"Riley!"

Riley cringes has she hears the blonde's voice. She quickly tries to get away as the quilt from that day rushes back

"Ring power Riley!" The blonde screams

She stops right in her tracks as she sighs. Turning to face those blue eyes that haunt her.

"Maya" she says with a small smile

"What the hell is wrong with you!?" She hisses as she reaches her

"Nothing why?" Riley says shrugging her shoulders

"We haven't talked in days! You avoid me at school and you haven't been at the bay window" she says crossing her arms

"I'm sorry I've just been busy" Riley says as she tries to swallow done the quilt from that afternoon

"This this about Lucas? Is this-"

Riley eyes widen as she cuts off Maya "what about him!? What did he say!?"

"Is this about us dating!? Riley you still like him!? Is that it" Maya says running her fingers through her hair

Riley sighs in relief "Maya I told you I don't like him! I never did!"

"Then why are you avo-"

Maya soon stop talking as her eyes land on a pair of grey eyes.

"Hi Riley" he says smiling down at her

Riley looks up as her breath hitch "hi Ryder"

Maya clears her throat trying to get her attention " Riley!? Answer me"

"I don't like him! I'm glad you have him. I'm sorry I haven't talked to you guys" she says looking at Maya

"It's my fault actually. I've been asking her to show me around. I'm sorry for any trouble" Ryder says as he leans closer to Riley

Maya stomps forward as she stares up at him "how do you know my little plant!? What are your intentions!?"

"Maya!?" Riley says trying to pull her back

Ryder smirks "we bump into each other a week or so. Since then we've been talking and she's shown me around school since I'm new"

He winks at Riley making her blush " my intentions are to continue to know her and see what it lead to"

"Leads to?"

They all turn to see a pair of burning green eyes approaching them. His first tighten as he see the closeness between Riley and that guy

Riley quickly looks down not wanting to see his face. As it remind her of her betray

"Apparently this is the reason Riley hasn't spoken to us. She's too busy with her guy" Maya giggles wiggle her brows

Riley's looks up to glare at Maya as her checks warm up

"She's pretty amazing" Ryder smiles as he wraps her arms around her shoulder

"You don't know her for that long. Move her arm away from her" Lucas says glaring at him

"Lucas! " Maya says holding his arm

"I said move your hand away from her. You don't know her like that" he says getting closer to her

"Dude what's your problem?" Ryder says glaring at him as he moves in front of Riley blocking her from him

"My problem is you. Get away you don't have the right to touch her" Lucas hisses coming closer

Maya pulls him back as she tries to makes him look at her but he continues to look at Riley.

"I'm sorry my boyfriend is really protective of his friends" Maya says looking at Ryder

"Oh I get it. Well Lucas don't worry I won't hurt her "he says smiling as he wraps his arms around her shoulders

They soon hear the bell ring making the rest of the students rush to class.

"Well I have to get to class. Talk to you later" Ryder says smiling at Riley

Riley nods her head as she looks at Ryder leave.

"See yea loser! I have to go paint a picture" Maya says as she placing a kiss on Lucas check

Riley quickly tries to walk away when she feels a hand around her wrist

"Who the hell is he?!" Lucas hisses pulling her back

"What the hell is your problem!?" Riley says pulling her hand back

"My problem!? What's your problem!? Why do you keep doing this!?" He says glaring at her

Riley snickers as she turns to leave "get over it"

Lucas quickly grabs her arms as he pulls her to him. He places one of his hands on her waist making Riley's body shivers. He stare into her eyes as he pull her closer

"I will never get over it! I poured my heart out to you. Riley we shared something In Your room. Please tell me it meant something. We both felt it" he says as he places his forehead against her

She tries to pull away but he keeps her close to him "Lucas please let me go"

He bushes his thumb across her check "no.. Riley I can't get that day out of my mind. Please tell me you felt something please"

Riley closer her eyes as her mind becomes fizzy with memories "no. I don't feel anything for you"

"Then why did you kiss me back! You feel something." He pleads as he grabs onto her shoulder looking into her eyes

"I'm sorry I did! Let it go!" She says trying to get out of his holds

Lucas grabs her face in her hands "look me in eye and tell me you feel nothing. Tell me right now. Tell me that you don't feel the way I feel about you? Please don't lie to me Riley. Please"

She feels a pain in her heart that makes her mind confused "I feel nothing for you. I have feelings for Ryder"

Lucas eyes become watery as she moves away from him. He watches as she begins to walk ways.

"What the hell are you doing?"

Lucas quickly turns around as his eyes meet a pair of sharpie blue eyes. He gulps as the person comes closer

"I-"

"No! You had your chance you picked. Stop it. I'm serious Lucas"

"Farkle.. Riley.. I.."

"I'm not going to let you ruin their friendship. You had all of freshman and sophomore year to pick her. You chose Maya! You can't have them both." He says glaring at him

"I don't want her falling for someone else!" Lucas says as his eyes begin to water

"This is your own doing Lucas. Let her go" Farkle sighs as he walks away from him

Lucas feels his heart break at the idea of Riley with someone new. His blood boils as the veins in his arms being to swell. Soon tears come to his eyes as he images not having her in his life

"Dam it!" He hisses as his anger rises and he punches the locker next to him

I'm not letting her go...

-later that day-

"So my dear friend Riley, where to?"

Riley bites her lip as she breathes out "my mom's bakery.

Ryder stops walking as he grins at her

"What?" she says furrowing her brows looking back at him

"I'm sorry but did you say you're mom's bakery" he says with a small smirk as he raising his eyebrow

"Shut up" she giggles as she turn to walk again

Ryder laughs as he jogs to catch up to her "I mean I've know you for what two weeks and were already meeting the parents?"

"You're not even meeting her" she laughs as she nudges him

"Still you haven't invited me to the famous bakery. I'm a finally special to you?" He teases wrapping his arm around her shoulders

"Maya's right I haven't been hanging out with them since I've been with this very needy guy" she smirks as she hears him gasp and laugh

"Plus I'll like them to know you. Oh and special to me? Ehh not even close" she giggles as she looks up to meet his grey guys

"Oh shut it Matthews" he laughs rolling his eyes as he opens the car door for her

She settles in the seat as she takes in the lingering smell of his cologne that's embedded in his car. That feels her with a sense of peace. She smiles at him as he begins to drive. Riley looks out the window as she begins to image the reaction of her friends. Especially the blonde boy's reaction

Please be a good idea...

-At the cafe-

Lucas stands outside Topanga's as he tries to gain any amount of calmness he can get.
Helooks down at the bandage around his hand from the accident he had earlier.

He just needed to get though tonight because he knew that by the end of tonight nothing was going to be the same the next day.

"Here go nothing" he breathes out as he steps into the cafe he looks around and spots his friends.

He moves further in when his eyes land in the brunette who is sitting awfully close to the guy he strongly dislikes

"Huckleberry!" Maya says as she goes and hugs him but all he does is continue to stare at the brunette

"Riley, here just introduced us to her new boy" Zay says wiggling his eyes brows

He clenches his fist as she watches the blush creep onto her cheeks. They way her eyes sparkle as she turns to look into Ryder's eyes. The way she nervously picks on her sleeves and tucks her hair behind her ear

He feels his heart ache watching her. He bites his lips as he quickly looks down trying to contain the rush of pain he feels.

He looks at her again. It should be him who should make her blush. It should be him who she should be looking at with that sparkle in her eyes.

In that moment as Lucas takes a seat across from her. He knew that this night was going to be much tougher than he expected..

Hello! My lovely people! I know,I know this chapter is really late and I apologize. But I have been busy working. I've had half of this chapter in a draft for WEEKS and I finally finished it. Not sure if it's any good I kind of just wrote it has I listened to music. There will be a PART TWO to this chapter, I decided to break the chapter in half.

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