Unconventional Lovers ☑️

Chapter 11 - Squashing It Down

The next day, the rumours about Riley hadn't settled down yet. His classmates, people from the team, and even random students in the middle of the hallway kept talking about Riley whenever they saw him.

Riley was in his room with Jessie and Cameron, trying to trace who started the whole rumour mess by posting Riley's naked picture. Their plan was to link the picture to the person Riley sent it to and when, so that they could find out their identity.

But the problem was that Riley kept sending the same picture to everyone he was sexting. 

"Either way it seals the deal," Riley defended himself by saying it was the one with the best angle.

Jessie was the one to let out the disappointing news, as he gave up trying to track down who started it all. "It's like a needle in a haystack, practically everyone has your nudes - and this was before it was posted publicly!"

"What do you suggest I do then?"

Cameron closed his laptop shut as he had enough of rifting through his roommate's sex life. "Probably just wait for it to blow over."

"Like how people stopped calling me a criminal behind my back," Jessie recalled. "Another scandal will come, and they will soon forget about this."

Cameron picked up his keys and wallet, and was about to leave the room when he told them both, "I'm going to pick up Luke from town and then grab some food for us on the way back, you guys want anything in particular?"

When they shook their heads, Cameron left them alone while Riley kept listing all the things that were bothering him.

"Is this picture edited?" Riley asked as he showed it to Jessie, "I'm almost positive it's not that small."

"Riley..."

"And look at these comments. 'He's really selfish in bed', 'Riley Williams never gave me an orgasm', and 'He cried after we both came'..."

Jessie accidentally laughed at the last comment, and he looked away when Riley gave him an murderous look. "Sorry."

Jessie heard Riley typing away on his phone, to probably rebuttal all the comments made about him. Underneath the cocky exterior, Jessie could feel that it was effecting him more than he let on.

After he finished typing his last comment, Riley looked at Jessie with a questioning look. "These rumours are fake, aren't they?"

"Well I've never seen you cry after we had sex, if that helps..."

Riley wasn't satisfied with his answer as he threw his phone on the bed, walking over to Jessie and crushing his lap by sitting on top of him.

"You're so heavy!" Jessie squirmed as he tried to push Riley off him.

"Come on, just tell me the truth." Riley whispered, "I can take it."

"Don't tell me it's bothering you this much, Riley... You're always so cocky and boastful about your sex life."

Riley looked over Jessie's shoulder so that he avoided his gaze. He remained quiet as silence filled the air between them.

Giving in, "Fine, I can 100% confirm that they are all false. That good enough for you?"

The facade left Riley's face as he ended up grinning back at Jessie. With that look, Jessie knew that he had just been played.

"And here I was feeling a bit sorry for you." Jessie pushed his whole body forward so that they landed on the floor, with Riley underneath him. Jessie then got up onto the bed while Riley stayed on the floor.