Be My Baby

Aloha, my fellow readers. It is I, the great James Stryker bringing you another great chapter of Be My Baby. A couple of days ago, I've read that Girl Meets the New Year will air on December 4th. I can't wait for this episode because it's a big Rucas and Joshaya episode, maybe some Lucaya moments in it but I still haven't lost hope in Rucas. I already lost hope in one pairing from another show that I like and I'm not gonna lose hope in Rucas. Anyway, it's update time and Riley has the case of the 'baby blues'. Will Lucas, Farkle, Zay and her parents help her out? Will find out today in chapter twenty-five of Be My Baby. Enjoy.

Chapter Twenty-Five

Girl Meets Baby Blues

Juliet's cries echoed throughout the room, creating a ringing in Riley's ears. The young mother covered her head with a pillow to mute the sounds while Lucas gently bounced the newborn baby in his arms. Farkle and Zay were sitting in the living room looking up symptoms of postpartum depression on the Internet while Cory and Topanga sit at the table and drinking their cup of coffee.

"Poor Riley. I can't believe that she's suffering from baby blues. Not to mention, getting into an argument with Maya and ending her friendship with her." Topanga said.

"And you're holding her friendship ring for her?" Cory asked.

"Until this whole thing blows over and Riley is back to her old, carefree, cheery self, then she'll give it back to her." Topanga said taking a sip of coffee from her coffee mug.

"Farkle, how long does this postpartum depression thing last?" Lucas asked while trying to calm down his fussy baby girl.

"Postpartum depression last anywhere from weeks to months and from what I've heard without proper treatment even years." Farkle said.

"So, Riley's going to turn into Morotia M. Black again? No way, I'm not going through that. Every single night, Riley's been crying. She even cried from watching Back to the Future Part III while I tried to cheer her up." Lucas said.

"I can see Riley crying from watching Marley & Me because the dog dies at the end. But I cannot imagine her crying from Back to the Future III. It's not a sad movie, it's a happy movie. It's not like she cried from when the DeLorean gets hit by the train. We've all seen this coming. We knew that it has to be destroyed." Zay said.

"Guys, this is serious. We're talking about my daughter here." Cory said.

"Sorry, Mr. Matthews." Farkle said.

"She couldn't even hold Juliet. It's like…" Lucas said.

"Like she's thinking of harming herself or the baby?" Farkle asked.

"Yeah, that's right. Wait, what?" Lucas asked.

"There are symptoms to postpartum depression. They may include: depressed mood or severe mood swings, excessive crying, difficulty bonding with the baby." Farkle said.

"Check." Zay said.

"Withdrawing from family and friends." Farkle said.

"Check!" Cory, Topanga, Lucas and Farkle all yelled out.

"Loss of appetite or eating much more than usual." Farkle said.

"I told you that my mother's cooking is not that bad." Topanga slaps Cory in the back of his head.

"Well, my mother's a better cook than your mother." Cory said.

"Talk about my mother's cooking one more time." Topanga grabs the coffee pot and hovers it over his head.

"Will you two cut it out?!" Lucas asked. "Farkle, what else is next on the list?"

"Inability to sleep, fatigue, irritability and anger, fear that you're not a good mother, feelings of worthlessness, shame, guilt or inadequacy, severe anxiety and panic attacks, thoughts of harming herself or the baby and recurrent thoughts of death or suicide." Farkle said. As they continue to talk out the symptoms that Riley is suffering, Josh enters the apartment with an annoyed Maya.

"Will you just come in?" Josh asked.

"No! It will be a cold day in Hell if I ever see Riley again. After what she said to me, I don't want to talk to her." Maya said.

"Maya, this is serious. Riley's in trouble. And she needs help." Josh said. "She's your best friend. Don't you want to help her out?"

"I've already helped her out long enough. She's on her own now." Maya said.

"Maya, will you shut the hell up and stop being so goddamn stubborn for a minute and just listen to what I have to say about Riley?" Lucas asked in a serious tone as Maya sits down on the chair. "Maya, Riley has postpartum depression. That's why she's been acting so moody."

"Oh, God. I….I…I didn't know. I just can't believe that I ended our friendship over something this stupid." Maya said.

"We were looking at some of the symptoms and some were not good." Farkle said as he passes the laptop over to Maya. The blonde began to look over at the symptoms of postpartum depression.

"Oh, no. How long does it last?" Maya asked.

"Weeks, months, maybe even years." Zay said.

"No, no, no, no, no, no. I want Smiley Riley back, not Morotia M. Black." Maya said as Josh walks over towards her and puts his arm around her, giving her a kiss on her forehead. "Why couldn't you be the one who's going through postpartum depression, Ranger Rick?"

"What? Men don't go through that kind of thing. Only women." Lucas said.

"It's possible." Maya said.

"Maya, do you want to go in her room and talk to her?" Cory asked.

"No, I don't think I'm ready to talk to her just yet. Not right now. I just need some time." Maya said. "Do you still have my friendship ring?"

"Yes, sweetie. Do you want it?" Topanga asked. Maya nods her head 'yes' and walked over to where Cory and Topanga were sitting. Topanga hands Maya her friendship ring as Maya puts it on her finger.

"I'm sorry for all the hateful things that I said about your daughter. I didn't even know that she was suffering from postpartum depression."

"It's okay." Cory said. "What's more important is your friendship and being Juliet's godmother. Juliet needs someone in her life who's a good influence on her."

"You're right. Juliet needs that." Maya said. Lucas passes Juliet over to Maya and held her goddaughter in her arms. Maya cooed Juliet with the sweet sound of her humming, gently stroking her brown hair with her finger.

"You're very good with her Maya." Josh said.

"Thank you, Josh. It's been a while since I've held a baby in my arms. Makes you wonder about having one of your own." Maya said.

"She's so precious." Josh said.

"Just like her mother." Maya said as Juliet smiles at both Maya and Josh. "Awww, she likes us."

"You know, I think we're going to be great parents when we have one of our own." Josh said.

"Me too." Maya said.

And that was chapter twenty-five of Be My Baby. I just wanted to add this cute little Joshaya moment in it. Next time, It's Riley and the baby alone. What do you think will happen? Here's a bit of trivia about Be My Baby: Since this was originally supposed to be a Lucaya story, I was going to add a scene between Maya and her father Kermit and Kermit meeting Lucas for the first time. I might do some holiday-themed chapters for Be My Baby, like do a time jump to Juliet's first Thanksgiving and Juliet's first Christmas and first New Years. What do you think? Don't forget to review this story (No rude comments, please be nice) and I'll see you guys next time for chapter twenty-six. Till next time my fellow readers.