And finally part 4. I really liked writing this story, guys. I hope you all enjoyed it too.
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(Riley's PoV)
"It's you, Riley. Maya is in love with you."
What!? Maya is in love with me? Riley thought.
"What do you mean?" I asked Charlie, still confused. Charlie turned toward me.
"Riley, Maya is in love with you. That's probably why she always makes funny voices around the guys that you like. So you won't see how upset she really is when you go out with a boy, instead of her."
I never thought about it that way before… Oh my God. Riley thought.
Then I stood up.
"I can't go on this date, Charlie. I'm sorry. Maybe we could reschedule sometime?" I asked, being nice.
"No."
Wait, what!?
"No? What do you mean?" I asked confused.
"I mean," Charlie said standing up. "No. I'm not the person you really like, Riley. Think about it. Who is the one person you are the most comfortable with?"
I just stared at him.
How does he know?
He smiled.
"You think you're good at hiding it, Riley, but I know. I see all the secret glances, all the hidden smiles. The only thing I don't see, is how neither of you noticed the other was looking... Go."
I smiled. I leaned forward and gave Charlie Gardner a kiss on the cheek.
"Thank you."
Charlie just nodded. I turned and walked out of the subway.
(Topanga's Bakery)
(On One's PoV)
Maya was sitting at the counter talking to Lucas, with her back facing the door. Everyone else was sitting in the chairs by the door, listening.
"To be honest, I kind of hoped she would have figured it out and turned me down. At least then I wouldn't have to hide it from her anymore." Maya said to Lucas.
But then I'll be heartbroken.
"Maya. I don't think she would have turned you down," he said.
"How do you know, Huckleberry?"
"I just do. If you tell her, maybe you two could be together."
"First of all, Riley is on a date with Charlie Gardner, a boy." Maya said. It was at this moment Riley walked into the bakery. Everyone saw her come in except for Maya. "If I was a boy, then maybe me and Riley would be on a date right now."
"Um, Maya-" Lucas said.
Well Riley knows now. Everyone in the bakery thought at once.
"Let me finish. But I'm not a boy. Therefore, me and Riley can never be a couple."
Yup she definitely knows now. Lucas thought. Wait why is she just standing there, not saying anything?
"Maya, you should really turn ar-" Lucas tried but Maya just continued.
"Second, I don't want Riley to feel like she has to like me back, if she doesn't have feelings for me. And thirdly, if the universe wanted us together, Riley would have figured out who the song was for. But she didn't. If the universe wanted me happy, Riley would be here now, which would really surprise me. Me and Riley Matthews can never be together."
"Maybe, sometimes the universe just needs some time to catch up." Riley said softly.
Maya froze. She couldn't believe no one told her that Riley was here. She turned slowly around in her seat.
"Surprise," Riley said softly.
Oh God! Maya thought.
"Riley, I can explain."
"You don't need to explain... How long?" She asked.
"What?"
"How long have you know you were in love with me, Maya?" Riley asked.
"...Since the fourth grade."
Riley smiled.
"I knew since the sixth grade, Maya."
She knew that long that I liked her and she didn't say anything?! Maya thought.
"That I liked you?"
Riley looked down at her hands and frowned.
"Remember when we had to play family project with someone, and we had to 'marry' someone and be like husband and wife for a week and then do a presentation on it, and neither of us wanted to be with one of boys?" Riley asked looking back up, smiling.
"And we both went straight to each other. I always thought it was because you were too shy to talk to the boys." Maya said, smiled back.
"There was that. But remember when we had to make outfits and my mom made a fake wedding dress for me and you told her that you wanted a tux because someone had to be the guy in the relationship and my mom laughed but she made a tux for you?"
Maya smiled at the memory.
I remember that. I've never seen Riley so happy or beautiful. Maya thought.
"Ya I remember that. You looked so beautiful in that dress and you didn't take it off until like a week after. And I didn't want you to either."
I didn't want you to take off your tux. You looked really good in it, Maya.
"That's when I knew, Maya." Riley said.
"You knew that I was in love with you then?"
Riley shook her head. Maya was confused.
"No, Maya. Not that you were in love with me…" Riley said with tears in her eyes.. Everyone waited. "That I was in love with you. I didn't even know I really was until a little while ago. I knew that I had feelings for you. I just didn't realise what the feeling was until…"
"Until what?" Maya asked.
""Charlie said some things, on the subway. He said that the song was about me. He said that you are in love with me, Maya. He also said he saw all the secret glances and all the hidden smiles. The only thing he don't see, is how neither of us noticed the other was looking. When he told me that you loved me, my heart started racing, that's when I knew for sure." Riley smiled. "Maya, I love you too. And I want us to be together. Like a couple."
"Like a couple...? Like girlfriend and girlfriend?" Maya asked.
"I want to be your girlfriend, Maya. If you'll let me." Riley said. "And I want you to be my girlfriend. Because I love you, Peaches."
Well, this is not at all how I thought this would go. Maya thought.
Maya smiled at the nickname.
"I love you too, Honey."
"I just realised something." Riley said.
"What?"
"You did step back for me, with Lucas, Maya. But not the way I thought you did. You stepped back from me, not Lucas."
Maya stood up.
"Because I'd do anything go make you happy and Lucas made you happy. And you did the same for me. You stepped back from Lucas to see me happy. Although, it wasn't Lucas that made me happy. It was you. It was always you. And it always be you because I love you and I want to be with you."
"Forever?" Riley asked taking a step closer..
And ever. Maya thought.
"As long as the universe let's us be together." Maya said taking a step forward..
They just stood there looking at each other in a new light.
"Kiss already!" Zay called.
Everyone in the bakery laughed.
First…
Maya looked past Riley, to her parents. Riley never took her eyes off Maya.
"Sir?"
Cory smiled.
"I think you've waited long enough Maya."
Maya looked back at Riley. She stepped forward, reached up with one hand and touched the back of Riley's neck. Riley shivered from the touch. The girls smiled. Maya gently Riley's head down to hers until their lips touched. The kiss only lasted five seconds, but to the two girls it felt like forever. Everyone cheered, then went to the kitchen for some desert. Riley and Maya hugged, Riley's head on top of Maya's. Both truly relaxed in each other's arms. And loving every moment of it.
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