Maya smiled as she sent a text to Josh with a picture of his favorite painting lightly laughing as he text back he was jealous. He told her he wanted a vip viewing of all his favorite artists and yes her name was in that group.
Maya bit her lip as she sends him a picture of her blushing cheeks and crossing her eyes. He sends one back of him crossing his eyes but sticking out his tongue saying he was bored and needed entertaining.
She couldn't help smiling as she sent Josh another goofy selfie. She giggles softly as she texts him saying he couldn't top the picture she sent him. But he does sending her one back with his head the only thing she saw along with a jester hat she wondered where he got it from.
She shakes her head using the face swap on her Snapchat to swap faces with a statue she was standing by. She sent it captioning it all work and no play makes me marble. It was a corny joke she knew but she smiled as Josh text back a bunch of laughing emojis.
"Maya are you listening?" She shakes her head looking up seeing her two genius friends staring at her. She was giving them a tour of the museum and the work she was working on. Well supposed to be.
"Sorry sidetracked." Maya tells them as she puts her phone in her pocket only to take it out when it buzzes and start laughing.
"Dearest I believe Riley was correct in her theory regarding Maya and dreamboat." Maya looked at them with wide eyes making Farkle laugh. "Yes beloved I believe that facial expression on Maya's face says it all." Farkle adds as Maya glares at him.
"What did Riley tell you?" Maya asked wanting to know exactly what she said so she could plot her revenge. "Well she mentioned that you and her uncle Josh were dating and that it was getting serious." Farkle tells her as they stop and look at a painting.
"What do you mean serious?" Farkle and Smackle share a look before Farkle pulls out his phone showing her. She widens her eyes and was definitely going to get her and Andrew. "She sent that to you?" Maya asked grabbing his phone ready to delete the picture.
"Yes and you can't delete it." Farkle tells her as he takes his phone back. "Why not?" Maya asked as the geniuses share yet another look and laugh as Smackle shakes her head. "Maya I think it's pretty obvious why." Maya looks at him weirdly as she folds her arms across her chest.
"How is what obvious?" Maya asked as they head back towards her desk. "I'm waiting Minkus." Maya tells him tapping her foot. The geniuses smile at her as they talk in hush tones with each other before Farkle nods. "It's pretty obvious you guys are in love." Maya widened her eyes and punched Farkle in the arm making him yelp.
"That is why I didn't tell her." Smackle tells Farkle as he looks at her rubbing his arm. "Boing and I are not in love Farkle. We are just in like nothing more than that." Farkle shook his head looking at her.
"Maya I think it's safe to say that you are in love with him. You haven't stop staring at your phone the whole time we've been with you." Maya looks up from her phone narrowing her eyes at Farkle as he widens his eyes holding up his hands and stepping back.
"Don't hit me again!" Maya shakes her head as Farkle puts his arm around her shoulder. "We can still come to the wedding right?" He laughs as Maya growls chasing him out the museum.
Riley shook her head smiling as she went over the list for Mrs. Friar party that night. Maya was sending her crazy text messages and she knew she was going to get her back for telling the geniuses that her and Josh were in love.
Riley knew that Maya knew it was true no matter how much she denied it.
She had just got everything together when she headed out to the front covering her nose. "Wow what is that smell?" She asked widening her eyes when she sees the woman who claimed to be Lucas fiancée standing by the counter.
"Boss this is Sara Montgomery and..." Riley cuts Charlie off as he thanks her walking back towards the kitchen. "Ms. Matthews I presume?" Sara ask looking around the bakery as Riley resisted the urge to roll her eyes.
"Your place is so...quaint." Sara says after a moment smiling at Riley. "Thanks. So what do I owe the pleasure of your visit?" Riley asked trying to remain calm but the stench of Sara's perfume was giving her a migraine.
Sara smiles wider digging through her bag handing an envelope to her. "What's this?" Riley asked staring at it. "It's your severance check." Riley looks at it before looking at Sara who was smiling evilly. "My what?" Riley asked as Sara lightly laughs.
"Your severance check. Lucas and I decided to go with my favorite cater for the upcoming party this weekend." Riley clenched her fist trying to keep her cool even with that smug smile Sara had on her face made her want to hit her.
"Well thank you very much." Riley tells her with a smile of her own smiling wider as Sara's smile falls a bit. "Well I do hope you can find work after losing such a big account. I hate for your little bakery to close." Riley shakes her head as she sees Charlie off to the side waiting to see if he had to hold her back or not.
"Trust me it won't and Mr. Friar party was hardly my biggest account anyways. Was there anything else you needed?" Sara shakes her head putting on her sunglasses even though it wasn't a cloudy afternoon. "No I didn't have a nice day."
"It will be when you leave and I air out my "little" bakery." Riley tells her as Sara scoffs walking out the door. "Wow well she was a bitch." Charlie says walking towards the front helping Riley open windows. "You don't believe her do you?"
Riley didn't want to since she knew she was trying to get a rise out of her. But she couldn't help but feel like a part of it was true since she couldn't get ahold of Lucas for the past two days. "I'm not sure but my inner Maya is telling me I should go down there and raise some hell."
Charlie clapped along with the customers in the bakery as Riley turned red. "Can I come please?" Charlie begged as Riley grabbed the check and her bag. "You have to watch the bakery I'll be back."
Riley clenched and unclenched her fist as she sat on the train she was going to hurt someone and she had a feeling it would be Lucas Friar.
She arrives at his building going straight up towards his office where his assistant sees her and smiles opening the door. Almost like she was expecting her. "You have some nerve!" Riley shouts as she flicks the envelope with the check at him.
"Riley? What are you doing here?" He asked acting like he had no clue why she was there. "Don't pretend you don't know why? Is this why you haven't been returning my phone calls?" She watches as he opens the envelope rubbing his neck before looking at her.
"So it's true." Riley says scoffing when he tries to deny it. "You know a decent person would have called or showed up like you use to do and told me instead of sending your fiancée." Lucas looks at her as she folds her arms across her chest. "Dude you sent crazy to give her the check?"
Riley's cheeks heat up as she turns and sees Zay waving at her. "I didn't know..." he starts to say as Riley shakes her head. "Just forget it Mr. Friar." She walks out after that ignoring him as he continues to call out to her.
Josh stared at the clock on his wall bored out his mind. He knew he shouldn't be seeing as he was having dinner with Maya and his mom that night. Something he knew should have him nervous and wanting to postpone. But he couldn't since he had to get it over with.
Plus he was itching to have another date night with Maya even though they just had one that Monday.
He heads home shaking his head as soon as he opens his front door. "Dude I'm taking your key back and changing the locks." He throws his jacket on Andrew who was lounging on the couch watching tv. "Oh please you will never change anything. You love me to much."
Josh threw his water bottle cap at him as Andrew sits up. "Well you use to before Sandra Dee took my place." Josh rolled his eyes as he walked to his room with Andrew following. "So what's up want to hang out?"
Andrew threw a pillow at him as Josh grabs his towel and a change of clothes. "Dude. Come on I'm going to dinner with my mom and Maya thanks to you." Andrew sits up straight as Josh swats him with his towel. "Oo meeting the in laws. Juicy." He rubs his hands together as Josh drags him to the front door.
"You know I can just ask Amy what happens at dinner." Josh punches his arm as he shuts the door on him.
Josh knocked on his brother's door hoping he could get his mom and leave out the door. But knowing he was a Matthews and who his brother was that wasn't happening. "My brotha!" Cory yells opening the door as Josh groans seeing Eric sitting down on the couch.
"Mom!" Josh yells out hoping she come to the door. "Mommy finishing getting ready come sit." Eric tells him patting the spot next to him. "I don't want to." Josh says as Cory pushes him towards the couch sitting down with him.
Josh shakes his head as both of his brothers stare at him with smiles on their faces. "Come on knock it off." Josh says as Cory brings him a glass of water setting it on the coffee table. "So where do you plan to take our mommy to dinner hmm Joshie?" Eric ask pinching his cheeks. "I'm not dating mom I'm taking her to dinner quit being weird."
Cory and Eric sit on the coffee table as Josh shakes his head at them. "What about the special guest coming with you to that dinner?" Josh widens his eyes as he looks at both of his brothers. "Mom told you about Maya?" Cory and Eric laugh as Eric punches Josh's shoulder saying no he just did.
"Ma! Topanga! Auggie?" Josh yells out hoping someone would come rescue him. "So Maya Hart huh? Knew there was something there." Eric says rubbing his chin as Cory did the same. "Eric, Cory leave your brother alone." Their mom says walking towards them.
"Thank you mom." Josh smiles helping with her coat. "Now you have her home by ten o'clock mister." Cory and Eric say together as their mom pinches their cheeks. "Man I can't imagine the craziness the guy who likes Riley is going to have to go through." Josh says widening his eyes and putting his hand over his mouth.
"What?!" Cory shouts as Eric throws him on the couch sitting on him and calling for Topanga. "Joshua Gabriel I cannot believe you sold out your niece like that." His mom says as he helps her in the car. "I didn't mean to it just slipped out."
"So we aren't picking up Maya?" He mom ask as they are seated. "No she had to catch up on work and would meet us here." Josh tells her as she smiles at him. "What?" He ask seeing that look in her eye.
"I didn't say anything but how's it going with you two?" Josh shook his head as he wanted to lie and say everything was good but he couldn't. "Mom, Maya and I aren't really dating." He waits for her reaction but she just smiles.
"I would believe that if I didn't see how you two are with each other." He looks at her weirdly as she puts her hand on his. "Josh you light up when Maya enters a room or smile at the mention of her name. Or the fact that I'm talking and you haven't stop staring at her since she walked in the door.
He looks at his mom before looking back at Maya smiling. "Looks a lot like love to me." She whispers causing his cheeks to heat up.
Lucas sighs as he crumbles up the paper in his hand with his fifth apology for Riley. He throws it in his backseat tapping his pen against his steering wheel before just getting out the car. He finally got Zay more liked paid to tell him where Riley was
He had tried calling her but she didn't answer sending him straight to voicemail everytime. He practically filled up her voicemail with apologies he was sure she wasn't listening to. He tried to talk to her at his parents place but his sister and his mom barred him from the premises.
Apparently all the women in his life were mad that he had Sara fire Riley. Pam even stop making excuses for him she was so mad.
He walked down the bakery steps looking in the windows trying to spot her. He doesn't see her and was going to head to her place when he gets a glimpse of her in the kitchen. He goes inside heading to the back when he stops seeing her turn her back to him.
"Well..." He starts not sure what to say really especially since Riley was pounding dough on the table. "Pretending that's me?" He jokes as Riley continues ignoring him. He rubs his neck as he moves closer to her trying to get her attention.
"Look I'm sorry Riley." He puts his hand on hers stopping her from baking. "It's perfectly fine Mr. Friar no harm done." She smiles at him moving towards the other side of the table. He sighs shaking his head pulling another envelope from his pocket setting it on the table next to her.
"I don't want another severance check Mr. Friar." Lucas smiled as she slid it back to him. "That's good because it's not a check." He watches as she looks at him weirdly before opening the envelope and looking inside. "Are you trying to be funny?"
Lucas shook his head as he moved towards her again. "Nope completely serious here." Riley rolled her eyes as she continued baking ignoring him once again. "I don't need your charity Mr. Friar." Lucas hung his head as he flicked flour at her.
"This isn't charity Ms. Matthews." He says her name in the same tone she used everytime she called him Mr. Friar. "Well then what is it? Cause it sure seems like it is." He shook his head as he picks up the bowl she had put the dough she was hitting holding it above her head.
"It's not. And it never will be I want you to be my cater. You have always been my cater from the beginning." He hands her back the bowl as he starts to walk out the kitchen. "So why did your fiancée hand me that check then hmm?" Lucas turned around rubbing his neck.
"Because she is pure evil and I already told you she isn't my fiancée. That's something she cooked up with her father and mine." He watches as she frowns at him before wiping her forehead spreading flour along it. "Well that doesn't explain why you have been ignoring my calls the past two days."
"You saying you missed me?" He asked walking back towards her smirking as he sees the pink appear on her cheeks. "No I actually got a lot of work done." He chuckles softly as he puts his hand back on hers.
"I wasn't ignoring you I was canceling all those ridiculous things Sara ordered for a party I'm throwing. If it makes you feel any better I missed talking to you these past two days." He watches as she bites her lip trying to avoid looking at him. "You mean bugging me."
Lucas turns her head cupping her cheek rubbing his thumb over the flour that was on it. "I think you enjoy me bugging you?" He whispers moving closer as she gasps. "I don't know what you're talking about." He leans in when she closes her eyes only to be interrupted by someone clearing their throat.
"Dad." Riley says pushing him back slightly as Lucas widens his eyes.