Guys Can Change

Chapter 4

Chapter 4

The next day...

Emma POV

I followed Rydel around all day. I didn't want to talk to or even see Riker. I was so scared he was mad because I told Rydel about yesterday.

Rydel and I were sitting outside by the edge of the pool when she got called inside by her mom to help her with something. As Rydel went inside, Riker came out wearing black skinny jeans, a black shirt, and dark sunglasses. And he was walking towards me!

"Emma, can I talk to you?" Riker asked, sitting down next to me.

"I-I guess so..."

Riker took off his sunglasses.

"Emma, I'm sorry I scared you last night. I would never hurt you. I just wanted to make sure you were ok. You looked like you hit your head pretty hard and I... I was worried..."

"Why would you be worried?"

"Because you're our guest, and if I caused you to hurt yourself, then I'd feel awful!"

"You would?"

"Yeah..."

He's probably doing this because his mom is making him or something. Whatever...

He was still looking at me. And it had been like a whole minute! What the heck!?

"Uh... I should probably see if Rydel needs help," I said, getting up.

"Ok..."

Once I got inside, I sprinted up to Rydel's room. That was just freaky! I didn't even know what to think! Rydel came in a few minutes later.

"What's wrong?" Rydel asked.

"Um... What do you mean?"

"You sprinted up here!"

"Oh... Uh... I just... feel weird..."

"Why?"

"If I tell you, can we keep this between us?"

"Of course!"

"Riker came out to talk to me."

Rydel looked worried.

"He... He sat down next to me and apologized for last night. I don't know if it was because he felt bad or whatever, but I think it's because your mom made him."

"It was probably our mom. Why is that weird?"

"No. That wasn't the weird part. The weird part was after that."

"What happened?"

"He was just... staring at me! I don't even know! It was weird, so I made up some excuse that I needed to help you with something, and ran inside!"

"That is kind of strange..."

"Why do you think he was just like... staring at me!?"

"I don't know..."

Later...

Emma POV

Rydel and I had just walked to a little ice cream shop down the road to get some ice cream. When we got back to Rydel's, Riker was on the couch in the living room, making out with some girl. That's when it really sunk in that he probably didn't mean what he said earlier. He was just a stupid, insensitive guy, who doesn't care about anyone's feelings but his own.

But then something weird happened. Rydel and I walked through the living room, and Riker broke away from his girl and stared at us until we got to the kitchen. I didn't know what to make of it...