James pov
Finally, Beth is ready to go to the party. She's wearing a crop top and a short skirt, I thankfully could convince her not to wear the 'I'm with James' shirt. I know it would drive Riley crazy, if shes coming. I miss her. James, no, all I have to think about now is Eldon and his party.
"You ready babe?" I peer down at Beth, so is cuddled up with me on her couch.
"Yeah, let's go." She says getting up. I nod and get up too. She walks up to me and places her hands over my yellow button up on my chest. "You look good."
"But don't I always?" I smirk.
"Yes, but you only have like two pairs of jeans." She laughs. I look at my black jeans.
"But I rock both of them." I chuckle.
She nods, "Yeah, yeah you do."
Rileys pov
"Hi Emily!" Jeff says hugging her. Then he turns to me. "Hey Riles. Y-you look... wow."
"Thanks, you look pretty wow yourself." I giggle, looking at his white button up and light brown jeans.
"Thanks." He chuckles.
"Aw, you two are so cute!" Emily squeals. "Me and Eldon are experts in match making! Where is he, by the way?"
"Thanks again for setting me up with her. Riles is awesome." He chuckles. "And Eldon didn't get here yet, Isaac is stalling him at the market."
"Oh my God! I would kill to see that!" Emily laughs.
"Yeah, me too." I giggle, it really would be awesome to see Eldon being stalled, especially because he has a short temper.
"Riley, can we talk?" Jeff asked, suddenly serious. "Alone please, Emily?"
"Oh, yeah, sure." Emily says walking away, I could feel her smirking.
"Um, yeah?" I ask, looking up at Jeff. He isn't that much taller than me, but I am pretty short and he's tall for our age, so I have to look up at him. Not as much as James though.
"Well, see, I've been meaning to ask you this since the other night," He says nervously, running his right elbow with his left hand. "Um, I wanted to know, if you would be my girlfriend?"
"Riles, when I first saw you in that car, I knew there was something special about you. You're sweet, generous, funny, kind and a really really incredible person, not to mention that you're the most beautiful girl I've ever laid eyes on. And Riley, I would treat you like a princess, which is what you deserve, if you gave me the chance. I know that I just met you, and this is insane, but I know there is something between us that's really special. So, what do you say?"
"Of course I'll be your girlfriend, Jeff." I exclaim hugging him.
James pov
I pull up at the door of Eldon's house. Beth and I are greeted at the door by West.
"Yo," I say fist bumping him. "Is Eldon here?"
"Nah bro. Not everyone's here, plus the cake is late," He sighs. "Isaac is stalling him."
I was about to reply, when Beth's voice stopped me, "Jame-James!" She whined. "Let's go get some drinks."
West gives me a sympathic look and nods slowly. I shrug and take her land, leading her to where the real party was, the backyard.
As soon as we get there we're bombard with people. Girls from A and B troupe start talking to Beth and the guys welcome me. I let go of her hand and let her be dragged by her friends, and let myself get dragged by my own. I see Emily talking to Stephanie, but there's no sign of Riley. Maybe she didn't show up? But why wouldn't she? I decide to go and ask Emily.
"Hey," I start. "Is Riley here?"
"Why do you care?" She asks rudely. "Don't you have a girlfriend?"
"Yeah, but I still do love and care about Riley. She means more than you know to me. Where is she?" I plead, and Emily starts considering it. Steph doesn't let her.
"Just leave her alone! Weren't you the one to leave her in the first place?" She snaps. I hang my head.
"Well, yeah, but I had to. It was for her own good." I defend helplessly.
"It's also for her own good if you leave her alone!" She snaps again.
"Ugh. Fine." I sigh before walking away. But I'm still wondering where Riley is. What if I'm the reason she's not here? What if its because she didn't want to face me? My questions are soon answered because she appears at the doorway, hands connected with Jeff's.
I don't know why, but suddenly I'm filled with envy, anger and sadness. I really want that to be me, and I'm mad that it can't be but at the same time, I know its my fault. It really really is. I want her back, but I can't have her.
At the end of the day, I want Riley to be happy. Even if she's happy without me. I'm just sorry I wasn't smart enough. I should've left Beth. But I couldn't, because of Thomas. My hands are really tied. I wish I could do something about that.
Then it all clicked, it hit me. I don't love Beth. Not one single bit. In fact, I hate Beth. She's the one that caused me and Riley's breakup. And still, she got what she wanted, me, and that's not fair. To me nor to Riley. She cheated, but still won. And I'm going to prove that cheaters, never prosper, ever.
Also, it hit me that I love Riley. There, I said it, I love Riley.
And I'm going to get her back. Nobody's going to stop me. I'm getting her back. I don't care about Jeff, Beth or Emily, I'm getting Riley back. And the official Jiley will get back together. Because I love her.
A/N Whoop! Whoop! Early update for y'all. Does anybody else just want to get the stupid party started?! Lol. Who ships Jiley #2? Who likes Jeth (ew)? Does anybody want the old and "official" Jiley back together? Well, you can't have all three! Haha comment or DM me what you'd like to see. Even though I've got everything planned, it wouldn't hurt to hear your ideas, right? Anywayssss, sorry for my endless talking. Bye.
