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People are thrown into each other's ways all the time. No matter what the reason is… but the thing is, there's always a reason. So no matter how much you hate that person's sudden presence in your day, be sure that there's definitely something behind it.
Who knows what you could do for that person and vice versa?
What if you're thrown into each other's lives to change, not only each other's lives upside down, but to change each other as well?
Well, we'll see.
After getting off the plane, Riley met Maya at the baggage reclaim area to get the bags. Lucas was on the phone with Farkle with his bag already by his side, telling him that he's landed and asking about where they'll meet to go to the hotel.
He went outside after Farkle had told him that he's waiting for him outside. He was instantly met with the extremely hot weather of Miami and he thanked god that he didn't wear his jacket after landing. Just like he said, Farkle was waiting right in front of the arrivals exit while leaning on the side of his white car. Farkle was wearing a much suitable outfit for the weather, a pair of maroon red jean shorts, white converse and a white V-neck. When he saw Lucas, he straightened up to greet him. They did the guys' handshake-side hug kind of thing before Farkle took Lucas' bag and put into the back of the car and Lucas put his carryon bag and his jacket on the back seat.
Just as Farkle started driving the car, Riley and Maya made their way out of the airport. Maya was still talking with Adam, much to Riley's annoyance. They said good bye to Adam and got into the Taxi that they've asked for in the airport and the driver drove off.
(AN; I've never been to the US, let alone Miami, before so I don't really know exactly how everything looks and what's the differences between LA and Miami. So excuse me if I'm far off reality)
All the way, Riley and Maya were looking at the landscapes and how pretty the places looked. There was a lot of balm trees and normal trees and somehow the ocean looked a lot prettier in Miami with it blue-greenish color that just looks magical under the sun.
"I still can't believe that we're actually here, Maya…" Riley trailed off as she kept looking out the window.
"Me either…. The place is so pretty, isn't it?" Maya said distractedly as well.
"Yes... It's a good thing that you invited me… It's a good thing that I came." Riley said with a smile.
"I told you, honey. No need to thank me." Maya said with a smile and a flip of her beautiful blonde waves. They were going to a more local, country-ish part in Miami so they were in the taxi for quite a while.
As for Lucas, Farkle pulled up in front of a really fancy Hotel which overlooks the beach. Lucas was in love with the place from the outside, even though he hated being in Miami in general. They got out of the car as the hotel's porter and driver opened their doors for them.
"Hello, sir. Welcome to the Aquamarine hotel." The driver told Farkle as he got out of the car and the porter told Lucas. (An; I just made the name up based on the aquamarine movie.)
"Hello" Lucas and Farkle said before heading into the hotel. The porter went to get the bags out and the driver helped him before taking the car into the hotel's parking.
"The place is prettier than I'd imagined." Lucas said as he looked around him and Farkle just smiled in response. As they went inside, every girl that was passing by stared at Lucas and some even stopped what they were doing to drool. At that, a smirk took place on Lucas' face. That's the kind of reaction he's used to, which is the opposite of Riley's reaction to him. Farkle just shook his head at the smug look on Lucas' face. Lucas looked around the hotel, noticing how nicely decorated it was. It was very chic and fancy on the outside, and even chicer and fancier on the inside.
Riley and Maya have been in taxi for about forty minutes and they were still on a somewhat deserted road.
"The hotel seems so far away, Maya." Riley said worryingly and whiningly.
"Yeah." Maya said with a huff.
"I hope he's not driving us around on purpose." Riley whispered to Maya. Maya looked at her wide eyed before looking at the driver through the rearview mirror.
"Excuse me, sir. Are we there yet?" she asked and he looked at her briefly before looking at the road again.
"No, but we're almost there."
"That means that we haven't arrived yet." Riley stated annoyed.
"What should I do, then? Should I fly?"
"You're already flying with how fast you're driving. You flipped our insides out. Slow down, will you?" Maya said in a somewhat harsh tone.
"You talk a lot. You can get off here if you don't like it." He said as he stopped the car in the middle of the road.
"What? Get off? Who do you think you are?" Maya said angrily now and he turned to look at her.
"Get out of my taxi." Maya looked at Riley with her mouth open.
"Get out how? What will we do? Walk till we reach the hotel?" Riley said calmly.
"It's not my problem, I don't care whether you go on foot or flying."
"But we're still far and it too hot… and we have bags as well." Riley said before she put her best puppy dog eyes and cute face as he looked at her and said in a very nice tone, "Please? Just take us there…. Please?"
"You should thank god for your friend here." The driver said as he looked at Maya through the mirror and started driving. He didn't drive two feet before Maya ruined it.
"What do you mean with thank god for your friend? Aren't you a taxi driver? As long as we're in your taxi, you'll take us wherever we please." Riley Face palmed herself, "We pay you anyways."
"Calm down, Maya, Please!" Riley whispered as she tugged on Maya's arm.
"Wait a minute, Riles." Maya said as she yanked her arm back, "He's obligated to take us to the hotel, he won't throw us out of the car!"
"I'll sue you!" Maya yelled after the taxi driver as he drove off while Riley just looked at her angrily. Riley took her bag and started pulling it with her as she walked and Maya did the same.
"I…. was resolving…. It… if only… you closed… your mouth." Riley said breathlessly. She was out of breath and covered in sweat, and they haven't even walked 3 miles.
"How could I know… that he'd really throw us… out of his car?" Maya said breathlessly as well, "You're right. I should've kept my stupid mouth shut." Riley huffed and tucked her hair away from her face. "Riley, Look! We're here! We're here! See the hotel is right there!" Maya said excitedly while pointing to a sign that was about ten feet away. Riley smiled in relief. "We'll get into the hotel now and forget everything…. We'll take a day off as they probably won't make us work right away. We'll go chill on the beach for some time… Come on. We'll forget everything and everything will be just fine, I promise." Riley nodded, not being able to talk because of how tired she was.
They rushed to the hotel as fast as they can, despite their tiredness. Once they'd reached the gate, Riley stopped in her tracks and scoffed at what she was seeing.
"Doesn't it look a bit different than the pictures?" Maya asked confused. In the pictures, it appeared to be a fancy five stars hotel on the outskirts of Miami. What they were seeing was a place that could be mistaken for as a farm or something. It was super deserted and it didn't look anywhere near five stars.
"A little…" Riley said unsure while looking at it.
"But it's not bad…" Maya said as she looked at Riley, hoping that she wouldn't be mad at her.
"Um… yeah, it isn't." Riley said and they headed towards the worn down gate and opened it after having some trouble because of how heavy it was. They looked around as they made their way inside looking for the actual entrance for the hotel itself. "It looks closed…"
"No, honey. Why would it be closed?" They looked around them. It didn't look like anyone was living there because of how deserted it was.
"Did we even come to the right place, Maya?"
"Well, wait… let me check." She stopped to take her phone out of her backpack and looked through it for the address, "No… it's the right place…"
"HELLOOOO! IS SOMEONE HERE?!" Riley shouted.
"Yes, ladies?" Someone appeared and said from behind them, startling the both of them.
"Excuse me… we came here for work, who do we have to meet?" Maya said politely.
"Unfortunately, there's no one else here but me. The hotel is closed. Apparently, it was about to be sold but the buyer went through a heart attack." At that…. Maya knew that she's in some big trouble with Riley.
"Oh would you look at that!" Maya said as she turned to a fuming Riley, "Nobody knows what will happen in this life…" the guy nodded while Riley just glared at Maya with a scowl on her face.
"If we don't get into a hotel, right now, it's pretty self-explanatory what will happen to you…" Riley whispered angrily as she took hold of Maya's arm. Maya was scared.
"But the old owner is gonna open it up again, right?" She asked hoping that the guy will confirm her words.
"Yes, yes. He will reopen it." They both looked at each other and smiled in relief, "It will be reopened two years from now so on 2018."
"2018?!" They both exclaimed/asked in disbelief and the guy nodded. Riley took a deep breath as she looked at Maya angrily.
"Riley, how was I supposed to know? This is something unpredictable. The guy went through a heart attack and died… how was I supposed to know that?" Maya explained to Riley.
"Why didn't they tell you that when you called before dragging us here?" Riley asked in a stern tone. At that, Maya adverted her eyes to the ground and bit her lip. "Maya? Maya, you called, didn't you?" Riley asked, now begging her to say yes. When Maya just continued looking at the ground and biting her lips, Riley lost it. "I can't believe you, Maya! A person calls and asks before heading anywhere, right? We left our homes to come to this place and you didn't even call beforehand? I really can't believe you!"
"Riley… Riley, here's what we'll do. We'll calm down first and then we'll find ourselves somewhere to stay, alright?" Maya said trying to calm Riley down, desperately. "Is there a hotel near here?"
"I'm afraid there isn't much hotels around here."
"There isn't!" Riley said on the verge of tears.
"But… Honey, I saw a lot of hotels on our way here!" Maya said to Riley, trying to calm her down and prevent her from crying.
"Move, Maya, Let's go. I'll kill you, you know that right? Move!" Riley took hold of Maya's arm once again and dragged her towards the exit after nodding to the guy.
"Have a nice day!" Maya said to the guy as she was dragged away.
"You too!"
They kept walking for about an hour until they finally reached a hotel named 'Aquamarine' which looked really chic and fancy from the outside and was overlooking the ocean. They made their way inside and stopped to admire the inside of the place which was even prettier than the outside. They both smiled and made their way to the reception counter.
"Hello…" Riley said with a smile as she looked at the handsome receptionist. He had brown hair that was falling into his eyes slightly, blue eyes that you can only notice from up close and was wearing a black suit with aqua blue tie.
"Hello, how can I help you?" He smiled at them.
"Hello… I wonder if you have any available rooms." Maya asked tiredly.
"You don't have a reservation as I understood." Riley shook her head.
"Unfortunately, no." Maya said.
"Well, I'll check right now." He looked at the computer for a moment, "A room for two, right?" he asked while looking at Maya, Who nodded. "Okay…. We only have one room available."
"Um… how much does it cost?" Maya said a little skeptical.
"800 dollars per night." The girls looked at each other before Riley spoke.
"Actually, we came here to work in a hotel that's near here but it's closed." The guy nodded seemingly interested in their story. "Do you think we could find a more suitable hotel in this area?"
"There's isn't a more suitable hotel… I mean there are motels but they're in the downtown of the city…"
"Alright… thank you." Maya told him with a sad smile.
"Is there another way to reach the downtown other than taxi? Um… taxis are a bit expensive here…" Riley asked.
"Unfortunately, no…"
"Well, thank you." Riley said as they turned to leave while he looked at them thinking about something.
"Wait… wait." They turned to him and he looked around before he leaned towards them to whisper, "They're hiring people these days… I could help you, if you'd like that."
"Really!" Riley exclaimed with a smile.
"Yeah… Today, the hotel's new owner is here. That's why there's extra work to do, but I can hook you up on a job interview in two hours."
"Thank you so much!" Maya said and he just smiled, "So can we wait outside on the beach?"
"That's okay."
"But our bags…" Maya wondered out loud, "Can we leave them here?"
"Yeah, of course. I'll ask them to take them."
"Okay, the bags are here." Riley said with a smile as the guy looked at Maya with a smile and nodded. They turned and made their way to the other door which lead them to the pool area and the beach.
"Would you look at that! Our luck is coming back, girl!" Maya said as she linked arms with Riley.
"I almost lost all the hope I had in me." Riley said with a smile.
"Well, we have two hours… what do you think about getting into the water and lay down for a tan?"
"Can we do that?"
"Why not? Come on, there's a bathroom there, let's go change." Maya pointed at the pool's bathroom. Luckily, they both had a bathing suit in their backpacks. Just as they went inside, Lucas and Farkle made their way out of the elevator.
"Hello, sir." The hotel Manager greeted Farkle and Lucas as they greeted him back and shook hands. "Let me show you around the hotel before the meeting, if you'd like that."
"Why not? We can do that." Farkle said as Lucas nodded with a slight smile and they went after the manager.
Riley and Maya went out of the bathroom after putting on their bikinis. Riley wore her blue dress on top of her navy blue strapless bikini as a cover up, and Maya put on her Jean shorts overalls on top of her Pink bikini. They made their way to the beach chairs and took off their clothes. They laid down on the chairs after spreading the towels that they were given underneath them.
As usual, Farkle was left by himself with the Manager to look around the hotel while Lucas went to the beach to enjoy his time. Girls were all over him, but who could blame them? Sandy blonde hair, green eyes and amazing chest and packs? Seems like the guy you'd go to the beach just to see shirtless. Some girl would offer him drinks to have with him even. He was on a built-in bridge that was inside the ocean itself and he went inside under a built-in roof that looked like a little hut from the outside and laid down on one of the chairs beside a girl who was wearing a pretty revealing white bikini.
Riley and Maya were splashing each other with water and just goofing around when Riley tripped and fell into the water. She flailed her arms around before Maya hurriedly pulled her out and they both laughed as Riley took deep breaths.
The Manager was now showing Farkle the pool area and after that he was gonna show him the beach.
Riley and Maya got out of the water and laid back down on their chairs under their umbrellas. Riley looked to the side and was cruelly reminded of how hungry she is after seeing a couple eating a very good looking burger sandwich. Maya followed her gaze and they both licked their lips before asking for menus. Everything was so pricey as well. Maya laid back in frustration as Riley suddenly remembered something. She opened her backpack and took out the huge lunch box that her mother had given her. It was filled with a lot of goodies. Cookies, mini sandwiches, cupcakes, vegetables and other things.
"My mum insisted that I take this with me… Now I'm really thankful that she did." She told Maya as she opened every container in the lunch box and they started eating.
"It's almost night time and the guy didn't call us… I wonder if he was able to meet the owner." Riley said as she looked at the sun setting and people leaving the beach.
"I don't know… He would've at least told us if he'd met him." Maya said.
"I'll go and see then." Riley said preparing to get up.
"No, no. I'll go." Maya said as she hurriedly got up and started putting her overalls back on since she was already wearing her strapless crop top. Riley looked at her with a smirk.
"And why is that?"
"Nothing, honey. I'll go for a chat that's all. You wait here." She put her flip-flops back on and went towards the hotel. Riley shook her head and smiled, understanding her friends' actions. She sighed and then her phone started ringing so she took a deep breath before answering.
"Hey, Mum…"
"Riley, honey. How are you? How did things go?" Topanga asked through the phone while she was cutting up the vegetable for the salad for the Friars' dinner.
"We're okay… We're at the hotel right now."
"Is there a problem, riles?" Topanga asked as she went around the kitchen to check on the food.
"No, everything is going just fine, mum… don't worry."
"Riley, did you start working, baby?" She asked as she sat down after making sure that the food is fine.
"No… they gave today off because it's our first day here and stuff." Riley said trying not to make her mother sense anything.
"Mum… were you able to talk to dad?" Lucas asked as he walked on the almost empty beach.
"It hasn't even been twenty-four since you've been gone, honey… what's the rush?" Cathy said as she made her way to the living room. "Are you enjoying your time there?"
"Mum, I was supposed to be visiting the Eiffel tower by now. I don't know if I can get you to understand that." He was now walking behind the first row of chairs, nearing Riley's chair.
"The place here is like heaven, Mum. I wish you were here with me to see it. The sunset looks so pretty from here…. Oh I almost forgot, how did your first day of work go?"
"It's going well until now. Dinner is almost ready and then me and Kate are going to make the table then I'll go back home for the day."
"Alright, Lucas. I'll talk to your father but please stay calm there and don't cause any problems… please." Cathy pleaded.
"Alright, Mum. I'm sending you my kisses… Goodbye." Riley and Lucas both said to their mothers before hanging up. Lucas passed from behind Riley's chair and neither of them seemed to notice the went to get up just as Lucas passed her so she didn't see him. Just as she was making her way around the chairs she bumped into Maya.
"What happened?" Riley asked.
"Their manager was in a meeting the entire day so he couldn't talk to him. He said he'll talk to him in the morning, though."
"What are we going to do until tomorrow morning?" At that, Maya smiled.
"Well, in my opinion, since we're in Miami…" she trailed off before taking a card out of her pockets, "Let's enjoy our time…" She smiled as she waved the card in front of Riley's face. Riley just smiled at her friend because she knew that the card was Adam's as it said 'Blue angels' on it. "What's wrong?"
It was seven thirty and Farkle was finally done with today's work so he put on a black muscle tee and some gym shorts and shoes before heading into the gym. Although it didn't look like it due to how thin he is, the boy has some muscles. It just doesn't show as much as Lucas'. But his chest was firm and his packs were just as prominent as Lucas'.
There was a girl lifting weights and just wouldn't take her eyes off of him, which kind of annoyed him. She went to stand beside where he was doing his pull ups and continued lifting the weights as Lucas made his way into the gym with a hot pink muscle tee, black gym shorts and black gym shoes that had the Nike sign on them in hot pink. He looked at the scene with a slight smirk as he leaned on a wall, right by the door.
"Hello." The girl said as she looked at Farkle with a flirtatious look on her face. Farkle looked at her before going back to his work out. He let go of the thing he pulled himself up by and gave her a very tight smile before heading to another machine. Lucas looked at the girl with a bigger smirk as she put the weights away and made her way towards the door, purposefully walking from in front of Farkle while swinging her hips in purpose. Lucas started walking further into the gym, passing by the turned down girl. He sat down beside Farkle to lift some weights.
"The girl was really pissed off." Lucas told him with a smirk as he looked at his biceps moving with every lift.
"It's not apparent if she came here for working out or for other purposes."
"What kind of man are you, cousin? The girl was all over you and you don't even care?"
"What should I do, cousin? Should I show my interest towards every girl that's interested in me?" Farkle said sarcastically. Lucas smirked and continued lifting his weights, "Besides, she's not my type."
"Is it because she wasn't your type or something else?" Lucas said accusingly.
"What else could it be other than that, Luke?"
"I don't know…" Farkle stopped what he was doing and turned towards Lucas.
"What do you mean with I don't know?" Lucas put down his weights and looked at Farkle with yet another smirk. That guy smirks a lot.
"Hmmm… Maybe it's because you're still thinking about Miley until now." Farkle's expression hardened as he looked at the floor and Lucas smiled slightly instead of that smirk, "I'm not wrong, am I? You can't even think about another girl because you're still thinking about Miley."
"No. You're wrong, Lucas." Farkle said sternly. "Moving on from a relationship to another doesn't happen as fast for me as it happens for you… that's all." Lucas just smiled bigger as he took his weights again, "I act according to my feelings not my dick."
"I'm pretty happy with moving according to my dick, actually. It's pretty satisfying."
"I hope the satisfaction stays when Kayli comes back." Farkle said with a smirk as he went back to his work out. Kayli was a true believer in waiting until marriage to do the deed.
"Well that was a good reply for a comeback." Lucas said with a laugh.
"Enjoy your meal." Topanga told Mr. and Mrs. Friar as the servant served their food.
"Thank you, Topanga. We will." Cathy said and Topanga and Kate made their way back into the kitchen. They had a good view of the dining table and they could also hear everything. Joseph and Cathy both took a bite of their steaks and hummed. "That tastes really good… she must've used a different sauce."
"The meat is really good… and the rice as well." Joseph said as he took another bite.
"I think they liked it…" Topanga whispered happily to Kate.
Cathy's phone rang as they were eating and Ella's, Kayli's mother, name appeared on the screen.
"Ella is calling, she'll probably ask about Lucas… She's probably sad that Kayli and Lucas' vacation was cancelled. The kids have done everything for it, Joseph." She said before taking the phone to answer.
"If he was a man, it wouldn't have been cancelled. So please, don't hint to me like that, okay? The guy turned out that way because of how spoiled we made him and how much we gave him" Joseph said before going back to his food. Cathy just huffed before answering the phone.
"Ella… Hello."
"Cathy, how are you?"
"I'm okay, what about you?" Cathy said.
"I'm okay, but Kayli isn't after what Lucas had told her yesterday." Kayli looked at Ella and Ella just nodded at her.
"She has every right to not be okay, honey. They've been planning for it for a long time now. It was bad for it to be cancelled last minute. Joseph isn't usually stubborn but this time he really insisted on sending Lucas to our new hotel in Miami."
"Really? Joseph insisted?" Ella said grabbing Kayli's attention. She took the phone away from her ears and whispered in a barely audible voice, "Lucas was saying the truth."
"What?" Kayli whispered back in disbelief.
"Tell her to not be sad, Ella… I promise I'll do everything I can to make Joseph change his mind." Joseph glared at her.
"Okay, honey. I will… give my greetings to Joseph, please. I'm waiting for you in Brighton."
"Okay, honey… I'll make sure to visit." After that they both hung up.
"Ah, Kayli, ah! Without listening to him or to me, look what you've done."
"Off Mother! What am I supposed to do now?" Kayli asked desperately.
"Hurry and call the guy."
Lucas made his way into his room and took off his t-shirt and threw it on his bed as well as his phone before going into his bathroom for a quick shower. At that moment, Kayli Called.
"Off, he's not answering, mom." She said with a huff.
"He probably busy or didn't hear it." Ella said calmly.
"I'm going to Miami." Kayli stated as she stood up.
"Kayli." Her mother called which stopped her, "You must've gone crazy. I will never let you go anywhere at that time of night." It was almost midnight in the UK. "Besides, if I'm wrong, then you going after him isn't a good idea." Kayli sighed.
"Okay, mom. Okay." She said sitting back down.
Lucas got out of the bathroom with a towel wrapped around his waist and a towel in his hand drying his hair with it. He heard his phone vibrating on his bed and went to check who it is.
"Yes, Farkle?"
"Are you ready? I'm on my way."
"Come on, I'm ready."
"Okay." Farkle said before hanging up.
Lucas put his phone back on the bed and then heard a knock on the door. He went to open the door to see Farkle so he didn't notice the red battery sign on his phone before the power went off.
Farkle looked at Lucas up and down before smiling, "Didn't you say that you were ready?"
"I will put on my clothes in a minute, don't worry." He closed the door and went towards the closet in his hotel room while Farkle made his way to the living room area and sat down on the couch. He noticed a magazine on the coffee table and took it in his hand. Miley was on the cover of the magazine which didn't surprise him as she's an actress. As he looked at her, his mind went back to their last date.
*four months earlier*
"Miley… I love you so much." He said as he got down on one knee with the beautiful melody of the piano in the background. He took out a velvet box from his pockets and opened it to reveal a beautiful engagement ring with a single heart shaped diamond in the middle. "Will you-"
"Farkle…." Miley cut him off, "I'm not… ready for something like that." At that Farkle took a deep breath and looked around him as he closed the box and got up.
"Okay, I um… understand if it surprised you… But we don't have to get married right away. Engagement is the time when we become ready for marriage. Whenever you feel like you're ready-"
"Farkle, you don't understand." Miley shook her head. "I'm not thinking about anything serious between us. My priorities are my dreams and my job, Farkle. If that's the kind of relationship you want, then I'm sorry." Farkle looked away from her as he literally felt his heart breaking. Literally. He just turned away from her and left. Just like that.
Remembering that night, made him feel the same ache in his heart once again. Lucas made his way into the living area with a pair of light washed jeans and a light green tiered button down that had white near the collar and blue underneath it. He noticed what Farkle was looking at and smiled sadly.
"I'm ready, let's go." He said cheerfully to not make Farkle feel like he saw what he was holding. Farkle took a deep breath and nodded before getting up. "Are you ready for some fun tonight, Cousin?"
"The only thing I'm ready for is having something to eat then heading to bed afterwards." Farkle said trying to get himself out of that memory.
"You know that's impossible, dude. You're with thee Lucas Friar." He patted his back and they made their way out.
"Look at us, Maya. This is awful." Riley said as she struggled with the zipper of her dress, in the small toilet of the hotel. They were getting ready to go to the club that Adam works in.
"What about us, darling? We're getting ready in a beautiful way." Maya told her from the toilet beside her as she put on her dress as well. Riley made her way out of the toilet and went towards the sinks and mirrors to start on her hair and makeup and Maya was out right after her. They'd both washed their hair right after getting out of the beach and since they both have pretty fine hair, both of their hair dried almost straight with a slight wave in it which made it look really good naturally.
They applied their makeup. Maya went for a bronzed look along with her signature intense smokey eye to make her bright blue eyes pop and a nude pink lip while Riley went with bronzed look as well with a simple winged liner and a slight smokey eye that wasn't as intense as Maya's for her eyes and a nude pink lipstick.
Because they didn't have much time, Maya went over her hair with her straightener that she'd taken out of her suitcase and Riley went over hers with a curling iron that she also took from her suitcase. They looked good and it didn't look like they got ready in a bathroom at all.
Riley was wearing a neon pink dress that reached her mid-thigh. It had two lines of sequins going all along the V-cut neckline of the dress and it formed a belt around her waist where it flowed slightly. She paired it with a pair of nude pumps that made her long legs look like they went on forever. Maya on the other hand had a baby blue dress on that had a v-cut neckline as well and reached her mid-thigh. Maya's dress was tight though so it didn't flow like Riley's. Both of their dresses gave them really good cleavage though due to the V-cut. She paired her dress with a pair of nude pumps as well to make her look longer.
When they were ready they made their way out after gathering their stuff. Lucas and Farkle were making their way out as well. Neither of them noticed the other once again which was a good thing. Riley and Maya made their way towards the reception counter.
"Good evening." Maya said once they reached the guy who instantly smiled upon seeing them. "We'll go out for a bit… Do you mind if we keep our backpacks with our suitcases?" Maya said in a very sweet tone.
"Of course I don't mind." He said with a smile and Maya and Riley handed him their bags wich he gave to another employee telling her to put them with the others.
"Thank you…. Um… Can you please call a taxi for us, please?" Maya asked in the same sweet tone and Riley had to hide her smirk. "I know that we're really bothering you but…"
"No, it's okay. You're not bothering me at all." He said hurriedly before taking the hotel's phone and calling a taxi for them.
"You have him wrapped around your finger, girl. He agrees to everything you're saying." Riley whispered to Maya as they gave their back to the guy while he was on the phone.
"Well, that's as far as my powers go…" Maya trailed off as a handsome guy passed by them, "That's the goal and that's what I'll get in the end." She said with a sigh, meaning the handsome guy.
"He'll hear you." Riley whispered with a laugh that Maya joined her in. They turned back to him with a smile on their faces.
"The taxi is ready… Let me give you my phone number, in case you need anything." Riley and Maya looked at each other with a smirk, "Here you go… just call me if you need anything. Most places aren't safe here at night." He handed Maya the paper that had his number with 'Josh' written under it.
"Aw… Thank you so much, Josh." Maya said sweetly and Riley looked between them back and forth with an amused look on her face.
"Well, have a good evening. We'll get going now, Josh." Riley said as she pulled Maya with her. "Should I leave the money here? I got scared when he said that most places aren't safe here…" Riley asked Maya as they walked towards the main entrance/exit.
"What if he said that on purpose? We can't trust anyone these days, girl. Take me as an example. I only trust you and myself…." As she said this, she opened her bag that had one of the across the body straps and took out a very small wallet that wasn't even the size of her hand. "Let's see who'll be able to take the money from here… give me your money as well." She hanged it around her neck like a necklace as Riley took her money out of her white bag. Maya put Riley's money inside as well before tucking the tiny wallet between her boobs so that it doesn't ruin her look.
Both Riley and Maya, and Lucas and Farkle spent their nights differently. Riley and Maya hanged out in the more local areas of Miami while Lucas and Farkle drove around the city. Riley and Maya had chicken burger sandwiches for dinner at a very simple Local Café while Lucas and Farkle had a fancy meal for dinner at a fancy five stars Italian restaurant. Something that was similar was the amount of laughter they shared together. Both of them spent their evening talking and hanging around their best friends, as Farkle was Lucas' best friend not only his cousin.
"Riley… should we get some cotton candy?" Maya said as she spotted a cotton candy machine.
"You just ate, Maya…" Riley said.
"We'll be dancing all night, Riles. We'll burn calories." Riley looked at her when she said dance, "Okay, You don't dance, I will." When they reached the machine, Maya looked around her before taking the wallet from between her boobs and giving riley some money to get the cotton candy.
"Ohhhh… what a coincidence… how are you?" A strange lady asked Maya as she took her in her arms. Maya stood confused because she was sure that she didn't know that lady. What she didn't feel was the lady cutting the strap of Maya's Necklace-wallet and taking it in her hands. "We haven't seen each other in a really long time." The lady said as she pulled away from Maya.
"Who are you? I don't know you." Maya said with her eyebrows frowned.
"I'm your aunt Matilde, you don't remember me?"
"No, I don't remember you." The lady looked at her some more.
"Oh… I'm sorry. When I looked at you now, I realized that I've mistaken you for someone else… sorry." The lady said with an apologetic smile.
"It's okay, no problem." As she said that, the lady hurriedly left with Maya's mini wallet with her.
"Who was that?" Riley asked as she handed Maya her cotton candy.
"I don't know, she thought I was someone else. Thank you…" Maya said before she got busy her cotton candy. They both made their way to Adam's club on foot because it was near where they were. Once they reached the bar, Maya waved at Adam.
"Hey, how are you?" He shouted over the music.
"I'm good, what about you?" Maya shouted back as she leaned on the bar counter so that they could here each other better.
"I'm good too." He smiled at them before he started preparing their drinks. He smiled at Maya as he poured a red drink for them. "That's on me."
"Thank you." Maya said and he nodded before he left them to continue his work. She took a sip while moving her body to the music.
"What's that?" Riley asked Maya.
"I don't know exactly, but it tastes delicious…. I think it has strawberries in it." At that Riley took a sip while Maya took her last sip, "This is delicious… can I have another one, please?" Maya asked Adam who nodded with a smile while pouring her another one. "You didn't drink anything, Riles."
"You know I'm not used to alcohol."
"You'll get used to it… besides, this is not strong. Come on drink it." Riley nodded and took another small sip. 'Sun is up' by Inna started playing and Maya excitedly got out of her seat.
"Come on, Riley. Let's dance, please." Riley just shook her head, "come on, please. This is a good song."
"No, you go." Maya huffed before taking a big sip from her drink and going to the dance floor and blending in. Riley laughed at her friend stumbling before drinking half of her glass in one gulp.
Lucas and Farkle decided to go to the Blue Angels club that they've heard about at the hotel. They made their way in.
"Cousin, I'll go to the bathroom." Farkle said in Lucas' ears.
"Alright… and I'll get myself a drink."
"I'll meet you at the bar then." Lucas' nodded before he headed towards the bar and sitting down.
"Hello." Lucas told the bartender and then gave him his order. Somehow, Riley heard his voice even over the music so she looked towards him. Upon seeing him sitting five seats away from her, she hurriedly took one of the menus and hid behind it. What she didn't know was that Lucas had already seen her while she was getting the menu and he smirked when he saw her hiding. He decided to have his drink first before doing anything, to make her hide some more.
"Where did he come from... Off!" Riley said to herself with a huff. She sneaked a glance at him and saw him having a sip from his drink while talking to the bartender. She then looked at Maya and saw her in a guy's arms dancing, more like grinding, with him. Riley looked back at Lucas and found him laughing at something Adam said to him. If she didn't hate him, she would've thought that he looked handsome while smiling. But she hated him so she didn't think that. At all.
"Riley… what are you doing?" Maya asked her in a drunk voice as she stood beside her leaning on the counter. She pointed at her drink which Riley gave to her. She drank all what was left.
"Hey, Maya… don't stay near that guy, okay?"
"Don't start acting like a mother, Riley. We're just having fun, Peaches…. Can I have another one, Adam?" Maya said before she started dancing against Riley.
"Okay, okay." Adam gave Maya a drink which she took with her to the dance floor. Riley sneaked another glance at Lucas and he was still there with a smirk on his face, sipping on his drink. He could feel Riley's eyes on him so that's why he was smirking. "Isn't there another place where he could sit? He's not moving."
Riley looked at him again but this time, he wasn't there. She took down the Menu away from her face and leaned up in her seat to look for him.
"Where did he go?" She wondered out loud as she looked around. While she was looking around, a guy stood behind her and leaned towards her ears with a smirk.
"Are you looking for me?" When the words left his mouth, Riley gasped and went flying back from surprise. Luckily, he caught her in his arms once more and was met with her chocolate brown eyes once more and she was met with his green ones. If they didn't hate each other, they would've thought that the other had really beautiful eyes and they would've got lost in them. If they didn't hate each other. But they did hate each other.
Riley pushed herself out of Lucas' arms with a frown on her face as she stood in front of him. Even in her heels, he was still taller than her and she still had to tilt her head up to look at him. Which surprised her as she was quite tall.
"What are you doing? You startled me." He just smirked as he looked at her. He was about to reply when they heard Maya's voice screaming. Riley's head turned towards the voice in panic.
"I DON'T WANT TO! LET GO OF ME, YOU JERK! LET GO!" Maya screamed as she tried to push the guy who was trying to kiss all over her neck away from her. "I SAID LET GO OF ME!" Riley ran towards her and Lucas just stood in his place by the bar.
"LET GO OF MY FRIEND!" Riley yelled at him as she tried to pull him away from Maya. He just pushed her away and she stumbled back. When he saw her stumbling, something made Lucas run towards her hurriedly. "WHAT ARE YOU DOING?! LET GO OF HER!" Riley tried to pull him away from Maya once more.
"Go away." The guy pushed her away once more and this time, she stumbled into a table.
"Hey! What are you doing?" Lucas' asked the guy, yelling over the music. Riley took an empty bottle that she found on the table she stumbled on and crashed it on top of the guy's head. She gasped and her hands went to her mouth as the guy stumbled back. Maya ran away immediately. "Hey, are you okay?" Lucas asked Riley and she nodded to answer his question.
Once the guy looked back to see who hit him, he saw Lucas standing there so he thought that he is who hit him. He looked at him angrily as he made his way towards him. Lucas had a shocked look on his face from Riley's actions.
"Who the hell are you, dude?!" They guy asked as he shoved Lucas back. Lucas took a few deep breaths as he looked at the guy before he lost it and punched him, sending him to the ground.
"Are you okay?" Riley asked Lucas worriedly.
"I'm okay." She then looked at the guy and kneeled down to his level on the floor. She put her ears to his chest to see if he was alive or not.
"You probably killed the guy." Riley said starting to panic even more.
"Calm down, Calm down." Lucas said as he took more deep breaths. Riley put her ears back but to his mouth to see if he's breathing.
"He's not breathing, I swear he's not breathing!" She looked back at the guy who suddenly opened his eyes and looked at her. "OH MY GOD!" Riley said as she hurriedly got up and stood beside Lucas.
"Run, run as fast as you can." Lucas said as she followed his words and started running with him following her. The guy got up from the floor.
"I'll kill you!" He said after Lucas before he went after him.
Because of her pumps, she stumbled on one of the stairs and twisted her ankle slightly. Lucas hurriedly took her hand in his and dragged her the rest of their run out. Riley looked at him confused. Right when they got of the club, camera flashing was all they saw.
"Shit. That's what I needed." Lucas whispered as Riley tried to hide her face as much as she can. "Don't take pictures, dude. Don't take pictures." He pushed them away as he pulled Riley with him until he found a taxi parked. Riley looked back briefly and saw the guy making his way out of the club.
"AHHH! HE'S COMING!" She screamed and Lucas pushed her into the taxi gently but hurriedly before getting in and closing the door.
"Drive off, Hurry." Lucas told the driver who just drove off. Five minutes into the ride, Riley realized that Lucas was still holding her hand so she pulled her hand away. They both pulled out their phones to call their friends. Lucas, who has charged his phone in Farkle's car, called Farkle who didn't answer while Riley called Maya who didn't answer as well. They both sighed.
"Where are you going?" The taxi driver asked them as he looked at them through the rearview mirror.
"Where are you staying?" Lucas asked Riley. Riley looked at him as she thought about it for a minute.
"Um… Actually…." She trailed off as she looked at her lap, "Honestly, I don't have a place to stay in."
"How so?" Lucas asked.
"When we went to the hotel we were supposed to work at, it was closed. So me and my friend have nowhere to stay." She explained, "So thanks to you, if I didn't get fired from my job in LA, none of this would've happened to me."
"Oh, so I'm responsible for everything that just happened, right?"
"Absolutely."
"You're definitely not normal!" Lucas exclaimed, "Crazy."
"And you? As if you're 100% normal." She retorted back, "Jerk."
"If you please stop arguing and tell me where you're going." The driver said annoyed.
"Aquamarine Hotel." They both said and immediately looked at each other. "Unbelievable!" They both exclaimed.
"But this is too much! Are you following me or what? Are you a part of some sort of secret agency? Or am I on Punk'd? If I am then this is far from funny. It's getting quite annoying actually." Lucas exclaimed in one breath and Riley just looked at him in disbelief.
"Why would I follow you? You're the one who appears in front of me everywhere I go! Actually, you're the one following me." Riley said as she crossed her arms and looked at the road ahead of her.
"What would I get from following you? Who the hell are you?"
"Who the hell are you?" Riley asked back emphasizing the 'You' and Lucas just shook his head as he looked out of the window, "Cocky, Self-centered, and arrogant."
"Can you stop, please? I'll get off here." Riley told the driver.
"Yeah, stop. Let her get out of this car."
"Yeah, we're in a taxi… why should I get off? You get off." She said annoyed as she looked at Lucas who looked at her in disbelief then looked at the driver.
"Honestly, don't you think she's crazy? At first she said that she'll get off and then she goes like 'you get off'" Lucas exclaimed in annoyance.
"Don't ask me… I've been married for ten years and I still can't figure out my wife." The driver said and Lucas just huffed.
Farkle and Maya had been searching for their friends for ten minutes before they made their way to the bar. Farkle took out his phone from his pocket and Maya took hers from her bag before they called them.
"Where are you?" That was the first thing Farkle and Maya said when Riley and Lucas answered the phone.
"I had to leave… I'm heading to the hotel." Lucas said.
"Maya… where did you disappear? Are you okay?" Riley asked worriedly.
"I'm okay… where are you? You got me worried, Riles."
"I took a taxi and I'm on my way to the hotel. You too take a taxi and come to the hotel immediately." Riley said and Maya agreed before they hanged up. Lucas hanged up with Farkle as well after telling him to meet him at the hotel as well.
Both Farkle and Maya made their way out of the club and Farkle got into his car as Maya got into a taxi. Right when she got in, she felt around her neck and didn't find the wallet.
"It's not here… where is it?" she look for it in her bag before she remembered the incident with the strange lady. "Shit! I knew there was something fishy about this lady."
"Will you close the door, please?" the driver said.
"No… Look, I dropped my wallet… actually it was stolen so I don't have any money on me. If you can just drive me to the hotel and I promise I'll pay you when we arrive." She begged.
"It's the same lie every time. I'm sorry but get out of my taxi." Maya got out of the car defeated and leaned on the wall thinking about what she should do. She remembered Josh's number so she called him.
"Josh… Hey, it's Maya. I'm so sorry to be bothering you once-"
"Nah, it's okay. Is everything okay with you?"
"My money got stolen."
"Where are you?" Josh asked concerned.
"The blue angels club."
"I'll be right there." He said and hanged up. "I'll go out for a bit." He told another receptionist who nodded.
Maya waited for him and in the matter of ten minutes, he was there. She got into his car and after exchanging a few words, he drove off.
The alcohol was finally kicking in for Riley and she was feeling super nauseous and sleepy. She started fanning herself as she felt the contents of her stomach wanting to come out but she held it in and closed her eyes. Lucas looked at her briefly before shaking his heading and turning his head back towards the window.
She fell asleep and Lucas suddenly felt a weight drop on his left shoulder. He looked to his left and saw Riley sleeping with her head leaned on his shoulder. He thought about jerking away from her but when he looked at her some more and saw how peaceful she looked, he leaned his shoulder down a little bit so that she could lean on it more comfortably. She adjusted her head on his shoulder and when she did so, his nose and mouth were right by her hair.
Lucas inhaled the smell of berries that was coming from her hair and smiled at how innocent she looked. He started leaning down a little bit to look at her some more when suddenly the car jerked up causing Riley to pump her head on Lucas' shoulder and wake up.
"What happened?" She asked sleepily.
"Nothing, you just fell asleep." Lucas said with a warm smile on his face.
"And you took the opportunity to wander, right?" She accused as she pulled the skirt of her dress down, because it had risen up with the jerk of the car.
"What? I'm not a pervert!" At that Riley just looked at him before looking away, "Look at the situation you've put me in… god!" Lucas was definitely embarrassed. They arrived at the hotel and Lucas reached towards his wallet when Riley stopped him.
"I'll pay… I don't need anything from you." Lucas just looked at her as she pulled out her wallet.
"Okay… I won't say refuse." She opened her wallet and found it empty so she sighed and he looked at her once again.
"Shit… I gave all my money to Maya." She said mostly to herself and Lucas huffed before taking his wallet out and paying for the taxi.
"Keep the change." He told the driver and they both got out of the car.
"I'll pay you back once my friend arrives…" Lucas turned towards her just as she stumbled and almost fell but he caught her.
"Are you okay? You look really pale." He asked genuinely concerned and Riley gave a laugh because she saw that he had three heads.
"No… I'm not okay…" And with that she started falling as she fainted but Lucas' arms around her waist stopped her from falling.
"That's just what I need…" Lucas said as he supported her with one arm, "Hey, wake up, are you okay?" he tried to wake her and failed. "I don't even know her name." With that, he scoped her up into his arms bridal style and went inside the hotel and up towards his room.
When they got in, Lucas kicked the door closed with his foot and headed towards the bedroom so that she could lay down in his bed. She started stirring in his arms though so he sighed in relief.
"Are you okay?" he felt like he's said these words a thousand times in the past hour and half. Riley shook her head and looked like she's about to throw up. "Don't you dare… Swallow it, swallow-" Riley threw up on his shoulder and luckily it was just the drink she had. He immediately put her on the ground and started unbuttoning his shirt off. "What did you do?"
"I'm so sorry!" Riley said as she ran off to the bathroom she got in and closed the door after herself. She splashed her face with some water and rinsed her mouth. "What a disaster, Riley. Just great." She told herself then a knock was on the room's door. "Shit!"
Lucas took off his shirt in disgust and threw it to the side of the room then headed towards the door, shirtless. He opened it and Farkle just looked at him confused. Riley opened the bathroom door to see who it was and was shocked at who she saw.
Her bakery guy was standing right there and she'd never been thankful for him not noticing her presence until now.
But what did he have to do with Lucas?
"Shit!"
Phew... such a long chapter.
I was personally annoyed with how long it was getting but I wanted it to end with you guys knowing who the bakery guy was. I really hope that it didn't bore you because I personally got bored with it while writing it. That's why I've taken so long to update. I got bored while writing it twice lol.
Be honest with me and tell me if it did bore you or if you'd rather have these super long chapters. This was 10K words.
Anyways, what do you think will happen next? that's my question for this chapter because I really like hearing what you guys think will happen.
Also, do you have any ideas on who the narrator is? or still no clue?
Anyways, I hope that you've enjoyed it. Be sure to leave me a review bc they make me happy.
Love always,
Haneenxx