FOREVER

THEIR PLANS:

It was a rainy February evening as Riley Matthews finished zipping up her coat. It wasn't any ordinary February night, it was Valentine's Day. Lucas was going to pick her up from her apartment in about fifteen minutes. As Riley put on the beautiful charm bracelet that Lucas had bought her for her birthday she couldn't help but smile, eight amazing months with the love of her life had flown by so quickly. She was brought out of her thoughts when she saw Farkle knocking on her bay window.

"Hey Farkle I wasn't expecting to see you…" Riley said surprised.

"I'm freaking out Riley freaking out…" Farkle said as he climbed inside.

"Ok calm down Farkle what are you so freaked out about?" Riley asked confused.

"It's Smackle…You see Einstein Academy is having a Sadie Hawkins dance tonight…"

"Aww Farkle your first official date!" Riley clapped.

"Don't make this more embarrassing than it already is…I'm getting sweaty…And Farkle only sweats this much when he's nervous…" Farkle said in a massive jumble.

"OK Farkle first you need to calm down….Second just be yourself. Isadora loves you for who you are so you don't need to be nervous. Besides you've hung out with her alone for several months now. Think of this like you two hanging out in person." Riley explained.

"Thanks for calming me down Riles…I knew I could count on you…Well I tried to go to Maya's first but she just shut her bedroom curtains on me…" Farkle explained.

"That's Maya for you…" Riley laughed. "Now go out there and have fun Farkle…" Riley encouraged. "Oh and I expect a full report…" Riley laughed.

"No worries I'll be at your window quarter to eleven when you come back from your date…" Farkle laughed.

"I'm looking forward to it…" Riley smiled.

As Farkle headed out the window once again Riley made her way to the living room where she saw her parents on the way out to their Valentine's Day date as well.

"Off to Baha Sushi again?" Riley questioned.

"You know it…" Topanga smiled. "You look beautiful sweetie…"

"Thanks mom…" Riley blushed.

"Now we expect you home before eleven thirty OK? Auggie may wake up around that time and we need you to look out for him." Cory explained. "And the money to pay the babysitter is sitting on the kitchen table." He explained.

"Gotcha…Now go have some fun you two…" Riley said as she began pushing both of her parents out of the apartment.

Riley had to smile to herself as she shut the door. Her parents had the ultimate love story and she was happy that she now had the opportunity to write her own. Riley grinned as she heard the speaker box go off.

"Hey Riles it's me…" Lucas said through the speaker box.

"I'll be right down…" Riley replied as she picked up her purse and slipped Lucas' gift inside.

As Riley looked at herself in the mirror one more time she had to smile. She was wearing Lucas' locket that he had given her and a simple red dress. She slipped on her leather jacket and headed down the stairs ready to spend some much needed alone time with her boyfriend. The both of them were now swamped with homework in their second semester of high school. On the bright side, the both of them had the exact same schedule so they sat beside each other every single class.

"Wow…You look…Wow…" Lucas managed to say.

"You don't look so bad yourself…" Riley smiled.

"I'm so happy that we have some alone time together…We've been swamped with work…" Lucas stated taking Riley's hand.

"We needed this trust me…I think I was going to go insane if the teachers decided to load us with more homework…"Riley laughed.

"Well we will for sure be using this night to not only celebrate ourselves but to hang loose too…" Lucas laughed as he pulled out a blindfold from his pocket.

"Your not seriously going to blindfold me are you?" Riley sighed.

"Sorry babe I gotta." Lucas laughed.

"You better not make me run into anyone or anything or you're a dead man Friar." Riley laughed.

"I promise we're not going far…" Lucas kissed Riley's cheek before expertly guiding her through the busy New York City streets.

"Then where are we headed?" Riley giggled.

"Your gonna find out in about three seconds…" Lucas said as he kissed Riley passionately while removing her blindfold at the same time.

"Sardi's Lucas how can we possibly afford all of this?" Riley asked shocked.

"I got a gift certificate for a free meal for two…" Lucas pointed out.

"Well aren't you the sweetest boyfriend ever?" Riley giggled.

"I try my best…" Lucas laughed.

Riley happily took Lucas' hand as the both of them made their way into the restaurant. They both enjoyed each others company. Throughout dinner the both of them exchanged sweet kisses which Lucas actually enjoyed. Everything about Riley was perfect and he continuously had to remind himself that she was all his and nobody else's.

"You've been awfully quiet…" Riley said over desert.

"Sorry I just can't help but admire how beautiful you look with the candlelight…" Lucas laughed.

"You are such a cheeseball…" Riley laughed throwing a piece of bread at Lucas.

"Hey I speak the truth…Sometimes I need to remind myself that your actually my girlfriend…" Lucas stated. "It's kind of surreal that someone like you could actually fall for someone like me…."

"Well it's happened that's for sure…I thought I was the only one who was in denial here…" Riley admitted.

"This is how you know we're perfect for each other…" Lucas laughed.

"You really think so?" Riley questioned.

"Of course I do…" Lucas pointed out. "You know how I know we're perfect for each other?"

"How?" Riley questioned.

"I can see our future together…" Lucas pointed out.

"Do you really? So what do you see in our future Mr. Friar?" Riley asked.

"Well first I see us going to the same college together. Then, when we are both done with our undergraduate degrees, I see the both of us being married by the time we're 23. And then we can focus on our careers. Me as an established veterinarian here in the city…"

"Hold up…You see yourself living in New York City? I always thought you wanted to move back to Texas." Riley pointed out.

"That was before you came along and changed everything Riles…" Lucas stated.

"So what else do you see?" Riley questioned as she fed Lucas some of her cheesecake.

"Well after we get married at 23, I see the both of us working on our careers and our masters degrees for about a year until we decide to settle in…And then when we're 24 we can try to get pregnant. We're both going to be successful and we'll both be financially stable at the time so we should ready…And then…" Lucas smiled taking her hand. "Before our baby comes along I see us owning one of those beautiful houses in Manhattan. It's not too far away from the city and besides, those houses are big enough so we have enough room for Maya's room…" Lucas laughed.

"So what do you think our first born is going to be?" Riley questioned.

"I think it's going to be a boy…" Lucas smiled. "I got a name picked out too…" Lucas laughed uncomfortably.

"You named our unborn baby boy already?" Riley smiled already touched that Lucas had took the extra step.

"I know it's lame…" Lucas sighed.

"No…It's not lame…I think it's beautiful…So what did you want to name our first born baby boy?"

"Leslie…Leslie Adam Matthews-Friar. It was my Grandfather's name." Lucas pointed out.

"I love it…" Riley said in her high pitched voice that Lucas had grown to love.

"Wait you seriously like it?" Lucas said shocked.

"Of course I do…It's a beautiful name for a precious little boy that's going to be ours someday." Riley smiled.

"I just always thought that you would be the one to pick out the names and I would just go with it." Lucas laughed.

"This is a collaborative relationship of course your opinions matter…But to be fair I get to name our first born girl deal? I already have a name in mind too…"

"And what is our first baby princess going to be named?" Lucas wondered.

"Brandi…" Riley replied.

"Brandi Matthews-Friar has a nice ring to it…" Lucas smiled.

"You think so?" Riley asked.

"Of course I do…It's a perfect name for my baby girl." Lucas smiled taking her hand. "I can't wait for our future together Riles. I have a feeling it's going to be perfect."

"I can't wait to see what happens either." Riley smiled.

"So what do you see in our future?" Lucas wondered.

"I see everything that you just said. I see a wonderful life with you and our three children living in the city, in a fantastic neighborhood that they can all grow up in. Of course you would own one of the most prestigious vet clinics in the country and as for me…I'll be saving lives each and everyday as a Nurse Practioner." Riley pointed out. "You know every little girl growing up always has that dream of what their future would be like. And honestly, I can't wait to get started on it."

"And I can't wait to be on that long journey with you. Sure we're going to go through a lot but there is one thing that I know for sure…I want exactly what you just described…I want a future with you…"Lucas smiled.

Riley leaned over the table and pulled Lucas in for a meaningful kiss that would for sure seal their future together. The both of them had amazing plans and goals in their lives that were ahead of them, but they were ready to face them head on. As long as they stayed together.

Riley entered apartment 26 promptly at 11:30 and happily paid babysitter. She sneaked into Auggie's bedroom to see if he was still asleep. She had to smile to herself once she noticed his sleeping form already off to dreamland. Riley gave him a quick kiss on the forehead before he made his way towards her bedroom. And like Farkle said, he was there waiting for Riley at the bay window. Riley had to smile as she noticed that he was wearing a matching grin.

"So I take it your night went as well as mine did didn't it?" Riley asked.

"It sure did…" Farkle smiled.

"So no more awkwardness between you and Smackle?" Riley asked.

"Nope I'm perfectly cured now…" Farkle said proudly.

"I told you all you needed to do was be yourself. I'm glad you had a great time Farkle. But here's a question what's next for the both of you?" Riley asked.

"Well you never know but I'm not in a rush or anything like that." Farkle pointed out.

"That's good to know…" Riley replied.

"But what I do know is I'm pretty sure the world is changing for the both of us in the love department." Farkle laughed as he made his way home.

With Farkle gone Riley laid on her bed and thought back to the hopes and dreams that she had made with Lucas that night. Riley was so confused as to why her heart was beating so quickly whenever they talked about their future together. She knew that her relationship had reached new heights that night but she just wasn't sure what that meant exactly. Woody trotted up to her bed and Riley smiled as she took the small puppy into her arms.

"Hi baby…" Riley whispered. "You want to know a secret? I think me and your daddy's relationship has just gotten stronger tonight." Riley began. "I'm not really sure what that means yet exactly or what is next down the line but what I do know for sure…We're definitely not the same people that we used to be before I left on this date…You know what? I'm just going to flat out say it…I think I'm in love….No…I am in love with Lucas Friar…Deep in love…" Riley said with pure bliss.