Lie To Me

Luke’s P.O.V.

I woke up before Riley and stumbled into my mom’s kitchen.
“Morning.” she smiled brightly.
“Morning.” I replied as she handed me a warm cup of coffee.
“How was your date last night? I heard you come in quite early this morning.”
“Amazing. I know that I love Riley, but she gives me a new, better reason everyday. I just-- I’m speechless.” my cheeks burned with excitement.
Mom gave me a hand squeeze, she looked very emotional, but smiled, “I am so happy for you, Luke. I am so happy you got her back.”
“Me too.” I smiled.
“How about we go out for lunch before you leave tonight?”
“I’d love to.”
“Maybe I’ll get a few pictures of the happy couple.” she winked.
“Not likely, Mrs. Hemmings. Luke is camera shy.” Riley butt in with a childish grin.
Mom smiled, pulling Ry in for a hug, “Morning, love.”
“Morning.” Riley smiled, taking the hot seat next to me. “So lunch today?”
I nodded, still not fully awake.
“I think it’d be a fun outing before you two leave for the big award show.”
“Oh, don’t worry. I am not going to that.” my heart sank at Riley’s words.
“What? Why?” I demanded.
Riley’s eyes widened, “Are all the other girls going?”
“Of course.”
“Really? It seems like a very band member only thing.” she replied.
“It’s the billboards. So, although huge for us to even be nominated, it’s about our support as well. Tell me you’ll come.”
“You askin’ me on another date, Hemmings? Seems a little soon.” she joked.
“I’ll take that as a yes.”
“What will I wear?”
“Don’t worry, Crystal has your dress waiting when we land.”
“You know, I was just getting used to the peace and quiet.” she sighed.
“I was just getting used to you both staying here.” Mom popped in.
“We’ll be back soon, mom.”
“Not soon enough.” she smiled, “I’m lucky if I’ll see you before I have grandchildren.” she joked.
“I promise it’ll be before then. He still has to marry me.”
My heart skipped a beat. That was the first time since Riley left Hunter that she has mentioned marriage. Even last night when she thought I was going to propose-- I hadn’t started thinking about it until now; I didn’t want to rush.
“Luke?” Riley called.
“Sorry, space.” I chuckled.
“Let’s go get ready for the day?”
I followed her to my room and quickly closed the door behind us. I cupped her face in my hands and kissed her.
“Luke!” she squealed.
“Sorry, I just got to thinking about the future and how much I love you.”
“Slow down.” she chuckled, “We have all the time in the world.”
“I don’t want to lose you again.”
Her expression dropped, she sat on the bed next to me and rested her hand on mine. “You’re not going to.” her eyes pierced mine and I could tell she meant it. I softly kissed her forehead, “Good.” I replied, “I guess we should get ready, huh?”
She nodded and searched her suitcase for her last outfit.
“Luke.” she sighed.
“Riley.”
“I don’t want to go back. Everything here has been disconnected, but we have to face reality.”
“If I showed up with a plane ticket, and a shiny diamond ring with your name on it, would you wanna run away too?” I sang jokingly.
“Yes.” Riley laughed. “Seriously though, what are we going to do?”
“Take it one day at a time.” I smiled. “It’s all we can do.”

Riley’s P.O.V.

Luke and I got ready for the outing with Liz. I figured if she was going to be taking pictures of more than the scenery today, I could look a little better than the past week. I left my hair to it’s natural waves, but put on some make up; nothing fancy, just mascara and red lipstick. I put on my crop-top, shorts, and converse, then found Luke in another room, strumming his guitar. I loved the rasp in his voice as he belted “I’ve Got This Friend”. It was a song I hadn’t heard since one of the first times I had seen the band perform.

*8 years ago*
I popped my window open gently and quietly crawled out. I climbed down the side of the house like a stealth and hopped onto Luke’s bike.
“You know, this would be better if you had a car.” I laughed as I held onto his shoulders.
“This gig is the first step to a car.” I could tell he was smiling, although I couldn’t see his face. We rode up to the venue, which was a small music hall in the middle of the city.
“Wow.” Luke gasped, “You look amazing.” he scratched the back of his head slightly after seeing me.
“Thank you.”
“Stay close to me, okay? I don’t want any guys hitting on you.”
“Luke.”
“Riley, I mean it. You’re with the band.”
“I’m with the band.” I repeated.
“Plus, seriously, if some creep picks you up and you’re not home, I don’t know how to explain that after you snuck out.” he smiled.
“Fine!” I laughed. I took Luke’s arm and followed him backstage.
I met the rest of the band for the second time, but they made me feel like family, just like Luke.
“Okay, so we’re almost on. You can watch from back here if you want.” Luke spoke, I could tell he was extremely nervous.
“You’re going to do great, Luke. I’m right here for you.”
He blushed, thank you.” he hugged me tightly, then looked out to the crowd.
“Is that Corey?”
My heart jumped, “It is... I wondering what he’s doing here.”
“Hey, “ Luke cooed, “Chin up. You’ll have a great time just like him.”
“Luke!” Ashton called.
“I better go.” Luke kissed my cheek and ran to the boys.
I pulled my phone out and tried texting Corey ‘Hey, can’t sleep, what are you up to?’ but he didn’t even bother checking his phone.
I heard 5SOS be announced and slipped my phone back in my pocket, while turning my attention to them.
“How is everyone tonight?” Luke asked, before their first song played. I couldn’t help but smile. They were all so happy on stage.

Luke’s P.O.V.

I looked over to Riley, sadly looking out to Corey. He came with another girl. We had made eye contact several times throughout the set, I wanted to punch him straight in the face. I turned to the boys, “I’ve Got This Friend?” They glanced to Riley, and gave me a nod.
“Can I have a minute? I've gotta tell you something I heard that someone likes you and it might be nothing but he's right in front of you. He's kinda my size; Don't look back 'cause he's lookingI think you know him, but you just don't know that he's right in front of you. Baby, you've been talking to him nearly every day. He really likes all the games that you play. He told me to tell you to see what you'd say before he jumps in and he asks for a date. 'Cause I've got this friend who's crazy about you; I’ve got this friend who can't be without you; I've got this friend and I wish I could see how this would end if you knew it was me.”
*after the show*
We were signing autographs and taking photos, Riley stepped into the restroom before we left.
“Hey, man. Could you not mention this to Riley?” Corey asked.
“You’re cheating on her, aren’t you?”
“Just, please don’t tell her.” he began walking away strapped around a small blonde.
“He’s cheating isn’t he?” Riley asked, from behind me, tears in her eyes.
“Let’s get out of here.”
We jumped on my bike and went to our spot.
“Luke, maybe I should just get home.” she sighed.
“Why? So you can mope alone, when your best friend could be cheering you up?”
Riley blushed.
“Do you think-?”
“You don’t want to know what I think. How did you like the show?”
“You guys were amazing! I had no idea how talented you all are together. I really like that song, I got this friend?”
“Good.” I smiled. “Here.” I spoke, pulling out our favorite snacks. We stayed out til morning talking about life and love; I got her home just before her mom would notice. I fall more and more in love with her everyday. I’ll find a way to get back at Corey.

*Present day*

Riley’s P.O.V.

I smiled at Luke as he finished the song. “I remember that tune.”
He chuckled, “Yeah?”
“I should’ve known then Corey was cheating.”
“You knew. Love is blind.”
“Fair enough.”
“Should we get to lunch? We have a flight to catch soon.”
“I know. We probably should.”
We met Liz at a cafe down the street and enjoyed a nice lunch, although Luke did get stopped quite a few times for photos and pictures. We strolled over to a few different scenic places and took photos with Liz before she drove us to the airport.
“I’m going to miss you both.” she spoke.
“We’re going to miss you too.” We spoke insync, hugging her.
“Come back soon, okay?”
“We will.”
We quickly found our way to boarding and began the journey back to the states. Mid-flight Liz had the pictures sent to us and Luke had already posted one, so I followed suit. We gave eachother a quick smile, then drifted to sleep.

*19 hours later*

We landed and were quickly greeted by pretty much everyone. Crystal swiftly pulled me in a seperate direction and began changing me before we were in private.
“Are we in that much of a hurry?” I complained.
“We are. And I wanted to ask what happened at the restaurant?”
“The one with the city view?”
“Yes!”
“Nothing?”
“Nothing?!” she took a glance at my hand.
“Was something supposed to?” I asked, pulling my left hand to my right.
“No, but I figured he would do it on a whim like everything else in his life.”
My stomach was suddenly uneasy, why didn’t he?
“C’mon, no time to diddle daddle. We have an award show to take over.” Crystal smiled, continuing to make me pretty. I am not ready for this.

Notes

This is about to get all sorts of messed up. XOXO