Thanks to everyone reading the story so far, I'm happy you all like the story so far.

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Chapter Two

He was nice, but Riley didn't want to move to fast, her former self was rearing its ugly head and she wanted to take it slow. Her relationships usually started with her becoming friends with the guy first but Maya had continued to insist on her having a rebound.

"Riley," Maya said rolling her eyes. "Your last boyfriend an asshole, when you brought him to my wedding I wanted to strangle him but you were head over heels in love with him so I didn't say anything."

"But Maya, I can't have a rebound with someone you would know in the same town for the rest of your life… even though he's freaking hot," Riley said trying to get the image of Lucas' green eyes out of her head. She knew how hot the guy was, and she knew where he lived because he had pointed it out to her so she could walk over there and say hi.

"I can see your mind working, and stop," she said as she rubbed her belly. "Riley, I don't know Lucas very well he's very personal person I think Zay is the only person outside of his mother and probably anyone who has been here long before me which is pretty much the whole town. Anyway, take a chance for once and stop thinking, and over thinking. Don't be friends first."

Riley sighed, looking over at her very pregnant friend wondering what her life would have been like before her ex, but she chased the thought away as fast as it came because she didn't want to remember something bad.

"I'll do it, but you know me I'll mess this up at some point and say something stupid," Riley said remembering how she has the tendency to string along a relationship in hopes that it would go somewhere. "I'll just do what the women in my novels do and go for it while silently lusting for the man."

"I still can't believe you write those novels and that no one I know actually knows about this. I hate that you use a pen name," Maya said before pulling out Riley's latest book and chucking it at her. "Don't ever use me and Josh to write one of those please."

Riley cringed at the thought of using her Uncle as a subject in her work. "Oh god Maya that's gross."

"Yeah but we're a sexy couple and you know it," Maya said smiling at her causing Riley to jump off the chair she was sitting on and running away.

"I'm leaving, before this gets too weird, plus I have to finish drafting the book before I send it off to my agent."

"I'll stop by tomorrow," Maya said walking Riley to the door. "I need to get out of this house before I go crazy."

Riley drove off towards her now air conditioned house, but when she was finally sat in front of her computer she couldn't figure out what to write. Her agent had told her that her writing was becoming too predictable lately so she wanted Riley to trying and spice it up a little more but she couldn't figure out how. Every time she started a new paragraph she erased half because it reminded her of the last book she wrote.

"This isn't good," she said to herself trying to figure out why she was in a slump. Pulling up her messenger account on her computer she messaged the only other person who knew that she wrote these books, telling them to call her immediately.

The call came twenty minutes later, "Charlie you have to help me with this I can't figure out why I'm hitting a slump."

Charlie Gardner had been her high school boyfriend until the two of them realized that they were better off as friend and broke up. The break-up had actually made them closer, and Riley had set Charlie up with the woman he was now married to.

"What kind of slump," he said over the phone and she knew he was working on something himself because she could hear the taps of his keyboard over the phone. The two of them had promised that no one would ever know that he actually liked to read Riley's novels, or that he knew that she wrote them.

"I can't figure out what to do my agent told me to try and take my writing in a different direction but I normally write vanilla romance novels and even my erotica is vanilla," she said sighing as she stared at the blinking cursor in front of her. "I know this, and you know this."

"Well considering your last relationship, I'm thinking you were always writing what you wanted for yourself and instead of getting that you ended up with a jerk of a boyfriend who cheated on you and was an all-around asshole."

"You and Maya I freaking swear, neither one of you told me any of this when I was going out with Evan but now that we broke up you both are just telling me what you should have when I was with him. My friends are useless I swear."

"Riles, don't think about him, think about a rebound," Charlie said making her remember Maya's thoughts on a rebound guy. "Maybe that's what you need. Date someone hot and use the sex in your novel."

Riley sighed out loud before slamming her head down on the desk, "Maya said that I should just do it with some hot guy and get it over with. I should have made better friends in high school I swear, you two are like two peas in a pod."

"You can't blame us, our parents got married to each other sophomore year, Maya and I literally became brother and sister."

"Not just in name either, I swear that the two of you are twins with an evil plot to make me into an invalid with some crazy sex drive," Riley thought about what she was saying before remembering who she was talking to. "Oh geez I keep forgetting that you talk to her every time I talk to you. Please don't say anything to your sister."

"I won't, and we're both right you know, Evan was a jerk and even though we should have said something we didn't, but we're right about this. Maybe you need someone to just get you out of this rut your in."

"Your wife would probably kick your ass for telling me that," Riley said laughing, thinking about Sarah who was probably in the same room listening to their conversation. "Please tell me I'm not on speaker."

"You are," Sarah said from a distance laughing at Riley's comment. "He put you on speaker the moment you mentioned him and Maya's ability to react like twins."

Riley groaned into the phone wishing she hadn't said anything at all. "So what you agree with them?"

"Yes," Sarah said which only made it worse in Riley's head. "Riley we're all your friends but you need to have a one night stand or something, you're too good for your own sake and it back fires at times like this."

"Fine," Riley said giving up. "You all win, I'll try to get with a townie while I'm down here but afterwards there will be no more talk about my sex life at all."

"Deal," Charlie said while Sarah laughed in the background.

She talked with them for a few more minutes before a knock on the front door drew her attention away making her hang up. She was really hoping that it wasn't that police officer again because as much as she liked being nice to people she didn't know if she could handle the constant flirting. When she opened the door she was greeted with a familiar pair of green eyes and a wide smile. She knew that Charlie and Maya, and even Sarah were right, she need to get out of her slump not only in her writing but also in life so a fling with a cowboy should do it.

Lucas was surprised when he found himself on door to door duty for the town fair, his mother had signed him up for it weeks before and since he ignored her most of the time he hadn't realized that he was put on the roster for checking who was going to volunteer for projects. At first it was difficult to get through every door in town without trying to gag from having to be the perfect son, until he found himself in front of Riley's house with the prospect of seeing her again and trying to talk to the woman without talking about the weather. He had never been so nervous, not since the first time he asked a girl to a dance in high school, but for some reason he couldn't stop the stupid words that had come out of his mouth.

"Hi Riley," he said once she opened the door. He remembered how she had looked earlier that day with her hair in a messy bun and her eyes bright and shining.

"Lucas," she said surprised to see him. "Hi, um I wasn't expecting you. I was actually trying to get some work done but I hit a block and couldn't really do anything… oh god why am I talking about this. Just forget I said anything."

He watched as she became more and more flustered and he thought it was adorable, but remembered their earlier conversation and how she was only going to be in town for the summer. He had realized that it was alright with him that she was in town for such a short time because he wasn't looking for something permanent, and maybe a certain brunette would be perfect for a summer romance. Especially with Liliana starting camp, for the next month.

"I won't because I just learned a little more about you… um anyway, I'm here asking for volunteers for the fair we have at the end of the summer," he said smiling at her. "It's a big deal and we usually try to book as many volunteers as possible."

"Um, well I don't know if I would be of any help, I'm only a writer."

"Really, well if anything we could have a small book signing with you if you're well known. We raise money for the local schools through the fair so it would help us a great deal."

"Um… well sure, I'll give you my agent's number and she could set it up if you want. I always need the publicity especially since I took a break from my regular job."

Lucas hadn't realized that he was talking to her like it was normal until it happened and for some reason he didn't mind. "Sure, get me the information and I'll get the committee to set it up."

As she walked back into the house he realized that he didn't want their conversation to stop, he was drawn to her and talking with Riley felt natural almost as if they had done so all their lives. He's had conversations with her Uncle and his wife but they weren't close friends, but he wanted to know more about the person in front of him.

When she was walking back towards him he couldn't help but smile at her, "Do you want to get dinner sometime?" he blurted out without thinking.

She stopped in front of him shocked at his question before smiling at him and nodding. "I would love to, but can I cook dinner here instead, people have been looking at me weird ever since I came to town and I don't have the urge to deal with nosy neighbors."

"Especially if you're with me, they love getting into my business," he said realizing what would happen if they actually dated in public. He was the son of the town's biggest business, everyone talked and then his mother would be on him for dating someone who wasn't from their side of the world. "It's okay with me if we have dinner here. I just wanted to talk more about the fair and what role you'll have if you do the signing."

It couldn't be a date, not yet anyway, he didn't want his mother reacting especially since Liliana hadn't started camp yet. It was only a day camp but she would be out most of the day, with some overnight trips. If his mother started talking about him dating his daughter would automatically start asking questions and he didn't want to talk about the possibility of her asking if she was going to get a new mommy.

"Yeah sure," Riley said to him although he saw that her smile had faltered a bit. "My phone number is on the back of the card if you or any of the committee members wanted to ask me questions. I wrote my email as well if they just wanted to send any inquiries along."

He felt stupid all of a sudden but he took the card and left saying a quick goodbye before he said anything else that would bury him deeper into the hole he was already inside of.

Over the next week Riley worked on her book, she used the awkward encounter she had had with Lucas her second day in town as a starting point for the story. She told her agent about the possibility of doing the fair and her agent had loved the idea, mainly because it would draw more attention to her work in a smaller setting. Lucas hadn't called the whole week which just made her more nervous about Maya's plan, except it had somehow become Maya, Josh, Charlie and Sarah's plan. All of the people in her life were conspiring to get her laid and it made her a wreck.

She was killing time in while washing her car when a familiar car drove up her driveway, when she looked at the driver she saw a familiar set of green eyes smiling back at her. She could feel her heart skip in her chest, she thought that it was just a lust driven thing especially since everyone that knew about him kept telling her to just use him to get over Evan. But for some reason her heart tried to get in the way.

"God I'm in trouble," she murmured to herself the moment their eyes met. "Hi Lucas," she wanted to act all nonchalant but instead of walking towards him like a normal person, she tripped over the bucket of water on the floor landing on the water hose and spraying it on herself.

"Riley are you alright?" he said rushing towards her.

As she got up she noticed that she was soaked all the way through, she also noticed that Lucas had stopped when her shirt had stuck itself onto her breast. She had at least thought to put on a bathing suit when she had decided to wash her car, as she looked for relief from the summer heat.

"I'm fine," she said wringing out the water from her shirt.

He walked closer to her making her very aware of his presence. "No you're not," he said as he knelt down to the ground looking at a cut she hadn't noticed on her leg. "I can take you to the hospital, you might need stitches for this."

"Great," she said trying to sound grateful but really hating the fact that she kept getting into accidents. She hadn't been this clumsy since middle school.

"I'm guessing that you don't really like going to hospitals," he said standing to meet her eyes. He was a full head taller than she was so she had to look up to meet his eyes, realizing that it wasn't the thought of going to the hospital but the fact that each time she's met Lucas she's been a total mess.

"It's not that, it's just that ever since I got here… well I keep getting into accidents, and I haven't been this clumsy since I was in middle school."

"It's alright," he said helping her towards his car, stopping when he realized that she was still wearing her wet clothes. "Um… do you want to change?"

Riley noticed how flustered he was getting from the sight of her wet clothes. "No it's okay," she said trying not to smile. She hadn't planned this, but maybe it might work especially since Maya and everyone else wanted her to seduce the cowboy.

"Yeah, sure," he said walking around to the other side of the car.

As Lucas drove the car to the hospital, he was very aware with how close Riley was and how clingy her shirt was to her body. He tried to keep the conversation light but kept stumbling his words so instead he stayed quiet trying to keep his hands on the wheel and his thoughts to anything but Riley in a wet t-shirt. It wasn't working because the car was all of a sudden filled with her scent and his mind was filled with all kinds of thoughts. Zay had told him that he needed to talk to Riley and get to know her, but now his mind was filled with other thoughts that went straight to his pants and didn't care if the world could see.

Once at the hospital Lucas stayed behind and waited until Riley was done, it had taken longer than usual to stitch her up because the doctor had found out that Riley had been in an accident the week before and had never gone to the doctor so he wanted to check to see if there was any permanent damage.

"Well here I am as good as new," she said limping over to him. "I have to come back next week to get the stitches removed but other than that everything is fine."

Lucas nodded as he watched her walk, "Yup," was all he said before putting his hand around her waist to help her to the car so that she wouldn't have to limp so much. In reality he just wanted another excuse to have her in his arms. He had started craving the feel of her next to him after their first encounter and had fought against it after the second meeting because he didn't know if it was a good idea until his secretary gave him the message from the fair committee asking him to talk to Riley about the signing. He had spent the whole week thinking about her, using his daughter as an excuse to stay away since he found out that she was only there for the summer.

He missed the sound of her voice and the smell of strawberries that came off of her skin, the brightness of her eyes when she smiled. He kept shaking his head the whole time because he couldn't believe that a woman had gotten to him so quickly after just knowing her for two days. It was then that he realized that maybe he should have started dating more seriously before he met Riley because his libido was being effected just from the sight of her. Instead he took the opportunity as a sign that he needed a fling for the summer just to get it out of his system and that maybe he should talk to her again about dinner.

When he settled her into the car he decided to take the plunge before he lost his nerve but she spoke up before he could say anything.

"So do you have any plans for tonight?" she said smiling sweetly at him and it took everything in his power not to jump on her at that moment.

"Not really, I was actually going to ask you if you wanted to go to Larry's tonight, it's a bar in town and they have good burgers," he said thinking that he needed to have a meeting with her in a public setting so that people, mainly Zay, would stop hounding him about asking Riley out. "I needed to talk to you about the fair."

"Oh, um sure," she said as if she was expecting something else. He wasn't sure what she was thinking but he hoped that he could convince her by the end of the night that it could be something more than planning something together. He just needed to have a plan.

After Lucas had dropped her off Riley went off on a writing tangent, she wasn't sure if it was because of the wet t-shirt of the way Lucas looked at her. She just used it to spur the story she was writing forward and ignore the fact that he had asked her out because of a business meeting. That part just made her angry instead, she wanted to have a moment where he would actually say that he liked her or something. The more frustrated she got the more she wrote because she didn't know what to think about the fact that the hottest guy she's ever seen hasn't made a move.

She pulled out her phone and called Maya just because she couldn't keep taking it out on her book or else her agent, and her editor were going to realize something was happening.

"Riley, seriously I'm pretty sure he's into you, I mean I don't know Lucas very well, and what I do know I found out from Zay whenever him and Josh are together talking about a case or something," Maya said from the other line. "He seems like a nice guy, you know the kind that hold open doors and take things slow."

"That's not really helping me here Maya," Riley said pouting. "I don't know why I let you talk me into these things."

"Because your last boyfriend cheated on you, and you need to get laid by a real man for once."

"MAYA," she yelled into the phone hoping that no one heard her best friend say something like that. "Seriously."

"Well it's the truth," Maya said before talking to someone else. "Anyway, I also think that you've been such a goodie goodie all of your life that you forgot that women have casual relationships every once and a while. Maybe that's what you need, you know, meaningless sex with someone you may never see again."

"Is that what I really want though?" Riley said wondering if she had it in her. She had always been the good girl and look where it got her, she had a job she loved, she got to write, but her real life romances were sub-par at best.

"You'll never know if you don't try," Maya said to her and Riley knew that Maya was just trying to get Riley to come out of her shell a little more. "Grab that tight yellow dress you have the one that shows off your boobs really well and wear it. Larry's is a very casual place so that dress will be fine especially if you wear it with those cute flat sandals you have but never wear because they cost a fortune."

"How do you know I have any of that?"

"Because you love that dress and would use any excuse you have to wear it, and you never go anywhere without those shoes because you're afraid of your mother finding them and wearing them."

"Oh," was all she said, realizing how well Maya knew her. "Fine," she caved. The dress would hide the bandage and the flats would make it easier to walk around instead of wearing heels.

"Good now go curl your hair and wear some eyeliner, because the heat will melt off anything else, and go get that guy."

"Fine… geez you win, I'll go seduce a cowboy for the sake of getting over my last relationship, and my writer's block, and the sake of having fun for once."

"That's my girl," Maya said before hanging up leaving Riley to over think everything about what she was doing.

Is this really okay, she wondered to herself. She wasn't the kind of person to do these kinds of things, and she would feel extremely guilty if her emotions got the better of her at any point. She had a conscience, it's worked most of the time, well except with Evan but she didn't want to think about what happened there. She needed to get over that part of her life, she hadn't told her mother, or Maya, or anyone the whole story but she needed to get over it all and start living her life again because in the end she couldn't let him have any kind of hold on her.