Miracle in the Making

Chapter 13

Riley's POV

James pushed me against the wall, our lips crashing together as soon as the door was closed. My arms wrapped around his neck, his around my waist as we kissed roughly. My hands moved to cup his cheeks, as I moaned against his lips. We continued to kiss, kissing harder and harder every minute. James moved his hands under my tank top, rubbing my sides, causing me to moan louder. We continued kissing for a matter of minutes, before his hands grasped the hem of my shirt, starting to lift it up. I was gonna let him, but my mind went back to the bloated feeling I felt, and I suddenly became over insecure. I pulled away from him, pulling my shirt back down again. "Okay baby?" James asked confusedly. I nodded.
"I just feel bloated, and I guess I'm a little insecure." I told him.
"Hey." He said, leaning my forehead against his. "You're beautiful." I smiled at him, before pulling back. "And I understand."
"Thank you." I replied, walking to sit on the bed I was sharing with Michelle. James followed, sitting beside me and pulling my hands into his. He smiled at me, and I smiled back, before we heard the door open. We both looked behind us, seeing Michelle, Giselle, and Stephanie in the doorway.
"Nice to see you two have already broken the rules." Michelle joked.
"Seriously guys? It's only been 2 hours." Stephanie told us.
"New record." Giselle added, laughing slightly. Michelle was laughing as well, Stephanie however, staying in the role of being the overprotective older sister, was not.
"We were just talking." I said, rolling my eyes at them. 'Talking' Michelle mouthed, with air quotes just to annoy me. Lucky for me though, she was behind Giselle and Stephanie so they couldn't see.
"Aren't you guys supposed to be tanning?" James asked, sounding slightly annoyed at them.
"Clouds kept blocking the sun so we gave up." Giselle said. "Miss Kate says we're leaving for lunch in half an hour." She added. We nodded but didn't move.
"Honest to god, James leave!" Stephanie shrieked, sounding very annoyed. He leaned over, kissing my cheek, before walking out. I grabbed my phone from the table beside me and turned it on, starting to text Chloe again. Within 20 minutes, the other girls were ready to go for lunch. We headed down to the lobby, seeing everyone else there. Miss Kate smiled, noticing everyone was here.
"Alright, we're heading to the Internationals building, they have a buffet set up for the teams competing." She announced. We all started to walk to the Internationals building, it was only a 10 minute walk. Michelle fell behind the rest of the group, and grabbed my arm, pulling me back as well.
"Why did you really not go to the pool today?" She asked. I should've known she realized it wasn't because I didn't want to. "Was it to have sex with James? Cause if it was, that was a smart plan."
"No James and I didn't have sex. I've just been feeling really bloated and was insecure about it." I told her.
"Ri, you have nothing to worry about. You were 20 weeks pregnant only 2 months ago and you still look amazing. Don't worry." She said to me. I smiled at her.
"Thanks. I haven't been overly well recently though. I think it's just that time of the month." I spoke and she nodded.
"Seriously though Riley, you don't have to worry about your body, you're hot, and James knows that." She stated, glancing towards my boyfriend who was goofing off with the guys. I smiled bigger.
"Thanks girl, you are too." I said, before whispering in her ear, "John's lucky." Her eyes went wide.
"How did you-" Michelle trailed off, and I laughed.
"I just know these things. Plus he texted you while you were at the pool saying he loves you." I admitted, causing her to roll her eyes as we both giggled.