Riley lay naked on a bed with only a blanket covering her while she closed her eyes and said, "Ooo. Oh yes. Ohhh! OOOOOOHHHHHHHH!" Riley made an "o" shape with her mouth as she let out a loud moan. Then a naked Megan appeared from under the blanket smiling. Then as the two women laid on their sides, Megan spooned herself behind Riley and wrapped her arms around her nude form. Riley smiled as she moved a hand behind herself and gently touched the side of Megan's head. Riley and Megan then kissed one another for a long moment. Then once their kiss was over, a smiling Riley said, "Mmm. That was wonderful." Then Megan said, "I know. I think we both came like... what was it... nine times each?" Riley giggled and said, "I think it was like twelve, but we've been doing it all day, I totally lost count." Megan nestled her head next to Riley's and then put her mouth near Riley's ear as she whispered, "I love you so much Riley." Riley closed her eyes and grinned as she said, "I love you with all my heart Megan. I've never been so happy." Then as Megan gently used one hand to rub Riley's arm she said, "I am so glad you finally moved in with me." Riley with a smile said, "Well with my sister in law finally staying home with Aubrey, it seemed like the right time." Then Megan kissed Riley's shoulder and said, "We are going to have such an amazing future together."

Then Riley turned her body around to now face Megan as she said, "Megan... what is our future gonna look like? I mean long term?" Then with a smile Megan said, "Well I'm hoping more of this in bed every Saturday for as long as you'll let me." Riley smirked and said, "Okay. Fair enough. But... is this gonna be a forever thing? I mean do you wanna get married, like with a ceremony one day? And more importantly, do you want kids?" Megan suddenly had a look of worry on her face as she said, "Oh. I mean... I don't know." Then Riley said, "Well I mean... I told you I wanna have kids. And you seemed open to the idea of adopting one yourself one day." Then Megan sat up while covering herself with a blanket as she said, "Yeah, but that was before this all got so real." Then Riley sat up and scooted close to Megan as she said, "Well what we're experiencing is real. And we can't just live in the now. We have also have to live with a future in mind as well. Like do you want us to have a wedding with our families one day?" Then Megan stood up and began to put her underwear on as she stubbornly said, "Riley, do you really wanna start planning out a future wedding with our families, when you haven't even introduced me to yours?" Then Megan walked out of the room as Riley sat looking upset.

Maya sat in a chair in a vintage clothing store, as her adopted daughter: Hannah stepped out of a changing booth with a new dress on. Hannah excitedly looked at Maya as she said, "I love it! Do you think it looks good on me though?" Maya then stood up and looked into Hannah's happy face as she said, "Wow Hannah. You look amazing. Wow. So this is what it likes to feel like a parent making their kid happy." Then Hannah picked up a large pile of clothes as she said, "I want all of these!" Maya chuckled and said, "I'm not buying you that many clothes though. But remember Hannah. Only buy these outfits if they feel like they represent the real you. You don't have to buy new types of clothes in an attempt to re-define yourself." Hannah then said, "No Maya. I like these." Then Maya said, "Well you can pick two more outfits from this pile and that's it." Then Maya heard her phone ring. Maya looked at her phone screen and said, "Oh my gosh. Um, Hannah. Go change, okay." Hannah then went into the changing booth, but sneakily stuck her head out as she listened to Maya answer the phone. As Maya was on the phone she said, "So you have an address for Hannah's mom? Look, I know this is a long shot but I promised her I'd do whatever I could to... Okay. Just text me the address and I'll check it out. If the woman at this place is indeed Hannah's mom, then I'll introduce her to Hannah. Thanks." Then Maya hung up the phone as Hannah's eyes greatly widened.

Megan was sitting in the kitchen eating some ice cream while wearing a bath robe. Riley then stepped into the kitchen wearing a matching bath robe as she said, "Hey. Can I have some of that?" Megan took out a bowl as she said, "Help yourself." Riley looking a bit upset then grabbed a spoon as she said, "Megan... I'm sorry I haven't introduced you to my family yet. You deserve to meet them. It's just, my parents have really tried to instill into me the importance of the traditional family, and really expected me to get married to a man one day and I just don't know how they'd react to you. But you're part of my life now, and my family needs to recognize that." Megan then sighed and said, "Riley... thank you. That means a lot. But you don't need to introduce me to your family until you're actually comfortable with it. And really, I just said that rude remark because you wanting talk about our future scared me." Then Riley said, "What? You mean the part about us maybe getting married one day?" Megan turned her head and said, "No. The part about us having kids."

Then Riley said, "Well if you're scared about artificial insemination, I'll go through with it if you want. Or if you wanna adopt, my best friend Maya who you still have to meet adopted two kids recently, and she could give us a lot of advice on how to deal with it." Then Megan said, "It's not how we get a kid that scares me Riley. It's just having a kid. You see... I don't think I should have kids because I'd be a terrible mom." Then Riley said, "Don't say that Megan. You've been so kind, understanding, and supportive to me. You'd be a great mom Megan because you're a great person." Then Megan tilted her head down as she said, "Riley, you're too naive. I'm a terrible person." Then Riley said, "Megan, why do you think you'd be a terrible mom?" Then Megan with an greatly upset tone looked at Riley with tears in her eyes and said, "Because I was a mom Riley. I was pregnant years ago but then at a low moment I got rid of... oh God." Then Megan got up and ran out of the room sobbing, leaving Riley looking very shocked.

Megan stepped out of the bathroom at the vintage clothing store as she said, "Okay Hannah. I'm ready to head home and... Hannah. Where'd you go?" Then Maya noticed her phone was laying on a table. Maya picked up the phone as she said, "Hannah. I told you not to leave my phone alone and..." Then Maya looked at her phone and saw an address listed on the screen. With wide eyes Maya said, "Oh no. She went to find her birth mother on her own." Then Maya ran out of the clothing store as quick as she could.

Megan was sitting on her bed sobbing as Riley slowly stepped into the room and gently sat next to Megan's side. As Megan continued to cry she said, "I'm sorry I didn't tell you sooner Riley. But... I didn't want you to see me as the terrible person I knew I was. I thought if I could do nothing but show kindness and love to you, that would make up for the terrible things I've done. But no matter what I do, the fact that I got rid of..." Riley then put an arm around Megan and held her close as she said, "Megan, I don't see you as a terrible person. Because a terrible person wouldn't be crying like this over losing a child." Megan then looked into Riley's eyes as she said, "Oh God Riley. I don't think I could go through starting to bring a kid into my life again. What if I make a seriously bad choice again?" Then Riley touched Megan's cheek as she said, "Well you're not gonna go through it alone this time. I'll be by your side. Every single step of the way forever." Then Megan made a little smile as she touched Riley's cheek and said, "Well... I might need some time to prepare myself to the idea but... that actually does sound pretty nice." Then Riley smiled and then kissed Megan right on the lips. The two women then wrapped their arms around each other as they laid down and remained close with one another in bed for the rest of the day.

Hannah stood in front of an abandoned house with boarded up windows. Hannah had a devastated look on her face as tears began to appear in her eyes. From nearby, Maya ran up to Hannah out of breath. Maya then stopped right near Hannah as she got on her knees and caught her breath. Maya then looked at Hannah and said, "Hannah. Never run off from me like that again!" Hannah then looked at Maya as she said, "I'm sorry Maya. It's just... I over-heard you on the phone and... I just wanted to see if my mom really lives here." Maya then looked at the abandoned house as she said, "Well it looks like no one's here anymore. My contact said it was a long shot anyway. We don't know your mom's name but going off that one picture you had of her and the address that appeared on your adoption paperwork, the detective believed a woman that matched your mom's physical description did move here from the home you were born in. But... either the info was wrong or your mom moved out of here years ago." Then as more tears appeared in Hannah's eyes as she said, "Then... can we figure out where she moved to from here?" Maya turned her head and said, "No. This was a long shot to begin with. Plus I already put that picture of your mom through every image search known to man and found nothing. I'm sorry Hannah." Hannah then fell to the ground and began crying as she said, "I... I just wanted to find the rest of my family." Maya then hugged Hannah and held her close and said, "I know Hannah. I know this hurts. I can't promise you'll ever find your mom one day, but please know you are loved." Then as Hannah looked at Maya she made a tiny smile as she said, "Actually... I think might've found a mom finally."

Riley stood in an auditorium in front of about a hundred people wearing a graduation cap and gown as she spoke into a microphone and said, "I think there was a lot of doubt when I came out of my twenty year coma in terms of how self-sufficient I could become. I was 35 years old and without a high school degree or any job experience. But thanks to my family, friends, my GED classes, and the fantastic leaders of this trade school, I've finally made a name for myself. And so hopefully you'll all make a name for yourselves too and become super successful business moguls but not forget your humble beginnings of those long winter night classes we took in those basements with no good heating. Oh, and I promise Jim that I'll buy you a new coat. Thanks for lending me your extra one that one night!" Everyone in the room then applauded as several people threw graduation caps into the air.

Riley then stepped off the stage and walked over to where Cory and Topanga were standing, while Auggie and Ava (who was holding young Aubrey) stood near them. Riley then looked at her parents as she said, "I know it's not the college graduation ceremony you guys were hoping for. But my boss promised me this trade school diploma will automatically get me a promotion to a full time job with benefits. And... I like what I'm doing now." Cory then said, "Riley... a lot of things don't go the way we planned. But I'm glad you're happy." Then from nearby Megan walked over to Riley as she said, "Hey. Great speech babe." Then Cory and Topanga confusingly looked at Megan as she went up to Riley. Riley then held Megan's hand as she said, "Well speaking of things that didn't got the way we planned. Mom, dad, Auggie, Ava... this is Megan. My girlfriend. Megan, this is my family." Riley then saw everyone in her family had a look of slight shock in their faces and so then said, "I know this isn't where anyone saw my life going. But Megan... makes me happy. She really cares for me, and I care for her and..." Cory then let out a hand and with a smile said, "Megan. It's nice to meet you." With a look of both surprise and happiness Megan shook Cory's hand as she said, "It's nice to meet you too Mr. Matthews." Then Riley made a surprised smile too as Megan shook Auggie and Ava's hands as well, followed by Topanga who also gave Megan a hug. Then Riley looked at Megan as she said, "Well... I think things are gonna work out."

THE END

*Author's Comments - Well I hoped you all enjoyed this next chapter. With this series, I never wanted there to be a status quo, and wanted things to constantly change. Let me know what you all think of this latest change in the characters' journey and what you wanna see happen next. As for how I'm doing personally (in terms of what I wrote about in my last comments section) I'm doing better. In a dark twisted way, all of the other problems in our world have kinda forced me to move on from my recent past. But it has helped to write about a story where the future of our society looks like a little more brighter. Hope my story made your day just a tiny bit more brighter as well.