Riley stayed silent the entire car ride so far and Lucas didn't bother to start conversations because at this point, the fact that she's in the car with him is enough. The silence between them was undefinable. It wasn't uncomfortable, but it wasn't comfortable either.
Riley did have something to say when she noticed him missing the exit on the highway that took them to the club.
"Why did you go that way? The club is not this way, Lucas!"
"We're not going to the club." He said simply, with a smile.
"What do you mean by that?" Riley said and he couldn't figure it whether it was in panic or anger or both. "Where are we going then?"
"I'm kidnapping you." He said with a grin as he looked at her.
"What are you talking about, Lucas? Don't play around with me! I don't have time for your adventures, don't you get it?!" She said in anger although her voice was calm, which scared him a bit. "Take me to work, please."
"You don't believe me but I'm telling you, I'm very serious this time."
"Lucas!" She warned. "Don't make regret getting into your car."
"How about if I promise you that we'll really enjoy our time, this time? I promise you, Riles!"
"I don't freaking want to, though! I just want to go to work! Why is this hard for you to understand?!" She exclaimed and Lucas just gave a frustrated sigh and continued driving, ignoring her. "Lucas! Did you hear what I just said?!"
"You know… I never realized that my name could sound this good… Say it again." He said with a smile as he looked at her. Riley just stared at him before looking away as she felt a smile start to form on her face, wanting to hide it from him. "Look! You smiled again and you can't deny it this time around…. You also like me, don't you?"
"No!"
"No? So you don't like me, huh?"
"No, I don't like you and I don't plan on liking you!"
"Well I'm sorry to hear that but… If you really don't like me then you will like me…" Riley stared at him with her eyes wide open, innocently. "Because I will do everything I can to make sure that it happens, Riley Mathews." He said softly before grabbing her hand and planting a soft kiss on it before Riley slowly took it away and looked the other way.
"Lucas, can you please stop the car? I really have to go to work." Riley exclaimed again after a few moments of silence.
"You have the day off today so need for you to cause a problem out of this."
"I have the day off? No, I don't have the day off…"
"Well, I'm giving you the day off."
"Your arrogant actions drive me crazy!"
"I knew that you are crazy about me! Why are you denying it?"
"Hahaha…" She laughed sarcastically. "You're jokes kill me, Lucas."
"Ohhh… From day one you've been telling me that you go crazy and die because of me and such…" Riley couldn't help it this time and giggled. "Well, at least I can make you laugh and that is not an easy task."
"Lucas… I really have to go to work… Besides, I don't want you to give me vacation. I don't like these things."
Lucas huffed, "I can't do that for today but alright… It won't happen again, okay?" He gave her a genuine smile and she felt those damn butterflies again before noting that before, he rarely ever smiled. He'd always smirk and stuff. "Anyways, are you hungry?"
"No, I'm not." She said quickly but her stomach made its presence known but loudly grumbling making the brunette blush and the Texan chuckle.
"I'll take that as a yes, then." Riley gave him a sheepish smile. "That's what I thought… Anyways, I'm hungry as well so let's start by having breakfast."
"Start?" She said in confusion. "Is there anything after that?"
"Do you want there to be anything after it?" He asked simply with a smile and Riley didn't seem to notice the flicker of hope mixed with doubt in his eyes.
"You never ask for my opinion… You put your plan and put it into action whether I like it or not so why bother with what I want?"
"Okay, okay… Let's get some fuel for the car first… We still have a long road ahead."
"Long?! Where are we going?"
"It is a long road but we don't have much left… It's a surprise." He gave her another smile and Riley sighed before resting her head on the headrest of her chair.
Lucas pulled up into the first gas station he spotted and they both got out of the car. "Fill it up, please." He said to worker before he felt his phone vibrating in his pocket. He pulled it out and gave a huff after seeing Kayli's name on the screen. He looked up at Riley and found her grinning as the air hit her face lightly and blew her hair. She looked like a little child and he couldn't help but smile before looking back at his, still ringing, phone then back at Riley.
"Fuck this… Whatever happens, happens. I don't care anymore." He said to himself before turning his phone off completely. "Today is hers… and only hers." He made his way around the car. "I'm gonna go pay and get us some water… Do you want anything, Riles?"
"No…" She said with a shake of her head and he gave her a smile before walking away. She hated this. She hated how his smile left her dazed and made butterflies fly around her stomach. She hated how much she loved hearing him calling her 'Riles'. But what she hated the most was not knowing why she's feeling that way.
When she was sure he was inside the paying and food area, she quickly pulled out her phone and dialed Maya's number.
"Pumpkin, where are you? I was just about to call you… I almost died out of worry, Riles!" Maya said as soon as she accepted the call.
"Maya… I'm with Lucas, Maya." She said and Maya couldn't define whether its fear or panic that was laced into her voice.
"What? What are you doing with him, Riley?"
"I don't know… He told me that we're going to have breakfast together and that's about it… I didn't understand either."
"Breakfast… a date! Riley you're officially going out together now." Maya said excitedly.
"Maya! What going out are you talking about? Stop being silly… You must've forgotten about Kayli, huh?"
"I get it now… You're thinking about her but in my opinion, you shouldn't… He'll leave soon anyways." Maya said as a matter of fact. "Besides, Riles, even if he's not going to leave her soon… You're the one he chose to spend the day with, not her. That must mean something, Riley… You just don't want to admit it… Give the guy a chance… Give yourself a chance and just simply enjoy the day with him… God knows what adventure you'll go through today."
Riley sighed before she saw Lucas coming towards her from afar. "He's coming, I have to go."
"Alright, enjoy!" Maya said before hanging up.
"I hope you like it… I mean, it's not as pretty or as cute as the one you drew but… You'll remember me when you look at it." Riley gave him a confused smile but took the bag from his extended hand anyways.
"What is it?" She stuck her hand into the bag and took out a black and white bull that had big baby pink lips and small ears in the same baby pink color and a dark pink ribbon around his neck. Riley burst out in laughing once she saw it and Lucas instantly grinned.
"It's impossible for me no to remember you when I see it." She said, still giggling. "But it's so cute! Look at it!" She finally noticed the double meaning of her words and looked up at him. He was looking at her very softly with an even softer smile on his face. "Um… I… I um… I meant that the teddy is so cute… That's what I meant." She hurriedly put it back into the bag and he grinned at her nervousness.
She hurriedly turned around and got into the car and he stood in front of her window and just stared at her. She had her eyes wide open innocently again but with a hint of a blush on her face. He chuckled as he saw her struggling with her seatbelt before shaking his head and going around the car and getting inside.
"I'm done eating… I'll be in my room." Caitlyn said to her dad and Farkle with a smile before heading out of the dining room.
Minkus looked at his son that hadn't uttered a word since he came back from his morning run other than 'Good morning'.
"Are you okay, son? I saw the news…" Because Miley is an actress and Farkle isn't unknown either, their relationship was almost never private. So when the pictures of Miley and her co-star came out, they had to be today's top news. The headlines said that she cheated on Farkle Minkus which is very true but he would've preferred if that didn't come out.
"I'm okay, dad… You were right… Miley is over for me… I'm turning her page away but… I don't want to talk about it."
"I know you're now very upset but in my opinion, I think this was for the best… You could've gotten more hurt in the future if you'd stayed together… You deserve someone better, son." Farkle just stayed silent, his lips in a thin line. "Alright, I won't talk about this anymore."
"I'd really appreciate that."
"I'm gonna go see Ella today… What are you going to do?"
"I don't have anything planned but…" He sighed before continuing, "Dad, I think it would be best if you tell Cait about Ella… Because it might be really bad if she hears about it from someone else."
"You're right son… I haven't been able to find a suitable opportunity but I'll definitely talk to her tonight… She'll put us through hell if she found out about this from someone else."
"Unfortunately, there won't be a need for that talk." Said a women that has been watching the entire thing on her phone since she had a spy camera in their house.
"Oh, what is this dad? Did Cait get this for her birthday?" Farkle asked as he picked up the big white teddy bear that was sitting on a high table. What he didn't know was that it was only in the house to spy on them. "It's really cute."
*GMWGMWGMWGMWGMWGMWGMWGMWGMWGMWGMW*
"You don't do any work…" Lucas said with a shake of his head.
"Didn't you say that I have the day off?"
"A person turns on the radio for some good music when they're in the car… That's what I meant." Riley smiles and reaches over and turns the radio on.
Tired, tired, you're all I want, yeah
It'll be 'til the end, give me nothing I've ever tried
It'll be the perfect sin, something like the truest lie
Everywhere somehow, the only place I'll ever be
As long as you hold me down, oh such a liberty
Warm me with your touch, pressure from your fingertips
Never be enough, I'll do nothing but submit
I just wanna feel a thousand hands from you, only you
Can you make me feel a thousand hands from you, only you?
"I love this song." They both said at the same time.
"See? The things we have in common are appearing little by little."
"I'm surprised."
"Why? Can't we have things in common?" Lucas asked with his eyebrows frowned in confusion.
Riley looked at him for a few moments before looking away. "We're very different from each other… that's why it surprised me."
"I feel like it's not important if two people are alike or not… As long as their hearts beat together, for each other." Lucas said softly as he looked at her and she looked at him as well. They kept staring at each other.
Grab a hold of my soul and make me feel complete within
you'll be the one to show these goosebumps on my skin
I'll wear my heart on my sleeve, I need you to feel the pain
Would you take a bullet for me? Cause you know I'll do the same
"Will you get me a bottle of water please?" Lucas asked and Riley reached into the backseat and grabbed a bottle of water from the ones that he bought at the gas station. She extended her hand towards him and he smirked before quickly hiding it. "Riley… I'm driving… Open it for me, please." He gave a smile that she returned and opened the bottle for him before handing it to him. He took a sip before giving it back to her. "If you're hungry, I bought some snacks as well."
"No… I'm not hungry… I can wait… When will we get there though?"
"Don't worry, we're almost there." They smiled at each other and Riley went back to resting her head on the headrest.
After a few more minutes of driving, Lucas finally stops the car and they both get out. Riley looks at the place in awe. It was filled with trees that you could mistake it with a forest but that's what made it breathtakingly pretty. There was a little restaurant surrounded by a small white fence in the middle of the trees.
"Here we are!" Lucas said with a grin.
"This place is…" She looked around some more. "Beautiful!"
"I'm glad you like it." He said happily with a big grin on his face. "It's a good thing we came here." Riley couldn't recall ever seeing him so happy. His grin was of a little kid that you just gave some of his favorite candy. "Let's go in."
They made their way into the colorful restaurant until they reached the other side of it that overlooked a lake. It had a staircase that led to a few boats that you have to move it by pedaling like a bicycle.
"This place is truly beautiful… I really like it, thank you for bringing me here."
"You've never been here before?"
"We had a little beach house near here when I was little… very little." She said after a few moments of silence. "My dad built it himself. We had to sell it when my dad passed away though… And I've never been here since then." She said before sitting down on one of the benches of the table and Lucas sat on the other to be facing her.
"Welcome to our restaurant, how can I help you?" A waiter asked them with a smile and Lucas returned it.
"Hello… We want your famous breakfast." He said to the guy before turning to Riley, "Do you want omelets? I like mine with cheese."
"Me too…" She said with a surprised smile.
"See! Another thing in common…. I knew already, though…"
"How did you?"
"Your mother told me." He said as a matter of fact.
"Have you talked to my mother about me?" She asked in panic.
"Yeah, we talk all the time."
"What?!"
"I'm just kidding, calm down." He said with a chuckle. "I asked your mother for a cheese omelet once and she told me that her daughter likes it as well… I didn't forget it, that's all."
Riley smiled before looking down then suddenly realized the presence of the waiter so she looked up at him before looking at Lucas who was just staring at her with a grin. She cleared her throat and he finally remembered.
"Oh, sorry! Um, we'll take two cheese omelets and two cups of tea… Do you want anything else?" Riley shook her head.
"Alright, that will take 5 minutes approximately." The waiter said before leaving.
"We forgot that he was waiting… Wow." Lucas said with a chuckle.
"That was very inappropriate of us." Riley said with a giggle as well. "That also happens to me sometimes, you know? There was this married couple at the club a couple of days ago and I went to take their order… They bickered for ten minutes non-stop… Ten minutes!" She cringed as she remembered. "And then the very short shift I had in your hotel in Miami, I was taking an order from a couple and they just started kissing out of nowhere… It was so freaking awkward, Lucas!"
Lucas laughed as he saw her cringe again. "We're a lot better then." He said and Riley looked down at her lap with a blush. "I'm really hungry, you know?"
"Me too." Lucas felt silence coming and he didn't want that.
"Um... We can escape to this place every once in a while if you liked it, eh?"
"Lucas..." Lucas looked at her but this time she didn't miss the hope that was filling his eyes. "This is the first and last time… Even if I say that we came here as friends… It's still not acceptable."
He looked down and when he looked back up, Riley could swear that she's never felt guiltier. The hope was slowly leaving his eyes and his smile was nowhere to be seen.
"Look… You put me in really hard situations… If my mum ever saw me with you, she'll put me through hell, Lucas… She even warns me a thousand times per day about bumping into you in the house. 'They have a son… Don't mingle in the house for too long and don't let them feel like you're there'" She explained calmly. "That's why she'll kill me if she knew about this, Lucas."
"So you act this way with me because you're afraid of your mother."
"That's one of the reasons."
"What else is there?"
"Off, Lucas! Stop asking me questions." She gave a huff. "Look, I've never gave anyone the opportunity to utter a word about my mother or how she raised me until this day and time… Hell! I scan the place fifty time when I'm going to the kitchen! I hardly go to the backyard because I don't want to be seen… Do you understand me?" He gave her a small nod. "I don't want to lose my job and I certainly don't want to make my mum lose hers… If word gets out in the club that there's anything between us… Things will be anything but good for me…The things you do without thinking affect me, Lucas."
"I understand." He said with a nod. "I'm sorry, Riles… I never really thought about it from this side… I'll be more careful from now on… I promise you." Riley gave him a small thankful smile. "But since we're here now… Away from the club, your mother, my parents… Let us enjoy our time here, is that possible?" He gave her a smile filled with hope, his eyes begging her to give this day a chance.
Then he reached across the table and took her hands in his very softly, his thumps rubbing circle on the back of her hand as Riley just stared at him.
She slowly took her hands away from his and watched as the hope was wiped away from his faced and replaced by hurt. They stayed silent for a few minutes with Lucas looking at the lake to avoid looking at her and Riley staring at him with guilt washing over her.
Their food then arrived and they started eating, although they both lost their appetite.
"So um… You're not as comfortable as I thought you were… Were you able to get used to the new house, though?"
"If it wasn't for your family, I don't know what would've happened to us and that's why I can't complain… But we really have to figure out another solution for ourselves as soon as possible."
"What's the need for that? I think everything is pretty good right now…"
"My mum is so bothered by this and so do I… Especially if she hears that I got to know you and lied to her… She'll be really mad at me and she won't stay an extra minute in that house… My mum is everything to me, Lucas… She's all I have, do you get that?" Lucas nods. "That's why she can't know that I got to know you or what we went through together."
"I understand… I already promised you that I'll be more careful… I don't break my promises, you know that…"
"I do…" She said before running a hand into her hair. "Anyways, how's working going?"
"Nothing is good so far." He said with a small smile before his face turned serious. "I can't do it without you… I couldn't, Riles…I can't even imagine what the manager will do… What kind of man is that? His eyes are watching me like a hawk! Everything I do, he narrates it to my father."
"Didn't you have work today?"
"I also have the day off." He said with a smirk as he leaned back on the bench. "Actually, the manager doesn't know about that yet."
"What if he call your father when he doesn't see you?"
"That's for sure."
"Your dad will be really mad at you, for sure as well." She said with a smile and shook her head.
"So why don't we stop talking about that for now?" He told her with a smile before leaning on the table. "I want the lecture that I'm going to hear to be worth it."
"Alight… What do we talk about then?"
"Hmmm…." He hummed as he leaned back again. "For example, you can tell me how and when did you know that you like me?"
"Lucas!" She warns and he just smiles.
"Alright, let me tell you then" Riley stares at him for moment before she leans on the table and rests her head on her fist and Lucas mimics her actions. "You're crazily curious about what I'm about to say, aren't you?"
She looks at him and sits up and he mimics her once again. "No."
"Not at all?"
"Not at all."
"You're not curious… Not even this much?" He holds his thump and pointer finger near each other leaving a very small gap in between.
"Not even this much." It was her turn to mimic him.
"You're such a… curiosity-lacking person."
"Well, a person doesn't feel curious about what he doesn't believe."
"Ohhh so that's what's going on…. You don't believe that I like you?"
"No, of course I don't believe you." She said.
"I don't like you anymore anyways." He said in a very serious voice and Riley didn't know why, but she felt her heart drop and her eyebrows frowned together. "Because I feel a lot of things towards you… 'Like' is not enough anymore."
"I'm full, can we leave now?" She said and hurriedly got up but Lucas grabbed her arm and stopped her from leaving.
"If you don't believe my feelings for you… Then why are you so afraid of me?" He said with a soft smile and Riley gently pushed his hand away from her arm before looking away. "I'm also full so yeah, we can leave… We have a lot more to do."
"Can't we just go back home?" She said as she watched him slip a fifty dollar bill along with a ten dollar bill under the edge of the plate for the waiter to take them as they payment.
"I don't want any complaints, Okay?" She huffed and looked away from him and he took the opportunity to his favor. He wrapped an arm around her waist and the other around her legs and picked her up bridal style.
"LUCAS!" She hurriedly wrapped her arms around his neck. "What are you doing? Put me down! Lucas!"
"Raise your voice more, will you? Put even more attention on us if you want."
"Please don't drop me…" She said as she tightened her hands around his neck and he laughed as he headed outside the restaurant with her in his arms.
"I will never." He promised.
I'm pretty confident with this chapter. I know that a lot of you will really like it because I think this is the most Rucas-centric chapter I've written in a while... but that could just be the fact that I haven't written anything at all in a while lol.
Next chapter won't be as happy though. Tears will be shed and a few parts will be filled with pain for our favorite couple. I'm sorry in advance.
I'm so sorry for taking long to post this but I wasn't in the best condition during this past week. I was physically and emotionally weak since it was a very rough week for me. Then when I was good enough to sit down and write, my dad took my laptop to do some stuff on it since he has a MacBook and he can't do them on it. So yeah, sorry.
I want to clear something up. A Guest reviewer reviewed on the last chapter saying that Lucas and Kayli will eventually be related, how can they get married? As far as I know, If a guy and a girl are not related by blood or have been breast fed by the same woman, then they can get married, right? Hell, even Farkle can marry Kayli if he wants, you know? They're not related by blood so there's absolutely no problem for them to get married.
Do you know why Lucas bought Riley a bull in particular? You guys should definitely know this.
Also, do you know who's spying on the Minkus' household?
I really like it when you guys take the time to review and talk to me in the reviews and such so please do so and if you have any questions don't hesitate to ask them.
Oh and btw, The song I used is called 'Thousand hands' by Fifth Harmony... It's an 'unreleased' song I believe that didn't make it into 7/27 and I really recommend hearing it because it's amazing and the melody is so good.
Until next time,
Haneenxx
