Atmosphere~Rilaya au

Chapter 13~

Once Riley dropped me off I go in and get working on the drawings for the store. I work on a detailed drawing of the outside of the store. After an hour I completely finish the drawing as I hear my front door open.

"Baby girl I'm home" I hear Mom say as the door shuts. I set the complete drawing aside and walk into the living room. She sets her bag down and walks over to me, hugging me. I help make her a cup of coffee and then we both settle on the couch.

"Do I want to know why your hair is purple?" I hear my mom ask. I grab some strands on my hair and I'm reminded of the paint that I am still sorta covered in.

"We were painting the store today, and we had a little paint fight" She chuckles before taking a sip of her coffee and sitting it down.

"With all that paint, it looks like you two had fun" She says. I nod and she smiles. We sit there and talk for a little bit. Mom sits us and looks at me, holding my hands.

"While coming home today I saw a flyer for a bakery. They are needing waiters and waitress." She says smiling. "They pay a lot more then the diner. So tomorrow I'm putting in my application."

"Mom I'm so happy for you!" I say as I wrap her into a hug. She leans back, smiling.

"I'm going to go climb into bed and read for a bit. I have a big day tomorrow. Love you baby girl" I tell her I love her and we both head back to our rooms. I get started on more drawings and by midnight I got three drawings and three paintings to be able to hang up. I take a quick shower to get the paint off and then head off to bed.

I wake up at 8:00 from my alarm ringing loudly. As I turn it off I head to my closet. I change into jeans, a Shakespeare shirt, and a flannel. I head into the kitchen and make me a small cup of coffee. I finish the cup and while walking to my room I hear a knock on the door. I quickly grab the drawing and head to the door to be greeted by the beautiful brunette.

"Hey. Ready to go?" She asks, smiling. I nod and we both head out. I lock the door and we walk outside. As we are walking to her car I hand her the drawings.

"Maya these are amazing. You did painting of the both of us?" She asks. I nod as we both get into the car. She smiles as she starts up the car. Riley turns in her seat to grab a bag and handing it to me. I open it to see glazed donut holes.

"Riley you didn't have to get me breakfast" I argue. Riley starts to drive our of the parking lot.

"My mom was working last night at her bakery so she was cooking at home all night" Riley says. I grab one of the donut holes and take a bite out of it. Once I bite it I am blown away from the flavor.

"These taste amazing. Your mom can really cook." I say before eating another one. Riley nods as she pulls into the thrift store parking lot. Riley goes and unlock the store as I grab the drawing and her bags. We head inside and we begin to decorate. As Riley heads to the back to grab the racks of clothes, I begin to put up the shelf.

"I have some nails in my backpack if you need some" I hear Riley say from the back of the store. I walk over to her backpack to get the small container of nails. I quickly gets the shelves onto the walls. I grab some of the canvases placing them and other small things on the shelves. By the time Riley gets all the clothes organized I am finished decorating.

"Looks Amazing. We should celebrate."I hear Riley say. I walk closer to the brunette, smiling.

"How would you like to celebrate?" I ask her. She grabs my hand and slowly starts to sway it.

"How about I tell you in the car?" She asks. I nod and we both start gathering our things. We get into the car as Riley starts it up, driving us out into the streets.

Most of the car ride home was silent. I mostly look out the window, admiring the busy streets. As Riley pulls into the parking lot she is the first to speak all car ride.

"So about celebrating..."Riley says as she fully parks, looking over at me. "Would you like to go to dinner with me tonight?"

" Are you asking me on a date, Matthews?" I ask, smirking. She chuckles softly.

"You could say that." Riley says. She smiles and her eyes bright up.

"I would love that" I tell Riley. I get out of the car to grab my belongings.  I walk over to the driver window as she tells me to dress fancy.

"It's a date"

Author note- I have been writing a lot more. Once I get full connection to WiFi I can assure you a lot more chapters. I have been working on longer chapters. Hope you enjoyed! Have a nice day darlings.