He’s romantic alright. More romantic than James I have to say. Yeah I admit it’s cheesy. And I can hear backstabbing bitches gossiping about me that I just easily forgot about James the mongrel; that I’m the monster blah blah blah….their problem not mine. FYI that news is so yesterday, I mean so long time ago.
Back to reality shall we?
“Yeah. There’s no turning back.” I said in a soft tone.
He suddenly hugged me. I hugged him back of course; I don’t wanna make it look awkward. When that special event ended, and all the people went back to their own business, Riley volunteered to drive me home.
Duh, we’re in a relationship now and I guess that’s okay. James rarely does this kind of thing to me so it’s kind of something new. Feels like alien. Seems like this fish I caught is worth my pennies.
Riley stopped the car in front of our gate and he opened the car’s door for me. Aww…he’s being such a gentleman.
“Here you go.” He entwined his fingers with mine and he looked at me.
I looked away for a second and felt my heart beat. Oh-kay. What just happened?
I breathed in and clear that thought and looked back at Riley and smiled.
“Thank you for the roses.”
“Nah. You deserve them. Yeah….and my effort had its worth.”
I nodded.
“Good night.” He gave my forehead a quick kiss.
“You too.”
“See you tomorrow. I’ll just pick you up after breakfast.”
“Okay.”
I watched Riley drove off the road. We’ll be out on a date tomorrow? Good, this way I’ll get to know him better. I’ll a find a better reason to call the thing off after the ball.
Before I tuck myself to my bed, Amanda flooded my inbox with questions on what happened….if I’m still into the plan. The heck I’m still into the plan. My phone beeped.
What is Amanda gonna ask------oh it’s my reminder. I totally forgot tomorrow is my schedule to go visit the orphanage. Damn it! How could I forget such important thing?! I immediately texted Riley.
Me: Hey. Can we reschedule our date for tomorrow?
Riley: Why? Is there a problem? Are you sick?
Me: No. It’s just that I have an event planned out tomorrow. I’m sorry if I forgot to tell you.
Riley: We’ll go together. :)
Do I have to drag him? Wait, mom and dad is out for work the whole week and my older sister is out tomorrow for her charity event. So it’s gonna be me. Then it leaves me with no choice but to bring Riley with me.
Me: Okay. See you tomorrow.
Riley had a blast with the kids at the orphanage. Even me. I thought at first that he was the killjoy type of guy but he wasn’t. He’s cute when he laughs. The kids even named him their elder brother. For one thing, Riley isn’t like my stupid ex. Riley’s down to earth. I think any girl will surely fall for him. He’s cool.
He and I dropped into his house for lunch. And his house is way bigger than mine. Shockingly the house seemed like….it was too quite. It’s like nobody’s living in the place.
“You live alone?” I asked as we reached his living room. All furniture beautifully arranged and the house is all filled with black and white. Scary but breathtakingly beautiful.
“Parents are out of town. Our househelpers…well we don’t have one; we just hire someone to clean the house for a day. I’ll head to the kitchen too prepare lunch. What would you like to eat, Iris?”
“Anything will do.”
“Just turn on the television if you want. I’ll be back in an hour. Will you be okay here?”
“Yeah, totally.”
When he was gone, I had a great time looking at every corner of their living room. Most of their family picture is on display. His mother looks like a model. I wonder how old she is? Even his dad looks strikingly handsome.
So is he the only child? This place has too much space for a family of three. Well, I guess that’s just how they like it. Riley Hetherson is one lucky guy. I didn’t get the chance to turn on the t.v. Why? I was busy giving updates to Amanda. Is she just the annoying little thing? No, she’s just like that….my mother figure in school. She’s my bestfriend and my second sister. Is she concerned about what will happen? I guess. Besides, I’m not gonna rape the guy, her cousin, for fuck’s sake.
I grinned. What a silly thought. I never even had sex for the record. I may be the bitchy person in campus but I know my limits. Well duh, who would even give her virginity to a guy she just find smoking hot? Oh I know…..it’s a person who can’t stop her sexual hormones from exploding from lust. Jeez, why can’t they wait for the right time to do it?
My weird thoughts broke when Riley called out my name in the kitchen. I could smell pizza.
I dig myself in into the 24 inch pizza he cooked. It was all coated with cheese. After the meal, I felt like I’m in heaven. This is the best and perfect meal after a diet. Totally.
“I didn’t know you could eat that big. Don’t you have a diet thing?” He asked and wiped the pizza crumbs from the sides of my mouth. My heart skipped a beat. I cleared my throat.
“Screw it. Besides the competition is still next year. I could burn the fats in a day.” I joked.
He chuckled and pulled out his hand and took one last bite on the slice of pizza on his plate.
“What about you, basketball players need to maintain figures right?”
“Oh you mean abs?” He teased. “I have eight of them so don’t worry.” He bragged. Too much pride. The wind is too windy for me to handle over here. I scoffed and laughed.
“Oh so you don’t believe me?” He stood up
I shook my head. A guy like Riley can only occupy four to six. But eight? Oh he probably needs a miracle. A great miracle!!!!! I laughed harder. My eyes are growing teary.
He clicked his tongue. “You don’t believe your boyfriend has an eight-pack abs?”
I shrugged and wiped my eyes. I need to stop laughing.
“Ouch my ego was hurt.” He clenched his heart acting as if he’s on heart attack. “Let me show you.”
I cocked an eyebrow. “Show me what?”
He didn’t say a word but he grabbed the hem of his shirt and slowly he pulled it up. What the heck is this dude doing? Seducing me? Or was he trying to show me his abdomen? I flushed and covered my eyes.
“Don’t cover your eyes.” I can feel his breath. Yes, I think he’s just an inch away from me.
“You can’t stop me. You’re about to take your shirt off.”
“Because you won---”
“I believe you okay? Just-just don’t do it.”
“Okay. Open your eyes.”
I slowly pulled my hand and opened my eyes. I jolted away and turned my back against him. On earth I just saw him half-naked. And yes he was saying the truth about the eight-packs he was bragging about. He was extremely hot? Yes….way WAY hot. I think my face just turned crimson. I gathered my thoughts.
“Put your shirt back on, Riley.” I commanded
“Okay.”
“Don’t okay me….do it.”
I can tell he put his shirt back on. When I turned to face him, I lost my balance but he caught me on my waist and pulled me closer to him. This time it was not an inch, our noses touched. My heart skipped a beat again. I can’t even to look at him in the eyes anymore. What in the world? Oh maybe I was just embarrassed with the whole thing.
Yeah, I was just embarrassed that’s all.
He just smiled and gave a quick kiss on the tip of my nose. And with that simple gesture my heart went all crazy again. What in the world is happening?
Wait------don’t tell me? I’m actually? Oh this is bad.
Riley helped me to stand on my feet.
“Let’s go?” He offered
“But the dishes aren’t cleaned and were leaving?”
“Oh I forget about that. Just wait for me at the living room okay?”
“I’ll just help. It’s not that hard.” I smiled
“Oh my gosh!!!” I squealed.
Riley brought me to an amusement park next in town. Right after we cleaned the dishes we used, we hit the road that led us here.
I sound all excited because for a fact that I rarely go here. The last time I went hear was I think when I was six. Record breaking isn’t it?
“You’re acting as if you have never gone into this place.” He said gradually taking pictures using his DSLR.
“I haven’t gone back here since forever.”
“You’re kidding.”
“No.”
“Well.” He placed an arm around my shoulders. “Let me show you the best rides in an amusement park.”
He grinned.
First stop the Ferris wheel. I was having a huge blast. Oh it was so fun!!! Next, Riley grabbed me from here to there. I don’t even know the names of the rides we’ve ridden. But it was fun.
I’m sitting here at a bench with a beautiful view at the manmade lake located on the Far East side of the park. Riley was out to buy food.
“It’s a good thing James already broke up with that iris girl.”
I heard a girl with a hoarse voice said not far from where I was seated. I wonder what this bitch we’ll say.
“Yeah. I mean he didn’t even love her in the first place. James only used her for popularity.” Another bitch said
“James loves Emily in the first place. Pity Iris I think she’s far way good looking than that Emily girl.” The girl with a hoarse voice added up
“Yeah and now Iris seemed to play the bad person. But I think she’s used to it…I mean that’s just how she is.” The bitch laughed
Did that hurt? Well, a little and I didn’t mean the thing that the girl said about me with the whole whatever, it’s about James. Maybe that explains why he didn’t seem to enjoy my company. I thought it was just my silly mind playing with me. I guess Amanda was right after all.
I was played for a fool. What the fuck right? I loved him but he just freaking used me. All that shit I did for him. Ugh. How dare him!
Okay Iris, just breathe in and out. Just forget about that dumb-ass. There’s nothing you can do, he’s not your responsibility anymore. You broke up and that’s the end of story.
“Hey. You okay?” Riley appeared in front of me and it gave me a mini heart attack.
Why does this guy pop out of nowhere like a mushroom?
My sight flew to all the food he brought. Oh the ice cream, I need it so bad to calm my boiling blood.
“Umm..yeah. I was just taken aback with the view.” I smiled. “That’s a lot of food you got there.”
“Sure do. Is it okay with you?”
I made a face. “Let me think………….Of course!! It’s all my favorite food you got. Can I have the ice cream first?”
He handed out the ice cream to me and I took no second doubts on eating it. The coldness went to my inner flesh and it calmed me down just as I’ve expected. Most of the food he brought is all sweets. But the waffle with overload chocolate filling topped everything. Hmmm…I need to double my work-out to burn all the fats. Double or triple it, I don’t care; I’m having the time of my life with all the food.
After the heavenly meal, we watched the sun set. The lake glittered in golden orange. It was a beautiful sight. Not even the greatest painter could make it live in his canvas. It was far priceless. I smiled.
“Mind sharing what you’re thinking?” Riley asked as his camera clicked
“I was just thinking that a painter could never capture the life in this view.”
He just smiled and continued to take photos. “Maybe one could if he put his heart into it.”
Our last stop is a dinner under the moonlight. It was rather a picnic under the moonlight….in Riley’s backyard. It wasn’t all decorated with just grass but also with flowers that were blooming under the light of the moon. It made the backyard looked bigger than it is.
The food wasn’t really heavy just vegetable salad. You know, we need to take it easy with junk food. When there was nothing left to do we just lay down and watched the stars and moon dancing under the evening sky. Good thing I wore jeans today. The cold wind made me shiver. I rubbed my arms trying to heat up my body temperature. Riley surprised me as he moved closer to me and placed an arm around my shoulders. I nuzzled towards him placing my head on top of his chest, only hearing the beating of his heart.
I smiled. Riley sure made this day one of the days I sure will remember. He’s just the sweetest thing; I figured that a little earlier.
I looked up to take a glimpse at him and I found him sleeping. Slowly removing his arm around me, I sat up and grabbed his DSLR. I might as well take a photo of him sleeping like an angel. Curiosity strike and I scanned the photos he’d taken.
My heart stopped for a moment. Most of the pictures he’d taken were me. Me sitting under a tree. Me laughing with Amanda. Me standing wearing my cheerdance costume. Me when I first wore a simple t-shirt and jeans. Me looking thoughtfully at the library’s window. Me throwing my pom poms.
Why does he love me so much? He’s showing it like an open book. Now my conscience is eating me. Telling me to stop what I’m doing. No it’ll have to wait just right after the ball and I’ll end it. Just few more days to go. I just need a few more days.
I scanned for more photos and it made me smile when he took a picture of me looking right into the camera smiling, made me look younger than I am. It was taken earlier when we were at the lake.
Turning the camera back to its place, I moved my face closer to Riley’s and gave a quick kiss into his cheek.
Thank you. If my heart will be ready to love again I’m sure I’d fall for a guy like you. I’m sorry if I could not return your feelings for me. But thank you for loving me, for this amazing day. Thank you.
Okay, Did I just get a little bit cheesy back there? Well maybe I did, a little bit. I smirked. But it’s the truth.
Amanda is right again (and I hate her for being right all the time. LOL.) that my heart will melt someday’; its walls of glass will soon break. And I think it’s starting to do so and it’s all because of this guy right here with me.
Strange isn’t it? I never felt this way for James. Yeah, he was fun to be with…all the parties and stuff. All the material things he gave me, making me feel like a queen or something. But there’s always something missing in our relationship. I’m sure there was and I know now, the two----My thoughts were interrupted when Riley sighed. I looked at him.
“You have the right to kiss me on the lips you know. I won’t sue you for it.” Riley opened his eyes and gave me a teasing look.
I flushed and my heart was pounding like crazy. What’s wrong for this heart?
“I was just joking. C’mon I’ll take you home.” Riley helped me to stand on my feet and he drove me home.
We said our goodbyes and goodnights. It’s already becoming his gesture when it comes to kissing me on the tip of my nose.
It’s kind of a sweet thing.
I was lost in my eerie when my phone rang.
“Hi Amy.” I greeted her happily, my voice in high note.
“Tell me what happened. In detail Iris. In detail.”
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