Riley grabbed the bottom of her dress running down the steps trying to make the train. She tossed the flowers she was holding to the little girl she passed who squealed with delight as her mom shouts a thank you to Riley as she passes by. She just makes it on as her fellow passengers stare at her waiting for the rest of her party.

She smiles to herself knowing nobody was coming. Did I mention she was in a wedding dress.

2 Months later

Riley set the last box down in her newly bought home. She looks around proud of herself for being able to buy her first home by herself. She smiles and grabs the purple paint she had bought and starts on the first room she was going to turn into her office.

She turns on her laptop playing her painting playlist dancing and singing along to the music. She had just finished one wall wiping her forehead when she hears her laptop ringing signaling someone was requesting a video chat.

She grins when she sees it's Maya and clicks on the video button. "Peaches!" Maya pulls her shades off looking at Riley and letting out a little laugh. "I see you started painting the new place?"

Riley tilts her head confused and Maya taps her forehead making Riley look in the camera and laugh. "So have you talked to him yet?" Maya asks watching as she freezes before shaking her head. "I did get a lovely email from his mother telling me I'm an ungrateful bitch that broke her son's heart. It was quite lovely."

Maya and Riley look at each other before they start laughing. "Wow she is a precious woman isn't she?" Maya asked in a sarcastic tone. "She has to be she gave birth to the devil incarnate." Maya smiles as she lets out a tiny yawn.

"Want me to let you go?" Riley asked sitting in her living room bay window that overlooked her front yard. "No just tired of walking remind me never to let your uncle talk me into doing this again. My tiny feet can't take it anymore." Maya whines making her smile.

"Oh please you would go again with him if he asked. When will you two stop pretending and just date already?" Riley asked watching the blush appear on Maya's cheeks. "Speaking of dating?" Maya asks lifting her eyebrow making Riley shake her head. "Nope I'm swearing off men. They're to much work and I have enough jobs."

Maya laughs at her best friend knowing she loved love more than anyone she knew and even if she didn't look for it it would find her. "Whatever you say honey. I'm back in two weeks than we can start looking for fiancé number two." She holds up two fingers making Riley glare at her. "I'm kidding love you talk soon."

Riley says bye and leans back against the window. Her mind was starting to wonder but her favorite Bob Seger song comes on her playlist pulling her from her thoughts. She moves some boxes out of the way and walks into her room before running out and restarting the song.

She smiles and as soon as it begins she slide across the floor like Tom Cruise and replicates his dance rountine from risky business. Giggling as she kicks her feet up as she lays on the couch.

Lucas turned the game on and tossed the peppermint lipgloss his latest hookup left thinking it would be a great excuse to come back in the trash. Little did she know he already was with a different girl by the time she came back for it. She slapped him but kissed him anyways telling him to call her which he never did.

"Dude this place is awesome!" He looks to the elevator and sees Zay getting off holding the beer and scotch he started drinking when he moved to New York to become a lawyer. He spins around checking out the place making Lucas chuckle since he looked like a kid in a candy store.

"Yeah it's home for now." Lucas tells him as he sets up the poker table. Zay puts down the beer and scoffs at him. "For now?" Dude you have four Tvs playing a different game and a view overlooking the city. Plus don't get me started on all the chicks that have been in here."

Lucas gives him a look opening up one of the beers for himself as he sits on his countertop. "Does Vanessa know you talk like that?" Lucas chuckles as Zay's eyes widen. "Dude when I'm here I'm one of the guys and living vicariously through you."

Lucas shakes his head knowing he didn't feel that way. Unlike Lucas, Zay was all about love and he bought into that hallmark cookie cutter let's have matching sweaters couples crap.

"So who are these guys you invited tonight?" Lucas asks shaking his head at Zay who was turning the records in the jukebox he had recently purchased.

"Charlie Gardner an old pal from law school and Jake Hudson he's a partner at the law firm I work at." He nods wondering if he was going to have to listen to them talk about their wives and soccer games with their kids all night.

"So I was with this girl and I was feeding her this sob story about having my heart broken." Jake pauses downing his third scotch making Lucas wonder where it was going since he didn't look drunk. "I told her how the girl was the first person to ever truly see the real me."

"Then what happened?" Zay asked acting like a star struck fan meeting his idol. "Well I faked some tears and her and her friend cheered me up that night. And the next morning." He starts laughing and everyone joins in except Lucas.

"What's the matter Friar you don't like when girls are taken advantage of?" Charlie asks chugging his beer. Zay holds his stomach and starts laughing. "Nah Luke here is a ladies man. Got a new one every other day. Can make any girl fall for him"

Jake looks at him sipping his fourth scotch and leans on the table. "Well care to make a little wager than?" Lucas holds up his beer to his lips smirking at him. He didn't really have a good feeling about this Jake guy but he was willing to bet with him just to wipe the smug look off his face. "What do you have in mind?"

The bet was simple make a girl fall in love with him in four months and win two thousand dollars. Which according to Zay was chump change for Jake. He knew he could do it it would be pretty easy. He already had the girl behind the counter at his favorite bakery fawning over him. And he barely had spoken a word to her.

He sat in a booth waiting for Zay to come in and hand him his information on his next conquest. He sipped his smoothie hearing the door open and sees a girl with a backwards Mets hat covered in purple paint along with her clothes.

He couldn't see her face but the guy behind the counter he thinks his name was Auggie smile and shouts. "Mom, Maggie Carpenter is here!" The mystery girl shakes her head and punches him in the arm making Lucas chuckle at how Auggie starts rubbing the spot glaring at her.

He was trying to get a glimpse of her when she starts to turn but Zay blocks his view sitting in the booth with a folder. "So I got your intel and might I say this one seems perfect for you my friend." Lucas shakes his head and grabs the folder looking over everything. He looks back at the counter and sees the mystery girl is gone.

He shakes his head and looks through the papers. "So Riley Matthews you ready to fall in love?" He thought to himself with a smile.

So another new idea. First chapter isn't very long cause I'm on the fence about it still. And Maggie Carpenter is the character Julia Roberts plays in runaway bride. Let me know what you think.