MAYA'S POV:
2 weeks had passed since I'd been to see Mom at the hospital and as I made my way down the corridor with Mrs. Matthews and stopped outside her room, she entwined her hand with mine…
"You ready to do this?" she asked
I nodded my head, smiling at her warmly. Stepping forwards, I pushed open the door, gasping as I saw Mom stood, holding onto a walker with the aid of a nurse…
"I'm so glad you're here, baby girl." she informed me
I smiled at her warmly… "Mom, this is amazing."
"I know," she replied "I thought it was about time I stopped moping and feeling for sorry for myself because that's not what Shawn would want. He'd want me to live my life and get better and take care of you, which is what I'm gonna do."
"Just don't rush it." I begged "Take your time, please."
"I will, baby, I will." she assured me "Fancy giving me some support at physiotherapy?"
I glanced at Mrs. Matthews who nodded her head and turned back to Mom… "Sure."
"I'll wait in the cafeteria for you." Mrs Matthews informed me
"Topagna, before you go – I just wanna say thank you." Mom admitted "Thank you for taking my daughter in and taking care of her. I know you've had to do it a lot over the years and I've never thanked you, so I'm saying it now, too late really, but thank you so much. Without you and Cory to guide her, I don't know where she would be."
"It's not a problem." Mrs. Matthews replied "You just focus on getting better."
LUCAS'S POV:
"Hey, how'd it go at the hospital?" I asked Maya as she joined Riley, Farkle and I
"Good," she replied as she sat down next to me "Mom's up and out of bed and is doing physiotherapy. She's working on getting herself better, so I'm gonna keep positive for her."
"I'm glad, Peaches." Riley informed her as she entwined her hand with hers "Really, I am."
"Me too." I admitted, smiling at Maya warmly "It's good to see you smiling."
MAYA'S POV:
Lucas and I made our way down the street after leaving Topanga's. Looking at his hand that was by his side, I reached out and took a hold of it, entwining it with mine…
"This is new…" he admitted
I smiled at him warmly… "Does it feel weird?"
He shook his head… "Is it for you? I want you to feel comfortable."
"I'm fine." I replied "It's nice."
He smiled at me warmly and stroked his thumb over my knuckle, the two of us continuing to walk…
Maya's Mum is finally starting her physiotherapy, and Maya has taken a step forward with Lucas…