This is my first ever Liv and Maddie fanfiction. The episodes where Diggie came back were so emotional for me and since then I wanted to write my own version of what I think should have gone down. This is only my second fan fiction overall and I hope that you all enjoy it.

Disclaimer: I do not own Liv & Maddie, that is ALL Disney's genius work.

Josh was leaning against Maddie's locker, waiting for her to get out of basketball practice. She would stop to pick up her homework like she did after every practice. She never got it out of her locker before, because she was always so eager to get to practice and fit in some warm-up shots.

Diggie entered the foyer, determined to talk to Maddie about the picture he had seen of her and find out who she was with. He sighed as he got closer to her locker and recognized the guy from the picture. He walked up to him quietly.

"Waiting for Maddie?" Diggie asked.

"Yeah, I'm taking her out to McGrady's." Josh replied, grinning. "She loves McGrady's."

"Yeah, I know." Diggie stated bluntly.

"You here to see someone?" Josh asked.

"Yeah, I am. Maddie."

Realization hit Josh and his face shifted into seriousness.

"You must be Diggie."

"Yeah, thats right. How do you know about me?"

"Liv mentioned you once or twice. I work with her on Voltage."

"Yeah, I've seen the show."

"You like it?"

"It's alright. What uh,...what did Liv tell you?"

"Enough."

"What is that supposed to mean?"

"Nothing."

Josh was trying to keep his cool and didn't want to start anything that might upset Maddie. He would try to end this peaceably. Diggie, however, had no interest in dropping the conversation.

"Whatever. So you and Maddie, huh? How did that happen?"

"Well...I was here, she was here. Liv introduced us when I was new and looking for friends. Maddie and I were the finalists for Cowbell Week and she totally destroyed me. She's got fire. Anyway, I saw her again on the set when Liv brought her by and I was just...hooked, you know? I took every chance I could to see her and get to know her, even if she didn't know it to begin with."

"What do you mean?"

"I told her I was shooting a big basketball scene for the show and needed a coach to help me nail down a one-on-one match with an alien masquerading as a teacher."

"She bought that?"

"She sure did and man is she a great teacher. Her passion is just so contagious. Oh, and her dad helped me out too."

"Mr. Rooney?"

"Yeah! Great guy, super nice."

"Pete-Prime-Time-Maddie's-protective-dad-Rooney?"

"Yeah, I asked him how to get a girl to like me and he gave me some great advice. Even helped me know exactly what to do about Maddie."

"What did he tell you?"

"Find out what she likes and do it. Tree house horse was his suggestion. Terrifying as hell, but it was so worth it. And then he said I was his man."

Josh smirked, hoping to get an upper hand through sharing Mr. Rooney's approval of him. He could see that the direction the conversation went in was definitely getting under Diggie's skin.

"What? All he's ever done is make fun of me!"

"I don't know anything about that. Mr. Rooney is a great guy and he has a fantastic beard! So wizard-like and wise looking."

"Wait, since when did he get a beard?"

"Since his college coaching job at Beloit."

"He's coaching college?"

"Yeah. You didn't know? Doesn't seem like you've kept in touch at all. You really left Stevens Point flat out and didn't turn back, huh?"

Diggie shifted the subject.

"So you played tree house horse with Maddie?"

Josh nodded. "I hate heights and I must have looked so pathetic, but I really wanted to impress her and just do something nice for her. I told her that if I won she would have to go out on a date with me."

"You beat Maddie at horse?" Diggie looked at him, skeptically.

Josh laughed. "Nope."

Diggie seemed partially relieved for a moment, but then looked confused. Before he could inquire further, Josh continued.

"She kicked my butt majorly. I didn't make a single shot. Once the game was over I conceded defeat, ready to turn tail and leave. But she surprised me."

Diggie stared at him, anxious, yet nervous to hear what happened next.

"We hadn't settled on what would happen if she won. Since she won she, uh...she asked ME out."

"Wait, are you serious?"

Josh smiled and nodded, happily remembering the memory and enjoying the reactions he was getting out of Diggie.

"I don't get it. She said we would see what happened when I got back."

"Yeah, but only because you left in the first place. What I don't get is why you even left."

"What do you mean?"

"How could you just...leave her? I understand that you all have known each other a long time and you have history, and I've only known her a couple months, but I can't even imagine leaving her."

"I did my first exchange program when she was supposed to be away and she ended up unable to leave and I was gone. But it was so fun that I wanted to go somewhere else."

"Did you even think about her?"

"Of course. There's no way I couldn't, but it was a big opportunity."

"But so is being with Maddie..."

"It's not like I don't care, that's why I'm here now."

"See, I was wondering about that. If it's such a great opportunity being away, why are you here now? What changed?"

"I just missed Maddie."

"That's all?"

"Yeah."

"This has nothing to do with the picture and some kind of jealousy?"

"What? No!"

Josh stared at him, not fully believing him.

"Ok, I have a question for you," Diggie said.

"Shoot."

"You're an actor. What happens if you land a big role and it's shooting in California, or New York, or I don't know, Ireland? You'd take it wouldn't you?"

"Depends on the role, but I would definitely talk it over with Maddie. She's important to me, so I would have to know what she wants in order to fully make my decision. I'd want to stay here as long as possible, hopefully shooting Voltage here lasts a long while more. There's a lot for me here now."

"Yeah right."

"What? You don't believe me?"

"As if you would turn down a role just to be with Maddie. You're an actor."

"So what? Being an actor automatically means I would abandon my girl? You're NOT an actor, so what is your excuse for leaving?"

"I told you! Maddie was leaving and I didn't want to be here without her. And DON'T call her YOUR girl."

"She's my girlfriend, so I think that qualifies her as MY GIRL. Even when she WAS here, you decided to be without her, thousands of miles away. And Liv told me about everything. How you dissed Stevens Point and said there was nothing here for you."

"I didn't mean it the way it sounded."

"Yeah, well, it doesn't matter. There was nothing in Stevens Point that was worth enough to you for you to stay, but there is for me. Actor or not, I really care for Maddie. If she is here, then this is where I want to be, big opportunity or not."

"Don't twist my words. I care for Maddie."

"Then why am I the one with her now and not you? She wasn't worth it to you to stay before, so why are you here now?"

"I came back for her. I offered to stay and she told me I could go and that she didn't want to hold me back."

"So now you've decided to hold HER back and keep stringing her along. To only want her on YOUR conditions."

"No! That's not it."

"That IS it! Of course she told you to go, she DIDN'T want to be the reason for you regretting something later. And do you know why? Because she cared! Because she isn't a selfish person! She could be and she isn't. That's the difference between you and her. You don't deserve a girl as wonderful as her if all you're gonna do is take her for granted."

Maddie came around the corner. She at the two guys in front of her, suddenly very confused. She had heard Josh yelling and hadn't known why.

"Hey...Josh...what's up?"

Then she fully realized who Josh was arguing with and she was even more confused.

"Diggie, what are you doing here?"

"I came back for you, Rooney." He said, smiling at her.

"Ummm...what?"

"I came back for you. I can't stop thinking about you. I saw the picture and decided to come back."

"Wait, the picture...you came back because you saw the picture?" Maddie asked, her mouth open in shock.

"Yeah. I want to be with you."

Josh rolled his eyes and nodded, knowing Diggie had lied right to his face. He only hoped Maddie cared enough about him to stay with him and that she would be able to see through Diggie.

That is all for now. This is a TWO-PART story, and I hope to get the next part up soon. This is also my first ever cliffhanger...what do y'all think? What does Maddie do now?

Like or Review please, I'd love to get some feedback! Also, I am open to reader ideas of what I could write next, since I've only written 2 fan fictions [this one and one for a Hallmark Channel movie that I love (A December Bride)]. I would love to keep writing fan fiction and so shoot me some ideas and we will see if the creative juices will flow!