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"Riley still likes Lucas." Farkle blurted out as soon as Riley began to walk away.

Riley just froze. The look of hope for the new year quickly faded from Maya's face. Now it was just disappointment.

The new year has come and gone and now all the friends are back in school. Nothing has been resolved.

**The boys are at Topanga's.

"So what do you plan to do?" Zay asked Lucas.

"I don't know."

"But I thought you liked Maya?" Farkle questioned.

"I do, but she hardly even looks at me or speaks to me because she doesn't want to hurt Riley again."

**Jump to Riley and Maya in the Bay Window.

"So." Maya said.

"So." Riley replied.

Maya and Riley are still the best of friends, but they don't speak much anymore. Yes their always together, but neither of them wants to say the wrong thing.

"Okayy, this is ridiculous." Topanga said walking in.

"What is?" Riley questioned.

"You two!"

Maya and Riley looked at each other confused.

Topanga sat in between them.

"You can't just go on not talking about it… or anything for a matter of fact. You two are the best of friends, are you really going to let something as small as a guy come between you?"

"Nothings come between us mom."

"Maya." Topanga said.

"Somethings between us."

"Okayy, so what. We both like Lucas. What more does the world need to know?" Riley said.

"You need to know that just because you both like the same boy doesn't mean your friendship has come to a halt. You can continue on your daily lives, but soon you'll have to talk about it." Topanga said getting up.

Before she walked out of the room she turned around and said, "Just because something happened doesn't mean you have to stop talking all together."

Topanga left leaving Riley & Maya to just look at each other.

**Back to the boys.

"So how do you plan to pick Maya?" Zay asked.

"I don't know. If I just up and say that I like Maya Riley will be hurt, but if I don't Maya will be hurt because she'll think I've just been messing with her since Riley and I became 'siblings'."

"I love both of them equally. I know that they both love you too, just in different ways."

"What are you saying Farkle?" Lucas questioned.

"I'm saying that no matter who you choose the other is going to feel hurt, but will be fine because we are all here and we are all friends."

"But I like Maya. I want to be with Maya, I know that." Lucas pleaded.

"I think what I am trying to say is maybe you should choose neither." Farkle reiterated.

"What?" Lucas & Zay both said.

"By choosing neither - neither can get hurt, therefore saving the friendship between all of us."

"That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard." Zay said.

"Maybe, but it beats loosing a friendship that can last forever." Farkle said before getting up and leaving Topanga's.

**The next day at school.

Maya, Lucas, and Riley barely looked or spoke to each other. The only time words were said is when they would say hi or hey.

Zay and Farkle were outsiders on this whole situation so they got to see every event from perspective. Eventually Zay just blew.

"Well this is just ridiculous!" Zay burst out cutting off Mr. Matthew from his lesson.

"Zay, you have something to say?" Cory asked.

"Yea. You three have barely even looked at each other since New Years! Because of your 'issue' you are putting our entire friendship at risk and I for one am upset."

"Zay-"

"No Lucas. I haven't seen any better friends than this group right here and I am not ready to lose it so whatever is going on needs to be figured out because I am tired of not being able to be in the same room without feeling like I am going to say something wrong and set off a bomb causing a war."

"He's right." Farkle chimed in. "You three are being selfish. Maya Riley, I have known you two forever and to let something so minuscule come between you is so sad."

"Farkle nothing is between us." Riley pleaded.

"Maybe you should step back and look at the whole situation Riley. You can only see your side and your missing a huge piece to the puzzle." Farkle replied.

Riley instantly became quiet. She had nothing more to say.

The bell rang and the argument was over.

**At the Bay Window with Riley & Maya.

Silence was all you could hear. Not a single word came from either girl… that was until Maya broke the silence.

"Why?" was all she said.

"Why what?"

"Why Riles? Why'd you lie to me again?"

"I didn't lie Maya. I told you the truth. I don't feel for Lucas that way."

"Well obviously you do." Maya said looking at her.

"I don't know what I feel." Riley admitted.

More silence…

"Wait. You said again… why'd you say again?"

"You lied at school last month."

Riley just looked at her confused.

"Kermit came to the school. He was waiting for me, but said I never came out the front doors. That was the day you made me go out the back."

"Oh… that… I didn't want anything more to happen Maya. You were having such a good day and I didn't want him to ruin it."

"That wasn't your decision to make Riles." May said somewhat angry. "If you hadn't made me go out the back I could've talked to him that day preventing him from actually showing up during class to embarrass me in front of the whole class."

"Maya I didn't-"

"You lied to me Riles. I felt so bad about hiding my feelings for Huckleberry yet compared to what you did it feels like I haven't done anything to hurt you."

Riley looked hurt by Maya saying this.

"You think you didn't hurt me too?" Riley said getting angry.

"No I said it feels like I didn't compared to what you did. There's a difference Riles."

"Well you did."

"I know that Riles. Why do you think that I told Sundance that he and I could never be."

Riley looked at Maya confused.

"I didn't want to hurt you Riles. You're my whole world and if I lost you then I would lose myself."

Riley's eyes were glossy as if she could cry.

"I just feel like that you don't understand me anymore."

Riley's expression changed.

"You are constantly lying to me all the time. You hardly even speak to me Riles! I don't know who you are anymore." Maya climbed out the window and went on her way. Where was she going? Who knows… She just wanted to walk.

Maya found herself sitting on a bench in a park eventually. It was getting dark, but the view for the sunset was very pretty and she didn't want to miss it.

"Maya?" a voice interrupted her thoughts.

"Sundance?" she turned around to see Lucas. "What are you doing here?"

"Well actually I always come to watch the sunset right here. I live just across the way and found that this park has the best view. What are you doing here?"

"Oh you know… Just thinking."

"About?"

Maya just looked a him as if he was stupid.

"Oh." Lucas said.

"Yea." Maya said.

The two just sat in silence for a while.

"I think Riley and I are parting ways." Maya broke the silence.

Lucas just looked at her very concerned.

"I found out that she lied to me, again."

"Again?" Lucas questioned.

"Yea, quite a bunch of times now actually."

"What would Riley have to lie about?" Lucas was very confused.

"Well for one the whole situation between us three. I also find out that Kermit came to the school the day before he interrupted class. Apparently he was waiting outside for me, but I never showed. That was the day Riley made me hurry out the back of the school."

"Oh." Lucas said.

"Oh and that the whole forgiveness project was a lie basically."

"What do you mean?" Lucas asked.

"I wrote a letter to my father as the assignment asked and I mailed it. When Kermit arrived I had just assumed he had gotten the letter and that's why he came… but it wasn't."

Lucas was completely confused.

"You see after Kermit left again my letter came back in the mail saying that the address I was sending it to didn't exist."

"So then how did he know to come?" Lucas asked.

"See this is where it gets real interesting. Riley sent him an email asking for him to come and make things right."

Maya took a deep breath holding back her tears.

"I don't know if she knew that I had a fake address or what, but I can't help but wonder why she would do that to me. The letter coming back in the mail would've basically been a sign to me saying that it wasn't meant to be or that it just wasn't the right time, but when I got the letter back I was so confused that I didn't even know what to think."

"But how did Riley know to send him an email?" Lucas asked.

"See that's the thing I don't get. I know my mom has no contact with him what so ever so I did some snooping. I was using Riley's computer when she had received an email back from Kermit. He had thanked her for writing to him about me asking him to come and fix me. Apparently I need fixing."

Maya took another deep breath.

"I thought Riley was my friend, but I guess she isn't."

"How can you think that Maya?"

"She lied to me, she thinks I'm broken. You know Riley. She always has to fix everything. Riley thinks that unless she fixes me I am no good to her, that I'll just drag her down too."

Maya closed he eyes letting a small tear escape her eye.

"I don't want to be broken anymore!" Maya exclaimed.

"You don't have to be Maya. Your happiness is the thing that can heal everything." he said looking at her.

"But how can I be happy when everything has always been about Riley!" Maya said opening her eyes, turning to Lucas, and basically yelling at him. "You don't get it! Everything has always been about Riley and I am tired of coming in second place to her!"

"Maya just take a deep breath and-"

"No Lucas!" Maya said getting up angry. "I am done being second best! I want to be first for once. I want to be the one who is chosen first for once! I want to be with you, but Riley can't even let me have that!" Maya started to walk away.

"Maya you know how I feel about you." Lucas said getting up going after her.

"Do I huckleberry? Do I really? Cause it sure doesn't feel that way anymore." Maya said not turning to look at him.

"Maya I told you how I feel, I told you everything!"

"You've barely even spoken to me since Farkle made Riley's feelings known to the world!" Maya said turning around angry.

"Maya I didn't know what to say! You were the one who told me now wasn't our time!" he yelled back.

"Because I was looking out for Riley!" Maya was angry. "Oh look Riley came first then too!" Maya was astounded with herself.

"Maya I don't know what to do here." Lucas said lowering his voice so he wasn't shouting anymore.

"Neither do I." She said turning to walk away again.

Lucas grabbed her arm and stopped her. They just looked at each other.

"Maya just tell me what to do." Lucas pleaded.

Maya shook her head. "I can't tell you that. It's not my choice."

A tear fell from Maya's eye onto her cheek.

"I just want to know when it's finally going to be my turn." Maya said before turning to walk away. She wiped her tear and went on her way leaving Lucas standing there in the night.

I guess the next move was his.

A/N: The next chapter is going to focus on Girl Meets Money. It is going to have a continuation of the space where Riley and Maya's friendship is left up in the air (hopefully to be resolved whether it be good or bad) and it is going to consist of Lucas finally getting to see what Maya is like behind closed doors. After Girl Meets Money I will move onto Girl Meets Legacy where Lucas will act upon the triangle and declare where he stands in this whole mess. It is going to be very interesting so please stay tuned. I am hoping to have both up tomorrow (well today since it's 4:00am)…one early in the day and one closer to midnight because that's when I will return home from work, but who knows, I could possibly get both chapters done before work!