Hey guys! I am so happy that y'all loved This is Growing Up. I hope y'all like this next installment of the story. Y'all will find out answers from the many questions that y'all were left asking during This is Growing Up, and they will be a bit surprising. There will be a lot of flashbacks, a lot of drama, a lot of emotional pain.
This story will be rated T, but there may be a few chapters where that rating will go up.
Enjoy! (I will try to write better and stop writing these chapter at two in the morning)
Lucas Friar sits down on his bed, bewildered by the sudden appearance of his daughter, Sadie's biological mother, Kaitlyn Massey. He can think of a few words to describe that woman. All of the struggle she put him through; all of the pain she put Sadie through. Even though Sadie is four years old, she knew that something was weird with her family. She sees all of the little girls and the one little boy being picked up from her ballet class by their mommies. And she knows that her Aunt Riley is going to be a mommy. She had to ask Lucas about her one day.
Luckily for Lucas, Sadie was sound asleep when Kaitlyn stopped by. The only tough thing about the confrontation was getting Kaitlyn to leave.
...
Lucas freezes when he sees who is at the door. He can't believe that she is standing right there in front of him.
"What are you doing here?" He asks.
"I'm here to see my daughter," Kaitlyn replies.
At this point, Lucas's face turns red. It turns red with embarrassment and red with anger. He wonders what gave her the nerve to show up four years after abandoning his daughter.
Kaitlyn invites herself into Lucas's apartment and looks around, "Well? Are you going to tell me?"
"Excuse me?" Maya begins, "What makes you think you can just walk in here like you own the place and force Lucas to let you see Sadie?"
Lucas is still at a loss for words. He doesn't know what to say yet, and he's even more surprised at how protective Maya is getting.
"Maya, sweetheart. Still pining over Lucas, aren't you?" Kaitlyn asks, "I don't know what makes you think you can play house with Lucas and my daughter."
"MY daughter," Lucas interrupts. He walks over in front of Kaitlyn and studies her facial features.
"You lost your chance to say that when you walked out on her only after a few days. I'm sorry, but you can't see her. She's upstairs asleep, first of all. And I won't allow you to see her," Lucas says.
Kaitlyn glares at him. She doesn't move, but Lucas knows that it's because she doesn't know what to say. She glares at Maya too.
"I think you should leave before I call the police. But before you do, I want you to hear something. You were never Sadie's mother. You never were, and you never will be. Please don't come around here. Please don't call. We don't want anything to do with you," Lucas says. He knows he sounds a little bit harsh, but Kaitlyn need to hear the truth, no matter how harsh it is.
"You'll regret saying that, Lucas."
Kaitlyn turns around and walks out of his penthouse. Lucas turns to look at his friends. Things stay quiet between them before Lucas walks off. He goes upstairs and slams his door.
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Maya Hart quietly makes her way up to Lucas's room and stands in his doorway, watching him. He has his face buried in his hands and is taking deep breaths. She walks over to him and takes a seat next to him on his bed. She lays a supportive hand on his shoulder.
"I wasn't expecting that," Lucas says.
"I don't think any of us were."
Maya lays her head on Lucas's shoulder and rubs his back with the hand that was previously on his shoulder. She doesn't know what to make of the situation. She wants to help Lucas, but she doesn't know how. Situations like these usually end up one way, in a court room.
"Maya, I know that won't be the last I see of her. I know that this will turn into a huge mess that will confuse Sadie. I don't know what to say to her. I don't know where to begin with any of this," Lucas explains.
"I am just as confused as you are right now. But I can tell you something I do know," Maya says. Lucas looks at her waiting for her to say what needs to say.
"I know that you won't go through this alone. You have me. You have Riley and Farkle and Zay. We are all here for you. And if you need a lawyer, I think we all know who we can go to for help with that."
Lucas lays his head on Maya's shoulder now. He keeps saying "I can't lose her", and it breaks Maya's heart to hear him say that. She comforts him long enough for him to get all of his current state of sadness out of his system. She's about to stand up and go to her room, but Lucas grabs her wrist.
"Can you please stay in here with me tonight? I don't want to sleep alone," Lucas says.
Maya nods, "Let me go get changed into something more comfortable. You should probably do the same thing," She tells him. Lucas nods and stands up walking off to get changed.
Maya walks out of his room. She walks past her bedroom to check on Sadie. When she opens the door to the little girl's bedroom, Maya sees that Sadie is still sleeping comfortably. She'll wake up tomorrow morning not knowing that her biological mother came by the night before to see her.
It kind of scares Maya too. Maya has grown to really love Sadie, like a daughter. She already knows how Sadie sees her. But what about when she finds out that her biological mother wants to be apart of her life? Will she forget about Maya? Will she hate Maya? Nobody will know until it happens.
She closes the door to the bedroom and walks to her room. She trades her jeans and dress shirt for a t-shirt and sweatpants. She throws her hair up into a pony tail and brushes her teeth before walking back to Lucas's bedroom. He's already laying down with the covers thrown over his pelvis. She makes her way over to the other side of Lucas's bed and lays down beside him.
Maya can't help but think of how comfortable his bed is. Maybe now is not the right time to think that, but she really does feel more comfortable in his bed.
"Goodnight, Lucas."
"Goodnight, Maya."
She wakes up sweating. Her heartbeat has has sped up rapidly. She sits up quickly, bringing Lucas up with her. Maya tries to calm her breathing down with help from Lucas.
"Maya! It's okay! You're awake, just breathe," Lucas says. He takes a few deep breaths before she starts mimicking the pattern of his breathing. He's holding onto her hands to help her calm down. She continues to copy the rhythm of the breathing, and she closes her eyes.
Lucas brings his thumb up to tenderly wipe away a few of her tears. He pulls her into his embrace, which causes him to notice how badly Maya is shaking.
"Thank you. I'm sorry for waking you up," Maya says.
"Don't worry about me right now. I just hope you're okay. Did you have a nightmare or something?" Lucas asks.
Maya nods her head, trying to get the images out of her mind. She's been having nightmares like this since she got out of the hospital and came to Lucas's penthouse.
They look at the alarm clock sitting on the nightstand beside Lucas's bed. 3:30 a.m. Great.
"Do you need anything?" Lucas yawns.
"No, thanks. I just need to go back to sleep. You should go back to sleep too," Maya replies.
They lay back down to get comfortable again. Lucas wraps his arm around Maya's waist and pulls her closer to him. The warmth of his chest radiating to her back makes her feel secure. She can practically feel his heartbeat against her back. This should feel weird. She should feel uncomfortable. It doesn't feel that way though. She lays her hand over top of his and listens to the sound of Lucas's breathing, which eventually lulls her back to sleep.
When Maya wakes up again, the sun is out. And her best friend's face is in her own, trying to quietly wake her up. Maya, a little startled at first, pulls her face away from Riley's. But she giggles at her best friend's silliness.
"You two are so adorable," Riley whispers. Maya turns a little bit and notices that Lucas is still asleep beside her, and his arm is still secured around her. So Maya, careful not wake Lucas up, lifts his arm up long enough for her to get off the bed.
"What are you doing here? How did you even get in here?" Maya asks. She and Riley walk out of Lucas's room and go downstairs to the kitchen.
Maya pours them both a glass of tea before they walk to the living room and sit down on the couch.
"Why does he put ice in his tea?" Riley asks.
"It's got to be a southern thing," Maya responds making them both giggle.
"Okay," Riley begins, "I am here right now because I know how things like this situation are going to work out, and I think you know too. Kaitlyn isn't going to leave without a fight. So I figured that I would give someone a call to help Lucas with this whole ordeal."
"Who?" Maya asks.
Riley stands up and walks to the door. Maya peeking over to see who could possible be on the other side. And when Riley opens it, it's almost as if the choir of the heavens started to sing.
"Maya! It's been so long!"
"Mrs. Matthews!" Maya responds and gives Topanga a great big hug.
"I can't believe how grown up you guys are," Topanga says wrapping her other arm around Riley, "Riley's having a baby of her own; you're doing great things at your dance studio. I feel like you kids have grown up so fast."
"We can't believe it either, Mrs. Matthews," Maya says.
"Okay, mom. I hate to cut this reunion short, but we need to know how to help Lucas," Riley says.
"Right!" Topanga says, "Is Lucas here? I feel like if I am taking him as a client, then he should know that I am doing so."
"Yea, I'm here," Lucas says. The three women turn around and see Lucas standing at the bottom of the staircase. Topanga stands up with a smile on her face and goes to give Lucas a hug. She tells him how she can't believe how successful he's been, and how well he's been taking care of Sadie. She tells him how proud she is of all of them.
They sit back down in the living room, and Lucas asks, "So, you're taking me in as your client?"
"Yes, but only if you want me to. Riley told me about the whole situation. Even if Kaitlyn doesn't want to turn this into a custody battle, it's still best to have a lawyer ready just in case she does want to turn it into that. I am here to help you fight for your daughter, if you want me to," Topanga explains.
"I don't know what to do. I want to believe that this won't end up in a custody battle, but I can't control that. So I will hire you as my lawyer. Thank you," Lucas responds.
Topanga shakes Lucas's hand, "It'll be nice doing business for you and Sadie, Lucas. And I can't wait to meet her again."
"If you want to stick around for a little bit then you probably can. She's a little worn out from yesterday, but she won't sleep all day," Lucas says.
"I think I'll do that," Topanga responds.
"Would y'all like something to drink? I can make some coffee or tea? I have water and juice!" Lucas says making Topanga laugh.
"Thank you, Lucas. I'll have some coffee," Topanga responds.
"I'll help you out with that," Riley says, and Maya immediately knows that something else is up. Who needs help making coffee? Maya can tell when Riley is plotting something, usually something good, but this time is different.
Topanga turns around and places her hand on Maya's shoulder. This tells Maya that Riley and her mother had planned this ambush.
"Riley also told me about what happened to you. You can press charges against Tony and have him put in jail. But it will be hard to do, considering that your bruises are beginning to heal, and you didn't name him as your assailant when you were taken to the hospital. I'm shocked to hear that they didn't take any DNA from the scratches and bruises on your face and legs. But I will do everything in my power to make sure that you will get justice," Topanga says.
"Thank you, Mrs. Matthews, but I don't think it would be worth it," Maya says, "Plus, I'm more worried about Lucas and Sadie right now."
"And that's fine. You don't have to press charges. And it's okay that you are more worried about Lucas and Sadie, but don't forget about yourself. If you ever need anybody, Cory and I are here for you."
Maya knows that she is right, but Maya doesn't know if she can focus on anything else. Lucas and Sadie have made Maya happy again, and she feels that if she spends too much time worrying about herself and Tony, then Lucas and Sadie will wind up in a dark place.
Okay! That's the first chapter of the sequel! I hope y'all enjoyed it. This chapter was gonna be much shorter, and the last two parts were supposed to be in chapter 2, but I decided to join them together into the first chapter.
I do want to say that y'all will see more about Topanga and Cory. And this situation with Tony won't be going away any time soon.
Love y'all!