Maya's POV:
Riles pulls me back to the couch. "Why is Brandon here? I don't like him. And you know it."
She whispers. She doesn't want him to hear. I sigh. "Riles just get to know him. You'll get used to him." She rolls her eyes. I didn't know she could do that. "Maya he's not right for you. I know it and you know it. So why pretend?"
I shake my head.
"Let's get going. We don't want to miss our reservations." We head off.
"So Brandon, I hear your a detective. Why?" I roll my eyes. "Great conversation starter Riley." She shrugs.
"Just wondering." He laughs. "I wanted to change. So I started by trying to help people. So I became a detective." Riley still wasn't convinced. "Hmm. Did you go to law school? Or did you just steal a detective uniform and call yourself one?" Ouch.
Brandon doesn't speak. No one does. This is going to be a crazy night.
The night actually goes smoothly. Except for Riley giving Brandon a lot of attitude. Our waiter comes back and gives us our bill. "Here you go pretty lady." Brandon stands up. "What did. You call her?"
"Um pretty lady? I'm sorry if It offended you."
"Oh it did. You and me outside." "Brandon calm down. It was one complement." I try to get him calm. I know it won't work.
"No way!"
"Stop yelling. Act like a adult."
"Psh. I am an adult."
"Well right now your acting like you did in high school!"
"Whatever. See this is why we broke up. You always complained. I'm out of here."
He shoves the waiter and storms off. How is he a detective? I hear Farkle go get help for the waiter. I don't look at Riley and ran out.
"Maya wait!" I don't.
Josh's POV:
I just lay on the bed. Bored out of my mind. In till my phone rings.
"Josh!"
"Hey Riley what's u-"
"Josh you have to go get Maya!" I sit up.
"Why what happened to her?"
"Long story short Brandon was a total jerk and she ran off.
I can't go get her In till the check Farkle comes back to pay for the check. Please go get her. It's dark 're at Holly Fresco." I'm already in the car.
I drive and drive in till I get there. Nice now I just have to find a blonde beauty... I keep my eyes open and drive around. In till I find her sitting on a curb, hands on her face. I pull up to her.
"Do you need a ride?" I ask. She looks up.
"Josh?" I smile.
"That's me." She smiles back. "Yeah I guess I do." She gets in the passenger side. I drive.
"So.. how did you get tickets for Holly Fresco?" She glares at me.
"Stop acting! I know why your here. Riley called you over to come get me. But I don't need help! I'm not a baby!"
"Why are you so mad? She just wanted to help you."
"Maybe after two years of you thinking of me as a child finally gets to me. Remember that?" Oh.
"So your not mad at her but at me! After I come all this way to help you?" I don't know why I'm yelling. Maybe it's because she's yelling.
"I didn't ask for your help!"
"But you obviously need it! Because you had to run away, when it dark, after you and your boyfriend get in a fight!"
"First of all he's not my boyfriend! And I ran because... never you wouldn't understand."
She's starting to calm down.
"Then help me understand." I whisper. She sighs but nods.
"Ok. Me and Brandon.. We dated in high school. Riley never liked him and told me to forget him. But I was trying to forget you so I over looked the things he did. In till I caught him fighting with a football player. He fought a lot so we broke up.
Riley was disappointed that I kept dating him. It hurt but she eventually got over it. I forgot about him because I never liked him. I just tried to get you out of my mind. Sure Brandon sucked, but he complimented me and took me on dates. I liked it."
She looks towards me. "A- anyways we aren't dating... It's just you kept saying we can't date after we kissed so.. it gets lonely. That's why I agreed. I miss going on dates. And he has matured. Maybe he was different, he wasn't because today he got in a fight at the restaurant. Cause the waiter called me pretty lady. So we argued and I left because I didn't want to hear Riley disappointed in me again."
She was facing the window the whole time. "Uh. Wow. That's a mouth full. Um.. wow. We're here!" I pull up to the curb and Park. No one moves. "So.. It was basically my fault."
"That's not what I-" I interrupt.
"But it was. I gave you mixed emotions. Look I know I change mind a lot. But... The truth is.. I do like you Maya. It's just I can't... your not old enough yet.
Your 17. In till your 18.. I just can't. It'll be wrong for me. Especially without your parents permission. I just have to wait. I mean your birthday is next month. I can wait." Her eyes are wide open. But then she smiles.
"So you were telling the truth that night at the bar. Good. But what do we do untill then?" Good question...
"Um.. how about this. We hang out together. But just as friends. In till your birthday.
So we get comfortable with hanging out. And we can talk." She beams. "Yeah. That's perfect." We both smile brightly.