A/N: I'm writing this while listening to Camila Cabello's new single and I am loving it. In my opinion, I think both Fifth Harmony and Camila will do best separately. I love the feedback I got from the last chapter and I'm so happy I already have these chapters written because if I didn't I would not be updating. Life is getting hectic and I hope it doesn't remain stagnant. Always, let me know what you think about this chapter and I might do a mini Q&A in the beginning of the next chapter, so if you questions...ask them.
amymayy2003: Updates will remain the same; every Friday's. And why'd you have to do Thomas Friar like that :(;( Luv you girl.
naelacy: Thank you. In my opinion, the last chapter wasn't the best. But it is definitely one of my top five. I have a chapter coming up, I think in two weeks where Lucas and Riley go star gazing. That has to be one of my favorite chapters...so far. Right now, Maya is suspicious about Riley and Lucas. She doesn't know for sure if Riley actually has genuine feelings for him. And right?
ArabellaRoseD: Riley and Lucas will definitely have their ups and downs. And I've said this a few times, but the whole point of this story isn't about a good girl trying to break a bad boy's heart, it's about the things getting in the way of their potential relationship and thing trying to prevent them from lasting. I hope that sticks ya'll. Maya doesn't know Riley has feelings for Lucas. And she didn't want Riley to feel the same thing she felt, she wanted Riley to get angry at Lucas for doing something like that.
volleyballer82: Maya doesn't know that Riley and Lucas have a real relationship. She thinks that Riley is doing this as part of the pact and that is why she is always with him. Maya interfered because she's realizing that Riley is taking so long and she wanted to defame Lucas so it can anger Riley and eventually, use that to break him. And I have a chapter coming up that is just Rucas. It's one of my favorite chapters.
JJ: I will always respond to reviews, but if they don't have a username and/ or are here to spread hate, I won't even bother replying…unless I have something to say; and I ALWAYS have something to say. And again, thank you so much for the compliment…they truly mean so much to me.
Marissa Davis: Riley is in a very tough spot. And I've been thinking about Maya and Lucas. Who knows? What if they're endgame?
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Lucas' weight was leaning on Missy the entire time. In a sober state he would've been impressed, but the thought didn't fall on him until after they were at his house.
Missy placed Lucas on the bed but stopped when their lips were centimeters apart.
His eyes met hers and for a second all he saw was Riley. The same brown eyes reflected her scent, her touch, and her warmth. A second later her lips crashed into his and Lucas heavily kissed back.
He hovered over her and kissed even harder. The kiss was unusual, but he didn't really think about it. Instead, he opened his eyes to see his Princess, the woman he was slowly falling in love with.
Only to see someone else.
Realizing who it was, he angrily got off of her, "Missy?"
She chuckled and got off his bed. "Yes, babe?"
Before Lucas could yell or even harvest a thought, Missy had already slipped out her dress.
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"Lucas?" she calls out once more. Once she reaches the second floor, Riley walks towards his room but this time stops when another article of clothing was set on the ground, just in front of his door.
This time the clothing wasn't hard to acknowledge. It was a bra.
Feeling tears gather in her eyes, Riley sniffles and puts on a serious face.
She opens the door just a bit but then kicks it open for two reasons.
1: so Lucas and whoever this girl is can stop whatever they're doing behind the door and
2: so they can wake the fuck up.
At the sound of the door, Lucas, and Missy sat upright. Lucas rubbed his eyes while Missy smirked.
The sight of his clothes scattered all over the floor and a condom wrapper lying on top his underwear broke her heart. She watched as the girl next to him placed the comforter over her chest and looked at Lucas. "You didn't tell me you had a girlfriend."
Lucas turned to look at Missy then looked at Riley, "This is not at all what it looks like."
"Really?" Riley questions, hurt and rage in her words. "It's not what IT LOOKS LIKE?!"
She enters his room and walks towards his dresser - which was only two steps from the door. When she opens it, she pulls out his clothes and walks out the room. Throwing it down the second story floor. When she turns to walk back in the room, Lucas is there to stop her.
He's dressed in nothing but his boxer briefs. "Riley, please. Let me explain-"
He stopped when her hand connected with his cheek. Breathing, Lucas backed up slowly. When her back turned to him, Lucas followed her down the stairs. "Just give me time to explain this-"
"That you cheated on me? That you slept with another girl just because I didn't want to sleep with you?"
They were now outside his house. Standing in the driveway out in the morning breeze. When Riley turned back to face him, tears had already gathered in her eyes.
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Riley stood just a few steps behind Lucas as his hands rested on the railing of the gazebo. His back was facing her as he gazed out into the lampposts ahead. His hands went to his pockets as he was dressed in black jeans and a leather jacket. He looked relaxed and free of worry. She smiled and began to walk towards him. This seemed to be their spot now. They'd come here when they wanted to be alone and embraced by the other.
Lucas felt a warm essence at his side and when he turned to see who caused it, Lucas found himself staring at Riley. She looked beautiful but something was off, her beauty was still the same but something else was missing. He arched a brow and fully turned to her. Then he noticed it, her hair was much shorter. A chestnut brown hair with highlights, cut into a lob that falls down to her shoulders and frames her angelic expression mesmerizes Lucas. "Hey."
"Hi," she said back. She placed her hands on the wooden railings and smiled.
Lucas still can't take his eyes off her. She looks absolutely stunning. He glances at her with a slightly crooked grin that is contagious and she smiles back in return. He pictured this moment in his head many times, he practiced in the mirror, he practiced in his dreams and he even practiced to a drawing he made of her. But suddenly all the words he had in mind, got washed away. This was his one chance to prove his innocence and to win her back. He couldn't screw this up.
"You look absolutely stunning," he compliments.
Although Riley did enjoy that brief moment she knew she was here for one reason only. To hear him out, not fall in love with his charms. "Lucas," she sighs.
"I know," he raises his hands in defense. "I know."
He composed his thoughts and stared at the lampposts again. He rubbed the back of his neck and began, "I'm sorry. For...everything. I never meant to hurt you in any way, Riley," he stopped but figured that wasn't enough to see anything or change her mind. "I went to a party that night and I got drunk. Zay was my ride home and he didn't want to leave so he asked Missy to take me home and she did. That's all we did."
Riley didn't look at him the entire time he spoke. His eyes wouldn't leave hers. There were so many questions she had to ask him, there were so many answers she needed to hear to change the way she was feeling for him right now. "Then how do you explain the trail of clothes?"
He sighed, "I don't know. I don't even know what happened after I kissed her."
"You what?" Riley stepped back.
"It sounds worse than it actually is."
"Right..." she says in a salty manner that makes Lucas wince. He really wants her to believe him.
"It is. I was so drunk I thought she was you. That's all."
"Now it sounds like being drunk is your excuse."
He sighed and ran a hand through his hair, "Missy is my ex, Riley. I ended it with her back in March. I only kissed her because without the light, without your warmth, she looked exactly like you. And that's who I needed."
"Me?"
He nodded and went down to grab her hands. "I never meant to scare you. And I never meant to hurt you."
A cold breeze passed them and Lucas stared at Riley, "Do you believe me? Anything?" Lucas wanted an answer faster than the speed of light, he wanted to know so they could return to being with each other. But for some reason, doubt stood in the way.
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Dangerous Woman
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As they stepped inside, Lucas spread his arms and uttered, "Welcome to my cave." Riley chuckled a bit and turned back to face Lucas, giving him a light peck on the lips.
"It's bigger than I remember," she told him.
Once they were fully inside, Lucas started to pick up the scattered shirts, boxer briefs, and pants that laid on the floor. "Sorry about the mess, I haven't found the time to clean it."
"No, don't worry about it. I get it, my boyfriend's a hoarder," she said while kissing him once more. Lucas then proceeded to take off his jacket and kiss her neck, Riley looked around the room and found many trophies and medals on his bookshelf. She looked at the window that radiated all the light and then did a double take. Below the window were several cardboard boxes stacked on top of each other. She would've ignored it, but as Lucas deepened the kiss, curiosity took over. "Why do you have so many boxes?"
Lucas stopped kissing Riley's neck and turned to the boxes, "Those are letters."
She furrowed her brows, "Are they from your dad?"
He nodded, "About 98% of it. I have a few pictures of him that I don't really need or want, there are a few other things that just aren't important in general."
Riley's eyes fell on him, "You really want to throw it all out?"
"Yeah. I mean, everything in those boxes remind of the past. You, on the other hand, are my future," he said kissing her once more. When Riley didn't reciprocate, he pulled back and stared at her. "What's wrong?"
"Nothing, I just...I don't think that's a smart idea. Don't you think you should throw it out after you talk to your dad? To see if you really want to do something like this."
"I'm not gonna talk to him, Riley."
"And why not?"
"Wait, hold on, that's what you think I should do? Talk to him?" Lucas asked, a bit confused.
"It would be smart if you did. I mean he is your dad after -"
"He's not my dad," Lucas said in a firm manner. It didn't take long before he realized that he had ruined their moment which was now overcome by silence. "I'm sorry, I just..."
"It's okay," she breathed. "I can't tell you what you can or cannot do, but please just think about it, for me?"
Before he could nod, Riley moved so Lucas wouldn't be on top of her anymore. She got off the bed but before she could take another step, Lucas got a hold of her. "Where are you going?"
"Chloe needs me," she lied. "Call me?"
"Wait, why don't we go somewhere with her?" He asked, looking up at Riley.
"What?" Riley asked, pretending she didn't hear the first time.
He nodded, "The last time I talked to her I was sort of being a jerk. C'mon, we'll go out to eat. Movies?"
"I'll asked her," she told him, knowing all to well Maya wouldn't find out about this.
"Thank you," he smiled. "Do you need a ride?"
"I got it," she kissed him once more and left him alone.
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Hours passed and Lucas found himself lying in bed, asleep.
He sat upright once he heard noise coming from downstairs. He didn't know what it was at first, it could've just been his head messing with him, but once he heard his mother's voice, Lucas didn't budge to rip the covers off his bed and stand up. Lucas figured he didn't have time to put on a shirt, nor did he have time to call someone. So picking up a bat and slightly opening the door, Lucas peeked his head through. His mom didn't sound like she was talking to anybody, she sounded like she was scared of somebody. So if someone was in his house, harassing his mom, then they are looking for a beat down.
Cautiously walking passed his mom's room and making sure she was in there, Lucas jumped to a conclusion. The woman downstairs was, in fact, his mother. It didn't add up though. His mother installed a five-star security system for two reasons. 1, to keep the burglars away, and 2, the most important one, his dad. He made his way down the stairs and into his mother's office. Once he approached the door, Lucas heard his mom. She wasn't scared nor was she talking to someone, she was arguing with someone.
"He doesn't want to talk you. I don't care if you've changed, I don't care if the woman you've knocked up wants you to do this, you will not talk to my son!"
"No. You have no right. Once you laid a hand on me, you lost more than just my love for you." Katherine barked.
Lucas gripped the bat tighter than before, he never expected Peter to talk to her.
Katherine scoffed, "He's been ignoring you? Yeah, well maybe that's because he realized how big of a waste of time you are. Call me one more time and I'm calling the police!"
Lucas thought that once he opened the door, his mom would notice, but he was wrong.
"Lucas" she said in shock. "How much of that did you hear?"
"Not enough. It was him, wasn't it?" Lucas found it stupid to ask this but he needed to know. He wanted to see her nod, he wanted to be angry at Peter.
She quickly wiped her eyes and set the phone down, "Go back to bed."
He shook his head no and walked over towards her, "How many times did he call?"
Katherine nestled herself in her son's embrace and sighed. "Seventeen times."
"Next time he calls, hand me the phone. If I'm-"
"No. Lucas-"
"Mom," he said in a firm manner. "It's my turn to protect us."
She nodded.
"If I'm not here, don't answer the phone to him. Got it?"
Katherine managed to let out a sigh of relief. She kissed her son's shoulder and hugged him again.
A man doesn't leave his family, he stays even when the times get rough.
A man such as Peter doesn't leave only to want back in, it never, and has never worked that way.
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A/N: I should really put warnings on topics like these. I don't mean to offend anyone who has gone through stuff such as this. Wives, children, etc. have all forgiven dads who have walked out on them, while others haven't. It's just the place I have Lucas and Katherine in that makes me choose the course of the story. Hope I didn't offend anyone. I initially wanted to end this chapter with a cliffhanger so you guys could be exited for the next chapter, but ima let ya'll try and figure it out. Any guesses? ;);)
P.S: I think I just finished writing the last chapter to this story...