Girls Like Girls // Rilaya

B L I S S

Why am I doing this? Riley was staring at herself in the mirror, all dressed up and ready to go, she was going to go hang out with Maya and Lucas. And she hated herself for it, she let herself be pulled back into this mess by Maya. She wanted no part in it, she didn't want to hurt anymore, she wanted to be free of this pain. But it was Maya that was asking, and Riley had no choice to go along with it. Riley's eyes teared up and she heavily sighed, I don't want to go.

Riley stepped back and grabbed her backpack, leaving the room, she said a quick goodbye to her mom that was in the kitchen and made her way out to Maya's new house. She'd been over a few times, mostly because her dad dragged her there so he could see Shawn. By that time Maya was already dating Lucas so Riley tuned out most of the visit, there was a vague memory in her head of what it looked liked. In Riley's personal opinion, she liked the apartment better, the apartment where they made messes in the kitchen, screamed and played around in the living room, practiced makeup in the bathroom and told secrets in the bedroom. That was always Riley's favorite part, despite what young Maya acted like in public, she loved being held and cuddled up beside Riley at home. But then Maya got a boyfriend, Riley stopped sleeping over, and every time Maya tried to hug her it didn't feel the same, because they weren't only for her now. They held Lucas, frequently, and opposed to what she had been taught at a young age, Riley wasn't one for sharing.

Riley was so caught up in her thoughts she didn't even notice she had already turned onto the street of Maya's house, I should just turn back, I can turn around and go home, or see Farkle, I can't be here. But it was too late, a car had parked and somebody stepped out, it was Lucas. He turned around and saw her, he had a huge smile on his face and waved happily to her. "Riley!" He yelled, "Over here!" Son a bitch.

Riley put on a fake smile and waved back walking towards the house, "It's so good to see you, I feel like it's been forever," he greets happily. He steps forward and hugs her, Riley froze not knowing what to do. Get off, get off, please get away from me. Sensing something was wrong, he let go and stepped back, "Could you help me bring this stuff in?" He asks gesturing to the car, there were bags filled with soda, snacks, and other foods.

"What's all this?" Riley asks grabbing bags, Lucas opened the front door and she followed him inside. 

"Maya wants to throw....I guess not a party, but she wants us all to hang out sometime next week," He answers, he sets the bags down on the table and slowly looks at Riley. "Maya wants you to come Riley." She stops and glances at Lucas, before dropping the bags.

"I'll think about it," Is all she has to say before walking back outside and grabbing the rest of the bags. Once they're inside with the bags on the table, Lucas smiles at her and leads her to the staircase. 

"Maya and I can put this stuff away later, but for right now....hey Maya guess who's here to see you!" He yells, Riley hears a door open and speedy footsteps coming down the stairs. 

"Riley!" She yells excitedly, Riley looks up and smiles at her. Play nice.

"Peaches!" She yells, Maya practically jumps into her arms and they hug each other tightly, Maya cups her face and has the brightest smile that Riley's ever seen.

"You made it!" She exclaims hugging her again, Riley felt weak in the knees and never wanted to let go of her. All too soon, Riley feels Maya being pulled away from her, and of course it's Lucas who's behind Maya.

"Are you gonna tell her about next week?" Lucas asks, he puts a firm hold around Maya's waist and it makes Riley want to tear him apart.

"Oh yeah! I'm inviting everyone over to come and hang out, you need to be there!" Maya tells her, she grabs onto Riley's hands and pleads. "Please, please, please."