Girl Meets The Big Secret

Chapter 10 - Intensity

She walked out to see everyone at the table. The table roared with laughter and Riley knew she could slip away. Instead, she walked over to the bar for another drink. She didn't drink much, but she needed to drown her emotions. The bartender smirked as Riley sat down. He didn't even ask, she hadn't changed her drink order. Riley was fiddling with her hair when she felt his presence. He stood by the bar dressed in an all-black tux and he leaned on the grain.

"Scotch, neat," he asked the bartender that was flirting with Riley.

"And whatever she was drinking," Lucas said and leaned closer towards Riley.

The bartender picking up on the subtle hints walked away to get the drinks. Riley fumbled with the clutch Maya forced her to bring. She pulled out a ten-dollar bill and tried to give it to him. He looked at the bill and then back at her, her eyes locked onto the bar.

"What are you doing?" He asked and she looked at him.

"Paying for my drink," Riley said incredulously.

"First that wouldn't even cover the soup here, second it's on me," Lucas said.

"Uh first, he's been giving me ten-dollar drinks, and second I can afford it," Riley said annoyed.

"That's because he is trying to screw you," Lucas said and Riley gasped.

"Oh come on, I bet you he doesn't even know your eye color, he's been staring at you since you walked in," Lucas huffed.

Riley rolled her eyes and popped her lips. The bartender walked over and Riley shut her eyes.

"What color are my eyes!" She asked him.

Both the bartender and Lucas were astonished by her random outburst. Lucas looked at the bartender who was obviously sweating at the random question and Lucas grabbed his scotch.

"Green?" The bartender said and Riley let out a disappointed sigh.

"No," Riley sighed and fluttered her eyes open.

The bartender placed her drink down and disappeared without another word. Riley turned to Lucas and glared at him with malice in her eyes.

"Lucas-" Riley was cut off when Lucas turned to her.

"They're pools of chocolate brown, but in the sun they almost look like honey," Lucas said.

"What?" Riley squeaked.

"Your eyes, they're brown," Lucas muttered.

He pulled at his collar and walked away from her quickly. As soon as he was gone Maya appeared.

"What was that about?" Maya asked.

"Nothing, nothing," Riley lied.

"You're lying, what happened? Why did Smackle follow you? What is going on?!" Maya rambled as Riley sighed.

"Smackle thinks Lucas has feelings for me, and she figured out about Izzy, and I need to drink, I need to drown in liquor, I need to forget," Riley said and picked up her drink.

"Well ..." Maya trailed.

"Maya!" Riley snapped.

"You two have the subtlety of a bomb, I don't understand how Alli hasn't picked up on it, but I do not condone any of it, plus Zay is one shot away from exploding on Lucas," Maya said and raised an eyebrow.

"Zay is my roommate and has been in love with me for two years, we've almost ... twice" Riley confessed.

"Okay enough of that," Maya said with wide eyes and took Riley's drink from her hand.