The Boy Who Lived Down The Street

Riley couldn’t help but watch the dirty blond boy her brother was with. He was gorgeous; she’s been drooling over this boy since she was thirteen, when he moved in down the street. She watched them now, standing against the door frame of her brother’s room.

She wanted to go in, always wanted to be with her brother when Jake came over. He was over a lot, he practically lived here with all the time he spent over here. She never went in though; she thought she would be intruding on guy time as he brother called it.

They were playing video games. She muffled her laughter with her hand; her brother was making noises which meant he was losing. He turned and glared at her, and she smiled in return.

Jake didn’t bother looking at her, never did. No matter what she did or how hard she tried to get his attention. He never noticed and she about had enough of it.

Having had a crush on him since she was thirteen, she started trying to get his attention since she was fourteen. Fifth-teen she amped it up, she started dressing in short shorts, skirts, shirts that barely covered her tummy and still he didn’t bother looking at her.

“You think you can do better?” she turned her attention back to her brother, the look on his face, he clearly had enough, he was so competitive.

He stuck the controller out to her. He was actually going to let her play? She looked at Jake and nervously bit her lip as she hesitated to step into the room. She walked in and grabbed the controller and took Henry’s place in the bean bag chair. She looked at Jake again; his attention was glued to the TV.

Fine. He still refused to acknowledge her, whatever. We’ll see who acknowledges who after I kick his ass. She started playing, after a good ten minutes she killed him. On impulse she stuck her tongue out and laughed.

Still no acknowledgement, what the hell! She got up and walked out of the room as she smiled at her shocked brother. She didn’t think Henry ever beat Jake and she did in ten minutes time. She had to admit her time playing that game when Henry wasn’t home actually paid off.

She went down stairs into to the kitchen to find her mom slaving over a hot stove. “Hey, mom do you need help?” she looked up at Riley and shook her head.

“It’s fine honey, I’m almost done. Is Jake still here?” her mom asked as she set the table.

Riley nodded. “Ok, can you go get your brother and ask Jake if he’s staying for dinner.”

“Sure thing mom,” Riley turned and ran up the stairs, hearing her feet pounding on each step.


Walking down the hall she stopped as she heard her brother and Jake talking, very low. She inched closer to the door to hear what they were talking about.

“Just breaking things off with Elizabeth, then tell her how you feel.” that was Henry talking.

Elizabeth? Jake had a girlfriend? Henry never mentioned her, neither did Jake, at least not when Riley was around. Her heart was racing, Jesus, this is not what she wanted to her.

“I’ve been with her for a little over a year, I can’t just… I can’t.” that was Jake.

Over a year! Oh my god! Maybe that’s why he’s never bothered looking at her. She bet this Elizabeth was a lot prettier then her. Probably ten times prettier, chances are she’s a senior, probably eighteen to.

Riley had no chance being with Jake, she knew that. Even when she started trying to get his attention, she knew, still tried though, and never gave up because she had hope, tons of it. But to have it confirmed, as she listened, it hurt, all hope vanishing.

“You’ve been with her this long and I know you don’t love her.” Henry said matter of fact.

“No, I don’t but sometimes she helps with how I feel. I keep hoping what I feel goes away.”

What he feels? He doesn’t love Elizabeth? Why? Riley get a hold of your self, he just said he doesn’t love her, why questioned it. She tried calming her self with quiet slow breaths.

“Elizabeth is one hot piece of ass; if she doesn’t change how you feel then I don’t think any girl will.” Henry said with a little hint of laughter. Riley heard him take a deep breath and exhale. “I honestly don’t know what to tell you, but I really think you should just tell her how you feel.”

“How can I? When we leave in six months?” Jake exclaimed.

“She’ll wait till we come home from boot camp, she’ll wait for you with opened arms, I know she will.” Henry told him calmly.

“I can’t just tell her how I feel and build something with her and then leave her. She deserves better.” Jake exclaimed.

“I’m sorry, let’s drop this; I can see that you’re not going to change your mind.”


Her heart was racing; she heard foot steps coming up stairs. Shit. She was supposed to tell the boys about dinner and now her mom was no doubt seeing why they weren’t down stairs.

The boys weren’t done talking, she couldn’t hear them though, there were so many things going through her head. Should she bolt? Make a run for her room and act like she didn’t hear any of this or stay and hear the rest while getting caught?

Her noisiness got the best of her, she inched closer. Before she had a chance to make out what they were saying she felt somebody behind her. Fuck it was her mom. She was afraid to look behind her but she did anyways knowing she was going to get in trouble for not staying out of peoples business.

Her mom had her hip cocked to the side with her hand on it, fingers tapping her hip. Riley tried her innocent face and watched her mom roll her eyes. Her mom gave her the thumb over the shoulder and Riley didn’t fight her. She bolted to her room.

She needed a shower, which would clear her head. She walked into her bathroom and made sure to lock the other door that connected to Henry’s room. She hated that she had to share a bathroom with him.

Damn she should have used this side, to listen to them talk, she wouldn’t have gotten caught and she would have heard what they were talking about before she got caught.

Oh well. She turned the handles and adjusted them till she got the right amount of hotness and then turned the middle handle, she watched the water shoot out as she closed the curtain.

She took off her clothes and got in. The hot water felt amazing against her body, made her relax somewhat but not completely. Who was this her they were talking about? She obvious meant a lot to Jake, enough that he was going to leave her alone because he thought she deserved better, enough that he was trying to get over her by being in a relationship with somebody he didn’t care about. And Henry obviously knew her, he said ‘she’ll wait for you with opened arms, I know she will’ he knew her pretty well.