Okay now I wanted to bring their whole gang back together.
Sorry it took longer
I own nothing (but I wanted to) ;)
As weird as it might seem a month ago Maya Hunter was the only one in her friendship circle that was still single.
Farkle and Smakle were together and in a very mature relationship, they were already talking about getting legally married as soon as they were both 18 years-old.
Riley and Lucas were the sort of couple that looked more like best friends who called themselves boyfriend and girlfriend but if that light-hearted and fun relationship was what made them happy no one would pressure them (they knew what the wrong pressure could do).
Maya and Zay went on a date just once and it didn't work out so they agreed to be just friends again. A while later this new Brazilian exchange student called Giovana (they called her G for short) was transferred to their school, Zay gave her a tour around the school in her first day and they were both inseparable since then.
Which meant Maya wasn't even the 3rd wheel, she was the 7th wheel. She was definitely happy for all of her friends but it was the most awkward situation she was in, whenever they invited her for one of their multiple dates she would just find an excuse not to go. Riley noticed it and was even considering match-making her bestie with someone else but she knew it would most likely make her situation worse
However now Maya did have a boyfriend, they all knew she and Josh were dating for more than a month but even so when her friends called her to hang out with them in a multiple date Maya kept gently refuse it or find an excuse not to go, she didn't want to put Josh in an awkward situation with his niece and other high-schoolers, sometimes it felt like their whole relationship felt like a dream that could wake up from at anytime. So she did the best she could to avoid her friendship circle and her love life to affect each other (more than it inevitably already did).
Until this one day
...
Josh and Maya went to Starbucks to have some lunch after school and Maya handed him her phone to take a picture of them together, it would look better from his angle.
"Hey Josh, could we take a pic? The illumination in here looks really good"
"Sure" Maya handed Josh her phone, she usually asked him to take their selfies because his arms were longer
The moment he took the picture a notification showed up and well Josh knew it wasn't meant for him to read it but well it was right in front of him
"Did it look good?" Maya asked
"Maya, Riley just sent you a text" he said
"Oh, well what does it say?" she asked
"It says... 'we're having a lot of fun in the movies, I wish you were here. Too bad you had to take care of your mother'" Maya nearly choked with her milkshake when she heard him saying that
"Maya, have you been lying to Riley so you could hang out with me?" Josh asked as he handed Maya her phone back
"No, I mean not exactly... It's just I already didn't like to be their 7th wheel and now whenever I don't go out with them I go out with you" Maya explained a little awkwardly
"But why didn't you tell me before?" he asked "Wait is that why you've been wanting to have lunch anywhere but Topanga's?"
"Pretty much... I'm sorry I didn't want it to look like I was choosing you over my friends because it's really not the case
"But you don't think they would like to be with a college guy with them" he said it as an affirmation
"Really, wouldn't it feel... weird for you?"
"Not at all, we should try something like that, and if it doesn't work then we can't say we didn't give it a shot
"You're the best boyfriend"
"I hope so, you deserve the best of everything"
And they closed this case with a kiss
So this was their first (and hopefully one of many more) quadruple date. They went out to skate on ice, was Riley's idea, she was completely shocked to find out that Giovana's never seen actual snow before and being the thoughtful friend that she was she planned their next date around it.
It was pretty cool (literally), they all had fun, except for Lucas who looked like Bambi in the ice which Riley found adorable, Farkle and Smackle just kept skating in circles holding hands. G was ice skating so gracefully for her first time
"You are either a liar of the fastest learner I've ever seen" Zay said as he watched his girlfriend moving in circles around him
"What? I said I never skated on ice before but I did roller skate a lot back in Rio, I just got adapted" G answered to Zay as she skated backwards holding his hands
"So, having fun?" Maya asked Josh as she saw he was struggling to keep his balance
"Sure, I haven't skated since I was 13" he said "besides love the slight shot of adrenaline"
"You mind if I go talk to Riley?" she asked
"No, it's all good" Josh said to his girlfriend
Then Maya sped up to chat with her best friend who was skating 10 feet ahead of them
"Hi there" she waved to Riley and Lucas, they kept moving side by side
"Hello, Peaches"
"Look, I just wanted to apologize, to all of you but specially to you Riley"
"What for?"
"I've been avoiding you lately" Maya admitted to her best friend "the thing is I might have wanted to
"Oh it's okay, I get it actually
"So we good?" Maya asked
"Always" Riley answered with a blink
"Thanks Riles, you're the best"
Now it was all settled Maya went back to her date and she had no clue what he went through these past few minutes...
When their date was over Josh took Maya home when it was getting late
"Mom! I'm home!" Maya yelled as she came in
No one answered her
"Anyone there?" She asked
Only silence
"I will get that as a no" she said as she took her scarf off "which means you can stay for a while, if you like" she said to Josh that was still outside the door
"Where do you think they might be?" he asked as he came in
"They usually go shopping on Saturdays" Maya explained "want some cocoa?" she offered him
"Sounds good, thank you" he said as he took a seat
They both talked a little as he drank cocoa and she drank some tea
"So I guess today wasn't a complete disaster" Josh said
"No, it was nice, I guess I'm the only one who's making a big deal about it" Maya confessed "it's good to know that my friends accept our relationship"
"Yeah, it is"
Then she got up to put her now empty cup on the sink and then she slowly went closer to Josh and started giving him a back-rub
"You know, I bet we have a few more hours alone here" Maya whispered to Josh's ear and then kissed his neck, his answer were sounds that at first she mistook by moans until she realized he was actually in pain
"Are you okay?" She said worriedly
"Yeah sure, it's nothing" Josh answered but it didn't convince Maya
"Was I hurting you somehow?" then she pressed his shoulders with her hands one more time
"Ow!" He shouted
"Josh, I know there's something wrong, don't lie to me
"Uh, okay..." Josh took his shirt off and Maya was shocked to see it was purple and swollen and there was a slash on it
"You looked okay this morning, when did it happen?" Maya asked worriedly
"Well back when you were taking to Riley in there was this one time when I was skating that I suddenly lost balance and fell on the ice... then a kid almost tripped on me, but it's okay really"
"It's not okay! We got to put some ice on it!" Josh stayed on his seat as Maya then ran into the kitchen freezer to get a bag of ice cubes and then put it on his right shoulder where it looked purplish
Josh winced when she pressed it harder to his injury
"Does it hurt when I touch it?" She asked
"It does but much less then before"
"This is my fault, I dragged you there" she said with guilt as she looked straight into his eyes
"What? No, Maya accident's happen sometimes it really wasn't your fault" he assured her
"Anyway... we should go to my room I have a first-aid kit there" Maya said as she grabbed Josh's hand leading him to her room, it was the first time he went there
"You can sit on my bed" Maya told him as he entered "it will only take a minute"
Josh couldn't help looking around, Maya's room was more colorful then he expected
A second later Maya went to him with a small bottle in one hand and a piece of cotton in the other one, she poured a little of what was inside the bottle on the piece of cotton and then put it
"What are you doing?" he asked
"Preventing this wound from getting infected, it's not bleeding which I guess it's good" she said while pressing the wet cotton agains his skin
"Oh you are the sexiest nurse I've ever seen"
"What are you talking about? I'm not in a costume or anything, actually I'm a little sweaty after ice-skating so long" Maya said trying to hide her blushing face
"You are nursing me and you are always sexy so pretty much yes
"Does this turn you on" she asked
"Maybe" he answered
Then Maya went closer to Josh and put one hand on his chest "Oh I can listen to your heartbeat mister, I know it does" she said as she kissed and caressed him
"Oh you're so good to me..." he whispered
"I wouldn't say you're in conditions to go back home in this current state, young man" Maya said sounding playfully serious and with a smirk "I recommend you spend the night with me to take care of you"
"Aren't you worried your parents may suddenly walk in and find your older boyfriend shirtless on your bed?"
"I think this time is okay if you stay over, I mean my parents will know I'm home and they're used with me locking up the door they won't even know you're here" Maya explained
And they spent the whole night together in each other's arms
So, what do you think? Sorry I took longer to finish this one I've also been writing a Smarkle spin-off, and I didn't know where I was going for with this chapter I just wanted to have their gang here. The next one will be better, it will :\
