Sorry for the late update – I usually upload a new chapter every Friday but I was just so tired this week! Hope you enjoy anyway!

"So Friar, you've got some explaining to do"

"Listen sir, I know you're mad about your daughter but I promise you my feeling are genuine – I love Maya"

"And Riley? Did you just toss her aside when you were done with her?!"

"No… it wasn't like that!"

"So what was it like Friar? 'Cause the way I see it you take one daughter, my sweet innocent little girl – you tell her you love her, that you care about her and then you rip her heart to shreds and toss her aside when you're finished!"

"No sir I –"

"And then, after all you've put her through you move on to my other daughter – her best friend!"

"No sir."

"So what exactly did happen?" he asked more reasonably this time, trying to get over his initial rage (though he was still pretty furious)

"I loved Riley… at least I thought I did. She was always the sweet one, the kind one – she made me feel happy plus I kinda knew that she liked me … so I decided that I must like her too."

"And did you?

"I did – I still do… just not in the way she wanted me to I guess. I love Riley but I love her like a – like a sister…"

"And did you tell her that?"

"I tried to but it came out all wrong – I didn't want to hurt her… you see I already knew I loved Maya at that point and I just kind of… blurted it out."

"You can't just tell me you woke up one day, decided you loved Maya and broke my daughter's heart"

"No –you're right sir I didn't just suddenly decide 'actually I love Maya' but I think I loved Maya for a long time without realising it"

"You mean without wanting to realise it…"

"So maybe I was in denial, It was kind of a build-up of little things– until Friday when it just hit me like a truck"

"What happened?"

"…I kissed Maya"

"You did what?! You mean even though you and Riley were still dating you kissed her best friend"

He nodded "I mean technically she kissed me, it wasn't what you think it was but yeah… I definitely kissed her back"

"Oh you wait until Topanga hears about this…"

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Ok so the whole denial thing hadn't really been working for Maya so far, and neither had the avoidance plan which turned out to be a total flop.

Lucas loved her.

She loved him.

Wasn't that supposed to be a good thing?

Well… apparently not. Telling Lucas how she felt about him meant there was no going back, she could no longer play Friday off as a meaningless kiss, nor could she deny the fact that no matter how much she tried to fight it she loved him. She practically ate his face in detention… friends didn't do that.

To make matters worse Mr Matthews had seen the whole thing, she couldn't hide it from Riley or Lucas or Cory (probably Topanga now too) and once they knew then she was sure as hell Zay and Farkle would know as well, and when they knew… the whole school knew.

She had to accept her fate as 'the boyfriend stealing whore' because she was certain when she went back to school that was what they'd all be calling her.

Why was it that even now, after turning over a new leaf she still found herself in trouble?

Maya looked at her phone – yes of course it was the cool smartphone Cory had got her, a reminder of the fact that the Matthews family trusted her and she had betrayed them. Her wallpaper was a picture of her and Riley from their weekend camping trip with Shawn Hunter – talking to Riley really wasn't going to be easy she needed some advice first but who could she talk to? Shawn Hunter. That was it. If there was anyone she could go to for advice it was Shawn…

She looked through her contact list

After a couple of rings he answered

"Hello this is Shawn Hunter"

"Hi Shawn…"

"Maya?"

"I really need to talk to you…"

"I'm on my way"

"What?!"

"If you need me Maya I'm there..."