Girl Meets Rick Friar
So, I've decided to write a short story on Riley and Lucas's son, Richard Farkle Friar. A few people have suggested things about Rick, and want more of him, so here is the beginning of Rick's life summed up in a few thousand words. I wouldn't exactly call this a Rucas one-shot, but it is relevant, so, here goes!
*Riley's POV*
Christmas is over an Lucas and I are headed home to Texas. Maya's coming with us for a week, so that's going to be exciting.
"Hey, Bucky!" Maya shouted. "Be a lamb and help me with my bag! Ha, no pun intended."
"Fine!" Lucas scowled, in reply. He and I were struggling to get all the baby stuff everyone had given us after they found out into the few bags we could take on the plane. Lucas walked over to help Maya with her stuff.
"You know, you're very much capable of doing this yourself," Lucas said.
"Yeah, but I'm lazy and you're too polite to say no. Win, win!" Maya argued. I finished loading the stuff into the cab.
"Wait, didn't you bring this all over here in the first place?" Lucas asked.
"Yes!" Maya grinned.
"Well, if you could handle them then, you should be able to handle them now," Lucas said, putting Maya's bags in the trunk of the cab.
"I could," she said. "If I wanted to." I rolled my eyes. The three of us all piled into the back seat of the taxi. "Aww, really, I have to sit by Ranger Rick?"
"Yes," Lucas said, grinning smugly. "Oh, how I love to torture you." The cab pulled out into the road leaving tire tracks in the fresh fallen, thin sheet of snow on the pavement.
"Stop being so childish," I said.
"I'll stop when she stops," Lucas told me.
"I'll stop when he stops," Maya said.
"I give up!" I scowled. Lucas smiled and leaned over to kiss me.
"Oh, please," Maya said. "Sitting right here!"
"Jealous?" Lucas asked. He leaned over and gave Maya a kiss on her cheek. "I love you, too." I had to force myself not to laugh.
"Eww!" Maya exclaimed. "Dude, you're married! And when did you turn into Farkle?!"
"I love you like a sister," Lucas told her.
"That's almost worse!" Maya said, frantically wiping her cheek with her sleeve. "Plus you probably have like, cow ticks or something."
"If he did, I probably would, now, too," I told her.
*Lucas's POV*
We got back to Texas pretty late. Maya fell asleep shortly after the plane took off, so that was the end of the insults. You'd think she'd grow out of it by the time she was 23, but no! I think she's gotten worse!
"Wake up," Riley said, nudging Maya.
"Ughhh," Maya groaned.
"Alright, get up!" Riley exclaimed, yanking Maya by the hand.
"I don't wanna!" Maya argued, not even opening her eyes. I was laughing at this point.
"The pilot can't wait for you to sleep," Riley told her. "Come on!"
"Make him wait!" Maya argued. I was almost in tears. Riley elbowed me in the ribs. I swear, Maya was only half concious, yet she was just as rebellious as ever.
I ended up having to carry her off the plane to the cab. She woke up part way there, which was the bad part.
"Hey, put me down, Hopalong!" Maya exclaimed.
"Fine," I said, letting Maya down.
"If you're gonna carry anyone, it should be her," Maya said, pointing at Riley.
"Thanks!" Riley agreed, and came closer, expectantly.
"Fine," I agreed, reluctantly, picking Riley up and carrying her the rest of the way to the cab.
*Riley's POV*
I was exhausted when we got back to the apartment. Lucas carried me inside because he wanted to, or maybe it was because I acted tired and whined until he did. He thinks I'm so cute.
"Hey," Lucas said, laying me down on the bed.
"Hey," I replied, flirtatiously, grinning up at him.
"Get a room," Maya scowled.
"This is our room," Lucas told her. "Why don't you leave?" The look on Maya's face was hillarious. It was like a combination of shock, suspicion and amusment.
*Maya's POV*
I slept on the couch. Neither Riley or Lucas came out of the room at all for the rest of the night. it took mt forever to get to sleep I was wondering the entire time if Riley would get Rick to call me Aunt Maya like she calls Shawn her uncle. That would be an honour.
The next morning, when I woke up, Lucas was in the kitchen. I sat up and looked over.
"Rockin' the boxers, Ranger Rick," I said. Lucas looked at me skeptically.
"That's what I sleep in," he told me.
"You're not sleeping now, though, are you?" I asked.
"No, I suppose not," he replied. "Your point?"
"Go put some clothes on!" I told him. "You got company! If it were just Riley, you could do what you wanted, you could walk around naked for all I care! I just don't need to see you in your underwear!"
"Fine," he said, and went back in the bedroom to get dressed.
*Riley's POV*
When I came out of the bedroom, Maya was grinning. Like a really wide, goofy grin.
"What?" I asked.
"How's the mini Ranger?" she asked, still with the goofy grin.
"Okay, I guess," I said. "What's with the grin?"
"Ranger Rick is the father of little Rick, right?" Maya asked.
"Yeeaaaah..." I said. Maya narrowed her eyes slightly in an amused way.
"Oh, you child!" I scolded her, clueing in to what she meant. I blushed really red. Maya started giggling, then it turned to hysteric laughter. "Grow up, Maya!"
*Riley's POV*
It was July when Rick arrived. I had been reading a book at the time. Just getting to the good part when Little Ranger Rick decided it was time to come into the world.
"Oh, come on!" I exclaimed to him. "Now of all times! I'm just getting to the good part!" I called Lucas and told him it was time. I remember him coming in, helping me to the car and going to the hospital, but the rest of it was a blurry mess.
*Lucas's POV*
I was scared. That's the one word to describe how I felt when my son was being born. I know it's like a joyful time, becoming a father and all that, but when Riley was in so much pain, I didn't know how else to feel. I mean, all I could think of was the worst. I was thinking about how some people die during child birth, how some people lose their kid during the birth. I was so stressed, with Riley screaming and all these thoughts running through my head while trying to comfort her, I threw up. After that, I left for a second to call Maya and Farkle and my parents and Riley's parents. It took a while but I managed to call everyone and Farkle was planning on geting everyone in his father's private helicopter.
*Maya's POV*
When Ranger Rick called, I knew what was going on. It was obvious. He was panting and he actually sounded sweaty. He had a real nervous tone to his voice too, so, even before he told me, I knew what was happening.
Farkle arrived in his helicopter a while later. I had met up with Cory, Topanga, Auggie and Lucas's mother at the landing pad near the hospital.
By the time we got there, Lucas's father had already arrived. We sat down. Lucas came out of the ward, his face pale and dripping with sweat.
"Maya," he managed to say, between shaky breaths. "Riley wants you here, now."
"Is he here?" I asked.
"Not yet," Lucas said. "Almost." I went into the room where Riley was laying. I went over to comfort her and she seemed very happy to see me. I wasn't sure if I was supposed to be there, but the doctor didn't say anything, and when have I ever cared about doing something I'm not supposed to?
*Riley's POV*
The first moment I held my newborn son was at 3:56 pm on Friday, July 18th, 2025. It was miraculous. Richard Farkle Friar lay, peacefully sleeping in my arms. I kissed him on the forehead.
"Hey," I managed to whisper through tears of happiness. "Welcome to the world."
"Can I see my little man?" Lucas asked, still pale.
"Yeah," I told him, handing over Rick. He was crying, too. I watched as my parents, Lucas's parents, Auggie and Farkle gathered into the small room. Farkle smiled at me. Auggie looked a little bit bored, but was trying to see Rick at the same time.
"Can I see him?" Maya asked, and Lucas gently lay Rick in Maya's arms. She knelt down by the bed and began softly whispering to him.
*Maya's POV*
"That's your Aunt Maya," Riley quietly told Rick. I smiled, I knew she would call me his aunt. Now I knew how Shawn had felt when he'd first met Riley. This would definitely be a moment to remember for the rest of my life. Like Shwn, I would remember it, July 18, 3:56pm, 7lbs 2oz, 11 inches. It made sense to me now, what Shawn had said to me on my 14th birthday.
"Hey, little cowboy," I said, gently rocking the newborn. "You look just like your Daddy."
"Is that a good thing or a bad thing?" Lucas asked, skeptically.
"It's a good thing," I said. "If he wants to wear this." I pulled the tiny cowboy hat I'd been keeping for months, out of my bag. I carefully placed it on the sleeping baby's head.
*Riley's POV*
After everyone took turns holding Rick, the nurse brought him out to the nursery.
"Well, we won't have any trouble finding him," Lucas said.
"No, because he's Ranger Rick," I said. Then Lucas lay down with me and we fell asleep.
*Lucas's POV*
We brought Richard home a few days later and showed him his new room. Maya was going to stay with us for a while since she was already here. Plus, she'd be good to have around while I worked and Riley was still resting and recovering.
"You know, I can babysit him when you get a job, Riley," Maya suggested.
"Yeah, but remember in seventh grade you said something about 'ironing the babies', I don't need my newborn son ironed," Riley said. I laughed.
"Yes, and I haven't learned anything about child care since seventh grade," Maya said, sarcastically.
"Whatever," Riley said, closing the door to Rick's room.
*Maya's POV*
I slept on the couch again that night, the same place I'd slept seven months before. I didn't get much sleep, once again. I kept getting up to check on Rick. He was a very sound sleeper. I gazed down at him, he looked so content. If I hadn't asked Lucas out that time, he and Riley never would have gotten together, they would've just been staing at each other with foolish crushes on each other for the rest of their lives. Ranger Rick Jr. wouldn't be here now. I was pleased with myself. I had accomplished my goal.
*Riley's POV*
I was a mother. It was unbelievable. I kept saying it to myself over and over in my head. I wante to go out to Rick's room to see him again, but I could hear Maya out there and I think she was like, having a moment or something. So, I put my arm around an already sleeping Lucas and fell asleep as well.
