What do I have to do? (A Riker Lynch/ R5 love story)

Don't worry I'm here

After spending the afternoon at the pool we all went back in and decided to watch some films. "What should we watch?" Asks Rydel. "Woman in Black!" Everyone choruses. Everyone except me. I really dislike horror films. "That okay with you Luce?" asks Ellington. I fake a smile "sure. Although I hope no one minds if I cower into them cause I can't deal with horror films very well" I admit. "Don't worry, you can sit with Riker" Ross pipes up quickly winking at me. I look at the tallest blonde. "Sure" he answers before Rydel leaves the room and returns with three large duvets. She throws one to Ellington, one to Ross and one to me. I sit next to Riker and pull the cover over us. I rest my head on his chest and I can feel him gently playing with my hair. We all then turn our attention to the TV as the film starts. About half way through I end up turning my face and burying it into Riker's shirt cause I couldn't bare to watch anymore. I feel his arms tighten around me. "Don't worry I'm here. You're safe" he whispers into my hair. The film ended with me still having my head in Riker's shoulder. We all decided to head up to bed seeing as the band were all tired after being out on tour. Rocky agreed to share with Rydel for the night cause the film scared her. Riker and I made our way down the hall way to our rooms. "Hey, Rike?" I ask. "Yeah?" he says turning to face me. "Could I sleep with you tonight? That film really creeped me out" I ask. I see his face become softer he smiles at me. "Sure" he replies simply. I then grab my PJ's from Rydel's room and change in the bathroom before knocking on Riker's door. I then push it open to enter. He gets up from the bed and walks past me. "You can make yourself comfortable while I go and change" he says as he leaves the room. I make my way over to the bed and lay on my side facing the wall. A couple of minuets later I hear Riker re-enter the room and lie down next to me. I feel his arms snake around my waist and pull me closer to his chest where I became aware of the fact that Riker was not wearing a shirt. He gently kisses the back of my neck before whispering "Good night Lucy". "Good night Riker" I reply before being consumed by sleep.

I am woken to the feeling of Riker shaking. I turn and look at the clock on the table. 3:30am. I hear the sound of the wind blowing and the sound of the rain hitting the window. I look over at Riker as a shot of lightning flashed across the sky, lighting up the room momentarily. The light shows his face in a state of fear and terror. Instinctively I pull him into my body and try to calm him down. "Sshh... Don't worry Riker. I've got you" I whisper as I rub his back trying to keep him calm. I must admit, after knowing the blonde for almost the whole of my life I never knew that he was scared of storms. "Is there anything that I can do Rike?" I ask stroking his hair. "Kiss me" he replies. My eyes widen. "Are you sure?" I ask uncertainly. "Yes, please" he persists. I lean in and softly kiss his lips, as I go to pull away he pulls me closer and rests one hand on my back. His hand then slips under my shirt, when I feel this I use all of my force to pull away from him. "Riker! What are you doing? You are still with Amanda! This is cheating!" I whisper. He grabs hold of my waist as tugs so that I fall onto his body, our legs intertwined. "Forget her. She's a bitch. It's you I wanna be with Lucy." he mumbles as he burries his head in my neck and kisses it. "So you are saying that you are in love with me?" I ask. "Yes. I am. Tell me you love me as well" as I was about to reply I hear soft breathing and I realise that Riker had just passed out on top of me. I gently push him off me and lay on my side. Did he mean what he said? Was it real? Or was I dreaming?

I wake the next morning in an empty bed. I cast my mind to the early hours of the morning with that incident with Riker. Did he mean it? Or was it fear talking? I shake my head and start to change as I am pulling on my underware the door opens and Riker is shown. I squeal and dive under the bed covers. "RIKER!" I yell. "Whoa... Sorry sorry sorry" he says quickly. I close my eyes and catch my breath. "I wanted to apolagize for earlier. Storms do something weird to my mind" he says. He opens his mouth to continue but I cut in saying "I think we need to have a break from each other for a while. You need to figure out if you really do love Amanda or if there is someone else. And I have to try and fine a way to get over you" it broke my heart to say those words. I didn't want this to happen, but it had to happen. "I'm leaving today to live with Darcy". I see the look on his face and I can feel the tears forming in my eyes. "I'm sorry Rike" I whisper. "No, I understand. I just went and messed up our friendship" he says as he stands from the bed and moves to the door.

Riker's POV

I watch her as she packs up her car. Everyone else is down there saying goodbye. I couldn't bring myself to. I was losing my best friend. My crush. I guess she didn't believe me when I said that I was in love with her. She hugs my family and pulls out of the drive and out of my life. I hear my door open and Rocky comes in "what is it?" he asks. "I made her leave" I answer sadly. "No you didn't" "Yes I did. In the storm earlier I made her kiss me and then I almost made her make out with me. I said I loved her." I explain. "Now if you excuse me, I need to figure out what the hell I am going to do about this" I say forcefully. He turns and leaves. I flop onto my bed and reach for a picture frame, it had a picture of me and Lucy before our Junior prom. She went with a group of girls and I was with Amanda but we agreed to have one dance with each other. Hold on... that's it prom! I grab my guitar and start rehearsing a song for her which I would sing at prom.