Chapter 2: I Gotta Find Her

No one's POV:

Weeks had passed since Lucas seen Riley. He was starting to give up hope that he may never see her again. He couldn't stop getting mad over the fact that he didn't get her name or number. "Dude. She's just some chick. Let her go." Mark said as they sat down at the breakfast table. "Okay, she's not just some chick. She's real." He said. "Real." Nick said as he followed along with Lucas. "She's like the type of girl you would give up anything for." Lucas said. Mark sighed. "It's really that important to find her?" he asked. "Yes it is and I'm going to find her." Lucas said. "How? You don't know anything about her." Nick said. "Yes I do, I mean we connected more in five minutes than any of my past relationships. Wait a minute-I have an idea. We're going to make ads, posters, banners, billboards. We will host events." He said. "Whoa there, don't get ahead of yourself." Mark said. "Dude, she's not a missing dog." Nick said. "No, but my heart is missing and I'm pretty sure she stole it." He said. "So are we doing this or what?" Lucas asked. "So let me get this straight. You want us to launch a huge campaign just so that you can find this girl?" Mark asked. "That's exactly what I'm saying." He said. "You're crazy." Nick said.

"I guess I am." Lucas said as he walked out the door. He got into his car and drove off to the store. There was no way that he was going to give up on this girl so easily. As he was walking around the store, every brunette he saw, he thought it was her. His head was spinning. He thought he saw her everywhere he went. It was all an illusion to him, but little did he know that she was in the store as well. Every time he would walk down an aisle she would have already turned into the next one. He kept missing her as he walked through the store. After realizing that he wasn't going to find her here, he paid for his stuff and left.

A little later, Riley was walking around the New York. She went back to the coffee shop where she saw Lucas. She was hoping she would see him there but she didn't. So she got back on the subway and left for school. "Do you mind if I sit here?" she heard someone say. She smiled and turned but only to find that it was just Nick. Her smiled then turned into a frown. "Yeah, I don't mind." She said. Nick had no idea that he was sitting next to the girl that his brother is searching for. "So you're hot you know that." He said. "I think someone should give you a ticket, for reckless flirting." She said. "Ouch." He said. "Can I get your number though?" he asked. "I don't think so." She said. "Why is that? You're taken or something?" he asked. "No, I'm just not really into the dating scene." She said. "Oh well, if you ever are. You should call me." He said as he gave her his number and got off. Riley rolled her eyes. She was sick and tired of the guys in this city. But the only one she wasn't tired of, was Lucas.

"Okay, so you met this guy on the subway and you didn't get his name or his number?" Her best friend Maya asked as they sat down at Topanga's. "Nope. I was hoping he would ask but he never did." She said. "Well this city is filled with thousands of cute guys, there may be some here tonight," she said. "Maybe. Do you think he'll be here?" she asked Maya. "There's a chance he may be." Maya said.

"Hey, let's go to Topanga's! Marks waiting for us." Nick said. "Topanga's? Really? We're always there man." Lucas said. "Hey, her food is delicious. Let's go! You need to stop moping around." Nick said as he dragged Lucas out the door. "Why are you doing this?" Lucas asked. "Besides staying inside pining for this girl. Maybe it's time to officially start looking for her today." Nick said. "But I'm not done with the flyers." He said. "Too bad!" Nick said.

"So what're you going to do about this guy?" Maya asked. "I don't know." Riley said as she messed with around with her straw. "What does he look like?" she asked. "He has the most beautiful green eyes, the most amazing smile. Dirty blonde hair. He's built very well." She said. "Do you even know how old he is He could be a creepy 40 year old man." she asked. "He's 25." Riley said. "Two years older than you. Not bad." she said. "Yeah I guess so. Anyways, I have consumed way too much of this smoothie. So I'll be right back." Riley said as she left for the bathroom.

After Riley left for the bathroom, Lucas walked into the bakery. "Why can't we eat somewhere else?" Lucas begged. "What? Pastries aren't good enough for you anymore?" Nick said. "Yo! Over here!" Mark yelled. They walked over and slid into the booth with him. "Why the frown man?" Mark asked Lucas. "You already know why." He said. "Dude, you're going to find her. Maybe she's in this very bakery." Mark said. "I doubt it." Lucas said. "Stop being so negative. You were just so pumped about finding her this morning." Nick said. "What if she's already in a relationship?" Lucas said. "You never know." Nick said. "Stop that." Mark said as he pointed his fork at Lucas. "So are we going to the baseball game tonight?" Lucas asked. "Of course we are, the game is at 4:30 and it's 2:30. So if we leave right now to get ready, we'll be able to beat the line." Nick said. "I don't know about that. But let's do it." Lucas said as they all got up and headed back to the apartment.

Riley's POV:

"So did I miss anything?" I said as I got back to the table. "Nope, not at all. Just me and this little milkshake of mine." Maya said. "I might as well get you that for Christmas." I teased. "You probably should. So anyways, I have some news," she said. She stuck out her left hand and I saw a big diamond ring on her ring finger. "Rebel proposed?!" I exclaimed. "Yes he did," she said as she admired her ring. "Give me all of the details. I want to know. I can't believe this wasn't the first thing you told me!" I said. "Oh you know, it was your typical restaurant proposal." She said. "I'm maid of honor right?" I asked. "But of course you are, my darling." She sang. "So tell me, what is it about this guy? I mean you've met guys before and you never made a big deal of them not asking for your number. You're usually happy about it." she said. "This guy is different. I mean we connected more in five minutes than I have ever connected to any other guy that I have met. He's something special." I said.

Lucas's POV:

"I feel like that game was rigged." I said. "I don't think I want to go to baseball game for a long time." Nick said as we headed back home. "I can't believe you were putting up flyers on the way to the game." Nick said. "I had to, otherwise how else is this girl going to know that I'm looking for her?" I asked. "To be honest, it's a little creepy. Hunting down a girl to find intimacy… I mean you're going to get calls from thousands of girls saying that they are the one you are looking for..." Mark said. "Oh my god, I just realized that you are a genius, the girls that get dissed are the girls we get!" Nick said as he high fived Mark. "Are you kidding me with this?" I said. "What?" Mark said. "That is just wrong and disrespectful." I said. "Fine, we promise we won't go out with the girls that end up not being her." Mark said. "We? Nick asked. "Yes, we." Mark said. "Thank you." I said as we walked into my apartment. "And I know when you guys are lying, so I wouldn't even try to do this behind my back otherwise I'm kicking you guys out." I said.

As the story continues, you guys will see a lot of missed opportunities between Riley and Lucas. You will also see how far Lucas goes in his campaign just to find Riley and there may be a misunderstanding along the way. Chapter 3 is coming up xx