Good Girl Gone Bad | Rucas

7//Lucas

"Do you enjoy Riley's company?" Blair asked me in math.

"Uh..." I said hesitantly, "sometimes, I guess. Why?"

"I was just wondering."

"What about you?" I asked

"Do I enjoy being around Riley?"

"Yeah."

She stifled a laugh, "No. Not gonna lie, I can't stand being around her. She's all about her, no one else. It's really annoying, you know?"

"Yeah, I get it." And it's true, she is a little self absorbed. "She seems to always be around me though, so I can't hate her all the time."

"See that's what I don't understand, you're so much bigger and stronger than her. You could intimidate the shit out of her and she would stop talking to you. She'd be pretty much out of your life completely."

I raised an eyebrow, then shook my head. "I couldn't do that."

"Why not?"

Her freaking brother has cancer. "I just- I don't know. I couldn't do it."

"Hey, I get it. You're a good guy." She paused, and smiled. "That's probably why I like being around you so much."

I smiled, and then the bell rang. I said bye to Blair, then headed to science.

"The party's gonna be LIT tonight dude." Brandon said to his friends, Charlie and Billy, when I got into science.

"Is Riley coming?" Billy asked Brandon.

"Yeah bro." He said with a laugh. "I've got that girl wrapped around my little finger. Did you see how she was dressed today? That was all for me."

"Dude, she wants some of you." Charlie added.

"And that's what she's gonna get, whether she likes it or not."

"Shit." I murmured.
•••

When the bell rang, I rushed out to my locker to catch up to Riley.

"Riley..." I said at my locker. "I'm not kidding! He's going to take advantage of you, I heard him say it myself!"

"I don't need you to take care of me Lucas!" She spat. "I'm perfectly capable of taking care of myself!"

"No you're not! You're too blind to see that he doesn't actually like you for you!"

"Hey riles," maya said from behind Riley.

"Maya, tell Lucas that Brandon isn't going to do anything bad to me tonight."

"Lucas, Brandon isn't going to do anything bad to her tonight."

"Truth." I demanded.

Maya bit her lip, "Riles, he's gonna try to rape you."

"Maya!" Riley gasped, astonished.

"He is not a good guy, Riley! Look, I know you're to stubborn to listen to anyone, but you're going to learn something tonight." Maya said.

"What's that?" She asked.

"You don't need to dress differently or act different for somebody. If they don't like you for you, then they're not worth it."

Riley stayed silent as she shut her locker and turned back to maya and I, "I know what I'm doing, guys."

I had enough of her being stubborn, "No you don't Riley!" But she was already out of the school doors.