So the three sat on the bench in silence. Maya, Lucas, and Riley. Riley was looking down at her hands that were folded, she was scared to look at the two blondes sitting next to her. Lucas his expression filled with worry as he focused his gaze on Maya who was looking at the sky her expression unexplainable she bit her lip and sighed. She waited a few more moments before she realized she couldn't take this anymore. She turned to see that Lucas was already looking at her, she looked up at him for a few seconds before shaking her head to break the intense gaze. She got up from her spot and stood in front of her two friends and faked a smile
"it's getting late and I want to swing my Topanga's to see my mom"
"Maya" Lucas began she stopped him wrapping one arm around him the other around Riley bending down to hug them, she kissed Lucas on the cheek before turning to Riley giving her a kiss on the cheek. He froze when her lips touched his cheek, he felt the faint blush rise to his cheek, Riley felt nothing but guilt. Maya let go of there embrace and looked at them
"thank you for making last year great, I'm glad you two are in my life and I always want you there, I hope you guys are always happy, and if I ever come in the way that all you have to do is tell me I'm... I'm sorry" Maya was being sincere she was never good at expressing her feelings but here she was relaying the truth and that's what hurt Riley the most, That's what made Lucas feel dejected. She was in pain.
"Maya" Riley now said tears forming in her eyes.
" have a goodnight you two, see you at school" she said brightly interrupting whatever Riley was going to say, and both Riley and Lucas knew she was forging it. Lucas finally being able to move got up and grabbed her hand as she turned to walk away
"Maya. Please. Just don't leave" He knew the minute she left through that door he would have lost her, he would lose the Maya who kind of liked him, He would lose the Maya that was finally opening up to him, He would lose his Maya. She would step back without a problem. She would do anything for Riley. She sighed. They weren't making this easy on her.
"Goodbye Huckleberry" she said quietly before shaking out of his grip and walking out.
Lucas stood there looking at the door for a couple minutes, Riley looked at him
"I'm Sorry" she finally whispered, he looked at the brunette with tears now rolling down her face. He sighed before sitting next to her his hand wiping the tears off her face
"you don't have anything to apologize for Riley" she looked up at him
"how bout we just go join the rest of the party downstairs hm?" he asked her standing up offering her his hand.
"sure" she replied sniffling. Taking his hand and walking down to her apartment.
Farkle watched as Lucas and Riley walked back into the apartment. Lucas hung up his coat and took Riley's before hanging hers up as well. He walked up to them
"um where is Maya?" Riley looked down at her feet, Lucas grimaced
"she left." He said softly before walking away from the two. Frazzle watched Lucas walk away before asking
"oh is she um is she ok?"
"I don't know farkle she just left saying she needed to go see her mom, she apologized and told she was glad we were in her life and told us to be happy"
"does that mean she figured out how she feels?"
"no farkle I think it means she stepped back again" Riley said stepping closer to Farkle hugging him letting her tears stain his sweater.Maybe I didn't do the right thing.
Maya walked quickly down the streets of New York to the Bakery. She saw her mom inside wiping tables and knocked on the door. Her mom happy to see her walked to the door unlocking it letting the small blonde walk inside before locking it again
"Babygirl Happy new year! how was the party?" Maya didn't say a word but hugged her mother tightly. Her mother sighed looking down at her daughter hugging her back
"what's wrong baby? Do you want some hot chocolate? Do you wanna talk?"
Maya thought about it .. who else could she tell about how she was feeling not Lucas not Riley or Cory or Topanga definitely not Farkle.. could her mom help her she had nothing to lose so she mumbled a yes but followed It with
"don't let go yet" Katy smiled sadly at her daughter, and continued to hug her tightly
"never baby girl I'll always be here" Later the two chatted over hot chocolate and cookies, maya talked and Katy listened when maya was done katy said
"you know sometimes being happy is ok Maya, you're allowed to be happy. And I don't know what to tell you but from what I saw that boy made you happy but so did Riley, so don't rush things, let things happen on there own you'll be surprised where it might take you. You can't always be watching someone else's back because then you forget to watch yours"
"you're right mom, but you know the whole time I was with him all I could think about was riley, I guess I avoided it but I saw the looks she gave him… I guess they were meant to be. "
"I don't know about that honey, and I'm not going to tell you everything is going to be ok or how to fix it because I don't know but I will tell you make it your story Maya, you deserve the world and if that's not Lucas so be it, don't cry over him , don't cry over anyone he is still your friend, he still cares and he always will be don't let what happened on the roof ruin the bond you have with your friends" Maya smiled at her mother and nodded then the Hart women finished cleaning up the bakery and going home.