Jiley OneShots

Coming Home

Just wanted to write some cute Jiley fluff for once 😌❤️

Riley's POV
I walk into studio A, and sigh as I'm placing my bag in my cubby. Tomorrow is the first day back after the 6 week break we have for summer, and Internationals. It also means a-troupe auditions, normally I'm excited, but this year is different. This year James isn't here.

During internationals James decided that he'd rather be in the band than at The Next Step, which kind of hurt. He told me right before we went on stage that this would be our last dance together, as he was giving it up. Heartbreak puts it lightly.
Dance was what bought us together, and without it, we never really saw each other.

I slip off my shoes and grab the dock for my phone, hoping dance would cheer me up. Being without James... I know it's going to be hard, no random duets, or dragging each other to the costume closet, no more lunch dates, or long evenings together.
The internationals party was when James and I realised how hard this would be.

The start of summer

James pulled up at the studio, both of us dressed up for the internationals celebration party at The Next Step.  He flashed me a smirk, rubbing my thigh and kissing my cheek, then lips, gently. I simply giggled, then reciprocated his actions as we left the car, walking into studio A hand in hand.

A-troupe already knew James was leaving TNS, as he told them after me. So when we arrived we were attacked with hugs, and good lucks for James. I noticed the boys heading for James so I simply kissed his cheek and went to talk with Giselle and Cierra at their table.

About 15 minutes later James appeared in the seat beside me, his arm draped across my chair, drawing shapes on my back while I spoke to the girls.
"Babe?" James whispered to get my attention.
"Yes baby?" I reply, turning to face him
"Wanna go out tonight?" He smiled, playing with my hair now
"Date night? Sure" I giggled, pressing my lips to his, before he stood and took my hand, leading me over to dance.

As usual we slow danced and cuddled up together as we did so, both of my arms around James' neck, my face buried into either his neck, shoulder or chest, as his hands were wrapped around my lower back. Occasionally we'd share a kiss.
But James' phone ruined that.

He got a call and rushed off, reappearing shortly after to tell me that they had an emergency band meeting or something. Basically he had to leave.

...........

I sat on my bed, blow drying my hair for my date with James tonight, before giving him a call. It was 7.50 so I wasn't sure when we were going, normally we went out at 8.30 but I wanted go check. Once my shoulder length ombré hair was dry I rang James, who picked up on the second ring

"Hey James" I smile into my phone
"Hey babe", faintly I heard someone say "hey Riley"
"I was wondering what time we were going out tonight baby?" I asked, confused because he should be alone right now
"Crap, I forgot Ri, I'm getting pizza with the boys. You can come if you want babe?" He replied and I could tell he was mentally cursing himself
"Right... Erm... What's that Em?..Yep... Okay... Sorry baby I can't tonight" I mumbled, upset that he forgot, pretending to converse with with my sister.
Honestly when James was with the band he was less loving, the boys teased him for how 'whipped' he was for me, so he often wasn't romantic or even caring towards me.

"I'll see you then..." I sigh going to hang up
"Wait" he babbled quickly
"What?"
"I love you" he chuckled, and I heard distant kissing noises
"I love you too" I smiled before hanging up.