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Lucas placed the vase of pink Iris' on the table, they were the final touch to the candlelight meal he had prepared for his girlfriend. Maya was not the type of girl who revelled in treats and being spoilt, she liked to watch movies on the sofa with takeout pizza and her idea of a date was sitting in a park painting the sky or seeing the latest horror released in the cinema. However, tonight Lucas wanted to do something different, he wanted to show Maya that he adored her. Five minutes before she was due to get to his house he turned on the oven to warm the food his Mother had cooked for them, found a seat on the couch and turned on the T.V. Time passed and Maya didn't appear. Half an hour after she was meant to arrive Lucas turned the oven off in an attempt to save the food, blew out the candles and tried to call his girlfriend. He got her voicemail and began to worry.
HEY RILES, IS MAYA WITH YOU? SHE WAS MEANT TO BE HEAR HALF AN HOUR AGO AND ISNT PICKING UP. LET ME KNOW PLEASE? XX
Lucas pressed send and waited for a reply. As always Riley replied in seconds.
HEY LUKE, SHE'S WITH ME AND FARKLE AT THE CINEMA. HER PHONES DEAD AND SHE COMPLETELY FORGOT ABOUT DINNER. WILL COME STRAIGHT TO YOURS FROM HERE.
Lucas was shocked. He knew Maya was forgetful and he often had to remind her that they had plans but today he had spoken to her just hours ago at school when she had agreed to be at his for 6. Even more insulting was that she was with Riley and Farkle. Lucas had joined their group of friends late and he accepted that there were some things he would never be a part of, but their complete disregard for his feelings hurt a lot. Especially Maya's. Despite this Lucas covered the food with tinfoil in the hope that he and Maya could still have their date night and settled down on the sofa to watch a western until she arrived.
Two hours later he recognised her bang on the door. "It's open." He yelled to her but she was already opening the living room door having let herself in.
"Hey Luke." She grinned seemingly oblivious to the effort he had gone to making tonight special for them. "The film was brilliant, we went to see that new horror that you were scared to watch with me."
Lucas forced himself to smile and tell her he was glad she had a good time, "come on," he said afterwards, "I've managed to save dinner." He noticed Maya's frown before she even knew she was wearing it. "What's wrong Maya?"
Maya grimaced and moved to hug him but he held her away until he knew what was wrong. "I ate at the movies," she spoke slowly, "I didn't think you'd wait..." her voice trailed off as she stared at the floor.
Lucas grabbed her arm and dragged her into the kitchen. "Lucas you're hurting me!" Maya complained but he didn't loosen his grip on her.
"Look," he shouted and his voice seemed to Maya as though it shook the entire house, "I tried so hard tonight and you couldn't even remember you have a boyfriend."
"You're hurting me Lucas." Maya repeated and Lucas let go but he wasn't finished. He took the dish from the oven and threw at the wall behind Maya's head, it exploded against the wall only just missing Maya. "LUCAS!" she screamed.
"Riley and Farkle will always be your priority won't they?" Lucas continued to shout as he walked back towards Maya and dragged the table cloth from the table sending he decorations flying. As he did his elbow flew backwards connecting with Maya's eye.
"LUCAS!" Maya screamed again as her hand shot to her eye.
"Maya!" Lucas was shocked. He wet a towel and handed it to his girlfriend, "here hold this against it." Maya accepted the towel and allowed herself to be led out of the kitchen and sat on the couch. Lucas sat down next to her but didn't touch her, he had never meant to harm her. He had only wanted her to see, in the heat of that moment, how hurt he was.
"I'm so sorry Maya," he whispered. Barely even able to look at her, he trained his eyes to the ground, "p-please know that I would never hurt you on purpose." Maya removed the towel from her eye and looked up at him. Her eye was quickly turning purple and a fresh wave of guilt washed over Lucas, "Maya I am so sorry."
Maya squeezed his knee and smiled gently, "It was an accident Huckleberry," she soothed, "I'll be okay."
Lucas made Maya sit and hold the compress on her eye while he tided the kitchen and tortured himself for harming her. When he was finished he walked her home but didn't go in. Shawn would be there and he didn't want to explain why he was bringing home his step daughter with a brand new black eye. "I love you Maya." He told her as they said goodbye.
"I know Huckleberry, I know."
Maya walked away.
HEY GUYS, I WAS WONDERING WHAT YOU THINK SO FAR? IF YOU COULD LEAVE REVIEWS THAT WOULD BE GREAT. ALSO WOULD YOU LIKE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED BETWEEN MAYA AND LUCAS IN THE PAST OR ARE YOU MORE INTERESTED IN WHAT WILL HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE? AND SHOULD RILEY BECOME MORE INVOLVED IN MAYA'S DECISIONS?
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