Baseball Vs. Softball

REVENGE PT2

CHASE POV

"-but I'm really hoping I get into Princeton on a softball scholarship." I hear Riley say. That's all I hear her say before everything goes mute. I've known Riley has always wanted to go to university but I never knew it would be an Ivy League school, let alone Princeton. Looking at her and seeing how happy she talks about wanting to get into that school I know that's been her dream from the way her eyes shine. I should be happy for her right? So then why does it feel like she just pulled my heart out and hit it out the field?

"You alright man?" Ritchie nudges me looking concerned

"Yea man," shaking my thoughts off I lie to him "I'm just thinking of ways to beat your ass in COD again.

"You know damn well I won that round and you're just a sore loser that can't handle losing." He joked

"Bet," I challenged "next round loser sleeps on the floor" sticking out my hand for him to shake

"Bet." He agrees and takes my hand.

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RILEY POV

Helping clear the table, I couldn't help but notice that pained look on Chase's face. Why did he look so hurt and upset? Piling up the dishes and taking them to the sink.

"Let me help you with those" speak of the devil and he shall appear, Chase offered

"Thank LiLi" I say

"No problem," he says "besides I can't let you clean by yourself considering we all ate." Placing dishes on the counter

Looking at him confused "but I'm not cleaning by myself" I say turning around to find everyone gone and leaving us two alone "of course" I huff out and roll my eyes

"I wash you rinse?" Chase offered giving me a small smile

"How about you wash and rinse and I finish clearing up the table?" I plead giving him the puppy eyes

"Damn it, ok you win" I knew he couldn't resist the eyes

Finishing up the table and almost done with the dishes we've made small talk here and there but I had a feeling something didn't feel right. Not wanting to sound crazy I just left it like that. Helping Chase out with the last of the dishes, taking up his offer earlier he washes and I rinse, we talk about Christmas coming up.

"I don't know I'm thinking of robbing a bank or something" He joked

"Right ok Mr badass over here" I say putting the plate on the drying rack

"Ok honestly I don't know what to get everyone. I'm stuck and can't think of what they would like." Being completely serious he washes the last plate with a sad look in his eyes

"It doesn't have to be anything over the top LiLi," I advise him "what matters is that it comes from the heart and have meaning."

"Wow That was deep. Who knew Lani could be deep." He teased

Taking the plate from his hand I start rinsing it "Shut up, I can be deep at times."
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"Back to planning. Ok so it was A, C, E and F right?" Asking Marie through all our papers again.

"Correcto" she answered laying on my bed

   Back in my room we resume my prank planning while the guys are downstairs playing again. So, that means we must hurry and place everything before they come up to sleep in my brothers room. This will teach them not to mess with me while I'm unconscious. After giving advise to Chase we went our separate ways once again. Not liking that weird feeling at all but also not being able to ask him if everything was ok.