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On the next Monday afternoon, Lucas smiled as he passed Riley in the library. "Hey."
"Hi." She smiled back. And remembering what he'd said about her smile, she blushed and looked down to hide it. They both kept walking.
She put up the stray books left on tables in the library before checking the book drop off. She grabbed as many as she could from her shelves and put them in their places. When she got back to get the rest, only a single book remained.
She grabbed it, opened it to check for any forgotten library cards, like she always does, and found a small piece of folded up paper with her name on it.
She unfolded and read it.
How was your weekend?
-Lucas
Riley smiled and went into the office to find a piece of paper and a pen to write back. She stuck the note in one of his books and went to her last class of the day.
Lucas opened his last book, to check for forgotten library cards like Riley suggested, and found a sticky note.
Good. Spent it with my best friend. Yours?
-Riley
He grabbed the small notebook and pen out of his back pocket and scrawled out a response.
And that's how it all began.
"Riles, what the hell are all these notes? Have you ever thought of actually speaking to him? Maybe giving him your number?" Maya asked her best friend, going through the notes piled up on the brunette's desk. She read one where he complimented her laugh and another where he'd invited her for coffee somewhere, and rolled her eyes. Riles was so clueless sometimes.
"No! We have a perfectly good thing going here, why ruin it?!" Riley shouted from her bed.
"Because something better could happen, like with-"
"You and Josh aren't the best example. He drunk called you and confessed his feelings, then slept with you the next day after you told him you still love him, and then you realized it was too late to take anything back so now you two are eight months strong." She cut the blonde off, slightly confused about the entire situation despite knowing all the details. "That is not going to happen with me and Lucas-from-the-library."
"Lucas-from-the-library?" She snorted. "Really? Are you kidding me right now?"
"Don't judge me! I don't know him well enough for us to be on a first name basis!"
"You've been passing these notes every day for months." The blonde scanned over a random note she'd picked up. "-"I like your smile," Riley, the guy totally likes you! I don't get why you haven't asked him out yet."
"Because!" She shouted as she fell backwards on her bed. "He's too cute. I get all giggly when I look at him. I can barely even talk. One time he said hey and I swear to god I just let out this dumb little giggle and all he did was smile and leave. I'm such a weirdo."
"Yes. But, you're an adorable little weirdo."
"Dawh, thanks, peaches."
"No problem, pumpkin. Now go ask out library boy."
"No!"
"I'm telling you, she's totally into you! So just ask her out already! You've been passing notes back and forth for what, three weeks now?"
"Four months and three days, Farkle," Lucas sighed at his roommate. "And she makes me nervous. I just don't want to mess this up."
"You're Lucas-freaking-Friar, straight A student, with a full ride scholarship! You're the star of the baseball team!" The smaller guy shouted. "You're the most confident guy I know, besides myself, that is. What the hell could go wrong?"
"I don't know..."
"Just ask! Her! Out!"
"I might. Someday."
"Today!"
"Hell no."
Farkle sighed. "You're impossible, you know that?"
This snow is insane. I almost fell in a ditch on my way over here. Be careful on your way out, avoid the park.
-Lucas
Riley smiled and glanced out the window at the small white flakes falling. It's been constant snow for the past two days, but not enough to close down any roads or schools.
Yeah, hopefully it stops soon. I haven't been able to drive my buggie since it started. :(
-R
She slipped the note into a book and put the book onto Lucas's top shelf on the book drop off. She grabbed a few from her shelves and began to put them up.
Ring, ring, ring.
The brunette yanked her phone out of her back pocket to stop the loud ringing. "Hello?"
"Riles, where the hell are you?"
"In the library. Why? What's wrong, Maya?" She whispered, even though no one was around for her to disturb. Hey, she was still in a library.
"Party at Farkle's dorm! Get your ass over here ASAP, Bitchy Bratford is flirting with library boy!" With that, the blonde hung up, leaving Riley very agitated and confused.
She put her phone back in its previous spot and ran a hand through her hair as she thought. Lucas wasn't hers, nor had she ever made so much as a slight move. So why was her gut all twisted up and her heart yelling at her to run to that dormitory as fast as possible?
The next thing she knew, she was walking up the steps of the dormitory around the corner. She arrived in record time.
She walked into the building and headed to the roof where she could see bright lights and hear loud music. Maya was standing by the door, watching something like a hawk.
"Maya?" She asked, trying to spot what had her best friend's eye through the crowd.
"He's over there," She pointed across the room at a refreshment table. Riley saw Lucas next to Missy Bradford, arm in arm. "Bitchy Bratford is clinging onto him like a fucking wet shirt. Ugh, it's sickening."
The brunette didn't utter another word, she just walked straight up to Lucas and Missy...with absolutely no plan, she realized upon arriving at her destination.
Uh oh.
"Go get 'em, Riles!" She heard Maya scream over the music from across the room.
"Riley?" Lucas smiled, looking almost — relieved, was it? — while the girl beside him looked beyond irritated.
"Matthews." Missy grumbled, giving the other brunette a nasty once-over.
"Um, hey, Lucas." Riley smiled and tucked some of her hair behind her ear, desperately trying to think of what to say or do to get him away from Missy as soon as possible. After a moment too long of hesitating, she figured might as well be straightforward..
"Okay, so I-I know we haven't known each other for very long, but, um..crap this is hard." She wrung her hands as if trying to work the words out of her mouth. She took a deep breath before continuing. "Look, I don't want you with Missy, because...because I like you. A lot. And I think you like me to. I mean, I hope you do. And even if you don't, you still shouldn't be with Missy because she's a...a total bitch and she won't treat you right. You deserve more."
Lucas looked at the girl clinging onto his arm and then at Riley, an unreadable look in his eye. "You came all the way over here just to tell me that?"
Riley couldn't find her voice so she just nodded. Missy was fuming.
"Lucas, don't listen to the little-"
"I like you too, Riley."
The said girl broke into a grin, a relieved laugh escaping her lips.
"Ugh! Fuck you both!" Missy's shrill voice shouted before she stomped off, causing both young adults to chuckle.
"You wanna get out of here? Maybe go grab a bite to eat?" Lucas asked, smiling and holding his hand out to Riley.
She nodded as she took his hand in hers and let him lead her out of the dorm. On their way out, she heard Maya scream "Way to go, Matthews!"
This isn't the last chapter! It's not over yet! I'm posting the last chapter on Thursday or Friday, so look out for that. :D
Until then, a review or two would be nice you know ;))