Smiley Riley Novels & Stories

“Why do you have that ugly look on your face?” Riley kept mute and just stared at a point near the edge of his desk, with emotionless eyes. “Well?” he asked again, his voice sharp this time. She lifted her head. “Nothing, boss.” “Then smile,” he said. “This is a good day. We celebrate today. The day I confirm that girl’s not mine. I’ve been smiling more since the news came in.” Riley clenched her fists under the desk and her heart burned. She remembered the way Katherine looked that day in the mirror.

Adrian won. Riley pouted and glared at Adrian. At that point, Adrian laughed. So far, Riley had seen Adrian smirk and smile, but this was his first genuine laugh. She thought it was sexy how his laugh lines formed on his cheeks and how his adam's apple bobbed as he spoke, "You should see the look on your face right now. It's very entertaining." Her anger quickly faded. She answered, "Smiling suits you too, Adrian. You should smile more often."

Priya had smiled and said it made me look like I knew exactly what I was doing—which was generous enough to count as fiction. I did not know what I was doing. Not tonight. Not lately. Maybe not ever. Riley stepped closer and adjusted the thin strap on my shoulder with gentle fingers. Her black dress was sharp and simple, her curls pinned back with tiny silver clips that caught the light whenever she moved. For once, her signature grin was missing. She studied my face with quiet intensity that made my skin itch. “You’re doing that thing,” she murmured. “What thing?” “Pretending you’re fine so aggressively that it’s starting to look like a medical condition.”

Riley smiled a big smile. Armani turned and walked away. Some people followed him out of the room. "I hope you all liked the show," Riley said. She tried hard to make her smile look real. Lucas clapped from behind her. He walked up to her. "Wow, that was crazy," he said. Riley smiled at him. "I didn't know you could move like that," Lucas said. He moved very close. He held her waist lightly. "The hell," a voice said. Riley turned to see Theo. He looked angry. It seemed he spoke his thoughts out loud.

The girl that I had just learned her name smiled at Olivia. So her name was Rayne? I liked it; it was unique. She had a really beautiful smile that could captivate any man. I needed to snap out of it, I needed to ignore her breath-taking beauty and how her long brown hair fell on her shoulders as it framed her face making her look bewitching. I was doing such a great job at ignoring her beauty.

"Wow! Professor King, is this your little one? So adorable!!" "He's the spitting image of Mr. Guller, so... was Mr. Guller just as cute when he was a kid??" "Come on, the cuteness has to come from our Professor King!" "Hey, little buddy, how old are you now?" Smiley held up one finger and sweetly replied, "I'm Smiley. I'm three years old. Hi there, big brothers and sisters!" "Aw, what a charmer this little one is!"

Both of them did not speak. They suddenly heard sounds coming from the door. Claire pulled Mrs. Carter out, smiling brightly. “Riley is back. You haven’t seen him for a long time either. He misses his aunt every day!” Mrs. Carter put on a fake smile and lowered her voice. “Why did he come back? It’s better to find a job abroad!” “Don’t you want to meet his girlfriend?” Riley smiled and went over. She looked at Riley, who was wearing a pink suit and smiling as he walked in. His hair was slicked back, his face was greasy, and his facial features were sunken.

He asked with a smile as he finally got to her table. Riley’s mouth parted in a smile, what was this?, she wanted a new begining and an ex was anything but that.

We need to be careful every time we drive. "You're acting weird today, Hilary. Is there any problem you want to talk about?" she asked and I just shook my head. She then sits in the shotgun and puts on her seatbelt. After she puts on her seatbelt she looks at me with sparkling eyes. "Congratulations Hilary! I'm so happy for you!" she said with a big smile on her face. Hearing this phrase makes me smile bitterly. Inside of me, I know that I am envious of how high Hilary's score is.

I swallowed hard, not knowing if I should at least smile at him or not. I quickly looked away and started swaying my hips to the music. Lucy kept dancing like no one was watching her and she was pretty good at it while I was standing in the middle awkwardly not knowing how to dance or do anything. Suddenly I felt a tap on my shoulders and turned around to find one of my classmates smiling down at me. It was Tyler Whittman from the football team. "You are Riley Adams, right?" he asked, making me scrunch my eyebrows in confusion. I've noticed him hanging out with Tristan and his crew a couple of times but I had no idea why he was talking to me. Tristan promised me that his friends wouldn't bot