Off the Tracks

Chapter 122- He's an asshole

Riley was sitting in the parking lot with Susan, waiting for Daniel and Arthur to get out of customs so they could drop her off at home. Riley and Susan left the airport to get lunch before waiting for them nearly 2 hours ago. Yet Susan had been off the entire day, Riley assumed it was because she was tired. And how happy can someone really be after flying for 17 hours?

"Susie" Riley said, getting her attention after mere silence the past hour. "Are you alright"

"I'm fine" Susan told her, which she knew was a lie. No one says they're 'Fine' and actually means it.

"Okay so that's a lie" She laughed, looking down at a text from Arthur saying they were headed to the parking garage. "What's up" Riley asked Susan, just liking Arthur's message and putting her phone down.

"Oliver stood me up" Susan said, "He told me he would pick me up from our hotel room, and we were going to go out for dinner"

"When?"

"When you are Arthur went out" She said, both frustrated and upset. "I kind of thought he liked me but" She shrugged.

"No he's an asshole" Riley told her, this was precisely why last month Riley told Arthur she wasn't going to set the two of them up. "He was having dinner with the F2 grid"

"How do you know?"

"Because me and Arthur were at the same restaurant," She said, checking out her window to see if Arthur and Daniel were in the garage yet.

"And the thing is" Susan said quickly, sitting up to face Riley completely. "Before we left the hotel, he talked to me like everything was fine"

Riley didn't say anything, she was just letting Susan vent, because she's been clearly holding it in for too long.

"He said he was 'sorry' and acted like it wasn't embarrassing for myself" Susan said, seeing Arthur and Daniel come into view. "He's in the ferrari drivers academy too," She started, "Red for Red flag I guess"

Riley opened her mouth to say something, but Susan quickly shut her up by talking over her.

"Nope" Susan put her hand up, "I don't want to hear it," She said, "Oliver's a asshole, I'm fine, I'm over it"

"Okay"

"Paul on the other hand" Susan wiggled her brows, "Followed me on instagram, I'm sliding in"

"Good luck" Riley said, "Paul's nice"

"You know Paul too?" Susan asked in disbelief.

"They're all friends with Arthur so yeah," Riley and Susan nearly jumped when they heard a knock placed on Riley's window. Laughter from both Daniel and Arthur followed it when they saw their reactions.

Riley unlocked the car doors and popped the trunk so they could get in and put their bags away. But Arthur stayed at Riley's window for a moment, getting Riley to roll it down. Susan got out of the front seat and moved to the back, letting Arthur sit next to Riley when he got in the car.

"How was your flight" Arthur asked through the window, resting his arm on the top of the car when he leaned over to talk to Riley.

"It was alright I guess" She smiled, Riley could feel the tension growing between the two of them when he started to lean in. "Oh god get a grip" Riley laughed, rolling up the window again.

"He's really fraty" Susan said when the window was up completely. "He definitely would've rushed Delta Chi or something"

"Or, Sigma Chi" Riley laughed agreeing with Susan completely, "They used to throw some ragers on frat row in my freshman year, I feel like he would've loved that"