"Hey, Riley,"

Riley looked up from her locker, giving Lucas all her attention, "H-hi," She said, she always felt shy talking to him especially when Maya wasn't there to back her up. Maya was at home with chicken pox, it was really unusual for Riley to not have Maya have her back all the time.

"What brings you here? Oh! Um- not that I don't- not that it bothers me or anything- it doesn't!" Riley was then again blushing furiously, bowing her head as she trailed off. She's been this awkward after that kiss they shared on the subway train. In a way, Riley thought they were kind of together, but not official…

Lucas chuckled.

He thought it was kind of cute how she gets all awkward around him. It makes it so much easier for him to talk to her. Lucas knew about Riley's 'not-so-secret' crush on him. She likes him and he did like her back, although it was hard because they were still young and Mr. Matthews scared him whenever he gets overprotective of Riley- which is every time but he does ask her out all the time whenever he gets the chance. He can still feel her soft lips touch his, and how it spread tingles everywhere.

"Well, I thought I'd hang with you for a while, since Farkle isn't here and so is Maya," Riley was ready to collapse when he mentioned him and her hanging out. How could she handle alone time with him? His smile made her knees weak- his smile made the whole female population's knees weak! She didn't know if she was happy and giddy them being alone or scared and shy.

"O-oh! Yes! Yes, of course! So…" Riley felt stupid. Of course he was going to hang out with her. He always did but with Maya and Farkle around.

"Sooo…" Lucas copied her.

"Sooo…" Riley replied, she wanted to smack herself on the back of her head. She can't think! His eyes were too pretty!

"Sooo…" Lucas said back, looking at her big brown eyes with panic written all over them. 'She's so cute,' he thought.

Riley said the first thing that came to her mind, trying to save her self from being even more awkward, "How's Farkle?"

Lucas was relieved they were actually having a conversation… about Farkle… but still a conversation, " He's great, visiting all kinds of museums at Rome," Farkle was at Rome, Italy for some excursion. They all wanted to come but Maya can't afford it, Lucas didn't want like being too far away from family and Riley didn't want to go because Lucas and Maya didn't go. Farkle loves his friends but he just didn't want to decline this opportunity to fill is small head with a big brain with knowledge even more.

Riiiinnnnngggggg!

'Phew! Saved by the bell!' Riley thought. She was relived because she couldn't think of anything to say after that to Lucas.

Lucas led her inside the room, touching the small of her back with his big hands lightly. Riley felt all warm and fuzzy inside. 'Maybe being alone with him isn't so bad after all,' Riley thought.

Riley sat where she normally sits, she was surprised Lucas plopped into Maya's usual seat, his eyes not leaving hers, giving her a full on smile. 'Ooh lala…' Riley thought as she smiled back.

"W-w-what's this!" Mr. Matthews pointed at Riley then to Lucas then to Riley then to Lucas again frantically in bewilderment. Obviously, he doesn't know about the kiss.

Lucas just smiled, he did get scared of Mr. Matthews whenever he goes ballistic but sometimes his overacting was just a bit too much, it was funny. Riley wanted to hit her head on the desk repeatedly, 'Oh dad!'

"What's wrong?" Riley asked, innocently

"Oh! I'll tell you what's wrong! I go to class finding my daughter sitting next to a boy, making lovey dovey eyes AT EACH OTHER!" Riley just wanted to facepalm and say 'oh, dad…'

He always did this. In front of the class. EVERYTIME! Riley would be lying if she said she was embarrassed. Well, at first she was, then she just got used to it and she was sure Lucas was too.

"We were not making 'lovey dovey' eyes at each other!" Riley said with a firm loud voice.

"Yes, it's true, Mr. Matthews, " Lucas confirmed.

'It's not?!' Riley thought, frowning a little but at the same time she was relieved he said it, just to get saved from an earful from her dad.

"You know what? Yeah! Yeah you can sit next to each other, Just- just wait," Mr. Matthews walked over to Lucas pulling his chair and desk and Lucas from Riley.

Riley threw her arms up in the air in exasperation as her dad pulled her even further away from Lucas.

"Happy now?" Riley said flatly.

The rest of the class was all about her dad talking about Columbus and when her dad isn't looking Lucas and her would share a loving smile.

Class time passed and they are at the cafeteria , with their trays siting on their seats. 'If you think about it, this is kind of a date' Riley thought.

They weren't even eating they Riley just keeps looking up smiling at Lucas then bowing her head folding a hair behind her ear as Lucas just kept smiling at her.

"So?" Lucas asked, craving for a conversation with her.

'Oh no, here it goes again!' Riley thought. 'Think! Think fast!'

"I like your… cheese," Riley blushed furiously, 'Cheese?! Cheese?! That's the best you got?!' Riley thought to herself.

Lucas chuckled, "I like yours, too", he said.

'Come on! Come on! Ask him something nice!'

"Do you want to eat dinner with my family?" Riley blurted out. 'Dad's going to kill me' She thought, regretting what she said.

"Sure! What time?" Lucas asked nicely, if you ignore the fact that Riley's father was going to kill him, he liked the idea of having dinner with her family.

Taken back by his answer, "Um, around 7?"

"Great!" Lucas smiled at her and she smiled back as usual.

Riley didn't pay much attention to the rest of her classes especially when Lucas was sitting right next to her.

"Mom!" Riley yelled as she entered their front door, she was panicking… a lot.

"Riley don't yell. I have to papers to grade," Cory stated, kissing Topanga on the cheek and ruffling Auggie's hair on his way to his 'office'

"Yes, honey?" Topanga Matthews replied with a raw spiced chicken in hand ready to be roasted for an hour or two. Riley shuddered. Not being disrespectful or anything, her mom's chicken isn't exactly the best roasted chicken in the world.

Riley waited until her dad was out of sight, "Mom! I need your help! I accidentally asked Lucas if he wanted to go have dinner with family and he said yes! Can you tell dad to be nice to him? 'Cause I can't tell him myself," Riley added then continued with her rambling, "He doesn't know, so please tell him nicely! I don't know what to wear! Do you think your chicken improved?"

"Woah, woah, woah, honey! Wait a minute," Topanga started clearly confused, "Come again?"

Riley took a deep breath, "I accidentally asked Lucas to dinner, here, with family,"

"Accidentally?"

"Yes, well, our conversation wasn't going anywhere, I panicked and just- just said it,"

"Ok," Topanga said calmly, signaling Riley to go on.

"I need you to tell dad, nicely. And tell him not to kill Lucas or me."

Topanga smiled, "Of course, honey! This is where I'm good at! Keeping him from the crimes he might commit!" She joked.

"And also, what am I going to wear?"

"Wear? Wear Riley," Topanga said with a smile. What she meant was to wear herself. To be herself.

Riley felt relieved from talking to her mom, as usual. Her mom aslo knows about the kiss, and adored Lucas. She turned her back, "Thanks, mom," she added as her went to her room.

"Oh, and Honey?" Topanga said, Riley turned, her attention back to her, "Be ready for an 'eventful' night because it may have escaped your notice that you grandparents and coming to visit, and Shawn.

Riley was stuck on the floor. She didn't move. Shawn was fine. But grandparents? She didn't know how they would react.

'Buckle up' Riley told herself, 'You're in for an eventful night!'