When they finally get up, Riley grabs some black jeggings and a gray sweater, heading to the bathroom to change. Her parents are out this morning so she doesn't worry about them asking questions. She puts on the outfit and brushes her hair and putting it in a reasonable braid. Before heading back to her room, she brushes her teeth and washes her face. Just because Lucas is here doesn't mean she can't do her regular morning routine.
She heads back to her room and doesn't immediately see Lucas. She looks to the side and sees he's standing at her desk. She doesn't know what he's doing until she sees him looking at a picture. It's what Riley looked like three years ago, before everything happened. She's in a bright blue shirt with a necklace and her hair is down, with not a hint of make up on. But she knows that's not why he's staring.
He's staring because she's actually smiling a real, genuinely happy smile. Her eyes are lighting up with joy and she's showing most of her teeth her grin is so broad.
Riley looks at the picture almost sadly before turning away.
Lucas continues to stare at the picture and thinks, If I can get her to smile like that again, my life will be complete.
He turns back to Riley and looks her up and down and can't help but notice how gorgeous she looks in just a sweater and pants, without a speck of make up on. He realizes he's staring and looks around her room, trying not to make her uncomfortable.
"So… do you want to do something today? We can go wander town again or maybe just hang out and watch a movie." He tries to suggest some ideas, not wanting to leave her yet.
"Uh, yeah, sure. Let's wander, I'm not really much for movies."
Riley pads over to her closet and pulls out a pair of black off-brand Uggs and slips them on.
"Can we stop at my house so I can change and stuff?" Lucas asks.
"Oh, okay, I'll just wait here..."
"No, you can come with me, that way I don't have to come back here to get you, we can just go from there."
Riley just nods, reaching for her purse and putting her phone in it. She looks back up to Lucas and turns to walk out of her room, towards the door. They walk towards his house in silence, Riley internally freaking out over going to his house and Lucas leaving her to her thoughts.