Riley POV

“No better than…"

“What’s going on here?”

“Oh hey Liam. I thought Juliet was going to stay with you?”

Liam had the passed out Juliet hanging over his shoulder.

“Well I don’t always like dealing with her and her hangovers. Plus I can’t make those smoothies like you do.” He winked at me.

“Yeah it’s tricky.”

Just as Liam was about to walk away I asked him for help.

“Liam can you do me a favor?”

“Of course!”

“Can you get this thing away from me and out of my house?” I pointed at Harry with an aggravated face.

“No problem.”

Liam set Juliet in her room coming back for Harry.

Harry looked at me with a confused face.

“I just kissed you. Don’t you want to talk about that? Who do I remind you of? Don’t you want to know why I know so much?”

“Harry the girl doesn’t want you here. Why can’t you respect that?”

“Liam just give us a second!”

“A second is too long for me.”

Harry POV

Liam was coming towards me but I got up on my own. I’m so annoyed right now. I’m annoyed with Riley. Before she was so innocent and apprehensive around me but now she seems more brave and my idea isn’t taking a tole as I hoped.

I was half way out her bedroom door when I turned around.

“You know Riley, you’ll remember someday and I will be there when it happens.”

“Why would I ever want to remember such a monster like you?”

“You don’t mean that.”

She stood up, walking over to the door slamming it in my face. I want to yell at her through the door but that will only make our relationship go backwards. Well as of right now in her world we don’t have any sort of relationship at all.

I turned around to look at Liam. “What the fuck is wrong with her!?” I whispered at him in a harsh voice.

“You’re the problem!”

“Me!?”

“I think you’re trying to rush everything. I mean kissing her!? That’s a huge step. And so
soon.”

Ugh. I rolled my eyes at him walking past him bumping his shoulder with mine.

“How mature Harry.”

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It’s been five months. Five long months. I’ve tried everything. Being seductive. Being polite. Sending love notes, flowers. Secretly leaving roses at her parent’s grave. The whole shabang and she’s been shutting me down. It’s now winter and I feel like giving up but I can’t. I’ve kept my distance for a long time. Every time we make eye contact it’s such a nonexistence feeling. There’s nothing there anymore.

I haven’t been at her house in ages. I haven’t talked or texted her in ages. There’s just nothing there. It’s like her memory isn’t coming back.

I still talk to Juliet though. Asking how Riley is doing and all. She’s the same old Riley as usual, well before she met me. She’s been hanging out with Elle and Ashley as well. They had to rekindle their relationship but it didn’t take long. I went to all their volleyball games to see how amazing my baby is. I know we aren’t together but she is still my baby. She always will be.

Mindy has been all over me since she heard about Riley. I don’t mind since Riley seems like she will never come running back to me. Mindy and I haven’t done anything per say. A kiss here or there and going out to parties. I hang out with her more often to try and forget about Riley. I’ve been getting high again to get my mind off of Riley. I stopped drinking and smoking since I have met her. But the habit started all over again. I’ve been trying everything and anything I can but it never really works. Riley always pops back in my head.

My phone started buzzing in my back pocket.

“Hello?”

“Hey Harry I have a thought.”

“Okay. What is it Juliet?”

“Well everyone is coming over to my place since my parent’s will be gone for business. I think you should come since all of us haven’t hang out as a family.”

“Juliet I don’t think it would be a good idea.”

“Everyone misses you and they want you there as well! Trust me. And you haven’t heard the sex of Perrie and Zayn’s baby yet!”

“I don’t need to know that.”

“But I know you want to. Harry just come. And you’ll see Riley. Close up this time. You guys haven’t talked in five months. Maybe things have changed. Just please come. I’ll even pick you up.”

I can see her big puppy dog eyes and pouty lips in my head.

“You make me sick. Pick me up whenever.”

“See you soon Harry! Trust me, this will be perfect!”

I hung up. What did I get myself into?

---

Juliet picked me up and drove into her driveway. Everyone else was already here, I can tell by all the cars parked out front.

“Do any of them know I’m coming?”

“No,” she smiled at me. Cheeky little girl.

She opened the door singing, “Look who I found!” I appeared and everyone was surprised.
Riley was on the floor playing Jenga with Niall. She was wearing a white sweater with a scarf, and leggings with a special design on them. She looked absolutely stunning. I haven’t been this close to her in forever. My breathing began to hitch. I wanted to squeeze her so tight but I came back to reality.

Louis was the first to put a smile on his face and welcome me to the group. Everyone else joined in. Riley was the only person not to say anything. She just played with the tips of her hair.

“So Harry. You haven’t heard the gender of Zayn and mines baby!”

“Boy or girl?”

“Girl!”

“Whoa. Congratulations! That’s amazing, I am so happy for you both.”

“She’s kicking. Would you like to feel?”

“Um, how do I do that?”

“You put her hand on her stomach retard.”

I looked at Juliet and rolled my eyes at her. Duh you put your hand on the tummy! I think I’m just acting stupid because Riley is here. I turned my attention back to Perrie and eyed her pregnant belly. I really want to feel the baby kick but I’m nervous. I’ve never done it before. I heard a voice speak behind me.

“Here let me.”

She knelt besides me. Taking my hand leading me to Perrie’s stomach. She laid it on her big tummy. Her hand never left mine when I made contact to Perrie.

I didn’t feel a kick at first, but a few seconds later I did. I began to smile. I had the biggest smile possible on my face. I am sure all my teeth were showing.

“I never want to take my hand off. Is that weird?”

“No. I touch Perrie’s stomach all day everyday. Well I am the father so I think I have to.” We all laughed.

Riley let go of my hand so I did the same to Perrie.

“Do any of you guys want to play fugitive?”

“What’s that?” Riley asked.

“So participants split into two teams. The group playing the role of the cops use their vehicles to “arrest” the fugitives. Their goal is to get to a planned location. Often times, the two locations are far apart, and players have to dart across traffic, lawns etc.. It’s super fun! I’m sure you’ll enjoy it! We played it all the time back in the day. And of course Niall complained so I suggest you not be on his team.”

“Eleanor!”

“What? Only speaking the truth Niall.”

“Sure why not!? It sounds cool. Let me just go upstairs use the bathroom and change.”

“Okay we’ll wait outside for you.”

“Okey dokey.”

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“What do you think is taking her so long?”

“I don’t know. Do you want to check on her with me Juliet?”

“Yeah.”

We walk up the stairs making it to Riley’s room. We open her door and see her crying, sitting Indian style on her bed. She’s pulling her hair rocking back and forth.

“Riley what’s wrong?”

Riley lifts the book up. Juliet and I are a bit worried. We don’t know what’s happening. She lifts up her diary. I thought Juliet hid that from her so she couldn’t figure out what has happened this past year. I walk over to her to try and comfort her but she just shoves me
away.

“Why would I ever date you?”

I couldn’t give her an explanation.

She stood up and ran out of her room, ran out of the house. I followed her quick on her tail. I grabbed her upper arm trying to lead her back into the house.

“Riley you can’t just run away anymore! You now know what has happened!”

I feel an agonizing pain in my shin. She kicked me. She kicked me! She got out of my grasp and started running again. I caught up to her. I can’t let her run anymore. I grabned her waist lifting her up over my shoulder. Riley began to kick my back with her tough boots. I sat her down and shook her trying to get her out of this frenzy.

“I know, it’s hard to wake up from a nightmare if you aren’t even sleeping.”

She’s looking all around trying to find an escape route.

“Why would I love you? I don’t understand! You probably manipulated me, gave me drugs or something to fall for you!”

“One day you are going to remember me and how much you loved me and how much I loved you. I still do Riley! Then you’re going to hate yourself for letting me go! Don't let me go!”

“If you loved me we wouldn’t be in this mess, none of it!”

“I don’t know. Things happen for a reason. I wish I knew what the reason was. Riley, I’ve been waiting for you to know this stuff. Waiting is a sign of true love and patience. Anyone can say ‘I love you,’ but not everyone can wait and prove it’s true. I've been waiting for five fucking months!”

“Harry you’re holding me really tight.”

She had a struggling face on.

“Riley did you just hear me?”

“Let go you’re hurting me!” she barked in my face.

I let go of her arms. The bruises were already pretty dominant.

“What have I done?”

“You might have saved me from that guy Jake, you might have been there for me every time I was in the hospital, supposedly you made me happy but you will never have me in this time. I never want you. What girl would?”

“You wanted me! You have to remember all the fun times we had together Riley!”

She didn’t cared. She made her way back to her house.

"I fell in love with a music box. You were a music box, with your lid shut tight. Just waiting to see who was lovely enough to want to hear something beautiful. Just waiting to see who cared enough to open you up. I cared. At first I didn’t but after that first couple dates, I was head over heels. You changed me. I am so eternally grateful for that. Just please give me a second chance Riley Elizabeth Shawn.”

“In my diary I wrote that I gave you three chances. That’s more than two. So no.”

I fell to me knees. No, no, no!

She closed her front door, closed her bedroom blinds and switched the light off. I sat on her front lawn pulling my knees to my chest and cried. I felt a hand rub my shoulder. I didn’t look up. I already knew who it was. Juliet. It was a mistake to come. If I wasn’t here she wouldn’t be broken right now.

Notes

So Riley knows what has happened between her and Harry and so far she is not happy about it.

Do you think she will go back to him? Could they possibly have a friendship instead of a relationship?

And Perrie is having a girl! Comment what you think her name should be! :)

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