Lucas pov

"Can't believe you moved back to New York?" My sister Sara says as we unpack boxes. I chuckle and say "well this is still home to me." She rolls her eyes at that.

"what?" I tell her a little annoyed. She looks at me and just shakes her head. I knew she wanted to say something but she doesn't and we continue to unpack. "Why didn't you stay in Texas?!" She shouts at me.

I start laughing looking at my watch. "Wow twenty minutes. I thought you at least yell at me after five. Sara pushes the box and walks up to me. "Lucas why now? It's been almost five years. New York stop being home the minute you went back to Texas." I sigh and rub my hands over my face.

"Texas was home for awhile but something always pulled me back here. And maybe I missed you? Ever think about that?" She scoffs and crosses her arms. "I highly doubt that." I chuckle and feel my stomach grumble. "How bout some food huh? Bickering on a empty stomach always makes us Friars crazy."

I don't wait for a response I grab my coat and head for the door. But my sister voice stops me. "Don't act like you missed me we both know that something was a someone. No matter how hard you fight it." I look down and head out the door.

As I walk to the store I kept thinking about what she said. It wasn't her. I didn't come back for her. I'm different then I was then. I try to get her out my head but like always Riley Matthews was a permanent fixture in my heart that I couldn't get rid of.

I reach the store and grab stuff I'll need. I was looking at pasta when I hear that voice that has haunted my dreams every night. "Maya will you please tell your husband I'm not going out with his employee!" I hear Maya laugh and say "oh come on honey live a little."

"peaches it would be extremely weird to date someone who can actually be working for someone I know. I'll pass but thanks." I walk down the aisle to get a look at her I couldn't see her face but I seen her from behind. She had on a simple blue dress with flats and a white sweater. She looked like she stepped out of a children's book.

I knew I should walk away. "What are you doing you didn't come back for her! Knock it off!" I yell at myself. Riley and Maya turn to the next aisle and I follow. "Maya Penny can't have that. It will rot her teeth!" Riley shouts at her. "Riles let the girl live. Besides the teeth she has now will fall out anyway."

She giggles making my heart beat faster. "Where is the little munchkin?" Riley looks around and says "Penny! Oh no Penny!" "Calm down honey she couldn't go far." I looked to see who penny was then I hear. "Will the mother of the cutest little 4yr old girl come get her she is up front.

I see them run to the front of the store and follow. "Penny!" Riley shouts and the little girl runs up to her and hugs her. "Mommy!" She shouts. "Penny don't ever run off like that do you hear me!" Riley tells her. She tilts her head and smiles at Riley. "Okay mommy." Riley and Maya laugh when she does this and thank the man behind the counter.

"Thanks billy." Riley says. "No problem Riley she likes ringing up the customers." She hugs billy and puts Penny in the shopping cart. I move back so they can't see me as they pass. I finally got a look at Riley and she looked just liked I remembered. Beautiful and could always take my breath away.

"Riles let's go I think you have everything." Maya says playing with Penny in the cart. "Okay..." Riley starts to say but stops and looks around. I dash down the next aisle. "Oh no she must of seen me." I thought. "Riles you okay?" Maya ask her. "Yeah just had this weird feeling I haven't felt in along time. It's nothing let's go to the bakery and get muffins." Penny throws her hands in the air and shouts "yay!"

I smile at that. She's just like Riley in every way. I pay for my stuff and head home. I see Sara is still there. "Finally I'm starved!" She says jumping off the couch and grabbing the bags. "What took you so long?" I go to the fridge and get a beer. "Well I had to wait for Riley and Maya to leave the store."

She looks at me with wide eyes. "Oh and Riley has a kid. When were you going to tell me that?!" I say with anger. She smirks and says "like you care if she has a kid. It's her business not yours." I chug my beer and slam it on the counter. "All this time you could have told me!" Sara rolls her eyes and grabs her jacket walking to the door.

"Get over yourself Lucas. You never responded to my letters or took my calls. What makes you think I should tell you anything that happens with her huh?! You left her and didn't care so don't act like you do now!" With that she slams the door and leaves. "Damn it!" I shout hitting the wall.

Riley pov

"Penny did you wash your hands for dinner?" I hear her singing and I turn around. "Yes mommy." She replies with a smile. I chuckle at her and sit her down at the table. We were just about to eat when someone knocks. I look in the window and smile when I see who it is. "Hey." They say. "Auntie Sara! Penny yells running to her and hugs her.

"Wow little bug you gotten taller!" Sara says measuring her to her body. This makes Penny giggle. I look up at Sara and see that look I knew all to well. "Hey shiny Penny want to eat in the backyard?" Penny shouts "backyard backyard!" We laugh and take our dinner outside.

"So what's wrong?" I ask turning to her. She chuckles and says "how did you know something wrong?" I sit on the swing and say "well it seems you Friars have something in common. When you get worried you get a little crease in between your eyebrows."

This makes her laugh and I smile at her. "So what's up?" She sighs and sits on the other swing. "Lucas is back." I keep swinging and I know she is waiting for my reaction. "I figured as much." I tell her. "How?" She ask stopping mid swing. I laugh lightly and say "when I first met him I always felt this feeling like I knew he was near me. It was always weird and today I felt it in the grocery store. Plus my mom told me."

Sara looks at me and says "he was in there today he seen you and Penny." I stop swinging and look at Penny. "It doesn't matter she's my daughter not his. He lost that right when he left us."

"honey I'm home!" Maya shouts walking through the door. I smile and Penny runs to her. "Auntie May!" She yells running to her with her arms out. Maya smiles and swings her around. "So riles what do you have plan today?" I fold some clothes and say "nothing much. Suppose to visit with my mom and then got the contractor coming later today."

She circles around me with her eyebrow raised and her hand on her chin. "What are you doing peaches?" I asks nervously. She stands in front of me and says "what happened you seem off?" I chuckle and say "that's crazy I'm still me Maya." "I know you're still you I said something was off. What is it?"

I sigh and sit down "Sara stopped by last night." "Well she always comes to visit her niece and you." Maya says sitting by me. I bite my cheek and say "yes but last night was different. You know who is back in town for school." Her eyes widen and she stands and says "what?!"

I shush her and check on Penny. "Maya keep it down!" I yell. "Sorry so what's he doing back now?" I shrug and say "I honestly don't know I highly doubt it's for Penny and I." Maya looks at me and hugs me. "Riles are you going to be okay with him here? I know how you were when he left." I chuckle pulling away from her. "Yes Maya I'll be fine. I've gone the last four years without him." I tell her wiping my eyes.

"So what is he doing here?" Maya ask me. I shrug and say "Mom did want to meet and she said something about him interning at her office." Maya looks confused "wait I thought huckleberry was becoming a vet now he is a lawyer?"

I get up and look out the window "yeah well that Lucas Friar no longer exists."