When Riley learned that Farkle was coming she was ecstatic, she had missed him so much. She had texted him every day and he would always go out of his way to make her laugh. Somehow their friendship had turned into a causal relationship, neither of them had admitted that they loved each other but somehow they had begun flirting and using kissy emoji's. It was due to Farkle that her self harming had become lessened. She looked down at her arms and remembered the last she had done it, four days prior.

It was weird, the cut to her skin didn't make her feel human like it usually did. In fact it made her feel sick, and dizzy. She laid against the tree trunk and breathed in deeply, she couldn't even remember why she was doing it, and she just felt like she had to. That was how Eric and Morgan had found her, breathing slowly, dried blood on her arms. Morgan had washed her arms whilst Eric told his parents what had happened. Since then everyone had watched her like a hawk, Farkle had found out what had happened through Josh and had jumped on the first flight he could get.

That was why she waiting with Eric at the airport for her best friend. When he saw her they ran to each other and pulled each other into a hug.
"Riley, oh my god. I have missed you so, so much!" Riley didn't say anything and just hugged him. Eric took them to his car and drove them back home, smiling at the fact that this scrawny teen had made his nitch the happiest she had been since she had been here.

When they got back home Farkle was taken aside by Riley's grandparents and told about her current condition. Farkle had smiled and said that he would die before he hurt her. Riley had smiled at that.

Farkle liked Riley he knew that, hell he maybe even loved her but he was too scared to make a move. She was healing and he didn't want to be the reason she fell again. Hell he didn't want to be the reason she had so much as the thought of falling. So that's why after they had gone to the cinema's a week after he arrived, he was shocked when she kissed him. On the lips. She pulled back and her hand flew to her mouth
"Oh my god I am so sorry… why did I think you would like me. Oh my god I've wrecked our friendship" it took him a minuet to realise what she was saying but he just smiled and grabbed her hands.
"Riley… Honey you could stab me and I'd still be your friend. Do you not remember me saying you light up my world? Well that was a lie you light up my whole universe and if I knew you liked me I would've done something about it." She looked down
"Why didn't you… make a move?" he frowned
"Part of it was because you aren't in the right frame of mind and well… I was scared that you would shut me out" she didn't say anything for a while and he was afraid that she was mad at him. Yet when she looked up he could see the smile in her eyes, she let a breath go and looked him in the eye.
"Is it okay if I kiss you?" he nodded and she leaned her. It was an innocent kiss, one between two teens who had finally broke the barrier into a new found relationship. Farkle had expected the urge to kiss her a little rougher and let nearly ten years' worth of love be poured into her but he was surprised at how this little innocent kiss had filled him with such warmth that he was literally stunned into stillness. When she pulled back she pulled him into a hug.
"Can I be your girlfriend?" he nodded mutely and pulled her in for another sweet yet innocent kiss. They were interrupted by Aunt Morgan who was looking for them, finally seeing them stood in the centre of a few people who had watched the exchange and were awing. Riley buried her head into Farkle's chest when she realised they were being watched.
"About time" Morgan scoffed. Farkle laughed and grabbed Riley's hand.
"Come on Riles, let's get home so all your uncle's can kill me" she laughed and looked at him
"Nah, I won't let them." Farkle laughed and replied with something equally sarcastic. Meanwhile Morgan smiled at the two teens in the backseat of her car. She had known that her beloved niece loved the genius when she saw them together, they had a love that went deeper than just that of a teenage fling. She just hoped that everyone else would see that too.