Why Me?

Chapter 11 ~ Acting on feelings

James POV:
Im at home sitting on the coutch doing nothing. I know its been days since that incident between me and Riley, but I cant stop thinking about it. I cant stop thinking about her. Kevin comes in and sits next to me.
'Is that whole nearly kissed Riley thing on your mind again?' he asks.
I nod.
'I just cant get it out of my head. Or her. Everytime I close my eyes, shes all I see. I cant stop thinking about her. And I dont know why'
'I know why bro'
I look at him.
'You want to be with her. You keep telling yourself you dont but you do. You like her James. I think its time to listen to what your heart wants. Not your head. Its time to stop ignoring your feelings for her. You need to act on them. Tell her how you feel'
'But she mightnt even like me like that'
'Theres only one way to find out'
He gets up and walks away.
I need to talk to her. I need to tell her how I feel.
Rileys POV:
Ive thought alot about what Michelle said and its true. I do like James. All this time Ive been denying it. But I do like him.
'Hey Riley' Emily says distubing my thoughts.
'Oh hey'
She sits next to me.
'You okay?'
'Have you ever liked someone but you dont know if they like you back?' I ask.
'I cant say I have. Why?'
'Well theres this guy. And for a long time Ive been denying my feelings for him. But I like him. But I dont know if he feels the same way about me'
'Is this guy James?'
I nod.
'Well the only thing I can tell you to do is talk to him. Tell him how you feel. At least that way youll know for sure'
I nod.
'Okay. Ill go over now'
She nods.
'Riley?'
I look at her.
'Im pretty sure he likes you too. Ive always known that something special was between you guyes'
I smile.
'Ill see you later'
'Okay. Bye'
I leave.
I hope I dont make a fool of myself.
James POV:
A knock comes on the door. I answer it.
'Hey Riley'
'Hey James'
'Is everything okay?'
'Yeah. I just wanted to come and visit you'
I nod and let her walk in.
We go up to my room. Deboradh smiles at Riley.
'Hello deer'
'Hey Deboradh'
We walk into my room and I close my door.
'Do you wanna watch a movie?' I ask.
'Not really'
I shrug.
She looks at me.
'Your probally wondering why I was so cool when you tried to kiss me the other night' she says.
'Yeah'
'Well theres something I need to tell you'
'Okay'
I sit next to her on the bed.
'I...um...I used to have a boyfriend. His name was Harry'
'Okay'
'I thought that things between us were great and that he actually cared about me'
She puts her head down.
'But he didnt. Did he?'
'No. He was only with me because I dressed well and looked good'
'What happened'
'One night I went over to his and we watched a movie and stuff. He started to kiss me and wouldnt stop. I told him to leave me alone but he didnt listen. I struggled against him. I started shouting and his parents ran in to see what was wrong. They pulled him off me and took me home. I never saw him again'
I look at her.
'The reason why I was so chill over it was because I dont want someone pretending to like me if its only because hes attracted to me. I want him to like me for who I am'
I nod.
'Riley I...I want you to be with someone who likes you for you. Not for what you look like. I only want you to be happy. And I want the next guy who kisses you to tell you he really cares about you'
She looks at me. I take her hands.
'Riley I really like you. And I really care about you. The last few days Ive been trying to figure out where my heart wants to be. And its wants to be with you. Your all I ever think about and I never will stop thinking about you'
She smiles.
'I actually came here to tell you that I really like you too. It took me a while to figure it out, but I do really like you. And I want to be with you'
I smile.
'So what now?'
'This'
She leans in and puts her lips on mine. Its the best feeling ever.
We pull away and smile.
'Can I ask you something?' she asks.
I nod.
'Will you be my boyfriend?'
I smile.
'Usually its the boy who asks the girl that question'
She puts her head down.
'Of course Ill be your boyfriend'
She smiles and hugs me.
I laugh.
'But how are we going to tell everyone?'
'We dont need to worry about that. Theyll find out soon enough' I smile.
She nods and kisses me.
Having Riley as my girlfriend is going to be the best time ever.
I cant wait.