Two months had passed. Riley was recovering from breaking things off with John. It really hurt her to do that but she was tired of coming in second all the time. She was just finishing up a softball practice. She saw Jesse standing by the fence.
"Alright guys." Riley said. "That's enough for the day." "See you at here at five tomorrow." "Don't be late the bus at 5:15 sharp." Riley went over to the fence where Jesse was. "Hi."
"Hi." "The girls look very impressive."
"They've been working really hard."
"Well they have a great coach."
"Thank you."
"Um, listen I know I've asked you this before and you told me no." "If you're not doing anything tonight I'd really like to take you out."
"You never give up do you?" She said smiling. "Ok." "Just give me an hour to get cleaned up."
"Alright." "Dinner?"
"Sure." "Do you know where "Hall Of Fame Burger" is?"
"I've drove pass it before."
"Have you ever eaten there?"
"No."
"You'll love it." "Unless you wanna go somewhere else."
"No that's fine."
"Ok." "So I've meet you there in an hour and a half then."
"Yeah."
"Ok."
Riley went home. She took and shower and had just finished drying her hair. Her cell phone started to ring.
"Hello?" She said.
"Hi." Ashley said.
"Hi."
"What are you doing tonight?"
"I have a date."
"Not with that guy."
"No not him." "I broke up with him two months ago."
"Good for you."
"I'm going out with Jesse."
"Really?"
"Yeah he asked me out again and this time I said yes."
"Can I come to your wedding?"
"Stop it." "It's only our first date."
"Yeah." "You're only going out with the hottest guy we work with." "I want details when you get back." "If you're not to busy when you come back."
"I'm not going to sleep with him Ashley." "He's not even picking me up here." "We're meeting."
"Why don't you just let him pick you up?"
"I'm not comfortable with him knowing where I live yet." "Maybe after a few more date I will be." "I have to finish getting ready so I have to go."
"Alright." "Have fun."
"I will."
"Bye."
"Bye."
After dinner Riley and Jesse went to Pier 39. It was dark so it was all lit up.
"You were right." Jesse said. "That was a great meal."
"See I told you."
"So, anything else you'd like to know about me?"
"I could guess something about you." "You weren't born in America right?"
"No I wasn't." "Did the Australian accent give away?" He said jokingly.
"A little bit."
"I lived in Australia until I was ten."
"Are your parents from there?"
"My mom is." "I never knew my real dad." "He left when my mom told him she was pregnant."
"I'm sorry."
"No, it's ok." "When I was five my mom met my dad." "Well technically he's my stepdad but I call him my dad." "He's an American." "When I was ten they got married and we moved to the Untied States to Arizona." "That's when I changed my last name to Turner."
"Turner isn't your real last name?"
"It is now." "My dad legally adopted me." "It was originally Breckwoldt."
"Oh."
"They still live in the house in Arizona." "We lived next door to the Gracias." "They had two twins a little older then me." "I think there names were Nicole and Brianna if I remember right." "My mom said they're famous now."
"Must be nice."
"Yeah but I prefer the quiet life." "Kids, a nice house, the occasional barbeque."
"Do you have any kids?"
"No my ex-wife hated children." "Of course I didn't discover this until after we were already married." "Then she started cheating on me and that's something I won't tolerate." "So we got divorced and I moved out here." "In a way I'm glad though."
"Really?" "Why?"
"Well if I would've stayed in New York, I never would've met you."
"That's really sweet." He stopped walking. So did she. They kissed.
John was sitting at his hotel room with Nikki in Texas.
"Honey what's wrong?" Nikki asked.
"Nothing I'm just tired." "Riley, I miss you." "I love you." "Please change your mind." He thought.