Girl meets Texas Part 3

Disclaimer: I do not own anything if I did the show would still be going and Lucaya would be the greatest endgame there is.

School was weird now, they had taken a train back to New York as it was tense. Riley had stared straight ahead barely talking to them. Maya knew that she was sad but she didn't think that her best friend would decide to not talk to her anymore. She had joked with Farkle and Zay as they tried to keep her distracted and when Lucas decided that he wanted to talk to Riley alone that plan had obviously failed.

Now they were back in New York, back to where she would get her heart broken, but it was fine, it wasn't anything new. On Monday back to school, she had tried to talk to Riley about what happened. About the kiss, she didn't want to keep secrets from her anymore.

"Riles something happened." Using the nickname that she came up with.

"I don't need to know what happened." She was trying to act nonchalant but Maya knew her too well, she knew when she was pretending.

"No, I need to tell you. You need to know." she persisted. Stopping Riley from walking away from her.

"Maya, I know a lot of things are going to happen. Do you know what else I know? I liked the new boy and you stepped back for me And then I saw how scared you were for him. You need to feel whatever you feel. How could I ever keep that from you? Whatever happens, happens." She said looking deeply into her eyes. Maya could read her like an open book and she saw clearly that she was hurting. She saw Lucas coming and turned Riley around.

"My brother! Hey!" she smiled hugely at Lucas who kept his gaze at Maya who looked down. She had never thought that a boy like him, a country boy no less, could render her to a measly little thing. So she lifted her head and stared straight. He broke eye contact.

"Hi. Hey, Riley. You know, um I want to thank you again for believing in me and giving me the confidence that I would be okay." He said gripping his bag, his gaze kept glancing over at Maya who kept a blank face.

"I will always believe in you. And I will always be here," she said smiling at him. Then Lucas turned to Maya smiling then said softly.

"Hey."

"Hey," Maya replied back.

"Hi," Riley chimed in breaking their gaze. Lucas shook his head then muttered something under his breath moving away entering class.

"Hi Riley," Just then Charlie Gardner walked towards them smiling at them

"Hi Charlie," Riley said smiling at him.

"Charlie Gardner!" Maya said in her 1950's voice teasing slightly, Charlie turned towards Maya smiling widely.

"Hello, Maya," she was surprised that he turned towards her with the same look that he had a few days ago when he started talking to Riley.

"Hello Charlie," she said.

"I heard something happened with Friar," he said.

"How could you possibly know that?" Riley asked tensing up as they turn to look at Zay who was chuckling sheepishly.

"He made me," he accused like a little kid pointing his fingers at Charlie who stared at him passively.

"How could he have possibly done that?" Maya asked threateningly making Zay get up from the bench fidgeting as he moved back.

"W-well I said do you want to hear a great Maya story?" he laughed nervously and Maya mimicked him. Turning back towards Charlie and Riley she said.

"Nothing happened, now if you will excuse me I have to go to class."

"So are you free?" he asked making her pause in the doorway as she turned around, then he turned around looking at her as if to expect something.

"Excuse me?" she asked crossing her arms. She could feel everyone else's gaze on her back.

"Is there a problem?" The Texan accent behind her made her tense, this wasn't going to go well.

"I don't think it concerns you, Friar," Charlie replied snippily still staring at Maya who swallowed a lump in her throat. Riley was watching all of this with a questioning gaze confused as she was. What the hell was happening?

"I wasn't talking to you Gardner," he said his accent thicker now. Texas Lucas was slipping through and if he turned this wouldn't be a pretty scene. Zay quickly walked over moving Maya to the side and pushed Lucas back into the classroom leading him to his seat. Maya snapped out of her stupor.

"Nice talking to you cheese souffle, Riles come on." She grabbed her best friend's arms who squealed waving at Charlie.

Class went as usual other than the fact that she could feel the gaze of Lucas at the back of her head the entire class, but she didn't let it seem like it fazed her. She hated this, with a passion. Everyone was walking on eggshells around her, like how did they know what happened between them? How did they know that something happened in general? Stupid Zay and his big mouth. Rumors spread like freaking wildfires at this school. Lunch came, she was thankful for the loud noises that her classmates made as it distracted her from the tenseness that sat at her table. Lucas had tried to talk to her but she had gone back to her normal teasing and fake smiles making him give up and turn back to Riley who was more happy to oblige a quick few words. Zay kept glancing over at her and shifting nervously, and Farkle, bless him, tried to make her laugh by helping by making terrible science puns that she could understand but not fully. The table became quiet when Charlie sat directly in front of her making her sit up from her slouched position getting ready for what was going to come.

"You still didn't answer my question Hart," Maya rolled her eyes leaning across the table.

"You want to do this here Gardner?" she asked looking at him. What was he trying to do something here? Not days ago he was gushing over Riley now he was suddenly interested in her.

"Let's," he said smirking at her. She glared getting up then walked off. She was didn't want to be here anymore especially with how the cafeteria had gotten semi-quiet. She walked holding her head straight. Something about him made her want to hide, maybe it was because he was trying to secretly break her.

Boom! I just did that! (insert evil laugh)