Off the Tracks

Chapter 115- A little nervous

Riley woke up extremely early the next morning. She was filled with nerves, still unsure of what to say to Arthur that wasn't along the lines of 'I love you let's forget this ever happened' because she couldn't forget what happened even if she really wanted, she needed to talk to him about it.

"Susan!" Riley called for her again. "Oh my god" She said, walking out of the bathroom, just to find Susan still in bed when they had leave soon. Their alarm went off over an hour ago to get ready, yet Susan didn't care.

"Don't" Susan mumbled, feeling Riley's hand wrap around her ankle that was above the covers.

"Get up" Riley said, pulling her from the bed slightly.

"I cannot believe you're dragging me out of bed right now" Susan sat up, looking at Riley who was nearly finished getting ready.

"Charles is going to be here in 20 minutes" Riley said, walking back into the bathroom to diffuse her hair.

"Why can't we just ride over with Logan?" Susan asked, sluggishly getting out of bed.

"Because Charles offered" She said, "And Logan isn't going to watch Arthur practice"

"But you are" Susan walked into the room, teasing Riley who was trying to hide how nervous she felt.

"Susan what if i'm making a terrible mistake" Riley said, putting her hair dryer down to look at her. Riley felt her heart beating in her chest quickly at the thought. She trusted Susan's opinion the most, where she felt a pain most similar to Riley's after Jonah left.

Susan lost her brother, a built in friend.

"I don't think you are" Susan said, thinking back on the regret she saw in Arthur's eyes the night prior. "Listen," She started, hopping onto the counter to talk to Riley. "When Jonah did drugs you could tell, it was his mood swings, his entire persona changed, he was always antsy"

Riley nodded, listening to what Susan was trying to tell her. Riley never had to see that side of Jonah, she didn't know until it was too late.

"From what I've seen, Arthur has never showed any signs that he was taking drugs" Susan told her.

"I just don't want to be wrong" Riley said, letting out a breath she didn't know she was holding.

"If you are, which you're not" Susan quickly reassured her, "Leave, if he shows any indication that he's using, just leave, no explanation you're just gone"

"Okay"

"Just say bon voyage with a wave" Susan said with a demonstration, hopping off the counter quickly to get ready before Riley told her again. "If I notice a off vibe, or you notice a off vibe, we'll tell each other and leave"

"Alright" Riley agreed, now she was praying that Arthur was telling her the truth when he said he didn't take anything. "Did you want to have dinner with Logan tonight or do something separately first?" Riley asked while Susan walked out of the bathroom.

"Let's do our own thing tonight" Susan stopped in the doorway, "Then we can have a debrief"

"Sounds like a plan" Riley said. This would be her moment to bring up JC's, and potentially moving in with Daniel. Which wasn't an idea she hated, she loved Monaco, her friends lived there, Arthur lived there. And if they moved past this patch, then this could be a good idea.

Riley finished drying her hair, making sure her curls weren't going to frizz up before she walked out of the bathroom, letting Susan have it for the rest of the morning whilst they waited for Charles to come around.

Which happened to be a lot longer than twenty minutes.

Riley was waiting on her bed next to Susan as the time passed by, almost thinking Charles forgot about her. Riley rushed towards the door quickly once she heard a knock placed on it, gaining a laugh from Susan. Riley shot Susan a glare while she grabbed their bags, each holding their own camera. Riley opened the door, seeing Charles stood outside checking his phone.