Reserved yet possesive bestfriend.

8

Celina 's POV
That evening as she went over to Richie ' s room she found it unlocked so she walked in and found him standing in the dark with his back facing her and talking to James in Italian . James nodded to whatever he said and he was the first to notice her come in and he looked at her face first and then her hands holding on to a pack of Doritos and then back at her face with a blank expression. That is how James was .. very unreadable and not so social ,you would never want to call him Jamie or Jimmy because he was always the formal James even as a child .He has been around for as long as she can remember around Richie so much so that at first she thought they were siblings ,they shared the same Dark hair ,olive skin and Brooding eyes but there was something always different about them and you would know they aren't really siblings but just two people who had a really strong bond . Richard turned over to follow James 's gaze and she was surprised by the look in Richie 's eyes because they mirrored James 's expression and he looked different from the guy who smiled at her in the gym . He looked older but then his eyes warmed and he pressed a smile on his lips and called her to him . She walked over with a blank expression while James's eyes moved over from Richie to her and back to Richie .
"Umm Richie is it a wrong time? Should I come later ? "She mumbled at him biting her lower lip unsure about her presence in some apparent private discussion .
He looked at her face for a few seconds and leaned in closer to whisper in her ear "No its fine ,just choose the movie and stuff ready I will get back to you in 5 ?" In a buttery voice so different from the cold and measured voice he was using while addressing James .
She nodded briefly and turned around to find James looking at her .
"Hey James " she stuttered , she found him intimidating .

"Hello Celiena ,it's good to see you after a long time " he told her in his poised husky voice looking over at Richie while saying the second part .
"Umm yeah same " she put on a nervous smile and  walked  back to the DVD rack but  not before seeing them exchange something in a really small plastic cover thingy .
And that cleared stuff for her
Richard is into drugs !!her childhood best friend is now a junkie !!

Nooo!!

But she knew it already ! She can't unseen what she saw .

That explains everything !his behaviour change ,his moodiness !

It all makes sense now .

She settled on the couch and within some time she heard the sound of the door being shut and locked .

" What's up with you and James ? " she looked at him pointedly.

"We were just talking really Cel nothing serious. "
He answered not looking directly at her face but rather at the can of redbull before settling on the couch and pulling her onto his lap .

She was done with his flippant replies and she needed to know something.  She switched over such that she was straddling him and she pulled his face so that he was directly looking at her face .

"Richard you can't get away with years of ignoring me and then acting as if nothing happened ! I have to know and I am going to keep asking you and torchering you till you give in ."

He looked at my face and our position looking at my bare thighs my skirt had ridden up while I had straddled him  stupid skirt , he pulled me closer before looking back right in my face with a gleam in his eyes .

"Is this how you are gonna torcher me ? If yeah then maybe I like this afterall  " he replied cockily .

I gawked at him before hitting him on his chest !

I would help him no matter what ! I would not let him ruin his life because of his addition. I will save him no matter what it takes ! I dont understand that why he wouldn't admit it to me already .

"Richard  Giordani  you can't get away like that ! I am going to find out about all your seedy activities and I am not going to lose you over some thingy James gave you " she announced

"You tell me or Ima go interrogate James right now "  she said crossing her arms

Richard 's POV

Seedy activities?  Thingy?   He looked at her face blankly before it hit him.

Her expression said all that he needed to know .

She thinks I am doing drugs !!

Out of all things he does drug is probably the lowest ! He looked like a fucking junkie to her ?

There is nothing Richard hated more than loser junkies who wasted their life like that .

He was a strong verile male who works out and what about him made her think he is a junkie ! Probably the fact that she has never actually seen a junkie and Richard had dealt with many of those low life .

Dayum ! He didn't know if he should be relieved or push her against the wall and threaten her to never,ever  call him a junkie .

Both the ideas had their own appeal .

He didn't know if he should laugh at her assumption or give her a tight hug but he knew he could use this to his advantage.

He could stall her ! And that sounded like a better idea .

And he hated  the idea of her going to James 's Place dressed liked that even though James knew it better not to touch her .

Time to Gear up your acting still Richard Giordani.

He kept his poker face on and then  looked back at the floor guiltily before closing his eyes .

"So you saw " he said in a defeated voice .

She got up  kneeled down near his feet on the couch and cupped his face in her palms .

He slowly opened his eyes and swallowed looking away from her her but she pulled his face closer such that he couldn't look away .

And her eyes ..... damn her eyes !

She looked at him with so much compassion and kindness and determination?

He actually felt guilty now but he knew that this was better his truth !
His fate !

She would be safer this way .

" I did and I am staying ! We will cope up with it Richie " she rubbed his palms between hers and kissed it  and when she looked back at him he saw fire .

She was either very stupid or brave but he knew that the latter was true .

"You think so ?you think I can be better ? I just feel so lonely Cel , I don't want to hurt you and I wish I could change it " he whispered looking at her eyes telling her the partial truth .

" Yes you will Richie !I promise " she said strongly .

If only she knew ,if only she could really change stuff .

She nudged me put of my thoughts misunderstanding it for my awkwardness .

"I understand it is tough for you but we will find a way trust me okay?"

Okay

"It is supposed to be a movie night Richie and I ve picked up Insidious 3 as I was a chicken to watch it alone".

I smiled at her watching her as she was trying to open the pack of Doritos .

"You know you aren't going to lose any pounds if you eat that "

She looked up at me guiltily "a bit of cheating won't hurt Richie " and grinned sheepishly.

Can this girl anymore cuter ?

She dragged herself closer and placed her head on shoulders and switched on the movie while her her palm was wrapped around my pinky .

She totally has you in her lil pinky rather !you are whipped .

I cleared my inner monologue and pulled her closer when she looked scared . I don't think I will be watching the movie ,I d rather watch her expressions .

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