A/N: This is a sequel to my other Lucaya story "Say How You Feel." So I suggest you read that one first before this one!

This story starts a couple of years after my last story ended so this first chapter is basically a lot of what you missed during the time jump…. Hope you guys enjoy!

I don't own GMW, just the plot of this story.

Chapter 1: "Catchup"

Maya Hart and Lucas Friar were closer than ever. It was 2 years after the "I love you" fiasco, the fiasco that almost broke them. But since saying those three words to each other and opening up to each other on a sexual level, the two were in the best possible relationship they could imagine being in. Over the past two years they had grown not only as a couple, but as people. Lucas was excelling in school, even making Varsity in both football and baseball. He started volunteering at a local animal shelter on the weekends as a way to get some on the job training in an animal care field. Maya couldn't have been more proud of the man Lucas was becoming.

Maya changed the most. During her junior year, her mom had dragged her to a yoga class as part of a "girl's day." Turns out, Maya had a knack for yoga and caught on right away. She fell in love with yoga too. She would go back at least once a week and take a class, sometimes taking Riley with her, who didn't love it as much as Maya did but still enjoyed it saying it helped her relax. She even dragged Lucas to a couple's yoga class once. He tried his best but just couldn't bend that way; although Maya was more than thankful to him for trying it. When Maya started looking for a job to help save up money for college, her yoga instructor Maddie alerted her that one of the instructors was going to be quitting soon, as she was moving across country with her soon-to-be-husband, and a position would be opening up.

Maya would have to get certified to teach yoga right away. The small blonde was reluctant in whether or not she should do it. Of course Riley was on board, Katy and Shawn too. But it was Lucas who swayed her. He caught on quick to the fact that Maya was scared of failing, scared of not passing her certification exam, scared of not doing well when she started teaching classes. Lucas stayed up with her all night telling her how amazing she was.

"Babe you're amazing at everything. Why would this be any different?" Lucas asked, sitting on Maya's bed. Maya sat crisscross in his lap being comforted by her boyfriend's hands running up and down her arms.

"I'm good at yoga it doesn't mean I can teach it." She was terrified of failing. She didn't want to let down Lucas, or Maddie who already told her boss at the yoga studio about Maya.

"Just give it a shot. There's no way you won't pass the exam and if you don't like teaching then it's no big deal. But I know you can do it if you try it."

Lucas was finally able to calm her fears enough to get her to admit she really did want to do it. The next day, Lucas sat next to her as she signed up for the training course. 3 months later, Maya was officially certified to teach yoga and already had a job lined up at the Greenwich yoga studio. Lucas couldn't be more proud of his girlfriend. He told her every day he couldn't believe someone like her could be in love with someone like him. She of course just laughed every time he would say this, but he meant every word.

In February of senior year, college letters filled mailboxes across the city, accepting or rejecting students from schools they applied to months before. Lucas had his heart set on Brown. His acceptance was pretty much guaranteed due to a baseball scholarship he was offered the year before, as long as he kept his grades up and kept playing baseball as well as he was playing. He went on to be on honor roll and make MVP of the Varsity baseball team, so of course Brown was where he was going. Maya applied to various art schools around the state, and per Lucas's request, she also applied to Brown. Her grades weren't as good as Lucas's but she did pretty well in school now; good for Maya standards. She did have a couple clubs on her application. She had to quit Spanish club when she started her job at the yoga studio, but she was still president of the art club. She had her job, which she was told by Lucas's mom looked good on her application, and even a sport. Maya had been offered a spot on the cheer squad as a "fill-in." She would cheer with the squad in the event that one cheerleader got injured or couldn't be there. It was a position Riley got her in effort to be able to spend more time with her. At first Maya didn't know how she felt about it, since the girls said she was the perfect size for a flyer, which meant she would have to be thrown up into the air and trust 5 girls with noodle arms to catch her before she hit the ground. But she ended up enjoying the times when she would get to join the squad. She wouldn't do the competitions, just practices when a girl was missing and games. She was able to cheer at several football games, which was always extra fun for Maya since Lucas was on the football team. She even got to cheer at the senior year homecoming game. As tradition, homecoming king and queen were announced at the game during half time. Maya wasn't surprised when Lucas was announced for king, but almost had a heart attack when she was announced as queen. Lucas told her it was probably because everyone saw her as well and as incredible as he did.

"It probably has more to do with the fact that my boyfriend is one of the most popular boys in our grade," she remarked, fixing her sash as she wore it across her cheer uniform.

"Maybe that helped a little," Lucas joked. The only return he got was a playful tap on his head, just hard enough to almost knock his crown off. He smiled at his queen and crashed his lips against hers.

Even with all of this, plus two glowing recommendation letters from both Mr. Matthews and Mr. Jackson, Maya thought Brown was way out of her range. Lucas made Maya promise to not open her Brown letter until he was able to be there with her. As they sat across from each in a booth at Topanga's, Maya held the letter in her hand. It took her forever to be able to be ready to open it, but once she did, she could only imagine the shock on her face. 'Ms. Maya Hart we are pleased to tell you that you have been accepted to Brown University!' She immediately called her parents to tell them the good news, being promised that they would take her to dinner the next night. Mr. and Mrs. Friar took her and Lucas to dinner that night, and afterward Lucas and Maya went to Maya's empty apartment to celebrate properly.

Now, on a crisp September day, the couple stood hand-in-hand in front of Brown University, just 2 days from the start of the school year. Lucas, wanting to get out from under his parents roof, chose to dorm at school. Maya, however chose to live at home with her parents. Even with the extra money they had all managed to save for Maya's schooling and the financial aid she received, Brown was expensive enough without the extra funds needed for dorming. She did have a little extra money coming in because, in addition to her yoga job, over the summer, with the help of Farkle, she was able to set up her own website. She would use it to sell her paintings and had just started doing custom ordered commissioned paintings.

The couple set the last of Lucas's bags and boxes down in his dorm room. Lucas sat down on the edge of his freshly made bed and looked at his beautiful girlfriend.

"Are you sure you can't stay tonight? Aiden said he would be gone all night with his girlfriend," Lucas asked as Maya smiled over at him. Aiden was Lucas's new roommate. He was tall, just a couple inches taller than Lucas, with short brown hair and scruffy facial hair. He was handsome, Maya would admit, but he was nothing compared to the handsome cowboy she was able to call hers. The two blondes had just met him today, but he seemed cool. He was polite to Maya and told her she was welcome over anytime, as he was hoping Lucas would say the same about his own girlfriend Cassie. Aiden had given them the dorm to themselves for the night, saying he would be helping Cassie get set up in her own dorm.

"I'm sorry babe. But I have to finish that painting. They're coming to pick it up tomorrow." As Maya talked, she walked over to her boyfriend and sat down right on his lap, wrapping her arms around his neck.

"Ok well how about before you have to go, we go get some pizza and then we can break in this new bed?" Lucas smirked as Maya answered by pressing her lips against his. Lucas couldn't stop. He pulled her back until she was under him on the bed. The couple ended up breaking in the new bed, and then getting food.

In true Lucas fashion, he walked his girlfriend home, planting a deep kiss on her when they stood in front of her door.

"This is going to be the best time of our lives," Lucas said as he pulled away, leaning his forehead against Maya's.

"Aren't you nervous? Everything changes in college," Maya sighed.

"We're not going to change. Alright, you and I are only going to get better babe," Lucas assured her. Maya reluctantly pulled herself away from her boyfriend. She had to finish a commissioned painting before her client came to get it the next day at noon. With a morning yoga class to teach, she knew it was now or never to finish it. Her fingers stayed laced with Lucas's while she pushed open her front door. The two shared one last kiss and exchanged "I love you's" before Maya crossed the threshold into her apartment and closed the door, taking a second to lean her back against it, smiling.

A/N: Ok so the plot picks up in the next chapter promise! This story also has more Riarkle than was present in the first story so if that's also your thing, stick around.

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