Riley Smith belongs to a world that is unlike any other. She has struggled with fitting into this world and has had her ups and downs but as she returns to it, she discovers all is not as it was when she left.
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I woke to blaring sun. My eyes slowly cracked open and with a groan, I flipped over to avoid the sun. "Ow." I head next to me. I immediately sprung up, confused as to who the hell was in my room.
My eyes took in the scene in front of me. Dark walls, a bookshelf and a couch in the corner. This was Alex's room. Soon enough, the events of the afternoon before ran through my head and I could feel my cheeks light up. While I was distracted, I felt a hand push me so that my entire body went to the side. "Geez. Could you scoot over?" I looked over to Alex who still had his eyes closed and a content sigh came out of his mouth.
My eyebrows furrowed as I sent my foot into his own side, which sure as hell woke him up. "Save the violence for round four." He said with a sleepy grin after he readjusted from my kick.
"Alex." I groaned before falling into his body. He had flipped over too and so my head landed on his chest. He wrapped his free arm around me while rubbing at his eyes with the palm of his other hand. "Why are you so snarky this morning? Aren't you supposed to be normal and romantic and tell me I look beautiful?" There were birds being obnoxiously loud outside which bothered me. The singing birds were the last thing cared about in reality.
He let out a hearty laugh and my head shook with his chest. "Sorry babe but we aren't normal and to be honest, you're kinda looking like a hot mess." When my mouth dropped in exaggerated offense, he immediately started to laugh before looking back at me. "I'm kidding! Words can't even describe how happy I am." He said with a smirk which only made me roll my eyes. He might just get an elbow to his stomach.
I felt my cheeks flare again and I hated it. I didn't blush. I wasn't a sixteen year old school girl. "I am too." His hand slowly trailed up and down my arm and side, giving me goosebumps. "I really do love you." I muttered into his chest. I didn't like this part. Talking about my feelings was never fun for me. It wasn't like I had some weird bottled up thing going on but I just never cared or wanted to share my feelings with people. I guess it was a coping mechanism.
"It's so good to hear that." Alex said before rolling over me. "I always knew you loved me." As I stared up at him, I immediately felt myself in a lovey dovey mood. His gorgeous green eyes were illuminated by the sun that came in through the window above and around us. What I loved about Alex's room was the floor to ceiling windows. The house was immersed in the woods so the scenery was also insanely gorgeous.
"Can we just forget about the rest of the world?" I asked him as my mind began to whirl. "At least just for a little while?" I heard and felt Alex sigh, letting out a breath. I knew right away he was going to protest. "I don't want to go back to thinking about him and wondering what our next move is. I want to be able to wake up next to you and eat breakfast and have a normal life." I grabbed the cup of water next to me, taking a large sip before placing it back down. It was warm which was never fun but I welcomed the water itself since I was really thirsty.
