Title: 3 Years

Summary: 3 years. That was always his excuse. 3 years. That's how long its been since she last saw him. 3 years. That's how long ago it was since they made the mistake that changed their lives. 3 years, is how long it took for them to fall in love. Joshaya Slight AU.

Chapter Title: Broken Barrier

Genre: Romance/Family

Rating: T

Point of View: 3rd Person

Disclaimer: I do not own GMW.

A/N: I received all of you reviews and that inspired me to whip out another chapter for you guys! Also, I don't think this story will be very long so I predict about 10-15 chapters of this story. WARNING: A scene in this chapter gets a little steamy.

Josh stared at the door in front of him and looked over at Aria who stared at it too. "Are you ready to meet your family kid?" Aria, being only two didn't say anything. "I know me either."

Josh took out his key to his parent's home and opened the door. When he walked in and saw that no one was there he breathed a sigh of relief and closed the door behind him. He set Aria down and placed her bag on the couch and watched for a little while. Soon, she began to realize that her mother wasn't around and started to fuss. Josh quickly came to her aid and grabbed her attention.

Yet, she still cried. Her small face was growing red as she cried and cried. He held her and cooed in an an effort to try and make her calm down. He was so focused on Aria that he didn't see his family walk into the living room. "Who's baby is that?" asked Topanga. Cory only shrugged his shoulders and observed his eldest son.

On the other hand, Riley was just in awe. She knew who the baby was, but she had to pretend to not know. Goodness, would this be hard for her. She did not need that stupid tater tot appearing again. Josh finally calmed Aria down and turned to grab a toy out of her diaper bag when he saw his family in the doorway. "Hi," he nervously greeted.

His parents only looked at him. While Riley was nervous and Auggie was just confused. "So um. This is Aria," he began as he used her arm to wave at his family. He gulped and spoke the next part with as much confidence as he could muster, which was none. "My daughter."

"Auggie go to Ava's and Riley go back to your place. We need to talk to Josh. Alone," Cory clarified.

"Wait, no! Why do I have to leave? I'm finally old enough to hear things and you tell me to leave!" Riley protested.

"Riley this does not concern you. Please leave," Topanga warned.

Riley finally left, pushing Auggie out the door in the process.

Maya walked out into her living room in search of her phone. It was ringing very loudly and yet she still couldn't find it among her sea of children's toys. After digging and digging she found her phone underneath teething rings. She checked her phone and didn't know what to say. She had 4 missed calls from Aiden. She gulped and lifted her phone to her ear as she listened to his voicemail. "Hey Maya its me. I'm really sorry about they way I reacted. I just didn't know how to respond, but I just want you to know that it wouldn't change a thing in our relationship right? After all its been six months. Yeah, so call me when you get this."

Maya didn't know what to say. After all a week ago she would have called him right back, but now she's just not sure.

"So you got a girl pregnant and then left for Europe without knowing that she was pregnant," Topanga slowly said making sure she heard her son correctly. Josh nodded and bounced Aria lightly on his knee. "Okay," she said processing this information. "Did she try to contact you in any way after she found out she was pregnant?" Topanga asked.

Josh nodded his head. "Yes, I was just too much of an ass to answer."

Topanga nodded her head slowly and asked Josh two questions. "Alright. Two more questions Josh and then I'm done. I will let you sit and explain whatever you want so that I don't lose my cool." Josh nodded his head and let her speak. "One. How long ago was this girl pregnant? Two. When did you find out about the kid?"

Josh sighed and leaned back against the chair he was in. "She was pregnant about three years ago and I found out about Aria. Yes mom, my kid has a name. I found out about Aria a couple of weeks ago."

Topanga Matthews just couldn't wrap her mind around this. "I need to go clear my head. I'll be back in about an hour." She took her jacket and waltzed right out the door.

The door closed with a loud thud, startling the infant. Her lip quivered and Josh quickly soothed the young child. "It's okay. Daddy's sorry about the loud noise." She calmed just as fast as she got upset. Josh held her close and looked up at his father. "I guess your mad at me too huh?" he inquired.

Cory shook his head and spoke softly. "I'm not mad, and neither is your mom. We're both just disappointed in you Josh." They both sat in silence for a while until Cory spoke again. "Is Maya her mom?"

"What?" Josh asked.

"You heard me. Is Maya her mom?" Cory asked as he stared at the two year old.

Josh looked his father directly in the eye and could tell he knew the truth. "Was it that obvious?" he asked.

Cory simply nodded his head. "When you were twenty one and got that offer in Europe you left and didn't come back until two days later. When you walked in the house that day, and I'm going to be blunt with you, you looked like you had some amazing sex. Then, you hung out with Maya all the way until it was time for you to leave. I just put two and two together."

Josh sighed and looked back at his daughter, and let his father speak. "Suddenly you looked a lot happier, and you look just like that if not even more. How do you feel about Maya?"

Josh sighed again and gave Aria her teething ring. "It doesn't matter anyways. She has a boyfriend. One of apparently six months. I'm not looking to break whatever happiness she has already. Even if that means being unhappy myself."

"So we're fine?" Maya asked a few days later.

Aiden nodded sheepishly and smiled at his girlfriend. "Yes, and to prove it. I'll watch Aria for you on Saturday so that you can relax."

"Really? That's really sweet, but are you prepared to watch a two year old?" Maya asked warily.

Aiden nodded and smiled, "But for now I wanted to do this." He leaned in and kissed her softly on the lips.

It was now Saturday and Aria was now in the care of Aiden. She was fairly comfortable around him, but not the same as she was with Maya or Josh. She was a lot more fussy, and very bad with Aiden. She would through tantrums and run around. At one point Aiden just really wanted to give up, but then her remembered that he really wanted Maya to know that he could be good with Aria. After all it shouldn't be that hard Maya gave him a simple list. Most importantly: Do not take your eyes off Aria.

So he sucked it up and turned his back around for one second, and that's when Aria ran into the corner of a wall. Causing her head to bleed immensely.

It was like everything was in slow motion. He turned around so fast and darted towards her with pure guilt and remorse. He only had one thing to do, and he coun't even do that.

Maya and Josh both ran into the hospital at the same time. They quickly asked the receptionist and she pointed them into the right direction, but not before giving Josh a flirty wink. Maya, of course ignored the jealously radiating off her skin and rushed to the children's ward. The two scared parents ran into the ward ignoring ever warning they got not to run. They couldn't see her just yet, but Josh couldn't help but wonder two things.

So, he turned towards an anxious Maya and said to her, "I didn't know I was one of Aria's emergency contacts,"

Maya shrugged. "I still listed you as one. I guess I always hoped you'd come back. That's why you're name is birth certificate after all."

Josh was touched by this notion. "I didn't know my name was still on her birth certificate. I never thought you put it on." Maya didn't answer but just smiled softly. It took her by surprise when Josh went and hugged her. "Thank you," he breathed.

For once, Maya didn't question anything. She just accepted her hug and enjoyed it while it lasted. They broke apart from their hug and Josh asked his final question. "Who was with Aria when this happened?"

Maya sighed and started to feel the beads of sweat form on her head. Josh obviously doesn't like Aiden and what would he think of him knowing that Aria was under his care at the time? At the same time, Maya felt anger bubble up inside her as well. She trusted him with her child. "I left with Aiden. It was a bad call on my part and I take full responsibility on that, but what if something really bad happened? I mean worse than this."

Josh was angered by Maya's words. He balled up his fists and breathed, trying to calm himself down. "Where is he then? Shouldn't he be here since my child got hurt under his watch? Don't tell me he ran away like some coward!" he yelled.

Maya placed one of her small pale hands on his chest and tried to soothe him. "Look, I don't know where he is, but don't call him a coward. He's still my boyfriend."

Josh rolled his eyes and sat down in a chair. "Whatever," he muttered.

Maya sighed and sat down next to him. She saw Aiden across the room and walked over to him. He looked up at her and had guilt written across his face. "Don't say anything," Maya stated. "I just hope she's okay. If not, I don't know if I'll ever forgive you."

She turned away from him just as a doctor came out. "Aria Matthews?" he called out.

Maya, Josh, and Aiden ran over and to him and looked at him desperately. "Is she okay?" Josh asked frantically.

The doctor chuckled. "She'll be just fine. It was just a bump. She'll have a bruise, but besides that she'll be fine."

"Can we go see her?" Maya asked.

The doctor nodded. "But only family."

Maya and Josh ran in without a moments notice, and Aiden stood in the doorway with a longing look on his face. Many may not realize this but he really likes Maya maybe even love her, but he's just not so sure about it now that he knows that Josh will forever have this connection with her. That they share this parent bond and the fact that this little accident with Aria made that even stronger. "Yeah," he whispered dejectedly. "Family only."

He left the hospital without neither parent knowing. They were too busy fawning over their child. Their creation, a little bit of him and a little bit of her. "I'm so glad she's okay," Josh breathed.

"Me too," agreed Maya. She watched as her sleeping child lay peacefully. She looked up at Josh and breathed a sigh of relief. "Look, I'm sorry I just let Aiden watch her. I think I just need to come to an understanding that Aria doesn't have only one parent, but two."

Josh turned away from Aria and looked at Maya. "I know I've only been here for a while, but I think that we are finally becoming our own little family." When Maya didn't answer he quickly added. "Without the being together part of course."

Maya tried to hide the disappointment laced within her tone and replied, "Of course."

It's been two months since the accident with Aria and everything's been going great. Maya and Josh were doing a great job co-parenting and surprisingly Aiden and Maya are still together. Sure, it was hard for Josh to accept, but he did and he couldn't be happier. Well, he actually could. One, he could actually be better off as a photographer rather than an architect. Two, he could actually let his family know that Maya was Aria's mom. Seeing as he's only brought her over once. Three, if Maya was his.

Josh has noticed that the longer Aiden and Maya are together, the more distant they become, and he was loving every bit of it. "So Maya," Josh began one day as he bathed Aria. "I was thinking that maybe its time for my family to know that you're Aria's mom. They've met her once, but I think its time for them to know its you that I reproduced with."

Maya raised her eyebrows at his word choice and rolled her eyes. "Maybe. I'll have to think about it. I mean there are other factors involved."

"Since when do you care about the other things that happen?" Josh asked with curiosity laced in his tone.

Maya shrugged and washed Aria's hair. "I guess its something that I learned once I became a mom. That you have to put your child first from now on." She trailed off in deep thought. Thinking about what she just said. "Maybe my being with Aiden isn't in Aria's best interest," Maya confessed to herself out loud.

Yet, it was loud enough for Josh to here, and he was jumping for joy on the inside, but he pretended as if he hadn't heard a thing. "What'd you say?" he asked.

Maya quickly shook her head and continued washing Aria's hair. "Nothing. Hey can you pass me the hair towel over there?"

Josh looked to his left and saw the towel. He reached for it, but couldn't reach it. "I can't reach it do you think you could get it?"

Maya rolled her eyes and groaned in response. "Fine," she muttered.

She walked around Josh and grabbed the towel. What she didn't notice though was Josh pulling Aria out the tub and then smiling mischievously. As soon as Maya turned around, Josh pushed her in the tub soaking her from head to toe. "Josh," she gasped.

She reached to pull him in, but he put Aria up as a shield. "You can't pull me in! I have the baby!"

Maya narrowed her eyes and opened her arms fro Aria to come forward. "I know little mama," she cooed. "I'm tired of your daddy holding you up naked too."

A smile graced Aria's features as she reached for her mom, and Maya took her with pleasure. Josh's eyes grew wide and he gulped. Maya yanked him in the tub, soaking him as well. Josh blew a few bubbles off his face and chuckled. "Well played Hart."

Maya stood up from the tub with Aria in her arms and cooed. "Let's go get you dressed."

Leaving Josh to only follow her with bubbles all over him.

Josh and Maya set Aria down for bed and quietly walked out her room. They were both still wet, but found refuge in the living room. They both collapsed on the couch and yawned in unicen. "What time is it?" Maya asked as she yawned.

Josh pulled out his phone and checked the time. "11:45," he breathed. "I should probably get going."

He started to get off the couch, but Maya stopped him. Allow me to add that she wasn't thinking at this moment. After all the two may have had a few drinks earlier to ease the tension while Aria was napping. "You're soaking wet. You'd go out there and catch a cold. We should both go shower, and then head to bed."

Josh nodded his head. "Sure. So that Aria can get used to seeing me in the mornings?"

May shook her head in her tipsy state. "No. So that we can get a lot closer. As Aria's parents. So come on!"

Maya pulled him off the couch and dragged him to the bathroom. She turned on the shower so that the water could get hot and started peeling off her clothes. Josh did the same, but kept his eyes locked on Maya's face. She stepped into the shower and waited for Josh to join her. Soon, he stepped in and faced Maya as the steam surrounded them.

They both just stared at each other for a while and then Maya whispered, "Will you wash my back? Its one the hardest places to reach."

She held up a rag with soap on it and she turned around slowly. Josh washed her back slowly and gently. As the alcohol kicked in even more he bent down and laid kisses over her neck. He continued on with this for a while, loving the response given from her. Suddenly Maya whipped around leaving them to stare in each others oceanic blue eyes. "Kiss me," Josh muttered.

Maya smirked. "With pleasure Matthews," she said.

Maya stood on her tip toes to kiss Josh, but squealed in enlightenment as he picked her up. In response she wrapped her bare legs around him and kissed him passionately. Maya moaned and groaned and whispered to Josh, "Please Josh. I'm okay with it."

That's it. They broke they're own barriers. Too bad they won't be able to remember it.

A/N: I hope you all enjoyed this chapter!