~ Riley ~

She wasn't hurt by the fact that she hadn't been personally invited to Zay's party. Or at least, that's what she told herself. She knew that things would be different now. She just wasn't sure where she fit anymore. All her friends were cheerleaders, unless you counted Farkle, who she rarely saw anymore, and Smackle who as of late seemed to prefer Maya's company.

She tried to convince herself that Zay and Charlie were her friends, but as the first week of school wore on it became clear that they were Lucas'. Lucas had won custody of so many things in their split. He'd won more of their shared friends, he'd won the composure, and all she'd gotten was his letterman jacket, which she swore she was going to return as soon as she was in a better state of mind.

"You ok?" Cheyenne asked her

Riley smiled, "Yeah, totally! Why?"

"You just looked far away is all. Have you decided what you want to wear tonight?" Cheyenne responded

Riley nodded, holding up her black pleated skirt and pale blue cami.

"Cute!" Chey squealed, "Think I can borrow your studded heels?"

Riley nodded towards her closet, "Do your thing!"

The two girls got ready for the party slowly, talking and laughing the whole way.

"So, I have dirt!" Chey said as she leaned over Riley's vanity, carefully curling her eyebrows.

Riley chuckled, "Spill it sister."

"Ok! Word on the street is that Austin Lake is going to ask you out tonight." Chey giggled

Riley felt her stomach drop. "Who told you that?"

"He did?" Chey said frowning, "I thought you would be happy!"

"It's only been a month since Lucas and I broke up Cheyenne! Why would I be happy about going out with another guy?" Riley demanded

Cheyenne looked at her friend carefully, "Riles, I thought you would be happy to move on. Especially since Lucas has."

Riley sighed, blinking back tears she tried her best not to be the crazy mopey girl who cried all the time.

"I can't believe he went on a date with Alyssa." Riley said in a small voice.

Chey sighed, "I think it was just a rebound honey. He just needed to get back out there, and so do you."

"I'm not ready for that! I wasn't ready for us to break up either, I can't believe that he's started to see other people! I was so sure after it all happened that he would call in a few days and say he was ready to get back together." Riley sighed

"What even happened anyway?" Chey asked, "You never really told me."

Riley frowned a bit, looking at her feet, "He came over to watch a movie, and we were talking about the future and stuff, and I told him that I wanted us to apply to the same schools, or at least ones close together for college and stuff, and he said that he didn't really know if he wanted to do that. So I asked him why not. And he said because he wasn't really sure about us anymore. So we had a long conversation about what we wanted and where we saw our futures, and he said he didn't think he saw a future with me in a romantic sense, so we fought, and then he left, and we haven't talked since then."

"Oh Riles!" Chey cried

"It's fine. I'm fine. I just wish I knew when he decided he didn't love me. Was it a recent thing, or was he just playing me from the beginning? I just want to know why, ya know?" Riley explained

Cheyenne nodded, "Well, he's going to be at the party tonight, you could always ask him."

Riley sighed, "Maybe. I don't know, maybe I should just go to the party and try to have fun. Maybe I should take Austin up on his offer, I mean what's a date right?"

Cheyenne frowned as she watched her friend march across the hall into her bathroom. She had no idea how Riley was feeling, but she knew that her friend wasn't happy, and that wasn't ok.