Lucas shivered as he pulled his blanket over his body more. He knew he should have closed his window before he went to bed but he was just to tired to do it. Riley and him had talked well into the night and honestly he didn't even remember going back home.

He feels a pull on the blanket and someone groan as he opened his eyes seeing where he was. He looked around realizing he was in fact not in his room but outside still and not alone. He looked down seeing Riley cuddled in his chest shivering.

He looked at her with a slight chuckle as she slept with her nose slightly scrunched and her mouth open like she was mid whisper. He kissed her head pulling away from her as he gathered up their stuff.

He put everything together and lifted Riley since she was still asleep walking towards his house. It was still early and nobody was awake yet so he took her upstairs to his room making sure not to make any noise and wake her.

He put her down on his bed and was going to lay on the floor but Riley had grabbed ahold of his hand not letting go. He smiled yawning softly before just settling down in the bed with her pulling the blanket and his arm over her as she cuddled into his chest.

He woke a couple hours later turning to see if Riley was there but finding her gone. He was a little upset she just up and left when he spots a note on his desk.

I always forgot you're the one scarecrow that snores. Thanks for last night and the cuddles. -Dorothy

Lucas whistled as he got dressed heading downstairs to the kitchen kissing his mom's cheek as he poured himself some coffee. He continued whistling until he turned seeing not only his mom but his brother, Pappy Joe and his dad staring at him.

"What?" He asked with a laugh as they all stared at him. They share a look with each other before Tristan clears his throat speaking first. "I see the anniversary went well." Lucas smiled as he grabbed a muffin sitting down. "Yeah it was good."

"Good? Don't you mean incredible? We all seen Riley doing the walk of shame." Tristan adds as Lucas widens his eyes looking at him as Pappy Joe and his dad smack him on the head. "Ow. Lucas had a girl in his room and I get smacked?"

"Tristan Francis Friar you know exactly why you got hit." His mom says as Lucas chuckles sipping his coffee. "Lucas I hope you two used protection although I am ready for some granbabies to spoil." His mom adds making him spit and choke on his coffee.

"Mom oh my god we didn't have sex and she didn't do the walk of shame. Your as bad as Tristan, mom now I see where he gets it from." His dad chuckles softly as his mom shakes her head. "Tristan gets that from your father although I am curious about your relationship with my future daughter."

Lucas looked at her with his mouth open shaking his head as Pappy Joe shouted finally causing everyone but Lucas to laugh. He groaned banging his head on the table as his dad showed the picture he took of Riley and Lucas when they were asleep outside comparing it to the one they had of them when they were little.

"Okay I'm leaving." Lucas announces looking at his phone thankful there was a animal emergency. "We still are going to talk about this Lucas. Wedding planning takes time!" His mom shouts as he gets in his truck.

"Looks like Mrs. copper is going to need some stitches how did this happen Emma?" Lucas asked looking at the little twelve year old brunette haired girl who was monitoring his work. "Because my brother is an idiot." She says kicking the guy leaning on the counter.

"Ow! Emma I'm telling mom!" He says making Lucas laugh as Emma sticks her tongue out at him. "Asher what did you do?" Lucas asked grabbing everything he needed. "Well I may have forgot to fix the broken fence in my mom's backyard and copper...I mean Mrs. copper." He groans when Emma kicks him again.

"Got caught trying to reach her ball on the other side." Lucas shakes his head as he begins to work. He made sure to take extra care of her since he didn't want to suffer the same fate Asher was at the hands of his little sister. "Alright Mrs. copper is all better. She'll need a couple of days so no walks."

"Thanks doctor Lucas I'll make sure Asher carries her everywhere." Emma cheers as she hugs Lucas and sticks her tongue out at Asher. "You know I'm telling my mom what that little demon just did." He says as Lucas looks at him weirdly washing his hands.

"Ash your mom is going to kill you before she kills Emma." Lucas laughed as Asher groaned knowing it was true. "So what's the story with you and the brunette beauty you couldn't stop making heart eyes at yesterday?" He asked as Lucas looks at him with the same weird expression on his face. "Heart eyes?"

"Yes it's a term all the cool and young people like myself use to describe people in love." Lucas shakes his head as he signs his name to the papers he's looking at. "First of all Ash you aren't young anymore. Your three months older than me and two don't ever say heart eyes again."

They begin to walk to the front as Asher smiles widely at him. "Stop looking at me like that before people get the wrong idea." Asher gasps as he pats Lucas shoulder. "So our time together means nothing to you?" Lucas knew he was going to regret what he said next. "I gave you my heart and you gave me this..."

He looks around the front desk and pulls out a flyer waving it around. "Flyer for animals! Some boyfriend you're." Everyone laughs as Emma stands up and points at Asher and Lucas. "I knew it. Although Luke I thought Zay was your boyfriend?"

Lucas covers his face shaking his head as Asher huffs grabbing his sister's hand walking out the door. He calls his next patient as everyone goes about their business. Everyone in town knew about the boys and their crazy antics trying to embarrass each other so they just laugh never questioning them.

"Okay Mr. Bridges Paula is going to need to take her pill with her food everyday no skipping it." The older man nods petting his cat as he walks out the door and Lucas puts up his out to lunch sign. He goes back to his office leaning back in his chair when he hears the door open.

"So I heard you and Asher are in a relationship?" He chuckles looking over at Zay who smiles handing him a bag. "Yeah made it official today." Zay shakes his head as he opens his bag. "What's your girlfriend or should I say your wife going to think?"

"What are you talking about?" Lucas asked eating a French fry. "Must I spell it out for you. I'm talking about the girl you were making heart eyes at yesterday which you never denied when Asher asked." Lucas shook his head groaning knowing Asher would open his big mouth to the even bigger mouth Zay.

"You too?" He ask throwing a fry at him as Zay catches it in his mouth. "Just admit you have feelings for her or should I say still." Lucas looked at him as he waved before heading out. He set his food down and stared at the ceiling moving slowly in his chair.

Of course he liked Riley he always had a crush on her since they were kids. But it had only been a few days and yes they had fallen back into their old routine from when they were younger and he loved that.

But he also wanted to get to know this version of his Dorothy too.

Riley laughed as she put Maya on speaker listening to her tell her how her uncle Josh ended up getting both of them sick. "It's not funny Riles." Maya sniffles softly as Riley ties her apron on. "I'm sorry peaches but it's your own fault you know that right?

Maya didn't say anything proving Riley's point. "So how's everything else besides you being in quarantine?" She asked grabbing all the ingredients she needed for the cake she was making. She looks at her phone wondering if she got disconnected when Maya hadn't said anything yet.

"Peaches you there still?" She asked taking her off speaker. "I'm here Riles." Riley knew that tone and bit her lip. "Trevor was over and he asked about you." She says as Riley sighed stepping out onto the front porch.

"You didn't tell him anything or where I am did you?" She asked as Maya gasps on the other end. "Riles I don't even know where you are and even if I did I would never tell him. Especially if you didn't want him to know. You know I would never tell anyone."

Riley nodded knowing she could trust Maya she just needed time to herself. "So where are you exactly?" Maya asked pulling Riley from her thoughts. "Nice try peaches. I just need to stay off the radar for a little bit longer. But I promise as soon as I feel back to myself you'll be the first to know."

"Promise." Maya ask making Riley smile. "Promise and I just may let you come visit too." They both laugh as Riley spots Morgan driving up. "Okay Riles just be safe okay?" Riley laughed nodding her head as she says bye and hangs up.

"Hey Dorothy what are you doing out here thought you were going to make a cake?" Morgan asked hopping out the truck and grabbing her bags. "I was but the real world came a callin." Morgan shook her head as they made their way back inside the house towards the kitchen where Riley picked up where she left off.

"I'm assuming it was my sister in law that called since I know you talked to Cory already?" She asked as Riley nodded. "Yeah apparently being sick doesn't stop her and uncle Josh from swapping spit with each other." Riley laughed as Morgan made a face and covered her ears.

"I think I'm going to be sick. I don't need to know what my baby brother is up to. Gross Riley so gross." She gets up heading upstairs as Riley starts mixing ingredients together as someone knocks on the door. "Come in." She calls out while she bends down looking for a pan.

She finds one standing up and screaming stranger when she spots a man holding flowers in his hand and looking at her weirdly. "Riley what happened are you okay...Dominic." Morgan holds her towel around herself as she looks between the two. "Morgan you know this guy?" She ask still holding up the cake pan.

"Yes this is Dominic Cortez, Dominic this is Riley Matthews my niece." Riley lowers her pan as she quickly apologizes to him and shakes his hand. "Quite alright Riley I would have done the same thing if I saw a strange man in my kitchen."

"So how do you and Morgan know each other?" She asked putting her mix into the pan and then the oven. She looks at him and then Morgan who turned red. "Oh secretive let me guess." Riley says tapping her chin as Dominic chuckles as Morgan playfully glares at her.

"Let's see he has flowers and is dressed nicely and knows his way around the house." She says circling them as Morgan shakes her head. "You seem to be getting ready to shower and by the way you glance at the clock I'm assuming Nic...can I call you Nic?" She ask as he nods with a smile. "is early so I'm going to say he's your lawyer."

"Okay smartass he's my boyfriend." Morgan says as Riley giggles hugging them both. "I'm happy for you Glenda how long has this been going on?" She ask as they share a look. "Six months. I've been out of town though." He tells her as Riley smiles. "Well I'll let you two get to know each other while I shower."

Riley waved as Morgan and Dominic headed out for their date. Riley was sure her aunt wasn't going to be coming home since she packed an overnight bag for herself. But she wasn't worried Nic was a nice guy and Riley trusted him. Especially since he let her interrogate him.

She learned he was in fact a lawyer and had met Morgan when she was being sued by his client. He told her even though technically she was the enemy he couldn't help to be amused by her personality. He didn't even care when he lost the case cause he got the better deal when he got her number.

The next morning Riley woke early putting on her boot and cowboy hat. She had told Morgan she would handle the day to day activities for her. She fed the little bit of animals she had and stood in front of the stables that held the horses.

Morgan asked her if she could take Fanny out to test her leg. She quickly agreed since she loved the horse but there was one problem. She couldn't ride a horse. Something she hadn't done since she last came here.

"Okay Fanny let's go girl." She smiles as the horse walks out but stops when they reach the end of the stables. "Come on let's go for a walk. Aunt Morgan said you love afternoon walks." She sighed trying to pull her reins but to no avail Fanny wouldn't budge.

"Okay what do you want? More oats? Extra carrots at dinner? What do you want?" She asked putting her hands on her hips staring at her. "A ride." Riley widened her eyes as she looked at Fanny. "What did you say?" She asked brushing her hair. "A ride and more oats."

She shook her head as she turned seeing Lucas standing in the doorway smiling at her. "Haha jerk you scared me you know." He chuckles nodding head as he walks towards them. "You know she won't move unless you get on her. Didn't glenda say she likes to ride?"

Riley bit her lip nodding her head as she looks at him then the horse hoping she could just convince Fanny to walk around. "Dorothy you know how to ride right?" He asked as Riley scrunched her nose. "Yes?" She says hesitantly making Lucas chuckle. "Come on it's just like riding a bike."

Riley looked at her hands as Lucas shouted no. "You don't know how to ride a bike?" She frowned at him as he begins to laugh so she pushes him into the hay stack. "Lucas Friar you jerk!" She walked out as he calls her name grabbing her hand.

"I'm sorry I didn't mean to laugh. But didn't you know how to ride horses? And why haven't you learned to ride a bike?" Riley groaned as she walked back inside the stables. "I haven't rode a horse since I was ten and even then I was freaked out. I just put on a brave face in front of you."

She pushes him playfully as he smiled at her. "And the whole bike thing well that's because my dad officially scarred me for life. I shudder around bikes." She looked at him weirdly as he begun to put the saddle on.

"What are you doing?" She asked as he got up offering his hand to her. "Well first I'm going to help you walk Fanny maybe even let you hold the reins." He says as he helps her sit behind him. "Then we're going to get you a helmet and knee and elbow pads and teach you how to ride a bike."

Riley looked at him as Fanny begun to trot. She smiled as she put her arms around his waist. "Thank you scarecrow." He pats her hands saying thank you for what. "For helping me. Even with silly things like riding a bike." She laughs as he does as well.

"No need to thank me Riley. You should know by now that I would do anything for you." She widened her eyes as she felt her cheeks heat up and was lucky she was behind him instead of in front.

She smiled softly as she leaned her head on his shoulder listening to Fanny's trot and the sound of his heartbeat.