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In the last chapter I had mentioned that there are 3 votes for Charlie so let me clarify that. I think some readers might be confused because in the poll it shows only 2.
So let me explain that I have actually counted the vote for Charlie that I got in the comments from one of the readers who said that he/she doesn't have an account.
Previously:
Lucas and Riley tell their family about their wedding decisions.
The next day Lucas and Riley are the first ones to wake up so they decide to get ready quickly and make breakfast for everyone.
Farkle and Zay are the next ones to wake up so they get ready and leave the room so as to not disturb the girls who were still sleeping.
They walk into the living room and see Lucas and Riley comfortably cooking together as if they had been doing it for years.
Zay immediately pulls out his camera and starts recording while Farkle shakes his head with a smile.
After sometime, Lucas and Riley turn around to set the table when they find Farkle standing with an amused expression whereas Zay looked like he was recording them.
Lucas asks, "How long have you both been standing here?"
Farkle replies, "Long enough to see you both dancing around the kitchen, lost in your own little world."
Riley blushes and says, "You could have told us you were here"
Zay replies, "Oh and miss out on that cute footage. No way. Now let me tell you two that we're gonna shoot for some time after breakfast. I'll do a little interview with you two first then slowly I'll start with the others."
Lucas whispers in Riley's ears, "You should not have agreed to his condition"
Riley replies in an equally low tone, "He was really hurt about not being your Best Man and I was not about to kick the poor guy while he was down."
Lucas whispers back, "Well then Princess, you are completely responsible for whatever this idiot puts us through"
Riley can't help but giggle which earns her an annoyed look from Lucas.
Soon everyone joins them in the dining area and they all have breakfast together.
After breakfast, Zay forcefully pulls the engaged couple to the bay window in Riley's room to shoot the first video.
Lucas and Riley sat down at the bay window while Zay got his camera ready.
Zay starts recording and says, "So here we have the happy couple who got engaged little over a year ago. Give it up for my buddy, Lucas Friar and his fiancée, Riley Matthews."
Lucas replies, "Zay, cool it with the energy, will ya? You're not hosting a talk show."
Zay retorts, "Hey, you made your choice for your Best Man and you agreed to my condition. I wanna make this video and you're gonna cooperate."
Lucas turns to Riley and says, "This is exactly why I didn't want you to agree with him"
Riley replies, "It's okay, Lucas. Zay is just excited for his best friend's wedding. Besides, it'll be nice to have some memories of our wedding planning."
Lucas says, "Fine, I'll put up with this nonsense but only for you"
Riley simply smiles and pecks her fiancé's lips in response.
Zay interrupts, "Yo, love birds. Can we get back to work?"
Lucas and Riley turn back to the camera and smile and gesture for him to start.
Zay says, "So first, let's start by discussing your meet cute"
Lucas looks confused and asks, "What's a meet cute?"
Riley replies, "A meet cute is when a couple meets for the first time. It's always cute, and that is how you know they're gonna end up together."
Zay sarcastically asks, "You regularly watch rom-coms with Riley and you still don't know what a meet cute is?"
Riley replies, "Now before you boys start arguing again I'll answer the question. Our first meeting was back in seventh grade when I was on my way to school with my best friend Maya. We were on the subway talking about something when I noticed a boy quietly reading a book. When I saw him I felt that he was really cute but I was lacking the courage to actually go and talk to him so my best friend did her crazy thing to get his attention before trying to make me go to him."
Lucas adds, "That day happened to be my first day in New York and I had noticed Riley stealing glances in my direction from the corner of her eye. Honestly, I felt like she was really pretty and I was almost certain that she wanted to talk to me before Maya came up to me and spoke at the speed of a bullet train, which I didn't understand at all. After that I was hoping that Riley would come over and eventually she came flying into my lap because Maya decided to literally push her. I still remember our first conversation as if it was just yesterday."
~Flashback~
Riley goes flying and lands into Lucas's lap
Riley smiles shyly and says, "Hi. We were just talking about you. You used to go out with my friend, Maya."
Lucas chuckles and replies, "I'm Lucas"
Riley says, "I love it"
~Flashback~
Riley says, "You remember how we couldn't really talk to each other for quite some time after that. We would be right next to each other but we still needed our cell phones to talk."
Lucas replies, "Thanks to your father's assignment, we got to spend that time in the library without our cell phones. Talking to each other that night helped us really connect with each other. I think your dad really regretted that assignment because he gave us our phones back the next day."
Riley says, "I think he returned it because I actually thanked him for the assignment because I felt that we connected that night. I still can't believe that before the assignment I told him that nothing could happen because we didn't have our phones."
Lucas smirks and comments, "Famous last words"
Riley chuckles and says, "I'm glad that we've only grown from that point. Just had a few setbacks along the way, which could have been avoided if only we had talked to each other back then, but it's all good now."
Riley sighs, keeping her head on her fiancé's shoulder and continues, "I'm glad I fell into your lap."
Lucas smiles and replies, "So am I"
They both gaze into each other's eyes until Zay interrupts, "Ok so now moving on, let's talk about your first date."
Lucas replies, "Well, we actually went on our first date in seventh grade itself. It was towards the end of the year though."
Riley says, "I honestly thought you were going to ask me out when you raised your hand in class but Dad never let you speak that day."
Lucas replies, "I'm not sure if I would have asked you out in front of our entire class. Maya kind of pushed me to ask even though I was quiet terrified to because I didn't want to ruin our friendship. Riley's father had put a condition for our date so Riley and I had gone on a double date with our two friends."
Riley adds, "Believe it or not, this guy actually asked both of my parents for permission to take me out for my first date. My mother was impressed but my father put the condition that we had to go on a double date with our two best friends Maya and Farkle. But we still had a pretty good time."
Lucas dreamily replies, "Yeah we did"
~Flashback~
Riley enters the subway station with Maya.
Lucas walks to Riley and says, "Hi"
Riley replies, "Hi"
Lucas says, "Even though this just happened, there are some moments you know you're gonna remember forever. This is one of them."
~Flashback~
Zay asks, "And if I'm not mistaken, you guys even had your first kiss on this date, right?"
Lucas chuckles, nodding and replies, "Yup"
Riley adds, "And for the record I kissed him"
Lucas says, "That was because you wanted to have a moment that we would remember forever after Maya pushed you into my lap again"
~Flashback~
Maya again pushed Riley like she had done when they first met Lucas.
Riley goes flying and lands into Lucas's lap
Riley smiles shyly and says, "Hi. We were just talking about you."
Lucas chuckles remembering their first meeting and replies, "I'm Lucas"
Riley smiles and says, "I love it… You know those moments that you were talking about that we're going to remember forever?"
Lucas looks confused and asks, "Yeah?"
Riley grabs his face in her hands and kisses him.
They both break away and smile.
~Flashback~
Lucas says, "Unfortunately for us, the next class Mr. Matthews took was really uncomfortable and scary."
Riley replies, "Oh yeah, I remember you climbing the desk and running out when he looked at you. Our stupid best friends were really committed to making it even more difficult."
Lucas adds, "And then everyone forced us into a relationship which we weren't quite ready for."
Riley interjects, "But then my mom became our saviour who made us realize that every relationship progresses at a different rate so we decided to stay friends until we were really ready."
Lucas says, "The friend date we went on right after that was so much better. And I have to admit that the Knicks Rant was really impressive."
Riley smiles and lightly punches Lucas in the arm earning a chuckle from him before they lose themselves in the memory of their friend date.
~Flashback~
Riley and Lucas were on a friend date after Topanga made them understand that all relationships move at a different pace.
She also explains to them that they should never force themselves into a situation they aren't ready for otherwise it would ruin the friendship that they already shared.
Topanga made them understand that even though the right pressure can turn you into a diamond, the wrong pressure can turn you to dust.
They both sit together when Lucas asks, "What do you want to talk about?"
Riley replies with another question, "What do you talk about when you're with your friends?"
Lucas replies, "Well, when I'm with my friends, we usually talk about sports. You know anything about sports?"
Riley says, in an uncertain voice, "No?"
Lucas understands that she wants to say something and keeps asking, "Any sports? Like... What about basketball? You know anything about basketball?"
Riley continues to reply in the uncertain tone, "Yeah"
Lucas again tries to push the subject and asks, "Yeah?"
Riley replies, "Yeah… Maybe? Well, we're in New York, so obviously, my favourite team are the Knicks. And you know, this may not be our best year but at the end of the day, it doesn't matter because we have Melo, and we have Phil Jackson, and that's all that counts. We shouldn't have traded J.R. Smith! And at the end of the day, you know what, it's not our best season. We have a terrible record, we're the worst in the NBA! I am at Madison Square Garden, I see all these fake fans just jumping onto bandwagons like the heat or something like that. And you know what? That is not what a true fan is! If you're gonna be in the garden, you better represent the Knicks! I don't know that much obviously."
Lucas looks at her with a stunned expression and says, "I really like you, Riley."
Riley simply giggles in response.
~Flashback~
Their trance is broken by Zay who says, "Okay that's enough. We'll continue this another day but I have to say that this was a great start to the whole project."
Lucas sighs, "Finally"
Riley elbows her fiancé and says, "Don't act like you didn't have fun remembering everything."
Lucas replies, "I don't mind remembering everything but that doesn't mean that I'm okay with recording this"
Riley smiles understanding his point of view and says, "I know but thank you for doing it anyway"
Lucas replies, "Hey, I said it before that I'm only doing it for you"
Zay says, "Yeah, thank you so much Sugar. This fool would have never agreed to this if it wasn't for you."
Riley smiles and replies, "It's alright, Zay. I'm just glad that everyone is happy now."
Zay took his things and left the love birds alone.
Lucas and Riley simply sat together in each other's arms for some time before joining their friends.
After having dinner the gang left to go back to because they had a few classes the next day.
So the Rucas wedding video project has officially started
Do you also think that Lucas secretly like Zay's idea of documenting the Rucas journey?
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