"Josh-oo-a," Maya sang as she crashed down beside the tall brunette on a couch at Topanga's, "I know something that you don't know." Her grin was as big as the cheshire cat's. Josh had trouble getting over how her blue eyes always sparkled, especially when she had a secret. Mischief just danced in them. Her undone golden locks and the slightest of blush that always adorned her cheeks naturally, they managed to floor him every day.
"What do you know wife?" He grinned back at her, teasing.
"Hey now, put a lid on it. I know a lot of things. Like I know that Huckleberry is going to Texas."
"I gathered as much."
"And I know that Huckleberry might be proposing…" She lifted her eyebrows, anticipating a reaction from her man.
"Well obviously, that's his thing isn't it? The rest of us buy flowers and he proposes. He really should calm down with all that. When he really proposes no one's gonna buy it."
"That's now. He's doing it now." Maya explained impatiently still awaiting a reaction.
"What? Isn't he supposed to ask my permission or something?"
"You're not her father."
"Right, shouldn't he ask Cory and Topanga for permission?"
"Well, if you must know being the old fashioned gentleman he is, he did ask for her hand a couple of years back."
"When?"
"Grass jelly bean, that was supposed to be a ring but then apparently she had a conversation with Topanga about asking him during graduation and Lucas caught wind of it and he didn't want to steal her moment."
"What our little feminist chickened out?"
"I don't know what happened. She only talked to Topanga about and she still thinks no one knows about it. She didn't ask though, it really hurt him."
"So what? Is he supposed to ask and she's supposed to drop everything and go to Texas with him? Fat chance of that."
"That's not why he's asking. He's just trying to marry his woman."
"I guess not all of us can have themselves a whirlwind romance," he winked.
"Or jump on the back of a motorcycle and elope," she replied in hush tones.
"And when are we telling them, my beautiful bride?"
"I don't see why we have to, you're not exactly secretive about it." She still hated the idea of telling anyone. It had been almost a year since they'd eloped. The Matthews and Hart-Hunters still believed they were dating and much to their dismay, living together. She resented everyone for assuming that she and Josh weren't waiting until marriage to have sex, like Lucas and Riley. Everyone practically endorsed them moving together.
Everyone had assumed correctly of course since only hours after moving in together, Josh and Maya had consummated their relationship. They hadn't planned it but they didn't regret it, and they didn't feel guilty the next three times they did that night either.
'Maya Hart Matthews' it said on her driver's license. Her mail came addressed that way too, she'd had changed her name legally. The more she thought about it, the more it seemed bizarre their families didn't figure it out already. Neither of them were secretive. Short of an announcement, it seemed like everyone ignored the tiny clues they left lying around their lives. She was an artist though and ever since she had gotten out of college, she had been commissioned to produce work for an exhibit. Her and her work was going to be seen and she didn't admit it often but Josh was her muse. She most hated the fact that the excitement of their secret was so inspiring. It was exhilarating and sexy and she hated that it could potentially hurt so many people but at the same time, she loved the knowledge that he was only hers and she was only his and there was nothing anyone could do about it.
"Are you sure they don't already know?"
"I think they do but are torturing us. Don't you want a big beautiful wedding?"
"We had a wedding and it was the best day of my life. If you mean a dress and the whole showing us off the world thing, I wouldn't mind it." She laced her thin fingers through his, she wore a lot of rings and only took them off when she painted but she was considering taking the rest of them off and just wearing the important one.
"You ready?"
"Yeah, I think I am." They began to walk, hand in hand and she turned to him and said quite unexpectedly, "I don't know why but I'm having the strangest feeling right now."
"Oh?"
"Yeah, I don't know why but I feel like Riley is going to say no."
Author's Note: This chapter was hastily written because too much was going on in my brain and I couldn't sleep. Will Maya's feeling prove to be accurate? How will the family take the news? What's going on with the rest of the gang? I don't know, stay tuned to find out I guess :)
