So as you can see by now, the drama has arrived! I feel that it's important to address all the insecurities Riley and Lucas both felt from the triangle and the aftermath. They went through a lot and they are so young! So I am going to try my best to address them and the topics I feel were important. Leave your reviews and let me know what you think. Also let me know what you want to see! I love reading your reviews and seeing your thoughts!

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Chapter 21

"Hey sweetie, how was school today?" Topanga asked when she saw her daughter curled up on the couch later that day.

"Bad," Riley sighed. Topanga immediately dropped her briefcase and walked to sit with her on the couch. "Things are really bad with Lucas."

"What happened?" Topanga asked. "You two seemed so happy."

"It's the triangle. That triangle messed everything up and it's messing with my head," Riley said and then proceeded to tell her mom everything. She told her about Zay's comment, the gossip around school, their fight. She put it all out there for her mom.

"Oh sweetie," Topanga moved closer and wrapped an arm around her daughter.

"I hate feeling so insecure," Riley said. "I want things to go back to the way they were with the two of us. I just feel like this triangle is the giant elephant in the room that we never addressed."

"But you two have talked about it," Topanga said.

"Then why do I feel this way?" Riley asked and felt tears well in her eyes. "Why do I feel like at any given second Lucas is going to tell me that he wants Maya more than me? Why do I feel like he only chose me out of pity?"

"Now I want you to listen to me," Topanga turned to face her daughter and gestured for her to do the same. "That boy likes you. There has never been a doubt in my mind that he liked you. I watched as you three struggled through that tough time and he never gave up hope on you. He was always keeping you in his mind and in his sight."

"Then why do I feel this way?" Riley asked again.

"Because he's your first real boyfriend. This is your first real relationship and a little insecurity is normal. Have you really talked to him? Have you really told Lucas how you are feeling?" Topanga asked.

"I tried but then I chickened out," Riley admitted.

"I think you owe it to yourself and to your relationship to be honest with him. If you want your relationship to last then you have to be able to talk to him," Topanga said.

"I just don't want to lose him," Riley said.

"If he really cares for you as much as he says he does, then you won't. You two have always been able to talk. Talk to him," Topanga encouraged. Riley rested her head on her mom's laps and let the tears fall.

"Is it okay if we just stay like this for a few minutes?" Riley asked.

"We can stay like this for as long as you need," Topanga promised and ran her fingers through her daughter's hair.

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"How did you know that Riley still had feelings for me after Texas?" Lucas asked. Farkle looked up from his textbook and raised an eyebrow at his friend.

"What?" Farkle asked. The two were sitting at Topanga's working on their homework and Lucas was glad that it was just them so that they could talk.

"You told everyone on the roof on New Years that she still had feelings for me. How did you know that she did? Did she tell you?" Lucas elaborated his question.

"No she didn't," Farkle shook his head. "I figured it out on my own."

"How was I not able to see it?" Lucas asked.

"She didn't want you to. She did a really good job at hiding it but I have known her forever and I could immediately pick up on it," Farkle explained.

"Why didn't she want me to know? Why did we have to go through all of this if she still liked me? Why did she tell me she thought of me as a brother?" Lucas shot off questions.

"Riley is all about making sure that everyone else is happy. If she thought for a second that she would be taking happiness away from her best friend, she was going to be sure that she didn't. In Riley's eyes everyone else's happiness has always been more important than her own," Farkle explained.

"Then why didn't she think of my happiness?" Lucas asked.

"What do you mean?" Farkle raised an eyebrow.

"She never asked me how I felt. She never thought of what was going to make me happy," Lucas said. Farkle just stared at his friend, unsure of what to say. "No one ever asked me what I wanted."

"Then why didn't you just say?" Farkle asked. "Why did you drag it out if you knew that you wanted Riley?"

"I never wanted to hurt Maya," Lucas said.

"What about Riley? It didn't seem like you had a problem hurting her," Farkle said and he could feel himself getting defensive of his friend.

"I never wanted to hurt her!" Lucas insisted.

"You saw how hurt she was. You saw that she was not herself," Farkle said.

"I didn't know what to do," Lucas admitted. "I never wanted to come between this group. I thought if I just didn't decide, then everything would fall into place on its own."

"This really hurt you, didn't it?" Farkle asked and for the first time he could see just how much his friend was affected by everything that happened.

"It killed me to see just how much the person I care about the most in the world was hurting. I beat myself up every day that I couldn't protect her. Instead of looking out for Riley, I was the one hurting her. There is no worst feeling in the world," Lucas explained and ran a hand over his head.

"I didn't realize just how much this was hurting you. I should have been there for you too," Farkle said and hated himself for not supporting his friend when he needed him. After all the times Lucas was there for him, he was not there for him when he needed him the most.

"I'm glad you were there for Riley. She needed you more," Lucas said.

"You're still protecting her," Farkle observed.

"I will always protect her," Lucas insisted. "No matter what happens between us, I will do anything to make sure she is okay."

"You have to fix this man," Farkle said.

"I'm going to try my best," Lucas said.

"Can I do anything to help?" Farkle asked.

"I think this is something that needs to between me and Riley," Lucas said. "I think for once, it has to just be something involving us."

"Well fight for her this time. Don't give up," Farkle encouraged.

"I will," Lucas nodded his head and knew it was time for a talk with his girlfriend. They had some serious issues to hash out.

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"Are you and Huckleberry okay?" Maya asked. The two were sitting at the bay window and both seemed reluctant to talk about the issues at hand.

"Not really," Riley shook her head. "How about you and Zay?"

"Not at all," Maya shook her head. "What about us?"

"What do you mean?" Riley scrunched her eyebrows together and looked at her best friend.

"Are we okay?" Maya asked.

"Why wouldn't we be?" Riley asked.

"Everything with Lucas has messed things up and sometimes I worry that we aren't as okay as I thought we were," Maya admitted.

"Was there ever a time when you liked him as yourself?" Riley asked. "I know that you said you were trying to protect me by becoming me, but was there ever a second where you liked Lucas as Maya?"

"I don't think so," Maya said.

"You don't think so? You don't know for sure?" Riley asked.

"I know that I would never do anything to hurt you. I know that I have always liked Josh. Lucas has always been like a brother and someone to pick on to me," Maya explained. "So no, I don't think I have ever liked him as me. It all kind of blurs together."

"How do we fix this? How do we go back to how everything was before the triangle?" Riley asked with a sigh. Maya's blue eyes locked with Riley's brown ones. They both wanted to fix this. They both wanted to get back to how they were.

"I don't know Riles," Maya whispered. They both faced the bedroom door and knew that it was going to take time. They both also knew that there was nothing that was going to end the bond they had. No matter how much time it took, they would get through this.

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"I think it's time we had a real talk," Lucas said as he took a seat at the bay window. Riley reluctantly nodded and took a seat next to him.

"You're right," Riley agreed. "We really need to clear the air."

"Where should we start?" Lucas asked.

"Well what's bothering you the most?" Riley asked.

"I think we need to take this back to Texas. We need to talk about you calling me your brother," Lucas said.

"I was doing what I thought was right," Riley insisted.

"But what about I wanted?" Lucas asked. "You never even gave me the chance to tell you what I wanted. You just decided that Maya and I were going to be together and that was the end of it."

"You two made sense," Riley said.

"How did we make sense? I have never indicated that I had any romantic feelings for her," Lucas disagreed.

"Everyone else saw it," Riley said.

"That doesn't matter to me. What other people think has never mattered to me. I have made it clear from the moment I walked into your school that you were the one I wanted. I don't think there was any way I could have been more obvious about that," Lucas said.

"You almost kissed her. You were going to ring in the New Year with her. You called her beautiful," Riley whispered the last one and could feel the emotions starting to find their way to the surface.

"I did all of that because I thought you didn't want me anymore. I was doing that for you. I did that because that's what you wanted me to do," Lucas said and his heart broke when he saw the tears in her eyes.

"I didn't want you to be with her," Riley admitted.

"What? You told me that's what you wanted," Lucas said.

"I never said that. I told you to explore your feelings but I never said I wanted you two together," Riley pulled her knees up to her chest and rested her chin on them.

"I don't know what to say. I don't know how to make this better," Lucas admitted.

"I don't know if you can," Riley sighed.

"So this is just going to be an issue for us? We can never get past this?" Lucas asked.

"I don't know how," Riley admitted and the tears were falling freely now. "How do I just tell myself to stop being insecure? How do I ignore the whispers in the hallway about you two? How do I pretend that I am okay when I really wish Texas never happened? How?"

"You are supposed to trust me," Lucas said.

"Lucas," Riley whispered.

"I thought you trusted me. I thought you trusted when I said you were the only one. I thought we had enough conversations to know that you trusted me," Lucas said and Riley could see the hurt in his eyes.

"I do trust you," Riley nodded.

"I don't know if I believe that," Lucas admitted.

"Lucas," Riley reached out to grab his hand but he stood up.

"If you trusted me, you would be able to talk to me. You would not doubt my feelings for you. I just don't know if I believe that you trust me," Lucas said.

"I do trust you," Riley promised.

"Maybe I need some time now," Lucas said.

"Are you breaking up with me?" Riley's eyes widened and the tears poured down her face.

"No," Lucas shook his head. "I would never break up with you."

"Then what is this?" Riley asked.

"This is me letting you decide what you want," Lucas said.

"What does that mean?" Riley asked.

"It means you either trust me or you don't. It means that you want to be with me or you don't. So what do you want?" Lucas asked.