Chapter 13

Riker POV

"Riker, we're going to head back to my house. Maybe I'll see you later," said Alex.

I waved slowly as Alex and Brenden headed up the hill. I don't understand. She complains about not seeing me enough, and when I make time, she's busy with some other friend! But… Were they friends? Or were they more than that?

I walked over to the docks and sat down at the end of the closest one. I let my feet dangle in the water while I contemplated everything that had just happened. What if Alex was dating that guy? Ugh! I just don't know what to think! I didn't want to ask her about it though. I didn't want to seem jealous or anything, but I was so anxious to know what was going on!

"Riker! What are you doing down here?"

I turned around and saw Ellington.

"I don't know. Just thinking…"

"I thought you were going to go hang out with Alex."

"I thought so too."

"What?"

"Never mind."

"Ok. Well, your mom just made lunch, so if you're hungry, you should go home."

"Ok."

Alex POV

"Come on! Pay up! You owe me 5 bucks!"

"Fine," I grumbled, handing Brenden the money.

"Hey, why do you have a box of red hair dye?"

"Oh, I was going to dye the tips of my hair red sometime."

"That's so cool. Let's do it now!"

"Now?"

"Yeah!"

"Uh… Ok."

Brenden and I stood in the bathroom, looking over everything that came in the box of hair dye. Why Brenden wanted to help me dye my hair, I'll never know…

Later that night…

Riker POV

I decided to try talking to Alex again. But I needed to come up with some way to ask her about Brenden without sounding so… jealous.

It was dark now, and even though Alex's house was right across the street, I still took a flashlight anyway. I was about to knock on her door, when it swung open, and Alex slipped out quietly.

"What are you doing here!?" Alex whispered.

"Why are you whispering? And how'd you know I was here?"

"Shhh! My dad's home! Do you want him to hear you!? I saw your flashlight and figured I better get outside before you blow everything with my dad!"

"Well can we talk?"

"Ugh! Go over to my window. We'll just do it that way."

Alex slipped back inside, and I walked over to her window. Alex opened the window, and I climbed through. Now that we weren't in the dark anymore, I could see that the tips of her hair were red.

"What do you want to talk about?"

"Uh… Well I made time for us to hang out today, and you were busy."

"Yeah, I was hanging out with Brenden."

"Why?"

"Because you were busy recording."

"What about Katelyn?"

"She was busy too."

"Well who is Brenden?"

"Why are you asking so many questions? Wait. Are you jealous of me spending time with Brenden instead of you? You're mad because after you came to the beach, we went back to my house instead of hanging out with you, aren't you?"

"I'm not mad!"

"Then you're jealous!?"

"Well…"

"Riker! I can't believe you! Jealous of me and Brenden!?"

"Well you're always saying how you wished I made more time for you, and I did today, and instead, you wanted to hang out with Brenden. He's a guy, and you're my girl, and… And now the ends of your hair are red! What am I supposed to think!?"

"What does my hair have to do with anything? And you think I'm dating him!?"

"Well…"

"Well what, Riker?"

"I don't know. I was just scared."

"I can't believe you. I seriously cannot believe you right now, Riker. That's ridiculous."

"Well how would you like it if you saw me hanging out with another girl?"

"Riker, I would know that you're my boyfriend. And I'm your girlfriend, and whoever that girl is, isn't replacing me. I know you wouldn't do that to me, and I just can't believe you think I would do that to you!"

"I'm sorry! I made a mistake!"

"Well you seem to be making an awful lot lately."

Well I don't have anything to say back to that…

"If you honestly think I would do that, Riker, then you don't know me at all! But then again, after all this, maybe I will do something like that."

"Alex-"

"Just go, Riker. Just go."

2:00 AM

Riker POV

I still couldn't sleep. I'd been lying in bed for hours. There were so many thoughts just floating around in my head. Who was Brenden? Why was her hair red? What did they do all afternoon? What happened with her dad and All Hallows Woods? And most importantly, was she serious about doing something? Was she really going to leave me for someone else? I just don't know anymore…