Lie To Me

Riley’s P.O.V.

I went upstairs after breakfast and grabbed my phone. I looked over the room before checking my phone. Ugh.
H: Hey babe. I made it! How are things there?
H: Riley?
*missed call*
H: Riley, you’re scaring me. Is everything okay?
H: Riley, Sarah isn’t answering either.
*missed call*
H: Riley call me! Or please respond.
“Everything okay?” Luke asked from behind me. I must’ve jumped, “Sorry, didn’t mean to scare you.”
“You’re fine. I’m fine. I just missed a lot on my phone.”
“Hunter?”
“Yeah...”
“He seems like a nice guy.”
“You don’t get to say that after last night.” I scoffed.
“Do you regret it?”
“Luke.”
“I’m serious. Do you?”
“Luke I--” my phone began ringing, “I can’t do this right now.” I shut the door and took the call.
“Hunter! Hi! I’m so sorry. Things got crazy last night.”
“What happened?” he sounded concerned.
Well I slept with my ex, who turns out I am madly in love with still.
“Sarah and I had some old friends come over and we all got a little drunk.”
“Old friends? I didn’t know you two had anyone else in the inner circle.”
“It’s a long complicated story. How is the business trip?”
“Well, I’m missing you like crazy. You had me worried sick.”
“I’m sorry again.”
“Can you facetime?”
“Aw babe, I’m walking out the door with Sarah again. Later?”
“Maybe tomorrow, I’m about to go into meetings all day. I love you.”
“Love you too.”
I opened the door. “How did I know you would still be here.
“Cause you know me.”
“Knew. You became a completely different person when you let the fame consume you.” I spat.
“Ry, I never changed.”
“You did Luke. Drugs, sex with random girls, and that god awful hair.”
We both had a laugh.
“The hair tore us apart?” he smiled.
“Not entirely, but it was awful.” I chuckled. He began helping me clean up.
“Do you love him?” he asked.
“Did you love Arzaylea?”
“Touche.”
The room was practically spotless when we were done. You’d never know what had been done the night before. We moved on to the room he was supposed to sleep in.
“You really have some life here.” he spoke.
“Ah yes, a big empty house to myself every other week. Empty conversations at the country club. And a rock on my hand that would sink me straight to the bottom of the ocean. What a life.”
“Why be engaged then?”
“I needed a change Luke. You broke my heart in a million pieces.”
“Your heart?” He gasped. “You left me in New York. Left. You got a new number, new house, new life. I got ahold of you and asked you to meet me at the country club, when you agreed I thought everything could be fixed.”
“So did I, but you didn’t show.”
“I didn’t show?! I watch you walk into the arms of another man!” he snapped. “I sent you the drink so you would look around, see me, tell him to screw off, but you kept his gaze and now you’re engaged! That’s why I came back! I want you back. I need you. Riley, I fucked up. I regret everything, but not you. Please.”
“Um- guys?” Sarah interrupted.
Luke quickly stormed out.
“What just happened?” Sarah asked, but I couldn’t speak.
She pulled me into a hug and sat on the bed with me.
---
That night Sarah and I sat on the couch eating popcorn and chocolate, watching romcoms. A soft knock occured on the front door.
“I’ll get it.” Sarah spoke, getting up. “Did you order something?” She asked, bringing in a box.
“Um, no?” I stated, opening the box. “There isn’t a shipping label, so it was just left?”
I slowly finished opening the box to find 5SOS merch, backstage passes, and a note. ‘5SOS cordially invites you to our show tomorrow night. We miss you girls. We hope you’ll be there. With love, Cal, Ash, Luke, Mikey’
“I don’t know...” I hesitated.
“Yeah, I don’t know if I’m ready to be open about last night.” she chuckled.
“Was he good?” I smirked.
“As good as Luke must have been.” she stated, I flushed all my color. “You know? Back in the day?”
“Right! Yeah, probably.”
“You look like you saw a ghost.”
“Just thought of the ‘back in the day’ days.”
“Do you still love him? Be honest. Between you and me.”
“I don’t know.” I shrugged.
I set the box aside and turned back to the movie. Why can’t love be as easy as the movies make it?

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