The Neighbor by Adams Claire

Author:Adams, Claire [Adams, Claire]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2014-10-05T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

I grabbed a pint of vanilla ice cream to have with my pie before I left. I walked out the side door and around the block before arriving at Ryder’s door with a very soft pint of ice cream.

I knocked at the door.

Ryder answered the door. He was fresh out of the shower and his casual buttoned up shirt was open. He smelled…heavenly.

“You look beautiful. I didn’t hear you pull in the driveway.” Ryder gave me a friendly hug and a peck on the cheek.

“I don’t live far from here. It is a good evening for a walk.”

“I thought I saw your green car across the street. I suppose you don’t have the only Kelly green Kia Sol in the neighborhood.”

I chuckled. “I guess not. I should get this ice cream in the freezer. It’s kind of melting. I will run into the kitchen real quick,” I said without thinking.

“Go right ahead Jenna. It seems like you have been in this place before.”

I was going to play along with this game for as long as I could take it.

“No. The floor plan is typical. Wow, great pie. You will have to share the recipe. What type of apples did you use?” I knew they were granny smiths – the green ones.

“I forget the name – they were red of course,” Ryder said.

We were both full of lies.

“I see you have boxes of books and empty shelves. Why don’t I help you unpack?”

“You will have plenty of unpacking to do when you get to school. I will get to the rest of my shit eventually.”

Ryder had cleared all of his medicine bottles so I missed an opportunity to ask about them. I had not seen as many medications since my father’s illness. My father was dying so it made sense. Ryder appeared healthy and vital. I was sure he was not dying. There were many ailments and conditions that he could have had. Maybe he had stuff for his joints because he was so active.

Ryder was marinating the shrimp so I wandered about the house. Of course, I pretended that I had never been inside before.

“You don’t mind if I check things out – do you?” I asked.

“Not at all. I’m an open book,” Ryder answered back.

I knew he was lying because I didn’t even know his age. His hair was not grey. Although the color of his hair would not be a clear indicator of his age. I was over analyzing things.

“I can see you have a viewing room. The screen takes up an entire wall.”

“Yeah, I like to relax to a movie. I binge watch a lot of television. I am usually way behind and every five days or so I catch up,” Ryder said from the kitchen.

“What are you watching these days?”

“I love House of Cards. I am a fan of Kevin Spacey and I love Robin Wright. She has been a favorite since Princess Bride. I am sure that pre-dates you.”

“I have seen The Princess Bride Ryder,” I said and laughed.

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