Chapter 4
Riley, where are you? We're waiting at the truck.
I'm sorry y'all. I had to clean up the arena and do a few other things. I'm fixin' to head outside.
We'll pull around.
Lucas hastily turned his wheel to park in front of the arena doors and waited. "Hey, can we make a food run? Farkles hungry."
"Sure Farkle. What do you want?" The running back threw his truck into park and turned around to face his new friends.
Farkle turned to his left to look at Smackle and Maya, after some head nods and grins Maya piped up. "Dairy Twin." They had been friends for so long, their communication was on point.
"Sounds great." He turned to look out the passenger window and saw Riley walking towards them. The brunette looked hot, in her jean shorts and cowboy boots. Josh opened the passenger door and jumped out.
"Riles, you got middle seat. I like Lucas and all but, i'd rather not sit that close to him." She laughed.
"Oh, Josh." She climbed into the truck. "He' s completely harmless." Her gorgeous brown eyes looked at Lucas. "Hey, great game tonight. Congrats on the win."
"I had a pretty great cheerleader."
"Come on let's go! At this rate we won't be there till tomorrow morning." Smackle, she was always one to stick to a schedule. The green eyed boy looked at her one more time and grinned then sped off.
"So, by the time we get food, it will be approximately 1:30 before we get to the house. Lucas, can you drive that long?"
"Yeah. Thanks for asking though Smackle."
"Well, y'all played hard tonight. So, I don't mind driving if you need me to."
"Riles, did you bring the CD?" The blonde rested her chin on her best friend.
"Yeah, it's in my bag."
"CD for what?" He turned the wheel into the Dairy Twin drive thru.
"Oh, Luke you're such a newb. But, I like you anyways." Lucas chuckled. "The CD is what we'll listen to when we go out on the boat. Riley has a gift, she always makes the best music mix."
"Lookin' forward to it." He cracked a smile at the cheerleader and it made her blush.
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"Hey, Josh." Lucas whispered, because everyone was asleep. "How much longer do we have?"
"About 10 minutes." He yawned, when Riley's head rolled onto his arm. The running back glanced down to look at her and couldn't help but smile. She looked so beautiful, the moonlight would catch her skin every once and awhile, which made her seem angelic. "Luke, this house right there. Pull into the driveway. He slowly pulled in and turned off the ignition. "Everyone up! We're here."
"Thanks honey, for the sweet wakeup call. You're a doll." The blonde began to stretch and blew a kiss to her boyfriend. The brunette started to rouse and eventually opened her eyes.
"Hi."
"Hey pretty lady."
"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to fall asleep on you." Everyone evacuated the truck.
"Don't apologize. My arm's available anytime." Riley eventually rolled off of his shoulder, which Lucas wasn't too happy about. The beautiful stained glass door was already open with Maya's parents waiting.
"Hey momma, hey Shawn." The blue eyed girl gave them both a hug. "You know everyone, but this is the new guy, Lucas."
"Hey, Lucas. Nice to meet you i'm Katy, and this is my husband Shawn. We will deal with pleasantries in the morning. Come on in. Y'all have all of the bags right?"
"Yes m'am." They entered the beautiful lake house. The running back glanced and immediately was drawn to the stone wall, which held a fireplace and the TV. The entire house was decorated beautifully, he was distracted though when Riley sprinted outside into the backyard.
The moonlight was bouncing off of the lake and Riley had already made it to the end of the dock, where she sat down and dangled her feet into the water. Riley was unknowingly followed, "Hey. What are you doin?"
"Hey, would you like to join me?" The brown eyed girl tapped the wood next to her, and the running back sat down beside her.
"You didn't answer the question." The cheerleader grinned and kicked her feet in the lake.
"I just like comin' out here at night. It's really pretty." The green eyed boy didn't know which was more beautiful Riley or the scenery. "You'll see tomorrow how busy it can get."
They both turned around at the sound of the back door opening. "RILEY! LUCAS! COME ON WE HAVE TO GO TO SLEEP!" Maya slammed the door shut and they locked eyes again.
"You ready?" The green eyed boy stood up and reached for her hand.
"Yeah. The sooner I go to sleep the sooner it's tomorrow." The brunette chuckled and didn't let go of his hand. They were only a few inches apart from each other and Riley loved the smell of his cologne. "Sorry, I didn't-" Riley was interrupted as he brushed the hair out of her eyes, and moved her closer. The cheerleader shook herself out of the daze and stepped back. "We should go inside right?"
"Yeah." He spoke with reluctance. "We should." He placed his large hands on the small of her back and walked her back up to the house. "Goodnight" He wrapped her in his arms. "I'll see you in the morning." The brunette shivered as he held her in his arms.
"Sweet dreams." She bit her lip and walked to the girls room.
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"RILEY MATTHEWS! What was that about?" Smackle was sitting criss cross on her bed staring her down.
"I- Nothing. I don't even know to the 'that' you're referring to."
"I am your best friend Riles. And, that was something." Maya crossed her arms.
"It was nothing. We talked about how pretty the scenery was and-"
"He was probably thinking of how pretty you were." The blonde's eyebrow soared.
"He was not."
"Riley, he likes you. Now do us all a favor and let yourself like him back. It is agonizing to watch."
The brunette rolled her eyes and climbed into her bed. "Goodnight y'all."
"SMACKLE! Help me out here." She started cleaning her glasses and put them back on.
"Maya's not wrong. From what i've seen his pupils dialate and he exhales when he sees you. Both are scientific signs he's attracted to you. Coincidentally you do the same thing."
"Or, not so coincidentally." Maya smirked and jumped on top of her best friend who had the comforter covering her face. Katy entered the room and looked at the girls.
"Goodnight y'all. Sweet dreams." No one moved. "That is code for Maya get off of Riley and go to sleep."
"Thanks mom, I never would have deciphered that." The blonde climbed off and got in her bed.
"Night Riles, night Smackle."
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The next morning Riley had woken up bright and early, only having 5 hours of sleep. She grabbed her swim suit, clothes, flip flops, and hat to the bathroom and started cleaning herself up. The brunette hurriedly washed her face, brushed her teeth and got dressed. She didn't care to put on makeup, it'd be all gone by the time the day was through anyways. Her curls from the game last night had fallen to look like a wave, she tried to cover it up with the hat after putting on her tanktop. After approving her look in the mirror she snuck into the kitchen.
"Eggs, bacon, pancake batter, milk." Riley thought she could surprise everyone by cooking breakfast. She closed the refridgerator door and almost died from being scared. "Lucas, geez and rice. You scared me." He looked her up and down and was at a loss for words. How could it be 7 in the morning and she look this beautiful.
"I'm sorry. My intention was not to scare you. I really only got up to get a drink."
"Oh, well what do you want? I'll get you something if you wanna have a seat?"
"Water please, would be great." He sat on the barstool and smiled. "What are you doin'?"
"Cooking breakfast for everyone. The sooner everyone eats the quicker we can get out on the water." She passed him a glass and bent down to get some bowls, pans, and a griddle.
"You really want to get out on the water don't you?"
"It's really so much fun. I promise you won't be disappointed."
"Hey, what are you wearing that hat for? You're inside." Lucas stood up and walked over to her.
"It is covering up my nasty hair and my makeup less face." She giggled while cracking eggs.
"Look at me." The cheerleader dropped her head and turned around.
"Yes sir?"
"You don't need that. At least not inside, you look beautiful." The running back took another step forward and slowly took her hat off.
"Thank you." she whispered. "Um.. do you want to help with breakfast?"
He licked his lips. "Sure. What do you need?"
"I guess that depends. What can you cook? Bacon, eggs or pancakes."
"I'll take care of the bacon." Still not breaking eye contact, Riley grabbed the bacon off the counter and put it up against Lucas' chest.
"Here ya' go muscles." She turned around and started cracking more eggs. Lucas loved their little banter, she wasn't going to be easy to get close to. But, he knew it would be fun trying.
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"Alright everyone. As you know my boat, my rules. Throw trash in the trash can, put your clothes in shoes underneath the seats to avoid clutter and so they won't get soaked when we stop for a swim or go tubing. The jet skis can be driven by all with a license, Riley and Maya are going to take them out though. Mainly, because they called dibs. It isn't necessary to wear a life jacket as long as you can swim and are over the age of 17." Shawn glanced at the kids. "There's also one more thing, I finally purchased a tube."
"We're going to get to go tubing this time?" Maya was elated.
"Yeah, it's easier than knee boarding and more than one person can go at a time. Enough with the rules." He smiled. "Let's go have some fun." Lucas stepped onto the boat with Farkle, Smackle and Josh. Riley and Maya took off their clothes revealing their swimsuits and Lucas' throat went dry.
"Oh my gosh Riles. I love that bikini!"
"Thanks." The brunette smiled and tossed her clothes onto the boat. "Can you put those under the seat for me?" The running back didn't move, he continued to stare at her. Her body was incredible and the United States Flag bikini made it even better. The top was strapless with fringe and was blue with white stars. The bottoms, were striped red and white "Lucas? Can you put those up for me?"
"Yeah, sorry." He felt like he needed a cold shower.
"Girls, here are the keys. Keep it quiet till you pass the no wake zone. Got it?"
"Yes sir." Riley got onto the jet ski and after a seductive glance to Lucas turned on the ignition.
"Hey, Josh if you want, the CD is right by the stereo. Let's go y'all." It only took a few minutes before they passed the no wake zone. Lucas was watching her the entire way. The blonde looked at her best friend, after a head nod they took off. Leaving the rest of them behind. Lucas didn't think she could be any sexier than she was right now, making donuts and jumping over her waves. Josh walked over to the stereo as Shawn sped off and almost fell over.
"Hey, Josh." Lucas was trying to scream over the sound of the engine. "Will they be comin' back anytime soon?"
"Eventually. This is like their get away. I think they may be back sooner than normal though. I have a feelin' Riley won't stay away." He chuckled and put in the CD, then cranked the radio.
Lord have mercy here she comes behind the wheel of a pick up truck
Mud slingin' she's singin country girl just doin' her thang and..
Lucas continued watching Riley ride the jet ski. She'd occasionally stand up revealing her abs and muscular legs. He'd never seen her smile so big before.
She's pretty as a field of daisies, she's sweeter than a watermelon wine
Way hotter than the Alabama asphalt and when I get her in these arms of mine.. Man I can't get enough, kind of like Chicken and Biscuits.
The running back couldn't help but think this song was perfect for their situation. All of a sudden Shawn whisteled incredibly loud and it caught the attention of Riley and Maya who came speeding back to the boat.
"Hey, what's up Uncle Shawn?" Riley ran her fingers through her long brown hair that was soaked and wiped her face.
"Going to the cove for a swim. You remember where that's at?"
"Yeah, no problem. Does anyone want to ride?" Lucas shot his hand up.
"I'm drivin'." The cheerleader smirked and watched him take off his shirt. Riley always knew he was muscular, but wow he was pretty much chiseled. She didn't know her mouth was open until Maya coughed.
"Yeah, Maya scoot back babe. I'm drivin' too."
Lucas walked to the back of the boat and jumped in the water then swam to the jet ski. "Care if I join?"
"Let's see whatcha got Austin." She winked as he pulled himself onto the seat.
"I'd hold on tight once we get goin'." He looked back at her.
"I think you just want a reason for me to feel your abs."
"What's your point?" He revved the engine and took off. He hadn't had this much fun in a long time and was even happier when Riley wrapped her long arms around him. The brunette couldn't deny her attraction towards him, and she also couldn't help flirting.
"DO YOU KNOW WHERE WE ARE GOIN'?" The brown eyed girl yelled.
"I'M FOLLOWING JOSH."
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The group finally made it to the cove, so affectionately named Hell's Gate. "Why's it called Hell's Gate?" Riley and Lucas were floating in the water waiting for the boat.
"I can only assume because of the cliff diving and the two big cliffs to get in here." Lucas looked around taking in the scenery. "Are you having a good time." He spun around to face her.
"The best." The cheerleader revealed her smile and Lucas was about to kiss her when she stood up and back flipped into the water. "SHOW OFF!"
"Why not show me what you got and join me?" Riley raised her eyebrows and bit her lip. She really enjoyed flirting with him. He dove in the water and after 30 seconds she began to worry. "Lucas?" The brunette looked to her left and saw Josh and Maya making out. "LUCAS?" All of a sudden she felt a tug on her leg and started laughing when he appeared at the surface. "Dang it Lucas, you scared me!"
"What are you gonna do about it?"
"Nothing yet, but it's a long weekend." She winked at her crush and looked away once she saw the boat.
"Yes it is."
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