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The room was filled with the nervous and excited fidgeting of the students as they awaited their cue to toss their caps in the air. As the graduates threw up their caps they laughed. They all came in for a group hug.

"Guy we graduated! I'm so proud of us." Maya exclaimed as they went in for a group hug. Their families came up and hugged them.

"I'm so proud of you baby girl." Katy said.

"You did well kiddo." Shawn affirmed.

"Well I can't teach you anymore." Cory pouted.

"Oh grow up." Topanga laughed.

"Dad, go mold another breed." Riley said.

"It won't be the same though."

"Great job Riley!" Josh said coming up and hugging his niece.

"Uncle Josh! Glad you came." Riley said hugging him.

"Boing!" Maya shouted.
"Hi Maya."

"Did you come here just for me?"

"Um no I came for Riley, my niece, the person I'm related to."

"Ahh we all know you came for me."

Cory laughed.
"It's not true!" Josh insisted.

"Don't let them fluster you, they're just teasing you." Topanga told him.

"Yeah, you may be good at 'observation' but the one thing you don't know is we gang up sometimes." Maya said.

"I hadn't noticed."

"Boing."

"Ferret."

They stared at each other pretending to be angry.

"Ok you win." Josh said throwing up his hands.

"Heh heh heh." Maya chucked.

"Want to get ice cream?" Smackle said coming up to them.

"Sure!" They all said except Josh, "Actually I have to go."

Riley's room was a disaster as she and Maya packed her suitcase for the cruise that the collective Matthews' family had gotten them as a graduation present.

"I can't wait for the cruise!" Riley exclaimed. Maya said nothing.

"Maya, what's wrong?"

"I get to hang out with you and Lucas. I'm not that excited for that."

"Oh Maya!" Riley sighed, "I'm not just going to be hanging out with Lucas. I am going to ditch him sometimes and hang out with you."
"Well what is huckleberry going to do when we do that?"

"Who cares?"

Maya laughed, "Ok."

"Josh is going too you know."

"Yeah, but I asked him specifically what this long game entails. He said he was talking about starting out as friends, real and not pretend, roles of a lifetime and that we can write the end. So what I gathered from that was that the long game is going to be very long but, once it stops it is going to be honest and real. Not that what you and Lucas have isn't real." Maya explained.

"I don't know peaches, sometimes my relationship with Lucas does feel fake. But I don't know why." Riley pondered.

"Well I can't help you." Maya got up and went to Riley's closet. "Hey Riles."
"Yeah."

"Can I borrow this for the cruise?" Maya held up a flowing purple dress that came up to just below the knees in the front and extended down to the ankles in the back.

"Of course! I have a different dress I'm bringing for formal night."

Maya walked over and put the dress in her suitcase. Her eyes then shot up as she heard a faint familiar voice.
"Hey family."

"My brother."

"My brother."

"Riles…"

"I know I heard him." Riley said. Maya looked at the clock, "Oh darn it. I have to be home in 5 minutes."
"Really?" Riley asked not convinced.

"Yeah honestly. See you later."

Maya hurriedly rushed home.

"Hey kiddo!" Shawn said.
"Hi!" Maya said.

"I have to leave. I have a trip I need to go to and I won't be home for a while."

Maya stopped, "Why what's wrong?"

"Nothing I'm just leaving for a trip."

"Um ok." Maya said softly. Shawn hugged her, "Bye."

Maya raced back over to the Matthews' house as she felt disappointment and dread as she processed Shawn's words.

"Maya Riley just left, wait what's wrong?" Topanga told her.

Maya burst into tears, "I think Shawn is leaving us."

"Maya, why?"

"I don't know he said he needed to leave."

"Sit on the couch, I'll be over in a bit."

Maya went and sat on the couch. Josh came out the room he and Cory had been packing. Josh caught sight of Maya sobbing on the couch and felt as though his chest was being crushed; he wasn't sure what was going on, but he fruitlessly fought the desire to hold her. He looked at Topanga who gave him a look that said don't ask. Josh then rushed to the couch and sat down. Maya laid her head on his shoulder and cried. Josh petted her hair and comforted her.

"Shh. It's ok Maya, everything will be alright."

Topanga picked up the phone and dialed Katy's number.
"Hello?"

"Hi, do you know anything about Shawn leaving?"

"Yeah, he's going on a business trip to settle an account he had before he married me."

"So everything between you two is fine?"

"Of course! He's going to be gone a while but nothing I can't handle. He's texting me all the details, when he left, when he got to the airport, the terminal. Why do you ask?"

"Because I don't think Shawn explained it well to Maya, she is hysterical."

Katy sighed, "Oh man! I'll be right over."

Topanga hung up. She turned around and looked at Josh and Maya. Josh was still petting her, he kissed the top of her head and continued to comfort her. Josh then looked at Topanga and mouthed that he need to do something. Topanga nodded and switched places with him. The buzzer buzzed and Josh let Katy in. She burst through the door and grabbed her daughter.

"Maya, Maya, sweetheart. Everything is fine see?" Katy showed Maya the texts Shawn had sent to Katy.

"But, but…" Maya stuttered.

"Shawn didn't explain well, he left to settle an account he had before we got married. He is moving it to New York so he won't have to leave every time the account has a problem."

"Nothing is wrong?" Maya sniffled.

"Absolutely not. Now why don't you and I take the day and go to the mall? I can cancel the rest of my shift."

May sniffed again, "No mom you don't have to do that."

"Well I'll least call Shawn." Katy dialed the number and explained everything. Then gave the phone to Maya.

"I'm sorry I didn't explain well. I need to go where I'm going to move something so I don't have travel any more than I need too. It will only be this time. I'll tell you what, when I get back you, your mom and I will spend the day together, OK?"
"Ok. I forgive you." Maya hung up and gave the phone back to her mom.
"See! I told you everything would be fine." Josh grinned. Maya stuck her tongue out at him, "Whatever."

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