One Shots

Emily and Riley McDonough

If you haven't read part one of this, which is Emie and Connor, then go back and read it because without reading that one it won't make sense.

Emilyyyyyyy! I know you didn't ask for a one shot, but I really wanted to write you one and I knew you liked Riley so I figured I'd go ahead and do it and make it a surprise!(: So here it is, your Riley one shot! It's a continuation on Emie and Connor's. (: So, enjoy! I love youuuu <3 Rachel

            “Next up in seven minutes in heaven” Alex said. “Emily” and “Riley” I froze. No. I can’t do this. I can’t go in there with Riley. “Um… I can’t do that” I said. I ran out of the room and down the hall. “I’ll go get her” I heard Emie say. I moved a little further down the hall. There was a large winding staircase a little further down so I walked down and sat on the fourth step. “Emily” Someone called. “Emily, where are you?” The person kept coming closer. “There you are!” They said. They sat down on the step next to me. “You’re not Emie…” I said. “I know, I told her I would come get you” Riley said. I smiled a little bit. “What’s wrong?” Riley asked. “I can’t do it” I said. “Do what?” Riley asked. “Play seven minutes in heaven?” I nodded. “Why? Are you not allowed to?”

            “That’s not it…” I said. “Then what is it?” Riley asked. I sighed. “I don’t know if I can tell you” I said. “Come on, Em” Riley said. “You can tell me anything” He took my hand and my heart skipped a beat. Maybe eight… I jerked my hand back. Riley seemed a little shocked. “Is it me?” He asked. “Do you not like me?” Riley sounded hurt. I looked down at the ground. “I guess that’s a yes…” He mumbled. Riley stood up. “Riley, wait” I said. I grabbed his hand. “Why? So you can tell me how much you don’t like me?” He asked. Riley jerked his hand away. “No, that’s not it…” I said. “Then what is it?” He demanded. “I can’t tell you” I said. “Exactly, that’s what I thought” Riley said. He rolled his eyes and walked down the steps. Halfway down the hall I heard him talking to Connor.

            “Connor, I don’t know what to do” Riley said. “What do you mean?” Connor asked. “I thought Emily liked me… I thought she had a crush on me…” But I do! I thought. That’s why I can’t tell you why I can’t go in to the closet with you! I know you don’t like me… that’s why I won’t and can’t tell you… “Well Riley, sometimes things we think are wrong…” Connor said. “Connor! You’re supposed to help me. Not tell me I was wrong!” Riley cried. “Well Riley, I don’t know what else to tell you” Connor said. “I just need you to help me decide what to do” Riley said. “Ri, you’re my brother, and I love you, but I can’t always help you. Sometimes you have to figure out things on your own. And I think this just so happens to be one of those things…” Connor said. “But Connor, I can’t figure this out! I thought I had figured it out but I guess I was wrong…” Riley said. “Riley just go talk to her!” Connor cried.

            “But I already tried that and she said she couldn’t play seven minutes in heaven with me because she didn’t like me” Riley said. Actually… I never said that. I thought. “Did she say that?” Connor asked. “Or are you just assuming it?” “Well…” Riley said. “Riley” Connor said. “Fine. She didn’t actually say it. But she kinda implied it” Riley said. “Kinda?” Connor asked. “Well I asked her if it was because she didn’t like me and all she did was look down and not answer and then whenever I got up she said to wait and she said that that wasn’t it and when I asked what it was she said she couldn’t tell me” Riley said. “Ow! Connor! What was that for?!” Riley yelled. I take it Connor smacked Riley. “That doesn’t mean she doesn’t like you, Riley!” Connor cried. “There could actually be a reason why she can’t play and with all that you’ve done you’re just making her feel worse about it. Maybe she has a slight cold and didn’t want to get you sick too. Or maybe she has allergies or something like that”

            “Is that likely though?” Riley asked. “In my opinion it is” Connor said. “Now does it go for Emily? I don’t know. But it is a reason why someone wouldn’t want to do that” I smiled. Emie is a lucky girl to have someone as great as Connor for a boyfriend. “What’s going on out here?” Emie asked. “I can hear you, some anyways, in there!” “Riley thinks Emily doesn’t like him because she won’t play seven minutes in heaven with him” Connor said. Emie sighed. “Riley, get your butt back over to the steps and talk to Emily. Now.” Emie said. “But, but, but” Riley started to protest. “I don’t wanna hear it” Emie said. “Go talk to her” Riley sighed. “Fine… I will” I heard footsteps but I wasn’t sure who it was. I put my head in my lap and just sat there.

            “Emily… Mind if I sit down?” Riley asked. I shook my head. “Can we talk?” He asked. I shrugged. “I don’t see what there is to talk about” I said sitting up. “Why won’t you play seven minutes in heaven with me?” He asked. “Why is it such a big deal?” I asked. “It’s not that it’s a big deal…” Riley said. “I just thought you liked me… so I thought it would be kinda like Emie where she was scared to go inside with Connor at first but then would relax after a minute or two” I shrugged. “I guess you were wrong” I said. “But, why? Why won’t you do it?” Riley asked. I sighed. “Because I do like you Riley…” I said. “I knew you didn’t like me so I wasn’t going to tell you because I knew it wouldn’t end well. I knew it wouldn’t end like Emie and Connor. So I ran out of the room to avoid it. I hoped Alex would just draw another name and everyone would leave me alone but you came after me. So it didn’t really work out to my advantage…” I said.

            Riley leaned in and kissed me. This time it was my turn to be shocked. I made sure my heart didn’t skip too many beats and that it was still beating. “What was that about?” I asked. “Because I do like…” Riley said. He took my hand and my heart skipped a beat again. “That’s why I was hurt whenever I thought you hated me” He said. “Riley I could never hate you…” I said. Riley smiled. “So, does this mean you’d like the honor of being my girlfriend?” Riley asked. I grinned. “I would love it” I said. Riley and I stood up and walked back into the other room. “See, I told you you should go talk to her” Emie said to Riley. I laughed. “Yeah, you did” Riley said. He glanced over at me. “And I’m glad I did”