Fic - It Takes Something More (Hope, Hope/Ryder) pg, 1/1

[abvj]

Title It Takes Something More
Summary It has always been easy for her to design the simplest solutions to the most complex problems, but she cannot, for the life of her, figure out Ryder Montgomery.
Rating pg 
Author's Notes: 1,712 words. I couldn't sleep last night, so this happened. There will be probably, like, two people who read this. This

Comments

[leobrat]

ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR TREE WITH HANDING ME PERFECT PRESENTS LIKE THIS!!

Okay, I know it wasn't *specifically* for me, but it might as well have been.

Although I know she's not bitter about it, it must be something for Hope, that she thought she was going to move to Boonsboro to have some single ladies time with her two best girlfriends, and as soon as she gets there, they're both married or close on their way to it.

And I absolutely can't wait to dive into Ryder's head- their story has been the one I was most excited for, because with Beckett and Clare, and Avery and Owen, they were both childhood friends who'd known each other forever. So excited to see Hope and Ryder slowly peel back the layers on each other.

YOU ARE FABULOUS.

[abvj]

NO YOU ARE FABULOUS!!!!

Yeah, Hope would never begrudge them their happiness but it has to be difficult to see Avery and Clare moving on with their lives while she is stuck, stagnant, in a brand new town carrying around all the hurt from what transpired in DC. AND THEN BAM, ENTER RYDER! Heh.

I am super excited for this because not only is it my favorite trope (the ones that hate each other falling for each other) but, like you said, they have no idea where the other comes from and they are... somewhat hardened by time, and it is going to be interesting to see them fall in love. With B/C and A/O those feelings were always there, in some way, just waiting be rediscovered....

I CAN. NOT. WAIT.

[leobrat]

And also, I have a feeling that something is going to come out about Jonathan- like something happened there, beyond It Was Time To Break Up.

[abvj]

Have you read the excerpt on NR's page?????

(Also: I have a feeling he is going to show up, too... judging by the excerpt on the jacket.)

[nawlins13]

This was an unexpected surprise to see. I too am waiting anxiously for the next book. Hubby will be out of town so total uninterrupted time to read and enjoy. I'm re-reading The Last Boyfriend to get me ready for it. I've actually laughed out loud at some of Ryder's comments and can't wait to see his POV when it comes to Hope.

Thanks for this little snippet! Good writing!

[abvj]

I am planning to spend all day next Wednesday reading! I don't know what has me so excited for these two, but I hope it is just as awesome as I've built it up in my head! And Ryder... I cannot wait to read things from his POV, just because he is so hard to figure it out.

Thank you for reading!

[lapiccolina]

And this is why, as much as I LOVE Avery and Owen, and these two will be my favorite of the series. They have the bickering banter that I LOVE. (Heh, Leobrat and empressearwig can attest that this is my OTP trope of couples, lol.)

YOU ARE FRIGGIN FACTASTIC.

AHHH, I NEED THE BOOK TO HAVE COME OUT LIKE YESTERDAY.

What you've done so well is choreograph their quiet attraction dance that is always simmering under the surface. I love that they don't quite know what to do with it! I so want to get into Ryder's head about it all and I can't wait for NR to do her thing.

OMG, PLEASE BE GOOD.

[abvj]

She has been building these two up in the background since book one, and their relationship is my favorite trope too, so I am so, so, SO excited for this book. IT IS RIDICULOUS.

I'm excited to read Hope's POV, but also: RYDER. Because, like her, I just cannot figure him out.

IT BETTER BE GOOD. I WILL BE SO DISAPPOINTED IF IT ISN'T.

[lapiccolina]

FAVORITE TROPES!!! <3

I kind of hope you go down the rabbit hole again and write more Hope/Ryder!!!

:)

[abvj]

I can definitely foresee that happening next week....

[empressearwig]

SHUT UPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP. I hate you, I hate you, I hate you. (I love you.)

WHY ISN'T IT TUESDAY?!?!?!?!

[abvj]

FOUR DAYS.

I could not sleep last night and was thinking about why people wouldn't write me Hope/Ryder, so I just decided to do it myself. I knew you'd approve!

[spyglass_]

NO WAYYYYY.

Seriously though, I had such an epically exhausting day and I was getting ready to crawl into bed and pass out when Jess told me you had written this. I am now slightly less stressed out. THESE TWO KIDS. I am so excited to read about them!

[abvj]

YOU HAD TO KNOW THIS WOULD HAPPEN EVENTUALLY.

I am so sorry you had an exhausting day, but I am glad I could help make it a tad bit better! I hope tomorrow is better for you!

FOUR DAYS.

[spyglass_]

I AM HAPPY THAT IT HAPPENED. I WAS HOPING IT MIGHT.

It really wasn't a bad day or anything! Just, I don't know if you saw any of the lines of commuters waiting for the shuttle buses between Brooklyn and Manhattan? I was one of those people. I made the executive call not to go into work today, and it was ABSOLUTELY the right choice. The office hasn't even called me back with anything they need me to do. They genuinely don't need me this week.

FOUR DAYS. UGH, I AM SO EXCITED.

[abvj]

I did see that. And I did think about you! I can't imagine how stressful it must be for you right now, bb! Maybe things will be better on Monday? Either way, I am thinking about you.

Maybe I'll write you more Hope/Ryder next week to cheer you up :)