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Lucas smiled when he looked at his smartwatch in complete darkness, not only because of the date but also because of the time. He lazily uncovers himself and sits on his bed before taking a perfectly tailored suit, hanging from his door. Without too much insight, he gets up and puts on his usual running shorts, only to hear a camera sound behind him, "Did I wake you up, future Mrs. Friar?" he asked without looking at her.
Looking at him standing while he gets dressed, make Maya smile, not only because of how familiar that has been for the last 3 years but also because she knew that he probably knows that she was smiling, "Well, today I'm getting married to the sappiest of all men, so, it's not like I had too many reasons to sleep." she replies before feeling his side of the bed sink a bit, seconds before his lips lands on her lips, "Are you sure that you want to marry me?" she asks, slowly hiding her eyes from him.
Lucas smiled at her and kissed her again, slowly, deeper, and more passionate than before, "I do, you?" he asks back.
"For a few years." she answers before kissing him and almost forced him to lay back on the bed.
"Was that a bit of sappiness?" Lucas asks before chuckling a bit and softly caress the side of Maya's face, "Ok, I'm gonna go for a run, then I will stop at the Minkus tower." he says. At the same time, he intertwined his fingers with her and put a kiss on her ring, "You know I will be waiting for you there." he adds before she copies him and kisses the ring she gifted him.
"I hate you for infecting me with sappiness." Maya says before covering herself with the covers, making him laugh.
Lucas finishes getting ready, and a few minutes later, he stops in front of their room's door, "I love you, see you later." he says before walking out.
"Love you too." she replies from under the covers.
After 45 minutes of running, Lucas stops in front of a Starbucks. Once inside, he waits in line for a few minutes until it was his turn, "Yes, good morning." he says to the cashier, "I would like a double espresso, a mochaccino venti, 4 donuts, and an egg "bacon sandwich." he says before taking his credit card from his wallet.
He takes the bag with donuts from the cashier and then sits closer to a window while he waits for his order until he was interrupted by a body sitting in front of him, "Morning." he says to his best man.
"I hate working in Dubai." Farkle replies, "I want to come back to New York; it's cold here." he adds before they both hear an 'Order for Lucas'.
"Let me feed you." Lucas says before softly laughing at his friend's disgrace. A few seconds later, he came back with his sandwich and 2 coffees on hand, "Espresso and donuts for you." he says before taking a massive bite from his sandwich, "Ready for this afternoon?" he asks.
"I'm not the one getting married." Farkle replies before taking a sip of his double espresso. "Are you ready?" he asks back.
"You can bet on it." he jokes.
"I hate you." Farkle replies and shoves a whole donut on his mouth, "I get you a gorgeous Italian suit, you're gonna love it." he says, while he takes his phone from his pocket, "And Isadora, Gods, she's gonna be an amazing mother one day, just look at the dress he gets Lily and Mia." he adds before showing him the pics of the dresses.
Lucas saw the pictures, and even when on the surface, his daughter looks like she's having fun, he's been next to her all her life, and to him, it was pretty evident that she was doing her best to hold herself.
Farkle looks at him and takes a bite of a donut, "Allow me." he says and clears his throat, "Your past is not a memory, it's a force at your back." he started. He takes a sip of his espresso, "It pushes and steers, You may not always like where it leads you, but." he continues and stops to eat a piece of donut, "Like any story, the past needs resolution, what's past, is prologue." he finishes.
"Wow." Lucas says, surprised and relieved by his friend's words, "Gabriel Garcia Marquez?" he asks.
"Samus Aran, Metroid Other M." he replies with a snarky smile, "Don't worry, she loves you, and Maya. Lily knows you're doing this out of love and nothing else." Farkle says, knowing exactly what his best friend was thinking.
"I lost my appetite." he says, pushing his sandwich to Farkle's side.
"More for me." he says, picking up the rest of the donuts and Lucas' sandwich, "Shall we go?" he asks, getting up.
"You're already on your feet, so yes." Lucas replies and walks out with his friend in direction to his car "Zay?" he asks then.
"Doing the final touches." Farkle answers, "Did you know that he calls you and Maya his S.S. Lucaya?" he asks.
Lucas' covers his face, ashamed, "Maya? Doesn't know. Me, on the other hand, since I talk about the beautiful brunette, the genius who's loyal and kind, and of course, the blonde beauty." he answers.
Farkle just laughs at his friend while his driver drives them inside the Minkus Tower.
"Conflicts?" Stuart Minkus asked while he walks with a pair of glasses with whiskey on his hands.
"A bit." Shawn replies before taking the glass Stuart was offering him, "Thanks." he adds.
"Don't mention it." the older Minkus replies, "By the look of your eye bags, I'm gonna suggest it has nothing to do with the wedding itself, or the people marrying." he says and takes a sip of his glass.
Mimicking his friend, Shawn takes a sip too, letting the liquor soothe his mind, "Nothing against you, I'm grateful that you let my daughter marry in your tower, but." he started, only to be interrupted.
"But you pictured that the one sharing a drink with you at your daughter's wedding would be Cornelious, right?" Stuart asks with a sufficient smile.
"Smartass." Shawn replies with a broad smile on his face, "I've seen that girl grown from a wonderful girl into a wonderful woman, I help her get her first home, a car she doesn't even use, and also saw her fall for this cowboy, then break herself for him and Riley." he explains.
"Lucas loves her." Stuart defends him.
"I know." Shawn replies, "I know." he repeats.
"But you're still having trouble with Maya marrying the ex-husband of your best friend's daughter." Stuart says, reading Shawn's mind before finishing his drink, "Trust me, I understand."
"You say that because of Riley and your son?" Shawn asks.
Stuart smiles at him, "Smartass." he replies, "I doubt that my son would do something like that, but there is a minimal percent of my brain that says 'it might happen', and that's what's keeping you up at night." he adds.
Shawn finishes his drink before patting Stuart's back, "I would never believe that you and I would bond about our feeling on our kid's marriages." he says.
"Well, there are infinite universes, probably, in more than one, I should be your Cory." Stuart replies before fixing Shawn's tie, "Your daughter probably has the same conflict, she's marrying her ex-best friend ex-husband, she needs you, now more than ever." he adds before leaving him to deal with his daughter.
"Thanks for the drink, Minkus." Shawn says before giving him back the glass and walks towards the room where the bride was getting ready.
A few minutes later, Shawn softly knocks on the room the lends to the bride, only to see the blonde hair of his wife, "Wow, trust me, if I wasn't married, I would ask you to marry me." he jokes while Katy just laughs and kisses him.
"Here to see the bride Mr. Hunter?" Katy asks.
"Here to give her a piece of my mind." Shawn replies, making his wife look at him a bit worried, "Don't worry, only good things." he clarifies. Katy smiles and lets Shawn walk-in, just when the hairdresser was finishing Maya's hair, "Oh, my, God." he says, looking at his daughter.
"Hi." Maya says, looking at him through the mirror.
"Hi." Shawn replies, feeling his eyes a bit watery. He quickly clears his throat to disguise himself, but Maya can see those tiny tears, "You look even more beautiful."
"Thanks." Maya replies while she blushes a bit, "Stupid Huckleberry and his stupid and contagious sensitivity." she says very low.
Minutes later, the hairdresser finishes Maya's hair, and with a smile, she left. Shawn takes the chance and looks at the women around him, "I'm not trying to impose anything, but I would appreciate a few minutes in private with my wife and daughter." he says, while Isadora and her mother in law walk out the room.
"If you say something wrong, I'm turning Katy into a widow." Jennifer teases Shawn.
Once they were left alone, Shawn looks at hi his wife and daughter, "I have a new sense of admiration for Minkus." he says while Maya softly laughs.
"So?" Maya asks, turning to face Shawn.
"So." Shawn started, "I'm here just to say how grateful I am." he adds before softly hugs Katy, "Trust me, I would never imagine I would be in this situation, hell, I never imagined I would be happy to see my daughter in a wedding dress, but you both changed me, for the best." he states before feeling Maya hugging him.
"Thank you for being there." Maya replies, while Katy hugs her.
"Didn't I promise you that?" he asks while Katy kisses her daughter's hair.
"We love you, baby girl." Katy softly says.
"Ok, too many emotions, I'm gonna leave you both, I will be waiting outside." Shawn said and left Katy and Maya alone.
Once the door closes behind him, Maya stayed a few minutes hugging her mother, "Thank you for always being there." she thanks her mother.
"Thank you for letting me be a part of your life." Katy replies before softly chuckling, and then slowly, she notices how the silence reigns in the room, "Something wrong, baby girl?" Katy asks.
"I was wondering if you have any advice for your daughter?" Maya asks.
Katy smiles at her and kisses her hair again, "You already crossed that bridge baby girl, if you care enough to ask for advice, you care enough to make your marriage work." she answers before looking at his daughter right into her eyes, "But if you want advice, the best one I can give is that communication is key, but you both already are great at that." she adds before softly petting her daughter's hair, being careful to not ruin her hair.
"I'm getting married." Maya softly says, realizing what it was about to happen.
"You're getting married." Katy says with a chuckle at her daughter's excitement.
Maya takes a few seconds and lets that feeling sinks a bit in her heart, "Ok, I'm ready, let's go." she says and takes her mother hand while they both walk out of the room.
In the rooftop of the Minkus Tower, a tiny crowd gathered and took their seats, which was the indicator that something big was coming.
"Nervous?" Zay asks Lucas.
"I'm kinda excited." he replies with a huge smile on his face.
"In the sportsmanship way?" Farkle asks.
"Absolutely not." he simply replies, making his friend show disgust on their faces, "It's not my fault my future wife is that hot and that she looks amazing on white." Lucas excuses himself.
"Gentleman, please." Mark says while walking beside, "Today it's my time to shine and use that little minister title I get ages ago." he adds, making Lucas laugh.
A few minutes later, Shawn shows up and gives the thumbs up to Lucas and Mark.
"Ladies and gentlemen, please take your seats." Mark says before nodding to the guitarist at his right, guitarist that softly starts to play the chords of Lover by Taylor Swift.
Lucas' smile grows wider when he saw Maya walks to him with Shawn by the arm.
In front of him, Lily wasn't able to suppress her smile, knowing that his father was finally getting better.
"Will a box of 24 donuts be able to help you with that?" Mia asks, softly caressing Lily's hand.
"It's ok, I will be ok, people change people, and in this case, it was for the best." she replies before looking directly at Maya and smiles at her.
Against every norm, Maya separates herself from Shawn and jogs to Lily, and softly hugs her, "No matter what happens, I will always love you, you will always be my favorite girl." she softly says to her before looking at Lucas.
Shawn resumes the walk and left Maya with Lucas. He gives him a stare for a few seconds and then smiles, "Yeah, she's gonna be ok." he says to Lucas, who only shakes his hand with a huge smile on his face.
At the moment Maya holds hands with him, he just looks at her and kisses her cheek, "You took your time." he jokes.
Maya just softly punches his chest, "It takes time to look like this." she replies.
"Yeah, right, like you're not gorgeous, even with a hungover." Lucas says and laughs.
Mark suddenly clears his throat, "May I?" he asks, noticing how his friends didn't want to stop flirting.
"Oh, yeah, I forgot we were getting married." Maya says, teasing Mark, "Sure, proceed." she adds.
"Ladies and Gentlemen, we are gathered here today in the sight of family and friends, to witness and celebrate the union of this, kinda problematic but hilarious, couple." Mark started, making the assistants laugh, "Lucas Joseph Friar and Maya Penelope Hunter." he continues while he keeps reading the documents on his table, "Any vows or quick wedding?" he jokes again, "It's a joke, vows please" he corrects himself after feeling Zay's glare.
Lucas and Maya look at each other, "Please, ladies first." Lucas fastly says.
"You beat me for a second." she teases him, making him chuckle, "Ok, try to follow this." she adds before taking a tiny piece of paper from her bouquet, and delicately clears her throat, "I honestly have no idea how we get here if we count how prone we are to over complicate things and walk in circles around each other, would things be different if I dared to close the distance in Texas, or not end things on our ski trip, probably, but." she says before making a pause and looks at all their friends and family, "Look around, you have a daughter, you have new friends, and now I have hope, which is what makes us strong, It is why we are here, It is what we fight with when all else is lost, and I thank you for that." she finalizes.
Lucas softly picks her hands and kissed them, "That was beautiful, no way I'm gonna ruin that with a joke." he jokes, making Maya chuckle.
"Idiot." she replies.
"Soon to be your idiot." he whispers to her, "Ok, maximum effort." Lucas says and clears his throat, "I'm, honest to God, happy, and that's a complicated concept." he started, "Because I used to think that life is like a mountain where, in the end, you reach happiness when you get to the top, but it's not like that. Life is the constant chase of happiness, we use certain moments to fuel ourselves to reach the next point, and we keep chasing. Still, with I don't need to chase anymore, I don't need to run anymore, with you, I can take your hand and walk calmly, enjoying the scenery of life, instead of trying to reach a top that doesn't exist." he explains, still holding Maya's hands, "I wish not to sound too nerd with this. Still, you're my Higgs boson, you're that particle that completes my happiness." he adds before giving a look at his daughter, "and I thank you for that." he finishes, copying her.
Zay leans towards Farkle, "Did Maya win?" he asks.
Farkle just smiles without looking at his friend, "Yeah, she quoted God of War 3." he replies.
Mark clears his throat, and his voice stills break a bit, "Ma-ya, dammit." he says and clears his throat again, "Do you, Maya Penelope, take Lucas Joseph to have and hold until death do you part?" he asks Maya.
Maya moves her left hand to her back, and Isadora puts a golden ring on her hand, "I do." she answers and slowly slides the ring in his ring finger.
"Do you, Lucas Joseph, take Maya Penelope to have and to hold until death do you part?" Mark asks Lucas.
Lucas softly turns, "Ring?" he asks Farkle.
"Here." he replies and puts the ring on Lucas' hand.
"Thank you, sir." he replies, "I do." he finally answers Mark, sliding a twin ring on Maya's ring finger.
"Then, by the power bestowed upon me by, and by the state of New York, I now pronounce you, Husband and Wife, you may kiss the bride." Mark says with a smile, "Or backward, it's not 2011." he adds.
Lucas just smiles at Maya, and she pulls him by his tie to kiss him deeply, while their friends and family cheer for them.
They spend a good 6 hours in the Minkus apartment with a beautiful reception, courtesy of Stuart Minkus, who turn out a genius to plan receptions.
It was 1 A.M. when Maya finally allows herself to get rid of the heels she has been wearing all day.
Lucas picks her up and carries her like his bride to their room, and once they were there, he softly put her on the bed, "You're gonna use the bathroom first?" he asks.
"Yep, my hair is gorgeous, but I had no idea flowers were that heavy once you carry them on your head." she says, putting a fast peck on Lucas' lips.
"Well, I'll be here when you're back, Mrs. Friar-Hunter." he said softly.
"Great, because being alone on the first night doesn't sound too good." she jokes before entering the bathroom.
Lucas fastly looks at the suit he left on his closet last morning, "2 months of practice for this moment Friar, make yourself and Zay proud." he softly says to himself before starting changing his suit.
Once Maya walks out of the bathroom, she was surprised by her husband, "Did you change suits?" she asks.
Lucas smile and walks barefoot to her, "Yeah, I did." he says and kisses her, "I know that you refuse the first dance because of respect for Riley and Lily." he softly says before softly sliding one of his hands into the pocket of his jacket, "But right here, it's only us." he adds, looking for a song on Spotify, "Can I have this dance?" he asks, offering one of his Airpods.
Maya didn't say a word, she just takes the Airpod and put it on her ear, and Lucas did the same.
I took her half a second to notice the song, "Sap." she softly says while Lucas gently sways with her.
"Perfect." he replies, pressing himself against her, delicately swaying with her.
Zayer, thanks for your words, hope you loved this chapter too.
Seth, thanks mate, I was honestly happy when I was writing the engagement, so glad you like it.
And that's all.
After 64122 words, and 141 Microsoft Word pages in Calibri Light 10.
The End.
I want to say that I'm grateful for the people who take the time to read this (Zayer, Seth, Almoneda, Danigirl84, IceKura, Samantha0302, StarlightSweetie, cody longo lover, fnafan8008, nsew5000, patelreesha, whith, sara045e, Lucaya, fuller house fan 22, GMW Lover 25, Ks1999, Guest, Cori, and the rest of the anonymous people who read it.), I honestly only have thankful feelings for all of you who take a piece of your time to read what I write on mine.
Also, in a twist of Neil Gaiman's words.
"I hope you all enjoyed the most honest lie I was able to write for you."
Ok, one last time.
Thank you all.
LW.
For the record, the song Lucas play's to Maya in the end, it's 'Perfect', by 'Ed Sheeran'