Josh's POV
"OK someone wants to enlighten us on what just happened here." Shawn shouted as we walked to the restaurant.
"Um Riley broke up with Lucas." Maya said nonchalantly.
"Uh Maya I think they know that." Jess exclaimed. Maya just rolled her eyes and sped up. What is wrong with her?
"Anyway Lucas cheated on Riley with Nia Anthony his old girlfriend from Texas while taking her to the airport last summer. She then came back with a very cute adorable newborn named Casey Anthony. She started this whole drama stating that it was Lucas's baby from the night they had spent together before she left. Because apparently the time at the airport wasn't their first time. Anyhow Lucas denies it for a whole three months until he finally told Riley the truth today. Well not the whole truth because Maya explained it when we encountered him at the mall." Jessica told the adults knowing that Maya wasn't going to say anything.
"Wait the mall? Why were you guys at the mall?" asked Shawn.
"Yeah we picked up Riley's dress and we got her to go with Charlie to prom."
"Wait Charlie Gardner? As in the guy Lucas hates so much."
"Yep." said Maya as we stepped into the restaurant to order.
Riley's POV
"Come on Riley open the door please honey."asked Topanga.
"No I mean why should I when everything I say to you goes in and out the other."
"Look sweetie I am so sorry okay. I didn't know that your relationship was this bad. But..."
"No buts just tell me when dinner is here please."
"Okay."
See! They don't even care thought Riley as she cried on the edge of her bed facing the other side away from the bay window. She didn't even see when Charlie crawl in and wrapped his arms around her.
"What are you doing here Charlie?"she asked a little aware that a boy was in her room, alone. Of course Lucas has been in there with her alone but the door was usually open and it was always to talk or study, no shenanigans.
"Uh I thought I'd stop by considering by what happened at the mall."
"Yeah I'm sorry about that, he's an idiot."
"You're okay, and besides he is a jerk." Charlie said pulling her closer to him.
"Don't say that, Charlie. I know that he is a jacka** but I was still his girlfriend and it was wrong." Riley stated while pulling away.
"Yeah I know but still, come on Riles he's a cheater! Don't stand up for him."
"Yeah well what were you!" Riley yelled at Charlie while getting out of his hold on her.
Charlie looked at her for awhile and then said, "You know what I was, Riles. And I didn't cheat on you. She kissed me! You know that."
"Oh and that's supposed to make it all better now." Riley looked at him incredulously.
"No but you were the one who gave up on us, not me." Charlie said as he got up to leave.
"You gave me no choice Charlie. You broke my heart! Okay and maybe it was an accident but you didn't deny that you didn't have any feeling in it." Riley cried out as she got up to stop him from leaving. It was nice to speak to someone even though it was about another heart crushing moment in her life.
Charlie looked back at her. Nor he or Lucas deserved this sweet girl that was before him. They both treated her wrong, very wrong.
Charlie walks over to her slowly and just because he could; he kissed.
"Riley? Charlie get away from her!" Lucas yelled as he saw his soon to be ex girlfriend and her supposedly ex kissing each other from out of the bay window. Not realizing that they were really close to the point if her grandma saw her Charlie would probably be killed. They pulled away.
"Lucas what are you doing here?" Riley asked fully aware that Charlie only had one exit out of there. "What am I doing? What are you doing? And with him of all people. Just a minute ago you were breaking up with me!" Lucas exclaimed getting riled up.
"Look stop okay. She clearly doesn't want to be bothered with either of us." Charlie began to leave when Maya popped in along with Jessica and said that dinner was here.
"I think you two should leave." Jess said as she pointed to Charlie and Maya. "Great um Riles I will see you tomorrow." Maya said opening the locked door to find Topanga and Auggie eavesdropping. Charlie gave Riley a kiss on the cheek and said goodbye.
"Okay Lucas you need to own up to your crap of mistakes and finally realize that she is not yours! Stop pushing something that is clearly over. You both need to cool off, eat, get some rest and talk to the Scooby gang tomorrow. Now Lucas out! Riley I will bring you something very strong." Jess walked out leaving a mad confused Lucas and a crushed Riley.
"You heard what she said go!" Riley yelled at him as she walked to her bed.
"Riley I will never stop loving you and I know what I did with Nia was wrong so wrong but is there anywhere in your heart that will love me and my baggage back." I thought baggage was something you have when your starting a relationship and who calls a child baggage thought Riley. She so wanted to yell and be angry with him but her inner emotions was creeping out.
"Of course I will always love you Lucas." Riley cried out as she took his hand and kissed it. Lucas sighed and kissed her forehead while bringing her in for a hug. Riley cried more and more into his chest while Lucas held her giving more kisses. This felt nice to Riley because it happened rarely. It felt right with Charlie it felt okay.
Riley calmed down and pulled back giving Lucas one last trembling kiss. With their heads together Riley said the words that crushed him deeply, " but you know this is over. Right? Lucas you lied to me about Nia and the night at that hotel and even tried to hide the fact that you have a son. I can't just forgive and forget okay it takes time.' Lucas closed his taking in everything knowing that she was right. He screwed up badly and for what, great sex that he couldn't have with Riley.
"Okay and if time is what you need then I will give it to you." Riley shook her head.
"Luke, baby, you were my first in everything honest to God. I think we need to move on as aquintances. You broke my heart and I don't think anyone can fix it. I am sorry and I do love you more than even the freaking universe will ever understand but we can't pretend that everything is okay and move on. It doesn't work that way you know that right?" Riley said wiping his tears away.
"Yeah I got it." Lucas said shaking his head yes before pulling her in. He cried on her shoulder before letting go and crawled out the window. This was it, the end of Rucas and the beginning of a awkward and unlikely friendship for the two former couple. The one everyone rooted for and loved. Of course somewhere in her lovesick mind she knew that it wasn't going to last. She'd given up everything for him. Her first kiss, first time, her career as a cake decorator. For him she would go to college and be a nurse and not go to Italy and Paris and Thailand and any other places to learn their ways of cooking. To write and broadcast the trips she would take cooking and baking different cultures of food.
"Riley?"
She turned around to see Shawn, Katie and her mom.
"It's over. We're over."
She crawled into her bed with them and fell asleep dreading the next day.
a/n- Hey you guys I am really sorry that I haven't written in so long but I hope that this chapter will ease your pains. Anyway I was listening to this song as I wrote this chapter and if you want to check it out it is called Ruins by Ryder.
Thanks for reading and remember to eat healthy and read something every day.
