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

[elizabethlivingsto]

Liz grinned up at felipe, tossingh er hair back out of her face. "Ships are fine, I just don't getting into ocean water..it's nasty."
She pointed out. "Planes...I can do them..but there is medication involved..no meds..then there is panic and vomit involved." She grinned. "Didn't used to be like that..not till..they died.." Liz looked away for a moment.

She laughed softly a moment later when Fefe said something about not knowing what a nancy boy was. She just grinned at him. The kiss she laid on him was fantastic, deep and intense. Liz let her hands slip up into his dark hair, tangling her fingers in the thick strands. She moaned softly into it, really very much enjoying herself right now.

He tapped her on the nose, and liz smiled. "good...now can I keep it too?" She asked, licking her lower lip, still able to taste him there. "Hmm?" She asked, slanting a glance over in the direction where Fefe was pointing. Oh...bloody...hell...Ben. Then again, Ben knew she'd been out with someone else the night before, and their hanging out today was just fun.The blond girl at his side looked either murderous..or jealous...and Liz preferred jealous as her Fefe was hot! She met Ben's eyes for a moment, giving him a small little smile hidden from the others. If Felipe found out that she'd been playing tonsil hockey with the surfer earlier this afternoon, he might get upset? But then again..he'd not made them an official item yet..so she aws free to do as she wished..even if she was fully into the Brazilian. Damn..what does a girl do in this situation. She gave Ben the small grin so he knew she wasn't ignoring him, even as she turned to Felipe, speaking. "Of course I have their attention..I'm gorgeous already, throw you into it..and we are on fire..they are just jealous.." She grinned. "I think I have a class or two with the boy..but the girl..no clue...come on..let's go find that haunted house.."

[Ben Patridge]

"Shit," Ben murmured as Liz and her gentleman friend stared right at them. "We are soooo not smooth," he whispered to his sister, although he couldn't help but laugh at the thought.

"Nope, not at all," Eden giggled, shaking her head, "What should we do?"

Liz flashed him a smile. "I guess we have to at least say hi...it would be rude not to...right?" he asked, glancing from Liz and Fefe to his sister. That guy had to be the Fefe guy she mentioned unless she was seeing a third guy too. Ben still wondered what kind of name Fefe was. Sure, Ben had no room to talk given that his birth name had been Echo, but at least he'd had the decency to work out a common name to call himself by combining the letters in his first and middle name.

"Yeah, if that's what you want to do," Eden said, her voice slightly sarcastic.

"Be nice..." Ben warned.

"I'll be nice if she is," Eden said back as Ben grabbed her by the arm and led her over to Liz and Fefe. Ben was usually very cool about things. He was very chill and usually calm and collected even under the most stressful of circumstances. But this was downright awkward! And Ben couldn't help but look a little awkward as he approached the couple with a small smile.

"Hey, Liz...didn't know you'd be here," he said. "Um...this is my sister, Eden," he said, "E...this is Liz," he added, introducing the girls. "Um...hey man, I'm Ben," he said, extending his hand to the other boy to be polite.

Eden just glared at Liz as Ben introduced them. "Don't worry, I've taken my midol," she said, her tone kind of icy as she tossed some of her long blonde hair behind her shoulder. She wasn't really out to be mean to the girl, but she wanted her to know that she hadn't forgotten Liz's earlier rudeness.

[felipe]

Felipe’s left eyebrow lifted slightly when the other boy offered his name. Ben?” He shot LizBeth a glance. Unless coincidence was playing an unexpected game this could only be the Ben she’d mentioned moments ago. Her swimming partner. He grasped the also offered hand and shook it warmly. “I am Felipe,” he added. “LizBeth was just telling me all about your time together earlier today. It sounds like you and she had a great deal of fun. I am only sorry I wasn’t there to also join in.”

He was, of course, referring to the swim and had no idea how odd his comment sounded given what really had taken place!

“A pleasure to meet you, too, Eden,” he added to the striking blonde... not that he was all that sure what midol was. So not boy and girlfriend as he’d first assumed and now the pair were close he could see a likeness between them.

Felipe made a mental note to ask LizBeth later why she’d claimed only to know Ben in passing. That she ‘thought’ she had a class or two with him. Unless he was wrong and this wasn’t the Ben she’d mentioned why would she pretend not to know him? It sounded most peculiar to him. After all, they’d only swum together, hadn’t they? Peculiar indeed.

“We are about to enter the haunted house. Would you like to come too?” he said invitingly.

[elizabethlivingsto]

Liz was about to say something else to Felipe when Ben and the blond came over. She gave the surfer boy a smile. "Hey.." she answered. "I hadn't planned on going out tonight but Felipe invited me out.." She gave her Brazilian boy a warm smile,licking her lower lip gently. Turning to the girl as Ben introduced her, Liz nodded, though at Eden's midol reference, Liz's mouth curled into a bright smiled. "Good to know..so you done screeching at your brother then?" She asked, folding her arms casually over her chest.

She returned the glance that Felipe had given her, nodding that it was the same they had just been discussing. "Right..I was just telling him how you came over, brought food and we took a swim..it was a good afternoon..." Liz looked at Fefe for a moment as he said he was sorry he hadn't joined them. Now THAT...would have been even more fun, and a coy little smile danced about her mouth. "Yes, that would have been much more fun.." She grinned, images running through her mind. Damn girl...need a cold shower?

The Brit slid her hand into Felipe's looking at Ben and Eden. "Coming or is someone too scared of the dark?" She grinned, tugging at her Brazilian's hand so they could get moving.

[Eden Patridge]

So his name was Felipe. Was Fefe a nickname for Felipe? Ben reasoned that it probably was. He highly doubted that there was a Fefe and a Felipe. "Nice to meet you," he said to the other boy, his eyes widening slightly when Felipe mentioned that Liz had told him about their afternoon. When he mentioned wishing he could join in, Ben realized that she must have not mentioned the intense makeout session, which was fine by him since he'd prefer it if the other boy didn't know about it.

Eden glared at Liz when she mentioned Eden yelling at Ben. It wasn't so much that she brought it up, since after all, it had happened...it was the way she said it. Screeching. Eden pretty much decided at that moment that a girl like Liz had no idea how to play nice and clearly was not a good match for her brother at all. Eden really didn't know this Felipe guy, but as far as she was concerned, he could take Liz and keep her, as long as she stayed away from Ben. While Ben tended to be rather protective of Eden, Eden was just as protective of him.

And when Felipe mentioned wanting to join in on the afternoon activities, Eden couldn't help but let out a laugh, since she had heard about what had really happened. Liz tried to cover this up by talking about Ben bringing over food and then them going swimming, but Eden just let out another laugh. "That's not the story," I heard she said, "or did you forget to mention all the making out...that was what you were doing when you hung up the phone on me...wasn't it?" Eden asked, a small smirk coming to her lips. In Eden's mind, she'd just gotten Liz back for being bitchy toward her and using her brother, since Eden considered making out with Ben all day then going out with someone else in the evening using people.

Ben stopped dead at his sister's words. "Why don't you two gone on ahead to the haunted house...I think we better skip it..." he said as he trailed off, feeling more awkward that ever.

[felipe]

Rufio tugged on his leash, impatient to get going and Felipe glanced down at the large dog in affection. He threw Eden an apologetic look when the Brazilian mastiff shoved his nose in an area dogs always seemed to find. “Did you go with your brother to LizBeth’s house as well?” he asked. “Maybe we can all get together for the same thing at another time. That would be fun, heh?” He was still, of course referring to the swimming part of the afternoon, oblivious to anything else that might have happened.

The blonde girl stifled a laugh, much to Felipe’s confusion, when LizBeth mentioned the food and swim.

“Making out?” he repeated. LizBeth and Ben were making out? Of course Felipe knew he had no say over what LizBeth did - or with whom. They weren’t exactly committed to each other, were they? Felipe bit back a pang of disappointment, though, as he’d hoped she felt something more than this for him. That she was different to most of the other girls he’d met. After all, supper with him one night and the following afternoon she was getting hot and sweaty with another boy. Sure, she was with him tonight but perhaps it was Ben’s ‘turn’ again tomorrow! Felipe didn’t honestly like that idea as he’d been thinking of asking her to be his prom date later that evening. To be officially together. Now, though, he wasn’t so sure as it sounded to him as if LizBeth was playing with them both. Leading one on and then the other.

He threw Ben a quick glance, easily seeing his discomfort. He had to feel just as bad about all of this as Felipe was right now. And it also made the Brazilian boy wonder why LizBeth had claimed to hardly know Ben when they first saw him moments ago. Hardly the right comment to make given how they’d spent the afternoon!

It suddenly dawned on him.

She hadn’t wanted him to find out! That told him she’d known all along it wasn’t exactly right... That begged the question of why do it then?

“No... stay,” Felipe said to Ben. “Keep LizBeth company. I have to take Rufio back home anyway as I doubt they would let me take him inside the haunted house. I will only be ten minutes or so. Maybe grab a drink while you wait? Or continue inside without me. I’m sure I will find you when I get back.”

Assuming he did, of course!

Felipe pulled gently on Rufio’s leash, once again throwing Eden a look of apology. Damn the dog for his manners. He headed back across the carnival, smile evaporating as soon as his back was towards the trio. What was LizBeth up to? One thing was certain he wasn’t about to stand idly by while she screwed with his heart! Maybe Ben would see sense too? Or maybe he'd move in now Felipe was out of the way...

[elizabethlivingsto]

Liz turned to Eden, her mouth open as she spouted off the one thing Liz didn't need known right now. There'd beena huge chance that Liz would have told Felipe on her own. She actually wanted to be honest with him, which told her she actually felt soemthing for him, which she'd known. But now..Eden just took that from her.

Her lips pressed together so tight, all the blood drained from them, turning them nearly white. She wanted to reel back and punch Eden right in her overdone little nose, but she didn't. She looked at Felipe as he repeated the blond bitch's words. Her eyes were beyond apologetic. "fefe..." She whispered softly, reaching out and trying to touch his hand.

He turned to leave with the dog, stating he would be back in a few minutes after taking the animal home. There was this sinking feeling in her stomach, where she felt he wasn't going to come back. Guilt was not an emotion that Liz usually felt, only adding in to realizing how much she actually liked Felipe.

Liz turned back to Eden and Ben, and this time, didn't hesitate before shoving Eden hard in the chest. "What the hell? That was NOT your business to tell him..it was mine...and I was going to later tonight...yeah..I had a bit of fun making out with Ben today..but you know what..it was just kissing..fun...do you know what that is? As much fun as it was..it was a mistake...I actually..really like Felipe..and now..because of your bloody mouth...I may not get to actually tell him.." She said, her voice loud enough to hear over others.

Green eyes turned to Ben for a moment. "ben..Im sorry..you're a good guy and fun to hang out with..but.." She hoped he understood, and wouldn't pull a possible friendship away because of this. Those eyes turned to Eden. "Watch yourself...mummy and daddy's paparazzi is always watching isn't it..."

Liz pushed her way through the crowd of people, trying to find Felipe, using the horse he called a dog as her guide. "Felipe!" She called, catching up to him. "Please..wait.." She managed to get in front of him. "I'm sorry.." Liz never apologized..and he'd know that. "I was gonna tell you later on..yes he came over, and we wer just hanging out at first...and I dont know....it just..Im so sorry..." Liz looked up into those brown eyes that had sparkled over the dinner table the night before. "he's not you..I want you..and I;ll do anything to prove it.."

[felipe]

Felipe hadn’t expected LizBeth to come after him. Hell, he wasn’t even sure WHAT to expect any more. What he really hadn’t seen coming was Eden’s revelation. All three of them had known. How funny it must have been for them knowing the only person who hadn’t known was the one holding hands with LizBeth. What an idiot he’d been. But then, Liz was her own free woman. She could make out with anyone she wanted.

“It wasn’t the fact that you and Ben made out all afternoon,” he told her. “We aren’t dating exclusively, are we? You can see whoever you want. Really. That’s fine. What I can’t take, though, is being lied to. Yes, you are assuring me you were going to tell me later but how can I know that is true? I may never have found out had Eden not blurted out the truth. But the lying... that is something I will never accept. You told me you *thought* you *may* have a couple of classes with him. You forgot so quickly the face of the boy you were kissing all afternoon?”

Felipe frowned slightly. “To be lied to is the worst thing anyone can do to me,” he added in a low whisper. His eyes narrowed slightly against the setting sun behind her. “I hope he was worth it, princess. Now, go back to your friends. You have my word I will come back after I have taken Rufio home.” And after he’d cleared his head a little. So close he’d come to making a total fool out of himself by suggesting they only see each other. Maybe that was what she and Ben had been trying to get him to say all along? Even more of a laugh for them. Would he ask LizBeth out again? Perhaps... he wasn’t positive right now but... no, he likely would but now she’d changed the rules of the game he would treat this the exact same way she was. Just as fun. Nothing more... After all, that was how she wanted it to be... right?

[Ben Patridge]

Ben felt bad for Felipe. Sure, he hadn't known the extent of what was between him and Liz at all, be he had known the other boy was in the picture. Liz had mentioned a date with him the first day they'd met. But still, one date as far as Ben knew. Was one date really enough to drudge up all the feelings they seemed to have for each other? Ben supposed so, and he supposed that Felipe and Liz should be together because they both seemed awfully hurt about this while he just wanted to bolt. Making out with Liz had been fun and all, and sure he still had no problems with seeing her again....but even knowing she was seeing someone else didn't bother him....not even a little bit.

Felipe took off and Liz began to scream at Eden. Ben had to admit that Eden kind of deserved that, even though Eden looked all shocked as if she didn't think she'd done anything wrong. And Eden was sort of shocked. She wasn't expecting the girl to actual bitch her out. Although she didn't care so much, as she still didn't like Liz and wasn't too upset about what happened. Sure Liz claimed she was going to tell the other guy the truth but it was too little, too late as far as Eden was concerned. Maybe what Eden had done had actually been quite similar but Jett had known about Cole the whole time at least.

But then Liz said something else....paparazzi....paparazzi that for the most part left Ben and Eden alone when they weren't with their parents which was a good majority of the time. But she made it sound like she was going to do something to get them followed....a threat.

"What?" Eden said, now worried for the first time. But Liz took off after Felipe, leaving Eden standing there quite shell shocked. "Ben....I'm sorry...I didn't mean to wreck things for you...just put her in her place. You...you don't think she's going to do something...do you?" she asked.

"I wouldn't put it past her," Ben said, getting angry now. "Eden, you should have kept your mouth shut," he snapped, "But I'm pretty sure that Liz just threatened you, so let's go get that bitch." Ben really didn't care about any of the words Liz had said up until the threat. After all, he'd just been having fun too and he had had no plans of trying to date her...at least not exclusively and seriously. That thought hadn't even crossed his mind. But now all that was on his mind was that Liz was going to do something to get Eden in trouble and she was going to make sure that it was all as public as possible. And that was something that Ben just wasn't going to stand for.

He scanned the crowd, locating Felipe first and not unexpectedly Liz was there trying to talk him down. "Come on," he said, to his sister, taking her arm and leading her over to the other couple once more. Just as they got there, Felipe was telling Liz to stay with them...calling them her friends.

"We're not friends," Ben said before turning to Liz. "It's really fine that you yelled at my sister, she probably deserved it," he said, trying to stay calm even though he really wanted to yell. "But then you threatened her and I'm sorry but that's not something that I am okay with. Not. One. Bit. And yeah, maybe Eden should have kept her mouth shut, but if you were legit seeing Felipe, you shouldn't have had me over and instigated all the making out, cause I was just fine with watching the movie. You know I was," he pointed out. "Yeah I knew you'd gone on a date with another guy last night, but call me crazy, I kind of assumed it hadn't gone all that well or you wouldn't have been all over me. But whatever, I don't care. What's done is done," he said. "But if you do even the slightest thing to hurt my sister...well, I don't know what I'll do, but that's not the point---Felipe had it right in calling you a princess. You are clearly too spoiled for your own good and you really need to learn that you can't do whatever the fuck you want and expect everyone around you to just fall in to place! So, get over yourself, Princess and steer clear of my sister!"

Ben could hardly believe he'd said half the things he said but just as he'd flipped out at his best friend for sleeping with his sister, he had flipped out at Liz for threatening her. "Come on, Eden, let's just get out of here," he said. Eden nodded. "Thanks," she said quietly, her voice only just audible over a whisper. She felt sort of bad, all the stuff her brother had gone through, this weekend in fact, all because of her. She'd had to make sure and do something extra special for him...maybe make him some weed brownies or something. He'd like that, she thought as the blonde haired twins turned to go, leaving Felipe and Liz alone.

Wrapped for Ben and Eden unless they'd go after them for any reason, but otherwise its time for my little drama starters to leave

[elizabethlivingsto]

Liz thanked whatever diety was watching over as Felipe stopped and actually spoke to her. Her eyes lowered to the ground, her hands caressing her upper arms. "You would have found out..I swear...and I'm sorry I lied to you..." She said softly. Her stomach churned, she HATED feeling like this...this was...not the anger and fury that she'd felt about being stuck here in this hell dimension of a town. This was..misery because of her own screw ups, guilt, and she was not used to that. Liz had always done what she wanted and never cared about the repercussions.

"I wasn't sure if it was him at first, I'd never met the bat shit crazy girl he calls a sister..and it wasn't all afternoon.." She tried saying but it wouldn't matter. "I just didn't want you to find out this way..I'm sorry..." she whispered, turning up her green eyes, which were wide and full of honesty. "He wasn't worth it...none of it was..." He gave his word that he would be back after he took the dog home, she had no right to expect him to return, nor did she have the right to make him promise. "Bye.." She said softly, watching him leave, and taking her heart with him.

Liz moved, taking a seat at a nearby table, pushing empty fry containers and discarded napkins. The Brit was going to wait, give him time to come back and see if they were able to fix this. Her quiet moment was ruined by the arrival of the surfer boy and his hood rat of a sister. Green eyes turned toward the siblings, growing dark with heated anger. Obviously, using press as a warning had been a good move, it obviously unsettled the pair. "My date with Fefe last night..none of your business, but when I didn't get a call this morning, I assumed wrong..and that's MY fault..maybe I didn't realize how I felt about him till tonight..maybe everything in the world is against me...fuck if I know...all I know...I was wrong..but you...what bloody right did you have to tell your sister a damn thing? You probably wanted her to fuck this over..who knows..." She shrugged, getting off the table. "Yes I'm spoiled, I have every right to be spoiled..you don't live my life..you have NO idea what my life is like...being stuck in this shithole excuse of a town.." She started walking away from them.

She laughed wryly. "You..actually think you can do something to me if I go after your precious little sister...please...look I already told you..you are a good guy..and I feel bad about today..yeah I like you..I like him more..and I'm sorry you got caught up in that..." She shook her head. "Just..go..take her and get away from me...she's not worth my time right now..."

Liz disappeared into the crowd again, moving toward the exit to the carnval and toward the parking lot. She jumped up and sat on the hood of her car, crossing her legs and lighting up a fag. This was why she didn't want to get close to anyone, getting close meant pain, and people left, especially when it was your fault they were gone. Smoke trailed up into the darkness, twisting and turning upward toward the streetlamp she was parked under. She hated it here..Felipe was the one thing worth staying for, and if that was gone, she'd force Spencers hand and get the hell out of here.