Maximo slowly came to awareness, stretching his hand out he slammed it on his alarm, shutting it off. Taking stock of himself, he realized that he was lying on his back with Rose pressed against his side, one leg throwing over his hip, her head resting on his shoulder, and her soft hair tickling his chin.

Reluctantly he shakes her awake. "Rose, you need to wake up!" she whines in protest. "I know, but you really need to wake up."

"Fine," she grumbles, stretching her head so that she can kiss him. The kiss began slowly but escalating in speed and intensity. She presses herself even closer to Maximo, and he dips her over onto the bed as he kisses her, then pulls her up again as the kiss concludes.

"I love that you kiss me like you've never kissed me before," she tells him, caressing his face.

Maximo links his powerful arms behind her hips, swaying softly and pressing his body to hers.

"Well, I've gone a couple months without your kisses. I'm taking advantage of the fact that I can finally kiss you whenever I want and as much as I want to." He tilts his head towards her, so close that his lips brushed against hers as he speaks. "I've truly missed you."

She grins up at him. "Prove it."

He smirked down at her. "Your wish is my command."

Maximo opens her mouth with his, kissing her deeply and tenderly. He slips her onto his lap and closes the space between their bodies, wrapping his hand around her hips. When they break for air, she's flushed and breathless.

She rests her head on his shoulder as she tried to gain her composure. "I would love to go farther, but unlike you, I have class, plus I should be in Amelia's room, not yours."

He releases her, groaning. "Fine. Get out of here before Dad goes to check on Amelia and you."

Rolling off the bed, she peeks him on the lips before making her way out of the room, gently closing the door behind her.

"Morning," she mouths to Blaec, who was leaving Amelia's room.

He waves covering a yawn. "She's awake now. I'm gonna go get a shower."

"Thanks," once in Amelia's room, she jumps on the bed, disturbing the blonde who was on her phone.

"Somebody had a good night."

"We didn't do anything."

"I know. You really missed him."

"I did. Did you have a good night?"

Amelia gives her a saucy smile. "I definitely did."

Instantly Rose is off the bed. "Eww, Millie, a little warning."

"Nobody told you to jump on my bed."

Rose grabs a pillow from the bed and smacks her on the head.

"Hey."

A pillow war ensued; the laughter of the two girls could be heard throughout the house.

"Hurry up, Mads! Lucas is going to be here soon!"

Madeline hops over to her, placing her left shoe on. "I'm ready!"

"How can you wake up late on the last day of school?" Charlotte asks her.

"'Cause I don't see the point of it. We have no classes today, so what's the point."

"The point is to clean up our lockers, say bye to our friends, who knows when we'll see them again, and say goodbye to the teachers that made an impact on us. This is…"

Maddie presses fingertips to temples making small circles; she loves Charlie, but it was too early for her to be this excited.

Honk! Honk! Honk! Honk! Honk!

A grin spread across Charlotte's face cunting of her tirade. "Lucas is here!" She runs to the entryway, grabbing her bag on the way. "Bye, Mom! Bye, Authur!"

From farther inside the home, Eveyln and Authur could be heard calling "goodbyes."

Maddie looks up to heaven. "You are looking out for me, aren't you?"

"Maddie!"

Rolling her eyes, she picks up her school bag. "I'm coming."

The sounds of squeaking on the floor echoes, students were talking, laughing, shouting, some even crying their final goodbyes. The clinks of locks being opened, as students cleaned their lockers. Students were walking in and out of classrooms, saying goodbye to their favorite teachers, or just returning textbooks. It was the usual sights for the last day of school, for some it would be the last time stepped into the halls of Abigail Adams High School.

Zay walks over to Isadora and Farkle, who was just coming out of the Chemistry room. "Saying goodbye to ."

Isadora spins, sending him a smile. "Yeah. We wanted to thank him for all he's done and for writing our recommendation letters."

"You two would have gotten into Princeton without his recommendation."

Farkle pats him on the back. "Thanks, Zay."

"Your welcome, buddy. So have you guys decided to go on the trip?"

Isadora shares a wary look with Farkle.

"We don't know yet. It depends on well… everything, Would we love to go to Dubai? Yes. But…"

"Riley is not going to go, and if we go, she'll be hurt," Farkle finishes for her.

"But Lucas is going, and if we don't go, he's going to be understanding, but he's still going to be disappointed."

Zay sighs. "Well, I'm going. Lucas is my best bud, and what better way to spend our last summer before college together than by going to Dubai."

"Well, Lucas is my best friend, but Riley has been my friend longer," Farkle sighs. "When did things get so complex. We were supposed to stay friends no matter what."

Zay shrugs. "I don't know, man. I don't know."

"High school is over, it's over, it's over, it's over. Uh-uh, it's over," Amelia sang, dancing into Topanga's.

"I wish that dance were over," Beck teases her.

Maddie gently smacks him on the back of the head. "Leave her alone. You know you're just happy to be done with high school as she is."

"I can't blame her this year was so dramatic," Charlotte adds.

"Sorry," Rose apologizes, taking a seat on the couch, the other's joining her.

"Rose, it's not your fault your twin sister is delusional," Amelia tells her, ignoring the look Rose sends her. "Don't give me that look, I'm gonna call her whatever I want, she tried her best this year to make our lives a living hell. And Charlotte, don't you dare apologize either or else I'm gonna reach over Beck and smack you."

Charlotte instantly closes her mouth. Almost three years of known Amelia assured her that she would go through with her threat. "Okay, I won't. So Rose, Beck, how was it seeing your boos again."

Rose rolls her eyes. "We didn't do anything."

On the other hand, Beck gave a saucy smile. "We did a lot."

"Get it!" Maddie cheers him on.

"Okay, moving on," Rose knew if she didn't assure the conversation along, there was going to be a lot of blushing customers. "The trip. So we do we know is going for sure?"

"Obviously, the five of us her coming, the guys, and Zay. Farkle and Isadora her not sure yet, and Maya wants to come but won't come unless Riley does," Amelia answers. "Honestly, I would be happy if everybody except Riley came. We're going to be in Dubai during my birthday, and I don't want any drama."

"Thanks for inviting her, though," Madeline tells her.

"No big deal Maddie you know I'll do anything for you, for all of you. And if she ends up coming, she can sleep in the outhouse."

The other three chuckled at that while Rose shook her head.

Feeling her pockets vibrate, Madeline took out her phone.

Wanna come over? Nobody's home. 😉

Smile Maddie didn't hesitate to reply.

I'll be right there.

Standing from her seat, she grabs her school bag. "Okay, guys, this is it for me. I'll see you'll tonight?."

Rose nods, giving Madeline a knowing look. "Yeah. The sleepover is at my place. Nine o'clock. Don't be late."

"Got it. See you guys then."

Not glancing back, Madeline hurried out of Topanga's.

Two floors above the Matthews apartment, there was another quaint apartment, three-bedroom apartment. The apartment was homey, it felt lived in and warm. At this moment, the house was almost empty. Moans could be heard from one of the bedrooms at the very back. Clothes were scattered on the ground as two girls lost themselves to their primal instincts.

"You're really good at this."

Madeline looked up from the apex of the thighs she was holding. "I've had a lot of practice. Now less talking more moaning."

Maya chuckles. "Then I'll let you get back to it."

Madeline went to do just that when they were cut off by a familiar voice.

"Peaches!"

"Shit," Maya pushes Madeline off of her, jumping off her bed. "You need to hide."

Madeline raises an eyebrow at her, frowning. "You're kidding, right?"

"No, I'm not kidding. Riley can't see you! If she sees you, she'll freak out."

"I think this is the best way for her to find out."

She places a large shirt over her body, putting her panties on. "Finding us naked in bed together is the best way to find out."

The footsteps were getting closer. "Peaches! Are you home!"

Maya looked around the room until her eyes meet her closet. "Get in the closet!"

"What!?" Madeline was pulled out of the bed and pushed into the closet. "Maya! What-"

Maya closed the closet screen on her. "I love you, please stay quiet."

Maya quickly went about fixing up her room, making it as unsuspicious as possible. She didn't bother picking up Madeline's clothes from the floor, it wasn't unusual for her clothes to be on the floor. Riley wouldn't notice. Hearing the doorknob turning she quickly grabbed her sketchbook, jumping on her bed,

The door opens, and Riley peaks in. "Oh. You are at home. Why didn't you answer me?"

Maya shrugs. " I knew you were gonna come up anyway."

"Hmm," the brunette walks into the room, looking around suspiciously. She was sure she heard another voice on the way to Maya's room. "What are you working on?" she lies beside Maya on her bed.

"Nothing. What are you doing here?"

"I was thinking about Dubai. Do you really wanna go?"

"A fully paid trip to Dubai, Austria? Yes, I wanna go!"

"Why, though? Why do you want to be around people that don't like us?"

"Because I get to spend time with the girl I love." That's what Maya wanted to say, yet couldn't get out of her mouth. Instead, when she spoke, this came out, "We've always said we were going to travel together. What better time than now, we're going to separate colleges. We won't be able to see each other for a while. Besides, we can do our own thing. Knowing Amelia, she's probably gonna places us in a hotel on the other side of Dubai. Imagine me, you, Farkle, Isadora, and Zay exploring Dubai."

"Zay is going be with Lucas," the brunette practical spat out Lucas's name.

"Then me, you, Farkle, and Isadora can hang out together. Think about it. We're not paying for anything. It's all on Amelia's dime, well her father's, but you get the point."

"It does sound nice."

"Plus, we can find some cute Austrian boys for you. You can rub that all in Lucas's face. Show him what he missed out on."

"Okay, I'll go."

"Yes!" Maya screams, jumping on her bed. "Yes! We're going to Dubai! We're going to Dubai! We're going to Dubai!"

Riley laughs, jumping on the bed along with her best friend. "We're going to Dubai! We're going to Dubai! We're going to Dubai! We're going to Dubai!"

"We're going to Dubai! We're going to Dubai! We're going to Dubai! We're going to Dubai!"

Two hours later, Maya sighs. She didn't know how to do it, but she was able to keep calm until Riley left. Yeah, she kept glancing at the closet every few minutes, but luckily Riley didn't notice.

When Maya opened her closet door, she was met with a glare from Maddie.

"Tell her," Maddie demands, stepping out of the closet. She instantly went about picking up her clothes.

"You know I can't," Maya responds.

"And why the fuck not? Your parents know, heck your Dad knows. Why the hell can't she?"

"You know why. And would you stop getting dressed and talk to me!"

Madeline spun to face her. "It's almost been a year now, Maya! Every single last important person in my life knows that we are together! Knows that I am madly in love with you! Yet you won't tell your best friend, the most important person in your life, that we have been dating since last May." she spun back around and buttoned her pants. "I can't do this, Maya. You had me hide in a closet for two hours! You say you love me, but that's not how you treat someone you love."

"I'm sorry."

Madeline put her head through her blouse. "And you know what's funny? You keep telling me I know the reason why. But I don't. I have no idea why you won't tell her. I know you're not ashamed of us because if you were everybody else wouldn't know." she puts her shoes on.

Maya grabs her hand. "Please don't go. Today was suppose to be nice."

Madeline final stopped getting dressing and held Maya by the face. "Maya, I just want to understand. Why can't you just tell her?"

Huffing Maya steps away from sitting on her bed. "Yeah, so I'm supposed to go up to my best friend and be like, "Hey, so I've been dating Maddie, you know the sister of the girl that Lucas cheated on you with.''

"Lucas didn't… you know what this isn't about them. Lucas, Charlie, and Riley need to solve that issue themselves."

"But that is the main issue between us; if I tell Riley we've been dating, she's going to take it as a betrayal."

Rolling her eyes, Maddie sat down beside her. "Yeah, and she isn't going to be hurt when she finds out that we've been dating for a little more than a year."

"She's gonna hate me," Maya sobs.

Eyes softening, Madeline pulls Maya's trembling body into her arm. "I know you're afraid, but Maya it's the best for all of us if you tell her. I don't sneak around during this trip; you telling Riley is better than her finding out."

"I know. Shit is gonna hit the fan."

"It's gonna hit the fan either way."

A/n: Merry Christmas! So I finished this two weeks ago but wanted to wait till Christmas to publish it. I'm not that good at drama, nor do I like it, but I hope this was juicy enough.