The Next Step - 2 years on

•Chapter 6 - At the boys' house•

James' POV

Let's see.. What to wear? I need to wear something pretty good because afterwards I'll hang out with Riley after so many years.. Wait. Where's my black shirt?
"West? Eldon?" I shout.
"What?" Eldon and West shout back.
"Where's my black shirt guys?" I say going from my bedroom to the living room where they are sitting watching TV.
"I don't know bro." West says.
"Me neither." Eldon replies.
"Plus which one do you mean? Most of your shirts are black man." He says laughing.
"I mean the one that has.. You know.. This one that.. You know what? Fuck it. I'll just borrow one of yours. And Eldon?"
"Yeah?"
"Stop eating my chips man. You can buy yours cause these are mine." I say grabbing the bag of chips out his hands. He gives me a questioning look.
"What? These are my chips. None messes with my chips." I say bothered by his look.
And they both start laughing like idiots again.
Soon we're all laughing together.
"So James, whatcha doin' tonight bro?" West asks.
"I dunno man, hang out with Riles maybe?"
"Riles?" Eldon gasps.
"Oh.. Um.. I mean.. Yeah Riles. Problem?" I say becoming a bit sassy in the end.
"Kay man chill.. So did you two kiss? Or ya know.. 'hang out'?" West says curious.
"What the hell West? No! I just gave her a ride home because Emily left before her. We didn't kiss nor 'hang out'. Okay? And what about you Eldon and Thalia? Or Michelle?" I say trying to change the subject.
"What? I don't know.. I mean me and Michelle were over an eternity ago and I guess that I kinda like Thalia.. but still. I don't know." He says looking a bit lost in thought.

After that, I just go to West's room to find a black shirt. Oh there it is. I just found mine... Really West?
Walking back to my room a thought crosses my mind.. Where should I go with Riley? A restaurant? A càfe? I don't know.. Maybe I should text her to see.

"Hey Riles" I text. After a couple of minutes she texts back.
"Hey James" it reads.
"I was wondering.. Where should we go after the catching up thing?" I text feeling a bit anxious. Why am I anxious? Girls don't make me anxious. James calm down. Everything is alright.
"I don't know.. What about my place?" She texts back after some seconds.
"Yeah, sounds cool. See ya later"
"Bye❤"
Whaaaaaaat? Did she just..? Oh my freaking God. She just send me a heart. Like.. Oh my Gosh.
James! Chill! Don't act like a fourteen-year-old fangirl.

When I get dressed, I go back to the living room.
"How do I look? If you were girls would you fall for me?" I ask the guys concerned. And they just laugh like idiots. Once again.
"Yeah of course I would." West replies laughing his ass off.
"No man I don't think so... I mean you're my bro right? I can't fall for you. Right? Plus, I'm not gay." Eldon says serious. Me and West share a look and then start laughing. Like... what the hell Eldon?
"Eldon, I was joking." I tell him trying to be as serious as he was.
"Haha oh.." He tells me, feeling a bit embarrassed I guess.

"Oh poor James is having a date with Riley, doesn't he?" West says trying to mimick Rileys' voice and to change the subject.
"Shut up." I tell him, looking at West dead in the eye.
"Ooooookay James."
"West."
"What?"
"I don't have a date with Riley. We're just gonna hang out later. And be careful of what you say in front of her, because I swear West. If you say anything to her about this I'm gonna kill you. Understood?" I say.
"Okay man chill. I'm not gonna say anything. Not about the dreams you have or the 'do you think she likes me' moments. I'm not gonna say anything I promise." He replies trying not to laugh.
Just then Eldon sits up from the couch he was sitting and goes straight into his bedroom. After 2-3 minutes he comes back holding 2 shirts.
"Guys, which one do you think that suits me better? The blue one or the red? And I'm not kidding. Michelle and Thalia is going to be there right? I gotta be handsome. Not like I'm not whatever I wear but still." Eldon says, probably talking to himself and as the idiots we are we laugh it off.
"Eldon settle down. Don't even worry about it." I tell him to calm him. But that doesn't calm him anyways.
"Okay okay. I'm alright." He says sitting on one of the chairs.

After a while we're just not talking, not doing anything. Eldon goes to his bedroom to get ready and West is watching a TV show about raccoons? Whatever.

Does Riley have a boyfriend? Probably not, right? I mean if she had, she wouldn't have send me the heart emoji(oh my god, too happy 'bout that) and she wouldn't have let me give her a ride home because her boyfriend could so yeah.. He hasn't. Great, isn't it?
I love her. And I hate myself for just letting her go. And still it wasn't completely my fault. She kissed that Alfie guy not me. But that belongs to the past anyway. All I need to focus on is the present. I need to get her back. I can't even imagine how life will be with her now. Probably she has changed a lot. Or maybe not. But either way I have to get her back.

"JAMES!" Eldon and West shout at me, making me wake up from my thoughts.
"What?" I shout back, touching my now aching ears.
"We're trying to get your attention for like 5 minutes?" Eldon says.
"Okay sorry. I was thinking about something."
"Riley." West mouths to Eldon.
"Go to hell West." I mouth to him.
"Haha how funny." West says, his previous laughing face turning into a serious one.

After five minutes or so the bell goes and I go to open the door. When I open it my mouth drops.
"Daniel?"

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