AN: Ok, so I feel very very bad about not updating. That is why I have given you a longer chappy! I loved all the fluff. I will be hopefully writing more often, and I'm quite excited to get back into it. I really have no reason to have been gone for so long, but you know I'm a horrible person soooooo. I hope you guys like this chapter! Love Y'all. Please review it keeps me going.
Disclaimer: I own nothing. Only Ginny!
"Riles, I can't just go out with him! I mean come on! He has a kid!" Maya told her best friend and work partner. Riley smiled at her friend's stubbornness. The brunette could tell that something was different with Maya, and she knew it was all about her uncle. She smirked as she watched the blonde woman pace back and forth working through her dilemma.
"Maya, I know he has a kid. That kid happens to be my cousin. But I mean come on go for it. And from what I've heard, both of them are quite smitten with you." Riley pushed. Maya rolled her eyes, and stood there for a moment trying to come up with another way to dispute her work partner. As the taller girl noticed that her short friend had nothing, she turned back to her sewing machine to work on her design for Thanksgiving clothes. They would first be tested on her children.
Maya eventually sat back down at her machine, and started to hum. The time when she sewed was always therapeutic and helped her focus and work out problems. She was so in the zone, she barely noticed her phone ringing. Though when she did the air went from her lungs.
"Riles, it's him. What do I do?" Maya frantically asked. Riley smirked and watched her friend try to work out the problem. When the phone was close to ending the call, the clumsy one grabbed it and answered it.
"Uncle Josh! Hey, how ya doin'?" Riley answered. Maya was shooting death glares at the other girl in the room, and making hand gestures that were borderline scary. "Oh, you wanted to talk to Maya?" Riley wondered aloud. Maya threw a hand across her neck signally for Riley to quit, but she persisted. "Well, here she is." The woman shoved the phone next to her best friend's ear, and held her hands down.
"Josh, hey." Maya struggled. She could here talking on the other end. A little girl's voice reached from the other end, and she smiled. Riley loosened the grip on the blonde's hands, so Maya clutched the phone in her fingers as she finished a conversation with the older man.
"Yeah, hey. So um, Ginny just couldn't stop asking about you," Maya could hear a scoff on the other end, signaling Ginny was listening in. "And we were wondering, if you wanted to have dinner with us and then watch a movie at our place." The blonde contemplated the offer for a few minutes while looking to her best friend for advice. Riley kept whispering for her to go and moving her hands in a going motion.
Maya eventually sighed and gave in. "Sounds great! How about 5:30?" She contorted her face into a questioning look even though Josh couldn't see her. There was an audible 'yes' coming from the background, and a breath let go from Josh.
"Ok, how about we meet at the pizza place two blocks down from the café? I think it's called…" Josh though for a moment. Maya knew the place.
"Alonzo's." They said in unison. Maya blushed on her end of the phone and Riley let out a high pitched giggle at the interaction of her best friend and uncle. Rolling her eyes, Maya turned her attention back to Josh.
"I'll see you then!" She cheerfully signed off. Riley's smile seemed to grow even larger. Maya eyed her suspiciously, then the brunette started jumping up and down while squealing. "What?" Maya asked incredulously. Riley ended up doing a weird motion along the lines of what she had done at Topanga's when they had dinner with their dads.
"You and Uncle Josh! We have to go to my house! Get you ready! Its ok for us to skip work, my boss won't mind." Riley joked with her best friend. Maya rolled her eyes and chuckled, following the clumsy woman out the door of their studio.
-GMW—
"Bye Auntie Maya!" Riley's son Daniel called. Maya turned around slightly to wave goodbye to the five year old, and then continued down the street. The long blue skirt she was wearing blew in the frigid winter air which her leather jacket didn't do too well at keeping out. Thankfully, Riley lived only a few blocks down from Topanga's meaning she was just a block away from Alonzo's.
Maya entered the small pizzeria then sat in a booth by the window to wait for Josh and his daughter. When the adorable duo finally arrived, the beginnings of a few flurries started to fall from the gray sky. Ginny noticed Maya strait away and went to sit by the woman. Josh soon followed suit.
As he reached the table, the brown haired man couldn't help but take in the beauty that was Maya Hart. Her perfect hair was in its natural curls, and her cheeks were a bit rosy from the exchange of cool and warm air. Her blue eyes were bright with excitement as she listened to Regina tell her tale of that day in preschool.
"So then—" Regina was cut off by Josh walking up. He smiled at the blonde woman, and nudged the four year old to scoot over for him to sit. A woman then came up to the trio, asking for their order.
"Cheese!" Ginny had shouted. The woman chuckled at the small child and turned to Josh to really order.
"We'll be having a medium cheese pizza with bacon and olives on one half of that." He politely told the waitress, she smiled and worked her way around to the other tables. Maya stared at Josh with an open mouth, she couldn't believe he still remembered her favorite, all be it odd, pizza topping.
"How do you still remember that?!" She asked him incredulously. He smirked while she gaped at him. Ginny watched the two's interactions, curious to what was going to happen next. Josh then moved his hand to Maya's, who took it graciously.
"I remember everything about you." And then Josh kissed her hand. Ginny ewwed, while Maya still sat open mouthed. She quickly took her hand back, and tried to change subjects pretending that nothing had happened.
The pizza had soon arrived, and Maya was happy for the change of thought. "Let's eat!" Regina shouted, she was literally about to dive into the pizza before Josh could grab her. Maya giggled into her first piece of pizza, those Matthews were really cute.
-GMW—
"You're kidding right? Anastasia? My favorite childhood movie that we always watched when at your parents' house on the VHS player?" Maya smiled. She was currently sitting in Josh's living room, while he was making popcorn, and Ginny was snuggled safely underneath the large blanket Riley had made for her first Christmas. The small girl had a small sippy cup filled with hot chocolate for the special occasion.
"The very one. And it's still on VHS." Josh smirked walking back into his living room. "We were visiting my parents, and Ginny found the old thing, fell in love with it. Can still repeat everything word for word." He proudly smiled. Maya threw her head back as she laughed at the fact that Josh was proud he could still do that.
"SHH!" Ginny exclaimed. "It's starting." Josh gave her a pointed look for being too bossy to the adults in the room. She smirked at her father, and snuggled deeper into the fluffy blanket. As the beginning started, Maya couldn't help but hum along to the instrumental. Then the words began and she was whispering them softly underneath her breath.
"Dancing bears, painted wings…" Maya softly sang. Josh turned to look at her, but before he could say anything, Ginny had jumped up and grabbed Maya's hands. They danced and sang along to the old movie. Suddenly, Maya pulled Josh along to dance with them. He smiled graciously and twirled the blonde around like she was Anastasia herself.
"Maya! You're a princess!" Regina shouted. Josh gave her a stern look for not saying 'miss' before Maya's name, but let it slide when the woman ran to the girl and swung her around. Ginny giggled as she landed on Maya's hip.
"No Miss Regina, I believe you are the princess!" Maya joyfully told the young girl. Ginny giggled again, and Maya plopped back down on the couch, the small child in her lap. Josh followed the two, and sat rather closely to Maya. The movie continued without a hitch. Until….
"Maya, dance with me?" Josh questioned when "Learn to Do It (Waltz Reprise)" began its starting chords. Maya blushed significantly as Ginny pushed the blonde to go dance with her father. Slowly the two fell into step with Anya and Dimitri. Ginny couldn't help but sigh at the beauty of it all. Her daddy was in love.
Finally, Anya and Dimitri stopped dancing, queuing Josh and Maya to stop. Though they didn't. It wasn't until halfway through the nightmare scene that the two adults came from their reverie. Ginny continued with watching the movie, while they came to their senses and sat back down with the four year old.
After a while, the movie came to an end. Ginny had her head leaning against Maya's shoulder, who was using Josh's as a pillow. The two adults were almost to sleep and the four year old with them was asleep. Josh stifled a yawn as he checked his phone. He nudged Maya a bit, and she groaned over being so close to sleep then brought to life again.
"Maya." Josh whispered. She moved her head a bit, and looked into his chocolate brown eyes. It was a Matthews' thing. She hummed indicating an unspoken 'yes?' Josh chuckled. "I have to get Ginny to bed." His breath tickled her ear. She nodded against his chest, and turned slightly. Josh moved and grabbed his daughter from the loving embrace of his childhood friend.
"Daddy?" Ginny hoarsely asked as she stirred. She looked around the room for Maya, and when her eyes fell on the woman, she slowly laid her head down on her father's shoulder. "Can Maya tuck me in?" She asked, voice just above a whisper. Josh looked to Maya, who nodded graciously, as she took the small child in her arms, and walked down the hall.
While in the room, Maya helped the brown haired child into her pajamas. It was rather quick as the small girl was eager to get to sleep. The sheets were up to Regina's chin, and it seemed that the tiny girl was out cold.
"Maya?" Regina asked, with her eyes barely even open. Maya stepped closet to the child concern in her eyes. "A-are you gonna date my daddy?" Her little eyes filled with hope. Maya didn't know what to say. She frankly hadn't wanted to think about dating Josh, especially once she had gotten him out of her life. But now here he was, with a little girl who adored her. Maya couldn't say no to that face.
"Yeah, I-I think I am." She then kissed Ginny's forehead, and walked out to a waiting Josh. As Maya reentered the living room she could see Josh pacing back and forth. He stopped when he sensed the blonde's presence.
"H-hey Maya…" Josh started. Maya smiled at him knowingly. Before he could say anything Maya moved closer to him. She looked up at him with her pretty blue eyes, and Josh knew he was a gonner. He didn't even get to continue when Maya crashed her lips to his. He smiled into the kiss, and Maya hummed with pleasure.
"Yes." She whispered mere inches from his lips. Josh smirked slightly as he watched her.
"You didn't even know what I was going to say." He dropped the smirk looking her dead in the eye. She giggled lightly, as she stood closely.
"Yeah, I did. And the answer is yes." She whispered one last time before grabbing her coat, and waltzing to the door. Josh watched her sashay out of his apartment, as he walked to the now closed door. He slowly slouched against the green door, putting a soft finger to his lips. He could still feel Maya on his lips.
"I love you, I've always loved you." He whispered to nothing. On the other side of the door, Maya sat against the white side. Her lips still tingling with the sensation of Josh on her lips. She smiled a rather large grin.
"I love you, I've always loved you." She slowly walked back down the stairs to the waiting street.