Request: Can you write about Riley and Lucas going to a water park but Lucas becomes jealous, please?

Title: Let It Slide

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"Nope, no way," Lucas crossed his arms over his chest and shook his head defiantly.

"Come on, Lucas, it's just a waterslide!"

"Riley, do you see how high up that is?" Lucas pointed up at the 90-foot water silde, and Riley rolled her eyes.

"Yeah, but you won't even notice once we're going down it. Come on, the water tube is a two-seater. I can't go by myself," Riley tried to convince him, stepping closer to put a hand on his arm.

"I don't know, Riley," Lucas muttered, still extremely skeptical.

"Lucas, you've ridden on a bull before, this should be a piece of cake!"

"I know, but – " Lucas was stopped short by a voice coming from behind them.

"I'll go with you."

Riley and Lucas both spun around to see Charlie Gardner walking towards them. He had gotten taller, and much more muscular, and Lucas couldn't help noticing the way Riley noticed how he looked with his shirt off.

"Hey Charlie, what are you doing here?" Riley nervously played with a strand of her hair and smiled up at him. Lucas felt his body tense up at the way Charlie was looking at her. And quite frankly, the way that she was looking at Charlie.

"It's summer. Teenagers go to waterparks in the summer. Plus I heard you were going to be here," Charlie smirked, lightly nudging RIley in the side with his elbow.

"Did you also hear that I was going to be here Charlie? Cause I am. I'm here. With Riley," Lucas snapped, feeling his face heat up and his heart start to race.

"Yeah, but I also heard that you're afraid of heights. Gonna be honest, did not peg that as you're biggest fear, Friar," Charlie shook his head in mock disappointment and Lucas clenched his fists.

"Yeah, well, there was an incident when I was a kid where – " Lucas tried to explain, but Charlie cut him off.

"So, Riley, you want to try it? Seems like we both have a sense of adventure in our bones," Charlie glanced up at the waterslide, and then back to Riley.

"Uh, yeah. Will you be okay waiting here, Lucas?" Riley asked, feeling a little guilty for leaving him by himself.

Lucas was about to lose it. He was this close to pushing Charlie into the kiddie pool. But he remembered his trick to keep his anger in check. He focused on Riley, and only Riley.

"Um... Sure..." Lucas muttered through clenched teeth.

"Great, you're the best!" Riley exclaimed, quickly giving his arm a light squeeze before making her way to the area where the tubes were located.

"See you on the other side, Friar," Charlie gave him a sly smile and a confident wink, as he fell in line behind Riley.

Lucas was fuming. He couldn't let that punk Charlie go down that waterslide with Riley. He knew it was stupid, and he was probably overreacting, but he didn't want to let her down. He was supposed to be her hero. And he was going to prove it to her.

Lucas took a deep breath and turned on his heel to head up the stairs to the top of the waterslide. He grabbed a tube on his way up, and trudged forward. He kept his eyes straight ahead the entire time, not once looking down. That is, until he reached the very top.

"Oh, no. It's high. We're really high, oh god!" Lucas panicked, taking in the way the tops of the tree looked and how the people below looked like tiny little ants.

"Lucas, what are you doing up here? You're terrified of heights!" Riley made her way over to him, and he immediately grabbed her arms for support.

"I wouldn't necessarily use the word terrified," Lucas swallowed, closing his eyes tight and refusing to look over the railing again.

"Riley, it's our turn next," Charlie called from the front of the line. He had their tube in his hands, and looked ready to go. When he met Lucas' eyes, Lucas could see the annoyance wash over him.

"Hang on, Charlie," Riley called back to him. She turned back to Lucas and placed her hands on either of his shoulders. "Lucas, why are you doing this? You don't need to prove anything to me."

"I know, but I wanted to wipe that smug look off of Charlie's face," Lucas spat, glancing over at Charlie with a look of disdain.

Riley took a second to take in Lucas' expression before smiling widely and slapping him playfully on the arm.

"You're jealous," she taunted him.

"What? Jealous? Of Gardner?" Lucas scoffed, rolling his eyes, looking everywhere but at her.

"Wouldn't be the first time," Riley pointed out, leaning back and looking up at him smugly.

"Okay, now you're just talking nonsense," Lucas brushed her off, still feeling uneasy about being so high off of the ground.

"Lucas, you don't have anything to be jealous of, alright? Charlie and I are friends and he was just being nice," Riley explained, her voice softening and becoming a lot less teasing.

"I know, Riley. But I realized that I wanted to be the one who was there for you when you needed something like this. I always want to be the one who is there for you," Lucas admitted, as he finally met her eyes.

"Lucas, you can't always be the one who is there for me for every little thing. I know that kills you, but it's just not realistic," Riley explained, rubbing his arm gently. "But you can be there for me for all the important stuff. In fact, I insist on it."

Riley gave him a small smile, and Lucas rested a hand on her cheek.

"But this – it isn't important. And you don't need to do this," Riley held out her arms to gesture to everything around them – the waterslide, the high altitude, Charlie Gardner.

"Riley, are you coming?" Charlie snapped, as he lost all patience for Riley and Lucas' relationship drama.

"Go ahead and go back down, Lucas," Riley instructed him, rubbing his arm supportively. "It's okay."

Lucas had two choices; He could go back down the stairs the way he came up, looking like a complete chicken. Or he could suck it up, go down the waterslide, and make his girlfriend happy.

"No. No, I'm already up here. So I'm doing this," Lucas announced, sounding much more confident than he felt on the inside.

"Lucas, are you sure?" Riley wanted to know, feeling a little uneasy about this.

"Yes. Yes, I'm sure," Lucas nodded and moved to the opening of one of the waterslides. He put his tube in front of him, and looked straight ahead.

"Charlie, you go ahead without me. I'm going down with Lucas," Riley announced, and turned to follow Lucas to their waterslide.

"Facing your fear, Friar? Impressive," Charlie complimented him. He positioned himself in the water tube and grabbed onto the pole above him, preparing to push off. "See you down there."

"See, he's a nice guy," Riley poked Lucas in the side as she grabbed onto the tube in front of them.

"I know he is. But why does he have to flirt with you every time he opens his mouth," Lucas complained, his voice a little lighter and less accusatory.

"I think that's just the way he talks to everyone," Riley laughed, and Lucas' lips curled up into a smile.

Riley hopped into the tube first, and Lucas stepped into the spot behind her. Lucas grabbed onto the handles on the sides of the tube and took a deep breath.

"You ready to do this?" Riley asked, quickly glancing back at Lucas.

"Ready as I'll ever be," Lucas admitted. Riley reached back to take his hand in hers, and he squeezed it tightly.

"One," Riley yelled.

"Two," Lucas continued, shutting his eyes as they prepared to push off.

"Three!"