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"I'm glad that you shared this with me. I really don't have any secrets. Well..save for the bullying thing. However..if I did I imagine that I'd gladly share them with you as well." Ryley said after a while of silence and Emie nodded, smiling at him. She was glad they both admitted they would share with each other. Truthfulness was high on Emie's friendship checklist, and she's glad he would entrust her with any secrets he may have had. She really wanted to be his friend- maybe more than his friend. But, his friend for the time being at least.

They sat fairly close together, and Emie resisted the urge to lean against him, instead finishing her sandwich in a few bites and chewing on her lip. She didn't want to make him uncomfortable, and in her mind the strong feelings she already had for him were strange- she'd never liked anyone this fast before. She wasn't quick to make friendships, and normally she was reserved around people-- that prevented many from ever getting close to her. It was a strange feeling, not having to worry if she would ever be his friend, ever talk to him and not feel the need to shut off. It seemed like the only natural course of action, to be his friend-and-maybe-more. Still, she didn't want to push him, and she could easily not feel the same about her, and she didn't want to make him go away.

"So..are you dating anyone? I mean, I would hate to be spending time with you to only to end up getting my ass beat because you're taken." Ryley said, and Emilina frowned in confusion, not sure she'd heard him correctly. After double checking to be sure she had, she smiled brightly.

"Nah- I've not dated anyone in months. Joseph, I think his name was," Emie said lightly, not enjoying talking about it with Ryley. She would tell him if he wanted to know, because that only seemed like the good thing to do, but she didn't particularly enjoy the feeling welling in her chest.

Emie looked over to Ryley and noticed his eyes, really, for the first time in their short relationship. They were blue. Outrageously, undeniably blue. Emie took a slow breath and closed her eyes, looking back down, discovering she couldn't look at him for much longer. She'd do something rash if she did, like lean closer or make a fool of herself. Emilina checked her watch, the silver of the polished metal gleaming slightly. It would be just dark enough now. "Hey, there's something I want to show you," Emie said after a moment of thinking before putting her items away.