#13

The one where she explains it all

It took two months for Riley and Maya to even be in the same room and wherever Maya went Lucas followed. One night while Maya was waiting for Lucas to come pick her up, because no matter how many times she pointed out that she was perfectly capable of taking the subway to his apartment he still insisted on picking her up. So here she was going through her math homework while waiting for him to come get her after practice when a knock came from her window. Looking up she was surprised to see Riley there.

"What are you doing here Riles?" She asked after she opened the window to let the girl in.

"Color guard was cancelled so I thought that we could talk," she answered looking around the room.

"Okay what did you want to talk about?" Maya asked as she sat back on the floor.

"I guess I just have a lot of questions. I mean you guys just came out of nowhere for me and suddenly it's like everyone knows. I mean I thought that you were over him after everything that happened at the Ski Lodge?" She questioned sitting across from Maya on the floor.

"Well I wasn't, I mean I thought I was but then something changed between us."

"How'd this even start Maya? When'd this even start?" Riley asked.

"I don't know I mean we just started hanging out more over sophomore year and then the summer between sophomore and junior year something changed when we came back from Texas. And somewhere between then and junior year we started dating and I was staying at his place basically every weekend. It just naturally happened," Maya explained.

"Texas seems to be the spot for you guys," Riley said nodding her head as she digested the new information.

"Yeah it seems it is. Are you okay talking about this Honey?" Maya asked.

"You're my best friend Maya you should be able to talk to me about your boyfriend," Riley told her with tears in her eyes.

"Riley you aren't okay with this, I can tell. We can just not talk about my relationship."

"Maya you just told me you're over there every weekend. How can we not talk about it?" Riley asked.

"I don't know. I just know that we haven't really talked and I mean really really talked in awhile."

"Maya what are you talking about we were talking before I found out about you and Lucas," Riley countered.

"Not in the way we used to. Not since you found out I was having sex, it's like that fact just changed everything for you."

"Because that wasn't how it was supposed to happen for us Maya. We were supposed to meet the men of our dreams and get married to them and then start having sex. But you went and screwed that up."

"Riley that was your plan and I think it's incredible you're still sticking to it but that hasn't been my plan since I was a kid. Our lives were always going to be different from each other, I just hoped that you would've accepted it," Maya explained.

"I guess we really grew apart?" Riley questioned.

"I guess we did. I still love you though Riles, you'll always be my best friend," Maya said grasping Riley's hand.

"Does this mean we aren't friends anymore?" She asked.

"I think we'll always be friends. I just don't how we come back from this," Maya answered.