Forever Together || Part 2

4 ~ sleepover

- Lucas' p.o.v -

I looked her. And she was already looking at me. I smiled at her.

" Hi." I whispered.

She smiled back at me.

" Hey." She whispered back.

She slipped her legs out of my arms and sat next to me. She started to grab for her sweatshirt, which was in my hand. But I smiled at her like a weirdo and pulled it out of her reach.

" Lucas." She whined," I'm cold."

She grabbed for her sweatshirt once more but I yanked it away. She gave me an upset look. I couldn't bare to see that. So I handed her sweatshirt to her.

While she was putting it on, her rib cage showed through her skin. She poked  her head through the head hole and slipped her hands through the arm holes.

...

" Is your eating disorder getting worse?"

She stared at me. Then looked away.

" Huh... Good to know."

She gave me a little glance before she got up.

" Riley." I reached out for her wrist but she pulled it out of my reach.

" What?" She snapped.

She turned to face me with a stern look. Riley then sighed.

" Look, thank you for saving my life back there but you don't need to save me from this one. So just leave me alone."

She turned back around and started to walk out the door. After she left, I sat on the bench and rested my head on my hands.

" Damn it." I grinned.

" Hey Lucas." Coach yelled. " Practice is over. Go home."

I smiled and ran after Riley.

- Riley's p.o.v -

I got out of the school building. When I heard someone running after me. I turned around, hoping it wasn't Charlie. But it was Lucas. He came to the side of me and walked with me.

" I need to talk to you." He placed his hands on my shoulder.

I looked at his hand. It was hurting me. I swiped it off me. We stopped walking and turned to face each other.

" I'm listening."

" Why don't you like me, at least like a friend."

" I do. It's just somethings I need to do alone." I sigh.

" No you don't. That's why you have friends."

I remember that. When he said that to me. When I had a bully. ( Girl meets Rileytown )

I giggled.

" you said that to me when you knew I felt alone." I lifted my head up and looked straight into his eyes. " How did you know now?"

" Well your parents aren't really around. And Maya ditched you for Missy. And Missy makes fun of yo- "

" What? How did you know." I blurted out.

" Maya tells me."

" Oh..." My voice cracked.

Just knowing that my best friend is moving on without me breaks my heart. And how she won't stand up for me when Missy makes fun of me. And how she tells Lucas stuff and never comes to me. Because she ditched me for Missy. I feel a tear roll down my cheek so I start to walk home, with Lucas by my side. Knowing that he is staring at me.

Lucas was about to go into his house, sense we were there.

" Lucas?" I stop him.

" Yeah?" He turned around.

" If you want to. You can have a sleepover. My parents are out of town. " I smiled at him.

He smiled back at me.

" Of course. I'd love to. Lemme just get my stuff."

I nod my head and wait. It took him like 2 minutes so it wasn't that bad of a wait. He jumped down his porch and we started walking to my house.

" So. You wanna talk?" He asked.

" About?"

" About you and me." He adjusted his bag on his shoulder.

" Um. Sure. What about you and me."

We start to walk up the stairs of my apartment.

" Like if we should stay friends, or be more than friends."

We were at the front of my door now and I stared at him. He stared back. We were like that for 2 minutes. But in those two minutes we were exploring each other's eyes. His green eye color darkened so it really pops up. I shook my head and opened the door for us to go in. He entered and then me. I shut the door behind him. I walked up to my room with him right behind me.

" Lucas. We aren't in middle school anymore. We can't decide things like that in a couple of days-"

" Riley, I know we aren't in middle school. And you know, we could."

I stopped before I walked into my room. I turned around to face him.

" I'm not going to let you break my heart again." I stammer.

He sigh and then nods. We walk into my room. I close my door behind me after Lucas walks into my room. Right when I turn around, Lucas was there. He was looking at me and then slowly slithered his hands onto my waist. He pushed me against the door. Our faces were literally centimeters apart. I wrapped my arms around his neck and placed my head on his chest. He placed his chin in the crock of my neck. We were hugging.

" I missed this." He mumbled.

" Me too." I whispered.

I pulled closer but then remembered that we can't do this long. Or we will build feelings for each other. Even though I want to. I slide my hands down to his hands on my waist and pull them off. He sighed and walked over to his bag of stuff.

" what cha doin?" I put my hands behind my back and twirled my ankle around.

" Just getting my sleeping stuff out."

" Oh there is no need for that, you can sleep with me."

He stopped taking out his blankets and stuffed them back into his bag.

" You hungry?" I place my hand on the knob.

" I'm starving." He gets up.

" Ok. I'll make dinner. Is spaghetti good?"

" Yeah."

I walked out the door but he followed me.

" Where are you going?" I stopped.

" I'm gonna help."

" Okay." I kept on walking.

" Your such a slow walker!" He whined.

So he picked me up and ran to the kitchen.

A few minor things that happens in this chapter actually turns into a huge problem that affects Riley and Lucas. No, it's not about them as a couple. It's mostly focused on Riley.