When You Made Your Choice

"For the last time..." Riley said as she looked at Alonso, his eyes clearly fixated on the brunette he called his crush. "I'm not going to try and speak spanish, i'm just not good at it."

He smiled as he looked at her. Lunch hadn't ended and he was definitely enjoying his time with Riley, "C'mon, just copy my mouth movements." He mouthed the words and Riley followed his example. "Okay, now practice saying the words i'm about to say."

"Okay," Riley said bracing herself to be made fun at.

"Te quiero mucho," he spoke out the words, which Riley had to admit sounded sultry.

She mimicked his words and he burst out laughing, she raised her eyebrows and crossed her arms. She silently hated herself for liking his cute laugh. "What did you make me say?"

"Nothing."

"No. Tell me."

"Promise you won't get mad."

"Depends..." She answered as she looked at his compelling eyes with specks of gold.

"I just made you say that you like me very much."

She punched his shoulder making him laugh even more. She punched him again to see if he would wince or flinch but he never did.

"Is that the best you can do?" asked the Colombian.

She punched him again, but instead it hurt her. "Ow." she brushed her fingers on her right knuckles. "What are you made out of...? Concrete?"

He slid of his gray Nike soccer jacket exposing his Under Armour tank top, Alonso flexed his biceps and told her to hit him again, "Go ahead."

Riley was overwhelmed by his masculine arm. A vein ran through it making it look like his skin overlapped a thick rope, his tan skin looked incredibly smooth, like a babies butt. "If this is you idea of flirting..."

"I'm passing, aren't I?" he continued for her.

She laughed. "You're very lean, i'll give you that."

Just then a friend of his sat down next to him and smiled. Nate Anderson-basketball player, green eyes which Riley was well aware of-winked at her, Alonso quickly glared at him. "Didn't know you had a girlfriend."

Riley and the Colombian both exchanged looks, Riley blushed as Alonso smiled. "Well I don't so..."

"Oh, you gotta get one. Everyone's already taken in our group, do you really want to be the outsider?"

"That's enough you can go-"

"Why not Riley?" Nate said as he looked at her, "You know how you always say she's beautiful-"

"You have five seconds to leave before you go home with a black eye." Alonso threatened. Riley could clearly see that Nate was just messing around with him, but she was sort of...happy?

He laughed as he walked away. "Forget that ever happened."

"Why would I?" Riley said as the bell rang. "I find it cute."

Lucas spent the whole last period thinking of ways to apologize to Riley's dad. He completely lashed out on the innocent teacher who just wanted what's best for him. He's taught him so much these past years and why reward him with extreme anger and the lack of interest? Trying to go back into 'Texas Lucas' was a mistake, he wanted to get rid of the person Riley never fell in love with. It would be so easy to just not care, to get into fights again and talk back to his parent's or even punch a hole in his room. He came to New York wanting to change and be a better person, but he even doubted he'd remain nice for a whole day.

It wasn't until one compelling look at the brown eyes he would be proud to call his. The way she smiled at him, following by her landing on his laps. Everything in him just made him want to see her smile, and why not change for her? He left the subway station feeling a little dreary because he knew he might not see her ever again. Then when he saw her in the same class as him, his heart nearly sunk to his stomach. His palms grew moist and his heart beated faster than ever.

It was clear that he liked her and Lucas knew she liked him. Everything was going perfect, they had an unofficial thing both of them didn't mind. Even though they weren't good at taking on the label of 'boyfriend' and 'girlfriend' they knew someday they'd be together. And just when things felt right that slightest moment, that hint of feelings changed everything. Riley's perspective on him changed and Maya had feelings for him, was calling him all those names her idea of showing her affection towards him? If so, how did he not see it after all these years?

"I love you Lucas...and now I know how?"

Boy did that make him want to burst out in tears.

"Maya likes you." Riley had said. "She's been hiding it all this time. It's why she couldn't watch you at the rodeo."

The memories coming back to Lucas's made him want to punch something, anything. How could he have fallen in love to someone who never felt the same? His heart gave out and the only way to not cry about it was...not caring. He didn't want to be Lucas anymore. He didn't want to be the Lucas Riley changed him into, she fixed him and he fell in love.

The biggest mistake he made wasn't changing the way he acted for a girl, it wasn't changing back into the person he was, it wasn't choosing Maya...his mistake was leading Riley to believe that they had an unofficial thing that everyone didn't seem to see. It was staying friends with Riley and it was not trying to make their relationship work.

Even though that mistake might never be fixed, he could fixed the one that caused his demeanor to change. Apologizing would not only fix the mess, but bring him back.

The bell rang signaling school was over. He flung his backpack on his back and ran towards his room. He didn't even wait for Maya. As he passed a horde of sixth graders Lucas bumped into one of his friends.

"Wow, Lucas." Nate said as he stopped himself from falling.

"Hey, sorry." Lucas tried to pass him, but he was stopped by the hands of the basketball player.

"Have you heard?"

Lucas looked at the door that was only a couple of steps away. "Heard what?"

"About Riley-"

"What happened?" He snapped.

"She's dating Alonso." Nate patted his back as he passed Lucas.

And just like that Lucas clenched his fist. The sudden feeling of sorrow now washed away as hatred rose to the surface, his jaw clenched. Why stand here and control his anger when he could take it out on someone? And he knew who his victim would be.

Just Another Generic Username:

Farkle told Maya he was leaving to another school at the last minute, but he didn't have the heart to tell Riley because he blamed himself for the mess he created on New Years. Maya and Lucas were there when Riley asked about Farkle. So why tell her in the beginning of class if they knew they would break her heart?

gracie278: I like to picture Alonso as a sort of similar person to Theo James.

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