A/N Hello again! Here is the next series in this little Loophole universe I have imagined. Thank you for sticking with it! Once again my best attempts at a one-shot have resulted in a multi-chapter fic, so those cliff hanger endings y'all seem to love so much aren't going anywhere anytime soon
Enjoy! Reviews make me smile…
Precedent: noun, an example or instance used to justify later similar occurrences; established practice
Part I
January 16, 2017 12:01 am
Maya's thoughts in the dark silence were interrupted by the sound of a key turning the lock of the apartment door, followed by it slowly creaking open. He heart stopped for a moment and then sped to a racing pace when she saw him walk through the door.
Josh peered into the room and saw her sitting there, just has he had a year ago. She was perched on the window seat, sketch pad in hand, looking at him with an ambiguous expression. He hated that in the dark from across the room he couldn't read her eyes. They were her one 'give away' when every other part of her remained neutral.
Maya sat still as a stone as he walked over to her, holding a small cupcake with a lit candle in his hands like an offering. He sat down beside her and the candlelight illuminated the dimples on his cheeks when he smiled at her. If she hadn't been already sitting down the magical sight would have made her faint.
She softly whispered "I wasn't sure if you would come."
"Well a deal's a deal, right, Gorgeous?" He asked with a quiet tone and a smirk, mesmerized by the way the small candle made her eyes glow.
"But we didn't talk about it. I didn't think you'd remembered" Maya said looking down.
"You think I could forget?" He said with mock outrage and charm "Don't you remember I found 'the loophole's loophole'? This whole thing was my idea."
Maya's hopeful eyes started to glisten "So you still want to? I don't want you to think just because it happened last year I am going to hold you to it, Josh. Especially after-"
"I don't know if we have a choice, Hart" Josh interrupted with a reassuring smile, sensing her insecurity.
"What do you mean?" Maya asked, genuinely curious.
"Well you aren't the only one who can throw around 'fancy pants' court lingo, Maya. I watch Law and Order too, not to mention Topanga's my sister-in-law. There's this funny little legal concept where if something is done once, it can be used as a rule to be followed in the future. 'Lawyered.'"
She looked at him skeptically "Josh, that's a stretch."
"Nope. The Supreme Court uses it all the time, Hart. You need to brush up on your legal jargon. It's called precedent."
"Are you sure?" Maya asked, willing to accept even the most ridiculous rule that let him be hers again.
Josh reached out and lifted her chin so her eyes would meet his again "Happy Birthday, Maya. Make a wish."
"It already came true" she whispered before he leaned in and kissed her softly in the candlelight.
To be continued…
A/N This was some fun fluff to write but conflict awaits in chapter 2…just warning you
Also- 5 points if you can name the classic movie reference I made in the final part of the chapter!