I know I made it seem like the last chapter was the end, but I never meant to end it there! I still have more to write for our favorite characters! So everything has been fairly smooth for the four couples and their relationships have been strong. They are in college though and one of the couples will be facing some tough waters coming up! So stick with me and let me know what you think! Enjoy!
Disclaimer: I do not own Girl Meets World or any of the characters
Chapter 25
"I can't believe winter break is over already," Riley sighed. She dropped onto the bed in her dorm room and smiled when Sophia joined her.
"Right?" Sophia asked, widening her eyes. "It went by way too fast."
"How are things with Justin?" Riley asked.
"Over," Sophia sighed.
"What?" Riley widened her eyes. "What happened? The two of you were so into each other before we left for winter break."
"He decided that he wanted to get back together with his ex-girlfriend," Sophia said.
"I'm sorry Sophia," Riley said. She shot her roommate a sympathetic smile and Sophia just shrugged in return.
"It's okay," Sophia insisted. "Maybe one day I'll find my Lucas."
"You're Lucas?" Riley repeated, raising an amused eyebrow.
"Oh please," Sophia tossed a pillow at her best friend and laughed. "Everyone wants to find someone that loves them and looks at them the way Lucas does with you."
"You'll find him," Riley promised. She could not stop the smile that crept up on her face. She really was lucky to have found someone as amazing as Lucas. There was not a day that went by where she was not thankful that she was klutzy and fell into his lap all those years ago.
"Maybe one day," Sophia shrugged. She looked over at the picture frame on her roommate's dresser and raised an eyebrow. "Who is that?"
"Who is who?" Riley asked, turning around to face all of the picture frames she had on her dresser.
"That one," Sophia said. She stood up and pointed to the picture of Riley and Farkle. She had her head rested on his shoulder and they were smiling at the camera. It was from the summer before they left for school and they all went to Farkle's family's beach house for a long weekend.
"That's Farkle," Riley said with a smile.
"He's really cute," Sophia said.
"He's engaged," Riley said.
"He is?" Sophia asked, turning around and raising an eyebrow at her roommate.
"Yup," Riley nodded. She pointed to a picture of her with Smackle and Maya. "To Smackle, the dark haired one."
"How long have they been together?" Sophia asked.
"Since middle school," Riley said. "They were on opposing sides of debate team and one day they decided they liked being on the same team better. They've been together ever since."
"What is it with you and your friends?" Sophia laughed. "Do you all meet your soulmates when you're in middle school?"
"Zay and Claire met in high school," Riley teased.
"Well excuse me," Sophia teased and laughed.
"Are you hungry?" Riley asked, climbing out of the bed. "I could go for a cheese burger and fries."
"It's like you read my mind," Sophia agreed. Riley noticed Sophia look at the picture of Farkle once more and then walk to grab her purse. She knew that look, she had seen that look before. She used to have that look when she was in middle school. That was the look of someone who had a crush on someone else and Riley really hoped that was not the case. She did not want to see her roommate get her heartbroken.
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"I'm telling you Lucas, she was looking at the picture of Farkle like I used to look at you. A naïve little middle schooler with a huge crush," Riley explained.
"Used to?" Lucas repeated, a smirk gracing his face. "You don't look at me like that anymore?"
"Oh whatever," Riley playfully rolled her eyes and shoved his shoulder.
"So you think Sophia has a crush on Farkle?" Lucas asked.
"I mean she never met him, so I don't think you can call it a crush," Riley said. "She definitely was interested in him though. She just kept looking at the picture of him like he was a celebrity."
"So it's not a good time to mention that he's coming to visit this weekend, is it?" Lucas asked, raising an eyebrow.
"He is?" Riley widened her eyes in excitement. "Why? We've only been back to school for like two weeks."
"He said he wanted to see the enemy school," Lucas smirked.
"Of course he did," Riley shook her head and laughed. "Is Smackle coming too?"
"She's going to be a last minute decision," Lucas said. "She has some group project she's working on so she doesn't know for sure yet if they are going to meet this weekend."
"Well it will still be fun to see Farkle!" Riley exclaimed.
"I bet I know someone else who is really excited to see him," Lucas smirked.
"Lucas!" Riley exclaimed. She nudged his side and he wrapped an arm around her shoulders pulling her close. He kissed the top of her head and the two of them laughed.
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"Hey," Josh said. Maya looked up from her text book and smiled at her boyfriend.
"Hey," Maya said. She watched as Josh walked over and took a seat on the bed with her.
"How are you doing?" Josh asked.
"Fine," Maya shrugged and closed the text book. "Eric was officially thrown out of school."
"Isn't he still in jail?" Josh asked.
"I think so," Maya nodded. "The last I heard he was."
"How are you holding up?" Josh asked.
"The nightmares are gone," Maya said. "I'm finally sleeping through the night and don't need coffee to keep me awake anymore."
"That's good," Josh said, resting a hand on her back.
"Have you made a decision yet?" Maya asked, looking up at her boyfriend. "Are you going to take the job?"
"I turned it down," Josh said.
"What?" Maya quickly sat up and widened her eyes. "I know you were back and forth, but what made you decide to turn it down?"
"My heart would never be in Boston. I could try to force something and try to build a life there but I would never be happy," Josh explained. "I want to stay wherever you are."
"Are you sure, Josh?" Maya asked. She felt her heart beating in her chest and she bit her lip. She did not want to get her hopes up, just in case he changed his mind.
"There will be a million journalist jobs but there is only one you," Josh insisted. He reached out to grab Maya's hand and placed a kiss on the inside of her wrist. "I want to be here with you."
"You're not going to grow to resent me over this?" Maya asked, fear building inside her chest.
"I could never resent you," Josh promised. He reached into his back pocket and pulled out a box for her.
"What is that?" Maya asked, looking down at the box and then her boyfriend curiously.
"Open it," Josh urged. Maya took the box from him and slowly opened it. Inside she saw a beautiful gold heart locket and when she opened it, she saw a picture of the two of them on the left from when they first started dating and a picture of them from recently on the right side.
"Josh," Maya whispered. She closed the locket and then turned around, allowing him to buckle the lock for her. "It's so beautiful," she whispered and turned around to face him again.
"I remember the story you told me about the locket of the family you found and how you always wanted one," Josh said. "I even had it engraved for you."
"You did?" Maya asked, she looked down at the locket and saw writing on the back of the heart. The word someday was written in cursive. "Someday," she whispered and smiled at her boyfriend.
"That's what I promised you all those years ago and I'm a man of my word," Josh smirked.
"You were worth the wait," Maya promised. Josh leaned forward and kissed his girlfriend.
"So, how about tacos?" Josh smirked. Maya laughed and kissed her boyfriend again.
"It's like you get me," Maya teased and then laughed when he pulled her off the bed and out of her dorm room.
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"Are you sure you can't come?" Farkle asked, stuffing another shirt into his duffle bag.
"I'm sure," Smackle nodded. "I really wish I could but unfortunately the group wants to meet every day this weekend."
"How do you already have a group project?" Farkle asked. "The semester just started two weeks ago."
"Science waits for no one," Smackle said. "You know this honey."
"That I do," Farkle laughed.
"I will miss you though," Smackle sighed. Farkle smiled and walked over to where she was sitting on his bed. He sat next to her and wrapped an arm around her shoulders.
"You know I always miss you when I'm not with you," Farkle insisted. "I will be back before you know it."
"You better not find yourself another ivy league lady mister," Smackle playfully narrowed her eyes at her fiancée and he laughed.
"There is no one else in the world I would rather spend my life with," Farkle promised.
"How about you buy me a milk shake then?" Smackle teased.
"You and your milkshakes," Farkle laughed and leaned forward to kiss her.
"What can I say?" Smackle sighed. "They are my one true love."
"So now I have to compete with milkshakes?" Farkle raised an eyebrow.
"Don't worry honey, I love you more," Smackle teased.
"You better!" Farkle exclaimed. The engaged couple shared one more kiss and then Farkle wrapped an arm around her shoulders before guiding her out of the dorm room.
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"So, my advisor said I can retake that class over the summer and then be on track to graduate like I was originally supposed to," Zay explained into the phone.
"Is that what you are going to do?" Claire asked.
"I think so," Zay said and then sighed. "I don't want to delay college any longer than I have to."
"Well, that's the spirit," Claire laughed. "So that means you will be in Jersey for the summer?"
"Not the whole summer," Zay said. "Summer classes only really go for like a month."
"Well that sucks we won't get to be together right away," Claire sighed.
"You can always come visit me," Zay insisted.
"I know," Claire said. "I just hate doing this whole distance thing. Even if it is only a train ride away."
"I know babe," Zay sighed. "Me too."
"I just miss you," Claire said.
"I miss you too," Zay promised. "I'm always a phone call or train ride away. We will always work through anything that we need to."
"I love you," Claire said. There was always that part of her that was concerned about the distance between them. She knew long distance relationships did not always last. Were she and Zay strong enough to last?
"I love you too babe," Zay said and then smiled. "Now tell me about your crazy professor," he said and then laughed when he heard her voice launch into the story. She sounded animated and bright. There was something about her voice that could always brighten his day, no matter what. He just hoped that the distance did not come between them.
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"Do you think long distance relationships last?" Zay asked.
"What?" Lucas asked, cradling the phone between his ear and shoulder blade while he looked through his backpack for a text book. "Why would you ask me that?"
"I'm just worried about my relationship with Claire," Zay admitted.
"Are you two having problems?" Lucas asked. He finally held the phone in his hand and sat down at his desk.
"No," Zay said.
"But?" Lucas asked, hearing the skepticism in his best friend's voice.
"But what if Claire and I drift apart?" Zay asked. "What if being apart strains our relationship?"
"Are you overthinking this?" Lucas asked. "You tend to that a lot."
"I have to take a summer class," Zay sighed. "That way I can graduate on time."
"So that's what's going on," Lucas finally realized the situation. "You're worried that Claire is going to hate waiting for you."
"Wouldn't you think Riley would if you had to stay at school longer without her?" Zay asked.
"No," Lucas said. "You just have to trust your relationship. You and Claire have something pretty great and I wouldn't let your concerns get in the way of that."
"I guess," Zay sighed.
"Don't overthink it man," Lucas insisted. "Trust your love for Claire."
"Thanks Lucas," Zay said.
"What are best friends for?" Lucas said. He could still hear the doubt in his best friend's tone and really hoped that he did not let his fear get the best of him. He had something really great with Claire and he did not want to see him lose that.
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"Farkle!" Riley exclaimed. She rushed forward and hugged her friend, who hugged her tightly in return.
"Hey Riley," Farkle greeted.
"You would think the two of you haven't seen each other in months," Lucas teased. Farkle stepped back from Riley, laughed and then gave Lucas one of those manly hugs that Riley always teased them about.
"Well when we all go from seeing each other every day and then spend a whole month together to not seeing each other again, you kind of miss them," Riley said and then smiled at her boyfriend. "Plus, don't pretend you weren't anxiously awaiting his arrival. All you've talked about is Farkle coming to visit."
"Aw, did you miss me man?" Farkle teased his friend.
"Oh whatever," Lucas rolled his eyes and playfully shot his girlfriend a look. He turned his attention back to Farkle and nodded at his duffle bag. "So my roommate left town for the weekend and he said it's cool if you use his bed. He just demands you wash the sheets after."
"He really said that?" Riley asked, raising an amused eyebrow at her boyfriend.
"He said nothing is nastier than dirty sheets," Lucas said.
"Is your roommate a neat freak?" Farkle asked.
"Not even close," Lucas shook his head. "He is just really picky about clean sheets."
"That's interesting," Farkle laughed.
"I stopped trying to understand him a long time ago," Lucas said. "Now, how about we go drop your bag off and get dinner in the student center?"
"Lead the way," Farkle said.
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"Harvard is definitely much better," Farkle said, walking into the student center with his two friends.
"Oh you wish," Riley rolled her eyes and laughed.
"Yeah," Lucas agreed with his girlfriend and smirked. "You just wish you went here."
"Not even a little," Farkle shook his head and laughed. The three went to get their food and then found a table in the corner of the student center. "I will give it to you though, the food looks really good."
"It is," Lucas nodded.
"So, how's Smackle?" Riley asked, popping a fry in her mouth and smiling at her friend.
"She's good," Farkle said before taking a sip of water. "She's crazy busy right now with class but you know her, she loves to keep busy with school."
"The same girl we all know and love," Riley laughed. She was about to say something else when she saw Sophia walk into the student center. "Sophia!" She called out. Sophia turned around and smiled at her roommate.
"Hey Riley," Sophia greeted and then turned to face her roommate's boyfriend. "Hey Lucas."
"Hey Sophia," Lucas said.
"Sophia, this is Farkle. Farkle, this is my roommate Sophia," Riley introduced her roommate to her friend. Farkle turned to face Riley's roommate and smiled.
"Hey," Farkle stood up and extended a hand.
"Hi," Sophia said and shook his hand in greeting. Riley looked at her roommates face and noticed the blush creeping up on her cheeks and that she was biting her lip. She nudged Lucas's side and he looked at her curiously. She nodded at Sophia and Lucas looked up, noticing the flustered girl. She was staring at Farkle as he sat back down.
"Do you want to join us?" Farkle asked.
"Sure," Sophia nodded and took a seat between Farkle and Riley.
"You might have been right about that crush," Lucas whispered to Riley. She just shot him a look in return before looking back at Sophia and Farkle. They were already deep in conversation and Riley was not sure how to feel about it. Her roommate looked completely star struck.