A Rose By Any Other Name... Part II

“SO you like me catching you.” he said if like a fact, not a question. He was completely confident in it; in a way that was hot she had to admit. Aly was in a shock daze and asked the first thing that popped into her head.
“Did I say that? She asked clamping the hand that was not holding the rose over her mouth, Will grinned triumphantly saying
“You just did” Aly recovered quickly loosening her arm around his neck. To her surprise to realize that even though she had loosen her grip around his neck in the attempt of putting space between them, Will held her so she was a close as possible without their face’s touching. She took a deep breath and recovered saying.
“I believe I just asked if I had ever said that because I don’t believe I ever did at any point state the fact that I actually liked you catching me.” Will’s grin grew “Or that I didn’t” said Aly a little too quickly. ‘Wow I am rambling, when do I ever ramble? This is bad; I have a bad feeling about this. Wow I am even rambling when I think.’ thought Aly.
“Oh, but your not the only one who can read in between the lines, Kitten.” Aly scowled, she had said the same thing about one of the girls he had dated last summer.
“You know usually you don’t quote somebody unless their dead” Aly said quietly, highly aware of his hand spread on her waist.
“No you quote a person if there important, not because their still alive. It’s just that many people don’t important till they die, your just special.”
“But what makes me important?” Will grinned, setting her on both her feet, keeping his arm around her waist.
“Oh, lots of things make you important Kitten, lots of things”
“Not going to read into that one.”
“Why not?” Will said with a wicked grin “You might like what you read, I do” Aly’s small grin died as she said.
“Well not everyone dose.” She said turning away slightly; Will dropped his hands from her waist. Aly hopped the step to the bench in the trellis and sat down. Will leaned on it next to her as Aly looked back up at the stars again.
“Won’t you ruin your dress?’ he asked
“And who cares?” asked Aly
“Well I like this one” said Will kicking the edges of her full scarlet skirts.
“I don’t.” Will grinned, watching her face as she watched the star lit night sky.
“The stars are beautiful tonight.” said Aly
“Beautiful as they are on a single night not outshined by the moon, they don’t hold a candle to the light, I see.” Aly rolled her eyes. and was silence for a minute before asking. Aly took a deep breath,
“Will, can I ask you something?”
“Sure anything.” he said with a shrug, watching the adorable cresses of her forehead, and the light shinning bringing out the always present endearing blue veins under her startling green eyes.
“Why did you date all those other girls if you really didn’t like them?” she asked staring at him intently. Aly grinned a little; she had completely thrown him by surprise.
“Who say I didn’t like them?” he asked defensively.
“You did.” Said Aly examining the stars again
“Oh really, When?” he asked skeptically
“You’re not the only one who can read in between the lines Dr. Willus” Aly turned to look at him “I did start reading first” Will laughed.
“Ok, ok I guess your sorta right, but I did like some of them.”
“As friend, not as girlfriends” Aly said positively. Will shifted uncomfortable with the subject she was pressing so hard. He looked down at the hard dirty as he said.
“I guess, I uh… hmm… really can’t tell you I guess.”
“You keep saying ‘you guess’ what’s that mean?”
“That I really can’t tell you.”
“Really, And that’s not a lie?”
“Nope, not a lie, I could never lie to you.” Will said it with such honesty that nearly believed him. She scowled
“Oh yes you could.”
“No I couldn’t” he said, a look of confused hurt on his face, that reminded Aly of a puppy dog, her scowl deepened.
“Yes you could,” Will opened his mouth to say something but Aly plowed on. “Your telling me if it was between telling me the truth about something that could hurt me and lying to protect me you’d tell me the truth?”
“Of course” Will said honestly
“Let me rephrase, if you knew there were a gun fight was would you tell me were it was if I asked?”
“Hell No! You’d get yourself killed!”
“Exactly, you’d lie to protect me.”
“No, I’d withhold facts to protect you.” Will said stubbornly.
“What if I pressed the matter, I knew that you knew where it was would you tell me?” The challenge in her voice graded at Will like nothing else had ever, he locked his jaw, he was not going to put with her folly.
“See, you would lie.”
“If it kept you alive, and with me” Will shot back angrily.
“At least I know you care.” Said Aly sarcastically
“Aly” Will complained
“Don’t Aly me; I am sick of people trying to protect me. It doesn’t work, it only hurts other people.” she said angrily kicking her leg out. Aly stood took her crutches saying “I am getting cold I am going inside.” And she limped away and disappeared through the wood door. Will was too angry to follow her, but there was one promise even in his anger he was going to make.
“I Can and Will protect you Alianne Morrigan.” He said to the dark landscape around him.

hmmm. And what to happens next?? a SECRET code to no ones to Know... I for one am having trouble Solving a trouble myStery.

can you figure the secret code it'll tell you what HAPPENING NEXT...

i am always one for THATS CODE phrase...

Alianne Morrigan is smarter then you!