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☠Alec's POV☠
Sarah stole Riley, and when she came back I just heard the news about Sarah and Joe. "Did you hear?!" Riley squealed, "Here what? That Joe and Sarah are together?" I asked casually, this made her angry, "Yeah how can you be so cool about this?" She asked crossing her arms, "I don't know boys just are," I said, she nodded and continued to dance grabbing my hands she made us sway. When a slower song came, Kocaine Karolina by Elle King, we looked at each other, "Come on you two don't you know how to dance?" An old guy said pushing us together, then returning to his dance partner, we jumped apart. I held my hand out to her, "May as well," I said, she looked at my hand, then a moment later took it, she placed her other hand on my shoulder and I put mind on the small of her back. She squirmed at the touch, her hands was sending vibrant tingles through my body making me feel alive. We smiled at each other as we two stepped, I wasn't all that good but she was pretty good, I span her and she giggled. I grabbed her back and dipped her, making her smile and giggle some more. It was infectious and addictive her laugh, her smile, everything about her, I'm not going to deny it but she looked so sexy in her skinny jeans and black v neck that came low in front her chest. A silent year dropped from her eye and went down her cheek, I grabbed her hand, "Come on let's go somewhere," I said pulling her out of the ballroom into the back. It was getting dark and we jogged to the edge of the woods, "Toby where are we-" she cut herself off and I pulled her into a hug, she really missed him but, he was so horrible to her. "It's okay I understand," I said, "No you don't! You've only been a stupid player your whole life!" She screamed pushing back she looked angry, "Actually your wrong," I said, she looked up, wiped a tear away, "What?" She asked, "I had a real girlfriend once to she cheated on me and I was sure I loved her but, never got the chance. So I turned to a player, yes I did, so that nobody could hurt me like she did, I could still get some, and there was no feelings attached." I said, her blue green eyes just stared at me, "That's why, if you've ever wondered why I do it," I said, leaning against a tree, she did the same across from me, her arms were pressed against the tree, and she was staring at the stars, picking at the bark with her silver fingers. Her black and blue hair looked amazing, "There's the Big Dipper," she said pointing up to the sky, I looked up, there it was. "Can I kiss you?" I asked, the words ran over my lips quicker than I could stop them, she but her lip and looked at me then nodded. I walked over to her cupped her face in my hands and met our lips. I felt a spark but she probably didn't, her hands were on my chest then she pushed me back slightly breaking the kiss, "Alec," she said breathlessly, "Alec I can't do this," she said, I looked at her confused, "You're....you're," she bit her lip, "You're going to hurt me," she said, stepping away from the tree, "And I can't be hurt like that again," she said, it was true I probably would screw up and hurt her. She was right I wouldn't want to do that not after I promised her mom I'd keep her safe, not only from Toby, but from anything that could hurt her. And that included me. A pain in my chest, she pulled her coat sleeves down past her hands grabbed her elbow, a swish of her hair and she started to walk away, I pressed my forehead against the tree. I slammed my fist into its bark, why am I such a stupid guy? Why me the player? Why couldn't she trust me? Because you're a douche just like she pointed out. I got angrier at this comment, I started to leave she was practically already at the resort, why didn't I go after her? What was I supposed to say if I did? Hey Riley I'll change I promise, her lips were so perfect, she's to good for me way out of my league. This is the second time she's rejected me, take a hint Alec. I knew she didn't even think I was hot when she walked into the bedroom with Dylan at the party Sarah got waisted. She liked him because he wasn't a player, but he was. She pretended I didn't see her because she think I didn't but, I did, and I wish I could tell her the way it pained me. I went back into the resort and looked for my mom, I went into the cocktail room in front and finally spotted her, I tapped her on the shoulder, "Hey babe," She said, "Mom can we go home?" I asked, "What? No we are staying here for the weekend with Riley's family, what's wrong Hun?" She asked, I sighed great now I made things even worse with Riley and I have to hang out with her all weekend. God I'm such an idiot. I grunted, "Uh nothing where am I sleeping?" I asked, "Well dad was supposed to bring the trailer out but, it wasn't packed so we are staying upstairs in the resort. I got you your own room," she sung room holding my key in front of my face, "Thanks," I said taking the key, "No problem the stuff is in your room," mom said, I smiled and went to the stairs. I checked the key 110, first floor even. At the top of the stairs I went to the left, and walked down the hallway my room was right beside the stairs for the next floor, which was fine. I opened the door, it was small but okay, there was a closet with a dresser on it, on the other side of the closet there was a coffee maker and a fridge, with a small cupboard area. A brown wooden side table with a queen sized bed then another side table on the other side. On the opposite of the bed was another brown wooden dresser with a tv on top, at the end of the room was the bathroom. It had a shower, toilet, sink and a small window by the sink to look out on the cocktail room. I leaned against the wall and looked out sighing. I was in a shitty mood and so upset about Riley, what was I going to do? I brushed my teeth and got undressed for bed, sleeping in my boxers. I turned on the tv and watched it for a bit before I got a text message from the guys,
BROS BEFORE HOES
Chase: Alec dude where you at??
Me: I tapped out early
Kevin: Dude you need to be here Joe and Sarah are hitting it off
Me: Have you only been watching them the whole time??
Chase: Yeah😟
Me: lul
Dylan: Bro come back out!!
Me: No I'm at my place don't come over!
Me: GOODNIGHT!! Have fun!
I shit my phone off and set it on the table, that's when I saw my bag at the end of the bed and grabbed my charger, plugged my phone in, turned off the tv and went to bed.
I was chasing her threw the forest, her black and blue hair flying behind her. "Come on slow poke!" She shouted laughing, the same infectious laugh echoing throughout the forest. I pushed my legs faster, I reached out and grabbed her by the waist, she squealed. I turned her over bent over her, only to be shocked when it was Tiana, "Tiana?" I asked, letting go and straightening up, she pulled her wig off. "Are you kidding me Rinder?" She asked, playing Riley's voice on a tape, "Hey give that back!" I shouted swiping at it she pulled her arm back. "You shouldn't have that?" I said, "Really and what are you going to do about it?" She snarled, I didn't know, when I didn't reply she spoke again, "You like this piece of garbage over me?" She asked, holding up a picture of Riley, I grabbed it from her fingers and let my fingers slide over Riley's perfect smiling face. The same one in my room, "Why do you have this?" I asked, "Alec I have access to your room every time I come over," she said that's when I clued in. "She isn't garbage," I said, she reached out and grabbed the collar of my shirt, pulled me in and our lips met. I was fouled by Tiana's same potion, her lips tasted bubble gummy, her scent smelt like lavender, her hips crashing against my body perfectly. "Don't act like you don't want me," Tiana said, pushing me back and shoving the wig and tap into my arms, then walked away. Thats when I figured it out, why everyone I see Riley, I feel amazed, why I need to kiss her perfect lips, why she looks so amazing always. Why her laugh was infectious even on a tape recording, I Alec Matthew Rinder was getting a crush on Riley.
"Awec! Awec!" I heard someone shout, then shake me, "Alec!" Another scream, I rolled over and slowly opened my eyes, revealing Natalie, and Kimberly, "Good morming!" Kimberly shouted I ran my hand along her head, it was a dream only a dream. I do not have crushes, never, not after my ex, no crushes here. "Get out, where's Riley?" I asked Natalie as she collected Kimberly, "Riding horses with the others we want to go over but, we aren't aloud to drive the quads," Natalie said, I nodded and they left, riding horses in the carrel at her grandparents. I jumped up brushed my teeth, jumped in the shower gelled my hair back and grabbed some jeans and a grey t shirt. Then slipped on my black adidas and ran out the door, they started to run down the stairs. I followed them all the way to the quads, Kimberly sat in front of me, Natalie behind me, and I started the quad, not quite sure which way they went I ask Nat, "Down the horse cage," Nat says, pointing towards the open gate at the end I head down it and into there yard, I see Riley look over, she's wearing faded blue jeans, knee high riding boots and a grey t-shirt, with brown faded sunglasses. She is walking around the pen with her horse and Ava on top, the other kids wait at the fence for their turn, as I go over there, Riley grabs the horn and pulls herself into the tall horse that towers her. "You can cut her some weight too," her grandma says, "Wait why are you selling her?" Riley asks, worry evident in her voice, "No but look at her she's fat as a pig," Her grandma says, "I've got to go into the house," she says turning away and walking towards me. Riley starts riding around the pen increasing speed, "Hey darling there's breakfast in the house," Riles grandma says, patting me on the back I nod. And put my arms on the fence and lean against it, the horse is breathing heavily and she looks pro and so beautiful. "Mark open that gate for me please?" Riley says, the other kids help Riley's little brother open the gate, "thanks, follow me this way, I'll give you all a ride in the big pen." She says trotting her horse out of the gate and across the driveway to the bigger pen, the kids start running and screaming behind the horse and I follow behind them. She gets the first kid on the horse and sits up behind them, then races around the pen. She does this with each of the kids twice before she decides to un-saddle the horse. The kids leave comparing each of their experiences, Riley takes off the saddle then starts brushing her sweaty muddy horse. She tied the horse to the post, "Hi," I say scratching the back of my head, "Oh hi," Riley says smiling, "What's it's name?" I ask her gesturing to the horse, I lean against the neighbouring post, "Et it's a girl," Riley says, I nod she continues to comb her, "Listen about last night-" "I'd prefer not to talk about last night, I think it would make it less awkward for us," Riley says, I nod, not like it couldn't get any more awkward. When she finishes combing her horse she sprays her with bug spray, and walks her back to her pen. Remembering the way I felt in the dream, and comparing it to now, feeling not as smooth as I usually am, feeling like I need to impress her. Could I have a crush on Riley Devin? Maybe, I grab my phone and press shuffle on music, the song Lush Life by Zara Larsson plays and I start doing the wave and moving my arms and flailing myself everywhere. Making a complete fool of myself, "What are you doing?" Riley laughs, score I got a laugh, "Dancing what are you doing?" I ask grinding horribly, she bursts out laughing again, "No seriously what are you doing?" Riley laughs again, pushing her new bangs out of her face, I get on the ground and start doing the worm, "You know there's horse shit right there," Riley says stepping over me, I shoot up, and look on the ground. There isn't any she starts walking backwards and pointing at me, Lips Are Movin by Megan Trainor comes on. Riley starts dancing and lip syncing with every word, "Now this is how you dance," Riley says, she drops to the ground then stands up turns, slaps her butt then starts to walk away. I smile oh god, my pants just got squishy, "I know you lie cause your lips are moving!" Riley shouts, I grab her waist and spin her then dip her. She looks shocked then smiles revealing white teeth, "Come on," she laughs grabbing my wrist as I start dancing again, "Let's get some food," she says walking into the garage of her grandparents. In the garage there is a set of stairs to go upstairs to the doorway, where there is a long hallway, on the left there is a bedroom and farther down on the right there is another bedroom across from that a bathroom, a balcony with an elk head, stairs for downstairs, and after the stairs it opens up to a living room Adam on the left is the kitchen which is pretty big. The fridge and counters and cupboards is on the right, then a water jug across from the entrance, and a door to go outside beside that. Beside the door is the sink, dishwasher and more cupboards. Then another doorway to the dining room, on track left of the first entrance is, cupboards a microwave, and a oven with lots of counter space. Riley walks in opens up the fridge and doesn't find anything to eat so she goes into the cookies jar and grabs a cookie, "Think fast," she laughs tossing a cookie to me which I catch, they are chocolate chip and still soft, my favourite, "These are amazing," I say moaning into the cookie, she opens the door and walks out onto the deck. I follow her and walk down the stairs to a paved area and then a small lawn with three flower boxes, and a pond with a fence. Riley walks over to a table other brunch stuff on it and I grab a few pieces of bacon and a sausage. Riley waves and walks to the left, out of the fence, "Got enough?" Riley asks, "No I don't think so," I say, she walks up to three rows of raspberries, she picks a couple and plops them in her mouth. I do the same, swallowing the last bit of my food, she walks past the front of the barn and turns, she walks down a bit then to a chicken pen. "Woah with all of this there's chickens back here!" I shout, she chuckles, and goes in the green gate then opens the door for it, she grabs a bucket and collects a few eggs. Then leaves, she's so smooth, and gorgeous. "How bout we go back to the resort and watch gossip girl?" Riley shouts, she could be as much a country girl as she is a city girl, "Oh I'm just dying to know who A is," I sigh, "Woah bro that's the wrong show, that's Pretty Little Liars," she says holding her hand up, "Oh," I say, "How about Grey's Anatomy?" I ask, "Fine it'll do," Riley says, we drop the eggs of inside then grab separate quads and head back to the resort, "What room you in?" Riley asks me as we walk inside, I'm glad we're okay again. "110," I reply, "Actually? I'm in 111, right across the hall from you," she says. I nod, "My room or yours?" I ask wiggling my eyebrows, "Stop it!" She shouts punching me in the shoulder, "Stop what?" I ask, she opens the door, "Making everything so dirty," she says, we head upstairs, "My room has Mark's and Ava's disaster in it," she says, "So yours," she says. I open my room, and we head in, she grabs the remote before I have the chance to get in. "Haha!" She shouts I throw off my shoes and run over to the bed and try and grab her arm, but she kneels on the bed, forcing me to get up off my laying position, I lunge for the remote, she pulls it away and I fly off the bed. She bursts out laughing but crawls off the bed, "Alec are you okay?" She asks hearing me not laughing, but it's all part of my plan, she drops the remote and tries to roll me over, but I grab the remote and stand up. "Got it!" I say she tries to jump to grab it but she's just so short, I sit on the bed with my legs stretched out in front of me. Riley crawls over top of my legs and gets under the blankets, she lays against the pillows, and against my arm, which is stretched out behind her which I did before. I'm not doing the moving guy stretch the arm out. We finally decide on Grey's Anatomy, and after a little while, Riley passes out, on me. Her head is on my chest, my arm around her and she's curled up in a ball. She smells so good, and my heart is racing with the tingling that's going on. This is so comfortable and I enjoy it before she wakes up, looking at her sleep remembering every part of her body, I would be remembering her face but I can't see it. When Grey's is over, Riley moves and then straightens upwards, her back against my arm, our bodies touching. When she realizes how close she is she slides on to the far side of the bed, "Sorry," she says, "No it's okay," I say, "How long was I out?" She asks yawning, she stretches her arms towards the sky, "A whole Grey's show so, forty-five minutes," I says she nods. "What time is it?" She asks standing, and going over to the mini fridge, then closing when she has no luck with anything. "1:15," I say checking my phone, "half hour till the continental breakfast is over, coming?" She asks, putting on her shoes, and opening the door, I roll out of bed and put my shoes following her out, we go to the stairwell beside my room and go upstairs. That's where the meeting room is and continental food, and a small arcade with workout room. We go into the food room and see sandwiches and fruit and a whole bunch of food. I grab a strawberry yogurt, and a beef sandwich with a Coke. I sit with Riley at a table in the centre of the room, she has a ham sandwich, Coke and vanilla yogurt. "No fruit yogurt?" I ask her cracking open my Coke, "No I don't like the chunks," she says opening her sandwich, she bites into it. "Tell me why has The Great Alec Rinder turned down random hook ups," Riley says, "What do you mean?" I ask, have I been that low key? "Alec I can hear you from my room, your a loud talker, and in the hallway, why did you turn down Tiana?" She asks, "I didn't turn her down," I say, "Yeah but, you re scheduled a lot of times, and now your skipping for tonight," She adds, waiting patiently, "Because I...well..." I said, so I tell her it was because I thought it would ruin our friendship, "Come on," she says, "I didn't want it to ruin our friendship," I say sighing, "We're friends?" She asks taking a its of her yogurt, raising her eyebrows, "Well I thought so," I said I'm so stressed. "Even after you kissed me," she says, I blush, she smiles, "Twice might I add," Se says, what is she trying to do? "What are you trying to do?" I ask, she shakes her head, "you done?" She asks grabbing my tray, I nod and she empties our garbage onto the same tray and takes it to the garbage. We both still have our Cokes, "I'm going to my room, so see ya," Riley says going into her room, I wave goodbye. And her door closes, I can't deny the rise in heartbeat I feel every time I see her, I can't deny the need to laugh when I'm around her, I can't deny the fact that I think I have a crush on Riley.