So this is the last chapter before I finally reveal why Rucas has broken up. In the next chapter I am going to take you back to the moment and show you where it all went wrong for these two. This chapter is just the fallout from the last one and a filler. I promise happier times are ahead and I have a lot of stuff planned for this story! Just stick with me and let me know what you would like to see! You guys are the best!

Disclaimer: I do not own Girl Meets World or any of the characters

Chapter 4

"I really messed up," Lucas sighed. He ran his hand over his tired face and dialed Bridget's number again. He held the phone to his ear and hoped that this would be the time she answered but was once again greeted with her voicemail.

After Bridget overheard everything that Lucas said to Riley, she ran and never looked back. She walked away from Lucas and left him standing there like a fool. He then looked over and saw the hurt look on Riley's face and she ran away from him too. Maya shot him a nasty glare before following her best friend. Smackle decided to follow after her two friends and just shook her head at Lucas. He watched his girlfriend and ex-girlfriend both look at him with looks that made him sick. He hurt the two people that never deserved that kind of hurt. He walked back into Topanga's where Farkle and Zay were sitting and waiting for him.

"Did she say anything to you after she heard what you said to Riley?" Farkle asked. He had seen the look on Bridget's face after Lucas pretty much declared his love to Riley and it was one that made his stomach hurt. No one wants to hear their boyfriend talk about his ex-girlfriend the way Lucas talked about Riley.

"She just stared at me," Lucas said. He, like Farkle, was haunted by the look on Bridget's face. She looked so heartbroken and betrayed. He hated himself for ever making her feel that way because she really did not deserve that. "I can't believe I said all of that."

"Why did you?" Zay asked.

"I don't know," Lucas shook his head. "I was just staring at Riley and Maya was saying all of these things so I snapped."

"Do you still love Riley?" Farkle asked.

"Farkle," Lucas glared at his friend and shook his head.

"It's not a stupid question," Zay defended his friend. "The way you just snapped makes us all think that there are still some feelings left over."

"I can't love her anymore," Lucas shook his head. "I can't go there again. I just can't."

"Why?" Zay asked. He knew that the two still loved each other and was so confused on why they were fighting it so much. In his mind, Riley and Lucas were meant to be together. He has known that since the moment he saw the two of them together in middle school.

"Because it hurts too much," Lucas said. "Whenever I think of what I had with Riley, it brings back the pain I felt all those years ago. Riley is the kind of person I could picture forever with but there is just too much baggage to even consider giving us another chance."

"So, what are you going to do?" Farkle asked. He saw the look on Lucas's face and knew that his friend still loved Riley. He knew that Lucas still hoped for the two of them. He just needed to come around to that realization on his own.

"I'm going to fix my relationship with Bridget," Lucas said. Farkle and Zay shared a look and both of them were thinking the same thing. They both hoped that Lucas knew what he was doing.

GirlMeetWorldRucas. GirlMeetsWorldRucas. .

"Hey," Lucas said when he saw his girlfriend open the door to her apartment. "Can we talk, Bridget?"

"Sure," Bridget reluctantly agreed and gestured for him to come inside. He walked into her apartment and then awkwardly stood in the doorway. He saw all the boxes around the living room and knew she was still getting around to unpacking her new place.

"I'm so sorry Bridget," Lucas said. Bridget met his eyes and he could see that her face was red and blotchy, a clear sign that she had been crying. It broke his heart because the last thing he wanted to do was make her cry.

"How am I supposed to be with someone who clearly still loves his ex-girlfriend?" Bridget asked. She turned away from him and walked to sit on the couch. Lucas followed after her and hesitantly took a seat next to her.

"I don't still love her," Lucas said.

"Lucas," Bridget sighed. "I'm not stupid. I can see that you still have feelings for her."

"Okay," Lucas nodded and then took a deep breath. It was time to finally be honest with his girlfriend. "Of course, there is still a part of me that has feelings for her. She was the first girl I ever loved and we have so much history together. I was with her since I was in middle school and feelings like that just don't go away."

"Then what am I doing here?" Bridget asked. "Why are we together if you still want to be with her?"

"Because I don't want to be with her anymore. I want to be with you, Bridget. A part of me may still love her but not like the way I feel about you. I'm in love with you," Lucas insisted.

"Am I just supposed to believe that?" Bridget asked. Lucas grabbed her hand and looked passionately into her eyes.

"Tell me what to do," Lucas pleaded. "Tell me what I can do to prove to you that you are the one I want to be with."

"I want you to stop hanging out with her," Bridget said.

"What?" Lucas asked, his eyes widening slightly.

"As long as we are together," Bridget took a deep breath and looked into his eyes. "I want you to stop spending time together and talking to her."

GirlMeetWorldRucas. GirlMeetsWorldRucas. .

"Good morning sunshine," Maya smiled when she saw her best friend walk into the kitchen the following morning.

"We made coffee," Smackle said and gestured to the coffee pot.

"Thanks," Riley smiled. She poured herself a cup of coffee and then took a seat at the kitchen table with her two friends.

"How are you feeling?" Maya asked.

"Fine," Riley shrugged. She took a sip of her coffee and noticed the skeptical looks on both of their faces. "What? I'm fine."

"Sure you are," Smackle nodded.

"I really am," Riley insisted. "I have a full day of teaching ahead of me. I have so much going on in my life that I have no time to even think about Lucas Friar."

"Riles," Maya sighed.

"I should go finish getting ready for work because I don't want to be late," Riley said before standing up. She sent her two friends another smile before leaving the kitchen.

"Do you believe her?" Maya asked, once she was alone with Smackle.

"Not even a little," Smackle shook her head. "So, what do we do now?"

"I think we just follow Riley's lead and see what happens next," Maya said.

"This is going to get pretty bad, isn't it?" Smackle asked. Maya looked in the direction of where her best friend just walked off and sighed. She had a really bad feeling about what was ahead for Riley and Lucas.

"I think so," Maya nodded.

GirlMeetWorldRucas. GirlMeetsWorldRucas. .

"Bridget?" Riley asked, knocking on the door of her classroom and looking inside.

"Riley," Bridget raised an eyebrow and then reluctantly gestured her inside. She brushed the chalk off her hands and then stood in front of her desk.

"I wanted to apologize to you for last night," Riley said.

"What do you have to apologize for?" Bridget asked, crossing her arms and looking at her curiously.

"I didn't know Lucas hadn't really told you about our past and I shouldn't have reacted the way I did. I wasn't trying to cause problems between the two of you," Riley insisted.

"But as long as you are around, there will always be problems. Won't there?" Bridget asked.

"What? No," Riley shook her head. "Lucas and I are completely over."

"Everyone knows that's not true, Riley. Everyone can still see how much you two love each other," Bridget said.

"That's not true," Riley shook her head.

"I want you to stay away from him," Bridget said.

"What?" Riley widened her eyes. She could see just how serious Bridget was and it made her head hurt.

"As long as you are around, then Lucas and I are never going to have a real chance. I don't want you talking to him anymore," Bridget said.

"Does Lucas know that you are saying this?" Riley asked. There was no way Lucas would be okay with this. Despite everything, Riley and Lucas would always be friends first.

"He already agreed to stop talking to you," Bridget said. Riley felt like all the air left her lungs and she was punched in the gut. Lucas agreed. He agreed to stop talking to Riley and suddenly she felt like the rug was being pulled out from underneath her.

GirlMeetWorldRucas. GirlMeetsWorldRucas. .

"She asked you to do what?" Farkle widened his eyes, dropping his fork in surprise.

"Dude," Zay shook his head. "You can't not talk to Riley. She's part of our group. She's Riley!"

"I have to do this guys," Lucas sighed. He pushed his plate of food away and looked at his friends. He had about twenty minutes left on his lunch break but he suddenly had no appetite.

"So you are just going to stop being friends with Riley completely?" Farkle asked.

"What else am I supposed to do?" Lucas asked. "Being around Riley makes Bridget uncomfortable and I don't want my girlfriend to always be worried about Riley."

"This is going to crush Riley," Zay said.

"No it won't," Lucas shook his head. He knew that he was lying to himself but he had to do what he thought was right. He had to believe that Riley was going to be okay with it. It was the only way he would be able to get through it.

"You really think that Riley is going to be okay with this?" Farkle asked. "Do you even know Riley?"

"Guys," Lucas sighed and looked at his two best friends. "I really don't know what to do anymore, okay? I'm so lost and confused. I need to try and make this work with Bridget. She is the first girl to make me happy since Riley and I just can't throw that away over blind hope. I need to give this relationship my all to see if there is really something there for us," he shook his head. "I really need you two to support my decision."

"Okay," Farkle nodded. He knew that it was wrong for Lucas to cut Riley off but he could also see just how torn up Lucas was. His friend needed his support too and he was going to be there for him. "I'm here for you."

"Me too," Zay said. "We're here for you and support whatever you decide to do."

GirlMeetWorldRucas. GirlMeetsWorldRucas. .

Riley sat on her couch that night and was grateful that Maya was at Josh's for the night. She loved her best friend, more than anything, but she really just wanted to be alone. She took a sip of the tea that she made herself and let out a long sigh. She and Lucas were not going to be talking to each other anymore. Sure, they did not have great communication right now but they at least could be civil when all of their friends were around. Now she would not even get the chance to be around him or see him. She heard a knock at the front door and quickly jumped up to open it. She swung the door open and was surprised to see Lucas standing on the other.

"Lucas," Riley widened her eyes. "What are you doing here?"

"I don't know," Lucas admitted and shook his head. He looked lost and confused, something Riley was familiar with at the moment.

"Well come in," Riley gestured him inside and then closed the door behind them. She saw him walk into the living room and she awkwardly stood by the front door.

"Nice place," Lucas smirked and Riley smiled. She crossed her arms over her stomach and watched as he stood awkwardly in the living room. "Bridget told me to stay away from you."

"I know," Riley nodded and looked down.

"How do you know that?" Lucas asked. She could hear the confusion in his voice and looked up at him.

"She told me that she wanted me to stay away from you. She said you already agreed to the plan," Riley explained. Lucas closed his eye and sighed.

"I don't know how to stay away from you," Lucas said. "I have never been good at not being around you."

"Me neither," Riley admitted. She knew that this was wrong and that she should ask him to leave, but she just could not do it. "I think we should stay away from each other though."

"What?" Lucas asked, widening his eyes at her.

"You have a girlfriend, Lucas. The two of us talking really makes her uncomfortable. We should respect her feelings and just stop talking," Riley said. She choked back the tears and tried to hold herself together. She knew that she needed to do this, she needed to be the strong one.

"It's that easy for you?" Lucas asked, disbelief filling his voice.

"Lucas," Riley shook her head.

"Do you really not care about us anymore that you would be willing to just cut me off completely?" Lucas asked.

"I'm doing this because of how much I care about you!" Riley exclaimed. "Seeing you happy is all that has ever mattered to me. If this is what is going to make you happy, then yes. I have to cut you off completely."

"What's if it's not what I want?" Lucas asked. "What if I can't be in a world where you are not a part of it?"

"You should go," Riley whispered. She walked over to the front door and opened it, before turning back to face him.

"Riley," Lucas shook his head. He walked over to the front door and just looked at her.

"Bye Lucas," Riley said. Lucas held her gaze for another minute before letting out a tired sigh and leaving the apartment.

Riley closed the door quickly and felt the tears start to run down her face. She rested her back against the door and slowly slid down to the ground. She pulled her knees up to her chest and cried. She knew that this was what she needed to do so that Lucas could have a chance at happiness. What she did not realize was that Lucas was on the other side of the door, a hand resting on the door and his eyes closed. He was feeling the same pain as her and he wanted nothing more than to throw the door open and pull her into his arms. He was being completely unfair to Bridget though. He needed to move on and now he finally got the will to do it. He looked at the door once more before turning and walking away. He was walking away from his past and towards a new future.