A Thousand Years (Richard Speight Jr x Reader)

Part 5

Briana slipped back into the store whilst you were paying for your dress and shoes.

“He’s going to try and persuade Rich to say something. We can’t let her give up, not when we know how stupidly in love he is with her.”Bri whispered to Kim and Ruth

“I wish she’d say something to him, you know how Rich is. The poor dear is so worried about losing her. Even Jared couldn’t persuade him to tell her the truth” Ruth sighed sadly

“She wont, not after getting caught out by the engagement like she…well like everyone did.” She looked over to the counter in time to see you gather the bags.

“Here she is, ready to get back?” you nodded and smiled. “Good we should be back in time for dinner”

….

“The girls are on their way back, they should be here for the end of the con day” Rob said dropping into the chair beside his best friends.

“Good job the concert is tonight and not tomorrow then?” Matt laughed

“Yeah it would be a shame not to see that stunning dress in person” Rob answer slyly

“Whose dress?” Richard asked, his attention finally pulled from his phone.

“Well, all of them looked fantastic but Y/n’s dress was amazing” Matt winked at Rob clearly teasing Richard

“how have you seen her dress?” Rich asked rather put out.

“Oh Kim sent me a photo earlier when you were in the bathroom” he answered.

“Yeah, she looks beautiful” Rob added

“Well show me!” He demanded making them smirk

“No can do dude, it was a snapchat message, its gone” Matt shrugged half-heartedly, Richard’s jaw clenched in annoyance.

“Don’t worry Richie, you can see it tomorrow.” Rob slapped him on the back.

“Exactly and tell her how beautiful she looks” Matt leaned closer drawing Richard into their perfectly staged plan.

“Yeah, and be the southern gentleman you are and offer her your arm” Rob advised his friend making Richard nod in agreement

He could do that, it wouldn’t be the first time he’d walked you to a table somewhere.

“And maybe after dinner you could walk her to her room” Matt said slipping his arm over the shoulder of his best friend, drawing a mental image for him

Richard nodded again; he was buying into the scene they were setting.

“And then maybe you can finally, after these long years, put yourself of your misery and tell her you love her!” Richard’s head snapped towards Rob like a whip.

“What?!”

“Rich, you’ve been in love with her for…hell forever. It’s time to do something about it” Richard shook his head at Rob, fear over taking him at the thought of what could happen if he ever told you the truth.

“You’re both as bad as each other” Matt muttered in annoyance

“The two of you are always together and you stay at each others houses. She keeps you calm on flights and you keep her calm when she’s going on stage. Plus there’s the fact that you’re both crazy about each other.” Rob takes a breath

“Rich, I know you’re terrified, but you need to make a move. She won’t wait around for you forever”

Richard doesn’t speak, he just sits there and plays over everything Rob and Matt had just told him. He was in love with you, they are telling him you love back….but what if they are wrong? Could he really take that chance and open his heart to you?

To Be Continued…