Be My Baby

Hello, my fellow readers. It is I, the great James Stryker bringing you another great chapter of Be My Baby. Wow, I've been coming up with a few ideas for a couple of Rucas and Lucaya stories. One is Regarding Lucas. It's about Lucas losing his memory after getting into a car accident and Riley tries to help him regain his memory. Then, it's the sequel to Be My Baby about Riley and Lucas' family. Then there's the Lucaya pregnancy story called Baby Hart and it's about Maya getting pregnant with Lucas' baby after getting drunk at a party. And then there's Hart of Texas and it's about Maya falling in love with rodeo champ Lucas. But I still have the other Rucas story to finish up. It's The Secret That She Hides and I'm gonna incorporate some parts from Girl Meets the New Year into the story. But anyway, I still have to finish up Be My Baby and this story will be up to like 60 or 70 chapters. Last time on Be My Baby, Josh proposes to Maya. What will Maya's answer be? We'll find out today in chapter forty-nine of Be My Baby. Enjoy.

Chapter Forty-Nine

Her Answer

"Maya, ever since I first met you, I was seven and you were this adorable four-year-old girl. I thought of you as a little sister at first because I've been always protective of you and Riley. Then, when I was sixteen and you were fourteen, you had a crush on me and I told you that I was too old for you." Josh said.

"And I told you that I'm in it for the long game." Maya said.

"Yeah, and let's not forget the time you and Riley snuck out to go to a party at NYU and you're not afraid to tell me how you feel about me. And look at us now, I'm 20 and you're 19 and we're both in college and dating each other. After that pregnancy scare, I've been thinking about this and I've decided that today would be a perfect time to ask you this." Josh said getting down on one knee and pulls out an engagement ring from out of his pocket. Maya's eyes widened and her jaw dropped as she covered her mouth.

"Oh, my God. Is he going to….?" Maya thought to herself.

"Maya Penelope Hart, I take you to be my best friend, my faithful partner, and my one true love. I promise to encourage you and inspire you and to love you truly through good times and bad. I will forever be there to laugh with you, to lift you up when you are down and to love you unconditionally through all of our adventures in life together. Will you marry me?" Josh recites. Maya was speechless. She covered her mouth trying not to say the wrong thing to the boy that she loves.

"Maya, are you okay?" Josh asked.

"I'm fine. I'm…just….stunned. I don't know if this is some kind of joke or if you're serious about this. I can't believe that this is happening so fast." Maya wipes a tear from off of her face.

"I am serious, Maya. I meant every word. I really do want to marry you." Josh said.

"But how will Shawn and my mother react if we tell them. I'm just a little nervous about telling them. And Riley too and your brothers and your sister and Topanga. You know, it would be great to be Juliet, Auggie and Charlie's aunt. I will also be Riley's aunt. She'll have to call me Aunt Maya. She'll call us Uncle Josh and Aunt Maya." Maya laughed.

"Try to relax, Maya." Josh said. "I'd like an answer from you."

"And I'm going to give it to you." Maya said taking a deep breath before giving Joas an answer from her. "Yes. Joshua Gabriel Matthews, I will marry you."

Josh smiles at Maya as he puts the engagement ring on Maya's finger and looked at it along with her friendship ring on her other hand that Riley gave to her on her fourteenth birthday.

"Wow. It looks beautiful." Josh said.

"I know. I love it. I have a ring from Riley and now I have a ring from you." Maya said.

"Want to announce it to our friends and family?" Josh asked.

"Yeah. Let's go tell it to them." Maya grabs Josh's hand and runs out of Juliet's nursery to tell everybody their special announcement. "Hey guys, Josh and I have an announcement to ma…."

Maya and Josh entered the living room only to see the shocked expressions on everyone's faces in the room. Katy's eyes widened and Shawn looked like he was about to go over to Josh and kill him. Gripping the glass cup tightly, Shawn ends up breaking the cup with his bare hand while Katy holds him back to stop him from doing something drastic to Josh.

"Well, this seems awkward." Josh said.

"Okay, dad. Before you freak out. You see, the thing is, um, Josh and I are, you know, uh it's really kind of amusing if you think about it." Maya said nervously.

"Uh, see, the thing is, um Maya and are…." Josh said.

"Getting married. I know. We all know." Shawn glared at Josh.

"Wait a minute, how did you guys know about me and Josh getting married?" Maya asked.

"We've heard the whole thing from the baby monitor." Riley picks up the baby monitor from off of the table.

"We didn't see a baby monitor." Josh said.

"There's one in Juliet's nursery." Lucas said.

"Ohhhhhh, we forgot about the nursery. Well, surprise! Josh and I are getting married." Maya smiled, lifting up her hand to show everyone the engagement ring that Josh gave her.

"Can I shoot him now?" Shawn asked to Katy.

"No, honey. No." Katy said.

"Are you two out of your minds?" Shawn asked.

"Why?" Josh asked.

"'Cause they love each other." Katy said.

"No, that's not a reason. They're too young." Shawn said.

"Shawn. Mrs. Hunter. I love your daughter very much. And it would be great if you would give me your blessing to marry her." Josh said.

"Awww, that's very sweet of him." Topanga and Riley both said.

"Can I shoot him now?" Shawn asked.

"No, honey. No." Katy said.

"Dad, you're not going to shoot Josh. He's your best friend's brother." Maya said.

"I know he's Cory's brother. Not only I'm going to kill him for proposing to you but I am going to kill him for trying to get you pregnant. What were you two thinking?!" Shawn freaked out.

"Where have I heard this one before?" Riley asked thinking about the talk her and Maya had a couple of weeks ago. "Oh, yeah. I remember."

"It was a pregnancy scare. They were very lucky." Katy said.

"Lucky? What if they're not lucky? Then they'll end up having a baby." Shawn said.

"Dad, it's my life and I have the right to decide if I want to be a married woman." Maya said.

"We're hopelessly in love." Josh said.

"Just like us." Lucas said as Riley smiles at him.

"Can I please shoot him now?" Shawn asked.

"NO!" Riley, Maya, Cory, Topanga, Lucas and Katy yelled at Shawn.

"We have paid for your food, for your clothes, for your phone, for your car insurance. You think you can handle all that? You know what? Cory and Topanga got married when they were your age, right? They were dopes!" Shawn exclaimed.

"That's true." Cory said. Topanga gasps and turns to her husband and slaps him in the back of his head, making him drop his cake on the floor. "I..I…I…I…uh…I take that back."

"Hey, if you two are going to do this, then you better prepare to make sacrifices." Shawn said.

"What sacrifices did you make, Shawn?" Katy asked.

"What?" Shawn asked.

"What do you mean we're not hopelessly in love?" Katy asked.

"I'm just trying to make a point here!" Shawn exclaimed.

"Can we all just calm down here and talk about this?" Cory asked.

"Alright, alright, alright. I'm trying not to freak out here." Shawn said as he walked towards Josh and Maya.

"Please don't kill me, Shawn." Josh said.

"I'm not going to kill you. If you got Maya pregnant, then I would murder you and get sent to Ryker's Island. But since Maya's not pregnant and you proposed to her without my blessing. You want it? You got it." Shawn said as Maya gives him a confused look.

"What's going on here?" Maya asked.

"Shouldn't Josh talk to Maya's father and get his blessing from him to marry Maya?" Cory asked.

"Cor, that jackass hasn't been in Maya and Katy's lives. I'm Maya's stepfather and Josh should talk to me about this. So, I am give this man right here my blessing. Josh, do you really want to marry Maya?" Shawn asked.

"Yes, sir. I do. I really do. She's one in a million." Josh said.

"Awww. Aren't they so cute?" Sarah asked.

"Cuter than me and Yogi?" Darby asked.

"Are you the one's getting married?" Haley asked.

"Nope." Yogi said.

"Then it's their time. Come on, Josh. Propose to Maya in front of us!" Yindra cheered.

"But I proposed to her from Juliet's nurser…." Josh said.

"Just shut up and propose to her!" Eric yelled out.

"Alright, alright. I'll do it." Josh said as he gets down on one knee and takes off Maya's engagement ring from off of her finger and held her hand.

"Maya Penelope Hart, will you do me the honor of being my wife?" Josh asked.

"Say yes, Moesha!" Eric yelled as Morgan shoves a piece of cake in his face.

"Yes. Yes, I will marry you!" Maya smiles as Josh puts the engagement ring on her finger. Josh got up and kissed Maya while Shawn took photos of them and everyone applauds.

"We're getting married!" Maya cheered.

"I'm very happy for you, baby girl." Katy said.

"Thank you, mom." Maya said. "Dad?"

"I'm happy for you too, Maya." Shawn said hugging Maya.

"Awww, I can't believe that my best friend and my uncle are getting married. I'm very happy for you two. I guess I'm gonna start calling you Aunt Maya." Riley said.

"Hey, I'm still your best friend. You don't have to call me Aunt Maya." Maya said. "Hey Mr. Matthews. I mean, Cory. Looks like I'm going to be your sister-in-law."

"Oh, boy. Do you two have to get married?" Cory asked.

"Yeah. That way I can hear some funny stories about you from your parents, Eric and Morgan. Oh, make sure to tell your parents about us." Maya said.

"You got it, Mrs. Matthews." Josh winked.

"Maya Hart-Matthews. Or Maya Matthews. I love the sound of that. Just like Riley Friar." Maya said as Cory and Shawn faints.

"Oh, brother!" Topanga and Katy both said.

And that was chapter forty-nine of Be My Baby. I hope that you enjoyed the cute little chapter. Here's some trivia about the new chapter, Shawn's line "Can I shoot him now?" is a reference to a clip that I saw from Tru TV's World's Dumbest Criminals. And the title Her Answer is a reference to the title of the season six episode of Boy Meets World called Her Answer. I watched the new episode of Girl Meets World and I thought it was a pretty excellent episode. It had a lot of funny moments in it and as Rucas shipper, there as a cute little Lucaya moment in it and I thought it was really adorable. Remember, I'm a huge Rucas shipper. What did you think of the episode? I also saw the promo for the new episode of Girl Meets World called Girl Meets Money and it looks like it's going to be a good episode. Plus, Minkus is back! And Mark Cuban from Shark Tank guest stars in the episode and we get to see Farkle's room and the return of Maya's pet ferret Ginger. Next time, I'm gonna flash forward to three months later, Lucas gets an internship at veterinary clinic in Texas. Will he tell Riley the news or will he hide it from her? Also will Juliet say her first word? Don't forget to review this story (No rude comments, please be nice) and I'll see you guys next time for chapter fifty. Till next time, my fellow readers.