Author's note: I don't know what's wrong with me I can't stop writing any fanfics. Lol I need help. Anyways, this is another one and unlike the other two I've written, this is all romantic. Hope you enjoy!

He's known her his whole life mostly. You can ask him anything and he'll answer it without hesitating. It's pretty hard not to know if she's around all day, every day and fawning over him nonstop. It really doesn't bother him, in fact, he finds it interesting. Every day he learns something new about her and her background. Today was another example.

It was 10 a.m. on December twenty-fourth. As always, all the Matthews, Shawn, Katy and Maya were gathered, but this time in Philadelphia, which obviously meant Mr. Feeny was present also.

Topanga and Amy had just left for a couple of things that were missing to complete the meals, rushing Riley and Maya to get ready and meet them there. The men were, as always, sitting doing absolutely nothing.

"Josh, hurry the girls, Topanga is buzzing my phone every five seconds asking if they've left yet." Cory said.

He groans in dislike but knows this is how it's going to be every time they get together. It's not so good being the youngest. He walks towards his room, due to Riley and Maya sleeping there, and just as he was about to open it he hears a whimper and a blow of nose.

"Maya, it is okay…" It was Riley. "I'm pretty sure it got stuck in all of those packages people send." She was trying to console her failing miserably.

"Riley." Maya says with a hoarse, disappointed voice. "I know he forgot. It always happens it's just that, he finally called me you know? And he promised he would send me it! It's my fault I should've known better. I knew hope was only going to bring me disappointments."

"I could give you the dress Maya. It's not even expensive." Riley tries again.

"No. It's okay; it wasn't the dress I just… I just wanted to know if he even had affection for his daughter anymore." She sighed. "Let's go, enough of this. Your mom is probably freaking out."

Josh heard steps coming towards the door and ran his way back down stairs.

Josh turned to look and notices Maya's puffy red eyes and stained cheeks. His heart broke at the sight and he decided he would do something about it.

"We're leaving guys." They said.

"Wait. I'm going with you two." Josh said opening the door for them, never leaving Maya's form out of his sight.

Josh was completely confused. How do women do this? He thought. He was surrounded by thousands of dresses of different patterns, prints, colors and styles. Never in his life has he been so overwhelmed by clothes. A salesperson notices his distressed face and took compassion for him.

"Is it for a relative? A girlfriend?"

"A friend." He replies hastily.

The employee gives him a knowing look but says nothing. Of course he likes her. He thought she was mysterious and, as he's said before, gorgeous. He wouldn't be spending the last one hundred dollars he had on her gift and he wouldn't have definitely come here to buy a dress for anyone else. Things were just… complicated. Just two more years.

"She's short, about five feet, she has a really" he starts smiling like an idiot remembering her appearance. His mind wanders off to her beautiful looks until he hears someone clear their throat. "uh… really normal you know…" he's blushing.

About ten minutes later he's out of the store and runs towards another one hoping he can still find a decent gift box. He did find one, a purple colored one. He then pays and asks the clerk if he could help him get the dress in without ruining it. He puts the box in the bag and catches up with the rest and they all give him questioning looks to which he answers the gift is for a friend. Maya's day was going bad and this only made it ten million times worse.

After dinner time, everyone decided to open presents due to the Auggie being so overly insisting about it. One by one they opened and thanked each other for the gifts. Maya had received plenty from every one. A pair of shoes from Riley, some accessories from Topanga, leather jacket from Cory, the Ray Ban round green sunglasses she fawned over last week from her mother, and a diamond bracelet from Shawn. She also received a gift from Amy. You're probably wondering why.

You see, that night, when Maya confessed what she truly felt for Josh, he was absolutely wondered. It did not go unnoticed by Amy and she immediately knew it had to do with a girl. So the next time they visited Cory's he saw that look on his face. The same look Alan and Cory had had when they saw their now wives for the first time. It shocked her to know it was Maya but she understood completely. She's an old soul and fearless when it comes to speak her mind.

Amy gave Maya a beautiful navy blue purse with small details on the edges. Alan on the other hand, gave her a 100 dollar bill and Maya took it with much excitement.

Josh loved that… that she was happy but he could see right through her and he can catch a glimpse of sadness still wandering her mind and heart. He was distracted from his thoughts when Auggie asked who the last present was for.

"Oh, that came in today. I forgot to tell you." He smiled to Maya.

She took the gift in her hand and lifted the lid of slowly and reached in revealing the gorgeous blue brocade dress. She gasped and smiled widely.

"He remembered." She said.

Josh heart skipped the beat as he saw a light in her eyes indicating she was now completely happy.

Everyone made their own way and Shawn approached Josh leading him towards the door.

"That was nice." Shawn said.

"What?"

"Don't play dumb." I saw that look on your face. "That was really nice, thank you." He paused for a moment. "You do know she's going to know her father did forget someday right?"

"Yes."

Josh couldn't care less. He didn't care if her father took all the credit or that he spent all he had or that Maya would never know of his gesture. He cared for her.

"Yes..." he said again. "But look at her face. She's happy… and that's all that matters." He finished, his eyes meeting Maya's.