool, and despite uber strength sun screen, Liz had a little bit of color to her cheeks and shoulders. There was no desire at all to do any of the assigned homework that was due the next morning. She stretched out on her bed, grabbed the remote and turned her tv on.

Her mind was going over the events of the last 24 hours. Her date with Felipe had been wonderful. He was charming and chivalorous, gentle and he made her heart beat faster. ben was..a really good kisser and fun to be around, but he lacked the...breeding..for lack of a better word, for a girl like her. She liked both, ben took her to new places, Fefe..challenged her. Liz was laying there, letting her mind wander when she heard a beep from the nightstand. Reaching over, Liz found a text from Felipe. She smiled. Hmm pier carnival at night...not a bad idea.

The Brit changed into a pair of designer black pants with a leopard print halter top and a leather jacket. She added a bit of makeup, including a dark smokey khoal shadow and liner to her eyes before she headed out of the house. She took her car and headed to the pier. It took the Brit a little bit but she eventually spotted a HUGE dog and a familiar sexy looking back. She grinned, walking over. Liz slid her hands around his waist from behind and up his chest. "Was starting to wonder if you were not interested in me when you didn't call this morning.. " She whispered, leaning up into his ear.

[felipe]

Felipe turned within the circle of LizBeth’s arms. “I tried... no reply,” was all he said. Fact, as his message to LizBeth that morning had gone unanswered. Felipe had taken that to mean she’d been busy... only he hadn’t a clue at that time what that ‘business’ had entailed!

“Glad you could make it,” he went on. “This is Rufio...” The Brazilian Mastiff panted up at LizBeth and Felipe murmured to him to be nice. “He is really harmless,” he added. As he was.

“Sooo... how was your morning? Do anything fun?” he asked. Of course he hadn’t a clue what LizBeth had gotten up to... or whether she’d admit to it!

[elizabethlivingsto]

Liz frowned slightly. "Fe..I didn't get anything from you this morning..." She honestly hadn't, if she had, Ben wouldn't have been over at all. "here.." She said, showing him her phone and no message from him. Now she actually felt guilty, which was a whole new emotion for her.

"Of course I could...I have no life here whatsoever.." She grinned, looking down at the dog almost warily. "i'm sure he is.." She answered in reply to felipe's comment that the dog was harmless. "Look..the dog is panting over me more then his owner..." She teased, moving to leave a soft kiss on the Brazilian man's cheek.

"My morning was..ok I suppose..." She answered. "A friend came over and we went swimming for a bit this wfternoon..nothing special." While her time with Ben had been fun, he didn't have the same effect on her that Fefe did. "So last night was really wonderful, thank you again.." Liz turned big green eyes up to the tanned skinned man in front of her. "Does this.." She waved a hand around. "Count as another date or is this just whatever?"

[felipe]

Felipe knew he could have rummaged for his own phone and shown her the three times he’d tried calling but what would that have served? Only for them to get into a ‘did - did not’ sort of scenario. No number of missed calls was worth an argument. “I rang the house phone,” he told her. “I guess no one was in and you were out swimming.” He lifted his shoulders slightly. “No matter. I’m glad you had a good time although had I known I could have swum with you. Maybe next time, heh?” Felipe hadn’t a clue just h he joined LizBeth and her friend!

He smiled when she leaned over - and stretched up, of course! - to kiss his cheek. Any disappointment at not being able to talk to her that morning quickly evaporated.

“I’m glad you enjoyed last night,” he went on. “I know I did too.” The taste of her lips against his when they’d said their goodnights had kept him awake long into the small hours. “But as for this... A date? Hmmm... Or a... whatever...?” Felipe grinned. “As I don’t have a clue what a ‘whatever’ involves we’d better play safe and call it a date.” He slipped an arm around her shoulders and with Rufio jogging along on his other side they wandered towards the carnival.

“So I am not the only one?” He grinned down at her, adding a mock hurt look for effect. “Your only friend,” he clarified. LizBeth had only been in town a matter of days but she seemed to be making friends already. Enough so to invite one over for a swim.

“I spent my morning sleeping late and making phone calls,” he teased. “But this afternoon I came down to the beach and ran into Abby. She’s in my English class... Not sure if you know her. So where would you like to go first?" he asked as they looked around the fair.

[elizabethlivingsto]

Liz smiled. "The house people are off on Sundays and Spencer was out all day in meetings. I don't even have the main house line in my room, my private line goes in next week...and yes I'll give you the number." The brunette smiled. "You are always welcome to come swim...you can come over tonight if you like, take the dog home and come for a late dip.." Liz was letting all sorts of lovely images run through her mind, Fefe with water running down his strong chest, shimmering in the moonlight. Yum.

The corners of Liz's mouth curled up as he did now consider this inpromptu mmeeting a date. "hmm second date...might have to make it an official thing?" She lifted an eyebrow up at him. Being an official couple would mean no more playing around with Ben, she could still hang with him though, cause she was pretty sure Felipe would not want to share her in that way! "By the way..that thing you called a kiss last night...you might have to try it better.." The girl offered him a challenge, now would he step up and take it?

"I do have a friend or two yes, Ben was just a guy I met at the mall yesterday while shopping for my dress for last night..he called, brought food and we hung out..no big deal..." Liz leaned into Felipe gently as they walked. "I slept till noon I think..it was a little hard to drop off last night after you left..." Green eyes turned up to look at the Brazilian. "I don't know her...year younger then you remember?" she reminded him. "Should I be worried about her trying to take you from me?" Liz teased. "And where to first...anywhere dark is good with me...but no heights please.."

[felipe]

Felipe had thought their late night kiss had been pretty good... Then again, knowing LizBeth as he already did he had a feeling she was goading him into something even better. “Maybe I will kiss you again... later. Maybe not,” he teased back. “I will see how you behave between now and then.” Two could play that game! “A midnight swim sounds fun.” Felipe threw her a grin. “I’ll think about it,” he added. ‘Hah! She pouted!’, he silently added to himself. She looked quite adorable when she pouted.

“I see... so you and this... Ben went swimming? I might be jealous if I was of that nature but then as no one can compete with me I feel reasonably secure,” he added in a joking manner and directed at himself, of course. “As for Abby taking me from you...” He threw her another dazzling smile, “... wouldn’t I have to be actually yours first, hmmm...?”

He looked ahead once more, knowing he’d likely struck a chord but she’d started it with her tale of swimming alone with a boy she’d only just met. And in a dress shop? What boy went dress shopping on his own? Sounded to Felipe like this Ben had been on the prowl...

“Ok, so not heights. We can count out the dipper and wheel then. But the haunted house might be fun... if you wouldn’t be too scared,” he taunted.

[elizabethlivingsto]

Liz lifted an eyebrow at Felipe. Bloody teasing. "You will, trust me." She told him. Liz was the teaser, not the teasee. "Just think abou tit..fine..I guess I'll go skinny dipping alone then." Liz gave Fefe a seriously beautiful pout, her lower lip turned out perfectly. She had perfected that little move when she was a mere child and her father wouldn't give her something. She usually ended up with what she wanted.

"Yes, Ben and I went swimming.." She told him. "I think you are jealous actually..." Liz smirked up at him. His next little bard caused a frown to slip across her features. If that's how he wanted to play things...maybe she'd call Ben back to come over. "Now see...I was under this impression that you were mine..if that wasn't clear last night?" Liz spoke.

"And don't give me that look, Ben was returning a pair of shoes or something at the mall and knocked into me..silly Brazilian." Liz smirked up at him. "Yes heights are bad, I don't do them well...or ocean water..or flying..." For someone like Liz to open up about a few of her fears, Felipe should realize that he was pretty damn special cause she didn't tell those to just anyone. "Haunted house is good...dark, closeness...sure you aren't gonna go screaming out of it like a little nancy boy?" She asked.

Liz paused for a moment, turning to Felipe. She snaked her hand into the front of his shirt, pulled him in and kissed him deeply, making him see why she was the one he should be with.

[Ben Patridge]

OOC: You don't actually have to interact with Ben and Eden, but I just couldn't help myself posting them at the carnival

"So, what's with you and that bitchy British girl anyway?" Eden asked as she walked through the carnival with her twin. Her long blonde hair was down and she was dressed rather casually in a pair of black shorts, a racer back tank, and a pair of black sandals. After Ben had returned home from being with Liz, he and Eden had made up...sorted things out and decided to head out and hit the carnival together for some much needed sibling bonding.

Ben let out a laugh. "I honestly don't know," he said with a shrug. "She's cool though...yeah I think she's probably like waaaay spoiled but I dunno...never met anyone like her before," he admitted. He wasn't quite at the level of crushing yet, but he definitely had an interest in Liz, even if she had been a bit on the aggressive side and seemed to have an aversion to doing anything that didn't involve a make out session. Still, to a 16 year old boy, constant making out wasn't exactly a bad thing.

Eden grumbled. "Well...I don't like her," she said, rolling her eyes. "I mean who just yells and someone and hangs up on them. She doesn't even know me..."

Ben laughed. "Yeah, she didn't know you were my sister. But get over it. It's not like I'm dating her or anything, I don't know what we are. Kind of like you a Jett...huh," he said giving his sister a look.

"Come on...I told you," she said with a sigh. "You know everything now. And I know its crazy but I do...I really do like him, and he has feelings for me, so I'll let you make fun of us or whatever since I know you and Izzy will, but just forgive him so we can get on with it."

"Yeah...I know," Ben said. "I'm gonna call him later probably or maybe talk to him tomorrow at school...don't...." Ben stopped dead. He was about to tell his sister not to worry about it when he saw Liz a little ways away just as she engaged in a kiss with the guy she was with.

"That's her," Ben said, pointing. "In the leopard top."

Eden let out a laugh. "Well, I guess I don't have to worry about you two dating," she smirked. "Aren't you going to go over and say hi?"

Ben shook his head. Sure, he was a little annoyed that she'd made out with him all day and now she was kissing some other guy, probably that Fefe guy she'd mentioned or whatever, but still, he'd only just met her and he wouldn't have expected her to get mad at him if he were to kiss someone else. "Nah, I mean, I hardly know her anyway. Going over there, I'd just be a jerk," he shrugged.


Sorry, couldn't help myself, like I said, no need for interaction unless you guys want to.

[felipe]

Felipe grinned when LizBeth tried to clarify why this other boy had been prowling a dress shop. “Ok so no ships or planes.” He paused. “Doesn’t leave many modes of transport really, does it? I guess when I take you on a vacation we will have to back pack.” Oh, he knew how well THAT would go down!

“Haunted house it is and as I have no clue what entails being a nancy boy I shall have to pray I manage to avoid it as I have a feeling it isn’t all that good... right?”

LizBeth merely laughed... and confirmed any suspicion.

His grin vanished when she reached up and grabbed a handful of shirt front and effectively pulled him down lower so that she could plant a pretty intense kiss onto his lips... A kiss he was more than happy to return in the same depth.

They finally drew apart but he didn’t move back up. He lifted his left hand from around her waist and tapped the tip of her nose. “Ok so you have my attention now,” he admitted and movement off to Lizbeth’s left (Felipe’s right) caused him to glance across. “And it would seem you also have the attention of those two,” he added, pointing towards the blond boy and his equally blond girlfriend. “Do you know them?” he asked with a slight frown. They both seemed to be staring at both LizBeth and Felipe...