Her Guardian Angel
Author's Note: Oh yeah! It's another chapter of Her Guardian Angel! Ladies and gents today, we will see what happened with Lucas while Riley was gone and what he did on her birthday. Riley thinks Lucas and our mystery woman had sex. Who knows, maybe a little bit of jealousy is on the rise here too ;) So now, is Lucas innocent or guilty?
Disclaimer: I obviously don't own Girl Meets World. I'm not getting paid by the writers to write stuff like this (but I wish I was) Sadly they wouldn't let stuff like this air because it's Disney!
Last time on Her Guardian Angel: Riley, Charlie and, Team SHIELD all return to LA after spending a few days in New York so Riley can spend her birthday there. What she didn't expect to see was a pair of red heels. She ran up the stairs only to find Lucas in bed with another woman. Another beautiful blonde woman that would even give Maya some competition. Time to see what Lucas and our mystery woman got themselves into this position.
December 8, 2024
It was a rainy December afternoon in Los Angeles and Lucas was still on his quest to tame Punisher Lucas. He thought to himself that he had burnt himself out with all of this work and stressing over Riley's safety. He hasn't had much time to himself since he was expected to remain sharp at all times. Lucas was walking around the backyard with Odin as he sat down by the pool as Odin laid down next to his owner and his best friend.
"Hey Odin, you think Riley still likes me?" Lucas asked his dog as Odin yawned in reply.
"Yeah, thanks for the insurance policy, bud." Lucas scoffed sarcastically to his dog. Lucas looked into the distance in what he needed in his life. He knows he still loves Riley and only Maya knows that. The problem was that Riley still looked like she still deeply cared about both himself and Charlie. Ever since returning to her life, Lucas has felt that some of Riley's feelings have returned. Only some, he knows he has to remain professional and respect her engagement to Charlie but his selfish side wants Riley back and desire her for himself. His feelings have grown and has seen the mistake he made letting Riley go. He wants to be the one that puts a ring on Riley and see her walk towards him in her wedding dress. But he can't. Riley made it clear to him that she still loves Charlie.
With that in mind, Lucas picked himself and got dressed to go out, it was something he hadn't done in some time. He got a cab to pick him up and bring him back to his apartment. Lucas made sure his fridge was entirely cleaned out after reading his contract to be doing 24/7 security for Riley. He still sees some of Odin's treats and also some photos of him and Odin. After running through his closet and finding his old Army Rangers uniform, he found some clothes to wear so he could go out. He got the keys to his red Dodge Challenger Hellcat and left his apartment wearing a black Affliction T-Shirt and black jeans with a pair of his black boots. He eventually found himself at a Dave and Buster's a place he hadn't been at in quite some time. He always enjoyed gaming when he was younger and since Dave and Buster's provided gams, food and, booze, whenever Lucas was really stressed out, it was his safe haven. Lucas went to a teller to get credits for a game card allowing him to use the variety of arcade games. Lucas not to his surprise got started on Time Crisis 5 a shooting game with quick reflexes, a quick trigger finger and, accuracy.
After gaming for about two hours, Lucas was a little tired and most certainly, he was hungry. He went to the bar portion of Dave and Buster's and parked himself up at a stool. He started off with baked mac and cheese and on the side he had a pint of Bud Light Beer.
For some reason, Lucas was tempted to put ketchup in his mac and cheese because it was something Riley got him into doing whenever he was over and they would be having it for dinner. He remembered the one day Riley snuck some ketchup in his bowl as Maya gagged as she normally did hating the combination. Lucas initially wanted hot sauce in his mac and cheese but Riley was clever and used ketchup instead. He ended up liking it and has done the same combination ever since Riley told him she used ketchup instead of hot sauce.
After his dinner, he couldn't help but noticed he was being watched. He starred down the bar and about 4 stools to his right were a party of 3 girls looking at him. One of them was a blonde who obviously had her eyes on him as he caught her. He got out of his seat and made his way to her and her friends.
"What's your name?" Lucas asked kindly.
"Miranda." The blonde answered. Miranda had on her a white t-shirt, a pair of tight jeans and, jean jacket with red lipstick on her. She was quite petite sort of like Maya but only a few inches taller than Maya.
"Nice to meet you Miranda, I'm Lucas." Lucas said extending his hand as Miranda and Lucas shook hands as Miranda's friends left the two alone claiming they're going to continue playing games.
"I never seen you before, are you new in town?" Miranda asked having never seen Lucas before.
"I've been here for almost a year, so yeah I'm pretty new." Lucas answered as he sat on the stool beside Miranda.
"Cool. Where did you come from?" Miranda asked wanting to know Lucas a bit better.
"Well, I did two tours of duty for the US Army Rangers and before that, I lived in New York since I was 13." Lucas answered. "Were you born and raised here in LA?" Lucas asked.
"Yeah, I was raised in Pasadena." Miranda answered as Lucas ordered another pint of beer before Miranda changed Lucas' order and ordered a pitcher instead.
The two quickly grew attracted to each other, talking to each other about various topics, their childhoods, favorite TV shows, movies, embarrassing moments and all. It wasn't before long that Miranda asked about Lucas' time in the military and his service in the US Army Rangers. Lucas could only answer as much as he could knowing that there are some details that should remain classified. Miranda his decision not to answer some of her questions since it was classified information and doesn't want to bring up scarring images and memories.
"So, what brings you here tonight, Lucas?" Miranda asked as she tried looking into his soul as he filled his glass with more beer. Lucas took a sometime to answer as he licked his lips and looked into the beer.
"Well, let loose. It's been a long week." Lucas answered leaving most of his reasoning out.
"You're lying to me. I know there's more than you're not telling me." Miranda caught Lucas seeing right through him. "You look miserable Lucas. You look like you haven't had a good night sleep in a few days." Miranda said. Lucas nodded his head as he had been caught red handed. He later sighed, he had been caught.
"Umm. I made a huge mistake and it only hurt someone I really love. I screwed up." Lucas admitted as the guilt began to eat at his very being.
"What did you do?" Miranda asked.
"I prefer not to relive it, hence why I came here alone." Lucas answered.
"Have you been talking to someone about it?" Miranda asked beginning to sound concerned.
"I guess I am now." Lucas said looking into Miranda's eyes.
Miranda's friends came to get her, it was about 10pm now and Miranda had to leave.
"Hey Lucas, it was great talking to you. Can we do this again sometime?" Miranda asked.
"Sure that'd be great. Can I get your phone number?" Lucas asked handing Miranda his cellphone so she could put in her information.
"Sure. Call me sometime." Miranda said as she placed her contact information in Lucas's cellphone before handing the phone back to Lucas before walking away.
Lucas soon after asked for his bill after finishing the beer and made his payments. He waited for an hour and a few glasses of water to help get the alcohol out of his system so he could not go home driving drunk.
He made it home and crashed onto his bed at Riley's house as Odin slept beside him.
The next morning, Lucas woke up getting two texts from Miranda. The first reading,
"Hey Lucas, I hope you got home ok last night and I was wondering if we could meet up again today?"
The second text read,
"Hey Lucas, I'm about to head to work. Please call me or text me if we're still on for tonight. Take care. Bye."
Lucas got up and began to text Miranda back. It was the day after Riley's birthday, December 9.
"Hey Miranda. Thanks for our concern. I got home ok. And as for tonight, I'm free so let's meet up."
Lucas drove himself to Lion's Den Headquarters and used the gym and stayed for there for three hours of intense training. He worked on his cardio, his legs and even put some time in to work on his fighting techniques as he made his way to the punching bag from Everlast and threw various punches, kicks, knees and, elbows. It was now 3pm as he got a text from Miranda who a High School English Teacher. The text read,
"Hey Lucas, so I might be a little late. I have a student serving detention with me today so, just meet me at Barrel Down it's over at Santa Monica. See you soon."
Lucas hit the showers to feel fresh and brought an extra set of clothes with him. He got himself dressed up and made his way to Santa Monica to wait for Miranda. After he made the drive, he got himself a table for two for himself and Miranda and told himself he was waiting for her.
He got started on having a glass of water and the loaded fries which contained fries, three melted cheeses, diced bacon and, scallions. It took an extra 15 minutes until Miranda arrived. Lucas got up from his seat and gave Miranda a hug as he sat across from her at their booth.
"So, how was school?" Lucas asked before taking a quick sip of his water.
"It was alright, pretty easy day. How about you, have things gotten better?" Miranda asked.
"Still hurting." Lucas admitted still feeling Riley slipping away from him.
"Lucas, what's going on?" Miranda asked wanting to help.
"So, recently my ex and I have been training together. She's an actress and she wants me to get her ready for a role. Before this, we haven't spoken in about 4 years. Now I'm around her and my feelings for her came back. The only problem is, is that she's engaged." Lucas said as his beer came to help soften to damage to his heart.
"I'm sorry Lucas. Look, if it feels any better, I'm coming off a break up myself and I'm trying to heal too. Was she your first one?" Miranda asked feeling that Lucas and his special someone had a significant relationships.
"Yeah. I really loved her but, I screwed up and now. I feel like I've lost her forever." Lucas said taking a sip of his beer.
"You can't think like that Lucas. Things can change, Hollywood is unpredictable especially with relationships. Remember that Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries got a divorce 3 days after they got married? So lighten up Lucas. Especially with celebrities, relationships don't last too long in this city. Lots of couples that are on and off again like Tyga and Kylie Jenner and then you have these nasty breakups and divorces like what happened between Ben Affleck and Jennifer Gardner where he cheated on her with the nanny." Miranda told him trying to keep him optimistic.
"Well, she's not like them. She certainly isn't concerned about her image as Kylie Jenner is, this girl I love really likes to help people and always tries to see the good in people." Lucas said telling Miranda the great qualities Riley has.
"Have you talked to her about how you feel?" Miranda asked.
"Yes." Lucas answered plain and simple as their food came in. Miranda had the Kale Caesar Salad while Lucas enjoyed his Maple Whiskey Ribs. The two would talk here and there as they had their meals. Lucas even bought Miranda a beer. However, Miranda is a lightweight as she is already buzzed with two beers. Lucas would be the one to pay for their time together as he paid the bill but Miranda was having difficulty walking in a straight line. Lucas knew he was ok but she wasn't. He told Miranda to call one of her friends to come by and pick up her car since Miranda wanted to hang out with Lucas more and Lucas agreed to Miranda's request and would drive her home.
After Miranda's friend picked up the car, she got in Lucas' car and by instinct alone, he drove her to Riley's house. He pulled up to Riley's house. It was now 6pm and Miranda was very impressed.
"This is where you live?!" Miranda exclaimed as Lucas held Miranda's hands so she wouldn't fall over as he escorted her inside.
"For now. Come inside." Lucas said bringing Miranda inside as Lucas opened the door and brought her in as Odin came down the upstairs stair case to greet his owner and his new friend.
"Hey boy, not today ok." Lucas said trying not to play with Odin.
"For a bodyguard, you sure make a lot of money." Miranda said still impressed.
"Yeah, thanks." Lucas said as he walked by a photo of Riley, Maya, Farkle, Zay and, Lucas all together at Topanga's.
"You know Riley Matthews?!" Miranda exclaimed seeing the photo.
"Yeah, we went to High School together and she was my first love." Lucas answered.
"So, you're training her?!" Miranda asked. Lucas got caught he revealed some confidential information.
"Yeah." Lucas said as he sat her down on the couch as he moved to the kitchen and grabbed some ingredients to help sober her up.
He made her a glass of water to start as she took it and slowly drank it. Lucas went back to the kitchen and fixed her a quick grilled cheese sandwich. He gave her the sandwich and it took some time to slowly breakdown the alcohol but Lucas had some help as he gave Miranda more water. Miranda would eventually pass out as Lucas can see she's had a long day. Thankfully it was a Friday so Miranda didn't have to go to work the next day to teach. Lucas was feeling the effects too of a tiring day of conversation and a tough 3 hour workout as he bridal carried Miranda to his bedroom and the two fell asleep.
It was late at night as Lucas began to hear footsteps. Riley was likely home and would head to bed right away. But she didn't, Riley turned on the lights as she caught the two in bed together.
Author's Note: DUN DUN DUN DUN! This is how we got to the ending of last chapter folks! So, Lucas was innocent the whole time except...Riley and the others don't know that...Yet! Next time on Her Guardian Angel: Lucas tries to explain to Riley his relationship with Miranda. Miranda steps up to the plate and supports Lucas and defends him and, some harsh words are then exchanged between Riley and Miranda as the two get into a heated argument. Who will Lucas defend? Find out next time on Her Guardian Angel! Please review this fanfic I love it when I hear from you guys and some of y'all placed some heat on Charlie. *Does my best announcer like voice* Charlie Gardner, please proceed to the gallows for your...Online shaming. SHAME HIM! Someone please give him a shower of haterade! You know who you are, I read the reviews :P Also, add this to tour favorites and follow the story, that way whenever I update, BOOM! You got it on your phone or even in your emails. Gotta love the benefits of having a fanfiction account right? Can't wait to here from you guys next chapter and oh my, oh my are it's about to get spicy in here!
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beatzlc: Thanks for voting for Underdog and Lucas has a lot to prove in trying to get Riley's trust back, we know he's innocent but she needs to learn and hopefully she's open-minded enough to see his point of view also...Damn...Did you have a bottle of haterade or something, the amount of hate and shade you gave Charlie! Ouch! He's pretty shady if I do say so myself. It's awesome hearing from you and hoping you shame Charlie even further.
Mimi: Thanks! I'm happy you're very excited after what happened last chapter and enjoyed this one too. Speaking of the Raptors while I was writing I get a picture from my mom and she ran into JV at a gas station and took a picture with him and I was super jealous! I am so proud of the boys I knew they would come this far and I didn't know that they would last 6 games so I'm a very happy 21 year old. Raptors 2017 will be SO HYPED! #WeTheNorth and the other teams will still be hating and not giving the Raptors the respect but no matter what, we'll find a way to prove them wrong when we invade their house like what the north has done throughout the year. #TheNorthRemembers
Lucaya Guest: Woops! My fault there, I hope you like this chapter and I hope you brace yourself for a wild chapter coming up next.
KillEmWithKindness02: Well unfortunately, Charlie will get another good sleep but I'll explain sooner than later. I'll just summarize it like this...He'll be leaving LA to compete for $25,000. You will see if Riley does get jealous but based on what happened last chapter, there are sides of her jealous side that does appear. You will also hear what's been going on with Missy.
Girl Meets Reality: Well, we know Lucas' side of the story but Riley sadly only sees one. Take a guess what that is. I will not tell you IF Lucas and/or Josh end up dying but what I can guarantee you is that there will be more Rucas moments in the near future.
James Stryker: A catfight very well can happen. It's for sure in the realm of possibilities since Riley has always had an insecure nature to her but it'll also be very interesting as to who Lucas defends! I hope you loved this chapter and I can't wait for the next chapter of Juliet's World and Her Protector. You're an awesome writer and really enjoy reading your work. Keep kicking ass my man :)
violet1429: I can neither confirm nor deny if Riley was being jealous and you're very right, it's HIGHLY disrespectful if Lucas brought another woman and had sex in Riley's house but we all know they didn't have sex. Will she believe him? I promise and guarantee you there will be more Rucas moments, just be patient with it and enjoy it when it happens.