Riley silently giggled as she snapped a picture of the younger Friar men and zay who sat in the backseat of the truck as they drove to the lake. It was a Friar men tradition that recently included zay who would fish with his own dad until he passed the year before.
This year they were also including Riley since she was an honorary Friar. Having married Lucas when they were kids and he always refused to go without her. Calling their first fishing trip with her their honeymoon.
She smiled turning back to Pappy Joe and senior who she showed the picture to laughing at how the three in the back where cuddled together with their mouths open. Riley shook her head as she looked back at Lucas feeling the blush spread on her cheeks.
It was getting more and more difficult to not have her turn red when she was in his presence. Ever since that day he told her he was going to ask her to be his girlfriend he would drop hints. Constantly telling her she better be prepared the day was coming.
She thought the night before he was going to do it and ended up dropping the hot cocoa she was holding all over him. She was so embarrassed and Lucas told her it was fine and so there weren't anymore accidents she would know when he was going to ask.
She smiled as she turned around turning redder as she sees Pappy Joe smiling at her. They pulled up to the lake slowly getting out as not to wake the trio in the back. "Okay we're here! Wake up!" Senior yells banging on the hood of the truck as Riley snaps their facial expression when they wake jumping up.
"Not cool pop not cool." Tristan groans as they get out the truck stretching. "Okay since there is a even number of us I say we split into teams and whoever catches the biggest fish wins." Senior announces as Riley looks at Lucas who smiles at her. "Okay I call Riley." Pappy Joe says holding up his hand and moving towards her.
"Um Pappy Joe I was actually going to ask Riley to be my partner." Lucas says scratching at his neck and moving towards her too. "Well I said it first so.." he shrugged his shoulders as he held out his arm for Riley to take. She smiles at him before looking at Lucas mouthing sorry to him.
"Luke looks like you got competition." Zay jokes as Tristan and senior begin to laugh at him. Riley shakes her head as they all grab their fishing poles and bait. "Okay missy you remember how to bait your hook?" Pappy Joe asked as Riley scrunched up her nose shaking her head.
"Okay like this." He chuckled showing her on his own before handing her a worm. Riley took a deep breath and hooked the worm as Pappy Joe applauded her. She giggles as she curtsy slightly when Lucas jogs over towards them. "Hey Dorothy want me to help bait your hook?"
Riley shook her head as she holds up her pole showing him she had did it already with Pappy Joe's help. "No worries junior I showed the little misses how to already." Riley bit her lip as Pappy Joe patted Lucas shoulder before turning her back to the water.
She glanced back in time to see Lucas pushing Zay and Tristan who were laughing at him. "Come on darlin the fish await us." He smiles as Riley nods smiling as they walk down the lake some. They walk down a little ways as Riley watches Pappy Joe looking around the place.
"Did you drop something Pappy joe?" She asked as he stops and smiles shaking his head. "No ma'am I just found us the perfect spot." Riley smiled shaking her head as Pappy Joe puts a fishing hat on her head. "Can't have ya fishing without proper attire." He tells her putting on his own.
Riley giggles as she fixes it atop her head before looking over at Lucas who was already looking at her. She smiles biting at her lip as she waves at him smiling wider when he smiles waving back. She tilts her head in confusion when he frowns her way only to feel Pappy Joe's arm go around her shoulder.
"Come on darlin we got a contest to win." He tells her with a wink turning her away from Lucas. Riley shook her head as she cast her line out into the water she knew what Pappy Joe was up and she couldn't believe it.
She expected Tristan or Zay to tease Lucas and rile him up she never expected that his own grandfather would join in with them.
"I got one!" Riley yelled out when she felt a tug on her line. They had been at it for almost an hour when she felt the tug. Pappy joe abandoned his own line as he stands behind her giving her instructions on how to keep it on the line and to reel it in. "Okay steady let the line out just a little and then reel it back.
There you go!" Pappy Joe shouted as Riley followed his instructions. "Hey she got one!" He shouted calling the boys over as she continued reeling the fish in. "Damn Riley that looks like a giant ass fish!" Tristan yells touching her shoulder as senior and Pappy Joe hit him telling him not to break her concentration.
Riley finished reeling her fish in as Lucas and Zay help taking it off the hook for her. "Well l think we have a winner!" Senior announces as Riley holds up her fish so he can take her picture. She giggled as he put the fish in the cooler they brought packing up their stuff heading for the truck.
"So darlin you won name anything you would like?" Pappy Joe asked as they got back in the truck. "Pappy Joe we were a team so it's our win." She tells him as she leans her head on his shoulder. "Wow Luke who does it feel to lose your girl to your grandpa?" Zay joked as Tristan and him Hi five.
"Hush!" Riley tells them as she turns looking at them coming up with the perfect idea. "I know what I want. What we want." She says smiling mischievously at the boys as senior laughed starting up the truck.
Riley rubbed a sleeping Toto as she waited for Maya to answer her FaceTime. After she got back from fishing she spotted Asher and his sister Emma on her porch with Toto. She had jumped out the truck running towards them as Toto barked jumping in her arms. He had been on a extended play date with Emma's dog for the last week.
Apparently it was love at first sight for the dogs and Riley and Emma just couldn't break them apart. "What are you wearing?" Maya asked as soon as she answered the video chat. "Hello to you too peaches." Riley says rolling her eyes as she takes off her fishing hat.
"So what do I owe the pleasure of this chat? Usually you call what up with the video chat this time?" Riley shrugged as she laughed causing Maya to laugh too. "Maybe I missed your face. Ever think of that?" She asked as Maya gives her a look shaking her head. "Okay I missed your face too. So what's new?"
"Nothing much. Just letting the wind blow me every which way." Riley tells her as Maya smiles. Riley wasn't ready to tell her exactly where she was since she knew if she did she would tell josh who would in turn tell Trevor.
And she wasn't ready to face him just yet. She wasn't sure she would be ready at all actually.
"So you finally settled somewhere? Or no?" Maya asked as Riley sees her looking around the screen trying to see something to give she a clue as to where she was. Riley smiled shaking her head as she knew Maya wouldn't be able to see anything seeing as she was sitting outside on top of her car with the setting sun as her background.
"Nowhere just yet." Maya nodded knowing when Riley was ready she would tell her. Riley looked off into the distance and seen the truck coming her way. "Hey peaches I have to go but I'll call you later okay?" Maya nodded as Riley waved blowing her kisses as Maya laughs.
Riley ends the call as she slides down the roof of her car and sits on the trunk smiling widely at who was getting out the truck. "Well?..." She says as Tristan glares at her. "Your chariot awaits madam." He bows in front of her making her giggle.
Oh this was going to be so much fun. She thought as she got off the car walking towards him.
Lucas sat by the window pretending he wasn't looking out it to see if and when Tristan was outside with Riley. He knew it was crazy seeing as she literally lived not even down the road from them. He was still nervous as he waited to see Tristan headlights shine.
"Dude get a grip they'll be here soon." Zay chuckles as he wipes his hands on a dish rag. Lucas turned his head giving him a look as he turned back to the window. "Whipped." Zay singsong as Lucas throws a pillow at him.
"Aren't you supposed to be rubbing Pappy Joe's feet?" He asked with a smirk on his face chuckling softly as Zay mimicked him as he grabbed the lotion and held his breath.
For catching the only fish that morning and winning the contest Riley decided that Tristan and Zay would be Pappy Joe and her servants for twenty four hours. Lucas smiled at that when Riley told him it was more for him since they kept making fun of him. So she was going to make them pay.
"Luke you still staring out the window?" His dad asked as Lucas rubbed his neck saying no. "Yes he has!" Zay shouts from the other room making Pappy Joe reprimand him. "Lucas you know what they say a watched pot never boils." He turns around giving his dad a look making him chuckle.
"She literally lives a minute away what is taking so long?" He asked walking into the kitchen as his mom smiles softly out the window. "I think I know why." Lucas looks at her weirdly before walking towards the kitchen window with his dad who begins to laugh.
"Riley sure is taking advantage of this whole servant thing isn't she?" His dad laughs shaking his head as they walk outside watching Tristan pull Riley in a wheelbarrow. Lucas smiled pulling out his phone recording as Riley pretends to whip Tristan yelling mush at him as he pants heavily towards them.
"She made...me...drag...her." Tristan breathes heavily dropping onto the back porch as Riley giggles. "Oh so dramatic I didn't make you. You had to remember?" She says smiling at Lucas who was smiling at her. "Okay let's go inside it's starting to get chilly out here." Senior announces as Lucas moved closer to Riley.
"I'm okay." Lucas shrugs as Riley bit her lip as she nodded her head still looking at him. "Okay you two inside time to eat." Lucas mom says as she links arms with them pulling them inside the house.
"So Riley heard out of everyone you were the only one to catch a fish today." Emily asked as the guys all groaned when Riley showed her the picture laughing. "Well I had my lucky charm by my side in Pappy Joe." She says although she was looking at Lucas.
They finish dinner laughing at the pictures Riley had took of the guys as they drove to the lake. "Dude how has your jaw not fallen off with how wide you sleep with it open?" Tristan asked Zay who punches his arm. "I'm surprised I slept at all with your loud snoring I can hear it through the picture."
Lucas shook his head as he looked at Riley who turns his way. He gestures for her to follow him as he grabs his jacket. He stared up at the night sky smiling when he feels Riley slip her arm through his. "Sorry your mom insisted I take a piece of cake with me." She says showing him the plate of cake with a plastic fork sticking in it.
"Oh I'm sure it was mom who insisted." He chuckles as Riley playfully glares at him. "Just for that no cake for you mister." She took a big bite as Lucas pouted showing her his puppy dog eyes. "Only a small piece you big baby." Riley giggled as he dipped his finger in the frosting and tapped her cheeks with it.
"Lucas Friar! That's so wasteful!" She shouts as he smiled stealing another forkful. Riley shook her head as they walked arm in arm towards her house finishing up the cake as they went. "So.." Riley begins as she walks backwards smiling at Lucas.
"So." He chuckles as she frowns at him. "Are you going to ask me out?" She asked as they walked on her porch. Lucas looks at her with a smile shrugging his shoulders as she pushes him back. "I have asked you remember? We've gone on two dates."
Riley looked at him weirdly before punching him in the arm. He winced slightly before smiling at the frown on her face. He couldn't resist watching how she got all riled up and looked liked a princess from a Disney movie. A very cute princess.
"You know what I mean Lucas." She pouts making him chuckle how she says his name. "Oh she called me Lucas ouch." He pretends to be hurt putting his hand on his heart. He sees she wanted to smile he pretended she stabbed him falling on the floor and closing his eyes.
He opens one eye seeing her standing over him shaking her head at him. "Get up you dork." He chuckles nodding softly as she helps him up. "Have dinner with me." She looks at him weirdly pushing him back. "We just had dinner goofball nice try." He chuckles pulling her back to him cupping her cheek.
"I mean tomorrow night. Have dinner with me tomorrow night." She opened her mouth to say something and Lucas chuckled shaking his head knowing what she was going to say. "Don't worry. I'll let you know what time tomorrow." He tells her kissing her cheek before heading towards Tristan truck.
"I never said yes!" She shouts laughing as Lucas opened the driver door. "You just did!" He winks at her making her smile and shake her head at him. Lucas started the truck up watching as she went inside before driving away.
He smiled as he parked the truck hopping out whistling as he walked in the house thinking he couldn't wait for their date. He stopped when he realized he had no idea what he was going to do for their date.
Lucas smoothed out his jacket putting it on his bed as he brushed his teeth. He punched Tristan who was watching him as he got ready attempting to trip him up whenever he walked passed him. "Ma tell Luke to stop hitting me!" He yells out as Lucas punches him once more.
"Leave him alone then!" She shouts back as Tristan glares at Lucas who begins to laugh. "Aw Luke you looked so handsome. Let me get the camera." His mom smiles rushing towards the kitchen. "Mom I have to go get Riley besides we aren't going to prom or a high school dance. Ow."
He yelps as his dad passed hitting him upside the head. "Let your mother take her photos or she'll follow you." He tells him as his mom gives his dad a look making him chuckle. "Okay I have to go." He announces scurrying to his car shielding his face from the flash of his mom's camera.
"Maybe I should just go with you?" His mom says taking one last picture of him in his truck. "No! I mean why?" He asked when she frowns at him. "I need pictures of you two together." She pleads as Lucas tried not to look at her and give in. He wanted the night to go perfectly and having his mom play paparazzi was not on the agenda.
"Maybe we'll stop by later." He says as his mom sighs dramatically making him chuckle. "Ma I'm gonna be late." She waves him off as he makes the short drive to Riley's place. He grabs the flowers he brought and walks up the steps knocking on the door.
He wipes his hands on his pants as he takes a deep breath. "Here we go."