Sitting In Traffic

Chapter 69- Unbelievable

Logan didn't end up going out that night. Riley broke down crying when she walked into their room. He initially thought that Riley was attempting to hold in her laughter. But once he walked out of the bathroom to see what was happening, he quickly realized he was mistaken. Tears were streaming down her face because Arthur took away her privacy entirely. He was supposed to be the one person who cared for her the most and he didn't. 

Logan had to pry what happened out of Riley. She didn't want to talk about it. Riley went to Lando's room in attempts to put what he said behind her. But now, she left holding a larger grudge towards him for not telling her Arthur had flashed her nudes around to everyone. She left hating Arthur more than she did before now knowing he didn't respect her body or as a person in general. She was more than just a body and he didn't make her feel like it.

"I can't believe I spent 5 months of my life with him" Riley sobbed on Logan's shoulder. "He's fucking disgusting"

"He had us all fooled," Logan said, rubbing his hand along her arm as they laid down. "It wasn't just you"

"Logan I'm so stupid" She said, "Max literally told me that Arthur was a douchebag, and how I didn't know him"

"You had to find out one way or another" Logan said quietly, this was the first time in months he's had to comfort Riley on this sort of level. "Do you want me to go grab Max"

"No!" Riley shot up quickly, feeling her heart start pounding in her chest. "No Max cannot know"

"He'll know how to comfort you more than I do" Logan hated to admit it. But he's lost his touch when it came to Riley's feelings. They were more complex after Noah.

"No it'll mess with his race" She shook her head, wiping her tears that almost immediately ceased to exist. "He'll be pissed off with Lando for not telling me sooner and run him off the tracks"

"He wouldn't run him off the tracks"

"Logan, Max would throw everything off the tracks for me," She told him carefully, "He has made it very clear that he puts me above racing"

"Well I don't see him skippi-"

"I had to beg him not to skip media in Monaco" Riley cut Logan off quickly. "Logan he really is putting me first"

"So don't you think he would handle this properly?" Logan questioned Riley, watching her walk across the room to her large suitcase she had been living out of the past week. She started pulling out clothes to sleep in.

"I'm putting him first too," Riley said, "And that means I can't screw up another friendship. Him and Lando are best friends." Riley emphasized, knowing in some ways she was wrong for not telling Max what happened. But there wasn't anything they could do but be mad.

"Maybe they could move past it?"

"I don't want to risk it" She wiped one last tear. "I already talked to Lando about what he said, he thinks I'm fine with what happened"

"You lied!?" Logan shot up from where he was laying.

"What else was I supposed to do!" Riley shot back at him, "Say, 'Lando fuck you we can't be friends anymore. Also; don't talk to my boyfriend!' He would've laughed in my face"

Riley spoke enthusiastically, ending the conversation with Logan laughing in her face. He didn't agree with Riley's logic at all. He understood that Riley cared about Max's friendships. But he wanted Riley to put herself first for a moment.

Riley never put herself first.

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Riley showed up a bit later to the tracks. She needed to find something that her body was comfortable in. Which was harder now that Jade was trying to take over her wardrobe. It was hard for her to feel comfortable in her skin now when it seemed like everyone's seen it.