In honour of 7k veiws, I have decided to update!! Thank you so much guys, for everything, specially the people that have stuck around from the beginning. Ily all!! Enjoy. Also, in honour of 300 comments and 644 votes, I included some 1D in there.. sorry its short, though.
Riley pov
I break down in front of the bathroom sink. It hurts, a lot. Having to deal with all of this is just so hard, especially that I have to do it alone. It's very hard to trust him, too. He just left me, dealing with losing my baby and being in a car crash. I thought he loved me more than to just do that. I guess not. Keep it together, Riley. You can do this. I tell myself. I wash my face and go back into the studio.
"Are you okay?" James asks.
"What does it look like, you idiot! You left me to deal with miscarriage alone, and just moved on to your perfect new family. I want to collapse into your arms more than anything, because I still love you, and want you back more than anything else! Does that seem okay to you?!?!" I shout, but only in my head of course. In real life I say, "Yeah. Let's just start."
James pov
After about an hour of rehearsal, I call a break. I sit down on the floor, Riley facing me. She doesn't look straight at me though, her eyes are glued to the ground. I take a sip from my water.
"Hey." I say.
"Hi."
"How've you been doing, lately?"
"I'm fine."
"That's great. You know my sisters really miss you, specially Grace."
"Yeah. I miss it too."
"Huh?"
"I-I miss them too."
"Oh."
"Can we just keep working on the duet?" She asks, starting to get up.
"No, wait." I say grabbing her wrist gently.
Once she's seated, I continue. "You know, I still love you, right?"
She looks at me, wide eyed.
"I will never stop, ever."
"Well, you have Beth now," She says. "And besides, I don't. Let's work on the routine."
It hurts, that she would just say it coldly. But when it sunk in, it hurt more. My baby doesn't love me anymore. She doesn't want me back. I can't have her. She's not my baby.
Riley pov
As much as I do love James, I can't do anything about that. He hurt me, badly. And probably will do it again. As much as my heart aches for him, I can't have him. As much as I want to run up to him and feel his soft touch, it just isn't possible.
"Let's go from the pirouettes. 5 6 7 8, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8." I said, doing the moves. He didn't say anything, just did them with me.
Our duet is like our relationship, actually. It's like there are two magnets that want to be together, but are being held back. I want to be with him, and he wants to be with me. But Thomas is holding us back. Who knew someone who isn't even born, could cause so much trouble and heartbreak. I guess I should just get over him.
James pov
I pull Riley into a dip, our finishing poses.
"Whew! That was good. I think we need to practise that lift, though." She says.
"Which one?" I ask.
"Stage left," She responds. "You need to put your hand over there. And we gotta do it faster."
"I agree. Let's go one mo-" I was about to suggest doing it again, when I get a text. "One second."
I go over to the bench and get my phone. Sure enough, there's a text from Beth.
C'mon babe. My place? You're late!!
"Shoot! I gotta go..." I say scratching the back of my neck. "Beth uh needs me."
"Okay." She says coldly. And I could swear I heard her mutter something.
"Thanks. Bye." I say, grab my dance bag and leave the room.
Riley pov
"Okay. I needed you too." I say, muttering the last part.
"Thanks. Bye." He said, grabbing his dance bag and leaving. Him going, only makes me realise that he's moved on, and that I need to too. I put on Drag Me Down by One Direction and start dancing to Harry's heavenly voice.
I got fire for a heart
I'm not scared of the dark
You've never seen it look so easy
I've got a river for a soul
And baby you're a boat
Baby you're my only reason
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