"You left me, you left me, you left me," were the only words rushing through Lucas Friar's head as he headed back from the high school reunion.
Truthfully, he never left her, he never meant to hurt her, he loved her. But one day love just wasn't enough, love couldn't tackle the hatred that had brewed as they spent more and more time with each other. They couldn't love each other anymore. He walked out, for a walk, he never thought that would be the last time he would hear from her for two years. It had been two years, Lucas was 25 living in Manhattan and Riley was 24 residing in Greenwich, like she had done all her life. Lucas never had anything serious since Riley, a few hook ups here and there. He always knew deep down, Riley was the one, she always had been. He didn't mean to leave her, it just happened.
"Riley, wait" he chased after her through the lobby of the hotel. Riley's pace became faster and faster. "Riley, I...I...please don't leave me." Riley turned around her arms folded, Lucas stood there for a moment trying to catch his breath. "Riley, I-I I'm sorry. I'm sorry for leaving you. I'm sorry for not staying there that night. I'm sorry for giving up on you, on us."
"That isn't sufficient, you still walked out, you still left. You didn't fight for us," tears formed in Riley's eyes.
"You're right, I'm sorry. I know saying sorry will never repair the damage between us that I've made. But will it ease some of the tension?"
"Tension?" Riley asked sternly. Lucas inched close to her.
"Yes, tension. You know when you feel an unstoppable feeling of, of..."He stepped closer.
"Of what?" Riley swallowed, and began to be uncomfortable.
"Of any feeling really," Lucas stepped, filling the last gap between them.
"Like what?"
"Like this," he leaned in and kissed her. Passion was all he felt, sparks from many years ago revived within that one kiss. That kiss felt like their last. It was definitely better than their first.
a/n: yo y'all i'm back but idk if i'm staying on at least this platform. i'll still occasionally post on instagram and im always scrolling through tumblr. I hope y'all enjoyed that. comment what i should do. love y'all, gi.
