Senior Year-Rucas

Tropically.

Chapter 33

The football stadium was covered in red and black. Posters, shirts, there were even a group of guys who painted their bodies in school colors. Riley always loved homecoming it was amazing how hyped everyone was, it made her job as a cheerleader a little easier, especially since the stands were filled with a lot more people. Darby sprayed everyone but Missy in glitter, because she didn't want to ruin her crown, from sparkles apparently, the brunette huffed just thinking about it. The stadium lights brought out the glimmer on her skin, the cheerleader took a deep breath and smiled. She was standing on the red track and tried her hardest to not look at the field where the football team was stretching. "How you feelin'?" The brown eyed girl turned to Darby.

"Great, I love homecoming night, the game hasn't started yet and people are this psyched. Amazing energy." She cleared her throat and continued to hang posters on the fence.

"I was talking about you personally. Not the game."

"Unfortunately, I knew that." The girls giggled. "I hate that we have to circle around them while they're being crowned. But, what can you do?"

"I'm sorry."

"Not your fault D. Here, grab a poster we'll move down." Her captain kept making glances towards the brunette. "Say it." The cheerleader demanded.

"And risk getting a boot where the sun don't shine? No thank you." Riley laughed.

"I'd never, no matter how much i'd like to. But, she doesn't know that." She raised her eyebrows. "Seriously though, what are you thinking? You keep lookin' at me."

"I just hate seein' you like this. I'm used to snarky you or happy you, not sad."

"My own fault." D dropped her hands, seeming a little frustrated.

"There's really no way you'll get back with him? Y'all were perfect together." The girls locked arms and walked back to the other end of the stadium.

"Every part of my body, except for my mind wants to be with him. My mind knows better, if somethings too good to be true it probably is."

"Well hello Ms. Pessimist, I can't say i've missed you too much. But, seriously no one is perfect. Lucas made the mistake of making you think he was." Riley didn't say anything she continued to listen intently. "I'm not saying that you should automatically forgive him, but maybe take it easy on him. He was drunk."

"He was the one who used the words 'I let her', like I told Maya if he immediately pulled away then no big deal. And by the way he should've at least had the common courtesy to lie to me."

"You would've found out either way. From, Missy or Chase one. Besides that man," Darby pointed out to the field. Riley turned her head and Lucas was looking right at her with an adorable smirk across his face, she felt the butterflies. "That guy, isn't the lyin' kind."

"Is it really that simple?" She still held her gaze on her ex.

"If you let it be. But-" The captain started pulling out pom pom's. "You have a tendency to overthink everything instead of doing what comes naturally."

"You sound like-"

"Every other person that you've talked to?" The brown eyed girl didn't say anything. "Shouldn't that tell you something?" Riley picked up a pom pom and threw it at her. "Heads up!" The football team was jogging back to the locker room when Lucas ran towards her.

"Hello gorgeous." He winked, she always loved the way he looked in his uniform.

"Hey, you ready for tonight?"