Chapter 8 - Are You Stupid?
Zay broke the silence, "Huh?"
"Kylie is my cousin," Lucas replied, shooting his friend a glare.
"Oh I know that," Zay nodded. "What I meant to ask was, are you stupid?"
Farkle laughed, which earned a nudge from Kylie.
Lucas groaned, "Okay I get it. I'm stupid."
"That's good to know," Zay huffed and kicked back against his seat.
Kylie cleared her throat, "So what are you planning now?"
Lucas didn't know to say. It was evident that he was no good at planning anything in regards to getting Riley's heart. This was his mercy move-his final push and it didn't work. All he ever wanted was to convince Riley that they were meant to be but it dawned on him that he might have pushed her away in the process.
"I don't think Lucas should be allowed to plan anything anymore," Farkle stated earning a glare from his best friend. "Just speaking the truth!"
Zay shrugged, "Can't say I disagree with the genius."
Lucas rolled his eyes and rested his head on both his hands, "So are you gonna help me or what?"
"Well you could just tell Riley the truth," Farkle suggested.
Zay shook his head, "Oh no no buddy, that you cannot do."
"And why not?"
"You think Riley will just forgive him like that?" Zay began. "You think she'll be swept off her feet?"
Lucas thought long and hard. He knew his best friend was right. Riley will not forgive him easily. He knew he had hurt her by his actions which is the last thing he ever wanted to do.
"Well I beg to differ," Kylie spoke up. "I think that you should tell her the truth. Didn't you say she got upset because you didn't tell her the truth about Texas? What was it she said? 'Friends talk but real friends listen'."
"Fake girlfriend has a point too," Farkle said. "Clearly you didn't think this thoroughly."
"Well I'm sorry!" Lucas threw his hands up in the air. "I got desperate! And I saw these things in the movies and thought it would work."
Farkle shot his friend a look of confusion, "You do know this is Riley we are talking about right? Wow you really are stupid."
"Love makes you do stupid things my friend," Zay said patting Lucas on the back.
Lucas' eyes widened, "No I don't love her! I just want to be with her every single day. Take care of her. Make her happy..."
"You clearly are on your way there," Kylie laughed.
"So what do I do now?"
"Nonchalantly tell her I'm your cousin. Let's start with that."
Zay, confused as always, asked, "What does that mean?"
Lucas stood up and made his way out of the booth, "Bye Zay."
Riley and Maya are sitting by the bay window with Riley playing her hair and smiling widely and Maya staring at her best friend as if she was the weirdest person in the world-in the best way possible of course.
"So how's it going?" Riley grinned, turning her face towards the blonde.
"Good, how about you?"
Riley giggled, "Good."
Silence ensues and Riley asks again, "So how's it going?"
"Riles, if you want to know something just ask."
"So how was your date with Colin?"
"There we go," Maya shook her head and laughed at her friend. Riley was something else, she thought.
"Well?" The brunette started bouncing on her seat.
Maya sighed and smiled, "He's a really great guy Riles. He took me to the museum and we talked. I mean really talked. We both love art and it was great having someone who I can express my artistic feelings to and have them understand it. No offense."
"None taken! I'm glad he finally asked you out on a date."
"Me too," Maya blushes and hides her face with her long blonde hair but Riley notices immediately as Maya rarely blushed.
"Oh look at you!" Riley playfully punched her friend. "You're blushing!"
"Stop it! I do not blush!"
"Now you do," Riley snickered. "He's making you blush!"
Before Maya could explain herself, Farkle and Lucas come in through the bay window and sat down on each side of the girl with Farkle next to Maya and Lucas next to Riley. For Lucas, this was a wonderful moment as he hadn't been this physically close to Riley in a long while and he missed the feeling. He took a deep breath and smelled her hair-watermelon.
"Who's making who blush?" Lucas asked.
"No one!" Maya stated firmly.
Lucas' jaw tensed up after seeing Riley look ecstatic. "Seriously who?"
"I'm serious too. It's no one."
Riley giggles, "Yeah right."
"Tell me!" Lucas raised his voice a little louder than he had thought. He cursed himself silently knowing that it was the last thing he should do in front of Riley. "I'm sorry. I'm still working on it."
Riley turned towards her friend and placed a hand on his lap, "Are you okay?"
Lucas' frown turned into a smile, "Yes, I am now." He immediately frowns when Riley pulls her hand quickly away from him.
Riley clears her throat and asks, "So what are you two doing here?"
"We don't have anything going on today. Want to go to the movies?" Farkle asked.
"What time?"
"Why do you have other plans?" Lucas asked secretly hoping that her plans did not involve him.
"I'm going to an animal shelter play party with Logan in an hour. We can go to the movies after 3 if that's okay with you," Riley explained.
Lucas inwardly growled, "Can I come?"
"To the play party?"
"Yeah," Lucas responded.
Farkle cleared his throat and spoke in a robotic voice, "Lucas, why don't you bring your cousin Kylie."
"Farkle," Lucas began in a robotic voice as well. "What a great idea. I'll bring my cousin Kylie.
Maya and Riley with wide eyes and yelled, "YOUR WHAT?"
"My cousin."
Riley immediately stood up and screams, "YOUR COUSIN?" She sits back down and straightens out her dress, "I'm sorry that was loud."
"Yes Riley," Lucas grinned knowing that his planned may have worked albeit in a different way. "My cousin."
Within seconds of hearing his daughter scream, Mr. Matthews barges in and asks, "What is going on in here?"
Riley shot up and says, "Nothing Daddy!"
Mr. Matthews gives them a quick nod and closes the door behind him.
Lucas stares at the door and yells, "Wait! I'm in your daughters room!"
"OKAY!" Mr. Matthews yells in return from the kitchen downstairs.
Without sparing any moment, Lucas runs out the door and downstairs to where Riley's father sat reading the newspaper. "Why didn't you chase me out the window?"
Mr. Matthews sets down the paper, laughs, and turns to look at Lucas, "Oh Mr. Friar, I'm not worried about you anymore."
"What are you talking about?"
"It seems as if you have shifted your attention on to another girl. You're not a threat to me anymore." Mr. Matthews moves to return to his reading.
Lucas sits down on the bench, "Sir, are you talking about my cousin from Texas? Kylie?"
Mr. Matthews immediately slams his newspaper down on the table and yells, "YOUR WHAT?"
"My cousin, sir."
"She's not your girlfriend?"
"No sir."
Mr. Matthews glares at him and Lucas immediately gets up from his seat. "I hope those boots aren't new. GET OUT OF MY HOUSE."
Lucas smiles knowingly, "Oh thank you so much sir." He stars running up the stairs to Riley's bay window.
"GET OUT!"
"Gladly sir!" Lucas climbs out the window grinning.
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