Lucas POV (still 14)
At the diner, Farkle and I sat on one side, and Maya and Riley sat on one side.
We talked, and laughed, and ate, but I was sort of in a daze. I planned on making the first move on Riley while I was walking her home.
Suddenly, it was time for us to leave. We walked out of the diner, and that's when I thought: Shit! Maya's gotta come down the same way as us!
But then, Maya said, "I'm gonna head over to Farkle's with him. See you guys."
In my head, I was doing backflips with relief.
As Riley and I headed towards her apartment, I use our entwined hands to pull her into Central Park.
She followed me, wordlessly.
Finally, I came to a large tree and pulled her to stand next to it.
I was about to make the move, when I had another idea.
"Sing to me?"
"W-what?"
"Please?"
She looked me directly in the eyes.
There's always gonna be some canyon in the way
There's always gonna be a river I cannot cross
Somewhere along this path that's chosen me
I'm gonna fall down, feel lost, feel weak
But wherever it leads
Riley looked down at her shoes, but continued.
No one said this would ever be easy, my love
But I will be by your side when the impossible rises up
We will travel this life well worn
No matter the cost, no matter how long
We will leave our footprints behind
And carry on, carry on, carry on, carry on
She was getting into it now, and she took my hand and led me past the tree.
Some will write you off before you ever start
Some will say the journey's just to hard
Somewhere between here and the other side
There will be fear and doubt in the deep dark night
But we will survive, yeah!
Riley was running now, her boots crunching in the snow. Soft flakes were falling from above, and we entered the huge picnicking area.
No one said this would ever be easy, my love
But I will be by your side when the impossible rises up
We will travel this life well worn
No matter the cost, no matter how long
We will leave our footprints behind
And carry on, carry on, carry on, carry on
Riley stopped, and just sang. Her voice was beautiful.
We may fall behind
Lose miles along this road
We will be alright
I will never let you go
No one said this would ever be easy, my love
But I will be by your side when the impossible rises up
We will travel this life well worn
No matter the cost, no matter how long
We will leave out footprints behind
And carry on, and carry on
Riley collapsed into the snow, breathing heavily.
As she lay on her back, I gently lied myself on top off her.
"That was beautiful."
"It was from a Disney movie."
I laughed, but then our eyes connected, and I slowly began to lean in.
Our lips touched, and sparks flew.
I pulled away and immediately knew what her eyes were trying to tell me.
My dad is going to murder you.
I rolled off her and pulled her up.
"My dad's going to murder me. No dad ting until you're 16," I mocked.
Riley giggled.
"We just won't tell anyone."
"What about Maya and Farkle?"
"We'll make an exception."
I leaned in and kissed her again, wrapping my arms around her waist.
Her arms draped over my neck.
We pulled away.
"We probably should go tell Maya and Farkle, then."