Hey everyone! With the days counting down until season 2 of GMW I decided to write this story centered around Shawn Hunter following the events of season 1. I'm doing my best to capture the GMW humor even though I grew up with BMW. However if I had to guess, I think the more dramatic aspects may have a more BMW feel.
Anyway without further ado here we go!
"Uncle Shawn, your never going to believe what Maya and I did!' exclaimed a very excitable 13 year old girl.
"I don't know Riley. Get married to that cowboy kid you keep talking about?' guessed Shawn.
"Oh no she didn't!" yelled Cory from the other side of the room. "My daughter is ten…twenty….a hundred years away from getting married!"
"You're right, they're just going to run off and have a bunch of cowbabies" said Maya who just loved poking fun at her best friend's father.
"I can't even…see what I have to deal with Shawnie?" asked an exacerbated Cory.
"What did you two actually do Riley?" asked Shawn while simultaneously ignoring Cory.
"We made matching friendship bracelets!" said Riley as she shows off her wrist to reveal a beaded bracelet while simultaneously holding out Maya's wrist.
"I know what you're all thinking. If we were Auggie's age this would be adorable. I'm 14 and this is what I'm doing with my life" deadpanned Maya.
"Oh come on now everyone knows we're besties forever!" exclaimed Riley.
"Yeah because spending nearly every hour of the day together screams strangers! Plus we already have rings", added Maya.
Riley simply retorted by crossing her arms and puffing.
"Hey relax Riley. It just shows you two have an amazing friendship; like Cory and me" said Shawn.
"So you and my dad had matching friendship bracelets?" asked a suddenly more cheerful and hopeful Riley.
"Are you kidding? When I was your age, I was the coolest guy at John Adams High. I wouldn't have been caught dead with one of those", answered Shawn.
"You? The coolest guy in school…yeah I don't see it" said Maya shaking her head.
"Ha ha", Shawn responded sarcastically.
"Well I believe you Uncle Shawn…even if you're wrong about these bracelets", said Riley.
"Oh it's not the bracelets he's wrong about", Maya retorted.
Shawn looked on at the two teenage girls and smiled. He was more than glad regarding his decision to take his uncle duties more seriously. Riley was truly cut from the same cloth as his two favorite people growing up: Cory and Topanga. Why he spent the better part of thirteen years avoiding her behooved him now. He knew he screwed up.
And then there was Maya. Her story was so similar to his. Abandoned by one parent, a rocky relationship with the parent who stayed, but both had a friend who got them through it all. Shawn had already made the decision that whatever happened in his life, he would do his best to ensure that Maya didn't have to continue to endure the same things he did.
"Maya it's getting late. You best be getting home" said Cory.
"Yes Sir Mr. Matthews sir", replied Maya mock saluting Cory.
"She called me sir!" said a giddy Cory.
"Come on Maya, I'll walk you home", offered Shawn.
"Actually I'm meeting my mom at the diner", said Maya.
"Even better, we'll get pie!" said Shawn.
Shawn wasn't sure, however, exactly what that entailed…or whether or not he would screw up this time as well. But he knew he would do everything in his power to ensure that Maya would not be a Shawn Hunter screw up.
So there you have it folks. Love it? Hate it? Let me know with a review!
A little teaser for the next chapter: Shawn and Maya are going to run into an old BMW alumni at the diner. Any guesses?