Perfectly Perfect
Lucas Friar couldn't help smiling everytime he was in Riley Matthews presence. She had a way of just making his heart beat faster than anything or anyone in the world. He watches as she talks with Maya gesturing wildly with her hands and couldn't help smiling and wanting to be that gooey romantic who brushes the hair off her neck just to get a better view of her.
He knew the moment he chose her that he made the right choice. Really it was the only choice and when she feels his eyes on her she turn her head blowing him a quick kiss making both their cheeks heat up. He knew it was to soon to be thinking of love but he knew what he felt and he loved Riley Matthews.
What he didn't love was that even though he made it known who he chose there were a few people still try to tell him that Maya was the better choice and they had a fire that was undeniable. He would always reassure Riley that they didn't and what they had didn't compare to what everyone else thought he had with Maya.
But he could see the insecurities written on her face everyday he watched her so much he was noticing all her little tells. He tried to think of something to show her he only had eyes for her and that was it. He thought about all this while playing video games with Zay and Farkle at his house.
"Dude you suck! The zombies are picking us off one by one move it Luke!" Zay yells as they kept getting killed on the same level everytime thanks to Lucas who wasn't really paying attention to what was on the screen. "Okay I'm done!" Zay shouts throwing his hands up and letting his controller fall after the zombie bit him in the neck.
"Freak face what is going on with you?" Farkle asks nudging Zay when he sees Lucas still pressing buttons even though they had died. Zay smacks him with a pillow resulting in Farkle hitting Zay with one. "Sorry I'm just thinking about Riley." Lucas tells them laying back on his bed. Farkle and Zay share a look and laugh at him. Of course he was he always was in a Riley trance and nobody could ever get him out or wanted to go in.
"Dude when aren't you thinking about cotton candy face?" Zay laughs grabbing his Gatorade. He sits up shaking his head. "No she is letting people's opinions get to her and I'm afraid she might try to break up with me so I can go out with Maya." Farkle and Zay look at each other with wide eyes both shaking their heads. They did not want another triangle they hated the first one to began with.
"Well what do you plan to do about it? Cause I'll tell you right now?" Zay tells him standing up. "My poor heart can't take the crazy anymore." He dramatically faints making Lucas shake his head while Farkle hits him with another pillow.
Lucas grabs his guitar Pappy Joe gave him and started softly strumming it. "I don't know I've been racking my brain and I can't think of anything." He started playing a song Riley introduce him to and he had looked up the chords practicing them to play for her.
Farkle rubbed his chin as Lucas played a song from a band Riley had found and started listening to their music all the time. It wasn't really a band you think she liked but it was. Zay started grinning when he seen farkle in deep thought. "Wait I think the brain has an idea. Tell us almighty Farkle." Zay chants bowing in front of him.
"Well I just so happen to have some what of an idea but it kind of requires Maya and Zay?" Lucas and Zay both look at each other and then him weirdly. He laughs and begins to tell them his idea.
Riley sighed as she wiped down the table she had just cleared at the bakery. She picked up the bucket she was using and looked at the empty seats. None of her friends except Smackle and Farkle had been in the last week and a half and she was starting to think the worst.
She thought maybe Lucas really did like Maya still and they were off sneaking around behind her back. She saw the way they would always secretly whisper with each other and clam up when she sat down asking what was going on. She knew Zay had to know but when she asked he always claimed Lucas and him joined a basketball team that was just starting to meet up.
Maya always claimed she was working on an art project and couldn't be disturbed since she was starting to consult her muses whatever that meant. Riley feels the tears coming and takes the dishes to the sink and tosses the bucket in making the dishes rattle.
"Woah there niece what those plates do to you?" She turned to the kitchen door and seen her uncle Josh standing there watching her. She wipes her eyes and start the water trying to pretend she was okay. "Hey what's up?" Josh asks moving closer and placing his hand on hers.
She sniffs shaking her head and putting on a fake smile. It was almost second nature to her that smile. "I'm fine but these dishes won't be if I don't clean them." Riley tells him taking her hand from his and starts washing dishes.
Josh frowned scratching his head he was in charge of getting her where she was suppose to be but she wasn't making it easy for him. "Hey isn't there a talent show happening at your school right now?" Riley gives him a look and continues washing dishes.
"Since when did you want to watch a high school talent school?" She asked rinsing off the dishes she washed. "Hey I'll have you know I was in mine and I was awesome! Won two years in a row could have been three if I didn't get sick my senior year." Josh tells her having flashbacks to his senior year.
"Even if I wanted to go I can't leave the bakery." Riley tells him wiping her hands on her apron and walking back to the front. "Riley I don't think your mom would mind. Besides nobody is here." Josh gestures around to the empty bakery. She narrows her eyes at him putting her hands on her hips.
"Why are you so adamant about me going to the talent school huh Joshua Gabriel Matthews?" Josh chuckles as she tried to be serious by using his whole name on him. "I thought maybe you want to go and we could make fun of the acts." He tells her with a shrug. "But hey if you rather stay and talk to the invisible customers be my guest."
He starts to walk slowly to the door and looking back at her every so often making her smile. "Fine let me text mom and you close up." He smiles and pulls his phone out making a call as soon as Riley went into the back. "Doctor turtleneck this is uncle J. I repeat uncle J. The baker girl is on her way."
He can hear laughter on the other end and frowns. "Zay you're so dead when I see you." They all laugh again and say shouts he has to catch him first. "Got to go." He shouts ending the call when he sees Riley come out the back. "Ready to go?" He asks as she turns off the lights. She nods and they walk out locking the door.
They arrive at the school and see it was packed. Riley thought it was odd seeing as she never pegged this many people to have school spirit. "Uncle Josh let's just stand in the back. The show already started." Riley whispers as she watches Josh look around for seats.
She looks around and bumps into him when he stops and gestures at the empty seats. That just so happen to be in the very front row. "Uncle Josh we can't sit here." Riley whispers yells when Josh sits down patting the seat next to him. "We can so sit." He tells her pulling her arm.
The lights go down and out walks Mr. Matthews to the center stage. Riley was glad she came as Josh and her couldn't help laughing at some of the acts and nearly in tears when Charlie Gardner drops Missy Bradford during their dance routine and kept dancing around her as she laid on the floor throwing a fit.
But the best one was watching Yogi doing his magic act with his lovely assistance Darby who kept messing up his tricks by revealing everything to early. Riley laughed even more when Darby freaks out during the act when he was going to saw her and said she felt something on her leg. Yogi kept telling her it was nothing until he opened it and pulled out a snake. Darby screamed so loud and jumped out the box falling running off the stage.
Riley clapped and her dad announced there was one more act. Riley turns to Josh seeing he had his phone out. "Might be worth putting on YouTube." He tells her with s shrug. She looks at him weirdly and wondered why he wasn't filming the whole time. She shakes her head and turns back to her dad who announces the next act was a singing group that had no name since they couldn't agree backstage.
The lights go off and on came a single spotlight with Lucas sitting on a stool with his guitar next to him. He shields his eyes looking around and spots Riley smiling at her. She starts to smile but looks down at her hands making him frown.
"I like to dedicate this to someone who is pretty much what this song is about." Riley didn't have to look up to know he was looking directly at her. He clears his throat and starts to strum his guitar.
Riley gasps looking up admittedly recognizing the song as Lucas starts to sing.
You might not think you're a supermodel
But you look like one to me
I'd rather have your picture on my phone
Than on the cover of a magazine
It's hard to think that a girl like you
Could have any insecurities
It's funny how all the things you would change
Are all things that are cute to me
And I know you don't believe me
And you think that I'm a fool
But I don't care
She was on the edge of her seat and kept hitting josh when he tried to put the camera in her face. She knew the chorus was next and it was always her favorite part. She lightly laughed when she sees Maya and Zay in the background dressed the same on stools singing along.
Maybe
You'll never see in you what I see
The little things you do that make me go crazy
I'm not crazy
You're perfectly perfect to me
You brush it off every time I tell you
Your smile lights up the room
And I'm guessing that you don't even notice
The whole world notices you
You think you're clumsy
I think you're cool
You say you're typical
But I think you rule
Sometimes I wonder if you'll ever believe
That I wrote this song for you
She starts singing along feeling her cheeks heat up and the tears starting to pool in her eyes as Lucas kept his eyes on her the whole time he was singing and playing.
Maybe
You'll never see in you what I see
The little things you do that make me go crazy
I'm not crazy
You're perfectly perfect
Someday
You're gonna see you're beautiful this way
And that you're always gonna make me go crazy
I'm not crazy
You're perfectly perfect to me
You don't have to try
Change a single thing
'Cause just the way you are is sweeter than anything
Maybe I'm a fool but it's always been you
'Cause no one ever makes me smile the way you do
Just when she didn't think it could get any better a big screen comes down and starts showing pictures of Riley smiling or kissing Lucas cheek or with any of their friends but mostly it was pictures of Riley.
Maybe
You'll never see in you what I see
The little things you do that make me go crazy
I'm not crazy
You're perfectly perfect
Someday
You're gonna see you're beautiful this way
And that you're always gonna make me go crazy
I'm not crazy
You're perfectly perfect to me
You're perfectly perfect to me
You're perfectly perfect to me
The song comes to an end and the last picture is Lucas holding a sign that says I love you on it. Riley gasps and couldn't feel her cheeks anymore from the huge smile she had on her face. Everyone starts clapping and cheering trying to make their way up Lucas to congratulate him.
Lucas looked around trying to find Riley and finally spots her still in her seat with tears streaming down her face and a huge smile. He whispers something to Zay who makes his way down to her and Josh.
"Zay would you quit pushing before I bite you!" Rileys yells as Zay hadn't let her hand go since they left the school and was currently pushing her up to her roof. "Zay I mean it!" Riley tells him about to bite down when he opens the roof door and there stood Lucas.
"Hey." Lucas tells her smiling as he walks up to her with his hands behind his back. "Hi." Riley smiles holding her cheeks to hide the blush that was creeping up. "Hi." Lucas whispers taking her hands away and kissing each cheek.
"So..." Riley starts swinging their intertwined hands as they sat on the bench. "What did you do tonight?" He chuckled and nodded his head smiling at her. "Oh you know the usual. Sang in the talent show to show my beautiful girlfriend there isn't anyone else in the world who could make my heart feel like this."
He takes her hand placing it on his heart and her eyes widen as she feels how fast it's beating. "Really! I thought I heard something else happened?" He watch as she bit her lip and he says "oh and I told her I love her."
"Does she feel the same way?" Lucas turns her head to his. "I hope so." Riley smiles and pulls his face to hers kissing him like their first kiss. "She does. I do. Always did." She whispers when they pull apart.
Lucas puts his arm around her as they look up at the sky. "I can't believe you did that for me?" Lucas laughed pulling her closer. "I do anything for you."
They spent the rest of the night up on the roof laughing as Lucas told her about the plan Farkle came up with and how he had to let Maya ha hurr him for an hour and Zay to at least teach him some dance moves he didn't even use.
After that whenever Lucas and her would hear people talking about Maya and him he would simply asks if she was okay and she would smile at him and say.
She was perfectly perfect.
The song is perfectly perfect by simple plan. Heard it today and got inspired.