Hey guys.
I wanted to quickly reply to this comment n my first Chapter.
Grace: Whoa! Plot twist! Now I really want to know what all happened. Because Riley had a spare key, meaning it sounds like Lucas owned the apartment long before his return back. And, it sounds like Riley & Lucas got back together...or never broke up to begin with. Ugh, I need to know what happened in between the two times!
Reply: We will get to know what happened between the two times and how and when Riley and Lucas reconciled. Or if the reconciled at all. But I will say the apartment key is part of the story. I just wanted a fluffy Rucas bit at the beginning before the rest of the story. Thanks for the comment. I really appreciate it. Love You!
Here's Chapter 2 of This Love is Ours. Thanks for all the love on the first chapter. Hope you enjoy this one.
Word count: 2375 words
Chapter 2-The Set Up
"Stop that." Riley told Lucas as he kissed her neck.
"Come on, just stay a little longer." He continued to kiss her neck in hopes that she would change her mind.
"I want to but I've already told you, Maya and Smackle are coming over to my apartment to talk about the wedding." Riley said as she turned in his arms.
"Okay fine but I want you to myself tomorrow night." He demanded.
"You want me all night?" She said seductively.
"Uh huh and all day but I know I have to share." He whispered to her.
"Good boy." She said before she kissed him. He deepened the kiss by running his tongue against her lips which parted immediately. She let out a soft moan before pulling away.
"Okay I really have to go now." She said reluctantly.
"Okay. I'll see you tomorrow babe." Lucas told her.
"Bye baby." She squealed and giggled as he gave her a small smack on the ass. She left his apartment and got in her car. She never thought she would be the type of woman to lead a double life but for some reason it excited her. The idea of sharing this secret with the man she loved while playing a game with her friends who thought she was none the wiser. Little did they know how sly she really was.
Riley got back to her apartment with takeout and wine for the girls. She was thankful that they hadn't shown up yet because she was running late herself. If Maya and Smackle found out she came home late they would bombard her with questions about where she was, who she was with and what she was doing. She didn't need them to be suspicious of her because she liked the rush of keeping a secret from the one person who she never kept a secret from. Riley put the food and wine down on her kitchen counter and pulled her coat off. She made her way to the bathroom to take a quick shower. She pulled off her clothes and couldn't help but think that Lucas just does it so much better. She switched the shower on and made her way in, relaxing under the warmth the water provided. Her mind began to wander like it had many times in the past. She had the same fantasy about his body, his lips, him doing things to her that no other man could. She could almost feel him pin her up against the wall of the shower, kissing every part of her body, making hot passionate love to her over and over again. She had to stop before she got too carried away. She pulled a towel around herself after turning off the water and getting out of the shower. She quickly got dressed in some lounge clothes, when she heard a knock at the door.
"I'm coming." She yelled. She opened the door to find Maya and Smackle on the other side.
"Hi honey." Maya said as she pulled her best friend in for a hug and entered the apartment.
"Hi peaches, hi Smackle." She greeted them both before going to the takeout bag and heating up the food. She placed the food with 3 glasses and the wine on the coffee table.
"Ooh you got Potstickers. I've been wanting this for ages." Maya said as she quickly grabbed her food and began eating. Riley proceeded to open the wine and pour 3 glasses.
"Yeah me too. Ever since my friend introduced me to Potstickers I have been obsessed." Riley said reminicing about her date with Lucas. They planned to go to a fancy restaurant but the date ended with disaster. So instead Lucas bought Potstickers and took her to Central Park for an impromptu picnic. It was a magical night to say the least. She couldn't help but smile at the memory.
"What's got you all smiley bubbles?" Smackle asked.
"Nothing." She responded.
"Riley you had that dopey grin that only a lovesick fool would have." Maya pointed out.
"No I don't." She said defensively.
"Bubbles you 100% do." Smackle said.
"Smackle!" Riley exclaimed.
"Does this happen to have something to do with a certain Huckleberry coming back into town?" Maya questioned.
"What? Of course not!" Riley blurted out quickly.
"Well Lucas's reappearance in your life and that dopey grin do correlate." Smackle explained.
"Smackle as a genius you know correlation does not mean causation." Riley replied.
"Riley you know it's okay if you still have feelings for him." Maya reassured her.
"Yeah, if you still love him, you can tell us." Smackle told Riley sincerely.
"Tonight's not about me, it's about Smackle. So have you chosen which one of us is the maid of honour?" Riley asked excitedly.
"Yep. I'm sorry Maya but I've chosen Riley." Smackle said.
"Oh thank god." Maya let out a sigh of relief.
"Excuse me?" Riley said.
"Oh it's not like a didn't want to be MOH but I'm glad that I don't have to walk down the aisle, dance or spend a majority of my time with Huckleberry." Maya pointed out to her best friend.
"Lucas is the best man?!" Riley cried.
"I'm sorry bubbles. Looks like you have to work with Lucas for the next couple of months." Smackle said suspiciously.
"Wait a second, did you choose me for MOH just to try to set me up with Lucas?!" Riley said accusingly at her two best friends.
"It's not the only reason. I mean you know Maya's gonna be busy with her biggest art show yet. How is she going to fulfill her MOH duties." Smackle reasoned.
"Look guys, I appreciate you looking out for me but I don't have feelings for Lucas. Don't get me wrong, I do love him. There's always going to be a part of me that loves him. How can I not? He was the first boy I ever liked, my first date, my first kiss, my first boyfriend, my first love, the first man I made love to. He's always been and always will be a huge part of my life, but if the universe wanted us together it would have happened already. It's been 4 years and we barely talked to each other. I would just prefer for us to be just friends." Riley told them seriously.
"We understand but I still think you will be a better MOH than me right now. I'll just stick to being a bridesmaid." Maya said.
"Why thank you." Riley giggled with her two best friends.
"So Maya are you bringing a date to the wedding?" Smackle asked.
"Yeah, Josh is my date." Maya told the girls.
"What about you Riley?" Smackle asked.
"Guys me and Maya don't need dates. We're in the wedding party." Riley told them.
"True but if you want to I want you to know it's okay." Smackle told Riley.
"Thank you Smackle." Riley said.
"Well if you refuse to bring a date to the wedding, what about a normal date with a guy?" Maya suggested.
"I don't think so." Riley furrowed her brows.
"Why not? You haven't been on a date in such a long time." Maya said.
"I want to focus on my job right now." Riley tried to get Maya off her back.
"No offense Riles but you're a baker not a doctor." Maya said.
"Yes but I'm getting more and more cake orders and I'm running the bakery at the same time. Plus with the wedding I'm going to be extra busy with MOH stuff. I dont have time to get to know a guy enough to date him." Riley said.
"Oh speaking of your amazing baking skills, me and Farkle want you to make our wedding cake. I know it's a lot to ask but no other cake can compare to yours. It would make it extra special too." Smackle told her.
"Smackle I would be honored to make your cake. We need to schedule a time to design it and decided what cake you want." Riley explained.
"Great I'll tell Farkle. He's going to be so excited." Smackle said as she texted her fiancé the good news.
"Have you guys picked a date yet?" Riley asked.
"No but we do want an outdoor wedding because of our love for nature. I was thinking June." Smackle suggested.
"That's perfect. Not to hot but not cold. Plus you seem like a June bride to me." Maya said.
"We've chosen a few places that we really liked for the venue but we haven't found the perfect space yet." Smackle said.
"What are looking for?" Maya asked.
"Well we want an open field but with greenery like trees and flowers. But you can imagine how hard that is to find in New York." Smackle said.
"What about Texas?" Riley said.
"Huh?" Smackle asked surprised.
"Well Texas has open fields and the weather would be amazing." Riley pointed out.
"I'll run the idea by Farkle but it sounds great. I knew I picked the right MOH." Smackle said.
"Hey!" Maya exclaimed.
"You know I love you Maya." Smackle said.
"We love you too Smackle." Maya said and brought both women in for a hug.
"So Farkle, who did Smackle choose to be her maid of honour?" Zay asked.
"She chose Riley." Farkle said loudly so Lucas would hear them clearly.
"What? Riley's maid of honour? Hold up is this a set up?" Lucas asked.
"Of course not!" Farkle said immediately.
"Farkle." Lucas said.
"Okay maybe a little." Farkle said with a slight wince.
"Guys I appreciate you wanting me to be happy but Riley and I are friends and nothing more. So I'm asking you nicely to please not intervene with mine and Riley's relationship." Lucas said.
"Do you have feelings for her?" Zay asked.
"Look there's no denying that there is always gonna be a part of me that will love her. She was one who brought me out of my darkness. She the only woman I've ever been in love with and been able to connect with on such an emotional level but if we were meant to be it would've happened. It's been years since we're spoken. I'm happy with being just friends." Lucas declared.
"Okay we won't try anything." Farkle said.
"Good. So what do you guys wanna eat?" Lucas asked wanting to change the subject.
"Potstickers!" Zay and Farkle shouted at the same time
Smackle and Maya left Riley's apartment around 12:21am. Due to the fact that they had been drinking, they decided to get a taxi back. As they got in the taxi and fasten their seatbelts Maya turned to Smackle and said
"Do you really think Riley meant all that stuff she said about Lucas?"
"She seemed pretty adamant that they were just friends." Smackle replied.
"Yeah but I know Riley. Once they start talking again, I feel like she's going to catch feelings again." Maya said.
"Especially since they are best man and maid of honour." Smackle pointed out.
"I know she told us to stay out of it but I'm Maya I've never followed the rules. Why don't we help speed up the process?" Maya suggested.
"What process?" Smackle asked.
"The process of Riley and Lucas getting back together." Maya said.
"Maya I don't know." Smackle said.
"Smackle I've always been the one to push those two together. I just need to do it once more and something's telling me that I can't do it alone." Maya said.
"Okay I'm in. What do we need to do?" Smackle asked.
"Right now I need sleep but I'll come up with something soon." Maya said mischievously.
Riley stood in front of her kitchen sink washing the dishes they used when she heard her phone ring. She pulled off her rubber gloves and smiled when she saw who it was.
"Hey." He said. Her stomach still got butterflies when her said that to her.
"Hi." She replied grinning.
"Hi." He said as she giggled.
"Hey." She said.
"So how was your night?" He asked.
"It was interesting. You were the hot topic." She told him.
"Oh yeah do tell." He said.
"It seems our friends want us to get back together." She said.
"Seems like that since Smackle made you maid of honour and Farkle made me best man." Lucas pointed out.
"Maybe we should just tell them." She said.
"Riley we agreed to keep this a secret." He said.
"I know but Maya and Smackle are adamant that I need to date someone even if it's not you." She told him.
"They want you to date another guy?" He said softly.
"Yeah but I told them I was too busy for a guy but I like what we have now. A secret only for us. It's exciting and liberating. Everyone thinks I'm innocent old Riley but with you I feel sexy and adventurous." Riley said.
"Firstly you're always sexy, secondly I understand that you want them to back off." Lucas said.
"I think with the wedding everyone will be too distracted to think about us anyways. I don't think we have to worry too much." Riley said.
"Are we still on for tomorrow?" He asked.
"Yep. My place or yours?" She asked.
"Mine. I can't wait to hold you all night. I've missed it." He said as she smiled.
"Yeah me too. We haven't spent a night together since Texas. Look I'm gonna head to bed." She said.
"Okay babe I'll see you tomorrow. I love you." He said.
"Love you too babe. Good night." She said.
"Sweet dreams Princess." He whispered before hanging up.
Riley got ready for bed and pulled her covers to get in bed. She went to switch of her lamp when she pulled the drawer open and took out the hidden picture of her and Lucas kissing in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, Texas. She couldn't believe how lucky she was that Lucas didn't fall in love with another girl. If so she wouldn't be as happy as she was right now. She fell asleep dreaming of the life she and Lucas were destined to have. My god, it was a beautiful life.