This one is pretty of short, but I couldn't think of anything else to add and it ended on such a great conclusion. I'll hopefully have some longer one-shot type things where Riley gets closer to each person, but I haven't decided yet. I hope you enjoy though!


"Hey mom!" Riley called as his mom walked in the door of their apartment wearing a black business suit with a pencil skirt. She was forty-six, but looked pretty young for her age and had brown curly hair, just like Harper's, that was up in a tight ponytail.

"Hey Harper-I mean, Riley!" she called back.

"You've gotta stop doing that!" Riley jokingly responded, "I'm Riley, okay?"

"I know, I know," she said, hugging Riley.

"So what are we doing for dinner? We haven't had Chinese in a while," Riley said while holding up takeout menus.

"Actually," she said putting down her briefcase, "I ran into Ms. Knight in the lobby and she invited us to have dinner with them." Riley looked nervous.

"Oh, stop being so dramatic!" his mom scolded, "It's been a long time since we've had a home cooked meal! Anyways, she told me that the boys really want to get to know you better. Why won't you let them?"

"You know why." Riley said.

"Oh, get over it," she said, slightly annoyed. They both walked up to apartment, Mrs. Nichols knocked on the door and Kendall opened the door.

"Oh hey!" He said happily, "Come on in." Riley walked in and saw the weirdest scene ever. James and Carlos were on the orange couch screaming and yelling at each other.

"It's my turn to play with it! Yesterday was your turn!" Carlos screamed.

"Yeah, but Gustavo made us work late, remember, so neither of us got a chance! That means it's my turn!" James screamed right back. Riley recalled yesterday, and they did stay pretty late at the recording studio.

"But you get it on odd days, and I get it on even days! and today is the 16th, so it's MY turn!"

"Guys, it's not that big of a deal," Logan said, trying to stop the fight once he noticed they had guests, "we'll go to the toy store tomorrow and get a new one."

James and Carlos gasped, "You can't just get one of these at the store!" James said while holding up what looked like a brunette barbie doll with a brown, gold and silver cocktail dress.

"Yeah," Carlos agreed, "this is the limited edition Hershey Barbie doll. They don't make these things anymore."

"They're fighting over a Barbie doll?" Riley asked Kendall.

"Yep, we have to deal with this every night." Kendall responded, sighing.

"GUYS!" Katie screamed louder than anyoneas she stomped out of her room, "If you keep fighting like this, I'm taking it back! MY dad sent it to ME, so it's MINE!" Immediately, the two stubborn boys looked at each other.

"You can have it today," James said, trying to be as nice as possible so he wouldn't lose it forever, "I'll just play with it tomorrow night." Carlos smiled and grabbed a tiny helmet. James looked frustrated, "Ugh! That damn helmet will ruin her hair," he said under his breath. Before Carlos could respond, Ms. Knight called them to the dinner table.

"What are we having?" Logan asked as he sat down.

"Shrimp scampi," Mrs. Knight answered as she set the table.

"It smells delicious!" Mrs. Nichols said as she and Riley sat down, "I'm not much of a cook, and even if I was, I never have time to make such a delicious dinner."

"Yeah, we usually just order takeout or go out to eat," Riley said, eyeing the first home cooked meal he's seen since he moved here.

"That's too bad," Kendall said, "my mom's cooking is amazing. Hey, why don't you guys come down here every night for dinner?"

"You guys totally should!" Carlos responded excitedly jumping up and down in his chair, clutching the Barbie doll.

"Can they, Ms. Knight?" James asked.

"Sure," Ms. Knight responded, "I would love to have another adult to talk to, as you already probably noticed, dinners here are awfully immature." She glared at Carlos and James as they sank down in their chairs.

"That sounds great!" Mrs. Nichols responded as Riley nodded.

"Awesome!" Katie said, "So Riley, when are you gonna be in one of the photo shoots? I need some updated t-shirts so I don't lose any more customers. And will you sign this contract making me your new manager."

"Katie!" her mom scolded, "I told you, no tricking people into signing contracts at the dinner table!" she turned to Riley, "I'm so sorry, she's trying to take over this town."

"Umm, it's okay," Riley nervously said. And the dinner continued. Logan bored everyone with what he read that day in a case study, Carlos accidentally dunked the Barbie's feet in his soda and another fight broke out, but Kendall and Riley calmed them down. Meanwhile, Mrs. Nichols and Ms. Knight discussed their interest in romance novels, peace and quiet and getting deals on organic food. They made plans to have a spa day and start a book club the next weekend. And the whole fiasco repeated itself the next night, and the next night. They were all becoming one big, dysfunctional, happy family.


I'm not that happy with this chapter because it's so short and uneventful, but I wanted Riley and Kendall's moms to become friends, and a reason for Riley to be in their apartment every night, and this is what I came up with. I had trouble deciding what it was that James and Carlos were fighting over, and when I made it a barbie doll, I just googled "limited edition barbie doll" and clicked on the one that looked the cutest. So, that limited edition Hershey Barbie doll is a real thing.