Lucas was going to kill him scratch that he was going to kill all of them. Any day. Any other day he wouldn't mind hanging with the three stooges and Riley. But not that night.
This was the night he wanted to spend time with just Riley. Just his Dorothy. Who he missed while he was away. But he knew he wanted it to much and his friends were jerks.
When he opened the door he only expected Riley not Riley and the stooges who somehow use their mind tricks on Riley and himself to let them stay. It didn't help they would break out the puppy dog eyes that Riley just couldn't say no to no matter how much Lucas wanted her to.
"Hey Luke you got anymore Mac and cheese Riley ate all mine?" Zay asked walking in the kitchen where Lucas was wiping his hands. Of course she ate it it was meant just her and him. He only made enough for two not five!
He growled at him as Zay widen his eyes putting his hands up and stepping back. "Oh come on I said I was sorry. I didn't know you were going to ask her out tonight I just assumed you were gonna hang."
"Isaiah I was trying to take it slow I didn't want to rush into anything incase she didn't feel the same way." Lucas tells him throwing the rag at his face. Zay looks at him weirdly before slapping his hand on the counter and starts to laugh.
"Dude are you serious? That girl is into you. And I mean into you into you. The whole time we were eating dinner you both would look at the other without even realizing it. The guys and I wanted to gag from all the adorable cuteness coming from you guys."
Lucas smiled softly but shook his head and frowned at Zay who laughed as he grabbed a soda heading back to the living room. Lucas sighed leaning against the counter as he turned to look out the kitchen window. He feels a hand on his shoulder as he turns around smiling as he sees Riley.
"Sorry Scarecrow." She mutters wrapping her arms around his and leaning her head on his shoulder as they look out the window. "It's okay maybe next date night we go out." He widens his eyes when he hears her gasps softly.
"So it was a date?" She whispers as Lucas turns red and he could see a faint blush on her cheeks in their reflection. "Yeah...I mean I thought it was...I don't know if you did too and I wanted to say something but was afraid you..." Riley giggles and places her hand over his mouth to stop his ramble.
"I was kind of hoping the same thing and was just as afraid." She tells him as she lowers her hand. Lucas couldn't help the smile on his face as he kissed her head and continued looking out the window. "Come on we should go see what those jerks are doing." He says putting his arm around her shoulder.
They walk back into the living room to find the guys playing twister. They laugh as Asher spins and bends over putting his butt in Dylan's face. "Dude if you pass gas I will kill your ass." Zay chuckles as he falls bringing Asher down with him landing with his butt on Dylan.
"Dude!" Dylan shrieks pushing them off and running towards the bathroom. Riley and Lucas laugh as they sit together on the couch unknowingly wrapped in each other's arms. "Well well well...did something other than cooking and cleaning happen in the kitchen we weren't aware of?" Zay asked wiggling his eyebrows at them.
"None of your business that's what." Lucas tells him hitting him with a pillow and making Riley laugh. "So what I miss?" Dylan asked gurgling mouthwash and spitting into a cup grossing them all out. "Riley and Lucas got busy in the kitchen." They turn to Asher who was on the floor with his eyes closed.
"And on that note I should head home." Riley mutters as she gets up heading to the bathroom. Lucas watched her go waiting until the door closed before punching the three stooges twice. "Ow what the hell!" They all yell together as Lucas glares at them.
"Seriously?" They rub their arms as he shakes his head at them. "You idiots ruined my dinner with Riley and just embarrassed us right now. Well more Riley since I'm use to your guy's idiotic thoughts." He says as Zay chuckles about to say something when Riley walks back into the room.
"What's going on?" She asked as Lucas sees the three huddled together whispering to each other. "Well us three." Zay starts gesturing to them as Lucas looks at them weirdly. "Want to apologize for ruining your night and would like to make it up to you. Both of you. So sugar how would you like to go on a picnic date with three cool guys and Lucas?"
Lucas smacked his head as he shook his head wanting to murder them. He was sure he could survive prison or maybe make their deaths look like accidents. "Well I guess that sounds like a plan." Riley said hesitantly looking at them as Lucas stood behind her shaking his head and threatening them.
"Come on Dorothy I'll walk you home. Say goodnight Larry, Moe and Curly." Riley giggled as the three stood up and waved at her. "Goodnight Larry, Moe and Curly." They said in unison as Riley laughed louder as Lucas mumbled under his breath about where he was going to hide their bodies.
"So..." Riley begins as she looks down at their hands that Lucas had intertwined once they stepped out the house. "So." He repeats nudging her slightly as she smiled. "This is so weird." She laughs as Lucas begins to release her hand. "No! Not you Lucas I just meant..." Riley sighs as they stop walking.
"I just meant it's weird because I feel like my dad is watching us as we say goodnight when in actuality it's three nosy guys with their heads pressed against the window." Lucas tilts his head at her as she turns his face to the house where the guys were in fact watching them.
"I need new friends." He shakes his head as he picks up a clump of dirt throwing it at the wall near the window scaring them. "Your friends are very weird." Riley giggled as they begin to walk again. "You mean our friends." She smiles as he wraps his arm around her shoulder as they walk.
He smiled as he slowed them down not wanting to say goodnight to her just yet. He smiles looking at the stars when he sees the wide smile on her face.
"So do you really want to go on a picnic date with those three?" He asked as they stepped up on her porch. "Well technically I agreed for one reason." She said as Lucas folded his arms across his chest as she leaned against the post. "Oh yeah what's that?" He asked moving towards her.
"A girl has to eat and if I'm lucky Zay will bring some dessert from his grandma's bakery." She kissed his cheek before opening winking at him. "Night scarecrow." He chuckles waving before walking back to his house.
He smiled all the way there stopping when he finds the guys on the front porch. With binoculars.
"What are you guys doing?" Lucas asked as they lower their binoculars. "Well we started this romantic movie and wanted to see how it ended." Dylan says as they all try to hold in their laugh. "I for one wanted to see if the male lead had any game and would get the goodnight kiss." Zay smirks softly causing the others to snicker.
"Shut up!" Lucas tells them walking in the house as they begin to laugh. "Yup definitely going to kill them." He stops turning around and walking back towards them. "What do you three have planned for this picnic?" He asked afraid of the answer.
They share a look smiling mischievously at each other before Zay clears his throat. "Let's just say it'll be a day to remember."
Riley groaned as she blindly grabbed for her phone. She looked at the time seeing it was only six and groans louder as she sees who was calling her. She wanted to ignore the call but knew if she did he would send out a search party trying to track her down. Something she was not ready for.
"Riley Matthews why have you we not heard from you?!" Her dad shouts the moment she accepted the call. She groaned throwing the covers over herself as she listens to her dad ramble on about her not calling to check in like she said she would.
"Riley are you listening to me?" He ask calling her name over and over again. "Yes dad unfortunately I am." She growls softly throwing the blankets off and sitting up. Chances of her falling back asleep and getting a couple more hours of sleep were out of the question now.
"Well what do you have to say for yourself?" He ask as she puts him on speaker and stretches. "I have nothing to say." She shrugs as he gasps making her shake her head. "So that's all you're going to say?" He ask as she rolls her eyes. "Yes."
"Topanga talk to your daughter wherever she is is making her very sarcastic." Riley laughs softly as she hears her mom yawn before yelling at her dad for waking her so early. "Honey?" She yawns as Riley goes downstairs. "Hi mom." She yawns herself pouring herself some coffee.
"Did your father wake you? I told him he should just wait until later or until you called us." She says as Riley hears her dad yelp no doubt from her mom hitting him. "It's okay I'm up now and I was going to call but at dinner time like a normal person."
She smiles as she hears her mom laughing and her dad mimicking her. She takes her coffee and walks to the porch where she sees her bike. "I'll call later and we can figure out a schedule for check ins." She said mostly to appease her dad. "Fine I'll make the schedule up for us love you sweetheart bye."
He hurriedly hangs up before she had time to protest and knew his schedule was going to come back and haunt her. She sits on the porch as she stares at her bike tapping her cup. "Morning Riley." She turns and sees Nic with his own cup of coffee.
"Sorry did I wake you?" She asked as he shakes his head smiling. "No I was up waiting on Morgan who went running into town." Riley nodded knowing Morgan tended to get an itch to run and would just take off.
"So what's the story with that?" Riley turned to him as he gestured at her bike. She looked at the bike and then him scrunching her nose. "That is a long and embarrassing story." She says as he turn towards her putting his coffee down. Riley laughed as she begins to explain.
"Okay you can do this. You can do this." Riley whispers to herself as she shakily puts on her knee pads. "Here you go Riley." Nic walks towards her with the iPod attaching it to her basket. "Are you sure you don't want headphones might hear it better?" He ask as Riley shakes her head.
"No this will be better." She says as he nods heading back inside. Riley sits on her bike turning on the iPod. She smiles to herself as the first song from the wizard of oz comes on and she begins to hum along to it. She closes her eyes as she sits on the bike gripping the handbars.
I can do this. I can do this. She mutters to herself as she moves her foot to kick up the kickstand. "I can do this." She says just as she puts her feet on the pedals and someone calls her name. "Dorothy." She opens her in time to spot Lucas and fall to the side with her bike.
"Oh my gosh Dorothy are you okay?" He ask rushing to her side and moving her bike off her. "Yeah I think so." She lays on the ground as Lucas looks her over. "Your bleeding." He gestures at her shin as he rolls up her pant leg. "Looks like you landed on some rocks and the pedal scraped you."
Riley makes a face as Lucas takes her helmet off and carries her inside the house. "I take it the ride didn't turn out well?" Nic ask as Lucas carried Riley into the kitchen setting her on the counter.
"Nope I don't think I'm destined to ride." She laughs slightly as she introduces him to Lucas. "Oh your Lucas? Morgan told me about you." Riley and Lucas share a look as Nic begins to laugh at their confused expressions.
"It's nothing bad she just told me that you two are basically this generations Cory and Topanga." He walks away as Riley widens her eyes and turns red. She was going to kill her aunt.
"What was that about?" Lucas asked grabbing the first aid kit. "Nothing just Morgan being Morgan." She bites her lip as he shakes his head and begins to clean her leg. "Okay all better." He places the last bandaid on kissing her shin as she blushes.
"Thanks." She bites at her lip closing her eyes as Lucas brushes her hair off her face running his thumb over her cheek as he cups it. She feels him move in closer as she shivers from the feel of his breath on her lips. She gulps as she feels his lips ghost hers when they get interrupted.
"Your dates have arrived!" They pull apart as Riley sees Zay covering his mouth as he looks between her and Lucas who was rubbing his neck with reddened cheeks. "I interrupted something. Sorry continue I'll wait outside with Asher and Dylan." He says backing out the kitchen shouting at them he ruined their moment.
"Well I guess I should go get dressed." Riley hops off the counter as Lucas nods washing his hands. Riley heads upstairs as she sighs throwing herself on her bed staring at the ceiling. "Hey Dorothy." She turns and sees Morgan leaning in her doorway.
"From the way Lucas is looking at Zay outside I assume he ruined a moment between you two?" Riley blushes as she sits up on her bed with Morgan who laughs. "It's not funny."She tells her as Morgan nods but continues to laugh.
"I'm sorry but isn't this what they call a will they won't they moment or a slow burn?" Morgan ask her as Riley stands grabbing clothes to change. "Do I want to know how you know those terms?" Morgan shrugs as she crosses her legs. "Hey I got to keep up with the lingo of you younger people."
Riley gives her a look as Morgan smiles. "Okay I heard Asher yelling at Zay about that. Saying how are the two star crossed lovers supposed to be together if they have their moments interrupted." Riley shakes her head as she grabs her jacket and camera. "I better go before scarecrow hurts them."
Morgan chuckles as they make their way to the front porch. "Okay boys take care of my niece. I want her back in one piece!" She shouts as she gets in Lucas truck with the guys. "Don't worry Morgan, Luke here will take care of his girl so no harm will come to her." Zay shouts causing Riley and Lucas to turn red.
"Okay that's enough Isaiah." Lucas tells him as he punches his arm. Riley sees Morgan laugh as they head off for their picnic. Riley was feeling nervous as she chewed her lip looking at Lucas who grabs her hand intertwining their fingers.
"Here we are!" Asher announces as Lucas stops his truck at the lake. "I didn't bring a swimsuit." Riley tells them as they all look at her. "That's alright we aren't swimming." Zay tells her as he gestures at a rowboat. "Um geniuses we all aren't going to fit in there." Lucas tells him as the guys share a look.
"We know. Dylan is going to row you guys out to the little dock while Asher and I go in the other." Zay tells them as he hands Lucas the basket and helps Riley in. They look at each other as Dylan begins to row humming softly to himself. "Should we be worried?" Riley whispers to Lucas who looks at Dylan and then her.
"Yes yes we should." He whispers back as Dylan smiles at them. They reach the dock seeing a blanket already laid out. Lucas helps Riley out as Dylan hands them the basket.
"Um where do you plan to tie up the boat?" Riley ask with a laugh. "Oh I'm not staying happy trails!" Dylan shouts as he pushes off rowing backwards as Lucas yells at him.
"I'm going to kill them." Lucas tells her as they look around at the water wondering how they were going to get off there.