Riley wasn't sure what to expect when they got there. She had never been to these parties but she would always hear her brother talking about them. Pretty much like your typical high school parties, usually filled with a bunch of people and very loud music. As soon as they arrived Riley could already hear the music even before they stepped out of the car.
Josh was pulled away from them very quickly by some of the other guys from the team so it was pretty much Riley and Maya together trying not to bump into anyone because it was so crowded.
"This is insane" Riley shouted over the music
"I know Ive never seen anything like this " Maya shouts back.
"Maya I don't know about this, this isn't really my scene" Riley tells her
"Come on Riley just relax, come on lets dance"
Maya drags her over to the dance floor and at first Riley feels awkward but eventually she gets comfortable and starts to have fun. They dance for a while and then they begin to get thirsty.
"Let's go grab a drink" Maya says as she drags her to find the kitchen they eventually arrive and grab some sodas.
"So are you having fun?" Maya asks
"I'll admit it's not as bad as I thought" Riley tells her
"And it's about to get better" Maya smirks as she sees someone coming up behind Riley
"What do you...?" Riley begins to ask before she is interrupted by a familiar voice
"Hey"
Riley turns sees Lucas in font of her with a bright smile
"Hey" she replies back
"I'm gonna go find the bathroom" Maya says and leaves before Riley can say anything. Riley tries to give her a look pleading not to leave her alone but she's already gone. Now she's left alone with Lucas. Her nerves begin to take over and she didn't know what to say.
"So are you having fun?" Lucas asks
Riley nods "yeah, it's a great party"
"I haven't seen you , I ran into Josh and he said you were here but I couldn't find you" Lucas tells her
"Yeah it's a bit crowded here" Riley says
Lucas nods agreeing "Yeah these parties can get pretty crazy" he says looking around at al the teenagers.
Riley nods "I feel like I'm in some cliche high school party"
Lucas laughs "Is that where all your party experience comes from, Teen Movies?"
Riley blushes "Maybe". Lucas chuckles
"Hey Lucas!"
They turn to see one of the football players calling him over
"I guess they need me" Lucas replies not really wanting to leave
"Yeah I guess they do" Riley says also sad to see him go
They call him again and he begins to walk over to them leaving Riley by herself.
Maya is walking around watching all the teens dance when she feels a figure approach her.
"So are you enjoying the party?" Josh asks
"Yeah I am" Maya comments smiling at him
"Where's my sister?" Josh asks
"I left her and Lucas alone to talk" she tells him
"So what's going on with them?" Josh asks curiously
Maya shrugs "Not sure" she says not about to rat out her best friend
Josh gives her a look "Your bad at lying Maya"
"So you having fun?" Maya asks changing the subject
Josh chuckles "Yeah it's okay, the music is not my taste though"
Maya chuckles "Yeah very different from the heavy metal music you listen to"
"Yeah" Josh answers and realizes something "How did you know I like Heavy metal"
"I practically live at your house and I can hear AcDC coming from your room, I even remember all the rock posters and t shirts you got for your birthday." Maya chuckles
Josh laughs "What can I say, I like the classics"
"Hey I'm not judging, I myself like Guns & Roses" Maya comments
"Really? Thats one of my favorite bands I didn't even know you like that kind of stuff"
Maya shrugs "You never asked"
Josh smiles at the blonde
They just stand their staring at each other before they are interrupted
"Hello Josh"
They both turn to see Sophie, who does not look too happy right now
"What do you want, Sophie?" Josh asks annoyed
"Is she why you wanted to break up?" she asks giving Maya very dirty look. Maya never felt so uncomfortable in all her life.
"Sophie please go away"Josh says firmly
Sophie ignores Josh and keeps glaring at Maya "I didn't know you liked them young"
"Sophie stop" Josh insists
"So have you slept with her too?" she asks. Maya's eyes widen
"That's enough," Josh raises his voice more firmly "Nothing is going on between me and Maya, or anyone for that matter I broke up with you because we were;t working out. We were over a long time ago and it was tine for both of us to move on."
"You are going to regret this one day. You'll be begging for me to take you back"
"I really doubt that" Josh replies
Sophie glares at Josh and then storms off. Maya is just standing there still in shock by the scene that just happened.
Josh turns to Maya "I am so sorry, about that"
"It's okay, I should go find Riley" Maya says avoiding looking Josh in the eyes. She walks off to go find her best friend.
Josh sighs as he watches Maya walk away
Riley decided she needed some air so she decided to go outside. She steps out to the back and finds a swing on the porch and sits down and begins to swing herself slowly.
"Bored already?"
Riley turns to see Lucas come outside and goes to sit next to her on the swing
"No, I just needed some air" she explains
Lucas nods and they sit there in silence for a few moments. Lucas begins to swing them faster and Riley laughs making Lucas smile.
"I like your laugh" Lucas says
Riley blushes and looks down
"I'm sorry that just came out" he admits
"No it's okay..it was sweet" Riley smiles
Lucas smiles back and they continue to swing in silence
"What kind of music do you like?" Lucas asks
"That's a random question" Riley chuckles
"Well I mean we talk sometimes but I don't really know you that well, I 'd like to get to know you" Lucas admits
Riley tries to hide her smile "Really?" she asks
Lucas nods
Riley thinks for a moment "I guess my music varies I like pop and rock but I also like country"
"I like country too" Lucas says smiling at the fact they have something in common.
They continue to talk and get to know each other and learn a lot about each other such as Riley's favorite color is purple and she loves books and is bad at sports but was actually good at gymnastics because her mom made her take it as a kid and Lucas' favorite color is blue and he loves to work on cars which he learned from his uncle back when he lived in Texas.
They also learned that they had lots of things i n common such as they both prefer dogs over cats, and they both love Hawaiian pizza. Their favorite book was catcher in the rye.
Lucas had never met someone who shared a lot of the same interest as him and who he really connected with. He loved talking to Riley and getting her out of her comfort zone. Once she let loose he found she was a very funny girl with a great heart.
He had tried to convince himself that what he wanted from Riley was simply a friendship but the more time he spent with her the more he realized that he couldn't deny what he felt for her was something more, something he had never felt before. The problem was he wasn't sure how Riley felt, he didn't want to freak her out and chase her away and then there was Josh to think about, how would he feel about his friend and his sister?
He had to move slowly
"Lucas"
Lucas was brought back from his thought by Riley
"you okay?" Riley asks
"Yeah, Im sorry I just was thinking of something" Lucas says
"Oh really? what?" she asks
"Nothing important" Lucas says avoiding her eyes
Riley nods not wanting to push him. All of a sudden Maya comes out
"There you are, Ive been looking all over for you" she tells her best friend
"Sorry we lost track of time talking" Lucas explains
All of a sudden Josh comes out as well and Riley feels the atmosphere between her brother and best friend was awkward "Hey you guys ready to go?"
Riley nods and stands up and Lucas follows and stands up as well
"Bye" Riley says smiling at Lucas
"Bye" Lucas repeats
Maya rolls her eyes at the 2 and grabs Riley wanting to just get out of there already.
Lucas watches them leave.