The ride home was slightly awkward. He wasn't saying anything and I was just thinking about a lot. When we pulled up to my house he broke the silence.
"I'm sorry I didn't say much, I was just thinking a lot"
"Me too." I said back
"What were you thinking about?"
"Um, I don't know. I'm just really confused." I bit my lip and looked down
"Me too." He said
"Really? What are you confused about?"
"I know I just met you, but I really like you. Me leaving just makes everything more complicated and I just don't know what to do."
"That's exactly how I feel"
"Really?" he asked
"Yeah, I just feel like these past two days have been the best days in my life within the past year and I don't want to lose that."
"Listen" he said as he grabbed my hand and looked into my eyes. "You will never lose me. No matter where I am in the world or what I'm doing it'll be you who I am thinking about."
I looked in to his eyes and he leaned in and kissed me. I've never felt so happy in my life. He walked me to my door and he gave me a kiss goodbye.
"Bye Riley" I said as he was walking away.
He turned around and replied "It's not a goodbye It's a Cya later" He winked and got into his car. As he drove away I started to cry wondering if he really meant what he had said. I couldn't take the pain of having someone I really liked hurting me again.
Later that night I was lying in bed doing some homework when my phone started ringing. It was Riley.
"Hello"
"Hey! What are you up to?"
"Just catching up on some homework. I have school tomorrow unfortunately"
"haha that sucks! I was just calling to see if you were okay. You didn't seem like it when I was leaving"
"Yeah I'm fine, thanks for checking"
"No problem, I miss you already" he said. I started to blush and I didn't know what to say.
"I miss you too.." I said with a crack in my voice
"What's wrong?" he asked
"I just…I just don't want this to get caught up in something that you won't be here to finish."
"I told you in the car, and I meant it. Listen I don't know what happened in your past, but I know I'm not that type of person and I'm not going to mess with your feelings. If I didn't see this working out I would have never asked you to hang out. I like you Melissa, a lot and I would never do anything to ruin this."
"Thank you, I needed to hear that. Oh and I like you too Riley, a lot" I said smiling.
"I was hoping you did" He said laughing
"Okay well I have to finish this homework then get ready for bed. I'll talk to you later?" I asked
"I'm going to go to sleep too, so I'll talk to you tomorrow. Goodnight"
"Okay goodnight" I said hanging up the phone. I finally realized that he did mean what he said and that maybe, just maybe this could all work out.
I'm so sorry this took so long to write. Reviews or suggestions are always welcome! Thanks!