There are some moments that you know you are going to remember forever.

Riley thought to herself as she remembered the day she and Lucas had one of their first real conversations with each other. They were sitting in the very same library working on a project her dad assigned to them. However, this time they were not sitting at their regular table because it had been taken by another group of middle schoolers. She didn't mind though, the young teenagers reminded her of herself and her friends. She smiled to herself thinking about it. Her and Lucas had settled for studying in the kids' section in the back corner.

Every Wednesday afternoon the library would have story time for the kids who came in and it was always a bit chaotic with that many children around, but it was Thursday evening so the area was dead. Normally they would be at Topanga's doing homework with the entire group but Riley had a big English paper that she had to turn in tomorrow morning and did not want to get distracted or lose focus by being with her friends so she told them that she was going to work in the library, where she knew it would be quiet and calming and she could put all her focus into this paper. Lucas had tagged along with her since he too had to write for this class. Although his paper was almost finished and was really hoping for some alone time with his girlfriend. Riley was glad that Lucas had come with her, because even though she did not want to be distracted she didn't really like being alone either.

The two of them plopped down on ground. The carpet was soft but firm and it was covered in multicolored fished and seahorses. In this small corner of the library, there were big plushies books that appeared to be coming out of the ground. They were labeled after real books like Island of the Blue Dolphins and Charlotte's Web. and scattered around were pillows in the shapes school supplies like a pink eraser or a notebook. Riley sat leaning up against one of the propped-up book plushies while Lucas lied on his stomach adjacent to her, using one of the may school supply themed pillows to prop himself up. The two pulled out their laptops and spread their notes out around them and got to work. Two hours on nonstop typing had passed before Lucas finally got up and stretched. Riley looked up at him with a bit of confusion on her face.

"Done already?" she asked shocked as she stilled had another page to write and that was before she proof read and made final changes. Lucas put his hands behind his head and smiled at her.

"Yep." He said before looking at the clock, it read 6:17pm. Normally this is close to the time that she would leave to go home for dinner but he assumed that she wouldn't want to leave until she got her paper done. "How about we take a quick 10 minuet break and go get some food" he held out his hand. Riley really didn't want to stop because she was so into her paper, but she had gotten a lot done in the last two hours and she was almost done.

A little break never hurt anyone, she thought to herself as she smiled back at Lucas and began to put her boots back on before she took Lucas' hand and he pulled her up from her spot and they walked across the street to a small café.

It was like Topanga's in size and the foods that they sold, but this was quieter and smaller. Not very many young people knew about this little hole in the wall café. It was mostly older folk who had been coming there probably since they were teens. The café was old and worn, the paint on the walls started to crack, the floor had scratches and dinks all over from plates and cups that had been dropped, the counters were stained from coffee and food spills. The couches sank in a bit more each time someone sat in them. But there was just something about the place. It still had a lot of life in it, very similar to the people who occupied in on a regular basis. The café had quickly become one of Riley's favorite spots. Sometimes she would sit at a table with a hot cup of tea and listen to the stories of the elders who were there. hand in hand, the couple walked into the café and right up to the counter.

Lucas turned to her "Anything you want" he said smiling and squeezing her hand. "My treat"

"Oh Lucas you don't have t- "She started to say before he cut her off.

"I want to" he said reassuringly. Although it wasn't much, he did anything he could to spoil his girlfriend. She was the light of his life and did anything that he could to keep that smile that he loved so much on her face. Riley nodded and started looking at the chalkboard that hung from the ceiling. It had all the different drinks and pastries written on it.

Winter had slowly creeped its way up on New York, and with the cold nipping at their noses and the holidays just around the corner most cafes and other restaurants already started selling their holiday flavored drinks. The two stepped to the register which was being run by woman who looked to be in her mid-thirties and greeted her.

"I'll take a small peppermint and vanilla latte." Riley said sweetly.

"And I'll have small americano and a slice of your pumpkin spice coffee cake, to go" he said before paying for their order. When the lady went to grab them their cake, she made sure to give them a little bit bigger piece then normal. She had seen them in her shop before and knew that they were a couple, so she whenever they ordered something she usually gave them a bit extra so that they could share. The couple collected their food and drinks, thanked the woman and left to back to the library. They settled back down into their corner Lucas now sitting next to riley against the big plushie book. The two sipped their drinks and ate their cake and talked about school, their friends, their plans for the soon winter breaks and Riley's upcoming birthday.

"I don't really want to do anything too crazy. No big party or extravagant gifts" Riley said remembering all that had happened when she had wanted a surprise sweet sixteen just a few weeks ago. "I just want to have a wonderful time with my friends and family" she said with a quick sigh, "And you of course." Lucas smiled and leaned down to kiss her cheek. The soft touch of his lips against her face made her cheeks turn slightly pink. she knew that they were taking things slow, and learning how to navigate their new feelings together, but they had been dating officially for almost two months now and they haven't kissed yet.

BZZZ

Riley checked her phone, the time read 9:45pm and there was a text from her mother. She didn't even need to open the message to know what it said.

"Shoot!" She exclaimed resulting in the librarian shushing her.

"What's wrong?" Lucas asked slightly concerned.

"My curfew is in 15 minutes!" it hadn't occurred to either of them that they had been talking for three hours. Talking had always came easy to them, so they often lost track of time.

"We better head home then. Wouldn't want you to get into trouble." Lucas said as they started to pack up their stuff. With their papers and laptops in their bag, they left the library and started walking back to the Matthews home. By the time they made it to the apartment it was already ten minutes Past curfew.

"You probably shouldn't come in" Riley said. "You know my dad, he'll probably blame you for me being late and say something crazy."

"Are you sure? I don't mind, I am not afraid of your father and I don't want you to get in trouble." He said pulling her close to him.

"Don't worry. I'll be fine. Thanks though." she said. He gently kissed her forehead before pressing his against hers.

Just do it!

She's right here.

Just.

Do.

It.

"I should get inside" Riley said taking a step back. "Goodnight Lucas." She turned to go up the stairs and into the building.

"Goodnight Riley" Lucas said smiling but on the inside, he felt defeated.

Such a pussy! He kicked himself for not kissing his girlfriend the whole walk back to his own home.

Riley walked into her apartment, bracing herself for the worst since she was past curfew and she knew how overprotective her father was of her, But to her surprise when she walked in her father was not there. instead was her mother standing in the kitchen her back to the door having a very deep conversation on the phone with someone. She was still in her work attire so she must have also just come home not to long ago. Riley took this opportunity to try and sneak past her mother in hope to get to her room without being noticed. But as soon as she reached the steps going up to the hallway, her mother whipped around and just pointed to the couch, signaling riley to sit down.

"I'm really sorry but I am going to have to call you back…yeah…don't do anything yet…yes I understand…just give me a day to tell Cory…ok... I'll call you in the morning… I love you too... bye."

I wonder who she was talking to? Riley thought to herself as she sat down on couch with her bag still on her shoulder.

"You're late" Topanga said as she hung up the phone and plopped herself down next to her teenage daughter. "I'll let this one slide but don't let it happen again. You're lucky your father is out with Shawn, or else he would have freaked out." A small laugh escaped from riley at the thought of her father freaking out like he does so often when it came to his little girl.

"Yeah I know. Sorry, I got caught up at the library working on this paper." It was that moment that riley realized she never finished it and it was due in the morning! "My Paper!" She exclaimed right before running up to her room with her bag to finish her homework.

"Don't stay up too late!" Topanga yelled after her daughter and shaking her head.

"I won't!" Riley yelled back from her room.

That girl. Topanga though to herself chuckling as she put her feet up on the couch and picked up the book she had been reading earlier that day and continued to read while she waited for her husband to return home.

Riley quickly changed out of her day clothes and into some comfy clothes. She wore a dark grey sweater and purple sweats that had the word PINK in white lettering across the rear. Sitting at the bay window she got out her laptop and continued to work on her paper until it was finished. It was around midnight when she finally finished. However, she wanted to make sure that she got the best grade she could on this paper so she sent a quick text to her genius friends and emailed her paper to them to get feedback. While she waited she decided to watch her favorite show Red planet diaries. As she waited and watched her show she slowly drifted into a deep sleep. Dreaming of all the exciting things she would do over break with her friends

So there it is! The first chapter in my new story. I hoped you liked it! Like I mentioned it has been a very long time since the last time I wrote anything that wasn't for school. Let me know if you have any suggestions for future chapters or stories, just PM me. Also if you have any advice or constructive criticism about my writing, I am more then willing to listen just PM me! Anyway this was something different so I hope Yall liked it!

~ThatonegirlfromdownT~