Bumps // L P

1

Get exited, first chapter. Just sayin.

🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸

1

Liam Payne

"Liam, hey!" Riley grins at me. "Long time no see."

All I can do is stare at her, because god she looks beautiful, even in her ratty old jeans, hair messily thrown up. It feels like it's been years since I saw her when really it's just been a few long weeks.

"Oh, Riley, hey." It's not hard for my own grin to stretch across my face.

"What are you doing here?" She asks, brushing a price of stray pink hair out of her face.

"Just getting some pizza." I awkwardly lift my Pizza Hut boxes. "Where are you headed to?"

"Harry's, actually." She tells me.

Those. Fuckers.

They knew she would be coming.

"Same here." Big surprise.

She grins. "Really? Cool. We haven't hung out in ages. Hey, I'm about to go her some drinks. Do you want anything?"

Before I can stop myself, I say "actually, I was just headed there myself."

"Let's go then."

I follow her as she walks towards the bottle shop.

"What have you been up to then?" She asks.

"Same old." I shrug.

"Come on, you must've done something." She pry's.

I shrug. "Got a new tattoo."

"Let's see it then."

I roll up my sleeve to show her and she reaches out to touch it. Not for the first time I have the urge to take the hand tracing my tattoo and hold it on my own.

"That's rad!" She grins.

A dull beep sounds through the shop as we walk in. The man behind the counter glances up at us before going back to his book.

Riley gets a basket and I follow her to the back of the shop. She immediately retrieves a bottle of vodka and a captain Morgan.

"Are you serious?" I laugh at her. "We're going to Harry's, not a rave."

She snorts. "Go home, grandpa. And besides, you can never have to much alcohol."

"You sort of can." I point out.

"Well it hasn't happened yet." She laughs. "So I guess I'll just keep testing my limits."

I pick up a ten pack and we pay. Leaving the store, Riley shivers into her jumper and crosses her arms, the plastic bag in her hand dangling at her hip.

"Have you got a ride?" I ask.

"Caught the bus."

"Come on then, ride with me."

We get into my car and immediately Riley starts fiddling with the radio.

"Holy shit, I love this song!" She laughs as she turns it up.

"I said I've been to the year 3000! Not much has changed but they live underwater!" She sings along at the top of her voice. I laugh and she grins.

"Come on Liam!" She yells. "Embrace the Jonas!"

We pull up at a light, and she stats singing at the car next to us.

I lean my head out the window, grinning at the car next to me. "I'm listening to the Jonas brothers!" I yell. "Shamelessly!"

We laugh like maniacs as we pull away.

At Harry's the rest of the boys are already there.

"The party has arrived!" Riley shouts into Harry's flat.

"I'm here too!" I shout.

"Nobody cares!" Niall yells as he sprints into the foyer, scooping Riley into a hug. "Riley's here!"

I roll my eyes at him, resisting the urge to tell him to back the fuck off and maybe not grip her that tight.

"Niall!" She clutches his hair, shaking his head. "My poor heart aches with how much I missed you!"

"And you bought booze!" Niall fake sobs. "Marry me now!"

Niall takes the beer from Riley and the pizza from me and they laugh away into the lounge room, where I hear everyone greeting them.

I walk into the kitchen and pour myself a glass of water, leaning heavily against the sink.

Seeing Riley... it's sort of disarmed me. I've been avoiding her for weeks. And now I see her again, and god she is so beautiful. Maybe even more than the last time I saw her.

With a sigh I walk out into the lounge room where Louis and Riley have already began an arm wrestle and Niall is cheering Riley on.

After a minute or so of red faced struggling Louis finally wins. Lou yells and jumps in triumph, while Niall and Riley fake cry on each other.

I take a beer and sit on the floor in front of Riley. She runs her hand through my hair and I tilt my head back to look at her.

She grins. "You have enviable hair Liam. I have to spend fucking hours taming mine to look semi presentable and yours is hot all the time, you bastard."

I laugh, enjoying the feel of her hands raking through my hair. "It's a gift."

She giggles, giving my hair a tug before just resting her hand in my hair as she turns to talk to Louis.

Zayn grins at me from the other coach, exaggeratedly winking. I roll my eyes and flip him the bird.

"Drinking game!" Harry yells, brandishing Riley's vodka.

Everyone cheers and grabs a cup.

Riley rests her feet on my shoulders, already taking sips of her drink, and I laugh at her, tickling the bottom of her feet.

She tugs my hair yet again, and with a crazy grin on my face we start playing.

🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸

Jonas brothers for ya heart 🐒

Picture of Riley up top.