It was just a mountain of confusion. For the longest time Lucas thought that the only girl he really had to think about was Riley. She was always there telling him how much she liked him. Life was simple back then. He knew Riley liked him and that was pretty much it. Now Riley was telling him they were brother and sister and he still didn't know what that meant. As in they have been brother and sister all along? But why bring this up now? Or was it to show him that she stopped liking him...but when did that happen?
The moment Riley blurts out that Maya likes him he immediately thinks she's lying. She's just doing it to distract him from whatever is going on between them. Was it something he had done or said because if that was the case he hadn't meant it. He would never want to hurt his friends. Brother and sister? What was going on? But when Riley and Farkle left and it was just him with Maya... he started thinking that maybe this was real...Maya liked him.
She denied it as soon as he asked. It's honestly what he expected. Maya never liked him. At least he didn't think so. She made fun of him all the time. Yes they were friends but...could she have possibly been hiding it this whole time?
Lucas started remembering when they first met. He had been awed by her beauty and entertained by her sarcastic, teasing yet kind personality. He never thought he'd have a chance with her.
She tells him to stare at the fire, but he has to stare at her. Because she likes him...because his life could have gone completely different if Maya had been the one who admitted her feelings as soon as she felt them. Because he felt the feelings too but those had been suppressed by the fact that he knew it was Riley who liked him.
There she goes making fun of him again. Maybe Riley was wrong. Maybe Maya didn't like him and it was a false alarm. Why did she always insist on teasing him during serious conversation? He meant to step back. He met to slightly push her away but his hands went to her face.
At the moment everything seems to change for Lucas. He's staring into her eyes and he can't help but feel butterflies in his stomach. She's staring back at him and he doesn't want to let go. She was even more beautiful up close. He could just- No. He couldn't.
When she admits she likes him his mind suddenly starts playing all his memories with Maya. Yup things had definitely changed and it scared him. He actually had a chance with Maya?
He sat back down next to her wondering what would happen next. Because he's liked Maya too but there was Riley to think about. He didn't want to hurt her feelings.
He had to admit. That moment between them was unforgettable and intense in a good way and he had never really felt that with Riley. Lucas had a feeling he was in for a bit of a mess. Riley or Maya. That was the question.