Everything Will be Fine, I Promise
I walked through the hallways looking everywhere for Riley still without finding her
The day I was in her apartment, she confessed to me that her feelings never went away and finally I told her that I also have feelings for her
Since the last time I was with her I promised myself not to hurt her again and now I plan to pick up the pieces of her heart that I unconsciously broke
"Are you looking for Riley?" I heard a voice behind me
"Have you seen her?" I asked, I turned around to see Desi
"I think he's in the technology area," he said, "I'm glad you finally had the courage to ask him out on a date, after a month of doing nothing I was starting to think you had given up"
"That never, I just wanted ... to change, for her, I know I have problems and I don't want to hurt her more than I have already done, I want to be the best version of me to be with her"
Desi chuckled softly "that's good, and that reminds me that I have therapy with Evan so I'm leaving, good luck with Riley"
"Thank you" I said with a slight smile
Since Desi and I broke up a month ago we have been very good friends as things between us ended on good terms
Walk for a few minutes before she finally reaches the tech area
And there she was, she was wearing tight pants, a purple shirt and her black leather jacket, her beautiful hair was down and her curls fell on her shoulders, she had little makeup and in short she looked beautiful
I took a deep breath trying to calm my nerves, I feel like the first time I wanted to ask a girl out
"Come on Angus, this is Riley, your Riley, you already told her how you feel and she reciprocated your feelings, it is impossible for her to reject you, right?" i told myself
"If you keep talking only people will think you're crazy" Riley's voice made me startle
"Riley" I said nervous
"Is something wrong? You've been standing there for a while" she said
"Well, I wanted to talk to you, if you are not very busy" I said nervous
She nodded with a small smile and reopened the door for us both to enter the room.
"What's up?" she asked
I looked around making sure no one was there, took a deep breath and spoke
"I wanted to ask you out on a date" I said, my nerves ate me up inside
"a date, date?" asked Riley
"Yes, it's been a while since I told you how I felt and I think now is the perfect time to invite you. "He opened his mouth to reply but stopped when our phones rang simultaneously
"or it was" I said with disappointed
"Matty needs us, we'll talk about this later," he said
I just nodded and walked with her to the door
M&R
The mission was a recovery of government data that had been lost for some reason that I did not hear because I spend most of my time thinking about Riley
Only her and I were assigned to this mission which was good for me as it gave me the opportunity to speak with her without interruptions during the flight.
I walked towards her and I sat in front of her and she smiled at me, god, I love her smile
"So, about before .." I tried to say something else but it stopped me
"Mac, I would love to go out with you but… I'm scared" she said lowering her head
"Scared of what, Riles?" I asked for
"What could happen if this doesn't work? I can't lose you Mac, it was very important to me and if I lose you I would break completely" he said with a tear sliding slowly down his cheek.
I reached out my hand and gently wiped the tears that had started to fall from her beautiful face "that will not happen, I will not allow it, I would never do anything to hurt you"
She looked me in the eye and I stretched out my hand and took hers on the table "everything will be fine, I promise"
She smiled as my thumb gently caressed her hand, I know everything will be fine, because I love her
