"Farkle? What's wrong?" Lucas asked with a frown of confusion once he reached Farkle's table. Farkle just sighed with a scowl on his face while Lucas sat down. "I'm guessing it didn't go well…"
"You were right… It doesn't look like she'll stop going after me easily." Lucas nodded as if to say 'I told you so' but other than that, stayed silent. "I tell her that we can't be together and then she goes and sticks her lips to mine."
"Oh wow! That's so fierce! What kind of man are you, cousin?" Lucas said with a big smirk.
"Don't make fun of this, Lucas." Farkle said with a shake of his head.
Lucas looked around them at the few occupied tables, "Did she kiss you in front of everyone?"
"Yeah." Farkle said with a nod.
"Oh la la!" Lucas said with a smirk and leaned back in his chair.
"Let's go." Farkle said and stood up.
"Why? Why don't we have something to eat? These things make me feel hungry." Lucas said in complete seriousness.
Farkle finally cracked a smile and chuckled. "Don't act like that, man… We'll eat somewhere else."
Lucas smiled and stood up from his chair. He wrapped an arm around Farkle's shoulders and they left the restaurant with smiles on their faces.
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"Alright, what's the plan?" Sofia asked as she took her seatbelt off after Caitlyn parked in front of the café/restaurant.
"I'll talk to him about my birthday first… I'll ask him how we can do it and such… I'll make this conversation as long as I can… My love!" She ended with a dreamy smile making Sofia giggle. "Anyways, after that… I'll tell him about my feelings the first chance I get." She said excitedly before turning to her rearview mirror to fix her straight hair.
"Are you sure, Cait? Wasn't that a bit too much?"
"Sofia!" Caitlyn whined.
"I mean… I wanted to say… Why don't you have that conversation after your birthday?"
"I waited for so long, Sof… I don't want to wait any longer… Come on let's go in."
"Alright, I'm praying for you and supporting you… Let's go." Sofia said with a smile before getting out of the car followed by Caitlyn. They sat on a table that is outside the café itself and looked around for Ian. "So, where your man?"
"He has some work outside… He'll come soon." Caitlyn answered with a grin before turning serious. "How would I know? I'm not his girlfriend… If I were his girlfriend, I'd know about his every step and every breath… I'd even put spying cameras everywhere around him so that I know everything that happens to him." Caitlyn said excitedly.
Sofia giggled and shook her head. "I swear that you'd actually do that… You won't even leave this place… I mean we're here every day although you're not a couple. I could imagine how you'll be when you become a couple."
"Yeah… But what else do I do? I miss him so much…. How else will I be able to see him?"
"Trust me, I want you two together even more than you do… I'll do everything that I can to make that happen."
"You're the best!" Caitlyn said with a grin. A waiter came and they order two slices of chocolate cake and some iced coffee. "Why is he? What's taking him too long?" Caitlyn said after they'd finished their slices of cake.
Sofia looked behind her at the street where a guy got of a motorcycle and took his helmet off. "He's here!" She said with a grin.
Caitlyn's head snapped to where Sofia was looking before turning back to her. "Do I look good?" She said, fixing her hair again.
"Yeah." Sofia said with a nod.
"Hello, girls." Ian greeted with a smile.
"Hey…" Caitlyn said with a smile of her own, trying to hide her excitement/happiness.
"How are you? Are you enjoying your time here?"
"We're fine." Caitlyn answered. His phone started ringing and he excused himself to answer it. "What's this now? We were having a nice talk." Caitlyn said to Sofia once he was away.
"He'll come back, babe… Calm down." Sofia said before looking at him. "Cait… I hope he hasn't found a girl…"
"Don't say that, Sofia! Besides, I would've known about it from my brother if something like that happened."
"Yeah… You're right."
"Where are you, Nicole? Okay, you're near… Yeah, take the first left after 100 meters… Alright, bye." Ian said before going back to the girls after taking of his biker jacket and sat down with them.
"Um… My birthday is next week… I wonder if I can celebrate it here, if you don't mind." Caitlyn started with a smile.
"Alright, that's possible." Ian said with a nod.
"I told myself that I don't want it to be crowded… I mean, friends and family only…. I thought it would be better and more fun this way." Ian nodded while looking behind her at the street. "How about we talk about the DJ for the music? I want-"
Ian cut her off by standing up, "Excuse me…" He excused himself and headed towards a girl that had just stepped out of a taxi clad in a pair of blue shorts and a sleeveless brown crop top that had fringes that reached the waistband of her shorts and a pair of dark tan heals. He hugged her with a grin on his face before kissing her cheeks.
"Sofia… What is this now?" Caitlyn asked with tears filling her eyes. "Do you see what I'm seeing too?"
"Caitlyn… Are you okay? She must be his friend or-"
"Shut up, Sofia! Just shut up! You gave me all that hope and I couldn't even finish my sentence and now this is happening! They're not friends, they're definitely more than friends!" Caitlyn snapped at her friend. She looked back at them as he rubbed her pair arms until his hands reached hers and held them as they talked. "No, I can't take this sight… Come on, let's go… All that hope I had… and look what I end up seeing."
They got up and walked past Ian and the girl towards Caitlyn's car. Ian looked at them and opened his mouth to call their names but closed it again and smiled at the girl before wrapping an arm around her shoulders while she wrapped hers around his waist.
"Joseph… Hello!" Jessica said, standing up from her chair and reaching a hand out for him to shake which he just ignored and sat down. "Are you gonna have something to drink?" She asked after sitting back down. "Coffee? You used to like your coffee with extra sugar, didn't you? I can't believe I still remember."
"What is it that you're going after this time, Jessica?" Joseph spat with a glare. "What do you want from me? 500 thousand? A million?"
Jessica grinned as she looked at him, "Your generosity is bringing tears to my eyes, Joseph!" She said sarcastically. "I can't even buy a house here with the amount of money you just offered."
"How much do you want?"
She hummed for a moment before shaking her head, "I don't want money this time." She said simply.
"What do you want then?"
"I want to take back what I've lost… I'm back and I'll be in LA from now on."
"What are you talking about? What did you lose and thinking about taking it back?"
"There are a few things that you seem to have forgotten, Joseph…. And you're taking me lightly once again."
"Is it even possible for you to be taken lightly?" Joseph said with a smirk. "I know what kind of devil you are very well…. Just be straight forward and tell me what you want then leave us alone."
"I told you… I came to take back what I've lost."
"Take it then, what do you want from me? Tell me."
"I want your help."
"You're funny… You want my help!?" Joseph said with a sarcastic chuckle. "I don't even consider you as a human being that I can help in this world… You're probably just making fun of me… We're not getting anywhere by talking like this… So let me leave you alone with your dreams." He said and stood up.
"You know better, Joseph." She said, stopping him from leaving. "I'm ready to pay for all the mistakes I made but…. Are you ready?" She said with a tight smile and raised eyebrows.
Joseph looked at her before sitting back down and sighing, "What do you want? What help do you want? Tell me."
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The guy turned the blow-dryer off and comped his fingers through her now straight locks. "Spray?" He said holding the bottle of hairspray up.
"No, thank you." Kayli answered with a shake of her head. Kayli ran her fingers through her silky blonde-ish hair.
"Is there a place that you want me to go over, Miss Kayli?" The guy asked.
"No, It looks very good, thank you." She said and smiled at him through the mirror and he nodded before leaving. "Ah! Be careful!" She winced in pain as the girl that was doing her nails pushed a bit too hard on her cuticles. The girl nodded and apologized.
"Kayli!" Lauren said as she spotted Kayli in the hairdresser, since they'd decided to meet there.
"Hey, Lolo!" She greeted her friend with a smile and Lauren gave a hug.
"We're looking very pretty… Are you meeting Lucas?" Lauren asked with a wink and Kayli nodded with a smile. "How is it between you two? Anything new?"
"Everything is great… What about you? Anything new?"
"Nah… How was Miami?"
"Amazing… the opening ceremony was great too… All eyes were on us of course." Kayli said as she looked at herself in the mirror.
"That's great… How was Farkle's girlfriend? I'm so curious about her!"
"She wasn't at the ceremony… I told you they broke up…. Miley called so that's probably why."
"But actually, the girl is pretty." Lauren said with a smile.
"Pretty!" Kayli said sarcastically.
"I mean compared to Miley, she is."
The girl finished her nails and left them alone. "That is true." Kayli said, standing up and fixing her hair one last time.
"You're such a beautiful couple but that girl didn't suit Farkle at all."
"Yeah… It was pretty apparent that they'll break up." Kayli said and right then the TV caught her attention.
"You guys know that Chris is just my friend from the show." Miley said to the reporters. It was filmed on the day when she saw Farkle and Riley with her cast mate in Miami.
"Her friend!" A girl that was doing someone's makeup said with a scoff. "What kind of friend do you hold hands with and have your lips on his all the time?" she said to her customer.
"How do you know?" The customer asked.
"I worked on the set of that show but then I left the job when I couldn't take their yelling." She said and Kayli looked back at Lauren.
"Anyways, I'm done here… Let's leave, baby." She said with a smile and headed towards the desk where you pay. She paid and then they both left the salon.
"Why did Miley call Farkle if she's in a relationship with that guy?" Lauren asked in confusion.
"Didn't you see how the guy left her and ran away when he saw the cameras?" Kayli said with a laugh.
"Maybe they're not together then."
"Didn't you hear what that makeup girl said? I think that the guy left her in Miami so that's why she's going after Farkle now."
"That's what I think too." Lauren said and they both laughed.
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"You're out of your mind." Joseph said with a scowl. "What you want is impossible."
"In my opinion, it's possible." She said with a shrug.
"Can I give you a piece of advice?" She hummed and nodded, "Go back to where you came from… I won't be this nice to you next time." With that, he got up and left without noticing Cathy's friend that saw him leaving while she was making her way into the restaurant.
Riley and Maya got out of the taxi and sat down on a bench in a park near Riley's house. Maya kept looking at Riley who was looking straight ahead with no expression on her face.
"Riley… Are you better now?" Maya asked cautiously.
Riley nodded and put a faint –fake- smile on her face, "I'm okay."
"No, you're not." Maya exclaimed. "How could you possibly be okay? Even I am not okay… I'm as sad as you are… I never expected seeing something like that."
"And what about me? There kiss won't leave my eyesight… It's like all I can see is them kissing…. But you know what the worst thing is? Accepting the job… I'll be forced to see him."
"It's all because of me." Maya said and she looked like she was about to cry.
"Maya… I told you that I can't be with Farkle… I told you that no prince falls in love with Cinderella… It's been a long time since I last believed a fairytale… Please, don't try to make me believe them again."
"You're right in everything you're saying, Riley." Maya said and Riley just went back to looking at nothing in particular when Maya's phone started ringing.
"Answer the phone, Maya." Riley said when the phone kept ringing and Maya just put it on silent.
"No, I don't want to see him right now."
"Don't say that, Maya, please…. I'm okay"
"No, you're not."
"I told you that I am, Maya… Okay, I got really upset because it was something that I wasn't expecting but now, I'm okay… I really am, peaches." Riley said reassuringly. "To be honest, seeing this now, in the beginning, is good… I'll act according to that."
"Wait a minute, we don't even have to go to work…. We could just tell them that we don't want it… We'll find another job."
"What would be the reason then? He cared about us, found us a job, called us, and we accepted it… It's not appropriate if we give it back now, Maya…. In the end, we need that job."
"That's right… I don't think we'll be able to find a better job."
"Then let's close the Farkle subject and not talk about it again, can we? From now on, Farkle is just a person who gave me a job."
"I promise that I won't get your hopes up about Farkle ever again." Maya said in complete seriousness and her phone began ringing again.
"Go ahead, answer him."
Maya sighed and raised the phone up to her ear. "Hello?"
"Maya, where are you? Why weren't you answering you phone? I was so worried!" Josh said right when she picked up. He was sitting in a café that overlooks the beach.
"I told you that I had a job interview."
"Did that job interview take that long?" Josh said in frustration before sighing. "Anyways, how did it go?"
"It went well, we got the job and we'll start tomorrow." Maya informed him.
"That fast? I'm so happy for you!" He said with a grin. "What are the plans for today? Are we gonna meet?"
Maya looked at Riley before sighing, "Yeah… I'm with Riley right now… I'll call you when I leave." They said their goodbyes and hanged up. "Peaches… Come on, come with me too." She said with a small smile.
Riley shook her head with a small smile. "Thank you, Pumpkin… You go ahead and go." Maya looked at her suspiciously. "Look, I'm really okay."
Maya sighed before nodding and with that they both got up and linked hands.
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"I don't understand why you're so opposing to the whole Miley thing." Lucas said as he drove his car. They'd decided to take one car then Lucas would drive Farkle back to the club.
"I don't want to try something that was tried before… You know that nothing goes back to the way it was when a person gets broken once." Farkle explained.
"I don't understand these things." Lucas said with a grin. "I'm not as sensitive as you are…. I just look at 'Am I enjoying my time? Am I having fun? Am I happy?'… In my opinion, if you do it the way I do, then you'll never get broken"
"Maybe you're right…. I take everything seriously… I think that was what scared me and made me reject Miley." Farkle said as he looked out of the window.
"We're still young, cousin…. We have a very long and beautiful life ahead of us… No need to waste it being upset…. Besides, being untied to someone is really great." Lucas said, and right then, his phone started ringing and he laughed when he saw the caller idea. "Don't you think men should be afraid of that sixth sense that women have? She's calling me as if she heard what I just said." Farkle chuckled and Lucas took his headphones and put one in his ear to answer the phone. "Hey, babe."
"Hey, love… How are you?" Kayli said as she walked out the parking lot of the mall with several shopping bags with her.
"I'm okay, babe… I was at the sports club and I just left… I'm with Farkle." Lucas informed her, already knowing that she'll ask about where he is and such.
"What is our plan then? Are we having lunch together?"
"We can do that… Shall we eat at Ian's restaurant then?"
"Okay… I'll meet you there."
"Alright, babe… Bye." Lucas said before hanging up. "So… I saw Riley at the club… Do you have any idea why she came?"
"She came for a job interview." Farkle said simply.
"What?! How?!" Lucas exclaimed with wide eyes.
"She'll start working at the restaurant tomorrow."
"Are you kidding me?!" Another exclamation from Lucas.
"No, I'm not… The girl was fired because of us… More specifically, what she did for us… I mean, for you… I believe that we owe her a lot." Farkle explained.
"Yeah but… When Caitlyn knows that she'll work there, she won't leave her alone… And add to that, that I lied to Kayli and I'm very upset about that too."
Farkle chuckled, "Finally it appears like you also feel uncomfortable when you lie." He clapped his hands together with a grin making Lucas chuckle as well. "I congratulate you, man!"
"No, that's not it." Lucas said with a shake of his head and a grin. "It's because the lie will be exposed if Kayli sees Riley."
"Nothing is gonna happen… Kayli doesn't come to the sports club anyways…. But Riley needs that job." They came to a red light so Lucas looked at him as he spoke. "And Caitlyn promised me that she won't interfere with my life again."
"You're suddenly caring about that Riley so much… What happened?" Lucas teased but there was a part of him, that he didn't know about, that was really curious. "Or do you like her?"
"What?! Where did that come from?!" Farkle exclaimed. "Does a person have to feel something towards the other person he's helping?"
"Yes, that's how it is to me."
"Well, I'm not you… The girl and her friend needed a job and I had one for them, that's it." Farkle said in frustration.
"Alright, don't get upset so fast… Calm down." Lucas said with a smirk. "The girl is just like a virus… She's spreading in our lives so quickly." Lucas shook his head with a sigh and continues driving in silence.
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Josh was still at the café but with a bouquet of flowers that he got form a florist nearby, waiting for Maya. He was fidgeting in his seating, trying to hide the bouquet so that she doesn't see it when she comes in. He stands up when he spots her with the bouquet behind his back.
"I'm so late, aren't I? The traffic was so bad, I'm so sorry." She said with an apologetic smile when she approached him. "There was probably an accident."
"It's okay… I just arrived as well, anyways." Josh reassured, not wanting her to feel bad.
"You just arrived? What do you mean by that? So if there was no traffic and I wasn't stuck in it and actually came in time… I would've waited here for half an hour?" Maya said with a scowl and crossed her arms over her chest. "I hope you have a good explanation."
"I would never make you wait, Maya… I just… I'll tell you something but please don't get mad at me for lying to you." Josh said.
"You lied? You also lied to me?!" Maya said angrily.
"No! I didn't lie… This isn't considered a lie… I actually… um… I've been here for a while… I didn't want to make you feel bad because you made me wait so that's why I sad that I just arrived."
Maya expression softened, "How considerate of you! I wonder if you're even real!" she said with a big smile.
"Well I don't know… but those are definitely real." He said with a smile and took the flowers from behind his back. She took them from him with a grin and hugged the bouquet to her chest. "Shall we sit?"
"We shall." She nodded and they both sat down with grins on their face. She order a glass of juice and a few minutes later the waiter came back with it. "Thank you."
"So… how did the interview go?" Josh asked excitedly.
"Very well… We got the job." She answered happily.
"I'm very happy for you."
"Thank you… It all happened the way we wanted it to… Me and Riley are gonna work in the same department." She said with a smile.
"Yeah? Where did you get that job from then?"
"Farkle got it for us." Josh's smile turned into a tight line and a frown. "It's at their sports club… They own it so it was easy for him to get us the job. We'll work as waitresses in the restaurant."
"Farkle? Mr. Farkle? The one that I know?"
"Yeah, that's great, isn't it?"
"Yeah."
"He took really good care of us… We met him today and starting tomorrow, we'll start working." Maya said, not noticing how forced his smile was.
"Well, I'm really happy for you."
Maya seemed to finally notice his expression, "You were also on my mind today… I wanted to ask for a job for you but I couldn't do it from the first day."
"No… You don't need to do that… Actually I found many jobs today but I just didn't like any of them… That's why I don't have a job." He lied smoothly, not wanting her to feel bad for him.
"Well that's fine then." Right then her phone started ringing and she looked at it nervously. "My brother is calling… I'm sorry but I have to leave, Josh."
"But you just came!" He whined.
"I know that I just came but… You saw my brother didn't you? You must know what kind of person he is by now."
"Yeah… Let's get up, come on." He said and got up followed by Maya.
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The night had just rolled in and Joseph and Cathy were sitting in the balcony of the first floor together, having some tea.
"Ah… I'm not feeling too good, Joseph… Can we get out of the house and have some fresh air even if we just take a drive or walk? We could have a drink too." Cathy said with a frown on her face.
"Of course we can do that if you want, honey."
"Ahh… Ella was supposed to come to the US today… She must be with Minkus if she did come…. Should I call her and see what she's up to?" Cathy said, taking her phone from the table.
"Well you can do that if you want… but don't we need to avoid bothering them?"
"We're not gonna bother them honey… I'm just curious about where they're up too." Joseph sighed and she dialed Ella's number.
"Oh, it's Cathy." Ella said when her phone started ringing. They were still at the restaurant and drinking some coffee. "Hey, Cathy."
"Ella, honey… how are you? Are you in the US?"
"Yeah… I arrived this afternoon and met with Minkus for lunch and we're having our coffee right now." Ella informed her with a smile.
"Oh, you two love birds!" Cathy said with a giggle that Ella returned. "Honey, we got really sick of being in the house and were thinking about going out for some fresh air…. Where are you?"
"We're at the Craft restaurant."
"Oh, really? Joseph and I were planning to go there." Cathy said and Joseph looked at her with wide eyes.
"Really? Well you can still come join us if you want." Ella said while looking at Minkus.
"Okay honey, we'll see you there."
"Alright… We'll be waiting… Bye." Ella said and hanged up. "I know we were about to get up but Cathy really wanted to come so I couldn't tell her not to."
"It's okay, honey… you did well… My sister in law is really curious about you now." He said with a wink and a smile.
"Of course… She always told me that she sees us very suitable for each other and she always said very good things about you…. And she's right." She said with a smirk and a wink on the end.
"Well she couldn't be wrong since she knows the both of us closely, right?" Minkus said with a smile and held her hand in his.
"Probably." She said with a smile and he leaned over the table to peck her lips.
Topanga was watching an old American film on the TV in the kitchen when Shawn made his way into the kitchen, quietly when he saw her concentration on the movie. He ended up scaring her because when she saw his reflection on the TV, she jumped back in her chair in fear.
"I'm so sorry… When I saw how into the film you were, I didn't want to scare you but I ended up scaring you even more." Shawn said immediately as she stood up from her chair.
"No, I'm sorry… I scared you as well."
"It's fine… Mr. Friar is going to drive the car himself so I ended up being alone here with nothing to do." Shawn explained.
"I was having tea… Let me pour you a glass of tea as well…. I have some cupcakes and biscuits that I made today as well."
"Why would I lie? I could smell them all the way out there and I came to the kitchen for those cupcakes." Shawn said with a chuckle.
"Have a seat then." Topanga said with a smile and he nodded before sitting down on one of the chairs by the kitchen table. Topanga took out a small glass for tea and a plate for the biscuits and cupcakes.
"How unfortunate are the kids of these days? Where is that kind of love nowadays?" Shawn said, pointing at the TV. "It stayed in the old American films only."
"You're right…. The kids these days are very unfortunate." Topanga answered after she'd poured him his tea and served him a few biscuits along with two cupcakes. "Their love lasts a month, sometimes it even lasts for weeks or days… Were our love like that? When we loved, we loved until death." She shook her head sadly and looked down at her tea.
"I also fell in love once… I mean when I was young… But they didn't give her to me… They made her marry someone else…. I got mad and left the city and came here to California… I couldn't get married after that… I just couldn't, no matter who the person was."
"I'm so sorry to hear that." Topanga said as she looked at him. "It's very hard for a person to fall in love but don't get to be with whom they love…. Loving someone… losing someone."
"These things are written by God… We can't avoid them if they're written for us… A person wants something so bad but he can't do anything no matter what… I'm so old now."
"Don't say that… You're still young… You'll be happy someday." Topanga said with a small smile.
"I hope so." He answered with a smile as well.
"Um… Excuse me… I'm gonna go check if Riley's back." She said, getting up.
"I'll leave as well."
"No, no… You still haven't had your tea and cupcakes…"
"Alright." Shawn said and sat back down and dug into his cupcakes as Topanga made her way to the penthouse.
Riley was sitting on her bed, still in her clothes from earlier when Topanga made her way into the room.
"Riley? When did you come back, sweetie?" Topanga said with a smile.
"I came back a while ago, Mum." Riley said with a small smile.
"How did your job interview go?" Riley just looked down at her lap upon remembering what happened at the club. "I didn't go well judging by your expression."
"No, no… It went really well." Riley said and sat up more in the bed instead of leaning against the headboard. "I'm starting work tomorrow."
"Really? I'm really happy for you, sweetie! What is the job? Where?" Topanga said with a grin.
"I'll be working as a waitress in the restaurant of a sports club…. It's a really big and beautiful place… Maya will also start working there with me." Riley said with a small smile and very little excitement.
"How great!" Topanga said before noticing how down Riley looked. "But why are you so down then, Riley? What happened? Nothing bad happened to you, right?" Topanga asked worriedly.
"No, nothing happened… I'm just a little tired."
"My little baby…. Alright but why the scowl? Riley… You're not hiding something from me, are you?"
"No, Mum… I'm okay, don't worry…. I'll be fine when I wake up, I just need to rest." Riley said and plastered a smile on her face.
"Okay… Have some rest then… I still have a few things to do." Riley nodded and with that Topanga left her to her thoughts.
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Farkle and Lucas were still at Ian's restaurant having some coffee, while Lucas waited for Kayli. When Farkle spotted her coming into the restaurant with about five shopping bags in each hand, he stood up.
"I'm leaving then, cousin." Lucas nodded.
"Hey, Farkle… How are you?" Kayli greeted with a smile when she reached their table.
"I'm fine, how are you?"
"Fine as well… You're not leaving because I'm here, are you?"
"Of course not, honey… I'm a bit tired so I'll head home for the day." Farkle explained and she nodded with a smile. "Alright then… Bye." With that he left.
Lucas gave Kayli a hug and a kiss on the cheek before sitting back down in his chair while Kayli sat her shopping bags on the floor by their table and sat down.
"What's wrong with him? He looks upset." She said.
"He's mind is stuck on Miley… they met today at the sports club."
"So she's still going after him?"
"Yeah… She's trying to make up with him."
"If he did that then he'd be making the biggest mistake in his life." Kayli said with a nod.
"Why are you saying that? I mean… I don't think that Miley is bad even if you don't like her." Lucas said with a frown.
"What's wrong, Lucas? Defending Miley and such." She said with a tight smile and narrowed eyes.
"I'm just saying, babe." Lucas said with a shrug then Ian made his way to their table.
"Hey, Kayli… How are you?" Ian greeted.
"Hey, Ian… I'm fine." She said with a smile as she looked up at him.
"We'll have something to eat." Lucas said.
"Alright…" Ian nodded and turned towards one of the waiters. "Can we have two menus here?" He turned back to them as a girl joined him. "Let me introduce you to my cousin, Nicole." He said as he wrapped an arm around her shoulders. "She lives in England and came here for vacation."
"Nice to meet you, I'm Kayli." She said with a smile and extended a hand for her to shake.
"Nice to meet you too." Nicole said with a smile and shook her hand.
"Alright let's go… I promised her that I'll show her around for a bit at night." Ian said with a smile.
"Enjoy your time." Lucas said.
"And you enjoy your meal." Ian said and they both left after saying their goodbyes. The waiter came and handed them their menus.
"What are you gonna have, babe?" Lucas asked her as he looked through his menu.
"I'll have something light… A salad would probably be fine."
"Alright… And what are you gonna have for drinks?"
"I don't know yet." She said while looking at her menu. Right then a woman walked through the doors with a baby in her arms that looked no older than three, and a man behind her that Lucas guessed was the father. He saw them while he was calling the waiter and couldn't help but smile at how gentle the mother was and how peaceful the baby looked as he slept. "I'll have…. The seafood salad and a soda please." Kayli told the waiter and he wrote down her order with a nod.
"And I'll have a chicken pasta with iced Pepsi, please." Lucas said and the waiter that down as well before taking their menus and leaving. Right then, the baby started crying loudly and Kayli looked at him in annoyance. "So… When are you moving to LA? Do you have a date set?"
"We'll be done moving by the end of next week, love." Kayli said with a smile. "That was really good, to be honest… or else we would've barely seen each other until we go back to college."
"Yeah… That's very good." Lucas said with a smile that came from nowhere near his heart. He actually hated that they'll see each other more often because that would tie him to behaving a certain way. The waiter came back with their drinks just as the baby cried loudly once again making both Kayli and Lucas look at him.
"What in the world is this?" Kayli said in annoyance as she looked at Lucas with a scowl on her face but he was busy looking at the little family. "Why do they bring babies to places like this? They don't need to annoy everyone else with their whiny little baby."
"What's wrong with that, babe? He's just a little baby…. He'll quiet down soon, he just wants someone to give him attention." Lucas said while looking at their table with a soft smile.
"Lucas? What's wrong with you? You're acting really strange today… You absolutely hate kids." Lucas looked at her briefly before looking back at the baby that his mother was now bouncing up and down on her leg. He couldn't help but remember the same encounter from the Bahamas with Riley and his smile widened.
*FLASHBACK*
"Ahh! The place here is so pretty." Riley said happily as she looked around her with a grin.
"Yeah… I liked it too." Riley looked at him in confusion so he continued, "I came to the Bahamas before but this is the first time that I've ever been to this restaurant. It's designed beautifully."
Riley was about to say something but their food arrived and they both dug in. Riley's eyes rolled back when she took her first bite because of how delicious it was and Lucas watched her as he ate his food as well. On the table that was a few feet from them, there was a lady with a baby on her lap and the baby was crying very loudly. Lucas looked at their table in annoyance and huffed.
"Listen to her cries…. My head is gonna explode from it." Lucas said in annoyance and Riley looked over at the table as the waiter brought them their choice of juice. Lucas put down his fork and stopped eating.
"I wonder why she's crying this hard…" Riley wondered sadly as she looked at the little girl.
"Because she's spoiled… That's why." Lucas stated.
"She must be upset about something…" Riley said with a sad smile before she went back to eating, glancing at the girl often. She sighed before she got up and made her way to their table as Lucas watched. "What happened, baby girl? Why are you crying?" Riley asked sweetly in a somewhat of a baby voice.
"May I?" She told the mother as she held her hands out and the mother nodded. "Come here…" She told the baby who tried to be away from her. She finally took hold of her and held her in her arms. "Oh hey… Pretty eyed baby…" She used the same baby-sweet tone as she patted the girl's back as she looked in her big blue eyes. "Don't you cry, pretty baby… don't cry."
A smile creeped onto Lucas' face as he watched Riley interacting with the little baby. He didn't even notice that her cries subsided.
"It's okay, baby… It's okay." She made funny faces to the baby and she stopped crying and laughed instead. She then handed her back to her mother. "God bless her for you."
"Thank you." The mother said with a smile and Riley nodded with a smile as well before going back to her table.
"See? She just needed someone's attention." Riley said with a shrug and went back to eating. Lucas just stared at her for a little more with the same smile on his face.
"You're right." He said making her smile.
"Lucas? Lucas?" Kayli called his name with her eyebrows frowned in confusion as she watched him looking at the now quietly sleeping baby with a smile on his face. He looked back at her and the smile got wiped away as he was brought back to reality. "What happened, love? What are you thinking about?"
"Nothing." He said with a shake of his head and she just looked at him suspiciously.
"I'm so happy for you… Especially about moving to LA. This is something that is so important to me too… Congratulations, honey!" Cathy said excitedly as she looked at Ella who was sitting across from her on the round table.
"We're gonna meet more often now, aren't we?" Ella asked with a smile.
"Of course, honey." Cathy said and they all smiled.
"I also talked to Farkle today." Minkus said with a happy smile.
"About Ella?" Joseph asked.
"Yeah… And Ella talked to Kayli about me." Minkus said and Ella nodded with a smile.
"How did they react to the news then? I'm sure that they were very happy for you." Cathy said.
"Farkle was really happy… And Kayli was very supportive of Ella." Minkus replied with a big smile.
"I'm very happy for you… but… um…" Cathy trailed off as played with her hair nervously. "Caitlyn?"
Minkus sighed and shook his head, "I still didn't get the chance to talk to her."
"I hope she doesn't take the news badly." Cathy said and Ella's eyes went wide.
"Um… Why would she… take it badly?" Ella asked nervously.
"Honey…. You know that Minkus has been a father and mother figure ever since they were little kids… Especially for Caitlyn…" Cathy explained.
"Of course I know that…. I know that but… Caitlyn is not a little kid now, isn't she?"
"Of course she isn't but…. Anyways, don't think about that… How hard can these things be to go through?" Cathy said with a smile and they all cracked small smiles.
Back in the Minkus' house, Caitlyn was laying on the couch in a yellow tank top and a pair of green pajama shorts that had yellow flowers on them and she had a bowl of Cheetos on the lap.
"She is definitely his girlfriend… But since when?" She said to herself as she looked at a picture of Ian and Nicole that he has just posted on his Instagram. "I'm gonna cry now." She said with a sniff. She dialed her father's number.
"Oh, Caitlyn is calling." Minkus said with a smile. "Hey, baby girl."
"Hey, daddy… Where are you?"
"Is something wrong, Cait? Are you okay?" Minkus asked in concern upon hearing her voice.
"I'm a little upset… Will you come back to the house?"
"Why are you upset, baby? Do you want to tell me on the phone?" He asked.
"I don't want to talk about it, dad…. I just want you with me… I need you." She said as a few tears rolled down her cheeks.
"Okay, baby… I'm coming."
"Don't take long, dad."
"Alright… Don't worry, I'm coming right away." He said reassuringly and hanged up.
"What's wrong, love? Does Caitlyn have a problem?" Ella asked in concern.
"She's upset but she wouldn't tell me why…. She just said that she needs me." He explained.
"Alright… We could leave if you want." Ella said.
"Can you excuse us to leave?" Minkus asked as he looked at Cathy and Joseph.
"Of course, you can leave." Joseph said with a reassuring smile and Cathy nodded. "We can stay a little longer if you want, honey." Joseph said while looking at Cathy who nodded with a smile.
"Ella if you want to stay-"
"No, honey… I'm leaving as well… Kayli just sent me a text that she's also heading to the hotel." Ella said reassuringly and they got up and headed towards the door after saying their goodbyes.
"We were supposed to take a look at the house as well too… I'm so sorry, baby." Minkus said as he wrapped his arm around her waist.
"Its okay, love…. It's late now anyways… We'll look at it tomorrow." Ella said with a smile.
"Why would he post a picture with her if she wasn't his girlfriend, Sofia? She must be his girlfriend… I'm done… My chance is out the window now." Caitlyn said through the phone.
"Off… I wanted to pull her hair out to be honest." Sofia said with a huff.
"You don't have any idea what I wanted to do." Caitlyn said. "My man got taken from me… And she's not even pretty! Does she even suit him?" Right then she heard their front door opening. "My brother is probably back… I'll call you later." With that she hanged up.
"Caitlyn? What are you doing down here?" Farkle asked in confusion as he walked into the living room and sat on the end of the couch where her feet were.
"Nothing… I was talking to Sofia on the phone."
"Weren't you together all day anyways? What is important enough that you're talking about that much? Besides, you just got up and left Ian's restaurant without saying anything to him… Did something happen?"
"Yeah… Sofia's mother called and we had to leave immediately." She said while looking down at her fingers. "Besides, Ian was very busy with his girlfriend… I didn't even think that he saw us leave."
"His girlfriend?" Farkle asked in confusion. "Does Ian have a girlfriend?"
"Doesn't he?"
"As far as I know, he doesn't have a girlfriend… Where did you get that from?" Farkle asked with his eyebrows frowned.
Caitlyn sat up and unlocked her phone. "When I saw their picture on instagram… I just thought…" She showed him the picture.
"OH! That's his cousin, Nicole." He said with a smile. "She lives in England and came to California for vacation."
"Cousin? Of course!" She said happily. "She looks very nice and pretty." Farkle took one of her Cheetos and popped it into his mouth and she did so.
They talked for a few minutes before they both headed up to their rooms where Caitlyn excitedly called Sofia and told her what happened.
"Yes! She's his cousin…. Yeah, you're right I need to confess to him… I'll do it in my birthday! What do you think?" Caitlyn said excitedly.
"Caitlyn?" Minkus said as he knocked at her bedroom door.
"My dad is back… I'll call you tomorrow… Okay, bye." She hanged up and sat up on the bed. "Come in!"
"Baby girl, are you alright?" Minkus asked right when he opened the door.
"I'm alright, dad… Why wouldn't I be?" Caitlyn asked in confusion.
"You called me and told me to come back home quickly." Minkus said in confusion as well.
"AH! I misunderstood something, daddy!" She said with a grin. "But I'm fine now… I'm even in the best state possible! I'll be in an even better state if I go to sleep and wake up on my birthday!"
"Alright… Whatever you say…" Minkus said in confusion.
"Goodnight, daddy!" Caitlyn said excitedly and kissed his cheek before getting under the covers.
"Goodnight, baby girl." Minkus said, still confused but left her room anyways.
Lucas parked his car before getting out of it and heading towards their front door but stopped in front of the door of the penthouse/guesthouse briefly with a smile on his face before heading towards their front door. Just as he walked inside, Riley walked out of the penthouse and closed the door behind her. As she headed towards the kitchen, her mother came out.
"I was coming to check on you, Mum." Riley said. "Isn't your work done?"
"No, it's done… I'm just gonna take the dirty cups from the balcony and with that I'll be done for the day." Topanga said with a smile.
"I'll take them."
"Alright… Take them back to the kitchen and put it in the dishwasher, okay?" Riley nodded and headed into the kitchen before heading to the balcony while Lucas took his laptop and sat outside in the balcony of his room. It was a place where nobody from the second floor could see him so Riley couldn't see him.
He logged into his Facebook account before typing 'Riley Mathews' in the search bar. Luckily, she had a picture of herself as her profile picture so he clicked on the account. He opened her photos section and started scrolling through her pictures. One picture was of her in a tight black turtleneck dress and a red flannel wrapped around her waist. Her hair was curled and she had a somewhat surprised expression on her face. He thought she looked really cute and it looked like a picture off of a photoshoot. The next picture was of her by the beach with her hair tossed to one side and her signature mini smile on her face, looking so gorgeous once again. There were a few pictures of her and the blonde girl.
He was looking at her pictures with a soft smile on his face until he came upon the prettiest picture of them all, her profile picture. She had her wavy hair laying on her shoulder while she had it tucked behind her ear on the other side. She was looking at the camera with an expression between innocent, cute, sexy and serious. He couldn't pinpoint what her expression was but she looked very beautiful. She had a shiny black sweater on with a few rows of kisses on it in pale pink and light pink. Her makeup was also very soft and her lips were in a soft pink color.
He clicked on his playlist and a soft melody started playing. He didn't really listen much to the lyrics as he was busy staring at the pretty brunette that seemed to be staring back at him.
Riley stopped what she was doing as she heard the beautiful melody that was coming from the floor below her. She leaned over the railing to try and see who was playing it but failed to do so. She leaned on it and enjoyed the song that was very fitting to her feelings. (AN; I suggest putting the song on as you read the rest of the chapter. Also, everything that is in normal writing between the lyrics is flashbacks. What has RUCAS Is what Lucas is remembering and if its Riarkle then Its Riley remembering)
Hey, yeah yeah
I hate you, don't leave me
I feel like I can't breathe
"Well… since we're gonna act like you're my girlfriend, we should get to know each other more. I mean… I don't know anything about you except that you make really delicious cakes." He told her with a grin making her smile shyly.
"Well, I'm Riley Mathews… I just turned twenty and I live with my mum in LA… My dad passed away when I was thirteen so it's just me and my mum now…. My best friend and I came to Miami for work…"
"I'm sorry about your loss…" Riley gave him a small smile. "Um… Do you go to college?"
"I couldn't go to college last year because I didn't get the opportunity to… But I passed my college exams so I'll be able to go to college this year, hopefully…. What about you?"
"Well… I'm Farkle Minkus… I'm twenty-one and I live with my dad and sister in LA as well…. and I study economics. I took a year off before college so I'm starting my third one this year."
"Did you lose your mother as well?" She said and Farkle's expression turned into a sad one.
"You could say so… Um... I work with my dad and my uncle, Lucas' dad, during the summer when I don't have to go to college and I came here to manage the hotel and see if it needs any improvements."
"What do you mean by 'manage the hotel'?"
"My dad and my uncle bought this hotel a few months ago and named it Aquamarine."
"I didn't know that… it surprised me."
"Well, it's a good thing we talked about the basic stuff… Kayli is a really curious, suspicious girl… She'll want to know every little thing about us. For example, how did we first meet? What should that be?" He said and Riley thought about it for a few moments.
"I don't know…" she said as she put her elbow on the table and her head on her hand, "Nothing comes to my mind."
"I think we should think about this a little more…" Farkle said and they sat in silence for a few minutes before Riley grinned.
Just hold me, don't touch me
And I want you to love me
But I need you to trust me
Stay with me, set me free.
"Are you okay?" Lucas asked in concern.
"I am… I'm so sorry that I ruined your car." Riley said guiltily.
"It wouldn't have been much of a problem if it was my car." He said as they both looked at the damage.
"Then whose car is it?" Riley asked in confusion.
"I don't know. It wouldn't have been a problem either if I knew who it belonged to. I took a client's car from the hotel so that I could follow you." Lucas said shrugging.
"So you stole it? Did we crash a stolen car?"
"Technically, you crashed a stolen car."
"SHUT UP!" Riley exclaimed and Lucas jumped back slightly in surprise. "We just needed to get arrested. Yep, that's just what we need." She said mostly to herself. "YOU STUPID JERK! If it weren't for your freaking 'shortcut' we wouldn't be in this situation."
"What?" Lucas said, "YOU crashed the car! I told you to press lightly and you went over board and CRASHED it. This is NOT my fault!"
Riley just chose to glare at him and not answer back. They heard buzzing coming from above them and looked up to see a beehive hanging very loosely from the tree the car crashed into. One bee was flying around them and then the beehive fell to the floor, all the bees flying out of it. They looked at each other in panic.
"BEES!" They both exclaimed, "HURRY! LET'S GO!"
"Run!" Lucas took hold of Riley's and they both started running away from the bees. They kept running with the bees following them until they were met with a little lake and Riley stopped in her tracks as Lucas moved to get into it. He turned to her, "Bees can't live in water, C'mon."
"I can't get into the water…" Riley said in fear.
"Don't worry… I'll hold on to you. You just try not panic and drown me, okay? C'mon hop on my back." He said trying to calm her but she was still skeptical. "Trust me, Riley. I won't let go of you." He said softly but hurriedly and she nodded before hopping on his back. She wrapped her legs around his waist and her arms around his neck tightly but not tight enough to kill him. He held one of her hands that was around his neck and started walking into the water. And as expected, the bees didn't follow.
But I can't back down
No, I can't deny
That I'm staying now
'Cause I can't decide
Confused and scared
I am terrified of you
"Is that how you're gonna get your revenge for what happened last night? By torturing me with serving you?" She snatched the drink from him.
"For now, yes. But I certainly do have better plans for the future." He said without looking at her.
"If I'm doing what you ask me to do, it's only because I'm embarrassed from throwing up on you, last night. That's the only reason, so keep it in mind. For that reason, don't get on my nerves." Lucas just laughed and she huffed before storming over to the bar and adding ice. She went back to him and shoved it into his hands. She didn't get three steps away before he stopped her once again.
"It doesn't have lemon in it." She snatched it and went to add lemon to it. She looked back at him as she waited for them to put the lemons to find him laughing while looking at her. She took the cola and made her way back to him. She didn't leave though after shoving it in his hands, already sensing that he'll call her back. She watched as he took a sip before shoving it towards her.
"I don't like it. Get me a Pink berries soda."
"Oh…. I change my mind… Get me a sprite instead." He said after she handed him his Berries soda and he once again stopped her when she was three steps away from him. She should try running next time, then. She took it from him and got him his sprite.
"With Ice AND lemon." She said as she shoved it into his hands.
"And who said that I wanted it with ice and lemon? Make it without lemon and ice." She took it from him as he looked the other way thinking that she'll leave.
"Right away…" At that he smirked without looking at her. "Without ice…" She said as she slipped her fingers inside the glass and took the ice cubes out before throwing it on the floor. "And without lemon." And with that she took out the lemon as well before pouring the plain sprite on top of Lucas' head. He looked at her with his mouth open before he closed it tightly and shook his head at her.
"Riley, give me your hand, please?" He said in a fake nice voice and she gave it to him foolishly. Once he had a firm grip on her hand, he pulled forward towards the pool and she literally flew right above his head, hitting him with her leg in the head, and fell into the water. The hit he received dunked him under water so he swam to the edge again and laughed at her, along with all who witnessed her fall, as she flailed her arms around then suddenly she stopped moving and that was when he panicked.
I admit I'm in and out of my head
Don't listen to a single word I've said
Just hear me out before you run away
'Cause I can't take this pain
"Keep the change." He told the driver and they both got out of the car.
"I'll pay you back once my friend arrives…" Lucas turned towards her just as she stumbled and almost fell but he caught her.
"Are you okay? You look really pale." He asked genuinely concerned and Riley gave a laugh because she saw that he had three heads.
"No… I'm not okay…" And with that she started falling as she fainted but Lucas' arms around her waist stopped her from falling.
"That's just what I need…" Lucas said as he supported her with one arm, "Hey, wake up, are you okay?" he tried to wake her and failed. "I don't even know her name." With that, he scooped her up into his arms bridal style and went inside the hotel and up towards his room.
When they got in, Lucas kicked the door closed with his foot and headed towards the bedroom so that she could lay down in his bed. She started stirring in his arms though so he sighed in relief.
"Are you okay?" he felt like he's said these words a thousand times in the past hour and half. Riley shook her head and looked like she's about to throw up. "Don't you dare… Swallow it, swallow-" Riley threw up on his shoulder and luckily it was just the drink she had. He immediately put her on the ground and started unbuttoning his shirt off. "What did you do?!"
"I'm so sorry!" Riley said as she ran off to the bathroom she got in and closed the door after herself!
I hate you, don't leave me
I hate you, don't leave me
'Cause I love when you kiss me
I'm in pieces, you complete me
"Weren't the slides so much fun?" Caitlyn asked them excitedly.
"Yeah… I was a bit scared at first but then I had so much fun." Riley said as she looked at her. She accidently put one foot in front of the other and stumbled, almost falling flat on her face if it wasn't for the hands that held her. Lucas had hurriedly reached forward and caught her arm while Farkle caught the other. Riley stared at Lucas and he stared back at her. He then looked at Farkle who nodded discreetly, as if to tell him 'I got it' so he let go and backed away.
"Are you okay?" Farkle asked still holding her arm.
"I'm okay." Riley said and he let go of her arm as they started walking.
"Hold your girlfriend's hand, Farkle." Kayli said as she noticed him keeping his hands to his sides. "Oh… or maybe you haven't held hands until now?"
Farkle looked at Riley saying 'shall we?' with his expression and she gave a discreet nod so he reached towards her hand and wrapped his fingers around it.
"You look so good together and you suit each other really well!" Caitlyn said excitedly.
"Caitlyn." Farkle said in a warning tone.
"Okay, okay. I'll shut up." She said before lowering her voice and saying to Ian. "Are they really boyfriend and girlfriend?"
"Of course." He said in a whisper too.
"Caitlyn! I can hear you!" Farkle warned with a smile.
"I just can't believe that you too are dating." She said with a giggle and they stopped walking.
"What else do you need to see to believe?" Lucas said sarcastically.
Caitlyn thought about it for a few seconds before grinning, "I'll believe it if you kiss her." Riley's eyes went wide at her words.
"Caitlyn-" Farkle started but was interrupted.
"Me too. We've been together for two hours and you haven't even tried to kiss her…. You have kissed before, haven't you?"
"C'mon guys kissing isn't something that can be done knowing that everyone is watching." Ian said.
"All we need is a little peck, brother." Caitlyn said and Farkle huffed before looking at Riley who shrugged, embarrassed. He took hold of her face gently and guided his lips towards hers after they'd both closed their eyes. They kissed for a few seconds before he pulled away and Riley opened her eyes and smiled slightly.
But I can't back down
No, I can't deny
That I'm staying now
'Cause I can't decide
Confused and scared
I am terrified of you
"Are you on your honeymoon?" The sales assistant asked while a smile as she saw their backs. They both turned to her and looked at her like she had two heads. She pointed at their t-shirts, "Your t-shirts are really pretty."
Riley and Lucas looked at their plain white t-shirts in confusion.
"How so?" They both asked and the lady pointed at her back. They looked at their backs through the mirror and finally understood all the pointing and smiling. Lucas' shirt had a little boy, drawn with lines, running with a big red heart balloon in his hands. The boy was running towards the other side of the shirt and the letters 'L-O' were written in cursive writing. Riley's had a little girl with a red heart balloon as well, running towards the other side of the shirt, as in, running towards the boy. She had the letters 'V-E' written on hers to complete the word 'L-O-V-E'.
If you still didn't get it, they were wearing couple t-shirts.
They both looked at each other before hurriedly taking them off, with Lucas once again not caring that he's shirtless in the middle of a store.
I admit I'm in and out of my head
Don't listen to a single word I've said
Just hear me out before you run away
'Cause I can't take this pain, no
"Thank you for everything, Riley" Farkle told her as they stood in front of the elevator back in the hotel. Riley gave a small smile as she looked up at him. "I hope I didn't do anything wrong that upset you."
Riley shook her head quickly, "You didn't."
"I'm glad to know that." He gave her a smile. "You got in a few tough situations tonight that made you nervous… That really made me upset. I don't have the right to make you go through that… I'm sorry about everything that had made you uncomfortable and everything that you did against your will." He looked at Riley who had adverted her eyes to the ground. "Tomorrow, I'll tell everyone that we broke up." Riley looked up at him in surprise and he gave her a small smile. "But Caitlyn will be so mad at me…. She really loves you."
"I love her too… She's a sweetheart." Riley said as she gave him a small smile while holding her tears in.
Farkle smiled at her and she looked away, "Anyways… once again, I'm so sorry for everything… Take good care of yourself."
"Thank you… you take good care of yourself too." Riley said with a small smile before turning her back to him and pressing on the elevator button as her eyes filled with tears.
I'm addicted to the madness
I'm a daughter of the sadness
I've been here too many times before
Lucas and Riley were standing in the mother's room cradling the tiny babies in their arms while the mother and father watched with smiles on their faces. Riley was holding the boy while Lucas was holding the girl.
"They're very cute." Riley said quietly to not disturb the sleeping baby in her arms. "God bless them for you."
"I hope they live happily and in good health for as long as they live." Lucas said while looking at the father.
"Thank you." The mother said with a smile. The babies started fidgeting so they carefully laid them back in the hospital cribs. They didn't notice the looks that were exchanged between the two young parents before the mother spoke again. "What are your names?"
"Riley." She said with a smile.
"Lucas."
"We'd like to name our children after you if you don't mind." The mother said with a smile.
Riley's head snapped to Lucas' with eyes filled with happiness and hope and the grin that was on his face told her that he didn't mind either. "We'd be very happy… Thank you so much." Riley said.
"We should go now… congratulations again." Lucas said.
"Thank you again… Maybe we wouldn't have been able to experience this happiness if you didn't stop your car and decide to help us." The father said with a grateful smile.
"You shouldn't think about that now… I mean you're now with your two beautiful children and they're very well and healthy… nothing else matters not even the troubles you went through until you got to this point…They're over now anyways." Riley said while Lucas smiled big while looking at her.
"Thanks to you." The father said and they both smiled in return.
"Excuse us…. Bye." Lucas said and they both left with smiles on their faces. "It's a good thing that I listened to you and stopped to help them." Lucas told her as they made their way out of the hospital doors and down the stairs.
"For the first time my day ended well with you." Riley said but the little giggle that escaped her lips and her smile told him that she was just being playful. He grinned at her.
"Yeah… C'mon, let me take you home." He said and she nodded.
Been abandoned and I'm scared now
I can't handle another fall out
I'm fragile, just washed upon the shore
"You probably killed the guy." Riley said starting to panic even more.
"Calm down, Calm down." Lucas said as he took more deep breaths. Riley put her ears back to his mouth to see if he's breathing.
"He's not breathing, I swear he's not breathing!" She looked back at the guy who suddenly opened his eyes and looked at her. "OH MY GOD!" Riley said as she hurriedly got up and stood beside Lucas.
"Run! Run as fast as you can." Lucas said as she followed his words and started running with him following her. The guy got up from the floor.
"I'll kill you!" He said after Lucas before he went after him.
Because of her pumps, she stumbled on one of the stairs and twisted her ankle slightly. Lucas hurriedly took her hand in his and dragged her the rest of their run out. Riley looked at him confused. Right when they got of the club, camera flashing was all they saw.
"Shit! That's what I needed." Lucas whispered as Riley tried to hide her face as much as she can. "Don't take pictures, dude. Don't take pictures." He pushed them away as he pulled Riley with him until he found a taxi parked. Riley looked back briefly and saw the guy making his way out of the club.
"AHHH! HE'S COMING!" She screamed and Lucas pushed her into the taxi gently but hurriedly before getting in and closing the door.
"Drive off, Hurry." Lucas told the driver who just drove off. They both pulled out their phones to call their friends. Lucas, who has charged his phone in Farkle's car, called Farkle who didn't answer while Riley called Maya who didn't answer as well. They both sighed.
They forget me, don't see me
When they love me, they leave me
"I ALMOST DROWNED! OH MY GOD LUCAS!" Riley screamed as she wrapped her legs around his waist and her arms around his neck.
"I don't know about you but I'll drown anyways if you don't loosen up your grip!" Lucas told her in panic. He took hold of waist and brought her feet back to the ground.
"Where did you get the whole 'I'll teach you how to swim' thing from? I'm okay without knowing how to swim!"
"You're this old and you haven't learned how to swim, Riley!" Lucas exclaimed.
"Maybe I had to go through something that stopped me from learning, Lucas." Riley said in a small voice as she looked up at him. "I was about to die when I was five… I went into the sea by myself and got in too deep and I almost drowned to death. My father swooped in last minute and saved my life… They tried to get me to learn how to swim later but after that incidence I developed a fear of oceans and pools."
"Okay… You're a big girl now, Riles… I'm right here, don't be scared." Lucas told her softly.
"You called me Riles…"
"If you don't want me to call you that, I won't… It slipped."
"No, it's fine…"
"Okay now relax… C'mon." he said and she nodded. He took hold of her waist and made her lay down on the water while he held her up by her waist and legs. She started moving her legs into the water. "See? You're doing it!"
"I really did it! I can swim!" She exclaimed happily.
"I wouldn't say that you can swim just yet. You have to learn a few things first."
"Okay, I'm ready." She said and Lucas watched her moving her arms and legs into the water for a few minutes before she jumped with a scream and went back to wrapping her arms around his neck and legs around his waist. "SOMETHING TOUCHED MY FEET!" Lucas' face was right in front of her chest, and while at any other time he would've been uncomfortable as hell, right now he only cared about not falling into the water with the force she's using.
"It's probably a fish, Riley!" He said with his hands on her waist keeping her still.
"Please get me out! That's too much for me, Lucas." Riley cried.
"Okay, okay… Let's get out. Just get your feet on the ground first." He said as he slowly tried to get her off of him.
"Just don't let me go, Lucas!" She exclaimed and Lucas stopped what he was doing and laughed out loud. He was laughing harder than Riley ever saw him laugh.
"Riley… That's very hard to do with you stuck to me like that." He said through his laughter as he looked up at her and she couldn't fight off her smile.
I admit I'm in and out of my head
Don't listen to a single word I've said
Just hear me out before you run away
"One Berries flavored soda, please." She told the bartender who gave it to her a few seconds later. "Thank you."
She took and hurriedly made her way to Farkle's chair. She was going so fast while looking at the glass in her hands that she didn't notice the umbrella above his chair and she walked right into it, hitting her head.
"Ahhh!" She exclaimed as it hit her head and instantly, the drink in her hand was poured right on Farkle as she stumbled. "Oh my god! I'm so sorry, pardon me! Are you okay? Oh my god, I'm such a klutz!" She said hurriedly as she went to retrieve a towel from his chair when he stopped her.
"Don't care about me, are you okay?" Farkle said gently with worry written all over his face as he bent down slightly to inspect her face and head better for any injuries. "You hit your head pretty hard."
"I'm okay. I didn't notice…" she said nervously. Farkle just got a tissue from the little table beside his chair.
"You head is bleeding, let me take a look." Then he gently dapped the tissue on her temple to wipe of the little bit of blood that came out. Riley just looked at him as he did so. Suddenly he seemed to realize something and smiled at her. "How are you?"
"I'm fine." She said with a smile when she realized that he finally recognized her.
"Did you start working here?"
"Yes, this is my first day."
"That's good. I wish you good luck." He smiled at her.
"Thank you." Riley said in soft shy voice.
'Cause I can't take this pain
No, I can't take this pain
"C'mon please cover for me today as well… I'll help you get your job back." Lucas told her.
"Oh, thank you… As if you're giving me a philanthropy… You're so used to buying everything with your money! But this is different Lucas! I don't even want the stupid job!" She snapped and looked away from him while he slipped the money back in his pocket.
"What happened to you? Just a few minutes ago you were saying that this was such a nice day." Riley looked at him briefly before looking away and huffing while Lucas smirked. "Wait a minute… Are you jealous over me?" She looked at him with wide eyes before snapping.
"Why would I be jealous over you, huh? Who do you think you are to make me jealous?" Riley snapped and Lucas kept staring at her with a smirk. "I won't turn around and spare you a single look even if you were the last man on this earth. You're such an arrogant, self-centered, annoy-" Riley was suddenly cut off and her eyes widened in surprise as she realized what's happening.
Lucas grabbed the back of her head and pulled her towards him, quickly shutting her up as his lips smashed onto hers. Riley's eyes closed and kissed him back without even realizing it.
I hate you, don't leave me
I hate you, please love me
As the soft guitar melody came to an end, Riley shook her head as the kiss replayed back in her head.
"He's not even a dream for me now… I have to forget him." She said to herself.
Lucas sighed as he finally snapped out the world of flashbacks he went into while looking at her picture. He sat up and took his phone out from his pocket and dialed her number. He frowned when he heard a phone ringing from upstairs so he quietly got up and sneaked a glance at the balcony above him.
Riley kept staring at the unknown number that was calling her before answering it. "Hello?"
"How are you?" Lucas said with a smirk as he walked into his room to make sure she didn't hear his voice except on the phone.
"Lucas?! Is that you?!" Riley exclaimed as her eyebrows frowned.
"Isn't my number saved on your phone? Of course it's me." Lucas said as a matter of fact.
"I don't have your number!" She said in confusion and shrugged. "What's happening? When and how did you get my number?" Lucas stayed silent with a smirk on his face as he walked towards his door. "I left my bag in the car that we crashed… You went through it as well as my phone, didn't you? What kind of person are you? You went through my bag AND my phone AND saved my number all at the same time… It's not like I wanted your number or even wanted you to have mine! Aren't you ashamed of yourself?!"
"We'll see each other more often from now on so I thought that we'd need each other's number… Was that too bad of me?" Lucas said as he walked out of his room and closed his door behind him.
"And why would I see you? I'm not obliged to see you just because I'll work at a place that you own."
"Yeah, I heard… I wish you good luck." Lucas said while walking up the stairs slowly.
"Farkle helped us a lot… Thanks to him I have a job right now."
"Anyways, you left the club crying today… I was worried about you but now I regret calling you more than anything… You haven't stopped talking for even a second."
Riley headed towards the door and got back inside the house since it was a bit chilly. "Why would you worry about me? Just care about your own self… I'm telling you, stay away from me! Stay. Away. From. ME!" She exclaimed the last part in frustration.
"That's gonna be a little hard to do." Lucas said and entered the living room where she was standing with her back to him.
"What do you mean by that?" Sha said in frustration as she turned around. Her eyes widened as she stared at him. She was so shocked that her phone fell out from her hands and into the carpeted flower with a thud.
Lucas just grinned at her while she kept staring at him in complete shock with her mouth open.
What the hell is happening?!
That was her only thought as she stared at his grinning face.
13K! Oh god that was long... Well it was barely 10K before I added all those flashbacks so I'm sorry if that disappointed you... I thought it would be better if I add actual flashbacks instead of what I usually do "They remember every thing that happened...etc" so yeah. If you did read the flashbacks and noticed a few changes, then yes I did remove some things from the flashbacks.
Also, If you were confused by the AN, If the flashback was a flashback of Riley and Farkle, then it's Riley who was remembering/thinking about it. If it was of Riley and Lucas, then it was Lucas remembering it while looking at her picture. If it didn't make sense to you while reading then please go over and read it again, now that you know what is what. The flashbacks are not in the order that they happened in all through the story.
As for the song, I know that lyrically it doesn't go completely well with Rucas... I honestly spent about 3 entire days just listening to songs to choose one that would fit but no song seemed to fit with Lucas thinking about Riley AND Riley thinking about Farkle... It was either that or that. Songs either talk about pain or love. This song though, I liked how it goes back and forth... The lyrics are like 'I hate you' but still 'Don't leave me', you know what I mean? Also some lyrics talked about being confused and not knowing what to do and that's exactly how both Lucas and Riley feel, especially Lucas as he doesn't know what's going on with his feelings quite yet. All in all, this song was the one that seemed to fit the most. And I'm a major Lovatic, in case you haven't noticed by the name of my account.
For Riley's pictures that Lucas saw on her account, I just chose a few that I liked from google from Rowan's previous photoshoots.
I want to say something about a review that I got a few chapters ago but I forgot to actually talk about it. The reason why the want to marry Lucas to Kayli so fast is because they think that if they do that, he'll stop being the player he is and actually be faithful to Kayli and have some responsibilities. They think that marriage will get him to be mature instead of being a troublemaker. Do you get it now?
Another thing is... No, Jessica is not Joseph's mistress or some child of the family or anything near that but she is someone that will bring trouble to the story in general, not just Rucas. If we're talking about Rucas, I think I already told you that Kayli will bring the most trouble to them.
Also, did you guys notice how Lucas is starting to change? A flashback in this chapter really made that clear. Expect more change from him starting next chapter!
I think the chapter is like 15K or something now, lol... Sorry, guys!
I'd like to thank Violet1429 because she helped me a lot in the past few days with finding a song and generally, she always helps me whenever I ask for help in those ANs. Major thanks to you!
Song; I hate you, Don't leave -Demi Lovato.
Don't forget to tell me what you thought of the chapter in the reviews!
Until next time,
Haneenxox