Her Sister's Boyfriend

17

Riley's POV:

About a quarter of the way through the flight, the seatbelt sign flashes green and so I loosen my grip around James's torso to undo my seatbelt which had currently given me a slight stomach cramp. "Are you okay?" he asks me, watching as I try to soothe the pain. I face him and smile.

"Yeah, I'm fine. just a slight cramp," I explain. He nods and then places his hand on my knee, which I then use to grasp with my free hand which wasn't running over my belly. But in that moment, I notice Emily begin to walk over in the near distance so I immediately let go of his hand and rearrange myself in my seat so that it looked like we hadn't been doing anything.

"Hey guys...!" she says with a wide smile. A smile way too noticeable for it to be hers. She's never this happy?

"Hey Em," I say back, smiling the slightest.

"Are you doing okay, Ri? You don't need to use the toilet or drink some water, do you?" she questions. I shake my head at her.

"Don't worry Em, I'm fine," I assure her. She seems to be a little reassured by that as she relaxes her shoulders and sighs.

"Okay, I'm just checking on my baby sister, that's all," she states. "But how comes you two are sitting so far away from the rest of us? I mean, it's a bit weird," she says, one eyebrow raised. 

"Oh you know, just two best friends, wanting to be silly together without triggering the annoyance of our teammates," I lie. James nods, somewhat agreeing with the pretty lame excuse I came up with. 

"Okay... Suit yourselves." I smile as she walks past us and towards the nearest toilets. To be honest, even if I did need to go, I wouldn't use the toilets on this plane. James went to go and check the mens' a few minutes ago and it was not clean. At all.

I sigh, resting my head on his shoulder once again before I recall taking a short nap for the next hour we have on the plane.

...

"Whoa! This is huge!" Thalia exclaims as we walk into our hotel room. She was right. It was huge. There were three single beds and one king-sized bed with free fairy lights, white ones, already decorated around the walls of the room. There was a desk table that had a small brown teddy bear situated on top and the pillows on the beds had already been pre-fluffed. There was an en suite bathroom with a large mirror that lit up with a shower and a bathtub inside. I was sharing a room with Thalia, Amanda, and Cierra. Whilst the other girls sharing were Steph, Giselle, Em, and Michelle. The guys were all sharing one room together too.

"You can say that again!" Cierra gushes in adoration before flopping herself down on one of the beds and then giggling. "It feels like laying on a cloud!"

"Really?! Let me try!" Thalia exclaims before doing the same. "Ah! It does!" she says before clutching one pillow in her arms and wrapping her legs around it, closing her eyes shut. I exchange looks with Amanda before we both quickly run over to the double bed, I, however, get there first.

"I call dibs!" I shout, my voice filling the room. Amanda huffs before we both burst out laughing.

"Hey, did any of you get Em's text on the group chat?" Cierra asks, her voice still solemn as she stayed in the same position with her eyes shut.

"No, what did she say?" Thalia asks, sitting up in her bed and grabbing her phone out of her handbag which had been flung over the top of her suitcase.

"She said there's an outdoor pool here so all the girls and the guys will be going down there in a bit if we want to join them and then Kate says we have to meet at the restaurant for seven, but other than that, we've got the whole day to ourselves," she informs us concisely.

"So you're all going?" I ask with an eyebrow raised. I look around at all three of them, who nod.

"Why?" Thalia asks. "You feeling okay with the pregnancy? If not, I can always stay here with you-"

"No, honestly, it's fine. I don't really feel up to going but I can stay here by myself. I don't want to stop you from having fun," I say with a smile. She nods.

Taking in this information, I decide to take my phone out and text James. I know people can't know we're together just yet but that doesn't mean we can't spend time together.

You: Hey J, girls say they're all going down to the pool later. Are the guys going? I don't feel too good, you wanna come over? I need cuddlessss!! 🥰

James: Hey Ri, yeah they said they're going there too. Are your cramps really that bad?😫 Jk, of course I'll come and see you!! You know Kate said we're not allowed to mix dorms though right?🤨😂

You: I couldn't care less about Kate's rules right now. I need youuuu🤗

James: 😂😂 I'll see you soon baby❤

"Riley?" I hear Amanda say, pulling me out of my thoughts at the same time as Cierra throws a pillow at me. "Who are you busy texting?" Amanda asks me, wiggling her brows. Why is everyone always so interested in who I'm texting.

"My boyfriend," I state confidently. Obviously, I don't have to tell them who it was, plus I'm not lying. He is my boyfriend. Just because I didn't exactly say his name doesn't mean it's not the truth.

"Since when?" Amanda asks, eyebrow raised.

"Well, who do you think got her pregnant, Ames?" Thalia rebounds. I laugh at that.

"Oh yeah," she mumbles in response but I notice Cierra express a certain look on her face.

"Anyways, we should go now girls," Thalia exclaims, standing up. It's then that I notice she had changed clothes into wearing a knee-length sarong skirt and a bikini top. I hadn't realized I was that engrossed in texting James that I didn't even notice her changing.

"Ooh, you're looking hot, Thals!" I whistle. She rolls her eyes before flicking her hair and then laughing.

"Whatever. You sure you'll be okay on your own?" she asks. I chew the inside of my cheek before nodding. "Okay, well I'll see you later yeah?"

"Yeah, okay." She and Amanda then walk towards the door to leave but Cierra joins me on the bed as soon as they exit.

"Riley, I know it's kind of awkward between us after I found out about everything," she claims. I bite my lip, not sure of what she was going to say next as she pauses. "But it's okay. We're friends. I'm not going to tell anyone about you and James. You can trust me," she says. I smile.

"Really?"

"Of course! Besides, I suppose I do kind of ship you both together anyway," she admits. I laugh before pulling her in for a light hug.

"Thanks, C." She nods in response.

"So, he's the dad right?" she asks. I nod. "Okay. Don't worry, your secret's safe with me." She then gets up to leave before walking out and closing the door shut, leaving me on the large bed with my back against the headrest as James begins texting me again.

James: Babe, are you sure people won't notice we're both not with them all?

You: Don't worry. Tell the guys you're in your dorm talking to your sisters. The girls know I'm in my dorm and just to prove it, we'll continue to take pics if they begin to assume things x

James: As long as you're sure - I just don't want you to get hurt😘

You: Yeah, yeah. Just hurry up and get over here!

I lift my t-shirt up slightly before snapping a shot with my hand placed over it and sending it to him with the caption, 'Baby misses you😞💕'. He replies a few seconds later.

James: Well we can't have that now can we?😉 I'll be over in a few! What's your dorm code btw?

Each room had a code before we could enter. Kate already knew them all off by heart and I suppose Phoebe does too, but not as much as Kate does. You don't know how strict she is about us 'cross-contaminating'.

You: 5279 x

James: Got it! x