OMG! Its actually not like a month between updates! That progress

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As soon as the doorbell rang, Lucas was on his feet and jogging to the front door of his apartment. He made sure that his mother and father knew that he would answer the door.

Lucas' apartment was about a good 7 miles away from Maya's apartment so a subway delay was probably the reason for her tardiness. He opened the door to meet a casual Maya wearing a tote bag that contained her art supplies. He stepped aside and invited Maya inside. Maya had only been here once, in seventh grade for another school assignment. However, she has never officially met Lucas' parents. They were obviously present for his graduation but they had to leave quickly after the ceremony. His parents both worked in the same hospital and were called into surgeries.
"So I was thinking that we could work for an hour and a half then have some lunch," Lucas said.
"Yea, that sounds good," Maya replied.
"Aright. Um, let's go work in my room. I don't know what my mom is doing out here," Lucas said referring to the noise that was coming from the living room that hallway adjoined to. "So it will be quieter in there." Maya nodded.

Lucas began leading Maya to his room when his mother popped into the hallway from the living room.
"Lucas I-" she began to say before she noticed he had a friend over. "Oh! You must be Maya!" she said very enthusiastically and extended her hand for Maya to shake.
"Yes, it's nice to finally meet you Mrs. Friar," Maya replied as she turned to Lucas to emphasize the fact that none of his friends, minus Zay, had met his parents.
"Please, call me Julia. And yes well, unfortunately, my husband's and my career require us to work with unexpected schedules. But it is wonderful to have you here Maya. It's about time I meet the girl my son always talks about," his mother smiled as Lucas went red.
"He does, does he?" a smiling Maya turned to Lucas.
"Alright mom! Thank you! If it's okay we're going to go now," Lucas said.
"Of course. I'll stop embarrassing you. And Maya you are welcomed here anytime," his mother said.
"Thank you Mrs. Fri-, Julia," Maya replied.
"Okay get going you two," said Julia.

Lucas led Maya to his room at the end of the hall. It was decorated exactly as she would expect. Yankee and Spurs posters hanging on the walls while various bobble heads were placed on his shelves. His bed, covered in blue sheets, paralleled the nearest wall with his desk places directly across. Directly above his desk was a flat screen t.v.. Across from the door was a single wide window that viewed most of New York's skyline.
"So you always talk about me, huh?" Maya asked.
"Stories of all us of really," Lucas said trying to avert away from what is mom said but did a terrible job. Maya nodded as trying to make it seem like she beloved him.
"Anyway. Your room's really nice," Maya said as she turned to soak everything up.
"Thanks. I'm hoping to redecorate soon. Paint the walls. Stuff like that," Lucas replied.
"Sounds like a big project."
"Yea. I'm gonna have to figure out when I'll have time."
"Speaking of projects...we should probably get started." Lucas agreed.

Lucas sat on the edge of his bed while Maya sat across from him in his desk chair. This assignment was supposed to prepare the class for the final exam, a full head to toe drawing of their partner which they were told at the beginning of the school year. But for now, it was just a drawing of the face and neck, ending at the shoulders. Lucas and Maya agreed to start with some rough drafts and they would actually draw the final draft after lunch. After about ten minutes, they were snapping to each other to stop moving because they were both messing up the positioning. They needed a new strategy, they would have to take turns. Maya drew Lucas first then vice versa. He spent forty-five minutes taking down every detail, every wave in her hair, every eyelash. He would add color later, on the final assignment. They didn't just sit in silence. They talked and talked, from sports to movies to Lucas' life in Texas. He made a note not to mention to her the story where he delivered a baby horse again. When Lucas announced that he finished, Maya was pleasantly surprised by his skill level. He told her how his mom was an excellent artist so she must have passed it on to him.

Lucas checked his phone, 12:30. They decided to go eat lunch. There wasn't much food since his parents usually go to the market on Sunday night. So they decided to order pizza. Waiting for the food to be delivered, they went back to Lucas' room to watch Netflix. When they couldn't decide what to watch, Lucas suggested Avatar: The Last Airbender because it was amazing, as he told Maya. She had heard of it but she didn't know what it was exactly. Around the time the first episode ended, their food arrived. Lucas asked his parents if they wanted a piece but both declined but thanked him for the offer. When Lucas returned to his room he found Maya sitting on his bed, leaning against the wall with her knees pulled up to her chest. Her attention was completely focused on the screen.
"Food's here," Lucas announced.
"Shhh! Zuko's at the Southern Water Tribe!" Maya said. Lucas couldn't help but smile at a geeking out Maya. They finished their food while watching the second episode but when it finished they went back to work. Lucas drew Maya first this time. This drawing came out even better than the last one. When it was Maya's turn to draw Lucas, they switched sits and she put her hair in a messy bun. They didn't talk while she drew, she needed to focus. While she drew, all thoughts flooded Lucas all at once, the campfire, New Years, the roof when he chose Riley, the long summer without taking to her, the first time seeing her again on the first day of school, and yesterday at homecoming. Maybe Zay was right. Maybe his feelings were resurfacing, maybe they never went away at all. Lucas pondered the possibly that maybe him choosing Riley and distancing himself from Maya only made his feelings for her stronger.
"Stop making that face," Maya said, snapping Lucas out of this "trance."
"Sorry. I was just thinking," he replied. Maya went back to focusing but words were out of his mouth before he could even think about it. "How bad did I hurt you?"
Maya didn't lift her head from the paper in her lap.
"What ya mean?" She asked.
"When I didn't pick you." Maya lifted her head to meet Lucas' face.
"Oh," Maya didn't try to hide the surprise in her voice. "Umm. I mean, ya it hurt for a while. But don't worry I got over it."
"Y-you did?"
"Yea. I guess a part of me was expecting you to choose Riley. And honestly, I think everything turned out the way it was supposed to. It just took me a little longer to figure that out. But Riley deserves you and you deserve Riley." Maya went back to her paper. Lucas didn't exactly know how to respond but he knew he wasn't done yet.
"But why did you expect me to pick Riley?" Lucas said as he leaned forward in his chair.
"I don't know. I guess because it was you and Riley first. And because you had this unofficial thing going for most of seventh and eighth grade." Maya only looked up to refreshen the image of Lucas in her mind.
"What abo-" Lucas began.
"What's with all these questions?"
"I'm just trying to see how you're doing with you know, everything that happened."
"Well, its five months later so I think I'm fine," she said a little sarcastically.
"Are you sure because-"
Maya started to become irritated and looked up. "Yes Lucas! I'm sure. You made a decision. So I made a decision to move on."
Yea, I've noticed. "That's good. That you've moved on, I mean," Lucas said a little jumpy.
"Yea, okay I'm done," Maya said referring to her drawing of Lucas. She then checked her phone. "Okay. I have to go. Still need to do Matthew's essay." Lucas stood up as Maya stood up.
"I'll walk you out." They began walking to the front door. Maya said goodbye to Julia and Lucas' father, after a small introduction, who were both in the living room. They then continued to the door.
"Let me see your phone real quick," Lucas said. Maya confusingly handed him her phone. Lucas opened the camera app and took a picture of himself. Maya laughed.
"Umm... What was that for" she continued laughing.
"You still need to color your portrait of me. Now you have a way to remember."
"Okay. Give me your phone, now."
"Nah. I don't need it."
"Why not?"
"Because I won't forget."

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Damn this is the longest chapter. I didn't want to split this scene into two chapters so there you go! I actually wrote this to and from school :P