Be prepared! I have some serious drama heading your way. With the stress of prom, graduating, and college in the distance, it was bound to happen eventually. The friends and relationships are about to be really tested but I promise I have a plan! I know exactly where I am headed, so stick with me on this one!
Disclaimer: I do not own Girl Meets World or any of the characters
Chapter 36
"Your uncle is unfair," Maya groaned as she dropped onto the bay window next to her best friend. Riley looked up from her text books and moved to sit with her at the bay window.
"What did he do?" Riley asked.
"He's mad at me," Maya sighed as she ran her fingers through her blonde hair.
"Well, why is he mad at you?" Riley asked.
"He found out about Zay," Maya bit her lip.
"Found out what? He knew that you two dated," Riley raised a curious eyebrow.
"He found out that we slept together," Maya sighed and lifted her knees up to her chest.
"Oh," Riley widened her eyes. "You had never told him?"
"No," Maya shook her head.
"Well, why not?" Riley asked.
"I didn't think it was important," Maya shrugged.
"Then why he is so mad?" Riley asked.
"He feels that since we are a couple now, we should be honest with each other. He think I lied to him," Maya explained.
"Did he ever ask?" Riley asked, feeling confused. Maya looked down at her lap and twirled her friendship ring around her finger. "Maya?"
"He may have asked how serious the two of us were and I said it was nothing too serious," Maya admitted.
"Maya!" Riley exclaimed.
"I didn't want to spoil anything fun and new between us. Zay and I weren't even dating when it happened," Maya defended herself.
"Were you and Josh starting to head towards being a couple when you and Zay slept tighter?" Riley asked.
"We had just started talking again and expressed feelings towards each other," Maya admitted.
"Then why did you sleep with Zay?" Riley asked.
"Because Josh had slept with someone else," Maya mumbled.
"While you two were talking?" Riley asked, eyes wide.
"No," Maya shook her head. "It was before."
"So then you can't be upset about that," Riley said. "You two weren't even together yet. You knew that he had other girlfriends in college."
"This is all just so confusing," Maya groaned.
"Maybe you should talk to him," Riley suggested.
"Like that will go over well," Maya rolled her eyes.
"He's your boyfriend now. You two have to be able to talk about what you're feeling and conflicts you are having. It's the only way that your relationship is going to work," Riley insisted.
"I hate being vulnerable," Maya sighed.
"So then just be honest. Just tell him how you're feeling. Work it out together. It's the only way you two are going to last," Riley shrugged her shoulders.
"Maybe you can talk to him for me," Maya suggested with a hopeful smile.
"Peaches," Riley gave her a look and Maya let out a long sigh.
"I know. It's my relationship, my problem," Maya said.
"That's my girl," Riley nudged her shoulder and smiled at her.
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"Hey Farkle," Riley smiled as he crawled through her bay window later that night.
"Why did I think going away to college was a good idea?" Farkle asked, eyes wide with fear.
"What?" Riley asked, surprise on her face.
"I am starting to get really worried about living away from home and being away from all of you," Farkle admitted.
"Farkle," Riley whispered as she widened her eyes at the genuine worry on his face.
"I have never been away from the city for that long. I have never lived away from my parents. I have not been away from you. How am I going to do it? How am I going to make it?" Farkle asked.
"You are not alone," Riley insisted. "Smackle is with you, remember?"
"That terrifies me," Farkle admitted.
"It does?" Riley asked.
"Our relationship keeps getting a whole lot more serious with every day we are together. Now we are going to be going to college together. Everything is just moving so fast and we are growing up a lot faster than I thought," Farkle sighed.
"We really are," Riley agreed. His words hit her and she realized just how true they all were. "Everything is changing. One minute you were saving my life and now we are heading off to college in serious relationships."
"Don't you wish we could just pause for a second to catch our breath?" Farkle asked.
"We might miss something amazing happening around us though," Riley said.
"It's all going to be okay, right?" Farkle asked.
"Of course it is," Riley nodded.
"How are you so sure? You are always so sure that everything is going to be okay," Farkle looked at the brunette in amazement.
"Because we have each other," Riley said. "We all have each other. As long as we stick together, it's all going to be okay."
"You believe that?" Farkle asked.
"I do," Riley nodded with certainty. She had to believe that everything was going to be okay. It was the only way she would get through the next few months.
GirlMeetsWorldRucas. GirlMeetsWorldRucas. .
"Can I ask you something?" Riley asked. She and Lucas were sitting together at Topanga's working on their homework and sharing a cookie.
"Of course you can," Lucas nodded. He set his pen down and turned to face his girlfriend.
"Do you think the six of us will always stay friends?" Riley asked.
"What?" Lucas asked. "Why would you ask me that?"
"I sometimes get these feelings that we aren't all going to make it. That college is going to separate us and we all won't stay friends," Riley admitted.
"Why would you think that?" Lucas asked.
"We are all going to be going in different directions. We are all starting new lives and it's normal for people to grow up. It just scares me that it is going to happen to us," Riley explained.
"You can't think like that," Lucas shook his head.
"It's hard not to," Riley shrugged.
"I'd like to think that our friendship is strong enough to get through anything. I mean look at all we have been to as a group," Lucas chuckled. "Love triangles, missing identities, break-ups, insecurities, new friends, random love interests."
"We have been through a lot as a group," Riley laughed as she listened to her boyfriend talk.
"If Charlie Gardner and Missy Bradford couldn't separate this group, then I don't think there is anything in the world that can separate this group," Lucas smirked.
"Oh gosh. I forgot about those two," Riley laughed.
"How could you? They played some significant roles in our relationship," Lucas teased.
"You mean, causing us both to go insanely jealous?" Riley teased.
"A little jealousy is healthy in relationships," Lucas nudged her shoulder.
"Then I think we have the healthiest relationship in the world," Riley laughed.
"I can't disagree with that one," Lucas smiled. Riley looked into his emerald green eyes and could feel the love he had for her. He made her feel like she was the luckiest girl in the world. She felt like the most beautiful girl in the world when he smiled at her.
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"Hey Riles, do you have that strawberry lip gloss I love so much?" Maya asked.
"Check my dresser drawer," Riley said as she finished the braid in her hair. The two were getting ready to meet their friends at Topanga's and the girls were running a little late. Maya quickly rushed over to grab the lip gloss but stopped when she saw the shiny object.
"Uh, Riles? What's this?" Maya held up the square object and Riley felt her face pale. "Is this a condom?"
"You know it is," Riley nodded.
"Why do you have one?" Maya asked.
"Excuse me?" Riley asked.
"Are you and Lucas having sex?" Maya asked.
"Why are you acting like this is a huge deal?" Riley asked.
"Because it is a big deal!" Maya exclaimed. "You are not ready to be having sex."
"Excuse me?" Riley dropped her hairbrush and turned to glare at her best friend. "What gives you the right to tell me that?"
"Because I know you better than anyone else and know that you are not ready to be taking that step in your relationship," Maya explained.
"You have no right to say something like that," Riley shook her head and crossed her arms.
"I'm your best friend! It's my job to look out for you," Maya exclaimed.
"And you think Lucas is going to hurt me? You think he is going to leave me? After all this time and you still don't have faith in our relationship?" Riley demanded.
"But you're Riley. You are the founder of Rileytown. You are sunshine's and unicorns," Maya sighed.
"I've grown up, Maya. I'm graduating high school and going off to college. I'm not the same naïve girl from seventh grade," Riley shook her head.
"How could you not tell me?" Maya asked. "We tell each other everything."
"You mean like you told me about you and Zay?" Riley challenged.
"That's different," Maya shook her head.
"It's not and you know that," Riley said. She saw the time on her clock and grabbed her phone. "We have to go. We are already really late."
"So that's how we are ending this conversation?" Maya asked.
"I don't want to talk about this right now," Riley said. "I'm too mad and we have to go," She snapped before heading out of her bedroom. Maya sighed and followed her out.
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"What's with you two?" Zay asked Maya and Riley. "I don't think you've looked at each other once."
"Nothing," Riley mumbled. Lucas tried to read his girlfriend's reaction but decided that it was best to let it go for now.
"Oh hot Uncle Josh is here," Smackle waved over Riley's uncle.
"Smackle!" Farkle exclaimed.
"Sorry honey," Smackle winced and then leaned over to kiss her boyfriend's cheek.
"You're lucky I love you," Farkle teased her.
"That I already know," Smackle leaned closer. Riley smiled at her two friends and loved how happy they were together.
"Hey kiddies," Josh dropped into the seat next to Maya and gave the blonde a quick kiss.
"Hey babe," Maya smiled and then leaned into his side for comfort.
"Oh," Josh mumbled when he noticed Zay sitting there. "I didn't know you would be here."
"Why wouldn't I?" Zay asked, raising an eyebrow in confusion.
"Why didn't you tell me?" Josh asked his girlfriend.
"Because apparently no one shares stuff anymore," Maya grumbled.
"Are you serious?" Riley rolled her eyes.
"Did we miss something?" Lucas asked.
"Apparently Riley doesn't feel like she has to tell me anything anymore," Maya shrugged.
"What is this about?" Farkle asked.
"Riley picked Lucas over me," Maya crossed her arms.
"I did what?" Riley widened her eyes. Lucas looked between the two girls confused.
"When you two started keeping secrets from us, you chose him," Maya explained.
"That is so unfair," Riley snapped. "There are parts of my relationship with Lucas that should be just between us. I'm sorry if that offends you but that's how relationships work."
"We are supposed to be best friends," Maya mumbled.
"We are best friends," Riley insisted.
"Best friends tell each other stuff," Maya snapped.
"Do you have any idea what's going on?" Zay whispered to Lucas.
"Not a clue," Lucas shook her head.
"Maya, lay off. You should know better than anyone about keeping secrets from someone important to you," Josh interjected.
"This again? Why are you making such a big deal out of this?" Maya asked.
"Because you two slept together!" Josh exclaimed. "I have told you about all my past relationships, even if I didn't want to. You couldn't even be honest about this."
"Because it meant nothing, okay? It wasn't important so I didn't think it mattered," Maya snapped.
"What?" Zay asked. Maya realized what she had just said and hesitantly turned to face her ex-boyfriend. The look on his face broke her heart and she realized just how bad she messed up.
"Zay," Maya whispered.
"So we meant nothing? Everything we have been through meant nothing to you and wasn't important?" Zay asked, standing up.
"I uh," Maya stuttered but Zay just shook his head.
"It's good to finally know what I meant to you. So, how about this?" Zay stuffed his hands in his pockets. "If I mean nothing to you, then maybe we just shouldn't be in each other's lives anymore."
"Don't say that," Maya shook her head.
"Too late," Zay sighed and then walked out of Topanga's. Maya watched him go and then looked back at her friends.
"I can't believe you just said that," Lucas shook his head and then stood up. "That was really low, even for you Maya," Lucas sent one last look in her direction before following his best friend out the door.
"Riles?" Maya whispered. Riley looked up and saw the look on her face. She realized that she had to choose. Should she stay and take care of her best friend? Or should she follow her friend and boyfriend out the door?